Tipton High School - Tiptonian Yearbook (Tipton, IN)

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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'

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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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4 1939 La GIRL'S ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION The Girl's Athletic Association, composed of sixty-six high school girls, chose the following ofiicers for the year: president, Julia Richards 3 vice president, Betty Wil- liamsg secretary, Rachel Stonerg treasurer, Caroline Teal, sponsor, Miss Hall, physical education instructor. The organization is composed of thc following minor clubs: tumbling, softball. basketball, tennis, fencing, skating, volley bnis, party planning, volley tennis, croquet, h orse shoe, bowling, folk dancing, social dan-cing, and track. One of the most active of t hese clubs is the bowling club. Julia Rich-all, badminton, bicycling, hiking, table ten- ards is the star with an average of 115 for 8 games played at the Elwood bowling alleys. During the year the club sponsored a skating party, gave a Sweater Swing and had a formal banquet. Awards were given to all girls who had made 500 or more points during the year. With the enthusiasm that has been shown this year, the G. A. A. is SLl1'9 to be very successful in the next year. Miss Hall: Marjorie, what are the ankles for? Marjorie Kinder: To keep the calves out of the corn. ls the head of the house in, Sonny? asked the caller, No sir. There's nobody home but Dad and me. Judge: Do you consider the defendant a reliab le man? Has he a good reputation for truth and veracity? Witness: Well, to be honest with you, that man has to get somebody else to call his pigs at feed- ing time. They won't believe him. Detective lon scene of murderl: The knife must be left in the body. Wife of Victim: You're making it awkward yo u know. I've got visitors coming for dinner. USO you asked Betty to marry you? Yes, but I didn't have any luck. Didn't you tell her about rich Uncle Dan? I did, Betty's my aunt now. A midget died. His wife had him embalmed an d laid out upstairs. About a day later a friend call- ed to view the last remains. He was directed upst airs. Upon descending he remarked to the bereaved one how nice her husband looked. t'Did you shut the door? she asked. Why, no , replied the astonished visitor. Oh, my gosh, said the wife, Uthe cat has had him downstairs twice already today! Bob McIntosh says gentlemen prefer blondes but he thinks the fact that blondes know what gentlemen prefer has a lot to do with it. Thirty-One