Mineral Ridge High School - Ridge Yearbook (Mineral Ridge, OH)

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t ,Y ,Y ,7, YYY yt was 'riuf RIDYGIQ Muihoiz ms ' Q 2 i 'ff i 1. fa- ' . Left to right: Dorothy Seifert and Ruth Olive Driskill LITERARY TEAM Dorothy Se-ifvrl and llulh Olive- Driskill iw-prvsvrltrcl our Srhool in thc' County Lil- vrary tlonlvsl. llulh Olivs- wont, lo lllvllorlald wherv shi' failvd to win a plavv clue to thc- fact that hm' dvvlainalion was ol' an entirely dill'erent nature than thosv used by tho other route-stunts. Dorothy won third place' at Soulhington in thc' prvliininarivs of the Short Story tlonlvst. but. failed to win clistinvlion in the finals at liibvrly the- following Friday night. 'l'hv original story writ,t,f-n by Dorothy Se-ifvrt, will appvar in anothvr part, of this book. Forty-Ihrff'

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llfl an aa R mea a R' 1, sms - - THIC RIDGE MIRROR wzs ,L l 'Q ft- SN. lfirst row. left to right: llyacinth Halton. llenry Young. lirla tlhittock. livelyn liowker. Second row left to right: 'Nlary Daley ltussel Lewis. William Shook, Nlarion Lynn THE DEBATE TEAMS The debate teams were organized this year for the lirst time. under the direction of Miss Rose. The members of the affirmative team were Russel Lewis. Marion Lynn. Mary Daley. and William Shook. alternate. The negative team was composed of Henry Young, livelyn Bowker, Hyacinth Walton and Erla Chittock, alternate. The question for debate was: ltesolve that the Direct Primary method of selecting candidates for public offices in the l'nited States should be abolished. lt was the question debated by the high schools of the county, in the lnterscholastic Tournament. The negative team went to Liberty High School and were defeated by a close margin. The affirmative team debated Liberty at home and also were defeated by a close score. Since this was our first attempt we feel that we have made a good start and are hoping for better results in the following years. .l lary Daley Forty-Iwo 77, WY, Y, A

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r --- gg, --g ll-1928 THE RIDGE MIRROR 'e TW 1928 -in SENIOR CLASS PLAY '5Tea Toper Travern . Characters : Marion Day-A canny chaperon ................ .... 0 live Heeter Rosamond Reid-Her neice, just out of college. . . ..... Marion Lynn Sally Lee Dixon-Dixie, from the sunny South ..., .... B ernice Williams Ann Annesley-A social service fiend ....,..... ..... l' Irla Chittock Barry Reid-Rosamond's freshman brother. . . ....... Donald Rudge Ilarriet AnnesleyAAnn's younger sister ...,. .... J eanette Anderson Tess-Ann's proteg'ee from the village .,... . . .Esther Matthews Mike Ryan-A susceptible policeman ...... ...... l lussel Lewis Brian Pierpont-A brilliant young lawyer ....,..,.,... Reverend Archibald Perry-Pastor of the village Dallas Thorne--Owner of the Tavern ..... . . . John Sedgwickffkn old flame of Miss Day ..... Gloria Sherwood Jerome-A fascinating widow. . flock. .. .Henry Young . . .Wade Schrum . . . . .John Rose . . ,Fred Chittock . . . . .Mary Daley Celeste-filoria's maid .......,.................... . . . Mary Louise Pearsall Story of the Play Three college graduates, Dixie. Rosamond, and Ann. inspired with the determination to aid their college endowment fund. decide to open a tea room for the summer. Through the efforts of Brian Pierpont, an admirer of Hosamond, they secure a charming old home. property of Dallas Thorne, awealthy young fellow who has been much in the public notice on'account of his engagement to Gloria Sherwood. beauty and belle, who. on the very eve of the wedding, eloped with a wealthier suitor. Dallas Thorne, regretting his assent to the plan of renting his home. suddenly returns from Europe, and, anxious to see the old place, appears upon the scene. Dixie, who is awaiting a prospective hired man, mistakes Thorne for the applicant: and, yielding to the temptation of such an adventure, he accepts the position, pleading as an excuse for his apparent unsuitability for such menial work, the need of outdoor exercise. No sooner has he become a member of the household-quite incognito-when the sudden illness of a maid, a proteg'ee of Ann, who dabbles in social service, is diagnosed as smallpox and the house is placed under quarantine. At the time of the ban, an old friend of Miss Day fRosamond's aunt, who is chaperonj is calling, and Gloria herself. on the way to nearby hotel, is resting while a punctured automobile tire is being repaired. These two are not allowed to depart, and complications follow. Brian, in the meantime, has voluntarily become a member ofthe family: and Ann's social service, unfortunate in its results, has brought her in touch with a young rector of the town. At a costume ball, planned as a diversion by the quarantined ones. the house is set on fire by some decorative lanterns, and in the midst of' the excitement it is dis- covered that Dixie is in the library, which is cut off by the flames. Dallas, hastening to her rescue, brings her to safety by means of a secret passage. The fire is soon extinguished. tlloria's scheming is discovered, and, as a climax, it is announced that after all, the quar- anting has not been necessary, since the maid has only a bad case of chicken pox. Forly- four