Warrensburg High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Warrensburg, IL)

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SENIGR PLAY The Annual Senior Play, under the direction of Miss Mavis Matson was presented to the public November 9, and 10, 1951. The play, a three act comedy entitled, just Ducky , was written by Donald Payton. The cast included six girls and six boys. Betty Lou Max- well Qjudy Gilmanj, and Bernadine Smith fAnn Rotzj, were a couple of questions and prob- lems rolled into one. They were always up to something, and there was just no stopping them. But after all, girls will be girls. This day started off peacefully enough at the Max- well house, in fact, it was a whale of a day. Papa Maxwell QRoger Baileyp, had just been chosen as the new head of the Citizenis Committee. Wfhy? Because he had one of the finest and most upstanding families in the entire community. But it seems that Betty Lou and Ber- nadine had been wanting to write to Vester Blayne QMarilyn Colel, who edits the love-lorn column in the local papers, and chose this day. Of course, they had no problem. Heavens no! But doesn't every girl have the desire to send in a letter, anyway? So they proceeded to make one up, filled with pathos and deep heart throbs. It was really a sender . Since they wanted to make it sound as desperate as possible. they said that the writer was in love with a man forty-four years of age, who had children fourteen, fifteen, and nineteen, and that she was frantic and knew where she could get hold of a shotgun. They mailed their master- piece and waited in anticipation for the evening paper. But was their letter published? No! Instead, Miss Blayne called on Mama Maxwell QDolores Dipperj, and Mrs. Maxwell's Aunt Nfary Qlimily Armintroutj, who happened to be there, and unfolded to them the complete story of Betty Lou's sad plight . From there things reached one of the most feverish fever pitches ever crowded into one play. When Mr. Moore CBob I-Iazelriggj, the chairman of the citizen's committee, whose son Craig fCarl Johnerj, went with Mr. Maxwell's daughter Con- nie fWilla Mae Centersj, and Del Marshall QHarold Janvrinj, a newspaper reporter, dropped in for an interview with Papa Maxwell, the girls thought Marshall was the county marshal, the state marshal, or at least some kind of a marshal. They were sure he was there to arrest Betty Lou and decided to plead insanity. Little brother Wilbur CRobert Wubbenl, also was coaxed into acting balmy when coming in with his bosom pal Hercules fRobert Taylorl, and they even went so far as to prove that the entire family was nuts including papa himself. This was one of the most hilarious scenes in the whole play. It's always work to put a play over as well as on, but this one was enjoyed as much by the up-and-coming Barrymores and Bern- hardts as by the audience.

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JUNIOR CLASS PLAY The junior Class Play entitled Me and My Shadow by J. Vincent Barrett was presented in two performances April 5th and 6th at 8:00 P. M. in the Warrensburg-Latham gym. The cast consisted of the following: Roy Harrington-Dennis Harrell Bruce Douglas-Jerry Harvey Arleen Harrington-Susie Campbell Shadow-Martha Brink Mrs. King-Jean O'Dell Heckson-Dick Purcell Susan Fisher-Mary McClure Sabu-Bill O'Dell Roy Harrington C Dennis Harrellj, is a young attorney, whose mother- in-law, Mrs. King Q-lean O'Dellj, has never exactly approved of his marriage to her daughter, Arleen I Susie Campbellj. Arleen is learning First Aid and practices on everybody she meets. She is going to a lecture in a neighboring city and hates to leave her young husband alone, so she induces Roy's friend, Dr. Bruce Douglas Uerry Harveyj, to spend the night with Roy. On his way back home from taking Arleen to the bus station, Roy saves a mysterious young East Indian girl from being run over by a train. She is unconscious when Roy brings her home to see what Bruce can do for her. Both boys are amazed when the girl comes to and declares that because Roy has saved her life shd now belongs to him. Henceforth he will be her Master and she will be his Slave . The boys try to show her where this line of reasoning is all wrong, but in spite of their repeated efforts to get rid of her, she stays! To further complicate matters, Mrs. King arrives unexpectedly, and there is a nosey neighbor whose interference makes things much worse. It seems that the girl was deliberately thrown on the tracks. The would-be murderer makes an at- tempt on the girl's life and, failing in that, tries to kidnap her. In the. dark- ness however, he gets the mother-in-law instead. Then Arleen comes home and things really happen! Further compli- cations are caused by Susan, the Harrington maid CMary McClurej, but the sudden and surprising conclusion is brought about by no other person than Mrs. King herself, who is instrumental in the capture of the would-be murderer and kidnapper.

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