Chatsworth High School - Tale Feathers Yearbook (Chatsworth, IL)

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SENIOR PLAY BELIEVE IT OR NOT On Friday evening. May 6, 1938, twelve members of the Senior Class presented a hilarious three act comedy, entitled Believe It or Not , under the direction of Miss Mackey. The cast included: Philip Dunn, a young writer.....................Frank Garrity Ann Holden, his secretary..................... Dorothy Monahan Mrs. Stewart, his landlady......................Alberta Schlatter Henry Malone, and Irish country gentleman......Maynard Game James Reynolds, a magazine editor...............John Feely Osbert West-Plunkett, an Englishman.............Wendell Gard Livingston Dunn, Philip's father...............Elmer Dassow Gertrude Dunn, Philip's mother..................Charlotte Trinkle Charlotte Dunn, Philip's sister.................Lucille Kueffner Beatrice Tate, former sweetheart of Philip»s...Bernadine Ehman Dick Holden, Ann's younger brother..............William Turner Marian May, a newspaper reporter...............Joann Grosenbach Philip Dunn hides away from his family to make a name for himself. True Tales magazine accepts one of his stories on the condition that the characters can be identified in real life. From then on it takes his secretary's quick wit to make a family for him. His landlady and her Irish lover are pressed Into service as his parents. Ann's brother portrays Philip's half-wit nephew in the story. Another person is needed to play the part of Philip's brother. This need is supplied when the editor of True Tales arrives unannounced. The situation becomes very involved, especially when his real life family appears on the scene. However, all ends well when a fake newspaper Interview brings about the reconciliation of Philip and his family His happiness is doubled when Ann accepts him. The proceeds from this play were left in a memorial fund for a new program clock for the school (20)

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LIBRARY CLUB Fourth row: L. Gutzwiler, B. V ilaon, M. Ribordy, H. Fraher, D. J. Herr, J. Daniels, J. Rebhoiz, A. Haberkorn, G. Gutzwiler, H. Gillette, J. Ribordy, J. Cooney, R. Wallrich, J. C. Brown Third row: Miss Stoutemyer, 0. Tayler, A. Ro3endahl, E. J. Woodruff, M. Derr, R. McNeely, M. Hamilton, E. Gard, L. Cording, C. Beck, G. Dassow, M. R. Hubly, L. Runyon, G. Trunk, L. Perkins, A. Frobish, L. Weller, M J. Kueffner, V. Gingerich Second row: H. Finefield, J, Bouhl, G. Rosenboom, J. McGuire, D. Milstead, C. Culkin, D. Lawless, M. A. Bouhl, D. Kane, B. J. Sims, R. Bes3, M. Finefield, E. M. Ruppel First row: P. Sterrenberg, F. Endres, F. Schade, L. Sneyd, F. Kaiser, A. Sterrenberg, B. Tauber THE LIBRARY CLUB The membership of the Library Club is limited to those of the three upper classes who wish to help with library work. The committee system of organization is used. The charging committee checks books out and in, returns them to proper places on shelves, gives information as to the whereabouts of books, collects fines and records all statistics on circulation. The picture committee collects interesting pictures that may be of use to any department of the school, mounts them on cardboard, arranges them in a file, and keeps the assembly picture board supplied with pictures. The book repairing committee repairs all torn booKS. The dramatic committee has charge of special day assembly entertainment and also of the entertainment produced at the club meetings. This year the committee gave Columbus Day, Thanksgiving,and Lincoln Day programs. It also presented several playlets at the G. A. A. Christmas Party. Occasionally, the entire club meets for business and entertainment. At these times, each committee chairman reports the amount of work his members have done and also the time used in doing it. (19)

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JUNIOR PLAY Seated: P. Schade, E. M. Ruppel, 0. Tayler, M. R. Hubly, L. Weller, M. J. Kueffner Standing: Miss Plaster, W. Brydon, R. Wallrich, G. Dassow, L. Sneyd, C. Beck L. Cording, B. Tauber, G. 3runer, D. Milstead, S. Hill THE GHOST PARADE The Junior Class presented a three act mystery comedy entitled, The Ghost Parade on Tuesday evening, December 6, 1938, under the direction of Miss Plaster The following cast was chosen by the faculty: Absolom Hawkes, an old inhabitant--Rlchard Milstead; the Sheriff, and other things--Stanley Hill; Hiram, the village sheik--Weldon Brydon; Rastus, who believes in hants --Francis Schade; Abe Higgenbottora, a paying guest— Glen Bruner; Jonas and Mathilda, two mysterious guests—Robert Tauber and Lila Cording; Mame Rose Callahan, fresh from New York-----Mary Ruth Hubly; Anne Watkins, who inherits the hotel—Corrine Beck; Aleck Smart and Ted Lewis, headliners in vaudeville--Raymond Wallrich and Leo Sneyd; Miss Abigail Jones, Just a sweet young thing--Maryjane Kueffner, Billy Lamont, of the Red Ruby Film Company—Gladys Dassow; Claudia and Flo, movie actresses — Ounita Tavler and Lucille Weller; the Pest—Estella Mae Ruppel. A city girl, Corrine Beck, inherits the Imperial Hotel from her grandfather. She comes out with her friend, Mary Ruth Hubly to take possession and finds it in the hands of the sheriff, Stanley Hill. The only boarders are Miss Abigail Jones, MaryJane Kueffner, an old maid; a cripple, Glenn Bruner; and an elderly couple. Bob Tauber and Lila Cording. New boarders come including two actors Raymond V allrich and Lew Sneyd, and a group of movie actresses, Gladys Dassow, Ounita Tayler, Lucille Weller, and Estella Ruppel. At last it is found that the Ghost is the cripple, really a crook, trapped by the elderly couple who are detectives. (21)