Watseka High School - Watchekee Yearbook (Watseka, IL)

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ii.,- in --r l f ' JUNIOR CLASS PLAY On the night of November 20, I95I, I, lniun Joe, was invited to attend the iunior class play, Our Miss Brooks. This was advertised as a comedy in three acts and let me tell you the advertising was not wrong. Never in my whole life has my little Indian Funnybone been more tickled than it was on that night as I watched Miss Brooks clamor through one calamity after another as she tried to produce the annual Dramatic Club Play in Madison High School, mid many of the problems and distractions of school life. Miss Caryl Strauss was the director of Our Miss Brooks and Barbara Mason was the student director. The cast of Our Miss Brooks included Miss Brooks, Margaret Fay, Miss Finch, Jeanette Englebrect, Hugo Longacre, Donn Clauser, Mr. Wadsworth, John Weidert, Miss Audubon, Carol Mickelson, .and some supporting students, Elsie, Phyllis Grice, Elaine, Donna Claywell, Jane, Carol Roberts, Sylvia, Shirley Behrens, Doris, Mary Cavitt, Marge, Gloria Gerber, Faith, Pat Wall, Rhonda, Ellen Eastburn, Ted, Keith Schmidt, Stanley, Charles St. Germain, Martin, Bill Razzano, plus some basketball players, Joe Koonce, DouglasiShonts and an eccentric School Board President, Ruth Ellen Prevo. With this cast plus an excellent play the iunior class presented another smash hit in Little lniun Joe's opinion. 70 i jx 5 Q t . I

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3rd Row---Jim Flesher, Marion Ralph, William Razzano, Sally Brammer, Pat Unger, Marlene Garfield, Jane Hess, Harold Gerber, Barbara Mason, Esther Prange, Joyce Leiding. 2nd Row---Don Hendress, Sam Dooley, Dick Francisco, George Warner, Earl Garfield, Lee Mueller, Sam Williamson, Lloyd Eostburn, Jean Milar, Barbara Ehrhardt, Arlene Gerber. 'lst Row---Charlotte Owings, Ruth Ellen Privo, Gerold Gregory, Margaret Fay, Jeanette Engelbreckt, Sam Foster, Ralph Davis, Howard Gordon, Donn Clauser, Norma Graeber, Gayle Flesher, Miss Strauss. Floor---Bill Sandilands, John Lehman DRAMATIC CLUB To Be or Not To Be an Actor , that was the question. Don't worry I hadn't overtaxed my thinking resources, l was lust trying to decide whether I should ioin the Dramatic Club or not. I think I might have overtaxed it trying to decide the issue though if I finally hadn't visited one of their meetings and found out exactly what the club was like. Would you like to know what the club is like? Well, here is a condensed version of whatl found out about it. The Dramatic Club has stressed dramatics of all sorts. Their programs have been made up of all types ot drama, ranging from extemperaneous talks to monologues, pantomimes, humorous readings, very dramatic selections, and original skits. There is no doubt that with each year a progress has been shown in all branches of dramatic arts in this high school. This year the club is working on improved diction, posture, stage presence, and good char- acterization in their plays. The sponsor of this busy group is Miss Caryl Strauss. With this much information at hand I quickly decided that I was a stage-struck 'ilniun Joe. 69

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Third Row---Donna Claywell, Carole Graeber, Gloria Yates, Charlotte Owings, Sally Brammer, Jane Hess, Shirley Behrens, Phyllis Grice, Carol Mickelson, Barbara Mason, Joyce Leiding, Arlene Gerber, Karen Roberts, Donna Lustfeldt. Second Row---Gayle Flesher, Violet Floriant, Annabelle Thomas, Patricia Kissack, Mariorie Sweeney, Lou Ann Ahlden, Kay Evans, Carolyn Alcom, Beverly Milar, Sharon Ecksteiri, Anne Oliver, Jean Martin, Betty F k . Figiiteaow---Miss Watkins, Betty Koenig, Joyce Peters, Shirley Kohl, Joan Buttman, Barbara Ehrhardt, Betty Stump, Leona Henning, Gloria Gerber, Patricia Wall, Janet Schaumburg, Norma Schaumburg, JoAnn Stephenson, Marlene Garfield. LIBRARY CLUB During my many meanders through the halls of W. C. H. S., l happened to propel myself into a bookworm's paradise---the library. , l found to my dismay that knowlege upon almost any subject could be secured within the four walls of that room if one iust knew where to look. Unfortunately, l was not familiar enough with the library to know just where to look, so with a bewildered attitude l proceeded to hail the nearest student and asked him how one ever found the right book in such a huge place. He informed me that there had been a club formed to assist poor souls like me. This club was called the Library Club. Upon investigation, l found the Library Club is made up of students that are responsible in a large part for the smooth functioning of the library. They assist the student in finding information, securing it, and do many other iobs that a library requires for smooth operation. Not only are they a business group but they are also a social group for they have many parties during the year and attend conventions. Miss Margaret Watkins ads as the head librarian and sponsor of the Library Club. The officers of the Library Club are President, Sally Brammer, Vice-president, Jeannie Martin, Secretary, Betty Koenig, and Treasurer, Beverly Milar. 7'l L L 1