Ferndale High School - Reflector Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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THE SENIOR PLAY The Senior play of the class of 1936 was a mystery thriller in three acts, called The Ghost Train and Written by Arnold Ridley. The play presented April 15th and 16th was a huge success, having ca- pacity audiences. On the afternoon of April 14th a matinee for the benefit of the grade school children, proved to be good advertisement for the evening per- formances. The setting of the play Was an old rail- road station at Clear Vale Junction, which had a. reputation for being haunted by the ghosts of six people and an engineer, who had died in a train wreck near there, twenty years before. The station was run by a surly-ill tempered old man, who in the end, turned out to be the engineer of the HGh0st Train. A group of young people, along with an old grouchy spin- ster and a silly Englishman, were forced to stay at the station for a night on ac- count of missing a connection with the next train. Nlystery was added to the plot when a young girl appeared in the middle of the night and demanded pro- tection. She was followed by two young men, who appeared to be a doctor and the uncle of the girl. During the night, the ghost train appeared. The young girl C. Miller, R. Coleman, J. Edwards, D. Moore, J. Border, C. Rucosky, L. WVeimer, C Barnitz E. Levergood, D. Slagle, J. Baum, R. Liphart, M. Clark, E. Stahl.

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EARL STAHI. 'fSpook Hug. 2 810 Suter Street Scrap Book, Senior Play, Student Council, President Aviation Club. FERN XNEAVER Red July J Ilalvidwillf, Pa. President of Know Your City Club, Candy Club, Magazine Club. DOROTHY VVeNnEi.I. Dot Jan. 27 604- Vickroy Avenue Know Your City Club, Kitchen Club, Magazine Club, Girl Reserves. Lizkoy XVEIMER Peto!' Jug. 19 Lorain Borough Associate Editor nf Reflector, Secretary of Boys' Glee Club, Senior Play, Aviation Club, Track. JANET VVEST Mazie May 27 824- Harlan Avenue Girl Reserves, Student Council, Know Your City Club, Kitchen Club, Magazine Club. MARY Lou ZIMMERMAN Lou Nofu. 29 54-0 Vickroy Avenue Tulip Time, Know Your City Club, Knitting Club. Louisa Vicickov , Vicky May 5 Summit Avenue Knitting Club, Candy Club, Girl Reserves, Kitchen Club. HE 1936 REFLECTOR

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broke a window to see itg then fainted. The mystery of the train was solved when the silly Englishman revealed himself as a detective from Scotland Yard and arrested the three people who appeared in the night. 1 These three were criminals who sent dope through the country on this mysterious train. The play was under the direction of Niiss Grace Hetrick, who selected the cast and conducted practices. A considerable amount of credit should be given to the faculty advisors and students Who assisted in making the stage and sound effects so realistic. The Senior class was divided into ten groups for the purpose of selling tickets, with members of the faculty acting as ad- visors in each group. Every member of the class was required to sell tickets. The group headed by Romayne Coleman proved to be the best salesman, having disposed of one hundred and forty-six tickets. CHARACTERS Richard Winthrop .....,,.....,.,... Clyde Miller Elsie Winthrop ....,,.,.....,,,.. Romayne Coleman Saul Hodgkins ..,....,,......,.,...... Richard Moore Charles Murdock .........,.,,......,........,. Earl Stahl Peggy Murdock .....,............ lklargaret Clark Nliss Bourne ...,.... .,,.,... D orothy Slagle Teddie Deakin ............,... William Pugh Julia Price ........, ,.....,,,. E leanor Levergood Herbert Price ....... ,....... C harles Ruckosky john Sterling ............ ,...,,. J ames Edwards Jackson .....,.......,......... ............... J ean Border Officers ........,, ,,,.,,,,.. L eroy Weimer Charles Barnitz STAGECRAFT Stage Managers Sound Effects ...,,... Properties .... Costumes Other Aides .......... Prompters . .,....... . Miss Margaret Fleming Ray Liphart jack Baum Miss Pearl Lichtenfels jack Baum Robert Brendlinger William Daniels Dick Gill Judson Hershberger Ray Liphart William Shiber William Rogers Leroy Weimer Carl Baum Louis Crislip Gordon Jones George Robson john Gunter Alma Larson Lynn Cauffiel llfliss Martha lWyton Miss Jessie Statler Miss Ruth Hetrick Mr. John lsele Mr. Bruce Fisher Miss Laura Smith Alma Larson Lynn Cauffiel l THE 1936 REFLECT OR