Central High School - Optimist Yearbook (Crookston, MN)

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Theme with Impact in inter Pla Lan year my hair was a heavenly shade of blue, and the year before that I had it black with a white stripe down the middleg but this year I Changed it to Persian red. It goes with cvcrythingln Mrs. Savage informs Miss Wilhelmina. ll ABOVE: After having gunned down Mrs. Savagc's huge teddy hear, Scott Haugen takes a curtain Call with the cast. LEFT: The innocent Mrs. Paddy, being ques- tioned by Titus as to the whereabouts of Mrs. Savage's Sl0.000.000 in negotiable bonds, breaks down and Cries.

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The second all high school play, The Curious Sav- age, a comedy by John Patrick, was directed by Miss Marilyn Ryden. The play was set in an exclu- sive home for the mentally disturbed, The Clois- ters. The guests of the home were Florence, played by Joyce Bergg Hannibal, Gary Luckowg Fairy May, Nancy Hansong Jeffrey, Bob Barsalouxg Mrs. Paddy, Janet DeBoer. Mrs. Savage was played by Marilyn Anderson, and the members of her family were Ti- tus, Leslie Gorderg Samuel, Ross Dewhurstg Lily Belle, Kirsten Halvorsen. Members of the sanitor- iumi' staff were Mary Casmey as Miss Wilhelminag and Lynn Ash as Dr. Emmett. The play gives a won- derful impression of how the guests of The Clois- tersu see themselves in comparison to how those from the outside see them. It is a comedy with a dramatic impact. Q.. l l iiiiihfz-5. .., A .f K-gl A- CQIX Q 5 LEFT: Hannibalys violin virtuoso seems to have cast a spell on Fairy May. BELOW: I do not like thee, Lily Belle, the reason why I cannot tell. But this I know and know it well, I do not like thee, Lily Belle, Mrs. Savage chants to her daughter.

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W ,Q f- It X, t SOPHOMORES: Judith Lindell, Jill Janeeky, Patty Hanson, Gayle McDonald, and Gail Bradley relax after the presentation of Arsenic Foo, a burlesque of Snow Whitew which was given at the banquet. A distinctive part of prom is the Grand March. Jr. Prexy lklarilyn Ander- son. Gary Sanders, lN1avis Myrold, and Sr. V. P. Charles Wilkens lead the procession beneath Japanese lanterns. Oriental ooc Bean feeds, car washes, bake sales, Miss Minn. dolls, all projects to raise a fortune . . . the host class attending with broken finger-nails, dishpan hands, and frenzied emotions . . . Sayonara, Gentral's '58 prom, was a project never to be forgotten by the jun- iors of that year, May I0 was the day. The banquet, held in XN'ashington Grade School, was oriental in flavor with the sophomores contributing a gala etlect with Arsenic Foo. Japanese lanterns, gold, red, and black streamers, an orien- tal bridge, cherry blossoms, and Gordon Smitlrs band highlighted the dance. Aftermath activities included a special showing of The Big Beat at a local theater and a successful event sponsored by the Elks' Club. This concluded a fes- tive evening of entertainment which left a star of memories. Kathie Larson, Bob Irwin, Curt Iiarum. and Elaine Zitzer serve 'isaki from within the Jap- anese temple. 12 ,K '15, L ,. ,L 1 V - A 4 X: t ,,,, .K