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

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. 1 Sm? enior Cfadfi Wag It was acclaimed by several St. John people that Girl Shy, the play presented by the senior class on April 6 and 7, was one of the best they had ever seen given here. The three-act comedy takes place in the college room of Tom Arsdale fStanley Harrisl and his lady-killerroommate,Oke Stimson fRichard Springj. They are soon to be graduated from college. Tom has a terrific reputation as a woman-hater. He wants to stop being girl shy , however. Barbara Sanford CNorma Lou Coffinj decides she'll do something about it. She changes places with Birdie Laverne fVerla Russelll,the girl who cleans Tom and Oke's room. Peaches Carter fColleen Allenj, Oke's current girl friend, is around to help out. In the meantime Tom's father fAdrian Saylerj, his Aunt Caroline fOrpha Wittj, and Sylvia Web- ster fDorothy Heltonj, the girl from home, are on their way to see Tom. Tom certainly be- comes involved, because Mr. Arsdale wants him to marry Sylvia. But after Sylvia arrives, she soon shifts her devotion to Alfred Tennyson Murgatoyd fStephen Burnettl, the class poet. Love blooms for Aunt Caroline and Dean Marlow fPaul Millerj, of the college. Chuck Mayo fRex Moore, comes to claim Birdie which aids in creating a hilarious climax. Asma fHazel Brennj, the colored maid, adds to the gaiety of the evenings. This page. sponsored by H. F. Sutton--Investments 28

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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

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One-.xdcf Wag The scene is the living room of John Harvey's fAdrian Saylerl New England farmhouse. It is a dark, rainy night in early summer. As the curtain rises,the stage is empty. Presently Chris Harvey fStanley Harrisj, John's nephew and his wife, Mary Harvey fMary Lu Browerl, enter. From their conversation it is learned that the old couple are worried about their daughter, Anne, who is in the hospital. After a few moments John enters and he and Chris start playing chess. Mary goes out to help Aunt Martha Harvey Uacqulyn Clowersl with the dishes. From the conversation carried on during the chess game it is learned that Uncle John is very superstitious but doesn't want it known that he is. He tells the story of The Man Who Went to Boston. An old man who lived there about 100 years ago was taking his granddaughter to Boston to the doctor one night. He had always kept very much to himself so nobody liked him very well. He went from house to house asking the way to Boston but everyone either misdirected him or didn't speak to him at all. Finally someone saw the child in the buggy and asked what she was doing there and the man shrieks that she is dying but he'll get her to Boston in spite of the storm and the devil. He drives off into the storm as if the devil were really after him. Sometimes he comes back and knocks at people's doors and asks the way to Boston and shortly after he knocks death visits that house. Chris says that all this is just a coincidence. Just then Aunt Martha comes in and for a while they dis- cuss Anne in the hospital. Mary enters and soon after she sits down there is a knock at the door and Mary answers. She comes back and says it is a queer old man. Aunt Martha com- plains of being tired and goes upstairs. Uncle John suspects that it is the man asking the way to Boston. Mary and Chris discourage this idea and he goes to comfort Aunt Martha. While he is gone Mary confesses to Chris that it was aqueer old man asking the way to Bos- ton and that he got into an old chaise and drove off and that she thought she had seen a child in the buggy. Presently Uncle John and Aunt Martha come back and for a while the house is restored to peace again. Soon another knock is heard and John answers. Martha then voices her fears that Anne is dead. She knows it is a telegram. When the telegram is read it says that Anne is all right but Aunt Martha can't stand the shock and dies. So you see the super- stition is never broken. Compliments of Kenneth Fox and Vernon Pat Harness 29