Harding High School - Quiver Yearbook (Marion, OH)

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Page Twenty-tour mo! .gpaicler .SZIQLLS This year the Juniors made their dramatic contribution in the form oi a thrilling three- act mystery, The Red Spider. The play, presented on December 5 and 6 at Edison, created quite a sensation in the halls ot Harding. For weelcs students queried Who is the Red Spider? Not even the cast lcnew until one week before the performance: the only hint was the clever Red Spiders in every room. The plot ot the play takes place on an old Carolina mountain estate, turned by a wealthy doctor, Elwin Falor, into a rest home tor nervous patients. Everything is quite restful until letters from the Red Spider appear, warning everyone to leave the estate by midnight. Believing the letters to be a practical joke, no one left and the Red Spider began his murderous work. A The climax came when the Red Spider was identified as Zeb, the old mountaineer, played by Stan Ruggles. During the course oi the play a love attair evolves between Ralph, a young reporter, Dan Briclcley, and Valerie, the doctor's daughter, played by Carol Sparlcs on Wed- nesday, and Georgeann Zuclc on Thursday night. Excellent character portrayals were made by Pat Sentt as Mrs. Piney, the mountain woman: Nora Maginn as Mommy. Layette Stricklin played the nurse, Marilyn Turner, Mrs. Steclcer: Kelly Shelton. Tony: and Joe Donithen, Jack. l-leartiest congratulations to the cast tor their outstanding performance, Mr. Calvert tor his excellent directing and to the committees who worked so hard behind the scenes.

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Mcafionafgya Mfiif jorallgfanf in ibefmif Look out Detroit! Here we come! If you happened to be lurking around Harding High school about 6:00 A.M. on the morning of February 29, these are the shouts you heard voiced by the boys of the vocational department as they set out to invade the Ford Products Company in Detroit and the Edison Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. After a three hours journey with cars and drivers provided by the Short Ford Company of Marion, the boys arrived at their destination, full of enthusiastic anticipation for this exciting day. The first event on the agenda was a tour through the Edison Museum and Plane- tarium. Next the boys quenched their manly appetites with lunch in the Ford cafeteria in Detroit. Hunger satisfied, they boarded two busses and were whisked away to the Ford Products Plant. All were duly impressed with the size of this factory which covers two square miles of ground. Inside the plant the assembly line was the big attraction. On it, automobiles are assembled by mass production. After viewing all the inside activities the boys were taken on a sight seeing tour of the plant area. Their guide pointed out the various buildings and explained their special functions. Accompanying the boys on this excursion were two of their teachers, Mr. Lisak and Mr. McMahan. They ioin with the boys in remembering the trip as a really big day, full of good times and interesting educational pointers that added greatly to their school work and their part time jobs in the community. Wishing to express their im- mense appreciation for the trip, the vocational boys wrote letters to the Short Ford Company upon their return, thanking the men who made it possible. Page Twenty-three

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mlm ana! Q2 caan! .lmorrowd .fdcfom fo Success Actor, artist, seamstress, make-up artist, handyman. There is a iob tor everyone in Props and Qs, the dramatic organization at l-larding. This club meets monthly to study dramatics, with programs being presented by members ot the group. This year the club has only 81 members as compared with approximately 200 members in previous years. Membership was limited because it is believed that more can be ac- complished with a smaller group. those really interested in acting or play production. Selection ot members was made from a list ot 150 applicants who were rated on pre- vious experience, interest in dramatics, and scholarship. Capably leading the club in its activities were the otticers: Harold Alexander, pres- ident: Jim Arnold, vice-president Carol Sparlcs, secretary: and Pam Smyth, treasurer. Mr. William Calvert, taculty adviser. guided the members, and lended a helping hand whenever necessary. Two assembly programs were presented by Props 81 Qs The tirst at which was a play entitled Ghost of a Show. In this comedy Dan Briclcley portrayed the ghost of Willie Shakespeare, Others in the cast were Steve Lytle, Joyce Payne, Marilyn Sitritt, Joe Anderson, Connie Hammond, Shirley Kyle, Bob Thatcher, Bob Gruber and Carol Sparlcs. The other assembly was in the torm ot a Christmas program. Socially speaking, the big events were a Gold Diggers' dance held in March, and a Spring Picnic. if v F . ' , Q. ' , Page Twenty-tive