Plattsmouth High School - Plattonian Yearbook (Plattsmouth, NE)

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 S9AW. W'VW WtM . AVjiy-WAJ LWMU . quickly gulp them down so they will not be a minute late to play practice. After the cast was all up on the stage ano ready for rehearsal Mrs, Reade came rushing IN CARRYING HER LUNCH IN A HUGE PAPER SACK. AS ALL THE CAST WORKEO LEARNING THEIR LINES, GETTING ThE RIGHT MOVEMENTS, OF THE STUDENT MANAGERS W£R£ TRYING OUT NEW ON A STAGE WHERE IT WAS R A IN IN 6 LIGHT BULBS WERE 0 AVEN°ORTS TO BE CARRICO UP There RUGS TO BE ENTRANCES , COSTUMES. AS THE WAY THROUGH THEIR LINES WAS JUST ONE THING LEFT ANO LEARNING TO COUNTER CROSS, SOME LIGHT BULBS, (HAVE YOU EVER STOOO ANO GLASS????????) HILL,CHAIRS ANO TABLES TO RE HUNTEO 9---- - ,,w . y «.» fc r.vn.tu, FOUNO FOR THE FLOOR, PICTURES FOR THE CURTAINS, CURTAINS FOR THE MANY LAMPS TO PROVIOE LIGHT FOR THE NIGHT SCENE, ANO LAST BUT NOT LEAST The FLOORS HAD to BE POLISHEO AND CLEANEO, ANO this WAS NO easy TASK I NIGHT OF THE PLAY DREW NEAR THE PLAY CAST WERE STILL FEELING ThEIF NO CHANGES COULD BE MADE-—SC THERE THE MEMBERS WERE NOT ON STAGE THEY , The DATE WAS SET ANO to oo---WORK 111 When FEW W0UL0 8 E STUDYING THEIR LINES IN THE BACK OF THE ASSEMBLY, ANO FOR THE LAST OA S PEACE ANO QUIET FELL UPON THE ASSEMBLY 0URIN6 THE TRYING NOON PRACTICE. AS THE TIME CAME NEAR FOR THE FIRST REAL PERFORMANCE ANOTHE SMELL OF GREASE PAINT BECAME STRONGER, BUTTERFLIES WERE FLITTING AROUND IN THE STOMACHS OF MANY OF THE CHARACTERS. ThE BAND BEGAN TO PLAY ANO ALL OF A SUODEN SOMEONE BEHINO THE CURTAINS WAS FLASHINGTHE SIGNAL FOR THE BANO TO TAKE THEIR SEATS IN THE ASSEMBLY FOR THE FIRST ACT. 3EFCRE THE CAST KNEW WHAT HAO HAPPENED THE CURTAIN HAD BEEN PULLED ANO MRS. REAOE WAS CONGRATULATING THEM ON THEIR FINE JOB.

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 To MAKE The PROOUCTinNS A SUCCESS THESE PEOPLE HAD A HAND IN THE PL AY J Stuoent Directors: Betty Uhlik and Patty Kocian; Prompter: Wi ma Keil; Stage Manager: Leon Meisinger; Property Manager: Janis Schmiotmann; Bus- iness Manager: Bill Cecil; Stage Technicians: Ray Hilo, Kenneth Gawehn, and Merle Meisinger; Make Up: Betty Uhlik, Pat Kocian, Wilma Keil, ano Ruby Everett. The ushers were as follows. For Thursoay: 8ill Cecil,Lelano Meisinger, Ronalo March, Gene Haswell, Donna Wagner, Berna Forbes, Shirley Huoson, ano Cora Lee Hitt. For Friday: Bill Cecil, George Minforo, Bill H0lly, Ray Price, Ruby Everett, Mary Ellen Reeo, Wanoa Cacy, Mary Woster, and Frances Gunsolley. Have you ever stoppeo to think just how much work was oone to make the play a big hit? Just ask any member of the Senior play cast that slaveo AWAY ON PRACTICE ANO REHEARSALS AT THE NOON HOUR. It all starteo about 11:35 hen all the members of the cast were rush- ing AROUNO CARRYING THEIR LUNCHES OOWN TO THE CONFERENCE ROOM ANO THEN

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 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, the Senior Class of I9U9 or Plattsmouth H18H School, City of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, BEING OF SOUNO MI NO ANO BOOY HEREBY MAKES ITS LAST WILL AND TESTA- MENT, THIS BEING ITS FINAL YEAR OF EXISTENCE (wE HOPE). The class as a whole will its extreme intelligence ano ability TO GET I 00 WITHOUT STUOYING TO THE PRESENT FRESHMAN CLASS. To THE Juniors we bequeath our wisdom in selecting class officers and our PERFECT ORDER AND COOPERATION FOUND IN EVERY SENIOR CLASS MEETING. Unto the Sophomores we will and bequeath our ability to 6ET along AS A GROUP AND OUR WAY OF TAKING WHAT COMES AND SAYING NOTHING FOR OR AGAINST IT. i' We will ano bequeath unto Mr. Eloe all our headaches knowing a FEW MORE WON'T BOTHER HIM MUCH. UNTO THE REST OF THE FACULTY WE WILL AND BEQUEATH A GREAT RELIEF THAT WE ARE GONE. A FEW SPECIAL ITEMS ARE LISTEO BELOW WHICH WE LEAVE IN THE HANDS OF OUR EXECUTOR, THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1950, THESE ITEMS ARE AS FOLLOWS: I, Lee Applegate, do hereby will ano bequeath my quiet nature to Mrs. Mann's Physics class. I ,Joan Ault, do hereby will ano bequeath my ability to write Short- hand, to Marlene Albin to shorten those long notes to Dick Tincher. I, Don Baker, oo hereby will and bequeath my photographic equipment to next year's Annual staff. I, Wanda Cacy, do heresy will and bequeath my enticing blue eyes to Chet to remember me by. I, Bill Cecil, oo hereby will ano bequeath my aovanceo brain” to Cliff Kennell, who neeos a few advancements. I, Frances Clinkenbeard, oo hereby will and bequeath my nickname Clink back to the cinder-pile. I, DeNIE CuNOALL, OO HEREBY WILL AND BEQUEATH MY HEI6HT TO NEXT YEAR'S BASKETBALL TEAM. I, Jim Doooy, oo hereby will and bequeath my vigorous laughter to the Grano Canyon, where it will live forever. I, Jack Downs, do hereby will and bequeath Wilma back to myself for FUTURE REFERENCE. I, Jim Earl, do hereby will and bequeath my well-oevelopeo bkJeps to Freodie Schroeoer. I, Florence Ellingson, oo hereby will and bequeath my 52 creoits to Don Davis, who probably has more than he wants anyway. I, Berna Forbes, do hereby will ano bequeath my getting through High School in three years to Darrell Williamson. I, Ruby Everett, do hereby will ano bequeath all the tacks Dick Fischer put on my chair, to the Dead End Kids. I, Ina Mae Finnefrock, do hereby will and bequeath my boyfriends WITH CARS, TO ALL THE GIRLS WHO LIVE IN MURRAY. mmmal vm sm m j t71 n V £3