Hartford City High School - Retro Yearbook (Hartford City, IN)

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SENIOR CLASS PLAY N Despite the mumps epidemic, the seniors suc- cessfully produced their class play with a full cast under the direction of Mr. Henderson. Sometimes rehearsals seemed tiresome, but there was always Que the evening highlight of playing the cast theme song, Chop Sticks , with Bob Crouse directing at the piano to revive lagging spirits. The stage crew, with lvlr. Austin super- vising, and armed with their hammers and nails, built a most unique back- ground, their efforts were greatly appreciated. Gloria Andre, as Laura Reardon, worked frantically to marry her daughter, Ruth Stimson, into the wealthy and arrogant Parker family, consisting of john Durr, Kathryn Price, and joe Scheidler. Mary Brothers, who played Ruth's grandmother, acquired the aid of a niece, Patty McCune, to convince Richard Stroble and family that Bob Hackney was Ruth's real love. Bob Crouse, the Reardon's only boy, fell for the niece--to the delight of his sister, Wanda Waters. Wanda Tomlinson, judy Boyles, and lvlaiorie An- derson prompted.

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IUNIOR CLASS PLAY As juniors, the class of l945 had a hilarious time working on its master- piece. Miss Ruth Howard directed the hair-raising mystery comedy, entitled Calling All Ghosts . A feature of the cast party, following the fine performance, was the cast's success l?l in making the card table talk. All the ghosts were walking that night! Marian Van Arsdale, Marjorie Anderson, formulated a plan to convince her fiance, joe Scheidler, that he didn't know everything. The plan included frequent visits from a fake gorilla, jack Pooler. Patty McCune and Bob Crouse played the naive lovers who were continually making crazy mistakes. The butler, Richard Stroble, harbored his mad sister, Mary Brothers, in the house. john Durr added an eerie effect by laughing the scale. To top the mystery, real burglars, Kath- ryn Price and Keith C-ross, entered the house and robbed the guests, june Burnworth and Ruth Stim- yo son screamed and tainted, as two old maids would. Backstage Wanda Waters did a great job in prompt- ing.

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