George Washington High School - Post Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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On George VVashington's birthday Mayor Phillip Bayt, an alumnus of Xllrshington. spoke to an all-school assembly. Mayor Bayt. an all-round athlete. graduated from Ytlashington in 1930. Larry Moore, Student Council president. is shown welcoming Mayor Bayt to his alma mater. 2' , -.4 1 do . , ,, W 'w , f' ls Man Ready for the Changes YVhich Atomic Energy May Bring to His Life? was the subject under discus- sion by the pupils on the Junior Town Meeting panel. The members, shown discussing this topic. a re Gregory Wright. Kay Pence, Diane Kellems. Grace Edwards, and Patricia Lambert. .1 K 'ww wfwsksdlx ya, 'if Jw .,. , . fiwf -' , . . . comms and A Certain Star. written by Frank Cooper, was pri-sented to the whole student body ot' Washington High School prior to Christ- X, W X mas Vacation. Pictured, at thc left, is Carolyn Mann as Mother of Evil: Bob Gehlbach as Dismasg Kay Pence as Ruth: James Ludwig as the merchant: and Betty Johnson as Esther. The play was under the direction of Mrs. -1' f sy -s gi ff A t , Q to M My .. S. .M A V, . W.--M--- ' . ..V Bdss Wright.

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The Junior Vaudeville was one Of the most outstanding events of this school year. Basin Street Reverien, which tells the story of jazz and blues in New Orleans, was the title of act three. Don Pope, Fred Thomas, Benny Carroll, Franklin Minten, and Eddie Kelly are the members of the El-A-Mingos, one of the talented groups which made this act such a success. Others partici- pating in the same act were Gwen Cannon, Wayne Cannon, Virginia Pettigrew, Sandra Smith, and Myrtle Washington. fl f fe ,t, l z 1 Ml: Talent Agency , written by if is Peggy Arbuckle and Dorothy Oli- ver, was the title of act two. Shown, at the below left, doing a comedy sketch from this act are Peggy A rb uc kle and Joyce Harmon. Others taking part in this act were Bob Gehlbach, Delores Root. Carol Jordan, Joyce Bright. Jill Carter, Sue Ann Newkirk, Mal'- garet Reynolds, Dorothy Oliver, Anita Stroy, Bill Barton, and Don- na Barton. ,S stepped out . . . Broadway Rhythms , written by Linda Bradley, Karen Davis, Karen Jennings, and Richard Williams, featured songs and dances taken from movies. Linda Bradley, Bob Roark, Joyce Harmon, Ronnie Harmon, Fred Skinner, and Jim Beck- tel are pictured below doing one sketch from this act. F 13

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,x ff , 7 V MfVfA M-,., plays mug I our eye. . . Pictured below are Betty Johnson and Hallie Miller being served by Martha Butler in a scene from the sen- ior play. Betty, who looks unhappy, is caught in the con- fusing situation of having to dress and act as a nine year old so that her mother can seem younger than she other- wise Would. H ll 'ff 7 ' ff Members of the Senior Class l ,V 2'r f . fi f V' fff' presented Let Me Grow Up, a com- edy in three acts, in two perform- ances, May 3 and 4. There were seven girls and two boys in this YFELLIJS cast. Shown seated left to right are row 1: Hallie Miller, Pat Sandidge, Betty Johnson, Darlene fr r M ff f' .1 Lucasg row 2: Robert Gehlbach, Zaclcie Rogers, Carolyn Mann, lVIartha Butler, Carol Jordan, and Mrs. Bess Wright, director. liexie, a young girl, was played by Betty Johnson. Her older sister Z and musically-inclined b ro t h e r were portrayed by Martha Butler and Zackie Rogers, respectively. Nola Fleming, their actress mo- ther, was portrayed by Carol .lor- rlan. Carolyn Mann portrayed Aunt Lydia, Pat Sandidge was Mary .log and Bob Gehlbach was Bill Hen- derson. Darlene Lucas played the part of a local siren, Arden. Mrs. Holden, a producer, was played by Hallie Miller. Pictured below is Carol Jordan handing Bob Gehl- bach a cup of tea. Carol played the part of a talented actress who doesn't realize until her children are almost adults that perhaps her greatest role would have been that of a mother to her own children. Bob portrayed a soldier who fell in love with Lexie. we