Chenoa High School - Chenowan Yearbook (Chenoa, IL)

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DETEIQ BEWAI-QE! The play entitled Peter, Beware! was presented by the Senior Class on November 17, 1939, under the direction of Miss Maxine Clarke. The play takes place at the Roger's home in Miami Beach, Florida. When Eunice Rogers finds out that her Uncle's will states that Peter Barrett, her half brother, rnust not get married to receive the money from his uncle, she at once starts out to get Peter married so that she may receive the money left by her uncle. She hires some beautiful girls to hook Peter: but Peter falls in love with Melinda, Archie's niece, and who knows nothing of Eunice's plot to marry off Peter. Things become complicated when Peter, finding that the girls are hired by Eunice, thinks Melinda is among the girls being paid also. At the end of the play everything clears up and Peter and Melinda leave on their honey- moon. The Cast Eunice Rogers, a socially ambitious woman .,,..,.,.,.,,. Helen Richardson Archie Rogers, her husband ,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,.,....... ,.,......,,,..... M erle Parry Tim Weatherly, a distant cousin of Eunice's ,,,,,,,, ,,,,...,.. D onald Harris E lo, the Rogers maid .,....,..........,,...,.,,,,,i.r.,...,,.,.,.,., .......,. E loise McCarthy Peter Barrett, Eunice's half brother .,,.,.,,,,,,, ...,,... K eith Phillips Sam Disney, a friend of Peter's ................... ........ I ack Brady Miss lones, a New York stenographer ,,,,r.,, .,.,........ R uth Heins Clara Witt, a professional model ........,....,. ........ I ean lohnson Evelyn Bronson, an ex-deb ...............,..... ............ l oyce lacobs lane Monsell, an outdoor girl .,,................. ................... K are Kaplan Owen Williams, a theatrical agent ..,..,.... ,........ I unior Sherrington Melinda Holland, Archie's niece ...,,,,,... ...........,........ L illian Lee DIQCFESSCIQ, HOW CCULD VCU? The lunior Class presented a three-act farce entitled Professor, How Could You? April l9. The story concerns a young professor who, in order to obtain the job as dean, must be married or engaged within three days. His best friend, lohn, agrees to bring some girls around so the professor can pick out a nice one and marry her. He finds the job difficult for different members of the household want him to marry certain girls. He finally falls in love with the bane of his life and the other girls find happiness elsewhere. The Cast Keats Parry ................. ..................... Vicky Randolph . Grandma Perry .. Grandpa Perry r....... Iohn Appleby ...... Priscilla Morley ..... Tootsie Beam ...... Butcher Boy Bean Valerie Whitman Boggins .................... ...........Paul Fitzgerald ,.,,.,,...,,,,.,.Hilda Sievers .....Dorothy McMillion ...........Iunior Roszhart ..................Earl Blair ........Mary Ackerman ................Doris Balbach .........David Schieman ,...,...........Marguerite Bunge Wendell Augspurger page twenty-five

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SENIQIQ CLASS DLAY Top Sitting: Lillian Lee, jack Brady, Keith Phillips, Helen Richardson, Donald Harris, Merle Parry Standing: john Miller, Gilbert Phipps, Verne Erdman, junior Sherrington, Jean johnson, Eloise McCarthy, Kare Kaplan, Ruth Heins, Joyce jacobs, and Miss Maxine Clarke, director JUNICDIQ CLASS DLAY Bottom Sitting: Wendell Augspurger, Mary Ackerman, Paul Fitzgerald, Hilda Seivers, Earl Blair. junior Roszhart Standing: Doris Ann Balbach, Marguerite Bunge, David Schieman, Dorothy McMillion, and Miss Maxine Clarke, director page twenty-four

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LITEIQAIQY CCNTEST The literary subdistrict contest for one-act plays was held in Chenoa April 5. Chenoa received an A rating by presenting the play, Trysting Place, with Merle Parry, Doris Ann Balbach, Helen Richardson, Keith Phillips, David Schiemann, and Lillian Lee. The literary subdistrict contest for readings was held in Chenoa, April 8. The contestants Were: Marguerite Bunge-serious who placed fourth: Alberta Tackson-humorous Who placed fifth: Donald Harris--oratorical declamation Who placed first. CCMM EIQCIAL CONTEST El Paso with 23 points Won first place in the District Commercial Contest held at C. C. H. S., Saturday, April l3. Chenoa tied for second place with Carlock, both having l4 points. Kare Kaplan Won first place in open typing and second in individual typing. The advanced typing team placed first, and was composed of Kare Kap- lan, Toyce Iacobs, and Helen Richardson. Gladys Goodin placed second in individual shorthand, the bookkeeping team rated second composed of Merle Parry, Eldon Ellinger, and Mary Ackerman. The sectional commercial contest was held at Morris, April 27. DISTIQICT BAND AND VCCAL CONTEST March 30, Mr. Heflick took seventy-one contestants to the music contest at Clinton. The Boys' Chorus received first place, the Girls' Chorus received second place, the Band received first place in sight reading two numbers that Mr. Heflick nor the band had seen, and the Band received second place in playing their three numbers. The first-place Winners entered the State contest at Champaign, April 20. page twenty-six