Warren High School - Hilltop Yearbook (Warren, MA)

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10 be c Emil! TQP1, Student Body Play Left to right: Karl Meacham, Vernon Odiorne, Donald Melvin, Eleanor Mongeon, Charles Buck, Fabien Cook, Sylvan Centhner, Mary Madigan, Helen Bousquet, Merle Bousquet, Phyllis Burbank. Senior Play Left To right: Vernon Odiorne, Elza Brosnahan, Leroy Richardson, Maurice Nelligan, Phyllis Burbank, Charles Buck, joseph Witaszek, Grover Mitchell, Mary Madigan, Frances Hurley, Claire Lachance. Jerry fVernon Odiornej who makes it a daily practice to propose to her. Percival Weymouth fCharles Buckb the refined gangster, tries to tell Lefty Dillon CJoseph Witaszekl one from the profession , that the hold-up man should send a calling card to the victim before he is robbed. Weymouth also has his lady-love, Flossie CPhyllis Burbankb a sweet young thing, who goes for her hero in a big' way. Mrs. Reynolds CClaire Lachancel skillfully takes hold of every situation. Elsie CFrances Hurleyi the efficient maid, and Riggs CLeroy Richardsonj the law- yer's clerk, round out the interpretation of this amusing comedy.

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g gg gggg, WTHE HILLTQPf ,gg A A., 9 ,Q l sauna B ci... January 10, 1936 Laughter filled the Town Hall when the Student Body presented Digging up the Dirt , a three-act comedy, directed by Miss McKelligott. When the curtain rose, we found Ken- neth Andrews fKarl Meachamj and Wil- liam Loomis fVernon Odiornel in a very embarrassing predicament after having entered the boudoir of a little black and white kitty with disastrous results. To top it all off, the news came that a party of girls was to arrive any moment. So the boys, draped in blankets, played Indian , to the delight of the girls, who took great pleasure in vamping', them, and much to the disgust of Aunt Miriam tEleanor Mongeonl who had Professor Halleck CCharles Bucky falling for her charms. Everyone was ready to congratulate Eleanor Mongeon for her clever inter- pretation of the middle-aged aunt, who was bad news to the younger generation, and to Charles Buck, who portrayed won- derfully the part of the archaeologist from Anver College. Mary Madigan played the heroine as well as she has in previous school plays. What would our plays do without our natural-born comedian, Ver- non Odiorne, who adds additional color not only to the plays but also to the rehear- sals. Karl Meacham showed surprising talent as Ken , the tall, good-looking fel- low from Anver College, and also Donald Melvin as CAlan Shermanl a nice young man in his early twenties, who is in love with 'Phyllis Grant, played by Phyllis Burbank. Helen and Merle Bousquet were again together as friends of Betty Sher- man fMary Madiganj. Helen Bousquet took the part of Jane Carstairs, a rather l r l it subdued person compared with the other girls, while Merle Bousquet appeared as Nancy Eldridge, who, in spite of her bored drawl, has a real sense of humor. Of course every play has a villain, and the whole audience was thrilled at the sight of our picturesque Mexican, Jose Andrada fFabien Cookj, whom brave Sheriff Car- son CSylvan Genthnerl brought back after our hero Ken had trapped him in the kitty's boudoir. The extras in the party scene were Maurice Nelligan, Grover Mitchell, Charles McDonald, Frank Keith, and Milton Esty. n April 30, 1936 Sally Louw, a three-act comedy of American life, was presented by the Senior Class in the Town Hall under the direction of Miss Shea. The story of the play is that the roguish heroine must marry to gain an inherit- ance. The big question is, can some one be found who is willing to marry a girl who has the knack of getting into such scrapes as being chased by three traffic cops and overcoming, single-handed, a horde of gangsters? The satiric quips on Ameri- can slang and gangsterism produced many a laugh from the audience. The play offers many character con- trasts. Vlfherever we find Sally Lou, CMary Madiganj we know that her uncle, Curt and gruf fMaurice Nelliganb is some- where near. They are both somewhat irritated by the breezy humorist reporter, Charlie Allerton, fGrover Mitchelll who prints cartoons about them. Dot fElza Brosnahanj the sophisticated debutante, is more interested in her detective thrillers than in the endearments of

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D r d QE'ddD ,A scars, C 11 BI II S I C First row, left to right: Beatrice Macumber, Edith Lapcan. Second row: Robert Allen, Haro'd Williams lean Wilson, Lucille Macumber, Marguerite Bellinger, Rita Lapointe. Third row: Warren Harrold, lrenc Wilson, Glenna Creswell, Miss French, Victoria Graham, Frances Hurley, Virginia Clark, Certrud Sausville. Back row: Bernadette Lavallee, Barbara Ellis, lvlichalda Kurpaska, Harold lacobs, Helen Walsh, Doris Side, Anita Lavallee, Loretta Zabik. A class for instruction in instrumental music was organized this year under the direction of Mr. Harlow of Boston. The Spanish guitar proved most popular with Robert Allen, Margaret Bellinger, Harold Student Body Play Specialties Under the direction of Miss Anne French and Miss Claire Burke Vocal Trio Gertrude Madigan La Paloma Frances Hurley On Treasure Island Elza Brosnahan Whispering Hope Vocal Solo, Lights Out , Elza Brosnahan Dance Solo Barbara Jones Accompanist Anita Lavallee Vocal Duet Roll Along Prairie Moon Gertrude Sausville Irene Portier Guitar Accompanist Gertrude Sausville Williams, Rita Lapointe, Gertrude Saus- Ville, and Harold Jacobs. Burton Pease and Edith Lepean learned how to strum the banjo. We hope that next year more will join in this very worthwhile project. Senior Play Specialties Under the direction of Miss Anne French Mountaineer songs with guitar accompani- ment Irene Portier, Gertrude and Hazel Sausville My Blue Ridge Mountain Home Sleepy Head Cn A Bicycle Built For Two Vocal Duets Gertrude Madigan Honolulu Moon Frances Hurley There's a New Moon Over The Cypress Tonight Vocal Solo Fabien Cook Dinner for One Please, James Please Believe Me Piano accompaniment Anita Lavallee