Montour High School - Mirror Yearbook (Moon Run, PA)

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Senior Class Play HSPOOKS ALIVEI' Sponsor Professor Rockby . Martha Rockby Gennie Rockby Doug Rockby Bridget Rockby Knucklehead Knodson Marcel Smythe Mrs. Simpson Mrs. Albright Doctor Bradford Mr. Smythe Mrs. Smythe Jean Osborn Officer Higgins The Ghost James Hamilton Darlene Burton Ruth McCormick Jerry Rogers Loretta Nesbitt Wayne Roycroft Nancy Butya Gerry Burik Kathleen Razpotnik James Dawson Edward Hyiek Marlene Maccarone Helen Leitner Joseph Cercone James lckes The Senior Class Play, under the supervision of Mrs. Lillian Rokoski, presented a three act mystery comedy entitled Spooks Alive on Fri- day, November 16. The entire action of the play takes place in the warden's home, by an old abandoned prison. Mr. and Mrs. Rockby along with their son, daughters, and two friends, go there for the summer in order that Mr. Rockby might be able to write a book. Mrs. Simpson, the cook, sees a ghost come out of the hangman's tower. Bridget and Doug- las Rockby decide to play detective. Next, Gen- Mrs. Lillian Rokoski nie Rockby's girlfriend, Marcel, disappears. A search follows with Knucklehead Knodson lead- ing the laughs. They uncover the story of George Albright, who was hanged for murder, and whose ghost has returned to haunt the tower. Marcel's foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. Smythe, are summoned. As it turns out, the ghost isn't supernatural, the missing girl is found, and a twenty-year-old murder is solved, Due to the excellent direction of Mrs. Lillian Rokoski, the play turned out to be a huge suc- cess.

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Snaps Many snaps grace our annual showing more of the events of the year. Following the Senior Prom, there were approximately three months left for the seniors to gain last bits of knowledge and to be together with their class. The final social event of the class was the Junior Senior Banquet, planned by the iuniors in honor of the seniors, which proved to be another en ioyable afzfair. lui! After many strenuous weeks of practice, the play was finally ready for presentation, Both stu- dents and director felt the thrill of a job well done when the play proved a great success. Every student in office practice class gets an opportunity to work in the office to gain experience. Here, Art Barton and Ed Hyjek ful. fill their duties for a week. -L, ' The Senior Christmas Party was well organized and brought enioyment and pleasure to all who attended. A thrilling toss up, as Frank Vietmeier, center for our team, brought the ball into our posses- tion. 'Q'

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Dress rehearsal is the final chance to pull all ends together, The makeup committee Pat Mus- cati, Joyce Augustine, Flo Shaffer, Ruth Hill, and Frances Kesich, to- gether with Rose Basl, student di rector, did a fine iob in all their duties, fi Senior Class Play Snaps Of all the activities, the play proved to be one of the most enioyable for the seniors. Learn- ing the lines and fitting them in their proper place was the first task of the cast. Each indi- vidual did his best in the portrayal of the char- acter. At last the night of dress rehearsal came, and makeup was applied to fit each character's personality. The make-up committee learned if W '11-.-v many new techniques in applying stage make- up. The final test came the night of the play when everything had to be perfect. The cast got the usual case of iitters that always comes before the big performance. But the play turned out to be one of the smoothest ever pre- sented here at Montour. ' '---..,- Knucklehead Knod- son catches Mrs. Simpson after she sees the ghost of Mr. A l b r i g h t . S h e screams, runs, and jumps into his arms. 15 During the search for her husband George, Mrs. Al- bright collapses when she realizes she has failed once ITTOVC. 41