Plymouth High School - Mayflower Yearbook (Plymouth, IN)

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O'Keefe Steinebach Harris Ryan Kleckner Lauer Harley Cleveland Snyder Harris Lee North Switzer CAST OF CHARACTERS XN'illiuin liarkeley, ai Yale man .. Marvin Snyder Charles Mason .............. . Lloyd Henderson .. Teddy Furnuin Mrs. john Silnnions .. Mary Anne Simmons . .,.. ....... , 4...., .. Mrs. Henry Kate Kirkland, society woman Betsy Seroggins, hired help .......... Sarah Applegate Slissy, town gossip . lilziine Jewett, society girl Trellu jewett, invalid sister Putty Cloverleaf, society girl .......... ... George Switzer .... lfrnest Lee ... llonier North ..,..... Lena Harley Mary jane Cleveland ........ Ruth Harris .. Alice Harris .. .. Laura Ryan .. l'earl Kleekner .... llernice Lauer llelen Steinehzieh Extras:-Guests at fraternity dance. Mrs. lill'kl21llCl'S maid. The senior play of 1918, The Blossolning of Mary ,'X11l1C,U is to he pit sented on Friday, May 31. XVith the unusual talent in the class together yi ith Miss Galhreutlils ability as coach, the play will undoubtedly he one ol the hc t ever produced hy any graduating class. 4183

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fe-xr' Logan Cressner Morris Stroinbeck VVise SENIORS PERFORM OPERATION. The Senior stunt given t'arnival night vvhich took tirst prize was a real-forssure surgical operation. Little Russell Vtfise heeoming suddenly ill with heart trouble, and all such diseases affeetng lovesick persons, was hastened lo the operating room of the Hicksville llospital. Stroinheek and Logan, the famous doctors from Harris. rushed to the scene in their llrush roadster. covering the distance of six miles in one hour. Un arriving ten minutes later they innnediately saw the serious condition of Little Russ. X'X'ith haste they sent a telegram on the four o'eloelc train to their nurses, Misses Crcss- ner and Morris. These ladies had just returned from aetive service at Liukville during the epidemic ol' whooping cough. and as they had experience along this line they vvere called to save the dying man. XYith their instruments. chisel. hammer. lmraee. hit, and the screvv driver they proceeded to do vvhat they eould to save the life of one we all love so well. The auaesthetie which was given, was formerly a pair of old socks owned hy Richard Huff. After inuch sawing and ehiseling, the patient's heart was pulled out. The heart in the form of a tomato was found to he slightly spoiled. This small operation failed to relieve the patient of the pain he was suffering. Through the use of an Xfray it was found that the poor hoy suffered from stomach trouble, his stoni- aeh must he removed. So with tears in their eyes and smiles on their faces the doctors and nurses removed little Russ's stomaeh, which was a huge can. Little Russ in in- fancy had svvallovved a can opener, and as a result his stomaeh had heen pierced. From his intestines a string of vveenies were also iemoved. on the helief that the lad would he lietter ull' without them. The doctors fearing that the operation would not he sue- cessful unless they examined everything, next pulled out his gizzard. an enormous eali- hage, and discovered that it was lwadly in need of repairs. The operation heing finished and the patient sexved up the doctors found to their dismay. that through eglrefulnt-55 they had forgotten their shears. The whole affair must he done over again, so with hravery they closed their eyes to his groans ot' pain and with unskilled hands removed the shears and again sevved up the patient. The patient recovered immediately, due to the inexperienced doctor. and the funeral arrangements that had heen made preceding the operation were postponed until further notiee. U75

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IDU - I E El U U Oratory ll The preliminary contest in oratory was held in the high school building, Friday, April 19. Clark Logan, delivering VVaterson's address on '4Lincoln,,' won first place, but because of him winning the contest the previous year, he is not qualified to represent us in the Marshall county contest, held here May 4. Clark will go to Laporte as our representative in the Northern Indiana contest. Roy English, winner of second place in the try out, will therefore take his stand against the other schools of the county. Royis oration was Wilson's War Message. Contrary to custom, there were three girls who entered the try-out this year. All the girls proved to be very effective speakers. They were: Mary Ca- vender, Gladys Swoverland and Flora Davis. Other speakers, all of whom proved their ability as orators were: George Stevens, Alton Green, Robert Martin, Kenneth Lackey and War1'en Heestand. The judges were Messrs. Blue and Townsend of the NVarsaw schools and Mr. Thornton of South Bend. Between the orations several musical numbers were given. The high school quartette, which will represent us at the county contest, sa11g, and other music was furnished by the Franklin brothers, jean Metsker, Rulo Garn and Frances Armantrout. The girls' contest in declamation which was to be the same evening was postponed until later, thus giving the girls a longer time to prepare them- selves. . 1192