Thomas Carr Howe Community High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Solid Gold Cadillac brings a Miss L'Arriere displays her advertising talent for these eager men, the company's Board of Directors. Eighteen talented seniors combined their efforts with those of the backstage crew in producing the 1959 senior play. Those fabulous eighteen, all decked out in special costumes and heavy make-up, lined up for the finale. The modernistic scenery completed the artistic air surrounding the comedy's production. The Solid Gold Cadillac, written by Howard Teichmann and George S. Kaufman, was directed by Mr. Frank Tout as this year's senior class play. Hectic rehearsals, broken only by Christmas vacae tion, proved to the cast that there's no business like show business. When a little old lady, Mrs. Laura Partridge, appears on the scene of a stockholders' meeting, many obstacles are placed in front ol the four ugly corporation directors. Although Mrs. Part- ridge knows absolutely nothing about the organ- ization of a large corporation and holds only ten shares of stock, the Board of Directors hires her to take care ol stockholders relations and to get her out of their hair. Edward L. McKeever, the past president of the company who has been sent to Washington to obtain some of those government contracts, fails to come through, so the board sends Mrs. Part- ridge to do something. The something that happens is not exactly what was expected by the directors. However, all ends well for Mrs. Part- ridge, and she arrives at the next stockholders' meeting in a solid gold Cadillac. BACK ROW-Tom Conway, Lee Hopper, John Buck- ley, Anne Husted, Sally Applegate, Julie Pratt, Pat Sweany, John Goebler, Pat Smith, Daveen Neal, Lana Crossland, FRONT ROW-Bud McFall, .John Nelson, Kenney Shaw, Bruce Gable, Ed Turk, David Car- michael, .lim Williams. I . ,+- 106 L.....,- P L.-. .l I .'

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frolic, and serious thoughts A Following tradition, Susan Loonan and Jan Hartle donned party finery for the senior winter party. Mr. David Bough looks as though he really doesn't need much encouragement to join them under the mistletoe. f Charles Bud McFoll stonds tall to be measured for his cap and gown as o member of Howe's largest senior class. Dressed in white ond horizon blue, they receive their diplomas on June TO. Lined up outside the west wing, seniors adjust tossels and smooth robes before the strains of Pomp and Circumstances cue their entrance on the com- mencement program. The presentation ot diplomas 'w X x ' Y 3 2 K' - e.... ' if i'i f3 . V. ' . vf - -5.2.4 I .4 , and the tassel ceremony mark their official graduation. The choir reminds the new alumni that You'll Never Walk Alone andthe class gift is dedicated. The Howe Loyalty March marks the tTnol steps of the occasion. l 105

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touch of show business to seniors THE SENIOR PLAY CAST Narrator ..,. T. John Blessington Alfred Metcalfe . Warren Gillie . . Clifford Snell . . Mrs. Laura Partridge Amelia Shotgraven Mark Jenkins . . Miss L'Arriere . . Edward L. McKeever Miss Logan . . . The A. P. . The U. P. . l.N.S.. . .. A Little Old Lady . News Broadcasters: Bill Parker . . Dwight Brookfield Estelle Evans . . .Anne Husted . John Gaebler . . Lee Hopper . John Buckley . Tom Conway . . Pat Sweany . Lana Crossland . .Jim Williams . Julie Pratt . . Bud McFall .Sally Applegate . . John Nelson . Bruce Gable . Ed Turk . .Pat Smith . David Carmichael . Kenney Shaw . .Daveen Neal LEFT-Amelia Shotgraven and her lover, Mark Jen- kins, supposedly are unnoticed by Mrs. Partridge, but she actually encourages romance between her sec- retary and this handsome young mail clerk. RIGHT-T. John Blessington, Warren Gillie, and .ess-1.32 2.-fe ,- Q- - X X ,.! . .l J l r I , x News reporters from the A. P., the U. P., and the l.N.S. rapidly fire questions at the confused Mrs. Partridge while Edward L. McKeever sharply inter- venes with the answers. Clifford Snell pay little attention to the loud hammer' ing of their cohort, Alfred Metcalfe, who is so involved in making a chair. Noticeably, these four men are not using their abilities completely for the benefit of the vast General Products Corporation. 1- w-y- l -Wslimlllfi if ,ff 107