Mitchell High School - Warbler Yearbook (Mitchell, SD)

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-H .C U3 N .C -H 0 -H 5 Up with the 'Ldukes Zelna dead? Robert gets clouted Officer handles murder Crossword puzzle Playcrafters Put Over Out of the Night For the second time the three classes of Mitchell High collaborated in presenting an all-school play. Out of the Night, a mys- tery. was presented March 13 and 14 in the Senior High auditorium. Leading characters, Tom Holland and Kathryn Smith were portrayed hy Dale Smith and Norma Conrad. juniors. Tom had come to his uncle's summer home in the country to meet his uncle's second wife who professed to have some important papers concerning money supposedly belonging to Tom. but in the possession of his uncle, Robert Hartwell. He was arrested by a country constable on suspicion of being a bootlegger. Kathryn and Ur. Sarah Nvalters arrived on the scene and. after freeing him. they were all startled to discover Tom's uncle murdered in a chair. A Hindu servant and a gang of bootleggers further complicated solving the mystery. A considerable touch of humor was added by Vllesley l7oster's portrayal of lchabod Blivens. tl1e constable. and Don Faber as Zelna, the Hindu servant, furnished the mys- terious element. Lighting effects were par- ticularly effective. Other members of the cast were the fol- lowing: Florence Lindblad. senior. Dr. Sarah Wvaltersg liobert Morgan, junior. Captain Monohang Douglas Robinson. junior. Fred- erick Ayer: lloyle Grout, sophomore, Jim Boyleg Robert King. senior, Robert Hartwellg and Dorothy Downs. sophomore. as Lenita Lenare. X Profits were again divided among the clubs. the three classes. and the student council on a percentage basis. Miss Hyde directed the play with Bette Clark as her assistant. 'N

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0 U IU L sl ff .-figs.. g xx ,- XXX s.. N. .lu niorkXLiVee For HGTBCIGJIX XX x Typical experi nces of twoqollege girls' spring vacation was told in uThree Days of Gracie, presented hy the junior clags The story took placebiqi the Wiaring home, located in a small mid-west town. The home was again hrought to life as Philippa Waring. Kate Warings cousin. playedx hy Carol Dan- forth and Gracie Vlfarner. a college friend. played hy Gertrude Gorman. spent a spring vacation there. Arlene Heljeson as Kate Wvaring. an old maid and owner of the home. wore a hat that was ten years old and a dress of the same vintage. Canvas runners were used to pro- tect rngs. She hossed everyone around. es- pecially her maid. Effie. plaved hy Esther Saxe. and her sister Janet. portrayed hy Ann Craft. who would have had possihilities if Kate would not have imposed invalidism upon her. At the arrival of Philippa and Gracie everything was changed. the girls continu- ally got into trouble hut Cracie's inspirations usually got them out of it. The girls hnally managed to send Kate out of town. so they picked up the runners. rolled up the rugs and had a party. They invited their hoy friends from college and some of the voung folks in the village. Doctor Cashion was also present. He 'ldis- coveredw Janet. after not having seen her since their school days. The girls were very much surprised when Kate returned home un- expectedly and Gracias inspirations again met the necessities of the moment. lncident- ally Janet and Doctor llashion were cngaged, much to Katels dismay. Others included in the cast were the fol- lowing: Joe McMahon. Hob Coury. June Leeder. Dwayne Ahrens. Polly Grigg. Elmer Sandness. Opal Nesheim. Don Minehart, Dean Buehler. Don Johnston. Dale Smith, and Hob Allbee. The maid entertains Reviving Billy Kate surprises Cracie Sign here lady

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WEEK fa EJ XXX if X Rc XXX X.. . X . Lindsey lgeialzltgxlaxll-Scilixoof Pr duction x With a cast of overX275 students and fac- ulty members from the Mitchell school sys- tem, M0n Our Way,'7 ah educational revue, was presented at the Cord falace, February 13, to a packed house. More than 50 per cent of both the Senior High student body and fac- ulty were included. MOH Our Way', was a two-act play consist- ing of numerous scenes typical of American life with the prime purpose of the production to give parents, students, and teachers a work- ing knowledge of democracy. Places por- trayed by the play were all representative of scenes of various parts of the United States. A large portion of the production took place in the study of Grandad Brown, the latter enacted by Superintendent John C. Lindsey. Other things represented included a farm scene, a tenement district, factory pro- duction, school life, a garden scene, a Christ- mas pageant, graduation exercises and simi- lar places and events. Music and dancing acts were interspersed between some of the scene shifts and appeared in some of the scenes. As well, choral singing added to the entertainment of the large-scale production. Unique in characterization, students from the grades acted children parts as did faculty members portray grown-ups, and high school students acted the parts actually suited to their status. An exception, however, depicted in the dream scene, included every type of individual from racketeer to professor. Leads in the play were carried by Supt. Lindsey and Ruth Barbara Lloyd, Junior High instructor, playing the role of a pros- pective school teacher. Romantic heads in- cluded Don Faber and Miriam White. Willard Jordan and Mary Ella Cass di- rected the production with various rehearsals held daily for a period of six weeks. Lindsey and company Construction workers Tenements ain't no fun Typical classroom Professors galore