Tipton High School - Tiptonian Yearbook (Tipton, IN)

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Q 1939 '05, Second Period Class Boys Glee Club Sixth Period Class President: Marie.Mink President: Donald Fretz President: Wilma J. Palmer V. President: Lois Gordon V. President: Donald Ross V. President: Hilda Tudor Sec.-Treasurer: Martha Havens Sec.-Treasurer: Paul Achenbach Sec.-Treasurer: Jane Leist GLEE CLUB The Glee Club this yea1', under the direction of Mrs. Purvis, have worked exception- ally hard. Together they gave the operetta, Once in a Blue Moon on the night of March 17. They also took part in the Christmas Carol programs, the County Music Fes- tival, and the Ball State Music Festival. Among other places, the Girls Glee Club sang for the Rotary, the Corn King's Banquet, the Sunshine Society Fashion Show, and at the Masonic Hallg the Boys' Glee Club sang for the Farm Bureau, Men's Brotherhood, Ki- wanis, and the Eastern Sta1'. During the first semester the boys, d1'9SS6d as dandies, gave a comical program for the school. The Glee Clubs also sang for the Baccalaureate and Commencement services. We can sincerely say that our Glee Club is an honor to Tip- ton High School. Twenty-Nine

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Q' TlPTQNlAN Li f , SENIOR CLASS PLA Y A committee from the senior class selected the play, nual production. The cast was chosen as lollows: George Mclntyre Terry Mclntyre Mrs. Mclntyre Professor Mclntyre Sophie.. Mrs. Patterson Elsie Patterson Traltic Oflicer 'fin Growing Pains. lor their an- Owen Suits Marjorie Kinder Kathryn lieist Robert Burton Paulette Stuart Rachel Stoner Marjorie Little Paul Achenbach Dutch, , . David Sallee P31-ian . Wilbur Williams Omar .. Hugh Snow Hal, . ...Billy Small Pete, , , liaymond Williams Prudence Dorothy Williams Patty Hilda Tudor Jane. Harbara Martin Miriam . .Marie Mink Vivian . . Jean Moon Extra boys and girls: Madonna Wells, Robert Cage, Rita lflrtel, Dan Mattingly. The play, given under the direction ot' Miss Coble, dealt with the adolescent stage ol the boy and girl in the Mclntyre tamly and the problems and disappointments that arise in this stage ot' lite. lt was excellently presented to a tine audience on Friday night. April 14, in the high school gyimiasium. The play was repeated under auspices ol' Tri liappas May 4th. During the second semester of school we added several instruments to our orchestra, ilwllldingi the fl!'UmS, U'0ml10I10, Si1X0I3l10I10, Sousaphone and another trumpet. The addi- tion ol' these instruments has lnade the class more enjoyable. DU1'iUi! this SCl100l Yeill' the 0l'Ch9St1'2l has played on several ditlerent occasions in- cluding the junior high and senior operettas, senior class play, Methodist Church, Mason- ic Hall, the Christmas Program, and the National Music Week. The members ol' the orchestra at the present are as follows: Violins: Ruth Pentecost, Jane lieist, Jack Legg, Martha Havens, Dorothy Foneh, Martha Jones, liarlann Smith, and Norma J. Dell. Clarinets: Joanne Mott and George Trabue. Saxophones: Robert Cage and Harold Mink. Trumpets: Joe Wiggins and Phil Hufline. French Horns: Madolyn Ilershman and Owen Suits. Trombone: Donald Fretz. Baritone: Raymond Jackson. Sousaphone: George li. Foster. Drums: Charles Ludwig. Twenty-l-light

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fi TIPTONIAN Li .IINIOIL Ml'SlCAl,E l'rcsidcui. Barbara fllartinl Yicc Presiflent, Nii1a'l'rahuc: Sccrctary-Treasurcr, Ma'- iie Mink: bponsor, Mrs. Purvis. Tlc illllllfll' Illusicalc is a study cluli composed ot' girls who arc interested in lillllll- criug' their musical knowledge. This year the Junior Musicale has liven studying Fulk Music ot' all Cl7llIll.l'lCS.H A wry interesting discussion was lcd hy an appointcd lcadcr cqicli meeting. The annual Valentine Dancc was given on Fehruary ll, thc money for which was raised hy doughnut sales. BAND Thc inspiring music and bluc-and-whitc uniforms ut' the Tiptun High School band havc ncvcr fziilcd to create admiration in thc cruwds, and although it is not an urganizatiun, and has no otliccrs, it clues maintain an important place in schoul activities, Last tall, under thc Qtlicicnt dire-ction ut' Mr, Planck, thc band furnishcd music for thc Uiunty Quin Festival. 'Fhusc patriotic strains hoard at the haskctball garnes cainc from thc band, ton. At thc band contest this spring. it madc an cxccllcnt sliuwing. 'Vinton High is justly proud nl' thc rapid manner in which its band has advanced. l'hirt5'