Rhodes School - Rhodester Yearbook (New York, NY)

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To conclude the assembly, a satirical skit, That Was The Year That Was, by Jonathan Lighter, was staged. The dramatis personae Valerie Brooks, Mary Susan Locke, Mark Rhynsburger, Warren Tanghe and Merri White made jokes about the news events of the past year. The satirizations included Huntley-Brinkley coverage of the elections, the surprising ouster of Nikita Khrushchev, the war in Vietnam, and the problem of student busing in New York. Mary Susan punctuated the various skits with appropriate lyrics to the tune of the TW3 theme song. The winter holiday season at Rhodes was highlighted by the Holiday Assembly, on December 17. Dr. Lowrance introduced Mr. Debski, the conductor of the Chorus. Mr. Debski, the master of ceremonies, then conducted the members of his basic music class in Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. To add a pleasant note to the atmosphere, the second time around the audience joined in. Claire Arnold, who serves as piano accompanist for the Chorus, switched places with Mr. Debski and took the baton to conduct the basic music class in a carol, The Little Russian Children. The entire chorus then performed Svow, a modern choral arrangement; O Come, O Come, Immanuel, a chant accompanied by trumpet in the refrain; and the Hallel Prayer, a Hannukah song in Hebrew was sung by Janet Bernstein. As a solo attraction, the soprano voice of Mary Susan Locke was accompanied by Richie Carafa, Edward Levin- sohn, Ronald Levine and Steven Bohn in performing the Mexican Christmas Carol. A humorous note was added when Messrs. Mason, Katz, Sanjour, and Schwartz helped perform the noteworthy piece entitled Song against Bores. A more serious and somber mood was achieved when the chorus sang the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah. On behalf of the entire chorus Sonja Salzman and Andrea Kucker presented Mr. Debski with a small token of appreciation for his hard work and selflessness in producing the program. The fourth assembly of the year, the Spring Music Assembly, was held March 31. Dr. Lowrance made the introductions and the program was begun with two selections by Mr. Debski’s choral group, entitled Turn Back O Man, and Now Let Every Tongue Adore Thee. The second group to perform was a trio composed of Jane Cohen, Jerry Axelson, and Matthew Merman, all seniors. They performed two selections entitled, Wasn't That a Time? and Jimmy Whelan, treating them in a ‘Peter, Paul Mary’’ manner. Jane, Jerry and Matthew’s performance so impressed the audience that the group was scheduled by a private hall for a concert late in the Spring. The featured performers, the United States Naval Band, who incidentally are annual visitors at Rhodes, were introduced during the third phase of the assembly. They played the Navy's Theme, Fandango, the Mexican Hat Dance, the Marine Theme, and a move- ment from Anton Dvorak’s New World Symphony. The band’s performance was received enthusiastically by the students. Jerry, Jane, and Matthew perform at the Spring The Navy Band strikes up the Marine Theme in a tribute to that Music Assembly. branch of the Armed Services. 86

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fw. 78? ES , Team sill g2 The coach supervises underclass pre-game warm-up. The coach and Basketball Co-Captain Dalley COACH DONALD KEATS The vital role which the coach plays at Rhodes was brought to light this year as the basketball team cop ped top honors at the Garden Basket- ball Tournament. Although this brought Coach Keats into the direct spotlight, his constant activity on behalf of Rhodes’ teams is well known to all students. An excellent athlete himself, Mr. Keats was a three letter man at college and was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers. The coach is an advo- cate of physical fitness for even the non-varsity athlete. He maintains that participation in a sport is not the only reason for fitness, and that even the casual spectator should stay trim. Acting on his views, Coach Keats helped found the school-wide physical fitness drive this year. The success of the intra-mural football leagues, as well as the winter indoor gym seasons, is due to Coach Keats’ untiring efforts on behalf of athletics at Rhodes. The editors feel that because of his major role in the sports picture at Rhodes, as well as his dedication to Rhodesters as individual personalities, Mr. Donald Keats deserves some special recognition. Therefore, this year’s sports section is respectfully dedicated to Coach Keats. Coach Ke: ats with Senior Captains Kozak and Preidel Garden Tournament All-Stars Dalley (left) and Packer receive pointers from coach. 88