Roosevelt High School - Ranger Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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ACTIVITIES Theodore Roosevelt, realizing the importance of world peace, undertook to send the navy around the world on a good will trip. Roosevelt High School launches its students, sending them on to greater understanding and endeavor.

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 THE BELLS OF CAPISTRANO “The Bells ol Capistrano,” an operetta whose setting is in the shadows of the Capistrano mission between Los Angeles and San Diego, was given December it, in the auditorium under the baton of Miss Edna Hollenbeck, director of the glee clubs. Roles in the operetta were Marion, the leading lady, a college girl, played by Yvonne Wendt: Laura, the college professor’s sister. Al .ata Pyshcr; Noneeta, an Indian girl, Janice Cady; and Marie, Chiquita, and Carmelita, sisters of the leading man. played by Bernice Jones, Dorothy Root, and Marybellc Adams. The boy’s lead, Ramon, was played by Wendell Johnson: Billy, a cowboy, Pat Smith; Lone Eagle, an educated Indian, Eugene Vernon; Pose, an Indian medicine man. Donald Reed: Mr. Aldcn, the leading lady’s father, Ralph Johns; Professor Anderson of the college, Webster Brusch; William, James, and Wallace, of the Professor’s college class, Everett Ball, Donald Cole, and Dexter Amend; and Jake Kraft, ranch owner, Gabriel O’Connor. The story concerns Ortegos, a Spanish family whose ranch is in grave danger because of a mortgage held by the villian, Jake Kratt. The Indians, resentful because they feel that their land has Inren taken from them by the Spanish, are persuaded by Kraft to steal Onego’s herd of cattle, shortly before the mortgage tails due. The loyally of the Indians. Noneeta and Lone Eagle, prevent disaster. As the mission hells again peal forth, happy denouncements result in the revealing of several love affairs. Mrs. Ruth Cardinal, commercial teacher, was the business manager, Mrs. Helen Hirsch, journalism teacher, was publicity adviser, and Will red Wiese, sixth termer, was in charge of sales. The manual training department, under the direction of Mr. Richard Garber, constructed the scenery: and the art department, under the direction of Mrs. 1 I axel Minton, helped with the costumes and painted the scenery. Student costume managers were Dorothy Orr and Reta Dossier. Marybellc Adams was student coach anti Anita Bonsilau was the accompanist.