Roger Bacon High School - Troubadour Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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homecoming: the color of a november sunday Sunday. November 11 dawned bright and cheerful to set the mood for Roger Baconhs homecoming. Four hundred and hfty Bacon alumni returned to their alma mater to re- rtew old acquaintances and to recall fond memories oftheir high school days. The busy day began with Mass at St. Clement's. followad by breakfast in the school cafeteria Al the breakfast. Alumni President Mel Kist served us Loastmaster: and Joe Nuxhull, former Cincinnati Redst pitcher and present Reds.a broadcaster. gave the main address. After the breakfast. the Roger Bacon Band presented a spe- cial concert for the alumni in front of school. The grads then moved to Bacon Stadium, where they cheered enthu- siastically as the Spartans trounced McNicholas, 51-6. To increase the pageantry for the gradst return, the Student Senate sponsored a Hoat contest. which was won by the sophomore entry ttWe're Number One? v ?54'53 av , ; ,' 1L2: White the football Spartan: dreufar the Home- mming game, the Baron musicians perjbrm for the alumni on the from lawn. At left, Fr. Vergii and his sophs prepare their winning float, And Above. the senior entry chug: up VineStreet.

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'annie get your gun' Patrons 0f the theatrical arts jammed Baconhs auditorium the nights ofNovember17.18,3nd19towilnesslrving Berlin's great stage hit. Annie Ger Your Gun. The Roger Bacon and Our Lady of the Angels Thespians combined to present a music-less version ofthis popular phxy. The plot of the production centered around the rise of An- nie Oakley from a backwoods, bird-hunting marksman to an internationally-known, man-huniing sharpshooter. How she gained her hmanh and saved the Wild West show he- sides resulted in a series of misadventures which provided the audience with laughter and suspense. and in the end re- sulted in sustained applause. Directed by Miss Angeline Uhrig and produced by Fr. Er- min Wcrle, O.F.M., the play presented over 6fty students With an opportunity to display their dramatic talents. The leading roles were artfully portrayed by Jim Clark and JeFf Krause as Frank Butler, Marcia Norman and Diane Teed as Annie, and Jim Bohache as Charlie Davenport.

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ifs academic fares well, but fails to win Each year, the Roger Bacon IFS Academic team, moder- ated by Mr. Rieder. is composed 0fthree members and three alternates. These boys must be endowcd with three characteristics w superior intelligence, quickness of mind, and poise under pressure. This yearys team consisting of Rick Kcrin, Bill Danncman and Mike Moran excelled in all of lhcsc qualities. As fate would have it. however. the: team was dealt a heartbreaking defeat. 310-270, by an excellent Middletown team. W felt that we represented the school well. said captain Kerin. Ofcourse the matter ofwhal questions you are asked is a matter of Chance: and though I feel that we didn't get the yluck of the draw,' we were defeated by a fine Mid- dletown teamT AL top left, a praclice session sear Bill Danneman answer a question as Mike Moran, Rick Karin and allernate Dan Breyer listen attentively. At left, team moderator Mr. Nick Rieder and program moderator DEW Manning back up Spar- mn reprosemalivey. Above. W1. W5 lech- m'ciam readylmr 1kg ,rhow to go on. ;E .5 n? a . 5: