George C Marshall High School - Columbian Yearbook (Falls Church, VA)

Page 67 text:

a Opposi page: (top to bottonr) Barbara Srfaw, Susie Cambrey, Patty Horne, Sharon StanwicM Karla Rosenow, Betsey Tuttle, Chris Novak, and Susie Spencer, dance hall girls, throw a provocative glance. Left: Kevin Campbell ' and Paul Horne stand in front of a delica¬ tessen. Below right: Reese Klein, Brent Barner, and Bob Arndt pose threateningly at the en¬ trance to a Chinese restaurant. Bottom: Sue Blake, Laura Ehlers, LuAnn Gilmer, Shawn Carlson, Theresa Garcia, Kim Chinn, Don Stiles, Sue Allen, and Guy Manning represent the staid missionaries.

Page 66 text:

Set on the famed Broadway in the heart of New York City, the musical Guys and Dolls took its audience back to the late ’40’s. The Drama department’s interpretation of the play was almost as colorful and daring as the original musical which opened on Broadway in 1952. The story was based on several characters which appeared in Damon Runyan’s short stories about New York street life. There were many instances of conflicting per¬ sonalities in Guys and Dolls. The large cast included crap shooters, bookies, and drunks. To comple¬ ment these rough gang members was a group of flashy chorus girls. Standing staunc hly in the back¬ ground of “the devil’s own street” was the faded Save-A-Soul Mission. In contrast to the dance hall was the monotonous booming of the base drum which the missionaries marched and chanted in time to. Marshall’s production of Guys and Dolls opened on the evening of November 8, 1972. This opening performance was the colorful and exciting climax to three months of hard work. Students had designed and made costumes; other cast members with artistic ability had designed and painted the awesome scenery in the musical. People who also aided in the fabrication of background atmosphere were the lighting crew members and the in¬ dustrious musicians. For those Marshall students who worked and would not have been able to attend the evening perform¬ ances, a special presentation was given during school, for the same price. Unfortunately, the student au¬ dience did not grant much respect to the cast. This prompted an irate cast member to write an angry letter to the editor of Rank File.

Page 68 text:

$ fl rolls out red carpet Broke — that was how the SCA began the year, and how it ended up. By sponsoring a very successful magazine drive in October which enjoyed widespread student partici¬ pation, the SCA earned six thou¬ sand dollars. The money was used to furnish and carpet the hall out¬ side the auditorium as a student lounge. A juke box and coke machine for after-school use also were installed. With the rest of the magazine drive profits, the Student Government hired entertainers for concerts and assemblies. Other projects for the busy Student Council were painting the SCA room passionate pink and chartreuse and sponsoring as¬ semblies for Christmas and the ecological Pitch-I n program. All in all, the active SCA instituted many programs throughout the year, and made and spent six thousand dollars.