Casey High School - Flame Yearbook (Casey, IL)

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Bertha Heetland WHAT A LIFE! Oh, my goodness, What A Life Henry Aldrich had in a play by the same name which the seniors of 1941 presented December 5, 1940. It seems that Henry is a junior in Central High and is the exact replica, (almost) of Bill Watson who personified him in the play. Henry is a real boy who doesn't know enough to stay out of trouble, so overboard he goes. His real friend is Mr. Nelson (Jim Wood), who understands Henry. Henry, on one of his trips to the office, meets a girl, Barbara Pearson (Ginger Vail), for whom he falls hook, line, and sinker. And so the play goes on. Here is the cast: Mrs. Aldrich—Connie Welch; Mr. Patterson— Weldon Calvart; George Biglow—Jim Baker; Miss Whittier—Theda Robbins; Principal—Bill Ault; Miss Shea—Rosemary Weigle; Mr. Ferg-son—Ralph Brooke; Miss Eggleston—Dorothy Robinson; Bill—Bill Weaver; Mr. Vechitto—Leo Gard; Mary Deter—Jewell Wilson; Miss Johnson—Phyllis Wright; Miss Pike—Betty Speakman; School girl— Jayne Shick. Now, Mr. Patterson! Maybe, it's just a colloquial expression.

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Thi? question is a vital one! Debate Let us first turn our spotlight on last year's debate team. They upheld the tradition that has been Casey's in debate by winning the E. I. League tournament at Newton and the Charleston Invitational. In the State District contest this team placed second. The members of the 1939-40 team were: Affirmative—Bill Victor and Virginia Moore; Negative—Todd Fouty and Rosemary Weigel. Bill Victor was the only member of last year's team back on the squad. While the loss of three outstanding debators of last year was felt, new recruits, namely: Virginia Youngman, Dewey Moore, and Jim Wood, quickly filled the gap. This inexperienced team, debating upon a broad question—Resolved: That the powers of the Federal government should be increased —met with phenomenal success when they won the Gerstmeyer Tech Invitational tournament, in which twenty-four teams from Indiana and Illinois competed. Further success was theirs when they won another invitational tournament held at Indiana State Teachers' College with eighteen teams participating. At a contest in Sparta, Illinois, on March 8, the negative team tied for first place. Harlan Lance 23

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Dramatics NIGHT OF JANUARY 16th On February 13, the junior class presented The Night of January 16th . It was a murder trial. A jury of eight women and four men was chosen from the audience. The story was that Bjorn Faulkner had been murdered. Karen Andre, his efficient secretary, was the defendant. Here's our cast: Prison matron—Iwana Bartholomew; Bailiff—Victor Orrell; Judge Heath—Dewey Moore; District Attorney Flint—Ralph Sharp; his secretary—Winnie Mumford; Defense Attorney Stevens—Bill Victor; his secretary—Leta Williams; Clerk of the Court—Leo Gosney; Karen Andre—Virginia Youngman; Dr. Kirkland—Bob Lacey; Mrs. John Hutchins—llene Estes; Homer Van Fleet—Bob Mills; Elmer Sweeney—Farrell Rogers; Nancy Lee Faulkner—Freda Spencer; Magda Svenson— Evelyn Dixon; John Graham Whitfield—Ivan Sidwell; Jane Chandler— Dorothy Kaufmann; Sigurd Jungquist—Harold Huddleston; Larry Regan —Lyle Cunningham; Roberta Van Rensselair—Maxine Perisho; Court Secretary—Thelma Hogue; Policeman—Joe Cassidy. The third act ended; there was a flashback and the jury returned. The final verdict was not guilty. Have you ever seen this gun