Saint Anthony Village High School - Villager Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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 Cast Presents 'Glass Menagerie Under the guiding hand of Mr. William Wood, the fall play, “The Glass Menagerie” proved to be a successful venture. Backed by a small but talented cast, the play was presented to an interested audience on the evening of November 26, 1963. The play itself, written by Tennessee Williams, was a dramatic picture of a shy and frightened girl living in St. Louis during the late twenties. Laura, the girl, was played by Cindy Grennan. Her brother, Tom, and her mother, Amanda, were portrayed by Richard Par-ento and Barb Skovran. Bruce “Jim” Stafford played the young man who tried to bring Laura out of her small world and into reality. Richard submits to Judy and Sue for makeup. In this scene, members of the cast arc discussing problems and events that came about during the late twenties. 16

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DEBATE. M. Cole, W. Jas-tremski, D. Larson. J. Anderson, P. Sommerville Speakers Score High in Competition Under the leadership of Miss Ruth Wcstrom, students developed speaking skills in areas such as extemporaneous speaking, original and non-original oratory, and serious and humorous interpretation. Representing our school commendably the students competed with thirty-three other schools. Connie Zahhos and Mary Ann Edwardson earned excellent ratings and gave our school a high image in regional competition. This year’s topic for debate was-resolved: that Social Security should be extended to include medical care for the elderly. This year’s squad participated under Miss Ruth YVestrom in nine invitational meets prior to the state regional meets which were held at three different colleges: University of Minnesota, Gustavus Adolphus, and St. Olaf. SPEECH. BOTTOM ROW: K. King. C. Zahhos. R. Danielson. TOP ROW: N. Lindgren, J. Dobis, M. Edwardson, C. Durbahn, P. Sommerville, K. Mobcrg, M. Cole. 15

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The personal peculiarities of the characters in “Everybody’s Secret” draws a hearty response from the audience. Two Plays Highlight Spring Presented in the spring of the year were the two one-act plays, “Everybody’s Secret” by Charles George and “Sorry, Wrong Number” by Lucille Fletcher. Having two all-school plays meant that more students were able to participate. Portraying cynical gossips in the former were Margie Cole, Jean Sommerville, Cindy Grcnnan, Barb Skovran, Linda Lakotas, Marsha Rosenbcrger, and Mar - Jane Ella. Darlene Higgins was cast as the Duchess and Linda McGraw played the eccentric Gravel Gertie. Unlike the light comedy atmosphere set in the first play, “Sorry, Wrong Number” proved to have a mysterious plot. Dianne Johnson starred together with Dottic Petersen, Bruce Stafford, Frank Holmgren. Gerry Erlicn, Gary Pederson, and members of the cast of the first play. Mrs. Stevenson, an emotional invalid soon discovers that the death plot she overhears on the telephone is her own. 17