Derry Township High School - L Histoire Yearbook (Yeagertown, PA)

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ll dl bmi fl x K -ee SENIOR CLASS PLAYS THE SPIDER'S WEB On the afternoon of March 25, 1943, the senior class of Derry Town- ship High School dramatized f'The Spider's Web, a three act mystery, to the students and faculty for their approval. lt was presented to the public the following evening at S200 p. m. in the high school auditorium. The setting for the nlav is a weird night at a mountain hotel in the :Xppalachians. A long muffled roar is heard in the distance. On several occa- sions the same found has been heard and always the mysterious Doctor Nlartichang' has been away at the time. A party of tourists are stranded at the inn, and they, too, come under the evil influence of the doctor flames Middleswarthl. The cloctor's strange actions are caused by his eagerness to obtain a certain formula from one of the guests. Patricia Beaumont flsiolores l-lessl, for his own Q'OVC1'll1I16l1l,S use. .Nt hrst it looks as if he will succeed. but Ted Piper flhlax Hookl who is en- gaged to Pat. is not so easily outdone. However. the rest of the party have fallen under the doctor's hypnotic spells. The doctor all but makes 'Norman Drake flames Petersj, Ted's rival for Pat, believe that he is his own father, whom Norman has never seen. Venine Leinbaugh CBetty Allnriglitl, Patricia's chum, plays a trick on the doctor by making him believe she has changed his explosive-filled pen for one of Normans. The climax comes when I-lurstad QHarry Myersj, the caretaker, L'HlSTOlRE Page 'Fw enty one

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,Mi nn Nl tain extent. In this age of hurrying and scurrying, we found there was so much to do and so little time in which to do it. Many of us had outside of school interests, and rightly so: some of us belong to swing bands, others clerk in stores during vacations and some drive milk trucks. Nevertheless, we did complete our assigned tasks in the classroom. Along with that, we found time for a few outside pleasures, such as a number of weiner roasts usually held at Greenwood, some parties and dances in the school auditorium, and the dance supreme, the lunior Prom, held on May 13. l942. This featured music by the Swing Modernairesf' and dancing under the creped decorations of tan and brown, our class colors selected in our junior year. But alas! some happy occasions have sad endings. Little had we realized as we were hapily dancing and drinking fruit punch, that one of our number, Peggy Ann NVear, had been involved in that tragic automobile acci- dent on May l3, 1942, in which three other of our schoolmates were at once fatally injured. It is needless to sav we miss them, but Into each life some rain must fall: some days must be dark and dreary. This past year. to conserve needed gasoline and tires. we decided to forego our former pleasures of weiner roasts and the like. NVC, the seniors wish to express our deepest appreciation to Miss Luella Nafzinger, who so patiently directed our three class plays, for the one presented in our Junior year. The Professor Proposes and Brother Goose, a comedy of youthful pranks. in which Martha Bressler was out- standing, and the last, The Spider's VVeb , that mystery containing spiders, deep pits, and landslides which climaxed our dramatic efforts. Though we deeply regret that our high school days are now at an end, we are eager to do all in our power to ight for a cause that we all hold dear to us, Freedom of Democracy . So we, the class of '43, say farewell to our old Alma Mater. L ' H I S T O I R E Page lweuty

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i f a disguised federal agent, takes the doctor into custody for being a spy for the Axis Powers. Cast of Characters Patricia Beaumount, a junior at Churchill University. . . .... Dolores Hess Ted Piper-a senior, engaged to Pat ............... .... M ax Hook Norman Drake, Ted's rival .............. ......... J ames Peters Venine Leinbaugh, Patricia's roommate . Dr. Martichang, a mysterious hotel guest. Miss Lee, another guest ................ . ......... Betty Albright . . . . . . . . . . . . .James Middleswartrh ....................Patsy Davis Professor Kathryn Pickering, MA. of New Amsterdam College - Miss Newton, recovering from an illness. Mrs. Griftitll, owner of Rockcrest Inn .... Frances Dolin ....................Grace Eward . . . . . . . .Phyllis Richey Hurstad, a caretaker .......................... .... H arry Myers if H1 :sf PF ff Director .,..... . ....... Luella Nafzinger Stage Manager .. ................. lack Riden Properties ...... ................ M aude Eward Sound Effects ........ Sara Crozier, Thelma Ault Prompter ...... ............ C lecilia Stoichess -1-l-l- BROTHER GOOSE Three Act Comedy Presented November 19 and 20, 1942 Cast of Characters Jeff, Brother Goose . . .... . . . Carol Hyacinth his flock . . Wes Helen, who quit ............... Peggy, who comes to the rescue .. Eve, a Southern Charmer ..... Sara, a colored maid .............. Lenore, who has plans ........... Mrs. Trimmer, of the VVee Blue Inn Truck Driver, who is plenty angry . ......MaxHook . . . . . . .Patsy Davis . . . .Martha Bressler . . . .Donald Treaster . . . . .Frances Dolin . . . .Betty Albright . . . .Mary Steffen , . . . .Sara Crozier . . . .Dolores Hess ....Phyllis Richey ....HarryMyers Dk Pls 96 Pk ik 4 Director .......... Stage Manager ....... Personal Properties . .. ... .Luella Nafzinger -lames Middleswarth . . . .Frances Minsker, 9 Avalon Collins Q Sound Effects ..... .... . lames Peters Costumes ..... ....... I une Dorwart 4 Prompter . . . .... Cecilia Stoichess 5' 1. ' H 1 s T o 1 R E Page 'Pwentv-lwn