Redmond High School - Juniper Yearbook (Redmond, OR)

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GLEE CLUBS The first event of the year participated in by the Boys' and Girls' Glee Clubs was the dedication of the new stage. The most ambitious undertaking of the groups under the direction of Miss Margaret Dee Rugh and Mr. Leroy Wilson was the production of the operetta, H. M. S. Pinafore, by Gilbert and Sullivan. The girls' sextet, composed of Betty Lou Shelley, Mildred Spencer, Dorothy Wiley, Lola Lee Gaston, Phyllis Means and Joyce Means, sang at several civic functions. The concluding event of the season was the music tournament, April 26 and 27, annually held at Forest Grove. A chorus of eighteen girls and fifteen boys, several soloists, girls' trios, and boys' quartets took part in this contest. DPEBETTA H, M. S. Pinafore, was presented by the Glee Clubs on March 29, 1940. The plot of this well- known operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan is as follows: Sir Joseph Porter, admiral of the British navy, comes to inspect Captain Corcoran's ship and incidentally to ask for the captain's daughter in mar- riage. She, however, is in love with Ralph Rackstraw, a common sailor, but is too proud to admit it until he threatens suicide. The admiral also unknowingly pleads his rival's suit by assuring Josephine that love levels all ranks, so Josephine hesitates no longer. The elopement of the young couple is endangered by the treachery of Dick Deadeye until poor little Buttercup throws a bombshell into the situation by revealing her long cherished secret, the exchange of two babies when she ran a baby farm long years before. These infants were Ralph Rackstraw and Captain Corcoran. This smooths out the plot because Josephine may marry Ralph with everyone's approval since Ralph is now the Captain of the ship while Josephine's father is a mere seaman. The happy ending is further ern- phasized by the uniting of two other couples: Little Buttercup and Captain Corcoran, and the Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Porter and Cousin Hebe. The cast included: Sir Joseph Porter, K. C. B., Carl Copper, Captain Corcoran, Warren Parr, Ralph Rackstraw, Gene Gaston, Dick Deadeye, Bob Balfour, Bill Bobstay, Delbert Spencer, Bob Becket, Carl Herring, Josephine, Mary Ellen Hutchins, Cousin Hebe, Joyce Means, Little Buttercup, Phyllis Means. Committees included: stage management, Edwin Schmidt, advertising, Marvin Christy, tickets, Warren Parr, programs, Alice Freeman and Betty Kingsbury, and costumes, Grace Wilson. DRCIIESTBA AND BAND The Redmond High School Orchestra, under the direction of Mr. William Tweedie, consists of the following instruments: ten first violins, four second violins, one viola, two cellos, one string bass, two flutes, four clarinets, two saxophones, two trumpets, one baritone, one French horn, the drums and piano. The string section is Well proportioned for an orchestra of this size. This year was one of the most successful for the orchestra since its organization in 1930-31. The group broadcast several times over the radio station, KBND, at Bend. The outstanding event of the year was the fourth annual concert held in the high school gym- nasium on March 8. The returns of the concert went to buy new music and applied on finishing pay- ment for the new instruments purchased last year for the orchestra. The guest soloist of the evening was Miss Margaret Rugh who sang. The year was also successful for the Pep Band, which Mr. Tweedie organized. The band was active at most of the basketball games and helped to show our real Redmond High School spirit This group furnished the music for the parades held during the three days of the Deschutes County Fair and played several times at the fair grounds. The Pep Band gave a number of summer concerts. DEBATE The debate year started with a tournament between the seven teams, which ended in a three- way tie. One team, Keith Shepard, Norval Grubb, Edwin Schmidt and Barbara Scott with Donald Grubb as alternate, went to McMinnville to enter in the Linfield College debate tournament. The team lost two debates out of six, thus eliminating them before the finals. The district debate tournament was held at Redmond. The schools entered were Lapine, Culver, Bend and Redmond. Redmond won five debates out of six, placing first and Lapine won four out of six, placing second. This tournament made Redmond the North Central Champions. The final debate of the year was with Bonanza. The affirmative side was upheld from Redmond by Norval Grubb and Keith Shepard. This debate determined the Central Oregon Championship.

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