Peru High School - Narcissus Yearbook (Peru, IN)

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1-vs ' X , . c Breaking tradition, the Rodeo Queen was crowned for the first time as a part of a Rodeo act. The Queen, Inger Wold, and her attendants, Wanda Gearhart, Ianet Beard, Ruth Toepfer, Roberta Nash, Sandra Zavakos, Marthann t 2 Weinke, and Marilyn McMinn, not only . t, qw' K reigned over the 1952 Rodeo, but were also - the sweethearts of the political scene. L A 3 i Rodeo Acts Are Timely, Weird, and From modern politicians to ancient Azlecs, the 1952 Rodeo, November l3 and l4, directed by Iames Hawker, Hal Kesler, Iames Noble, faculty advisers, and Ruth Young, student di- rector, proved a success by netting 583739, the largest profit ever earned by any PHS Rodeo. The first scene, Wintergreen for President, was a political scene based on the Broadway stage show Of Thee I Sing. ln contrast to the fast tempo of the first act, Weather or Not, was slow and easy as loe Keel, commentator, talked about the weather. The music for this scene evolved around the everlasting topic of the weather. The Bride of Huitzilopochtlif' a story of an ancient Aztec wedding, with students impro- vising their own dancing, portrayed Mike Stru- ble as an Aztec god. When the curtain opened, the audience saw the inside of an Aztec temple, with Mike enthrcned in the middle of the stage, covered from head to foot with gold-leaf make- up. Grand Central Station, a scene represent- ing travelers from all parts of the world meet- ing in Grand Central Station, closed the show. Street cleaners' uniforms were donned by Iohn Steg- man and Kay Doerr, in style, as Brush Up Your Shakes- peare made a final sweep of the '52 Rodeo.

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'Rio Rita' Cast Goes South of the Border Nothmgs sweeta than hm B111 For shee and R1ta Carol Kleplnger as they 1ng the tmale song RIO R1ta A Broadway musical stepped onto the Peru stage December ll and 12 and left students and towns- people humm1ng the hot numbers from R1o R1ta R10 R1ta had 11S sett1ng on the R1o Grande be tween Memco and Texas The Art Club made the cencry Tlce tory lS of a Texas ranger hm played by B111 For hee who 1S sent to lvlexlco to capture the Kmka Jou a lvlexlcon band1t hm talls 1n love w1th R1ta 1 erguson a n1ght club SIHQGF played by Carol Klep 1nger and Pat McNamara Then General Estaban the leader ot the MSXICGH bandxts and the real K1nka1ou played by Iohn Stegman and M1chael Dav1dson starts the trouble for hm becau e he too IS ln love Villlfl Rlta Whlle th1s heated afta1r IS happemng another contus1ng ep1sode 13 takmg place among two Amer 1can honeymooners Dolly Sm1th a ret1red cabaret dancer played by Peggy McCormack and Ch1ck Bean a r1s1ng young soap salesman played by Paul Pecen L1ke most operettas a happy end1ng closed the show but unhke prevtous 1nus1cals R1o R1ta had a great deal of d1alogue along w1th several dances by the T1gerettes and a ballet by Patr1c1a Qumce The hnale top represented the wedd1ng of hm B111 Forshe and Rlta Pat McNamara center From left to r1ght Paul Pecen Gene lackson Mart1n D1nsmore D1Ck Hoover Sam Gruwell lack Dav1dson lnger Wold and Bob Allbntten 1o1n IH the weddmg chorus Envxous Carmen Helen Wh1ttenberger b1ckers Wlth R1ta Carol Klepmger General Estaban M1ke Davldson stands helpless whxle Peggy Study Wanda Gearhart Mary Lou Thoennes Kay Lasater lean Ann MOTTIS Rhea Sumpter Ruth Schrader Nan Burw1ck and Nancy Thrush look on Honeymoomng on cr motorcycle may not be romant1c to loey Rousseau Nancy Sharpt Mary Keyes Ioyce Saunders or Carolyn Potter cabaret dancers but Dolly Peggy McCor mack and Ch1ck Paul Pecen seem to be enloylng 1t 28 1 , , 1 S 1 1 S , ' I I Y , . L . C I 4 I 'J IL I 1 . 7 . 1 , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 s . , ' any ' pt fx X X F 1 I . ' - - - , ,X v 1 . . 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . . . F ' A . . 11 1 l V A 1 x , ., HW A - - - X 1' Swv -- 1-X I I 1 lt ' 1 I 1, A. 1 , 1 1 , I I I ' . .