Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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26 SENIOR CLASS PLAY First Row: F. Bissell, N. Gilley, J. Stewart, N. McDonald, D. McPherson, B. Best, Miss Gile, director. Second Row: j L L. Corrigan, J. Ketterer, E. O ' Neil, J. Bates, D. Dwyer, P. Goddard. Senior Class Play This year the Class of ' 49 presented a very students in the Art Room directed by Miss Doris different type of play from those presented in Rowell: ticket sellers led by Mr. Erroll Wilcox; other years. The three-act mystery play Drums stage directors and the prompters, of Death by Howard Reed concerned the mys- ii c i i di terious disappearance of a Mr. Bailey and the All-School Flay 1 r 1 U1 . • J U CONTINUED FROM PAGE 25 search lor a valuable stone. IVlanv weird happen- ings added to the plot of the play, which took The following, as well as the cast, deserve a place near a swamp at Harrowsburg in the deep gi at deal of credit for their cooperation and hard South. ork. The cast was as follows: Coach— Miss Eleanor Gile Celeste, an octoroon servant Florence Zalenski Stage— Mr. Lawrence Benson. David Barclay. Sheldon Barley, in charge o Bailey s property George Bearce. William Merritt, Wallace John Stewart Spear Jules, a Haitian negro John Bates r. iii- r • d n a t t n • Mrs. Oakley, the housekeeper Fay Bissell 5ce ;ery— Miss Dons Rowell Mary Lou Corri- Mrs. Gillette, Mr. Bailey ' s sister Nancy McDonald an- Barbara Best. Joseph Devine. Ronald Eugenia Bowles, a distant relative Barbara Best Duval. Carol Stearns. Charniaine Witt, Ralph Amelia Gillette, Mrs. Gillette ' s granddaughter Zollin , , , Dorothy McPherson Costumes— Miss Mary Kingsbury I eiiton (.ooper. the county sheriff David Dwyer i a t i Doctor Cameron, a midnight visitor Eugene O ' Neil Sound effects — Jack Ketterer, Edwin Viega Paula Bailey. Mr. Bailey s granddaughter Nancy Gilley Tickets — Mr. Erroll Wilcox. Maxine McLean, The play was under the direction of Miss Irene Pratt. Patricia Goddard Eleanor Gile. Ushers — Mar Lou Corrigan, Frances Dyer, Other people who deserve much credit for mak- Joan Kettell. Betty Murrill. Donna Vickery, ing the play a success were the boys in Practical Charniaine Witt Arts under the direction of Mr. Walter Robb: Prompters — Barbara Cole, Patricia Goddard

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25 ALL-SCHOOL PLAY FiKST Row: J. Stewart, N. McDonald, P. Goddard, F. Zalenski, D. Dwyer, D. McPherson, N. Gil- ley, W. Bonomi, B. Best, Miss Gile. Second Row: M. Nichols, B. Cole, E. O ' Neil, P. Green, P. Delano, G. Wilder, F. Whorf, C. Stearns, J. Ketterer, J. Taylor. DRAMATICS Barbara Cole, ' 50 All-School Play Aaaa-Eeee-Iiii-Oooo-Uooo ! Strange sounds came from Scituate High School Auditorium on the night when Don ' t Take My Penny was presented as the annual all-school production. Dotty McPherson was the person uttering these strange sounds as she practised voice training in one of the many comedy scenes of the play. Don ' t Take My Penny by Anne Coulter Mar- tins, a three-act comedy, was produced under the expert guidance of Miss Eleanor Gile. Howls of laughter arose from the audience when David Dwyer entered in black moustache, black wig and horn-rimmed glasses. Then Francis Whorf brought down the house when he nonchalantly came strolling on stage dressed as a beautiful model with long blonde curls. The rest of the ac- tors played their parts excellently. The cast was as follows: Sally, a maid with a purpose Florence Zalenski Norman Porter, a publicity man Glenn Wilder Penny, a pretty little miss Dorothy McPherson Caleb, her absorbed father Eugene O ' Neil Mark, her jarm-minded brother John Stewart Mavis, her attractive sister Nancy Gilley Lydia, her busy mother Barbara Best Joanna, her loyal girl friend Carol Stearns Kerry, her resourceful boy friend David Dwyer Greg, his pal with ideas Francis Whorf Gram, fust herself Nancy McDonald Monsieur Henri, a French designer William Bonomi Clair Muriel Nichols Elsie pretty young models Patricia Goddard Lucille Janice Taylor Red, a delivery boy Paul Green Harrison Day, a young author Phillip Delano Between acts of the play, the orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Alpert, played several se- lections. CONTINUED ON PAGE 26

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EDITORIALS Reflections of a Senior Mary Lou Corriga?i, ' 49 Life, as I see it. is like a book; and like every book, it has chapters and pages, — characters and a purpose. We, the Seniors, opened our Book of Life about seventeen years ago, and here we are already at the end of the first chapter. That first chapter is called Childhood. From the day that we were born to the day when we shall graduate from high school, our childhood has been spent in preparing us for Chapter Two, when we shall become adults and must make our way in the world alone. Every day of our senior year makes stronger the realization that there are only a few pages to be turned before we must put to use all we have learned in seventeen years. Just being at a ball game with our friends or being in school makes us think how little time there is left. Soon every- thing will change. We won ' t belong any more. We will all go our separate ways and Chapter One will become just a memory and a lesson. We want to make the most out of every minute there is left and get the most enjoyment out of everything we do, because we are doing many of these things for the last time. This last year has been the fullest, the most im- portant of our seventeen so far. We feel that we have grown up in lots of ways this year. It ' s hard to explain just how we ' ve grown up, but we feel older anyway. We want to face the world with confidence; we hope that we will make a success of our lives. Especially we want to make our par- ents and teachers proud of us, and we want them to know that we appreciate al l they have done for us. Such are our thoughts as we see our childhood drawing swiftly to a close. Just a few more pages to turn, and Chapter One will be finished. We only hope that after we become accustomed to Chapter Two, we shall enjoy it as much as we have Chapter One and that it will lead to a suc- cessful future. Looking Ahead Carol Stearns, ' 50 The first years of our lives are spent in going to school. But after we graduate from high school, then what? Perhaps we want to get some additional education, which means two to four more years. But while we are getting this training and knowledge, we should have some idea of what we ' re going to make our life ' s work. Probably some of us are thinking of becoming doctors, lawyers, or artists, or entering other just as exciting and interesting professions. Are we sure that we will be happy in the work we are planning to choose? We must love what we are going to do or we ' ll never make a success of it. Otherwise it will be just plain monotony and toil.