Emerson High School - Emersonian Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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SNAFU A Comedy in Three Acts by Louis Solomon and Harold Buchman PERSONS IN THE PLAY Josephina . Madge Stevens .... Laura Jessup Ben Stevens . Mr. Taylor ... Kate Hereford Aunt Emily. Senator . 1st Legionnaire Legionnaires . . Ronald Stevens ... Pfc. D nny Baker Detective Martha Col. West ... Elaine Berezin .-.. Agnes McConnell . Dolores Barrick, Norma Heistand .. Gerry Goldman . Frank Brudnachowski . Margaret Lowe . Jean Gerometta . Robert Mann .... John Donley Frank Guemple, Cushman Lineback, Edward Oljace, Donald McLaren --------- Charles Vas ........... Dorn Cefali ... Velmir Gurgevich ......—.... Julia Motto Louis Magrames DIRECTOR . ..- 1— : c. Miss Doris Moell Assistant Director ......—. Nell Burns Lighting - - Frank Guemple, Cushman Lineback Sound Effects .. Edward Oljace Properties . Don McLaren, Wanda Nowicki, Helen Cunningham Publicity . . Velmir Gurgevi.h, Jo Fernandez On May 24th, the Emerson Senior Class of “46” presented SNAFU. This new comedy was a great hit on Broadway and on road tour, and as soon as it was released for non-professional produc¬ tion, Miss Moell obtained it for our class play. This play is a warmly sympathetic and highly amusing treatment of the everlasting problem of healthy youth trying to grow up in spite of the misunderstandings that arise from the desire of parents and teachers to guide, and youth to pursue its way. It is the story of Ronald Stevens, a young lad who, by falsifying his age, got into the service, and made quite a military career for himself overseas, before his parents located him and notified the proper authorities about his correct age, (15 ). The play opens in the Stevens home in California where Ronald has just been sent after being discharged. “How could you do it, Mom?” he says, as he walks in the door, bitterly reproving his doting parents. “Imagine how I felt! I ivalk in one day, and colonel says ‘Your Mother wants you, Sergeant I” ’ Page Twenty

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A CAPPELLA CHOIR First Row :—Anita DiRe, Joan Lincoln, Stephanie Rashevich, Margaret Burta, Rosemary Felts, Marian Zigich, Niki Kypreos, Lillian Kaplar, Mary Thanos, Elaine Metaxes, Irene Rogazinski. Second Row .—Dorothy Warshall, Carol Miller, Helene Karras, Janette Zale, Helen Fidler, Doris Pichitino, Mary Haworth, Helen Leiber, Alice Piasecki, Lor¬ raine Pinkowski, Lorraine Danford. Third Row :—Margaret Orr, Mona Finton, Edward Tras, Robert Friedman, Donald Poturalski, Paul Walker, Norman Yarvice, Louis Kampouris, Edward Oljace, Frank Guemple, Oscar Alterwitz, Emma Marmalejo, Mary Kampouris. Fourth Row :—Betty Poulos, Helen Yuro, Stanley Strissel, Paul Ortosky, John Connon, Tom Fernandez, Gordon Bryan, Boris Apostoloff, Ben Wolff, James Fox, Don Levy, Joyce Banker, Phyllis Cramer. The A Cappella Choir, under the direction of Grace Sayers, meets twice weekly during the 8:50 period. These talented students, numbering over 60, sing entirely unaccompanied many old church style compositions, and are well acquainted with the best of the Russian and Slavish works of music. Last year at Christmas time, the choir sang Christmas anthems at both Mercy and Methodist Hospitals, besides caroling in the halls at school. They also participated in the auditorium depart¬ ment’s annual Christmas Pageant. In February, an ensemble sang at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church. The combined concerts of the A Cappella, Glee Club, and Junior Choirs, was held May 5, and was a great success. The officers of the organization are as follows: PRESIDENT.BETTY POULOS GIRLS’ TREASURER .... JACKIE SMITH VICE-PRESIDENT.JACK SCHAFF BOYS’ TREASURER EDWARD WROBLEWSKI Page Nineteen

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They calmly overlook his feelings about the whole matter; they are so glad to have him back, but within the next few days they begin to suspect that their “child” has changed. Ronald is now quite a different person from the young boy who ran away from home. He is still a kid, but seems uncom¬ fortably grown up. He upsets the whole family with his efforts to convert them to military routine and arouses the whole town with the perplexing and humorous situations he gets himself into. The appearance of a former Army buddy, who is a well-known wolf, delights in reminising about bar-room brawls, and who is mistaken for Ronald by a newspaper reporter, doesn’t help the situation any. It has become, according to Ronald, Snafu—or situation normal, all fouled up. The plot becomes more and more one of continuous confusion, with private detectives, police, Legionnaires, and protesting neighbors becoming involved, and Ronald’s parents begin to wonder if they haven’t made a mistake in bringing him home from the Army. But in the end,, when he is almost given up as hopeless, everything is satisfactorily smoothed out and especially surprising to all is the ap¬ pearance of a colonel, who, instead of disciplining Ronald as his parents expected, confers upon him a high military honor. Sitting —Frank Guemple, Bob Lindel, Jo Fernandez, Viola Geanchos, Nell Burns, Dolores Barrick, Norma Heistand, Don McLaren. Kneeling —Louis Magrames, Julia Motto, Elaine Berezin, Jean Gerometta, Gerry Goldman, Marcia, Barret, Agnes McConnell, Tom Wilson, Dom Cefali. Standing —Margaret Lowe, Jack Donley, Miss Moell, Bob Mann, Frank Brudnakowski. Seated —Chuck Vas, Anna Mae Chervenak. Page Twenty-one