Lake Preston High School - Prestonian Yearbook (Lake Preston, SD)

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“Proof Of A Man” Director...................Miss Mildred Bueber CAST Dr. Tolbert........................ Dean Cecil Dr. Knox.........................Merrill Nelson Officer Wells.......................Arden Jones Helen Knox.......................... Mary Bode Mrs. Price........................Pam Lundquist Jimmy Knox................................Terry Aalbers Jimmy Knox wants to go out for the football team, but Jimmy's father, a local minister, stubbornly refuses his permission. He won't give his real reason, that his wife seemingly has a heart condition. Jimmy decides that if he can't go out for the football team, there isn't much reason for his going to school. George Wells, a friendly policeman, persuades him to return to Ms classes, where he hands in a forged excuse. As soon as his teacher realizes this she takes it straight to Jimmy's parents. When Jimmy comes home, the old argument is vigorously re- newed. Soon, Mrs. Knox is complaining of her heart; Dr. Knox insists on calling in a physician; and Jimmy storms out of the house and drives recklessly away in the family car. It is then that the minister discovers that his wife has been pretending her heart condition, as an excuse to keep her son close to her at home. The revelation comes too late to save Jimmy. Angry and des- pairing, he has blindly driven the car into an intersection, striking down a pedestrian and severely injuring him. Panic- stricken, Jim runs away from the scene of the accident. In the morning, he must go into Juvenile Court - there to prove him- self a mere boy ... or a man.

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3eclam Students Visit University in Vermillion Members of declam worked hard this past year to achieve high honors. They attended a workshop at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion on Octo- ber 23. The purpose was to meet with professors and receive suggested im- provements on each selection. These selections were then presented on Octo- ber 26 at the declam contest in Arling- ton. Dianne Wolkow received an excel- lent in dramatics; Dean Cecil, good in poetry; Kathy Kazmerzak, excellent in humorous; Cammy Iseminger, excellent in oratory. Dean Cecil, Cathy Kazmerzak, Miss Bueber, advisor; Dianne Wolkow, Cammy Iseminger. Debators of LPHS Speak Out On Important Issues Roger Chris- tensen, Mr. Lamberty, advisor; Doug Paterson, Mike Koch, Joe Schnell, Helen Christensen, Clara Reick.

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 Behold an Empty Room and Proof of a Man, two serious one-act plays, were presented in the Erwin gym on January 12. Proof of a Man was chosen to represent Lake Preston at the district contest in Huron, January 22. Due to bad weather they were unable to attend. Best actor and actress awards were given to Scott Hodges and Ilene Baumberger. CREW Publicity . . Make-up and Prompters . . Mamie Thompson Yvonne Rossel . Sherry Sneesby Dena Falla “Behold An Empty Room” This play illustrates a common and modem problem of the aged. Marion Divine decides to go into missionary work, after caring for her widowed mother for many years. She calls her brothers and sisters home to ask one of them to care for Mama Divine, a woman of 73 who suffers from arthritis. The children quarrel bitterly because none wants to accept the responsibility. Mama overhears the quarrel and sees her children do not want her. Leaving the home she loves and the mem- ories it holds is a heartbreak but she accepts the suggestion of the nursing home when no alternative is available. Director...................Miss Mildred Bueber John Divine . Mama Divine Robert Divine Marion Divine Samantha Harriet . . CAST ..........Scott Hodges ........Linda Johnson ..........Danny Hasche ..........Grace Thomas . . . Ilene Baumberger .........Vickie Martin