Robert E Lee High School - Legend Yearbook (Tyler, TX)

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Mystery Produced In November First production of the Robert E. Lee drama department in 1968 under the direction of Mrs. Jan Alston, proved to be an unusual mystery, Agatha Christie ' s ' ' The Mousetrap. The play is set at Monkswell Manor, an English guest house operated by Molly and Giles Ralston. Snowbound by a blizzard, the owners and guests are visited by detective Sgt. Trotter who informs the group that one of them is a mur- derer. Events reach a climax when Mrs. Boyle is murdered and everyone becomes a suspect. Suspense mounts until the true killer, Sgt. Trotter himself, is revealed in a surprise ending. Murder is not just fun and games. Sgt. Trotter (Bill Gray) arouses suspicion about Mr, Paravicini (Forrest Sanders) in an eflfort to hide his guilt. Mollie Ralston ' s shocked reaction to finding the body of Mrs. Boyle (Carolyn Harber) is portrayed by Brenda Foster. Gloom settles over the guests of Monkswell Manor as Mollie and Giles Ralston (Paula Patton and Randy Hughes) mform Mr. Paravicnii (For- rest Sanders) and Mrs, Boyle (Kathy Henderson) that they are snowbound. 25

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Complaining about the poor housekeeping, Mrs. Boyle (Carolyn Harber) argues with Miss Caswell (Laura Struve) about the conditions of their rooms. CAST Mollie Ralston Brenda Foster Paula Patton Giles Ralston Carl Adams Randy Hughes Christopher Wren Rod Hayes Mrs. Boyle Carolyn Harber Kathy Henderson Major Metcalf Randy Rogers Brian Eltis Miss Casewell Laura Struve Janis Etheridge Mr. Paravicini Forrest Sanders Detective Sgt. Trotter Bill Gray Major Metcalf, it was my civil duty. Mrs. Boyle (Kathy Henderson) ex- cuses her part in sending children to an orphanage where they were badly mistreated. (Bnan Eltis plays the Ma- jor.) Remembenng her unhappy childhood. Miss Casewell (Jams Etheridge) shows her bitterness to the world. Drama productions involve much work backstage. Mrs. Jan Alston in- structs seniors Brenda Foster. Forrest Sanders, and Ronnie Johnson. 24

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New Dances Hit Dixie The dance scene at Robert E. Lee was hit hard by soul fever as the bugaloo. Funky Broadway, and the Tighten Up spread across the area. Each home football game and the special basketball games were followed by a sock hop with live entertainment by the Metropolitan Blues Band, the Soul Rush, the Seventeenth Parallel, and other groups. Jimi Hendrix and the Heavy Sound became the vogue after Christmas, but Psoul and the accompanying dances was here to stay, at least for the rest of 1968. I Senior Connie Wilder relaxes (the elders would disa- gree with that) after Lee ' s big win over John Tyler. ' Senior David McElhanon and date, junior Sue Barber, rock and roll to the music at sock hop. Many of the Lee students and dates turned out for sock hop celebrating victory over John Tyler. 26