Special High School Week Editi n

Jllontann ~xpon~nt VOLUME XXVII. BOZEMAN, l!ONTANA, SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1936 NUMBER 26

Custer County High Takes First Place --- -+

Honors Students Enjoy Operetta 'Bartered Bride' at Ellen

900 High School Visitors See First Presentation Frida) E,·ening

Almost 900 high school students here for Montana State college's an· nual High School week saw the col· lege's presentation of the three act comic operetta, "The Bartered Bride," pl'e•ented by the Associated Students of )!ontana State college at the Ellen theater last night. The show was directed by Bert Hansen, director of (•ollege ent.ertainmenL It will be re-peated Saturday and 1!onday mght..s with the curtain at S ::~O o'clock both evenings.

From the first curtain to the last the high school students thoroughly enjoyed 'The Bartered Bride." The lively music, coupled with colorful scenery and costumes made the show one of the most enjoyable musicals ever to have been presented by col-l ego players.

The leading characters of the mu-sical all handled their ~inging anrJ acting parts with great. skill. Brownie Greene, Lewistown, in the feminine lead, was charming as the r>ea.~ant girl, Marie. Opposite her was Robert Hyink, Bozeman, with a well con-ceived part as J enik.

JOE BROTHERTON Wl S EXTEMPORE

PEAKING MEET

Speaking on the subject, HThe Present French At.litude Toward German l~ Not Justified," Joe Brotherton of Gallatin county hig-h school, was awarded first place in the state extemporane-ous speaking contest, Friday, llny 1. Second honors Wt'nt to James Browning of Belt and thil'd pluce to Lee Richnrdson of Gt'eat Falls.

Other speaker:- who took part m the final contest after emerg-ing t1·iumphant in district meets o.nd in the semi-finals at lhe col-Jej!e were Dirk K.line of Boze-man and Verne Wagner of Bil1· \OJ.!'8.

Hobert :\lcKt'c of Bozeman, member of the collcg-e debate team, presided al the contests. Judges were: Superintt:mdent.s A. 0. Gullidge, Bakel'; T. A. Bruner, Harlem; H. P. chug, Hurlowtonj ,v. E. Sherman, Brockway; and George )I. Harri~. Thompson Falls.

Bobcat Band Show Pleases Spectators

The chief comedian of the show, Colorful Uniform~ and Intricate For· Jack Boetcher, Great Falls, proved himself exceptiona.Jly popular with

mations Delight Visitors

the audience a.~ the half-wit son of a Beautifully striking in their gorge· wealthy landowner. Ed Exum, Dillon, -OU!i blue and gold uniforms and fancy in another of the leading purts, •·toppers," the men of the R. o. T. C. Kez.al, the marriage broker, did somP Bobcat. band present..ed 8 pageant of his best singing work since he be· Thursday afternoon which brought gan his college career. forth many expressions of delight.

High School Attendance Largest Ever Recorded

Registration Totals 13:!7; Gallatin Schools Lead With 193

Surpas:,ing all other previous re· cords set by high school week atten-dance, this years mnrk o.C 1337 offi-cially registcrt"d student...-, smashes nil attendance records. Bozeman high schools led the parade sending a total of 19:l delegates. Miles City, la:::.t years scholarship winner, was next in line wit.h 37 closely followed by the Lewistown delegation of 36. The other schools sending delegations of fair size were: \Vhitehall, 28, Gar· aldine. 2G, Chouteau and Deer Lodge each with 2:!. Cohagen, Alberton and Ahimrokee Pach were represented by one.

Thii,; many of 1937 officially regis-tered guests exceeds last- years total by almost :!00 according to the fig. ures. or Bob Everett, chairman of statislic~ for hi1rh school week.

All these guests were run through the registration lines at the Baxter Hotel in the r~co1·d time of eight hours Jue to the efficient manage nwnt o( Prof. Bowman, Prof. Men-denhall. al1d student chairman, Bob Hansen and Esther Blake. They ran through the guests at the rate of two a minute supplying them with tickets, housing, and all the other data they needed. Much credit for the efficient handling of all comers without crowding is due to these student committee members.

Lawrence Barsness, Lewistown Wins Shakespearean Contest

I Makes Opening

Address

Learn To Read, Write Counsels Dr. Frasier

Colorado PrC'sident Shows How mall

Things )1ay Pro\'e Handica1>s

Learn to read, write and Lalk, Dr. George W. Fra~dcr, president of Colo-rado .:tale college of education, told asembled High School week ,·isitors and Montana State college sLUdents at a special meeting Thursday, April '.;0. He stated that many of us do not know how to do thc~e thingi; properly which we g}10uld have learned in kin-Other leading characters who car· from the speetators.

ried their roles in a more than cap- Lawn:ncc Bar~ness of Lewistown dcrgn.rten and lower grade!; anc.1, as a able manner were: Lester "Willson, Drum Major Finn in his unique out· won the first Shakespearean declam- result, nre handicapped throughout Bozeman; Lillie Mae Hellen, Boze- fit minu the topper because of the atory contest staged by Bert. Han~cn, lif1t. man; Charles Heidel, Bozeman; Jean wind put the boys through a great dramatics direclor1 it is announceUrsuits is more of the show with his conception of a cute little horsies run in one direction diction and enunciation nn

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ngineering Open House Attracts Largest faowd

Model E~ubits Show Work of All Professional Engineers

The largest high school .-rowd in he history Of the college vi:1ited the

engineerin,t school exhibit Thursday iiighl. Vhdtors pa~sed through the I

u.ilding constantly, viewing first the! ivil ongineers' exhibit with Hs shak-

·n~ models illustrating the effects of arthquakes on building,< and the ~aded assortments of drawings, in-

struments, and bridire modt.'IS.

On the second floor the chemical engineers' exhibit held sway. Sueci-mens of engineering materials and arious manufacturing processes were 1

on display here. The mechanical en-gineers also had an exhibit on this I luor including machinery models and

various mechanical devices. [n the laboratories the electrical

nginee.rs exhibited a hup:e lifting 1agnet capable of Jiit.in.n- a machine ve:i~hing ~eV'eral hundred pounds. A troboscope, an instrument operated y light, enabled the visitors to read umbers on a rapidly ra volving wheel. he mechanical labo-raton~ with its ounding machines and the machine

. hop where various metal pieces were manufactured proved interesting to the more practical minded.

Jn the chemistry

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Well Tram. ed St ff \pu,hini:: ~"'-carts or dirty rorks an:1 etc. , before his diet will be a well French I- High Schools Take

Part in Exhibitio a l..-nfres up and down the aisles, others F d 1365 G t heapinl{ up chairs n ndt.able nml ee s ues s I moving out the blencher, and more actual hustling and bustling thnn dur-

-.:; Gallon or offoe, 2/3 Tons of ing the height of the banquet. Another year and another record

broken in serving :.'?;3 tons of beef, 05 gallons oi co(fee and other sta-tistics too numerous to mention. There were more students served than ever before, with more dispatch thun ever befol'e and also less nccidenls, and nbo,•e all, a better quality of cooking offered.

Beef Consumed al Banquet

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