North Division High School - Tattler Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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THE TATTLER WHAT A LIFE

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CURTAIN CALLS By Robert Holmes What-a Lifef, Clifford Goldsmithls rousing comedy of high school activities, was presented by the Masquers as North Divi- sion's senior play, and, for those who have short memories, it was done on the sixth and seventh of December. To Miss Halbach, the excellent director, her cast, and her helpers, go long, lasting, en- thusiastic applause. Take your bow again, Eddie Daub. You were tops as Henry Aldrich, the boy who was always in trouble. Now, when I hear the radio's Henry Aldrich, I think it's just an imitation of you. Goldsmith must have had Geraldine Platz in mind when he wrote the part of Miss Wheeler, the prim music teacher. She had Max Gendelman, who played Mr. Ferguson, detective, wondering who really was the sleuth on the case of the missing band instru- ments. 'The way Robert Buege, the janitor, ambled about no wonder that Marjorie Porter, in character-Miss Pike, was always cold. We began to wonder, however, whether the building was warm or cold, or perhaps whether they were all wacky when Sylvia Eizen, the gym teacher, came prancing into the principal's office wearing shorts. Everybody will remember Dan Bennett as the understanding vice-principal who fell in love with the 'Miss Shays. Miss Shays is correct, because you will remember too that on Friday night Dorothy W'egner was the charming office clerk whose duties were taken over on Saturday by Iranus Behrens. All three deserve a loud hurrah! Oh, yes, the girl in the case: that was Alice Shrokenthaler. She was great as the fond admirer of abused Henry Aldrich. Robert Cartwright was the big bully, pushing poor Henry around. Bob didn't mean any harm, he was just acting the part of George Bigelow. Speaking of meanies, if the high school audience in A could have just had their hands on Robert Budjac, Mr. Patter- son, the history teacher, they would have shaken every date out of his head for running to Mr. Bradley, the principal, with petty complaints about-yes. you guessed it-Henry Aldrich. The part of stern Mr. Bradley was cut out exactly for August Krueger. He huffed and he puffed in a most convincing manner. Elsie Lade as Gertie, the ticket selling addict, and Marion Burtch singing VVe Threei' with gestures had the audience in an uproar. Harold Segel was Bill, the student who saw the high school band being carried away yet didnlt tell anyone. We must not forget Henry Aldrich's mother, played by Doro- thy Lobell who did a fine piece of work in that role. Then, too, Shirley Erlich's characterization of the typical teacher was well done. Don Turek was good as Mr. Vecchitto, the father, who spent all night in the school waiting to see hisa girla Mary. Eventu- ally they found Kathryn Harms, whose hrst name was Mary but whose color was off tone, Finally, a nod of approval to the splendid North Division Orchestra under the direction of Mr. Schmidt, to jack Cooke and his stage crew boys, and to the art department for the excellent set. All in all, it was a production which in every respect was well done. 28 THE TATTLER

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COMMENCEM ENT PROGRAM PROCESSIONAL ............................................ The Graduating Seniors March ..................................... ................... M endelssohn At the Piano ............................. ........... N aomi Rudman BOYS' DOUBLE QUARTET A Moonlit Night .................. ............,. M , L. Luvaas Shadow March ............................................ Daniel Protheroe BASSOON SOLO .............................................................. Gloria Runge Concertino for Bassoon, The Message .................... Brooks Accompanist ...................................................... Marjorie Porter VOCAL DUET ................................ Shirley Bucholtz, Marion Butrch As I Went A-Roaming ................................ May H. Brahe Accompanist .................................................................................... TRUMPET TRIO .......................................................... Harvey Kaplan, Max Taglicht, Ada Ruth Emde The Three Trumpetersn .............................................. Agostini Accompanist ............................................................ Thelma Safer CELLO SOLO ................................ .......... M arianne Silberman Intermezzo from Goyescas .......... ................ G ranados GIRLS, TRIPLE TRIO Step Lightly O'er the I-IolloWs ............ Frances Williams Sweethearts ................................,..................... Victor Herbert PRESENTATION OF HONORS AND DIPLOMAS Fred W, Werner RECESSIONAI. ................................................................ The Graduates SENIOR COMMITTEES PUBLICITY Jeanne Wanner, Chairman Shirley Bucholtz MIXER Marjorie Porter, Chairman Robert Cartwright Robert Jacobs Clarence Ehrich Alice Shrokenthaler INFORMAL Howard Miller, Chairman Betty Leisling Melvin Raskin Don Turek Gene Kuehl EXECUTIVE Dan Bennett, Chairman Ruth Cohen Shirley Gums Geraldine Platz Robert Holmes CLASS ADVISER H. Clyde Krenerick M Howard Janacek THE TATTLER