Stoughton High School - Stotonian / Semaphore Yearbook (Stoughton, MA)

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Senior Class Play ' ' GroK ' i Jg Pel if IS As one of the high points in its year s calendar, the Senior Class presented a mirth-provoking three act comedy, entitled Growing Pains. to an appreciative audience assembled in the local theatre. The play depicted the trials and tribulations of two adolescent children caught in the meshes of puppy love and superiority complexes. Their bewildered parents, dazed by the rapid changes in their rebelling offspring, endeavored throughout the play to return their wandering children to the way of normal thought and action. The action of tlie play took ]jlace in the terrace room of the family ' s residence in northern California amid a beautiful setting of flowers and very attractive furniture and scenery. The two children of the family. George and Terry Mclntyre. were played by Chester Smith and Kathleen Kell, respectively. George, a rather wild young man of seventeen, displayed an intense love foi guns, blondes, and decrepit automobiles, which last eventually entangled him with an arm of the law. which part was played very ably by Vincent Ugo. Terry Mclnt)re proved to be a very likeable young person of fourteen, goin on fifteen addicted to high heels, roller skates, and Brian Stanley. Through the course of the pla she presented a humorously pathetic picture, now in tears over being turned down by the boys, now in ecstac over a new pair of high-heeled slippers. Ma and Pa Mclntyre, alias Irene Tirelis and Robert Smith who took their roles ver well, made strenuous efforts to keep up with their offsprings ' changing moods. ith Pa ' passing out nickels and displac ing a violent temper and Ma sew- ing on buttons and tucking in shirts, they gave a perfect picture of disrupted domestic tranquillity and bewilderment. Prudence Darling, a prett heart-breaker, ably taken by Ruth Raby. almost succeeded in winning the heart of Brian, whose part was taken b Paul Kelley. William Dean, taking the part of Dutch, and Lena Poillucci playing Patty pro- vided a nice little romance, while Omar, in the person of Robert Lapurte, stuttered his way through the scenes. During a certain rehearsal for the pla he proved to everyone ' s satisfaction that he would make a good maid I with a little practice.) Elsie Patterson, a rather homely, bespectacled oung lady with an intelligence quotient of a hundred and thirty-nine and a fraction, played by Eileen Crean, was forced upon the company of George Mclntyre, by her busybody mother, Mrs. Patter- son, whose part was well played by Marjorie Mosman. Page Twenty-six

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Class IVlU (Continued) WENDELL MORRILL leaves his oratorical brilliance to WILLIAM MITCHELL. ELIZABETH DALY trusts that ELIZABETH GLOVER will be able to under- DONALD HILL leaves his freckles to LAWRENCE SCANNELL. EARLE DYKEMAN gives his infectious giggle to NORMA GEBHARDT. DOMINIC GELZINIS leaves his he mannish build to PAUL KENNEDY. GEORGE MADAN leaves his way with the women to EDWARD DUNN. WALTER McEWAN leaves his ability to fix autos to VINCENT PEDUTO. PAT WILLIAMS gives her secretarial ability to JEANE FRENCH. DOT NAUGHTON gives her rosy cheeks to MIRIAM STILLERMAN. HELEN HORAN leaves her quietness to RICHARD JOHNSON. JERRY DIPRIZIO leaves the school happily. n Witness Whereof, ive have hereunto subscribed our names and affixed our seal, this Fifth Day of June in the year of our Lord, one thousand-nine-hundred and thirty-seven. stand the master clock in the office. CLASS OF 1937 Page Twe-nty-five

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Se?lior Class P aV (Continued) Angelyn Zienko took the part of Sophie, the maid; Leon Burkett, the role of Hal; Pete was played by Leroy Litchfield; Jane, by Patricia Williams; Miriam, by Mary Rivella; Edna Rafalko played the part of Vivian; Jerry DiPrizio, Elizabeth Daly and Alice Stanwood; — all did excellent in their respective roles. During the intermissions between the acts the school orchestra, under the capable direction of Miss Minnie Goeres, rendered several selections which were well received by the audience. At the close of the performance, Chester Smith, in behalf of the cast, presented beautiful bouquets to Miss Dorothy Arnold, director and coach of the production and to Miss Ruth Dainty, in charge of scenery and properties. The entire play well reflected the immense amount of work that had gone into its production and the strenuous efforts of the various members of the faculty, com- mittees, and of the class as a whole which made it such a success. That inevitable time when many things come to an end. When fate takes a hand and leads us through the roads of life. There are Seniors who always seem to dread the day, when At graduation they leave their days of delight. Of delight, of work, of duties, all combined. Of carefree days, with work and realizations; Yet it ' s only the end of one important climb, It ' s but the beginning of all their aspirations. As destiny takes each one by the hand, And launches them, each one on his career, They each begin, at last to understand That the day of yesteryear ' s future is here. Their shoulders to the wheel, they climb the rocky road; Each has his star: He ' s beginning to near the goal. MARY RIVELLA ' 37 Page Twenty-seven