Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-05-27
COUNTRY BOYS IN COLLEGE
WAS WE'LL ACTED AND LIKED
BY ALL PRESENT.
At HIGH SCHOOL LAST FRIDAY
High School Orchestra and Girls Glee
Club Furnished Musical Numbers
Between Acts.


saw the Senior Glass Play Country
Boys in College" and the amateur per-
formers were exceptionally fruitful in
producing well rounded comedy, with
plenty of amusing situations and plot
well adapted to the use as class play.
Of course the success of the evenings
entertainment was further assured by
the splendid musical numbers Of the
Girls glee club and the high school
orchestra between acts, and Miss Helen
Gwinn their director may well be proud
of these musical organizations, judging
from the commendatory words of praise
coming from the lips of patrons Of the
school. They are additional proof that
Grangeville has one of the best schools
in the state.
The Play and Players
Country Boys in College, was diff.
ferent from most dramas, its william,
contrary to expectations did not remain
villainous and vituperative to the end
but repented from the evil of his ways
and went west.
Now it was this way. Jack Jamison,
alias Ivan Brockman, country hoy
with aspiration for higher learning is
easily urged by his friend Hank Haw-
kins, another country boy in the person
of Mac Leonard to go to the University
of West Virginia, and Jack persuaded
his uncle Mute Neely, crusty farmer
to assist him, which part by the way
was admirably interpreted by Bernard
Coyne.
As love always enters into every
drama, Jack accordingly loved Alice
Arnold, who was no other than Marion
Sims, and had for his rival one Harry
Williams track man of re-
pute in the University. Harry how.
ever ruined his heart, liver aud lun..s
smoking cigarettes and imbibin- spiri,
tous liquors, but of course Paul Harlan
who played the part of Harry rcver
does such things in every day life.
The first fall Jack took out of Harry
in the effort to win the fair Alice was
to defeat his rival in the 440, ana al
though Mute Neeley, Jacks uncle, pro.
tested strenuously about boys educat-
ing their heels instead of their heads,
he arrived on the scene early enough to
help cheer his nephew on to victory.
But just prior 20 this victory Hank
Hawkins won the mile in his sock feet
and covered himself with glory.
Thus the plot progresses until Jack
and Hank stand on the rock of success
and shout "The world is mine.o We
almost forgot to relate that Hank won
fair damsel, Julia Wilmoth, in the
person of Clara Cowgirl. And there is
no use in telling the plot of Harry to
haze Jack for he failed anyway and as
Harry afterwards reformed there is no
reason for putting such things in his
path to impede him.
OF course there were more participants
in the dramatic incidents, and Fat Or
mond, rather corpulent but neverthe
less true friend of Jack was amusing
in the Interpretation of his part. His
sweetheart-Homer had one even
thought fat-was very talkative and
this part was well taken by Eunice Nc
Entee. ss.
Helen johnson took the part Of the
girl .Cute" Darney, nicknamed from
her favorite expression, "It's awfully
cute" Sport Yeager, or Dewey
Cowgirl as he Is known in everyday
life, was friend Of Harry, the boy
who ruined health and reputation smok.
ing cigarettes. Guy Sherwin as Archie
Armstrong was another friend Of
Harry's.
Bin Burchall and Nick Blame, Geo
Allen and James Walker respectively
were two track men vanished by Jack
Jamison. Floyd Gilbert acted as
.Prexv. of the q. Of w. Va. John
Long filled the position Of coach
"Dad" White. Dennis Howard was
track meet judge: Others who assisted