Roundup High School - Rodeo Yearbook (Roundup, MT)

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RODEO — 1932 51 cMUSIC ONDAY and Tuesday afternoons strains of “We’ll Never Let Our Old Flag Fall” or numbers from “Up in the Air” and “Once in a Blue Moon” can be heard floating through the halls. Those strains are the voices of the Boys’ Glee Club or the Girls’ Glee Club re- hearsing for their next public appearance or singing for the pure enjoyment derived from it. Because of the unusual number who tried out for Girls’ Glee Club this year Miss Fabrick decided to increase the personnel of her group from twenty-five to forty members. This gave an opportunity for more girls to develop an appreciation for music and an enjoyment in producing a concord of sweet sounds. Early in the fall they elected for their president Lois Engstrom and for their secre- tary-treasurer Anita Oliver. Frances Snyder and Ruth Darling have willingly donated their services as accompanists. The Boys’ Glee Club was initiated into the school by Miss Crouse when she came two years ago. That interest in this work has in- creased is shown by the fact that this year several more boys tried out than could be admitted into the club. The membership this year numbers twenty-one. Elizabeth Johnston for the second year has been the accompan- ist for the group. The club this year success- fully tried something not previously attempt- ed in their group—three-part singing. The girls gave two programs this year, one a group of songs and dances and another an operetta, “Once in a Blue Moon.” On De- cember 18 the Star-Dust Cabaret had its formal opening, and patrons and friends of the school flocked in great numbers to wit- ness the event. The proprietor, Betty Eise- lein, had called to the opening a varied group of entertainers such as Spanich dancers, tap dancers, soldierettes, sailorettes, and a whis- tler. The waitresses were trained to give a dance. Songs were sung by a chorus of voices (the entire Glee Club)and by smaller groups. This is a setting of tables in a room of star decorated walls and alluring lighting effects produced by table lamps gave a brilliance and charm not easily forgotten. The second performance was an operetta, “Once in a Blue Moon,” given on April 29. Here girls very effectively took the parts of boys. Lovely songs, good acting, and ro- mance characterized this performance. The cast of characters was as follows: Moon Lady .................... Ethel Rundle Mrs. Montgomery ............ Natalie Evans Sylvia Montgomery ................. Anita Oliver Leatrice Montgomery ................. Jane Snyder Mr. Babbit Morton, a home-town boster ..... ..............-............. Louise Eiselein Betty Morton. Sylvia’s best friend.Ethel Rundle Mrs. Lila Lavender, still in mourning ..... ................................. Lois Hulstone Billy Maxwell, a victim of circumstances .. ............................ Doloros Herzog George Taylor, alias Bob Harrington ....... ................................. Betty Eiselein Sir Percival Chetwood ..... Elizabeth Johnston M. Rene le M011 ................. Hazel Coles Suzanne, a French maid ..... Marjory Robinson Hop Sing Hi, the house detective...Erma Beever Skylard Roams, a detective ... Matilda DeBord Mconey, a policeman ............... Gretchen Foss In addition to these main characters there were several choruses who sang themselves proud. A small group of the Girls’ Glee Club sang two numbers, “Glow-worm” and “Syncopat- ed Lullaby” at the annual Board dinner. The entire group also appeared in the Washing- ton day program singing two numbers ap- propriate to the occasion. The Boys’ Glee Club made their first pub- lic appearance at the pep meeting prior to the Roundup-Fergus game on December 18, in which they sang two numbers “Pale in the Amber” and “Pep.” Two stirring songs “Flags of Freedom” and “We’ll Never Let Our Old Flag Fall” were sung by the boys on Washington’s Birth- day. The Boys’ Glee Club also sang between acts during the senior play and for com- mencement. Their large presentation of the season was a breezy musical drama in two acts called

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32 RODEO — 1932 “Up in the Air” given on Friday, April 1. The scene was in a garden with effective porch furniture and a wall decoration of an out-door scene drawn by some members of the Art Club. In this performance boys took the parts of the girls. The most amusing sit- uation for the audience seemed to be “Chick- en” Charlton, a football backfield of last year, acting as a demure and timid woman, the wife of Arthur DeBord. Aeroplane aspir- ants, tennis players, movie magnates—all had their part in the performance. The cast of characters was as follows: Shirley Kingston .......... Clifford Johnson Joe Bennett .................. James Laughlin Jim Carter ............................ Buddy McGiboney Andy McCullom ................. Billy Evans Fannie McCullom ................. John Evans Henry McCullom ................ Harry E. Jones Mrs. McCullom .................. Rufu3 Woods George S. Burbank ............. Arthur DeBord Mrs. Burbank ................ Edward Charlton Betty Burbank ................. William Evans Harold Post ................... Orrin Laughlin Juniper Johnson ............ Bernard Thormley Girls’ chorus: Chester Lindskog, Billy Mur- phy, Otto Hill, Dale Darling, and Ellis Michalson. Boys’ chorus: Floyd Crouse, Albert Rundle, Robert Sproal, Robert Ross, and Allan Moe. That music hath charms is evident by the fact that every public performance presented by either club was attended by an audience large enough to pack the house. It is also to be seen by the ever increasing popularity of the organizations among the student body. Girls’ Glee Club L. Eiselein, H. Coles, M. Wilson, D. Herzog, Miss Fabric, F. Snyder, A. Krasevec, L. Engstrom, M. DeBord, A. Oliver, C. Clark, G. Foss, M. Loga, E. Bloom, L. DeFriez, J. Rasmussen, H. Bunker, J. Snyder, W. Clark, B. Eiselein, M. Robinson, E. Ogle, E. Beever, H. Littlefield, M. Robinson, H. Badovinac, E. Wildin, E. Rundle, N. Evans, M. Alt, H. Antonich, R. Darling, G. Steele, L. M. Dins- more, M. Chandler, E. Johnston, M. Ratkovich, A. Antonich, F. Kosak, L. Hulstone. Boys’ Glee Chib A. Moe, H. E. Jones, E. Charlton, A. DeBord, B. Thormley, R. Sproul, J. Loughlin, B. McGiboney, D. Darling, O. Loughlin, F. Crouse, J. Evans, E. Johnston, Miss Crouse, B. Murphy, C. Lindskog, O. Hill, R. Woods, B. Evans, E. Michalson, W. Evans, A. Rundle, C. Johnson. cMATHEMATICS ROUNDUP High School offers to her students a very complete course in mathematics. Algebra, which is a compulsory subject for all freshmen, deals with positive and neg- ative numbers and with equations up to quad- ratics. There are four classes of algebra with an average attendance of thirty pupils. Miss Williams teaches two of these and Miss Borne and Miss Cowles each teach one. The next compulsory course is plane geom- etry, in which there is an average of thirty- two pupils. The other two courses in mathematics of- fered here are elective for juniors and sen- iors and cover one semester each. The first of these is higher algebra which deals with advanced equations and quadratic equations. There is only one class of higher algebra with thirty pupils in it, and this is taught by Miss Cowles. The last course in mathematics is solid geometry and is given the last semester in the year to those who have taken higher al- gebra. Solid geometry deals with the study of solid figures such as prisms, cylinders, cones, spheres, pyramids, etc. Two years of mathematics are required for entrance into any college, and in most cases pupils who take all four courses find their work in college and elsewhere made easier.