Grand Junction High School - Tiger Yearbook (Grand Junction, CO)

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Class Play This year, for the first time, the Senior Class gave a Shakespearean play, “As You I .ike It.” Although not modern, it is one of our most popular comedies, with just the right amount of plot and good wholesome humor in it. It draws a charming picture of French life and customs in medieval times, dealing with all classes of society from the nobility to the country rustic. The play opens with a quarrel between Oliver and Orlando, two young noblemen, in which Oliver seems to be in the wrong. As a result of this quarrel, he persuades Charles, the court wrestler, to kill Orlando in a wrestling match, which is to happen in the near future. On the day of the match, Charles is thrown. Orlando by his skill and manliness wins the love of Rosalind, the banished duke’s daughter; and the admiration of Celia, daughter of the usurping duke and friend and cousin of Rosalind. Orlando in his turn falls in love with Rosalind. A few days after this he learns from a faithful servant, that Oliver intends to get rid of him by fair or foul means. Consequently, he flees to the Forest of Arden where the banished duke ( Rosalind’s father) lives in seclusion with his followers. While this is occuring, Rosalind is also banished by her evil uncle anil she, too. in man’s apparel, flees to her father’s court in company with Celia and the court jester. Necessarily, on arriving there, she meets Orlando, who does not recognize her in such attire. After many peculiar circumstances, in which a young lady spurns her own lover and becomes madly in love with Rosalind, she makes her identity known. On her and Orlando’s wedding day, Oliver arrives to beg his brother’s forgiveness, which IS readily given. Shortly afterward a messenger is announced, who tells that the usurping duke has re-penteJ and gives the power and rule over to his brother, the rightful ruler. I lie class was very fortunate also in securing the services of Mr. Archie Bliss, as stage manager and scene designer. Mr. Bliss has had a great deal of experience in this line ol work and added much to the success of the play. I he play was given two nights before packed houses at the Majestic Theatre. The Cast of Characters: DUKE. Living In Exile.........................LAWRENCR CARNAHAN FREDERICK. His Usurping Brother ..ORVILLE HUTCHI80N AMIENS. Lord Attending Upon the Exiled Duke....... ................................. FRANK WEAVER JAQFH8. Lord Attending I’pon the Exiled Duke... IRVING GATES LE BEAU. a Courtier Attending Upon Frederick...... .................................... WALTER PAGE CHART.ES. Frederick’s Wrestler.......GEORGE CURRIER OLIVER. Son of Sir Roland do Hols ...KARL RHINEHART JAQUE8 Ron of Sir Roland d - Hols....FRANK LI’MS DEN ORLANDO Son of Sir Roland de Bols....MELVILLE DII.I.EY ADAM. Servant to Oliver . .... ......CHARLES FLUKE TOI'CHSTONE. a Clown.............................FRANK McSHERRY CORIN’, a Shepherd ..................GAYLE BARNETT SILVIUS. a Shepherd..................HERBERT LOUGH WILLIAM, a Country Follow in Love With Audrey..... ................................. RALPH MERRITT ROSALIND. Daughter to the Exiled Duke....DORA HARRIS CELIA. Daughter to Frederick..GERTRUDE MULLINEAUX PHOEBE, a Shepherdess .............EVELYN FERBRACITe AUDREY, a Country Wench..................RUTH NEWTON I.ords. Pages. Forester , and other Attendants. Scene .at first, near Oliver's House; afterwards. In the Usurper’s Court in the Forest of Arden.

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frightened by those terrible looking Sophomores and awed by the grand Seniors, we managed to survive. |'He law was laid down in such a “Cole(d)” way that we vowed never to br. ak them. Then we started in on our new experiences in Algebra, Latin and English. We found that the teachers were not so bad as we had surmised; and, after we had learned their names, we were frightened no more; for would Cole, Taylor, Lindley, Scott, Agnew, or Carroll frighten anyone. Indeed, after the first week everything became old; and we mechanically went through the same routine with now and then a speaker to enliven our wit or direct us to paths of industry and right. Thus the year passed away and vacation time came bringing glad faces to those who had passed their grades, and sail or indifferent faces to those who had flunked. Vacation, however, soon flitted away and we came back again, less in quantity hut infinitely greater in quality. VVe found that during this year we were to decide whether Athens was greater than Sparta or not, and that we must learn to know the difference between triangles, circles, and squares. But, to our sorrow, M iss Lindley had deserted us; and. her successor although it was Miss Law, was not large enough to entirely console us. But Mr. Dodds and Miss Lewis also helped us out. But time quickly passed, and soon after Christmas vacation the long-looked for debate occurred. With such first-class debaters as Currier, Weaver, and Hutchinson, the Athenians should have carried off the honors from such long, lean, and skinny things as Carnahan and Aupperle and their helper Mary Kaiser; but the judges said, “No,” and so it stood. Then it was up to the Athenians to give the Spartans a banquet, party, or some other function. This was given on St. Valentine’s eve, and everybody enjoyed the splendid toasts and witticisms. After this, nothing more of importance happened; but things just drifted along in the same old way till vacation time arrived, bringing with it the knowledge that we had forever parted with Julius Caeesar and the mysteries ot the House of Seven Gables.” We had traveled on and now were jolly Juniors. Now we were IT.” What fun to watch the green, awkward, timorous Freshmen go softly up and down the stairs or blush when someone spoke to them Why surely, we bad never realized the best things of schools before as we now did. Happily we drifted along, studying and reciting, reciting and studying. But those pesky Sophomores soon got busy and woke us up. They would not permit us to have peace, but forced us to defend ourselves and pull down their pennants. It is impossible to describe all the circumstances of the scraps and good-natured rivalry. But finally things reached a climax. The Juniors gave the Seniors a party, and the Sophomores vowed that not more than three boys should arrive at their destination. But their plans failed anti we all arrived there, although some were indeed quite late. GALE BARNE I I .

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Junior Roll Bari Adams. Harold Anderson. Georgia Armstrong Ruin Anderson. Courtland Bliss Cheater Brodlne. Nina Burton. Hoy Caldwell. Clarence Carnahan Ruby Cox. George Frey. Madeline Gatt. Antoinette Oatt. Ethel Haskell. Frances Holmburg Althea Harris. Anna Llndhard Philip McCary. Reva McCann. Kebekah Miller. Florence Mitchell. Luclle Morrison. Levi Morse. Ma reed us Murphy. Kverett Munro. James Murphy. Cora McCluro. Walter Nelson. Esther Norlne. Ellen Patton. Leila Reynolds Genevieve Stone. Adalla otark. Editn 8tuart. Lawrence Terrill. Elam Underhill. Leone Volla. Bertha Walker. Guy Hopktne.