R Nelson Snider High School - Safari Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Above: Two little boys torment the members of the Del Sarte , more commonly known as the Grecian Urn ladies. Below: Harold Hill and Marian Paroo realize that Till There Was You, there was nothing. i Above: Mayor Shinn, Bob Aspy, pompous as ever, lends the Fourth of July celebration in the school gym.

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1 Record turnout enjoys Wilson ' s Music Man 99 What this town needs is a boys ' band! And so started Harold Hill ' s swindling pitch to the citizens of River City. Meredith Wilson ' s Music Man , was presented by the Fine Arts Department as its spring musical. Mark Bloomquist earned the honor of portraying Harold Hill, the Music Man . Robbie Grissom played the roll of Marian Paroo, the librarian who finally changes Harold ' s purpose in life. Other major roles were Mayor Shinn portrayed by Bob Aspy, and his wife Eulalie McKeknie Shinn played by Judy Meyer. Dancers, townspeo- ple and children were portrayed by scores of other students. The combined efforts of the directors, cast, stage crew, and orchestra can be at- tributed to the immediate success of Mu- sic Man . For the first time in the history of Snider, the play was put on an e xtra night so more people could have the opportunity to see it. The cast performed to sell out crowds for four consecutive nights. Below: River City citizens anticipate the arrival of the Wells Fargo Wagon and speculate on what is being delivered. Above: The dancers swing out in Shipoopi , one of the more energetic numbers of the musical

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Seniors receive recognition in awards assembly „ ,,ELSON SNIDER V7, HIGHSCH00L5 If ' .- S hM L -mm . » r L -jm Top Left: Junior class president Mike Giauque accepts the lamp of learning from retiring senior president Dan Ruble. Above: Mr Armstrong presents Lauren Strotz an award for her office work. Left: Seniors get into their caps and gowns before lining up to go into the auditorium. Below: Black caps were all that the audi- ence could see in the gym during the senior awards assembly.