Santa Paula High School - El Solano Yearbook (Santa Paula, CA)

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ORAL ARTS S+uden+s in 'rhe oral aris classes have presenred several one-acl plays during rhe year, under 'rhe able direciion of Arlhur C. Brady. Each one in 'rhe class has had an oppor+uni+y 'ro prepare speeches and presen'r +hem before +he class. Every s+uden+ was required +o wrife a speech for 'rhe Toas+mas+er's con+es+ and eliminaiions were held in fhe class period. Two plays, ln 'rhe Morgue and 'rhe Moon and +he Moons+ruck were com- bined by fhe s+uden+s and called The Moon Commen+s. I+ was given a+ rhe Pasadena Communify playhouse. Those who rook parf in +his play were Charles Pusey, Ralph Smiih, Ernesi BrockeH', Evelyn Le Schoffs, Eduard Walden, Vivian Pow- ers, Edmond Busier and Gerfrude l-lari. g The purpose of +he oral arfs classes is fo make +he srudenfs more self-possessed while speaking or aciing before a group. Mr. Brady has done much +o 'furfher 'rhese ideas 'rhroughour fhe year. Growing Pains , by Mrs. Aurania Rou- verol, was presenfed for rhe firsf 'rime by a high school cast June I and 2. I+ was selecfed by fhe Juniors for +heir class play. Terry, +he iomboy who was ousfed by 'rhe boys, suddenly began wearing high- heeled shoes, using rouge and lipsrick and vamping fhe boys. Barbara Sharp showed much +alen'r and abiliry in 'rhis role. The pari of George, her broiher and a real he man was played by David Rock- well, who gave an excellenf example of a young boy who has iusr fallen for Prudence Darling. rhe vamp. Gerrrude Hari iook 'rhe par'r of Prudence. Professor Mclnfyre and Mrs. Mclnryre had 'ro siand for 'rhe problems and quarrels of 'rhese iwo chil- dren. The cas+ were: Professor Mclniyre, Junior Play Edmund Busier: Mrs. Mclniyre, Pauline Kesslar: Terry, Barbara Jane Sharp: George, David Rockwell: Hal, Charles l-lyde: Dufch. Gordon Walden: Bryan, James Lonsdale: Prudence Darling, Ger- rrude I'-larr: Miriam, Sarah Teague: Jane. Helen Greiner: Pa'r+y, Alice Richardson: Omar, Forresf Fulmer: Sophia. Clare Call: Joel Glen: Turkey, Arihur Warren: Elsie, Susan Lindsay: Mrs. PaHerson, Barbara Websfer: Cop, Dee Davis: Bob, LeRoy Renfro: Slim, Bob Jauregui: Claire, Doris Warren: Spafs, Waller Holmeisfer: Sally, Virginia Burrless. STAGE CREW Being a member of 'rhe siege crew is 'rhe iob of an unsung hero. The crew ge'l's no personal glory before ihe foollighis, bu+ wiihour iheir efloris 'rhe performances would be impossible. Under +he able direcrion of A. C. Brady They have consfrucfed all scenery, had charge of lighiing effecis and rehung The drapes. li has been necessary for ihose of fhe siage crew io fake care of 'rhe siage for privafe and public perform- ances. ' Thirty-five

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Senior Play Thirty-fain' MysTery, Thrills and laughTer were in- cluded in The presenTaTion by The senior class oT The melodramaTic Tarce, Seven Keys To BaldpaTe. George M. Cohen based The play on Earl Bigger's sTory of The same name. Bob Gill played wiTh naTuralness The role of Magee, novelisT and shorT sTory wriTer, in possession oT The only lcey To The de- serTed inn. The owner of BaldpaTe assured him he would be leTT enTirely alone To wriTe anoTher oT his Thrillers, and he was--Tor The TirsT Three minuTes. ATTer Thai' in wallced Mary NorTon, played on successive nighTs by RuTh Engledow and Alice Joy: PeTers The l-lermiT, in which parT Glen Anlauf dis- played much TalenT: and ofhers involved in The ploT. Freda TreTTinger sparlcled in The parT oT Myra Thornhill, advenTuress. The following had some access To one oT The seven keys To BaldpaTe: Magee, Bob Gill: Mary NorTon, RuTh Engledow and Alice Joy: PeTers The l-lermiT, Glen AnlauT3 Myra Thornhill, Freda TreTTinger: Bland, Ralph SmiTh: Cargan, Nelson l-larpoldy The CareTalcer, Charles Pusey: his wiTe, CaTh- erine l-lurley and Mary GilleTTeg Mrs. Rhodes, Francis l-laTcherq owner oT Bald- paTe, Rowena Reed: Lou Max, James Brock: Thomas l-layden, Eduard Walden: Jiggs Kennedy, Bob CroTTyq depuTies, Roger Boles and Jerry SweeTland. ArThur C. Brady direcTed The play.

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THE CARDINAL STAFF of l934 pu+ ouf some excepfionally in'reres+ing papers. James Brock was ediror and George Boorh, adviser. As in +he pasf, The Cardinal was again honored by rhe Na+ional Scholasiic Press Associarion. The ediforials were wriHen in a free and undersrandable sfyle and +he .paper had many fealure secrions. Aniia Sharp wrole personalily skerches of 1'he prominem' sfudenrs in school. John Eakin and Roy Clegg wroie boys' sporr news and Dorofhy Pardee 'rhe girls' sporrs, repor'ring from 'rhe par'ricipan+'s viewpoinr ra+her 'rhan from 'rhe spec+a+or's. Rowena Reed, Lucille Moore, Sarah Teague, Barbara Sharp, Zella Rue Smifh and Erma Jones as reporfers, had 'rhe responsibiliry of headline writing and copy reading as well as news collecring. The six page Chrisfmas edi+ion confained many poems and s+ories wriHen by sfudenfs. Top: Dorofhy Pardee, James Brock, Erma Jones. Boffom: Lucille Moore, Zella Rue Smifh, George C. Booih. Barbara Sharp, Rowena Reed. . .o-l. THE GIRLS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION under rhe supervision of Miss Rayma Wilson, has sponsored +wo successful parries 'rhis year. There are more Than IOO members. To be a member of The G. A. A. a girl musi make +he Tirsr ream in a class sport Officers for 'The year were: Rurh Engledow, president Barbara Sharp. vice- presiden+: Caroline Giacomazzi, secreiary, and Vivian Ro+h, +reasurer. The class represenrarives were: Barbara Swee+land, Freshman: Mildred Geisler, Sophomore: Virginia Burfless, Junior, and Yuma Boris and Mariorie Srringer, Seniors. Felr le+fers were issued To 'rhe Freshmen girls making a +eam for 'rhe firsf lime. Top: Virginia Buriless, Barbara, Sweailand, Caroline Giacomazzi, Helen Warren, Mildred Geisler. Boffom: Ruth Engledow, Miss Rayma Wilson, Barbara Sharp. .1.,O. . THE JOURNALISM CLUB was siarfed +his year by s1'uden+s who were inferesred in 'ihe school publicalions. A+ ihe firsi' meefing, Charles Pusey was elecfed presideni, James Brock, vice-president and Rowena Reed, secre+ary-freasurer. To become a member, +he s+uden+ musf be on rhe Cardinal or El Solano sfaff and have one hundred inches of his own work published. Several dinner mee'rings were held, followed by musical programs, speaking and general discussions of newspaper problems. Speakers have all been newspaper men, who +old of adven+ures4 in reporfing. Srudenrs of 'This club published one edi+ion of +he San+a Paula Review, wifh Presiden+ Pusey as edi+or. G. C. Boo'rh was 'faculry adviser. Top: Sanger Hedrick, James Brock, George C. Boofh, Bill Lamanno, Charles Pusey, Forres+ Fulmer. Borfom: Dorofhy Pardee, Anifa Sharp, True Jamison, Rowena Reed. Barbara Sharp, Alice Joy. Journalism sfudenfs search For news in obscure places And when ii's primed in black iype l'hey're seen wifh beaming faces T hirty-.fix