The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-05-15
SENIORS HAVE
BIG SUCCESS
NET 5000 FROM PRESENTATION OF
"HURRY, HURRY, HURRY"
Part Of This Will Be Used in Placing
Memorial to Former Students
Who Served Their Country

The three act comedy Hurry,
Hurry. Hurry" given by the Senior
Glass of 1919 Friday night was played
to one of the largest audiences ever
held in the c. NJ. G. Hall. A great
success it was both in presentation
and finance. The crowd was so large
that standing room had to be refused
to the late.comers. Every square foot
was taken and then all the school
children We're reserved to the gallery.
From the tickets sold by the Seniors
the week previous. the door receipts
and the dance afterwards nearly $275
were taken in. Never before in tho
history of Oakes has class play
been such success financially. Every
year the class thought that $125 or
$3.50 net profit was sum to be proud
of. but when the class of 1919 real
ized that $115 had to be raised this
year they got busy. Now for their
trouble there is no worry for they
are sure of 5000 clear of expenses.
This goes toward the purchase of an
honor roll for the soldiers and sailors
who have at one time attended high
school and have served or are serving
their country now This bronze tablet
is to be placed in the school library.
later to be erected in the library of
the new school.
The members of the Senior Glass
who participated in the play were all
stars as most of them have had ex-
perience in past entertainments The
part taken by Thorlief Anderson as
Mr.. Hooker. business man. whose
sudden failure brings the rich family
to poverty was acted so realistic that
from the first the audience gave their
sympathy to him Mrs. Hooker, his
wife, taken by Inez Kallestad was
suited to the part she played as an
innocent and sympathetic society
woman who gladly gave up society on
account of her husbands breakdown.
The only thing to live on now is the
chance of getting the will which Aunt
Sophia leaves to their daughter. Floy,
a vivacious debutante whose part was
taken by Frances Root. The will left
million dollars If Floy was engaged
before 81 years of age. which, when
thought over was by midnight that
night. The other member of the fam
lily effected by the predicament is
Stephen Hooker, a college Freshman,
played by Theodore Bartlett. In
their travels the family run into a
Texan named Jack Crandall, a cow
boy author whose appearance in the
Big City excites the family to real
ization of their engagement before
midnight. making the will complete.
This causes hurry and preparation
for Jacks entertainment that even
ing. r. j. Wilson played the leading
part of Jack Crandall very pleasingly.
Alosius Bartholomew, a college pro.
fessor and writer of books. played by
Edward Wright, happens in and find
ing Floy's detestation of Jack COM
plete accepts bargain from Floy to
marry her to save the family from
ruin. AS Alosius is stubborn, he be-
comes hard to manage and finally the
engagement is broken by Floy. Ted
Stone, football hero is also a suitor
suggested by Steve. This part waa
intended to be acted stiff and awk-
wardly and was taken excellently by
Gideon Hample. Letitia Brown lover
of books and their authors acted by
Cora Fuller, is a personal friend of
Floy's and her humor detracts from
the plays serenity. Chloe Fleming
took the part of Rita, the pert house
maid. When everything seems lost
after Alosius' departure Jack is seen
in front of the house and the
end is simple when Floy finds her
affections for Jack after all. =