Elmhurst High School - Anlibrum Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Below: At the peak of excitement. Sergeant Towers holds the Russian spy at gun point while Mrs. Toop and the Bishop run for cover. Oh, eesn ' t she owful! Ida, the cockney maid, wrinkles her eyes, scrunches up her nose and yells at the audience over Mrs. loop ' s off-key singing. So the play See How they Run opens. As the title implies, people do a lot of running but that was not the sole cause of laughter. A reverend clad in underwear, holding a fire poker and chasing a red-headed Russian spy, was part of it. And the sight of a snippy old grouch of a lady, too drunk to stand up without her legs giving way! Mr. Humphrey (such a sweet old man) sat trembling inside his red and white scarf and nearly had a heart failure when Miss Skillon surprised him by tumbling out of the closet. Mrs. Toop and her old friend Clive started out dear friends a.id end Act I in a knock-down, drag-out fight! To add to the confusion, suddenly four people claim to be Reverend Toop, ruffling the feathers of Sergeant Towers, an English cop! Wednesday evenings, senior Sarah Stewart became student director and helped to coordinate the players ' feet and minds and polish up the final product. Their usual 6-10 p.m. rehearsal, required by their directors, Mr. Don Goss and Mrs. Shelley Wellington, got the play ready for the big performances on November 7, 8, 14, and 15. See How Thei| Run Above: A conglomeration of expressions marks the faces of three reverends and Mrs. Toop. Yes, it ' s that Russian spy with a gun pointed at Mrs. Toop, unknown to Clive and timid Mr. Humphrey. Left: Do you know who I am? Corporal Clive mischievously asks Ida. I ' m Eisenhower. She gasps with wide open mouth. With Mrs. Toop out of the room, Ida tries her luck with the handsome visitor. Mr. Toop (opposite page) sits on the edge of his chair, listening to Mrs. Toop ' s explanation of the confusion while Miss Skillon teeters around, still quite intoxicated. To the left, the Bishop of Lax. School Play 17

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Miss Skillon, in one of her finer moments, expresses her anger to the loops after learning about Penelope ' s behavior in town. (She waved and YooHooed to a passing soldier!) Right: The Reverend Humphrey cowers on the sofa. Ifs amazing how a little spray paint and old clothes can age a guy more than 50 years! The cast was as follows: Ida (Maid), Leslie Collier . . . Miss Skillon, Melissa Hunter . . . Lionel (Rev. Toop), John Silletto Penelope (Mrs. Toop), Nancy Beadie . . . Corporal Winton (Clive), Tom Young . . . Bishop of Lax (Penelope ' s uncle), Allen Shaw . . . Russian Spy, Larry Daugherty . . . Rev. Humphrey Geoff Sills . . . Sergeant Towers, Matt Tyler . . . Student Director Sarah Stewart . . . Stage Manager, Pat Koehl

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One III the fringe benefits of being an assistant to a veterinarian is the daily care and treatment of puppies. Senior Tammy Hughes administers a dose of medicine as Blackie looks on. The not-so-fun side of her work at Anthony Animal Clinic involves washing surgical instruments, mopping tloors, and cleaning cages. Neither rain nor sleet nor snow ... A carry-out boy goes through a lot to earn a day ' s wages, junior Bob Stanley, who puts in an average of 25 hours a week, sacks groceries at Rogers Market. And the Sweat Pours On.. . Senior Linda Bell leaves at 12:00 each day to ear r money at Sears, Roebuck and Co. selling candy. Linda weighs gum drops and measures out sour balls and bag-fulls of M M ' s to cure thousands of sweet tooths. 18 Jobs