Hales Franciscan High School - Spartan Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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AND BA for the Spartans E i h 79 is ' F I P 1. lux- ,E xg' -, --ll -.,.,,,g .T 'y 0 xii i, .5 'ffl 'Az' . A fl' i 4 ii 2 f' '1 Nervous, but confidem, we followed Fr. PhiI's directions closely. ' I N HR It wt., 5 ' MTW nigh f Mr. Geer entertained us with Christmas folk music on the occasion of our first concert.

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Fr. Phil directed his newly formed glee club at the Christmas concert Close harmony . . . GLEE CLUB Another First Something from nothing. From no band last year, we were amazed at the results of Fr. Phil's perseverance. He worked hard with us all summer and it surely payed off. We had our debut on December 19, and per- formed very well. Our spring concert pleased our guests even more than the Hrst. Both band and glee club have come a long way in one year. We will continue to strive. We want to be the best. P .y :- . . . again in the spring.

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NTI-IE PIECE '9 A Seering Drama of Deep Love . Once more our Spartan Players scored high in realistic drama. This year the Players presented The Piecesn, a shocking story about the damning effects of race hatred on contemporary lives. It took a penetrating look at racial bigotry from the viewpoint of two families: the children, the teenagers, and the parents. The original three act tragedy was written and directed by our own Fr. Barry. After The Pieces premiered at Hales, the Spartan Play- ers took the play on a ten day tour through the North: New Prague, Northheld, and St. Paul in Minnesotag Ashland, Wisconsing and then south to Eflingham, Illinois. After this whirlwind tour, the Players staged a Final public performance May 7 at the Civic Theatre in downtown Chicago. Audiences everywhere were deeply moved by the authen- ticity of the acting and the tense realism of the play's con- troversial theme. They urged the Spartan Players to tour the country to give everyone a chance to see it.