Columbus High School 1960 Yearbook (Columbus, GA) - Full Access

President-Joyce Land Vice-President-Joan McBroom Secretary-Evelyn King Treasurer-Marilon Gammage timulating interest in the theater and providing acting experience are two of the main purposes of the Footlighters Club. Members learn the art through films on make-up, lighting, co turning and other theater– related subjects. A highlight of the year was the staging of the fall production of the play "Drums of Death." tudent acquired experience through the hard work in– volved in planning and in producing such a play. Club meeting were held twice a month on Monday afternoons. At these meeting members sometimes entertained one another, read play or gave critical evaluation of the– atrical work . One of the biggest projects of the year was the pon oring of the Junior Footlighters. Thi club is for all eighth grader intere ted in the theater or dramatics. The Footlighters hope that sometime in the near future they will have the qualified members to join the ational The pians, a group of advanced dramatic students. Fronl ro\\, L. 10 R. : \~hh•) HPrndon. \tary 'arllon 0'\t•al. Joan \lrBroom, J oyr!' Land. \[r-.. J uli!' hampion. 2nd: Su..an chi!' , \[ary John..on. Barbara Rrinkll'y. \[arion John..on. Carolyn Will, Carol Collt•n. 3rcl: Tomm \lcCarl!'y. Vic Prophrt and Phil mold. Speakers and actors entertain. Pre ident- Barbara William Vice-Pre ident- Evelyn King ecretary- Joan McBroom Trea urer- Kenneth Brannon Thi terling organization ha a it purpo e th very high and extremely prai eworthy achievement of in tilling into all of it m mb r the d ire and abilit) to de,elop the talent of b coming capable of addre ing group a a good p aker both in public and in private. In order to achie e thi goal, the lub held e ion twice monthly on Tue day afternoon that the might gain the invaluable exp rience in p aking to group of peo– ple. Th project \\hi h o upied the majorit of the club member ' att ntion for thi pa t chool ar. ' a that of ecuring club member for the purpo e of orating at the me ting of ariou ci\i organization . The lub wa mo t u c _ ful in that th r wa al\\a a great d - mand for them to peak at the meeting . Topic that were favored to the greate.t extent h) th organization were on of great intere t to both the oldE-r and younger generation , :u h a "Toda Youth Prob– lem ", "Ju enil linqu nc or Juvenil Dec ncy?" and "The Opinion of the Young People of Today on Con– trover ial ubj ct ". Other project w r th pon oring of the American L gion Conte t and the planning of a emblies. . p!'!'ch lub member~ are, front row, L. to R.: A, hley H mdon, Joyce Land, Barbara William, , Loui e Fuller and fr . Julie hampion. 2nd row: arolyn Brady, :fary arlton O'Neal, Barbara Brink! y, 1arion Johnson and tonie IGrkpatrick. ( 175 )