Weatherly High School - Nugget Yearbook (Weatherly, PA)

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Class Play -- 1958 The cast gathers around Mrss Hamm for a curtarn call The Juntor Play Belles on Thelr Toes was presented on Frtday eventng March 14 1958 Based on the book by Frank A Grlbreth the three act comedy told of the mtsfortunes of a famrly of twelve whose mother rs called to Europe on a bustness trtp The play was dtrected by MISS IENNIE HAMM Mrs Gllbreth Tom Mr Hathaway Aunt Leora Doctor Bob Al Lynch Davrd Lorrng Mr Crawford Bnestrne Martha Frank 1 Lrllran Fred Dan ack CAST OF CHARACTERS PATRICIA MEY ERS THEODORE DOTTER WILLIAM KNEPPER JANE MCCAY MARSHALL SARLEY WALTER CARLSON STEVE WILLIAMS RONALD WBINER CAROL RIT TENHOUSE BARBARA BOLISH CHARLES WARG ADAM YOUNKER MARYANN DROLLES FRANKLIN PEISER MORRIS HINKLE ROBERT MOON JOSEPH STRIZAK Anne ------ - - - ----- MYRA WOLF B'll --------------- 1 ---- ------ - -- Bob--- - ---- -----

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The Best Years 0 Our Lwes A play rn four acts wrrtten by the students and teachers of the Weatherly Area Jornt Schools Setting The enttre performance is presented rn the Schwab school burldrng Act I The Freshman Year Trme September 1955 to June 1956 The Cast Advisors Mr Tlmko and Mr Romano Maln Characters Boys Grrls Presrdent Willram Knepper Barbara Bolrsh Vlce President Steve Wrllrams Patrrcra Meyers Secretary Moms Hlnkle Paula Maggro Treasurer Myra Wolf Greenres 30 boys 22 gtrls As the curtarn rrses groups of students are clustered around the doors of the school won dermg aloud what great experrences he before them One of the frrst of these experrences takes place on October 31 as the new freshmen are requrred to dress rn outlandrsh cos tumes pay homage to all senrors tn srght and do every sort of hum1l1at1ng stunt rmagrn able Other hrghlrghts of the ftrst act lnclude a hayrrde to Hrckory Run State Park and a doggy roast at Tweedle Park to celebrate the close of school Act II 7 hf Soph om 0 ff Y: ur Trme September 1956 to June 1957 The Cast Advrsors Mr Ebllng and Mr Murray Main Characters Presldent Wrllram Knepper Vrce Presrdent Joyce Weston Secretary Barbara Bolrsh Treasurer Patrrcra Meyers Classmates 28 boys 19 grrls Although no rmportant actron takes place rn the second act besldes the normal class room routrne the authors have rncluded ll to show the development of character rn the players and therr abrlrty to handle datly affarrs ff' ' 77 s o - . . . . ' ' s 1 1 . ' . . Q . - , . . ' .- 1 , . . - ' . . . ' . . - - w w 1 ,v 2 L f , Q - 1 9 I I ' ' n D Q a - ' ' . I o

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The Best Years 0 Our Lwes Art III Thf Junior Year Ttme September 1957 to June 1958 Cast Advrsors Mr Young and Mrss Spatde Leadrng Actors Presldent WILLIAM KNEPPER Vice Prestdent JOYCE WESTON Secretary BARBARA BOLISH Treasurer CHARLES WARG Supportrng Cast 28 academtcs 12 commerctals From this polnt on tn our play the actron qulckens untrl rt reaches tts cllmax rn the ftnal ac Two unscheduled recesses are called durtng the course of the actron one because of an eprdemlc of Aslan Flu among the cast and the other because of a record snowfall whrch swamped the area tn February Belles on Therr Toes the Junror Class Play rs presented on March 14 to a packed house The Bunny Hop on Aprrl '7 1958 celebrates the Easter season and the comrng of sprtng The thrrd act frnale the Junxor Sentor Prom presents a pageant of lovely colors and Aft IV The benlor Year Ttme September 1958 to June 1959 Cast Advtsors Mr Rahn Mr Edgar and Mtss Todaro Leadtng Actors Presrdent WILLIAM KNEPPER Vrce Prestdent JANE McCAY Secretary BARBARA BOLISH Treasurer MARSHALL SARLEY The events of the frnal act pass before the eyes of the audtence rn qurck successron The frrst major development takes place as the sentors have then' long awarted revenge an conduct a torture of the new crop of greentes A bake sale on December 6 rs used to finance events to come A Chnstmas Dance on December '27 and a Hatchet Hop on February 21 provrde celebratrons for the Chrtstmas holrdays and George Washrngton s btrthday Another drama The Closed Door rs gtven as the Senror Class Play on Aprrl 24 The Grand Ftnale the most tmpressrve scene tn The Best Years of Our Lrves combtnes the acttvrttes of Class Day on May 29 Baccalaureate Servrces on May 31 and Commencement on June 2 1959 ff' - 79 3 - 3 . ' 1 n 0 ' - ' I I . I. . . , . . ' - n ' I u ' ' ' . I . 1 I I I ' . . ' . - . , costumes before a Stardust background. D - I I I I I - I l l . . D . . . . . d U D ' . . . . . , D ' . , I1 . ll ' ' ' . 'I ' ' n ' ' ' u . .,, . . . . ' , I I U