St James High School - Saintonian Yearbook (St James, MN)

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SENIORS WERE HIGHLY ACCLAIMED SENIOR CLASS PLAY CAST, Left to Right; R. Zender, V. Peterson, C. Malmgren, G. Dreke, M. Holte, D. War- ner, C. Mausling, D. Devens, L. Fullmer, L. Trowbridge, M. Sturm, P. Newman, J. Geistfeld, S. Ostberg. After months of hard work, Eliza Dolittle emerged as a refined lady at the Embassy Ball. She had changed so greatly that on one realized what a bumpkin she had been. Professor Higgins (D. Warner) and Colonel Pickering (C. Mausling) took on a seemingly hopeless task when they agreed to help Eliza Dolittle (L. Fulmer) become a lady. Eliza was transformed so completely, that even high society accepted her as a princess. 26

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REWARDING OCCUPATION FOR MANY Caught swinging through one of the dances at the FFA-FHA Party were Mr. Barduson and Donna Bayer- kohler. After at least two months of work, six FFA judging teams, a record number, entered the stiff competition at the State FFA Convention held in St. Paul on May 3-4. Ours was the only school to have two state champions, the Poultry Judging Team and Farm Mechanics Team, which had won first places at the district and regional contests. The Poultry Team will go on to the national con- test. Other gold winners were Meat Judging Team as third in state, and the Crops Judging Team as fourth. The Soil Judging Team was a silver win- ner. These groups all received high ratings pre- viously at the district and region. Outstanding in- dividuals at the state were Randy Siem, Dan Olson Lyle Anderson, Terry Sturm, Delroy Westman, Randy Siem, and Gary Miest. Daniel Olson and Lyle Anderson made up the Mechanics Team. FFA Sweetheart, Monica Burke, paused a moment with Dennis Meier, Gary Miest, and Larry Wolle were the her escorts; Tom Posch, Joel Vogt, Gary Miest, and members of the Crops Team. Ev Wright.

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IN PRODUCING SHAW’S “ From left to right are Leo Balthazor, Mr. Heilman, and Carole Pietsch. Leo and Carole were selected as stage mana- ger and student director respectively. As an advisor, Mr. Heilman chose the cast members and committees that were responsible for various things. November was a hectic month for all seniors who helped to produce Pygmalion . This particular play was of special interest because it is the original version of the musical, My Fair Lady . Mr. Heilman, the play advisor, selected the cast members . . . Carole Pietsch acted in the capacity of student director, and Leo Balthazor, as stage manager, was assigned to handle the technical as- pects of producing the play. This year for the first time, the play was given on more than one set. With the aid of several props, three small scenes on different sets were given in addition to the acting in the three major settings. Those of us who were involved with moving the tons of furniture, props, and water, will never forget the mad scramble between set changes. The set change after the first scene usually got pretty sloppy because of the genuine downpour of rain. Anyway, we had the fastest moppers and the cleanest stage floor than can be imagined. Pygmalion was performed twice for the students and three times for the public. Members of the promotion com - mittee went from house to house, but ticket sales still weren't as high as we hoped they would be. Despite the crazy things that went on backstage, Pygmalion was a great success. Scene changes were very hectic back stage, but to the audience all went very smoothly. During an early rehearsal, 'Liza (Linda Fullmer) angrily leaves the room following an unsuccessful speech lesson.