Oakwood High School - Acorn Yearbook (Dayton, OH)

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Joseph Sheridan Ill, who was desfined immediafely upon arrival fo be nicknamed General, came in during Scene Il, which was furfher marked by fhe play of Dickens' Chrisfmas Carol by fhe Harmon- ife Company. This acl' was concluded wifh fhe sfarfling announcemenf fhaf one of fhe mosf pros- perous men abouf fown, Allan Zook, by name, had boughf ouf fhe sfock and combined fhe fwo com- panies under fhe name of 'lhe Junior High Haf- fers. ACT VII ..,. The sweef, smiling face of Paffy Lamberf rejoined 'lhe casf. Ofher new faces were Jane Yosf, Joan Mansur, Rifa Sfichf, Charles Con- over, Helen Jean Brown and Beffy Ann Cox. Sue Curl arrived fo provide some serious quesfioning from several members of fhe casf, for she had al- ready plucked her eyebrowsl! The performers, feel- ing very imporfanf, elecfed sfars for fhe firsf fime. Head-sfar Grave'H shared honors wifh Treasurer Emkay Shroyer and Assisfanf Greene. The sophis- ficafes of fhe casf were fo be found every Friday nighf af fhe Easf Oakwood club house under 'lhe 'lufelage of Mrs. Baker and her dancing school. ACT VIII ..,. To sfeal fhe Eighfh Ac'l came fhe Iiffle Hoosier Hof-shof, Miss Nancy Wolfe. An- ofher surprise was fhe refurn of The Cenferville FIash, Joan Grefherl! Jack Kamp, Georgefla Mann, Harold Grunewald, and fhe fwo Weavers, Winnie and Jeanne, also unloaded 'lheir falenfs upon us. Gravelf did a repeaf performance as fhe chief execufive while Esfy reigned supreme as fhe secrefary-freasurer. The acf was concluded by a dance given by fhe enfire casf af Moraine Counfry Helen Harfzell, Glen Hendrix, Ed Sheeran, Club. ACT IX .... New faces in fhis acf were Bob Hubler, Mildred Sfeiner, pe'life Marfha Schad, Rosalie Smifh, Lenora Jollay, Jim Alfalfa Fifz- pafrick, and Dale Andrew. Marian Burger ioined our com- pany fo give fhe boys a break. The Fernedings refurned for fhe firsf 'lime since 'lhe 'lhird acfg Wid Worfhingfon and fhe Heidkamp fwins, acfors in 'lhe former year's producfion, hooked on. The High Haffers' baskefball 'leam won fhe Disfricf Baskefball Championship. The company came info view as fhe originafors, publishers, edifors, and subscribers of fhe Oakleafle'l, our newesf liferary efforf. Mr. Zook, discovering in fhis shorl' fime 'lhaf 'lhe fask was 'loo greaf for him, gave his sfock fo his senior parfner, Mr. A. E. Claggeff, who renamed 'lhe show fhe Senior High Ha'r'lers. ACT X ,... A Wrighf Field bus, piled high wifh, among ofher fhings, Madeline Umsfead and Myra Margaref Greene, already famous for her Hawaiian Hula Dance, mef Izzy Kunfz, back again fo be near Schaeff, Lois Zurlinden, Norma Ander- son, and Jane Carlson, who along wifh fhe ofher players was 'lipfoeing in fo meef fhe new producer. One scene showed end men Condif and Connell, cracking sfale jokes af each ofher during fhe pre- senfafion of 'lhe Minsfrel Show. ACT XI ..., Six new members appeared fo give new life fo our drama-Jane McGraw, Bob Henze, Harold Hipsher, who immediafely capfured Mr. Crum's hearf, Babe Johnson, Anne Keyes, Frances Wilcke, and Pauline Gilman.. Life began af sixfeen when fhe Secref Seven presenfed 'lheir offering. Reemy, Freddie, Gaifher, and Sheridan gave 'lhe players fheir repufafion for having one of 'lhe besf groups ever known. Scenes nofed for fheir money- making abilify were fhe Thanksgiving Swea'l'er Hop, fhe Junior Prom, and several skafing parfies. ACT XII .... The lasf and mosf famous acf of 'lhis play infroduced Mary Louise Wolfrum, Rose Mary Hudson, Dick Warner, billed as fhe Freeporl' Fasfie, and Jim Kaser. Many scenes were enacfed wifh ufmosf finesse, such as fhe celebrafed friumph over 'lhe Fairmonf Dragon: Wid's elecfion as fhe mosf valuable foofball player of all 'lhe cify: Presi- denf Chuck Whalen's and his assisfanfs'-Heifz, Palmer, and Crawford-able conducfion of 'lhe Dead-End Drag , Anne Munger's winning of firsf place in fhe Sfeele fesfsg fhe excellence of arf work and phofography for 'lhe Acorn , David Cowden and Marfha Heifz as sfars of Big-Hearfed Her- ber+ g and lasfly, 'lhe afore-menfioned players' giff, fhe elecfric scoreboard, 'lo our pafienf audience and advisers. The finale of 'lhis drama includes fhe enfire casf, sadly singing fhe Alma Mafer. EPILOGUE .... The players realize 'lhaf no liffle parf of our presenf presfige is due 'lo our splendid direcfors, especially fhose who have been nearesf us, Miss Baker, Miss Hadeler, Mr. Marsh, and Mr. Sanders. Af fhis fime may we express our appre- ciafion for all fhey have done for us, and may fhis casf be as successful in fhe following acfs of fheir lives as fhey have been all during fhe acfs of 'lhis play. Billie Fifzgibbons Paffy Casfor Mary Dressler

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FAREWELL T0 THE INDIANS CLASS HISTORY ROLOGUE .... Back in lhe year I925 came a call lor lalenl lo lry lor lhe show, The Lasl ol lhe Mohicans or Farewell lo lhe Indians. Velerans al lhe game were Josiah Wilson Bill and Geor- gie Greene, who had lried lo ioin a show in I924 by allending pre-kindergarlen. Twenly-lwo lillle aclors and aclresses responded lo lhe call. This casl included Louise Canny, Rila Geis, Bill Oliver, Charles Whalen, a budding public speaker, Bob Schaeller, Bob McSherry, Bob Slorms, Jean Bar- ringer, Marlha Jane Heilz, lhe lhree Mary Kalherines-Reemelin, Shroyer, and Lange-Bud Egberl, Don Connell, Izzy Kunlz, Frances Smilh, Belly Van Horne, David Cowden, Wilmah Lane, Bob Howland, Evie Hullman, and Billie Filzgibbons. Barely speaking English, lhis illuslrious casl learned lhe French dilly, Frere Jacques. ACT I .... In Seplember ol lhe year I926 lhe show opened. Talenl scoul, Frances Ross, discov- ered lhe following lo acl in lhe Shalorile Company: Nina Palmer, lhe lillle girl wilh lhe huge hair rib- bons, Norma Anderson, Arlie Heilmann, Willie Eichenberger, Richards Kerr and Renner, Kay Sev- erin, Tom Richards, Gerry Graeler, piglails and all, Bob Evans, Belly Benz, Mary Dressler, and Pally Caslor. These aclors and aclresses were shown in a scene wilh numerous beaulilul green collages scallered aboul, while Grelchen Smalley selecled lor lhe Harmonile Company Belly and Dick Kim- mel, Sue Laulenslager, Ted Howell, Bud Crawlord, Bob Franlz, and Bob Gravell. These people were in a Chinese kile llying scene al lhe side ol lhe school. A combined chorus ol bolh companies, disguised as Chinese and Norwegians, mel lor lhe lirsl lime in a gay pageanl on lhe Talboll lawn. ACT II .... Making lheir enlrance in lhis acl lor lhe Shalorile Company were Earline Claunch, Scoop Binkley, and Dollie Weaver. These cherubs made demure lillle bullercups, violels, and lilies in lhe scene direcled by Binkley. Appearing in lhis acl lrom lhe Harmonile Company were Bruce Brower, Jeannelle Killredge, whose braids were a lemplalion lo players Slorms and Schaeller, Bill Condil, God's gill lo lhe Harmonile aclresses, and Sebe Anne Smilh, who iusl arrived lrom a company in Troy, Ohio. The curlain lell while lhe Harmonile Company enioyed a picnic al Sue Laulenslager's larm. ACT III .... Only lour new laces appeared in lhis scene. Loudly singing America, lhe BeauliluI, Arlhur Schnacke and Freddie Reichelderler came lo help lhe Shalorile Company dedicale lheir lem- ple ol Arl, as Warren Busby Eslabrook, lhe arilh- melic experl, and Joan Grelher represenled lhe Harmoniles. As lhe curlain fell, lhe Harmonile aclors were shown pulling on a panlomime show. ACT IV ..,, As lhe lourlh acl arrived lor lhe Shalorile Company, Louise Canny, who had been bribed by lhis company lo deserl lhe Harmoniles and join lhem, Doyle Paddock, lhal lwo-man gang Quenlin Shank and Roland Kyle, Bob Boyd, Wild Willie Gailher, and Audrey Reeves joined up. The only new lace represenlalive ol lhe Harmonile Company was Anne Munger, whose abilily prob- ably made up lor lhe olhers who did nol appear. In lhis acl lhe Harmoniles conlinued lo cullivale lhe higher arls by ioining lhe French chorus and slarling lhe Troubadour, which was made up ol blank verse and piclures. The prevailing lheme ol lhe whole scene was lhal ol a group ol he-man boys chasing silly lillle girls in lhe lamous game ol Boys Chase GirIs. lNow il's Girls Chase Boys. l ACT V .... New lalenl was added lo lhe Shalor- ile Company by lhe addilion ol Trucking Tracy Geiger, Hasly Howell Gano, Reserved Richard Moore, and Celebraled Cecil Slevenson, lhe I. Q. girl. Al lhe Harmonile lhealer Mari Hyre pul in her appearance lo see lhe excellenl demonslra- lion ol how lo make peep shows oul ol old boxes. ACT VI .... Shaloriles Irma Walling and Janel Denlerlein made lheir enlrance in lhis acl. Scene I showed The Quesl ol lhe Bell, presenled by Ye Olde Shalor Acl Company, slarring lhe year's mosl magnilicenl malinee idols, Tracy Geiger and Max Binkley. Arlie Heilmann was lhe big, bad, bold villain and Nina Palmer, lhe heroine. Phillip Palrick

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INDIAN GIVERS! CLASS WILL E, THE CLASS OF I938, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make and declare fhis fo be our lasf will and fesfa- menf. Ifem Firsf Ward McCally falls heir fo Charles Whalen's ingrafiafing grin and superior sales falk, while Dick Kimmel wills a fricky mess iackef fo fhe iunior class rummage sales. Jane and Anne Ferneding hand over fhaf help- less look fo Jean Kindl and Sug Kiefaber so fhaf 'Ihey may keep on baffling fhe faculfy, and Marian Burger bequeafhs several volumes on Brighf Sayings for All Occasions fo Phil Sfanley. David Romeo Cowden leaves one well-worn buf sfurdy line fo George W. Shroyer ll, and Glenn Hendrix besfows his bell-lyre, complefe wifh scalps, upon Bill Barr. Rose Mary Hudson and George'Ha Mann leave parfly used bookkeeping manuals fo Dorie Hosfef- fer and Shirley Kirkpafrick, while Mildred Sfeiner wills her abilify as an appreciafive lisfener fo Louise Clemenf. Jean Barringer's car goes fo Jane Scharrer lpoor girlll while Evelyn Huffman bequeafhs her collecfion of rambling sfories fo Jean Campbell. The cheerfulness of Dick Renner and Ed Sheeran is awarded fo Kenny Arn and Kenny Israel if fhey fhink 'Ihey could use any more, and George Greene leaves several bee-hives and a dead alligafor fo Walfer McClaren. Kay Severin, Audrey Reeves, and Jane Yosf are willing a course on DaI'e Mefhods in Six Easy Les- sons fo Peggy Dougherfy and Lucia Lee, while Marie Merrill is fo 'lake fhaf boisferous Wolfrum laugh in hand. Frances Wilcke besfows a silver baskefball, owner unknown, upon fhe junior high girls, and Rifa Sfichf and Lois Zurlinden leave a parf of fheir unbounding spirif and enfhusiasm fo Mary Keogh. Bob Sforms leaves a fouch of spring fever 'Io Dick Pohl and Bill Pickrel, while Bill Oliver and Fred- die Reichelderfer bequeafh a manual on How fo Develop a Manly Grip fo Dale Moffef and How- ard Blose. Mary K. Lange leaves her appreciafion for fhe sophomore boys fo fhe slap-happy ninfh-year girls. Harold Grunewald and Rich lfhe beffer halfl Heidkamp besfow orafions and declamafions upon Nancy Keefer and Arfhur Mess, and Bob Franfz hands over his unparalleled abilify fo do nofhing and look busy fo Boyd McKinney. Ifem Second Cecilia Garbo Sfevenson bequeafhs fo her ad- miring public one sef of faffered eye-lashes. Billie Fifzgibbons and Helen Jean Brown leave fheir pep and vifalify fo Jane Hunfer fo enliven fhose long winfer monfhs ahead. Harold Hipsher's abilify fo recife as if he had a hof pofafo in his moufh we will fo Harry Clinger, while Richard Warner Ieaves his falenfs in handling Women and fheir Foolish Fancies fo Bill Liming. Beffy Benz and Beffy Ann Cox leave a sef of soprano vocal cords fo Alberfa Freudenberger. Bob lfhe ofher halfl Heidkamp and Dick Kerr leave 'Iheir baskefball abilify fo Bob Gray and Dave Prugh wifh besf wishes for a successful season. Pauline Gilman leaves her kindness and gener- osify fo Rufh Langley. Janef Denferlein, Wilmah Lane, and Izzy Kunfz hand over 'Iheir incessanf sfream of chaffer fo Melissa Perky. Joan Grefher gives a dramafic soul and an aufo- graph fo Roy Hay for inspirafion, and Norma Anderson leaves a book on dancing fo Virginia Boyles and Margaref Denferlein. Paffy Poeppelmeier and Maria Economides should cerfainly appreciafe fhe inherifance of fhe fongue-fwisfing surnames of Frances, Rosalie, and Sebe Smifh. Willie Eichenberger and Pug Graveff leave fheir fickle nafures fo Bean Shannon and Bill Lewis. Dale Carnegie doubfless finds many who fry fo equal fhe popularify of his besf seller, for Mary K.