Forest Lake High School - Forester Yearbook (Forest Lake, MN)

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LEFT: Following the annual office picnic, Prez. Bill Roman, sings promises of his undying love to Mae, Karen Wee. BELOW; Holding a rally, the Sleep-Tite work- ers go on strike for a raise. ABOVE: Babe. Barb Schmidt, head of the grievance committee, tries to remove Sid from his office for striking and injuring a worker. RIGHT: Preparing to model a faulty pair of pajamas for Mr. Hasler, Tom Locke. Hines follows orders from Max, Mike Dailey, to remove his pants.

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“Pajama Game” Company Hailed Despite much criticism and discussion concern- ing its suitability for presentation by a high school cast, the curtain was raised on the FLHS version of “The Pajama Game” at 8:00 on November 12th. The play ran for three consecutive nights and re- sulted in thunderous applause each night. Director Mrs. Howe stated, “This is the first play that ev- eryone was so close and had to work so hard to- gether.” Professional looking sets and props were produced with the help of the Art IV and Introduc- tion to Theatre classes. The play centered around the problem of workers in a pajama factory strug- gling for a raise from their penny-pinching boss. Tension increased with the growing love of two employees on opposite sides and their near destruc- tion of one another because of their situation. This version of “The Pajama Game” was taken from a motion picture of the same name which was written for television. TOP LEFT: Gladys, Cindy Leverton, tries to seduce her handsome employer Sid Sorokin, Joe Tritchler. ABOVE: The employees of the Sleep-Tite pajama factory joyously sing of their long-awaited 7 Vi cent raise. RIGHT: Relating the situation of the pajama game to the audience is supervisor Hines, Tracy Tolzman. 24 Fall Play

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Winter Abounds in Varied Events With the coming of winter, also came excitement for many students of FLHS. Between watching snowmobile races and chasing fire engines, they did manage to get some homework done. A break from the weariness of school came when students were evacuated to the Forest Lake Ele- mentary because of a false bomb scare in late Janu- ary, an unfortunate event. The one-act play was taken from a short story, “The Test, and was directed by Mr. Carlson. At Chisago Lakes High School, Joe Tritchler was pre- sented the best actor award for his portrayal of the grandfather in the contest play. As an opportunity to stimulate interest, mini- courses ranging from karate for girls and cooking for boys to astrology and social dancing were of- fered the first week in March. Amidst many winter activities, students still looked forward to Easter, spring events and finally their summer vacation. TOP RIGHT: Sue Bennett and Ruth Glassel wholeheartedly speak their lines during the Speech Choir's part in the Christmas Concert. ABOVE: Eager to get a taste of the many unusual dishes at the annual wild- life dinner is Jt'di Schroeder. 26 Winter