Adlai Stevenson High School - Aurora Yearbook (Livonia, MI)

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il 7 y Masque Hits It Big With All-School Play xmmw Mama and Jessie joined Uncle Chris in one last drink. 92 Activities From laughter to tears and back again . . . that's the way it went during the Stevenson Masque's production of I Remember Mama. The standing ovations were quite a tribute to the acting talents of the cast, and the direction of Mr. Richard W. Thiede. The story was an emotional one, portraying the daily life of a Norwegian family living in San Francisco in about 1910. Katrin, the eld- est daughter wanted to be an authoress, and much of the plot was devoted to her struggles to find herself. But complications and an al- most family-crisis arose when Aunt Trina wanted to marry the town undertaker, Mr. Thorkelson. She had to have the approval of Uncle Chris, the head of the family, and her chances of getting it seemed next to impos- sible. But in spite of all the difficulties, the end of the story found Aunt Trina and Mr. Thor- kelson happily married, and Katrin on her way to becoming the authoress she wanted to be. The family gathered around as Katrin read her first published story aloud for their approval. 'Nix if, QS.

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Newest Clubs Take Active Part at SHS Despite being two of Stevenson's newest clubs, Future Nurses and Human Relations proved to be among the school's most active organizations. The Future Nurses toured a number of hospitals and had several guest speakers in the course of the year. Among the facilities visited was Children's Hospital, where the girls presented a Christmas project. The club's speakers included a representative from North- ville State Hospital, speaking on psychiatry. The Human Relations Club, organized to elim- inate some of the prejudice in Stevenson and the community, did its best to carry out a rather difficult . . I . t. . . aim ncluded among its ac ivities were a successful Led by Miss Carol Shabby Future Nurses Vicky Owens, campaign to begin a minority .groups class and a pr0- Judie Van Dyke, Ruthann Gleason, and Sue Peters gram concerning the California grape strike. headed for the hospital with their handmade dolls. The Human Relations Club carried its arguments to the minority groups class. Representing the Stevenson club on, school board in an attempt to establish a second semester the panel were Beth Kushigan and Donna Orrin. Us ru Activities 91

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With Uncle Chris on his deathbed, the question of who among the aunts. But Uncle Chris settled the argument would receive his inheritance caused some disagreement by dying almost penniless. Katrin ...... Mama ., ..,.. . Papa ..,....,.. Dagmar ........ Christine ..,.. Mr. Hyde ..,... Nels ,.,.........,,.,. Aunt Trina ...... Aunt Sigrid ...... Aunt Jenny .,... Madeline .......... Uncle Chris ., ..... , ..,....,. . Jessie ..........,........,. ....... Dorothy ...,i..i,..,. iffffffff. ','. ' Annette Howard Debby Comstock Ron Dzwonkowski Lynn Murdock Ann Varley .. John Palmisano Tom Pedersen Judy Littke Patricia Mullin . ,...... Colette Beckler Randy Paxton Charlotte LeBlanc Mr. Thorkelson ...... .....,... C hris Wagner Dr. Johnson ......... ...... B ill Palmer Arne .................... ...,.. C huck Martin A Nurse .,,,... ...,,.....,. P at Angell 2nd Nurse .....,. ........ L aura Berger Soda Clerk ....,. ,...,.. D ave Hogarth Peg Forster Debbie McCarthy Florence Dana Moorehead .....,.... Sue Fisher Bell-Boy .,.,........,,......,.,.............,. Mike Berry Scrubwoman ,.,.....................,. Laurie Fiscelli Visitors, Nurses ............,....... Chris Jablonski Richard Bondy, Maureen Harkins Uncle Elizabeth .......,.....,...............,,.,. Punkin Activities 93