Waterloo High School - Wahischo Yearbook (Waterloo, IL)

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We H7 gomda DEAR RUTH PRESENTED BY THE CLASS OF 1949 Dora ........................... Mrs. Edith lViIktns .... Miriam lVi1ktns .......... Judge Harry lVitkins THE CAST Ruby Steinsieck ........ Joanne Schulz Norma Jean Mueller Melvyn Amrine Ruth lViIkins ..................... ........ D orothy Leister Lt. lVilIrianzt Seazvright ,........,...... Bob Tedrow Albert Kummer .............. ........ N Vernon Mueller Martha Seawright ....... Sgt. Chuck Vincent ........ Harold Klobbermeyer Harold Klobbermeyer another of Miriamts virmardtxmte correspondents enters at the end of the t ir ac Betty Ann Hauptfleiseh Tommy Carr Charles Cameron Miriam appears at the head of the stairs and finds everything very funny

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Left to right: Charles Cameron, Norma Jean Mueller, Bob Tedrow, Dorothy Leister, Thomas Carr, Betty Ann Hauptfleisch, Melvyn Amrine, Vernon Mueller, Joanne Schulz, Ruby Steinsieck. One of the highlights of the school year is the presentation of the traditional Senior Class play, generally given in the spring of the year. Under the capable supervision of Mrs. Richert, we have always tried to keep the standards of our plays as high as those given on a college level. Last year Mrs. Richert was assisted by several faculty members - Miss Tate, Miss Willis, and Mrs. Blake, who supervised costumes and makeup, and Mrs. Patterson and Mr. McIntosh, who undertook arrangement of the stage and the properties. The high royalties attached to our previous produc- tions have indicated their wide-spread popularity in other cities. Some of the well known plays that have been presented since 1944 are: American Passport, Green Phantom, the melodrama Pure As the Driven Snow, the popular radio program Date With Judy, and adaptions of the movies Junior Miss and Dear Ruth. Acquired with the proceeds from the plays, some of the gifts given to the school by the senior classes are the basketball scoreboard and the trophy case. The plat in the main corridor was also donated by one of the classes. Two years ago, the stage was completely rewired for the benefit of future dramatic productions. Proceeds from last year's play were given to the Wahischo fund. Most of the actors had little previous experience, and deserve much credit for their com- mendable performances. This year several plays are under consideration, among them Uncertain Wings, Meet Me in St. Louis, Almost Eighteen, and Every Family Has One.

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Again this year the enthusiastic juniors tested their ability in salesmanship and did some fast talking in order to sell a profitable amount of magazine subscriptions. The proceeds from these sales are used to finance the Junior-Senior Prom given each spring. To stimulate sales, the class was divided into two teams-the Reds and the Blues, and a cash prize was given to the team credited with the most sales at the close of a 10-day contest, A special prize was awarded to the student who sold the largest cash amount of subscriptions, and a wide selection of small prizes was granted to the rest of the class, according to the established point value of the magazines they sold. It seems the secret of the salestalk is to get the prospective buyer in an affirmative mood, and that's a good trick if one can do it! WE DEV El-CP During a pause between numbers students relax and refresh themselves. Some of the prizes won in the Junior Magazine Contest. Business Manager Louis Gauen and Captains Paul Mueller and Melvin Fischer, with prizewinners Merna Morris and Delores Naumann. All Juniors participating in the Sales Contest received awards.