Vidalia High School - Hobachee Yearbook (Vidalia, GA)

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the first act with two girls hav1ng those 1n1t1a1s and both Clalmlng the t1t1e As the houselights go out and the second curtaln r1ses there 1S an astound1ng change of set In the fourth year of school life of the already dlminished class, they are found in the cellar of the large brick structure known to them as the 'big building The l1ving con d1t1OnS are terrible and yet a satlsfied 'cat that swallowed the canary smark covers the happy little faces Maybe no school after all fif the U S Government dec1des to build a new build1ngj is the general whlsper and thought Yes, the new building was erected, but school ccntlnued too F1ve days a week, the loyal, intent on education youngsters carry the1r books and small electrlc heaters to the third floor of the Pal Theatre bullding Here many tr1als and trlbulatlons come and go, but a perpetual state of w1ld confus1on results when a hu orous L1ttle charac ter, wear1ng horn r1mmed glasses and clad 1n knlokers wh1ch were never buckled at the knees enters the class No actor on earth could have played that part but Earl Watklns And who could forget the wild romp1ng tomboy, Mark Mathews, who amused h1mself when he didn't have a broken limb by stlcking pins in Mary Brewton Time speeds on and the industrious group is found 1n a new 1n his pocket At thls polnt a clamor is heard off stage, and Evelyn McIntyre, who couldn't stay away any longer, enters for the second t1me, only to ex1t and come back again at a later pclnt Georgia h1story at tacks 1ts v1ct1ms made interest1ng by Hylan K1rkland's return and Margie Wilkes, a blonde, green eyed belle from Almwell, who 18 the new added attract1on The play has a good plot but often the un1ty 1S broken when the sets continually change Now half the cast 1S sent down to the basement, where fun res1des because Bobby McArthur flnds out it is more thrilllng to go out the w1ndow than the door The curtain falls on a r1ot as everybody joins h1m and the bewlldered Miss Mallory struggles to restore law and order The third act curtain comes up on the same cast, although scarcely recogn1zable because they're sl1ghtly aged, w1ser, and a b1t of soph1stlcat1on 18 added to the1r ego They are in high school now know lt all and are hard to teach This, however, doesn't last long! It takes only a few days for the antagonizing rea11zat1on of the1r dumb ness to come to them and thenmaybe we ain't so smart after alln expres sions to appear Agnes Nelson, making her first entrance, makes all eyes turn green with envy There is, however, no cause for Jealously when the news gets around that Agnes flunked the second grade Time marches on, and the gallant sophs are snootlng the fresh men, working hard, and playlng hard when the attractlon of attractlons jumps forth with one loud guffaw That is only a mald way of introduc1ng 13 on . 0 s - - - - -- gg building which is decorated by the red bandana Melvin Page always carries

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H7SfOTy LLST WE FORGET Here lt 1S a play that 1S h1lar1ously funny, and yet com pletely true to llfe a play w1th an or1g1nal plot, d1st1nctive char acter1zat1on, and sparkling d1alogue But this soul st1rr1ng and ver sat1le drama 1S not w1thout its romant1c moments although chockful of fun, brlnful of laughter, and overflowlnv w1th fast paced scenes Vrom start to flnlsh lt 1S packed with refreshlng humor, SUTpP1S1ng Cl11AX6S, and memorable eplsodes, and over lt all is a charmlng brigh ness that foes to make up an unforgetable performance Th1S great drama OI l1fe, or1g1nally called The Tamlng of the Screws but now known as Lest we Forget, 1S set 1n the south Georgia town, V1dal1a, and covers a perlod of eleven years All through the play, fun 15 the maln object1ve, but a dreary atmosphere SOmBt1mBS creates a hanvlng suspense But the plot 1Sn't the only remarkaole th1ng 1t'S the characters that matter The curta1n r1ses on a llttle fray school house in the fall of 1950 when w1d9 eyed and exclted chlldren are led, coaxed, persuaded and dragged 1HtO an 1nSt1tut10n of learnlnv There 18 such a great number of then that the audlence ears some are go1ng to be turned But Walt! Genlus l1ke this can't be nevlectedl A new light br1ghtens the subgectl The teachers w1ll teach as many as posslble 1n the mOTD1UF and the re t w1ll be lnstructed 1n the afternoon At last everyth1nv 1S settled, and the onlookers and characters rest easy 1n the1r places, never dream1ng that the worst 1S yet to come Never has there been such a lack of peace on earth! It 1S really tough g01nU for a Whl16 when the dear little 1gnoramuses struggle Nlth the alphabet, numerals, and each other Who can forget the h118T1OUS scene when an a1rplane crusade p1loted by Earl Nill1ams and B1lly Ledford br1ng tHB1P planes down on Mary Frances MUPCh1SOn'S desk At the entrance of M153 Deek the sweet l1ttle urchlns of 6dUCHt1On shrlnk and Mary Fran es 13 led 1n a qu1te dramat1c ex1t to the cloak room. Th1nvs run.gn0Qth1y ava1n, and many chan es are notlced 1n the rapldly gPOW1HV ch1ldren But oops! Nobody can study! Besldes the aud1ble appearance of Pvelyn McIntyre there 1S another fortunate m1sfortune for Tlfht 1n the center of the stage stand two handsome new boys who upstage all the toher boys and Wln the hearts of the g1rls One, the blonde Wlth the shy sn1le, Jack Thompson and the other 1S a brunette who can tell the most fas c1nat1ng tales of Okeechobee 1mmag1nable After th1s there is only a br1ef 1nterm1ss1on when suddenly the letters HCMcD plus MS appear 1n b1g chalk letters 1n contrast w1th the unbroken eveness of the gray palnt But that mystery 1S never unraveled for the curta1n falls on 12 I . . . - . . - .A n n A . R: . 1 . .A . . . U t- 0 4 0 I A -g Q eo.. Q .---- . w D. . . , :rg ' . . - o O . . . . . O. . . , . 1 .L , away to illiteracy because of the limited facilities of the school. . . . O O . x J S . . . . . . . O . H LJ . . XT 1. I X . q I . O .. A . . . . Q . c . . . . . . O Q -Q ' ' . . U . . -- .O . . . . . . t. . . . . . . . . Q . .

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the s1de spl1tt1ng pranks ci the wltty, wordy, and worrlsome Jack Hutche son Lest lt be forvotten when 1n the good old days the JUn10TS had a treat 1nfluence 1n br1nv1n home the D1StP1Ct L1terary oup and Tay Hlgh Pattray made a touchdown w1th Aubrey New's heart the HOBACH r was begun JUH1OT ola s has now been reduced to orews var breaks out! The 3un1ors brawny, senlors very day That war far more ser1ous results and chanbes thr1ll of the Favorlte prank of every year comes a the substltuted and new teachers That's all well Great play1nL of the drama on the fateful day when and everyth1np goes dead wrong She knows all the The vrand f1H81G, set ln 1941, 1S trag1c because the once b1g a small class of S8n1OFS, and trouble 1ns1st on f1aht1nL the bralny, not 1S fun but the fear of another one sold1ers lhen the ain that of ntry1 H and good unt1l the 1n steps Mlss Grler ropes, turns the teachers 1HtO ll U tables, and tF16S tne senlors noth1nv 1S settled, and the aud1ence and even the cast Even as the Ilnal urtaln falls, the mystery 15 st1ll unraveled, doesn't know the outcome Never w1ll they be tovether a ain what w1ll happen after the last curtaln call when they are costumed in caps and gowns and each one's property 1S a dlploma? fOddly enough one sen1or, smelled h1s d1plovm.and ch1rped Nlt a1n't3 MISS Gr1er, Billy Somers, lt Just ain't T10 ITIOPS Lest we Forget 18 a vreat unwr1tten drama oi l1fe's serles of catastrophes and 1S bound to be a h1t of any season Llke many other unwr1tten plays and StOP16S of 11f6, lt conta1ns thousands of l1ttle plots, haopv and sad, wh1ch can only be remembered 1n the mlnds of those around whom lt revolved All the promlnent characters cannot oe revlewed 1n one br1ef art1cle, but the th1rtv n1ne leadlnv actors on th1s worldly stale had a supuortlnv cast only they can apprec1ate The great d1rector the lS a fate w1ll faculty commented, 'The work and everythlng 1n connect1on w1th lt memorable Joy to all of us The sequel to th1S play 1S one only can wrlte but the autnenlc background and story of Lest we Forget rema1n tne vreatest drama 1n the 11f6 of the class of 4T' Helen Davls Class Hlstorlan 14 . . . -, . . - J. - . , . . . . . r Lil 4 . . . . fr . . . Q ,, up . kj LJ CJ '- I I ' 'IN1 L r ' . -. - . - In 4 0 . . . . . o . . . - o . 1 -.- . . . . . . U. . ' ' O 1 . . 'I Q V U . . . M rr . , , . . . ' cr ..- n .3 Q . . . O . . . . a- D N . L. 0 . , . ' , -, . A . . . V . . . 1 LJ ' Q n 5, o . . . ' v . . . . . . . . A I I' Q . . A, . . Q o Q' 1..- .........-. 0 I . . . . . . . . 1 . . . .. . . 1 . . . . . . . . . .- v on , ' .L ' ' r ' N I- , , I . . . . . . 4 . . . . Q gg - - 0 . , . r U A -...1 .......1 . . . . . 7- ' U . . .