Gotebo High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Gotebo, OK)

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Senior Class History (Continued) This play belongs to no particular classification, being, at various stages--comedy and tragedy. The scenes all take place in the high school building, in the halls, classrooms, auditorium, and gymnasium. The sett- ings are plain, showing signs of much use. Act I shows the arrival of the class in the halls of learning. Their initiation in Dogpatch style affords bright moments for the upper classmen. There is rapidly rising action as the villian puts in an appearance. The villian is called Study and is of alarming size and proportions. It is evident that he will interfere sadly with the enjoyment of the actors. At the close of the act, tragedy seems iminent, as there is a desperate affair a mental crisis created by Study's brother villian, Examinations. But the Freshmen win. The curtain of the first act falls on the rejoicing Freshmen. The actors are pleasing, but decidedly amateurish. After an intermission of three months during which the actors go away on vacations or stay at home and help with the work, the play is re- sumed. During the summer vacation the cast was changed somewhat. Those actors leaving were Archie McCurdy, Floyd Parks, Jaimes Lee, and Pauline Hand. Two actors made their appearance, but stayed on stage only a short time. They were Harvey Sawtelle and Frameis Neal. Act II shows the same scene, but they are now known as Sophomores. There are pleasant diversifications in the form of parties, baseball, and basketball. In this act the members of the cast seem to have achieved a charm, an ease of manner, and a feeling of security that were noticably’lack- ing in Act I. Love affairs are noticed, and the costumes are more elaborate. The action continues to rise until the end of the act, when we again have the inevitable struggle and the crisis brought about by Examinations. Again after a bitter exchange of hostilities, the class wins, thanks to the time spent in preparation. After three months intermission, we stagger in for Act III. The actors are so changed that each act seems like an entirely new play. They are now called Juniors. New actors are Jack Harley who stayed on stage only a short time, W. C. Rhodes, Earl Gibson, and Ola Bee Kimmel, Betty Lou Huckalby, and Gene Goff. The main director this year. Dr. Brewer helps the actors in the search for money for the trip which is to be the c limax of Act III. The de- lightful interludes in the play are the presentation of The Girl in the Fur Coat. parties, and sports. Before the trip is possible it is necessary to face Study’s emissary Examinations and is defeated again. The trip on which the Juniors were hosts and hostesses was enjoyed by all the actors except Anna Mae Elledge. They toured the historical places in nine Southern states. Again an intermission of three months which both audience and actors really enjoy, perhaps because they realize there is but one act to follow.