St Marks School - Marker Yearbook (Salt Lake City, UT)

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The Senior Play, instead of the usual full length drama, consisted this year of a cutting from Shakespeare’s Macbeth and The Taming of the Shrew. These cuttings were originally made so that shortened versions of the plays might be presented at The Chicago World’s Fair. Macbeth is a tragedy of eleventh century Scottish royalty, and Taming of the Shrew is a comedy taking place in Rennaissance Italy. Due to the ingenuity of Mr. Fox, both plays were per- formed on the same set, with only slight changes necessary to transform the setting from a gloomy heath in a barren area of Scotland to a large city in Italy’s Mediter- ranean sun. Rehearsals had been going on for several weeks before the performances. The play, entitled Two from the Globe, was presented at Moreau Hall. Seniors from both schools worked on the play; boys built sets, girls sewed and mended costumes, actors came from both schools. Proceeds were split between the two classes, and will be used to buy, the traditional Senior Gift to the school. The entire production was under the direction of Mr. Larimer. Page twenty-six

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Members of the newspaper staff with sponsor, Mr. Diejfenbach Marksman sees first year This year, with a growing student body and a larger number of events on the school calendar, a group of students decided that a sufficient need existed to warrant starting a newspaper. Dave Work was originally the editor of the paper. Upperclassmen on the newspaper staff found that their heavy schedules did not permit them to do this project justice, so the activity was turned over to the Soph- omore Class under the direction of Mr. Dieffenbach, faculty advisor, and Steve Knight, editor. The name of the paper, the Marksman, was chosen by the students from several suggestions. The Class members showed great interest in the paper, constantly competing with the yearbook staff for available typewriters, and they published several issues. The students felt that the Marksman fulfilled a useful function, and it is hoped that the newspaper becomes a permanent part of the world of St. Mark’s. Page twenty-five

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Scene before the wedding in the Taming of the Shrew” Macbeth pauses after seeing the Ghost of Banquo Malcolm is hailed as king after Macbeth’s death Page twenty-seven