Port Byron High School - Echo Yearbook (Port Byron, IL)

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The Senior Class of Port Byron High School presents Miss Adventure A three-act comedy Directed by Marian Henry CAST College girls---Bev Pannell--Cuke Strandgard--Helen Williams Jo Carter college tomboy Marilyn Sidlinger Miss Prim head of the school Shirley Erickson Samson school janitor Kenneth Murphy Albert Brown a young farmer Herbert Noah Cyrus his hired man Robert Steffen Sarah Haskins his cook Kathleen Thompson Rebecca Haskins Sarah's daughter Virginia May Mrs. Carter, Jo's mother Margaret Smith Promptsr Norma Frits Stage Manager Calvin Larson Electrician John Eib ACT ONE Jo's room at Miss Prim's School ACT TWO Kitchen at Albert Brown's Farm ACT THREE Same Music Between Acts Quartet: Mary Engebretson Glee Luecke Alice Clossin Barbara Johnson Accordian Blair Thornbloom Trio Earl May Virginia May Marilyn Sidlinger Ushers Larry Atkinson Philip Johnson

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Miss Adventure Miss Prim CShirley Ericksonb is the head of a school for Girls where Jo Carter CMarilyn Sidlirgerl with Bette CBarbara Strandgardb, Sue CBeverly Pannellb, and Peggy CHelen Williams! are among the number enrolled. While studying in Bette's room, the girls violate school rules by making fudge and are discovered by Sampson CKenneth Murphy? the janitor of the school, who threatens to inform Miss Prim. In a situation which involves four pretty coeds against one man, Sampson becomes hopelessly confused and ' leaves the room completely dazed with all closure vanished from his mind. Jo Carter, quite a tomboy, who finds thoughts of dis- life at Miss Prim's school much too quiet, disguises herself as a boy and runs away. When her absence is discovered and the general confusion and excitement had died away, Sampson finds he is minus his only pair of pants. Jo, by now, has reached the farm of Albert Brown CHerbert Noahb and applies for work. Employed here are Sarah Haskins CYathleen Thompsonb, a brawny woman separated from her husband, and her daughter Rebecca Cvirginia Hayl who spends most of her time trying to entice the men--al- though the hired man, Cyrus CBob Steffenj a grinning, gig- gling boy is in love with her. Quite a difficult situation develops when Rebecca, believing Jo is a boy, persists in making love to her. Jo comes from a very prominent family who are much con- cerned with her absence from school. When her picture is published in the papers Farmer Brown recognizes it but re- solves to Peep it a secret as he has fallen in love with her and does not want her to leave, Suspicion seems to point to Sampson, for Miss Prim is convinced, since Sampson's pants are missing, that he must have been involved in some sort of a trick to help Jo make her escape from school. Feeling he is in danger, he believes the thing to do is get Jo back to school and decide: to Vid- nap her. In the dead of the night, he steals into her room, covers her with a blanket, and makes his escape in spite of a few lusty screams from Jo. The screams bring Farmer Brown running to her room but too late to intercept the kidnapping He calls the State Police, who organize a Suddenly, with no warning at all, Jo farm with Sampson securely tied up with a cognizes him as her long-lost husband and wifely scolding for deserting her so long searching party. appears at the rope, Sarah re- gives him a good ard then turning into a kidnapper. Poor Sampson, whose only pair of pants Jo had taken, uses this loss as an alibi and is forgiven by his wife. Surprises are in store with the appearance of Miss Prim, Jo's'mother Cwargaret Smith? and the whole bevy of col- lege girls. Albert Brown and Jo announce their engagement, much to the surprise of everyoneg Rebecca and Cyrus openly avow their love. and Sarah and Sampson are reunited,