Hastings High School - Tiger Yearbook (Hastings, NE)

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Anna arrives in the port of Bangkok on the ship of Captain Orton, played by Rick Penney. She has come, with her son Louis, played by Don McCord, to be the teacher of the King's many children. She is met by the King's representative, the Kralahome, who is not too friendly. Against the advice of the Captain to return to Singapore, Anna and her son decide to remain. Anna conducts school for the children of the favoured wives. Her most important pupil is Prince Chululongkorn, played by Jeff Mill- hollin, and the son of Lady Thiang head wife of the King. Other children of the King were played by sons and daughters of faculty mem- bers. The King was a contradictory combina- tion of charm and cruelty, with a desire to have his country progress along lines of west- ern culture. One story which especially ap- pealed to the people was Uncle Tom's Cabin. In the picture dancers of Siam are acting out their interpretation of Uncle Thomas. The entire cast on stage for a last curtain call. The musical was one of the finest pro- ductions ever staged at Hastings High School. All characters were excellently cast and well coached. The portrayal of Anna by Marilyn Nelson was superior in every way. The audi- ence loved her and she richly deserved its ex- pression of approval. The acting of Jene Lau as the King was hardly less impressive. His choice for the part was excellent and he played it well. Glowing compliments could be paid to each of the other principal characters. In- deed, each and every person who had a part in the production should be complimented. To the actors, stage hands, makeup crews, scene painters, technical assistants of all kinds, and: Mr. Goodrich, Miss Jensen, Mr. Veberg, Mr. Shoemaker, and Miss Sheere Basset-congratu- lations. - 4 1 ' I 1 lllffli Hi 5

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ICM IOW US TAXI IHIT. Tuesday, Nov. 21, the juniors and seniors met in the auditorium to hear a talk by Mr. Emiel J. Christensen that got Career Day underway. The students attended several conferences in the morning. In the afternoon the seniors toured places of business that interested them. Shown are two groups, one, boys in a drafting room, and the other, girls visiting a business office. Nov. 23-26, THANKSGIVING VACATION. Nov. 27, the student council sponsored an hour dance. It must have taken more than an hour to get un- twisted after the dance. December was short but jammed with ac- tivity. Dec. 1, opening basketball game with Omaha Westside. Tigers started slow but picked up speed and won 58-39 . . . Hastings lost its first wrestling match to West Kearney 31-21 . . . Seniors start registering for second semester . . . Dec. 8, basketball at Fremont Friday night and Columbus Saturday night. Gary Anderson says everybody go-take the bus or follow us. If he tried to make it in that heap,' he didn't make it . . . Got clobbered Friday night-won 69-49 Saturday . . . 11th, Wrestlers threw scare into Holdrege, almost won-24-28 . . . The 15th was a busy day-Convocation in the morning com- memorating the signing of the Bill of Rights. In the afternoon Grand Island gymnasts overpowered Hastings 88-33. In Lincoln, Southeast dunked the Tiger swimmers 105-47. But in North Platte it was another story. There the tall Tigers tied a bomb on the Bulldogs. After the smoke cleared it was Hastings, 52 to 35 . . . School came to a close before Christmas vacation with a convoca- tion Thursday afternoon, Dec. 21. After the pro- gram work started like mad getting ready for the Christmas dance in the evening. After the dance it was good bye and MERRY CHRISTMAS. The 1962 Tiger Page 18