La Porte High School - El Pe Yearbook (La Porte, IN)

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way project. However, Pop feels he has first rights to the area, and he begins a complicated and hilari- ous battle against the highway department, the state, and the whole government. Kwimpcrvillc has become “another betterment project” and Pop busily recruits new citizens for the settlement of shacks and lean-tos. Holly is trying all the while to win Toby’s affection and her efforts are thwarted by the arrival on the scene of a social worker. Miss Claypool ((jinny Zimmermann), but Holly finally manages to capture Toby’s heart. The Kwimper family encounters many perils and problems but through hard work and determination they are able to establish their home in the thriv- ing settlement of Kwimpcrvillc. Toby relate the strug- gle of life as he tell the story of Kwimper- ville to the audience Miss Claypool tries to rapture the inner soul of Toby through psychology. Holly Smith, with the citizens of Kwimperville supporting her. presents the regulation of Kwimpcrvillc to the Queen Bee and her gang.

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Citizen of Kwimpcrvillr exert a unified effort to »ave Kwimpervillc from the peril of Blarkie and the Queen Bee l y beating them at their own game. Pioneer, Go Home Toby Kwimper wa unanimoudy elected thrriff of Kwimpervillr at the fint town meeting. “Pioneer, Go Home” was produced under the di- rection of Mr. Roger Munson and student directors Pamela Withce and Kathy Larson. The misadventures of Toby Kwimper, his loafer father, and their at- tempt to beat the U.S. government was the theme of this hilarious comedy. The curtain opened as Toby (John Chalik) and his family which included Pop (Dave Olson), his sis- ters Morristown (Mary Post), and South Orange (Lydia Bean), and their babysitter Holly (Myra Bowell) were traveling south. Their ancient car had just broken down in the middle of a Florida swamp. Pop set up camp, but the peace was soon interrupted by the arrival of the department of highways superin- tendent. H. Arthur King (Mark Richardson). It seemed the camp was in the middle of a super high- 10

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In the «evwn beneath New York City, Sky Masterson roll» the Rambler for their oul Guy meet doll on the trect» off Broadway. ’Guys The Music and Drama department of La Porte High School combined to present the musical “Guys and Dolls” by Frank Locsscr and Abe Burrows. The play is set in New York City in the late 1940’s. Adelaide (Karen Salek) found herself under pressure from her mother and her fourteen year old “cold.” Her schemes to marry Na- than (John Rokely) were aided by Lieutenant Branigan (Joe Russ). Nathan also involved his friend Sky Mas- terson (Carl Galloway), in an affair with Sgt. Sarah Brown (Judy Garwood) of the Save-A-Soul Mission. Af- ter a surprise trip to Cuba. Sky and Sarah returned to a 12