East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-11-16
-Four Shaw Majorettes In Grand Finale

jorettes is undoubtedly the best
yet and it will take an extremely
talented group of successors to sur
pass or equal the 1850 unit in
beauty and ability. Quite natural
ly, it takes a great deal of prac-
tice and hard work to become
good majorette and the result of
their labor is very evident when
the Shaw majorettes strut down
the field.
Unfortunately, four of the six
baton twirlers are seniors and to-
morrow night they will be making
their final appearance at Shaw
Stadium. That foursome includes:
jeanne Becker, Nola Guerin,
Gerry Whelan and Arlene Rice.
jeanne and Nola are completing
their third year as Shaw major
cites while Gerry and Arlene are
rounding out their second term.
Two juniors, Margie Cook and
Patty Hawk, complete the sextet
the former now in her second year
of "strutting" while Patty is re-
ceiving her baton baptism this fall.
Misses Becker and Guerin, the
two veterans of the spritely unit,
were honored recently by the
Shaw student body by being
selected as candidates for Football
Queen, an annual selection which
is made prior to the Shaw-Heights
game. Both girls add talent to
their beauty by being excellent
dancers and swimmers. Both have
danced in musical productions at
Cain Park Theatre and had lead
ing roles in "Song of Yesterday
which was presented by the XII
wants Club last month. They have
also formed dance team in per-
forming in Shaw Talent Shows
and have made several appear
ances as entertainers at the Shaw
Canteen. Their activities have been
further paralleled in Shaw swim
ming shows with jeanne now in
the process of organizing and di-
recting the latest aquatic produc-
tion. jeanne, a vivacious brunette,
lives at 1892 Fifth ave. and hopes
to become a feminine surgeon after
her graduation. Nola, a comely
blonde with a captivating smile,
resides at 1908 Brewster rd.
Gerry Whelan, a blue-eyed red
head, possesses a lovely singing
voice which she is currently devel-
oping by taking private lessons.
She is a member of the Shaw A
Cappella Choir and has sung both
classical and popular songs in
Talent Shows and for the Shaw
Canteen. She has also sung in light
opera and hopes to further her
singing career at Baldwin Wal
lace College next fall. Gerry lives
at 1880 Charles rd.
Arlene Rice, another pretty
brunette, began her baton-twirling
career at Kirk three years ago.
She is active in the Shaw Drama
tic Club and the G.A.A. and plans
to attend college next September.
Arlene's residence is at 1852
Glynn I'd. Margie Cook, who lives
at 1928 Brewster rd., is talented
artist and did much of the scenery
designing for "Song of Yesterday.
She got her first taste of baton
twirling as a student at Monti-
cello Jr. High and will be three
year veteran when the 81 football
season opens. Patty Hawk, the
third member of the Shaw twirl-
ing group who lives on Brewster
rd., 1878, is a comparative new
conner at the exacting task of "ro-
tating the rod. She was indoctrin-
ated at Kirk is ninth-grader and
is now finishing her first year as
a Shaw Majorette. Patty is also
an excellent dancer and has been
active in most of the local musical
productions.
Thus you have a brief sketch of
the sextet which has been doing
such a marvellous job at the many
events in which the Shaw Band
takes part. They deserve and ap-
preciate all the fine compliments
they have received.