Zanesville High School - Comus Yearbok (Zanesville, OH)

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Below the stage and directly in front of the audience Simon Stemson, played by Jon Lind, leads the weekly practice of the Congregtional Church. The townspeople BELOW: Emily (Linda Ray) and George (Pete BailyJ discuss their problems over a soda at the neighborhood drugstore. CENTER: Stage manager Barry Glaze r ob- serves as Editor Webb, somewhere ove rhere, mows his lawn. singers are (left to right) Jill Saunders, Becky Tahyi, Beth Wolfe, Tammy Summers, Paula Thomas, Rodger Drake, and l an Schaffer. Mrs. Gibbs (Kay Plummer). Mrs. Soames (Tammy Summers), and Mrs. Webb (Margaret Hollingshead) gaze wonderingly at the moon and at Emily and George as they do their homework in their rooms. 12

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Football Rallies Keep Spirits High The first ( and only ) rally held in the new John D. Sulsberger stadium was on Sep- tember 16, 1965. It was a historic occasion. Other rallies were jammed into gym and auditorium as the weather soured. Rallies are good. They unite the team and the student body. They ignite school spirit. They develop loyalty. They inspire effort and achievement. LEFT: Student body of 1600 moves into new stadium. Pep Band is in top rows as cheerleaders re-educate old students and initiate sophomores into the fine art of co- ordinated vocalizing. ABOVE: Mr. Hagen warms up victory bell for first game of season. He was advisor to the class of '65 which promoted the project to establish the new bell ringing tradition at games. Swing it, man. BELOW: Varsity squad lines up as names are called during meet-the-team rally. Senior class officers guard victory bell. BELOW: Mr. Neumann's Pep Band stirs up war cries at rallies. Pep Boys also play Alma Mater to wind up each session. FAR LEFT: Let's hear it, gang! Reserve cheerleaders and Mrs. Burrier do stuff at H.C. rally. Mrs. B. scorns feeble response, orders thunder, threatens sluggards. Cheerlassies Jane Davis, Margaret Drier, Marilyn Sachs, and Lynn Pope approve. LEFT: Mrs. B. brought to the Home- coming Rally a hypothetical Marietta Home- coming Court, (back row): Frank Boykin, Ezra Goldstein, Pete Bailey, Bruce Baker, Jeff Blancett, Roger Drake, and Albert Zakany. Front row, Z.H.S. Homecoming Court: Debbie Morris, Rita Katsampes, Sheila Slater, Becky Fulton, and Sherry Bennett. 11

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Seniors Present Wilder s Our Town On November 19, the seniors produced Thorton Wilder's Pulitzer prize winning drama. The play used no scenery or props and relied solely upon the actors for dramatic effect. The stage manager, portrayed by Barry Glazer, gave continuity to the various events. Emily Webb (I.inda Ray) and George Gibbs fPete Bailey) were fol- lowed from their high school romance to Emily's death after years of love and work together. Their protective parents were played by Ezra Goldstein and Margaret Hollingshead as Mr. And Mrs. Webb; Bruce Baker and Kay Plummer played the Gibbses. Cathy Schaefer portrayed George's inquisitive little sister; Jeff Blancett played Emily’s brother. The production of Our Town was aided by a long list of crew members and the capable direction of Mrs. James Burrier, to whom it was dedicated. The Publicity Committee works on showcase displays. Becky Tahyi, chairman, directs Sam Walker and Susan Shelton placing shilouettes of cast against the (Xir Town background. A play needs an audience and selling tickets involves much accurate accounting. Here. Dan Pritchard turns in some ticket money to Sue Hardcastle as Gail Donley records the transaction. Ticket sales for Our Town topped all previous senior play records. Since the play used no scenery, lighting and sound effects were quite important. Alan Fuller operates the spotlight which followed key actors throught the two and a half hour production. The main lighting of the production was coordinated and operated by Dave Benjamin, assisted by Karen Knapp. The two are pictured below working in front of the somewhat awesome mainstage lighting controls. Every actor goes through the painstaking process of makeup before going on stage. Rodger Drake, who played the funeral director, Joe Stoddard, gets the full treatment from Janet Gorsuch, one of the makeup committe members. 13