York High School - Duke Yearbook (York, NE)

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and made such a hit that it was repeated the next even- ing. The program published below will give only a slight idea of the brilliancy of this affair. The title of the entertainment, Bachelor Girls and Spinster Boys is sufficient evidence of its amusing character. The receipts were 5161.50 and after dividing the proceeds with Mr. Keene, the director of the entertainment, the class realized from their efforts 565.319, an amount never exceeded in the past. The next affair in which our class figured largely was the spelling contest. Tn the local one held February 27, Ethel Allen and Benton Perry of our class, Philip Crutch- field of the Sophomore Class, and Goldie Hickman of the Freshman,won the honor of representing the school in the county contest. On March lith this was held in the BENTON PERRY ETHEL F. ALLEN Court Room in York, there being about two hundred con- testants. The two Juniors carried off the honors in the written class and the Freshman in the oral. At the dis- trict contest held in Grand Island, which will be described elsewhere in the Annual, our class succeeded in winning only second honors but there is some satisfaction in knowing that one of our members, Benton Perry, hung on from three in the afternoon until ten at night and then went down only after the spelling book was exhausted and dic- tionary words of amazing length and unknowing meaning were pronounced. Wllatevei' disappointment wc may have felt over the result of the spelling match was changed into joy the 4

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saine evening when May Frank, one of the best nienibers of our class, easily carried off the honors at the district declarnatory contest, an account of which will also be found elsewhere. May was the first girl to break over the tradition that in our local contests only the oratorical class has any chance of winning and we all look forward to the result of the state contest with high hopes. But one event reniains to close the record of the Junior Ulass. At connnencenient time we will try to send the Seniors away feeling that nothing has been left undone by their successors to make pleasant their last recollec- tions of the HY. ll. S. HOLLAND WILDMAN President I. H. S. D. L. of Nebraska 3unior Entertainment QVNDER DIRECTION OF RICHARD KEENEJ Mikado SelectioneSole ,......... ..... S pinster Richard Keene Jokes on a Iew pretty girls-Spinster Blaine Wildman When the Lilaes Bloom Again .....,..... Bachelor Ethel Allen More jokes on popular York girls-Spinster Robert Taylor Little Black MefSolo ., ..... Spinster Ralph Falkinburg .Iokes on Yorks favorite girls-Spinster Jay King Her Name is RoseYSolo .....,....i....... Bachelor Etta White .Iokes on Belles of York -Spinster Holland Wildinan Miss VirginiaeeSolo , .,.. Spinster Robert '1 aylor Our Favorite Girl Joke, ..... 'B ? ? ? 'B l'riscillaefSolo .... .... ..., I 5 aehelor Maynie Reed lbarlctown Wittieisins-by Talnbo Sr. Asleep in the lleep Solo. ...,..... .Spinster Ilolland Wildman Colored Mans Fun hby 'Fambo J r. The lloly City Solo .... .......... B aehelor Selina Burke Funny Werdsffby liones Sr. Sweet Sixteen Solo ....., ..... S pinster lilaine Wildnnin Tickling Sensations' by liones J r. Selma llnike ICI tiapitan Seleelion' Trio .... ............... . lay King Philip Keene SICCONIJ l'Alt'l7 Overtures and .M-eoiripariiinenls by ..... .............. . .. .. .,... .... . Mrs. Laura Keene and Maynie lteed DRIFTED APART-IN ONE AUT Sir Ger-II'rey Iiloomlield ...,................ lticliard Keene Lady Gwendoline lilooinneld . ,.............. Minnie 'l lioinpson Specialty Quartette- Jl'out Brothers, Iieinis and ltankin EISENEZEAII--IN ONE AGT Ebenezear . ..............,.... .... ......,. L i ttle Philip Keene Mrs. Walthrop .,.... .... ....., ..................... I v a Atkins Mrs. Alkins ..... .... Grace Wollard Mr. Walthrop .... ....... .... ...., C l J arles Butteriield .Ioseph ...... .......,............... . .. .......... .Jay King Toininy. ............,,.., ...... . , ...... . Benton lferry Specialties-Solo, eoni Mr. Johnsonn...Margueiite Kilhourne -ri, f -ii 5 Holland Wlldrnan Are Sou On? .............. I Ethel Anon BARBAHA-IN oNE ACT Barbara .........., ............,..... L ela Eekerson Lilly ..... . .. . .... Ethelda Edwards Mr. Finn ..,...... . .........,....... Robert Tilden Cecil ............... .. . .... ........... A lbert .Kinnison Specialties-Solo .......... -l iihlst New Door,-Etllfil Tfngle Q Mr. Nolunteer',-Philip Ixeene FUNNYMET-IN ONE ACT Mrs. Funnyrnet .... ,. ........................... .May Frank Funnyeome .... .... R alph Falkinburg Funnygo ..... ........ Oscar Oleson