Coronado High School - Beachcomber Yearbook (Coronado, CA)

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UR Mrs. Woodruff, Director Winning new laurels this year, Mrs. Beulah Goring Woodruff, director of dramatics, showed samples of her splendid direction in La Posada and June Mad. PLAVS. La Posada, a one-act play of Christmas in Mexico, provided us with an interesting and entertaining as- sembly before the holidays. June Mad, noted for its bad luck which caused several delays, produced a result well worth waiting for. It was a story of adolescence and its problems, filled with laughs and dramatic scenes too. Each member of the well-chosen cast handled his part with perfect style, making the play one of the high-lights of the year. PAGEANT. Among the outstanding events of the dramatic year was the pageant, given in commemoration of the comple- tion of the new school improvement project. Composed and directed by Mrs. Clara Bell Cutler, its success was due to her able supervision. Students of both the high school and grammar school participated in the program, which was an allegory entitled The Pursuit of Happiness. Twenty-eight

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1 9 H POPPY Through the sincere efforts of the staff, adviser, and editor to make this year ' s Poppy a lasting re- membrance of Coronado High, an annual has been produced which should well accomplish that purpose. The expert supervision of Mr. Schaefer, adviser, the diligent work of Gene Fawcett, editor, and the co- operation of the members of the staff have combined in an endeavor to improve and surpass previous issues of the Poppy. Left to right; Mr, Schaefer. Gene Fawcett POPPy STAFF Adviser Mr. Schaefer Editor Gene Fawcett Assistant Editor. Edythe Thurber Art Editor Dorothy Ernest Asst. Art Editor Beatrice Froney Business Managers Patty Behrens Jane McKenzie Writers Elizabeth Thweatt Betty Burrow. Natalie Pierce Jeanne Merritt. Leo Dollar Barbara Ann Richardson Kenneth Rutherford Sports Kenneth Kiefer Jack Gayle, Pauline Kiernan Photography Mr. Michaels Harry Perlrins Technical Staff Enid Ball Dorothy Runde. Ann Beasley Back row, left to right: Anne Beasley. Jeanne Merritt. Patricia Behrens, Kenneth Kiefer, Leo Dollar. ■ nncth Rutherford. Jack Gay ' e. Second row: Beatrice Froney. Dorothy Ernest. Betty Burrow. Dorothy f ' undc. Elizabeth Thweatt. Natalie Pierce. Edythe Thurber. Barbara Ann Richardson. Jane McKenzie. Twenty-seven

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« l( A M A T n Y E 1 R CAST JUNE MAD Top row, left to right: Dlx Brow, Charles Lucius, Leo Dollar, Spencer Klass, Kenneth Kieffer, John Osborne, Bill Rocsch. Lower row: Edward Waller. Kitty Kicrnan, Frances Kendall, Mimi Swain, Carol Sweeney. Jeanne Woodhull. Genevieve Fears. Bcebe Peterson. STAGE CREW. Greatly responsible for the success of June Mad was the stage crew. An entire new set was constructed for the play, and its attractiveness and fine worknnanship contributed a great deal to the charm of the production. Seated, left to right: Sannmy Erwin, Bar- ney Roberts, Kenneth Brown. Standing: Bob Roberson. Paula Heison. » «v a - Twenty-nine