Stevensville High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Stevensville, MI)

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LOVE PIRATES OF HAWAII, an operetta, was presented by the glee clubs and music classes December 17, 193 . The money secured was used for a new piano. The scenes were laid in a girls seminary in Hawaii where Dorothy (jane Quardokus) is the only American girl among a group of rich Hawaiian girls. Billy Wood (Oliver Siewert), her sweet- heart, wants to see her, but it is quite impossible with Miss Primer (Marie Schramm) watching the girls continuously. Billy sends a letter saying he will dres6 as a pirate. How- ever the letter falls into the hands of Miss Primer and Dorothy knows nothing of his plans. Complications enter the plot when a band of real pirates (lead by James Carr) invade the seminary. Miss Primer, thinking they are just make believe pirates, puts them to work in the kitchen. Billy arrives on the soene with agents from America and thus saves all from disaster. Miss Pri- mer ha8 fallen in love with the pirate chief and saves him from being taken by the agents after he has promised to remain true to her and give up his life as a pirate. The final scene finds everyone happy and contented. Besides the principal characters whose names were given there was a girls chorus of twenty voices including Mary Dehring Evelyn DeMorrow, Dorothy Fiedler, Dorothy Schoenfelder, Norma Siewert, Francis Wickwire, Maxine Bujaok, Katherine Krajacic, Claire Quardokus, Evelyn Schneider, Evelyn Totike, M«rrial Bod- jack, Bernice Gaul, Ann Krajacic, Rae Marie llongreig, LaVerne Reimer, Irene Siewert, Esther Spitter, Geraldine Spear, and Phy- llis Wickwire. The pirates consisted of Leon Mielke, Bino DaDan Ralph Kolberg, Richard Frits, George Kibby, Joe Bodjack, Austin Cupp, Robert Jeffry, and Arthur Raab. The soldiers included Godron Ott, Frank Krajacic, Raymond Engler, Thomas Wach, Tony DaDan, and Charles Huscher. Mrs. Myers, music instructor, was director of the operetta. 22

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Loft to rights Dorothy Schoenfelder, Rae Uario Mongreig, Mrs Jefferis, Charles Gets, Arnold Gets, Prank Cupp, Goraid Hoimrd, Myron Cupp, Geraldine Spear, Evelyn Totzke; Prof. F. C, Null, and Mrs. Myers at the piano ORCHESTRA The orohestra was started in the latter part of September undor the supervision of Fredorio C. Null of Benton Harbor The oost of the weekly lessons was shared by the members None of the members had training previous to the organisa- tion of the orohestra upon the instruments they selected The instruments in the organisation are as follows: violins played by Evelyn Totske, Geraldine Spear, Rae Marie Mongreig, Dorothy Sohoenfelder, and Mrs. William Jefferis; trombones by Gerald Howard and Myron Cupp, olarinet by Charles Gets, oornet by Arnold Gets, and drums by Frank Cupp. The weekly lesson involves group work with the strings followed by study with the entire orohestra This is followed by a lesson with the brass and woodwind instruments Because of the length of time required to learn string instruments, the oroh- estra made only one publio appearance this year - at the basket- ball banquet - but will be able to make more appearances next year. 21

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Seatedi Geraldine Spear, Gerald Howard, Phyllis Wickwire, Louis Seely, Mary Ann Bodjaok Standings Raymond Reznicek, Charles Getz, Mrs. Myers, Charles Engler, Marie Schramm SENIOR PLAY A RUN FOR HER MONEY, a comedy in three acts by Edward E. Kidder, was presented by the senior class of 1937 on February 5» Berinda Meeker (Geraldine Spear) must be married by six o’clock on her nineteenth birthday, or she must forfeit thirty thousand dollars inherited from her father to her grasping Uncle Gideon (Charles Getz). Berinda escapes from her uncle and hides with her elder sister, Corinna Meeker (Phyllis Wickwire). Matters are complicated when Berinda’s lover, Ned Bailey (Gerald Howard), disappears. The fun begins when Corinna’s matrimonial advertise- ment for Ned is answered by Detective Blake Hayden (Louis Seely) who is employed by Gideon Warren to bring back Berinda. Corinna plays upon his belief that Adelaide (Mary Ann Bodjack), the town cut-up, is Berinda, and he takes her back to her uncle. Berinda and Corinna, in their mad flight from Hayden whom, they fear, will soon discover his mistake, run into Ned who is in the hands of a forceful widow (Marie Schramm). A negro porter, Sam, (Charles Engler), and a comical justice of the peace, Dilly, (Raymond Reznicek) help to heighten the comedy. Of course everything ends happily for everyone except Uncle Gideon. Ned and Berinda are married in time to inherit the mon- ey and Corinna and Blake plan to follow suit. Sinoe the senior class consisted of only six students, Geraldine Spear and Marie Schramm from the junior class and Mary Ann Bodjack from the class of ’36 were chosen to assist the sen- iors. Mr8. Myers directed the play. 23