Bishop England High School - Miscellany Yearbook (Charleston, SC)

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judges select Patricia I B X SPRING TIME and the festival is fun even for judges Mr. Basil Hall, Mrs. Richard Bradham, and Mr. Otis Conklin whose task it is to decide upon one contestant as Miss Bishop English the 15th. Schill 15th queen LAST MINUTES of reign are enioyed by Sandra Riols as she entertains her trainbearers during the ceremony, Breaking a precedent of past years, Miss Patricia Schill was chosen from among eight finalists as Miss Bishop England XV by a panel of 3 judges. Mrs. Richard Bradham, Mr. Otis Conklin and Mr. Basil Hall selected the queen and her two attendants on the basis of beauty, grace and personality. Nineteen years ago, this popularity contest was begun at Bishop England. At that time eight girls vied for the title of Miss Bishop England 'I. At the close of the contest, Miss Muriel Gaffney, escorted by Mr. John Harrington, was selected to reign as queen. On April 24, l959, the annual pageant took place at the Father O'Brien Gym. At the close of the contest the former queen, Miss Sandra Riols, gave up her robe and crown to Miss Patricia Schill, Miss BE XV. Patricia was chosen from 59 iuniors to reign over school activities in her senior year. The first 3 eliminations in the contest were based on audience applause. Margie Schachte and Bobbie Marie Molony became first and second runnersup. The other finalists included Sandra Shahid, Agnes Sheedy, Janette McClary, Sally Degnan, and Andrea Ritter. Master of ceremonies for the event was Francis Hanley, a member of the class of '59. Mary Roempke headed the planning committee, with Mary Ann Rouke in charge of decorations. INITIAL ACT as queen is per- formed by Patricia Schill shortly after being chosen the 15th queen of Bishop England. Ushers Bill Robinson, Pat Brennan, Joe Riley, and Billy Clair escort Patricia. Page Sixty-Four

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sister, thespian revive glee, dramatic clubs lrregularly, songsters and actors have dis- played quite an array of talent on the BE scene. Several attempts have been made to re-organize successful Glee and Dramatic Clubs. In January, 1944, the Glee Club be- came for a time a part of BEHS but was dis- continued in 1956 for lack of a director. lt is interesting to note that under the direction of Father William Croghan, presently the school's principal, the play Stardust by Walter Kerr was presented in 1949. This year the correct formula came to the forefcapable directors plus willing students equal successful clubs. Both groups made their initial bows in a joint production of the Can- ticle of the Nativity. Sister DeNeri, in a matter of weeks, formed a Glee Club. ln this same span of time, Mr. Louis DiLalla organized the Dramatic Club. vt TRYOUTS FOR MISSISSIPPI MELODY finds Mary Ann Rourke striking an eye-catching pose and being cheered on by Regina Qualey, Virginia Keating, Mary Jane Tezza, and Margie Schachte. ENJOYABLE PRACTICE SESSIONS add to the fun of group participation in a school-sponsored show. Varied voices blend as Mr. Di Lallo takes notes. l x, For the school's musical production of Mis- sissippi Melody quite an array of talent was needed: vocalists, dancers, and actors. To the first tryout for this amusing story of the incidents in Tom Sawyer's life came many hopeful and ambitious students. Some quite timid at first yet eager for the excitement ofthe stage. Voices of every pitch and every quality were tested both to the amazement and amuse- ment of the director Mr. DiLalla. Second try- outs were the real test. At this tryout the speaking quality of po- tential's voices were scrutinized. Joe Wein- rich and Mike Lowry earned the parts of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn respectively. This musical by Charles George was received with great enthusiasm in Memminger Auditorium on May 5. INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION is given to Annette Buero as she performs before Mr. Di lallo, who will direct the musical for which she was accepted. Theresa Sturcken supplied the music and the interested onlooker is James Bunch.