Goldendale High School - Simcoe Yearbook (Goldendale, WA)

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19-SIMCOE-3 5 SCENE IV ' This scene is a sequel to the previous one. In it Edna is seen as a very The noted professor of biology at Oxford. She received special commenda- tion last year for her comprehensive paper on The Similarity of the Coccygeal Vertebrae of the Anthropomorphous Species to that of the Genus Prosimiae, but in her heart, Edna still yearns for Kenneth. SCENE V stage resembles the salon of a great Paris dressmaker. A model, slen- der, graceful, and dressed in a beautiful evening gown, moves slowly down the long room. She turns slowly, and her identity is revealed. She is Ernestine Edgar. SCENE VI As the curtain rises a mighty roar is heard. It seems to come from a large The The building center-stage. Above the structure is a sign-Bennett's Fly- paper Foundry. Through the open door can be seen a multitude of whirring machines and moving belts, and all is activity. That dynamic man of action, Norman Bennett, seeing a national need, is making mil- lions of dollars with his factory. Shortly after graduating from high school Norman realized the inferiority of the flypaper then manufac- tured. He observed that it was always getting stuck to the person handling it. So Norman solved the problem by making a flypaper with- out any glue on it, and thus doing away with this objectionable feature. SCENE VII setting is a street corner of a large city. Standing on a soap-box in the midst of a large crowd of cheering people is a figure which it is not difficult to recognize as Erma McKune. She is a candidate for Con- gress, and it seems likely that her impassioned oratory will sway the listening crowd enough to gain her a large following, although her political theories are so radical that it is possible she will have a good deal of opposition. Her leading opponent, Harold Morgan, although rather conservative in policy, has a number of followers also. It is quite improbable that he will be elected, however, because he lacks Erma's eloquence, being very bashful in public. SCENE VIII curtain goes up to reveal a scene from a typical Broadway musical show. In the front row of the chorus can be seen Dorothy Trumbo and Loraine VanHoy. They are very successful in their chosen profession. Loraine is engaged to the producer, Maurice Lawler, and Dorothy has been doing all right for herself too, having already been married five times. SCENE IX In this very dramatic scene, Billy Young is seen experiencing the ups and downs of life. Billy is an elevator man in the Empire State Building, and he is rising very rapidly in his career. Page Twenty-Four

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19-SIMCOE--3 5 ' CLASS PROPHECY Explanatory notes: In this production it is the wish of the playwright to give to the audience a glimpse into the future of each member of the class of '35. The dramatist wishes to assure all readers of the scenario that it is absolutely correct. During the last year of high school the writer sent for Madame De Bunko's booklet entitled How to Cast Horoscopes, and besides this he has taken a correspondence course in palmistry and has secretly studied the left palm of each senior. Added to these reliable methods of foretelling the future is the playwright's intimate knowledge of these thirty-nine people and of their natural inclinations. All that is contained below WILL COME TO PASS! Time: 1960. Place: The world. Characters: The members of the class of '35. Scenario: Overture! Curtain! SCENE I The setting is a cattle ranch in Texas. Over the plains a horse and rider come galloping. As they draw nearer, the rider can be recognized as that rough and ready daughter of the sagebrush and the cactus, Peggy Grow. She waves her sombrero in greeting to someone in the distance, and across the stage is seen her masterful husband, William Darland. It is revealed that Bill gave up a very promising career as a lawyer in the East, and a position in the most exclusive society of Boston be- cause Peggy preferred ranch life out West. He sweeps his wife into his arms, she lets out a loud Ki Yi and the curtain falls. ' SCENE II The scene is a divorce court in Reno. E. M. Ralston, who was Frank Knosher before, the time of the senior play, is obtaining the final papers which make his divorce legal. After twenty-two years of happy married life, he is divorcing Mrs. Ralston, the former Lois Fenton, on charges of non-support and extreme gruelty-she fed him nothing but gruel. He is asking for 3300 a month alimony so that he can take a course in public speaking, as his voice has become a little rusty through disuse since his marriage. It develops that Lois is planning to join Glenn Darland's adagio dance act as soon as the divorce is effec- tive. The custody of the daughter, Kathryn Sanstrum Ralston, the famous toe-dancer who performs on station SOS every night, will be given to Mr. Ralston. SCENE III The curtain rises on the lonely cave of a hermit in the hills north of Gold- endale. Discovered sitting in front of the opening to the cave is a savage appearing creature with a long beard. He is dressed in skins and holds a massive club. Behind the beard is Kenneth Watson. He be- came a hermit twenty years before when Edna Miller refused to marry him. W Page Twenty-Three '

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19-SIMCOE-3 5 SCENE X The curtain rises to reveal an airport with a crowd of people gathered around a plane. Out of the cockpit climbs that daredevil of the air, Roberta Dayton. She has just completed a round-the-world flight in 24 hours, a feat never accomplished before. The mayoress of New York, Beatrice Young, greets her enthusiastically and hands her the key to the city. Beatrice was elected on a platform of More and Bet- ter Amusements. SCENE XI The setting is still in the city of New York, but this time it is in the interior of Grand Central Station. A loud and strident voice is heard- Jersey- CityHobokenWeehawkenUnionWestNewYorkGuttenburgHackensack- andallpointsnorthln It is not difficult to recognize these bellowing tones as those of Eleanor Smith, a former G. H. S. student. SCENE XII This time the scene is the inside of a huge gold mine in the interior of Australia. This mine is owned and operated by Clifford Dugger, who perfected the intricate excavating machinery in the old days in Golden- dale, when he used to excavate for lost golf balls. SCENE XIII The curtain rises on a busy office. Seated at a large desk in the center of the room is none other than Ruth Keefhaver. Above her head hangs a sign- Lost and Found Department. The slogan below the sign reads - Articles Lost While You Wait. It is evident from this that Ruth is merely carrying out on a larger scale the activities so well begun in high school. SCENE XIV The scene is the top of a flag-pole about 120 feet above the ground. Seated on this pole is Marion Morgan. It seems that Marion got tired of hav- ing to look up to everyone, so she got herself a job as a flag-pole sitter and now, at last, she can see everything that goes on. SCENE XV Presiding at an important meeting of the Brain Trust is Professor Tug- hard Elliott, Brain Truster No. 1. Professor Elliott has as his duty the disentangling of foreign and domestic affairs. He is doing very well with the foreign affairs, but seems to be getting a little- involved in the domestic entanglements. SCENE XVI As the curtain goes up a loud Oink! Oink! is heard. A woman comes from a farmhouse in the background and begins to feed the drove of hogs which gathers affectionately around her. As she pushes back the brim of her sunbonnet, the face of Helen Suksdorf Hoctor is revealed. SCENE XVII The scene shifts to one of tropical beauty. Among the luxuriant verdure Page Twenty-Five