Hessie—Here. I'll hold the door, Tessie. Why, there's music! And dancing! Look. Tessie. that sign says the music is furnished by the ''Sweet Sounding Swingsters. For evermore, it’s Clifford Parmelee's dance band! Tessie—Why. Skip Parmelee, your Sweet Sounding Swingsters sound swell. Such syncopation! So satisfying! Clifford—Thanks, gals. I didn't know you were on this train. But you'll feel right at home here. Look 'em over—there are a lot of your o'd friends. There's Herb Ordelheidc playing first violin: Dale Smith on the sax: Fred Christen out-Dorseying Dorsey himself as a clarinet player: Ernie Baessler slapping the base: and Jim Brewer doing a fine job as our business manager with the help of his wife, the former Betty Beck, who carries on all the correspondence. Hessie—Well. Skip, we'll try to see your next show. Conductor—Pumpkin Center! Pu-u-u-mp-kin Ce-e-e-nter! Tessie—Why. this is the town where Don Traver. John Pinckley. and Virgil Elder are partners in the Gobble-and-Gab. It’s something quite novel in restaurants, I've been told. You change tables for every course, and there is a rule that you must eat each course with perfect strangers. One does meet a lot of people that way. John is the business manager, and Don is the overseer of conversation. Virgil directs the floor shows. Someone tells me that he recently hired the lovely Misses Katie Cassell and Teddie Cochran, top entertainers. Skip—That so? I'll have to drop in at the Gobble-and-Gab some day soon. Hessie—I believe that it was Donna Booker who was telling me about it. She is Willis Mercer’s secretary. Willis is really in the money. He made his millions in a Venezuelan oil field. Skip—Well. well, it certainly is interesting to get all this news of my old classmates. Tessie—Of course you'll remember Willa Mae Cox. She's married and her triplets are now pupils in Fran Eshleman's kindergarten. Their I-Q's are of 210 or thereabouts. Fran says. Hessie—Has anyone told you that Marie House and Elizabeth Richardson are the star performers of the Ray Roberts Roller Rink? Their exclusive costume designer is Renee Volzke. Tessie—On your last trip to Aurora did you happen to ride in one of Peter J. Wolf's Yellow Rocket Cabs? He hires women drivers only. They wear very classy yellow and black uniforms. Phyllis Hixon and Theresa Rosales both drive for him. Hessie—Oh, look, here's a copy of that new magazine Beverly Putney writes for so much— The Homemaker's Highlights. I wonder if there's anything of hers in this edition. Oh. yes. here is a biography she's written on Joe Ontiverous. She's called it. The Incomparable Joe. World Champion Lightweight Wrestler. I see that he's downed another challenger. Tessie—You'll remember Don Smith, of course? He's mayor of Aurora now. and guess who irons his shirts. Joan McKee. We never thought of their getting married when we were studes at Aurora High, did we? Bill Sparks is chief of police there now. He says it's pretty dull in the home town since the Class of '48 graduated. The only excitement he has is an occasional argument with his wife. She was Nadine Moschenross. you know. ba:k in the old days. Hessie—We heard from Virginia Miller the the other day. You know that she and her sister inherited a large sum of money, and they have become confirmed globe-trotters. They're both married, but their husband's don't care for travel, so they are left at home to care for the home fires. Tessie I suppose you heard Beverly Bauer the other night when she played from Carnegie Hall? Skip—I certainly did Say. what is this new A.A.A. College I hear so much about at Aurora? Hessie—Oh. that's the Adams-Arapahoe College at Aurora. It's a very superior institution. There are a lot of people on the faculty you'd know: Clarence Scott is the Dean: Charles Jayne is head of the Psychology department, with Edith Hoery as assistant professor: [’at Beauvais is Dramatic instructor: Naomi Johnson heads the Commercial department: Helen Hensley teaches Home Economics: Billie Lea Frost is in charge of Journalism: Joe Moore is Chemistry professor, and Marillyn Torgas is instructor in English. Oh. yes. Willa Jean Carlock is Dean of Women. Tessie—Hessie. it’s been very nice checking up on our old classmates, but I'm hungry. 1 must have my tea. Hessie—Very well, we ll go. It's been nice seeing you. Skip. But it's queer, isn't it. how differently people sometimes turn out from what you'd expect? Skip—It is at that. But after all. who can foretell the future? Good-bye, girls—I'll be seeing you at the class re-union in 1 968. by Anna Heinen and Beverly Bauer fourteen
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Senior Play (Left to right) : Clarence Scott. Pat Beauvais. Joan McKee. Pete Wolf. Btftty Penny. Wilma Seidenberg. John Pinkley. Carl Baker. Beverly 1 utney. Nedra Nasser. Skip Parmelee not shown in picture Leave it to Grandma was a clever comedy in three acts. The play was presented three times, once at a matinee and at two evening performances. . The play centered about Grandma (Beverly Putney), a chronic fixer of all things wrong. Her efforts extend all the way from righting love affairs. Virginia's and John's (Wilma Seidenberg and Carl Baker) and Joyce's and Jerry's (Betty Penney and Peter Wolf) to settling the brat (Joan McKee) with a sound spanking that gladdens the spanker, but saddens the spankee. Grandma also mends the fallen fortunes of Mary and Cliff Dunstan (Nedra Nasser and Clifford Parmolee), and effectively squelches Mr. Grant (John Pickley). Eliza (Pat Beauvais) and Henry (Clarence Scott) also furnished the audience much laughter and enjoyment. The play, hilarious and entertaining, was enjoyed by all who came to see it. Backstage Crew: First Roil' (left to right) : Beverly Bauer. Shirley Trujillo, Donna Booker. Second Row (left to right) : Elizabeth Richardson. Miss Martin. Anna Heinen. Dale Smith. Third Row (left to right) : Herb Hansen. Jim Brewer. George Adams sixteen
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