St John High School - Whirlwind Yearbook (St John, KS)

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unior arm pfay The High School Mystery is the title of the play the junior class presented on the nights of December second and third. The play was very expertly directed by Willa Holland. The story is a play-within-a-play and as the title denotes it really is a mystery. In fact, it is two mysteries. Along with the mystery there is amusement from the start of the play to the finish. As the curtains open, the local high school is rehearsing its junior play, The House of Terror . As the climax of the first act is about to come, the young heroine, Laura Crowder fMelba Brockj, faints after hearing a mysterious voice telling her to leave the play cast or pay the consequences. This is when the audience realizes they are really seeing a dress re- hearsal of The House of Terror . Miss Fielding CBeverly Ackleyj, the drama coach, and her assistant, Miss Jeffries fBarbra Ringl, come onto the stage from the back of the audi- torium where they have been seated. They bring Laura out of her faint and rehearsal pro- gresses. After a while the young thespians stop for a rest and as the rehearsals are about to start again, Victor Reed's fRoger Blazer, mother, Mrs. Reed KMildred Asherl, storms in and demands that her daughter be put in the play or she will take Victor out. Miss Fielding refuses to put her daughter in the play and Victor refuses to leave so Mrs. Reed sails off in a huff muttering dire threats. Finally the rehearsals get started and Laura's Aunt Mary Lee Uacquelyn Clowersl is discussing Laura's father, Raul Butler fSidney Lyonsj, when they are interrupted by Dorothy, fCarol Jones, the maid, who rushes into the room screaming about a huge monster she saw outside in the dark. The monster later turns out to be Earl Sayles fDona1d Montgomeryj, the villain. As the play proceeds the cast is visited by .Tack Howard fRonald Clairj, the author of the play they are giving. Then Laura is kidnapped and .Tason Shaw fHoward Grayj, the sheriff is summoned. He does nothing in the way of helping solve the mystery and even faints when he sees blood on Jack Howard's head as Mr. Howard falls through the swinging book- case and is believed to be dead. But even if he doesn't help, he keeps everyone in stitches about his experiences with law. About that time a maniacal laugh is heard in the back of the auditorium and a man rushes out the door. Joe fRussell Foxl,the stage manager, and the other boys rush after him and capture him. He is the clue to the mystery because he kidnapped Laura. When this is found out, the mystery is solved and everything ends happily. That goes for Earl and Laura too, who become engaged. Compliments of L. E. and .Tack Copeland Z7