Erie Community High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Erie, IL)

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THE CARDINAL The Farmerette Junior Class Play Presented at Erie Auditorium, December 11, 1925 The Junior Class, being seriously in need of funds, decided to pad their bank account and amuse the public by staging a three act comedy entitled The Farmer- ette. After careful scrutiny of the material in the workshop, the following cast was selected: Cast of Characters Jocelyn Wellington, the little Bugologist..- ,.,,,.......cc,,c ,,c...... G uenivere McNeill Jane Wellington, still unkissed ..... ..,Y.,ccc,,ccc, c,rcc,,rc...,.,, A r dath Ryan Elnora Wellington, a born homemaker c.....Y..., ...c, ccv,ccc,ccc, . . ...Blanche Miller Nan Wellington, The Farmerette .,cc.... ., cc,ccc,,ccc,ic,.,, . ,,cc, tc,ccc,,r M arjorie Guthrie Minnette Wellington Lawson, with social ambition only.. ccc,, ...Marjorie Muesse Mrs. Beckwith, a spiteful old cat .....c..V.cc,,,.,.c..,.....,..cc,,cc,,ccc,,c,...,. ...Evelyn James Gracious Ann Bean, the colored servant and a believer in Calicothenicas ...... Hiram, a useless hired man.. . . . .... . .. . .. .... ..... . . .. ...Howard Young Synopsis ' The story is that of five orphan girls who are left with only a very poor farm on their hands. They all wish to sell it, except Elnora who, in accordance with the old family pride, wants to keep it for a home. h Farming with the aid of two lazy hired men does not prove equal to their bills. Nan, who has been working in the city, falls ill, and her income necessarily stops. Minnette refuses to send them money, and to add to their troubles, Mrs. Beckwith presents a note for three hundred dollars, which their mother had given to Mr. Beckwith. However, Nan, upon her return home, insists that she saw the money paid, but the receipt is nowhere to be found. She subsequently decides to remain on the farm to assist Jocelyn and Jane with the work. At the point where their troubles seem almost unbearable, Gracious Ann Bean, who is trying, by violent dusting, to keep the moths out of her soul, breaks an old teapot among the fragments of which is found the receipt for the three hundred dollars. The girls reach the quintessenee of their happiness when they learn that one of their sheep pastures has been selected as a site for college dor- mitories. To celebrate their good fortune, they give the biggest barn dance ever, in honor of The Farmerettef' 555555 73

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THE CARDINAL Junior-Senior Banquet An enchanting Japanese Spring Garden, directly transplanted from the Orient, it would seem, transformed the Odd Fellow hall into a veritable wonderland for the Junior-Senior Banquet, at which the members of the Senior Class and Faculty were regally entertained by those of the Junior Class, sponsored by Miss Alice Thomsen, on Saturday evening, March 14. The charming class colors of the Senior guests, blue and silver, furnished the basis for the decorative scheme. A myriad of intricately designed crepe lanterns of delicate blue, swayed gracefully from the ceiling of the hall, wafting an air of enchantment over all. A beautiful fan-shaped trellis loaded with spring blossoms of blue crepe gave charm to a near corner, while a snow white lattice fence ran the full length of the opposite side of the room, culminating at the farther end in a gate prettily ajar to welcome the musicians into a fairy nook. At seven o'clock a tasty dinner, supervised by Miss Dorothy Anderson, was faultlessly served in four courses by Sophomore girls, mostly of the Domestic Science Class, prettily attired in dainty white, with cunning aprons and caps of blue. Covers were laid for fifty-five at tables ingeniously arranged to represent a huge E, and decorated artistically with centerpieces of carnations and silver candlesticks, the mystic rays from which, together with the subdued lights of the arcs, cast a spell of magic over this veritable Garden of Eden. Attractive place cards, nut cups, and programs of the most fascinating shades of blue and silver were found at each cover. The following menu was served: fruit cocktail, rolls, jelly, olives, radishes, scalloped potatoes, baked ham, peas in rosettes, baked apples, demi tasse, cheese wafers, salads, garden special, angel food cake. Toasts were given as follows: Headlines, Mrs. Rodlerg Weather Report, Howard Young 5 Market, Margaret Finnicumg Editorial, Mr. Robertson, Society News, Miss Adams, Sporting News, Mr. DiVallg Advertisements, Wilma Pace g Household Hints, Miss Anderson, Want Ads, Jean Allen. Upon the completion of the toasts, the floor was cleared and Florence Campbell and Arden Reisenbigler cleverly featured Tea for Two, a chorus of No, No Nanette! after which the orchestra struck up its lively tunes, bringing all to their feet in blithesome dance. The dances followed a program as thoroughly unique as every other detail of the affair. 72

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THE CARDINAL The Freshman Initiation The Freshman Initiation, dreaded by all Freshmen, and eagerly anticipated by each and every Sophomore as a time of sweet revenge, was staged late in September. Hoping against hope that their lives would not leave their earthly shelters, the Freshmen were led, blindfolded, into the Auditorium, where they were heartily greeted by a vigorous handshake of oozy molasses. From that time on, there was not a moment's rest for the martyrs of the evening. Individually and in groups they were dragged through the repertoire of stunts craftily planned to bring out the particular accomplishments of the re- spective performers. The tallest and lankiest of the guests, supposedly dis- concerted by the excitement of the evening, was adorned in becoming infant attire, stretched out in an undersize baby carriage, and forced to drain the contents of a nursing bottle, filled with a make-believe soothing syrup to quiet his nerves, administered to him by a fond Ma-ma of his own class. A certain young lady asked for an onion, which she nibbled throughout the whole program, loudly weeping over the unhappy fate of her fellow-sufferers. Ridiculous relays, absurd contests, and side-splitting stunts continued to embarrass the victims. But the efforts of the latter were not to pass by wholly unrewarded, for not only by incessant, hearty applause, but also, at the conclusion of the program, by generous servings of ice cream and delicious angel-food cake did the Sophomores expresss their appreciation of the fine spirit displayed by the group. After a bit of informal dancing, the completely subdued Freshmen were given safe escort to their respective homes. H -Ruth Stouclt. RETURN PARTY It was on the evening of November 24, 1924, that the eager Sophomores gathered at the appointed rendezvous for an October festival given by the Freshman Class, at Which, per invitation-instructions, each guest was to appear in costume. Such a conglomerate assemblage as they were! Celebrities from all points of the compass, along with characters of story book fame, mingled freely among eccentric personages mysteriously sprung from here, there, and nowhere. In addition to all these, farmers and farmerettes abounded. The early part of the evening was spent in introducing the guests to the tomb of - King Tut. The rest of the time was gaily passed in playing games, such as silly questions and foolish answers, New York, and Relay Races, plus countless others. About ten o'clock a luncheon was served consisting of coffee, sandwiches, jello and wafers, after which the fantastic creations vanished into their respective habitats as miraculously as they had come. 74