East High School - Janus Yearbook (Youngstown, OH)

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EAST HIGH JANUS ... g- l -M , JANUARY SENIOR PLAY The Unseen Way was presented January 20 and Zl, in the East High Auditorium by the mid-year graduating class. A mystery melodrama, it played to London and Broadway audiences for several seasons. Being a professional play it taxed the powers of its amateur interpreters, but as finally performed it was smooth The careful timing necessary to facilitate the action seemed non-existent. Only the drama of the Uvehicle was evident. Miss Helen Morris, director, inaugurated an idea, novel to ,East High, that of having a double cast, The cast which presented the evening performance was composed of the following: Theresa Fran- cis, Patsy Test, Betty Miller, Joe Hanak, Mary Elizabeth Davis, Frank Marinelli, Geraldine Keasey, Mike DeLucia, Harold Reuben, Fred Van Kirk, Joe Reto. Those who gave the matinee performance were: Theresa Francis, Patsy Test, Betty Miller, Joe Hanak, Julia Rizak, Gale Walcott, Josephine Pavone, Laddie Crncic, Paul Haus- tovich, Paul Seifarth, Joe Reto. sg Page Ta-.f,.1,- 3

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EAST HIGH JANUS weigh JANUARY NATIONAL HONOR GROUP Chosen for the four outstanding characteristics: leadership, scholarship, service, and character, seventeen seniors were selected from the mid-year class for the National Honor Society. They were inducted into the membership of the organization on January 18. The luminous glow of candles which the novitiates carried, the soft musical accompaniment, and the low voices of those ofliciating . . . all served to increase the solemnity of the installation. Members of the alumni were the characters which tradition- ally preside at the National Honor Society inductions held at East. At the conclusion of the ceremony Principal Smith talked at some length about the history of the society: he then welcomed the new members, complimenting them on their selection. Those chosen as members of the National Honor Society are: Joe Balazs, Hannah Belinky, Donald Davis, Mary Elizabeth Davis, Georgina De Maria, Leanor Gregory, Joe Hanak, Paul Haustovich, Betty Hay, Nina Lushinsky, Betty Miller, Harold Reuben, George Rudy, Patsy Test, Fred Van Kirk, James Watkins, and Janet Young. n if Pug: Tuenfj'-Eight Ee P

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EAST HIGH JANUS ...mn gm... Cl1flI,'LC1Vy Qfass 7f'Op il QC1! Howl of wind . . . snarl of an angry sea . . . and the good ship Blowem Down crashed against the reef of a desolate, tropical island. Amid ear-piercing screams and crashes of thunder and lightning, the terror-stricken passengers were cast ashore. In case you are curious as to the identity of the ship wrecked victims, they are the cast and personnel of the Trumen, Stupen, and Colossyn Motion Picture Company's greatest all-star production, Bring 'Em Back in Pieces. The beautiful and talented leading lady is no other than Betty Hay, who is being tenderly lifted by our old friend Joe Hanak, who enacts the roll of the hero. Joe proved himself quite adept at swinging through trees with the greatest of ease, so he was given the role of Darzan in this super productionf Joe is being assisted in reviving Miss Hay by her beautician Dorothy Phillips. And who is that struggling from the shattered ruins of what was once a magnificent ship? Why . . . it's lda Leone. Ida designs those striking gowns worn by Miss Hay. And now arriving on the scene are two rather weather beaten young men-but, who wouldn't look weather beaten if they had just emerged from the sea? The young men in question are Hugh Davis, the electrician, and Fred Van Kirk, the director of the latest Darzan film. What can that queer noise be? Why, there seems to be someone paddling furiously toward shore. He looks as though he might possibly sink. Oh no, there goes Laddie Crncic to the rescue of the soul in need -Laddie, by the way, is Socko Rassendale, the villain in the play, but forgetting his art for the time being, he is concentrating all his efforts on saving. Just a minute, folks! If we look closer we might be able to distinguish who it isYYes . . . why it's Prank Marinelli, Miss Hay's press agent. Due to Mr. Crncic's heroic efforts Frank is now being brought back to earth, However, there are those who claim it is the first time, but who knows? Now is that gratitude? Prank is reproach- ing Laddie because he didn't save Minnie. Well Frank, every dog has his day -or maybe we're wrong! And here comes the last victim, Janet Young, who is the popular cook for the company. Janet was busy collecting her pots and pans. That's the reason we didn't notice her before. And now the entire group have assembled on the beach, the question seems to be What to do. They seem to have reached a decision-yes, ap- parently they are going to explore the island. They've just rounded a sand dune, butfis this a mirage? No, the island which seemed utterly devoid of all life seems to be inhabited. There's a sign! If we look closer we might be able to make it out, Welcome to Nutscomere Island. Upon inquiry our much bedraggled friends have discovered that the sign is the work of Patsy Vaccaro who has hibernated on the island for an inspiration. Well, they say this is the age of miracles, but who would expect to find a cluster of modernistic buildings on a deserted island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean? Upon further research our shipwrecked victims discover that the buildings are the headquarters for the widely known Woman Haters Society, made up of numbers of the January Class of '37. Among the members are John Fergus, Lewis Colabine, Harley Allen, and Adam Andrews. Elmer Harsney is the designer of the build- ings-or should we say miniature village. It seems that the boys were bored 43 Page Thirty Es- 1 0