Atwood Hammond High School - Post Yearbook (Atwood, IL)

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THE PCS T A,T. H. S. 1925 CLASS PLAY “AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW” Cast cf Characters Robert Preston, a Lawyer .................... Millard Monroe Douglas Brown, a Football Player ..................... John Peters Dick Preston, the Groom .............................. Paul Evans Stanley Palmer, “Hawkins, the Butler” ........ Kenneth Harshbarger Ted Whitney, Captain of the Varsity................... Ralph Marty Jack Austin, Preston’s Secretary ............... Irwin Shonkwiler Marion Dayton, a Ward of Preston......................Lois Harder Nellie Preston, a Bride .............................. Helen Garrett Louise Ross, known as Miss Grayson..................Opal Barnhardt Phyllis Lane, a Football Enthusiast.............. Anna Weatherford Kathleen Knox, Chairman of the Rushing Committee, Adeline Landgrebe The “Imp”, a Freshman ................................ Dorcas Day Emily Elliott, with a Conscience ........... Juanita Harshbarger Jane, a Maid With a Taste for Literature .......... Lola Mechling Mrs. Brown, Step-mother of Douglas Brown ............. Mary Stirrett Polly Price ....................................... Gladys Wildman Elsa Ernst......................................... Opal Barnhardt Marjorie Arnold .............................. Esther Harshbarger Marie Swift .......................................... Bernice Starr Molly Bruce ....................................... Gladys Medaris STORY The scenes of the play are located in a college town. The students are practicing for a football game with a rival college team and much interest in the outcome is shown. It develops that Douglas Brown, a football expert from another college, is in town on business connected with his father’s estate; and to distract attention enters the college. Phyllis Lane induces him to consent to play with the team at the request of the captain, a love romance being created thereby. Robert Preston, a lawyer, secretly loves Marion Dayton, his ward, and she reciprocates. He intrusts the combination of his safe to her and tells her of a packet of important papers lying therein. Louise Ross and her mother, Mrs. Brown, stepmother of Douglas, learn that a second will disinheriting them has been found and is among the papers in Preston’s safe. They plot to obtain possession of the document at a mask ball given by Marion. Louise wears a costume identical with that of Marion’s deceives Preston, learns from him the combination of the safe, obtains the papers by the aid of Jack Austin, unaware of the fact that the original packet has been removed by Preston and other documents substituted. The “Imp,” a girl student, sees and recognizes her. Preston enters and recognizes Jack, who is assisting Louise in the belief that she is Marion, and convinced that Jack meditates robbery, upbraids him. Marion enters and comprehending the situation as she Twenty-eight

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THE POST 1925 A.T. H. S. Engineering.” Inventor of Best Electrical Engine. Wife, Grace Utter-back. 24. Jaunita Harshbarger—Madison, Wisconsin. Head of English Department at University of Wisconsin. Renowned for melodious poetry. 25. Esther Harshbarger—Tuscola, Illinois. Mrs. Dean Jones. Private Secretary to husband who owns largest general merchandise store in the city of Tuscola. THE LYCEUM COURSE The Senior class presented to the public, during the winter term of 1924-’25, a Dennis Lyceum program, consisting of four numbers. The profits realized from the course, were used in the making of the school annual. The first number, the Delaware Duo, was presented on Oct. 7, in the High School auditorium. The two young ladies presented an interesting program consisting of both vocal and instrumental music, and readings. Costumes were used to a great advantage. The second number of the course, the Ambassador Quartet, was given Nov. 22. The quartet proved to be quite a success. They entertained a large appreciative audience with music, both popular and classical. The third number, the Old Kentucky Jubilee Quartet, was presented on Dec. 13. Their program which consisted of old plantation melodies, camp meeting shouts, and old negro spirituals was very good. They succeeded in keeping the attention of the audience during their entire program, a thing to be proud of. The last number of the course, the Five Mountaineers, was given on the evening of Feb. 14. The Mountaineers gave a realistic portrayal of Italian mountain life with native costumes, songs, tunes, and instruments. This number formed a good ending for the Lyceum course. Twenty-seven

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1925 thk post A.T.H.S. fancies, she shields Jack by assuming the guilt. Her innocence is finally established by the “Imp,” who exposes Louise. Meanwhile Douglas wins the game for the team and realizes that he loves Phyllis, but when he learns that she has trifled with him he becomes cool. This, however, passes away and happiness follows. When Marion’s self-sacrificing effort to save Jack is brought to Preston’s attention through the exposure of Louise’s duplicity, he discovers that he loves her and their dream of the pot of gold at “The End of the Rainbow” is happily realized. BACCALAUREATE Prayer .......... Glee Club Choir .... Scripture Reading- Solo ............ Sermon........... Glee Club Choir .... High School Glee Club ... Supt. E. D. Walters Miss Harriett Tate Prof. W. A. Pratt High School Glee Club COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM Music ..................... Invocation ................ Salutatory ................ Address: “Dying on Third” Music ..................... Valedictory ............... Presentation of Diplomas ... Senior Class Song ......... Benediction ... ....... ... -----.............. Instrumental ................ Rev. G. W. Rippey ...................... Bernice Starr ... .... Roscoe Gilmore Stott, Litt. D. ...................... Instrumental ................ Anna Weatherford ................ O. A. Weatherford President of the Board of Education ...................... Seniors ’25 Rev. B. H. Pinkston Twenty-nirie