Jefferson Junior High School - Jeffersonian Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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Tom's Back Yard Lvft in right: xvlllllllll Brazun, Glzulvs Becker, Herbert SCllIlClTCl', Rose lllfldilltillti Xvlllllllll Solinet Dorothy Meyn. Mary Higgins. HeleniShcclcl. Mildred Kier, Sigure Michael- son, Dorothy Phillips, Carson Jarvis. ARBOR DAY PLAY Tom's Back Yard , an Arbor Day play was presented April 2, 1924 by the 7B3 Class, directed by Mrs. Rodney. Tom's beautiful garden had grown to weeds which re- fused to be thrown out. But Tom worked at them per- sistently and finally got them out. Later Tom and his mother found growing in the garden beautiful daffodils, tulips and pansies, instead of weeds. 48-

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b Daniel Boone Back row, lvft to right: George Harry, Robert Fordham, Lewis Hill, George Schafer, Gerald Hill. Roger Catlin, William l-luggett, Charles Lanza, Sam Laurencelli, Martin Azzerone CCQAD. AMERICAN FRONTIER PLAY , Daniel Boone, was presented by T9B boys under the direction of Miss Ermatinger, April 4. The action of the play centers about a group of pioneers, whom Boone advis- es to surrender to the Indians, to save the women and children of Boonesborough Fort. The pioneers are later ransomed with the exception of Boone who is adopted into ' the Indian tribe. Boone escapes from the Indians and reaches Boonesborough Fort. The Pioneers brand him as a traitor, but he finally succeeds in convincing them that he is their friend, and gets inside the fort in time to warn them of the approach of the Indians. 47

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The Good Housewife I fi to right: Lucy Amicchino. Michalcnzi Czumnarata. Margaret Parella, Marjorie C impbrll Lloyd llickcl, William llzirry, Charles lfrzmlc, jalnics Jepson, Lloyd Hubbard LL9 AH. IRISH FOLK PLAY On Friday, April 4 as a feature of the auditorium exercises the 7A6 Class presented The Good Housewife an Irish folk play, directed by Miss Ermatinger. The story of the play shows how the wee folk come to the assistance of a tired, overworked housewife. The fairies cast a spell on her husband and enter her home only to make more trouble and confusion. The good housewife with the help of the Wiseman finally succeeds in breaking the spell and in driving the fairies off to their home. The fairies finding they have been deceived, return angry, but are paci- fied with the promise of a pan of cream and a dance in the moonlight 49 ,MAJ