Laurel High School - Laurels Yearbook (Laurel, MT)

Page 28 text:

LAURELS Senior Play The senior class presented “Huckleberry Finn” as one of their final achievements on May 3. The play is based on the immoi-tal novel by Mark Twain. Mr. Darrel R. Doolen directed the comedy. Hack Finn lives with Ruth and Polly Watson after his father, John Finn, is supposedly drowned. At the Watson home Hack is happy with his pal. Tom Sawyer, and his girl friend. Mary Jane. Ilis father comes back, however, and Hack runs away to avoid trouble. He comes back rich to find his father reformed and everyone is happy. Comedy is furnished by Melba, the colored maid, and Fred Raymond and Ruth Watson add the romantic touch to the play. Clara Wop-pinger and her sister Amy also lend humor to the play. Rose Ellen Foley, Ru l Edwards, Elaine Rash, Martha Ostwald, Jackson Parker. Arch:e Durkee, Ruth Heebner, Edward Burke and Dena Otis. Junior Play The “Black Derby,” the junior class play, Likes place in the living room of the Bronson house on a spclude.d country estate. Betty Kay, pretending she has a broken ankle, comes to the Bronson house to clear up a mystery. Jane and Ted Bronson, sister and brother, live at the Bronson house which is taken care of by Mrs. Benlow. a very pessimistic person. Tom Randall is also staying at the house. Cora and Micky, two other characters in the play, add a great deal of humor to it. They are ably assisted by Wimple, a policeman, who always gets his man though he may have to trail him from New Y o r k to Frisco. This play was given on November 19, under the direction of Miss Myrtle Wold. Margaret Nelson, Marji Goldsmith, Bob Freund. Arthur Bartholf, Arthur Albright, Homer Wheeler, Margaret Frank and Phillip Van-berg. Page 22

Page 27 text:

19 3 8 Top row: George Shearer, Hurt Kuccra, Glen Roysdon, Oliver Durham, Edward Wright, Charles Shay, Lester Burke, Clarence Wright, Richard McMullen and Joe Wold. Bottom row: Bernard Palmer, Etrgene Daniels. Jackson Parker, Ervin McGinley, Bruce Bliss, Jimmie Myers, Wesley Chappell and Jesse McGinley. Boys' Glee Club Greater interest has been shown in singing by the boys this last year than before. The enrollment totaled 20. They worked out seveal old favorites in three and four parts, and also sang popular songs under the direction of Miss Shirk, who re-arranged them into parts. The Hoys' Double Trio is a very popular group of entertainers in Laurel, singing under the name of “Happy Go Luckies. They have a theme song of the same name. Some of the places where they have appeared are. style show or. March 22. the junior class play on December 3 and at the local churches at various times. They also sang at the Masonic Temple on “Cory Night, at Laurel P. T. A. and Trewin P. T. A., and at the local Commercial CJub and Rotary Club. Boys’ Double Trio Burt Kuccra, Jackson Parker, Ervin McGinley, Edward Wright, Miss Florence Shirk (director), Oliver Durham, George Shearer and Eugene Daniels. Page 21

Page 29 text:

19 3 8 BY SPECIAL REQUEST STAFF PLAYS To help finance the Laurel Leaves, members of the Laurel I eaves staff and Quill and Scroll presented three one-act plays on February 27. These plays included two comedies, “By Special Request and Jf “Latest in Football; and a mystery, 'r “Tiber's Claw.” Mr. Darrel Doolen, Eng- f lish instructor, directed the plays. I James Hodges, Clara Leis, I orane Seglor, Mar- “LATEST IN FOOTBALL guerite Palmer and Gilbert Allen. Edward Wright, Ruth Heehner, Frank Harrison “TIGER’S CLAW” and Anita Omdorff. Thelma McManus, Evelyn Fly, Dorothy Graff, “BANG! GOES CHRISTMAS George Shearer, Madge Clayborn, Bud Palmer, “BANG! GOES CHRISTMAS A one-act comedy was presented in the high school auditorium on Friday afternoon, December 17. The cast was composed of 15 members of the senior public J speaking class. In this play the Chase k family was trying to keep ahead of their if neighbors. In so doing, they ruined their ( I Christmas as well as that of their invited guests, who left in humiliation. Seated: Audrey Wilson. On floor: Archie Durkee and Madge Clayborn. Standing: Clara Leis, Opal Wright, Burt Kucera, Edward Burke Leonard Foley, Oliver Durham, Dorothy Graff, Marguerite Palmer, Bud Edwards, Dcna Otis, Donald Mot .ko and Jack-son Parker. Page 23