St Marys High School - Lance Yearbook (Independence, MO)

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“MOVE your bloomin’ arse,” declares Eliza Doolittle (Teresa Petrovic) at the opening Ascot races as she innocently slips back into her cockney character. “ORCHIDS” to Mrs. Jerry Negus for the directing of “Call Me Darling” and “My Fair Lady.” Thespians HONORS I OR ACTING AND SERVICE Best Actors-John Trow and Teresa Petrovic Best Major Supporting Actors-Dave Steffa and Mary Schroer Best Minor Supporting Actors - Pat O’Neill and Yvonne Mainhorst Most Promising Actors-Kevin Myers and Yvonne Mainhorst Best Thespian-Gerry Smith Service Award-Elizabeth Hill BAR BUDDIES and friends give Eliza’s father Alfred P. Doolittle (Dave Steffa) a lift through the slum section of London to get him to the church on time for his own wedding. 46

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Queens Float in Parade THE DRIZZLING RAIN and nipping wind didn’t keep many St. Marians away from the annual Halloween Pa- rade in Independence. St. Mary’s Flame and Floral Queen candidates. Football Homecoming Queen Rose Puhr, freshman;junior varsity and varsity cheerleaders, as well as Pep Club officers and members embarked on a journey around Independence Square, October 31,1967. Under the direction of Sr. M. Catherine, Pep Club sponsor, enthu- siastic St. Marians secured and skill- fully decorated a flat-bed truck for the occasion. Cornstalks, pumpkins, and a yellow quarter-moon gave life to the “Harvest Moon” theme. Efforts of loyal students won a second place beauty trophy for St. Mary's float. FLAME Queen candidate Pam Daniels re- signs as an attendant in competition sponsored by the Kansas City Fire De- partment. FLORAL Queen candidate Barbara Wiederkehr ranks third for St. Mary’s in competition with five larger area schools. UMBRELLAS and blankets shelter Pam Daniels, Rose Puhr, and varsity cheer- leaders (Rama Anderson, Diane Knowlton, Helen Meyers, and Cheryl Cain) from the elements of the weather as they ride the “Harvest Moon” float. AS THEY battle the chilly wettness of a Hallo- ween night drizzle to ride the float. Floral Queen candidates take refuge amid the flowers. 45

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Stage Call Me Darling ”, My Fair Lady’ “OOZING charm from every pore” at the Grand Ball, Professor Zolton Karpathy (Robert Bunyar) waltzes Miss Eliza Doolittle, who dispels his suspicians that she is a fraud. RETURNING home after a secret enlistment in the service, Billy Haskins (Dana Cooper) presents gifts that he has acquired in his travels around the world to his family. “READY, aim, fire. ..!” shouts Eliza Doolittle (Teresa Petrovic during “My Fair Lady.” “LET me explain!” pleads Dana Cooper as he portrays Billy Haskins in last fall's “Call Me Darling.” “ZOLTON KARPATHY, was he there?” asks Mrs. Pierce (Grace Schroer) who appears in “My Fair Lady.” “IT was nothing, really noth- ing” exclaims Higgins (John Trow) during the musical “My Fair Lady.” “EEK” cries Aunt Annie (Mary Schroer) fainting at the sight of blood in “Call Me Darling.” “HAVE you tried the plain cakes?” questions Pickering (Kevin Myers) as he stars in the spring play. 47