Osage High School - Pow Wow Yearbook (Lake Ozark, MO)

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OSAGE ACCENTS DRAMA A one-act drama with an all girl cast, Lily is centered around an incident occuring in a women's rehabilitation farm. All characters are prisoners with the exception of the policewoman, Kym Schopp. Cleeda Asa portrays Maudie Le- Claire, a new arrival at the farm, while Linda Clayton carries the part of Ianet, a sensitive elderly prison trustee. They are ably supported by Iudy Darnell, Mame, and Iris Iones, Ida Sue. The Tell-Tale Heart, adapted from a short story by Edgar Allen Poe, is 'an all male drama. Iohn Pilkington, as Valdemar, a young man seriously mentally unbalanced, carries the lead. He is backed by Larry Fry, police sergeant Glan- Leon Strange, Iamie, recognizes the voice ot the stranger, Hugh Glass, played by Bruce Iames, in the tent of the old Indian, portrayed by Earl Wood. Maude LeClaire, Cleeda Asa, is escorted into the prison farm by the Dolicewoman. Kym Schopp, while Mame, Iuly Darnell, and Ianet, Linda Clayton. look on. Valdemar, Iohn Pilkington, suffers a com- plete mental breakdown under the strain of guilt in front of the astonished eyes ot policemen: I059Ph3f Ed Abbefir 1-Cmdor. Buster McGowan, and Sergeant Glanvil, Larry hy, '-. vil, Buster McGowin, policeman Landor and Ed Abbett, Iosephs, a rather humorous policeman. The entire play is based on the murder by Val- demar of his elderly uncle. Mr. Iohn G. Neihardt's poem Song of the West is the basis of the play Iamie. It is an experimental work in which Mr. Carpenter, with Mr. Neihardt's permission, has adapted a part of the poem into a one-act drama. The setting is an Indian village and the cast of characters include Iamie, Leon Strange: Hugh Glass, Bruce Iamesp Indian Squaw, Carol Smith: her aged husband, Earl Wood and Bill Crane, who portrays an In- dian villager. I f E 5 l

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INJUN ANTICS PROVIDES VARIED ENTERTAINMENT Lme dancers Sharon Sutton Lolly Bnnk man Mary Cathenne Clayton and Kay Waters sway m rhythm to The St Louxs Blues Mambo The d1stant beat of a tom tom set the mood for the annual Injun Antrcs presented by the Osage students and sponsored by the Chlettam Staff held at the School of the Osage February 21 Emceed by Bruce Iarnes the show provrded a var1ety of entertamment rang1ng from the ever popular pantomxmes to the relaxmg mus1c of vocal groups As a CO1'11'1eCl1l1g hnk the dance band wh1ch supported the acts throughout the show played the rhythmlc chant Pow Wow as the program began Kym Schopp and Sara Sandfort captured Kay Waters Sam Strth Iamece Gould Steve Nxchols Lolly Bnnkman, Harold Strange Sara Sandtort and Iames Beach compose the Osage Voices fxrst place wmners ot the group dxvxsxon fmrst place 1n the comedv d1v1s1on as they pan tomtmed Splke Iones record of Tennessee Waltz Wllh Ed Abbett takmg second 1n comedy Skll enutled Mr Chalrman W1th her mterpretatlon of Stormy Weather Sara Sand fort placed f1rst ln the solo d1v1s1on whlle Sharon Sutton took second w1th her baton tw1rl1ng On ly one honor was bestowed upon the group d1v1 s1on th1s gomg to the Osage Volces smqmg Im Gonna Rxde the Chanot and Deep Rlver Approxlmately 225 people attended the show whlch netted a prof1t of S65 90 Th1s money Wlll be used to defray Chxeftam expenses A slap-happy pantomtme was well executed by comedy wmners Sara Sandiort and Kyrn Schopp is ll 1 1 . , . 1 . ' . - 11 . ,, T N . A . 11 - - 11 . . 1 11 1 . . ,, . . . , C . . 11 - 11 - 1 1 1 - . - . . 11 11 ' 1 I ' . . . . 1, . . ,, - - - . . . . . . 11 1 1 1 , 1 . - 11 11 - 11 1 1 - - 11 11 . 1 1 38

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Tom Schopp Io Karen Eakxns Iudy Darnell and Nancy Allen enjoy a tree moment before noon hour practice of their contest numbers Shirley McDowell Ianiece Gould and Leon Strange listen as Mr Carpenter highlights the individual criticisms of their Tri County speech selections REPRESENTATIVES DOMINATE SPEECH FESTIVAL Four d1v1s1ons were entered by a total of thirty six students during the flrst speech pre11m1 nary held on Ianuary 8 Mr Carpenter English and speech instructor required that every stu to the first prehrnmary Radio and extemperaneous speaking were added in the second prehminary conducted on lanuary 14 with twelve students competing these two divisions Also in this judging tour contestants from each of the initial four divisions vied for Tri County representation Radio speak mg was Won by Iody Eakins who went directly to the district contest at Warrensburg Publlc speaking was entered at Warrensburg by ludy Darnell Meriting excellent ratings at the Tri County Festlval held in Tipton on February 5 were qirls prose Superior ratings were given to Leon btrange boys poetry Tom Schopo boys prose and Nancy Allen extemperaneous speaking Tom Schopp was yudged good in boys extemper aneous speaking The works of Henry David Thoreau were designated for all prose selections and all poetry cuts were taken from the wr1t1ngs ot Iohn G Nelhardt Y dent present his selection to him four times prior Ianiece Gould, girls poetry and Shirley McDowelli I . . v . I 1 . - 40