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Vol.# / Title
v. 11 High School
Studio Party, 1939 Oct.-1940 June
Scripts: Everett Lande
Radio Council
Chicago Public Schools
Station: WMAQ
Time: Saturday, 9:30-10:00 A.M.
Date: Oct. 7, 1939
Lesson plan: Interview with Henry Mazurek of Steinmetz High, Raymond Kelly and Jack Allen of Lane Technical High, all of the Sea Scout Ship Capt. Allen Clark, who made a 19 day voyage in their own ship on Lake Michigan. Carol Dietrich of Flower High gives a recitation with musical accompaniment. Harold Brindel of VonSteubin High sings a Stephen Foster song. Richard Hart of Sullivan High tells of his experiences during summer vacation at Boys' State. Roving reporter and announcer cross talk. Dorothy Hoffman sings a solo. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Oct. 14, 1939
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Wells High, directed by Myra Clark, sings. Jackie Feurman of Senn High tells about her dream of becoming a movie star. Chorus sings. Jeanette Hon of Harper High tells of attending the National Olympic Tryouts. A sextet of students from Lindblom and Tuley High Schools sing "Gianina Mia." Minas Joannides of Amundsen High tells of her plane ride to Hawaii on her summer vacation. Chorus sings. Fourteen -year-old Thelma Magel of Tuley High is preparing to be an opera singer and sings "Villianelle" for the program. Roving reporter and announcer cross talk. Chorus sings. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Oct. 21, 1939
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus sings. Girls' cheering section from Fenger High gives organized cheers. Viola Sharkey of Fenger High tells about the many phases of the cheering section. Don Fenger, star quarterback, tells about the Lane Tech game of the previous year. Chorus sings. Sally Kiemele of Lindblom High tells how "Pet News" got started and how it flourishes. A soloist performs. Roving reporter and announcer cross talk. Chorus sings.
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Oct. 28, 1939
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus sings; Lester Essig of Lane Tech High tells how he killed a polar bear with a bow and arrow while hunting in James Bay Canada. Irene Brill of Tuley High sings "Indian Love Call." Marjorie Van Swol recites an original story, "Scrambled Radio." Chorus sings. The roving reporter and announcer cross talk.
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Nov. 4, 1939
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus sings. Bea Peterson of Senn High tells of her awards in swimming and then in diving, finally being one of six girls who qualified for the next Olympic games. Sadie Perlin of Sabin High School for Crippled Children tells how she was discovered singing at the beach and then offered vocal lessons for as long as she could use them. Sadie Perlin sings a solo. Harry Solovitch of Sabin High plays a harmonica solo. Frank Winslow of Kelly High does an impersonation of Ned Sparks. Chorus sings. The roving reporter and announcer cross talk. Chorus sings.
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Nov. 11, 1939
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus sings. Interview with Rose Tied of Calumet High whose photo won a prize, giving her an all-expenses-paid trip to Hollywood for a screen test. Chorus sings. Clint Wheeler of Calumet High does impersonations. Chorus sings. Interview with Ken Robinson, continuity editor of N.B.C. and Bill Murphy, assistant continuity editor, both of whom are graduates of Parker High. Chorus sings. The roving reporter and announcer cross talk.
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Nov. 18, 1939
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Girls' choir of Roosevelt High, directed by Helen Johnson, sings. Rosemary Carpenter and Selena Pauli from Lucy Flower High present an original skit about the first Thanksgiving. Helen Beart of Von Steuben High sings "I'll See You Again." Mrs. George A. McCorkle, director of the School Children's Aid Society, tells how her organization collects funds to provide clothing for needy children who would otherwise be unable to attend school for lack of proper clothing. Chorus sings. Margo Wilson of Hirsch High tap dances. Ernest Anderson of Auston High sings "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp." Steve Cacioppo from Amundsen High whistles to "Air de Ballet." Chorus sings "Il Bacio." The roving reporter and announcer cross talk. Chorus sings.
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Nov. 25, 1939
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Beulah Barach and Dorothy Hoffman of Manley High and Hadassah Linderman of Herzl Junior College sing "Come Ye Thankful People, Come." Virginia Wolf of Jones Commercial High tells of winning an essay contest, sponsored by the Board of Education, in which she won a gold medal for writing an essay on Walt Disney. Dorothy Hoffman of Manley High sings "Thanks Be to God." William Maas of Lane Tech High tells about the contest sponsored by the Chicasgo Automobile Association in which he won a prize for writing the slogan: "Don't be a kicker ... Get a Safety Sticker." Gladys Zeiher of Amundsen High and Vera Jeske of Lake View High, accompanied by the Senn-Lake View Octette, sing "Barcaroll." Students in the Radio Workshop of Lane Tech High present an original drama: "The Man of the World." Naomi LaBree, soprano, and Arthur Nordham, tenor, of Senn High and Richard Champley, baritone, of Lake View High, sing "Let Not the Heart." George Witerski of Wells High and Helen Neuman of Sullivan High sing "God Bless America." The roving reporter and announcer cross talk.
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Dec. 2, 1939
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Girls' chorus of Flower High, directed by Lydia Cleaver, sings "Hear the Sledges with the Bells." Joseph Roach and Joan Stout of Amundsen High do impersonations. The Medill High's double trio sings "Blue Hawaii." George Tressel from Lindblom High tells how he constructs puppets and how he performs with them. Introduction of Nettie Kugler, Miss Marshall High and Jerome Stein, Mr. Marshall High, who won the Typically Marshall Contest. Virginia Gill from Amundsen High sings "One Night of Love." The roving reporter and announcer cross talk. Chorus sings. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Dec. 9, 1939
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Kelvyn Park High, directed by Florence T. Love, sings "Hail, Chicago." Bill Joslyn president of the graduating class of Lake View High tells of special events that take place before graduation. Gloria Sandburg of Hirsch High sings "Over the Rainbow." Arthur Gay from Calumet High plays "When I Grow Too Old to Dream on his musical saw. Jack Rang and Eddie Stadtman of Lane Tech tell that the Lane Clinic Club gives first aid for all injuries and accidents which might occur to students or faculty at Lane during a school day. Chorus sings "Let All My Life Be Music." The roving reporter and announcer cross talk. William Fabbart of Hirsch High sings "The Desert Song." Ruth Baskin from Senn High presents an original skit called "The Forward Pass."
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Dec. 16, 1939
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Hyde Park High, directed by Josephine Lee, sings "The Three Kings." Jane Hallenstein of Lake View High tells the story of how 14 members of the Lake View accapella choir went for an airplane ride with Santa Claus and were greeted at the airport by Mayor Kelly. Chorus sings "Ride Out on Wings of Song." Norman Rothbart, president of the graduating class of Sullivan High tells about the school's alumni organization and about events preceding graduation. Eleanore Absie of Wells High sings "The Little Damozel." W. P. Klingensmith of the Industrial Arts Laboratories of the Chicago Public Schools explains the functions of the laboratories and the Christmas project, where the labs make about 10,000 toys each Christmas and then give them to the Children's Aid Society, which distributes them to needy children. Chorus sings "The Long Day Closes." Members of the Central Radio Workshop enact a play about a girl named Sue. Arthur Aerts from the brand new Taft High sings "Twilight on the Trail." The roving reporter and announcer cross talk. Chorus sings. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Dec. 23, 1939
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: A sextette, made up of students from Lindblom, Tuley and Waller High Schools, sing "Deck the Halls." William King, a blind student from Wendell Phillips High, tells about his winning essay "An Ideal American." Irene Brill from Tuley High sings "Jesu Bambino." Sextette sings "Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem." The roving reporter and announcer cross talk. Announcement of an art exhibit, the work of students of the Chicago Public Schools, known as "Christmas in Art" is being shown in the Chicago Public Library. Crane High's R.OT.C. unit is planning a military ball and also planning a contest to find the most beautiful coed in the Chicago High Schools to lead the grand march. Lindblom High auto shop students are ready to check student cars to assure them that the vehicles will pass Chicago's safety lane tests. Morgan Park High owns a rare harp, built in 1889 at a cost of $10,000. Parker High art students and students from English classes as well as the shop classes have produced and are selling calendars, the proceeds from which will go to the print shop and the camera club to enable them to buy equipment.
The lunchroom of Englewood High took a poll to determine the favorite foods of students. Alma Bedrit of Tuley High sings "Cantique de Noel." Mary Agnes Tynan recites her original story of Jedra and the first Christmas. Sextette sings "Twelve Days of Christmas."
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Dec. 30, 1939
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Robert Fenchal, Walter Milstein and Harold Klinger of Austin High sing "Ring Out, Wild Bells."Capt. Edwin M. Wojakak of the Crane Tech High R.O.T.C. tells about his winnings as a rifle champion. Ruth Brouton of Steinmetz High sings "The Sandman." Patricia Sime of Steinmetz High sings "The Prayer." Bud Lauerman, president of the Morgan Park Student Association, Fay Trolander, vice president, Patsy McCune, 2nd vice president, and Bob Telander, secretary-treasurer, tell about one of the most unique and complete forms of student government of any school in the city. Linne Brandes from Steinmetz High sings "The Dew Fairy." Patricia Sime and Frances Kotfila from Steinmetz igh sing "Waltz Duet." Warren K. Sigwald of Steinmetz High describes the miniature city he and his father built as well as telling about his extensive stamp collection. Thelma Magel of Waller High sings Mozart's "Allelulia." The roving reporter and announcer cross talk. Julie Skrzdel of Tuley High sings "The Russian Nightingale." [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Jan. 6, 1940
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Bowen High sings "Sylvia." Edna Jo Shank of Lindblom High tells how her class made a movie based on Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. Chorus sings. Interview with Sophie Diane Carras, winner of the "Miss Greece" pageant at the Chicago Automobile show. She gives a dramatic reading: "Her First Marketing." George Witorski of Wells High sings "Give a Man a Horse He Can Ride." Arthur Gay from Calumet High plays a number on his musical saw. Chorus sings. Jack Harrison of Hyde Park High gives some impersonations. Roving reporter gives news reports: Amundsen High's senior prom is to be held in Evanston; dance classes for adults begin in February; plaques made by students of Bowen High are on display at Mandel Brothers; Lane Tech won the chess championship of the Chicago Public High Schools; basketball tournaments open this week; the 18th annual ice skating meet will be held in Lincoln Park on Jan. 13th. Chorus sings.
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Jan. 13, 1940
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Tuley High sings its school song. Interview with Stanley Salter of Parker High, who explains how he became interested in making a lie dectector machine, and then he demonstrates it. Radio Workshop of Schurz High presents an original skit about the progress of education. Chorus sings. Mrs. Dale Pietsch, director of the slide department of the Chicago Public Library, tells about her department, but mostly about examples of her prodigious memory. Roving reporter has news about a bona fide training table with a specially prepared diet of economical and energizing foods having been made available at Marshall High for the athletes. Chorus sings.
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Jan. 20, 1940
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Austin High, directed by Hazel E. Lloyd, sings "I Have Twelve Oxen." Dr. William H. Johnson, Superintendent of the Chicago Public Schools, tells about his school experiences and encourages students to add to their knowledge in the future and to enrich their cultural experiences. Chorus sings. Ellen Swanson, the only girl president of a public school graduating class, tells about the Austin High prom and other events surrounding graduation. Dollye Purcell of Austin High tells how she won the title of Chicago's Smile Girl." Chorus sings. Janette Nomden of Austin High reads her original poem: "Why Fathers Get Bald." Chorus sings. Edward Waibel, ventriloquist, performs with his dummy called Herman. Roving reporter and announcer cross talk. Chorus sings. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Jan. 27, 1940
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Aeolion Choir of Morton High, directed by Charles K. Nicholas, sings "Troika." Gordon Stepanek of Morton High in Cicero, tells about his work as editor of the school weekly newspaper as well as telling about the school curriculum and activities. Choir sings. Mrs. C. Rosenberg Foster of DuSable High tells about how she created the art of Trashcraft, for which she has gained national attention. Choir sings. Virginia Satal and June Futera persent an original skit. Virginia Holub of Morton High tap dances to "Comes Love." Choir sings. Roving reporter and announcer cross talk. Choir sings. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Feb. 3, 1940
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Mixed chorus of Senn High, directed by Dr. Samuel R. Burkholder, sings "The Lord's Prayer." Harold Sitterle a recent grad of Marshall High, tells of winning the 15th International Humane Poster Contest of the Latham Foundation for the Promotion of Humane Education, the slogan of which is "Intolerance destroys the core of the world." Chorus sings "We Sail the Ocean Blue." Dr. Burkholder announces that Senn High will present "Pinafore" in February. Dolores Fagen and Beverly DeWitt of Sullivan High tell about their original playlet and then perform it. Chorus sings. Interview with Paige Hooper, who is the brightest boy who graduated from the Chicago Public High Schools. Interview with Ann Bernardo of McKinley High, who has never been absent or tardy during her four years of high school. Chorus with soloist Harriet Griffin sings "Listen to the Lambs." Roving reporter and announcer cross talk. Chorus sings. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Feb. 10, 1940
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Girls' chorus of Waller High, directed by Mildred E. Tess, sings "Moon Marketing." Central Radio Workshop presents "Crossed Wires, a playlet in honor of St. Valentines' Day. Chorus sings. Interview with twins Pete and Jack Kline of Waller High, who tell of their mix-ups playing basketball and being confused in the classroom. Interview with Maurice Cooper, a 1929 graduate of Phillips High, who now plays in the production of the "Hot Mikado" at the Auditorium Theatre. He sings "Duna." Chorus sings. Clarice Johnson of Senn High performs a musical reading: "Fresh from the Country." Marvin Jaster of Senn High plays "South of the Border" on his harmonica. Chorus sings. Roving reporter and announcer cross talk. Chorus sings.
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Feb. 17, 1940
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Boys' chorus of Hyde Park High, directed by Veronica Whelan, sings "Stout Hearted Men." A dramatized visit to Wright Junior College gives an explanation of what a junior college is and allows the Dean, William H. Conley, to explain in detail the characteristics of Wright J.C., including an original skit by the students honoring George Washington, whose birthday falls in February. One social event is the Colonial Ball, for which the students elect a king and queen, called George Washington and Martha Washington. Roving reporter and announcer cross talk. Chorus sings. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Feb. 24, 1940
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Girls' chorus of Amundsen High, directed by Emily Waggoner, sings its school song "The Amundsen anthem." Interview with Suzanne Thomsen, Chicago's Miss 17," who has just returned from Hollywood. Kenneth Anderson of Austin High is the winner of the state competition for the National High School Oratorical Contest. Gloria Chevlin, Jean Tomkins and Gladys Zuher of Amundsen High sing "Giannina Mia." Clarice Jacobson of Senn High performs a musical reading: "Fresh from the Country." Interview with Shirley Schroeder of McKinley, winner of the Civitan International essay contest, who reads excerpts from the essay called "Re-Discovery of America." The girls' trio sings "Deep in My Heart." Roving reporter and announcer cross talk. Chorus sings. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: March 2, 1940
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Girls' chorus of Farragut High, directed by Marie C. Ehrenwerth, sing "Cicirinella." Today is Champions' Day on the program. Kitty Wilson of Hyde Park High won third place in the Illinois division of fencing. Peter Endre of Sullivan High won the All-Time High in the individual High School Bowling series of Chicago. Robert DeBatty of Parker High won the junior division of the National Model Airoplane contest. Chorus sings. Ira Dunham of Tilden High plays his ukulele. Chorus sings. Ann Rebechini of Flower High tells how she won the title "Queen of Flower High School," meaning she is supposed to represent the typical Flower girl. Chorus sings. Eight girls from Lake View High do a novelty tap dance to "Betty Co-ed." Roving reporter and announcer cross talk. Chorus sings. [Additional material'
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: March 9, 1940
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Mixed chorus of Roosevelt High, directed by John P. Hamilton, sings. Radio Workshop of Lane Tech High presents a skit called "A 1940 Romeo." Chorus sings. Interview with Helen Flint, a former Schurz High graduate, who is the leading lady of "The Man Who Came to Dinner," now playing at the Harris Theatre. Chorus sings. John Gill of Hirsch High performs some bird calls. Roving reporter and announcer cross talk. Chorus sings "Carve Dat Possum," a Negro spiritual. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: March 16, 1940
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Steinmetz High, directed by Rugh Kilgour, sings "The Vagabond." Interview with John Bucaro of Sabin School for Crippled Children, who has just won a medal for being the most outstanding handicapped student in the entire state of Illinois. Chorus sings. Howard Traisman of Sullivan High, named Chief of the Rangers,tells how the unique organization called Rogers Rangers came into being and how it functions in the school. Phillip N. Cotsones of Wilson Junior College, a self-taught tap dancer, impersonates some famous dancers and the steps they perform. Chorus sings. Charles Baker of Calumet High does impersonations. Roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Paty"
Date: March 30, 1940
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Girls'
chorus of Hirsch High, directed by Constance Nicklaus, sings. "The Perfume of Paris," a skit
written by Ellen Kimbrell of Flower High, is presented by members of the Flower
High School Radio Workshop. Chorus
sings. Interview with Betty Stout who
tells about the Kelly High School club called Twist and Twirl, founded to study
folk-dancing and specializing in barn dancing, follows with a demonstration
where she calls the dance and a harmonica band accompanies it. Lorraine Ryan of Kelly High does a tap
dance. Evelyn Mattes of Kelly High
yodels. (Miss A. Juhuke, a member of the
Kelly faculty is the club sponsor.)
Chorus sings. Roving reporter and
announcer cross talk. [Additional
material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: April 6, 1940
Station: WMAQ
Length of program: 30 minutes
Lesson plan: Girls' chorus of Morgan Park High, directed by Bernice Hartle, sings "Lover and His Lass"; Pearnell St. Aubin, the smallest boy in Chicago schools tells about his experiences and does a tap dance; the chorus sings "Dreamin' Time"; Howard Slavin of Hyde Park High does impersonations; Helen Schueller of Hirsch High whistles to "Serenade"; the chorus sings "Dream Pedlary"; Evelyn Jorgenson does impersonations; Bob, the roving reporter chats with the announcer. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: April 13, 1940
Station: WMAQ
Length of program: 30 minutes
Lesson plan: Boys' chorus of Austin high sings "Who's That Tapping at My Door"; Marjorie Weisenberg from Hyde Park High presents her original melodrama, "Ditching School"; the boys' chorus sings "Song of the Western Men"; the old North Division High School, now known as Waller High, has a famous alum, Mrs. William B. Walrath, the founder of "The Cradle" in Evanston; Mrs. Walrath tells of founding the Cradle and how it operates; on April 17 the alumni of Old North Division High are planning a dinner dance to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the founding of the first public high school on the North Side of Chicago; the boys' chorus sings "Thanks Be to God"; Charles McShane from Austin High performs with Willie, a dummy; Agnes Silvestri and Muriel Lambert from Morgan Park High do a tap dance; Bob, the roving reporter appears. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: April 20, 1940
Station: WMAQ
Length of program: 30 minutes
Lesson plan: Mixed chorus of Harper High, directed by Hazel P. Steinfeldt, sings "April"; John Vacca and Gene Smalz of Tilden Technical High tell about the annual circus and homecoming at the school; the chorus sings "Heave Away"; Alice Libonanti of Senn High celebrates winning a 64 words-a-minute typing award; the chorus sings "My Hero"; Irene Murdock of McKinley High wrote the winning slogan in the spring clean-up contest; Olga Martish of Schurz High won the all-city contest for the best poster in the spring clean-up contest; Richard Edgren, an amateur herpetologist, tells about his snake collection; Bob, the roving reporter chats with the announcer. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: May 11, 1940
Station: WMAQ
Length of program: 30 minutes
Lesson plan: Calumet High mixed chorus sings "Which Is the Properest Day to Sing"; Calumet High chorus, directed by Ruth Curtis, sings "Scales or Five Finger Exercises in B. G."; Students of the Central Radio Workshop perform a skit called "Recital," by Evelyn Brenner; Mixed chorus sings "Tune Thy Music to the Heart"; Vernon Hunt of Tilden Tech performs "The Melon Patch," original rhymes in dialect; the mixed chorus sings "Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes"; Henry H. Hagan, Principal of Crane Tech, celebrates Crane's 50th anniversary by introducing the oldest member of the faculty, Arthur R. Kinney and one of the school's most famous alumni, George Halas; Bob, the roving reporter talks. [Additional material: Talk by Henry H. Hogen, Principal of Crane High School on the school's 50th anniversary.]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: May 18 1940
Station: WMAQ
Length of program: 30 minutes
Lesson plan: Chorus of Steinmetz High, directed by Willard L. Groom, sings "In a Persian Market"; Students tell about their hobbies; Joe Morrison from Tilden Tech builds model ships; Frank Cronican from Hirsch High builds world's fairs in miniature; Samuel Rubinstein from Manley High collects answers to strange questions; chorus sings "Lullaby"; Ken Sutton, a ventriloquist, and his dummy, Jerry Murphy, perform in an original skit; the chorus sings "In the Night Christ Came Walking," by a Chicago composer, Noble Cain. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: May 25, 1940
Station: WMAQ
Length of program: 30 minutes
Lesson plan: Choir of Harrison High, directed by Dorothy Schuler, performs a selection; "First Date;" an original script written by Mary Kohler, of Hyde Park High is performed by members of the Hyde Park High School Radio Workshop; Brandt, the announcer, takes a portable microphone into the audience and asks questions about dating; Glenn Pickering of Parker High does a tap dance; Judge John Gutknecht of the Municipal Court, a 1906 graduate of Marshall High School, is introduced; a short interview with a Junior Red Cross member. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: June 1, 1940
Station: WMAQ
Length of program: 30 minutes
Lesson plan: Hyleen Stewart of Sullivan High presents an original skit about the Korn family; Bud Freeman, a graduate of Austin High is interviewed; Alfred Wardley, director of the Chicago Junior Red Cross, tells about his work; Bob, the roving reporter and announcer talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party'
Date: June 8, 1940
Station: WMAQ
Length of program: 30 minutes
Lesson plan: Fenger High mixed chorus, directed by Maude W. McCready, sings their own Alma Mater song; announcer interviews Phil Caveretta of the Cubs ball team and a graduate of Lane Tech; included are Percy Moorem Coach at Lanem and Herbert Chamil, Lane's star pitcher; Fenger High's mixed chorus sings "All in the April Evening"; announcer takes a portable mike into the audience to ask students "What are you going to do this summer"; Bob, the roving reporter talks; the chorus sings "Lullaby of Life". [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: June 15, 1940
Station: WMAQ
Length of program: 30 minutes
Lesson plan: Foreman High a cappella choir, directed by Myrtle F. Nelson, sings "Finlandia"; winners of an essay contest on "Our American System of Broadcasting" are [names are missing]; Harold Kent, Director of the Radio Council of the Chicago Public Schools interviews Edward W. Parlee, Outstanding Parent, and past commander of Rogers Park Post of the American Legion; announcer takes a microphone into the audience to ask, "What are you going to do after graduation?"; the choir sings "Roll Chariot"; Virginia Butts of Hirsch High is the graduating senior with the highest average in the city public high schools; Bob, the roving reporter, and the announcer cross talk.
v. 12 High School Studio Party , Oct. 1940-June 1941
Scripts: Everett Lande
Radio Council
Chicago Public Schools
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Oct. 19, 1940
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: A high school chorus sings; Ada Lynne Schloss, a freshman at Sullivan High, tells of acting in Hollywood movies, then performs imitations of famous actors and actresses and tap dances to "Blossoms on Broadway"; Earl Mirsky of Roosevelt High gives impressions of Donald Duck; Richard Jaeger and Dick Malloy of Sullivan High present an original skit, "Ma Gets a New Cookie Cutter" or "Who Broke the Vacuum Cleaner"; Bernard Becker and Mel Balikov of Roosevelt High play a harmonica duet, "Bolero"; announcer takes the mike into the audience to ask "What is the most amusing, or embarrassing, situation that you have ever found yourself in?"; Bob, the roving reporter cross talks with the announcer for 3 minutes.
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Oct. 26, 1940
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: The chorus of Thornton Township Fractional High School, of Calumet City, Illinois, sings a selection; Lavergne Goodman of Lucy Flower High presents an original skit; the chorus sings again; Louise Crutcher, of DuSable High tells about her free lending library for crippled children and about her own life; the announcer asks students in the audience what occupation they would choose; the chorus sings again; Jack Buehler of Parker High tells about the first Junior Achievement Specialty Company in Chicago; Bob, the roving reporter tells more school news. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Nov. 2, 1940
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Henrietta Kauffman of Waller High tells of being one of 5 winners in a junior photo modeling contest; Tommy Carmichael of Waller High tells of being selected for a screen test at MGM studios; Phyliss Minter of Harper High recites a reading called "First Love," by Ruth Glasscott; the announcer asks audience members what their most amusing or embarrassing situation was; Ida Lieberman of Marshall High gives impressions of movie stars; Bob, the roving reporter, talks. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Nov. 9, 1940
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: the choir of Flower High sings a selection; the Barn Dance Club of Gage Park High performs with Loretta O'Niel acting as caller; James Larson, a 1930 graduate of Senn High, and his brother Seth Larson, also a graduate, tell about their best-equipped moving picture studios in the Midwest, located in Glenview, Illinois; Esther Guide of Marshall High recites "The Usual Way"; Darlene Solt of Von Steubin High tap dances to "Anchors Away"; Bob, the roving reporter, and the announcer cross talk.
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Nov. 16, 1940
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Schurz High performs; Audrey Alaisdell, tells about learning judo, her hobby; Antonette Giannone's hobby is collecting cartoons of private lives; Helen Steigel collects buttons; June kilmer of Steinmetz High yodels for a hobby and performs "When the Work's All Done Next Fall"; Chris Abelman of Senn High practices taxidermy for a hobby; the chorus sings; June and Jane Hughes, twins from Calumet High, tap dance to "Little Skipper"; Bob, the roving reporter and the announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Nov. 23, 1940
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus
of Hinsdale High performs; members of the Speech Choir of Austin High, directed
by Mrs. Current, recite "U.S.A., Inc."; chorus sings again; Patrick
Joerger won the title All-American Boy of 1940; Bob Braker [Barker?] of Parker
High plays the harmonica and the ukulele at the same time; Bob Braker [Barker?]
plays the harmonica again and manipulates a dancing doll; chorus, directed by
Ida May Sanders, sings; announcer presents an informal spelling bee; Bob, the
roving reporter, talks. [Additional
material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Nov. 30, 1940
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Guest chorus sings; Father P. J. Conalty [Conally?] President of the Catholic League, and A. H. Pritzlaff, Director of Athletics for the Chicago Public Schools give facts about the charity football game between the champions of the Chicago Public High School League and the Parochial High School League; an original script by Lois Phillip of Parker High, "Little Black Mustache," is performed; the announcer takes the mike into the audience to have a spelling bee; the chorus sings; Bob, the roving reporter, talks. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Dec. 7, 1940
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Main Township High, directed by A. M. Harley, sings their own Maine Alma Mater; Robert Pickus of Senn High reads part of his winning Civitan Club talk, :Why I Am Glad I Am an American"; the chorus sings again; Betty and Bob O'Leary tap dance to "Practice Makes Perfect"; chorus sings a Christmas song; George Smyrniotis of Sullivan High gives impersonations; chorus sings again; the announcer presents an informal spelling bee; Bob, the roving reporter talks. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Dec. 14, 1940
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of North Park College, directed by E. Clifford Torren performs; Mike Maarudas of New Trier High in Kenilworth won a grand national jitterbug championship as well as many other contests and tells the meaning of the dance form; chorus sings again; June Pearson of Lindblom High reads an original story about a few minutes of school life at Lindblom; Nora Erickson of Morgan Park High tells of being national twirling champ for the last 3 years; chorus sings; the announcer conducts a spelling bee; Bob, the roving reporter talks. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Dec. 21, 1940
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Proviso Township High School of Maywood, Illinois, sings; Mort Abrams of Marshall High demonstrates his memory feats; chorus, directed by Robert Lee Osburn sings; Bob, the roving reporter and the announcer cross-talk; Mary Agnes Schroeder, on the staff of the Radio Council, assisted by the chorus of Proviso High, tells her original Christmas story; chorus sings. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Dec. 28, 1940
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Arlington Heights High, directed by D. G. Castain, sings; interview with Arlington Heights High senior class president, Bob Heinze, who tells about his hobby of flying airplanes, his graduating class and the high school he attends; chorus sings; soaring, a type of aviation, is explained by glider authorities James J. Smiley, Jr. and Stanley Corcoran; chorus sings; announcer conducts an informal spelling bee; Alice Johnson, 16 years old and a student at Austin High tells of her experiences as an aviatrix; Bob, the roving reporter and the announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Jan. 4, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Niles Township High of Skokie sings "Hail to the Gold and Blue"; Ralph E. Cotanche, school principal, tells about his new high school; chorus sings; Helen Miller, an aspiring ballet dancer, tap dances to "So You're the One"; Herb Block whistles to "Ciribiribin"; chorus sings; announcer conducts an informal spelling bee; Edward Basil of Harper High plays the mouth organ to "Shortnin Bread"; cross talk between roving reporter and announcer; chorus sings. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Jan. 11, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Aiolian Choir of J. Sterling Morton High in Cicero, directed by Charles K. Nicholas, sings; Lillian Rushing and Elvira Reimer of Lindbloom High present an original drama, "Story in Bronze"; choir sings; Jack Lyon of Crane Technical High performs impersonations; LaVirgne Maschoff of Roosevelt High gives her version of "The Girl at the Cosmetics Counter"; choir sings; announcer conducts informal spelling bee; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Jan. 18, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus from Lyons Township High in La Grange sings; Dean Hennessy, president of the senior class at Lyons Township High, tells about his graduating class, his school and his plans for the future; Russell Fritzche of Lake View High plays "Dixie" and "Old Folks at Home" on musical water glasses; Harold Miller of Waller High presents an original skit; chorus sings; Anthony Forgacz, president of the Junior Red Cross and a student at Crane High, tells about his own activities and those of the Junior Red Cross; announcer conducts an informal spelling bee; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Jan. 25, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Evanston Township High, directed by Sadie Rafferty, sings "T'Is Irish I Am"; Clifford Haggenjos of Senn High describes the model town that he and his brothers and father are building; chorus sings; members of the Central Radio Workshop enact a short radio skit; chorus sings; Dolores Yeadon and Jean Norman of Parker High tell about collecting autographs; Jean Norman also tells about taking photographs of celebrities; chorus sings; announcer conducts audience quiz; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Feb. 1, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Oak Park High, directed by Harold M. Little, sings; R. N. Ketcham, principal of Oak Park High, introduces the president of the student council; chorus sings; John Pine, a blind student, explains his experiences with his seeing eye dog "Bozo"; Nancy Diamond tap dances to "Frenesi" and "So You're the One"; Jassimine Jenks and members of the Lifers Club present a skit that describes what goes on between the classes at Oak Park High; chorus sings; announcer conducts audience quiz; Robert Mulford and Richard Borden play a sweet potato duet, "She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain"; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Feb. 8, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of New Trier High of Kenilworth, directed by Marian Cotton, sing; William George Smith of Tilden High, tells about earning a 99.8 scholastic average for 4 years of high school work;Joe Gullo and David Hume of Lyons Township High in La Grange sing "Shortnin' Bread"; Betty Jane Archibald of Wilson Junior College tells of completing a course in aviation sponsored by the U. S. Government; chorus sings; George Hill of Englewood High whistles to "There I Go"; Cadet Lt. Colonel George Anderson of Lane Technical High tells of his unique R.O.T.C. unit; chorus sings; announcer conducts audience quiz; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Feb. 15, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: choir of George Williams College, directed by Bethuel Gross, sings its alma mater song; Bill Malloy of Sullivan High School presents an original skit; the Chicago Boys' Club Washboard Band performs "There I Go" and "Frenesi"; winner of Boys' Club essay contest reads his essay (winner not yet determined); Gerald Burke of Calumet High tap dances; announcer conducts audience quiz; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Feb. 22, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Jones Commercial High, directed by Arthur Wilkinson, sings; introduction of five young men who will compete in the State Finals of the Fourth Annual National High School Oratorical Contest; chorus sings; announcer conducts quiz about George Washington; chorus sings; Jeanne Eisen of Austin High recites "You're Not the Type," by Dorothy Stickney; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: March 1, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Harvard School for Boys, conducted by Maurice G. Ivans, sings; Elaine Shively and Jaak De Bartolo, winners of a fire prevention poster contest, tell of their experiences; interview with Fire Chief Joseph J. Graham of the Fire Prevention Dept.; chorus sings; Stanley Orzel and Sheldon Harnick of Schurz High present their original skit entitled "Hunter's Stew"; announcer conducts an audience quiz; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: March 8, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Francis W. Parker School, directed by Chauncey Griffith, sings; Ila Augenlicht, chairman of the "My Pal" club tells how the club members help other students; Mary Lee, Betty and Dorothy Packard from South Shore High sing "In the Little Red School House"; Mildred and George Zima tap dance; the staff of the Chronicle, newspaper at Crane Technical High, produced a film to show the student body the work it takes to produce their daily paper; chorus sings; Evette Christol of South Shore High whistles; announcer conducts audience quiz; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: March 15, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Stickney school, directed by Helen Prothero, sings; interviews with Mary Jane Yeo, a graduate of Foreman High, and Bernice Laughborough, a graduate of Fenger High, both of whom appear in the production "It Happens on Ice" at the Chicago Stadium; announcement of winners of the "Clean-Up-Paint-Up" campaign [winners names not available]; Mary Mac Innes of Harper High plays a number on her bag pipe; announcer conducts an audience quiz; chorus sings; Mary Lou Brennan and Jack Parker of Lake View High tell some jokes; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: March 22, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of National College of Education, directed by Louise St. John Westervelt sings; interview with Milton Potofsky, a student in the Braile [Braille?] Department at Marshall High, and a member of the only blind boy scout troup in the world; chorus sings; Shirley Wacholz of Morgan Park High demonstrates her hobby of imitating a baby crying; Delle Ivaz of Manley High performs an original novelty reading entitled "Shropsy Topsy"; chorus sings; Eleanor Tillou, a senior at National College of Education, tells about the school; announcer conducts audience quiz; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: March 29, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Choir of Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin, conducted by Sumner A. Jackson, sings;
Manley High, winner of the High School Basketball Championship, is honored; chorus sings; members of the Central Radio Workshop present the drama, "A Convertible to the Rescue"; chorus sings; Doris Hamer of Farragut High tells about her collection of dolls; announcer conducts audience quiz; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: April 5, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Von Steubin High, directed by Claire Thomas, sings; interview with Westly Ruther of Sullivan High, who is the 1941 commander of all public ROTC units in the city; Stanley Sexson, Albert Otte and Lidio Andreatta, the Gay Nineties Trio, sing "The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze"; Cadet 2nd Lt. Russell Clayton, Captain of Sullivan's championship rifle team, tells about the team; chorus sings; Winona McClellan of Calumet High explains the Kiewettes Club, a girls' club at her school organized to further aviation; announcer conducts quiz in the audience; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk.
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: April 12, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: A cappella choir from Lindblom High, directed by Joseph H. Taylor, sings; interview with Jules Brady, Director of the Illinois Association for the Crippled; Mrs. Rose Rudolph, principal of Sabin High School tells about this special school for the handicapped; Jerry Murad and His Harmonica Madcaps play; Mary Lou Heidkamp tells about the Red Cross Club at Sabin High; choir sings; announcer conducts quiz in audience; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: April 19, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus from Amundsen High, directed by Emily C. Waggoner, sings; in celebration of the 60th birthday of the High School Girl Reserves of Chicago, members of the group explain their organization; Chorus sings; Calvin McCain, a student at Lindblom High, tells the story of how he rescued a baby from a burning building; Agnes O'Connel, principal of Henderson High presents Calvin with a Certificate of Bravery; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: April 26, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Blue Island Community High, directed by E. G. Briffin [Griffin?],sings; A. H. Pritzlaff, Executive Secretary and Treasurer of the Chicago Youth Week Federation and Director of the Department of Physical Education of the Chicago Public Schools, gives some tips about what to do with your time during spring vacation; Paul Outly of Harper High does a military tap dance in commemoration of National Defense; Mr. Smidl, faculty sponsor of the Clean-Up Campaign of Tuley High and chairman of the Chicago Public High Clean-Up League tells the functions of these organizations; chorus sings; interview with audience members of Pan-American clubs; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: May 3, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of ___ High sings; introduction of 7 winners in the Illinois State Junior Academy of Science awards that took place at Evanston Township High; chorus sings; Virginia O'Dea of Lindblom High does impersonations; chorus sings; Laura Stanton of Fenger High tells about winning the American Legion Essay Contest and a week's vacation in Washington D. C.; announcer conducts quiz in audience; roving reporter talks. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: May 10, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Senn High, directed by Samuel R. Burkholder, sings; a tribute to mothers; chorus sings "Mother's Day Ode"; Ruth Dodge of Schurz High tells about winning first prize for Illinois in the National Unity Essay Contest; Edward Wood of Schurz High tells of winning the city-wide first prize in the Junior section of the National Unity Essay Contest; Ted Rademaker of Schurz tells of being awarded the city-wide second prize in the National Unity Essay Contest; chorus sings; Kathryn Kula of Alvernia High tells of winning first place in the One Nation Indivisible Essay Contest, sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars; announcer conducts an audience quiz; roving reporter and announcer talk. [Addtional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: May 17, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Sullivan High, directed by Helen Ford, sings; tribute to I Am an American Day, May 18; chorus sings; members of the Central Radio Workshop present a skit about Nathan Hale; chorus sings; interview with a member of Du Sable High history club; announcer conducts an audience quiz; roving reporter talks. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: May 24, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Lake View High, directed by Naomi Sweet, sings; introduction of winners of the writing tournament sponsored by the Chicago Scholastic Press Guild; chorus sings; during the choral number, student John writes an extemporaneous article which he later reads aloud; captain of the Senn High gymnastic team is introduced; a member of Austin High fencing team is also introduced; 5 young men from Healy School play "Camptown Races" on harmonicas; Adam Lancy and Sam Testa play a harmonica duet; Betty Stanley of Flower High discusses the Junior Service League of the school; chorus sings; announcer conducts an audience quiz; roving reporter and announcer talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: May 31, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Lindblom High plans for a Music Festival on June 6 and 7, complete with a king and queen chosen by the students; at Kelly High, Ralph Manning and Grace O'Neil were chosen as king and queen; at Taft High Doris Zonsius was rose queen of the swimming team's rose sale and matinee dance; Tilden Tech placed first in the annual ROTC inspection ceremony and Crane Tech placed second; Herzl Junior College plans a music festival for June 4; Tuley High will present a variety show on June 3rd..[Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: June 7, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Schurz High, directed by Luella C. Pierce sings; Kay Christopher, a member of the Girl Reserves of Evanston Township High, reports on the results of her organization's questionnaire, distributed to high schools throughout Chicago; chorus sings; Betty Jean Smith and Carmen Costanzo tell about the play they are working on at McKinley High, "Hollywood, Here I Come"; Shirley Waarich and Aileen Waarich perform a tap dance; Alfred Klockowski of Crane Tech High reports on the Weight Lifting Club; chorus sings; announcer conducts an audience quiz; roving reporter talks. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: June 14, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Foreman High, directed by Myrtle F. Nelson, sings; Steinmetz High and Farragut High play for the Chicago Public High School Baseball League championship; Leonard Oszakewski, captain of the Steinmetz team, tells of winning over Farragut High; Chuck Kaper, captain of the Farragut High team, tells of his team's experiences; chorus sings; Joseph Namoff of Kelly High discusses his hobbies of auctioneering and collecting Indian head pennies and then pretends to auction off the studio piano; chorus sings; Earl McGary of Kelly High whistles to "Ciribiribin"; Marge Dougal of Steinmetz High tells about their Local History Club; announcer conducts quiz with the audience; roving reporter and announcer cross talk.
v. 13 High School
Studio Party, Sept. 1941-June 1942
Radio Council
Chicago Public Schools
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Oct. 4, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Announcer reports the opening of the fourth consecutive season the National Broadcasting Company and the Radio Council of the Chicago Public Schools bring this program; Chorus of Proviso Township High of Maywood, Illinois, directed by R. Lee Osborn, sings; Bob, the roving reporter acts as chairman of a debate; chorus sings; Virginia Smith and Reta Burns of Harper High tell about touring with a professional dancing troup over the summer and then dance to "Daddy" or "You Talk Too Much"; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Oct. 11, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus from Lindblom High, directed by Hannah Rosenthal, sings; Lincoln Lippincott, Jr., of New Trier High tells about his experience of accompanying a famous deep sea diver and underwater photographer to the Hawaiian Islands; chorus sings; announcer conducts an audience quiz; Wallace Askew of Sullivan High tells about playing the bagpipe and then plays a selection; chorus sings; roving reporter talks; chorus sings. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Oct. 18, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Roosevelt High, directed by John T. Hamilton, sings; Robert Morris tells about being a stamp collector and finally a businessman, owner of Ken-Mor Stamp Company; chorus sings; Bob Conforti of Sullivan High furnishes his own vocal sound effects as he tells a story of life on a farm; Mildred Zimmerman, Nancy Mignon, Mary Messina and Mary Toth, the "Sun Belles" from Wells High, sing "You Are My Sunshine"; David Alvin president of Morton High's Movie Makers Club tells about the club; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; chorus sings. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Oct. 25, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Niles Township Community High, directed by Clara A. Klaus, sings; interview with Joann Hubbard, graduate of Hyde Park High, who now sings with the Lawrence Welk; orchestra; chorus sings; Joyce Ouimette of Evanston Township High performs some bird imitations and a whistling solo that she will repeat in the schools' annual variety show, "Pot-pourri";
eight young men from Marshall High sing "The Gobblins'll Git You If You Don't Watch Out"; Lester J. Schloerb, director of the Bureau of Occupational Research of the Chicago Public Schools, discusses vocational planning while in high school; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Nov. 1, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus from Waller High, directed by Mildred E. Tess, sings; Bill Anson, a graduate of Carl Schurz High, tells how he has made a name for himself by being on tour, on vaudeville, and at present having many radio programs of his own; chorus sings; a debate is conducted on the topic, "Resolved: That high school boys and girls under 18 be restricted by their parents from keeping steady company"; chorus sings; in observance of National Book Week, Mrs. M. L. Purvin, a member of the Board of Directors of the Chicago Public Library and a former student of old North Division High, speaks of books; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Nov. 8, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Lyons Township High in LaGrange, Illinois, directed by C. F. Dissinger, sings; Mardy McKeever of Niles Township High in Skokie, Illinois, is the author of "Love Off the Record," a short play which is now presented; chorus sings; Harry Rauscher and four girls from Wells High tap dance to "Boogie Woogie Piggie" and "Wise Old Owl"; captains of the two highest ranking teams in the High School League tell about the football battles going on these days; Harry Breen of Roosevelt High plays his harmonica; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Nov. 15, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Oak Park-River Forest Township High, directed by Harold M. Little, sings; interview with Mel Torme, a student at Hyde Park High, who composed "Lament to Love"; chorus sings; Lois Lennstrum of Hirsch High gives an original reading; "The Six Harmonizers" from Evanston Township High sing a selection; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Nov. 22, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Riverside-Brookfield High, directed by Alice Brainerd, sings; Sondra Gair of Wright Junior College gives a reading, "Sweet Sixteen"; chorus sings; Adele Matelonis, president of the cosmeticians Club of Kelly High tells about her group; Freddie Parsegian of Evanston Township High does some impersonations; chorus sings; Frances Hale from Lake View High sings and yodels to "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart"; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Nov. 29, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Boys' Glee Club of Marshall High, directed by Mary A. Ballard, sings; the all-city charity football game between Leo High and Tilden High takes place today; Marshall High Boys' Glee Club is unique in that it has an alumni organization called "Intimo Society"; chorus sings; Beatrice Witt tap dances while wearing rollerskates; announcer interviews Nate Gross who has made a name for himself by writing the Chicago Town Tattler Column in the Chicago Herald and American; chorus sings; announcer conducts an audience quiz; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Dec. 6, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Symphonic choir of Sullivan High, directed by Winifred E. Sheel, sings; announcer interviews Beverly Ruby of South Shore High, who recently made her radio debut on NBC's "Knickerbocker Playhouse"; choir sings "Sleep"; a few young men and women who will take part in the first Chicago Youth Exposition talk to the announcer; Raynore Shapiro of South Shore High whistles to "Stardust"; Nancy Canaday of Knickerbocker School and Andrew George of LaSalle School tell about being chosen the "All-American Boy and Girl of 1941" at the North Town Junior Olympics;choir sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Dec. 13, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus from Calumet High, directed by Ruth Curtiss, sings; Louiose Farley and Russel Rouse present their original skit; chorus sings "Silent Night"; interview with Beverly Bayne, a former Chicago High School student who is currently the leading lady in the cast of "Claudia," now playing at the Selwyn Theatre; Arthur Curray of the Harvard School for Boys is president of the Junior Red Cross for the City of Chicago and tells about his organization; announcer conducts an audience quiz; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Dec. 20, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Argo Community High, directed by Arthur W. Swith, sings; Leonardo Villeda of South Shore High tells the story of Christmas in Mexico; Audrey Wahn, Marion Peterson and Connie Vic, "The Three Tones," students from Foreman High, sing a South American medley;
roving reporter and announcer cross talk; chorus sings; Mary Agnes Schroeder, on the staff of the Radio Council, tells her original Christmas story; chorus sings. [Additional material'
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Dec. 27, 1941
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Northbrook High, directed by Martin C. Dahlberg, sings; topic for the current debate is "Resolved: That Making high grades in courses is the most important objective in a high school student's career"; Eleanor Hunt represents the affirmative and Albert Hirsch the negative; chorus sings; Audrey Kastner of Austin High discusses the school's American Girl Club; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Jan. 3, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Maine Township High, directed by A. M. Harley, sings; Ida Leiberman of Herzl Junior College does impersonations; Lieut. Colonel John DuMont of Lake View High tells about ROTC activities and benefits and his plans for the future; chorus sings; Gordon Urquhart of Lane Technical High tells why the only New Year's resolution should be GET OUT AND WIN THE WAR; Carol Smith and Grant Wilson sing a duet, "Very Suspicious"; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; chorus sings. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Jan. 10, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Blue Island Community High, directed by Sheldon C. Westman, sings; Judith Waller, Public Service Director of the Central Division of the National Broadcasting Company and the person who is responsible for the inception and continued success of this program tells how the program got started and why it has been a success; chorus sings; Harry Solovitch, a graduate of Sabin High, plays the mouth organ; William H. Conley, Regional Field Supervisor of the Consumers Division of the Office of Price Administration, tells what students are being asked to do for defense; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; Ada Lynne Schloss of Sullivan High performs with musical accompaniment. [High School Studio Party Celebrates Third Birthday]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Jan. 17, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Arlington Heights Township High, directed by Irene Winterstun, sings; students from Niles Township High present an original skit by Cherie Neutz called "And the Stars Fell Down"; chorus sings; William Wilson of Schurz High tells about his hobby of raising and training homing pigeons; chorus sings; Emily Ann Israel of South Shore High is honored for having a straight "S" average and for being on the Quiz Kids program eight times; girls' sextette from Hirsch High sings "Russian Lullaby" and "Tea for Two"; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Jan. 24, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Aeolian Choir from J. Sterling Morton High, directed by Charles K. Nicholas, sings; Ida Lieberman of Herz Junior College, does impersonations; chorus sings; announcer conducts audience quiz; chorus sings; interview with Willie Shore, the star comedian at Chicago's Chez Paree and a former student of Senn High; chorus sings; girls' sextette sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Jan. 31, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus from Hirsch High, directed by Helen Kane, sings; Pat Westbrook, a graduate of Evanston Township High and at 18 a sophomore at Northwestern presents several successful graduates; chorus sings; Bill Stephen of Taft High tells about his hobby of making jewelry from black walnuts; chorus sings; announcement of graduating seniors who have the highest scholastic rank in the city; the three Parker Sisters from Parker High sing "Chattanooga Choo Choo"; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; grand finale is a song by the chorus and the audience. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Feb. 7, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Evanston Township High, directed by Roy A. Schuessler, sings "Our Tribute Goes to Evanston," the school song composed by Gardner Read, a former Evanston student; Jeanette Bartosiewicz of Harrison High tells about the Appleshiners," a school group whose activities are apple-related and whose members purchase at least one defense stamp every week; chorus sings; Patty Barcus of the Irving Park Elementary school plays a medley of patriotic songs on her harmonica; Peggy Johnson of Lake View High tells about the Lake View Student Victory Plan; chorus sings "Any Bonds Today"; Bob Benson of Amundsen High presents an original skit "Stamps for Victory"; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; the Treble Trio from Steinmetz High sings two numbers; chorus sings. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Feb. 14, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus from Hinsdale High, directed by Ina Mae Saunders, sings; Lois Phillips of Parker High presents an original drama called "Horace Gets a Date for the Valentine Heart Party"; chorus sings; Jean Cahoun of J. Sterling Morton High tells how the students formed their own Civilian Defense Council, the first one in a high school; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; Martha Heath of Riverside-Brookfield Township High does a tap dance. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Feb. 21, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus from Kelly High, directed by Hazel Dallach, sings; debate topic: Resolved, that girls should be required to take at least one shop course each semester; chairman of the debate is Pat Hayes; chorus sings; Jim Cleary of Lake View High is honored as the winner of the Cook County finals of the American Legion oratorical contest; chorus sings; Kent Yowell from New Trier High and his dummy little Sir Echo perform; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Feb. 28, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus from Hyde Park High, directed by Josephine Lee, sings "On the Road to Mandalay"; interview with Shirley Kasmarth, winner in the all-Chicago contest for drum majors; chorus sings "The Builders"; explanation of how Senn High plans to aid the victory campaign; Phillip Fetler of Evanston Township High presents an original operetta "Hanz Von Toten and Purita"; John Meyer, winner of the Clean Up poster contest, tells about his poster; Irene Berowski of Wells High, winner of the Clean up slogan "It's Your Chicago, keep it clean" tells about her slogan; Ida Mal Thompson of Phillips High and her sister Elizabeth of Felsenthal Elementary do a song and tap dance; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; chorus sings. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Mar. 7, 1942
Lesson plan: Chorus from Austin High, directed by [?] Floyd, sings; Mary MacGinnis of Harper High plays the bagpipe; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; Joyce Neider of Haugan Elementary school does impersonations; three students from York Township High in Elmhurst sing a pop medley. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Mar. 14, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of South Shore High, directed by Frances McCourt, sings; interview with the two basketball captains whose teams will fight for the Senior Championship of the Chicago Public Schools; announcer leads cheers for each school; all give a cheer for the U.S.A.; chorus sings a spiritual; four students from Steinmetz High present an original skit called "The Handsomest Couple There"; Jeneve Dorn of Steinmetz High does a top dance; interview with Mike Walker of Austin High, who helped build the first model airplane plans under the Navy plan; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Mar. 21, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Parker High, directed by Clyde Matson, sings; two members of the Girls' Athletic Association tell about their group; Annette and Dale Alexander do a military tap dance to "Stars and Stripes Forever"; chorus sings; some students tell about their part in the Victory campaign; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; chorus sings; Gilda Shiner of Tuley High gives a musical reading; Richard Procido of Schurz High tells about the freshman boys' Young Scientists Club; a trio of girls from Kelvyn Park High sing. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Mar. 28, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Francis W. Parker High, directed by Chauncey L. Griffith, sings; Richard Pagoda of Foreman High performs impersonations; chorus sings; two Tilden High students tell about their school's annual hobby show; chorus sings; Parker High students present an original drama, written by George Clan [sp?]; six girls from Glenbard High sing a tribute to all the young men in America's armed forces; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Apr. 18, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Kelvyn Park High, directed by Florence Love, sings "I Am an American"; interview with Seaman Ray Skulina, United States Navy, a former student at Farragut High, who recently had the honor of being the 10,000 Chicago Navy recruit since Pearl Harbor; chorus sings; Beverly Burns of Von Steuben High does a tap dance; Gloria Gyllenberg of Schurz High reads a poem from the Ladies Home Journal, "You Know What," by Myrtle Wiley; chorus sings; J. F. Smidl, faculty sponsor of the Tuley High clean-up league answers questions about Clean-Up Week; Marvin Kogan and Doris Ellison tell plans for planting victory gardens and collecting old newspapers; the Swing Sixteen girls from South Shore High sing a selection; roving reporter and announcer cross talk.
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Apr. 25, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: The a capella choir of New Trier High, directed by Adelaide Jones Bradburn, sings; interview with John Bishop of J. Sterling Morton High and president of the Illinois Association of Student Councils; choir sings; Ray Wilkinson of Glenbard High impersonates favorite radio stars; choir sings; Barbara Haeger of Schurz High tells about her hobby of collecting letter heads; a men's ensemble from New Trier High, directed by Marion Cotton, sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: May 2, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus from York Community High, directed by C. Eldon Harris, sings; [skit]; Jackie Van from Sullivan High imitates in song; student representatives who attended the Vocational Convention for High School Delegates report on their findings; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; Malvin Strasser, Dick Wilson, George Woods and Bob W. Miller from Glenbard High harmonize. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: May 9, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus from Glenbard Township High, directed by Raymond N. Clarr, sings; Mildred and George Zima, who respectively attend Wright Junior College and Taft High, tap dance; chorus sings; a brief talk on Mother's Day; the Tuley Trio sings; students from Roosevelt High perform a dramatization entitled "The Way of America's High School Students"; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: May 16, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus from Senn High, directed by Anne C. Byrne, sings; Eugene O'Bannon of Amundsen High performs impersonations; chorus sings; interview with Sgt. Ben D. Liberacki of the United States Marine Corps and a graduate of Bowen High; chorus sings; students from Steinmetz High present an original skit called "Saved By the Marines"; Betty Woodward and Jack Lance of Calumet High perform a duet; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. ]Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: May 23, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus
of Flower Technical High, directed by Anne Egan, sings; interview with Cadet
Colonel Wendell Zimmers of Calumet High, the highest ranking cadet officer of
Chicago's ROTC cadet unit; chorus sings; Dottie Wright and Steve Meyer of
Highland Park High do their
interpretation of the love scene from Mark Twain's TOM SAWYER; a male quartet
from Calumet High sings; chorus sings; interview with Jay Berwanger, former
Chicago football star and one of Chicago's "greats", tells of
opportunities for high school students in the Naval Air Corps; Harold Breyn of
Roosevelt High plays the harmonica; roving reporter and announcer cross
talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: May 30, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag; chorus sings "Taps" in observance of Memorial Day; chorus from Schurz High, directed by Luella Chapman, sings; Major [?] Showalter points out a place of opportunity for high school men; chorus sings; Helen Lauriente of Flower High gives a musical reading; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; the Foreman Quartet sings.
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: June 6, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus from Bowen High, directed by C. Clayton Fox, sings; Bill Temple, Program Director of the Chicago CYO and a member of the Youth Activities Committee of the Office of Civilian Defense, tells about what the youth can do in the war program; Annette and Dale Alexander of Kelvyn Park High perform a military tap dance; Mildred Gorell of Schurz High gives an original reading called "Blind Date"; chorus sings; introduction of the highest ranking graduate of Chicago's schools for the semester ending June 1942; chorus sings; three students from Flower Technical High sing "Three Little Maids"; roving reporter and announcer cross talk. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: June 13, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus from Morgan Park High, directed by Bernice Hartle, sings; "The All-Star Final" is a 30-minute review of outstanding talent selected from this year's series of High School Studio Parties; All Star act number one is an original operetta entitled "Henz Von Toten and Purita," written by Philip Fetler of Evanston Township High; Ida Mal and Elizabeth Thompson, of respectively Phillips High and Felsenthal Elementary, tap dance to the tune of "The Five O'Clock Whistle"; chorus sings; expressions of gratitude to George Jennings, Acting Director of the Radio Council of the Chicago Schools, and to Judith Waller, Public Service Director; number three in the all star parade is the quartet from Crane high, composed of George Hominick, Anselm Saltarelli, Lawrence Marsala and Ulyses Carlini, who sing a selection; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; the final all-star act is from Foreman High, and it is a girls' trio, composed of Connie Vick, Audrey Wahn and Gladys Kleinschmidt, who now sing a selection; chorus sings. [Additional material]
v. 14 High School
Studio Party, Sept. 1942-June 1943
[Program/s from Sept. 1942 are missing.]
Radio Council
Chicago Public Schools
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Oct. 3, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: [Opening of the 5th season of the Radio Council programs] Chorus of Proviso Township High, directed by Robert Lee Osborn, sings; Sullivan students present an original drama by Hilliard Rose called "You Can't Possibly Take It with You Anyway"-characters: Jack portrayed by Hilliard Rose and Jill portrayed by Marion Kaye; Jean Matusiak, Jean Comfield and Jean Tracy, the "Three Jeans," sing "Marine Hymn," "Anchors Aweigh," and "The Cassons Go Rolling Along";chorus sings; Harold Schimmelpfeng of Highland Park High tells that twice a week he goes to Fort Sheridan and gives lectures to the men on the elements of plane spotting, and he also tells of his plans for joining the USAF in the future; a student from Flower High tells what girls of America are contributing to the war effort; chorus sings. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Oct. 10, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Choir from Sullivan High, directed by Winifred E. Sheel, sings; announcer tells that Art Kassel, orchestra leader, is a former student of Hyde Park High; he interviews Gloria Hart who is a vocalist with his orchestra and is a former student of Marshall High; chorus sings; Veronica McFadden and Betty Wellman of Kelvyn Park High sing a duet; Mary Jane Nelson and Hildegarde Schlottlentner of Niles Township High present an original skit called "Give a Gal a Horse She Can Ride!"; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; chorus sings; Bill Stein of Maine Township High, appearing under an assumed name, tells of living in Germany, then fleeing to Italy and then France to get away from the Nazis before coming to the United States where he lives with a doctor's family in Des Plaines; audience sings the national anthem. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Oct. 17, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus from VonSteuben High, directed by Clare J. Thomas, sings; Hazel Lord, chairman of the High School Salvage Committee of Calumet High and Mary Ann Gilbert, president of the Girls Service League, tell of the school's scrap paper campaign; chorus sings; a trio called Two Sharps and a Flat from Tuley High sing a selection; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; chorus sings; Gene O'Bannon of Amundsen High performs impersonations; chorus sings; Tom Manshardt, a native of Bombay, India, tells of attending an American boarding school, Kodaikanal, in South India and compares his life in India with his now in America; chorus and audience sing the national anthem. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Oct. 24, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Foreman High, directed by Myrtle Nelson, sings; twin sisters Joan and Jean Bandlow, the Twin Notes, sing; they sing an encore; Sondra Gair, a former student of Austin High and Wright Junior College, performs a musical reading called "The Return of Albert"; chorus sings; Cecil Heftel, president of the Junior Red Cross Council of the Chicago Chapter of the American Red Cross wishes the organization a happy 25th birthday; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; Bill Chirikos of Lane Technical High whistles a number; he whistles an encore; chorus sings; Marvin Loeb of Sullivan High speaks on his hobby of inventing for the war effort; chorus and audience sing the national anthem. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Oct. 31, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Waller High, directed by Margaret M. Gallagher, sings; introduction of Queen of the Homecoming, celebrating the 67th anniversary of Waller High, formerly known as North Division High, the first high school on Chicago's north side; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; chorus sings; the Tuley Trio, Jane Duglow, Betty Manoogian and Louise Auerbach, sing a trio; interview with Winifred Kuhn and Irene Kolacki, both of Marshall High and both of whom are blind, read from scripts which they transcribed into Braille, and they tell about being blind in a public school; chorus sings; Joan Stout and Tom Harland of Amundsen High perform a skit called "They Jive By Night--or--You Don't Have to Go to a Halloween Party to Be a Pumpkin Head". [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Nov. 7, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Roosevelt High, directed by John P. Hamilton, sings; Johnny Patten of Sullivan High tells of his inventions; chorus sings; Bob Lynch, Harry Swanson, Bob Anderson and Don Wallace, the On-the-Cob-Quartet. perform a turn-or-the-century comedy skit; a trio from Riverside-Brookfield Township High--Gerry Schuldes, Patricia Childs and Ruth Pavlichek--sing; then they sing an encore; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; chorus sings; the Central Radio Workshop Players perform a skit to honor Armistice Day: "Yours to Hold It High"; chorus sings. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Nov.14, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Length of script: 30 minutes
Mary Agnes Schroeder
Radio Council
Chicago Public Schools
Lesson plan: Chorus of Lakeview High, directed by Naomi Sweet, sings; Vivienne Friedman gives a musical reading called "Sweet Sixteen"; chorus sings; cadet officer Lieutenant Colonel Russel Neff tells of being in the ROTC at Senn High and of how being in the ROTC prepares students for military service in the best way or for being a good citizen; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; chorus sings; Violet Cierney and Charlotte Yasman from Roosevelt High sing "Kille Kille"; then the suo sings "Serenade in Blue"; the Central Radio Radio Workshop Players present "Installment to Plymouth Rock"; chorus sings "America the Beautiful. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Nov. 28, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Maine Township High, directed by A. M. Harley, sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; chorus sings; Central Radio Workshop Players present "Doing the Christmas Shopping Squirrelly"; chorus sings; Gloria Savitt, Frances Hale and Lora Steiner of Lake View High sing; Bob Cronin, reporter for the Leo High "Oriole," and Bill Robinson, reporter for Tilden High's "Tilden Times," give a pre-game discussion of their vying teams in the city's Ninth Annual Football Championship game; chorus sings "America the Beautiful."
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Dec. 5, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Schurz High sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; chorus sings; Dorothy Nielssen a student at South Shore High directs Schurz students,the Swing Sixteen, as they sing "Hawaiin War Chant"; the Sweet Sizteen group sings "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"; and "White Christmas"; announcer conducts an audience quiz; chorus sings; a new member of the Armed Forces tells what he thinks of his opportunity to serve under the new draft bill allowing 18 and 19 year olds to be eligible for the draft; chorus sings; the Central Radio Workshop Players, in observance of the attack on Pearl Harbor, present "Account for Posterity"; chorus sings. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Dec. 12, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Senn High, directed by Kathleen L. Cameron, sings; Gilda Shiner of Tuley High performs an original sketch; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; the Madrigal Singers of Linblom High, directed by Joseph R. Taylor, sing "Your Land and My Land" and "The Ramparts We Watched"; Oak Park student tells about the High School Victory Corps; chorus sings; the Central Radio Workshop explains rationing in a skit,"Just Because There Is Rationing We Won't Sell America Short"; Judy Saunders presents a musical comedy performed at the February commencement; Madrigal singers perform. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Dec. 19, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Glenbard Township High, directed by Raymond N. Carr, sings; Mary Ann Marsh of Wendell Phillipps High presents a reading of James Weldon Johnson's "The Creation"'; chorus sings a Christmas carol; "Jezdra and the First Christmas Gift" is read by Mary Agnes Schroeder, the person who created the story and who is also responsible for the High School Studio Party scripts; chorus sings.
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Dec. 26, 1942
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Frances W. Parker High, directed by Chauncey Griffith, sings; Tom Evans, James Lee and Pete Carter of Wendell Phillips High sing "Lady Be Good", then as "The Riff Raffs" they play "Mr. Five by Five"; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; announcer conducts an audience quiz; chorus sings; Tom Evans does trumpet imitation of "Star Dust"; chorus sings; the Central Radio Workshop Players present a New Year's skit, "Brief Though the Hour." [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Jan. 2, 1943
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Parker High, directed by Grace Humphrey, sings; Harry Breyn of Roosevelt High plays two selections on his harmonica; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; Adelaine Skoflans, Jean Lipinski and Elaine Wrubel from Harrison High sing "When the Lights Go on Again All Over the World"; Ruth Johnson and Elmer Bagg of Hirsch High present an original skit: "Ethyl Has Gone to War"...or..."The O.P.A.Will Get You If You Don't Watch Out!" chorus sings; Elsie Skerbineck of the Central Radio Workshop Players presents "Memo to Miss Marsh"; chorus sings. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Jan. 9, 1943
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: This is a special broadcast entitled: Through the Courtesy of "I Will"; Chicago's Junior Victory Army helped in the salvage effort and collected eleven million pounds of salvage materials, making them the first in the nation; choir of Glenbard Township High, directed by Raymond N. Carr, sang "Pledge to the Flag"; voices of marines and sailors and pilots tell students the help their collecting efforts have produced; William McFetridge, Salvage Director, Chicago Metropolitan Area, Office of Civilian Defense speaks; star performers in the scrap collection effort are Harper High, St. Mary of Perpetual Help High, Gary Elementary, Holy Name Cathedral Elementary, and Kelly High; choir sings; Honorable James B. McCahey, president of the Chicago Board of Education, gives a tribute to the students; Dr. William H. Johnson, Superintendent of Chicago Public Schools, commends the students; Right Rev. Monsignor Daniel F. Cunningham, superintendent of schools for the Catholic archdiocese speaks; Leigh Block of Inland Steel speaks; Nathaniel Leverone, War Production Board Salvage Chairman for Illinois, interviews Rose Frank of Harper High and Jimmy Powers of Holy Name Cathedral School who were champion collectors for their schools; Mayor Edward J. Kelly presents awards to the two top public and two winning parochial schools for their salvage efforts: Harper High, Gary Elementary, St. Mary of Perpetual Help High and Holy Name Cathedral Elementary; Kelly High receives a citation of merit for the greatest amount of scrap collected, and 65 other schools receive honor certificates for their work; a Russian soldier, a Cockney woman, and a Chinese soldier speak; choir sings. [Appended is a copy of the speech given by the Very Rev. Msgr. D. F. Cunningham, Superintendent of Schools.] [Texts of speeches by Mr. McCahey, Mr. Leverone, Mr. Johnson and Mr. McFetridge are appended] [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Jan. 16, 1943
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of York Community High, directed by C. Eldon Harris, sings; Harry Parks of Schurz High and his skeleton marionette do a routine to "Mr. Harrigan"; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; chorus sings; the Maine Township High sextette, comprised of Joan Tuninga, Jean Reicherts, Marilyn Ward, Mary Dick, Betty Swanson and Marion Sloan sing "This Is the Army" and "Summertime"; the Central Radio Workshop presents a playlet called "Blue Print from Poor Richard," written by Hilliard Rose of Sullivan High; chorus sings. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Jan. 23, 1943
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Lindblom High, directed by Joseph R. Taylor, sings; four boys from Wendell Phillips High -- Tom Evans, James Lee, Leo Blevins Pete Carter -- who call themselves the Riff Raffs play "Lady Be Good; Tom Evans imitates a trumpet sound, Pete Carter imitates a guitar, and Leo Blevins uses a wash tub for a drum; Riff Raffs play "Mr. Five By Five"; chorus sings; Wen Stewart of Highland Park High explains the new physical fitness program called "Junior Commando" training, an attempt to prepare boys for military service; Riff Raffs play; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; chorus sings; in honor of Tom Paine's birthday, the Central Radio Workshop Players present WITNESS FOR THE DEFENSE.
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Jan. 30 1943
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Calumet High, directed by Ruth Curtiss, sings; announcer has students from audience perform in a pop quiz; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; chorus sings; Jean Manley, Jean Chidlow and Virginia Freitag of York Community High form the York Trio, and they sing "Daybreak"; Patricia O'Hara, a teacher at Jahn Elementary School, tells of her experiences dealing with infantile paralysis; chorus sings "America the Beautiful."
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date; Feb. 13, 1943
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Highland Park High, directed by Walter Aschenbrenner, sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; chorus sings; interview with Ann Henderson, a graduate of Hirsch High, who is currently a member of the theatre hit, LIFE WITH FATHER; chorus sings; sixteen students from South Shore High, who are called "Sweet Sixteens," sing "There Are Such Things"; Dorothy Nielson, director of the Sweet Sixteens, explains that as valentines to the armed forces, each of the singers has baked a cake for soldiers, sailors and marines; chorus sings; the Central Radio Workshop Players, to commemorate valentine's day, present THE SAGA OF HENRY TREE. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party'
Date: Feb. 20, 1943
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Hirsch High, directed by Helen Kane, sings; Romona Taylor performs an original reading called "Listening in at the Ladies Aid"; chorus sings; Marie Phillips of Wendell Phillips High plays the castanets and dances to "Lady of Spain"; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; chorus sings; interview with Sgt. Marvin Loeb of Sullivan High ROTC and Drill Sgt. Belle Kaplan of Sullivan High WATS (Women's Auxiliary Training Service), who tell how the WATS organization originated and how it operates; chorus sings; students present skits honoring some great Americans whose birthdays occur in February: Horace Greeley; Thomas Edison, Daniel Boone. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: Feb. 27, 1943
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Musical group from New Trier High sings; interview with a member of the naval aviation cadet selection board and a high school student regarding the V-5 program for 17 year olds; musical group sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; Shirley Wacholz of the Chicago Teachers College gives baby imitations; musical group sings; Marion Robertson of Niles Township High presents her original drama DORIS'S DILEMMA"; musical group sings. [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: March 6, 1943
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Flower High, directed by Lydia F. Cleaver, sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; the Crane octet from Crane Technical High sing the spirituals "It's Me O Lord" and "Faith of Our Fathers"; interview from WAAC public relations; chorus sings; Dorothy Hane of Hirsch High whistles to "I Had the Craziest Dream" and "The Army Air Corps Song"; the Central Radio Workshop Players present an original play, "Inventory," by Mary Smith; chorus sings "America the Beautiful." [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: March 13, 1943
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of South Shore High, directed by Frances Witting, sings; Ruth and Ronald Sinkus tap dance to "Lady Be Good"; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; chorus sings; interview with Allen Wilson, acting claims director of the Chicago chapter, American Red Cross; a trio, made up of Karen Olson, Eleanor Humphrey and Vivien Kienlen of Parker High, sing "It Started All Over Again" and "There'll Be New Glory for Old Glory"; chorus sings; in honor of the 101st birthday of the United States Military Academy at West Point, the Central Radio Workshop Players perform a play: "From These, the Victory"; chorus sings "America the Beautiful." [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: March 20, 1943
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus
of Kelvyn Park High, directed by Florence T. Love, sings; (insert comedy
routine); chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; interview
with Wave or Spar who tell some of the opportunities for women in the service;
chorus sings; the Fenger trio, comprised of Jane Rosser, Bette Carpenter and
Betty Goldman, sing "Manhattan Serenade"; in observance of Roll Call
month for the American Red Cross, the Central Radio Workshop Players present
"Acknowledgement By Private Brown"; chorus sings "America the
Beautiful." [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: March 27, 1943
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Steinmetz High, directed by Josephine D. Farr, sings; Alex Pavlow of Marshal High does impersonations; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; interview with Else Margrethe Roed, former editor of Norway's leading woman's magazine, who personifies the Norwegian spirit of free men in their struggle for liberty; the Radio Workshop Players present "Compact for a Dark Continent." [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: April 3, 1943
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Girls' chorus of Riverside-Brookfield Township High sings; Joyce Ouimette of Evanston Township High, imitates a bobolink and other bird talk; chorus sings; interview with James Forney of Taft High, the Chicago Public High School's regional finalist in the Jefferson Memorial Oratorical contest; Shirley Stephan of Austin High sings; Jean Morrice and June Anderson also sing parts of songs; then the three girls form a trio and sing a selection; chorus sings; in honor of Thomas Jefferson's birthday, the Central Radio Workshop present "Now in This Hour" chorus sings "America the Beautiul." [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: April 10, 1943
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Boys' glee club of Thornton Township High directed by Walter S. Armbruster, sings' Mary Jane Mead of Fenger High tap dances; interview with Robert DeVries of Fenger High, who tells of his experiences of working on farms during the summers and then encourages others to help in the war effort by doing farm work; glee club sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; glee club sings; a double sextet from Thornton Fractional High, directed by Franklyn S. Kingdon, sings "All the Things You Are" and "When Day Is Done"; the Central Radio Workshop, in observance of the city invasion of rural areas, presents "Smooth Joe Learns to Dig It...or...All Corn Is Not Schmaltz." [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: April 17, 1943
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Blue Island Community High, directed by Sheldon C. Westman, sings; James Nelson from the Hamilton branch of Lake View High conducts a conversation with himself (as Danny); interview with Jeannette Treml of J. Sterling Morton High, the leading high school girl bowler in the United States; chorus sings; the Soldierettes from Glenbard Township High sing "Star Dust"; Radio Workshop Players present an original play by Hilliard Rose of Sullivan High: "The Vein Way," supporting the saying the the wounded can't wait." [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: April 24, 1943
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Northbrook High, directed by Martin Dahlberg, sings; Ida Lieberman of Herzl Junior College does impersonations; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; chorus sings; interview with Annette Dolinsky, chairman of the publicity committee of the Clean-Up Campaign at Tuley High; Mildred Moore, Catherine Nicosia, Joyce Gruetzmacher and Doris Wood, "The Four Debs" from Calumet High, sing "Murder, He Says!" and "Brazil"; the Central Radio Workshop presents an Easter offering: "Bonnet Sonnet...or...Who Donned It!" [Additional material]
Program: "High School Studio Party"
Date: May 1, 1943
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Lyons Township High, directed by Clarence F. Dissinger, sings; interview with Fred G. Heuchling, assistant director, Victory Garden Department, Office of Civilian Defense, who is questioned by Hugh Hefner of Steinmetz High about making victory gardens; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; chorus sings; interview with Douglas Reud, a senior at Schurz High, who has been chosen by the Chicago Junior Chamber of Commerce to be Mayor for a Day, an event of Youth Week; chorus sings America the Beautiful. {Additional material]
Program: “High School Studio Party”
Date: May 8, 1943
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Madrigal Singers of Evanston Township High, directed by Clai Vander Griend, sings “Pride of May”; Helen Zubor of Lake View High plays the harmonica; chorus sings; Daniel Regner of Lane Technical High tells how he became able to teach a course of 20 lessons in aeronautics to boys between the ages of 13 and 18 at the Lincoln-Belmont YMCA; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; a girls’ ensemble sings a Cole Porter medley; the Radio Workshop Players, in tribute to the birthday of Florence Nightengale, perform an original drama, “The Lamp Shines On”; chorus sings “America the Beautiful.” [Additional material]
Program: “High School Studio Party”
Date: May 25, 1943
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Niles Township High, directed by Clara A. Klaus, sings “I Love a Parade”; John Gray of Kelvyn Park High does impersonations; chorus sings; interview with Bill Nichol of Calumet High who tells about the Junior Achievement program at his school and the manufacturing company he and his friends organized for themselves; chorus sings; in tribute to “I Am an
American Day, the Radio Workshop Players present “Guidepost to the Dawn”; chorus sings America the Beautiful. [Additional material]
Program: “High School Studio Party”
Date: May 22, 1943
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Amundsen High, directed by Ada H. Nelson, sings; Fred Parsegiam of Evanston Township High does impersonations; chorus sings; Virginia May of Evanston Township High, president of the Hi-Teen Club of Girl Reserves, tells what the Girl Reserves do to help win the war; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; Gloria Sellin and Dureen Moll of Thornton Township High sing “Juke Box Saturday Night” and “Don’t Get Around Much Any More”; chorus sings; Marion Robertson of Niles Township Radio Workshop wrote a play “Patriotic Predicament,” which Mrs. Ruth Esch, director of the workshop, presents now; chorus sings “America the Beautiful.” [Additional material]
Program: “High School Studio Party”
Date: May 29, 1943
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: Chorus of Hinsdale Townshi High, directed by Ina Mae Saunders, sings; Carol Israel of Hyde Park High whistles a tune; chorus sings; interview with Eva Kraft of Francis W. Parker High, whose essay, “I Serve the Present and Win the Future” was awarded a prize in the Illinois State Council of Defense essay contest; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; the Steinmetz Starlets, directed by Dorothy Gallagher, sing “Indian Dawn”; chorus sings; in observance of Memorial Day, the Radio Workshop Players present “Proof Through the Night”; chorus sings. [Additional material]
Program: “High School Studio Party”
Date: June 5, 1943
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: The Parker Girls’ glee club, directed by Agnes W. Hawkinson, sings; Muriel Higgins of Maine Township High presents an original monologue, “Hearts and Flowers…or…Whatever Happened to Leslie. He Should Have Been Back Hours Ago!”; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; Betty Simer, Sonna Rose Koss , Jane Dalenbert – the Thorntonettes from Thornton Township High – sing two numbers; Lester J. Schloerb, director of the Bureau of Occupational Research of the Chicago Public Schools, tells what the average high school student can do for the war effort during the summer vacation; Junemarie Filip of Riverside-Brookfield Township High does a castanet-tap routine to “La Cumparsita”; the Harmonica Kings, former Waller High students -- Rudy Varju, Les Jenner, Carl Lah… -- play to the tune of “Bolero”; chorus sings. [Additional material]
Program: “High School Studio Party”
Date: June 12, 1943
Station: WMAQ
Lesson plan: This end-of-the-year broadcast will be the High School Studio’s All-Star Parade; chorus of Senn High, directed by Dorothy Shea, sings; Ray Wilkinson of Glenbard Township High, does impersonations; the Thornton Duo sings “Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai”; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; John Gray of Kelvyn Park High does impersonations; chorus sings; roving reporter and announcer cross talk; Ramona Taylor of Maine Township High performs an original monologue: “Listening In at the Ladies Aid”; chorus sings; the Central Radio Workshop Players present “Compact for a Dark Continent”; chorus sings “America the Beautiful.” {Additional material]