North Salem High School - Viking Yearbook (Salem, OR)

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gli . Band THIS year the band, meeting at Castillian hall in the Nelson building because of inadequate facilities at the high school, has been very active under Director Gordon Finlay. lVIr. Finlay, in his first year here, has concentrated on organizing bands and orchestras at all the Salem schools besides reaching students who wished instruction on band instruments and who didnt have money for instruments or instruction. The Salem high band began its season with a guest concert at Independence high school. This was followed by an appearance at the Annual Chemcxxa Founding celebration when their program was mainly composed of marches. Their outstanding performance was during the Portland Winter Sports Car- nival where they won first place in both the marching and playing contests. The band played for many school programs among which xx as the Girls' Letter club slym Jamboree, when the most appealing number was no doubt the lndian Love Call from Rose Marie . Culminating the bands activities every year is the Oregon State High School Band Contest held alternately at Eugene and Corvallis. This year at Corvallis the band succeeded in attaining a rating of excellent in the Class A division. The following members entered solo events: Oliver Glenn, third place in the trumpet division: Marjorie Broer, second place for flutes: Donald Scott, third place for flutes, Phillip lvlclfiinlay, clarinet, john Laughlin, tromlboneg and Hewie Allen, baritone. Kenneth Boyle, one of the band members, wrote the orchestral arrangements, and Ray Lampka acted as drum major this year. On April 30th a benefit concert was given in the Parrish gym, and on May Znd the band played at the dedication of the Champoeg National Park. 7l

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Sl1owboat ON February 7th, the talented students of the Crescendo club presented a musical comedy entitled Showboat. lt very closely followed the radio program, Cap- tain I-Ienry's Showboatf' all of the charac- ters having names and parts resembling those of the radio stars. The stage setting was well arranged by members of the Stagecraft club. The leading characters of the cast were: Captain Teed, the captain ofthe Show- boatf' portaryed by jay Teed, Mary Sue, soloist, jewell Minierg Calli Curci, opera- tic soprano, Ailene Mooredg Ranny Loss, radio tenor, Burtis Preston, Roncad Thei- bonne, a favorite baritone, john Ritchie, Cinifred Wecile, soprano, Willetta Sneedg and Ketchup and l3ebruary,the two funny black jokesters, Clare McFarlane and Milton Beckett. Waul Pitman, Ronald Adams, his ten-piece orchestra and a chorus composed of other members of Crescendo club were also in the cast. The McClintock twins favored the audi- ence with a novelty dance number. The program was written and directed entirely by the students. jewell Minier was chairman of the committee and the following assisted: Burtis Preston, Wil- letta Sneed, Margaret Ann Kelis, Milton Beckett, Ronald Adams, Maxine Case, Virginia Mason, and john Ritchie. The proht from Showhoatu was used to buy a radio-victrola for use at school Riding Down the Sky TTRIDING Down the Sky, a fantastic two act Mexican operetta in a Spanish setting, was presented under the direction of Miss Lena Belle Tartar by the advanced chorus on November 9th, in the high school auditorium. The scene was the Plaza in Hermosa, capital of Santa Del- monica and the time, the present. The plot involves the president of bankrupt Santa Delmonica, who wishes his daughter to marry an elderly, wealthy gentleman for the purpose of paying off debts and saving the country from revolution. An American aviator, detained at the capital, falls in love with the daughter and com- pletely upsets all plans. But the difhcul- ties are finally adjusted as the play comes to a close. The cast included: Rosa Escondido, a matronly duenna, Elene Douglas, Ben Baker, a young American aviator, Burtis Preston: Ceorge j. Mcflonaled, a mining expert, George Trickergjoshua Scroggins, the deck-hand on the airplane, Mi.ton Beckett, Don Pedro de Carvanza, the president of Santa Delmonica, Dean Are- hart, Carmelita, his young and charming daughter, Ailene Mooredg Pepita, her friend and companion, Harriet Coonsi Don jose del Molino, an elderly suitor, john Ritchie, Francisco Bandino, a revo- lutionary conspirator, jay Teedg Maria dances and entertainments when an or chestra is not available. Bandino, his wife, jean Hoss, Timothy Riley of the U. S Taylor, Fernando Cc s bodyguard, Clare

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,JW P BILL THoMAs RUTH GRANT DEAN ELI,Is JEAN WILEY jfiaii SIMMONS RLITI-I S'rARRETT ROWliNA UPJOHN Es'I'IIIeIz Venus Forensics Debating the question: Resolved that the several states should enact legislation providing for complete medical service available to all citizens at public expense , Salem gave Dallas a close race for the district championship, finishing second by a single point. The only debates lost were to Dallas, both being close contests. Teams from the following schools were defeated by both the Viking afhrmative and negative: Corvallis, Albany, Independence. Toledo. and Woodburn, which gave Salem a final rating of ten wins and two losses as compared to the standing. eleven wins and one loss, of the champion Dallas teams. Debaters winning the gold bar pin included: First team-Jean Wiley and Dean Ellis, affirmative. Ruth Alice Grant and Bill Thomas, negative. Second team-f'Betty Hamilton and Alan Smith, afnrmative. Esther Vehrs and jere Simmons, negative. Ruth Alice Grant, Bill Thomas, and Dean Ellis who were awarded their pins last year, will have a second bar added to them this year. The annual Linheld Forensic Meet for high schools held at McMinnville on February Grst and second found Salem very much in evidence, While nothing outstanding was accomplished !n debate, Salem students Hgured prominently in all other events. A clean sweep was made of extemporaneous speaking when Bill Thomas placed first and Dayton Robertson second, ln ora- tory, jean Wiley and Donald Ewing tied for third place, while Ronald Adams placed third in declamation. A third debate team composed of Rowena Upjohn, Dorothy Kibbe, Ruth Starrett, and Francis Wise also took part in the Linfield tournament debates. The grand climax of the forensic season came when Salem far out-distanced all other com- petitors in the Oregon high school speech contest sponsored by Willamette University, April lllth and llth. Competing against speakers from twenty different schools, including several from Portland, Salem won a majority of the awards. In extemporaneous speaking, Bill Thomas and Dean Ellis Gnished first and second respectively, well ahead of all other entrants. Bill Thomas also represented the school in the high school extemporaneous meet at Whitman College on April 17 and won a banner for first place in Division A, or entrants from schools of more than 500 students, and second place in the finals. This made a total of three trophies he has won for the school this year. At Vifillamette, Dean Goodman tied for first with Marjorie NVaters of Dallas in serious decla- mation. His victory gave Salem half interest in a trophy, or possession for a semester. ln humorous declamation Marjorie Craney placed third. 70 I