Franklin High School - Almanack Yearbook (Livonia, MI)

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Blackbeard . . . uh, Mr. Waller . . . supervised Franklin Players, along with co-sponsor Mrs. Perryman, making up Carol Rader irightl. Making-up fbelowl were Dan Bivins, Don Murray, Judy Jay, club prexy Pa? Nedeau, Bob Hell- siein, Dan Vigliarolo, and Mike Murray.

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auf Businessmen's squabbles temporarily disappeared as Mike Mehney, Dan Bivins, Chris Burgess, and Bill Donahue ioined uninhibited table dancers Bob Hellstein iMr. Biggleyl and Carol Rader iMiss Jonesl in cutting loose. Though boys will always be boys, the girls iDeb Swain, Pat Buckman, and Sue Giermanl made it plain that A Secretary is Not a Toy. They weren't giving up without a chase. .3 my x. elf? Despite the fast approaching curtain time, Debi Ottman iHecly Laruel slowly and carefully put finishing touches on her eyes. Her role as a sexy, 12-words-a-minute typist required heavy, flamboyant make-up, taking as much as an hour and a halt to complete. Executive secretaries Kathy Graham, Pat Buckman, and Sue Veto lamented their purchases of identical dresses in the Paris Original number. How to Succeed company invests assets: dividends How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying, the recently successful Broadway musical satirizing Wall Street finance, also created a high in the local all-school dramatic market. Cooperative efforts on the part of Mr. Hal Waller and Mr. Roy Ernst in this venture resulted in an exchange that profited both house and company. Tickets for the Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy took the form of IBM cards as industrious crews and committees handled technical details. J. Pierrepont Finch, portrayed by Bill Donahue, is a young man with ambition who rises from window washer to Chairman of the Board. With the aid of a book, appropriately entitled How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying, he meets and conquers such ob- stacles as J. B. Biggley, the big boss CBob Hellsteinl, Bud Frump, his obnoxious nephew CDan Vigliarolol, Hedy Larue, Mr. Biggley's very personal secretary, and then Rosemary, a very marriageable young lady fKathy Gra- hami. Once again, the drama department has succeeded.

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Y . ft ff Hard-working Vice-President of the Franklin Players was Bill Kumbier, who, among other things, served as the dedicated stage manager for the fall all-school musical, How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying. I :kgs FRANKLIN PLAYERS. Front row: Mr. Waller lSponsorD, Denise Michael, Debby Stone, Dan Vigliarolo, Margie Decker, Connie Campbell. Second row: Kathy Gientke, Carol Roberts, Marcia McMurtrey, Elaine Stanley, Bonnie Hart, Mary Martz. Third row: Bob Hellstein, Curt Steinhauer, Bill Donahue, Terri Mclntosh, Don Murray, Bob Joyner. Mrs. Perryman, President Pat Nedeau, and Vice President Bill Kumbier are all missing from the picture. Franklin Players pursue dramag Debaters argue service For all Entranced with the nature of human behavior as revealed in drama, as much as with the bright lights of a waiting stage and the applause of a pleased audience, Franklin Players con- tinued the theatrical traditions they have established. In October they sponsored the fourth annual day-long bus trip to Stratford, Ontario, where the travellers saw the famous Shakespearean company perform A Midsummer Night's Dream. Spring plans leaned toward a slight revision in the One- Act-Play program. The group hoped to combine music and art achievements with drama for a Performing Arts Festival. Debaters had their ups and downs, as well as pros and cons this year. Under the direction of a new spon- sor, Miss Hassett, they mastered the thesis: Resolved: that the United States should establish a system of com- pulsory service for all citizens. And then, on several occasions when they were to compete against other schools, the bus never arrived to take them to the meet. cock, Dennis Dolecki, Richard Pupard, Andy Cooper. DEBATE. Seated: Beverly Manko, Roxanna Maddox, Janet Goodykoontz, Margie Decker, Miss Hassett CSponsorJ. Standing: Don Yerks, Mike Pea-