Lake Stevens High School - Pilchuck Yearbook (Lake Stevens, WA)

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TOP: Oswalds entrance. BOTTOM: A tense moment in the third act—Erma inspects Macltosh's reference papers—the cast and committees. ROW 4: Robinett. Nelson. Taro. A. Anderson. Ronnestad. Hendrickson. McMurray. Ketchum. ROW 3: Kirk. Lindgren. Brooks. Martini. M. Anderson. Wilbur. Hisey. Shewmaker. ROW 2: Nordquist. Wicklund. Grimm. Perry. Mrs. Godfrey. ROW 1: Ahern. Bancroft. Colton. Driessche. Forbes. Shepherd. eMouAe” For the annual senior play the class chose ‘'Tiger House ' a mystery comedy by Robert St. Clair. The action takes place at an isolated country estate called Mystery Manor. Erma Lowrie has in- herited the estate from her eccentric aunt. Accord ing to the terms of the will, she must occupy the house for one year. Erma's cousins, Arthur Hale and Oswald Kerins, her Aunt Sophia, and Peggy Van Ess are all house guests when things begin to happen. Secret panels, tiger claws and the ghostly atmosphere of a haunted house on a stormy night, combined with the hpynotic spells cast by Yami and warnings from the Mystery Woman and Mrs. Murdock, finally convince Erma and her fiance Macintosh that someone is trying to frighten her away in order to gain possession of the Tiger's necklace. Her deceased aunt had stolen the necklace and hidden it in the house. Erma is much surprised to find the genteel Arthur and his accomplice, Thompson, at the bottom of the plot. Erma Lowrie .......................................................Irene Grimm Aunt Sophia .......................................................June Colton Macintosh ....................................................... Lee Wicklund Arthur Hale ........................................................Tom Ahern Mrs. Murdock ................................................Marcella Driessche Yami ............................................................. Georgs Forbes Oswald Kerins ............................................................. Bill Bancroft Peggy Van Ess...............................................................Pern Shepherd The Mystery Woman..................................................Nancy Perry Thompson ...................................................... David Nordquist Mrs. Godfrey, who had previous experience with the play, was the dramatic coach. Mona Anderson was the general chairman. The other committee chairmen were Carla Lindgren, Bill Ketchum, Donnie Shewmaker, Paula Martini, Frances Taro and Altha Wilbur. 25

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fJiwuoA. P io n 194-8 On April 16, 1948, the Class of 49 presented the annual Junior Prom. The name, which was also the theme of the decorations, was Oriental Fantasy. The gym was decorated with picturesque Chinese and Japanese scenery, including many colored lanterns, Chinese handmade paper flowers, and the sign of Happiness which hung from the net. The punch and ticket booths were small replicas of Chinese pagodas. The ticket sellers and cloak-room attendants were dressed in beautiful Chinese costumes. The dance was formal with Wally's Orchestra providing the music for the evening. The general chairman was Gene Hungar who led the class in making the Prom a success. His committees were as follows: Assistant Chairman, Yvonne Nelson; Art, Janice Smith, Bob Crook; Music, Dorothy Mach; Invitations, Betty Lundgren, Lora Lee Sovde; Publicity, Don Lundquist. We, the Class of 49 , would like to thank Mr. Branner, our advisor, for his patience and co-operation during the work on our Prom. fltuuosi Pn m 1947 TROPICAL PARADISE A jeweled lake and trees so fair, Hung with moss like angel hair. A jungle fire of blazing hue Brought dancing natives into view. Birds and beasts and butterflies Were a rainbow of color in heaven's eyes. Orchids, like fairies, danced mute In the skies, completing our Tropical Paradise. Yes, that is a description of our Prom. For the first time in Lake Stevens' prom history every wall of the gym had a scene. The scenes were designed by Carla Lind- gren, who did a wonderful job. Co-chairmen were Marcella Driessche and Barbara Bailey. The other committee heads were Frances Taro, Mona Anderson, Neila Al- len, Irene Grimm, June Colton, Adabel Hisey, Jim Liptrap, and last but least, our advisor was Mr. Branner. 24

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Ahlberg. Lundgren. Meyers. Walters. York. Nichols. Mrs. Herrell. Ohm. Taylor. Lowell, Schmidt. Little. Larson. Kazanis. Dahlquist. Roberts. Weller. Ahern. Byers. Nichols. Dahlquist. Larson. Reber. Lyman. Mach. Mrs. Herrell. Pardee. Haight. Barth. Stribling. Taylor. ROW 4: Ahlberg. Bettinger. Bolding. Brodie. Brotten, Brown. Beverly Dempewolf, Betty Dempewolf. Driessche. ROW 3: Hallam. Hanson. Jelvik. Gordon. Ketchum. Lundberg. Lundgren. Keefe. Peer. ROW 2: Lyman. Meyers, Nichols. Purteman. Quarnstrom, Sather. Schmidt: ROW 1: B. Smith. H. Smith. Sovde, Werner. Yates. York. Mrs. Herrell. MuAic 5b epxisUment The Music Department, consisting of the Glee Club and the orchestra, was under the direction of Mrs. Frances Herrell. The Glee Club this year was composed of 35 girls and 13 boys. The club was engaged in many school activities. Marlene York, George Dahlquist and Bob Byers sang in the Gay Nineties Revue. The Bar- bershop Quartette—Tom Ahern, George Dahlquist, Dave Nordquist and Howard Wolf—also sang. The FFA Quartette, which performed several times, was composed of Tom Ahern, Bob Byers, Lee Wicklund, and Dave Nordquist. The Music Department also put on an assembly this year. The first of a series of annual operettas tc be presented at Lake Stevens was entitled the Gypsy Rover. The cast was Meg, Marcella Driessche; Zara, Beverly Smith; Marto, Don Stribling; Sinfo, Don Withrow; Rob, Don Pardee; Lady Constance, Mar- lene York; Lord Craven, Ronald Reber; Sir George Martendale, Rex Taylor; Nina, Joyce Lundberg; Captain Jerome, Bob Byers; Sir Loby Lyon, Harrison Barth; McCorkle, Tom Ahern; and Lackey, Orin Haight. The chorus was composed of the rest of the glee club. The gypsy children were pupils from the sixth grade. The Glee Club took part in the annual Christmas program, and for the second year, in the Snohomish County Music Festival. Five different musical selections were learned for the festival, which was held at the Civic Auditorium in Everett, on May 14. The orchestra, composed of sixteen members, participated in many school activities. The Orchestra was in demand for school assemblies and evening programs. 26