Union High School - Aurora Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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Given the go-signal for the three-act comedy, Go Ahead on February 6 and 7, the seniors followed through with two successful performances. The uproar- ous portrayal of lacob Steiglitz by Abner Ragins 'in his encounters with a life-long friend, Maurice Koppler COtto Heisman off stagel, was hilariously received by the audience. In the scene at the Kopplers' home, Steiglitz is inform- Seniors Stage Riots A play is more than just the cast, as ambitious committee members found when confronted with setting the stage, securing properties, publicizing the play, obtaining program ads, and run- ning the backstage smoothly. The members of the stage crew pic- tured are tleft to rightl: Chuck McNulty, Norris Brookens, and Gerald Tomasik, all of whom are watching Bob Trapp give a cur- tain signal. Cast members wait- ing for their cues are Felicia Stas- kiewicz and Donna Wichert. The committee handled lighting prob- lems and set difficulties with the ease and capability of veteran technicians and managers. ing Koppler, his daughter Zorah CLynne Waddelll C David tHarry Havelhorstl, his own son, that an oct sion like Davids graduation from college calls foi speech, While Leo VonFreisheim CVal Smitterl, ' Kopplers' nephew, listens in. The lower left picture shows Mrs. Koppler tPat Dre lerl, heatedly defending a wronged friend, He. Strauss tlqelicia Staskiewiczl.

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Liven Leisure Time A-l-l aboardl And they're otf to an out- oi-town football game. The Student Coune cil is in charge ot chartering these buses and seeing that all reservations and tickets are in order. The buses arrive at the school at 2:30 and wait for the students until the game is over. That's servicel On this particular excursion the seniors com- posed the majority ot the cheering section. High on the bleachers the crowd sits petrified during an important shot in a crucial game just as the tussle draws to a closel Here on the Union Red Hawks' side the student spectators wait breath- less in a tense moment at a game with the Creston Polar Bears. Merrily enjoying their bus ride are-: Helen Meyers, Betty Mollo, Joy Wilson, Harry Havelhorst, Yvonne Wood. Audrey Zeeryp. Shirley Flora, Beverly Fik, Abner Ragins, Ted Jacobs, Dick Meretsky, Don Coates. Marvin Hee-mstra, and Joe Saplis. is Like busy bees the students swarm up and down the steps as the stairways and halls take on new lite when the bell rings to acknowledge the end ot three pe- riods oi study and, one and all, the fellows and girls dash off to their respective lockers to snatch their coats and lunches and either file up to the cafeteria or go to one ot the eat shops in the vicinity.

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lt's HFrolliesH Time l'One, two, three, shift! shouted the masculine voices of the own- ers of the muscular legs pictured at the right as the Varsity boys came forth with a slightly detect- able and decidedly laughable im- personation of the girls' Frolliette line at the annual Frollies held March 6. The boys kept the audi- ence in spasms of laughter as they precariously pranced and frol- licked in their quaint costumes and demure manner, and with these antics showed their talent for grace in fields other than foot- ball. Poised for a kick are: Cleft to rightj Bill Beynders, 'Bill Clinger, Donald Wiest, Bernard Kisielew- ski, Howard Fletcher, and Ken Baxter. l'The Old and the New was the theme of this years Frolliesu when the curtain went up on two hours of :narkling entertainment featuring modern stage acts :umpared with those of yesteryear. The girls' chorus ne, The Frolliettesu was, as usual, the main attrac- on. Seen in action fleft to rightl are: B. Blink, B. Kool- ian, D. Faulkner, P. Nyberg, L. Havinga, N. VerHowe, 'l, L. Wilder, D. Hill, P. Ioustra, M. Wilder, and A. .ckerman A special feature in this year's show was the Fash- ion Display by seven male members of the faculty, This act was received with delight by the students, who had never dreamed their teachers possessed so much poise and talent as well as such showmanship. The production was sponsored by Mrs. Margaret Black, girls' physical education teacher, assisted by Miss West, Mr. Stanley Albers, Mr. lohn Whitaker, and Miss Delores Whitaker '45