Plainfield High School - Milestone Yearbook (Plainfield, NJ)

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SHE ORACLE, 23 Winner of Yale Cup ALLAN S. SNYDER. A cheerful spirit, a genial disposition, a sunny countenance, a courteous demeanor, are always and everywhere friend winning qualities; add to these physical strength and courage, agility, precision and grace of movement, and the friend is transformed into the hero of the athletic field; add again a rugged honesty, a faithful industry, a wholesome clean-mind- edness, and admiration blends with hero worship to make strong and sure our friendship for Allen Snyder. IRA W. TRAVELL.

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THE ORACLE. 28 “The Rivals” Presented by the Class of ’09 BY MARGARET V. LEGGETT, EDITOR “THE ORACLE. Shakespeare speaks of “out-Heroding Herod”; but no one before has ever so “out-rivalled their rivals” as the class of 1909 did when they pre- sented “The Rivals” in the Plainfield theatre, Saturday evening, May the fifteenth. The play was a complete success from start to finish, both dra- matically and financially, and well may 1909 be proud of its actors and actresses ! Each one did his best and certainly reflected credit upon the coaches, Miss H. M. Pope and Mr. S. B. Howe Jr. To these worthy people belongs a large share of the glory of the Senior play, for no one could help but succeed in his part after Mr. Howe had acted it out in a manner that was a “play” in itself; no one could not help but succeed after Miss Pope’s helpful suggestions. Both of these good teachers will hold a big corner in the heart of class of 1909 for many years to come. The cast was especially well chosen. First came John Lyness as David. He was absolutely perfect and one would surely have thought that he was a professional. His make-up, speech, and bearing without a bit cf stage-fright exactly fitted the part. And next came the honorable Senior President as Fagg. But we can not speak of him without mentioning Ethel Skillman, the pert little maid “Lucy.” Ethel Skillman was certainly a captivating actress. The scene in which Mr. Fagg met Lucy on the North Parade, dressed in an adorable red-riding hood cape, made a decided hit. Clara Savage took the role of Mrs. Malaprop, the meddling, conceited old woman, to perfection. From the moment when she sailed on the stage with her “oracular tongue” and “bold insurance,” she stirred up gales of laughter.