Shull Junior High School - Shullton Yearbook (Easton, PA)

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The Shullfon Music Con'l'es'l' The annual music cont-est for the pupils- of the Easton Public Schools was h-eld during the week May 13 to May l,6. On Monday evening the woodwind contest was held. Those placed from Shull were: Clarinet, second place, Bernice Roth, bassoon, first place, Francis Paul: flute, first plac-e, Grace Tanzella. The people playing percussion also competed on Monday evening and William Schinstine won second place on the snare drum. The final contest for singing was held on Tuesday night and Helen Keller, was awarded second place. On Wednesday evening the piano and string instruments contended for awards. Grace Seip was awarded first place for the piano, and Grace Tanzella, second. Thomas Warner com- peted 'for the violin and h-e received second place. First place on th-e bass violin was captured by Naomi Ackerman, and second place was awarded to Sara Weatherford on the cello. On Thursday evening, the contest for brass instruments was held. The people from Shull who re-ceived awards were: First place, Mary Elizabeth Jordan, tuba, and second place, Patricia Callary: alto horn, first place, Robert Wynne: French horn, first place, Wanda Encelewski: baritone, first place, Jack Moserg and trumpet, second place, Julius Schwimmer. h A concert was held on Tuesday, June 4, in which all the first place winners played their winning selection. Of the six- teen pupils repres-enting Shull in the contest, eight of our class- mates were awarded first place, and eight second place. First prize winners each received gold pins, second place winners received silver pins. Marioneffe Show MARGARET IHRIE, 9-l During first period on May lOth, Mr. and Mrs, Hyde presented a marionette show entitled Jack and the Beanstalk. This story is a fairy tale known to all boys and girls, but Mr. and Mrs. Hyde have created some additional scenes which made the story more interesting. It was a three act show, and during the acts Mr. Hyde talked to the pupils about citizenship. The complete work of the show was in charge of Mrs. Hyde: she took the part of all the people in the show by changing her voice, and she made the movements by strings whichshe moved with her hands and sticks. f , thirty-five

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The ShulI'l'on Assembly Programs Summarized During the year 1934-35 we had many interesting pro- grams which included plays, poems, singing, duets, speeches, and solos. Sept. 26-Mr. Howard Bishopg Superintendent of Ster- ling Products Company talked on Safety on Our Highways. Oct. 3-Miscellaneous program. A play entiled Tongue of Flame was given by 9-3. Oct. 10-Mr. Otto Johnson of the City Fire Dept. dis- cussed Fire Prevention Week. Oct. 17-Section 9-5 observed Arbor and Bird Day with appropriate speeches. Oct. 24-Penn Day. Talks were given by different mem- bers of our school. Oct. 31-Dr. Thomas Zulick gave a talk on Appendicitis Mortality. Nov. 7-Program was presented by Seventh Grade Dra- matic Club. It consisted of a sketch called American Educa- tion. Nov. 9-Councilman Norman Peil gave a talk on Armis- tice Day. Nov. 14-Library Club presented a play called Story Terrace to celebrate Book Week. Nov. 17-Miscellaneousl program. Football letters were awarded. Betty Apgar gave a talk on the Canned Goods Col- lection. November 28-Eighth Grade Dramatic Club gave a play called Ungrateful Louise, in celebration of Thanksgiving Day. Dec. 5-Miscellaneous Program. Dec. 12-Seventh Grade Dramatic Club gave two Christ- mas plays entitled Christmas Spectacles and Orphan Annie's Stocking. Dec. 19-Girls' Gym Club gave an interesting Christmas play called Toyland. Dec. 21-Two one act Christmas plays, What We Share and Christmas Surprise, presented by 8th Grade Dramatic Club. Jan. 2-Talk was given by Mr. Stecker boosting school activities. Jan. 9+Sec. 7-5 presented poems, talks, and readings on Winter Sports. Jan. 16-8-l presented a program dealing with Benjamin Franklin's life. thirty-six