Broad Ripple High School - Riparian Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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S -32 622 Q Finger-snapping hood, john Eaglesfield, bemoans his jobless condition at the corner drug store. jBetter than a Dream' lt's Better Than a Dream, thought Ripple's Golden Singers about their successful presentation of the musical, Bells are Ringing, November l5 and l6, Written by Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and jule Styne, Bells centers around the predicaments a switchboard operator creates by her tendency to be- come involved in the personal lives of her subscribers. Marilyn Kolesar played Ella Peterson, the overly- helpful operator at Susanswerphone, the answering service owned by cousin Sue, portrayed by Margie Kingdon, Concealing her identity, Ella falls in love with jeff Moss, p'ayed by Milford Robinson, as she helps him write a successful play. At the same time, Fred Stark, as Sandor Prantz, convinces Sue that Susanswerphone should merge with his company, Titanic Records, really a front for a bookie system. ln the end, Inspector Barnes, john Bowers, closes in on the bookies and Ella and jeff are united. Mrs. Rosalee Hofmann and Mr, Gene Poston served as co-directors, assisted by Mrs. janet Blocker. Mr. Paul Brown headed the sound crew, and Mr. Ferd Brumblay and Mr. Charles Reeder supervised the designing and construction of scenery. Activity in the orchestra pit reaches a climax as Mr. Gene Poston directs orchestra and stage action

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Informal get-togethers at jeff Moss's penthouse apartment attract members of the chorus during the first act of the annual musical, Bells are Ringing. Colden Singers' production of Bells are Ringing Trying to help him overcome his fear of writing alone, Marilyn Kolesar is disgusted by Milford Robinsons lack of ambition. i L-1 i P Sweet-talking Fred Stark convinces Margie Kingdom that Susan swerphone should merge with Titanic Records.

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Joys start as dreams, grow through experiences After months of hoping and mountains of red tape, distance disappears for American Field Service Ex- change students who investigate world culture as adopted members of foreign families. Ripple pupils got a first hand look at the modern German youth through lohanna Bode, who came to Indianapolis from Kassel, Germany. loan, as she likes to be called, lived with the family of Dr. and Mrs. Loren Martin, Speaking perfect English, loan ad- dressed school and civic groups when she was not busy with Orange Aid, Student Council, Golden Sing- ers, National Honor Society, junior l-listorical Society, Tri-Hi-Y, and Booster Club. Besides representing Key Club at Homecoming, loan reigned as Key Club Sweet- heart at the annual Key Club Dance. joan's American sister Sruzannah Martin is her- self a world traveler, having spent the summer as an AFS Exchange student with the Alevras family in Athens. During her three months in Greece, Suz- annah lived in a 'ivilla, ate snail and octopus, and visited the Acropolis and the Parthenon. mw- Forms, forms! Mrs. Marilyn Dearing hands applications to AFS finalists Mary Cook, Dale Bloem, Peggy Ward, and lim Cooney. X sw , The Martin living room becomes a melting pot of American, German, tin teaches her German AFS sister loan Bode a dance she learned during her summer in Athens. H and Greek customs as Suzannah Mar-