Wabasso High School - White Rabbit Yearbook (Wabasso, MN)

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ABOVE-- Curly, yer a sittin on the stove.”—and Curly (Rod Dallmann) moves I ABOVE CENTER—Mary Kay Pistulka and Rod Dallmann ride ti the surrey with the fringe on top.” RIGHT—Fifty-five students put many long hours into OKLAHOMA. FAR RIGHT—Steve Johanneck gives Sparkie Powell a Persian Good-bye in OKLAHOMA. 8

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LYCEUMS Roller Skate to Music Famished through Southwest State College, a number of lyceum programs were presented to the WHS student body as an entertaining form of education. One such lyceum starred a roller skating duo from the Netherlands which demonstrated various acrobatic skills both on and off wheels, Comedy in the form of drama provided an entertaining afternoon when a theatrical group performed the Twin Menechamie, a farce based on mistaken identities. An- other play entitled The Devil’s Disciple touched a ser- ious vein, but gratefully appeased the student body with a happy ending, Marachas and guitars, multi-colored hats and swirling capes spiced the act of Maria and Roberto with a touch of South America in their folk song festival given to the stu- dent body during the winter months. Sounds of strings vibrated throughout the gym on two occasions. One involved a quartet from the Minneapolis Or- chestra and the second was a solo .performance by a lady viola virtuoso. UPPER LEFT: Queen Diane and King Don stroll in courtly majesty around the gym orior to the Horaeconing dance. LOWER LEFT: In full dress regalia the Senior Band voices the sounds of spirit at the afternoon Homecoming pep rally. LEFT- A Reign of Smiles” sets off the aura of Homecoming Royalty. UPPER CENTER: Costumed and posed, the entire cast gives a prelude to the lyceum presentation of the Twin Menechamie. ABOVE: Calling for a little audience parti citation, the folk singing duo of Marla and Roberto, discovered that hams come in all student sizes and shames. 7

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All School Play Is Oklahoma! The stillness is broken by a soft voice singing as the spotlight zooms in on a lone cowpoke and with the first bars of Oh, What A Beautiful Morning , the musical Oklahoma I bursts forth. This was WHS s first attempt in combining the drama and musical depart- ments under one production. With the support of an enthusiastic student body, the Rodgers and Hammerstein presentation was a well accepted success. The plot centers around the age-old story of boy meets girl followed by the usual romantic heart entanglements. There is, how,- ever, an added twist. Both refuse to admit they like each other 1 After some rollicking songs, a few festive dances, a couple of good laughs, and perhaps a tear or two. Curly (Rod Dallmann) and Laurie(Mary Kay Pistulka) finally marry and ride off into the sunset in The Surrey With the Fringe on Top. A production of three one-act plays was held in the early spring, also. The pre- sentations included a pantomine entitled Act Without Words,I, a hillbilly comedy called It's Cold in Them Thar' Hills, and The Leader , a form of Theater of the Absurd.