Ferndale High School - Reflector Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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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

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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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SENIOR WILL We, of the Senior Class of 1936, being of sound mind and body, solemnly and seriously draw up this document, our final will and testament. We hereby repeal any and all wills heretofore ratified by any class. Section I. To our faithful faculty we leave our love and appreciation for their efforts in aiding us to seek success. Section II. To the Senior Class of 'f37'l we bequeath rooms 202 and 203 with all their properties. Section III. The Senior Class be- stows upon the Sophomore Class, its wis- dom and dignity. Section IV- To the Freshmen we leave our best wishes for success. Section V. The following codicils were gladly donated by the Seniors with the hope that they will be accepted in a kind and loving spirit. Betty Suthard leaves to Billy Dunkle her pleasing personality. Edward Saintz may have the honor of run- ning off all mimeograph stencils. To Don Schwing we transfer Walter Nosal's mental and physical ability. Lovica Baker gladly gives the position of Kitchen Manager to anyone who thinks he can make a profit. Ethel May Saintz' kind heartedness is willed to Betty Kitto. Faye Rhodes wills a few of her tiny fea- tures to Blanche Hillcgas. To any Junior who thinks he is capable of publishing the Reflector, Shirley Fitzgibbon willingly gives him the responsibility. To John Gunter, Earl Stahl leaves his perfect hair cut? - Irene Plachy leaves her typing ability to her sister Alice. Barton Roberts bestows upon Carl Stuver, the job of kitchen cashier. Bill Pugh and Clyde Miller give their abil- ity of attracting the opposite sex to Joe Di- bert and HHank Fisher. Anna Dill leaves her ride to school to any one who comes from Jerome and Margaret Kovach leaves her climb over the hill from Lorain Borough to Anna Borisek and Chris- tine Pechek. Dick Moore's and Richard Heslop's ability to play hook is left to Merle Garman, Jim Ling, and Harry Horne, although they advise you not to overwork the ability. Since Judson Hershberger took a great in- terest in English and learned so much, he wishes to pass on to Albert Howard his Eng- lish books and classics. Bill Shiber's bashfulness is willed to Frank Miezwa with the wish that he overcome it. Nellie Stemmer wills her ways with all the teachers to Kathleen Murray. To Louise Rogers we relinquish Jane Hur- rel's school girl complexionf' Roselyn Huber wills to Betty Roseman her ability to sell candy. Mary Jane Humphreys leaves to Jennie Hershberger her slenderness. Mary Grace Redick wills her big smile to Ruth Burkey. Virginia Fleegle, Ruth Shull, and Virginia Craig will their athletic technique to Enid Moore, Betty Gilbert, and Mary Margaret McNair. Ella Hindman leaves the way of parting her hair to Beatrice Creek. Chick Barnitz surrenders his tactful abil- ity in the halls to George Robson. Margaret Clark bequeaths her French tech- nique to Jean Coulter. The position of being the right hand man to the teachers is given to Violet Spory by Margaret Cruickshank. To Lee Brant, John Repp leaves his slow and independent motions. Glenn Griffith wills his ability to stay out of trouble to Midge Jones. Dick Gill, the peroxide blonde, relinquishes his secret recipe for keeping his hair light, to Harold Koon. Since his term has expired, Clair Moors 's willing to give his job of sweeping the cafe- teria to Walter Shikalla. As we know every one would like to Wash the dishes in the cafeteria, Dorothy Wendell, Helen Barnitz, and Anna lvlargaret Fram- bach hand over the positions to Lois Hunt, Marie Sharrettsg and Edythe Robertson re- spectively. Leroy VVeimer leaves to Fred Grening his half of the locker. Bessie Baumbaugh wills her dainty steps to Peggyr Varner. l'Bill Riddle will receive some of Robert Brendlinger's ability to act as governor of Pennsylvania.