Rice High School - Edmundian Yearbook (New York, NY)

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llratory and Drama The Oratory and Drama groups combined their talents this year in an effort to bolster each club and form a more effective group. Membership was small and the well-coached members received a great deal of experience. Early in the year, Brother St. John selected twelve of the members to prepare for the presen- tation of Dicken's Christmas Carol. The play was adapted to half-hour program size, practiced thoroughly, tape recorded several times, and tin- ally presented over the school P.A. system just before Christmas vacation. The result was an en- tertaining, professional quality performance, com- plete with vivid sound eFfects and background music. The usual oratory techniques were taught and the group mastered the mechanics of dramatic reading, interpretation, recitation and extempor- aneous delivery. A number of the Drama-Oratory group also took part in debating and consequently received an all-around training. Later in the year, the Oratory group entered inter-school contests. Results of their efforts were reported in the final . 1 Sak' fs. RAYMOND CUNNINGHAM and Harold McShane check over their script for the Christmas Carol . Mc5hane was one of the few Sophomores in the group. Students generally get interested in Junior year when they realize how helpful speech can be. ED PRYLE, below, can't seem to figure out what happened to one of the pages in his script. He found it later in his book bag. BROTHER ST. JOHN, below, group's coach and moderator, checks the script of the Christ- mas play which he had adapted for the group. issue of the school paper. I ,a4.is-.t,---J- 2 , 'li -ln: :gi .W-.M 1 3 x . fl. - . li' A T5 Q . lv. i' WG he . I , ' 'H 'T 'N x ...-..A. ' -i 1 ..... PRACTICING on the school P.A. system after school to hear how they'lI go over in each room are Harold McShane, Albert Berotti and Peter Guinan, above. All played key roles in the play. At left-Getting ready to go home after their regular practice session are Juniors Robert Cevasco, Richard Greenan, William Appleyard and Raymond Daria. The after school activity provided them with something to keep them busy.

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sv, RICHARD DILLON and Edward Geis, below, both Juniors from Room 54, search the ample literature section of the library for a suitable poem or some classic prose to practice and recite. They worked on dramatic parts, too. llllllll ll H .ati J, I E llllllll r l THREE .IUNIORS WORK at their parts in the Christmas Carol , above, which they presented over the P.A. They are Edward Pryle, Henry Lemkau and Raymond Cunningham. All have been in the Oratory Club for two years. JUNIOR EDWARD PRYLE l55l, below, doesn't seem to he getting his point across to skeptical classmates Albert Berotti l57l, Henry Lemkau l54l and Peter Guinan l57l. All ioined the Oratory and Drama for the fine public speaking experience it aflords. 4 iw km-.. ll 1 al ffiffv WILLIAM OBERHEIM l57I and Richard Greenan l55l listen to William Appleyard l57l as he reads over a promising ora- torical selection, above. All Juniors, they hope to win a few medals next year at the various contests. .W - he WI' we N 'W' lllllllll If I ,I. l I . 4 z 2 4 .an ,..4nQ BOOK IN HAND, Junior William Oberheim strikes a classic oratorical pose for the cameraman. The book was Century Readings in English Literature , a volume filled with worth- while oratorical possibilities.

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THE DANCE COMMITTEE for this year was the largest, most active in years. They are: Left to Right-First Row: Walter Hamilton, Charles Fitlgerald, Robert Hagan, Edward Thompson, Patrick leavy, James Moolick, James McGlynn, Michael Burke. Second Row: Peter Nee, William Dollard, Edward Flynn, Joseph Cotroneo, Frank Malaney, Anthony Garvey, Joseph Celli, Philip Sasso. Third Row: James Scarry, Brendan LOOKING OVER THE ASSIGNMENT sheet given them by Brother St. John are committeemen Anthony Garvey, Joseph Celli, James McGlynn and Frank Malaney. Membership on the Dance Committee gave a Senior a certain prestige. O'Riordan, John Flynn, Jeremiah O'CaIlaghan, John Rowland, Thomas McGucIcen, Anthony DiConciliis. Fourth Row: Joseph Farro, Henry Cunningham, Richard Collins, James Tracey, John Johnson, John McCabe, Vito Peragino, William Heinz, Alphonse Szigethy. Many of the above were active on the Prom Committee, too. The llance Uommittee The Dance Committee sponsored one of the most successful social seasons in recent years. Largely through the efforts ofthe group's modera- tor, Brother St. John, the committee was able to secure the use of the beautiful Power gymnasium for the dances. Five well-planned dances were held during the year. They were well attended and most students clamored for more. Despite the tact that atten- dance was limited to Ricemen and Powerites as far as the male element was concerned, the gym was crowded for every dance. Funds derived from the dances were used towards financing the yearbook and for purchas- ing a tape recorder for the school's public speak- ing groups. The experienced committeemen also lent their talents to the organization of the annual Senior Prom. The hard-working group deserves much credit for the fine iob of organizing, adver- tising, decorating, and, of course, sweeping up in the wee hours of the morning after the dances.