Sault Ste Marie High School - Northern Light Yearbook (Sault Ste Marie, MI)

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4 I Plus, pagtants, and asstmblits hayt lttratttd a grt1t many of tht class of 1945 In 1944s unior Stnior Play, Btst 1'oot Iorward, stytral of our mtmbtrs took promintnt rolts Francis Bud Nlanshtld as Chutk Grttn the greenit who drtw 1 blind dart, Bttty Rutttr, Audrtyf Whitt and Gladys Iuxvy oith IS thrtt dttts D tk Brutt IS Pioftssor Lloyd Don Gtrrit 15 1 prtss agtnt, and Dayid Bort IS ntvys rt porttr Chtsttr Billings You yxill rtmtmbtr that Btst loot Forvs 1rd took pl1tt in tht room of two military lLldLl11Y boys of Winsotki Prtp School fht plot cncern l 1 moyit lttitss yy ho ltttnds .1 smlll toyyn spring prom it tht rtqutst so sht tlumtd, of ont of tht young studtnts md gtts htrstlf 1 pilt of publ1c1ty On tlltst tyyo pagts 1rt shoyyn picturts from tht thitt mun productions of this school ytar tht cast of unior Nh s tht Indians, the minuet danctrs, and tht huntsmen from the Washington pagtantq and scenes from Spring iretn, 1945 Junior-Senior Play. For the first time since 1930 the Sptech Club pre- sented L1 club play. unior 'vliss is tht story of thirtttn year o ' udy Graves, who continually succetds in drag- ging her family in and out of many complicated scrapes. Tl irteen seniors factd the footlights in this comedy. Dor- ethy Ann NlcCormick played the delightful udy vyho has .1 monstrous appetite and an over-abundance of imag- ination. Out of the darkest hour, Judy, on New Year's tlay sails through with flying colors on new-born charm and that ever present imagination, surprising herself and her family with a beau and solving her family difficulties .1t the same time. Betty Rutter as Mrs. Graves tried gal- l1ntly to kttp ptatt in tht family Xtra Yeaek drtw gales of liughttr as tht brusqut maid of tht Gray ts household yy ho ktpt the familv in ordtr, Pat Sparling as Lois Graves ktpt sptctators busy trving to figure out numerous boy fritnds, Francis Viansfitld as B Curtis, Nlr Graves boss, stormtd in and out, Gladvs Tuxyy orth as Elltn Curtis pro duttd tht IOIIIIDUL, anglt Dick Brutt, Don Gtrrit, 1111 lritt Ross Anmtoy n, Chlrlts Sttphtnson and Dalt Lock itm yytrt ktpt ll bay by Iois Grayts, whilt Duid Bort slng to udy as tht Wtsttrn Union boy The cast receiyed m1ny plaudits for a fmt ptrformanct Commtmomting XV1shington s birthday, tht spttch tllss, tht musit dtpartmtnt, 1nd mmy mtmbtrs of tht Spttth Club VKO1'kt,Cl for thrtt wttks on If Ht Could Spt 1k a chorit pagtant by H G Sliktr This was a color ful tdutational production in tableau form, made effec tiyt by many btautiful costumes and 1 speaking choir I told tht story of Gtorge XX 1sh1ngton s problems and madt the point that the father of our country' was inttnsely human and yy as not tht deity that many persons think ht YVLIS. The cast includtd: lfirst Man-Bruce Vlartyn. Second Nlan-XY ayne Cooper. Modtrn Man-Mtrvin Clark. Grumbler- ack Allaire. George W'ashington-Terry Brown. Gentleman-Bruce Martyn. Colonial Huntsmen-Peter Hotton, Glenn McAdam, Loyal Behling, Clark Murphy. ff' '1 S Ns., t B'-fwf la! ' ..t,sfs aww

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ealms o gold ---- ault S7-High qlramatics One of the finer treasures which the class of '45 sought was obtained with remark- able success as Miss Agnes Solvsberg guided the seniors through dramatics and speech work. To Miss Solvsberg the class of 1945 extends sincere thanks for her patience careful guidance and capable direction for it vias she who made this work an unforget- table treasure. Under the direction of Vhss Solw sberg the Speech Club went to work with enthusi asm and produced the Broadvu .xy hit umor Miss In the fall of 44 Late In the fall also the Speech Club published a small mimeographed paper Grease Paint News whieh was sent to former dramatics students both In the seruce and out All were most grateful and many requested another edition Early In 'Xosember the club spon sored the annual Thespian dinner at which eleven Thespians were Initiated The club pus Thespnan dues and buys each Thespnn 1 years subscription to that organization s magazine And so as we the members of 45 lease these premises we wish to thank Vhss Solvsberg md the Speech Club for helping us attain 1 memorable goal In dramatics Czghespzans Coming into the home stretch fifteen of the members of 45 were boosted to the order of 'Nlational Thespxan Troop 141 for meritorious achievement In dramatics The annual Thespian banquet In Now ember was the scene of the initiation of eleven of the fifteen Following the dinner and formal initiation Speech Club members held an informal Initiation and were entertained by the antics of the new Thes pians The remaining four took the Thespian oath at Speech Club s April meeting after which refreshments were served In honor of the Thespians Ross ANNATOXNI proved that the show could go on when he played his role In junior Vhss in spite of a dislocated shoulder suffered in the Marquette football game Ross was hero In Curse You jack Dalton and appeared In numerous assembly programs DICK BRUCE was college professor In Best Foot Forward and one of the dates junior Miss He too participated In many assemblies DAVID BORT was the never to be forgotten reporter IH Best Ioot Forward and the singing telegraph boy In umor Miss DON CFRRIIF was the moxxe stars agent in Best Iaoot Forward md the Impressixe Vlajor Todd In Spring Green Bern ANN MACLACI-ILAN served as Speech Club uce president worked on makeup eommittees and appeared as Mrs Dalton In the melodrama and as 'VIrs Rumble wartime maid In Spring Green FRANCIS MANsI'1EtIa was Speech Club s Henry Vlorgenthau and played roles In the umor Senior Play of 44 and 45 and also in the Speech Club play -Iumor 'Vhss DOROTI-Ii ANN MCCORMICK was outstanding as the lovable Judy of umor Vhss For superb handling of a long part she merited Thespian membership seruce In many Speech Club projects QContInued on page 44j we 24 ,gf x V , Y , , V . . A . V s I j . .- . ,, . . ,, . , . ' I . X i - -I ' ze - , as 1 Y I l I ' - Y Yl D . I - f v 5 I 1 I . . f vy , - l A - , , vm 3 x - 1 x I . l V i ' l . s ls ' V X ' , , . , . , , Q H . , , A , , ,, . . . x . - ,, , . . , ' ' 1 6 s - s ' ' ' ' s l I ' ' . A 1 . . , - n - - - -- . , I I . I .. ,, - ' 9 - .. ,, , K. ., . .. - - ,, - - I 1 1 in . , . , , ' if , 1 H I ' ' ' HJ ' . ,, A . s A X Y- x 1 i ' rr - V n I Q - 7 i - - u - rw 1 r 1 V 'L 1 V. 1 i . x , 3 5 ' , D . . X . - .. - ,, I . , , . . .. . - A , ' . J ' - . ' ' ' u I fl ' ' D! ' L 1 7 - X .IJ - , - ,, . I . EVELYN MCMORRIS delighted the audience as she bounced on and off the stage in Spring Green. Evelyn also gave If ff J V lx M' , V lpage twenty-seven

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V a if Q? 1 12? V' Colonial Ladies and Gentlemen-Pat Armstrong, Don Griihn, Monna Mackin, Jae Birch, Gladys Tuxworth, Da- vid W'illiams, Marge Steele, Leo Kobera. Indians-Bob Poppe, Dale Naramor, George Holmes. Speaking Choir-XVayne Aikins, Jeanne Ala, Marjorie Anderson, Bill Brown, Bill Brunsdon, Quentin Burchill, Helen Carter, l.ouine Dahlman, Bill Dynes, Farrell Elliott, Gene Finlayson, jim Honkanen, Jacquelyn Janikowski, Marybeth Ladd, Ruth McPherson, Donna McKinnon, Mary Lou Matheson, -lean Price, Barbara Pringle, Anne Traige, jack Vfelsh. Singing Choir-Pat Sparling, Erva Hillock, Vergenc Cowell, Shirley Rucker, Edmund Bilodeau, Bob Hunt, Vern Talsma, Clayton Dunn. Piano-Dorothy Alcan O'Neill. Staff: Director Miss Agnes Solvsberg Music Earl P. Thomas Dancing Miss Arline Bovee When it came time for a klunior-Senior Play, the Speech Club heard reviews of various dramas and finally singled out Spring Green as their choice. Tllis is the story of a young boy, Newton Todd, much misunderstood by his father, who disapproved of Newton's hobby, breeding earthworms. Nine seniors had parts in the production. Stalwart Don Gerrie was a splendid Major Todd. whose efforts to remake his son into a nice normal young man by means of shouts and threats and pleading, met with failure at every turn. Pat Sparling maintained the high standards of charaeterigfation which she set for herself in junior Miss. Pat appeared as Tony Cassell. i ,ist 5? 4 ws who moaned about the manpower shortage but who seemed to be troubled by an oversupply. The male convoy in- cluded the loquacious Dunk Doyle, whom the oldsters ac- cused of turning his mouth on and letting it run, a role most capably handled by Charles Stephenson, his pal, Bing Hotchkiss, more restrained but just as complex, was well done by Francis Mansfield. Audrey White brought ineffable poise to her portrayal of Hula Hotchkiss, Bingls twin sister, who during a trip to New York changes from a fat girl to a femme fatalef' Betty Ann MacLachlan neatly gauged her role of Mrs. Rumble, independent and slightly temperamental cook of the Cassell household, who eternally suggests parsnips for dinner. Evelyn McMorris was a competent Genevieve, who sees all, knows all, tells all as she bounces enthusiastically on and off the stage. Frank Staley was convincing as the tough Irish cop who brooks no interference with the law when he discovers tin cans previously containing earthworms filled with gaso- line. Betty Rutter provided the commanding off-stage voice of Genevieve's mother. A year ago when the junior Red Cross Carnival was put on, Speech Club presented an old-fashioned melodrama, Curse You, jack Dalton. lfour seniors played roles. Ross Annatoyn as jack Dalton saved the young maiden in dis- tress. Betty Rutter played the giggling idiotic daughter. lfloise Dalton. Dick Bruce portrayed the heroine's long- lost brother, and Betty Ann Maclaiehlan was the stern, rich Mrs. Dalton. That the class of 1945 was dramatic minded is clearly shown on these pages and that the class attained a certain degree of excellence in dramatics is evidenced in the fact that 15 of its members are National Thespians. The sen- iors have truly enjoyed this treasure, dramatics, and we shall not bury it as we leave Sault lligh hut will carry the memory always in our hearts. S