Rutland High School - Talisman Yearbook (Rutland, VT)

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fs fe L tuziot 5 ima: Stagefstruclc freshmen and sophomores learned much ahout the theater during meetings of the hlunior Mimes this year under the guidance of Mrs- Elimheth B. Greene. They listened to talks concerning the history of the theater and viewed illustrative worlfc, such as the various types of plays in existence. Additionally, actual work in acting was carried out, the results of which were a 0ne'act play, A Dogs Life, and We Hold These Truths, the latter heing staged with the Mimes Cluh in assemhly. Memhership in junior fvlimes is a stepping stone to Mimes, the senior organization. just as much work and interest is put into this cluh for less experienced drama students, though, as is evident in Mimes. The officers responsible for the leadership oifhlunior Mimes this year were: Mary jeffords, presidentg blaclcie Daley, vice presidentg and Cynthia Taylor, secretaryftreasurer. lrunl su Nlrs hlimhcth Greene l.i.ul:x fkliiyrr. Mary Braddct. Su:annc Davis, Clonstante Q larlt, Agni: Hizdilsian, Margaret lvilhcrt Cynthia Stillman Lorraine Bellamy. Nancy Butlchclm fynrhii Taylor. ,lean Stax uns N...'ri,l run Xlarilyn lrop, Barham 'adams ,lean Collette, Patricia Cxlilltms,-l.luiLJCl1t1C Daly Nlary vlcllird Rathcl Humeistcr Tlirrxl mt Oliycnc Yeward. Xlary .fxnna Bughce Fxclyn Lrlcason Betsy Qmith Georgia Xluustaltzs Patritii Xlatzer

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T' 1 T11 I rail -s S vvnli ll ual mu U' liltl I Ili rnu ' Carolyn Ward. Ramona Cook, Claire LaCroix, Mildred Dansro, Charlotte Smith, Judith And' rews, Marilyn Carlisle, joan Mintzer, Darleyne Hart. .Ioan Manley, Barbara Dye, Carol Raymond, Elise Plude, joan Mclicrley. Lillian Paul, Patricia Hubbard. Mary ,lane Anderson, Geraldine Phillips, Marie Altrui, Carolyn Shedd Phyllis Perkins. janice Carlisle, Mary Ellen Hunt, Barbara Rich, Elinor Ingalls, Audrey Perkins, -loanne Buttles, Corinne White, Marlon Bryant, Mary lane Borah, Mary Cvay Eddy, Mrs, L, Mabel Morrill, Faculty Arlrixtrg jane Ruclin. Mary jean Burr, Tilton R1chards,james White, Paul Haclcel, Esther Hale, Virginia Smith, Theo' dora Grover, Mary Beauchamp, Patricia Galarneaujoy Frisch, Francis Rice, Donald Sherburne. Charles Wiley, Paul Stevens, Robert Rogers. Calvin Atwood. ilrzai Theaterfminded boys and girls, under the direction of Mrs, L. Mabel Morrill, enjoyed a full and busy year in the Mimes Club. Graduates,' from junior Mimes, plus all juniors and seniors who were interested in drama, constituted this year's organization. They elected as their leaders: Judith Andrews, president, Marilyn Carlisle, vice president, Joan Mintzer, secretary, Darleyne Hart, treasurerg and Charlotte Smith, program chairman. Every meeting was devoted to some activity connected with the theater, malcefup demonstrations, excerpts from, and onefact, plays, talks by the mem' bers on some phase of actingg and discussions of current articles and pictures dealing with drama. Additionally, several demonstrations on the right way to act were given. Two assembly plays were presented, one of which was VVe Hold These Truthsn put on in collaboration with junior Mimes, Also, a childrens play was shown to members of the grade schools and The Hungerersw was entered in the State Play Contest.

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Front rout Barbara Flanders, joy Frisch, Betty Stillwell, Darleyne Hart, joan Manley, Mary jean Burr. Scfoml rout Marilyn Carlisle, joanne Buttles, Patricia Galarneau, Janice Martin, Miss Helen Bailey, Faculty Adiiiscrg Geraldine Phillips, Mary Beauchamp, Virginia Smith, Corinne White, Elise Plude, Phyllis Perkins, Lillian Paul, Barbara Rich, janice Carlisle, Shirley Smith, Mary jane Borah, 'oan McKerley. cruz: This year, under a new constitution, the French Club became lcnown as Le Cercle Francais. As their main project the members adopted a French orphan through the Save the Children Federation. The orphan, jacques Cailloil, lives in Marseilles and like many other French children suffers from the scourge of war. The cluh also sponsored an assembly at which Professor Claude Bourcier of Middlebury College presented slides showing present conditions in France. The elected oflicers were: Pi':sitlt'iil . . . CAROL Coox Vice Prcsitlt'i1t . BARBARA FLANDERS Srcrctary . BETTY STILLWELL Cfrrasiircr . . lor Fiuscu