Brooklyn High School - Echoes (Brooklyn, IA)

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PLAYS THE JUNIOR CLASS PRESENTS Almost Summer A Three-Act Comedy by Christopher Sergel November 29, 1944 - 8:00 p.m. Cast of Characters Anna, the maid of the Jones household .............. Mrs. Jones, an understanding mother ............ Junior, the kid brother with the innocent look Mary, sister of Junior and Paul ................ Mr. Smudgeley, the high school principal .... Mr. Jones, the head of the house .......... Paul, a high school boy with troubles ....... Jane, the only girl in the world for Paul ...... Jack, her brother and Mary's special interest Lilah Johnson, from out of Junior's past Radio Announcer ................................. PLACE: The living room of the Jones home. TIME: The present. Almost summer. 0 Production Staff . . . . Marjorie Hall . . . . . Kathleen Niner . . . . . . Teddy Buchenau Dorothy Gallagher . . . . . Merlin Manatt . Charles Rhinehart . Tommy McGeorge . . . . Norma Clayton . John Montgomery . . . . . Patricia Doud .. Marvin Lacaeyse Stage Managers ................... Delmar Ford and Marion Miller Sound Effects ...... ............. .... M a rvin Lacaeyse Property Managers .... Marjorie Hall and Warren Smith Prompter ........... ............. Director ...,...... THE SENIOR CLASS PRESENTS . . . . . Patricia Doud . . . Mrs. Mayes Professor, How Could You A Farce in Three Acts by Anne Coulter Martens May 10, 1945 - 8:00 p.m. Cast of Characters Keats Perry, a young professor ,....... Vicky Randolph, the bane of his life .... Grandma Perry, an obliging soul ...... Grandpa Perry, an innocent bystander John Appleby, a helpful friend ...,..... Priscilla Morley, a sweet young thing .. Tootsie Bean, a giggling spinster ...... Butcher Boy Bean, her big brother ...... Valerie Whitman, a southern charmer .... Boggins, a sporting butler ..,....,...... Page Twenty-six Donald Montgomery Betty Ann Robeson Kay Roth Jerry Ryan . Raymond DePauw Darleine Dappen ..,. Ann Stirniman . . . . . Fred Nelson . . . . . Helen Nelson .. Delmar Be-rckhan

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GIRLS GLEE CLUB g First Row: Cleft to rightjz Bonnie Tinkle, Evelyn Hall, Darlene Paul, Neoma Kriegel, Betty Rob- eson, Kay Roth, Patricia Gannon, Agnes Gallagher, Mary Lou Conger. Second Row: Doris Hawkins, Alverda Goodrich, Rita Himschoot, Joan Ryan, Grace Ecklund, Le- ota Gallagher, Norma Clayton, Patricia Doud, Marjorie Hall, Theresa Roth, Kathleen Niner. Third Row: Mary Sue Rigdon, Barbara Anthony, Margaret DeMeulenaere, Ann Stirniman, Darlene Dappen, Greta Nelson, Marilyn Montgomery, Lona Layer, Darlene Stevens, Frances Lievens, Hazel McClenathan, Miss Scott. Fourth Row: Marie Force, Mary Clayton, Shirley Patten, Charlene Prusha, Dorothy Gallagher, Isabel Keller, Margaret DeLoof, Norma Roth, Dorothy Beem, Charlotte Douglas, Dorothy Vo- gel. BOYS GLEE CLUB First Row: Cleft to rightbz Max Ryan, Don Montgomery, Roy Loven, Charles Gallagher, Jim Se- vere, Bob Burns. Second Row: Delmar Berckhan, Merlin Manatt, John Stirniman, Tommy McGeorge, Charles Rhinehart, Leslie Showalter, Miss Scott. Third Row: Ted Buchenau, Marvin Lacaeyse, Jerry Ryan, George Huedepohl. John Montgom- ery, Leonard McClenathan. Eldon Burns. Page Twenty-five

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ACTIVITIES September 15-Hard Time Party I This was our first party of the year and it didn't turn out so well. There was a misunder- standing so the party was not held. Everyone was disappointed but the later parties took the jinx off the first one. October 2-Freshman-Sophomore Initiation Initiation for the freshmen was bigger and better than ever. Thirty-eight sophomores were hosts to thirty-nine freshmen at a party in the old gym. At 7:30 the party got underway in the form of a Truth and Consequences program with Norman Taylor as master of ceremonies. Doris Hawkins and Don Brannian were blindfolded and had to feed each other marsh- mallow cream. Some of the other consequences were Mrs. Mayes and Mrs. Montgomery trying to be cheerleadersg Mrs. Marcue signing a statement stating that she would not keep the sopho- more boys after school for the next two weeksg Buster Reida and Richard McLain giving each other an egg shampoo. Following this, music was supplied and by 10 o'clock the party was only a memory. October 31-Halloween Party This was a costume party with everyone in an atrocious outfit. There were costumes every- where from Gypsies to dirt Farmers. Some of the costumes were rather old, and tore rather eas- ily much to the embarrassment of some people. Most of the fun came after the party when everyone went Hallowe'ening. November 17-All School Dance This was a Student Council Dance which turned out to be the best dance of the whole year. The evening fun was started with a piano solo by Mary Sue Rigdon, one of our new freshmen. She played Sunrise Serenade. All enjoyed it. The next person on the program was not so fortunate. It was Beverly Daleg she had to get up and yodel. lncidentally, the plot of our party was to find hidden talent and several were un- aware they were to be called on. However, Beverly does well yodeling. After Beverly we had a few dances-some tag dances, some girls' choice, and a few others. Then came Delmar Berckhan better known as one of the Crosby boys, who sang Once In a While, accompanied by Toots DeMeulenaere. . Don Montgomery accompanied by John Montgomery gave a whistling number E1mer's Tune which was so popular that he was persuaded to give an encore, Don't Get Around Much Anymore. Wanda Keller and Kay Roth were called up and they gave an unwilling index finger duet of Chopsticks. They didn't seem to enjoy themselves but the kids sure liked it. A quartet of h'gh school boys called the Boresome Foursome gave out with Keep on Smiling and Red Wing. I don't know whether the crowd enjoyed them as much as the boys enjoyed themselves, because they really had a time of it. The last big dance of the night, that really got the ball rolling was the progressive dance. George Birdzell and Toots Demeulenaere started it out and when BREAK was yelled, they each got another partner. This was kept up until the floor was full and the seats were empty. After the kids got out there once thev didn't stop till the dance was over. All seemed to enjoy it because they are velling for more of the same thing. Many pro- nounced it the most successful party for a long time. December 22-Christmas Party This was an exchange of presents mixed in with some dancing. It all took place down in the old gym Friday afternoon with the light of the Christmas tree giving us all the good old Christ- mas Snirit. Fred Nelson was our Santa Claus. He dressed up in a flying suit which got pretty hot for old Santa before the party was over. The presents ranged anywhere from marbles to unmentionables. Page Twenty-seven