Academy of Mount Saint Vincent - Chastellux Yearbook (Tuxedo Park, NY)

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SR. MARIAN FRANCIS (at left) was again Dramatic Coach at the Academy. In the spring of '68 PRIDE and PREJUDICE was chosen as the play to be presented in the fall, the cast was selected and given the summer months to become familiar with the play. Boys from DON BOSCO and other nearby High Schools were chosen for the male parts — a first which made rehearsals more interesting and the play more realistic and perhaps for that reason even more successful. The Officers of the Dramatic Club were: NIKKI BOTTARI. President; MICHELE O'TOOLE. Vice President; CHRIS JORDAN. Secretary and Treasurer. We have referred earlier in our Yearbook to the scenery painted by MICHELLE MOLINARI and ALIDA INGANAMORT under MRS. FERRIS’S direction. SR. JEAN deserves mention too. for her direction of MICHAEL HUDOK in the construction of the French Doors and the platforms. Above all. the Club owes an unpayable debt to both SR. JEAN and SR. FRANCIS for the weeks and hours both spent, locating and making the perfect costumes for each of the players.

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Dramatics In her plans for the DRAMATIC CLUB, SR. JEAN MclVER. its Moderator, included five interesting phases: 1. The Yearly Play (this year PRIDE and PREJUDICE) 2. The Christmas Pageant and Choral Speaking Groups 3. Scenes from famous plays for a Dramatic Assembly 4. Scenes from PETER PAN for the Fine Arts Festival (with the hope that the players will be able to go on tour and bring the play to Homes for the Aged, Orphanages, etc. 5. A Cultural Program to introduce members of the Club to Plays, Ballets. Concerts, etc. The Dramatic Club provides a knowl- edge of real dramatic art and an oppor- tunity to learn acting, directing, making up, scene designing, lighting and all other facets of the field of drama. In the picture above E. J. BYRNE is applying techniques he has learned about make-up as he gets CHRIS ready for her part. Abo - Each of the scenes was well done, and it was difficult to choose a favorite. The introduction of a short ballet into the Ballroom Scene added an interesting touch. CHRIS JORDAN trained the dancers.

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The Courier It was not dissatisfaction with the work of the TRIBUNE PRESS, but rather one phase of the mathematical theme of our Yearbook — Progression — that led SR. MARIAN SETON. Moderator of The COURIER, our school paper, to change printers. Sister had become aware that many High Schools were finding photo-offset a less expensive and quicker way to produce a school paper, and decided it would be wise to experiment. Both SR. SETON and the members of the Staff soon discovered that there were both advantages and disadvantages to the new method. Copy could be typed to fit certain areas, and “left-rule’’ was easy. . . . “right-rule” was not. Pictures could be cropped to fit certain areas, but couldn’t be “blown up” — and the quality of the original photograph had to be above average. Variety of type for headings could be obtained by using the new Artype and similar devices, but arranging them required much skill and patience. In many ways, The COURIER has had a very profitable and successful year. The COURIER has been an important phase of school life, providing the news and information which add so much to the development of school spirit. The Senior members of the Staff were DENISE DUVALL and MICHELE O’TOOLE. They were assisted by a group of Associates from the three other classes: Juniors: KATHY CLARK ELLEN CONVENTE NANCY COX STEPHANIE ORYSHYN JOYCE PARISI ELLEN POLLOCK CHRIS MURA and KIM WHITE Sophomore: MARY POCZABUT Freshmen: CATHY BANNON MARY BURKE CHARLIE GUARIELLO and ALBERTA SCAFURO