River Rouge High School - Vigilant Yearbook (River Rouge, MI)

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' MR. C. E. HORTON . DEDICATIGN To Mr. C. E. Horlon, in recognifion of eleven years of unfiring and fai+hful service as clireclor of lhe dramafic adivilies as well as his regular class work, we, The Class of I94-O. do dedicafe This VIGILANT ANNUAL, 'rhe firsl' annual ever 'ro have dramafics for a fheme. 4 I- vw'

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1 4 FORENXXORD Our Dramalics deparlmenl is under lhe able supervision ol Mr. C. E. l-lorlon, whose pasl dramalic achievemenls are well known around River Rouge. Mr. Horlon was born in Camplon, Kenlucky, where he allended lhe elemenlary and high schools. l-le began his college sludies al Berea College, Berea, Kenlucky. From lhere he wenl lo Cenlral Normal College in Danville, Indiana. While allending college, Mr. l-lorlon maiored in English, spending considerable lime sludying dramalics and public speaking. He was presidenl ol lhe clramalics club al Cenlral Normal College and he look parl in a number ol plays and dramalic aclivilies on lhe college campus. Shorlly aller gradualing from college, Mr. Horlon spenl one season wilh lhe Redpalh Chaulauqua as plallorm superinlendenl, louring lhe soulhern and midwesl- ern slales. l-le counls lhis as one ol his mosl valuable experiences along lhe dramalic line. Before coming lo River Rouge, Mr. l-lorlon was principal of grade schools in bolh California and Flemingsburg, Kenlucky. While leaching in lhese schools, he par- licipaled in a number ol plays as an aclor and also direcled a number of plays for lhe schools and communilies. Mr. l-lorlon began his leaching career al River Rouge l-ligh in lhe lall ol I929 as an English and dramalics inslruclor. Since lhen, he has direcled lhe lollowing class plays besides doing his regular class and club work: June 5, I93l, Junior Pla , Who's Boss? : April 29, I932, Senior Play, Skidding : April 20. 1934, Junior Pllay, Girl Shy : March 8, I935, Senior Play, l-lol Copy , April I7, 1936, Junior Play, Dollars lo Doughnuls : March IZ, I937, Senior Play, Say ll Wilh Flowers : December IO, I937, Junior Play, Your Money Or Your Wile : March IO and I l, I938, Senior Play, Growing Pains : December IO, I938, Junior Play, Cal O' Nine Tails : March 9 and IO, I939, Senior Play, Trulh On a l-loliday : December 8, I939, Junior Play, The Good Egg : and April 4 and 5, l94O, Senior Play, Janey's One Track Mind . Mr. l-lorlon believes lhal Janey's One Track Mind , lhe senior play lor I94-O. was lhe mosl linished produclion. The selling was beaulilul and lhe acling was really oulslanding. g Mr. l-lorlon is sponsor ol lhe Thespians, a nalional dramalic organizalion. Only sludenls who have parlicipaled in a class play may ioin lhis club and each year lhey produce a number ol plays lor lhe school and communily. As is 'lrue ol all arlisls, Mr. Horlon is planning lo conlinue his dramalic lraining. His plans lor lhe summer include a slay wilh lhe Manhallan Thealre Colony in Maine. In view ol Mr. l-lorlon's excellenl work in lhe pasl, and ol lhe dramalic produclions slill lo come, we salule Mr. C. E. l-lorlon as one ol lhe linesl ol all dramalics in- slruclors and hope lhal his love lor lhe lhealre will always linger in our hearls. 5