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

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M,-sua , fs.. 'L .xt ..- N-rl.- '-' yds, The victorious Lonesome Valley students, under the direction ot their vivacious teacher, Mr. Stuart, take a bow atter defeating the Landsburgh school champions. Junior Paul Moberg played the leading role as Jesse Stuart in the spring play, The Thread That Runs S0 True, adapted by Reginald Lawrence from Jesse Stuart's story, The Thread That Runs S0 True. The plot centered around what happened to a go- getting young school master, Jesse Stuart, who tried to make a school active in a sleepy Kentucky town. Connie Zahhos starred as the leading lady, Naomi Deane Norris. Twenty-four other VHS students ,rang- ing from the eighth to twelfth grades. played the roles of Lonesome Valley grade school students and so- called school board members. This was the largest cast the school has had yet. Participants in the play learned about the various preparations for a play such as memorizing lines, practicing after school, at night, and during vacation, building and painting sets, searching for properties and costumes, and learning make-up techniques. Before the play was presented three times, a pub- licity committee, headed by Pat Sommerville, was formed to notify all community members. Students to Exhibit Actin Skills After arguing over the purpose of school, Jesse and the school bully Guy Hawkins, resort to fighting, Don Conway and Burt Eastman come tothe scene to break it up. if

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Hannibal, Mrs. Savage, Fairy, Florence, and Jeffrey examine Mrs. Savage's daughters picture as Fairy exclaims, Oh, she's terribly ugly, lets Throw darts at her! This year, under the direction of Mrs. Barbara Harstad, two all-school plays were presented. The fall play, The Curious Savage, written by John Patrick, centered around the main character, Mrs. Ethel P. Savage portrayed by Jean Sommerville. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Savage,s family sent her to live in a home called 'cThe Clo- istersl' because they thought that she was mentally ill when she set aside a fund to help others realize their hopes and dreams. However, Ethel knew that the family's main objective was to obtain her ten million dollar estate. After finding a safe place for her money, Mrs. Savage told them she had buried it and allowed them to try every means possible to secure it. Various types of social mislits in the home, be- lieving in thejustice of her cause, conspired with her to get rid of Mrs. Savage's greedy family. Finally, in desperation, Ethel confessed to the true hiding place and took the money from her teddy bear's head, and the play was clirnaxed. Two performances were given-a matinee to the junior high and an evening performance on Satur- day, December 6. ll-School Plays Enable Talente Lily Belle and Samuel look on as Titus pleads to Mrs. Savage, Mother, please fell us where you hid 'our' money. 20 if 1,5

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Y V i All bond members give their undivided attention os Mr. Biorklund provides much needed words of confidence. Welcoming guests, the bond octet sings ci beginning to the bond concert, Lindo Tooker ond Joan Sandburg wash on imaginary mirror to the rhythmic beating of c wood block, 22