Scranton Central HS 1958 Yearbook (Scranton, PA) - Full Access

preciati\'e audience , in two of en– tral' recent dramatic pre entation . John. who played the male lead in both production., wa uperb in hi part. A John' la t year at entral come to a clo e, he i looking for– ward to four year at college. Of the many college bidding for hi talent , John ha temporarily decided upon either the Uni,·er ity of Detroit or the niver ity of Pitt bur~h. J OH Rettew' popularity \vith hi cla mate , hi fine chola tic record and dauntle athletic pirit marked him a a Yaluable memb r of the .enior cla . John' election a enior cia pre idcnt wa fully de– en·ed and how the high e teem in which he h ld by hi fellow tudent . John, a member of the ::"\ational Honor ociety, ha al o found time for athletic in hi crowded chedule. Hi tall lank) tature and good co– ordination make him ideally uited for hi po ition a fir t acker on the Eagle nine. La t y ar John howed tremendou potential a center on the ca~e team, but b cau e of an injury he \\a unable to compete in the regular ea on. Hi other extracurricular activitie include member hip in the The pi Club and the teering Committee of the tudent ouncil. John plan to enter Lehigh Uni,·er ity, where he will major in Engineering. T HE achievem nt of the e enior give a true en e of pride to tho e who ha\'e worked with the e tudent and guided them at Central High chool. JU~E, 1958 Bring Down The House Is it eno11gb merely to do a thing? Albert Tamzlet, '58 ' 'ALL right! E\'eryone on tage." The clear cri p \'Oice of Carol Lan ing rang throuah the high chool auditorium. It wa two day before the annual pting play and Carol wa the tudent director. At the ound of her word the ca t member began to emerge from the wing , while the tage crew laid dO\..·n their tool . J ft' aa,·e the nail a Ia t carele \\hack and walked back taae. . he pa ed, he topped to admire th larac mural that Bill Power wa painting. ·· ay, that' keen, Bill." ·'Thank . How are thing on your ide of the tage ?" "Great. The cenery i ure to bring down the hou e. orne on I'll treat you to a coke." "::"\o, thank . I till ha,·e a lot of work to do ...." •· w, it look fine the way it i ." '·Perhap you think o, but I am not takina an · chance ." "Oh you perfcctioni t ." \\'ith thi remark. Jeff turned on hi heel and headed toward the malt hop. At Ia t the night of the per– formance came. arol dart d through the bedlam and confu ion, gi"ing direction an " ·ering que - tion , and trying to gain orne em– blance of order. A he pa ed the back drop she came upon JefT. ''I everything all right?" he a ked breathle ly. 'Are you ure it Er~ .ne Bos~< . 5'1 will hold?" "Of cour e it will hold." J eff' ,·oice wa anory. ·You're just a bad a Bill. !way worrying about thing that will never happen." The fir t act of the play •vent moothly. The econd act began, and e,·erything eemed to be going well. Carol, itting in the wing crlanced up at the ceilina. \ h that wa odd. The back drop cemed to be way– ing. .. o. it couldn't b ." But a he looked aaain arol aw that the hea,·y drop wa too weighty for it ha tily con tructed upport and wa be inning to break away. "Look out! The back drop!" wa all he could utter b for the drop pulled loo e from it upport and fell era hing to the floor. Early the next morning Bill op ned the tage door for arol. "Thank g-oodne no one wa m– jured but it' going to be orne job repairing the cenery for tonight' how." "If onl · . . " arol ga ped in amazement, ''\ hy it' all b en re– paired! It look a O'Ood a new! But who .. . ?" Jut a he aid thee "ord . Jeff appeared. "I gue you two were right after all," he aid heepi hly. "I thought that ince it wa my fault, I hould repair the damage." '·Well, Jeff" Bill miled "you said • your cenery would bring down the hou e. I gue you were right." 19