Vandalia Community High School - Vandalois Yearbook (Vandalia, IL)

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Mary Herries Rose ..,, . Lucy Weston.. . Phyllis Glenning Peter Santard. ,. Henry Abbott. Ada . . .,,.. . . Doctor ,,... . Mrs. Edwards. .. Mr. Edwards .. Aggie ...., . . . Mr. Foster ...... Giistov Rosenburah .... . , . . . , . lune Squibb Marilou Crothers Pat Mclieithan .. . .Lois Wilk lohnny Lester . lames Hilboldt Donna l-lourigan Ernest McCain .Norma Hartman ..Don Ervin Devea Strickland .. Bob Graham . .Norman Wright Hlfind Ladym Cast Mary l-lerries lived quietly alone, with the exception of her faithful housekeeper, in Mon- tague Square, London. But her peaceful, happy life is soon shattered when a tramp by the name of l-lenry Abbott visits her to try to sell her some of his worthless paintings. When he leaves, Mary notices that her jade cigarette case is missing and she is quite startled when he appears in a few days, bringing her cig- arette case. Feeling sorry for him, she buys the pictures and tells him to go, however, just at this time his wife, who has been waiting in the cold with their small baby, falls to the ground. Henry quickly carries her in, and after placing her on the couch, he leaves and quickly returns with a quack doctor, who pronounces her too ill to be moved. Thus, the Abbotts are her permanent guests. They soon force the housekeeper to leave and then, with the aid of the Edwards and their daughter, Aggie, they proceed with their evil schemes. Through clever deception they convince her friends that she is in South America and they are then able to sell her valuable paintings. She is allowed to talk to one of the art dealers who, as her captors had foreseen, pays no attention to her story or her plea for help. But one day an ordinary bank clerk calls and through carelessness on the part of the Abbotts she is alone and she tells her story. The climax is reached when the bank clerk leaves apparently unexcited, but a few moments later he returns, bringing with him the police.

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Standing: E. Stapp, C. Hoyer, I. Lester, Miss Mc,Hard, B. Graham, I, Hilboldt, and R. Yarbrough Sitting: S Brooks, B. Carrico, N. Hartman, Fl. Wood, l. Brooks, B. Boaz, L. Wilk and I. Sauibb f-0 Standing: l. Brooks, S. Brooks, R. Purtillar, A. Gillespie, C Boyer, S. Mammen, S. Bass, Mrs, Steele, D. Hourigan, B Corrico, A Spinner, L. Willet, D. Oglesby, D. Hamby, N. Hartman, f, Fakin, D Strobel, and F. Filer, Sitting: R Yarbrough, M Carpenter, E Stapp, D Stringer, B Brooks, A. Smith, and N. Bass Thcspians President .... , , ..,..... lohn Lester Vice President.. ....... lris Brooks Secretary-Treasurer .,., lune Squibb The Thespian Organization, a National Draf matic Honor Society, was organized in 1933 as Troupe Number 245. The purpose of this club is to create an active interest in high school dramatics, The society is a very active group. During the year they sponsored several students directed plays of various types, a contest play and a public performance HHCTHTITC This year the Vandalite, a monthly pub-- lication, was printede-the first time since its beginning. lt was necessary to increase the price from 2Uc to 75C a year because it was being printed. However, this change did not decrease the number of subscribers. This school paper is a valuable source of information concerning the activities of clubs, classes, students, and faculty. The staff who worked under the guidance of Mrs. Steele was as follows: Editor, Durwood Stringer, Assistant Editors, Elynor Stapp and Betty Brooksg Business Manager, Norman Bass, Artists, Donna Hourigan, Charles Boyer, and Audrey Gillespie, Humor, lris Brooks and Sharon Bass, Beporters, Donna Strobel, Sue zanne Brooks, Norma Hartman, Donna Oglesby, Alberta Smith, Donna Hamby, Buth Purtillar, Sally Mammen, Louise Willet, Bernadine Car- rico, and Anna Lou Spinner, Sports, Roger Yarbroughg Typists, Ferrel Filer, loyce Eakin, Elberta Ewbank, and Audrey Fink, Proof Beader, Maxine Carpenter.

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M i Junior Class Play Silly Bill fell in love with Lola, the Baby- Tallc Lady, a rapid, if amiable little flirt. To woo her in a manner Worthy of himself land incidentally of herl he stole his father's evening clothes. When his wooings became a nuisance to the neighborhood, his mother stole the clothes back, and had them altered to fit the middle-aged form of her husband, thereby keeping William at home in the evening. But when it came to the Baby-Talk Lady's good- .. Q HSEVENTEENH L E 12-K Mr. Baxter ,..,. lane Baxter ,... Mrs. Baxter .... Willie Baxter. A A lohnnie Watson May Parcher A A Lola Pratt. A A , Genesis ,..... loe Bullitt ....., Mr. Parcher .,i. Miss Boke ,.... 4 Wallie Banks. . A Mary Brooks. A . ,AA,.ADon Ervin A 4..,.... loan Brown Marilou Crothers A A ..i..,, lohn Lester A A A A A A .lames Hilboldt A A A lean Nicholson A A , .lune Squibb . . A ,Bob Graham A .... Charles Boyer A A . . .Norman Wright George Crooper A . A A A A . A AA.. Donna I-lamby . . . A .Dan Burtschi . AA., Alberta Smith Bob Williams it 3 r 5 bye dance, not to be present was unendurable. William Sylvanus again got the dress suit, and as he was Wearing it at the party the Negro servant, Genesis, disclosed the fact that the proud garment was in reality his fathers. The purpose of the play was to help finance the lunior-Senior Prom in May. The directors of the play were Mrs. Cramer and Mr. Murphy, class sponsors. iggffi 44 49 nb