Avon High School - Nova Yearbook (Avon, CT)

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BOAR S HEAD FESTIVAL 1957 After the lrghts were drmmed a fanfare resounded through the medreval hall of the refectory and out of the darkness leaped the bearded court Jester who bade welcome to all the honored guests Those drs trngurshed persons clad rn medreval garb were es corted rnto the hall past young squrres whose cracklrng torches provrded the only lrght rn the room After another shrrll blast from the trumpet the flag bearers paraded to the end of the mead hall portrng the standards and crests of feudal lords The lrght from the masters candles at the head of the long tables started rn a small way but as each successrve candle was lrghted the glow slowly spread untrl the whole hall was filled wrth flrckerrng tongues of flame Thus was borne out rn graphrc rllustratron the passage of youth rnto manhood The relrgrous ceremony opened wrth the proces sron of candle bearrng acolytes and the porter of the crucrfrx The shepherds then made therr way to the creche to worshrp the Vrrgm Mother and Chrld The three krngs decked rn royal robes of srlk satrn and fur knelt to adore the Infant Krng presentrng grfts of gold frankrncense and myrrh There were also three young pages rn wartrng to these monarchs from afar After onlookers followed wrth the srngrng of Srlent Nrght the Vrrgrn Mary recrted the Magnrficat and the relrgrous ceremony ended wrth the srngrng of the Frrst Noel The gay pagent began agarn when the frolrckrng Jester bade all take part rn the feast whrch started after the boar s head was borne around the hall The court mrnstrel was also on hand to chant the tradr tronal Boar s Head lyrrcs Durrng dessert we were en tertarned by the trnklrng chrmes of the Berlrn Bell Rmgers The frnal clrmax of the evenrng was the arrrval of jolly Father Chrrstmas rn hrs slergh behmd erght prancrng rerndeer Thrs delrghtful old chap was drawn about the hall frllrng the arr wrth even more Chrrst mas sprrrt and Joy The court jester contrnued to at tract the audrences attentron whether he was frolrck mg on table tops or antagonrzrng the courts hawk The grand frnale of the evenrng occurred when all porned arm rn arm srngrng Auld Lang Syne The success of thrs year s Boar s Head Festrval can be attrrbuted to the rndefatrgable efforts of a small group Mr Prerpont took the responsrbrlrty upon hrmself thrs year of organrzrng the entrre festrval M Grove agarn contrrbuted hrs trme and effort through hrs work wrth the Glee Club and on the musrcal parts True to tradrtron rm Russell was chref technrcran and saw to rt that all ran smoothly Workrng wrth hrm were Gardner Wardrop and Sumner Xandy Carter showed great agrlrty and wrt rn hrs role of court ,ester The antrcs of thrs spry youth wrll be long remembered rn the annals of Avons Boats Head Festrx als jory Mott was a bard worthy of the courts of nobles We shall not forget what rmpressrve krngs Peter Mogrelnrckr Luke Kellam and Andy Warner made To descrrbe thrs productron as a mere Chrrstmas pageant would be to mrss rts true srgnrflcance rt rs an elaborate and awe rnsprrrng spectacle filled wrth all the color and grandeur of feudal England 9 . . . , . . , . 1 , . ,, ,, . . . . 7 1 ' , . . , ' , U . . . , . . , . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . ,, ,, 9 1 - . . . , , . 1 , . . . ,J 1 1 a a - s a 1 - ' . . . . , v ' r . . . ,, . . ,, . . . . , . . ., . ,, . . . . . . a a . . . ,, . ,, 1 1 , . . . . - ' 1

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WI TER C NIVAL 1958 All fears of the girls' not .irriying because ul the intlenient weather were dissipated after many upsetting hours, The dates were escorted around the tam- pus while the jet cruiser warmed up for its blast off on .1f4JL1I'HA1'tlL1I1glTl1C XVorld in Eighty Hours . The l95S XVinter Carnival had begun. Lord and Lady Hammonds' home was the first stop on the journey. The Lord and Lady served tea and crumpets in typical English fashion. At four-thirty, the ladies were escorted to Piccadilly to buy liimonos before the plane left for Hong Kong. The dates then arrived at the Pierponts' Pagoda and dined on a meal of chop suey. The plane then droned off to Red China for a Communist cell meeting behind the Iron Curtain. The front was a dingy old theatre. and behind it. a dimly lit water tower, Messrs. Niitthell, Kane, Iifinger, and Newberry gave an excellent presentation of George Or- well's finirmzl Farm at intermission, At 12:00 the meeting was formally ad- journed and by 12:30 everyone was in his berth as the plane departed for France. 148 uv as QQ Saturday, the couples were .rwaltened by the chimes of Notre Dame and stopped for cafe au lait on the Llurnps flightsg some to Holland for slt in the royal indoor pool, Stops Loaf Mountain. whereupon the the last leg of the journey. Arriving at Wlashington, Doctor john A. hlittlaell serve' was followed by an inaugural All weltomed the typital A the tour of the nations capit planes, an announcement was that try mens souls . ilysees. After the meal, the group separated in private ating on the Zuyder Zeeg others to Monaco for a frolic for coffee were made in Rio in the shadow of Sugar boys and their dates hurriedly left for the airport on he couples attendel a banquet at the XY'1iite House, us there in a real and welcomed style. The banquet ill, called to a halt by the President .it 1:1111 AM. merican brealftfast of baton and eggs before concluding l As the girls boarded their respective home-bound heard over the loud speakers, These are the times 1 1