Ashton High School - Spotlight Yearbook (Ashton, IL)

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X n - ' e I if - x , ,Mil ' JLXSFI YQN CQMJXAUNI f f ati.if ' p 1 JW-1'Ll?'fl we ASHTON, ILLINOIS .Uni cr- jf' F I in 1 43343, J' su' eel' JJ.. The plot in brief concerned Keats' ambition to be Dean of the college at which he is at the present Pro- fessor of History. ' When Keats Perry is offered the Dean-ship, he refuses because he will have to get married before he can have the position. Ho finally decides to do this and engages his friend, John Appleby, to help him. The three girls who are entered in ntho great wife derbyn as Grandpa calls it are, Valerie Whitman, sponsored by Vickey lwho hates the Professorl, Priscilla Merely, sponsored by John Appleby because she is such an atrocious secretary and also such a sweet young thing, and Tootsie Bean, sponsored by Boggins who considers himself somewhat of a sport. Un- known to the rest Grandpa enters Vicky as a candidate. Many complications arise as a poem is distributed among the three candidates by each of their sponsors un- known to the others. When Grandpa calls each of the girlsl talking in a disguised voice, pretending to be Keats and plans to elepc with each of them trouble really walks in. Lula enters with three children and poses as Keat's long lost wife. This was actually John who felt rather sorry for the Professor and did this to get rid of the three girls. Things get worse until Keats finally realizes he has loved Vickey all along, Priscillaand John team up,'and Tootsie is claimed by Boggins who refuses to let his little sugar cook1c's heart be buffeted around Nlike a butterfly in the breozen. t I The play was successfully given and if it did not surpass the Juniors presentation of Cross E1 Heart it at least oqualed it. p J So long, y , The triumphant Seniors .

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Ati-1'roN toMMtUy.N1.'rtr s- Q a 'i,,, 1 r af, X, s ' J . 533 fue,-1 sc,-loot ASHTON, ILLINOIS , March 18, 1942 Dear Jim, How is your Uncle Sam treating you by still like Army life as well as you did? I surely wish you could have seen the play, Professor, How Could You!! It was a what a comedy! One of' the high points for points! occurred when Tootsie fainted into Boggins waiting arms. n K now? Do you Senior Class comedy and rather the low Barnaby K. The Seniors had try-outs the 25rd. and 24th. of Feb- ruary and the cast was posted on the 25th. as follows: Keats Perry, a young professor.........Edward Calhoun Vicky Randolph, the bane of his life...Natalie Chapman Grandma Perry, an obliging soul... .....Wilma Romick f Grandpa Perry, an innocent bystander...Allen Root John Appleby, a helpful friend ......... Loren Calhoun Priscilla Morley, a sweet young thing..Esther Boyd ' Tootsie Bean, a plump spinster ......... Gwendolyn Schaller Butcher Boy Bean, her big brother ...... LaVerne Kersten Valerie Whitman, a Southern charmer....Mary E. Rosecrans Barnaby K. Eoggins, the butler ......... Ralph Salzman Three young children ...... L .... ...Doris Parker S Wayne Nass Margaret Greenfield Shirley Schabacker was there every night to prompt us when we needed lt, and she didn't once let us down, Just to prove that the play wasn't at all dull we can say that she enjoyed it every night just as much as the cast did. Maybe more so. The cast enjoyed presenting the play quite as much as the audience enjoyed seeing it. Maybe they enjoyed it a little more because they saw Gwen faint every night, and Lulu was Bud disguised as Keat's long lost wife. He certainly made a good woman, as long as his voice didn't crack. ,

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