Metamora Township High School - Parrot Yearbook (Metamora, IL)

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THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH Seated, left to riKhl LaW ' iiU ' Wolfe, Ruth Porch, Connie SlanipiT, l arbara Grebner, Dennis Waldschmidt, Paul Schrock. Ronald Stieglitz, Milford Broers, Eugene Schlabach, James Zimmerman, Shirley Lurrpp, Colette Bachman. First row standing, left to right — Marietta Schneider, Phyllis Schumacher, Eugene Fisher, Donald Halford, Alan Welte, Leo Kicsevvetter, Lewis Martin, Frank Kiese- wetter, Luella Noe, Mary Lou King, Marilyn Leatherman, Mary Lee Noe. Back row standing, left to right — Harold Neumann, Clyde Parshall, Durward Guth, Eugene Schaefer. JUNIOR CLASS PLAY On Monday, Nov. 21, the junior class of MTHS presented Thornton Wilder ' s famous comedy, The Skin of Our Teeth. In this story of mankind ' s struggle through the ages, the Antrobus family typifies all of the human race. This three-act play has its setting in New Jersey; the first and third acts take place at the Antrobus home in Excelsicr and the second on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City. The first act takes place during the ice ages when Mr. and Mrs. Antrobus are plagued by cold weather and icebergs. When the Antrobus home is invaded by a band of refugees, Mr. Antrobus decides to burn everything but Shakespeare ' ' to save the human race. The second act is in Atlantic City just befrre the Big Flood. The Antrob us family is vacationing after Mr. Antrobus had been elected to the presidency. This holiday is interrupted by the end of the world. The third act takes place after the last World war. The play ends on a happy note, with all the Antrobus family tcgether cleaning up the world after the war. Mr. Wilder wrote the play with intentional mistakes such as scenery moving and characters forgetting their lines. Because of this the stage manager is on stage a great deal of the time helping the characters with their difficulties and explaining things to the audience. The play was ably directed by Robert Hires and much credit goes to him for making the play such a great success. Twenty-Six

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JUNIOR CLASS First row, left to right — Edwin Johnson, Dennis Waldschmidt, Norma Hagaman, Robert Rohman, Alan Welte, Betty Kerker, Ethel Bachman, Amelia Reinmann. Second row, left to right — Mary Lee Noe, Shirley Lumpp, LaVerne Wolf, Eileen Grebner, Marietta Schneider, Marilyn Lcatherman, Frank Kiesevvetter, Phillip Fandel. Back row, left to right— Lois Speck, Alice Seckler, Phyllis Grebner, Jackie Wag- ner, Clyde Parshall, Donald Halford, Donald Zimmerman, James Zimmerman. Twenty-Five

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