Wasson High School - Wahian Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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Make-up is applied to Bill O'Rourke. '46 ELECTION PROVIDES BACKDROP FOR PLAY hould a candidate come from smoke-filled rooms or be chosen on his own merits? Which is better: honor or expediency? Approaching issues visible in the 1968 election, State of the Union, written in 1946, delves into the problems of machine politics versus indi- vidual modes of expression. Written by Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse, State of the Union, presented by Thespians, posed sev- eral problems for the producer, Mr. Homer Paris. Furniture of the 1940's era was virtually impossible to find for scenery. Settings were reduced to a stylized minimum in order to cut down on time between acts. After two days of try-outs in which strong competition for girls' parts was evident, the role of Grant Mat- thews, a politically motivated businessman, was given to Dave Melanson, that of James Conover, a party boss, to Charlie Orsak, Spike McNanus, a liaison be- tween Matthews and Conover, to Houston Branch, Mary Matthews, Grant's wife, to Bette Blasing, and Kay Throndyke, Grant's paramour, to Mary Griest. Political reality is McNanus's forte. Kay Thofndyke is Gfanf-9 0lherw0m1w.

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FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSION magination and personality, the by-products ofthe art curriculum, were readily seen in the students' work with non-objective slab construction. Through this technique, the objective was developed from a flat slab of clay, which was cut and pieced together to fashion a work of art. lVlotivation stemmed from a problem presented by the student teacher, lVlr. Jack Palton of Adams State College. The goal of the pro- ject was to create a work that was visually pleasing and artistically unique. As well as the new media of stichery, fiberglas and acrylics, students involved themselves with monos prints, and intaglio and batik printing processes as well as with junk constructions, metal, wood and plas- ter sculpture, and throwing on the potter's wheel. Fre- quent bus trips to exhibits at the Fine Arts Center and occasional visits from guest speakers highlighted the year. 1 I ,,, Susan Morris practices techniques of lettering in fourth period art class, Brian West wields clay slabs to form a pyramid

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thi' Questioning James Conover, Grant Matthews makes his decision to fight the machine. Nick Yalich operates stage lights for the play. ipzggk.. ,W M Wm.. we-W Q-ww, V-.vc ,ww -...M ,W W. .. em., m,a,mq, ., .Mum , H., Standing with her husband, Mary ,Matthews delivers a savage verbal attach against James Conover.