Waterville Central High School - Academic Union Yearbook (Waterville, NY)

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SENIUIQ DLAY On December 3 the senior class presented, as the annual production, Leslie Chadwick Browningls '4The House of a Thousand Thrills, a mystery drama in three acts and a prologue. The action takes place in rich old Mrs. Carlton's country home and centers around an old emerald necklace of hers, Wllhe Curse of Kashmir, so-called because of its nefarious history. David Arden, a well-known mystery story writer. is invited to the house to see if he can solve the queer things that have been going on at the Carlton home. But after two weeks he is no further ahead than when he came. Mona Carlton, the old ladyis granddaughter, finally solves the mystery hy her own in- genious methods. The cast included: David Arden .. ,,.4.,. , John Pesto Mona Carlton ., ,...... Luella Sprague Serena Carlton . ..,. lNorma Jane Evans .Travers ,....,. ........, J ohn Kelley Emily Temple ..,.. ...,.. E leanor Lloyd Agnes Melville ,,,., ..... E mily Betzinger Mrs. Rachel Carlton , ,.,, Helen Sullivan Ronald Melville . , . .,,.,, Ramon Iles Paul D'Alhret . . . .... Williani Avery Miss Derby ......... Ruth Ogden Velvet ....., ..,. D onald Willianis DIQIZE SPEAKING The sixty-sixth annual Talcott Prize Speaking Contest was held in the Eastman Auditorium on March 31, 1938. The selections given were: Blessed Daznasel, Shir- ley Eastman, Down the Grand Canyon, Francis Joryg Blue Forge!-me-nots, Norma Jane Evans, What Every Citizen Should Know, Robert Lallyg Sheik Justice, Hulda Zweifelg The Wouldn't Be Vocalist, John Pesto, Cond-bye, Helen, Ruth Pesto, I Am His Son, Stuart Allen. The winners Were: First prize, Ruth Pesto and John Pesto, second prize, Norma Jane Evans and Stuart Allen. The judges were: Mrs. Jean Wloodcock Lyng, Rome Free Academy, Miss Mar- jorie Bulkeley, West Winfield Central School, Mr. Richard Ralph, Clinton Central School.

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Left to right. front row: Suzanne Fusek, ,lulia Ct-chowic. Eileen Burth, Virginia Brooker, Grace Pierson, Howell Hughes, Anna Jacohswn. Ross McCabe. Pauline Sehwender, Ann Burth, Mary Gibbons, Freda Chernofl. Shirley Eastman. Second row: Mr. Jenkins, Aubrey Roberts, Reha Quillman, Catherine Macflonnell, Josephine Furncr, Aversa Clark, Margaret Zalvis, Laura Seelow, Sedora Locke, Dorothea Townsend, Elaine Ilines, Doris Clemens, Melva Clemens, Jack Avery. Third row: Thomas Mara. Vern Tuffey, John Ryder. Lester Barnes, Milton Jannone, Edward Reagan, Michael Ferrucci. Delos Tuffey. Peter Nichols, Elmer Hoffman, Longin Kueharski, John Gilliland, David Hughes, William Jones. President ,...,. .... A una Jacobson Vice President . . ...,. Ross McCabe Secretary ,.... , . .Pauline Schwender Treasurer . . ,.,.. Howell Hughes Reporter .,...,....................,. Grace Pierson Eleven years ago three very small boys and five equally small girls walked into the first grade room and waited expeetantly for their teacher, Mrs. Davis. Those boys and girls are now young men and women and the founders of the present junior class. John Gilliland, ,lack Avery, Elmer Hoffman, Virginia Brooker, Doris Clemens, Susie Fusek, Pauline Schwender and Dorothea Townsend were in this number. This year the juniors sponsored a movie attraction, Victoria, The Great. It proved to he a great success due to the cooperation of the entire high school. Wie received our rings April lflflh, just lmefore Easter, and are very proud of them. JUNIDD CLASS