Calumet High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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Spirit ” In 1961-62 Props are important in any play. Carolyn Patterson checks the crystal ball for a scene in “Blithe Spirit”. Solemnly and very thoughtfully Gloria Webster watches as Marie Sankowski, Karen Howell and Mary Ann Mikalowsky tediously alter her costume for her part in “The Heiress . Officiating in their respective capacity are officers: Laura Lud- wig, secretary; George Carl, president; and Roger Toczek, vice- president. “Blocking” a play and re- membering where to go and when during a play is im- portant to any thespian. Here a scene is being re- hearsed from “The Heiress”, the “Players” second pro- duction. - 25 -

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Thespians Present “ The Heiress” And “Blithe What goes on behind the stage? It would take too long to tell! There are so many problems that sometimes the sponsor resorts to a stop, a stare, and a scratch on the head, as the cast contests with a blank appearance. Such was seen while the play “Blithe Spirit” was rehearsed. A silence falls on the audience, the curtain rises, the moment has arrived, and all eyes are on the actors. From there on a certain feeling between the players and the audience is present. It isn’t easy to achieve this feeling. It takes time and practice-- there are rehearsals, and the job of getting to know and understand your character. The Calumet Players present two plays a year. They selected “Blithe Spirit,” by Noel Coward, and “The Heiress,” by Ruth and Augustus Goetz. The plays are directed by Mr. Roy Chapman and an assistant directo r, chosen by him from the club. Anyone in the club is eligible to try-out for a play. Then the remaining members are assigned to one of the various crews: make-up; properties, light and sound, house, stage, publicity, costume, usher- ettes, and paint, all of which are vital to the produc- tion of a play. The annual Drama Festival, which is held in the spring, is also a production of the Calumet Play- ers, who started it three years ago. “I enjoy this work!” may well be the comment of Gloria Webster, member of the make-up crew in “Blithe Spirit”, as she applies make-up on Sherra Wilt. - 24 - Lights are very effective in any play. To make sure that all is in tip-top shape, George Carl adjusts the lights as Roger Toczek steadies the ladder.

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Getting in the spirit of Christmas, Jahlena Fulton and Linda Pot- chen help to spread cheer to those less fortunate by packing Christmas baskets. Helping one and all and learning while they’re busy, are the members of the Homemaking Club. Each year the girls have many varied activities, beginning with their initiation for the club’s mem- bers and ending with their spring luncheon, where good-byes are said to the senior members. And dur- ing the year there are taffy apple and pennant-pin sales. The profits from these sales go towards their annual Christmas cheer baskets, which are given to needy families, and the yearly trip taken by the club. Yvonne Webster led the senior “chipmunks,” Carol Stevens, Bar- bara Casassa and Sara Schneider in a Christmas tune, especially designed for Santa, Linda Wright, while an over-excited young- ster, Donna Wilson, made sure she was going to get what she wanted for the holidays. This was one of the skits given at the club’s initiation. Homemaking, F.H.A. Barbara Loomis formally inducts Sharon Huddlestun into the Homemaking Club by pinning the initiates’ ribbon on her. Jahlena Fulton, president of the club, leads the organization in prayer before being served at the initiation. Seated at the same table are Marcia Hunt, secretary, Jewell Gambill, vice- president, Barbara Loomis, treasurer, and Sara Schneider, historian.