Fisher High School - Echo Yearbook (Fisher, IL)

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J unwr Class Play The Class of 1955 p1esented as thelr fn st blg project the Junlor play on Novem ber 23 and 24 Down to Earth a comedy fantasy was under the able dxrectlon of VI1 T Carroll Moyel Wlth the help of the entlre class Mrs Robertz on scenery Mr Bught stage props Mr Manzara and Mrs Elchelbexger on make up Mr Warren buxg on hghtmg, It was posslble to present for the flrst txme a play on two nxghts Down to Earth was vsell xecelved and thoroughly enjoyed by the audxences Nlumerous comments vfere made concernmg the good entertamment lt gave and the ptriectlon of lts performances The Jumors and their parts ln the play were AGNES-a female angel lCarol Ann Zehrj WILFRED a male angel QCalv1n Beatty, PILONE a mxschlexous half angel tDuane Beasleyj AUGUSTA APPLEGATE arlstocratmc mlsenly old spmster QKay Jonesj DIANA CLUMP Augusta s emotlonal but young mald QVelma Horschj ORPHA TEEL-Nlece of Augusta Uudy Kellarj RUTHIE TEEL-Orpha s daughter fBarbara Coffmj MILLIE BROMSLEY Augustas other mece tPat Blrkeyj BAXTER BROMSLEY a sllghtly screwball mventor Uerry Deanj JUNE BROMSLEY pretty and engaged to Rxchard fMarlene Delaneyb RICHARD WHITE-handsome and 1n love wlth June fGale Elchelbergexl HERMAN HOWELL-Augustas match retxred sallor QWalter Jackson! ROBERT HANLEY A uch hypochondrlac CWavne Plchelbergerj tact that the three angels wexent VlSlble to anyone on stage except themselves The plot of the story surrounded the angels ln then attempts to et through wlth their cosmxc counters , to Aunt Augusta, a wealthy old spmster an Herman Howell a klndly retlred sallor and take them back to heaven Pllone a half angel gets into all kmds of mxschlef as he falls ln love wlth Dxana Augustas maxd Along wlth hls meddling and Augusta s stubborn perslstence to hold onto her money, Agnes and Wllfred wonder lf they are destmed to be stlanded on earth wh1ch would be the worst fate that could befall them But unconscxousl on the slde of the angels are Augusta s two nxeces Mlllle Bromsley and her famllly Baxter and June and Orpha Teel Baxter ms constantly mventmg llttle gadgets whlch never get to the successful stage and has hls eye on Augusta's capital So does June when she approaches her aunt wlth the proposxtxon to back her france Rlchard Whlte m hlS photography business Orpha Teel only Wants the money so she can fmd a vsealthy husband for her daughter Ruthie Teel Ruthxe gets her rlch husband mn the form of Robert Hanley a SlCkly young hy pochondrlac and Pllone gets Dlana after she becomes an angel followmg an auto accident Augusta gwes away her money whlch IS to the pleasure of all her relatives and flnds Herman a very hkable compamon after all Pllone fmally decldes to become a full fledged angel and the four of them Agnes Wllfred Dlana and Pllone return to heax en leavlng all concez ned not only happy but m the case of the relatlves rlcher r2e..:A.b-N -'XZ . Q . .1 . . , . 1 A an v , ' - l s ' l 7 g 2. '. N' , . , . ' , - - . , ' a . 1. f - , - a - H H , -. ' ' ' ' 'T . ' ' . 1 1 , . , . . , - . i- ' Cl If ' , . . ' Y ... u J Down to Earth was unusual and different from ordinary plays, due to the , , . . 2 ' . ' if ' 7! x ' 5 L , . . . . 7 , f . . . ' . . . ' ' , T 1 . . . , . 7 , ' I . ,v . , . . . ' . - . 1 . . . 1 1 1 , . . . 1 I .n I , , , , 7 1 , . - , . . . . ' - - , . . . ' ' ' 1 r ' A 1 l .- v - ' , , , ,

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Stunt N zght Th1s year the Amateur Show was an added attractlon at Stunt Nlght The clarlnet trlo conslstlng of Patty B1r key Judy Kellar and Gene Banner recelved flrst place The Foul Sharps Thelma Teuscher Coena Blalr and W1lma Oyer accompamed by Ellzabeth Teuscher recelved second place Joan Schaer playlng Sentlmental Jour ney as a plano solo 1ece1ved th1rd place After the amateur show a group of fencers f10m the UH1V6TS1ty of lll1no1s gave an exh1b1t1on They explalned the sport to the aud1ence and then demonstrated It f1rst prlze ln the Stunt Show The m1nstrel was a 15 m1n ute program of hvely conversatxon Jokes and muslc The cllmax of the m1nstrel was the pantomlme of Fred War 1ngs rendltlon of Dry Bones vuth the human skeleton hold1ng the center of attractlon The F H A captured second pr1ze Wlth 1ts h1lar1ous school bus scene Thnd prlze Went to the G A A guls who put on a fllle exh1b1t1on of gymnastlcs Stunt Nlght thls year was under the sponsorshlp of ou1 lugh school student councll. ELSE'- fx Y . . 7 7 ' as , as ' 7 1 3 . , . . , . . H . x . , - ,, . 1 . . , . The Spanish Club minstrel show walked off with 7 7 ' ' a ' ' ca as ,-