Auburn High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Auburn, NE)

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Martha Russell, portraying a night club performer, attempts to “influence and Americanized Chinese, played by Dennis Wininger. This scene look place in the park, and led to the production number, “1 Enjoy Being a Girl . Janet Genoa sings “A Hundred Million Miracles to Gloria Obermeycr. her prospective mother-in-law. Peggy Williams, a distraught seamstress, performs her solo, “Love. Look Away . Spring Musical Set in Chinatown San Francisco’s Chinatown was the setting for the 1973 Spring musical. On April 5 and 6, the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, “Flower Drum Song, was presented in the Middle School auditorium. The production was a joint effort of the music and drama departments, directed by Miss Kathleen Krohn and Mr. Jeffrey Falter. The cast was composed of 62 actors, singers, and dancers, including several Middle School students. They performed such production numbers as A Flundred Million Miracles . I Enjoy Being a Girl , and Chop Suey . The principal players were Doug Crotty, Gloria Obermeyer, Dan Snodgrass, Martha Russell, Dennis Wininger, Janet Genoa. David Wininger, Peggy Williams, Brad Hahn. Melody Wininger, Bill Fitzgerald, and Valerie Coatney. Jim Adams was the stage manager. The plot concerns the generation gap between Chinese elders and their Americanized children. This theme is presented through the musical number. The Other Generation .

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Blackmail, Murder Highlight Gazebo On November 6, 1972, The Auburn high school fall play was presented at the Middle School. It was a two act mystery-comedy entitled, “The Gazebo , by Alec Coppell. The plot concerns a writer and his actress-wife, Elliott and Nell Nash, played by Doug Holsclaw and Gloria Obermeyer. When a blackmailer threatens the couple, Elliott decides to take the law into his own hands. He murders the blackmailer and buries him in the backyard under their newly purchased gazebo. Later, Elliott learns that the blackmailer's body was found elsewhere, posing him with the question of who is under the gazebo. His neighbor, an assistant district attorney, played by Roland Barrett, pieces the story together and informs the police. A surprise ending reveals the identity of the body and proves Elliot's actual innocence. Jeffrey Falter directed the production. Anne Ely headed the stage crew, assisted by Dru Lammle. Bill Fitzgerald, Kay Hamann, and Melody Wininger. Candi Apple and Gail Mayberry handled the lighting. Other cast members were Valerie Coatney, Kevin Casey, Martha Russell, Brian Browning, Rob McKercher. Dennis Wininger, David Wininger. Gary Clark. Bruce Krueger, and Jeff Whisler. Doug Holsclaw looks on as Valerie Coatney writes out a check for the purchase of his home. Gloria Obermeyer talks fast, trying to convince her husband. Doug Holsclaw, of the Dennis W ininger and Roland Barrett enter deter- pleasures of owning a Gazebo. mined to solve the crime. 22

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Students Receive Speech Awards On March 11, 1973, nine Auburn students participated in the District Speech Tournament at Peru State College. Those receiving superior ratings were: Roland Barrett, Original Public Address; Brian Browning, After Dinner Speaking; Doug Holsclaw, Prose Literature; and Gloria Obermeyer, Interpretation of Poetry. Martha Russell received an excellent rating in Informative Public Address. Rob McKercher and Martha Russell received an excellent in Duet Acting. A superior rating was also received by the one-act play, student-directed by Doug Holsclaw. Cast members were Roland Barrett. Brian Browning, Valerie Coatney, Rob McKercher, Anne Ely, Kevin Casey, and Doug Holsclaw. Rob McKercher received the Besl Actor Award. All entries except the one-act play performed at the State Speech Tournament at Doane College on April 14. Contestants were judged in two preliminary rounds. Martha Russell was placed in the final round in her category. Brian Browning participated in After Dinner Speaking. His speech ex-amined the novel 1984. Doug Holsclaw. Brian Browning, Anne Ely. Roland Barrett. Valerie Coatney. Kevin Casey, and Rob McKercher performed in the one-act play. The King of the Castle”. Roland Barrett, who entered Original Public Address, spoke on the journalist's right to privacy.