Principia School - Blade Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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931 OFFICERS Elizabeth Vieregg . Eloise Iarvis . . Aliklrecl Blanke . Kenneth Spillman . . Alr. Enlwin S. Leonard, Ir, S1n1,upuif i1111'1'n,i1 tffr.--,v l'4'lIc'iIl'.l'i1! qf Thr PearlQfSf1u.rln1n. The nnzrkul .rvulzr nzmfv an zlilerrmllfihiy llcjllllllllljj, mnfrlliv t,,ljn1p,ry fnlu Un' l14Il'i'lII tlllJ'L'l'U iuizm 111011 e11Iuf'li1111111-i1.' . IJl'KJ'lil!c'l1f . I VI.l't'-lift'-l'l-Ift'l1f . . eSwc'4'f't'!lIl:1l 7y't'I1J'lll't'l' arm' 1:1l.l'l.I1t'.i'J' . Illllllllljfl' . ildvzfror MEMBERS An atlvancecl group, tentatively calletl the Switchboard, with a high re- quirement ofaccomplishment, interest. ancl enthusiasm, was tiormecl within Pi Delta Kappa to serve as an incentive for more consistent work among the memlmers, ancl to afford to those whose chief interest is clramatics an oppor- tunity to do more intensive work in this tielcl. Antlrews, Dexter Allison, Iames Barber, Fern Barker, Alarguerite Benton, Donaltl Blanke, Alildrecl Block, Frances Bollinger, Ben Bollinger, Lynn Brittenham, Helen Brooks, Allen Brown, Paul Buckwalter, Kathleen Bunting, Cyrus Caesar, Alaxine Cameron, lean Chapman, Ioan Crocker, Alice Curtis, Elinor Davis, Smitli DeSlion, Caroline Dobson, Patricia Dunham, Thelma xcveake, Robert Hall, Atargaret Hancock, Laura lane lllillflsxx Cllaille llansen, Dorothy IlCll5'CI', Ijilvill llolmes, XVilliam llolmquist, Brooks llopson. Clara lane larvis, Eloise Kinsman, Blair Kussman, Ruth Lake, Iohn Laney, Burton Leverette, Doreen Alcixiichael, Alartlia Aleacl, Delight Aliller, Ricliartl Aloocly, Alargaret Nagel, Dorothy Overton, Alargaret Pennypacker, Rutli Pettker, YVilma Prentiss, Ruth Rainwater, Veazey Reynolds, Louise Ll.-'lt'1'1'.rk-' z'mf1'i'i1lu IIIUIIIIVUIKI' ty' The ''Si.'4'li'l1f1ui11'J.'' Riilmlle, Alice Sawyer, Sally Sehirmer, Stanley Seualtler, Ruth 'Selmeier, Lewis Selmeier, Xvilliam Smith, Barbara Smith, Richard Smith, Robert : Spillman, Kenneth Stack, Iames Stewart, Anne Stewart, Betty' Alae Tantller, Glaclys Taylor, Elizalueth Tavlor, Ben Telibetts, lane l'hayer, Ben vlwflild, cilkfllfgli Tucker, Doris Rae Utley, Rolmert Vic-regg, Elizabeth Xvilliams, Angeline xxvilliams, Nancy

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across the footllghts In P1 Delta Kappa our Dmmatle Club xxe hue '1 nucleus of am'xteur dramatlcs xvhxch IS constantlx enlxrgmg xts tleld and wxll we hope culmmate xn a Ilttle Theatre project 'xt the hlsxh campus The club IS makmg changes all the tlme ln 1ts organwatxon and program xn order to make thxs progress more rapnd Do xou remember xn the fall the four Sundav afternoon mformal one act plavsq Those xxere an outcome of the club s reorgamzatlon thls vear wxlth the ldea of lettmg as manv members as posslble take part m 1ts actxxntxes You knoxv too that thex xx exe dxrected bv students and one ex en xx rltten bv one of our potentxal dramatlsts ln an effort to open the club to everv poss1ble mterest 1n the varlous dramatlc fields It has Cl1X1d6d Itself mto sue groups actlng plavwrltmg stage mechanlcs and llshtmg art and settmg eleslgn costumlng 'md make up each superxlsed bv a particular facultv member xxell '1cqu'unted wlth the work The Pearl of ghushan presented thus ve'1r xxas a good example of these groups m 'lctlon and m irked a xerx Import mt step ln the progress toward our goal of a Llttle 'lheitre IH that the entire production represented the xxork of the club members rl he plav was wrltten and dxrected bv Mr Leonard our 'ILIVIQOI' The costumes xxcxe Cltblslltll and made bv the costume department the settmgs pfunted bx the nrt students and ell the 'lctors made up bx the make up sectlon Of course the Stunt Nnght gn en and sponsored bv the Club was one of those college excnts vou ll nexer forget Mr Parker s dlrectxon ot the humorous skits xvas masterful and deft as xxe expected lt to b You 11 be glad to knoxx that Stunt lN1ght 19 to be an annual exent from noxx on touchlng oft' 1n the sprung P1 Delta Kappa s wear s work xxxth 1 brxght colored stroke of humour and hte 92 Q , e ' , ' c ' c e ' e' . c A' x Z 7' e ' , , V J . 1 . . . . 'e X 1 c .. ' 'e r 4 C 1 1 l 1 1 1 - 1 , . . . . . . y 1 vf V v s e . , , L , .1 , , . 1 - , . ,, 1 v , . 1 ' 1 V 1 1 , ,.. 1 v ,i I 1 rf N ' ' c e ' . rr ' U 1 1 1-1 1 Y 1 1 1- e e . , en c , . e C- , Z V1.1 i f 1 -.L 1 1 . , . . . 1 1 1 f 1 - 1 1 v 1 1 , . . . 1 1 - 1 - 11 1 1 e. l ee U . , e e . -3 1C v1-1 1-T 1 2 1 x 1- - 1 , 111 L C ' 'Z ' e, Z 1' .' x D' .1 - e ' . 1 -1 f v 1 1 1 1- 1 e e M e , , . . . . 1v1 - 111 1 f 1 1 - r I 1 11 Y 1 1 1. x 1 1. ' Y. . . . . . ,f 1 , Y V e , e , , . . N .. e . L' e c ' e . x

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the aeadenue stage Dramatlcs 'ire qulte as xmportant to the Academxcs as lt IS to the College students The hlgh school dramatlc club IS vou know the Alpha Delta Kappa It was xerv actne throughout the vear thanks to lots of talent and enthusxasm and the leadershlp of Mr Stoffel the club s dlrector ThlS last season 1n place of the customarv large productlon xn the sprlng Alpha Delta Kappa presented the two one act plavs SIX Who Pass Yvhlle The L6HtllS Boll and The Man In The Bowler Hat Both were emoved bv the hlgh school and college allke and the xenture prow ed to be a successful and profitable one The Executwe Commlttee IS the back bone of the club It submlts to the orgamza tlon for xotxng all suggest1ons and 1deas for plans and lmprovements As xn the college dramat1c club Alpha Delta Kappa encourages work and lnterest 1n varlous fields of dramatlc actls xtv Last fall a class xn make up was offered and dur1ng the season regular meetxngs xncluded on the1r programs demonstrahons of make up mformal Sk1tS and one act plaxs In Maw the club accepted the 1nv1tat1on of P1 Delta Kappa to cooperate 1n producmg an all school stunt n1te ThlS actn 1tv concluded an unusuallv successful xear w h1ch mcreased conslderahls the xalue and xmportance of the cluh alpha delta kappa members Bettx ane Sprague Barlmar 1 Llppett L nrol Spedlck Nl xrtha Lou I uller Barlnr 1 Kellex 'Vlar IC Gregson Y ermce Leon xrd Barbara Perrm Sue Ph xesstlll l'd1th line KIllLl1t l OUISL R xthlmun Audrex l er ueson Fd Hewitt Qorlwctt Alw :ral Y lt Cunlbertx D xn Rut me l on Phrl Bohne Buerlx Brow no Ceor e Looper Wlarw Lopel and Elolse Chase Sunnx Lollmx S lllx H lndx llelen llewltt l rmlue l me D ln Percn l SlllI'lC,N W lllfo. Lh xrles Spauldm Xlancw Sawm George Andrews ack Nlchols 'Nelson Ewmg 'Vlerton Howard L S Frank Vxrgnma 'Vlarkham Blackle Llppett Helen Robertson War :ret Ann Smith l' d Dc XX lndt Forbes Robertson 94 0 I i u 1 , I - , V T , 1 1 . , . . . . , . , t I Q KI ' ' ' ' 5, If ' 1, I ,, Y . . . ' ., c ' I , Y 1 . e ' - Y 5 ' 1 I - v . 1, . . . ,, V . ,, . . Y. Y ' . 7 v 1. 1 ' Q. . ,. . . . . J I' - 4 1 ' er . . N . ' 1 1 . 1 V' ' 1 1 . . 1 1 Ii , g Phlyllls Block - 1 K I ' , ,- K Q J , , F. , . , , . A ' 2 1 El A 7 5 c .. N I ' 1 . ' ' 1 1 ' . . w 1 I Y ' C. X . . . . 1 N . . .1 W n 2 , v ' L ' 1 - n s ' I 4 1 1 3 . 1 t' 1 t' - 1 - 1 ' ' 7 g -5 :1 ' .1 . ' g1 V . ' . 1 yn . - ' 1 ' '11 . w . . , V . '1 1 lv' 1 1 - .