Jefferson Junior High School - Journal Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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School Play This yearTs School play, tTMississippi Melody, was the first musical ever presented by Jefferson. This comedy revolved around Mark Twaints novel of Tom Sawyer. The main cast consisted of eighteen members, and the chorus consisted of twenty-four members. The orchestra accompanied on musical numbers. The principal characters were as follows: TomSawyer.................JeffPalmquist Becky Thatcher . Linda Cordell AuntPoIly................... BarbNelson Mrs.Harper................ MargaretFones JoeHarper...................DonCarlson Susie Harper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan Johnson Sidney.....................DonHolmertz Huckelberry Finn . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Biscardi Ben Rodgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richie Raether Mary AnitaBlough Steamboat Sam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Erickson Ella Mae Phelps . . . . Karin Jacobson Puddin'head Wilson . . . . Jim Kendell Mrs. Phelps . . . . . . Charlene Smetka Widow Douglas . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vickie Garavalia Miss Watson . . . Peggy Tennyson Mammy......................BarbBrown Jim......................DennisBatutis Director Mr.Tyrone Turning Student Director. . Pat Lainson StageManager . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . ..SueJohnson We feel that tMississippi Melody was a great success.

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Assemblies M . C ' rt .a Mrs. Wilsonis young seal r w1e n1 Football explanations Mr. Flesneris stories :mwn $39.; en; a. Swimming stars The Cheerleaders Miss Demetrie Wilson brought two seals to show us on Wednesday, Febmary 1. One was an older, trained seal which was able to show the audience several excellent tricks, while the other was a young seal that Miss Wilson trains on the stage as she travels, so as to show her audiences how to train a seal. Mr. Howard Cleaves arrived on Tuesday, March 7 to entertain us with pictures of wildlife. His pictures are taken from behind the Magic Carpet Blind. This device is so realistic that cows have tried eating the imitation grass. Mr. Cleaves is a leading photographer-lecturer with the National Audubon Society and has gone across the country many times on their tours.

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