Fairfield High School - Quill Yearbook (Fairfield, IA)

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DRAMATICS ' fell of Iler Many Victories Won A d lligli ller Banners Raise Everyone, somelime in his life, longs lo be a dillerenl person. A sludenl's op- porlunily arises when he porlrays a characler in one ol The many school plays. Behind lhe curlain The aclors lalce a lasl loolc al lhe scripl and assume lheir places on lhe slage. The audience's sleady murmuring guiels and a brealh- less expeclalion sellles over lhe crowd. The audilorium lighls blinlc and go oul as lhe curlains slowly parl. The aclorhg feeling ol apprehension and lension is al a lever pilch lhal abales only as lhe play progresses. Noi all lhe glory and honor ol lhe slage belong lo The aclors however, lor lhe unsung heroes ol all plays are lhe back- slage crew. l-lours ol concenlraled preparalion, painling of llals, learning lo run lighls and lo apply malce up are rewarded by a successful produclion lor bolh aclors and crew members.

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Eustefflilusic SevenTy-Two voices blended during The difficulf and dynamic presenTaTion of The Song of EasTer . This Fred War- ing arrangemenT of fourTeen Negro spirifuals is one of The mosf inspirafional numbers ever To be performed by a Fairfield High School a Cappella choir. A narrafion from The Bible, describing The crucifixion and resurrecTion, was read effecfively by Joe Chezum. Be- Tween These narrafive parfs, Negro spir' ifuals such as l.eT Us Break Bread Toe geTher , They Led lvly Lord Away , and Lord I WanT To Be a ChrisTian were performed. Were You There , sung by Dean Allen, broughf The mean- ing of Easfer closer To The audience by iTs words which signified ChrisT's acfual deafh. By The effecTive lighfing, a huge whiTe cross was shadowed on The beauf Tiful lighfed purple backdrop. This was To represenf The rising of Chrisf and ThaT glorious Easfer Sunday as iT really was. The firsf parT of The program 'vas only a preliminary for The sfirring climax which followed. Powerful spirifufi such as l-lalleluiahlu and GreaT Day , .-.'iTh The aid of The sound effecTs of The TrumpeT Trio, Tympani, and cymbals broughT This sacred concerT To a close. Even Though The music had ended, The message conTained in The sacred songs remained wifhin The minds of everyone. TOP: They led my Lord away MIDDLE: Pilate said, 'I wash my hands ' BOTTOM: C1'ucify Him! Crucify Him!

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Presenting Troupe 544 OFFICERS: R. Mawdsley, G. Riedel, V. Roberts, M. Stewart, J. DeHaan, M. S. Horton. The spiriT oT Thespis, The TaTher oT drama, is car- ried ouT in The NaTional Thespian SocieTy, an honorary organizaTion ThaT recognizes Those who have made conTribuTions in dramaTic worlc. Ten poinTs, each sTanding Tor Ten hours oT work in connecTion wiTh plays and The speech Tields is a requiremenT Tor membership. These hours may be spenT working on a sTage crew, pracTicing Tor The producTion oT a play, preparing a speech selecTion Tor conTesT, or any oTher acTiviTy as- sociaTed wiTh The TheaTre, dramaTic arTs, and speech. ATTer becoming a Thespian, a mem- ber conTinues working Tor poinTs. An addiTional Ten poinl's enTiTles him To receive one sTar, Twen- Ty poinTs Two sTars, and so on. The greaTesT honor is ThaT oT becoming a Tour sTar Thespian. Formal iniTiaTion OT new members Tor i958 was held Tollowing a bangueT aT The Turner T-loTel. The candlelighT ceremony, during which The oT- Ticers and sponsor oT The organizaTion Told iniT- TiaTes The hisTory and ideals oT Thespians, was very impressive. The Troupe's colors oT blue and gold were carried ouT in Tlowers and oTher decor- aTions aT boTh The bangueT and The iniTiaTion ceremony, while The Thespian symbol, a mask lllfiters President .,.,..... ........ M ary Sue Horton Vice-President .,,,... .......... J udy DeHaan Vernanne Roberts Secretary ......,. ........ Treasurer ........ .... , .... M arjorie Stewart Point Chairman ,....... ,.....,, R alph Mawdsley ...,,...,Gary Riedel Program Chairman .....,,.. oT comedy and Tragedy, was a cenTer oT aTTrac- Tion. Each year Thespian members produce a one-acT play which They Talce To The speech conTesT ser- ies. This year's play, A Sunny Morning , re- ceived a Division l raTing aT STaTe ConTesT-The TirsT such raTing Tor FairTield Thespians in a num- ber oT years. To combine Tun and enioymenT wiTh worlc, The busy Thespians sponsored a dance aT which, True To Torm, They presenTed a Tloorshow, consisTing OT a slciT and panTomimes. This dance provided a chance To earn money Tor proiecTs oT The year. This year The main proiecT oT Thespians was buy- ing The Trophy and pins To be awarded The play and STaTe Speech conTesTanTs. All dramaTic producTions aT FHS are under The direcTion and supervision of The Thespians. These are planned and scheduled so as noT To overlap wiTh oTher acTiviTies oT The school. Troupe 544 sTrives aT all Times To creaTe inTeresT in dramaTic producTions aT Fl-IS. lTs poinT sysTem creaTes iniTiaTive among The members To worlc To Their poTenTial in The Tields oT dramaTics. 23