Ogden High School - Maroon Yearbook (Ogden, IL)

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First row-Helen Bluhm. Bertie Bradley, Helen Hayn. Martha Frerichs, Annetta Osterbur, Dorothy Stein, Betty Eyestone, Marilyn Huls. Second row-Mary Habben. Loraine Meier. Vivian Jacobs, Mary Wallace, Patricia Max- well, Genevra Miller. Margaret Lientz. Third row-Pauline Bensyl, Marietta Carl, Eilene Robbins, Mildred Gronewold, Clarine Loschen. Jean Fry, Wilma Jacobs, Gwendolyn Hiser. Fourth row-Ilene Frerichs. Rose Ellen Lane, Lois Boyd, Irene Aden, Martha Bloomfield, June Bradley, Verna Duitsman, Mary Danner, Clarene Hayn. Girls' Chorus The Girls' Chorus, directed by Mrs. Christ and accompanied by Mary Lou Habben, consists of those girls who are interested in choral music. The chorus met every sixth period on Tuesday, except on Thursday at which time the Mixed Chorus met. At the junior play there were two special mixed chorus groups. They sang Some Sunday Morning. and i'For Me and My Gal. On March 28, the chorus also sang at the senior play. ' On December 18, the combined chorus gave a cantata, HA Surprise for Santa. The entire group sang six Christmas carols in the first act. The second act consisted of a piano solo by Mary Lou Habben, a soprano solo by Eilene Robbins, a. trumpet solo by Robert Meyer, a reading by Helen Bluhm, and several band numbers. On April 25, the chorus attended the annual music festival at the Cham- paign Junior High School, to which all musical organizations of the county were invited. During the day the groups practiced and in the evening they sang for the parents and friends. The Ciirls' Chorus sang When Soft Voices Die and Sapphic Ode. The 1947 Maroon 25

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DRAMATICS CLUB Front row-June Bradley, Mary Danner. Helen Bluhm, Dorothy Stein, Helen Hayn, Irene Aden, Bill Meade, I.ois Boyd. Middle row-Dennis Rogers, I.oraine Meier. Eilene Robbins, Wilma Jacobs, Clarine Hayn, Joy Peters, Vivian Jacobs. Jean Fry, Miss Gioannini. Back row-Glen Busboom, Danny Freeman, Elvin Mauk, John Osterbur. Forrest Danner. Carl Carter, Robert Sattler, Elvin Osterbur. The Maroon Curtain At the beginning of the second semester a number of students expressed an interest in organizing a dramatics club. Heretofore work in dramatics had been limited to the junior and senior plays: consequently the other classes had no opportunity to participate in work of this kind. Membership in A'The Maroon Curtain, as the club is known, is open to all students seriously interested in learning the principles of acting by participating in various types of dramatic work. Because the group was late in organizing, the members decided to limit their activities to three one-act plays this year. They hope to get into other phases of dramatic work next year. The three one-act plays chosen for presentation on April I8 were a comedy. Life o' the Party : a mystery, 'AThe Jeweled Hand : and a drama entitled Hurricane Hill. Most of the members of the club attended the matinee performance of Shakespeares Antony and Cleopatra presented by the Illini Theater Guild at the University of Illinois on February 28. Since the club is a new organization. it is impossible to say how successful it will be. However, membership is voluntary and the quality of the work done should be high since only those genuinely interested participate, The officers elected were: President, Helen Bluhm: Vice-President, Jeannie Fry: Secretary-Treasurer, June Bradley: Reporter, Elvin Dean Mauk. 24. The 1947 Maroon

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Boys' Chorus The Boys' Chorus. which is under the direction of Mrs. Christ, has been together as a group for the past three years. At present the Boys' Chorus con- sists of eighteen members. The boys also had a double quartet group Which wa: also directed by Mrs. Christ. This group included Carl Carter, Danny Freeman, Erwin Osterbur, David Plotner, Bob Meyer, Don Jacobs. Forrest Danner and Cilen Busboom. The chorus sang at the junior and senior plays. At the junior play they sang popular music which included 'Alf l Had My Way, For Me and My Gal, and Some Sunday Morning. Next came the Christmas Cantata on December l8 at which all the boys in special groups sang Christmas carols. The chorus attended the annual spring festival on April 25, at the Cham- paign Junior High School, to which all of the Champaign County school mu- sical organizations were invited. The groups practiced during that afternoon of the festival night and on that evening sang for their parents and the many friends. The Boys' Chorus sang beautiful numbers such as Dance, My Com- rades, Dance and MOI' Ark's a-Moverin'. I-'rrsl row-Danny Freeman, Carl Carter, Herbert Osierbur. liorrest Danner. John Osterbur, lfrwin Osterbur. Second row-Mrs. Christ. Herbert Bluhm. Richard lfsworthy, David Woods, Bill Fiscus. Mary Lou I-labben, accompanist. Third row-Mervin Aden, Elvin Oslerbur. Glen Busboom, Robert Meyer, David Plotner, William Steffey, Donald Jacobs. 26 The 1947 Maroon