Yorktown High School - Grenadier Yearbook (Arlington, VA)

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Spring Musical—Astounding Success For the fourth time in the history of the school. York town presented a musical production. My Fair Lady presented on March 12. 13, I I, and 15, and was com- pletely sold out for three out of the four performances. lr. Ray Vanderbilt produced and directed the cast, and with the aid of Miss Ann-Lee Knoblock conducting the orchestra an extravagant production was enjoyed by all who attended. Seniors Pam Magathan and Howard Leathers portrayed Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgens in the story of a Cockney girl transformed into a British princess. A cast of over fifty took part in the production, which included several dancing and singing numbers. UPON HER REQUEST FOR LINGUISTIC LESSONS, Eliza decides she can take her money elsewhere. AS ELIZA'S LATHER. MIKE LOCKHART extols her virtues and his misfortunes to her teacher. Prof. I liggens, and Pickering. WHILE COLONEL PICKERING, BILL HAWKINS, tries to stick up for Eliza, she resents his kind efforts. 28

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THE HONORABLE MARLOWE COOK addresses the attendants of the Leadership Conference, speaking on the role of our generation in the future of the country, as Mr. Kier and Steve Dryden look on. ship Conference The tenth annual leadership conference was held on March 19th, and was under the chairmanship of senior Marth Boone. “Prospect of a Decade” was sponsored by the Student Council. A tea was held in the auditorium lobby after school, which was followed by an address by tlie Honorable Marlowe Cook, Senator of Kentucky. Two sessions of small group discussions were offered to those who attended the conference after the speaker. Consul- tants in the various groups were experts in the various fields, and discussion leaders guided the groups in their conversations. Discussion group subjects ranged from subjects such as urban crises to the new sexuality. After the discussion groups dinner was served in the cafeteria by a caterer, and Mr. Peter Edelman, a campaign aide for Robert Kennedy in his Senate campaign, spoke after dinner. The movie “High School” was shown follow- ing the speaker. STUDENTS STRONG ENOUGH TO BRAVE THE DIN- NER stayed to enjoy a catered meal and listen to the speaker, Mr. Peter Edelman. 27

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PLAYING MRS. HIGGINS, ANNE MCGUIRE disapproves of licr son’s eratic behavior amid her friends. “THE RAIN IN SPAIN FALLS . . repeats Prof. Iliggens to the confused mind of Eliza Doolittle. AT ASCOT, FREDDY, Brian Haseltine, has eyes only for Eliza and could care less about the horse races. “My Fair Lady,” which grossed over three thousand dollars, was the first school production to be presented without ever having had a dress rehearsal. The costumes, which were rented from a New York company and were exact copies of those used in the Broadway show, did not arrive until the day of the first performance. The late ar- rival of the costumes did not inconvenience the dancers in the Cockney and Ascot choruses, who performed expertly. 29