Yorkville High School - Annual Yearbook (Yorkville, IL)

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601402 CAST Left to right om I her M Morten en B Sandall O Smith R Fl: i R M ll Dr l-laggett Susan Haggett Abby Mrs Haggett Ada l-laggett Warren Creamer Talent Rosen Mr Davenport Seated D Stevenson A Harri THE LATE CHRISTOPHER BEAN Ralph Glenn Bernice Sandall lane Fisher Ann Harris Rebecca Miller Martin Mortensen Rolland Goin Don Stevenson Orlo Smith Impossible! we screamed when Miss Spencer informed us of the short eighteen days which were allotted for our senior play. However, after the nine characters began practicing every free period durf ing the day, every night, and each Sunday afternoon, the progress was remarkable. A visitor at night rehearsals would have been surprised to see various members of the cast and their director gleefully performing calisthenics, groaning under the muscle builder, turning cartwheels or building pyramids before practice and while waiting for cues. Hilarious laughter was often heard as the costumes were slowly gathered together. They were of old vintage, to say the least, and they had the cast in the aisles even before the play was put on. Set in a small country town, the poor English and vocabulary were another cause for merriment. The cast went around for weeks afterwards using ain't and yah , The only catastrophe occurred when Dr. Haggert went sprawling as a result of reclining too strenu ously in his swivel chair. The chair snapped off in its most vital spot. ln spite of happenings, The Late Christopher Bean ' was successfully presented November 9,

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left to right: E Skau R Goins I Larson A Harris R Ahrens B Kahe I Dirst R Miller I Matlock D Perkins I Fisher O Smith C Fitch M Mor tensen R Glenn A Nash B Bretthauer I Friel B Sandall N Ashley I Murst M Griswold I Abens E Stanton E Krnsel V Iewell V Elliston W Larson D Stevenson A Srebert S Mason S Bazan Ze m!afzqofZeS 447 Whoeel We arrived in our usual fashions forty eight of us The portals shuddered and the roof threat ened to fall in Green but confident we warmed our way into nearly every activity in school and soon the world felt the impact of our mighty personalities while breezing through our Freshman and Sophomore years Even rowdy class parties Latin and geometry determined teachers and inspiring class meet ings couldnt crush our dauntless spirit deliberation we decided we were broke This formulated a problem how to make money with the least amount of effort The Seniors Conde cendingly gave us the pop concession Then as true followers of the drama we presented the three act comedy Ever Since Eve Our treasury increased and our future looked brighter Suddenly we came to the realization that the prom was drawing near Resulting from pooled ingenuities and war time restrictions we transported the Seniors to Arabia for an evening of exotic entertarnment with the Sherk of Araby and h1s Harem The budget suffered temporarily but scorning defeat we rose again to such an effect that surprisingly enough we found we were well on the way toward amassing the S800 UU needed for the Annual Our Senior year started off uneventfully with a few trivial enterprrses such as football COHCGSSIODS Senior play Senior pictures and announcements With barely three weeks to produce The Late Christo pher Bean we turned out an incomparable presentation of which even Miss Spencer was proud We gave the Iuniors the privil ge of collecting broken pop bottles but kept the task of hunting pop corn and grease and popped for all our worth Then the Annual well this is it As usual we waited untll the last minute and then worked and worked -and worked So we leave our indelible mark upon this institution and sincerely hope that all was not in vain Say not the struggle naught availeth I I - ' , v . , . I a I I - Acquiring the lordly title of Iuniors, our first task was the untangling of our finances. After intense , ' s ' K ' . u - . . . I . , , , . . . . , , . , .

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5 E N I O R S '47