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.

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Senior Class History (Continued) The curtain rises on Act IV to find the actors so matured, so at ease, and so changed for the better that they are difficult to recognize. We have grown honestly fond of all the case. There is more comedy that before and there is more delightful interpolations, such as Sneak Day, Hobo Day, Senior Day, The Senior Play, and the usual and unusual parties. The actors who showed promise of being stars now shine brightly. They are as follows: Colleen Anderson, Anna Mae Elledge, Betty Jo Geis, Ola Bee Kimmel Reta Jane Hulett, Jolyne Penn, Wanda Suggs, Roma Lee Shipmen, Orlando Krause, Walter Linstead, Earl Gibson, Billy Miller, Marion Rollins, Chester Schmidt, and John David Shaw. The actors that weathered the villian Study for 12 years were Colleen Anderson, Wanda Suggs, Betty Jo Geis, Jolyne Penn, Chester Schmidt, Billy Miller John David Shaw, and Orlando Krause. They have now finished Study and met face to face, is found to be a friend. The play ends in a burst of glory, with flowers, music, and congratulations, mixed with tears—in short graduation exercises; and we have the well known and ever popular happy ending. SENIOR CLASS WILL Upon behalf of my client, the Senior Class of 1948, of Gotebo High School, State of Oklahoma, I have called you together to listen to her last will and testament, and to recieve from her dying hands the few gifts she has to bestow in her last moments. Realizing that she did not have much longer to live, she did collectively and individually deem it best to distribute these vices and virtures to those friends whose needs they best fill. Owing to the flighty condition of her worn out brain she may show apparent in- justice or partiality in the distribution of her effects. We trust, however, that you will pardon it and realize that it was caused by exhaustion of her brain, which was never over-active. I will appreciate your courteous attention while I read this duly attest- ed will. We, the Senior.Class of 1948, in the town of Gotebo, county of Kiowa, and State of Oklahoma, being in as good mental condition as usual and in much better temper than usual, do hereby make this our last will and testa- ment rendering void and of no avail any former will or wills that have been previously made by us during a period of temporary optimism. We are in such complete accord, sticking together and seldom think- ing, that in this manner dispose of our possessions. We give and bequeath to the Junior Class our sponsor Mr. Dacus, who hope will have a much easier time getting you through your last year with serious casualties than he did when he undertook to get us through. We also leave to the Junior Class our most important, and valuable properties namely our self-satisfaction, our importance and our wisdom all of which we possess in enormous quantities. We also leave the art of play- ing hooky and sometimes getting by with it.