Arms Academy - Student Yearbook (Shelburne Falls, MA)

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0 N If-ACT D LA THE MINUETU The sophomore play. The Min- uet. was named lor the old dance which was a feature of the play. The cast follows: Elijah Thomas, a gentleman Tory David Geddis Madame Thomas, his wile Helen Shaw Betty Thomas, his daughter Madeline Chamberlain Robert Thomas, his son DonaldMcBride Francis Boudinot, a dancing master Henry Suprenant lerry Whitney, a young patriot Gerald Shippee Alice Calhoun, a guest lane Shippee Mary Lawrence, a guest Cecil Racine Richard Garren, a guest Alonzo Tirrell Sergeant Barry, a messenger Robert Iohnson Two Soldiers Ed Bellows and Benjamin Doore A servant Helen Yelle Coach, Miss Chase I -I F 'rift-vivid ' STORM BEFORE SUNSET On Thursday evening. February 9. the three undergraduate classes pre- sented three one-act plays in Sci- ence Hall before an appreciative audience. The proceeds from these plays went into the A.A.S.A. treas- ury. I The iunior play, Storm Before Sunset, was a serious play taking place in Bolivia. The cast follows: Stanley, plantation supervisor Brazilian Rubber Company Ronald Herzig Grahame, an overseer William Fitzgerald Parker, a new overseer Arthur Perkins Bendall, an orchid hunter Donald Fitzgerald Mrs. Bendall, his wife Ioan Davenport Mariorie, their daughter Dorothz Boyea Ovalinda, a native servant Ruth awless Coach, Mr. Peterkin wefwnw ,,..X.., , .,.......-,. HER FIRST PARTY DRESS The freshman play. Her First Party Dress. was a light comedy which served as a curtain-raiser. The cast follows: Dora, maid at the Crockers Doris Mills Patsy Crocker, whose dress it is Marjorie Mirick Mrs. Crocker, her mother Ieanne Fontaine Cookie, her nine-year-old sister Shirley Miller Mr. Crocker, her father Clayton Barry Ierry Crocker, her older brother Harold Pyfrom Vernon Stock, her big moment Iames DuBois Coach, Miss Burkill Page Thirty-Five

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TH E SENIUIQ DLAY Page Thirt SKIDDING The seniors presented their play, Skidding, by Aurania Rouvenal, on Tuesday evening. December 13, in Memorial Hall to a large and enthusiastic audience. The play is about a judge in a midwestern town who was running for reelection. He got into many difficulties but was safely brought through by his youngest daughter, Marion. His young son, Andy, added the touch of humor. The cast is as follows: Aunt Milly , , . Doris Lyman Andy . William Riley Mrs. Hardy . . . Marguerite Call Iudge Iarnes Hardy , Merton Batclielder Grandpa Hardy . , . Russell Chamberlain Estelle Hardy Campbell . , . Ruby Martin Marion Hardy . . Luella Tetreault Wayne Trenton, lll . . Robert Scott Mr. Stubbins ...,,. Raymond Berard Myra Hardy Wilcox ..... Barbara Peck Each member of the cast took his part well and helped make the play a big success. The coaching was very competently handled by Miss Garcia Burkill and the business arrangements were supervised most efficiently by Mr. Gilbert Muir. y-Four

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JIJNIUIQ DIQIZE SPEAKING Although participation in Iunior Prize Speaking was voluntary this year, thirty-tive juniors entered the contest. Of these contestants who took part in the try-outs on March 15 and 16, eighteen were chosen for the semi-finals. Miss Flaherty, Mr. Miller, and Mr. Muir acted as judges with Mr. Watkins. The semi-finals took place on Friday, March 24. From the eighteen speakers ten were chosen to represent the Iunior Class in the finals. Those acting as judges were Mr. Watkins, Miss Chase. and Mr. Miller. The public exhibition was held in Science Hall on the evening of March 31 and was keenly enjoyed by an audience which filled the auditorium and balcony nearly to capacity. THE PROGRAM Music by the Arms Orchestra Buck Wins a Wager by lack London Lowell Brown Her First Ride in an Ottymobile by Walter Ben Hare Doris March Mothers of Men by Gordon Morris Betty King Dolores Defies the King by F. Marion Crawford Flora Walden Wee Gillis by Munro Leaf Olive Ware Music by the Arms Orchestra The Brown-Eyed Sheik by Kathryn Kimball Arthur Perkins The Soul of the Violin by Margaret M. Merrill Marion Riel The Genuine Mexican Plug by Mark Twain Arthur Gould A Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe Mary E. Reynolds The School Program by I. L. Harbour Ruth Lawless The judges were Principal Charles E. Vose of Sanderson Academy. Mrs. Belle Iohnson, president of the Conway Parent Teachers' Association, and Mr. Chester Osgood, a member of the faculty of Greenfield High School. The decision of the judges was: First prize Olive Ware Second prize Arthur Perkins Third prize A Ruth Lawless Page Tl-iivty-Six