Tecumseh High School - Trail Yearbook (New Carlisle, OH)

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n £ r Unbelievably, Mathilda (Judy Eben) and Jonathan (Ron Phipps) Rockvvood look at their remodeled home. As George (Ed Flora) prepares to leave. Marge (Linda Myers) wishes him a safe journey. Jonathan (Ron Phipps) explains to Mr. Loomis (Jim Munson) how his wife fell on the steps as Mr. and Mrs. Gage (Linda Myers and Marvin Pflaumer) listen intently. Herbert Gage (Marvin Pflaumer) looks disgusted at the hard cot as Jonathan (Ron Phipps) prepares the churn. Upon their arrival, Herbert says to Mr. and Mrs. Rockwood (Judy Eben and Ron Phipps), Pardon me, I've got to put out a fire. n-i

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CREW MEMBERS Lee Weidner and Carolyn Taylor; Hugh Wallace and Dale Garrett. The 1961 Class Presents JANUARY THAW A remodeled New England house, legal fine print, and a suspected scandal were the main ingredients of the plot of the senior class play January Thaw. The matinee for the junior high school on November 17 and the evening performance on November 18 were both well-attended. This comedy-drama portrayed the story of Mr. Herbert Gage, a New York writer, his wife. Marge, and their three daughters, who remodel and move into an old New England house. Later the former owners, Jonathan and Mathilda Rockwood. return. The Gages don't want to move from their new home, but, much to their horri- fied surprise, they find that the fine print in their contract also gives the Rockwoods the right to live in the house. During the long and weary winter Mr. and Mrs. Rockwood and their playboy son, Matt, live in one corner while the Gages occupy the rest of the house. The atmosphere inside is as cool as the temperature outside; however, just as the ground begins to thaw as the spring months approach, the dislike between Herbert Gage and Jonathan Rock- wood melts in a moment of crisis. CAST IN THE ORDER OF THEIR APPEARANCE Freida Janis Armstrong Herbert Gage ..... Marvin Pflaumer Sarah Gage Mary Lou Harmon Paula Gage Diane Hall Marge Gage Linda Myers Barbara Gage Phyllis Copenhefer George Husted Edwin Flora Jonathan Rockwood .. Ronald Phipps Mathilda Rockwood Judy Eben Mr. Loomis Jim Munson Uncle Walter Larry Reynolds Matt Rockwood John Smart Carson John Jenkins Assistant Director Lee Weidner Student Director Carolyn Taylor Stage Managers Hugh Wallace Dale Garrett Business Managers Dick Hutchinson Dick M. Griest House Manager ... Dick L. Griest Director Rosemary Hartman CAST: (seated! Ron- ald Phipps, Phyllis Copenhefer, Linda Myers, Judy Eben, Di- ane Hall, and Marvin Pflaumer; (standing) Jim Munson, John Smart, Mary Lou Har- mon, Janis Armstrong, Larry Reynolds, John Jenkins, and Edwin Flora. 26

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Hows of Rehearsal Make MOTHER IS A FRESHMAN a Success April 28 was the date set for the junior class play. Mother Is A Freshman. The light comedy revolved around Abigail Abbott, the widowed mother of a sopho- more college student. Abigail finds it necessary to re- turn to college on a special ' Abigail Fortitude scholar- ship in order to earn the money to keep her daughter at Pointer College. Problems arise when Abigail's daughter Susan and the other girls in her dorm find CAST— SEATED: Dick Ross, Kylli Kusma, Sharon Zeller, Peg Thomas, Doris Foster, Carole Edwards, Pam Eldredge, John Fogt. STANDING: Jo Hart- ley, Virgil Studebaker, Bill Lampert, Jerry Miller, Dale Kennedy, and Ruth Long. Not pictured: Bar- bara Breece. that the attractive Mrs. Abbott has become their rival for the affections of Professor Michaels, the handsome biology teacher. Moreover, the college dean disap- proves of Mrs. Abbott's having come to Pointer. How- ever, by the end of the third act all problems are solved, and a capacity crowd enthusiastically applauded the happy ending of Mrs. Abbott's freshman year. CAST Abigail Abbott Sharon Zeller Susan Abbott Barbara Breece Mrs. Miller Jo Hartley Sylvia Carole Edwards Bunny Doris Foster Helen Pam Aldredge Carrie Peg Thomas Clara Kylli Kusma Marge Ruth Ann Long Bobo Dick Ross Jack Dale Kennedy Howie Jerry Miller Bill Don Fogt Dean Gillingham Bill Lampert Dan Michaels Virgil Studebaker Student Directors Janet Barnhart Daryl Woodard Stage Manager Fred Bergman Assistant Stage Manager Eugene Wallace Director Rosemary Hartman 28 Crew members Daryl Woodard, Janet Barnhart, and Fred Bergman iron out a backstage problem.