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SENIOR PLAY The Senior Class of '42 presented Laugh Clown a mirthquake in three acts, on December 12 in the Van Kirk Auditorium. Under the direction of our neverfto-befforgotten sociology teacher, Mr. Paul W. Schmidtchen and Assist' ant Coach, Ann Thompkins, the seniors donned grease paint for one memorable evening. The School orchestra played under the supervision of Mrs. Eugenia Saville. With the help of the stage, property, and wardrobe committees and all those who cheerfully volunteered their services in helping to make this play a success, the cast gave their all to entertain a goodfsized audience. The plot consisted of many laugh situations CHRISTMAS PLAY On December 23, 1941, the Footlighters, un' der the direction of Miss DeFrates, presented The Other Wise Man, by Henry Van Dyke, as the program for our Christmas Assembly. The presentation was different from last year's in that it was a serious religious play, and called for superior acting on the part of the class, and many hours of work on the part of Miss De' Frates and all the backstage committees. The play concerned a fourth wise man, who was prevented from finding the Christ Child because he stopped three times in his journey FOOTLIGHTERS The Footlighter's Club, with Miss Isobel De Frates as faculty adviser, held weekly meetings this year under the direction of their president, Betsy Price. Besides being interesting, these meetings gave club members a chance to take part in or criticize some dramatic activity, to discuss current plans and presentations, and to learn the art of make-up and the technique of acting. Last year they presented Dickens' Christmas Carol, and with the money received, they paid provided by Uncle Jake Qoe Kohnj, who got mixed up with ghosts, Aunt Sue fFlossie Thompf sonj who said she would marry Jake if he had 85.50, and Fritz Benton flrwin Kornblattj, an exfburglar and Danny's pal. The mystery centf ered around Danny Polling fLars Ehnebuskej, who got mixed up with jail, Dale Terrance fLois Lander, and Dr. Pratt fDavid Mossj, a stylish doctor. The romantic leads were Patricia Hurley fElinor Crowellj, Danny Polling, Arthur Hur' ley fGeorge Barabutesj, Pat's brother, and Gall' agher Sparling fBetsey Pricej, Arthur's buddy, Once again the Seniors put over their play with great pride and success. from Persia to Jerusalem to help the needy. Meanwhile, the famous three Wise Men had found the babe in the manger and had travf eled on. The fourth died without this reward, but with the knowledge that he had pleased God. Those who took part were: Fred Rolfe fthe other Wise Manj, Josephine Smith, Dean Miles, Donald Wernick, Robert Runyon, Henry Bruno, Harry McKeown, Pierson Orr, Richard Swords, Mary Ann Peins, Ernest Leis, Marion Davis, and Marilyn Woodberry. for a fully equipped hospital bed to be sent to England. For the Christmas Assembly of 1941 the club presented a play entitled, The Other Wise Man, under the direction of Miss De Frates and assistant coach, Sally Crowell. The narrator was Josephine Smith. The Footlighters held picnics, hotfdog roasts and other fun-fests, usually at Roosevelt Park. They also went to New York to see Broadway productions and to Upsala College to see Knickerbocker Holiday.
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SENIOR FANTASY A Play in One Act Time-Present. Place-Metuchen High School. Scene-A homeroom busy with seniorial activf ityg two boys are coming through the door, an easy chair on their shoulders, about fifteen other seniors-boys and girls-are occupied in various diversions-looking out the win' dow, reading magazines, practising the conga, and knitting. One boy is at the piano beating out boogyfwoogy. Teachers are conspicuous by their absence. As the curtain rises, a boy is speaking: Lars Moss flooking out windowj- Say! Here comes the truck with the rest of our chairs! Let's go and get them! fExit Lars Moss and several othersj Carlotta Roxbury- I'm thirsty-hey, Janie, push the servicefbuttonlv Uane does so and a meekflooking freshman appears., Boy, bring me-a--some Pafpifa juice. fBoy leavesg enter Lars Moss and several others bearing chairs, covered with maroon and white plaid., Lars Moss!- If we didn't need these chairs so much, I'd send them back! I distinctly told that salesman that we wanted magazine pockf ets on the sides of them! fEnter Mr. Herb.j Mr. Herb- Jim Ganss, did you order 'Famous Funnies' for a year or six months? Jim Ganss- A year, Mr. Herb. Mr. Herb fbeamingj- Thanks, just wanted to get this listing correct, because I get a free copy if I sell ten onefyear subscriptions. fMr. Herb, bearing what appears to be a mail or' dcr list, checks with a pencil and leaves the room very happy, with Famous Funnies far in the lead of Time , Freshman fbursting into the room,- Where's my brother-oh, there you are fslightly ref spectful tonej. Broth-- how about getting this late slip 'fixed' for me? It really wasn't my fault, you seein Ray Gunst- Yeah, sure-I'll take care of it. fMeek freshman enters bearing refreshmentsg places plate of hors d'oeuvres on desk, hands Carlotta drinkj Elinor Holcombe- Hey, gang, what'll we do with Mr. Richards-you know we have him locked up in the lower oflicef' Joe Boyle- The Supreme Court is going to meet at three-maybe they'll give him a couf ple of weeks' detention! fEnter Miss Haitsch bearing manuscriptj Miss Haitsch- People, how many of you would like to sign my petition for four walls of blackboard space? I'll give a 95 to the first ten volunteers. fAll wander over to sign it, but not too eagerly. Miss Haitsch, grateful, leaves as another senior, Leroy Barber, en' ters.j Leroy Barber- Hi, gang! I've got a swell idea -let's have music in Math class-I've got the record machine, hey, Gene, go get the rec' ordsf' fGene nods in assent, leaves.j Peggy Macklin Qlaughterj- Hey, kids, I've got a superfduper, peachy idea. Let's give Mr. Spoerl a vacation for a week and do his office over in aqua and pink. fI.aughter.j Wouldf n't that look ducky? QClass bell rings and seniors lower shades and assume reclining positions for Rest Period as curtain falls.J SCENE II QCurtain rises on man's bedroom, alarm is ring- ing and figure in bed struggles into conscious- ness.j Mr. Spoerl- Ho, hum-+Say! Where is my ap' pointment book? I hope I'm not scheduled for a week's vacation. I hate pink!
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