Hamilton High School - Hamiltonian Yearbook (South Hamilton, MA)

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The Hamiltonian 15 Reading from left to right, hack Walter Fowler, Margaret Sargeant, and Lura Bailey; front ronj; ' . Richard Powers, and “rpoPSY TURVY,” a fast moving comedy in three acts was pre- sented by the Senior Class of 1935, on January 29, and February 1. On both nights the performances were enjoyed by a large and appreciative audience. Those included in the cast were: Susie Snubbins : Who knows more than one way to Abner’s heart — played by- Irene Tree. Abner Whiffletree: The major domo of Maple Tree Inn — played by Walter Fowler. Ruth Cummings: Pretty part owner of Maple Tree Inn — played by Grace Cullity. Philip M. Turvy: The “M” stands for the mortgage — played by Dick Peale. Harry Brown: Ruth’s handsome partner — played by Brad Dolliver. U. Needam Tew: Big cheeze and cracker man from the East — played by Bill Moore. C. M. Cann : Big pork and beans man from the West — played by Dick Greeley. Esther Koll, Richard Peale, Irene Tree, William Moore, Laura M. Boyd, coach, Greely, Cirace Cullity, John Adams, Grace Bradley Dolliver. Beryl Berrington: Proprietor of “La Petite Beauty Shop” — played by Pegg Sar- geant. Bobby Burns: A jovial juvenile — played by John Adams. Mitzi Greene : An ingenious ingenue — played by Lura Bailey. Mrs. Bradley Greene: One of the “Blue Book Greenes:” — played by Grace Powers. Mimi: her maid — played by Esther Koll. And last but not least, Topsy Turvy — The Eighth Wonder of the World. The entire three acts of the play took place in the sitting room of Maple Tree Inn — one sunny after- noon. Ruth Cummings and Harry Brown were being pursued by Philip M. Turvy, the owner of the Inn who de- manded that the mortgage due, be paid by six o’clock that evening. In the meantime, Mitzi Greene, daughter of Mrs. Bradley Greene, prominent social scion, visited Ruth, PLAY CAST ronx ' SENIOR PLAY

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14 The Hamiltonian STUDENT COUNCIL Reading from left to right, back ro iv: John Back, Gertrude Sprague, Richard Peale, Minnie M ' etson, and Alfred McRae; front rnv.-: M’alter Fowler, Roland Payne, Adviser, Dorothy Kirby, and Bradley Dolliver. THE STUDENT COUNCIL KE Student Councdl is made up of pupils from each of the three senior high school grades. The class president and two pupils are chosen to represent each class. Mr. Payne, our principal and advisor, is present at all meetings to talk over any questions or problems that may have come before him, and also to give us advice and suggestions for any matter which we may bring be- fore the Council. The Student Council members are chosen twice during our school year. For the first half of the year its mem- bers were as follows — Seniors : Al- fred McRae, Dorothy Kirby, Bradley Dolliver; Juniors: Walter Fowler, Richard Peale, Gertrude Sprague ; Sophomores : William Stone, Isabelle Dunn, Minnie Wetson. For the last half of the year the Seniors remained the same. The Juniors were Walter Fowler, William Moore and Ruth Cogswell. The Sophomores were Dick Grant, Minnie Wetson and Isabelle Dunn. The officers for the first half year were Bradley Dolliver, President; Walter Fowler, Vice-President; Doro- thy Kirby, Secretary and Treasurer. The officers for the last half year were Walter Fowler, President; Bradley Dolliver, Vice-President; Dorothy Kirby, Secretary ; and Min- nie Wetson, Treasurer. It is our duty, as representatives of the school, to put before the Stu- dent Council and Mr. Payne any difficulties that arise, any matters that may not be understood, class affairs, etc. This organization has proved so valuable that we hope it will continue in years to come. — Dorothy Kirby, ’35

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J6 The Hamiltonian while Bobby Burns, college chum for Harry, unexpectedly came to stay at the Inn seeking refuge from Mrs. Greene and his father who were planning a match between Mitzi and himself. In order to escape Bobby, Miczi planned a disguise as an Eng- lish lord, and unknown to her, Bobby, for the same reason, disguised as a grass wioow from Washington. In their comouilage, they fell in love. Booby having learned of Harry’s financial distress, wished to aid him. In order to bribe Philip Turvy, he posed as the mother of a baby he had stolen from a nearby carriage, and accused Turvy of being the father of the child. Thus hie received the nec- essary money to give to Harry and Ruth to cover the mortgage. U. Needarn Tew, big cracker and cheeze man from the East, fell in love with Beryl Berrington, proprietor of “La Petite Beauty Shop,” and created many interesting situations. Mrs. Bradley Greene and Bobby caused a great deal of enjoyment while remorsing over the loss of Top- sy Turvy, Bobby’s Eighth Wonder of the World. Susie Snubbins and Abner Wbiffle- tree were the instigators of many hi- larious predicaments throughout the entire show. Mimi, the cute French maid, played her part e.xceedingly well. The surprise ending offered by C. M. Cann changed the conditions con- siderably, when it was revealed that he was the brother of the real owner of the Maple Tree Inn, and as a wed- ding gift, he presented Ruth and Har- ry with it. A great deal of time was spent in training for the presentation of the play; both hard work and fun went into it. We often wondered whether Mrs. Boyd more enjoyed praising or scolding us. At any rate she gave us our full share of each, and as a re- sult turned out some pretty fine act- ing. Though rehearsals cut into scholastic ranks, not one would want to have missed being in the play — one of our pleasantest high school activi- ties. JUNIOR PROMENADE O N Friday evening May 17th, the Junior Promenade of Hamilton High School was held. It proved to be a social as well as a financial success. Roland Russell’s Ramblers played for dancing from 8:30 p.m. until 1:00 a.rn. At 9:00 the matrons, Mrs. Wal- ter Fowler, Mrs. Harry Wetson, and Miss Abbie Moynihan were ushered into t’ne beautifully decorated hall. The color scheme used in decorating was green and silver. A great deal of credit is due Mrs. Boyd and her capable assistants for their splendid work in decorating. Louise Moulton was appointed chairman of the decorating com- mittee which consisted of Edwina Alexander, Harry Wetson, Walter Fowler, Edward Beliveau, Rich- ard Peale, and Dorothy Fletcher. However the entire class freely vol- unteered all available study periods, as well as many hours after school, to assist in the decorating. It was this cooperation among all members of the clas that made the entire prom- enade such a success. Wallace Knowlton, Barbara Ham, Marjorie Peters, and William Moore