Bainbridge Central High School - Echo Yearbook (Bainbridge, NY)

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THE SENIOR PLAY Why Drd the Phone R1ng IH the 3rd Act? As IS the custom 1n our school the senrors de clded to put on a play The object of thrs rs to try and make money for the Senlor Trrp at least thats what they tell me Well we prcked out a mystery comedy entrtled Stranger xn the Nrght a thrrller guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seats guessxng lt kept us guessrng all rxght but not to hnd out who done xt Most of us were pretty nervous at try outs How ever we attacked the books w1th all our energy We sxghed w1th rehef when the parts were chosen but began to groan agaxn when we saw the length of some of them From that day on the study hall contamed people who were furrously movmg thexr hps but not saymg anythmg out loud Strange a1rs of mystery pervaded the hall as hyp notrzed senrors stumbled to thelr classes We were mformed that only s1x weeks remamed for us to learn the play Of course we could do 1t' As the weeks wore on thmgs began to grow tense leachers poor thrngs spoke to blank walls and recexved homework whrch had been scrxbbled be tween acts at nrght rehearsals The week of the play began by our puttmg up the flats and pamtmg them A beautrful pmk was chosen Everyone was so crazy about It that soon the floor blouses and slacks and even some heads had taken on a pmk trnge Mrs Darnng had gathered together the odds and ends that made the stage a book and grft shop My' What a trans formatron that was' Mrs Doyle was trymg to get On dress rehearsal mght she also lntroduced us to make up Some of us drdn t take too well to tlus necessrty Fmally the hrst nrght' We were attacked anew by Mr Greasepaxnt and famlly I hadnt quxte declded even yet what to wear I he dressxng room was a mess nothrng could be found Is the house full yet? Get away from the curtam Uld my mother brmg my other shoes? May I borrow your comb? Wart dont ralse the curtam yet I ve just got to get another drmk of water Yes your t1es strarght Is my ha1r all rlght? Oh gee' Here we go' Help me Sylvra they re shppmg' QCarefu1 Betty dont shp on the carpetj Don t you dare drop those thxngs Mable QOops almost drdnt catch that vase I wonder what happened to my vorce It was just herej Thus began the hrst nlghts performance It went smoothly up to the thlrd act Then I forgot that l1ne agam QFrank thats not my hne Thats your lme you re wh1s perxng to me He thmks 1ts mme Oh my gosh' 78 Better say lt anywayj On Saturday though the fun really began T beg1n wrth the weather was terrrble Everyone was tlred and several small trffs arose Some make up was streaked wlth tears Beverly tore her slacks and was mconsolable However the show went on In the second act we had a pause CWhats the matter? Im sure I drdnt forget Why doesnt Phebe cue us? Sally say someth1ng'J We started to wander around the stage I repeated and added some l1nes Nothmg happened Frnally some words tumbled from my hps and I found myself prckrng up somethxng xn a box Everyone looked so strangely at me Backstage I could see Phebe fran tlcally thumbmg through her book Then nt h1t me One of the grrls had mrssed her cue and falled to show up on stage I had uttered Sally s lxne and sklpped some pages Our professlonals plcked It rlght up however and the play went on CWhy doesnt the audrence laugh more? Here comes Edwm oooh' He fell down Gee I guess he was supposed to Those horn rlmmed frames surely do look funny on R1chard Gosh Stub you really scare me ln that make up I must keep a straxght face but that look he gave Nancy was too funny J We launched the thlrd act wlth bravado Thrngs went pretty well unt1l the phone began to rmg QThats not supposed to rrng now Supposmg the button IS stuck or somethmg Gosh I hope they drsconnect the batterles There It stopped Maybe I better answer rt J Hello? Sorry the shop s closed one had the strangest look on h1s face It seems Mrs Darlmg had unknowmgly placed a book on the bell button backstage Later Darwm told me that I had Jumped a m1le That phone bell rmgs rn the desk drawer and I had been sxttmg at the desk QHeart stay st1ll'J Well we were nearlng the end CBetter start cry1ng now Thls IS the scene J I dxdn t put them to use' QOh Ben don t start laughmg now Gee I can t stop shakmg I hope the audrence thlnks Im crymgj The last scene now faced us CThere s Dawn Golly I hope she doesn t trrp on the loose str1p of metal xn the doorway She s startmg to run Whew' Made 1 1 Suddenly the people were clapplng We jumped and laughed for Joy Everyone made up It was over' What a wonderful feelmg Boy we dldnt want to see that stage agaln But yet as tlme passes I often find myself saymg Remember our Senxor Play? Now wasn t that somethmg' Annehese Schnelder OI' . I . Y . - ' I ' , , 1 1 . 0 1 , A l 1 ' - I I ' . 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IN LITERARY ORKS Ode to a Study Hall Desk Proud are your anclent carvmgs Story of deeds once bold Never was here a t1m1d s trace dy. Only of brave are told I Some are deep and steady lmes In scorn of bemg caught Whxle others waver as tho the eye Q Watched for her who taught My K .U J I Secret but for us who know ' 13 Your tales shall ever be For tho the glance finds only lmes It s the fmger that we see Rxght Off the Test Papers' A revenue IS another name for a mmlster Hlspanola IS southeast of the Umted States lower end Champla1n was a French explorer He wanted to go to the New World to get some land and a body of water So he drd and he found some too A wr1t IS a strong fee11ng ' x A Inner tubes Oh' Whats the use of studymg' Emerson wrote For everythmg you have mrssed you have ga1ned somethrng else and for everythmg Q n you garn you lose somethmg Therefore I dont see through rt If I dont study and mrss my exams I w1ll gam somethlng else and lf I do study and pass my exams I mrss somethmg else So I don t see any use rn study1ng Ward K1rkland Cmj 26 How Rudolph Got Hls Red Nose Once upon a trme there llved ln the woods a relndeer named Rudolph Rudolph had a red nose Can you guess why? Well xt all started when Rudolph was hungry so he ran off 1nto the woods Rudolph got so t1red that he stopped But he drdn t stop for long He even forgot that he was trred of runmng for rxght 1n front of h1m he saw a bush of nrce red berrxes He ran so fast that he couldnt stop And what do you thunk' He ran stra1ght 1nto the bush of be rrres When he came out he was loaded wxth them He shook and shook untrl he got all the berrxes off except one llttle berry on hrs nose and that wouldn t come off no matter how hard he shook That s how Rudolph got hrs red nose Nancy Hayes Grade 6 Mrs Stnles . y S 3-. . t E X 4 ' . S . ,, ff f r . pn, tl sl , ,1 . M 1. ' ' ' . 2. . . . , 3. 'i . . -X . ' 'ks 4. . . . . Q 5. Q. What tubes carry the blood thru the body? g KV

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three IH one o1l and hold th1s son of a gun Do we llke Fords9 and how' When tour 1sts drxve through Columbus on thelr way to Kansas Clty the followmg conversatlons are ty prcal Cad1llac duves up chauffeu1 says How far IS lt to Kansas C1ty9 One hundred forty mlles ls the reply Gmve me twenty g illons of gas and four quarts of o1l Bulck How far to Kansas C1ty3 One hundred and forty m1les G1ve me ten gallons of gas and two quarts of o1l Fold How far IS xt to Kansas C1ty9 One hundred and forty mlles IUNIOR HIGH jumor H1 h IS fun When you have your homework done It s as easy as can be If you can keep a mnety three You learn the h1story of your state Ard lf you do not study detentron wxll be your fate Theme IS muslc ln wh1ch you have to toll Do not laugh or gxggle for there IS Mr Doyle Wlth Mrs Lold we learn our words Adyectrves nouns and of course verbs In math w1th Mrs Cheesbro Accuracy IS m1ssed wxth woe Wlth Mrs Butler we come to attent1on If chewmg gum we go to detentxon We learn the books plles on plles Whlle I gat m Mr Hugglns coaches tootball too Have you seen the boys that are black and blue? Soccer and volleyball are played by the glrls They tumble and do many twlrls We have band and chorus now Through our practlcmg we have to plow Q Qx We go to skatlng part1es Wlth skates our foe -Z, When we thlnk we re experts down we g .- When graduatlon comes at las a We are all hopmg that we pass ISS , Rachel Nlles Dolores Neldhnger ON STUDYING CAESAR Apologles to Shakespeare Fr1ends students and fellow sufferers lxsten to the words of wlsdom droppxng from my speechless hps I come to study Caesar not to praxse h1m The wr1t1ng that men do l1ves after them It would have been better were lt burled w1th thexr bones would It have been so Wlth Caesar' Our noble teacher hath told us Caesar was a wrlter It1S so but It IS a grxevous fault ard grxevously have we dlscovered xt Here under leave of Regents and the rest for all the Regents board are honorable men come I to speak ln Caesars class He was my pet abhorence clmglng to me through the years but teacher says he was a wrlter and teacher knows whereof he speaks He hath brought many post graduates back to school whose forms the seats 1n study hall dld fit dxd thls seem our teacher hath wept a wrlter should be made ot teacher knows whereof he speaks You all dxd see and d1d thrlce flunk Was thlS true hterary power! hke an honest WTIYCFQ When poor students have cr1ed sterner stuff Yet teacher says he was a wrlter and that ln the Regents exams I dld thrlce try the exam Yet teacher says he was a wrlter and teacher knows , I can't learn hrs stuff You all dld study h1m once because you must why dld you pass It when I tlunked mt then Oh, Regents, thou art mean beyond all telhng, and I shall lose my reason let me pass my paper goes to Albany, but oft returns, and I must study Caesar t1ll I dxe Taken from The Echo 1923 lt all I don't say teacher l1es, but th1s I do know . .0 . C, - . f. I A . E I . - v . I 4' A ' K I v v C- A , I . . .1 I I K. I V' Q tt - U 'N X V X A l e l I 1 ' I . ' Y! 4 . 4 me ' I. Y I A W ' I ' ' H! V . , , I. - - . H ' . e ' 3 A4 ' D! I I I , Give me two quarts of water, a can of In library with Mrs. Niles, D D ,yy . . I . . - . Z , J If I I l , , f ' ' 3 , ol ' Y l l 'lI'l, I l '. I y y 1 1. I D a , ' - 2 , , , Y ' ' . 1 . , . Y ' '