Eldora Consolidated High School - Eldorian Yearbook (Eldora, IA)

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THE DEATH AND LIFE A OF LARRY BENSON The curtain rose on a Reginald Rose drama, May 15, 1964 on the E.H.S. stage. As the play opens, the stage is set for the arrival of Larry Benson, who was reported missing in combat three years prior From the moment the returned boy steps on the stage, rt 1S evident tl at something is wrong This boy knows every thing Larry Benson ever knew, but he IS NOT LARRY BENSON' The remainder of the play deals with discovering this boys rdentrty IM Inqurrmg neighbors come to see this strange boy J :a CAST STANDING, K Tasa P Kosanke R Travis, J Ttetz G Lauser, A Hauser, QSEATEDQ H Haywood, S R1emenschne1der,C Kinder, J Foster D Trav1s,L Wood, L Hansen, K Newby recognize him Larry's sister is the first to accept him His name 1S Danny Holms and he was Larry's best friend wh11e rn the army He buried Larry with his bare hands, and some how, in hrs mmd, he swltched his identity w1th Larry : . , . , . ' . , . . . . . . , . . ITMEZEDE VD' A E E 'Eff 'E7EI 'f' 3 E E , Q. 1' l L it i 1- Z L ' H , pp, Z E A I ' ' A qv, 1 -aw .u ! r n f - . Id I A I He kissed his mother and she asked Who are you? Even his fiancee who is now re-engaged does not 1 1 L ,, ' . : ' 3 :Ez fi if I ' ' ' 1 , 1554 I 1 ' 1 gl, ., , 'f A Shi' I I Q ' I

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MEET E IN ST. LOUIS 4 f xl l F 1 The hush of an empty theater . . . The anguish of casting . . . rehearsal . . . and staging is over. Make-up is on and the cast waits anxiously for the audience to arrive. A month of hard work is only successful after this one performance. It is over now . . . until the next play. We have worked hard for this applause! I CV 7 5 D7 iff? X W' - , Cast: Harry Haywood, Jan McCrea, Cheryl Kinder, Bob Shortley, Chuck Bowman, Karen Tasa, Myrna Cakerice, Kenny Newby, Joyce Klettke, Mike Reed, Linda Maltby, Wendell Primus, Richard Steward, Charlotte Ziesman, John Dagit, Linda Wood, and Pat Kosanke. 40

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SPEECH CONTESTS , . 'Z DISTRICT CONTESTANTS STATE CONTESTANTS L. Wood, Kris Tasa, Karen Tasa, C. Purvis, R Riggert, L. Cakerice, P, Kosanke, K, Swaggart. Absent: Andrew Hauser. . L. Hurd, C. Kinder, M. Brown, J. Buchanan, J. McCrea, H. Haywood, S. Hootman, J. Foster, J. Lawless, L. Maltby, V. Schwarck, C. Ziesman. M O H A W K I I.. Hurd, C. Kinder, P. Prosine, P. Kosanke, V. Schwarck, G. Gates, C. Purvis, Kris Tasa, Karen Tasa, R. Stewart. Time, tolerance, and talent, are traits found in all speech contestants. Time to practice . . . Tolerance to take criticism . . . and Talent to perform. Contestants entered in the State Speech Ass. contests are eliminated on three levels: Home elimination, district contest, and state contest. Three students, Linda Wood, Kris Tasa, and Karen Tasa received I ratings. Eldora's.entries were in the areas of original oratory, story telling, radio speaking, declamation, and interpretation. THE CLOD - Pat Kosanke Wendell Primus Richard Stewart Chuck Bowman Steve Soballe f 1