Vernon High School - V Echo Yearbook (Vernon, OH)

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HIGH SCHOOLLPROGRAIVIS' AND PARTIES '- Halloween Pa rty- On October 30, the night before Halloween, a party was given for the High' School and junior High. Everyone was to come dressed in a costume and prizes were .given to five different persons. Dorothy Stevens . . . . . Most Natural Virginia Rockhold . . . . . Prettiest Donald Sweitzer. . . .Funniest John Hillyer ................. Ugliest David Uiselt .............. Uncommon Everyone had a good time playing games such as the three-legged race and dancing the Virginia Reel. A grand march led to the lunchroom where donuts and cider were served. -Thanksgiving Program- The Thanksgiving program was given by the seventh and eighth grades under the direction of Mr. Schettino. The program consisted of: Scripture and Prayer ....... Beverly Gruver Two Songs ..... 7th and 8th Grade Girls Chorus Poems. . . Emma jane Brown, Virginia Rockhold Barbara Karr, Norman Hightree joan Hassell, Ronald Dilley Piano Solo ..,.,.,,,,,,,, Barbara Karr Two Songs ........... High School Chorus A pantomine. The Story of Thanksgiving, -by the 7th and 8th grades -Christmas Program- The Christmas program was held December 19 at eight o'clock. An operetta, At The Court of Santa Claus, was given by the grade school. Braden Hayes, Patricia Wade. Billy Biggins, Delores List, Richard Brown and Carol Ann Holler had the leading roles. There were two selections by the band under the direction of Mr. Remick. The Girls Chorus, under the direction of Mrs. Seaholm, sang one nurnber. -Homecoming Game- The Homecoming Game was played january Z0 with Kinsman. The score was 23 to Z4 in Vernon's favor. Elinor Perkins, who elected by the High School, was crowned Queen by Emma jane Carbaugh, Queen of '47, between the Reserve and Varsity games. Her attendents were as follows: U SeniorClass......... .....JaneFair junior Class ..... . . . .Nancy Brugler Sophomore Class. . . . . Geraldine Letcher Freshmen Class . . ..... Donna Fair Eighth Grade . . . ..... Isabelle Scott Seventh Grade . . . . . .Emma jane Brown Crown Bearer .... . . . Roberta Reeves Basketball Bearer. . . . . . . . . Tommy Tupper The Girls Chorus sang the school songs and Mary Hayes, Tommy Zedaker and Adelaide Rechedy twirled batons.

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SENIOR PLAYS The Curiosity Cure A Two-Act Comedy By Harold Rolseth Characters Corky Williams 'A teen-age scientist Randall Sweitzer jeff j , Robert Mullett Gabby, His loyal assistants Larry Bradley Hatty A curious housemaid Elinor Perkins Gladys The contest winner Florence Santfant Susan Corky's spoiled and curious cousin Betty jean Rice Mrs. Matilda Shanks Her disagreeable mother Pat Sonk Mrs. Williams Corky's mother Erdeen Hillyer Miss Barnham Corky's friend in need Roberta Archer Place: Corky's attic laboratory Actl: A summer afternoon ActZ: The same evening Give a teen-age boy, like Corky, an attic laboratory and a chemistry set and there are bound to a repercussions. What happened to Susan, the inquisitive young pest, and to Hatty, the still more curious hired girl, shouldn't happen to a dog. Corky has told them that he had invented a concoction to make supermen of him- self and his pal, Gabby and jeff. The two girls just couldn't resist rubbing a little on their faces. What Corky had really discovered was a brown hair dye. Therenis a riot of fun when the girls find that they have turned brown and when Susan's irate mother confronts Corky. . A One-Act Comedy Sisters Under The Skin By Mae Hawley Barry Characters Sandra Proprietor of The Sandra Salon for Social Success Betty Rice Tessie The timid one Wanda Aurand Katie The calm one four scrhbwomen jane Fair Maggie .The mad one Irene Hillyer Allie The awkward one Pat Sonk Place: An office in a skyscraper in a large city. Time: The present. Eleven P. M. Allie, Katie, and Maggie are rather dubious of taking the timid scrubwoman, Tessie, into their success classes. Their instructor, a book of Sa'ndra's. How to be a Lady , is supposed to make them into ladies in three months. All they have to do is to take the exercises recommended. Katie gives the lessons in Sandra's office work- ing hours. Maggie is rather hot-headed about it all when who should come in but Sandra herself. The women have to make some quick disappearances and Katie, some reasonable excuses. When Sandra finally decides to leave. the women decide that being a lady isn't for them.