Otis High School - Gray and Crimson Yearbook (Otis, KS)

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AND WE SHALL HAVE MUSIC Activities in the Music Department began September 19, l9A6 when the band, financed with money made by giving concerts during the sum er, went by bus to Hutchinson to appear on the WGovernor's Day' and the Kansas State Fair programs. Previous to the opening of school the Otis High School band was heard in appearances at the Rush County Fair at Rush Center. First performance of the vocal department was a group of three songs by the Girls' Glee Club presented between acts of the Junior Play, November ll. A joint program by the band and vocal department was heard December 10, the first half of the program consisting of band selections under the direction of Mr. Paul H. Andree, followed by the piano and voice students of Mrs. Martin Hemken. December 19, found the vocal department entertaining patrons with the annual Christmas pageant WThe First Christmasn arranged and directed by Mrs. Hemken. The pageant portrayed in pantomime, Biblical quotation, and music the story cf Christ's lowly birth, the adoration of the shepherds and the visit of the Magi. Highlight of the evening was the candle- light procession of robed carolers. On March h, l9h7 the department furnished special music between acts of the Senior play and on March 27 represented the school at the REN League Music Festival at La Crosse - with the followin numbers: Band, Brass Sextette, Trumpet Trio, Flute solo ?Bernice Brackl, Trombone solo fKenneth Schmidtl, Mixed Chorus, Girls' Glee Club, Boys' Glee Club, Boys' Quartette, Boys' Sextette Girls' Trio, Girls' Sextette, Girls' Triple Trio Piano solo fLuanne Lebsack and Joan Mausolfl girls' high voice fvioletta Oetken and Ellen Dirksj, girls' meduim voice KRuth Anna Andree and Dolores Mausolfl, girls' low voice QLuanne Lebsackl, boys' high voice cnarvin Schlegel! and boys' meduim voice KKsnneth Schmidt and Eldon Matall. A group of the festival entrants helped a similar group from La Crosse present a program for the Rush County Pro-Art Music Club, April 1. Other activities that month were a concert by the beginners' band, a concert of the festival music and participation in the District Music Festival at Hays, April ll and 12 where we were represented by the following additional students: Beverliann Kullmann, girls' high voiceg Billy French, boys' meduim voiceg and Alvin Schettler, boys' low voice. In May the groups furnished the music for class DiQ1t, baccalaureate and commencement. Throughtout the year the musicians furnished special numbers for various church and Club fU.D.OtiO.U.Sa Enrolled for private lessons were: PIANO-- Luanne Lebsack Rachel Lee Brack Ina Mae Mausolf Joan Mausolf Velda Wilhelm Corrine Schlegel Norma Jean Schlegel Janiece Stoss Lela Mae Kreutzer Loren Hartman Kenneth Schmidt VIOLIN-- Beverliann Kullmann Billy Krestine A 26 VOICE-- Luanne Lebsack Ruth Anna Andree Violetta Oetken Marvin Schlegel Eldon Matal Ellen Birks Kenneth Schmidt Dolores Mausolf Delta Marie Brack Alta Brack Bernice Brack Velda Wilhelm Corrine Schlegel Jean Tammen

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SENIOR PLAY--EVERYTHING HAPPENS T0 US A The Senior Play, WEverything Happens to Usn, a three-act comedy was presented on March A, in the high school auditorium. The play was directed by Miss Pauline Brungardt, head of the Commerce department and Mr. Paul H. Andrea, Principal. The Ross family is excited because Rhett, their oldest son, CBilly Frenchl, is going East to marry the daughter of a multi-millionaire who owns a string of five and ten cent stores, in one of which Rhett has been working. Mrs. John Arthur Ross, CBobbye June Robinettel, who always tries to Wlive up to the Jonesesn decides that their old home isn't good enough for such a wealthy daughter-in-law, so she takes advantage of a Federal Financing Act to buy a new one, which she and her two younger sons frantically try to redecorate before Rhett comes home with his bride. The younger Ross boys are not much help. Jay, CLeonard Frenchl, is a high school boy whose forte is the constant practice of mental telepathy. Ronald, fLeo Langl, is an embry- onic genius with a penchant for writing bad jokes. Naturally they both have their Wcrushes.W These are Gloria Thatcher, CRuth Anna Andreel, and Martha Fay, lLuanne Lebsackl--two lovely young girls brimful of ideas. Then there is Esther Todd, CBeverliann Kullmanl, the beautiful but mysterious maidg Josephine Cartwright, CFern Brackl, a spinster with asthmag Charley Duncan, fAlvin Schugartl, a man-of-all trades who invents things, Ike Hicks, fEddie Hallerl, a know-it-all telephone employee, and Iva Sorrel, CRuby Sherbonl, a real estate woman with a sad de- meanor and a sadder sense of humor. Mr. John Arthur Ross, lBernell Kerbsl, a chemist who is experimenting with garbage to make an inexpensive hog food from the wastes of the table so that someday he would become rich. Each one of these characters successfully muddled things up for the harrassed family and the tragedy comes when Rhett telephones from New York to say that the millionaire has suddenly changed his mind and will not allow Rhett to marry the girl! Things happened fast from then on. When Rhett returned from New York, he was greeted by his fiancee, who was the maid. Q, 0 Y 'A ' at E 'Sy 5, ' v ' , Q ' ' , as Q Q6 N, m U,-. ' v 'iz-. Q . , ' . v -2 Fifi 1 :'g,. 2 Aj I... - .. H. ...K-1. rd V6 ' ' , I. 1 2,4 ' .ar ' ,. ein 4 F .. V ., 33