Richfield High School - Aries Yearbook (Waco, TX)

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in Linda Hewett was an active member of the Drama Department and Club. She was a cast member of the One-Act Play and of The Bad Seed. Any Drama Club member could tell you that the stage means more than entertainment for an audience. It is a place where the performer himself learns and bene- fits. Only then can he impart his experiences to the others, whether behind a lectern or in a play. The purpose of the Drama Club, then, was to provide interested students with additional opportunities in dra- ma that class time didnit allow. Under the direction and Impromptu interpreting was fun for Linda Hoffman and Susie McAtee. THEATER DIHIT121 WGHT sponsorship of Mr. Lynda Riess, drama teacher, these ad- ditional opportunities came in the form of speakers from outside organizationsg performances for Lions Club, Ro- tary, and Baylor Sororitiesg and work on tournaments and the fall play. These experiences combined to teach members of the Drama Club the value of the stage as a place of self-knowledge, self-expression, and entertain- ment. Dr. Rigby, professor of drama at Baylor, spoke to enthusiastic drama club members. l . i wif' ll ' A Ei ' ss '1f fffH'1 1' ' 'V'

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Special programs, such as the one by Miss Mary Proudfit who teaches music appreciation at Baylor, helped to broaden musical knowledge. Club members listened as Mr. Hawthorne briefed the group on future plans. in -. M 1 Suzan Thompson and Susan Ledbetter gave Mr. Hawthorne and club members a preview of costumes for My Fair Lady. Students Discussed Notes 0 Interest 'LWe are trying to develop an appreciation of choral music, stated Mr. Loyd Hawthorne, sponsor of Music Appreciation II, and at the same time foster a love of all music. The club invited special guests to speak to them. At one meeting Mr. Ken Howard, Music Co- ordinator for the Waco Public Schools, spoke to them on liturgical jazz, and another time Miss Mary Proudfit played her viola and discussed South American music. The club even held a Hootenanny toward the end of the year. The year was a music-filled, satisfying one for these forty members of the Music Appreciation II. Club time provided an opportunity for informal discussions among members of the group. l65

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Mr. Larry Roof, set designer from Baylor, gave many in- testing pointers on props and stage effects. Through Stages With grace and natural poise, Mrs. Lynda Riess directed the Drama Club. r Wie' Back to back sat Jimmy Burks and Ken Garrett. Would you believe they were fishing? '27 Under the drama chestnut tree actors Don Jacobson, Linda Hoffman, and Ken Garrett performed. I67