1994 Miracle Yearbook

TheSound-o Music Following the calling ofher youth- ful heart,Fraulein Maria is disheart- ened when the Mother Abbess in- forms her that perhaps she is not ready for the secluded life of the ab- bey just yet. Knowing Maria's love for children and adventure, the Mother Abbesssends Maria away to becomethe nextnannyfor theseven children of the widower Captain Georg Von Trapp. Upon arriving at the regal man- sion,Maria is overwhelmed notonly with the luxuriant atmosphere, but even more so with the militant and stifled airwhichpervadesthefamily's life. However, Maria's vibrant and fun-lovingspiritisnoteasily doused; as the Captain leaves on one of his frequent trips to Vienna t isit his lady friend,the Baroness Schraeder, Maria begins to teach the children how toonceagain enjoythefrolicsof youth and the sounds of music. MuchtotheCaptain'ssurpriseand chagrin, he arrives home with Bar- oness Schraeder to find his once marching childrenrunning,hopping and skipping tothesound ofa differ- enttune. In heated reaction,hecom- mands the Fraulein to pack her bags and return to the abbey. Butsoon he changeshis mind ashehearsthe chil- dren singingin beautifulharmonyto his delighted guests. Things continue flowing in har- mony until Maria becomes confused by the hints of love and decides to How do you solve a problem like Maria? return to the abbey. But life at the VonTrapphouseisnotthesame,and neither is Maria. Looking toface her problems Maria returns to the man- sion only to find that the Captain is going to be married to the Baroness Schraeder. But the Captain's heart belonged to someone else and so the Captain and Maria,with the consent ofthe children,were soon thereafter married. Butthe harmonyis disrupted once again as the Captain is called into service into the Nazi navy. Refusing to betray his Austrian heritage, the Captain,Maria and the children slip through the Nazi officials' grasp as they escape over the Alps to find freedom in their new lives together. •Heather Perry