Belleville College - Dutchman Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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r ir- i The selections of the choir brought o Christmas spirit to the school and its students. Assemblies were provided for oiir pleasure. The Junior College assembly, which added in¬ terest and variety to the student life of the school, was one of the ways through which the students and faculty could communicate with each other. All students became acquainted with the various organizations of the college at our first get together in Septeml)er. A representative from each organization gave a brief outline of his organization’s purpose and invited any interested student to join. In Noveml er the Student Council sponsored an assembly to introduce the homecoming queen candi- dates. At that time the students voted on their choice for queen. 1 he results of the balloting were disclosed at the I lomecoming Dance. The choir, under the direction of Miss I lope Baer, presented the annual Christmas and Easter programs. which were the outstanding assemblies of the vear. . At the lx?ginning of the basketball season in No- vember, the cheerleaders sponsored a pep rally at which time Coach Carter introduced the basketball . All in all the assemblies greatly enriched our daily program during the past year. Shorron Race assisted Bob Forhetz os he provided organ music for the Christmas assembly.

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Sebastien - - Jerry Turley Marie-Celeste - Cathy Mem Clinton Preminger )r, Jim Fischer Isabel Sorodin - Eloise Tolies Jane - - - Sharon Race Colin - - - Dave Morris Pamela - - Linda Ploudrc Jacob Friedland - Russ Jowett Anya Pavlikov • Robin Carpenter Cherry-May Waterton Suzie Richards Fabrice - - Roger Buecher Obadiah Leivellyrt - Rich Clark Georgia - Nancy Rosenthal Stotesbury - - Larry Potts Row 1: Betsy Wobus, student director. Row 2: Robin Carpenter, Jerry Turley, Eloise Tolies, Linda Ploudre. Row 3: Jim Fischer, Cathy Merod, Russ Jowett, Mrs. Merle Guth¬ rie, Sharon Race, Dove Morris. The east reheased six weeks for the JC Plav. w ' A prominent activity of our college year was the JC play, ' Nude With Violin,” a light comedy in three acts. This witty play by Noel Coward presented the conflicts between friends and relatives anxious about the contents of the will of Paul Sorodin, a brilliant painter. Sebastien, valet and companion of the dead painter, led the action of the play by revealing a startling letter. Interesting characters — a Russian princess, an ex-show girl, and an Immersionalist — sparkled the action of this play. This spicy play attracted a large and enthusiastic crowd which filled the auditorium on Friday, April 7. Rich Clark, Roger Buecher, Suzie Richards, and Nancy Rosenthal lines between acts. An outstanding job of directing was accredited to Mrs. Merle Guthrie and Mr. James Pleasant. Through the efforts of the cast, stage crew, publicity crew, props committee, make-up committee and prompters, “Nude with Violin” was an excellent production. Mr. James Pleasant, the technical director, checked the lights at dress rehearsal. reviewed their

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Row 1: Lynda Ratay, Jackie Carpenter, JoAnn Loeffler, Jackie Neathery, Karen Cook, Ann O’Leary, Nancy Rosen¬ thal, and Hope Baer. Row 2: Sharron Race, Colleen Ann Heinke, Corol Gaffko, Mary John Vaughan, Carolyn Smith, David Tell, Linda Yager, Sandy Carter, Pat Norman, Suzie Richards, and Larry Wild. Row 3: Sonny Cummins, Wes Krummrich, Jim Kirsch, Bob Forhetz, Eldon Winker, Don Buescher, Mike Meyer, Jim Schuetz, Rich Clark, Jim Burn¬ ham, Jerry Turley, Joel Berner, and Louis Bradshavr. We added harmony to our busy schedule. The blending of melodic voices of the music groups under the direction of Miss Hope Baer filled the cor¬ ridors of the cafeteria building every day. With their accompanists, Jackie Neathery and Sharron Race, they arduously rehearsed for their many engagements. The Women’s Sextette, Carolyn Smith, Linda Yager, Karen Cook, Ann O’Leary, JoAnn Loeffler, and Carol Gaffko, made a stun¬ ning appearance in their green weskits and green plaid skirts. Snappy black and gold outfits identified the Men ' s Quartette made up of Mike Meyer, Rich Clark, Dale Marshall and David Tell. 21