Central High School - Optimist Yearbook (Crookston, MN)

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Papa and Emily Converse Baseball, a favorite sport even in 1901, accounts while the stair-gnzers next' for this gathering on Main Street. door just gaze. BELOW, LEFT: Prof, Willard explains his archaeo- logical survey to some of the east. RIGHT: Entering the world of the dead. Emily bids goodbye to her for- mer life. BELOW, CENTER: Ht-re's a sure way to pour eoffee without spilling Z1 drop. This is breakfast at the Gibbs' house, and not n Crumb on the table. BE- LOW, RIGHT: Mrs. YVebb admonishes VVally for studying nt the table. -Q lbs' I ,lflli

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Drama, ' ur Town' l Has All-High Cast Our Town, a drama in three acts by Thornton Wilder, was presented October 30 and 31 as Central's first all- sehool play. The play, which has no scenery and uses a good deal of pantomime, is the story of a small town as narrated by the stage manager. The cast included: Roger McWaters, stage manager, Lu- cretia Olson, Mrs. Webbg Gerry Dohm, Mr. Webb, Karen Mickelson, Mrs. Gibbs: Bruce Gronbeck, Dr. Gibbs, Kathy Hodgson, Emily: Bill Taylor, George, Judy Lindell, Re- becca, Dick Taylor, Wally, Wanda Bergerud, Mrs. Soames: YVayne Brutlag, Simon Stimsong Dennis Hayden, Joe Crowellg Burton Bredlie, Howie Newsomeg Steven Gerber, Prof. Wlillardg Gary Luckow, man in the auditor- ium: Jeanette Reitmeier, artistic lady, Wallace Hoselton, Df- and MIS- GibbS liSiCr1 to ihC bwutiful Constable Warren, Arnold Keuning, joe Stoddard, Jerry melody of the bob White' Owens, Sam Craigg Deane Knox, Si Crowell, Carla Kiel, Hrst dead womang Marlys Melhouse, second dead woman, YVayne Olson, Hrst dead mang Lyle Kuhn, second dead man, Marilyn Montague, woman in the balcony. Extras were Joan Refln, Gretchen Heldstab, Sandra Bar- ness, Diane Ryan, Jeanne Saugstad, Geraldine Weber, Joan Pierce, and Nancy Hanson. LEFT: Pronouneing George and Emily man and wife is one of the duties of the stage manager in the play. BELOPV: Mr. Stimson, in one of his rare sober moments, directs the church choir. s

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Pixie Dust, Glories Homecoming lends pixie dust as well as less tran- sient glories to school. The scholastic year has set- tled into its well-polished groove, a comfortable sort of thing. But it can't sparkle and it can't sound like a cheering crowd. School days have their pur- poses, but there are so many of them, some filled with disappointments, snappish people, and bore- dom. Such ordinary days are the substance of our lives, but they don,t deserve a royal court or a com- pany of warriors as Homecoming does. UPPER LEFT: Queen Gayle and subjects, Don DeBoer and John Evenson, surveying H.R.H.'s gifts, courtesy of Crookston stores. LEFT Scientihc stuff on a float. Throw in blueg out comes green. Bill Spearman, Jerry Hutchins, and John Kronholm did it! LOWER LEFT: It's earth girdlingg it's mirth curtlingg itls back breaking 1t,S track making. It's a fake pranceg it's the snake dance. BELOW: CofTee! Doughnuts! Pop! Peanuts! Barker Carl Lensgraf attracts customers to the Student Council booth. Waiter Ron Carpenter pours coffee, RAF helps himself, and Jim and Larry gape at the camera. MiTsT. T '-- ---v N....,,-