Earlville High School 1950 Yearbook (Earlville, NY) - Full Access

SEniOR PlAY tJNE of the most important events of the year for the class of 1950 was the presentation of our Senior Play, a comedy entitled "Saved by the Belle." The plot concerns Rita Powers, an orphan, whose education at Madstop College for ·women has been financed by her Uncle Henry. After his death, Rita discovers that her uncle was far from the millionaire she had supposed him to be, and it looks as though she would have to leave college and her friends. But her Uncle Henry has left Rita one bequest, Jackie Clark, a young contender for the middleweight champion– ship, who is accompanied by his trainer, Slugger O'Day. Uncle Henry left his fifty-percent interest in Jackie to Rita, but, since both Jackie and Slugger are penniless, the girls have to find a place for them to stay, and also provide food, while Jackie is training for his next fight. This they accomplish by hiding them in the garage and getting on the right side of their sorority cook. To explain their presence to Mrs. Fish, the house mother, they are introduced as dancing teachers--with highly amusing results. Eventually, however , their difficulties are straightened out when Jackie becomes a hero by winning the championship fight. Since their financial worries are over, Jackie and Rita decide to marry, making a happy ending for everyone. Rita Powers Mrs. Fish Jackie Clark Slugger O'Day Warren Sands Mitzie Walsh Lulu Green Harriet Shaw Pudge Roberts Bonnie Harris Doris Carson Ginnie Ellis 16 Mary Cox Irene Taylor Richard Emhof Hampton Miles Howard Bartlett Elizabeth Werbela Laura Mae Johnson Rose Morgan Elizabeth Miner Jane Russell Dorothy Griffin Laura Baker