Plainedge Tale
By Gene Catalano
Plainedge High School
• • i . j | i — Capitol Report
By Rep James Graver
Berner Bits
by Wendy Tonken and Janet Meresman
Under the direction of Mr.
Gerald Kirby, Plainedge's senior
class production of ' Funny Girl'
commanded a lengthy curtain call
on both nights of its presentation,
last Friday and Saturday.
Jane Slater starred as the
" Funny Girl" ( Fanny Brice). Her
performance extended far beyond
high school quality; it reaches
a highly- polished professional
caliber.
Stan Orzechowski, as the leading
man, Nick Arnstein, is a fine
complement to Jane's acting. He
is utterly convincing in the part
of a suave, sophisticated man of
worldly experience. In this play,
young, handsome Nick and boyishly
charming Fanny fall ir-resistably
in love with each other
and then break off their relationship.
Nick leaves her, and Fanny
continues her rising career to
stardom.
Uproariously funny in the part
of Fanny's Jewish mother was
Roni Gerber. She, too performed
so excellently that I swear she
didnot ' milk' iher lines, but
' chicken- souped' them to perfection.
Playing opposite Roni was Neil
Tritman, as thecarefree vaudeville
performer, Eddie Ryan. On
stage he is explosively charged
with energy and talent. His best
and dance number, " Who Taught
her Everything She Knows?"
Rounding out the play in less
major roles ( but not less well-performed),
were Lynne Perkins
( as Mrs. Strakosh), and Jane
Zimmerman ( Mrs. Meeker), both
Jewish neighbors; Jennifer Osborne
( an Irish neighbor); Mike
LiPuma ( as Tom Keeney, the music
hall owner); John Arrighi
( as the theatre owner); and Ron
Scarfone ( who was excellent as
the Ziegfeld Tenor).
Minor roles went to Diane Orlando,
Gene Catalano, Craig Pul-len,
Cathy Moore, Diane Clark,
Adele Engle, Cliff Rehm, Janet
Barr, Sue Malta, Barry Gass,
Janet Buckstein, Barry Hainer,
Janet O'Leary, Rosie Lee, Ron
Sklon, Bruce Abrams, Charles
Baio, and Fred Schwartz.
Thirteen others completed the
cast and were included with the
chorus numbers only. All chorus
numbers have been performed
with finesse. The most outstanding
one is the song, " Rat- tat-tat-
tat". It effervesces with professional
sparkle, as the actors
performed their semi- march-dance
step in doughboy outfits.
After the results of last weeks
performances, the closing show
tomorrow night ( starting 8: 30
p. m.) should again be a resounding
success.
scene is with Roni, in the song
AAUW Slates UN Speaker
" Where is your foreign aid
dollar going?", will be the question
answered by a representative
of the Speakers Bureau of
the United Nations Development
Program at the American As -
sociation University Women
meeting on Thursday. March 14
at 8: 30 in the Bar Harbour Building
of the Massapequa Library.
The meeting will be opentothe
general public
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Chief Chatterings
By Robin Merles
Massapequa High School
With only approximately 100
days until graduation, the Senior
Prom is the event which is in
the thoughts of all Seniors. It
will be held May 31 at the El
Patio Beach Club in Long Beach.
The entertainment will include
as the main attraction Anthony
and the Imperials. . . The Junior
Prom, to be held at Massapequa
High May 11, will feature
The Drifters as the mam
feature. The gym will be transformed
into a miniature New
York City for this big nite. . .
The Sophomore Dance, Reflections
will be held March 1G, in
the gym. Entertainment will be
provided by the Stimulators and
the Translucent Windowsills. The
dances is open to all classes.
. .
More college acceptances:
Gary Kusen and Cecelia Williams,
Nassau Community College;
Jeanne LaRose and Judy
Zimmer, U. of Oswego; Stephanie
Lowe, U. of Wisconsin; Chris
Gerhardt, Gary Reuter, Larry
Miners, and Paul Organ, Har-pur;
Conrad Bergmann, Stony
Brook U.; Steve McLoughlin, Vil-lanova;
John M or an, Notre Dame;
Pat Colleran, Chestnut Hill; Sandy
Minkoff, U. oi Tennessee;
Eric Nilsen, U. of Jacksonville;
Peggy Lynch, St. Leo College;
and Rick Lewis, U. of Syracuse.
. .
Congratulations to Pat Fen-nell,
my ole buddy, who received
her drivers' license, along with
Jeanne Koemmpel, Gary Kuse" n,
and Judy Simon, who received
theirs also . . .
Congratulations also tothe new
Chief Chat staff. Our new editors
are: Amelia Welt, editor -
in Chief; Lynn Tugenhaft, feature
editor; Judy Dashevsky,
news editor; Steve Greenhouse
and Mark Jorrisch, sports editors,
Jeff Kaplan, managing editor;
and Neal Kaplan, photography
editor. Best of liu- k in
' 69. . .
Class Nite, the inter - class
battle for the best class of all,
will be held March 22. Come and
support your class even if the
Seniors are going to win. . .
Welcome back to school and
a wild social life to Karen Geary,
affectionately known as Ralph
to the inner circle, who had a
bad case of the flu and lost
ten pounds. . .
There's a grim joke making
the rounds of Capitol Hill which
would have you believe that President
Johnson doesnt consider
Ho- Chi- Minh or Cou En- lai his
real enemies. His top foe, goes
the story, is J. William Ful-bright,
chairman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee.
And there's more than a bit
of truth in this ironic tale. The
President seems to tolerate the
two Asian warlords. It's those
of us who question his judgment
or who underline his inconsistencies
that Mr. Johnson
cant stand. Although no follower
of Fulbright, as disturbed as I
am personally with the administration's
policies and the results
of its strategies, I can
understand the range of frustration
and dissent.
Look back to 1964. You'll remember
that the President told
the nation then that American
boys wouldn't be sent to fight
an Asian war that Asian boys
should be fighting. How many
times since then have we been
told that the Viet Cong have
been all but defeated? Last week,
the Defense Department announced
an April draft call of
48,000, second highest of the
war and the first in two years
in which men will be drafted for
the Marines. There is now speculation
that another 100,000 men
will be needed soon in VietNam.
Under most circumstances,
recent Congressional reexamination
into the facts supplied by
the administration concerning the
Tonkin Bay incident would be considered
an open insult to the
nation's chief executive. But the
public has not been so conditioned
to news management and
lack of candor from the White
House that no one is very excited.
Even casualty reports from
VietNam have been subject to
suspicion. Columnist Art Buch-wald
estimated not too long ago
that we had already wiped out
the entire population of North
VietNam, according to our own
statistics.
Last week, new restrictions
were clamped on the information
to be made available to
correspondents in VietNam,
which means that even controlled
information is going to be sharply
cut back.
On the home front, both the
President and Vice P r e s i d e n t
urged the poor to demonstrate—
until the situation got out of
hand. Now they're four - square
against rioting and for law and
order. The President, who not
so very long ago was switching
off lights at the White House to
save money, is now demanding
an income tax surcharge to hold
our next budget deficit to $ 8-
billion.
If all this inconsistency worries
and confuses you, take comfort
in the fact that you are not
alone. Last year, the Congressmen
passed a Freedom of Public
Information Bill since, like
their constituents, they would like
to get some straight answers.
But Capitol Hill doesnt appear
to be the place to get them.
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March will be a very exciting
month for Berner students. A
Thurber Carnival will be held on
the 15 and 16 of this month and
will be directed and produced
by Mrs. Ambrose. Some of the
stars of this fabulous production
will be: Louie Paglisie, Janet
Sonner, Chris Claremont, Peghie
Rague, Bob Newman Paula
Tedesco, Anna WichanskV, Lynn
Tepper, and Dennis Cass.
Anyone having suggestions for
a theme for the Senior prom can
contact Dot Cox. The prom will be
held May 29 at The Garden City
Hotel from 9 P. M. to 3 A. M. The
Drifters and Aesops Fables, two
great bands, will be providing die
music.
The Basketball season is over.
We took a second place tie in the
South Shore League. Our Basketball
team has improved and our
boys have done a fine job. Joe
Degonato, our star player,
averaged eighteen points a game.
The first recreation dance that
Berner has had in two months will
be held Friday, March 8 at 7: 30,
p. m. in the Cafeterias. The
event features two rocking bands
and other special surprises—
Don't forget your ' Rec' card.
Our rifle team deserves a lot
of attention this week because
they have a 12- 0 record which
makes them the section champions.
Bob St. Thomas is undefeated
and holds the highest
shooting score. Congratulations
to a hard- working team.
Berner's A Acappella Choir,
the Orchestra, and Music Theory
Class will go to the Lincoln
Center on Thursday, March 7
to see the opera Carmen. Mr.
Holdrige, the music director,
will lead the group.
The General Organization is
again sending presents to our
men in Vietnam. Betty Pohanka,
chairman of the drive, is asking
for canned food, instant drinks,
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may leave their contributions
in the Guidance Office with
Mr. Page. This is important
Betty would like to thank the
students, on behalf of the servicemen,
for their tremendous
co- operation during the Christmas
drive.
The girls have only two more
weeks before their annual demonstration.
MayLouArmbrusteris
busy making changes for the
various class routines. The gym
teachers are also busy making
this years demonstration one of
the most successful Berner has
ever seen.
Close matches between the Bisons
and their foes made the
popularity of wrestling grow. In
the counties tournament, Phil
Mehling had second place, Rick
Ward and John Griffo placed
third, and Mitch Lemelbaum and
Jerry Cummings took fourth
place. John Auten finished the
season undefeated with a9- 0
record in the unlimited class.
John McGovern finished first in
the league tournament and a third
in the county tournament.
Although the Bisons will lose
many prominent Seniors, Coach
Doherty will post a strong team
with several good grapplers returning
next season. Among the
returnees will be Phil Mehling,
Mitch Lemelbaum, Ricky Ward,
John Griffo, Bobby Wilson, Mike
Newman, Rick Merz, John Morrison,
Chris Ellis, Tom Cummings,
and Stu and Scott Angus.
BERNER BITS* * * Congrats
to Bill Senese who was accepted
to Wagner College. Special congratulations
to Barry Ilberman
who was accepted to Rensselaer
and Colgate. TheG. O. is planning
a computer dance on April 5. The
Junior, the highlight of the school
year, will be held on May 11.
Lacrosse, track and baseball
start this week.
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