Argentine High School - Mustang Yearbook (Kansas City, KS)

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Erwentcr convinced the geriatrics members in The Silver Whistle that a bazaar would benefit them. Aspiring young actors and actresses Miss Trip (Connie Adams) and Erwenter (Joe Morales) pondered their futures in The Silver Whistle. The Mustang Club presented The Silver Whistle as the first play of the year. This comedy showed the feelings of older people and how we sometimes forget that they, too, are human. The cast consisted of Russell Winkler, Janice Rhodes, Linda Clement, Mary Ann Franco, Mike Andrade, Joe Morales, Gregory Whiters, Don Thatcher, John Paine, Marsha McMahon, Nancy Settle, and Mike Lamb. A mother’s hold on her sons can sometimes prove to be very dangerous, and this was shown in the play The Silver Cord, presented by the junior class. Mrs. Phelps (Janice Rhodes) had a constant hold on her sons, Robert and David (Tim Lietzen and Joe Morales). Mrs. Phelps served tea in The Silver Cord. 10

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The apparel of Paula Erwin and Sue Ferguson becomes visual proof of sewing ability as Miss Stella Mason describes each par- ticular style. Young models in clothing classes queue to display their own creations in the fashion show. From culottes to formats and from slacks to skirts, the fashion show presented by Miss Mason's clothing classes offered a pleasant afternoon for local PTA members. Argentine’s young seamstresses culminated their efforts of selecting or designing, sewing, and finally modeling their handiwork when they appeared on the raised platform, gracefully turned while Miss Mason described their attire, and left the platform after the applause of the audi- ence. The show, the theme of which was Fashion Fun. was part of the annual Founders' Day program for PTA. After their meeting. PTA members enjoy their roles as critics of contemporary fashion designs. Special talents were shown in Fashion Fun and Spelling Bee Mrs. LaVemc Hoy quizzes champion Marilyn Odell and Mary Kemper in the final rounds. Young spellers had their chance on May 4 to remain standing and to continue spelling more and more difficult words —some of which they had never heard. Mrs. Hoy never ran out of words until she found the building champion —ninth grader Marilyn Odell. Janice Simons, Grade 7, and Opal Holliday, Grade 8, also received certificates for being the champion spellers of their classes. Special recog- nition was given at a city-wide awards assembly.

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A ceremony was performed in The Imaginary Invalid to transform Argan into a doctor. displayed talents in three performances Even the constant attacks made by David's wife would not convince Mrs. Phelps that she was wrong. More trouble occurred as Hester, Robert's fiancee, tried to kill herself. Other cast members were DeeAnna Berns, Pam Vaccaro, and Danese Ritter. The Imaginary Invalid, an adaption by Moliere, was presented as the last play of the year by the senior class. This satire about a man’s reaction to illness and medicine offered a highly entertaining evening for the audience as Argan (Tim Lietzen) showed what an imagination can do. Other members of the cast were Gwen Hauser, Connie Estes, Janice Rhodes, Anna Bobo, Harry Alcorn, Nancy Settle, Terry Ryan, Tess Banion, and Joe Morales. Cleant (Harry Alcorn) and Angelica (Gwen Hauser) sang an unusual love song for Angelica's father in The Imaginary Invalid. 1 I