West High School - Rodeo Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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The Writers' Club The Writers' Club, this year, has been under the supervision of Mrs, Ruth Brice. Under her direction the organization has made a special study of the technique of the short story. Mr. Grisiner, instructor in English at Akron Univer- sity and who is especially interested in this subject, gavea talk to the members, which was very enjoyable as well as instructive. Professor Pease also read a one-act play at one of their meetings. At each meeting, contributions in the way of short stories, descriptions, and character essays are handed in, some of which are published on the Lariat feature page. Mrs. Grace Smith took over the club when Mrs. Brice was called away by the illness of her husband. OFFICERS Fall: President, Tom Polsky: vice-president, Ruth Alexander: secretary, Betty Howe. Spring: President, Betty Newton: vice-president, Virginia Douglas: secretary, Ruth Johnson, MEMBERS Back row: 1, Helen McCaughey: 2, Allan Diefenbach: 3, Richard Kuhlke: 4, Charles Bryant: 5, Mrs. R. XV. Brice. Second row: 1. Edith Litchfield: 2, Cornelia Regal: 3, Marion Voges: 4, Helen XVriglit: 5, Lovina Knight: 6, Evelyn Boothe: 7, Lillian Groschupp, First row: l, Laura Jane Stillman: 2. Hannah Benner: 3, Ruth Alexander: 4, Tom Polsky: 5, Betty Howe: 6, Ruth Johnson: 7, Helen Cockrell. Not in picture: Virginia Douglas, Betty Newt-in, Helen Christinan, Adaline llillibish, Martha Sturdevant, Carol Cochenour. ational l-lonor Society In the fall semester of 1923 the chapter of the National Honor Society at West High received its charter. Members are chosen by the faculty from the upper fourth of the class. The society has only four meetings a year. A banquet is given each semester for active members and alumni. Miss Rentschler is faculty adviser of the society. Sixteen new members were chosen in April to fill the quota of five per cent of the I2-A class, and ten per cent of the 12-B class. OFFICERS Fall: President, Ann Hoskin: vice-president, Donald Kepler: secretary, Hannah Benner: treasurer, Marian MacTammany. Spring: President, Harold Cochran: vice-president, Betty Howe: secretary, Margaret Neutzenholzer: treasurer, Genevieve Street. MEMBERS Th Back row: 1, Donald Kepler: 2, Tom Polsky: 3, Randolph Richards: 4, Sam lNickulich: 5, John omas. Fourth row: 1, Harold Cochran: 2, XVillie Player: 3, Marian MacTammany: 4, Helen Cockrell: 5, Claude Sahm. Third row: 1, Eugene 'NVainer: 2, Hannah Benner: 3, Virginia Haber: 4, Inez Held: 5, Ann Hoskin. Second row: 1, Margaret Neutzenholzer: Z, Dorothy Hamlin: 3, Loudora Allaman: 4, Dorothy Tragler: 5, Elizabeth Hawkins. H First row: 1, Genevieve Street: 2, Ruth Alexander: 3, Evelyn Boothe: 4, Freda Harris: 5, Betty owe. Not in Apicture: Elsie XYassmer, Frances McGrath, Fred Merts, Mabel Spindler. XVilliam Meredith, Grace Behling, Alma Betteridge, Evelyn Brown, Harold Capron, Ruth Johnson, Raymond Lawrence, Hazel Flickinger, Cornelia Rerral, Allen Ayers, Ruth Brock, Ethel Brothers, Evelyn XYEHCIIIOT, Charles Ufford, George lrwin, Edwin Young, Pauline Singer. r One Hundred Seven

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Mrs. Bumpstead-Leigh Mrs, Bumpstead-Leigh, an English comedy by Harry Smith, was given by the West High Dramatic Club, December 19-20, 192-1. The play was directed by Mr. Dwight Packard. The play was a delightful comedy and dealt with the worries and troubles of a wealthy society climber. The change of character which Mrs. Bumpstead-Leigh showed, from the high-bred society woman to the plain low-born ordinary woman gave many bits of comedy. The attempt to show up Mrs. Bumpstead-Leigh by Peter Swallow, a lover of hers in the old days also created many laughs. The good action of Violet and Ceoffry together with Anthony and every other member of the cast made this play a success. CAST Left to right: Philip Hamblet, Mr. Justin Rawson: Donald XYalker, Mr. Leavitt: lone Baker, Mrs. Leavitt: Hannah Benner. Miss Rawson: Margaret Jones, Nina, the maid: Fred Lahrmer, Peter Swallow: Richard Kuhlke, Kitson, the butler: Edna Ridge, Mrs. Bumpstead-Leigh: Anna Belle VValker, Violet DeSalle: Frances Hines, Mrs. DeSalle: Tom Polsky, Anthony Rawson: Alpheus Marty, Geoffry Rawson. Insert: Mr. Packard, director. Senior Dramatic Club Prior to IQZZ, students interested in dramatics had no definite organization at West High. During that year a club was formed under the leadership of lyliss Naber, art teacher, Miss Moery, community civics instructor, and Mrs.gEmde. Accomplishments for that year were plays for the sophomore and junior socials and an evening performance of three one-act plays. The Turtle Dove, The Crim- son Cocoanutf' and Who Kissed Barbara? The next year 'A In Walked ,I immyu and The Minister Pro-Tem were produced under the direction of Miss Waffe. The latter was given in chapel, and the former, a three-act play, two evenings in the spring. ln 192-l, Ivlr. Dwight Packard became director. He produced in lwlay, 'iThe Passing of the Third Floor Back, by jerome K. Jerome, and in December of the same year Harry Smith's Mrs Bumpstead-Leigh. Both plays were great suc- cesses, and with the proceeds a cyclorama of delft blue was purchased. It is a matter worthy of comment that a number of the members of the club have been chosen for parts in the plays given at the Little Theater by the Civic Drama Association. OFFICERS Fall: President, David Fergusson: vice-president, Fred Lahrmer: secretary and treasurer, Mildred Ott: assistant secretary, Hannah Benner: business manager, Alpheus Myers. ' Spring: President, Fred Lahrmer: vice-president, Anna Belle XfValker: secretary, Philip Hamblet: assistant secretary, Grace Olmstead: treasurer, Priscilla Guinter: business manager, Bob Newman. MEMBERS Back row: 1, Abner Rosenfeld: 2, Byron McCreary: 3, Philip Hamblet: 4, Tom Polsky: 5, Richard Kuhlke: 6, Alpheus Myers: 7, Donald Walker. Third row: 1, Jack Frisby: 2, Hannah Benner: 3, Priscilla Guinter: 4, Betty Howe: S, Nina Fisher: 6, Fred Lahrmer: 7, Bob Newman. Second row: 1, Helen Schwartz: 2, Helen McGrath: 3, Lovina Knight: 4, Margaret Shrefher: 5, Frances Hines: 6, Mildred Ott: 7, Mr. Packard. First row: 1, Anna Belle Walker: 2, lone Baker: 3, Grace Olmstead: 4, Edna Ridge: 5, Margaret Jones: 6, Esther Bitter: 7, Margaret Harter. Not in picture: Fred Hatch, Ann Stover, Janet Cotter, Lois Blower, Adelaide Austin, Magdalene gcG5xirifss, Audrea YVhitehead, Madeleine Wooten, Esther Bashline, Alma Acker, Beatrice Woloveck, oy eese. One Huna'rcd Nine