Ponce de Leon High School - Cavaleon Yearbook (Coral Gables, FL)

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AMONG THE smart little plays the dramatics classes have put on this year is this melodrama Fatal Quest. The quest, so small it's strange to believe it was so devastating, was the search by the duke for the Prin- cess' beautiful angora kitten. The Duke finds it all right, but when he returns and the king refuses him the hand of his daughter, he unsheathes his sword and kills the king. And so it goes, the queen dies of grief, the duke takes poison, and the princess dies from mental strain. Boy! that fatal quest surely was fatal! tain , Xlifinifred Burton, the princess 5 Bette Dillard, the queen , Al DeFoor, the king, Patrick Coffee, the duke. Characters of the play are, left to right: Bettie Bollinger as the Cur- q X 86 WHEN DRAMA CALLS, IT'S THESPIANS CURTAIN como uv! to introduce to our readers the National Thes- pians, whose individual dramatic achievements of one major role or two minor ones in plays have won them membership in this national honorary club. On call these achieved dra- matists meet in the Little Theater and under the able direction of Mrs. Claire Marley, they plan and discuss such big issues as the annual senior play. They are the proud possessors of the Thespian pin, which symbolizes two masks of drama-comedy and tragedy. Left to right, seated: Mrs. Marley, Joy Cobb, Secretary Dottie Powell, jackie Geiger, Ann Richey. Standing 1 Treasurer jimmy Fielden, Bill Gobat, Dol- ores Xllfright, Robert Kirkland, President jim Harrison. lax f' A if in BK

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+ As lovely and luscious as ever is Bettie Lou johnson, the sweetheart of the Letterman's Club. This year is the first year the Letter- man's Club has chosen a sweetheart. Bettie represents the average Ponce de Leon girl. Anne Ellis, runner-up, stands next to Bettie. Not pictured is Nancy jackson, also a runner-up. Qisssss1sLx:isc,,.im:mw.: .me BRAWNY BOZOS You CAN ALWAYS SAY, mAh, there goes a Hue hunk of a man when you see a Letterman walk down the hall sporting his big red letter P upon a black sweater. And indeed they are, for all members of the Leterman's Club have obtained a varsity letter in either football, basketball, or baseball. And it takes a hunk of a man to play those sports. Organized in 1939 and sponsored by Coach J. C. Gramley, the club has printed football and basketball programs, and presented eleven sweaters to outstanding football players. lt's really a thrill to a girl when she's asked to their annual Letterman's picnic or boatride. Besides holding a boxing meet with Andrew jackson High School, the I..etterman's Club sponsored the annual Colden Clove Boxing Tournament. fForming the letter P beginning at the foot are: Tom Kestler, Robert Bartnett, Ray Pierce, Al DeFoor, Kirk Westcott, Robert Kirkland, jack Raudenbush, Tommy Day, Fred Schiess, Bill Ward, Bob Schiess, David Callander, Bruce Booher, Tom Lanni, Billy Stephens, Victor Dacy, Hugh XVood, Chester Hunter, Hugh Ansley, Edgar Montague, Read Montague, Dick Fandrey. 5 ,f W f ff ff

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744 'Mech 7454 Encore! The Top Hatters Club has just presented one of their super deluxe, never-to-be-for- gotten plays. With drama as their specialty, these black silk toppers perform with the great- est of ease. They tackle the job of sponsoring stage activities at Ponce de Leon. These dramatic minded stu- dents must be at least sopho- mores and voted in by the majority of the club. Now headed by Mrs. Claire Marley, Top Hatters was founded at Ponce in 1936. A member of this emi- nent club can be recognized not only by his looks but by the black and gold pin symbolizing a top hat and cane he's wearing. Left to right, first rom: Rhea Grafton, joy Cobb, joan Browne, Katherine Hardeman, Recording Secretary Ann Richey, jackie Geiger, Corresponding Secretary Harriet Quillian, Dottie Powell, Jean Mixson, Nancy Hinckley, Anne Morrow, Phyllis jackson, Ruth Sullivan. Second row: Con- nie Ronde, Dolores Xlifright, Maynette Avery, Anne Chap- man, Helen Giersch, Mrs. Mar- ley, David Batcheller, Fred Scheiss, Read Montague, Hugh XVood, President John Dick, Al DeFoor. ffbird row: Mary Fran- ces Vlilkerson, Treasurer Barbara Fosgate, Nell Champion, Bertha Moore, Vice-president Bill Gobat, Talbot Trammell, Edgar Mon- tague, jack Raudenbush, Mort Guilford, Kirk XVestcott, Frank Wilcox. Tourfh row: David Mc- Donald, Robert Kirkland, Jimmy Fielden, Brad Wfhite, jim Har- rison, Henry Betts, Billy Wfarcl, jack Wlilkins, Bob Schiess, Don- ald Brown. Not pictured: Kitty WHEN GRANDMA HIT THE TOWN WAIT A MINUTE, Grandma, not that! The above is a scene from this year's senior play, Grandma Fought the Indians? Pictured is Jackie Geiger as Grandma Morrison, Al DeFoor as Barry Douglas, Dot Powell as Millie, Ruth Sullivan as Nettie Doubleday, Lynn McGibboney as the mayor and John Dick as M. C. Saunders. The rest of the cast who are not pictured are Patsy Denning doubling as Nettie Doubleday, Bill Shuts as Claude Stacey, jimmy Fielden as Slim Montana, Wlinnie Burton, as Susie Droop, LaVerne Sebastian as Myrtle Doop, Brad Vfhite as Lem Burton, Nancy Hinckley as Gladys, and Mary Wilkersoxl as Laurel Lovely. Pankey. e g 4 'S' B F Aix D L T X ll A et. Eff f-12,455 L T ' sexe--'..:if-1.2: