Forest High School - Leaves Yearbook (Forest, OH)

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Senior Klass Play On April 27 and 28, the Seniors presented their play, What a Life, by Clif- ford Goldsmith. The play was directed by Mr. Mervyn. The play was about: Henry Aldrich, who just can't memorize the dates in history, who tries to sell anything he owns in order to raise two dollars to take his girl to the dance, and who in desperation borrows answers for his examination only to be found out. Barbara Pearson who is gloriously happy and desperately unhappy over the prospect of her Hrst formal dance, George Bigelow, Henry's enemy, who almost gets him into real trouble, several teachers, including Miss Pike, Miss johnson and Miss Wheeler, with their worries about Easter vacation, Mr. Nel- son, assistant principal, who straightens out Henry's problem, not to mention Henry's mother who insists that the boy go to Princeton, though his talent is for drawing. Henry just can't get through his head the book learning he is supposed to absorb, and this is what involves him in scrapes both serious and amusing. One of his scrapes makes him look as though he had stolen the school band instru- ments. The music teacher with the help of an amusing detective, finally dis- cover that the instruments have been pawned by Bigelow, who tried to throw the blame on Henry. However, Henry's problem is solved through the sympa- thetic help of the assistant principal. -43..

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SENIOR PLAY CAST First Row, L. to R.: Simpson, Cooper, Swanson, Green, McKinley, George, Harford, Kalb, Schott, Price. Second Row: Myers, Spoon, Snider, Hammond, Staley, Fewel, Mr. Mervyn, Hemmerly, Clinger, Essinger, Tong, Kneisley, Holtzmuller. Absent: Marshall, McEntee. CHARACTERS Miss Shea, secretary of Mr. Bradley ....,.......,......... ,........ M arilyn Harford Mr. Nelson, assistant principal .......................,..,................................. Iim Marshall Students .l......................................,........... Edith Myers, Eileen Staley, Ioyce Spoon Mr. Patterson, a teacher ...... ...................................................... R oyce F ewel Miss Pike, a teacher ........... ................ P at Simpson Bill, a student .......................... ........................ I ohn Kalb Miss Eggleston, a teacher .....,.. ......... M ildred Ann Schott Miss Iohnson, a teacher ....... ......................... P at Price Mr. Vecchitto, a parent .,...... Henry Aldrich, a student ........Murray Essinger ........ Paul McKinley Barbara Pearson, a student ....., ............... I ane Green Gertie, a student ..................... .......... B arbara Cooper Mr. Bradley, the principal ...... .......... B emard George Miss Wheeler, a teacher ...... .......... L inda McEntee George Bigelow, a student ......... ........... R ex Swanson Mrs. Aldrich, Henry's mother ......... ........ A nn Holtzmuller Mr. Ferguson, detective ........... ....,................................. A rdo Hammond Mary, a student .................. ............................................... D olly Snider Prompters ............... Stage Managers ....... Director .................. ..........Mary Ellen Tong, Phyllis Kneisley .........Burl Hemmerly, Norman Clinger Mervyn - 42 -

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IUNIOR PLAY CAST Ist How, L. to H.: Sons, Zimmerman, Tuorrey, Webb, Rahrig, Green, Young, Thomson, W'll . 27l:i3?g11J1 Mr. Mervyn, Cooper, Hochstettler, Reed, Hamilton, Harris, Metzger, Miss Goodrich. JUNIOR CLASS PLAY Denny-You two got the brains of one goat between you if you think Ilm going to run around in these girl's clothes. fm skinning out of these ................ l Carl-Put your dress down, idiot! Bill-Well pitch me for a blonde. Betty-Tell me, Betty, what you honestly think of Bob Nickerson. Joann Y.-Bob Nickerson? I hate you. I despise you. I-I-I-I- Richard-Oh my dear girl, can't you see that I love only you? Jim L.-I'm gonna catch you and kiss you so hard they'll have to pry me loose with a crowbar. Joyce-A headless ghost? Oh, my twittering nuhves! E-E-E-El Audrey-I'1l be cut off in the flower of my young girlhood like a lily of the valley. Katie-Oh, my sweet heavenly pahsnips, Ah seen it again! Clyde-St. Petuh, hol' my han'! Lois H.-I tink mine cooking job I trow him upl Ioann H.-Get along home, you dratted pigsl Sooey, sooeyl -44-