Durant High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Durant, IA)

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y The stage and lighting crew were extremely important to the over-all effect of The Miracle Worker, Some of the members of this crew were Charles Lilienthal, Dick Cole, Dick Bullard, and Dave Holst, 66Miracle Worker Was A Success BELOW: Crew and cast members were Qstandingj Dick Cole, Jay Semsch, Dave Holst, Duane Telsrow, Stan Christopherson, Tim Stoffer, Patsy Best, Tom Schlapkohl, Shirley Wells, Charles Lilienthal, Larry Guyer, On May 9, the all-school play, The Miracle Worker, was given, This stirring story was directed by Mrs, Judy MacDonald and Assistant Director Tom Schlapkohl, Jane Stoffer played the part ofHelen Keller, Helen's parents were played by Tim Stoffer and Patsy Best, and her brother was Larry Guyer, Annie Sullivan, played by Joyce Riessen, was hired by the Kellers to teach Helen to communicate with others, The Miracle Worker, a drama of the life of Helen Keller, who became blind, deaf and mute after an accident, For this reason, Helen's parents tended to spoil her, Annie Sullivan was hired by the Kellers to help Helen by teaching her to speak with sign language and to behave like a lady, From the time Annie arrived there was a hard, but rewarding, battle for both Helen, Annie, and the entire family, A fifteen-minute intermission was taken be- tween Act ll and Act lll, as the Forensic League served coffee and cookies in the cafeteria The play cast was as follows: Doctor .,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Dan Swartz Kate Keller ,,,,,,,,,,,, Patsy Best Captain Keller , , Tim Stoffer Helen ,,,, , .lane Stoffer Martha , , , , , Salli Allison Percy , Aunt liv , , , Gary Meincke , , , , Shirley Wells James ,,,, ,,,,, L arry Guyer AHHQHOS . . . Stan Christopherson Annie Sullivan , , , , ,,,, Joyce Riessen Vincy ,,,, , , , , Mary Mootz Blind Girls , Mary Mootz, Barb Sohsen, Sally Allison, Karen Schlapkohl, Mary Meinert, Gary Meineke, and Dan Swartz, Qseatedj Joyce Riessen and Jane Stoffer, Martha Sinkler 'Mary' Me-inert, Karen Schlapkohl ABOVE: Anagnos QStan Christophersonj talked to Annie Sullivan Qloyce Riessenj before she left for the Keller home, LliF'll: Annie Sullivan and Helen Keller QJane Stofferj tried to com- municate, FAR l,lal 'T: In the opening scene of the play, the Doctor Ellan Swartzj informed iaptnin Keller Q'l'im Stoflery and Kate Keller qI'atsy Bestj that their daughter Helen would live,

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A Memorable Graduation oncluded An Evenqful Year Special awards were given to Patsy Best, the Kolmerer Memorial Scholarship QTOPQ: and to Carol Koppenhaver, the Business and Pro- fessional Women' s Scholarship QRIGHTQ, Dr, George li, Ross QBIZLOWQ of Western Illinois University de- livered the address, which pointed out the different types of lowe you's each person will be or has been faced with, iff' Special scholastic recognition was given to the four honor students-those who graduated in the top ten per cent of the ' t class. They were: QRIGHTQ Patsy Best, 5 t wi Phillip Young, Leroy Bloom, and Carmella 1 X Frisch. Carrnella Frisch gave the Honor 1' 3 Address QABOVEJ: 3? . gl 5 . 3, 3 -fm. ,- yityyf it l if Durant seniors prepared to say good-bye to DHS at Baccalaureate, which was held on Sunday evening, May 22, in the Durant High School auditorium, Featured speaker was Reverend VJ, Morrissey, who spoke of the future of college students. At Commencement exercis es, which fol- lowed on Monday evening, the Class of '66 made their final appearance as a part of the student body, The class colors were carried out as the girls wore white caps and robes and burgundy roses and the boys were clad in burgundy and wore a white rose, The appearance of the class motto, He Who Waits For the Ship of Knowledge, Misses the Boat, as a background for the ceremonies enhanced the atmosphere of the entire evening,

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Underclassmen are a fascinating combination -- They are the uncertain determi- nation of freshmen, The experienced confidence of sophomores, And the r u s h e d activity of juniors- A11 intertwined to form this group Known as underclassmen, To the freshmen, sophomore, or junior The final 1966 school day means the end Of one more year of thoughts and activities, Which combine to form memories Of time well spent And promises of a bright future, But every advancement the un- derclassmen makes Only opens the door for a new beginning. Every activity he participates in, Every fact he grasps, Is but the first of many Which await his investigation, The underclassmen is preparing- for his future Through experience, participa- tion, and and investigation. 66Underclassmen Prepare For The F uture 31