Ogden High School - Maroon Yearbook (Ogden, IL)

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Left to right-Miss Gioannini, director: Bertie Bradley, John Osterbur, Carl Carter, Elvin Osterbur, Clarence Osterbur, Wilma Jacobs, Helen Hayn, Herbert Osterbur, Glen Busboom. Danny Freeman, Betty Eyestone, and Dorothy Stein. Senior Play The senior class play of l947, Hillbilly Courtship, was presented March 28. The scene of the play was somewhere in the Ozarks Where Widow Peppin and deaf old Pappy Stilsby are carrying on a mountain feud. To make matters worse, Pappy's son, Luke, and Ma Peppin's daughter, Emmy, were deeply in love. In simpler words, the old folks were feudin', while the young folks were spooninf While all this went on the Triffet sisters came home and brought their manager, Sol Silverstein, with them, in the quest of more hillbilly talent for his radio station. Ma Peppin immediately jumped to the conclusion that Mr. Silverstein was the man sent out by the Matrimonial Bureau to become her husband. How Mr. Silverstein found his way out of this embarrassing situation and how the problems of the others were solved finally brought the comedy to a hilarious conclusion. Cast of Characters Luke Stilsby.. .... .. ...Glen Busboom Sol Silverstein .,.. .,,.... . .Carl Carter Emmy pcppin H I Dorothy Stein Louis Cattaro . .... ...... D anny Freeman Pappy Stilsby ....,, .... ..... J o hn E. Osterbur Ma Peppin .. . Lulu Triffet .... Seedie Trifiet ....... Wash .lecldo .. The 1947 Maroon ., .. Bertie Bradley ,......Wilma Jacobs ,.........Helen Hayn Elvin Osterbur Bridget O'Flannigan ..,........,.,. Betty Eyestone Reverend Boswell., ..... .. Herbert Osterbur Stage Manager ......... ...., Director... . Miss Clarence Osterbur Annette Gioannini 29

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Maroon Mirror 'Staff At the beginning of the year. it was decided to have the entire school rep- resented on the staff of the school paper rather than just the juniors and seniors as previously done. A paper was passed among the students and those inter- ested in being on the staff signed their names. At the first meeting of the staff, the staff members were elected. Helen Bluhm was chosen as editor-in-chief and Danny Freeman as her assistant. The editor and her assistant made assignments to each member of the staff and the publishing of the Maroon Mirror began. The staff met on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of the first week of each month in order to put the paper out on the second Friday of the month. Sponsored by Miss Gioannini and Miss Nicoson, the staff included the fol- lowing: EditorQHelen Bluhm: Assistant Editor-Danny Freeman: Art- Elvin Mauk, Dorothy Stein, Robert Behrens, Press-Elvin Osterbur, Carl Car- ter, Herbert Bluhm: Feature-Bertie Bradley, Betty Eyestone: Sports-Forrest Danner, Glen Busboom: Proof lrene Aden, Eilene Robbins, Wilma Jacobs: Joke-John Osterbur, Martha Frerichs: F. H. A.-Loraine Meier: F. F. A.- Elvin Osterbur: Typists-Dorothy Stein, Betty Eyestone, Helen Hayn, Wilma Jacobs, Glen Busboom, Elvin Osterbur. and thirteen reporters. Sealed-Helen Hayn, Wilma Jacobs, Helen Bluhm. Dorothy Stein, Glen Busboom and Forrest Danner. Standing, second row-Bertie Bradley. Betty Eyestone, Miss Wanda Nicoson. Robert Behrens, Herbert Bluhm, Carl Carter, Elvin Osterbur. Danny Freeman, Martha Frerichs, Elvin Mauk. John Osterbur. Robert Sattler, Miss Annette Gioannini. Irene Aden, and Eilene Robbins. Top row-Loraine Meier, Margaret Lientz, Vivian Jacobs. Jean Fry, Lois Boyd, Rose Ellen Lane, Richie Esworthy, David Plotner, Mary Danner, Verna Duitsman, Joy Peters, Billy Fiscus, and Mervin Aden. 28 The 1947 Maroon

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Junior Play The junior class play, Ghostly Quarantine. was presented October 21. This mystery-comedy. set in a spooky, old Southern mansion inherited by young William Harrison, abounded in mystery. superstition, and horror. There was, however. a dash of humor here and there to lighten the more gruesome aspects of the whole thing. There was an opportunity for a variety of charac- terizations including a withered, toothless, old housekeeper, a jittery young Negro, a dark and sinister Creole doctor, a poetic, educated tramp, all of whom were in distinct contrast to the straight characters. To add to the weirdness of it all, a thunderstorm broke loose in all its fury, the lights went off, a fiery cross appeared and white-clad ligures were seen to parade past the window. The play ended satisfactorily. however. with no great harm done to anyone. Cast of Characters William Harrison . .. . Donald Jacobs Mother Blake ...... ...... E ilene Robbins Gloria Wiloughby lllvvl lllll H elm Bluhm Oliver Mellon . ..... Forrest Danner Henrietta Wiloughby ..,....... Rose Ellen Lane Sandra ' I tene Aden L , Soleless Sam ,.,,..., ....,,. R obert Meyer Ann . .,..,.,,.. , ,..,..,. ,.,....,...,.. o is Boyd Rebecca West H I lglll H Iuqu --Clara Putnam Andrew Barnes 4'i-A V-Elvin Dean Meek Jean Roger, M.D. .,.,., ......... R obert Sattler Patches .....,..... .. .. Buddy Rogers Director .,,... .. .. .... .,,,... M iss Gioannini Left lo fl-flhl. stumling-lfilene Robbins. lrene Aden. liorrest Danner. Elvin Mauk, Robert Saltler. Robert Meyer. Robert Rogers. Clara Putnam. Donald Jacobs. Helen Bluhm. Miss Gionn- nini, director. Seufvdh-Rose Ellen Lane and Lois Boyd. 30 The 1947 Maroon