Racine High School - Kipikawi Yearbook (Racine, WI)

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v ARTHUR BAR The schol comfort is scholar. ROBBINS Fos If he had a at the end in a gymna . , - Q li '- 51 i 1 P 1 f 1 W 5 Sf m '-3

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AGNES BLACKWOOD f f4ggy Her affections are as Changeable as spring wincls. RUBY KWAPIL A pout on a baby's lips causes approv- ing commentg but on Ruby's lips f we wonder what? FRANCES CORBETT Pigtails, pigtails, beautiful, beautiful pigtails. Frances, you're a big girl now. FE LIX BOYAK-H Cowboyu Isn,t it queer I can't get anolher date? LAURA SCHACHT O, if life were only one long game ol basket-ball. DOLORES PETERS Quiet people are welcome everywhere.

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lll llTtl'llillilll11'llllllllllttil Ulibe Seniors 1515111 Tryouts for the famous play Don't Chew Your Nails by the author Donald Wadewitz are being held in the Good For Something Theatre. Director Floyd Sandelin is in charge. He Speaks in quick brusk tones to the group gossiping idly in the left wing of the half-lit empty theatre. SANDELIN: Let's start. The first chorus comes for the Hrst act. CTurning to the assistant director Wi'lliam Chad- wickj. Start 'em in. Let's See how rotten they are. CMartha Hood, the orchestra leader, begins some wild gestures with a dumb-bell and finally succeeds in attracting the atten- tion of Gildard Konz., the drummer, who is pounding gaily on the tom-tom, and smiling sweetly at Beatrix Buell, the ukelele player. Ruth Kristerius is sitting alone in a corner blowing her old favorite, So Long Letty , on her saxophone. Ted Larson caters to Martha's frantic ejacu- lations in French by sliding his trombone straight into the face of the cornet player, Eleanor Sackrider. Rae Verby, the pianist, is calmly powdering her nose, thereby jlling the air with dust. Martha finally persuades Harlan Snoke to play Home Sweet Home on his accordian with the aid ofthe jazz whistle played with accomp- anying action by Katharine Feiker.j CDirector Sandelin starts a try-out for the chief dancer of the chorus.j CEnter Helen Moore.D SANDELIN: Well, you're not so bad looking. Let's see how high you can kick. HEI.EN2 Oh, Sir! SANDELIN: You're hopeless. Nextl CEdith Kovar comes mincing in.J SANDELIN! Because of your radiant smile and graceful walk I need not try you out. You're hired. Now trot out with the rest. CEnter the chorus girls, Helen Barta, Vivian Davies, Alice jensen, Helen Greene, Margaret Brown, Marjorie Svoboda, and Ursula Bauman. They start their dance. When they are half through, Sandelin begins to tear his hair until he has a black pile at his feet.j Hey! CThe orchestra stops in lively discord and the girls on the stage immediately take up the latest gossip-the elopement of Wilbor Morgan and jeanette Roskillyj SANDELIN: CTo Chadwickj Waddya think this is? A barn-yard? This is a chorus try-out and they dance like a bunch of raisins. Take them awayl Now the tryouts for Percy, the hero. CEnter Frank Eichelberg, Orrin Loomis, Harold Newman, Carl Albright, David Buchta, and Wilbor Morganj CI-IADWICK, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: CTo contestants? One at a timel CThe aspirants fade into the wings, leaving Frank Eichelberg standing alone on the stage.j CHADWICK: Twirl your mustache and Say, How delightfullu EICHELBERG: Haven't got one. CHADWICK: What? EICHELBERG: Moustache. CHADWICK: Next! HAROLD NEWMAN: CHe comes forward and is given the same order. He begins to gesticulatewildlysorne where in the direction of his nose and speaks in a weak voice hardly above a whisper.j How delightful. CThe rest, excepting Orrin, flee with looks of despondency on their faces.Q SANDELIN CTO Orrinj You look the part of Percy, the hero. You'll do. CCEnter critics: Forest Leaf, Elizabeth Donner. Alice Engels, and Francis Buj- ham. They rest themselves at all angles at extreme right of stage.j DIRECTOR: CTO Chadwickj Now the heroine will be chosen mostly for looks. Send in the rest of your girls. CTO bevy of girls who come trooping in at left. Ruth Evans, Edna Gunther, Frances Allen, jean Harvey, Eleanor Hindley, Ruth Bye, and Katharine jones glide gracefully toward the footlights, smiling cordially at the criticsj All of you line up, let me see what you look like. CEdna Gunther is in a long black sparkling evening gown, a huge red rose at her waist. jean Harvey wears a jade green tajfeta riding habit, Ruth Evans is inflame coloredfairy dress, and Katharine