Buchanan High School - Pines Yearbook (Buchanan, MI)

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DRAIVIATICS JUNIOR PLAY The Boomerjl by Howard Reed, was presented by the class of '34 in our junior year. The play was a success mainly through the efforts of Miss Helen Hanlin, the director. The plot of the play was: Elmer Carter fOtis Flenarl, a young lawyer wishes to modernize Hoopstown, a small village in Indiana. He begins by selling bonds to Mr. and Mrs. Bowman KChandos Jackson and Anna Grace Ranahan,l and also to the rest of the townspeople. A city slicker, Mr. Roberts 1 Richard Schraml, comes to the village in hopes of getting some money by gathering up options. He tells the people that Carter is trying to swindle them. This starts a riot, and all the people turn against him, even Nellie Bowman iMary Donleyl with whom he is in love. It looks like goodbye, Elmer, when Mae Morris fJean Russelll, a flapper from Roberts' city comes and exposes the treachery of Roberts and saves Car- ter. During the story, Euphriam fRussell Proudl, the negro office boy, furnishes much humorg and when he finds Nellie in Elmer's arms, he ex- plains that it's just another vi.llage improvement. Other members of the cast were: Jane Briney, Audrey McCllen, Mary Irvin, George Spatta, and Carson Donley. Twenty-five

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TITLE Cutest Class Flirt Teacher's Pet Most Athletic Class Angel Most Sarcastic Class Orator Biggest Giggler Most Bashful Most Conceited Best All Around Class Optimist Class Pessimist Most Air Minded Best Student Most Popular Best Dancer Best Looking SENIOR STATISTICS GIRL Jean Russell Jane Briney Ethel Sibley Jean Russell Anna Grace Ranahan Anna. Grace Ranahan Mary' Donley Audrey McC1len Elaine Hawks Jean Russell Ruth Cripe Hope Kelley Ethel Sibley Anna Grace Ranahan Hope Kelley Mary Donley Maxine Howe Maxine Howe 1014135 OUR LIBRARY Great Expectations-Junior Class. Captains Courageous- Bill Frame and Batchie. Little Men-Lewis Walls and Dick Boone. Little Women-Audrey McCl1en and Maxine Myers. The Judgment House-Office. Call of the Wild-Lunch hour. Paradise Lost-Flunkers. Les Miserables-Pine staff. THE SENIOR CAR Model-Class of '34. Accelerator- Curly Bradfield. Horn-Bob Willard. Steering Wheel-Mrs. Dunbar. Headlights-Chandos Jackson and Helen Starter-James Everingham. Crank-Max Penwell. Running Board-Senior class officers. A picture of an average third hour study hall: Freshmen-Sitting, doing algebra. Sophomores-Sitting, doing English. Juniors-Siting, drawing pictures. Seniors-Sitting, ................ . Twenty-four Spatta. BOY Verl Brewer Chandos Jackson Donald Burrus August Topasli Donald Burrus Thomas Quirk Thomas Quirk Robert Willard Lewis Leiter Bill Frame Bill Frame George Spatta Thomas Quirk Richard Schram John Godfrey Lowell Batchelor George Spatta Bill Frame

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DRAIVIATICS SENIOR PLAY The senior play of '34 was the credible comedy Regatta by Ruth McKennan. The action of the play was centered about the regatta which was to take place at the home of Stephen Worthington Uames Everinghaml on Long Island. Stephen is an ardent speed boat devotee and he employs Jack Hart- ford lGeorge Spattal to pilot Twinkle Ditto in the regatta. The house- hold is suddenly augmented by the arrival of Mrs. Winsborough KAudrey McCllenJ and her daughter, Cynthia, Uane Brineyl who through her mother's pleadings has become engaged to Stephen. Stephen is called to Chicago for a business conference, and while he is absent, Cynthia. and Jack fall in love. Stephen's son, Ted Worthington CChandos J acksonj, has been working on a safety device for airplanes and decides to demonstrate it the day of the regatta. While flying over the racing boats his plane goes into a tailspin and falls into the water. Jack leaps from the boat and saves Ted. Virginia Worthington Uean Russelll, the capricious daughter of Stephen, as co-pilot for the race takes the boat through for second place. It is then discovered that Ted's airplane plans have been stolen. Jack is under suspicion when Virginia and her gang make John, Uohn Godfrey! the old servant, confess, however he is forgiven. Ted and Beth fMary Donleyl, Mr. Worthingt0n's secretary, look for- ward to happy daysg Stephen releases Cynthia, and all ends happily. Other members of the cast were: Marjorie Hamilton, Ethel Sibley, Lee Frame and Richard Boone. Twenty-six