Okmulgee High School - Torchlight Yearbook (Okmulgee, OK)

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SENIOR PLAY BROTHER GO0S.E This may look to all the world like an old fashions-d family portrait to you, and perhas that is what it is supposed to be, but it is really a picture of tht- after- noon cast of Brother Goose. The people are, left to right, Alvin VViggs, Shirley Ann Routt, Ruth Ruzza, Mary Virginia Every child that read nursery rhymes and enjoyed them loved Mother Goose very much, for lf-gt-nd has it that sho is the one who wrote them. Tlut all the citizens of' Okniulgee loved William David- son cv:-n more March 19, because that was tho date when his play, Brother Goose, was presented in thc high school audi- torium. Brother Goose, a comedy in thrcc acts was this year's senior play. It concerned tho life of a slightly cockeycd family, the Adams, Jeff, better know in OI-IS as Alvin Wiggs, was Broth'-r Goose. a, young arch- itect, whose profession was slightly hind- ered by the fact that he had to be house- keeper, seamstrcs, and general cook and bottle washer for his flock, composed of Carol, -VVcs, and Hy. Virginia Brooks and Thelma Kitchen were Carol, the teen agc girl who just loved to cntcr contests. John Hutchinson and Delbert Liles were Wes, always wild about some girl, and Rae Ann Colchensky and Carolyn Gannon both completely stole tho heart of the audience away as Hy, a tomboy who loved to play football with the Palace of Sweet's Saber Tooth Tigers. Life in the Adams family was just one continual uproar. Helen, Ruth Buzza and Nadine Rose, was only one of a long 24 Haley, Rae Ann Colchensky, Billy Jean Riley, Murray Garnorf Virginia Brooks, Joan Ros'-berry, Phyllis Kay Robinson, and Delbt-rt Liles. But, as anyone can tell you that saw the play ,thcy certainly tlidn't act a nice, old fashioned family. line of maids that quit, but when Peggy, played by Reba Vassaur and Shirley Anne Routt, appeared on the scene selling hosi- ery, the audience knew that she Was de- stined to become the Adams permanent housekeeper. However when Lenore, Nu Kvnan :mil Phyllis Kay Robinson a snooty millionairvssi-s, saw Peggy, she doubled her cforts to win Jeff for herself, whether by fair inf-ans or foul. Mrs, 'Frimmr-r, Dorothy Anne Wise- ner and Billy Jean Riley, builder of Wee Blue Inns, wanted to have Jeff build her next Inn for her, but Lenore had other plans, Eve Mason Patsy Sue Rebold and Jean Rosebcrry and her colored maid, Sarah, Mary Virginia Haley arrived to help with n football party at the start of the hilarious second act. whose climax was football scene that still makes peole laugh to think about. When an angry truck dirver, Murray Garner, arrived to tell them that Hy has prevented him from starting work on Lenore's house, Hy left, pushing Lenore into a chair of poison ivy! All ended well, with everyone getting what they wanted, except Lenore, who had poison ivy, and Hy, who didn't get to be captain of her football team, but Hy was just discovered Stuffy as her true man when the curtain closed.

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SENIOR CLASS WILL To whom it may concern: We the senior class of 1943 of the Okmulgee High School, City of Okmulgee, State of Oklahoma, United States of Am- erica, being of sound mind and disposing memory, do hereby make and publish this, our last will and testament, which document contains instructions for the dis- posal of the understated property, traits, and positions. SECTION 1: ARTICLE 1 To the present up and coming juniors We leave the right to elect a student coun- cil president who will keep the standards that others have set, and also the right to make a success of their senior play. ARTICLE II To the spirited sophomores we leave the right to entertain the class'44 with a rous- junlor-senlor banquet next year, provided ltis possible. ARTICLE III To the freshmen, we leave the right to heckle the present eighth graders when they become green freshmen next year. ARTICLE IV To the seventh and eighth gi-:iders we leave all the dangers and hardships that obstruct the road to becoming a senior :ind feel that We should also leave the right to continue running through the halls be- cause they seem to get so much enjoyment from it. ARTICLE V To the faculty we will leave our hope for success in impressing upon future stu- dents the necessity of life-Education. ARTICLE VI To the next years' Bulldogs, we extend our sincere best wishes for a champion season. SECTION II: ARTICLE I To the following individuals we do hereby will and bequeath our personal pro- perties or peculiarities. MARY ELAINE THOMSON wills her talkatlveness to RICHARD PELLER. MARY K. PENNINGTON leaves her blond tresses to BETTY SUE PIERCE. LAVETA MITCHELL Wills her ability to hold a. job to all those juniors boys who are invariably broke, EVELYN SHELTON wills her capabi- lity as a hall monitor to the fourth hour hall monitor staff. NORELL SAFREED wills her ability as an outdoor hostess to the ESQUIRES. BOB PILKINGTON leaves the unique way of signing his name to RICHARD 0'SI-IIELDS, who would like to just Write his. TOMMY OLZAWSKI wills his ability to bluff Lo any Junior who will take Eng- lish Lit. next year. CARROL TARVIN leaves his voice to NANCY GREENFIELD. VIRGINIA ACREE and LEWIS VAUGHN leave their combined height to THOMAS OLIVER. MARSHALL VVRIGHT leaves NORMA JEAN MORRIS, with regrets, to the wolves. JANE ANN BARRIS FOSTER leaves the ability to get your man to LUCILLE BOATMAN. LAURA REA BEALS wills her rowdy ways to demurc little ANN POE. ANITA BENNETT leaves her French book to JEEP JAMES, who certainly needs someone's. BARBARA BURNS wills her locker lock to PAUL BUCKTHAL, since he al- ready uses it anyway. ELEANOR CHASE leavcs her chem- retry hook-as far away from her as she can. ELEANOR ANN CROOM leaves her salesmanship ability to all future D .E. classes. BETTY JUNE FRISBY wills the abil- ity to be brilliant and friendly at the same time to HARLAND CARTER. MARY FRANCES DOOLEY leaves her good grades to MARGARET MILNER, so she can keep up the standard of the senior class next year. JOYCE HEDRICK leaves her speak- ing talent to he divided equally between XVANDA DEVARY and REED NEVINS. PAT JONES wishes to keep her artistic ability for future use so she wills her raven locks to HA RWOOD DEVINNA. MARY ELIZABETH PITTS leaves her ability to get along well with teachers to J. R. MrELROY. GOLDIE KIRKPATRICK leaves her height to FREDA GULLEY. MARILYN MASON wills her ability in art to BARBARA HAMMER. PAT Mt-LARTY and FRANCES US- SERY leave the ability to another school yet graduate from O. H. S. to any other person who wants to try lt, OPAL LA RUE leaves her English Lit. grade to GERALDINE BARNARD. ALICE ANNE RAMSEY definitely does not leave BENNY THORMAN to anyone. BETTY MUSGRAE wills her home- making ability to BARBARA BAUGH. leaders of next year. REBA VASSAUR leaves her white -uoccasins to PAUL GANUS. NELL MARIE YOUNG wills her glee club attendance to MARY EDITH KILL- EBREW. continued on page 34

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.IS BIG SUCESS Filled with laughs all the way through Brother Goose was a success from the start to finish.B0th performances played to pack ed houses, and the night performance sold two more tickets that were sold to Mid- night last year. But, like any play, it could not have been a success with out the aid and cooperation of a tes-lmif-al staff. Harry Baxted, stage manager, David Frakcs and Murray Garner, stage crew. Patricia Ke- bold and Billie Jean Riley, Properties, and Rae Ann Colehensky and Nadine Rose, book holders, all worked together to make the outside production FUII smooth- ly. Then the ticket takers, Ralph Bcene, Dick Bodenhamer, Lee Manley Brown, Ben Harned, Burton Mann, Don McAdams, OF 1943 CLASS. Kenneth Shouse, and Carol Tarvin, and the ushers, Barbara Burns, Eleanor Jean Clement. Ruth Cross, Mary Frances Dooley Burniece Jantzen, Mary Pitts, Geneva Robinson, and Evelyn Shelton also halped to get the audience in and seated as quickly as possible. The play was directed by Miss Sarah Kate VVood, a senior sponsors. The other lensors are Miss Martha. Dillman, Miss Norma Dunlap, Mr. Henry Foth, Mrs. Myrtle Thonison, and Mr. I.. L. Wright. After the play the entire cast, senior sponsors, and anyone that wished to come were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Wlggs who grave a party in the Parkinson Hote Ballrooni. The money that the play earn- ed bought a school flag and the remaind- er was invested in War Bonds. i Mm Although the scenes pictured here of the annual senior play, Brother Goose may seem rather confusing, you must take into consideration that there are two different casts of characters fhown. Also, as anyone who saw the play can tell you, it really was a wee bit 'confoosing' but certainly 'ammosingf