Avon Old Farms School - Winged Beaver Yearbook (Avon, CT)

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of Wide-eyed students to the place where the little child jesus lies resting in the arms of The Virgin Mary, as portrayed this year by Mrs. Burt. The Star of the East, held by Steve Whit- man, hovers glowing overhead, illuminating the scene with a radiant and wondrous beauty. Bur we must eat, drink and be merry . . . and here comes the Boar's Head now, huge and steaming, from the ovens and carrying the well- known book of Aristotle in its mighty jaws. Following this delicious roast, comes the equal- ly royal flaming plum pudding alive with fire emanating from its huge interior Running and shouting merri about the boar s head and plum 159 pudding procession, comes our lively court jes- ter, Sandy Fisher, adding a touch of the merry, the ridiculous, t0 the already gay proceedings. All are happy, all hearts are one on this fes- tive evening, all eagerly await the feast. The feasting done, Sir Christmas, in the person of Dr. Mitchell, is carried about the hall in a reindeer-drawn silver chariot as he throws candies out to the cheering students. A rousing mummer's play, ably put on by Bill Stavers and Denny Goodrich, further augmented the merri- ment The evening was brought to an end as the entire hall rose to clasp hands and join in heartfelt singing of Auld Lang Syne AQSBQHQL

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Quant 5 Jlaeah jfestthal The very first thnng a person norrces upon seemg Avon IS the fantastrcally authentrc ar chxtecture of medleval England' One would certamly rub h1s eyes rn dlsbelxef lf he were to see amxdsr th1s archrtecture the elaborately val held rn Avon s masslve refectory Introduced by Mr Plerpont nn 1955 and featurmg a new dramat1c program each year the festnval brought together the members of the V1llage of Old Farms for an evenrng of 1oll1ty and merrymakmg on the eve of Chrlstmas vacatlon A roarlng flourlsh of trumpets a dazzlmg lrght of many torches and the formal proces sron to the royal table begms The presrdmg functronarres Lord and Lady Pnerpont accom panxed by a host of lordly bards nobles and courtrers march rn stately processron to partake of the del1c1ous boar s head and jorn the merry makrng whrch rs to follow But thrs rs the mme of Chnstmas a holy ume for all Chrrstlans and the Boars Head Festxval IS not wlthout 1ts tradmonal nat1v1ty scene as the three kmgs john Cochrane Duncan Fmlayson and Pete Ers kme wmd thexr snlent way through the maze 158 , r 7 . . . . - ' , - . . .... 1 v ' 7 . , . . produced annual Christmas Boar's Head Festi- . . , . . . , . - . . . y - , . . . 7 Y

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