Norwell High School - Accolade Yearbook (Ossian, IN)

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Proclaimcd Smashing Success By All Once again this musical was a success as the characterization by the members of the cast portrayed the typical small town and Iowa stublaorness of 1912. The Music Man was Professor Harold Hill Uoey Gensicj, a traveling salesman, who specialized in selling boys' band instruments. 99 'N X ,Fx I.. 4. - , ..-.. Romance has 3 Violent start' This was the year of the mini-shirts and the Four Seasons. . ,,, -x 3 t 1' . -- nz' , - j Q x-Wai! 3 , Q, s s ,e T ' Sc.,,M,,,,-25 r'fg.,p,.. ..----'- f . This is Squire's Stables? f ix i Q x Yjdlcq 1 Ja - F New-wx It isn't polite to point.

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NorWcll's Production Of Music Mann Look at the wierdos with the baggy pants!! It's billiard-with an I!!-Dummies! Hey, Beth, quit posing for the camera! Gary Lesh enjoyed Act 2, Scene 4! Exciting! Spectacular! Bordering on professional! These comments were heard as the audience of 1,677 left the Lancaster gym where a theater-in-the-round was the staging for Meredith Willson's ever-popular musical production, Music Man , presented by the Norwell Music Department under the direction of Mr. Gary Link, assisted by Miss West and Miss Sellers, choral directors of each campus who were in charge of the costumes, chorus numbers, management, and advertising. . . . tremendous high school performance! was the reaction of jerry Lobsiger, an authori- ty on Music Man . Ed Himann of the Deca- tur Music House said, Best performance I've ever seen by a high school anywhere!

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915616 That Hill!!-He 's nothing but a two-bit thimblerigger! fYou've got to believe melj Don't say a word to anyone! What's this all about, Cathy?! xc ---as 4, f '.wMQ,...,lDllllllJ'F 'Ci '+,,,,- N i il' hifi! '-. He entered River City, Iowa, expecting resistance from the music teacher, Marian Paroo QGeorgia Brownj, who was not as easily mesmerized as most of the town's people, however, Mayor Shinn QMike Master- sonj posed the greatest threat to uncovering his scheme Harold wooed the elite matrons QClaudia Legge, Becky Shady, Becky Gerber, and Beth Grandlienardj led by the Mayor's wife, Eulalie Mackecknie ShinnQSherryl Crismorej. Also, he played cupid between Tommy Djilas QDuane Smithj and Zaneeta Shinn QSusy Hun- terj and turned hatred to harmony among the school board QGreg Wickliffe, Larry Haggard, Steve Yager, and Greg Johnsonj. Harold's scheme was progressing smoothly until Charlie Cowell QGary Leshj, an anvil salesman, came to town and revealed Harold's plot to the people. Marcel- lus QMike Murrellj, Harold's friend, tried to make their escape good, but Harold had fallen in love with Marian and could not leave. The townspeople were ready to tar and feather Harold until Marian made them realize how Ha.rold's visit had caused a change in their attitude