Lunenburg High School - Echo Yearbook (Lunenburg, MA)

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ENHQR GLASS PLAY On April 10, 1942, THE-MUMMY AND THE MUMPS was presented by the Senior Class. In spite of the unseasonable'weather, a large audience attended and evidently appreciated the many laughs in this three-act comedy. The scene of the play is the office at Fenella, a most exclusive girl's school in New England, founded by Miss Agatha Laidlaw. The arrival of her nephew Billy complicates matters, as several of the girls have not yet gone home for vacation, and his aunt fears one of them might fall in love with him. Sir Hector Fish, the well-known English archeologist, is expected at any moment. Brisky Briscoe arrives and poses as Sir Hector Cas he wishes to stay and sec more of Maude, one of the pupils., In the meantime the real Sir Hector arrives in a mum y case with a severe case of the mumps. Anna, another pupil, discovers him,' but keeps his coming a secret. Bill has fallen in love with Dulcie, the third pupil, and they are secretly engaged. To make things worse, the Sheriff arrives to arrest Sir Hector for breaking quarantine. He sur- rounds the house with detectives and no one is allowed to leave, but Miss Laidlaw herself. So Hector and Brisky try to escape, dressed as this lady. But the real Agatha Laidlaw exposes them. The poor sheriff is dumbfounded. He is determined to arrest the real Sir Hector. But new Bill, Brisky, and the English archeologist all claim they are Sir Hector Fish. Racker, the handy boy who furnishes a lot of the comedy, announces that the quarantine is lifted, so Sir Hector is not wanted for arrest. This relieves everyone but Phoebe Beebe, a newspaper reporter, who wants some news. But Brisky announces he and Maude are going to be married. After some pantomime, Bill says he and Dulcie are engaged. Anna is looking wistfully at Sir Hector, but he doesn't take the hint. Finally she has to propose herself. Sir Hec- tor accepts. This makes everyone happy, except Racket, who can't quite figure out what happened to the mummy! CAST OF CHARACTERS In Order of Appearance Bill Laidlaw. . Agatha Laidlaw. Brisky Briscoe. Racker. . . . . Dulcie Dumble . Maude Mullins . Anna Hampton. . Sir Hector Fish Phoebe Beebe. . Sheriff . . . u 0 0 0 l Q 0 . . . Donald Stone .Martha Harrington . . . Robert Logan . . .Robert Foster Eleanor Butterfield . . .Belle Russell . .Eleanor Burrill . .Russell Simon . . .Nellie Maki . . Paul Wickham J Prompter. . . .Ruth Arnold Scenery . . . . . Roger Foster Properties. . . . . . . . . . . .Robert Arnold Costulfleso 5 0 0 I 1 o 1 0 o I 1 o o c Q 0 p s Severance Directed by Miss Eligabeth Siverd After the play the class presented Miss Siverd with a bouquet of flowers and a box of candy. The cast gave her a pair of bookends. 6 4 4

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r 'wb'w Hw'-'-WV -' M W V QHEIWISTIRY One of the most interesting of the school classes this year was the chemistry laboratory period. Members of the chemistry class met three times a week in the lab, and performed many ex- periments under the supervision of Mr. lhtheson. In the course of the year, man unusual odors were produced, causing a number of objections from the rest of the student body. TYIPINQ Most of the members of the Junior and Senior classes took typing this year. The classes were held several times a day, un- der the direction of Miss Lindquist and Mr. D'Ambrosio, and an in- teresting part of the course was typing in time with music. 6 6