Richlands High School - Reminiscences Yearbook (Richlands, VA)

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SENIOR PLAY p The Senior Class of 1938 Presents BEADS ON A STRING A Comedy in Three Acts By Myrtle Giard Elsey CAST Bennie Davis . . Zezzalee Davisl ' D 1 Ck Ohve J. H. Davis ....,............,.. .......... R obert Howell Benjamin Davis, Esq. ...... ....... K enneth Hooker Harold Beem ............... ........... K ent Brown Ab Dinkler ........... .....,........ J ack McCall Mrs. J. H. Davis ....... .......... P aulette Cooke Molly Mallerton ...... ................. ............ F r ances Boggess Jeanette Blue ........................................ .......... J ohnnie Gillespie Cleopatra Oleomargarine Johnson ......... .,,.,,,.,,., G ussie Pruett SCENE: Living room of Davis family. SYNOPSIS: The Davis family receive a letter from Uncle Ben saying he is coming to see their daughter and that if he is impressed with her, he will give her a portion of his fortune. As it happens, the Davis family have a son, Bennie, but no daughter. They have him assume the role of a daughter during the uncle's stay. Bennie's sweet' heart and his friends miss him and engage the services of Ab Dinkler, a correspondence school detective, to find him. Many amusing situations follow-but Ab, the Sleuth, finally clears up all mystery, Uncle Ben gives Bennie a fortune, and Bennie and Molly are happily married. 25

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THF, MODEL SENIOR The Senior Boy should have: Freddie Tizen's Personality Dick Olive's Originality Ken Hooker's Physique Jack McCal1's Good Looks Kent Brown's Talent Boyd Boggess' Way with the Women Otis Whitaker's Dignity Walter Padbury's Strength John Liddle's Hair Buell Pruett's Height Victor Dunford's Common Sense Nelson Frazier's Athletic Ability Robert Allison's Shyness Houston Kennedy's Dependability Dennis O'Quinn's Wit Bill Nuckels' Gameness Robert Hovvell's Smile The Senior Girl should have: Johnnie Gillespie's Personality Mary Sue Ringstaff's Originality Dismal Fields' Figure Virginia Wilson's Eyes Mary Reynolds' Looks Mary Thomas' Talent Neva Meade's Way with the Men Mary Jane Buckles' Dignity Thelma Taylor's Strength Margaret Smith's Hair Mary Frances Boggess' Disposition Dorothy Watts' Cuteness Mildred McReynolds' Common Sense Paulette Cooke's Athletic Ability Oma Shrader's Shyness Trula Smith's Dependability Anna Mae McCarty's Wit ' Edna Thomas' Gameness Trula White's Ambition Frances Van Dyke's Versatility Virginia Sparks' Smile Helen Wilson's Politeness Helen Sparks' Femininty Mary Shamblin's Neatness Gussie Pruett's Giggle Mae Harmon's Attitude Minnie Grimsley's Sincerity Sallie Claypool's Courage Edna Altizer's Quietness 24

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WHO'S WHO Neatest .................. Dreamiest. ................ . Peppiest .....,.,.. . ............ . ..............Iack McCall, Mary Reynolds .................Boyd Boggess, Mae Harmon .........Kent Brown, Anna Mae McCarty Sunniest Disposition ........ .................... D ick Olive, Dismal Fields Biggest Pest ................. ................. I ohn Liddle, Virginia Wilson Biggest Grouch ............ ........ D ennis O'Quinn, Margaret Smith Biggest TwofTimers ............. .. ............. ............,.................................... 1 ack McCall, Frances Boggess Biggest Suckers ...............................................,.................................... Kenneth Hooker, Dismal Fields Best Friends .................... Nelson Frazier and Dick Olive-Margaret Smith and Mildred McReynolds Most Likely to Succeed ..............................................................,......... Dick Olive, Mary Sue Ringstaff The Long and Short of It ................... ................................................................ N elson and Dorothy Most in Love .......................... Most Conceited .................. Best Looking ............. Best Personality ........ Best AllfAround .,...,. Most Popular ........ Most Loyal ......... Most Athletic ........ Most Talented ....... Most Dignified ......... Most Dependable ..... Most Sincere ................ Most Sentimental ............ Dumbest .............................. Most AbsentfMinded ........,. Most Courteous .....,......... Most Bashful ...........,.... Most Capable ......... Wittiest .,............ Cutest .............. Quietest ....... Loudest ........ 26 and Gusslc .......Kenneth Hooker, Trula White .......Otis Whitaker, Mary Reynolds ..........Dick Olive, Iohnnie Gillespie ...............Kent Brown, Paulette Cooke ........Freddie Tizen, Dorothy Watts Nelson Frazier, Frances Van Dyke ......Nelson Frazier, Paulette Cooke ................Kent Brown, Mary Thomas ........Otis Whitaker, Mary Jane Buckles ........Houston Kennedy, Sallie Claypool ....,Victor Dunford, Thelma Taylor ..........Nelson Frazier, Neva Meade ..........Boyd Boggess, Helen Wilson Boyd Boggess, Mary Shamblin .......Robert Lambert, Virginia Sparks ..,..,.......Robert Allison. Helen Sparks ........Walter Padbury, Paulette Cooke .....Dick Olive, Anna Mae McCarty ..........Bill Nuckels, Dorothy Watts ..............Victor Dunford, Edna Altizer ........Iohn Liddle, Mary Frances Boggess