Helt Township High School - Old Rose and White Yearbook (Dana, IN)

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Senior Class Play “THE OLD OAKEN BUCKET CAST Reuben Ilardaere------------------------------A square, honest old fanner Tom--------------------------------------11 is son, a chip off the old block Arthur Ames True blue Jake Tompkins---------------------In love with, “Xot wisely but too well” Mi-, (i. Whillikins------------------------------------------ A neighbor Kzrv Babb----------------------------Postmaster who reads the postal cards Rev. William Mason---------------------------------------The peacemaker Martha Ilardaere-----------------------Reuben’s wife, loved bv everybody Lizzie Lawrence-----------------------------Light of Uncle Reuben’s eyes Kmilv Lawrence (Otherwise known as Teddy) Sunshine of the Household Sapphira Scriggins ----------------------------------- The village gossip Mrs. G. Whillikins-------------------------Very proper but not charitable Miry Jones-----------------------------------------------The village belle TIME The Present. PLACE—A Rural District. SYNOPSIS: ACT I—Exterior of the Ilardaere Farm House. Sunday afternoon. ACT II—Kitchen and living room in the home of Reuben Ilardaere. The next morning. ACT III—The same, two years later. Winter. ACT IV—Kitchen and living room in the home of Reuben Ilardaere. One week later. “The Old Oaken Bucket,’’ a four act rural drama, was presented by the Senior class on the evening of February 27th, to a large and appreciative audience. The play was especially adapted to tin members of the class and their clever work along with the especial appeal to the feelings and emotions of the production made it a striking success. The part of Uncle Reuben played by Hubert Brown and that of Martha, his wife, played by Frances Mvers. were well executed and carried the audience back and forth between mirthful and solemn circumstances. Bernice Miller and Ethyle Price in the leading roles of “Lizzie” and “Teddy” Lawrence were the leading feminine characters of the play and each did her part exceedingly well. Stanley Reed as Arthur Ames and ( has. Eaton as Mark Hayward, the former a gentleman and the latter a wolf in sheep’s clothing acted in a masterful manner. Harold Chisler in the part of Jake Tompkins and Ruby Giles in Sapphira Scriggins, the hired hand and the village gossip respectively kept the audience in an uproar by their witty sayings and clever antics. Harold Mack, as Tom. the son of Uncle Reuben and Aunt Martha showed himself to he an honest country boy who believed in a square deal. The parts of Ezra Babb, the postmaster, Mr. and Mrs. (». Whillikins. the neighbors, Rev. Win. Mason and Miry Jones, the village belle, were well taken care of by John Nolan, Elsworth Montgomery, Thelma Reed. Carl Skidmore and Mildred Pearman respectively.

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 JUNIOR CLASS ROLL BACK ROW Favorite Pastime ----.Talking athletics 1-------Sug resting Translating Latin Nothing in particular -------------- Flirting John Park Dacr Platt Firman Cooper Russell Chisler . Louise Dunkley MIDDLE ROW FRONT ROW Favorite Pastime Vida Skidmore Powdering Blanche Botner Watching a Freshie Lois Vestal Eating Beulah Mattox-------------Primping Julia Braden---------------Dancing Opal Ford Shrinking Kathrine Goforth------Doll clothes Marie Wagner--------------Giggling Helen James Playing with dolls Thelma Jones---------------Smiling Martha Cooper Dressing dolls Favorite Pastime Emerald Harris Courting James Elder Chewing gum Leo Aikman Tuning in Harry Eaton Growing Xye Parker Primping Otis Beard Teasing Harold Peer “Blowin’