~~~~~~~~~"~~~~~~~~~~~~~H 'i:.~... n. n .... n·· •••• ~"'ft .. rin ·i4i, ~ ~ J.e 11 ~,'.' See the ¢' ~ "~ ~" Pt'·'agean ~, '.( I I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~·············••••••~~M~~~~~~~••.., THE BOOSTER, PITTSBURG, KANSAS, FEBRUARY 16, 1934 Volume XIX . 1~ ~'~.'~.".''''~.'~'.'~.'~~'.''.''''''.'.''''''.''.''.''''''.''.''.''~;" ..,~ ..,~.~ ..,~ ~.~~~ ..,~~.,..~~~ ~~ ~: Row. Turns Back Time I T T .., :+ ..,T • • T •T : •• ••••• BOYS GO BOLSHEVIKI Pageant Making.. On the day of January thirtieth, Mr. ~ :.: Talented Cast his fifth hour class with a lengthy ~ ':' The feminine members of ·P. H. S. description of the caveman and hIS• lC~ te~ are beginning to wonder it; the boys Rapid Strides vocabulary.:~ :.: are turning bolshevlki. Apparently Insures Grand Such sounds as um-gl1h-woo-wah ,~ ':' the fellows have thrown away their . to Completion issued from the teacher's hps.. He went 'c,~ :.:•• razors. Entertainlnent along chattering in cuve-man lingo :.: . ::: Leo Howard has a )anpanllse stylel McPherson Greatly Pleased WIth for quite a time until his words were ':' ¢' it droops on the ends. Jack Whites­ Ferns, Dorsey, Swan, L. Howard, drowned out by the guffaws of the ::: ~; Progress and Co·operation carver prefers .the petite French type, Howard, Take Leads In d t .. ,., J. Of Students stu en s. ':' . ,., and it Is wondered if he will attempt The Swan Mr. Row offers the explanation that '.' ~ a goatee, also. he was demonstrating the effect on ::: :.: These are bJlt a fllw of the many Cast Requires 200 sounds If man were incapable of con- :.: ::: modes in beards to be found running Row Capably Directs trolling his vocal chords. ::: ':' around the halls of P. H. S. Somll of Various Departments to Give Scenes ~ ~ the boys prefer the' good old fashion­ New Scenery' to be Used for Flr~t Dep'ctinA' Development ~ ~ :4 ).( ed style of beard all over the face. Time Tonight in Speech De­ of Education ~ partment play Local'Students :~ ~ ~ ~ ~, ~( "Building" is finally beginning to : ~ Mter several weeks of long hours represent somothing lilw. a pageant. Attend Parsons " ,.,~ 'tudents Observe of hard training, Mr. Rowand the The characters have been picked and :~ ~ 3peech ~epartment, which has made ~ ~ ~ ~ Debate Tourney ~ ~ Lincoln's Birth­ ~ ~ Vilmer, Howard, Bumann, and .,~ George Washington ,.,~ day in Assembly. Dorsey Compete In Finals "Am~tica' ~: In S. E. K. Meet ::: Daniel Webster once said, has furnished ::: to the world the character of Washington; and if our ::: Hood and Stephenson Read. Tri· '.' American institutions had done nothing else, that ,+, William Row is Coach i;: alone would would have entitled them to the .respect ::: bute To Lincolll; Schirk ~, Has Devotions '.'~ of mankind." ~ Coffeyville Teams Place First and ;:: We, the students of Pittsburg senior higb school, ::: Second; Chanute Follows ~: recognize the outstanding leadership of WaShington, ~: Laney in Charge As Runner-up '.' and realize that the ideals of service and good citizen- ~, ~ ~ ~, The P. H. S. debate team and thE' '.' ship which he r.epresented are vital forces in our lives Way Leads Students in "Dixie" and alternate team coachcd by William ;:.: today. Washington's risedto leadershfiP wa~ pasebd. on ~:. "~attle lI!~Ph('rson Hymn of the Republic;" William Row lJ'o:"othr '.' strength of character an a I sense 0 h is CIVIC 0 lIga- .• H. Row, met in Parsons, February 9 'Stonie' Leads Yells Dhe production possible, are ready to all is going smoothly. It must be re­ and 10, with thirty-five other South­ '.' tions as much as on his exceptIonal abilities. He gave ;•. ;:: freely of his capacities for the ~enefit of others, as present "The Swan" for public ap­ membered that a pageant is not like ~ast Kansas high school teams for thl! a::' '<i soldier and as a statesman. Anti when he retired· to ,. proval this evening in the high school a play in that a pageant is just a sug­ annual district tournament. ~,.+.j,. ;.~.: The weekly all-school assembly was auditorium. gestion rather than an exposition and P. H. S. made a good showing in private lifE!, he still c,arried on actively his responsi- held last Friday, February 9, in the The play was scheduled for last bilities as a citizen. T very few of the characters speak. Lhe fact that the first team composed high school auditorium in the memol1' Friday night; but, due to an unforseen I)f Charles Vllmer and Leo Howard, ;~ ~; of Abraham Lincoln. Vision, Eileen Stephenson-; the Mast­ This 'Virginia gentleman possessed the great qual- Miss Harriet Way led the students occurence, it was necessary to move affirmative;' and Roger Bumann and ~: er Bpilder, Charles Vilmer; the four ;:: ities which enable him to render service to his country in the old song favorite of the South the date up a week. But all the better builders; Jack Frigen'i, Kent Grubbs, Rouert Dorsey, negative, debated their :.: and to aII.mankind such as no other man of his gener- ~ durmg· the C"lIVI war, "D'IXle.." Alen13 tohatreat you with, grandma, for. now Michael Reidy, and Keith Boling; A­ way into the semi-finals on Saturday ;:; ation could or did do. His lofty ideals were always :.: ~ t~e h~d a~ wee~ Illo~·ni~g. The team took fourth place Shepard played the piano. As the sec- t cast has extra chievement, Harold Nelson; Good ense ond number on the program, Robert m which to practIse, Th~ .Swan lOnors with Coffeyville placing fir~t ~"'.:;.::~": guided by the soundest common sd . Hie Phoslsessed ~::..•••:~':': 1 Health, Virginia Tindell; two boys, T inflexible courage in adversity an a sou w 0 Iy un- Hood read "The Perfect Tribute" by sh~uTlhd bse eve,~ .more enter~mmg. d Bill Sill and Warren Loy; and Skilled and second, and Chanute following spoiled by prosperity. .vith third in the S. E. K. league. Mary Raymond Shipman Andrey/s.. .e wan IS a romantic come. y Labor, Charles Duncan, are some of This was written in honor of Abraham In which the problem vf a young prm­ The alternate team of Pittsburg ;.; " Washington once said, "I hope I shall always '.' the speaking characters. Lincoln. cess, whe.ther to marry. ~or love or composed of Phil Roeser, Joe Howard, ::; possess fame and fortune enough to maintain, what I ::.; Give Panoramic View ~' Following this, Eileen Stephenson a throne, IS uppermost. Prmcess Alex­ rlfirmative; and Mary Eileen Ferns, ,+, consider the most enviable of all titles, the character Other characters' combine to por­ read "Lincoln, The Man of the People" a~dra, around whom the plot centers Francis Marie Schlanger, Patty Webb, ,.,~ of an 'honest man'." '.'~ tray scenes which pass behind the by Markham. Will be portrayed by Mary Eileen <\nd Betty Dorse~r, negative, alt.!lOugh ::: A great man was needed in Washington's day to ::; .principal speakers much in the man­ Miss-Way then__lead..the assembly. Fe~ns:. ... ner of a panorama. These scenes will prevented from entering the semi­ ;.; shape order from disorder'and 'eo builcf. a lasting and' '+' finals by one point, should be com­ ~! in "The Battle Hymn of the Repub- The love mterest WIll be supplied by take in approximately 200 people. The ::; unshakable foundation fOl' the mighty nation which lie" This was the best loved and most Robert Dorsey, as the tutor; and the home economics division will be di­ plimented upon the fine quality of ::.: we enjoy today. W~shington took command of the sit- :.+. their debating. sung song in the North during' the the prince, personfied by Leo How­ rected by Miss Gable and Miss Leeka. uation. His name will live forever and will ever be Civil war. The words of both songs ard. Bob Hood' and Jack Rosenburg The forge will be in charge of Mr. Other competing teams in the tour­ ::: rev'ered by historians of all nations. Washington ex- :: nament were from Independence, Fort i~ were flashed on the screen as the will play the tutor's two pupils. Huffman and Mr. Williams will have plained his form oil an ideal government in these ;: students sang. Preceeding the pro- Sue Swa~ will take the part of Prin­ charge of drafting and shop work. Scott and Parsons. The question de­ :~ words, "With a united government, well administered" :.: bated· was whether the essential :~ gram, Dale Stonecipher led the stud- cess Beatrice, .mother of Alexandra, An explanation of the continuation we have nothing to fear; and without it, nothing to ::: ents in some yells for the Parsons whose deeply laId schemes do not work school or industrial school will be un­ ieatures of the British system of radio ~: hope," ;:: control and operation should be adopt­ game to be played in Parsons that out as she has planned. Her brother, , del' the d'irectioll of Mr. Nation. The evening. Father Hyacinth, who keeps peace in ed in the United States. ;:: Surely his dreams for us have come true-for in ;:: Booster will be worked out by Miss '.: this year of our Lord 1934 we are, by far, the most '.' the'family, will be played by Joe How­ Trimble. As is the custom, Parsons was host Friday evening to'the visiting teams ;.: unified, the strongest, the richest, and the happiest :.: ard; and her sister, by Patricia Webb. Clerical studies and such are under Frances Marie Schlanger will play at a dinller and also at the Pittsburg ;:; nation on earth. :: From Heart to Mouth the direction of Miss Hatton, While; ~ ~ and Parsons basketball game. the role of t·he Prince's mother, D'm­ Life's misfits are to be fitted in by Mr. ;:: ;:: Cannibals Cruelly Devour Charles iniea; and the countess who accom­ Jordan. ;.;, ~.~ ~.~.~.~.~ ~•. ~ ~~•.:+.,..:+.,. ..,~ ~ .., .., ;.: panies her, Willetta German. Dorothy All Phases Pictured Pupils Start Projects T T . V., Leo H., and Sonny D. Mitchell and Betty -Dorsey will be A demonstration of boys will' ue ladies-in-waiting; Phil Roeser, Caesal', staged by Mr: Snodgrass, head of the TRIG.