West High School - Rodeo Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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THE JUNIOR DRAMATTC CLUB Last semester a Junior Dramatic Club was organized under the direction of lVliss Haylor. lt was made a rule that before a person could belong to the Senior Dramatic Club they must first belong to the Junior Dramatic Club. Among the many things the Junior Dramatic Club did last year was the giving of a play, YVho Kissed Barbara? before the Junior and Senior Dramatic Clubs. They also fur- nished a play, Honest Peggy, for junior chapel and the Home and School League This semester the Junior Dramatic Club was one of the first of the many clubs of West to tbe in active session. The club gave a play for the junior and senior chapel on lVIarch 27 and 28. They also gave an open house performance in April, consisting of three one-act plays which are: The Neighbors. 'KShadows, and The Maker of Dreams. OFFICERS Fall semester: President, Annabelle Walker, vice-president, Frederick. Lahrmer: secretary, Sylvia Sigal: treasurer, Irene Keenan: librarian, Richard Kuhlke reporter, Lovina Knight. Spring semester: President, Annabelle Walker: vice-president, Richard Kuhlke: secretary, Ruth Gibson: treasurer, Madeline Brothers: librarian, Sylvia Sigal: reporter, Mildred Roseman. MEMBERS Front row-Jean Polsky, Annabelle Walker, lone Baker, Eleanor Merriman, Miss Haylor, Mildred Roseman, Molly Jahorsky, Margaret Teddings, Second row: Lovina Knight, Sadie Rosenick, Selma Sacks, Margaret Jones, Madeline Brothers, Catherine Snyder, Elsie Marixon. Third row: Goldie Hecker, Helen McGrath, Alma Acker, Marion Lerch, Ruth Gibson, Ruth Reynolds, Gerald Ault. Back row: Margaret Jones, Helen Young, David Farrond, Richard Kuhlke, Clinton Wells, James Heckman, Kenneth Wells. Fifth row: Sylvia Sigal, Nancy Coup, Lucille Thomas, Katherine Sheehan, Eugene Long, Richard Jacobs, Frederick Lahrmer. ' SENIOR DRAMATIC CLUB Perhaps the greatest undertaking of the Senior Dramatic Club during the year was the presentation of The Passing of the Third Floor Back. This is an English play written in three parts, which are: Prologue, play proper and epilogue. The setting is in the parlor of a certain boarding house in London. The screen remains the same throughout the play. There is a lesson learned from this play, which is, Hllflake the most of an opportunity. The characters of the play were as follows: ltlrs. Sharp, Grace Olmstead: lllrs. Tompkins, Bessie Sacks: lVlrs. Del-looley, lllildred Hinish: llliss Kite, Hannah Ben- ner: Stasia, Annabelle VValker: Vivian, Barbara Sherman: Third Floor Back, Foster lValkerg lldajor Tompkins, Harrison blartingg Harry Larcom, David Fergusson: Christopher Penny, Delbert Gibson: Joey VVright, Fred Lahrmer: Samuels, George Cheney. Mr. Packard, the supervisor of the club deserves credit for the excellent work he has done. Last year members of the club produced the interesting play. ln YValked jimmy. This production was given under the supervision of bliss YVolfe. ln order to become a member of the club the student must first try out before a membership committee. The club meets once a week. OFFICERS Spring semester: President, David Fergusson: vice-president, Delbert Gibson: secretary and treasurer, Edna Ridge: .business manager, Harrison Marting: property and stage manager, Robert Libis. Fall semester: President, Foster Walker: vice-president, Delbert Gibson: secretary and treasurer. Reginald McCreary: property and stage manager, Robert Libis: assistant property and stage manager, Robert Quine. Front row: Webster Brown, David Fergrusson, Robert Pearce, Foster Walker, Delbert Gibson, Robert Libis. Second row: Margaret Shreffler, Bessie Sacks, Priscilla Guinther, Betty Howe, Hannah Benner. Frances Hines, Clementine Eckroad, Q Third row: Virginia Haber, Edna Ridge, 'Esther Bitters, Betty Harding, Betty Douglas, Grace Olmstead, Nina Fisher. 1 Back row: George Cheney, Reginald McCreary, Mr. Packard, Jack Medvin, Herbert Day, Harrison Marting. Not in picture: Tom Polsky, Barbara Sherman, Charles Newhart, Virginia Haber, Mildred Hinish, Lois Dice, Fred Lahrmer, Annabelle Walker, Robert Quine, Leonard Dumas, Laurence Yeomans. Sam Bryant, Helen Swartz, Margaret Linton, Lloyd Dillman, Jacob Frisby, Donald Walker, Mildred Ott. One' Hundred and Eleven

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1 I Onr Ilundrfd and Ten

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One Hundrrd and T-wel-ve