Whitman High School - Spotlight Yearbook (Whitman, MA)

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SENIOR VL.-XSS l'l.AY Second Row: llcft to rigrlitl Elizabeth Torrey, Geraldine Waitt, John Hutchinson, Robert Vase, Mary Sweeney, Anne l'crry. First Row: Barbara Gay, Dolores Bowles, Barbara Benson, Dorothy Voates, Stephen Pole. senioie CLASS PLAY MEET THE DUCHESSH . Mary Sweeney Dolores Bowles . . Stephen Cole . . . Barbara Gay Dorothy Coates Geraldine Waitt . Holi' Scherman Joy January . . Dixie ........ . . Gaylord Grant . . Mrs. Muggles .. . Kewpie ..... . . Mrs. Plop ........... . . Erasmus Q. Dinsmore . . . Sam Strudel ......... . . Ronnie Ward . . . Elsie Blake .... . , Mary Swayne . . . . ' Anne Perry , . . Robert Case John llutchinson Barbara llenson Elizabeth Torrey l rompter ....... ....... ...... . The Senior Class play was presented December 16, 1945. under the direction ot' Mrs. Avery. 6 The play takes place in Mrs. Plop's exclusive boarding house, where we iind Dixie, the maid, who thinks Shakespeare am de grandest thing, Gaylord Grant, a ham actor of the pastg Joy Janu- ary, a vaudevillian: and Mrs. Plop. Ronnie Ward, another boarder, is trying to sell a scenario to Sam Strudel. To do so, he must have a French Duchess to take the lead. Luckily, there arrives naive Elsie Blake, who has also been bitten by the movie bug. Ronnie persuades Elsie to impersonate a duchess who is in Hollywood for a rest. When Sam Strudel comes to meet this duchess, she tells him she can't act in his play because she is on vacation: but for her friend Ronnie she'll con- descend to do this. As luck would have it, Sam Strudcl discovers the plot and refuses to do the play. In the end Erasmus Q. Dinsmore, who is not only a Harvard professor but also a millionaire. produces Ronnie's play and all ends happily.

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STUDENT COUNCIL Third Row: Cleft. to rightl William McCarthy, Edward Giberti, Mrs. Mclnnes, Paul Clifford. Second Row: Robert Marshall, Edward Clark, Stephen Cole, Amy Hogg, Paul Gibcliiv Alden Gilman, Toivo Maki. First. Row: Barbara Butterfield, Jean Appleford, Harris Penniman, Patricia Allen, Margaret Gaudette, David Mann, Shirley Ippolito, Marjorie llake. Student Council The Student Council met in September with its advisers, Mrs. Mclnnes and Mr. Kelly, and chose the following officers : President .......... .. Harris Penniman Vice-President .. . Marg31'6'C Gaudette Secretary .... . . . Patricia Allen Treasurer ......... .. David Mallll Representatives of 1 . Executive Board Marjorie Dake, Edward Giberti The Student Council held the first dance of the year, A Get-Together Gambol , on September 28. The dance was well supported, and it gave the members of the various classes a chance to get acquainted. A committee was appointed to continue the addition of names to the Honor Roll, and all stu- dents were asked to submit the names of any former students who were not listed on the Honor Roll. The first amendment to the Student Council Con- stitution was added this year. The amendment stated that the boys in the Industrial Arts course should now have a representative on the Council. It has been felt that such a representative would enable these boys to keep in much closer touch with the activities of the high school. Delegates from our Student Council attended the Southeastern Massac,husetts Student Council Con- ventions held at Fall River and New Bedford. These conventions discussed methods of operating student councils and ways to improve this impor- tant school organization. The meetings consisted of discussions, a banquet, and entertainment. The sale of stamps and bonds was continued through the first of the year, with a goal set of one hospital unit. The Council held a movie show one afternoon in the Assembly Hall. charging admission to help pay Council expenses. The usual projects, such as carol singing, the Red Cross drive, and the Infantile Paralysis drive, were successfully carried out by the Council.

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ms - .,.,..V, DRAMATIC CLUB Fourth Row: fleft to righti Edwin Thurston, Edna McClellan, Jean Harrington, Mar- garet Towler, Paulina Phillips, Grace Avery. Third Row: Allen Marshall, Mary Doran, Geraldine Waitt, Robert Case, Hazel Weeden, Stephen Cole. Second Row: Charles Orcutt, Dolores Bowles, Elizabeth Torrey, Dorothea Eidler, Shirley Ippolito, Barbara Cavicchi, David Mann. First Row: Miss Brega, Henry Straffin, Doris Aubert, Dorothea Milonas, Rolf Scher- man, Gloria Lepore, Ann Perry, Harris Penninian, Mrs. Mclnnes. DRAMA TIC CLUB The Senior-Junior Dramatic Club of 1945-46 had a very successful season. At our first meeting the following officers were chosen: Rolf Scherman . ..... President Doris Aubert .. .. Vice-President Gloria LePore .... .... S ecretary Dorothea Milonas .................. Treasurer The first performance, Elmer Cleans Up, was given on January 16 in the assembly hall. The cast included Allen Marshall as John Redfield: Clara, his wife, Edna McClellan: Mary, his daughter, Shirley Ippolito: his son, Elmer, John White: and Nancy VVayne, the visiting celebrity, Faye Smith. The story told of Elmer's trials as a budding author and the amusing consequences it brought to the Redfield family. On May 15th we presented three one-act plays, entitled The House of Greed. by Robert St. Claireg t'The Telegram, by Elizabeth Cullis, and Finders Keepers, by George Kelly. Mrs. Mclnnes and Miss Brega, advisers for the club, are to be commended for their coaching of the plays.