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

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We Thank You, Archbishop . The archbishop's coming was a vivid sign of the archdiocese's interest in a growing school. He enjoyed the play thoroughly. Every part had great meaning to him since he lived in the South before coming to Chicago. No doubt he derived even more encouragement from The Pieces in his Fight for Negro-White alliance.

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THE PLAYERS This is the seventh year that the SPARTAN PLAYERS are touring since their founding in 1958 when they produced a challenging three-hour production of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Since 1958 the Players have produced and toured with.Amahl and the Night Visitors, Rebel Without a Cause, The Desperate Hours, Hands Across the Barrier Ian original by the founder-directorl, and Raisin in the Sun. Last year the group did another production of Hamlet which received such wide recognition that many requests for performances could not be satisfied. ln addition to their home performances and appearances at other locations in the midwest, the Players have been featured at McC-ormick Place and the Civic Theatre in Chicago and at Minnesota University. Emerging from the heart of Chicago's southside, the HSPARTAN PLAYERS are still being coached and directed by Father Barry, The primary aim of the group is to foster good, wholesome drama as a means of entertainment and cultural achievement. Each work is selected only after long and very deliberate consideration of its value in reference both to the potential audience and to the mem- bers ot the cast, No workis selected for presentation unless it of- fers a superior challenge to the young participants and to the director. All the male members of the SPARTAN PLAYERS are high school students of Hales Franciscan. Generally no student is used in more than one production so that more students have an opportunity to partake of this unique experience- No member of the cast of The Pieces has ever participated in any dramatic production. Selec- tion of cast members is made on the basis of interest, character, and particularly on a spirit of eager cooperation and willingness to work at an artistic creation. A Girls for the cast are chosen from various high schools. This year they come from St. Thomas the Apostle, from Sacred Heart and from Southshore High School. Only Debbie Buckhalter lMrs. Al Smithl has appeared with the Spartan Players before. iCharacters in Order of Speakingl Tony lProloguel ..,........................ ............................. Jerry lProloguel ..... . Joey Green ............. Tony Green ......... Alice Mitchell ...... Jerry Jordan ....... Karen .............. Mr. Jordan ....... Mrs. Jordan ........ Harvey Jordon ....... Mrs. Green ................ Mr. Green .................... Fr. Stephen Coleman ........ ........... R ONAI-D MORRIS Willie ........................... Jonesy ....................... Butch ...... Angel ........ Jo-Jo ............. Court Clerk ............................. -------- Judge ........................................... ------ s Walton lprosecuting attorneyl ...... ,........ F R. BARRY SCHNEIDER Stewart idefense attorneyl .................... HOWARD FORTENBERRY Police, court officers, club members .................-.... CHARLES SMITH, MARCUS AHMED, ALTON Sl lEl.VlN, MICHAEL YOUNG, KENNETH PARKS, STEPHANIE EAST, WENDY GUNN, BERNITTA GRIFFIN, DARYL JACKSON PROLOGUE ACT ONE: Scene I Scene 2 Scene 3 Scene 4 Scene 5 ' ' TEN MINUTE INTERMISSION ' ' ACT TWO: The Courtroom lmonths laterl ACT THREE: The Green Home imonths laterl EPILOGUE CAST ERROL HICKS CHARLES MCBRIDE JAMES BENSON OSCAR YOUNG DIANE STRICKLAND ARTHUR GRAHAM DEBORAH CONYERS RON ALSTON MARSHA BYNUM CHARLES HENDERSON DEBBIE BUCKHALTER HENRY BRAGGS . MATTHEW NEWSON JULIUS ALEXANDER JAMES PERSON LEROY KENNEDY NATHAN TINDALL MARVIN PORTER . BOOKER GALLOWAY SCENES The Jordan Home latter schooli The Green Home ilater the some dayl A Street lafter the game that nightl The Club latter the game that nightl The Club isome weeks laterl Reproduction A Few Moments To Relax and Learn . Ron Alston got a chance to show ofT his newest dance stcps at 1 soc1'1l lor the Spartan Players in Ashland, Wisconsin. of the Effingham, Illinois program ' :T H J 'ET fn 'i 'TV ' J The cast had the opportunity to visit 21 sperm producing plant at New Prague, Minnesota. t t u-

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-1:1-fi-T L L The Spartan News Fr. Barry gave Lerroy Kennedy a few pointers on makeup. and Yearbook This was the year for news-the football teams, the band, educational television and a host of other Uhrstsl' for Hales. The Spartan News, under the direction of Fr. Barry, kept the students well-informed each week. The weekly paper also provided an opportunity for us to express our opinion on controversial matters of the school. It was important to compare our opinions with those of another. The Spartan was in its first year under student labor. Under Fr. Mertinls supervision, we set out to make it a success. Over half the pictures in the book were taken by students. Staff mem- bers did most of the writing. It was an introduction to the hard job of a reporter. Er F235 e.. xi Julius Hannon and Harold Barnett sweated over titles for the weekly Spartan News. Clyde Tucker, Tom Roper and Mr. -jurgens worked on picture layout for the senior section ofthe Spartan. 1-rx I v '--gEfTx: V .lu ,J