East Pike High School - Panther Yearbook (Milton, IL)

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Junior Play Highlights Thief! Parsnip snatcher!” CAST Margaret Tennyson................Mary Lee Bauer Jackie Tennyson.................. Joe Buchanan Rhodora...................Martha Lou Schlieper Roger Tennyson................Dale Summers Walter P. Latherby................Terry Rush Daniel Tennyson...............Charles Heavner Arthur Barnard .................. Gregg Moore Miss Baker................. Mary Sue Campbell Linda Barnard............................Gayle Herst Jeannie Wilson................ Rita Waggoner Aloysius Puff Witomski . . Lynn Mitchell Carla Carlson..............................Sue Kern A Policeman.................... Ricky Kremer Dr. Hockhorst Von Barp....................Dale Carter Miss Booth........................Anita Lane Look! The house is haunted! I'll just give him a LITTLE sedative. Hey. you pulled me over!” Zero! O-o-o-o-hl

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SE ATED: Left to Right, Anita Lane, Mary Lee Bauer, Gayle Herst, Martha Schlieper, Mary Sue CampbelTTSTANDlNG: Charles Heavner, Dale Summers, Sue Kern, Joe Buchanan, Rita Waggoner, Dale Carter, Mrs. Thurmon, Terry Rush Gregg Moore, Ricky Kremer, Lynn Mitchell. The Juniors Present The Perfect Idiot The climax of a month of fun and hard work came on November 2, 1963, when the Juniors, under the direction of Mrs. Thurmon, presented a three-act comedy, The Perfect Idiot.'’ The Tennyson family was in an uproar. Their son, Dan, who was believed to be unusually bright, wanted to skip part of his high school work and enter college at an early date. The family wanted him to wait until he finished high school to enter; but they finally agreed to allow -him to do as he wished. By that time, Dan had changed his mind--because of a girl, of course!! Unknown to Dan, the girl, Linda, took the college exams and planned to attend, also. Because he was un- aware of all this, Dan faked the exam and made all incorrect answers in order to stay at home where he would be near Linda. In the midst of the confusion. Dr. Von Barf, a psychiatrist, diagnosed Dan as a perfect idiot and insisted that he be placed in a mental institution. The play ended happily when Dan confessed the act and Dr. Von Barf asked him to do post-graduate work in his department in college. 34

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Senior Play Cast SEATED: Brenda Perry, Donna Harmon, Sue Willard. STANDING: Carolyn Goldman, David Bristow, Lanny Deemer, Shirley Lemons, Ana Lee Hoover, John Graham, Bonna Harmon, Grace Campbell, Kenny Landess, Rosemary Lane. Mr. Herst, Director. The Seniors Present The Nutt Family One of the highlights of the Senior year is the presentation of the class play. This year, after a month of diligent study, the Seniors presented their play, The Nutt Family under the direction of Mr. Herst. The night of April 26, 1963, proved to be a time that the Seniors will long remember. Crestdale is a large summer home near an Eastern mountain resort. It was formerly occupied by Dr. See, who used it as a sanitarium for people who suffered from nervous ailments. Dr. See closes the place, sells it, and it is idle for a year when Miss Helene Shelton buys it and moves in. Miss Shelton becomes restless, decides to go to Europe, and leaves the house in the hands of a real estate agent. Miss Bea Wise. With a colored caretaker in charge. Miss Wise runs into a family in the market for a home. She offers to allow them to live at Crestdale for a week free of charge to help them make their decision. So, the Nutt family moves in! No sooner are the Nutts settled in their temporary home than several of Dr. See's former patients arrive. It is then that the battle of wits begins and the fun runs rampant. 36