Union Free High School - Viking Yearbook (Scandinavia, WI)

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THE SENIOR CLASS PLAY The senior class presented their play No more Homework on February 12th, 1953 at the CmeUnity Hall before a record audience. Behind the footlights 1n the play were: The Teachers- Miss Goodin-Hathcmatics teacher; not as mean as she seems; about 50---. t. . . . . . . . . . Janice Gudmandsen Miss Ogilivie-English teacher and DRAH-NA coach; ' age 35- o 9 o o o o o o o o o o o O Q 1.1011189 Thompson Hr. Harper-History teacher; middle-aged . and-. aavlconfi?MGamt, ... bachelor. . . . n . . . o . . . . ; Henry Jensen Coach Guthrie-breezy, congenial; basketball coach ' 3 about 25. . . o . . . . . . . . . Marvin.Jacobson Mr.Lundquist- the long- suffering, ambitious principal ' 9 nearing 50. . . . . . . . o o . 0 William Bergen The Students: t Pamela Jones- .oapable, conscientiqus, L well - liked , ; age 17. . . . . . , . . . . . . Eleanor Simonsin Buzzy Baily- hPamela's boy-friend, with more freckles than brains. o o o o o a o o o o a 0 Lee Wayne Johnson Shalimar Ames- A trouble-maker; good- looking; and over indulged. . . . . . . . . . . . . June Danielson Midge Murphy- fond of rumors and bubble- gum; age 160 o o o o o o c o o o o 0 o a Carol Hansen Faversham.L1ghtly Jr.- a freshman; slow and sleepy; about 16 9' o o o o o o o o O o o o o 0 Walter Bi. ?gan Tallulah Ploetz- the high school's gift t9 the THE-AH-TER age 18. o o o c a o o 0 Q o o o o 9 Lenore Ibe Ronald Sassoonp handsome, over-confident baseball star ; age 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rodger Eckhardt Others in the Cast: Miss Dill-school secretary3efficient and 30. . Carol Hansen Tick Tok- The Napoleonic Janitor; . , . ; Gene Nygaard Nrs..Ratchet-The cleaning women; slovenly, shrewish;......... t Phyllis Trinrud Elmer B. Ames-Shalimar's father; a paunchy, pompous attorney: Donald Peterson

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Producer, Director- . . . . . . . Mr. Kenneth Prentice Stage Manager- .1 . . . . . . . . . . Gene Nygaard' Promptors- Donald Peterson, Halter 8 William Bergen, Carol Hansen, and Lenore Ibe. Preview from the play Coa oh Gu.thrie- Of all. the idiotic ideas , letting the stu- dents run the schooii Mr. Ha.rterw Oh, ye gods and little fishes: That--ch11d ls 1p31 today; Sha lime Ame su 1'37 130k after things all right! Buzz Baily m VNQ mare homework; Yessir, that's our motto! Pama la Jen3sn At the rate 15m going, I won't have a friend left 1.7 the e111 of the dayg The Story of the Play Alm ost every high school studetqt kas dream e1--at one time 01: another--oz being Prinr11a1. for a Gaye No More Homework' was the suoeessfu11m,ed 3.3 -c0unt, based on a actual newspaper story, of ' chat katoontd When forces of circumstances prOpel three high school students into the roles of principal, vicepprincipal, and school secretary in a typical high school. . When the play opens Miss Dill, the school secretary , learns that Mr. Obermayer isn't coming in on account of the flu, too Miss Dill has a cold, and plans on going home. Then Mr. Lundquist walks in and,announces that he is going to the Principal's Convention. So that leaves no one at the office. He then gets an idea and he calls Hr, Amos, 8 President of the high school and asks him what he should do about the matter. He ovate ts letting the Student Council Officers take over. This leaves the officers as follows: Principal- Pamela Jones, Vice-Princital- Buzzy Baily, School secretary Shamilar Ames Among the ma ny accidents that happen: Buzz gets mixed up in a home ec class as teacher when the teacher is absent and gets used as a dress model, and shows them how to Ff;r:h up a omelet and stir up a croquette. Phen Pamela has to fill in as lead in the school play and she does n 't know her lines, she also misses a state exam so she can't go to colle9:e. meanwhile as the play is going on, bhalima r Ames gets jealous about Pawela so She et3a1s the proceeds iron the school play.