Forest High School - Leaves Yearbook (Forest, OH)

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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-

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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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IUNIOR CLASS PLAY On December 7 and 8, the Iuniors presented their play, 'The Atomic Blonde, by jay Tobias. The play was directed by William Mervyn and Miss Goodrich. The play was about: The action centers around Bob Nickerson, who had inherited a run-down health resort and attempted to o erate it with the hel of his college pal, Skis Werling. Customers, llowever, were non-existent until, by false advertising the presence of a hotel doctor and a prominent CAST Bob Nickerson ...... Oriole Byrd ................ authoress, known as the Atomic Blonde, at- tract several guests. All the men fell for the Atomic Blonde and each one tried to surpass the other in trying to win her. The women, meanwhile, were horriied by the sudden appearance of the headless ghost who nearly cleared the hotel of servants and guests. The mystery was Bnally cleared up and everything worked out to the best advantage for everyone concemed. Green ......Katherine Hochstettler Katinka Katzenpheifer ...............----- Lois Hamilton Skid Werling ............... Parsimonius jackson U ,......... Carl Webb ........Clyde Reed Doogie Deane ............-- -------- D CHHY Rahfig Sylvester ButterBsh ......... ........ I ames Ludwig Mrs. Philo Pratt ............ ................. I 0 Ann Ha1TiS Miss Wilella Wylie .................... Audrey Th0ITlS0I1 Finchley st. John III ................ Richard Willson Gurney Maddox ............................ ..M81'l6 Metzger Mrs. Adelaide Burkeleigh-Banks Zimmerman Doreen Burkeleigh-Banks .............. Betty Tuorrey Betty Hartford .......................... .......... I oann Young -45