Murray High School - Crest Yearbook (Murray, UT)

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I fv- 9 9 e A 1 gr vi, . 1 ' 1 1 at i f9lQ3liu-..itE2i'ti: r 1 l l Second Team M. CC. A. A. Although our basketball team did not win a champion- ship we are justly proud of them for their good playing. The girls of the Parade speak for themselves and we expect to enjoy in the future the same success as we have had in the past. We also take pride in our social activities. This year's Girls' Dance was one of the outstanding events of the school year. D We are grateful to our officersg Clara Morris, president: Elsie Anderson. vice-president: Maxene Thayne, secretary and treasurer. and our adviser, Miss Creer, for this year's success. 1 WWW 4126 D' in i'i'l 1 ii '-1'-' -,-:' l 1 5 x: 5 0,1 Ah, ,x'4' n 1' x

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U 'v- us - t ' - c' Q, r r i T 1 , 119.2-mga: . ,QQ --.' Q .'1 H ,.,v V T, . - - gg ' 1 9-l.ff.2liu-.-itfili If-ij A Uperra Who has not, at some time of his life, longed for the free, romantic life of ll vagabond? 4 This desire was realized on Friday, March 28, when the Murray High School chorus and orchestra presented the delightful opera, The Gypsy Rover. As the curtains drew apart, the heart of everyone thrilled as he or she viewed a typical Gypsy camp in all its dazzling color and fantastic music. From somewhere in the forest a voice melodiously sang the melody so well known to the Gypsies. This voice was recognized as that of Emerson Boam's. His remark- able voice and ability in the part of the Rover was portrayed in a very pleasing manner. He had not been in the camp long before the pretty English girl wandered in, having been lost in the forest and finding at last the Gypsy Camp. Florence Canniegeter displayed a great deal of ability in playing the part of Constance. Her presence on the stage, along with her pleasing voice, did much to make the opera very colorful. Others displaying their talents and adding romance and comedy to the ormance were: Gene Woods as Sinfo, Wanda Ferguson as Zara, Edrie Reading g, Cliff Berg as Nlarto, Lucy Bringhurst as Nina, john Kilby as Captain jerome. Arion Erekson as Sir George Martendale, Louis Zaloznik as Sir Francis McCorkle, Arnold johnson as Sir Toby Lion, Howard Cannegieter as Lord Craven doncha know, and the chorus of Gypsies, children, and sweethearts under the moon. The opera would have been incomplete without the competent work of the orchestra. W. F. Robinson directed the entire opera with the assistance of Maxine Bagley and Lucy Bringhurst, and may well be proud of his achievement. f, F2219 I age 49 r -I 1..-Az: Mug: A I .Ulf Qu -Qu! V QQ? 1 0 Q3 2 'lt .5 '. ' n' ,