La Salle Peru Township High School - Ell Ess Pe Yearbook (La Salle, IL)

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Page 21 JUNIOR PLAY 4 w ,....is an annual event at l.:i Salle-Peru Township llieli school. XVho's the boss in the hoine? 'lihis was the question asked and answered in Big Hearted Herbert, the junior play, presented November 9, l95S. XVritten by Sophie Kerr and Anna Stiese Richardson, the play was di- rected by bliss hlarienne Gould, instructor in drainatics. Punctuated with giggles and roars from the audience, this three-act comedy exaggerated the failings and virtues ol home life. ulfcono- mizeln was the theme of Herbert Kalness. a business inan with a doniineering chziracter. His wife and children were victims of his con- tinual eoniplaining. junior was not to go to College as he wished, :ind Alice was forbidden to marry Andrew Goodrich. lfinzilly convinced by Aunt Amy that Her- bert was too overbearing, Mrs. Kzilness, with the help of her children, proved that she was boss. Herbert linzilly promised that ,lunior could go to college and Alice could get niarried. The entire cast put forth their best efforts to make the show Ll success. The top picture is a scene lroni .Net III, Scene ll. Left to right are: lfclniund Xvatkowski, Robert fzicher, Robert Beaumont, Suzanne Clay, lY:ilter Kelber, anxl Ruth Uusec. The second picture is another scene from the third act. Left to right are: Suzanne Clay, Robert Beaumont, Robert Zacher, lfdniund NYatlcowski, and Ruth Ousec. PLAY C.-KST Kon lineesi: Rober? Kalnesf., lftlniuiid Xxlatkowski. FROM I,liF'I': Iylzirtlizi, Verna CilIaL Nr. Havens, Walter Kelberg Mr. Gootlrich. Ludwig Kzirun, Mrs. Goodrich, Eleanor Buckner, Herbert Kalness, Robert Zacherg Elizabeth Kalness, Ruth 0useCL Alice Kalness, Suzanne Clziyl HCYIWVT Kalness Jr., Robert Beaumont: .Xntlrew Goodrich, Hal Crane, A-Xniy Lawrence. Dorothy Moncrief, jim Lawrence, Ar- thur Brnteg Mrs. Havens, Ruth Helen Fritts. s w I . A Q.. I I yf' ' A 0 i 1 5. -ax v - 1? .sn -.Q hill? is Ml-1 xg .,, 1 1 4 1 Q. f 1 x fav: .N. Asxai il A-. f.-1 '13 5 F y - Q' 5' -.F ' --x 0 is I 5 i 1 I ff Si!

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MISS ISERNICE ZIMMERMAN, highschool mathematics instructor, is the junior class atl- Page 21' JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS . . . . . are eager, competent, antl keen. lfarly last fall a nominating committee was chosen, a member from each homeroom, who nominatetl several stutlents of the class for each ofhce. Ivhen the votes from each homeroom were countetl, they were sent to hliss fim- merman, who matle the Final tabulations. ilihe ol'l'icers seleetecl were: IYalter Kelber, presiclentfliony IVeleh, vice presitlentg Sally Nlclliarmitl, secretary: Calvin hlcNeilly, treasurer, Francis lgrylslii, sergeant-at-armsg lflaine lurner, lfltlon Stegen, antl Iyesley illregoning, Stuclent Council Representatiyes. :Xt the lirst class meeting heltl on October 12, the class oflicers were introtlucetl to the members ol the class. .-X slitle displaying class rings antl pins was shown. ilihe junior play cast lor Big Hearted Herbert to be pr.-sentetl on November 9 was announced, and faculty chairmen for the various committees were chosen. .-In all-school tlance was lielcl by the class after sehool on llecember 9. :Xnother was heltl on .Xpril 21. 'lihe music for both events was liurnishetl hy ,-Xvio Zuj- carini, antl his orchestra. Both al'lairs were successful anml the proceeds were put into the general junior luntl which was usetl to help finance the junior Prom. IVith a program committee selectetl of homeroom representatives, heacletl by Iflaine Turner, for the pur- pose ol planning programs for the junior class meet- ing, a program meeting was held March 3. Interesting entertainment was furnished by members of the class. Garlantl Ifieser, high-school band member, playecl a vilrra-hell solo, The Bells of St. lXIary's, and Mary Schmitz, high-school chorus member, sang two soprano selections, Trees lbloyce Kilmerj and ','Serenade lSehubert D. 'lihe seeontl program meeting was given on March I7 by Miss Barbara Crabtree, a member of the facf ulty, who gave an interesting, illustratetl lecture on the topic, My Freight Cruise to South America. lfxeitement ran high at the junior-class meeting on lXlarch 2-l, for the plan for the junior-Senior Prom, proposecl by the program committee was introtlucecl by lflaine Turner, as chairman of the committee. The question, later put to intlivitlual vote in the home- rooms, resultecl in the juniors tlecicling upon a -lunior Prom. :Xt least one of each couple attending was to be a junior, 'lilre Prom was heltl in the cafeteria on May 29 with music being furnished by Joie Livek. OFFICERS FIRST RUIY ll. to r.J: 'liony Vlelch, Iflaine Turner, Ixialter Kelher, Sally Ilellarinitl, Francis Hrylslci. SECOND ROW: Iililon Stegen, Calvin Nlcxezlly. yiser. :Ill through the year she atlvisetl antl lecl th.- juniors in their projects, the play, the prom, ancl the all-school clances. She assistetl the members of the class through classihcation. ller willing help ancl liintl tlisposition at all times has well preparetl the junior class for its important senior YCZIY. p-GK N ,,, 9 K1 s-