Rock Island High School - Watchtower Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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SPEECH 1 lirst st As a feature of the end of the mester the advanced speech classes pre- sented in the auditorium on Llannary 26 four one-act plays. including three com- edies and one heavy drama. Between plays a Novelty Qnintetl' composed of llarylyn Baird, Nina Plantz, Phyllis lid, Betty Klead and nita Potter presented song and rs lience wa Jua mhe t. ant ing dance nu Favorite of the Vord Play, starr llirian Une 'X ind les, the 'XC ainline 2 comet 1 H. two 'ith Dick lllaxwell. The Wfeapot on the Roclcsl' xx X11 loneson, Helen d Brelclce, Carol' t Lippens, Tron r l l l l l i CLASS PLAYS S I lsador Arshack, Norman Kelinson, and Arlene Tay- lor, and Wllhe Flattering VVord'l with Helen Souders, Howard Hiller, Geraldine Faigen, Norma Davis, and How- ard Franck, were also well re- received. Adding variety to the program was Wlihe Brink of Silence with its heavy plot. The cast included Carl XVelch, Sam Lane, Rohert Dasso, Roh Froude. All memhers of the advanced speech classes took part in the performance either as ushers, on technical committees or actors.

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The roinzintic inysf 1 terjy, Death lakes :L l Holiclnyf' sent shivers down the spines of zihout 1500 persons who zittendetl this ye:ir's Ilrzunzitic Cluh play on Uecernher io. The scene was lzrial in the great hzill hr-longing to Duke Lzunhert, who was none other than Dick Lznighinrichs, ll proin- inent figure in :ill phzises of speech work in high school. Scott5 ' 'Iter- ry in the role of lleaith on ii three- clziy liolidziy czaine :is the mortal, His Serene Highness Prince Sirke of Yitzilhzi Alexzinrlrzi, to the czistle to tziste of life and love :intl find out why men fezirecl him. 'llhere he found the perfect love, un- Zlffilill :ind eternal in Grzizizi. the role taken by Shirley Hzillgren. lnterpreterl hy Howie Frank was the philosophical humor of the venerzihle Baron Cesarezi. Leotzi Blue Harris as Duchess Steph- anie :incl llzirgziret Ford as Princess of Sun Luczi DRAM ATIC C N. LUB PLAY portrayed strong supporting roles. Jim Huy maker was the dashing, impulsive Corrado, :intl Bud Vogt took the part of llzijor NVhitrezul. veteran of Zero hours in the front line trenches of hzittle, The lighting effects for the nocturnal visit of the hlack-rohed, pzillid-faced Death :is he forced the dezil with Duke Lzunhert Qliick l.:inghinrichsj for his three-clziy sojourn in the lzitterls czis- tle causeil many in the ziuilience to to shurlcler :incl grasp their watch- ing coinpzinions. Others in the czist were lfllen Spinshy, Klirizun Klzixxrell. llziri Lee Szeltely. Uxivicl Hzinclleinzin, anal U line. ick Hziin- 1 4 5

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SPEECH SNAPS 1. Kansas, Mr. Martin? 2. Novelty Quintet. 3. Don't Dearieh Schersten, affirmative clebater. Io. lcla Mae Oster move, Natalie. 4. Yuletide Play. 5. Dust uf the Road. 6. You man, 11, Shame, Virginia! 12. Virginia speaks her peice tell 'em, june! 7. Phl Ed. 8. Old Age Personifierl. 9. l'Little 13. Duplicate. 14. Our star dramatist Terry.