Palo Verde High School - Olympian Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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EIU Eluh T The 30 Club, one of the most useful T, H. S. organizations, elected this year O'Farrel Knight, president, Ralph Simons, vice-president, Stan Greenberg, secretary-treasurer. The members, easily recognized by their red badger sweaters, usher at the high school games, distribute publicity, and assume other responsibilities for the school. They appoint committees to assist the Knot Hole supervisors and serve, when needed, as messengers for game officials at the high school stadium. The organization, sponsored by F. M. Whiting, is primarily a service club. This year, with a large mem- bership and under expert leadership, it played an important part in the life of the school, besides being an excellent Way to bring boys together. 139

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Dramatic llwls The footlights, the drama, the glow of the theater, all bring to mind that highly commendable group, the Dramatic Owls. The members you can easily recognize by their serious expression, their sleek appearance, and their vocal power which steadily increases as they climb the ladder from mere sophomores to the overpowering position of seniors. The officers for this year were Jack Frakes, president, Douglas Fulton, vice-president, and secretary, Marilyn Myerson. They were guided by Miss Lillian Cavett in the first semester and by A. W. Little the second semester. The annual play given by the Dramatic Owls was Arsenic and Old Lace, directed by A. W. Johnson of radio station KVOA. The game of producing a play is a tremendously complicated one, since the real cast of a play consists not only of the actors and actresses, but prop men, stage carpenters, scene shifters, artists, producers, directors, and others' doing the things that make a play a success. Without them the show could not go on. Even the prompter is a valuable asset, as many a mem- ber well knows. Every detail of stagecraft must be well organized so that the play will go smoothly, and each member of the cast, whether on stage or off, is well trained in his particular role. The Dramatic Owls gives to its members the opportunity to make public appearances and to gain valuable experience which will help them now as well as in later years. The meetings are held once a month in Room 202, where each period's dramatic and public speaking classes present programs, doing all the Work themselves. As a result of Miss Cavett's outstanding work, Tucson High School's dramatic department has received an A rating among those of the high schools of the nation. l-ll