Fenster Ranch School - Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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THE FLOAT OF LA FIESTA DE LOS VAQUEROS Once a year in this Western habitat of ours there is the highlight of the rodeo. The rodeo and preliminary parade come but once a year and are the major concerns of all Tucsonians during their unequaled reign of four days. Many floats are entered in the parade and our school float followed the de- signs of a typical hayride complete with cheerfully colored costumes and Western sing- ing. Marilyn CGrossj Grossman was the able chairman of the float committee with Diane Leslie, art chairman,vPeggy and David Schroder were the props committee, Don Kitchen, con- struction committee chairman,and Noela Kitchen, 'costume director. Chesley Harding served as hostess in a little reception given for those that rode in the float. After the morning of the parade the next three days of the rodeo are filled with the skills of the Western cow- boy and wrangler in everything from bronco busting to roping. It is a colorful event and just as monumental in a person's experienced activities as the first bullfight or sea excur- sion. One sees the real cowboy displayed to his best advantage, showing all the zest and recklessness that has made him immortal in our American history. Four days go by quickly with the excitement and fervor aroused by the many competitive events going on all the while at the rodeo. When it's over each scrapbook is filled with reminders and we are one up on the friends nback homeu. C, Harding -

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THE VALIANT The Va.1iant ', a one-act play, was presented to the faculty, student 'body and friends during the fall season under the di- rection of Miss Smith, the dramatics coach. This play, which was centered on a convict, was the story of the efforts of many people to discover his true identity before he was execu- ted. The main characters were portrayed very convincingly by the cast. Bruce O'Neil1, 'who portrayed the convict, was es- pecially good in his performance. His reciting of lines from Shakespeare as the lights faded on the doomed man was extremely moving, and he pleased the audience with his interpretation of this role, which he gave in this, the second dramatic performs ance of the school year of 1957--58. CAST Bruce O'Nei11 . . . . . , , The Convict Barry Ladewig . . The Warden Diane Leslie . The Sister Milton Burr . The Parson Ri S6 o 0 A Buddy Schwartz A Guard Left to Right: Bruce O'Neil1, Barry Ladewig, Diane Leslie

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ALL-DAY PICNIC A picnic is always fun, but in Arizona with the scenic beauty so near at hand and a clear, cool day, there is nothing quite so enjoyable. This, combined with enthusiastic students and lunches, made our picnic a success, in spite of a flat tire. Among students,and lunches we also had baseball equipment, hik- ing equipment, which consists ofha strong pair of legs, movies camera and many brownies. We all traveled in cars to Old Tucson first, which is the locale for many motion pictures and where many hours could be spent before one has seen all that he wishes to see of the old Western town so well kept for sight-. seers. we stayed here for a short while only because we were anxious to get on to our picnic ground. After'we arrived, we ate and played baseball and then began our hike. Each desired to conquer ardifferentlmountaing so our group split into three parts and we bagan to climb. Upon reaching the top of our re- spective peaks, which were in reality large hills, we named them after one of the more fearless and adventurous members of the expedition, Having basked in the sun,,staring at plains ' stretched out below us, we took many pictures and then descended to mingle once again with the less agile students, who were feeling much stronger. They were indeed, for we discovered to our horror that all the sandwiches, all the soft drinks, all the refreshing fruit, had been eaten. Because of this we had mon- strous appetites that evening We settled quietly into the c s, - s ' al' we were quiet for a little while, but soon, as always, our drivers had a full repetoire of the Top Twenty being sung at full blast much to their horror and our great delight. After demanding to be dropped off at an ice-cream parlor, we finally reached the grounds of the school. We carried our empty lunch baskets, tired baseball equipment, tired selves, and empty cameras back to their respective places. The picnic had been a delightful experience in our annals, and later in the year the pictures were shown to us in an assembly, which brought back the memories anew of the fun shared by all. C. Harding -