Antelope Union High School - Desert Sands Yearbook (Wellton, AZ)

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INTERMISSION 8 Kicking back at lunch hour proves the favorite pastime. Julie Slocum, William Steward, and Daniel Gutierrez solve another hair raising trig problem. Becky Hawthorne sports a pair of 84 rage boots. Yolanda and Alma Gonzales appear to be wall flowers.

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MARX BROS. MAKE COMEDY HISTORY When the reel of comedy history rolled through the projector of time, the screen showed that one of its most influential comedy groups was the Marx Brothers. The Marx Brothers were a rag-tag collection of brothers who convulsed millions of viewers into the bellowing throes of laughter. This family of American comedians had an immense influence on later comedy writings through their unique, zany manner of humor. The Marx Brothers joked, romped, and wise-cracked their way into the funnier side of America from the late twenties through the 1950's. Originally, the group consisted of five brothers. Chico (Leonard Marx). Harpo (Adolph Marx). Groucho (Julius Marx). Gummo (Milton Marx), and Zeppo (Herbert Marx). Many comedy critics held the opinion that the five earliest Marx films contained some of their most classic humor and funniest material. It was shortly afterwards, when Gummo and Zeppo dropped out of the scene, that the Marx comedy began to take its most famous and popular form. The most famous of the Marx Brothers was Groucho who with his patented, sloping walk, painted mustache, and spontaneous wise-crack gave the group its comedy flavor. Harpo. the child-like mute who played the harp, and Chico, who played the piano with a seemingly deaf ear and spoke with just as bad an Italian accent, rounded out the Marx Brothers. The Marx Brothers' most famous comedy film was their zany, neatly structured romp Duck Soup of 1933. Credit should also be given to other of their fame enhancing films such as The Coconuts” (1930), Monkey Business (1931), Horse Feathers” (1933), A Night at the Opera (1935), A Day at the Races (1937), A Night in Casablanca” (1946). and The Story of Mankind (1957).

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9 INTERMISSION Groups give feeling of belonging The loud buzzer went off just as the basketball swished through the hoop breaking the tie and winning the game. The explosion of sound filled every crevice of the gymnasium. It was at such moments that Antelope students felt that they were a part of something big. They had something in common: Ram Pride. Afterwards, however, students would break up into many small groups and circles of friends. Students felt a sense of belonging to the school through the group they associated with. There was nothing wrong with being in a group as long as everyone knew when to come together as a whole. A person could easily distinguish the different groups of students. The compound was the place where the largest number of groups gathered. The benches which lined the side of the south building were always occupied by small gatherings. One might also see the guys who lined the wall outside the principal’s office. They were always outfitted in their white T-shirts and Khaki pants and were constantly on the lookout for girls strutting around campus. . The sounds that drifted from the lockers made curious passersby wonder on whose territory they were trespassing. A group of scholars who always seemed to carry a computer or math book could surely be seen in this area arguing in a friendly way over some difficult problem. On one bench the shy freshman girls would sit watching for that fantasy group of senior boys while another bench was occupied by the “partiers” planning their next home game victory celebration. Occasionally, the familiar circle of girl friends passed, parading through the middle of the locker area, to receive the expected hi’s,” compliments, whistles, and catcalls. Even the library was claimed by many groups as the “get together” place during lunch hour. Students used the library as the place to play chess with their friends or compare their homework to their best friend's. It was sights such as these that gave proof that even the library had “group-mania. The best thing about this group consciousness was that many students belonged to more than one group. All of the different cliques, groups, and close friends gave Antelope the sense of liveliness, busyness, and, of course, variety. These were the same groups that gave the students the feeling that they belonged in the school. The feeling of belonging was what seemed to unify the school. That feeling of being a part of the school certainly showed through; ask anyone who attended a basketball thriller and sat in the student section. Mr Joder, American History Government teacher, stars as Sly Scaven- ger in the Community Theatre's production, “A Golden Fleecing.