Atlantic Highlands High School - Atrecall Yearbook (Atlantic Highlands, NJ)

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enior Pla On Friday evening, April 18, 1952, the Seniors pre- sented a very delightful play entitled Summer Rash, a farcical comedy in three acts by Rowena Blake. The plot of the play is as follows: As the curtain rises, Annabeth Hughes is reading her latest play script to Kenneth Fowler, director of a straw-hat theatre, popularly known as the Fowler Players. Kenneth, to his later chagrin and discomfort, turns Annabeth down. He won't use her play, he won't let her be in the cast and rather bluntly tells her that if he never sees her again it will be too soon. Revenge is sweet and Annabeth really dishes it out in large proportions. Kenneth writes to New York with the help of Hamlet and Dannie, soliciting the aid of a Broadway star to help pile them into his theatre. Annabeth inter- cepts the letter and pretends she is the beautiful actress from Broadway. Miss Brighton, the woman reporter, is always on the run for stories for her newspaper. Ruthie is the co-operative type whereas Carol wants her own way or not at all. Mrs. Hughes and Mrs. Fowler, are the ever-loving mothers. Frank is the mes- senger boy. Three of the female characters are girls about sixteen and three are more mature women. The four boys are likewise in their teens and a happy-go- lucky tribe they are. Comes the night of the play! The star glimmers and fades out. Gloom around the ticket office is so thick one could cut it with a knife. Heroically, Annabeth offers to step into the lead part, but Kenneth is still the boss, or thinks he is. The cur-

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paid S8U,700. His great ambition was to live l ong enough to make b t'f 1 ' eauru the Capitol of the one country on earth in which there is liberty Another very interesting place we visited was the Washington Monument with its 898 steps. Some people walked up to the top but I was one of those who took the elevator. and was glad ot it. The biggest painting in the Capitol is the Battle of Lake Erie, on the stairway ot the Senate extension. Alter the battle Commodor P - . e erry sent a famous mes- sage, we have met the enemy and they are ours. The Senators' lounge is oft the chamber and is made entirely of marble and serves as a convenient reading room. The old chamber was occupied by the Supreme Court lor 85 years alter the Senate moved out a d 't ' , n 1 is now used only for occasional committee meetings There is a picture in the roorn showing Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation Other interesting features we saw on our Washington T - . rrp were, the Supreme Court which was of great value to us. A visit to the Congressional and then to the Shakesperean Library. After leaving the Monument we visited the Bureau oi Engraving and Printing. Here we saw money being made. I never saw so much ot it in all my lite! 'l'he Lincoln Memorial with its huge statue of Lincoln was on our list along with a tour of the F. B. I. Building. We visited the White House where we had our pictures taken on the beautiful lawn. We went to the tomb of the Unknown Soldier and watched the changing of the guards. One of the most beautiful features on our entire trip was viewing the home of our once beloved President. George Washington. Mount Vernon was very inspiring to all of us. On our way home we stopped oft at the Naval Academy at Annapolis. We arrived home very tired but still we had the memories in our hearts of those three most joyous days we spent in Washington, D. C. After reading this I am quite sure you won't want to miss the great opportunity of visiting Washington, D. C. with your classmates. lt means working hard throughout your high school career but believe me it is something you will always remember as long as you live. By Alida Voorhees

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ug Kneeling. left to right: Karl Van Brunt, Thomas Dobson. Arthur Siegfried Standing: Miss Margaret McCrea, Shirley Andrews, Lois Muir, Iacquelyn Williams, Antoinette Barbetta, Alida Voorhees, Doris Leonard, Carolyn Gehl haus, Iane Kugelmen, Mr. Leon Tepper. tain finally rises, the play is a success, not the great tragic drama that they had intended it to be, but a howling comedy that is to be held over for two addi- tional nights. The entire action of the play takes place in a barn which the group has been using to put their play on. The play was under the excellent direction of Miss Margaret B. McCrea and Mr. Leon Tepper. We want to acknowledge the cooperation of all who have contributed their efforts in making the play a great success, especially to the senior advisers, Mrs. Rose D. Hoffmann and Mr. George H. Wuesthoff and also to Mr. Dominic Lally and his department for the ll artistic scenery used in our production. Annabeth Hughes CAST Kenneth Fowler ....... .............. Hamlet Henderson Ruthie Peters ...... Danny Milton ....... Carol Tayton ....... Miss Brighton ..... Mrs. Hughes ..... Mrs. Fowler ...... Frank ............. ALIDA VOORHEES THOMAS DOBSON KARL VAN BRUNT SHIRLEY ANDREWS ARTHUR SIEGFRIED IACQUELYN WILLIAMS DORIS LEONARD ANTIONETTE BARBETTA CAROLYN GEHLHAUS HENRY FESTE