St Thomas More High School - Utopian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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S+, Thomas More, Class of '5l. Tha+'s an answer we'll be glad l'o give Uncle Sam, a prospec+ive employer, or anyone else who inquires in'ro our academic past There are I89 of us, and we can +ru+hfully say +ha+ we made hisfory. There was, of course, +he grealesl 1'hrill of all- 1'he friple championship. And fhere was +ha+ firs+ evening of December, when beaux and belles danced a+ lhe Bala Club +o Paul PaHerson's ni'l+y ensemble. There was +he Senior Play, foo, wi+h +he +i+le of Heaven Can Wait Bu+ heaven doesn'+ have +o wait l+'s righl here al' S.T.M. WE, THE

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gui' Jfeaaen 66417 Weil This year's producTion oT The School Play, Heaven Can WaiT, was a comedy-TanTasy on which The moTion picTure, Here Comes Mr. Jordon was based. The call Tor candidaTes was senT ouT in laTe December and rehearsals sTarTed during The ChrisTmas T-Tolidays. Under The capable direcTion oT Miss Nan Marshall oT The PhilopaTrian TheaTer Guild, The various parTs were soon assigned and everyone goT down To earnesT pracTice Tor The opening nighT. The Theme oT The play, a lighT TanTasy, was The experiences OT a Mr. Joe PendleTon, who beTween engagemenTs in The boxing ring did commercial Tlying Tor a small New Jersey AviaTion Company. In one of These TlighTs iT seems ThaT some mechanical diTTiculTy arose and The plane was heading Tor a crash, guaranTeeing cerTain deaTh To Mr. PendleTon. The resT is hisTory. ln The circle Joe PenclleTon lMcNameel quesTions The pesT from heaven 70I3 Uamisonl as his girl, BeTTy, lHilloclrl looks on. Below, The whole casT poses for a picTure wiTh iTs direcTress, Miss Marshall, The smiles on The maIoriTy of Taces reveal The success of The TirsT evening's performance. ln The picTure aT The lower righT, The Hbookkeeper of heaven, Mr. Jordan lMancusol, checlrs off a new lisT oT applicanTs. Behind The TirsT young lady, PendleTon fMcNameel glaringly eyes The boss.