Newton High School - Aurora Yearbook (Newton, NJ)

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,--f---------W----------------------------T H E A U R o R A----M-----R----u----------------M-------- Senior Play May 15, 1925 This season's dramatic presentation by the Senior Class was, What Happened To Jones, a screaming farce comedy in three acts. The play, by George H. Broadhurst, has been a strong at- traction on the professional stage for several seasons past and the local audience appreciated it extremely. Dealing with ''complex-complications, the plot centers around Jones, a salesman of either hymn books or playing cards, who changes places with a bishop in order to escape the police. Mistaken recognition follows, in which the Rev. Anton Goodly, D. D., is taken by his own brother and the brother's family for an escaped lunatic. Pro- fessor Goodly and Richard are the only charac- ters who know the true identity of Jones but they are prevented from disclosing the facts be- cause of previous embarrassing activities on their part. i1lc1llsLIlilIlllill1lli IlrlllilllllillliillillilllllilITIllllll-illillihlilllillilliihlllltl ltllLslll:l2:l-I: 2: 1 S+: 1 :i Q- :2:,: 1 4 ll I nge 28 The stage setting and lighting effects were an important feature in creating the exclusive at- mosphere demanded by the story. The production was under the able direction of Mr. Reynolds, of the English department. The Cast. Jones ........................................ Willard Q. Timpson Ebenezer Goodly .............. Raymond J. O'Rourke Richard Heatherly ...................,.. Harold R. Smith Bishop .......................... ........... W illiam G. Drake Holder ...................... ....,............ A lbert P. Reid Bigbee ......... ....... W illiam McKechnie Fuller ................ ........ J esse P. Schwartz Mrs. Goodly ......... ........... C lare E. Brugler Cissy ..................... ........ M argaret M. Sharp Marjorie .................. ............ M inerva E. Fenner Alvina Starlight .............. Catharine E. Vaughan Helma ...................... .............. G rayce E. Mackey nl-:nj l l l l l .. E l i 'v M T l l I1 l

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If:ni1p1nv.1u1pl- -lun-u ll H VI N. ,. U , 1: in .l H in l an H l ri ll ll S l ----------------------------T H E A U R o R A-..-..-...--.---m----- Prize Essay EDITOR'S NOTE. The editorial staff of the Aurora changed the policy of this department slightly in having an essay contest on the inauguration of Presi- dent Coolidge rather than a short story contest. The staff felt that there was much more educational value derived from this subject, be- cause the inauguration was discussed from one viewpoint or another in almost every depart- ment in the school. The Writing of the essay was made compul- sory and the respective English instructors se- lected the three best papers in their divisions. After this process of elimination, there were twelve papers and from these Miss Ellen Con- nell, the judge of the contest, selected the paper of Miss Mary Space, a member of the Class of 1928. The judge was instructed to consider sub- ject-matter, technique, rhetoric, style and in- dividuality. The under classes were given pref- erence over the other classes in the final analysis. This was deemed advisable because a Senior paper would naturally be expected to be better than a Freshman composition. The Aurora presented Miss Space with a gold piece in recognition of her attainments and the editor thanks the students of the school for the apparent interest in the contest. THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS. The inaugural address of Calvin Coolidge was delivered on Wednesday, March 4th, 1925. The speech was clear and so worded that every- body could understand just what the President meant. In his address, President Coolidge said that he wished that the United States might continue to prosper, that the lot of each man, woman and child might be a happy one. His speech was from his heart, and it was the speech of a man who loves his country. Calvin Coolidge drove home the importance of the saving of the taxpayer's money. There is no doubt that in the President's mind, the na- tion's debt may be materially reduced. This, he believes, because it will be one of the causes of lessening the burdens now borne by the people in the form of taxes. His views on this subject, if acted upon by state government, would further reduce the burden of taxes borne by our people. There is a determination on the part of the President to prevent the waste of a single dollar of the people's money. Coolidge believes that every dollar saved in the matter of taxes will add .-gl1qg1n....14.11:11n-.qu1.--ql1.n1,,1,n1n-.1n1-sa-.I-qp1..1..1..1..1..1...-.ltlliul-..ll1qp1l l.1...1...-.,1..-...1,.1.,1.-il:-..1..1u1uu-.q In lliliv 30 l1nn1nluclln-.lu-n1np-xl!-1:01 lx: