Climax High School - Viking Yearbook (Climax, MN)

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While these people are visiting the Dixon's, Mrs. Dir on, who has been devoted to hor husband all their mar led life, comes easily under the influence of her moth er and becomes a dominstdon nersonality. Their daugh ter having been engaged 4- to Jerry Barton, becomes very injatuated with Marquis de lu Benct della Fontaine. Mrs. Jones and frs. Rust, the so-crlled HCream of soc- ietyn, attend the meetings of the newly organized poetry apprecistlon club, only to be insulted by Nr. Dixon. Mr Dixon in order to get rii of all of his ln-laws calls on his nephew and sister. He himself pretends t that he has lost his fortune and to add to thc cutes- trophe, his sister pretends to be a victim of violent fits. Through the combined dfforts the unwelcome vga itors are soon driven away, and with Jerry's helr lr, Dixon proves that the Marquis is a crook. In the fri Jerry and Ellen once more become engaged and Mr. Jfxzf finds the peace and comfort for which he hoped in irc beginning. The play was very successful and we netted a profit of W56.00. We hope everyone enjoyed the play as much as we enjoyed putting it on. Betty Jeane Nickerson: -4- -w- -4- -4- -4- -+- J. HOP The annual J. Hop was held May 5, 1940, by thc class of 1941. The assembly hall of the Climax High School was very nicely decorated for this formal affair. At one end of thc hall above the.stage for the orchestra was the sung at the other end a rainbow with a large pot of gold at each end. Umbrellas filled with flowers dripping with rain hung from the lights In the library, deny' fel with white lattice work and flowers, rcfreshmtr' -1 served. Everyone spent an enlqynble evening, dancing to the music of Jack's Yellow Jackets.' ' Wiona Reed: Guest fat a weddingl' It certainly must be hard for you to lose a beautiful daughter like her. Brides Father- Yes, but it's a lot harder to lose one that's not so beautiful. '