Yankton High School - Arickara Yearbook (Yankton, SD)

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SEVEN CHA NCES Seven Chances, the play presented by the senior class under the direction of Miss Helen Burgess, disentangled the involved love affairs of the eligible bachelor, Jimmie Shannon, Bud Adams, and finally ended happily when Jim- mie found his true love in Anne Windsor, played by Amy Ruth Ellermon. Newly decorated scen- ery was a feature of the presentation. THE WHOLE TOWN'S TALKING Informing the audience about what The Whole Tawn's Talking, the junior class pre- sented their annual play under the direction of Miss Lucy Bowyer, November l5. Warren Nielson as bashful Chester Binney led the cast in the hilarious three act play. Hang- ing from the chandelier, making love to a movie actress and getting into trouble with a motion picture director, his love affairs were finally straightened out with the aid of Mr. Simmons, played by Robert Shoemaker, HHEADED FOR EDEN Presented with a varied cast including mem- bers from the freshman to the senior class, the Forensic play, Headed for Eden, under the direction of Miss lnez Rhoades, was presented May 6. Leading parts were played by Ruth Graman and Kenneth Canfield. The performance rounded out the dramatic season for the year. Row I:-Willetta Donaldson, Thelma Hale, Ruth Vondracek, Ernest Summers. Row 2:-Leonard Lubbers, Betty Lewis, Mary Jane Egan, Lois Harvey, Amy Ruth Ellerman. Row 3:-Kenneth Canfield, Rolland Fribourghouse, Sheldon Adams, Jack Gag- non, Dorothy Pieper. N Inav I:-Maxine Slowey, Beverley Fenske, Marjorie Crowe, Ruth Graman, Helen ewe . Row 2:-Warren Nielson, Miss Bowyer, Jean Slemp, Ann Livingston, Dorothy Dennis, Paul Mattern. Row 3:-Robert Shoemaker, Inez Larson, Ralph Nash, Robert Corner, Virginia Renner. Row 1:-Katheryn Nash, Ann Livingston, Dorothy Jane Bunker, Ruth Graman, James Mahan, Miss Inez Rhoades, director. . Row 2:-Sherwood Corner, Robert Corner, Dorothy Pieper, Elizabeth Evans, Betty Lewis, Norma Jean Meighen. Row 3:-Ruth Rognan, Richard Pieper, George Lindeman, Julius Kasdan, Ken- neth Canfield. '

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p quartette:-Mary Louise Milliken, Betty Gamble, Charlotte Williams, Robert Hohf. Horn quartette:-Edward Vinatieri, Norma Jean Meighen, Edgar Dale Ollerman, Raymond Shoe- -r 1et quartette:-Rolland Fribourghouse, Donald Lippenberger, Della Mae Steinbach, John Banks. i q'uortette:-Elizabeth Evans, Gloria Tammen, Jean Banks, Elizabeth Hohf, The Critic Says A muted trumpet, a far away murmur of clarinets and soft voices raised in song brought music to a new high in Yankton high school dur- ing l937-l938. Coming through district and state contests with flying colors they more than duplicated their performance of winning the first contest in l924. Fribourghouse Tops Individuals. Individual performances were led this year by Rolland Fri- bourghouse, sterling clarinetist. Lending his talent to the band, orchestra, small ensembles and solos, he earned his citation cord and a state superior solo rating. Freshmen, Sophomores Show Promise. Consti- tuting more than half of the band and ranking high in other groups and ensembles, the soph- omore and freshman class strengthen the hopes in future music activities, Led individually by Mary Louise Milliken, Elizabeth Hohf, Ralph Boone and Ruth Rognan, they all but equal the ranking of the upperclassmen, Band Ends Successful Season. The high school bond, under the direction of J. H. Prugh, com- pleted a successful season with a State division I ranking, The highlight of the season's perform- ance was the annual concert which gave splen- did proof of the band's capabilities. Orchestra ls Credit to Director. Working un- der difficulties, Miss Jorgine Hansen in her first year at Yankton high developed an orchestra which would be a credit to any South Dakota high school Handicapped by an allotment of only two hours of practice a week, much outside work was necessary to prepare the orchestra for the Valse Triste which showed mastery. Milliken Talented Sophomore. Gaining two state superior rankings in her freshman year, Mary Louise Milliken proved herself a talented musician. Besides her startling performances with violin and piano, she is also an accomplished singer, Two Triumphs for Senior. For the second successive year, Ed Vinatieri, senior horn soloist, again came through with a superior rating. Playing one of the most difficult of instruments, he gained his high ranking through a marvelous tone quality. Clearness ls SoIoist's Asset. Possessing a strikingly clear voice, Thelma Hale was Yank- ton high's only vocal representative in the state contest. Being a senior, her lost year of high school proved to be a triumphant one.

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SpeechfMinded Students Declaim, Debate Row I:-Lavanne Gran, Ruth Walsh, Dolores Dilger, Thelma Hale, Helen New ell Row 2:-Carrie Blakey, Elizabeth Evans, Lois Harvey, Mabel Peterson. Row 3:-Stanley Halla, Robert Hohf, Virginia Renner. Row l:-Junior Heil, Kencil Onstott, Ernie Peschl, Warren Walsh, Betty Jane Liewer, Dorothy Glanzman. Row 2:-Mary Louise Milliken, Robert Jacobs, James Binder, Ruth Walsh, Jo Ellen Margolin, Juliet lngebrigtson, Row 3:-Wayne Livingston, Robert Shoemaker, Dorothy Dennis, Ann Livingston, Muriel Johnson, Grace Bride, Row 4:-Norbert Vinatieri, George Lindeman, Kenneth Canfield, Mr. Reidinger, director, Stanley Halla, Kenneth Walsh, .lack Davidson. Declamation Virginia Renner Gets Excellent in State. ln her first attempt in the poetry section, Virginia Renner, junior, led this year's declamation group by winning one of four excellent ratings in the state contest held at Wessington Springs, De- cember l7. No superiors were given in this section. Of the 44 students who came out for declam- ation this year, 36 were included in the dra- matic, poetry and humorous sections, while eight comprised the original oratory division. Coaches were Clean Reidinger and Rachael Fundingsland. Debate Debaters Bring Home Trophies. With a 75 percentage of affirmative and a 69 percentage of negative wins, the debate squad brought home, along with the Big Eight trophy, first place honors from the tournaments at Norfolk, Beresford, Parker and the University of South Dakota. A freshman and sophomore debate club, with every member participating in an intra school debate, has been established as a new feature in speech curriculum. Team work is needed here as is shown by George Lindeman and Stanley Halla, and Robert Shoe- maker and Kenneth Canfield, as they cooperate in this series of debates.