Morningside High School - Sceptre Yearbook (Inglewood, CA)

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1 The combined ellorts of the music and drama rg, r-2 A departments produced this year's Christmas pro- ' 4 t M gram The Six Senses of Christmas. The pro- gl! 1 gram. which featured the junior and senior girls' l glee and the A Cappella Choir. presented such songs as Dry Bones. l-ullaby. Sing Noel and Ave Maria. These were introduced by Mr. Ton while he H talked about the tive senses of Christnias-siglit, ,fl hearing. smell, touch and tasteg-and,'aQegn1pli1zis'ized, j U the sixth and most inipottansfserisealfai'thQ,X T I V' J I I 'Av l Y This inspirational and lenteftainjftt! lfprogrghi - 3 seems a line way to have 'bI'6llgfTlj Al'lC curtain ,' pk . T T . T1 1 T T M55 TT down on the eventtul year of 1957i gf! T W! 1 I A ,' Ty Tf TT f' T ' Tx, Y TT1.5!7! ,OV 1 if H T s if Ch ' ft ff g A my t Tl, 0 XX CHSQSQ IFJIS H1315 V eef' T , T T fl T tl t Q ,J qi fullf f T ,fl V if t p My M' Dif f t pf! L7 A ' T at T f 3 1 ,f I' T 5 L i 1, rf T T Q , i ,pau y f. ' ,Tf' , 1' l V I L ff- ,ffl My ',,f3 ff L' c I , I ' ,1 JL , jj 1 X A Tl ' V L ff fm f p T T T f ft' 2 Q I fl, J L H , fm, J wk lf . . g MT N IL I lx! Q xxx ff T f I ,Q I ,WT Ullsaillacs iiitit The Rain? X3 1 xi J 'iLilacs in the Rain was a hectic comedy starring Jo Anne Premack, Martyn A ns, Judy Berry, Ja 'ce Green, Connie McEwen, Larry Balliet, Warren Chick and Tom Grates. The play was presented in ebruary a ,was seen for two nights. The story tells of an American family, consisting of four daughters and the usual two parents. Each somehow in- volves the others in his problems until everything is in a confusing tangle. Everyone's problems are finally straightened out, however, and the family returns to its usual state. I l T 1

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Panda Grease paint, opening nights, strange costumes, mystic words and situations filled with stark realism-all are part of the strange world of drama. Here at Morningside under the direction of Kenneth Ton the drama department is an important part of school life. All of their efforts-from a short skit to a three act play-are sure to be good entertainment. Monarchs are rightly proud of this fine department and they show it by their support at each production. In our opinion these plays are the finest in the vicinity. We salute the department and their outstanding instructor for their efforts in this field. Nil Remember' Mama? 7 I Remember Mama, the heart-warming story of a Norwegian family living in San Francisco and this year's senior play, starred Ruth Pettijohn, Anna Menelaus and Chet Atlas. lt was presented near the close of 1957. Supporting the stars were Janice Shrader, Julie Guisinger, John Chappell and Ken Del Conte. The story, which was told by Katrin, the daughter who wanted to write, included such incidents in the family history as the family's method of dividing the week's earnings, Dag- mar's trip to the hospital, Katrin's graduation present, the death of Uncle Chris, and finally Katrinis success as a writer.

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Mn y, , 15: 'x HA Young Mlainfs FQLHCYM A Young Man's Fancy, a three-act play presented in March, was sponsored by the Ingle- wood Teachers Association. All profits were put into a Scholarship Fund for the Future Teachers of America from both Morningside and Inglewood High Schools. The amusing comedy, which was about a timid young boy in a summer camp, starred Gary Carlin, Ken Del Conte, Ruth Pettijohn, Judy Jensen, Sandy Phelps and Tom Grates. Uneatacit Plays Another interesting drama activity has been a series of one act plays dramatized by the various periods. Period 1 presented Cup of Kindness and Pink and Patches. 'tGray Bread and Elizabeth were the contributions of Period 2. Period 3 presented New Fountainf, the cerebral palsy play, and 6'Cracked Ice. Roughly Speaking, Three Cents a Day and Just Another Saturday were shown by Period 6. 'Forgotten Many' was seen during the Easter vacation. These plays were usually viewed during lunch time with drama students and other Monarchs acting as the audience. They gave the students an excellent opportunity to work on the stage with costumes, make up and lighting. They also gave many students a chance for acting experience they would have otherwise missed.