Rockford East High School - Argus Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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Seniors Present The Curious Savage Bised upon the fact that the hne betsx een 51n1ty and 1n5an1ty IS very hne and qutte often 1nd1scern1ble The Currous Savage xx r1tten by ohn Patrtelx presents a strrlxxng contr 15t of personaltttes and promotes a better under standlng of human eCCentr1c1t1es A5 pro duced by the Sennor Class lf brought scores of eompluments to the actors md the1r d1ree tor MISS Adellne Hoegberg The plot centers around Mrs Ethel Savage C oan Wfalantb a m1ll1ona1re vxhose money mad Chlldren belteve her to be lnsane be cause she tr1ed to set up a memorral fund from vshlch people could dravu to fulfill the1r vuldest dreams Havtng been commltted to 1 prtx ate IUSIIIUIIOH Mrs Savage vsho IS qutte sane decxdes to make ltfe d1fhcult for her chtldren by h1d1ng her valuable bonds 1n the stomach of a pet teddy bear In searchrng for the h1dden bonds, the younger Savages make themselves appear qutte foolnsh lust as Mrs Savage had hoped they would do Whlle Mrs Savage IS l1v1ng at the rest well After seeing the peculxar ILIIOUS 1nd Nancy Glomp Marxlxn B xter and Sue Peterson coax Tlmmw Johnson to plax the pllno dur n one nt the rehears 115 tor the Semor CI155 Plas the slmple but sensxble ph1lo5ophy of the guests at the hame lf IS not dtfheult for the audtence to realtze vxhat Byron meant th tt l m ty not vseep x l tru mtxt dueesher Ama IDIIN an tt otn XX1l1nt1 Sut Pttuwn and CAST ol1n5onlnokon xuth mterest THL GULSTS l lorente l tr H mnnbal Brtndt Gustax son lalrx Max Sue Peterson Ietfery Tun ohnson Nlrs Paddy lanet Btrtholomevs THE FAMILX TIILIS ljllf. H m kmson Stmuel PhxlStr1nd Mane Solem Illly ella Lthel lotn XY tlant THI1 STAFI M155 XYf1lhelm1n.1 Marxlyn Btxter Ntnty Glomp Dr Lmmett I 1rlK1llberg 12 ' cc ' 9' 2 A I V K D l A ' 1 . . . . I Y fa , ' t , A R 1 - ' r C 2 1' ' 4 N- 7 l n 2 .V , . . , 1 , I . X C A, Q ' - J . C ' I' l S A ' ' ' .li .T A ' ' 4 xl..' . I. 1 . . . G S h A A I H H C X Lv A . c ' ' ' ' - . ' at ' r C home, She SCYS F0 kf1OW the PGOPIC fl1CfC QUIK? when he said, And if l ever laugh at any mortal thing-Tis V. . . ' 5 . 'C 2 - l 2 2 2 V . , , KH-' f. 'As' '1 1 ' ' gf L sv v-I 4 4 . 5 .N ' ' 1 Tim ,A .N f - - Kay 5. tis 1 S. ' ' ' ' l ' V 4' - B . . V ' . L . I , , 7, , l L T' R

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Mother JOCY Trot Teensie 'Ianey Betty Miss XX'inston POW' 'limmy john Mrs. Biddle George Biddle Rescued Woniiin CAST Donna Griem Ronnie Husmann jackie Anderson Mary Lindsl-:old Sandy Ballard Laura Blakely Nancy We-lsli Bart Munson Bob Andrews Mary Ann Larson Ed Shanl-L , A , Ronnie Husmann. jackie Anderson, Laura Blakely. Donna Griem, Bart Munson, ' Bob Andrews, and Sandy Ballard look on sympathetically as Mary Lindskold tries Sonia Edgren to apply artificial respiration to her dying turtle. QQ H ' Room for Une More Staged by Juniors Sandy liallard tries hard to learn to swim as her instructor, Ronnie Husmann. wattlies with little tonfidenfe in his teaching ability. A father and a mother who had the under- standing and good sense necessary to help several homeless teenagers find happiness and meaning in their lives are the characters around which Williatm Davidson built his heart-warming play, Room for One More. which was presented by the junior Class un- der the direction of Miss Adeline Hoegberg on the evenings of january 29 and 50. The opening of the play finds the Rose family with four teenagers already under their wing, and a fifth one jimmy john fBobby Andrewsl, who was raised in the slums and is crippled by the after effects of polio, soon to arrive. Mother Rose CDonna Grieml is forced to carry the burden of raising the five children alone after the death of Poppy CBart Munsoni. The family is brought closer together as jimmy john realizes he is needed. and Janey CSandra Ballardl, a timid defensive girl, overcomes her great fear of water by rescuing a drowning woman fSonja Edgrenl. The audience was given an inside view and understanding of family life as well as being entertained by the fine acting of the juniors.

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5, 5. Q 1 L i 2 E i sz -, , , HL- s P -,P l ,'7l 'F 7 't' 2 rfn Seated on her throne with attendants Betty Powers and -leanne Houy is Dolphin Queen Nancy Allison, who was nominated by the Dolphin Club and elected by the vote of the student body. Dolphin Club Navigates Seaweed Saga Climaxing this years Dolphin Show, the members of the cast with candles in hand form a pitturesque scene as the large D emblem again takes its place afloat in the middle of the pool, I crown you Queen Nancy, Queen of the 1954 Dolphin Show. With these words, Don johnson, Dolphin Club president ollicially crowned Nancy Allison after she and her attendants were escorted by Dolphin Club ofhcers to the place of honor. Shipwrecked on a desert island, Master of Cere- monies Eddie Shank related the incident to the March 31 and April l and 3 audiences, and then went on to describe his numerous travels, inter- spersed with appropriate water and land acts. Variety was the keynote, and acts ranged from water ballets by the girls of the Dorado Club to clown diving, which provided a wavy climax for the exhibition diving.