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LEXINGTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, LEXINGTON,. xN. C., MARCH 20, 1961
No. 6
"THE IMAGINARY
SICKMAN" TO BE
PRESENTED BY FRENCH
DEPARTMENT
—PAT HANKINS
In accordance with the tradi
tion of the past three years, the
French department of L.S.H.S is
again presenting its annual play
on April 21. This year the students
are presenting the play, “Le Ma
la de Imaginaire”, a comedy writ
ten by the famous playwrite Mo-
liere.
The play revolves about Argan,
The Imaginary Sickman, Played
by Charles Tesh. Toinette, his
maid and pet peeve, portrayed
by Pat Hankins, tries by many
means to convince Argan that
he is really a quite healthy man.
Other characters, Angilique, his
daughter, played by Betty McMil-
lian; Beline, his wife, portrayed
by Carol Honeycutt; Cleante,
Angilique’s sweetheart, charact
erized by Eddie Zimmerman; and
Beralde, played by Monika Ko-
lar, add to the humor of the play.
Elaine Yates, as Louison, Ar-
gan’s daughter; Larry Michael as
Monsieur Diafoirus, Argan’s doc
tor; Keith Briggs, as Thomas
Diafoirus, the doctor’s son; Ed
die Holmes as another doctor;
and Bruce Beck, a lawyer also
are part of the enterainmen. t
A chorus of girls are also being
taught by Bobbie Bruton to pre
form a Dance of the Moorish
Women for an intermed between
acts.
Much work is now being put
into the play. Miss Riddick is
holding practice for two hours,
three nights every week with the
main cast; and two hours each
week with the chorus. The prog
ress that has been made is very
encouraging and a fine perform
ance is predicted.
Tickets will be put on sale soon
and all French students will be
selling them. It is hoped that
everyone will turn out for this
performance, for it will be a
pleasure for all to see. The play
will be presented in French^ but
it will be easily understood by
all. A program again will be
supplied telling the story and thus
everyone will be able to follow
the story. Now, let’s all be sure
to come to the play and support
our French department.
SENIORS PRESENT "GO
WEST YOUNG MAN"
TO BIG ENTHUSIASTIC
AUDIENCE
—MONIKA KOLAR
Friday night, March 10, John
ny Williams, president of the Sen
ior Class, welcomed an enormous
audience to the senior play of
1961. Most talented seniors of Lex
ington Senior High gave a glorious
performance of “Go West Young
Man”, a comedy in three acts,
by John Rand.
The leading part, Jane Willis,
an attractive young woman, mis
tress of Double X-Ranch, was
played by Melinda Huffman.
Carol Hunt was starring for Tillie
Beggs, Jane’s maid. The “rough
est and toughest man of the whole
West”, Alkali Al, who just want
ed a little fun, was most wonder
fully played, or better, “lived”,
by Barry Williams. Harry Mar
tin, the young man with the win-
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The French Department is already hard at work cn Moliere’s MALADE IMAGINAIRE which will be
presented April 21 at 8:00 p. m, in the Lexington Senior High auditorium. Busy learning lines and fitting
costumes are the following cast members: Elaine Yates, Carol Honeycutt, Monika Kolar, pat Hankins,
Charles Tesh, and Betty McMillan.
CITIZENSHIP HONOR
GOES TO
KENNY SWING
—BETTY McMillan
The Citizenship Committee of
the House of Representatives has
chosen Kenny Swing, son of Mr
and Mrs. Gilmer Swing of 1415
Center Street Extension, as the
Citizen of the Month for March.
Kenny has shown true ability as
'.veil a,s sincerity in all student
government 'activities. His service
as a student representative be
gan his freshman year when he
was elected to the House of Rep
resentatives, and re-elected his
sophomore year.
He was elected vice president
of the Student Council for this
year. Among his duties are pre
siding over the House of Repre
sentatives and being in charge of
devotions and announcements each
Wednesday morning or in the
absence of the President. He
was also a delegate to the Stu
dent Council Congress in Ashe
ville last fall.
Kenny participates in many
extra - cirricular activities as
well. He was a member of the
Latin Club for two years, serv
ing as secretary during his sopho
more year. He is secretary of the
Hi-Y and is a member of the Key
Club, in 'addition to being an ac
tive member of the Order of De-
Molay.
Kenny has always maintained
honor grades while participating
in these activities as well as be
ing an active part of his church
group 'at Second Reformed
Church. He is now serving as vice
president of the youth depart
ment.
FRESHMEN DISPLAY
TALENT
—MILDRED GEE
Assembly on Thursday, March
2, was presented by the Freshman
Class of LSHS. The president,
Susan Moore, introduced the pro
gram as well as the other class
dffiicers: vice-president, Doug
Pritchard; £e''rct''ry, Lou Baker:
'5nd treasurer, Kathy Brown. De
votions were given by Teenie Sink
and Hugh Bingham. Adding to
the inspiration, a freshman quar
tet, Jo Philpott, Dianne Leonard,
Libby Leonard, and Susan Brown
sang “Open My Eyes.”
Tisha McCrary served as the
mistress of ceremonies for the
Freshm'an Talent Show, and in
troduced the following numbers:
selection on the drums by Brenda
Walser, Tommy Williams, Louis
McMillan, Lloyd Shank, and Dan
ny Beck; skit, “The Bad Girls”
by Judy Mauze, Jo Philpott,
Kathy Brown, Ruth Craver, and
Paissy Cecil; “Where The Boys
Are,” solo by Pam Grandolffi;
ballet to “Sfnoke Gets In Your
Eyes” by Brenda Walser; skit,
“Three Cool Cats” by Judy
Mauze, Libby Leonard, Lou
Raker, Doug Pritchard, Tad
Meade, and James Rash; solo,
“Bali Hai” by Dianne Leonard;
coronet solo by Jimmy Saunders;
and a modern dance by Tisha
McCrary. Jane Davis Leonard
played a organ solo 'as well as
accompaning many of the musi
cal numbers. The freshman glee
club then sang three selections.
Bebs Mann spoke for the Jun
ior Varsity Cheerleaders, Doug
Pritchard told of the newly foriried
freshmen basketball teams, and
Johnny Clark spoke for the Jun
ior Varsity football squad. The
student body thoroughly enjoyed
the fine display of talent by the
Freshman Class, directed by the
sponsors, Mrs. Clifford and Miss
Jones.
Following the talent show, Judy
Raykes, president of the Pep
Club, presented the Monogram
Club with a trophy for having
the best club attendance and
school spirit at a previous bas
ketball game.
DEBATING TEAMS ROLL
OVER NORTH ROWAN
AND ALBEMARLE
—Dick Bagby
Resolved: That the United Na
tions should be substantially
strengthened. This is the debate
topic which is giving high school
debaters trouble this year. Yet,
tuis I ropositioi; has not beateii,
our debating teams of LSHS.
On Friday, Mrach 10, the tri
angular debates were held
throughout the state. Lexington
Senior High teams had to debate
North Rowan High School and Al
bemarle Senior High School.
Rusty Ward and Dick Bagby, the
affirmitive team, traveled to Al
bemarle to debate with North
Rowan’s negative team. John
Leonard and Marie Moorefield, the
negative team, went to North
Rowan to debate with Albemarle’s
affirmitive team. To stay in com
petition for state honors, both the
negative and affirmitive teams
must win. Both the teams did
win and will proceed to the dis
trict meet at Catawba College on
March 24. The winners at this
meet will then go to Chapel Hill
and try for the state champion
ship.
The debate victories this year
and in the years past should be
credited not so much to the de
baters as to the debate coach,
Mrs. Dugan Aycock. She is to a
large degree responsible for the
success of the debating teams.
But it must be conceded also
that the four debaters did a good
job in representing Lexington Sen
ior High thus far in debating cir
cles this year.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
MARCH 21—Club Meetings
MARCH 22—Senior Trip
MARCH 24—Debates
MARCH 30—Seniors Return
MARCH 30-APRIL 3— Easter
Holidays
APRIL—French Play
SEVENTY SENIORS TO
TAKE SENIOR TOUR
—MARY LOU HALL
On March 22, seventy seniors
will once again make an invasion
into Yankeeland as part of their
annual senior tour. Mrs. Ottis
M. Hedrick, Miss Charlotte Mat
thews, Mrs. Roland Gibson, and
Mr. and Mrs. Gray Davis will
chaperone during the seven-day
trip.
'if
Wednesday, the first day, will
see the excited seniors boarding
the buses at 6:00 a. m., ready for
a day of sightseeing in beautiful
colonial Williamsburg and his
torical Jamestown. The first night
will be spent at a motel in Arling
ton, Va.
Thursday’s activities include a
tour of Mt. Vernon, Arlington,
'and the mansion of Robert E.
Lee. Then the group will continue
on to Washington, where a tour
of the city will be including
Washington’s monument, Lincoln
and Jefferson Memorials, the
Capitol (visiting the Senate and
Congress), the White House, Bot
anical Gardens, and as many
other famous places as time will
permit. That evening, the group
will be entertained at the Lotus
Night Club in Washingioxi, and
the night will be spent on the bus
en route to New York.
At 1:00 p. m. on Friday, after
arriving in New York early that
morning and registering at the
Taft Hotel, a tour of Rockefeller
Center will be taken and the group
will attend the Easter matinee
at Radio City Music Hall. Friday
night is left open, and the seniors
may use this time to attend the
plays, movies, TV shows or night
clubs of their choice.
On Saturday there will be a
tour of upper New York beginning
at 9:00 a. m., which touches
Grand Central Park with stops
at the Frick Museum and a tour
of the United Nations building.
Saturday afternoon and evening
will be free for shows 'and enter
tainment.
The seniors will attend the
church of their cho’ice on Sun
day morning. At 2:00 p. m., there
will be a tour of lower New York,
including Chinatown and Liberty
Island. Dinner in the Taft Grille
will be enjoyed Sunday evening.
On Monday morning, last-min
ute shopping will be enjoyed un
til noon, when the group will
leave the big city, heading south
to Washington. Monday night will
be spent at an Arlington motel.
Leaving the motel Tuesday
morning at 7:30, the buses will
continue south through New Mar
ket to Endless Caverns, where a
tour will be taken and a real
Southern lunch will be enjoyed.
After lunch, the homeward-bound
seniors will enjoy seeing beautiful
Monticello and the University of
Virginia campus.
Arriving in Lexington late the
evening of the 28th, the seventy
seniors will have collected many
happy memories of a never-to-
be-forgotten Senior tour.