Montello High School - Granite Hilltopper Yearbook (Montello, WI)

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DEAR DIARY: FOR PETE'S SAKE I just come home from the ploy, For Pete's Soke, which wos given in the new gym by volunteers from oil four classes. You know, it was the first play produced on this stage and it really went over big. The acoustics is grand! I thought Gertie did a swell job of ploying aunt to Don's college boy role. We olways knew that Herb was built like a football star, but until tonight he never WAS one Blodwyn and Marie both got into the swing of their parts and put them across well—looked right at home in all of their scenes. Their mother, a terribly haughty woman, was played by Mertice,ond could she handle that lorg- nette1 Alden's dignity was a good counterpart to Francis' first act. But after that Fran ond Don really had to tell some whoppers to keep from sinking. I'd say Lucille can make less noise when she tip-toes than anyone I know. She mode a fine sleuth. And the negro maid, that was Irma! How awful it must have been, while put- ting the minstrel black on, to see your complexion go muddy in o few minutes. I am sure that Bob and Doug will be much in demand around school tomorrow since it has been let out that they are rich. On the whole, I'd say, Orchids to each member of the cost and also to their coach, Mr. Nickel, and then I'd give special mention to Vera Burlingame's ef- ficiency in off-stage work. David Selznick here they come! P S.: Here's the cast of characters from my program: Miss Sarah Pepperdine, Peter's Aunt Sarah - Gertrude Otto Jasmine Jackson, The colored cook - .... Irma Eichsteadt Peter Pepperdine, Heir to Pepperdine's Traditions - Don Wetlaufer William Bradshaw, College Halfback ... - Herbert Hallman Dean Murglethorpe, Dean of Elwood College ... Alden Eichsteadt Thorndyke Murglethorpe, a College Grind ... Francis Ambrosich Mrs. Georgiana Clarkston, a Social Climber - Mertice Johnston Peggy Clorkston, flaming vomp ...... Blodwyn Grohn Nadine Clarkston, Peter's heart beat ... - Marie Kurkoske John Boliver, rich banker ... ... . Robert French Dupont Darby, a poetical coot - - ... Douglas Wheotor 9 Page Twenty-Five )

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Audrey Zostrow, Orlond Rodke, Ruth Colnin, Chorles John, Arthur Gruhlke, Bernice Rodke, Jomes Buchen, Morie Collins, Blanche Campion, Eleanor Geske. SENIOR CLASS PLAY DEAR DIARY: Oh boy! Am I glod to get home in one piece. Attending the class play was like doing Christmas shopping the Saturday before. I never did like jostling my way through a crowd and that's what I had to do tonight to get o good seat. It wos worth it, though, for those Seniors surely did a grand job on their play “Huckleberry Finn. When I went backstage after the final curtain to congratulate the cast, I found Tom and Huck gratefully pulling on their socks and Melba scrubbing off her somewhat damaged paint job. While removing curls, braids, wrinkles and mean looks, the rest argued about who were to return the borrowed costumes and furniture. None of them (with the possible exception of Miss Swiggum, the coach) seemed too glad that it was over. Their practices had been so much fun—much of which they attributed to Clara Woppinger and Tom Sawyer's four weeks' feud carried on behind the scenes. I want to preserve my program as it may be a long time before I see this same group in a theatrical again! Aunt Polly, who is so nervous Ruth Watson, her sister - Mary Jane, their young niece - Fred Raymond, in love with Ruth Melba White, colored maid at the Watson's Clara Woppinger, Deaconess of the Church Amy Woppinger, her irrepressible sister Huckleberry Finn, who loves to play pranks John Finn, his father - Tom Sawyer, Huck's pal and comrade Audrey Zastrow Ruth Colnin Marie Collins James Buchen Eleanor Geske Bernice Rodke Blanche Campion Orland Rodke Charles John Arthur Gruhlke

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Russell Wegner, Mgr., Don Cotter, John Droeger, John Buchen, James Bucnen, Jock Robinson, Leslie Hull, Donald Bormck, Orlond Rodke. 1939-40 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Montello Opponent Montello Opponent Rio 26 16 Plainfield lb 31 Pardeeville 15 8 Port Edwards 15 16 Rio 17 23 Adams-Friendship 16 27 Green Lake 29 12 Westfield 21 33 Plainfield 25 14 Wautoma 9 18 Port Edwards 13 24 Oxford 35 9 Adorns-Friendship 17 20 Cambria 26 18 Westfield 21 22 Brandon 20 21 Green Lake 21 10 Rio 15 18 Wautoma 27 17 7-C TEAM STATISTICS TEAM F.G. F.T. P.f. T.P. Adams-Friendship 99 42 78 240 Ker F G.- -Field Goal; Montello 89 57 116 235 F T.—Free Throw: Port Edwards 90 55 78 235 Plainfield 81 58 88 220 T P.—Total Points. Wautomo 77 54 97 208 P F —P»r«nnnl Foul: Westfield 71 37 100 179