Easthampton High School - Echo Yearbook (Easthampton, MA)

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l THE CAST Mr. Tyler ,,...,.....,...... .....................,.........,............,... .AA.........,,. L o uis Tylczak Maude Perkins ........... .......,,.,............. R ita Laurion Peggy Blake ........... ..,.,........,..A........ A gnes McLean Helen Martin .............. ...l.......... E lizabeth Purrington Edward Delaney ........... .,..A.......,.....,.....,..,.. A lfred Briere William Cassidy ,............ ....,............ S tanley Podolak Jimmy Craig ..,............ ......,.,,,,...........,, R obert Buzzee Sidney Lewis ,.....,.,...... ....,.i....... R ichard McCallum Dennis Gibbs .i....................... .......,...............,.,. I leo Mackos Sebastian Palukas ............, ,......... S tanley Bozek Laura Hale ........i,........,.,... .......,.,.... R uth Sander Fritz Klinghopper ......... ,.....,...., J aeob Frederick Greta Swinberg ,, ......,,,........ .44i.,,...... M uriel Culver' Mrs. Allison Simmons .............. ..... ........... .....,.,.............,..........,.. G l a dys Gagnon Lulu Corlis .....i..,...........,.............,.,.................,..............,..........................,,.,.....,,.......,.................,........,,...... Arlene Flint 'Owing to illness, Miss Culver's part was played by Ellen Buehities. All the members of the senior class wish to thank Mr. Thayer and Miss Al- vord and everyone who helped them in this affair. ALFONS PREZEKOP '34 .ii. 1.. ONE-ACT PLAY Easthampton participated in the annual one-act play tournament against West Springfield and South Hadley Falls, which is sponsored by the Valley Wheel League. The preliminaries of this section, in which the aforementioned Thirty-five

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to the semi-finals, in which all but eight of the contestants were eliminated. The High School Orchestral Club, ably directed by Prof. Lovell, gave selections be- fore the speaking, during a short intermission, and at the closing. The speakers 21I'C I Adele Laprade Franklin Mullaly George Flynn Olive Hathaway Warren Lux Priscilla Millring Mildred Hourihan Chester Earus All did well and the judges had a rather hard time deciding the winners. The first prize for the boys was awarded to Warren Lux, the second prize going to Chester Earus. For the girls Olive Hathaway was the judges' choice for first prize and Mildred Hourihan received second prize. FRANKLIN R. MULLALY '36 illi-i SENIOR PLAY The play Anybody's Game by Elizabeth Miele was chosen by the East- hampton High School Seniors as their annual play. This play was of a different type and much more interesting than all the previous plays presented by the E. H. S. Seniors. The play was presented Friday, February 9, at the Majestic Theatre. Though the weather was bad, an excellent audience was present. During the intermission candy was sold by the girls of the senior class and the audience was entertained by singing and music provided by the E. H. S. Glee Club and the E. H. S. Orchestral Club. Thirty-four

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three schools participated, were held in South Hadley Falls. All three schools presented excellent performances. Although the E. H. S. actors had but two weeks in which to rehearse, and then acted on a stage they had never even before seen, they presented a performance so well enacted that the judges had a hard time deciding the winner. The play put on by E. H. S. was entitled 'fThe Try- sting Place a one-act farce by Booth Tarkington. The cast was as follows: Rupert Smith .........,.....................,,.........................,............,,........... ........, P aul Meyer Jessie Briggs .....,..........,......... .........,..., H elen Wrobleski Mrs. Fannie Briggs .,.........., ...,,...... D orothy Ewing Lancelot Briggs ....,........ ........,... E dward Hadro Mr. Ingoldsby ..,,.,..... ......... J ames Diamond Mrs. Curtis ................... ......,................,,.........., A rlene Flint Mysterious Voice ........ ...,...........,.......,.,........,,.. A lfred Briere PAUL MEYER '35 JUN IOR-SENIOR PROMENADE The Easthampton High School Junior-Senior Promenade was held at the Town Hall, May 25. It began at 8 o'clock, the dancing beginning at 8:30 with a grand march led by Robert Buzzee and Elizabeth Purrington, President and Vice-President of the Senior Classy Music was supplied by Ned Barry's orchestra and a vocalist. The hall was decorated with birches, evergreens, and garden flowers. The class numerals had a prominent place in the decorations. Refreshments were served by ten freshmen girls and were in charge of Thelma Simpson, Senior, and Jeanette Kidger, Junior. Edward Berestka and Alton Gillan took turns in operating a spot-light. MARY ANDERSON '36 . SOPHOMORE PARTY The Sophomore class of the Easthampton High School held a party June 1 in the auditorium, under the supervision of Miss Ruth Fielden, the class adviser. The party started at eight o'clock, and there was dancing from 8:30 until 11 to music furnished by the Night Hawks. Members of the Student Council helped to make the party a success. Refreshments were in charge of members of the class. The faculty was represented by the Misses Fielden, White, Lyman, Mills, and Mr. H. K. Thayer. MARY ANDERSON '36 FRESHMAN PARTY The freshman class of the Easthampton High School held a party in the auditorium on May 18, under the supervision of the class adviser, Miss Dorothy B. Mills. Thirty-six