East Lansing High School - Ceniad Yearbook (East Lansing, MI)

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ur unior x. The Junior Ex. of the class of '97 was given at Baird's Opera House March 26, 1896. It was a very successful entertainment, and one upon which we, as a class, may always look back with pride. Besides displaying our talent, it filled our treasury with one hundred and forty-ive dollars. PROGRAM PART I Overture- The Golden Wand, - - - 7. P. Laurmdean M. E. S. S. ORCHESTRA. Greeting, --------- Oration -A Cause of Freedom, - - . - - Piano Duet- Musician's Serenadej, ---- LOUISE ALSDORF and FLORENCE TURNEY. Declamation-Arternus Ward's Mormon Lecture, ---- Vocal Solo, ------ ANNA MACNEIL. Oration-Let There Be Light, ----- Music- The Baltimore American, - V - M. E. S. S. ORCHESTRA. Greek Symposium SCENE-A room in Penelope's house. Penelope, Archon of the Feast, . ZOE COOK Sappho, a poetess, .... GRACE FERLE Praxinoe, a gossip, Aspasia, an elocutionist, . . ADA LYON Antigone, . . . Zantippe, ashrew, . . KATIIARINE SELLERS Entychis, , Alkestes, a scold, .... MAUD TRACY Attendant Gorgo, a gossip, .... ZoE FREEMAN S' Music- Fletterwochef' --e-- M. E. S. S. ORCI-IEsTRA. Farce- Aunt Cl1arlottc's Maid CAST OF CHARACTERS Horatio Thomas Sparkins, an innocent young man, - - Major Volley, his father-in-law-to-be, - - Pivot, a lawyer, ---- Mrs. Pnddifoot, Horatio's aunt, Fanny Volley, Horatio's intended, Isomene, a musician, - CLARA GOWER GEORGE A. FIELD 'joseph Low C. - FORD PIATT Selecled HENRIETTA BETZ P. Burien . BESSIE RONAN . . MARY DAVIS . MINNIE BECKWITH . AGNES HAYDEN jCARL DARLING 1 DELLA KNIGHT H4010 ERVY LAKOSE MARK LUDNVICK - LELAND BRIGGS LOTTIE SMITH - BESSIE HURD Matilda, aunt Cl:1ar1otte's maid. - KATHERINE SELLERS

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1 BESSIE RONAN- 2 FRANK MCKIBBIN- 'tLet me have a word or two. An affable and courteous gentleman. 3 ARTHUR DODGE- Thy boisterous locks have no worthy match. 4 BESSIE BEDFORD- Alack so mischievous and yet so wise. 5 KATE MORSE- A noble type of good. 6 WILL KNIGHT- 7 JOSEPHINE OSBORNE- t' The night is calm and cloudless t' There's mischief in this girl. And still as still can be. 8 LOUISE ALSDORF- To laugh were want of goodness and of grace 9 BERT BAKER- And to be grave exceeds all pow'r of face. K' I value scienceg none can prize it moref' 10 JUNE DAVIS- She is pretty to walk with, witty to talk 11 ROY CHAPIN- with and pleasant to think on. f'None but himself could be his equal. 12 MINNIE BECKWITH- Blessed be M. A. C. if one does not have 13 RALPH HASTY- too much of it.', He doth indeed show some sparks that are like wit. 14 ETTA KING- Ay, every inch a king. 15 ARMEDA LANDON- Whatever any one says or does, I must be good. 16 HENRIETTA BETZ- Will you lay a wager with me ? 17 LELAND BRIGGS- 18 BLANCHE BIRCHARD- He is a base man -irst base. I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts. 19 GEORGE FIELD - It is strange so great an orator should be so sublime a poet. 20 MAMIE DELL- Language was given us that we might say pleasant things to one another? 21 MARY DAVIS - 22 LENA WILSON- Her air, her manners, all who saw admired. Her voice is like a uightinga1e's. 23 BESSIE HURD- 24 MAUD TRACY- H Her bark is Worse than her bite, In truth she is honest and gentle.