J Sterling Morton West High School - Talon Yearbook (Berwyn, IL)

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if Y f , , fig f X pun J 'U I Geisha girls on paracle LEFT SIDE: N. Micholas, S. Turek, S. Van Goethem, K. Osuch, A. Georgandas. RIGHT SIDE: R. MaTous, S. Remus, C. Nesbed, L. Vesely, C. Beina, D. Capek. MIDDLE: S. Zogas. I il f I A JJ? This y The lcaleidoscopic sTage aT Morron Through The magic of drama was slowly f Transf r inTo a scenic Japanese locale as Teahouse of The August Moon became The X sourc e ession Tor The loTTy senior class. The VVesTern mode merged inTo The EasTern, a cid al performers Took on orienTal characTerisTics Through The media of makeup a co ng. The main characTers of The play were: Thomas OrTciger as Salcini, a sly, lo T I a le, orienTal inTerpreTerg Sharon Zogas as LoTUs Blossom, an exguisiTe Geisha girl, . . Ji er ak, Tom Cervenka, and Jerry STyrsky as Three TrusTraTecl members of The U. S. lg S y. As a highlighT To This unique producTion, Camelia, a lolack and WhiTe goaT, was ndocTrinaTed inTo The casT and soon became anoTher of The sTar aTTracTions. Miss Beverly LUsTy's excellenT direcTion combined WiTh The experT Technical advice OT Mr. R. VV. TeeTer added auThenTiciTy To The play making iT one of The ouTsTancling perform- ances oT The year. We ,he people, Makeup - a fundamental part of drama. LEFT BOTTOM: W. Kubik, T, Cervenak, J. Mossey, S. MacDonald, J. Foley, G. Wolfe, F. Clark, P. Dvorak, S. Zogas, R. Matous, P. VanFIeeT, T. OrTciger. J. Szalkowski, T. Ortciger. , .t ,L A X Page 209

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Twelfth Night cast awaits iudge's decision. K. Krizanic, W. Vermillion, T. Lestina, K. Evriclge, G. SebesTa, S. Trumpis, F. VeTrovec, D. McClenclon, J. Pederson, M. Uss, S. Bending. One of The Tocal poinTs of all dramaTisTs aT MorTon is The conTesT play. Any drama sTudenT is eligible To Try ouT for parTs in The selecTecl scripT, anol The mosT quaIiTiecl of These are chosen. AfTer several weeks of rehearsal, The play is pre- senTed To English classes Tor The purposes of sTuclying Timing, blocking, ancl audience reacTion so ThaT lasT minuTe revisions which mighT improve The acTor's porTrayal can be maole. Finally, The greaT clay of compeTiTion arrives, and The show goes on. This year Twelfth Night, a comedy by William Shakespeare, was The chosen ' proclucTion. Through The unTiring eFForTs and accomplished clirecTion of Mrs. Hazel Valoaaflc Webb The play Took second place in The clisTricT conTesT, enabling The casT To Take parT in furTher compeTiTion. To be or not to be . Each a star in his own right. S. Zogas, T. OrTciger, Mrs. H. P. Webb. J. Rich, B. Misek, B. Togias. Page 208

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n f!ze earn of Speec i Q T 2 2 T i A verbal tug of war. l 5 l X f Mr. R. Kantpschroer, J. Foreit, T. Ortciger, H. Klein. SPEECH ARTS The Speech Arts Club embodies all the phases ot oral communication under The supervision ot Mr. R. W. Teeter. Here, individuals interested in improving their power ot eloquence may do so through any one ot The many clubs coordinated by this organization. When the skills ot these golden voiced orators have been sufficiently de- veloped, They are allowed to prove Their prowess by participation in intra-mural and inter-scholastic activities. The most important ot These events is The lllinois High School Association Speech Con- test. Here, Morton enters dramatic groups, debate Teams, and various types ot individual speakers who always manage To do remarkably well. Debate may be compared to verbal fencing as opposing teams parry atotirmatively and negative- ly. The skill required in this play ot ideas is built up Through extensive reading on a given subject. Facts are compiled To torm a basis around which arguments are built, establishing or retuting a point. This is put to practical use by competitive debating with other schools. Mr. R. Brown, Mr. V. Bunnel, and Mr. R. Kamp- schroer are the motivating forces behind the de- bate teams as they spur Them on To bigger and better arguments. 'lend me your ears ROW lr fsufitc-rip Nl line., J. Novak, L. Riber, B. Valerie, U Dolnry, J. Pederson, B. Misvlx. Row 2: Csufilc-:lj A. Htivlicul, N. Uss, K. Evridge, J. Rich, lg, Borgeaunl, S, Trumpis. Row 3: Cstanrlingl Nlr, R. I-iampschrocr, Mrs. H. Wulib, L. Lislm, VV. Vermillion, c .J fl l K. Krilfirielf, Ch lip: S. Bmiclirig. Page 2lO Nik, S Zo-fins, J. Sltramoviclz, J. HL-rnil.l, F. Volrovt-c