Bellows Free Academy - Alpha Omega Yearbook (St Albans, VT)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTCDRY By HELEN PATTEN Class Historian The history of the class of 1937 is so dra- matic and colorful that it resembles a play-one of those modern plays that so skillfully disregard all the rules of drama. With your kind permis- sion, I, as class historian, shall review the play called The Class of I937,'l in absolutely unbiased manner. This is a play in four acts, with three all too brief intermissions. Throughout the action, there is very incidental music by the high school orchestra. The play was written by the actors as they played their parts, under the able direction of Mr. Dickinson, the principal, and a band of capable assistants, the faculty. lt is produced by the board of trustees with the cooperation of the taxpayers and is given by an all-star cast. Act I shows the arrival of the class in the gymnasium. Their timidity and curious mistakes furnish some bright comedy moments. There is rapidly rising action and the villain gradually puts in an appearance. He is called Study and is of alarming size and proportions. It is evident that he will interfere sadly with the enjoyment and leisure of the actors, now known as freshmen. As leaders of the group, the following ofhcers were chosen: President, Gordon Dewartq Vice- President, Dorothy Sunderland, Secretary, Rita Corrigan, Treasurer, John McKay. The most important and well-remembered scene of the social life of the act was the gay time enjoyed by the class at the Freshman-Sophomore Reception, which occurred sometime in the stormy month of December. The outstanding feature of the event was the lowering of a string of balloons from the ceiling, which, together with a large snowball, dropped into the center of the room. The efforts of the sophomores were well re- warded. At the close of the act, tragedy seems immi- nent, as there is a desperate affair-a mental crisis created by Study's brother villain, Examinations. But the freshmen, by one last spurt of their tired brains, win. Somberness does not predominate in this act, as there are athletic and social activ- ities. which among other events include the first Junior Jamboree. The freshmen contributed an entertaining skit, Family Album, but failed to win the silver cup which was awarded to the junior class. . After an intermission of eight weeks, during which the actors go away on vacations or stay at home and help with the work, the play is re- sumed. Act Il shows the same people in the same place, but they are now known as sophomores, owing to an advance in rank. The leaders elected for the group were: President, John lNfcKayg Vice-President, Sylvia Fortong Secretary, bfaxine Sears, Treasurer, Edward Corliss. A touch of pathos is found in the absence of several of the cast who were so disabled in the encounter with Study's ally, Examinations, that they were unable to appear in the second act. lnterwoven in the many scenes were such events as a reception given in turn by the sopho- more class on December 18. Gay trimmings of purple and gold ribbons formed a canopy Linder which the couples kept time to the music. This affair was well planned and ably conducted by the sophomores, who were proud of the duty that was theirs. The action continues to rise till the end of the act, when we again have the inevitable struggle and the crisis brought about by Examinations. Again, after a bitter exchange of hostilities, the class wins, thanks to the time spent in preparation. After another eight weeks' intermission, the curtain rises on Act HI. Scene and characters are the same, which may make the play sound monotonous to you, but I assure you it is not. The actors are so changed that each act seems like an entirely new play. They are now called juniors. Those playing the leading parts in this act were: President, Edward Corlissg Vice-Presi- dent, Elizabeth Anderson, Secretary, Helen Cul- verg Treasurer, Malcolm Brown. As in the scenes of the first two acts, the Junior Jamboree holds much of the attention and plays an exciting part. Since this is a junior activ- ity, we find our actors more keenly interested in the plans than in the two preceding years. The third stunt-night appeared to be much like its predecessors only in that the stunts of the differ- ent classes seemed to be improving. The class of IQ37 gave an exciting comedy entitled Co-eds and Chemistryf' The returns were sufficient for l6l

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