Lutheran South High School - Lance Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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77 uvote .... ? AJunior Two weeks before the 1976 Presidential Election, Lutheran South held a mock election. Mr. Dan Harms' Contemporary Issues class set up the elec- tion to be as realistic as possible. The students and faculty had to show some kind of identification before they could register. About 50'Zp of the school population registered, with about 8795 of those registered voting. Actual campaigning procedures were used. Every- thing was true to life except for the final results. At South, Ford won overwhelmingly. The purpose of the mock election, said Mr. Harms, Was to show the students how the system works. He wanted them to understand that voting is a privi- lege and is one of the best ways to express political ideas. i-...,,. v 1. Scott Dickerhoff, Campaign Manager for President Ford, puts up a poster for the mock election. 2. Alex Milojevich signs in to vote in the '76 election. 3. Alex casts his vote in a punch card voting booth, a type now used in St. Louis County. 4. Officials check the ballot to make sure everything has been done properly. 5. Alex deposits his ballot in the official ballot box. This national election was the sec- ond in which 18-year-olds were eligible to vote. Election

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Practice perfects fall play The 5th annual fall play was, The Man Who Came to Dinner. Director, Richard Reiss said he chose that play because it gave him the chance to work with a large cast consisting of 30 students. When several cast members were asked about Mr. Reiss' direction of the play, they replied, He just has so much patience with us. Patience is just what everybody needed. Several difficulties arose during practice, but the most unique difficulty, he said, was providing a suitable Egyp- tian Mummy case. After exploring various possible re- sources, with no success, the props crew made its own. Despite all the problems, Mr. Reiss said, It was one of the most successful productions I've directed. 1. Banjo iMarty Schmidtl attempts to trap Loraine Sheldon KDiane Albersl in an Egyptian Mummy case. 2. Nurse Preen tMary Birchl persuades Mr. Whiteside fJim Fobianl to take his medi- cme. 3. Bert Jefferson tDale Pritchardl and Mag- gie Cutler tRuth Hartmeisterl discuss their dilemma with Loraine. 4. Cast: frow U K. Dubberke, C. Curron, S. Spitz, S. Webber, J. Fobian, L. Martinelli, K. Morrow, M. Schmidt, R. Hartmeister, D. Pritchard, S. Zwart, M. Whistle, B. Eberleg frow 21 M. Birch, J. Mueller, C. Kuhn, J. Voelker, T. Elze, J. Muhlenbruch, D. Albers, M. Avery, S. Zwart, R. Dessau, M. Trusheim, M. Lochmann, A. Milojevich, D. Holtg frow 32 G. Wagner, T. Reinsel. 20 Fall Play

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