New Palestine High School - Avalon Yearbook (New Palestine, IN)

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II ' ll altuzq, thc. Knunf. A farce comedy in three acts by Vivian Mayo Presented by the Seniors of 1938 John Allison and his sister-in-law, Mrs. Laura Howard, are always at odds. In fact, they have a tacit agreement to disagree. Mrs. Howard and her son, Jimmie, who just drifts along and doesn't worry about anything, came to the Allison home to spend a week end and have remained ten years, the former running the house and everybody in it. Through a friend, she has succeeded in getting Count Rinaldo, whom she has never seen, to accept an invitation to attend a party in his honor. And great preparations are made, much to Allison's annoyance. He becomes enraged when he learns that Mrs. Allison, at Mrs. Howard's suggestion, has engaged a part time butler to impress the guests. The Count telegraphs he is unable to be present, whereupon Mrs. Allison, who enjoys poor health, promptly faints, takes to her bed and sends for the doctor. The latter is out of town, so his assistant comes. Meanwhile, Jimmie, who has aspirations to become a crooner, wants the piano tuned. Allison forbids it, but Mrs. Howard overrides his authority and secretly sends for the piano-tuner. He is mistaken for the doctor and the latter for him, which provides an up- roarious situation. Among the guests are Mrs. Augusta Dumont, the wife of a self-made millionaire, and her daughter, Phyllis. Mrs. Dumont is the gushing, overdressed, nouveau rich type, with an obsession she is a great singer. She constantly vocalizes, to the distress of her hearers. The Allisons' daughter, Joy, hoping to assuage her mother's keen disappointment over the Count's non-appearance, connives with her father to have Eddie Lester, the piano- tuner, impersonate the Count. Eddie is willing to oblige, so the plan is carried out, as no one knows of the Count's telegram but Mr. and Mrs. Allison and Joy. Meanwhile, the Count has sent a second telegram, which is not received, and he arrives and is mistaken for the butler by Mrs. Howard, who is furious at his tardiness, and be- rates him without giving him a chance to explain who he is. Thinking it will be a lark, he assents to all Mrs. Howard says, and tells her his name is Wilkins and immediately as- sumes the butler's duties. Eddie and Phyllis fall in love and elope, aided by Allison, who readily assists them as a sweet revenge on Mrs. Dumont. Then when Wilkins tells him that he is in love and thinking of marrying, Allison urges him to get married at once, hoping to embarrass Mrs. Howard before her guests by leaving her without her butler. Wilkins takes him at his word, then Allison learns it is his daughter whom Wilkins has married. CAST OF CHARACTERS John Allison ........ .....,..,...,,... R obert Waltz Count Nicholas Rinaldo ..,.,... ........,. D on Lantz Emily Allison ...,....... ......,.. M abel Lichtenberg Doctor Langford ....,....,....... ...,..... J ohn Branam Joy Allison, ....,...,....,.... ..,.,..., B etty Lou Jacobi Thomas Dumont .,.......,.... .....,.... W ilbur Lantz Mrs. Laura Howard ....,. ,....,....,. M elba Cones Augusta Dumont ....... ......,.,.., P eggy Snyder Jimmy Howard ...,.,...... ,,..... M ax Hendryx Phyllis Dumont .-..,,.... ........,... E lizabeth Curry Eddie Lester .....,................,........,.,..... James Walker Jennie ......,..............,.......,......,. Mary Louise Raesner Assisting in stage management, make-up, publicity, ticket sales, and special features were Donzel Bundy, George Faut, William Lantz, Jr., Virginia Means, Olive Montgomery, Dale Snodgrass, and Ward Snodgrass. All the world's a stage and the men and women merely players. -Shakespeare.

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VALEDICTORIAN 1938: Long hours of work make fhe sborfesf road fo success. There is no greater happiness nor satisfaction than that which comes from the knowledge that one has done perfectly-or at least to the best of his ability -that which he has attempted. The smallest thing well done becomes a work of art. Courage, fortitude, and untiring persistent effort toward the realization of a high scholastic record have won for William Lantz the Four Year Scholarship Award and afforded him the honor of representing the Class of 1938 and of de- livering on Commencement Night the Valedictorian Address. AMERICAN LEGION SCHOOL AWARD 1937: By our efforts we hope lo rise. fAt the time of publication the winners for this year have DOI been chosen.j At the close of their eighth year Anita Smith and Donald Schwier were chosen by their classmates and teachers as winners of the American Legion School Award. This award is given by the American Legion Post 182 to the boy, completing common school, who has been outstanding in honor, courage, schol- arship, leadership, and service, and to the girl, completing her eighth year, who has displayed outstanding evidence of courage, companionship, character, serv- ice, and scholarship during her previous years in school. ORATORICAL 1938: Silence is not golden-but speech is. Don Lantz represented New Palestine High School in the County Oratorical Contest in an excellent manner, winning third place. Don spoke on The Amer- ica I Want, expressing his desire for a new and better attitude toward religion, better qualified school teachers, and non-corrupt politics. COMMERCIAL 1938: The rewarn' of labor is not ebeupf' A loving cup and twelve honor certificates were brought home to New Pales- tine by the excellent performance of the representatives of the Commercial De- partment in the first Hancock County Commercial Contest. Elizabeth Curry, Norma Taylor and Russell Leonard, Typing team, won first honors, and Russell won the individual third honors. Max Hendryx, Don Lantz and Jimmy Walker, Bookkeeping team, placed sec- ond in the county winnings, and Jimmy won individual third honors. LATIN CONTEST 1938: Lingua Latina-il lingers on floe lips of men and livesf' Ruth Ann Curry and Betty Lee Rader, representing the group of students who are pursuing a study of the classics, creditably represented New Palestine High School in the Hancock County Latin Contest. Rosalind Allen was a close third place winner in the local elimination contest.