North Coventry High School - Torch Yearbook (Pottstown, PA)

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ARRIVAL OF KlTTY The annual Junior class play was presented in the High School auditorium on Friday night, April 8, 1949. The Arrival of Kittyf' a fast-moving farce, tells the story of Bob Baxter fChester Lavertyj, a college graduate and Well-known athlete, who was in love with Jane fBetty Nesleyj, the girl of his dreams. Jane's wealthy father made an eccentric Will, instructing that his daughter should marry Benjamin Moore fWilliam McGlaughlinJ, a pompous bachelor of forty, Who had once saved his life. Moore was quite willing to carry out the condition of the will, as was also William Winkler fLeroy Sandsj, Jane's uncle and guardian, for selfish reasons of his owng but Jane, being in love with Bob, had ideas quite to the contrary. Winkler took Jane and her old maid Aunt Jane fEleanor Brannanj to the Halcyon House in the Catskill Mountains, where he was going to force Jane int0 the marriage with Moore. However, Bob turned up and took a hand in the game. Jane's aunt had a strong aver- sion to the stage generally and to actresses in particular. Winkler was in love with Kitty Benders fGloria Fizzl, a Well-known actress. Bob, to force Winkler's hand, told Aunt Jane about the affairg but Winkler, by a clever stroke, spotted his guns and left Bob holding the sack. Bob, in an effort to get even with Winkler, impersonated Kitty, his actress friend, and made things so hot for Winkler that finally, in sheer desperation, he agreed to the Wedding and all ended happily. Other characters who added to the success of the play were Ting fGeorge Brownj, a quick, alert bellboy who was in charge of the Halcyon House, Sam fSteve Bodolusb, a negro porter who was Tingls lackyg and Suzette fJanet Christmanj, a prim French maid of Aunt Jane. The play was under the able direction of Mr. Dale Smith and Mr. Paul Baker. The prompters were Shirley Dilks and Phyllis Fulmer.

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WASHINGTON TRIP At seven o'clock Monday morning, September 12th, the seniors, sleepy but eager to go, boarded a Greyhound bus. Destination-Washington! We borrowed two typing stools from the commercial room, then counted noses-one missing! The late arrival of Sandra Olsen settled that problem, and we were on our merry way. The first stop at Oxford gave us a chance for a second breakfast. Here we had our first glimpse of Mr. Alderfer's and Leroy's birdies and smiled for our first group picture. Now we were really awake, and the air was filled with jokes, discussions of buying cows, and plans for the next three days. At the Baltimore stop, boys combed their hair and girls put on their nats. Soon we arrived at the Franciscan Monastery, where we were delighted by the beauty of the interior and the gardens. Some of the group thought we were playing hide-and-seek in the catacombs. Another short drive and the bus pulled up before the Lafayette Hotel! The fellows were soon situated on the fifth floor and the girls on the seventh. A quick clean-up and change were followed by lunch. Then the call came, All aboard for Mount Vernon! We made two stops on the way to Wash1ngton's home: first, at the Jefferson Memorial, where a photographer took the group pictures, next, after a drive through Fort Myers, we visited the Tomb of vthe Unknown Soldier. We enjoyed watching the guard as he marched back and forth Qdidn't we, girls .J Finally we reached Mount Vernon, where we were given tickets and left on our own to go sight- seeing at our leisure. All were impressed by the furniture, house, and grounds. On the trip back to the hotel we were serenaded by Jack, our jovial bus driver. There followed another rush job on the dressing business, but we must have done well, for our hostess complimented us on the lovely fashion show. And didn't our boys look handsome in their suits and ties? After dinner, Mrs. Clark and Mr. Alderfer informed us that we could do as we wished for the rest of the evening, provided we were in the hotel by midnight. Yippee! Let's go, gang! Washington will never forget we were here! Some of us went to the movies, others to stage shows, and others in- vestigated the city of Washington. About 11:30 there was great hustle and bustle to get back by midnight. fPhyl and Thorpe, where were you? Was your watch slow, Thorpe?J Lights out! Now, Sandra, stop pretending you're Mrs. Clark. Sara, you don't need to sleep in the bath tub any longer, you may have your bed now. Two a.m. and all is quiet. O.K., Dilkie, attack! Sara just finished making her bed. Shirley, how did you get all that water on your pajamas? Put another quarter in the radio, Ellen. Look, girls, it's beginning to get light. We'd better get a little shut-eye. There goes the phone, Good morning. It's 6 a.m. Open those weary eyes, everybody, or we'll be late for breakfast. There were strange doings on the fifth floor, too, during the night. Ralph's nose-dive almost ruined a bed. Chester, be careful, you'll waken Leroy. Hey, fellows, what are those strange odors? Who answered the phone, George? Oh, you're too tired to remember? What kind of housekeeper is fPud, with all that rubbish in his bed? Steve had charge of the fellows in his room and took good care of them. A favorite pastime was giving one another cold showers, and playing catch with Salaneck as the ball. There were some weary people at the breakfast table, but we were all ready for the day's tour. So we dashed through the rain to our bus and were off to the F. B. I. Building. This was, to many of us, the most interesting and instructive part of our trip. We were convinced that crime doesn't pay. Then on we went through the Archives Building, the beautiful Pan-American Building and on to the Washington Monument. Some of the boys tried to prove that they could go up faster than the elevator, but to no avail. The outstanding memory of the trip on Tuesday afternoon was our visit to beautiful St. Albans Cathedral. Our class wished to contribute to the building of this magnificent structure and bought a stone to be placed in the church. Did we mention the rain that poured down upon us every now and then Monday afternoon and all of Tuesday? The rain ruined our expected night plane flight, and left us at liberty Tuesday night to entertain ourselves as best we could. We completed our rounds of shows, movies, and penny arcades and were glad to get back early and rest our tired feet. Most of us got a reasonable amount of sleep this second night. On Wednesday morning we were taken to the Smithsonian Institute where we could proceed on our own to investigate the many thousands of objects. This was like a new world to some, others went on to the Museum and Art Gallery across the Parkway. So back to our last lunch at Hotel Lafayette and into the bus. The ride to Annapolis was made memorable by Eleanor's spectacular fall from a stool. We were thrilled with everything at Annapolis: John Paul Jones' tomb, the Chapel, grounds, and of course, the middies. In spite of our fatigue, we had a hilarious ride to Oxford, where we enjoyed a last dinner to- gether. Regretfully we set out on the last lap of the journey, filling the night air with music, har- monious and otherwise. Forever and Ever will always touch a chord of memory in our hearts. Here's the familiar red school on the hill, with parents and friends waiting for us. Yes, it was good to see them. Still our thoughts went back to that beautiful city that captivated our hearts-our capital, Washington.

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