Sunbury High School - Torch Yearbook (Sunbury, PA)

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iii.- .941 5 Junior Class Play Our Junior Class play, Almost Summer, a Jones Family Play, presented April 23 and 24, 1942, proved to be one of the outstanding performances of the year. This three-act comedy, written by Christopher Sergel, was directed by Miss Florence E. Snyder. The entire action'of the play takes place in the living room of the Jones home. Paul, a high school boy, struggles to pass the final exam so that he may go to the beach with his sweetheart and parents. Jack and his boyfriend try stealing the answers to the exam using Paul's initialed flashlight, which they accidently leave lying on the desk. Through numerous plot complications Paul exempts himself from being E blamed for stealing the answers and also passes the exam. Paul Jones ,.,.. Mrs. Jones ..,.. Mr. Jones. ..,,, . Junior ....,.,. Mary .,...,. Jack . Jane .,,. .....,..,., Mr. Smudgely Anna .,..l........... Radio Voice ..,.. Lilah Johnson ..... CAST 55 .........Harry Herman . ,.,. . Bertha Lenker Jeanne Walshaw .James Stock ..,. Joseph Riegel .. ..,. Virginia Bond Gloria Keiser ....Madison Beers Emma Jane Lepley Nancy Rossiter .......Joseph McGlinn .Jewel MacNamara .Gerald Thomas Emma Jane Lepley Nancy Rossiter

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-7 'ijnn In snaslfg F, 9 'X gs l l A l i ! Senior Class Play The senior class of Sunbury High School presented on April 8, 1943, Girl Shy, a three act comedy, written by Katherine Kavanaugh. The play was directed by Mrs. Frederick Padgett. Time: The present. Graduation time. Place: Living room in the bachelor apartment of Tom and Oke in a college town. Act One: Tom and Oke's apartment. A day in spring. Act Two: The same. The next afternoon. Act Three: The same. Evening of the same day. Tom Arsdale, who is girl-shy ,...,... Oke Stimson, who isn't ........,....... Caroline Arsdale, Tom's aunt ............... Anthony Arsdale, Tom's father .,..,.,...,... Sylvia Webster, Tom's pet aversion .,...,., Dean Marlow, dean of the college .....,. ...,........ Peaches Carter, Oke's present weakness .,...,. Asma, a colored wash lady ....... .,..., ..,, Birdie La Verne, a movie aspirant ,......,., Barbara Sanford, herself ........,.,..,...,..,.,..,. Alfred Tennyson Murgatoyd, the college Chuck Mayo, Birdie's late aiiinity ......,.,,, ..........James Stock .-.Harry Herman ..........Helen Smith ......Madison Beers .........Marion Lawrence Richard Rettinger ..........Nancy Rossiter ..Winifred Snyder .. .. ......,.,... Virginia Bond ......Jeanne Walshaw poet ,.,.....Joseph Riegel ...David Broscious Prompter .........,....................... ., ....... Emma Jane Lepley Stage Manager '.... ,... .,..... ........ J e w el MacNamara 54

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t 7 jim I-1 1943 V5-7' FIRST ROW, Left to RightAJ. Schweitzer, D. Steele, J. Fahringer, N. Fogel, J. Walshaw, M. Kocher, N. Sf.-asholtz, E. Wilhour, D. Weaver. D. lnkrote, G. Keiser, D. Reichenbach. SECOND ROW, Left to Rig'htfG. Beachell, D. Fahrinzer, M. Boust, M. Lawrence, E. Lepley, S. Sarba, B. Smith, N. Rossiter, V. Bond, L. Hause. F. Reed. THIRD ROW, Lf.-ft to Right-J. Heckert, J. McDonnell. J. Reddick, N. Conrad, S. Schrader, L. Tresslcr, L. Lloyd, M. Hidlay, M. McDonald, E. Bogart. FOURTH ROW. Left to Right-M. Rockefeller, N. Bloom, J. Kramer, R. Kuntzleman, M. George, E. Herman. P. Houtz, B. Ammerman, E. Foltz, J. Gass, J. Farley, A. Oyster, M. Hazen, S. Bubb. FIFTH ROW. Loft to Right-R. Eister, L. Fehr, N. Cross, J. Apple, K. Moore, S. Oyster, M. Roth, B. Brown, C. Bush, F. Campbell, J. Peters. SIXTH ROW, Left to Right-F. Wynn, R. Wynn, V. Eystcr, B. Bubb, J. Summers. G' l 9 GI Cl ll ll' S 00 ll OFFICERS President ,.,,.....,,..,.. . ...... .FLORA HOUSEWORTH Vice-President ....... ...,..... J EAN WALSHAW Secretary ,..,.......,.......... , ............ Lois HAUSE Assistant Secretotry .....,.. ...... ....... D ORIS WEAVER Treaszc're'r .,..,.......,.......... ...,...................,.,....,.................., E MMA LEPLEY Reporters .........,.......,,.,................. RUTH KUNTZLEMAN, NANCY ROSSITER. Seventy lusty voices form the traditional Girls' Glee Club, which has enthusiastically sung its way to fame. Under the capable direction of Miss Katherine Reed, the girls have participated in a number of performances- Bond Day being one of the outstanding. Words and Music, a modern operetta, was presented early in the school year with outstanding success. Tureen suppers and parties have all compiled to make this a very successful year. 56