Okmulgee High School - Torchlight Yearbook (Okmulgee, OK)

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Seniors Present 'Seventeenth Stnniiei' 1950 Senior Class Play, Seventeenth Summer, was presented March 16-17 in the High School Auditorium. The play, a story of growing up, is centered around Angie Morrow fMarlene Rathbun and Marilyn Sheltonj, who, although she is seventeen, has never had a date. Jack Duluth iJim Condreyl, the balcer's son, asks her for a date at the beginning of her seventeenth summer. Angie is very thrilled and would have spent a wonderful summer with Jack had it not been for her two so- called friends, Jane fKathyrn I-1ightowerJ and Margie fShirley Jamesj. When Margie and Jane innocently cause a misunderstanding between Angie and Jack about Tony fReginald Acree and Fred Spons- lerl, a wolf, Angie ends up going to the big country club dance with Tony, Jack goes with Jane, which is just what she wanted, and Margie goes with the ever-faithful Fitz fBarth Braclcenl. Angie is broken-hearted because she and Jack no longer see each other and she finds it easier to talk to her sister Lorraine fClare Ru Mueller and Janice Lockej about Martin Keefe fwendell Covingtonl, who dated Lor- raine all summer and then tool: some other girl to the big country club dance. Angie also finds it easier to talk to Mar- garet KJoyce Baker and Pat Allisonj, who is engaged to Art fJim Locker and Bob Eneffj. They told about growing up, falling in love, and what they planned to do with their lives. Angie prepares to go away to college, hoping that she will see Jack again before she leaves. Her mother, fDoris Colemanl tells Angie that, after all, seventeen isn't so very old and she must not lose sight of the goals set for herself-her life aims. Much comedy is furnished by blustering, good-hearted Mr. Morrow fJohn Capshawl and Angieis mischievous youngster sister Kitty fJanis Dieman and Iva Ellen Sheltonl. When Angie is waiting to be taken to the train, Jack comes to say goodbye. The mis- understanding is cleared up and Jack pro- poses to Angie. Angie takes her Mother's advice and tells him that seventeen isn't so very old and that they both have responsibil- ities to their families and to themselves. They will wait for each other. The wonderful Seventeenth Summer is over, and Angie has grown up. Senior Play was directed by Miss Sarah Kate Wood and the Student Director was Betty Jean Hinderliter. Freda Wood had charge of properties, Jean Douglass, sound effects, David Baker, curtain, Ralph Barber, lights. Ushers were: Sue deSteiguer, Nannette De- Vinna, Patsy Gorham, Patsy Kane, Julia Megill, Louise Noble, Margene Stabler, and Jo Ann Smith. Doormen were: Edward Coverdill, Bob King, Karl Miller, Clarkson Russell, N. C. Thomas, and Jimmie Winchester. KContinued on Page 621 Page nineteen

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Juoio We, as juniors, were to play a more im- portant part in school activities than we had ever done before. This fact was first impressed upon us when we met to elect class officers. We chose as president, Kenneth Tdsardi, vice president, Loyce Anne Smith, and secretary, Jerry Ann Forister. We realized that the officers we chose must be able to do a big job. Our sponsors, who worked with us in pre- senting our play and the junior-senior ban- quet, deserve a great deal more in the way of glory than the flowers which we sent them at the time of the play. We thank them heartily for their splendid cooperation. They are, Miss Lillian Brasher, chairman, Mr. Keith Benson, Miss Charline Lamons, Mrs. Jessie Martinsen, Mr. Laurence Becker, and Mr. A1 Paolucci. The council of juniors, who were elected to represent us and make decisions for us, is made up of Nola Arnold, Philip Kennedy, Clinton Cutsinger, J'ohn Nelson, Yvonne Rayl, Dolores Easom and Carolyn Dutton. Twelve of us were in the annual junior play, Star Light, Star Brightf, a comedy about teen-agers. Many more of us worked on the scenery, advertising, posters, ticket Page twenty Work for Tomorrow Uffioors KENNETH IDSARDI Prerident LOYCE ANNE SMITH Vice-Prerident JERRY ANN FORISTER Secretary Sponsors LILLIAN BRASHER C lmirman LAURENCE BECKER KEITH BENSON CHARLINE LAMONS JESSIE MARTINSEN AL PAOLUCC1 sales, reserve board, and as stage crew or extras. The success of the play, so dependent upon the efforts of our sponsors and of Miss Sarah Kate Wood, the director, was not any greater than the enjoyment we had in preparing it. Juniors who entered the finals of the an- nual intramural speech contests were: Kathryn Mason, who wrote an essay, Loyce Ann Smith, who gave a dramatic reading, jerry Ann Forister, original oration, and Joe Forbes, with a standard oration. Students having four B's or better make up the quarterly honor roll. Phil Arnold, Robert Cox, Jerry Ann Forister, Ida Frazee, Mary Lou Greene, Nancy Peavler, and Yvonne Rayl, juniors, have been on the honor roll three times this year. Six other juniors have been on the honor roll twice, and five others have been included on it once. Our Council decided that we would order the same type senior rings as former classes have ordered, and we ordered them this spring, so that they will arrive by next fall, instead of next winter. The evening of May IZ we held the an- fCo1ztinued on Page 642