Odebolt High School - Trojan Yearbook (Odebolt, IA)

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The Senior High School under the direct- ion of Mr. Frank Shaw presented One Foot In Heaven, on December 22, l949. The play is based upon the novel of the same name by Hartzel Spence. One Foot in Heaven is the story of the struggle that went into the building up of the parish at Laketon, lowa, from the day of the arrival of the Reverend William Spence and his family to the day of the dedication of the new church. The play is based on actual events from the book by Hartzell Spence, the eldest son, and the events and characters as portrayed can be traced to various lowa towns. When the Spence family arrive in Lake- ton, the various members of the congregation begin to call, each with his or her particular axe to grind and the Spence family is almost at once swept into the whirlpool of the usual church gossip, prejudices, quarrels, and jeal- ousies. The climax of the play occurs when Reverend Spence's enemies plot to accuse him of heresy. ALL SCHOOL PLAY The final scene brings us the day of dedication of the new church, the culmination of a dream begun on the day of Reverend Spence's arrival in Laketon and also the in- troduction of a new character, Frazer Spence, who was to follow in his father's steps and be- come a minister. CAST OF CHARACTERS Rev. William Spence, a minister -- Hope Spence, his wife ..... Hartzell, their son ........ Eileen, their daughter ...... Dr. Romer, a good friend --- Louise, a pretty miss ...... Maria, a pretty Mexican girl Molly, a crusader .......... - Ronny, her brother ........ Letty, a pest ............ Mrs. Sandow, a proud woman Mrs. Digby, o choir singer --- Georgie, her son ............ Mrs. Cambridge, church worker --- Mrs. Jellison, church worker -- James Barkley --- Lois Schaefer -- Tom Reynolds ---- Nancy Witt --- Doyle Hansen -- Jane Teoquist ---- Velma Paul ---- Janet Ogden - Howard Hoefling Margaret Bengford - - .... Ruth Treman --- Joyce Thielke --- Dick Gardner ---- Joan Kies -- LaVonne Roth Major Cooper, man of sixty .......... Dick Swanson Bishop Sherwood, a just man Rev. Fraser Spence, Prologue Charles Krusenstjerna ----- Jim Brower and Narration- 2 'U Y X liE x. . ,.. if .- ,. It! ' ' MI'-:. .. i2fQ'?'rl+ R.- tlllv, mi

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lLeft to Right?-Ed, John Schmidt, Jim Barkley, Ulla Griffin, Doyle Hansen, Dick Swanson. WNAX FORUM This year marks the fourth year of the WNAX forum. Sixty-six schools have taken part during the four seasons and of that num- ber only six have o four-year record. Odebolt is one of these. This year the forum topic was, ls the Atomic Bomb a threat to Civilization? The four students who participated were Ulla Grif- fin, James Barkley, Doyle Hansen, and Dick Swanson. Four very interesting forum speech- es were presented by these students and many interesting and intelligent questions were ask- ed by the audience. This forum was recorded here at Odebolt and was presented on the air December l3, l949. April 25th was the date set for the WNAX Workshop at Leeds High in Sioux City. The four above-mentioned and Lois Schaefer who had been chosen for the forum also but was ill at the time spent the day at Leeds with Mr. Shaw. The Day was begun by an assembly of all the schools participating. Here the topic for the forum was announced for the first time- Can Spiritual Values be given em- phasis in the Public Schools? Next, each school was given time to discuss this topic in a classroom at Leeds High. This discussion period proved very interesting and helpful in the writing of the speeches. After the speeches were written each stu- dent read the one prepared by his group and was judged by students from some of the other schools. James Barkley was chosen as the speaker from Odebolt to compete in the final forum. After several elimination contests, in which students and teachers alike judged, Jim was chosen along with three others for the final forum. lt was recorded in the same man- ner as were the school forums and was pre- sented over WNAX on May 2, 1950. It was a very interesting day and l'm sure everyone who participated benefited from it. ART SMITH-picking up questions from the audi- CRCG. page sixty-one

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JUNIOR CLASS PLAY JUNIOR CLASS PLAY On October 25, the juniors gave a farce-comedy entitled When l Was Green, written by Guernsey Le- Ffelley, for their class play. The cast of characters was as follows: Walter Dad Bleacher ...... ...... J ames Brower Etta Mom Bleacher - .... Lois Rohlf Patsy Bleach-er, l4 ....-. --- Janet Sonksen Gatesworth Bleacher, l6 --- --- Gordon Friday Beatrice Bleacher, 12 --- ..... Barbara Boyd Anne Bleacher, 20 .... -- Dolores Huebner Logan Ellsworth, 2l --- --- Kenneth Fertig Henderson Elliot ..... ,- Richard Swanson Ernestine Elliot .... .... J oyce Thielke Trisha Elliot, l5 .... .... M arjorie Dinges Roger Martindale ..... --- Donnie Gunderson Sadie, l5, gun moll --- ....... Ruth Treman The Blackmailer, l6 -- --- Howard Einspahr Loretta Drinkwater -- .... Helen Reuber SYNOPSIS How often, with the best of intentions, people precipitate a storm of altercations: Anne Bleacher thought it would help out the family finances-and they needed helping- when she told the Henderson Elliots that they could use the garage apartment at her home while they were in the city. She had no idea that Henderson Elliot was vice-president of Southern Alliance, the big outfit that was about to snatch a business-saving contract right out from under the nose of the company her dad works for. Jumping at conclusions, Gatesworth, Patsy and Beeney decide that they will be do- ing their dad a big favor if they get rid of the Elliots, They are sure that is what Dad Bleach- er wants to do, but that he hasn't the courage. This same little band, following Gates- worth's motto, Give the World a Boost Through Friendship, start meddling in Anne's love life. From a fragment of a tele- phone conversation, they decide that Anne has been jilted by wealthy Roger Martindale. They arrange for Roger to call and Roger de- cides to stay, as a butler. A prankish chap, this Roger, He know a good thing when he saw it-meaning Anne-and, moreover, Mrs. Bleacher was frantic for a servant when the Elliots are invited to dinner. With Logan Ellsworth, a long time suitor, green with jealousy, and Mrs. Elliot blue fthe kids had added a chemical to the shower at- tachment to produce the effectl, the dinner party is decidedly colorful. The Elloits leave in a huff. Dad Bleacher gets fired for bung- ling a deal with Elliot, and Anne's marriage prospects hit a new low. But after some of the jolliest mix-ups the resourceful LePelley has ever cooked up, everything is unscrambled in time for the final curtain. page sixty-three