December 16, 1966_______ THE GRANTONIAN_______ 9
Movie review
Confusion of flashbacks
evident in Pawnbroker
by Lorna Viken
Flashbacks provide the momentum in The Pawnbroker, a story of
a Jewish man who lives with the memory of Nazi Germany in New
York’s Harlem.
In “The Pawnbroker” Rod Steiger effectively portrays the
main character, whose emotions were ripped from him when the
Nazis prostituted his wife and murdered his children 25 years
ago.
Although he lives with the family of his late wife’s sister and op­
erates a busy Harlem pawnshop, Sol Nazerman is one of the “walk­
ing dead,” his mind isolated from present society. His honor was de­
stroyed in a concentration camp when he survived and the rest of his
family perished.
He says he doesn’t believe in God or mankind, yet he can’t
stop believing in his God to begin disbelieving..Faith is all he
has left simply because that is what marks him.
Incidents cause him to reflect upon his life prior to and during
his existence in the Nazi concentration camp. Parallels between the
forced life of Nazi Germany and the chosen way of life in Harlem
are brought to the screen.
. .
Writer Edward Wallent and Director Sidney Lement emphasize
apathy, immorality, hatred, madness and loneliness in society twen­
ty-five years ago and today.
Photographic wizardry contributes to the complexity of the story­
line and the apprehension of the audience. Spotlights are on the
events and characters themselves in the black and white picture.
However, distractions by the muddled sequence of scenes focus more
attention on emotions and the abstract issues.
Brock Peters plays the Harlem boss using the pawnbroker’s shop
as a front for his illicit and illegal activities. Jamie Senchez is Ortiz,
Nazerman’s employee and closest associate. Each character acts out
his role as a Harlem citizen and as a Nazi detriment.
Orchestra chosen to visit Montana
to perform at national conference
The orchestra, under the di­
rection of Eugene Kaza, has been
selected to perform at the Twen­
tieth Biennial convention of the
Northwest division of the Music
Educators national conference in
Missoula, Montana.
Selected from 75 applicants,
the orchestra is one of six to per­
form at the conference. All of
the 75 orchestras to perform
were judged from a tape record­
ing of one of their concerts.
Tbe selection performed at
the Parent-Teacher Association
Back-to-School night in October
was recorded and sent in to be
judged.
For the conference in March
the entire orchestra has to be in
Montana. “From now on the
money received from concerts
will go into the Orchestra-to-
Missoula fund,” stated Mr. Kaza.
They expect to take the train.
By December 23 construction of the new
Cafeteria food cost
rises after holiday
Starting after the holiday sea­
son students can expect a rise in
cafeteria prices due to rising
costs of food and other expenses.
Recently passed by the school
board, the new resolution states
that “increases in the cost of
food, labor, and other expenses
in the school cafeterias, as well
as a reduction of available sur­
plus commodities, necessitate in­
creases in the prices charged for
meals and certain food items.”
The following prices will be
effective starting January 3:
New
Increase Prices
Student plate lunch .05c .40c
Adult plate lunch ...10c
.50c
Pie, per piece .......... 05c
.15c
Crab Louie .............. 05c
.30c
Sandwiches (except
peanut butter) .... 05c
.20c
Hot foods (casserole
dishes with meat)...05c Various
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Students compare
fish sealed in jars
for biology class
A tightly covered jar contain­
ing water, seaweed, some sand,
a few snails, and a lone goldfish.
Life imprisonment or solitary
punishment?
No! On November 4, students
in Mrs. Mary Mott’s biology class
sealed two goldfish in separate
jars to observe a living example
of ecology—the relationship be­
tween organisms and their en­
vironment.
A world in which organisms
can exist alone is termed a mi­
crocosm. Here, plants provide,
food and oxygen for the fish
which in turn gives off carbon
dioxide to the plants. The snails
survive on organic wastes, thus
keeping the water clear.
After both jars had been
sealed for a week, one was
opened and left to be compared
to the other jar. Evaporation of
water and cloudiness were the
only differences noted in the
opened jar;
The experiment has been con­
tinued for a total of five weeks
and will be left until after the
holidays. When asked about the
project, Mrs. Mott commented,
“I think something students can
watch day to day is more effec­
tive than something they can see
only once.”
science wing will be completed. Lab facili­
ties in the central laboratory will accomo­
date 48 students.
Science wing use nears ...
MERRY
CHRISTMAS
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