Marlinton High School - Marlintonian Yearbook (Marlinton, WV)

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“GIRL SHY” Junior Class Play, 1943 For its contribution to the levity of the year, the Junior class presented a com¬ edy in three acts, “Girl Shy”, by Katharine Kavanaugh. Judging by the howls of de¬ light emitted by the audience at each performance, it was a success. The cast was made up of all Juniors under the direction of Miss Kathleen Young and Marvin And¬ erson. Cast in the role of Tom Arsdale was Ray Viers, a thespian of the old school. The Feminine lead, the part of Miss Babs Sanford, was awarded to Irene Morrison, who nobly acquited herself in all respects. Supporting Ray with a laugh-provoking per¬ formance was Oke Stimson, ably portrayed by George Schofield. Peaches Carter, Oke’s current heart throb, a “beautiful young college girl of 17”, Miss Penny Arbo- gast, true to life in every form. Mi ' . Arsdale, Tom’s father, a fastidious ex-collegian who had already picked Tom’s bride, (so he thought), Stanley Moore. Miss Caroline Arsdale, Tom’s aunt, a spinster out for blood (the Dean’s), Miss Veda Curry. The object of her affections, the Dean of the College, Homer Gordon. Sylvia Webster, the girl of Mr. Arsdale’s discriminating taste whom he intended for Tom’s bride, Miss Polly McDowell. Alfred Tennyson Murgatoyd, the “Poet Laureate” of the college, John Johnson. Asma, the boy’s colored “wash-lady” Miss Gatha Beverage. Miss Bird¬ ie LaVerne, a house-cleaner with Hollywood ambitions, Miss Anna Jean Minnick. Chuck” Mayo, a flashy young man madly in love with Miss LaVerne, Ralph Notting¬ ham. The play started out in the mad rush of college “Graduation time”. Tom and Oke were graduating with all the traditional flurry of last-minute preparations. Tom’s folks, his father, aunt, and supposed “fiancee” were arriving for the gala occasion of the giaduation ball. Tom had become interested in Babs Sanford, who had mas¬ queraded as Birdie LaVerne to attract his attention because he was a trifle “Girl- Shy”. Upon the arrival of Tom’s father, who tried to break it up, hinged Tom’s whole future. Oke, who meant well, but always managed to get Tom into trouble without bothering to get him out of it, succeeded in talking Tom into hunting a girl for him¬ self with the result that he fell in love with Miss Sanford, much to the displeasure of his father. Sylvia was shoved onto an unsuspecting Alfred Tennyson Murgatoyd, which proceeding was the only successful idea of Oke’s active little brain. Miss Caroline Arsdale, Tom’s maiden aunt, succeeded in luring the Dean into her toils, and Chuck, after quite a few mistakes in doing, also succeeded in his amours, namely the conquest of Birdie LaVerne. For a while everything seemed to be going just the opposite way from that for which it was intended, but all worked out in the end, and “All’s well that ends well!”

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PIGTAIL S” A. D. D. Play Due to conditions existing because of the present war, this year the A. D. D.’s could not get candy for the Doghouse, and were forced to find other means by which they could raise money. One of these was the play, “Pigtails.” It was a three-act comedy which proved to be fun for both the play cast and the audience. The following is a synosis of the story: Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Campbell live in a small town near a smart summer resort with their two grown daughters, Annabelle and Florabelle, and their son, Kenyon, a would-be song writer. Although Mrs. Campbell is somewhat of a social climber, Mr. Campbell is a generous man and when his closest friend dies and leaves a daughter on a ranch in Montana, he invites her to come East and make her home with his fam¬ ily. When Pigtails (she has this name because she wears her hair in two long braids down her back) arrives, Mrs. Campbell is horrified and insists that the crude young Western girl be sent back to her ranch at once. Pigtails does not want to stay where she is not wanted and starts to leave when Brenda Baynes, the town gossip, rushes in with the news that Mr. Campbell’s bakery has just burned down. Of course, Pigtails does not leave then and the rest of the play is taken up with her efforts to establish Mr. Campbell in business again. She fails in almost all of her attempts and it is not until just before the final curtain that Mr. Campbell is put back on his feet again. Florabelle is beautified and Kenyon and Pigtails arae started on the road to fame. CAST OF CHARACTERS Gaye Brooks, known as “Pigtails,” our adorable young heroine ANNA JEAN MINNICK Sydney Campbell, a small town business man EVERETTE NOTTINGHAM Mrs. Campbell (Lucilla), his wife, who has social ambitions MARGARET SMITH Kenyon Campbell, their son SAMMT BRILL Annabelle Campbell, their attractive daughter MAXINE THOMAS Florabelle Campbell, another daughter IRENE MORRISON Primrose White, the colored maid LOIS JEAN WAGNER Norma Kirk, whose family is wealthy JO CAMERON CALLISON Brenda Baynes, beautician and town gossip BETTY JO KRAMER Watt Manners. Ken’s college chum ARNOLD WEIFORD Thurlow Ladd, a business executive . BILL FOWLER Ursula James, disappointed young lady BETTY PIFER

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ft W§Bm 4 „L SIGMA R H O THIS SORORITY has for its purpose to promote social life and high standards of sociality. It consists of ten members, who must have the scholastic average of eighty-five per cent. Four girls that were pledged into the sorority this year were: Marguerite Shiffler, Irene Morrison, Betty Jo Kramer, and Jo Cameron Callison. Other members are: Grace Virginia Williams, Mary Frances Overholt, Dotty Lou Weiford, Margaret Smith, Lois Jean Wagner, and Mary Jeannette Bussard. Officers PRESIDENT . GRACE VIRGINIA WILLIAMS VICE-PRESIDENT MARY FRANCES OVERHOLT SECRETARY-TREASURER MARY JEANNETTE BUSSARD NEWS REPORTER . MARGARET SMITH SPONSOR MISS KATHLEEN YOUNG IDENTIFICATION-Lower Row, Left to Right: Jo Cameron Callison, Irene Morrison, Mary Frances Overholt, Miss Kathleen Young, Grace Williams, Dotty Wei- ford and Margaret Smith. Top Row, Left to Right: Lois Jean Wagner, Mary Jeannette Bussard, Betty Jo Kramer and Marguerite Shiffler.