Parkersburg High School - Top Talk Yearbook (Parkersburg, IA)

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INFORMAL PLAY CAST UPPER l'I-IOTOS: Scenes from Junior Class Play, Aunt Susie Shoots the VVorks. CENTER PHOTOS: Make-up for Junior Class Play. LCYWNER LEFT: Make-up for class play. LOWER RIGHT: The play is overg removing make-up. Danger - Girls Wouking, was the three-act mystery comedy 'pre- sented by the senior class Friday night, May 1 in the high school gymnasium. The scene of the play was Mrs. McCarthy's -boarding house for girls. The girls were all striving to make their way in the big city. There was the newspaper Woman Civ! Senior Class Play who wanted Lo write a novel. There was the wise-cracking shop girl and the waitress with the aching feet. There was the seri- ous mlusic student, the faded act- ress, the girl looking for romance, the kid from the south who want- ed to crash Broadway. and others. Mrs. McCarthy, the landlady was also the proud custodian of the McCarty collection, a group ol! perfect uncut diamonds, The following seniors had a part in this play, their last high school performance: Betty Jane Nickel, Dorothy DeG1-oote, Frances Dres- selhuis, Rluth Tjebkes, Avis Hagen, Frances Akkerman, Eunice Huis- inga, Frances Shmick., Helen Doescher. Kathryn Bronsema, and Elizabeth Mahanke.

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DRAMA 'M ., ,. TOP ROW: Left to right-Josephine Smit. Euziene Hum-lc, John Deflroot, W'ilbur Engelkes, Edward Johnson, Donna, Rutledge. BOTTOM ROVV: Left to right-Lois Goldhorn, Dorothy Anderson, N. E. Hyland, Betty Lee Becker, June Schwerdtfeger, Celia Tebhen. Last fall the Junior class pre- sented Alunt Susie Shoots The Works ' as the annual junior class play with the following cast: Aunt Susie Howe. an eccentric old maid ...... Dorothy Anderson Joy Herbert. her delightful young niece ..,.... L June Schwerdtfeger Scarlet Deane, Joy's colored maid ........... Josephine Smit Laura Dawson, another maid ........... Donna. Rutledge Madam Zola, who sees all, knows, all and tells nothing ....... ......,........ Betty Lee Becker Mrs. Edward Dannlng tCynthla.j xt nei hb .,........ l T bb H Or .Ce la e en Portia Lark, a. female lawyer .... Lois Goldhorn Omar G-raves. u successful busi- ness man ...... , .... Eugene Haack .hr Salle Johnson, his colored servant . .......... John DeGroot -TOUIHIY F-Ogers, engaged to Joy... Edward Johnson Slick Conway, who adds to the mystery .... Wilbur Engelkes The entire action of the play takes place in the living room of the King residelnce on the out- skirts of a medium sized eastern city. The following appeared in the Eclipse: The audience who attended the Junior Class play Aunt 'Susie Shoots The Works at the school auditorium Friday evening were highly entertained. Much favorable comment after the performance should be grati- fying to the cast as well as their idirector, N. E. Hyland. In fact, it was one of the best performances given by any high school group in some time and should be 'incen- tive for the entertaining groups yet to be heard. It would be hard to -pick any one member of the cast as out- standing. Dorothy Anderson as Aunt Susie-, June Scbwerdtfeger, as her niece did exceedingly well in the leading parts. The comedy roles were taken by Josephine Smit as a colored maid and John DeGroot as a colored servant and caused many a chuckle, especially when love tablets were given out by the colored servant. Celia Tebben, a neighbor, Lois Goldhorn, a female lawyer, Eu- gene Haack, a. successful business man were other parts well taken. But of course we must have the cause of the mystery which parts were Dortrayed by Wilbur Engel- kes and Betty Lee Becker as Ma- dame Zola. Last but not least for a, successful concluuslon, the lover. so much misunderstood, Edward Johnson and Donna Rutledge as a maid, captured the culprits. A happy surprise, and to show their appreciation of his work with them, the cast presented Mr. Hyland with a set of lovely book ends. Between acts several musical numbers were given. DECLAMATORY Those who were out for 'de- clamatory and their selections are as follows: Oratorical - June Schwerdtfeger, The American Way and Betty Becker, Golden Windowsng Dramatic - Pauline Simon, Sounding Brass, Mildred Heerts, Eyes and Evelyn Jean Van Eman, Christmas Eve in a. Mining Ca1np g Humorous - Dor- othy Anderson, ',The Yanks Are Coming. and Gene Bode, Ama- teur Hour. . s June Schwerdtfeger won first in oratorical, Pauline Simon, first in dramatic and Dorothy Ander- son, lirst in humorous. These lirst place winners represented Park- ersburg in the preliminary state contest, which was held at Park- ersburg. In the humorous divi- sion, Dorothy Anderson placed' second. This was the highest rat- ing Parkersburg received. n fi azatfs' a N X---,a ,na 3 'titlni . 4 K ll f- t lx ' ' X Y- Q ll I . F,

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V OCATIONAL AGRICULTURE BACK ROW: Left to right-John Kalkwarf, Bob Stickley, John Blair, Pahxl Nicklaus. Frank McDowell, Ray Nieman. John Claassen, Billy Elingrod, Gene Bode, Fred Clrksena, Jack Schuck. SECOND ROVV: Left to right-John Korte, Edward Johnson, John Ewilers, Kenneth Palmer, Fredrick Thorne, Robert Haack, James Wiley, Bob Wvatson. THIRD RONV: Left to right--Lowell Jones, Darold Clazvsen. Raymond Dieltman, Jack Pierce, I-larry Defirnote, George Mc- Dowell, lvilhur Ehgelkes, Alvin Hulsmun, Harley Schwerdt- fegefr, Don Reims. FRONT ROW: Left bo right-Ellis McLean. Gordon Tebben, Harry Reiken, Clarence Johnson, Mr. Slntw, Jack 'W'lley, Don. Cor-sldlne, Don Hart, Alvin Brown. Bill Ksadous. AGRICULTURE Vocational agriculture work of- fered this year was divided into four units. Animal husbandry is oifefred to the freshmen: larm crops, open to sophomores: farm shop offer-ed to juniors and seniors, and adult night school offered to the farm- ers of the community. Each student ol' the day school groups is required to have an animal or plant project. A record book was given each student whereby they keep an accurate record of their project. Tryouts were held among' the sophomore groups for places on a dairy judging team to re-present the school in the contest held at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Con- gress. The team selected was Raymond Diekman, Harry DeGroote, Harry Rieken, and Bobby Stickley, alter- nate. This team placed 10 classes of dairy stock and ranked Sth of 104 schools represented. Harry 'DeGroote was high man on the team with a score of 442 out of a. possible 500. The team made their best placings on the Guernsey breed ot -cattle Plans are under way to enter a. livestock judging team and a crops judging team in the Iowa High School Agricultural Congress, May 14 and 15, Last year our livestock team was made up of Frank Mc- Dowell, Raymond Diekman, Harry DeGroote, Harry Rieken as alter- nate. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY Thirteen ibcys enrolled for this class. The -course is used as an 'introduction to the entire voca- tional agricultural department. They have studied the care and management of the swine enter- prise. This work was followed by several weeks work studying the results that might be obtained with various projects. In this Way each -boy had some technical in- formation which he could use in .selecting his project. Several poultry projects were chosen and for that reason they studied the care and management of poultry as their next unit. They followed the poultry study with work in the selection, care, and management of dairy cattle. The judging work was postponed for more suitable weather later y Lin the school year. The care of beef cattle, horses, and sheep were taken up in the second semester They also reviewed special units of our first semesters studies as they fit into the particular season ot the year. A co-operative poultry project was established by Lowell Jones, Bob Watson and .Tack Pierce, all members of the animal husbandry class. Many problems developed from this project, but it provided first hand experience in laying flock care. FARM SH-OP It was necessary to keep the shop class as small as possible due to lack of equipment, Filteen boys reported and tour were in- terested in other courses, leaving eleven in the Course. This is the first year for this branch of the Vocational Agricul- ture Course and it shows promise of being the most ipopular. The original plan was to have the course offered in the iormer Krull blacksmith shop. This Dian was discarded! when it was lound that We would secure labor costs for the construction of a suitable addition adjacent to the high school building. The course is built upon the re- pair needs of the farm The class members list-ed all the farm re- rpair jobs they could and endeav- ored to group them into jobs a farmer would hire done and jobs a Farmer should be able to do him- self, The class worked in the build- ing until it was sold and then as- sisted in salvaging tools and sup- plies which will -be taken to the new building when it is complet- ed. Six members of the class gained much first hand eptperience in bulhdling constnuction, by assisting with construction of the new shop.