Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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— -e — 24 Winter Play Top: “WHAT'S IN IT? Count Mountjoy (John Larson) asks Kokintz (Joel Мапа!) about the contents of a cylinder he wants to remove from the Q-bomb, but Benter (Bob Wunder) worries about trusting the doctor. Above: TACKLING THEIR FATHER. WACs jill and Debbie (Jenni Ross and Karin Paulsen} stop General Snippet {Dave Johnson} from breaking his word and fleeing the palace. Right: APPEAL. Tully (John Swagert| ques- tions the plan of Gloriana (Betsy White} to have him use longbows against the U.S.

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D . ` 474: А | i emm -—— WE Hm 73 [+ 0 DEVI VU UL 3 0 M . р ТРЧИ - a - i $ e AA D .. (XC? . l ————— [n the 1980 elections, Iowans followed a national trend calling for change in government. Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan defeated incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter. Many other races followed suit; Republicans gained 12 Senate seats formerly held by Democrats and took control of the Senate. Many prominent liberal Democrats were defeated, including [owa Senator John Culver, who fell to Republican Charles Grassley. For the first time since 1968, there were more than two major presiden- tial candidates. Many students preferred Independent John Ander- son over the others. Jennie Amos ex- pressed a common view, saying, I agreed with what Anderson said, but since I didn't think he had a fighting chance, I would have voted for Carter so Reagan wouldn't win; | didnt think he'd be good for the country. Both Constitutional proposals on the ballot were defeated. Sixtv per cent of Iowans said “no” to a Constitution revision convention. Those in favor of the “con-con” hoped to add an Voters wanted change amendment limiting taxes, but others felt, as did Mary Thompson, that “limiting taxes would mean cutting important programs. The state Equal Rights Amendment also lost. The pro- posed ERA forbade denying equal rights because of gender. Attitudes toward the ERA at Ames High did not reflect those of the average voter. Richard Schneider stated that his government classes were OVer- whelmingly in favor of it and a poll of Richard White's American history students showed 75 per cent sup- ported the ERA. Due to the liberal attitude at Ames High, some students were surprised at the number of conservatives elected. “The Republicans defeated the Democrats by a larger margin than I expected. It seems Ames High students tend to be more liberal than average, remarked Brian Hayenga. Above left: STEP RIGHT UP. Lisa Laughlin, a new student from California, registers to be an eligible voter in Story County. Volunteers from the League of Women Voters registered 18- year-olds during two school days. Left: REPUBLICAN. Wade Angus dons a hat and brandishes a sign at a Republican party rally in his American history class. Politics 23

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eraf ` ' `. ف‎ 7 se È Oo. ГҮГҮҮ 17] мелла ылда т ' a € y C А imd een rf re or p; What happens when a tiny Duchy in Europe invades the United States, captures the most powerful bomb ever made and must deal with wacky prisoners and confused home ad- visors? You get the comedy, “The Mouse That Roared, the winter play. The hero, Tully Bascom (John Swagert) was called by Gloriana the Twelfth (Betsy White], ruler of Grand Fenwick, to find a way to get the U.S. to stop making a certain wine, the na- tional product. He suggested a declaration of war but when this was sent it was ignored by laughing American government officials. Gloriana then decided to invade the U.S. with intentions of surrendering immediately and applying for foreign aid. Meanwhile, the eccentric Professor Kokintz (Joel Manatt) invented the Quadium bomb amid student anti- weapon demonstrations. Thinking the Fenwickian invasion force were protestors, the U.S. military party guarding the bomb were captured and, along with the weapon, taken back to Fenwick. Once there, alarm prevailed until Tully decided to form a peace alliance with the bomb as his influence. The play was prepared in five weeks but sickness and other activities caus- ed a few actors to be absent from rehearsals. “You can rehearse lines at home but you have to work on your movement with others,” said Bob Wunder. Being a substitute to the ever-popular musical (which was scrapped due to seemingly lack of interest) was a challenge. But audience reaction seemed generally favorable. Mary Martin commented, “I was extremely disappointed there wasn’t a musical but the actors were excellent in their portrayals.” Top left: TAKE AIM. Tully Bascom (John Swagert) orders his soldiers to use their arrows to shoot out the tires of an American Army staff car. Left: PATRIOTIC SOUL. Miss Wilkins (Jane Wilson) tells the President (George Beran) to make an appearance at the Armed Forces parade to help restore confidence. Winter Play 25