Trumbull County Public Schools - Annual Yearbook (Trumbull County, OH)

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Newton Falllls A97 Dramatics Last year the production of Hamlet was the best play the club has thus far produced. The Family Upstairs, the Hrst to be given this year, was the last of the season. Early this spring the Junior class gave a successful production, Captain Apple Jackf' Further plans are being made for a Senior play the re- turns of which will be used for a Senior num- ber of the Hi-Life. A Dramatics Club of Newton High is a phenomenon of the last three years. The club produces two plays yearly. The present dra- matics instructor, Mr. Heasley, has taken graduate work in this line at Columbia Uni- versity. Stage productions of the High School are staged according to the best rules of dra- matics. Not only stage speaking, butialso stage presence, stage action and stage manage- mentare studied -by the-club. The appreci- ation-of'-'good plays is stressed. if 1 A1 F ll U

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Newton Falls GWO Orchestra Newton High is the pround possessor of two orchestrasg a Senior High and a Junior High group. Wfhen the two play together they give the 'appearance of a small symphony. The orchestras are well balanced having an as- sorted group of both stringed and wind in- struments. The instruments include clarinets, flutes, cornets, mellophones, slide trombones, baritones, tubas, violins, violas, oboes, 'cellos and a base viol. A number of these are owned by the school, and these are! loaned to promis- ing students. Lessonsiare given every Friday by a visiting instructor. N b The Senior orchestra, the most advanced group, plays varied types of selections of the better class, which it renders in a manner most excellent for a group of high school students. It is the duty of the orchestra to play in ,chapel weekly, to appear in public when rc- quested and to aid in a more thorough appreci- ation of the better type of music. The success of the orchestra is due to the untiring ,efforts of the cgpable directoress, Miss Nelle Davis. W t . . V

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Newton Falls Student Council The Student Council of our high school is at the head of the police departmentf' which helps to regulate hall traHic. It has been in progress for only a year. Last year the Merit System was used, 'and and the Council also took charge of this. The Council is made up of one representative from each class and two from ,the Senior class. A Senior is the presi- dent. L. It helps to give the students more in- terestin school and it brings a co-operation between the teachers and the students in a way which makes the students think, they are helping to run things too. Leon Brown, a Senior, is this year's president. 55' A The Hi-Life The Hi-Life, Newton High's student pub- licatidn, is now in its second year of edition. The Hi-Life began as a small sized, four-page paperf' published twice monthly. The present edition is twice the original size but still a four-page paper, and published but once a month. lt is hoped that in the years to come, as Newton High increases in size the Hi-Life may increase too, becoming an eight-page copy and being published weekly. The Hi-Life has a great future! ' . The Hi-Life contains student and alumni news, athletic, dramatic, social, class, and per- sonal newsg a featured principal's paragraph and editorials, original literary works, as stories, poems and essays besides many miscel- laneous articles. Operetta The annual presentation of the high school operettas for the past number of years has been a thing of interest to the people of the county as a whole. The elaborate display of costumes as well as the mastered presentation of character ,parts under direction of Miss Davis are lasting recollections of the operettas including XVindmills of Holland, The Tore- adors, Pickles, The Crimson Star, etc. The Glee Clubs have furnished wonderful talent for such productions and as much in- terest is shown in this phase of school work as in any literary or athletic event. Our operetta for this year is Cherryblossom, and since this is a type different than any before pre- sented here, great interest is being shown in it. Solos, duets, quartets, choruses, blended with beautiful costumes and witty conversations, feature this operetta which will be held April 8 in the local auditorium. ' Debate Debate is one of the most outstanding ex- tracurricular activities that makes for clear thinking and constructive reasoning on the part of the pupil. The county question for debate during 1929 season is: Resolved, that the United States should cease to protect, by force of arms, capital invested in foreign lands, except after formal declaration of war. As the annual goes to press the teams are pro- gressing rapidly with Miss Adams as coach of the aflirmative team and Mr. Heasley in charge of the negative team. Let us hope that next year will find more interested, that this will help to give due honor and prestige to Newton High in debate. OUR DEBATERS Aflirmative Team: Helen Hojman fCapiainj Harold Wvolfc' Robert Hurd Dorothy Aldridge-Alf. Negative Team: Chester Hurd QCaptainj Paul Almasy Robert Harris Fred Henry-All Junior-Senior Banquet The outstanding event of the social program of our high school is the annual Junior-Senior Banquet. It is the custom for the Junior Class to entertain the Seniors at dinner, fol- lowed by a dance. The favors, programs, and entertainment are carried out by a certain scheme which varies from year to year, last year it being in the form of a play called The Lamentable Tragedy of the 1928 Junior- Senior Banquet. The synopsis consisted of the prologue and three acts-the menu, and the toasts. The Junior Class of ,29 are giving a play, Captain Apple Jack to defray the expenses of the Banquet. A committee made up of Margaret Van Winkle, Anna Financial, Max Neidhart and German Flick have chosen a Chinese theme to be used in the Junior Ban- quet of 1929. This idea is especially appropri- ate since the operetta to be given this year is Miss Cherry Blossom.