West High School - Warrior Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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othing While Frank Beach inserts a slide into the movie projector, he ex- plains the working ofthe machine to the observant members of the Operators Club, james Simmons, Dwayne Dhuse, Fred Fisher, john Ryan. and jerry LaFayette. Mr. Tom Horrall, adviser, silently but carefully supervises this processg he also aids the boys with other projects which are of service to the school and involve the use of vari- ous types of movie projectors. measures up to service b these master workers With the doorway of the publications room crowded, as usual, with Owl and Warrior subscribers, Judy Gishwiller and Vea Lynne Snyder industriously receive payments. This service is provided by the circulation department, which col- lects money every day after school from students paying by installments. -u' . 1' N v---1 5

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Offerrng therr tradrtronal grfts of gold frankxncense and myrrh the Three Kxngs bow low rn adoratton of the baby jesus In thrs tableau are Karl Kahler Davrd Cary and Bxll Speer who play the monarchs of Orrent Ioan Sheagren Mary and joseph Curtxs Repka All scenes were presented mth the prcturesque manger made by West I-lrgh students as a background set W 'kbs 4:-' fi it 5 w alfiwv-ian Called from the surroundrng flelds by a vrsron the Shepherds now stand admrrrng the Chrrst chrld Curtrs Repka plays Ioseph Joan nnualChr1stmas program among cherlshed memorles the performance Chorus as a clrmax 14 Surely the annual Chrrstmas program deserves a specral place among the many fond memorres of school actrvrtres Who could forget the breathtakrng colors of the costumes or the thrrllrng carols sung by the A Cappella cholr and the Glee clubs' The many hours of practrce by students 1n the presentatron were recompensed as the hushed audlence vlewed The curtarns slowly opened on several scenes each showmg a phase of the Chrrstmas story Playmg approprrate selectrons to set the mood were the West Hrgh Band dxrected by Mr George W Trumbull and the West Hrgh Orchestra con ducted by Mr Don L Zxmmerman The choral musrc accom panyxng each tableau was sung by the A Cappella chotr and the Glee clubs, led by Mr Floyd W Ohlson Mr Harry C Lmdberg planned the Natrvrry scenes As the program drew to a close, the audrence, accompanred by the orchestra, sang several favorrte carols of the Chrrstmas season Whrle the group remarned standrng, the entrre choral department lomed the orchestra to present the Hallelujah Wrth tranqurlrty beftttrng the occasron, the Angel, played by Kathre Murray, rnforms Mary, joan Sheagren, that the Vrrgm wrll bring forth a son to be called jesus, who wrll become Krng of Men Y C nn- ' b ' wan' 1.2- + . 1 A ,, , ' 4 W-4. I t , tr ,z gli: W 9 - All 'r ' 2 X l ,Q t 5,5 'K 'l ' Y' r ' I 5 c a ,rf 2, e , f 31, r ffi f' 6 if f W r ,j, ,127 ' -x 'fu T ,XX 'A ' 1- -- 'fi r iff 4, rr Y 'itjlifl l ,K , mp A' A , , lrn f gri A1 Y . '.jsV5jf. t 51 ,W g ay- I ' A Av - t fgf ' I 'S T fl aw , r 5 ' Q 0 0 7 , . ' a s '