Holston High School - Cavalcade Yearbook (Damascus, VA)

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Money in Junior, Senior Treasuries The immortal words of George Bernard Shaw became more meaningful for the Senior class as they worked diligently to produce his classic PYGMALION, under the direction of the Senior sponsors, Mrs. Roten and Mrs. Allen and the student directors, Donna Isenberg and Linda Mock. This project was a challenge, but the ex¬ perience was rewarding in many ways. The world will always have its Elizas (Tommie K. Wright), its Professor Higgines (Bobby Burchette), its Colonel Pickerings (Jim Farmer), its Alfred Doo¬ littles (Jeff Minton), its Eynsford Hills (Martha Norris, Pat Meadows, and Buddy Snodgrass), its Mrs. Higgines (Joella Johnson), and the other members of the senior class rose to the challenge of portraying Shaw's 1912 classic which has a message for today: We must never be satisfied to be merely what we think others want us to be. Rather, we must rise above the difficult situations of life to become individuals who recognize the false values of society and do our share in rid¬ ding the world of hypocrisy. Many hours were spent in rehearsing for PYGMALION. Those behind the scenes, who did make-up, cos¬ tumes, etc., were just as important as the actors themselves. A-a-a-a-a-a-ow In the final scene our guttersnipe” is transformed in¬ to a duchess.

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‘Take Your Medicine’, ‘Pygmalion’ Put Members of the junior class, under the di¬ rection of Miss Moody, Mrs. Grindstaff, and Mr. Cline, presented Take Your Medicine by Felicia Metcalf. This three act farce portrays typical crotchets of hospital patients in hilari¬ ously funny situations. Mr. Puckett (Sam McCall), and Mr, Dodson (Eddie Faw), the two hospital patients were sur¬ rounded by many nurses and orderlies. These persons included Patricia Pry (Donna Shumate), Lottie (Lynn Galliher), Dottie (Wylene Shupe), an orderly (Leonard Smith), Dodie (Cathy Wil¬ liams); Miss Holt (Joyce Akers). Turtle Dove Finkledink (Linda Finley) was an old maid who was trying to hook Mr. Dodson. All of these characters and many more students of the Junior Class indeed created a play that will not soon be forgotten. Ah! There's the flowers I ordered for myself. 42

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Not only Marco Polo visited the Orient but these surprised Seniors who entered a lovely Oriental Garden. Junior-Senior Prom 44 The hallway with its small tables and candlelight provided a romantic spot for talking.