Meadow Grove High School - Trojan Yearbook (Meadow Grove, NE)

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Junior Production Left to Right: Dale McClatchey, Barbara O'Banion, Roger Horn, Layton Wauer, and Jo Anne Stueckrath. Cast Dunstan Trahan, a popular novelist ......................................Layton Wauer Violet Trahan, his attractive wife......................................Janet Synovec Shirley Hoyt, Dunstan's pretty young secretary........................Barbara O'Banion Vista, the Trahan's colored maid.........................................June Duchow Mrs. Percy Walter (Willa), who lives next door..........................Nancy Falconer Paul Merritt, who falls in love with Shirley..............................Roger Horn Julie Bennett, who has literary talent............................... Shirley Mather Lottie Allison, who loves to visit about...........................Jo Anne Stueckrath Chris Cross, a detective..............................................Dale McClatchey Anna Ray, who walks in her sleep........................................Leona DeCamp Dr. Benedict Birch, a famous pathologist..............................Richard Waechter The junior class presented their annual production on Friday, November 19, to a capacity house. Out of twelve class members, eleven were represented in the cast of the FOOLPROFF MURDER. When Dunstan Trahan's secretary, Shirley Hoyt, came on ahead to open up their summer home, she meets Mrs. Percy Walter, a nosy neighbor, and hires a colored maid, Vista. When Dunstan arrives with his wife, Violet, they find the lights out and Shirley gone. They find a murder has taken place and Dunstan, a prominent novelist, decided to write a book about it. Chris Cross, a dumb detective, comes to solve the murder of Julie Bennett, a young writer. Paul Merritt, a young man who creates suspicion, comes to see Shirley. Lottie Allison, comes to see Violet Trahan and falls in love with the detective. Anna Ray, a beautiful young girl who walks in her sleep, causes a big commotion, and Dr. Benedict Birch appears on the floor dead then disappears. The mystery is all cleared up in the last act with Paul and Shirley and Chris and Lottii becoming engaged and Dunstan all ready to start his novel. Rosemary DeCamp was very efficient as prompter. The director, Mr. Larson, was very helpful in making the play a success along with Charles Dahl, stage manager, and Richard Waechter, his assistant. Kay Wilson and Helen Pulley, two sophomores, assisted as ushers. 23

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 TROJAN fc TALK J STANDING: Left to Right; Jean Monson, Sherry Wynn, Donna O'Banion, Kermit Larson, Gary Kuchar, and Lamont Larson advisor. SITTING: Jean Alyea, Sharon Goulding, Jean James, Barbara Dreger, and Janet Warrick. The Trojan staff devoted two days out of the week to printing the school news. The news was typed and then the news was taken down to the news office where Mr. Hauge printed it in the paper. Mr. Hauge gave the space to the Trojan Talk. Staff Members Editor................................... Assistant Editor....................... Sports................................. High School and Grade School News F eatures Typists Advisor Barbara Dreger Jean James . Janet Warrick . Kermit Larson Donna O' Banion . . Jean Monson . Sherry Wynn , . Gary Kuchar . Dean Howard . . . Jean Alyea Sharon Goulding Lamont Larson

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Senior Play The senior class presented their play, Line of Scrimmage , before a full house Friday night, April 1, under the direction of H. W. Adams. The stage setting was unusual as it was divided into two different rooms, an inner office and an outer office. The play was a three act comedy with a time lapse in the third act. As the play started one of the most valuable football players, Stanley Grapplenuesky flunks an English test. He receives 100% on his make up test and Mr. Morrison, the principal, is accused of showing him a copy of the test. Ruby Dinway doesn't help matters any when she says she has had a date with Mr. Morrison. Mr. Keefer of the accrediting association is trying to get Mr. Morrison fired when a helper in the office, Perry Winman, admits he gave Stanley the test and Ruby tells everyone she made up the story about her date with Mr. Morrison. As the play ends, everyone is happy and Mr. Morrison is still principal. Between the first and second acts Lloyd Avery sang a solo, Smilin Through with Jean Monson accompanist. The cast: Mr. Morrison................................................................Bruce Horn Madge Collins...............................................................Janet Warrick Mr. Keefer...................................................................Dean Howard Perry Winman..................................................... Jerry Daugherty Harry Donaldson...................................................... Carl Mandel Coach Horsley..............................................................Albert Nelson Miss Gamm......................................................... Barbara Dreger Stanley Grappleneusky................................................Charles Dahl Ruby Dinway.................................................................Donna O'Banion Clyde Farris........................................................Lloyd Avery Mrs. Burris..................................................................Jean Alyea Mrs. Warner..................................................................Jean James Miss Hooker................................................................Sharon Goulding Miss Harlowe......................................................... Sherry Wynn Ken..........................................................................Gary Kuchar Matt................................................................Kermit Larson June.........................................................................Jean Monson Bruce Horn, Donna O'Banion, Carl Mandel, Dean Howard, Jean James, and Jean Alyea. Jerry Daugherty talks it over with Janet Warrick 24