Ottawa High School - On Ottawa Yearbook (Ottawa, OH)

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SENIOB CLASS PLAY F ' UMR. BEANE FROM LIMA,' Inertia Yadkin ......... .v..............,. t he hillbilly maid ........ ...Carolyn Frey Jenny Jones ................... ............... t he cook ................ ..... T helma Cox Mrs. Joslyn St. Clair .... ....., a n ambitious mother .... ..Sall Pierman Amy Sf. Clair ,........... ...... h er younger daughter ..., ......... P hyllis Snyder ZOC Dudley ............ .... ........ h e r older daughter ...... .... ........... Z e lma Cox Ehnny Sand ....v. ......,.... ............ A m y's heart interest ...,...... ...,. . .............. D on Remick Higrgl gkiiii E ...,..... ..... A my's and Zoe's grandparents 3 123132: 5402! Mrs. Worthington Belcher ..,.. ........ t he town aristocrat ...... .... D oris Moore Burley Bixford Beane ......... ............ a would-be novelist .......... ........... D ale Widmark Bob Dudley ...................... ........ Z oeis estranged husband ....,. ........., B ob Callier STORY OF THE PLAY The earliest scene finds Inertia and Jennie, servants of Mrs. St. Clair, talking over the household-Joslyn, the mistress, a nervous prostrationer, about to lead her elder daughter to the divorce courtsg Amy, the pleasant daughter in love with Johnny Rand from the Ozarks where the grandparents, Elviry and Hiram Skaggs live, but to be given the Mr. Beane, the heir of the leading socialite of Westropolus, Mrs. Worthington Belcher. Grandpa and grandma Skaggs arrive on the scene shortly, dispossessed of their Ozarks home and come to live with Joslyn and her daughters. This is a sore trial to Mrs. St. Clair freally Skaggs, and adds to her ills. However eventually the wealth of the Belcher pair is found to be imaginary, Bob convinces Zoe that a divorce is certainly not what she wants, Grandma wins a prize of 320.000 on her pound cake recipe and every- thing turns out well. Zoe goes home with Bob, Amy marries Johnny, whose college expenses are met by the vast wealth of Grandma and Joslyn puts her false friends out unceremoniously. ltis good fun and ends on a happy note of Constrain yourself! Constrain yourself! -55-

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.IUNIOR CLASS PLAY 5001642 Mary Anne Weisenberger, Mary lo Smith, Betty Hazelton, Margaret B kla d D F d Standmg: May Fought, Martha Pargeon, Shirley Hinterman, Miss Stauffer, CarollcDoli1glas, olrsrfffis giiugrlif, Valeda Roszma Miss Runyon ..... Delphine ......... Patty Bliss ...... Liz Tucker ................ Dolores D'Alverez ....... Zip C Helen J Raleigh Alberta Simms .............. Jenny Wilson .....,.,,.,,, The Girl ...... H. THE GIRL WITH TWO FACESD old lady ..........Betty Hazelton ---------'hel' maid .......Shirley Hinterman -----a Secretary ..................Peggy Buckland W2iU6SS Io Smith ......a cuban dancer Ann Weisenberger tennis champ ..................Valeda Roszman student .......Carol Douglas farm girl .........Doris Fought ........at the window ........Donna Fundum STORY OF THE PLAY It was raining cats and dogs and the big house looked very spooky when the group of girls arrived. Having been admitted by the maid, Delphine, the girls took off their wet clothes and made comments about the house. Then in walked Miss Runyon, a weird old woman, who made the startling announcement that she was leaving 50,000 dollars to each of them in her will. As the girls had never seen her before, they were just a little bit surprised. After her statement, Miss Runyon left to go upstairs. Suddenly the lights went out, then- a shot! Miss Runyon had left her fortune to these girls so that her niece Fay Redmond wouldn't get any of the inheritance. She had discovered that Fay was among the girls. After that, she had been killed. There was a frantic search for the gun, will, and killer. It seemed that Dolores, the Cuban- dancer, was under the greatest suspicion be- cause of her fiery temper. Zip, a tennis champ, was also suspected. Laughs were provided by Liz Tucker, a wait- ress and jenny, a farm girl her pal. Delphine was also just a little stupid. Then the girl at the window was killed be- cause she had seen the murderess go up-stairs to kill Miss Runyon. Alberta Simms, tried to :igure it out by psychology, but didn't get very ar. Finally the niece, Fay Redmond, alias Liz Tucker, was found out. Then jenny, the girl from the farm, and Liz figured out that the killer was Patty, the soft spoken stenographer. She was then taken to jail. All the girls re- fused to take their share of the money given them in the will. They turned it all over to Fay. -54..

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THE THREAD OF DESTINYD CAST Fanny ------.--.-..-....................... Mary Weisenberger Marcella ......,,,,,.. ,,,,,,.,, j oyce Weisenbel-get George Washington Johnson ........................ Bob Callier Marion ,.,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,, -,-,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, L Orem Han Betty MOI1tg0mery ...............,... ........... P hyllis Snyder Mammy Dinah ,,,,,,, ,4,,4,,.,.,,,,,,, C arolyn F1-ey Edith Sherman ........... ...............,.... I anet Now Peyton Bailey ,,,.,,., ,,.v,,,,, D on Remick MIS. Montgomery ........... ....... S hirley Hinterman Uncle Billy ,,,,,,,,,,., ,,,',.,,., L any Matson Colonel Montgomery ...... ................ I ames Pope Louise Lawton ..... .......... S ally Pierman Virginia Montgomery ..... ....... V aleda Roszman Ralph Francis .,,,,v, .,,,,,,,,.,,,,. B ud Smith Beverly Montgomery ..... ....... L owell Perkey Madge Young ,,,,,,, ,,,,,.,,,,, M ary jo Smith Sally Arm Fairfax ....... ............. D oris Fought A Union scout ....................,....,.,,.,..,,.,,., Charles Mcclure L3-Ura Lee Falffali ... ........ Donna Fllildllfll Miss Melissy ,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,',,,,.,---- Annbeth Sommers 12705215 Stage Crew-Don Pargeon, Don Snyder, Don McClure, Susan EI-helma Cox Bob Millager, Doris Ann Moore, Betty Hazelton, Iohn Schimmoller Jack Schierloh. Jane ...................................... ................. Z elma Cox ' John Merivale Morton ..... ..........Dale Widmark Directed by ........................... ....,... M r, Now STORY OF THE PLAY Virginia Montgomery, a beautiful Southem girl, has announced her engagement to Peyton Bailey, owner of adjoining plantation and her lifelong friend. To celebrate the event, merry- making is in progress at Ashurst, the Montgomery home. On the same afternoon, Colonel Montgomery brings the news of Virginia's secession, while Beverly announces that he has enlisted. Later on Peyton tells Virginia that he, too, is planning to go to war, but that he will join the ranks of the Union army, Virginia declares that he must choose between her and his mistaken duty. Peyton says that he must obey his conscience and so Virginia sends him away. Dark days follow for the Montgomerys. The colonel, on a brief visit to his family, is called to Richmond and is killed. Beverly, pursued and watched by the Union men succeeds in reaching home. Peyton has been ordered to search the Montgomery home for an escaped, confederate officer supposedly hiding there. Beverly is discovered but Peyton allows him to escape. Ralph Francis overhears their conversation and threatens Virginia until she consents to marry him. Later on in the play the difllculties are settled and the thread of destiny brings Virginia back to Peyton. The love affairs of Beverly and Edith, the faithful attentions of George Washington to Fanny, the flirtations of Tom with the Southem girls and the devotion of Uncle Billy and Aunt Dinah in their service to the Montgomery family, are incidents that lead to a happy ending of the story. -55..