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

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' Music Man ' side splitting for more than audience Otrings saved Professor Harold Hill from the music of laughter in the Golden Singer ' s performance of The Music Man. In two different performances, Harold Hill (Bruce White), the Music Man, split his pants in the middle of a scene. The saving strings were thread, and the costume crew ' s speedy hands took care of his trouble in no time. Harold Hill, a fast- talking salesman, came to River City to organize a town band, sell the townsfold uniforms and instruments, then leave the city — thus leaving the band equipped but for the most part untrained. However, Marion Paroo (Karen Sharpley), the stuck-up librarian, questioned the truth of Hill ' s great plan to create a band of River City ' s children. But being a single woman, Marion found herself falling in love. She expressed her longing for love in such songs as Goodnight My Someone, but not as smoothly as she might have liked. In one show the door to the Paroo house porch, through which she was to walk out, became stuck and would not come open. After struggling and looking to the stage crew for help, Marion finally walked right through what should have been a supposed wall. According to his plan, after he collected the money, Harold Hill would leave town. But hit by the cupid ' s arrow, Hill stayed. All was not lost either when the children struggled through the Minuet in G to the surprise and sheer happiness of the parents of River City. Ripple even had some pinch-hitting due to illness in the musical. During the Wednesday, Nov. 30, and Friday, Dec. 2, shows, Eydie Franklin played Marion ' s mother and on Thursday, Dec. 1, Virgene Cline took the duties. The fun, the slips, all the long hours of practice and the show itself went on to become memories after the Golden Singers ' final performance of The Music Man Friday night, December 2. ■I KNEW YOU ' D COME TO NO GOOD . . . Speaking to an old friend Marcellus Washburn (Todd Blake), Harold Hill (Bruce White) expresses his feelings. 18 Musical

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Parking problems perplex pupils Drive to school, but walk a mile! This problem faced many Broad Ripple students. By definition, parking means leaving your car in a place for a given amount of time. One fault lies in this definition; finding a place for Broad Ripple students to park. Early last spring, the Department of Transportation posted No Parking signs on Haverford. This posed no great difficulty for drivers, just a little inconvenience. Parking moved one street east to Indianola. There did not seem to be any problems concerned with parking on Indianola, if students did not mind walking through a mortuary every day. To the surprise of many, in late November the Department of Transportation posted No Parking signs on Indianola. After this, some students parked on Rosslyn. The school received complaints of cars being parked in front of driveways and OFFICER FRIENDLY . . . Neither rain, sleet or snow will stop officer Kent Paulin from giving a ticket. on lawns. However the school ' s parking lot did not solve the problem because it could not hold all the cars. Along with the word parking, another aspect of pa rking comes to mind. The car ran out of gas, rates as number one among the various excuses used. This romantic chance to be alone does have its pitfalls. Bucket seats, compact cars and actually watching the stars have been considered among some of the most dreaded experiences. Other problems occur at times; his hand hits the stick and shifts the car into reverse, or while making his big move, his elbow slips and hits the horn. Parking on a double date acquired problems of its own. The couple in the front seat exchanged embraces as the couple in the back seat sat watching dumbfounded. Parking posed a big problem for Broad Ripple students — a problem that has baffled generations of students, and a problem that will remain for generations to come. fi ' FINE TIME . . . What is this on my windshield? Ronnie Vaught says, as he removes a ticket from his car. He received the ticket from parking in front of a fire hydrant. JAM PACKED . . . The school ' s parking lot became crowded when the Department of Transportation placed No Parking signs on Haverford and Indianola. Parking 17

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COOL-HEADED ... As Marion Paroo (Karen Sharpley) questions the Music Man ' s (Bruce White) cover story, he shrugs it off and assures her there is absolutely nothing to worry about. DISGUSTING, THOROUGLY DISGUSTING . . . Appalled by the way his family and friends have been taken in by the Music Man, Mayor Shinn (Clif Knight) yells at his wife (Susie Gulling). MADAME LIBR-A-A-A-R-R-R-IAN . . . Without much luck, Harold Hill (Bruce White) tries to persuade Miss Paroo (Karen Sharpley) to go out with him. FOLLOW THE LEADER . . . Showing the people in the library scene what he wants done, Mr. Gene Poston demonstrates holding an open book. Musical 19