Niantic Harristown High School - Echo Yearbook (Niantic, IL)

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, an ageless comedy based on Samuel L. Clemens’ celebrated novel, was presented by the senior class on November 7, 1958. The play was centered around Tom Sawyer and his chum Huckleberry Finn, who found them- selves witnessing a murder when they visited a graveyard to try the cat cure for warts. In fear, they signed a pledge never to reveal the truth. The rest of the plot revolved around catching the real culprit and discovering hidden treasure on the pirates' island. The cast consisted of: Tom Sawyer, Kenneth Walton; Huckleberry Finn, Gerald Hoffman; Aunt Polly, Mary Lou Brock; Sid Sawyer, Bill Sanders; Joe Harper, Ernest Hart; Mrs. Sereny Harper, Julia Swain; Becky Thatcher, Linda Faulin; Mrs. Thatcher, Judy Rotz; Mary Rogers, Kathie Grutter; Walter Potter, Bill Bomball; Amy Lawrence, Martha Walters; Widow Douglas, Linda Kellow; Injun Joe, Jim Schuyler. Mrs. Newman directed the play and was assisted by Edward Leonard, the student director. On my bold hardies! On to Jackson Island!' seniops pResent “tom sawyeR” Play cast takes a curtain call. Another. Then another!

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hastmqs 6.a.r. winneR The Daughters of the American Revolution honors one girl from every high school each year on the basis of leadership, citizenship, dependability and patriotism. Marjorie Hastings, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Hastings, won this honor at N.H.H.S. Marjorie has shown all of these qualities throughout her four years of high school. She received a pin and a certificate of award. The Junior-Senior Prom was held at the Hotel Orlando, April 12, 1958. After a delicious steak dinner in the Victorian Room, with Ron Hill acting as master of ceremonies, several speakers were in- troduced. The guest speaker, Mr. Emerson Schultz, gave a Chalk Talk.” Everyone then proceeded to the ballroom. The theme Fascination set an exotic mood for the evening. E ecorations in the Mirror Room were colored lights reflecting romantic rays on a rotating glass ball; the glass ball was suspended in the center of the mirrored room. Also, clouds of angel hair seemed to be floating in the air throughout the room. Bill Oetzel and his band furnished the dreamy music for the evening. Peggy Delaney and Jack Byers, class of 1958, were queen and king of the prom. When the clock struck twelve, all were on their way to the Illiopolis Theater, where a most enjoyable show was seen. Ending the never-to-be-forgotten evening, an appetizing breakfast was served at the home of Judy Rotz. The never-to-be-forgotten evening. LYMAN GRAIN COMPANY Harristown, Illinois 20 ROTZ CLOVER FARM STORE Niantic, Illinois

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juniors Row One: Douglas Bailey. Row Tuo: Marjorie Bair, Linda Camp, Jon Clapp. Row Three: Sharon Combs, Tom Cropper, Janet Dur- flinger. Row Four: Dixie Freeman, Ruth Heidlebaugh, Dick Heinz, David Hickman, Dale Keppler. Rou Fite: Shannon Kirk, Jim Lengsfeld, Jerry McDaniel, Joanne McIntosh, Harold Pritchett. Row Six: Sharon Qualls, Carole Rechkcmmer, Helen Rent- fro, Linda Salsberry, Jim Scheibly, Rory Smith, Richard Speckman. Rou Seven: Clifford Stevens, Darrell Timmons, John Timmons, John Travis, Mary Vaughn, Martha Williams, Clifford Winings. t i