Warrensburg Latham High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Warrensburg, IL)

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GIRLS AND BOYS GLEE CLUBS Girls: Virginia Hardy, Betty Manes, Betty Brown, Doris Parrish, Mary Williams, Bettie Hardy, Anna Ashford, Imogene Tuggle, Mary Kershner, Bernice Alsup, Harriet Hanes, Sue Hursh, Joan McQuay, Virginia Rau, Mable Alsup, Frances Faith, Harriet Miller, Evelyn Hursh, Mary Pauline Binkley, Norma Whitaker, Juanita Park, Laura Marshall, Betty Park, Teresa Kapper, Miss McKeehan, director. Boys: Robert Beck, Ted Brown, Gene Schroeder, Oscar Plummer, Gene Spitzer, Paul Williams, Vernon Manes, Bill Rau, Delbert Brown, John Culp, Junior Burdine, J. R. Brown, Billy Buck-ley, Jack Burris, Bill Major. The Girls’ Glee Club is composed of twenty-six cooperative song birds. Their motto might well be: Stand upon your legs, and be like two fried eggs; keep your sunny side up.” On November 10, they sang several groups of songs for the open house program, and at Christmas time the entire girls’ club appeared on the Methodist Church Christmas program. Betty Brown’s application was selected by the State Chorus Committee last fall; thus, 6he participated in the All State Chorus at Champaign on November 4. On December 21, the combined glee clubs gave The Miracle of the Clock,” a Christmas cantata, in the high school gymnasium. On March 25, the girls entered the district contest at Charleston, where they received a rating of excellent.” Betty Hardy was rated excellent on a vocal solo, and Betty Brown was given a superior rating, which made her eligible for the state vocal contest. Ten girls and six boys represented the glee clubs at Maroa March 29 at the County Festival. The combined chorus presented the operetta, An Old Kentucky Garden,” on May 17, thus climaxing another enjoyable year. COMMERCIAL TEAMS Top Row: Mr. A. C. Muns, Bernice Alsup, Doris Kerwood, George Wentworth, Fred Wentworth, Vernon Manes, Charles Black, Helen Taylor, Wilma Munch, Miss Irene Puckett. Second Row: Wallace Buckley, Betty Brown, Margaret Buckley, Sue Jane Hursh, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Evelyn Hursh, Virginia Rau, Betty Park, Imogene Tuggle. Bookkeeping: Bernice Alsup, Doris Kerwood, George Wentworth, Fred Wentworth. Shorthand: Doris Kerwood, Wilma Munch, Betty Brown. Amateur Typists: Doris Kerwood, Vernon Manes, Charles Black, Helen Taylor. Novice Typists: Wallace Buckley, Betty Brown, Margaret Buckley, Sue Jane Hursh, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Evelyn Hursh, Virginia Rau, Betty Park, Imogene Tuggle. Coaches: Mr. A. C. Muns and Miss Irene Puckett. The commercial teams opened the season’s activities by winning the Warrensburg Invitational Meet in March. They also won the Latham Invitational, tied for third place in the District Contest at Decatur, and earned four points in the Sectional Contest at Decatur.

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£ » f 9 t f 9 9 f I ii Hi y u ii U li m GIRLS’ GLEE CLUB BOYS’ GLEE CLUB COMMERCIAL TEAMS

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MOTHER-DAUGHTER BANQUET The G. A. A. held their Mother-Daughter Banquet in the high school gymnasium. Mrs. L. C. McXabb, from Millikin University, was the guest speaker. The banquet was prepared by the foods class and served by the Chefs’ Club, with the men on the faculty supervising. SCHOOL BUS INITIATION The latest of the many improvements in our high school facilities is the acquisition of bus transportation for the various school activities. The new bus made its initial trip on April 6, when it was used to transport our guests to and from school on “Grade School Day”. It will be available for field trips, athletic trips, trips to contests, and other school activities. JUNIOR CLASS PLAY The Junior Class play, “Life Begins at Sixteen,” was given in the high school gym on Tuesday evening, April 4, at 8:00 o’clock. The cast was as follows: Paul Hollis—a 16-year-old boy ...............Wallace Buckley Hilda, a Swedish maid .........................Betty Brown Mrs. Hollis, a modern mother of today.....Mary E. Williams Mr. Hollis ...........................................George Wentworth Marjorie Hollis..............................Wilma Munch Frannie .....................................Bernice Alsup Snookie .....................................Harriet Hanes Crandal Smyth ...............................Charles Taylor George Gordon .........................................James Jones Theo Arbuckle...........................................Fred Wentworth Boots Bennett ..............................Margaret Buckley Pidgie Miller ...........................................Sue Hursh Daisie Jenkins......................................Virginia Rau Fattie Zimmerman ............................Kenneth Black