George Mason High School - Mustang Yearbook (Falls Church, VA)

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What Christmas Dance? So that’s what Santa carries around in his bag! The Pep Club undertook the responsibility of sponsoring a semi-formal Christmas Dance. The dance, noted for its lack of attendance, was readily termed a dismal failure. An insignificant number of couples appeared in eveing dress, but all those in attendance were well entertained by “The Corpse Brothers.” Unfortunately, the dance clearly illustrated student lack of interest in school sponsored formal dances. In fact, many students were unaware that the Pep Club had even taken the trouble to provide a dance at Christmas time. It would not be an exaggeration to say the the photographer, chaperones, and band members constituted the majority of the attendance. The Corpse Brothers — live at the G.M. cafeteria. 24

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On November 19 and 20, the students who had spent long hours in the rehearsal and production of The Miracle Worker were grati- fied by the two fine performances they presented. The entire set design was excellent. Break- able furniture and a pump with running water provided realism, however the set design was definitely overshadowed by the acting of each character. The devotion of Captain and Kate Keller to their blind daughter Helen, was readily felt by the audience. Tension generally was experi- enced in scenes involving interaction between Helen and her tried but patient teacher, Annie Sullivan. The insolence of Jimmie Keller often provided comic relief for the involved audi- ence. The climax of the production was presented in the final scene when Annie Sullivan’s efforts proved to be wonderfully successful. At this point, the audience, too, felt the joy of the Keller’s in developing communication with their deaf and blind daughter. Annie explains the challenge of teaching Helen her first word to Mrs. Keller. 23

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IRC Holds Dinner By Candlelight V Mr. Zimmering finds life under the table amusing. Courtney Parker discovers that’s — a — good — Lasagna. In January, the International Relations Club sponsored a dinner featuring a variety of international dishes. The dinner proved successful in its effort to raise funds to help defray costs for the NAIMUN delegation and was possibly the first of planned dinners including a Chinese carry-out. 25