Crooksville High School - Crux Hi Skan Yearbook (Crooksville, OH)

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SPOT The Juniors Have uri ■ t-i 1 Spring Fever Seniors Change Crooksville High School Into House of Horrors Talent Previewed in East School The Wooden Shoe Christmas I G H T S..................... Maybe one's High School days are the best of life, but take it from this year's Junior Class Play, “Spring Fever,'' college will be fun, too. “Spring Fever'' was three acts of fun and thrills with chemistry student Ron Butts tossing in an explosion here and there, handsome Bill Neff going artie, and Agnes Dalrymple having boarding house troubles. The trio nearly caused good, old Brookfield College to lose a new science building, and hero Bob Cope practically lost his coveted degree in the scramble. The vamp, Verda Belle Green, went into action on Professor Jack Rinehart, the little man that was there with the big words. Gee, was she a whiz, and was he a screwball! The love interest was well placed in Joyce Van Atta, who blushed so beautifully in the arm of Robert Cope, and in Margcnc Horn, the heart throb for Bill Neff. Hazel Allton, the heroic journalist lassie, attracted the chemist Butts right out of his lab. The supporting Fred Lyons as president of the college. Bill Lcmcrt and Vir-ginia Taylor as man and wife, added materially to the illusion that the Juniors were actually having a bad day of “Spring Fever on a college campus. Darkness! Flashes of lightning! Crashes of thunder! What setting could be more perfect for a thrilling, chilling, mystifying drama in an old haunted mansion. Strange, amazing tenants nearly frightened Betty Ater and Jo Leeth out of their wits when they entered the inherited old mansion expecting to find it vacant. Guppy (Bob Evcland), a half-wit, would cause anyone to pass out with that maniacal laugh of his and always wanting to play dangerous games, especially with Emily Sisk, the colored woman. Marya (Lois Hull) went about in a sinister manner. She had a passionate temper and could be heard screaming at various intervals. Singh (Raymond Warren), a religious mystic from India, slowed down the action at times by his calm, unexcitable manner of speech. Paul McLean added to the tension by appearing with a gun. Curtis Watts and Anna Jewell Lewis, a couple of theatrical people; John Price, a great help in solving the mystery; Violet Neff, suspicious looking housekeeper, and Kendall Smith, the cause for all the excitement—all added to this thrill-packed, laugh-crammed and slightly romantic farce, “House of Horrors. Miss Dillehay directed this very successful play. She was assisted by an able staff headed by Joan Chaffin. Talent that will some day carry the load of dramatic affairs at Crux-Hi was previewed by an enthusiastic Christmas crowd when the students of East School presented their operetta, The Wooden Shoe Christmas.'' Ruth Ann Eveland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Eveland; Bonnie Holmes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Holmes; Billy Cundiff, son of Rev. and Mrs. Wood B. Cundiff; Russell Hull, son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Hull, had leading parts, while a number of stars—both boys and girls—formed the supporting cast. The beautiful Christmas story portrayed was the dreams of a Dutch girl, Katrina. Children of all nations, in beautiful national costumes, sang, danced, and told how Christmas was observed in their homelands. Joan Springer was Miss America; Carol Lee Williams and Joy Bradshaw, Spain; Carol Darling and Patty Jo Heskett, Russia; Marilyn Poling, Japan, and Virginia Gibbs, Merry England. A cast representing the American cousins of the Old World people included Jimmy Boring, Patty Williams, Bobby Brannon, Esther Ann Mercer, Wilma Combs, and Robert Lawrence. The finale was Christmas carols beautifully sung by the East School Vested Choir. This was the Choir's first public appearance.

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ALL THE NEWS FRONTS Work and Play The famous C. H. S. Chair Gang. They will move anything from a mousetrap to a piano, if you give them time. Their pay is free admission to anything that goes on. From left to right: Kemerer, “Battle” Poling, Snake” Wilson, Butts, Rinehart, and Benny Watts. Big Boy” Boh Eveland leads the C. H. S. Swing Band with a smile. Don't they make a handsome George and Martha couple. It's Laura Heath and Jean Holcomb as they appeared in the patriotic pageant at the Ifka Washington Tea. Chemistry has really been a mystery for the poor Juniors and Seniors during much of the year. Dugan passed out the big assignments and the amateur scientists did the sweating. Here we see Bob Wilson, Parker Crooks, Emmett Watts and John Price. John as the chemist is probably advising the others to take something easy like economics. Our friendly janitors, Johnny Gar-ven and Lee Tharp. The joke of the year has been for a group of girls to start singing “Oh Johnny Oh!” and see our Johnny blush. Mr. Tharp has the Junior High building. He came on the job February 1.

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AND GREASE PAINT Shots From Current Productions Directors of “Spring Fever.” They made the play go from be-hind stage. Professor Bean (Jack Rinehart) is bugs about his bugs, and Dr. Wiser (Verda Belle Green) is bugs about Prof. Bean. Death-bed persuasion. It's only Joyce putting on an act. The odors from the “stink-tum stinktorium get Margcne and Joyce down. Prexy gets his eyes full. Fred Lyons is the big shot. Journalistic genius (Hazel Allton) evicted. Bill Neff gives Bill Lemert “the works” and turns him Bolshevik. Guppy (Bob Eveland) insists that Pansy (Emily Sisk) play train wreck. Now, listen here, you! John gets tough with Betty. Senior play staff presents “House of Horrors.” The lost Wanderers come home, fast chatter and all. Curtis does all the talking. Guppy adds to the already uncomfortable position of the spies (Paul and Lois). Kendall Smith, the ghost, comes to life.