Wayzata High School - Wayako Yearbook (Wayzata, MN)

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THE WAYAKO Left to Right—Patty Quay, John Birong. Marilyn Ellis. Bob Frick. Dorothy Cramer. Clark Peterson. Dave Munns. Arlawyen Vickerman. Rosa Locke, Charles Nolte. Harriet Spates. Don Cameron. Joan Hocking. Buck Buchanana. DcLoris Basse. Beginner's Luck “Beginner’s Luck,” the junior class play, was presented February 22 under the direction of Miss lone McGee. The entire action took place in the living room of a studio apartment in Greenwich Village, New York City, which was occupied by four girls who called themselves the Clover Club. The four girls were Jean, who was going to write the great American novel; Gail, whose soprano voice was destined to send a thrill up every spine in the Metropolitan Opera House; Meg, who was going to drag painting bodily into a new Renaissance, and Pat, who was about to set the world aflame a la Sarah Bernhardt. The actresses for the above mentioned parts were Arlawyen Vickerman, Joan Hocking. Rosa Locke, and Dorothy Gramer respectively. The girls wrote an enthusiastic letter to their parents about their good fortune, which was non-existent. To their surprise and dismay they received a note from Birdie Brown, society editor of the home town paper, in which she stated that she would come to visit them. Harriet Spates played the part of Birdie Brown. Jean hit upon the idea of having their friends masquerade as influential people visiting them. Paul Hanford or Charles Nolte becomes an art critic; Chris Murray or David Munns. a literary agent; Tony Donato or Victor Buchanan, a Metropolitan conductor; and Bramwell Booth or Clark Peterson, a play producer. While they were entertaining Birdie Brown with these friends, four authentic persons: Marilyn Ellis as Mm. Hunperdinck of the Metropolitan; Robert Frick as Clarence Coy of the Madison Art Gallery; Patty Quay as Lucy Riggs, a literary agent; and John Birong as Boris Borislavsky, a Russian theatrical director, arrived through the kindly efforts of the mysterious Mr. X. played by Don Cameron. Everything was finally settled in a satisfactory manner, and the girls’ rosiest dreams came true. Page 17

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THE WAYAKO Back Row—Hibbert Sidnam. Sally Sowle. Charles Nolle. Front Row—Charlotte Lewis. Audrey Maxwell. Marian Jackson. Mr. Ryden. director. Aaron Slick Students selected from the entire high school made up the cast of Aaron Slick. the old time melodrama presented February 2 and 3 under the direction of Mr. Einar Ryden. The plot concerns itself with the attempts of Wilbur Merridew to get Mrs. Berry's farm away from her. Mr. Merridew has found oil on the property and is anxious to get it for as little as possible. Sis Riggs overhears the conversation between Mr. Merridew and his niece. Gladys May. She gets some of the oil and shows it to Aaron Slick, who reveals after the others have left that he had dumped several barrels of oil in the spring a few days earlier. Mrs. Berry and Sis Riggs move to the city to spend the money. When Aaron comes to visit Mrs. Berry, the Girl in Red gets the better of him — almost. Aaron offers Mr. Merridew a sum of money to settle out of court, but Clarence Green, detective, enters and drags Mr. Merridew off to jail for a deal pulled in Iowa a few years previously. With everything settled. Aaron finally proposes to Mrs. Berry who accepts, and they all return to the farm. The characters were: Wilbur Merridew ..............Paul Luttio Mrs. Berry.....................Sally Sowle Sis Riggs........................Charlotte Lewis Gladys May................Audrey Maxwell Aaron Slick...............Hibbert Sidnam The Girl in Red...........Marian Jackson Clarence Green.....................Charles Nolte Page 16

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THE WAYAKO Back Row—Virgil Holst. Nell Hur»h. Kcrmlt Eistnger. Hibbert Sidnam. Lorrayn Dumas. Shirley Braden. Front Row—Robert Phillips. John Hughart. Mary O'Keefe. Eugene Ogin. Marian Jackson. Lorraine Meyer. Miss McGee, director. The Eyes of Tlaloc On May 10 the seniors presented “The Eyes of Tlaloc,” a mystery, which was directed by Miss lone McGee. Amanda and Ezra Simpkins are the New England caretakers of the ranch in Arizona owned by John Wayne. While they are waiting for Pudge Rogers, a sage brush taxi driver, the professor arrives closely followed by Tommy Tinker. As they sit together, they discuss the idol. Tlaloc, whose mural hangs on the wall. Nancy. John Wayne’s niece, arrives accompanied by Virginia and Pat. Nancy becomes angry when Nawa tells her that Tlaloc has caused the disappearance of Wayne. Salvado del Santos, a Mexican gentleman, and Pepita, his sister, appear to find Wayne, the man Pepita claims she married. The mixup is settled in the end when the professor turns out to be Wayne’s cousin who married Pepita using Wayne’s name. The wail of Tlaloc is heard through the entire play, and the ugly idol casts a mysterious atmosphere over the action. THE CAST Amanda Simpkins........Lorraine Meyer Ezra Simpkins..................Virgil Holst John Wayne............Kermit Eisinger Pudge Rogers...................Eugene Ogin The Professor........Hibbert Sidman Tommy Tinker.....................Neil Hursh Nancy.................Marian Jackson Virginia................Mary O’Keefe Pat..................Shirley Braden Nawa..................Robert Phillips Salvado del Santos......John Hughart Pepita........................Lorrayn Dumas Page 18