Boswell Girls Not All They Seem

In another demonstration of Glenn's sense of humor is this story from a Topeka newspaper. It maintains the odd spelling of the word "tho" for "though" used at that time. They also abbreviated "through" with the spelling "thru." Glenn attended both Boswell and Crane Junior High schools. We don't know what year this was but was probably between 1934 and 1936.

Boswell Girls Not All They Seem

Boys will be boys, even tho they have to be girls to do it. Fourteen Hi-Y boys from Boswell school proved the fact a few days ago.

It seems the Girl Reserves at Boswell were holding a Major Bowes amateur contest. In no uncertain terms they made it clear that the competition was for girls only.

When the contest was well under way, fourteen “gorgeous girls” appeared, their instruments intact., and displayed their charms and musical accomplishments before the judges.

Needless to say, the “girls” won first prize. Whether it was awarded on the basis of musical merit or for unique taste in clothes has remained something of a mystery.

Anyway, the prestige gained by the win served to help the orchestra get a wroth while “contract,” namely, a personal appearance at the Y.M.C. A. Wednesday noon, during the luncheon meeting of the “Y” workers carrying on the annual maintenance canvass. The campaign ends with a banquet at 6:30 this evening.

At least two fathers recognized flesh and blood behind lip rouge and flowing skirts in the orchestra. Henry Snyder, co-chairman for the canvass, discovered Henry, Jr., in a lovely blue creation, leading the orchestra.

Art Schober, a team captain, grew weak when he discovered his son Bob hiding under a cute little white hat and a half a pound of lip rouge, back among the wind instruments.

It was a great aggregation and the applause after each number was more than heartening. The personal appearance was not without its educational value for the drummer of the band. Harry Snyder, genial park commissioner, brought the house down with a prolonged “roll” on the snares that reverberated through the rafters and between the walls of the handball courts, high above the ceiling of the “Y” gym.