Deerfield High School - O YAD Yearbook (Deerfield, IL)

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Addressing the jury is the climax of John DeBoice's portrayal of Henry Drummond. As Cates and his girl-friend Rachel, Steve Tarnoff and Martha Eldredge are interviewed by Hornbeck, played by Chuck Mitchell. Playing Baltimore newspaper reporter E. K. Horn beck, Chuck Mitchell is an interesting sight for the cast. PLAY 25

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Scopes Trial Enacfed With Dramatic Realism Inherit the Wind, by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, was this year's spring play. The play is based on the Scopes trial of the 192O's, in which the practice of teaching the theory of evolution in public schools was questioned. A school teacher is tried in the deep South in the height of summer and reporters arrive to be pres- ent for the history-making decision. Stage Crew had extra work for this play. Rather than use the regular procenium stage, a thrust was built out into the orchestra pit. This change in standard procedure gave the audience the sensation of actually being in the courtroomg and to increase this feeling, several characters who were to speak from among the courtroom spectators were planted amidst the audience. As a final touch of realism, the actual microphone which WGN used to cover the Scopes trial was among the props for the Deerfield production. The townspeople are interested in hearing the case of Jamie Rigler in the part of Prosecuting Attorney Matthew Harrison Brady. 24 PLAY

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'Great Race' Begins Busy Spring Schedule Innovations kept the spring months lively. A dance to which either the boy or the girl could invite a partner, a fashion show with boys as well as girls modeling and a swimming Walk in the Black Forest were among the attractions. ln the early part of March, Student Council started the school chest drive with The Great Race. Checkered flag posters encouraged students to come to this dance, which was decorated with scenes from the movie. Later that same week, author John Howard Griffin presented the third in the series of assemblies. He told his experi- ences in the deep South with artificially pigmented skin. In the Girls' Club fashion show, Spring ln, men's clothing was modeled for the first time. A catered des- sert was also served instead of the traditional Mother- Daughter Banquet. A Walk in the Black Forest was the theme of the swim show, which this year counted elves and mush- rooms among its cast of characters. Drama students also entertained with their performance of Medea Graduation night, some five hundred seniors marched to the strains of Crown lmperial to receive their diplo- mas. Directly following the exercises at Ravinia Park, a reception was held for both graduates and their relatives. At the dance marking the completion of The Great Race Jeanne Cordell pins a boutonniere on Jim Gesler. During an award-winning performance of Medea, Chuck Mitchell 26 SPRING as Jason berates Medea, played by Marcia Sanders.