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

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sa SENIOR CLASS PLAY Peters, Sehellenberg, Wiker, Burd, Swanger, Criswell, Kriek, Hess, Amspar-ker, Cupper, Bruce, Hunter. THE GREAT BIG DOORSTEP I! A successful broadway production, The Great Big Doorstep, drama- tized from the novel of the same nan1e, was chosen as the play to be presented by the senior class in the auditorium, and due to the high royalty expenses, it was given only on the night of December 8. Amidst an elaborate stage setting of a real tree with real oranges grow- ing near the delapidated shack of the poor Crochet family and various foliage overlooking the Mississippi River, the cast portrayed the ups and downs a poor family met in trying to buy a new house to go with the beautiful white doorsteps one of them found floating down the river. This play was definitely a character study with type ranging from the shiftless and lazy Mr. Crochet, a failure even on the VVPA, to his energetic wife, whose greatest struggle was to keep her family together. lt also included the set of twins, another daughter whose greatest interest in life was to be a nun after she found a lover to renounce, a couple jealous suitors, and the former irresponsible pilot on the river whose worthless checks were only a disappoint- ment to the Crochet family. L'HlSTOlRE 4,1 I wx erlly-foul'

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ga Those whom we have welcomed in their places are Miss Betty Stine, Miss Sarah K. Richards, Mrs. Elsie Rodgers, Mr. Orvin W. Troy, who deserves credit for his work with the sports teams, Mr. Merrill M. Wagner, formerly a teacher in the Junior High School g and Mrs. Ruth Fagan. However, in the midst of all these changes, there are a few teachers who have been with us throughout our entire high school course, namely, Mr. W. Riden, Mr. David L. Swartz, Supervising Principal 3 Miss Luella Nafzinger, Mrs. I-larold Kershner, Miss Clara Stayner, and Miss Dorcas Fick. We Wish to thank Miss Nafzinger. who Worked with the cast in prepara- tion for the Senior Play, The Great Big Doorstep. To Mr. Wagner we express our appreciation for his coaching the junior Play, Everybody W'orks But Father. Due to their untiring efforts, both of these productions were successful. One of our class members, none other than David Downing, deserves a medal, for he is the only one of us who has a perfect attendance record for all twelve years of school. We are really quite proud of hnn. Even though the years have been happy ones and filled with pleasant memories, we have some moments of regret as well. How little did we think that these years would take from our midst four of our classmates, Cora Ellen Truscott, Harold Mitchell, Patty VVright, and Frances Shotzberger. VVe miss them, and we shall never cease to cherish the memory of them. Nearly all our days were filled with activity, especially as we neared the close of this our Hnal year. There was much to do, but we enjoyed every minute spent in accomplishing 1t. It is with mixed feelings that we are about to take this step-profound regrets that we must leave our schooldays behind, and eagerness to begin our future careers, expecting the best that life can give us. So, we, the Class of '44 , say farewell to our beloved Alma Mater. L ' H I S T O I R E l lg'v 'l'wm-utv -Ihre

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