Fort Lee High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Fort Lee, NJ)

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THIRTY-EIGHT DADDY LONG LEC-ES This Term ForT Lee's annual school play was Daddy Long Legs wiTh BerT Ward and RuTh Nagle in The TiTle roles. The charming TrusTee who TirsT inTroduces Judy To Daddy Long Legs was played by Emily Naerhlich. OTher TrusTees were Edgar Lassins and James Wangeman. Daddy Long Legs Turns ouT To be The very nice John PendleTon, Judy's roornmaTe's uncle, wiTh whom Judy has Tallen in love. Judy's roommaTes were played by KaTherine Felner and Lucille ElTenbein. Lucille's broTher who Talls in love wiTh Judy was played by William Nealon. DRAMA I Drama I, a ninTh-grade class, made a good beginning and promises an acTive upper- class group Tor nexT year. Their TirsT producTion was BroThers, a peace play given Tor ArmisTice Day. Several members oT This class showed The righT spiriT in Trying ouT Tor The school play, and more Than a Tew had parTs. One leading parT and mosT oT The children oT The orphanage were chosen Trom This group. The choice OT Drama I Tor The one-acT play conTesT was The TrysTing Place. ATTer many disappoinTmenTs and much real work, The play was produced in a saTis- Tac+ory manner.

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if' ' ii' , r A if GERMAN CLUB Der Deulsche Verein, whose main inleresl is lo aid in The furlhering of German, held ifs meelings on Jrhe Third Eriday of each monlh. During lhe meerings, reporls on currenl Topics concerning Germany were presenred. games were played, songs sung, and popular and classical music enjoyed. Drama appeared occasionally in lhe form of dialogues and shorl scenes. The dihferenr forms ol enrerrainmenr were direcred by rhe program commirree, which succeeded in developing a closer friendship among lhe German sfudenrs. The meerlngs were presided over by Elmer Heusp George Srridde was vice-presidenlq and Marie Manzo, secrelary. Miss Waller was Lho 'liOCUliy adviser. LAUN SOCH Honor srudenrs of Lafin I and all srudenfs of Larin ll, III, and IV may consrirure rhe Lalin Club. This sociery endeavors ro encourage Lafin scholarship by providing a reward for achievemenr in Jrhe srudy. Clark Eosfer was president Bernard Smolovir, vice-presi- dent and Eleanor Krall, secrerary. Miss Durr was The faculry adviser. Tl-HRTYSEVEN

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DRAMA H The hero and heroine, as well as several leading parTs Tor Daddy Long Legs, were selecTed Trom This group which also presenTed The Real Gloriail aT CliTTside Park T-ligh School. From This class and Drama lll were casT The characTers in The Happy Journey, The play enTered by l:orT Lee in The N. J. Forensic League ConTesT and laTer in a sTaTewide compeTiTion in which iT received The iudges' TirsT-class award. Drama ll supplied The casTs Tor The plays Op O' My Thumb, given aT The convenTion OT The NorThern New Jersey LiTTle TheaTre League: Pearls, l:orT Lee's TirsT radio DRAMA HI The TirsT class To be called Drama ll! was organized This year under The direcTion oT Miss Mixer. Make-up arTisTs, sTage help, assisTanT coaches, voice specialisTs, Ticl4eT dramaTic broadcasT' and The ChrisTmas Carol. enThusiasTs, business manager, errand boys, adverTising agenTs, and general nuisances have all had a chance To pracTice Their arTs. To Their crediT came The besT individual cup award, The producTion oT Two Crooks and a Lady, and The ChrisTmas Card. Adorg an l acTresses appeared in public perTormances, and valuable baclcsTage assisTance was given by The sTudenTs oT Drama III Tor any perTormance wheTher Tor class, assembly, or public producTion. THIRTY-NINE