Whitman High School - Spotlight Yearbook (Whitman, MA)

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l i l SENIOR CLASS PLAY CAST Front Row: Qleft to rightj Lois Thomas, Pauline Coffelt, Gloria Harrington, Mary White, Catherine Welch. Back Row: Frederic Holbrook, Ernest Bubieniec, Miss Smalley, Milton Cook, Harold Manson. SENIOR CLASS PLAY THE CALAMITY KIDS On Wednesday evening, December 16, 1942, the Senior Class presented its annual play to a capac- ity audience at the Town Hall. The scene was laid in the old farmhouse of Emily and Hezekiah Hos- kins who were sheltering the orphaned twins Midge and Mickey, Brad Rivers, and the mysteri- ous Bonnie Blue! The audience shook with laughter when villain- ous Gideon Garvey roller skated across the stage to fall into the welcoming arms of the gossipy old maid Clara Clagg. There were several outstanding scenes in the play including the duel between Bonnie and Brad, Elmer's fright at the sight of a mouse, and the argument over Brad which caused Bonnie to chase glamorous Lorraine out of the room. In addition to comedy, there was the mystery about where Bonnie Blue had come from, who she really was, and why she had left home. The story 24 concerned the mortgage due on the Hoskinses' home and the fate of the orphaned twins. Gideon's attempt to make Bonnie his wife by threatening to foreclose the mortgage if she re- fused, failed when Brad, whom Bonnie really loved, found a stamp for his collection which brought enough money to save the mortgage and keep the twins from having to live with their aunt and uncle. Miss Jean Smalley, of the high school faculty, spent tireless weeks coaching the cast, as did Margaret Minihan, who served as prompter. The cast was as follows: Bonnie Blue ..... Brad Rivers .... Emily Hoskins . . Hezekiah Hoskins . . . . . . .Edwin Thurston Midge Starr ....... . . Mickey Starr .... Gideon Garvey . . . . . . Clara Clagg ...... . . . Lorraine Ludlow Opal Ludlow .... Gloria Harrington . .Harold Manson . . .Pauline Coffelt . . . .June Mitchell Frederic Holbrook . . . . .Milton Cook .Catherine Welch . . . . .Mary White .................LoisThomas Elmer Vandersnook Ludlow .... Ernest Bubieniec

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5 V1-a 11' STUDENT COUNCIL First Row: Cleft to right! Alan Hamel, Pauline Coffelt. Bernard Hayes, Isabel Hogg. Jeanne Walkey. Ruth Harrington. Middle Row: Helen Rymut, Gloria Harrington, Janice Newhall, Beverly Sears, Claire English, Betty Hogg. Shirley Tero. Last Row: Mr. Card, Stephen Cole, James Harrington, Francis O'Rourke, Richard LeClair. George Bayley, Clayton Anderson, Edward Giberti. Mrs. Mclnnes. Student Council In September the Student Council met with its advisers, Mrs. Mclnnes and Mr. Card, and chose the following officers for the year: President ................. Ralph Bolinder Vice-President . .. .... Pauline Coffelt Secretary ...... . . .Margaret Minihan Treasurer .................... Isabel Hogg Executive Board .Alan Hamel, Jeanne Walkey President Bolinder left to enter the Navy in November, and was succeeded by Bernard Hayes. A committee of Gloria Harrington, Ruth Har- rington, and Clyde MacKenzie, was organized to supervise the sale of war stamps and bonds in the school. Stamps were sold three days a week, and in 23 several rooms 100502 of the pupils bought stamps regularly. The school entered the Treasury Jeep Contest in March, agreeing to purchase five jeeps at S900 each within six weeks. The quota was oversubscribed by 3500. The Council decided to purchase a Service Me- morial Plaque to contain the names of all those from the school who had joined the Armed Forces since December 7, 1941. This year the bicycle racks in the rear of the building were repaired and painted, and the usual projects, including the Red Cross and the Infan- tile Paralysis Drive, were successfully conducted by the Council.

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ll,m I ag., T , o - SENIOR-JUNIOR DRAMATIC CLUB Front Row: Cleft to right Lois Thomas. Phyllis Shea, Pauline Coffelt, Margaret Mclntosh, Jeanne Walkey Gloria Harrington, Helen Rymut, Fred Dake, Barbara Harper. Second Row: Hazel Saulnier, Claire Capelotti. Lois Welsh, Corinne Jenkins, Doris Leighton, Patricia Newell, Dorothy Fahrenholt. Third Row: Lee Crossman, Milton Cook, Helen Vigneault, Charlene Waugh. Ruth Harrington, Allan Hamel Miss Tinker. Back Row: Miss Wood, Ernest Bubieniec, John Reed. Stergios Milonas, Lloyd Curby, Robert Millett. Senioff-junior Dmmatic Club This year, even though some of its activities The play Two Crooks and a Lady was pre- have been curtailed because of the war, the Junior- sented in March with an able cast of performers. Senior Dramatic Club has been quite active under It is doubtful whether the usual night perform- the supervision of its advisers, Miss Tinker and ance to be given in May will be given this year Miss Wood, and its officers: due to transportation and lack of available actors. Gloria Harrington ...... ...... P resident Meetings were held throughout the year, and Helen Rymut .... . . .Vice-President members were appointed to serve on various Jeanne Walkey . ..... Secretary committees. Frederick Dake . . . . .Treasurer 25