Abilene High School - Orange and Brown Yearbook (Abilene, KS)

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1. 2. 3. 4. NMELODY ,IONES COMBINED 'Please tell me why l'm different, Peggy Mis- simer kept pleading as she played the title role in Melody Jones' presented by the junior class under the direction of Miss Barbara Orendorff at the city auditorium November 20. john Baumgartner and Bar- bara Tice, her father and mother, have not told Melody she is adopted, although Dana Percival, her Aunt Laura Walkins, thinks Melody should know. Barbara Pesnell CFrancie Wilksl and Mary Jane Pyke Chilaine Walkinsl, Melody's spoiled and jealous cousin, let the secret slip at a party. Other cast members were Melody's heart throb, Gary Boyd, Tommy Curran, Leon, her studious broth- er, Dale Millsg jennifer Abbey, her best friend, Deanne Phillips, Kenneth Carpenter, a plant life authority, Dwight Vogel, Miss Kathy Richards, 4-ll instructor, Carolee Engle, Marvin Giersch as humor- ous Stretch Appleby, and Charles Platz as Bruce Butler. Melody, heartbroken leaxges home, but re- tums in the third act radiating with happiness. While Melody argues with Bruce Butler, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Aunt aura, Stretch, Leon, Miss Richards, jennifer, Kenneth Carpenter, Elaine, Gary and Francie llilks listen. Melody questions fennifer as Stretch, Miss Kathy Richards, Leon, Francie, Elaine and Cary watch. Miss Barbara Orendorff, director. Aunt Laura watches while Melody consults her mother. Elaine Walkins traps Gary, to the distress of Lean, lliss Richards and Stretch Appleby. HUMOR AND HEARTACHE

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-L k Admirin trophy uere iery orators Kay I'wert Barbara Pesnell, K. W. Rock and Dwight Vogel with Coach Kenneth DEBA TERS LASSO SECOND DEBATERS - argued pro and con whether the Presi- dent of the United States should be elected by direct vote of the people . . . gave debates before various civic groups . . . placed third at both Winfield and Haven tourneys . . . won first place cup in Osborne competition . . . received trophy for winning first in district held at llays . . . captured Second place trophy in the State debate tournament at lil. . . . have lost senior, Kay Ewert, who received perfect speaker point rating in the class A tourney. 'Pausing from their work' were Nancy Pechin, Phyllis Kingsbury, Walt llaytlen, Kenneth ll. Rock, coachg Kay lfwcrt, lluight l'ogel,Barbara Pesnell and K. W. Rock. 28-

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IE Ib CO yell Peggy Hzssznzu iaumlra Lorenz, 1'uzlyLuird, llcannc Phillips, Sandy Cain anl llonna Root Ln I fp lsscr' bly. CHEERLEADERS BOOST COWBOYS flhanting yvlls to boost the students' and tho Golden Com oys' morale in QT football and basket- ball games, lcmlinq pep assemblies and the annual snake- dancf-, sponsorin a vonccssion stand and Rlllhl' FUR U ll' l' w14.N1f ll' -ANU rlanc-0, A-team f-lieerleavilrs, Donna ,lo Hoot, Sandy flf llfh cry 1 team clmcrlcaflcrs at gurnr. Cain, Ucannc llhilli s, Saunflra Lorenz, Peggy Missi- mer and Patty Lairs, made their contribution toward the- '53 - '51 athletic strategy., ,Io Anne Curran serxerl as alternatm Also enctouraginf' the ll-gleam in lmsketball worv Nanvy Fzirnlizirn, jlane Garrison, Marla ,Io Carlilv, Carolyn Cigrsh, Carol llawks and Betty Srnithu Many memories will be tuvkefl away with the brown Skirts and whiter Sweaters of the :X-team r-heerloallffrs anal the brown skirts and gold sweaters of the B-tc-am when the girls put away their-uniforms at the encl of the Season.. i l 'WIC Y - VICTORY, THAT'S OUR Y , Carol Hawks, Nancy Farnha ,E Betty Smith, jane Car- rison, zrrla jo Carlile and Carolyn Ciersc A