Blackford High School - Reflections Yearbook (Hartford City, IN)

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A rare moment of peace is reached between mother (Babctte Spain) and son (Wayne Dunham) during The Glass Menagerie. Six flights of stairs proves to be too much for Mother Banks (Linda Tyler) as Paul (Paul Montgomery) and Corey Bratter (Beth Redmond) assist her. THESPIAN SOCIETY: {Bonom Row) Bryan Maddox. Linda Tyler (sec. treas.). Beth Redmond (pres.). Clay Miller. (Row 2) Wayne Dunham, Eva Dell Seel. Jodi Boxell. Linda Mikkel- son. Pam Strine, Mr. Robert Coscarelli (spon.). (Row 3) Paul Montgomery, Pam Bales. David Wilkins, Larry Stockton, Amy Sills, Janie Caperton. 3 plays in Thespian year Celebration! was the theme of the 50th anniversary of the International Thespian Society. Blackford Thespians, along with over 2,200 Thespians from all over the world, attended a week-long cele- bration at Ball State during the summer. During this week they attended many workshops and saw full-length plays pro- duced by fellow thespians at Emmens Auditorium. The Glass Menagerie, the fall play by Tennessee Williams, was concerned with the problems between a domineering mother, a rebellious son, and a crippled daughter. This was the first play Ms. Bar- bara Douglas, has directed at Blackford. The 25th anniversary- of Project Theater 100 and the 10th anniversary of Black- ford ' s Thespian troupe were celebrated with the reunion of former Blackford Thespians during the winter show. Bare- foot in the Park. Barefoot, a Neil Simon comedy, drew laughs from the audience as the lives of Corey and Paul Bratter. Moth- er Banks, Mr. Velasco, and a phone man become entwined. The philosophy and ex- periences of 19th centun. ' philosopher and poet Henry Thoreau were shown during the spring play The igbt Tboreau Spent in Jail. Drama 1 29

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Young lady, be your oun man! is the message Henry (Joe Edwards) has for his new student (Ronda Manning) in The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail. Escape from the cruel real world is achieved for the crippled, shy Laura (Mary Houseman) when she looks a I her glass menagerie. After a night out on the town, Corey Bratter (Beth Redmond) comforts her tired and angry husband (Paul Montgomery) during Barefoot in the Park. Go to Canyada is told to runaway slave, Henry Williams (Tom Brown), by philosopher Henry David Thoreau (Joe Edwards) in the spring play. 128 Drama

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Most competitors ever With approximately 30 on the Speech Team and ten involved in Debate, these organizations had the most competitors ever at Blackford. More competitors led to more ribbons and trophies being won. During the speech team season, first-place awards went to Amy Sills for Tell Me You Love Me, Judy Moon and to Geoff Witt in radio. Blackford High is the scene of a Debate Meet, as Linda Tyler hands a ribbon to the four-man team — Kurt Speed. Kevin Wentz, Babette Spain, and Mary Wilson. This was the first year Ms. Barbara Doug- las was head coach. Along with many ribbons, the Debate Team also brought home two trophies dur- ing the year. The first home debate tour- nament at Blackford in five years was on the yearly debate calendar. The State De- bate Meet was another activity which kept the team busy. Best Novice Speech Team member award went to Frankie Wallace. Babette Spain won Best Varsity Debater and Best Varsity Speech Team member. Scheduling Speech Meets and knowing their dates were important. Coach Barbara Douglas and partici- pant Geoff Witt check the speech calendar. Research and filing are important parts of the De- bate Season and keep Victor Dodge and Kurt Speed busy in the library collecting information. 130 Speech Debate