Brattleboro Union High School - Colonel Yearbook (Brattleboro, VT)

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RA-LA-LA-LA-LA! Did you know that Gilbert and - Sullivan weren't stodgy old writers of non-under- standable opera! No, sir! Mr. Ernest Eames proved that to the LITERARY CLUB members at their last meet- ing. Mikado, a light, tripping opera, was presented by electrical recordings, and some of our worthy pedagogues and pupils read the lines. Yum-Yum fthe name describes the characterj was betrothed to Ko-Ko, Head Execu- tioner. Madly QYes, girls, madlyj, in love with her was Nanki-Poo. Enter-the villain-fin this case, the villain- essj Katisha in love with Nanki-Poo! Eternal triangle! No! This was a rectangle! When the Mikado put in his two cents, things started popping! Nanki-Poo was to be beheaded! Yum-Yum was to be buried alive! Well, how do stories with such mixed-up affairs usu- ally end! No! No one died! Nanki-Poo was really the son of ..... But, no! I won't tell! Now-see what you missed! Maybe you can induce Mr. Eames, our I. I. O. Unstructor in Operaj to tell you how it ended! He cer- tainly kept us in suspense all evening-and did we love it! a as af :ie at 1: A silent bang! The villian dropped to the floor! The DRAMATIC CLUB witnessed this at their last meeting. Our freshies fand with no coachingj presented Two Crooks and a Lady. An elderly invalid, Mrs. Simms- Vane fNorma DeLottinvil1e, to usj had hid her precious necklace in her library. Where are they ? asked the villian, Billy Mellen. Mrs. Simms-Vane eventually told Lucille fKatherine LaRosaj, the villian's sweetheart. But like every other woman fPardonez-moi, femmesj she was untruthful and lied to her lover. They both ended in prison. Well-the would-be actors of our Dramatic Club were spellbound after the performance. Plays were read and discussed for the members to put on-Originality's the thing! The Shakespearians want to compose a play of their own! The Show Must Go On -and we're looking for it! 4- ai- si- -if at :- Stretchless Rubber Buttons presented the Seven Men ! Station L O C O! Down the calendar came trucking the 14th of january and ALPHA EPSILON'S man-produced meeting. Cu! by Mania Filion '41 Floridorio Slugger Lewis was the announcer of the broadcast conducted behind sheets ftelevision, to usj. Did you know that Rom-e-od while jul-i-et? Well- Shakespeare Stark said so, and George julio Bigelow and Raymond Romiet Harris proved it! Richard Nel- son Eddy couldn't be outdone-he brought on his ama- teurs. Have you heard Emerson Desmo Dunklee sing? Dat lil' feller sho can slay 'em! Keep your balcony doors unlocked, girls! Howard Paderewski Park-general di- rector of the program-accompanied RubinoE - Bigelow and his violin! Wow! They got the gong! lk 41 if 14 X 214 Two guest artists, Misses Gloria and Sylvia Porter, sang and played the violin respectively. What applause they got! But the Seven Men were unabashed and ap- peared with their News Flashes ! My Dear-did you know that-But why let A. E.'s secrets run wild! The girls wildly cheered the broadcast Qand we heard an im- modest echo from behind the cu1tains!j. Now-girls-what'll we do to redeem ourselves! Pk lk 111 is 41 PF They're at it again! Undaunted by the price of wheat and cost of pigs! Vermont farmers may come and go, but B. H. S.'s AGRICULTURAL CLUB farmers will go on forever! Rodney Clark, the man behind the cow and before the F. F. A., bravely presided over the cracker barrel in Mr. Granger's Gen'ral Store fannex, to unimaginative read- ersj at the meeting in December. Long may it wave! What? Oh, the banner! Yes, they're going to have a banner for their organization! Hear! Hear! All you skiers! Now, you can buy your hotdogs at the Guilford Ski Tow-and from the Empo- riumf' Our Future Farmers may need some F. F. A. flfavorable Feminine Assistantsj. Why not apply, girls! Have you ever seen a cider shower! Wellhfrom what I heerd -cider literally poured after the last meeting- and I don't mean down the throats of the farmers, Those doughnuts like Mother used to make were holey consumed. Well- Strong Men to the Front and here are our men Ready, Willing and Able! What'll they be up to next! i15l

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WHAT's this? The British can't take it! YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU, America's sen- sation of last season and this, opened in London andvery quietly closed again! The British applaud American hu- mor when they can do so, but this was too much for them. They imitate American slang, they copy the wisecracks. But this play is much wilder, more fantastic than the English comedies. Against the more subdued London background, it probably proved too shrill for the jolly, ole Englishmen. Therefore, You Can't Take It with You was a complete failure in dear old England! at 1: is as fr Speaking of the British theatres, a major point in the art of drama is being proven. HMOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA is the play in question. Its success will de- termine the importance of the tragedy. That fact, that it is a tragedy, and even a tragedy without relief in exalta- tion, gives to the success of Mr. O'Neill's play a special interest. There is a notion that tragedy is unpopular in this age. Therefore, it will prove that this dramatic form can succeed. Secondly, it will prove that plays without laughter are not doomed. And, last, it will prove that the play goer is not such a conservative, as many managers assume, concerning the time, length and type of play produced. This last is most important. So, let's watch the outcome of this British venture! as is va as as Hear ye! Of interest to all those with dramatic aspiraa tions! Because of the thousands and thousands who weave their way to the Big City in hopes of making good theatrically, an EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE has been established. The ambitious aspirant is given an inter- view, is advised, and is helped in any way possible. He may choose any scene he wants. Each actor is appraised by tive to ten auditors who sit in a darkened theatre many seats apart. The auditors take notes and their notes are put upon one card and are filed away. Groups have been formed. They are given rehearsal space and as much help as can be spared. Three months is usually the period of practice. Then, a performance is arranged by the committee, if the would-be actors have shown themselves capable. The participants are of many and varied types. Some want experience, some are professionals and want a little relief or diversion, others are out of work tempo- rarily and want to practice up a bit. Those who write for interviews range from college graduates with a diploma of excellence in dramatics to stage hands in a summer theatre. The Experimental Theatre was formed, quite re- cently, in hopes of finding new talents, of helping those already discovered, and of being a contact between the immediate stage and an inexperienced actor. I think that all those who are behind this movement deserve a mighty lot of praise- Speedy Success to you! is Sk is its 41 The most outstanding movie of the moment is Walt Disney'S SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFSI' Primarily, it is a fairy tale for adults! fAnd how they love itlj Although, in our real world wars are being fought fas the picture unreelsj, although crimes are being committed, although hatreds are being whetted, all worldly trials are forgotten when the spell that Walt Disney has woven begins to take hold. The picture has been three years in the making and it cost 31,500,000 Two million five hundred thousand pictures have been drawn, and the piece runs one hour and twenty minutes. In Snow White, Mr. Disney has attempted to blend the realistic and the fantastic. Nothing more need be said about this amazing movie which has taken the heart of America-except that England's censors have ruled that it cannot be shown in that jolly old isle because it might frighten young john Bull! Alack a day! ak as ff ak sk Latest reports, however, say that after a few changes have been made in several of the sequences, the picture may be shown to Little Britain-provided that he is ac- companied by an adult, or that he is over sixteen years of age! if at :ie as at a: And how would you like to get 351,666.66 for every word you wrote, my pretties? Perhaps you heard Lionel Barrymore and Robert Taylor on the radio, tell a story of a forthcoming picture and ask for a title. And you probably thought you might send a masterpiece in. Well, it's too late now, for a frizzy-haired, high school boy, Roy Harris, has won the prize. The three words which brought him 35,000 and a marvelous trip are OF HU- MAN HEARTS. Roy has been very busy-on the go everywhere. In Hollywood, he met such celebrities as Clark Gable, Myrna Loy and Spencer Tracy, He's been a guest of honor of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer at the Brown Derby, College Inn and other celebrated spots. Of 1 32,000 entrants, the chief runner-up in the contest sent this title, These Human Hearts. QWe can just bet that the author of this is kicking himselflj But it seems to be an of year- Of Mice and Men, Of Men and Music. KContinued on page 201 swf-' -swf' ' - xi fa- 11 u ,lf f In x EN : ' 1 Yx l' 9 ws, . --swf, Q X New 1 M It IH W 'III tx , 1, ,ii ,A xx! I JI.. rp 'f' P fi 4 Cut by Nanrianne Shaw '40

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Cut by Louise Dam: '40 CAMERA ART Smile! Sparkle! Grin! The CAMERA CLUB is at it again! Room 17 was literally turned into a photography salon! Mr. Brown instructed the B. H. S. amateurs in the use of sky and color filters and exhibited some of his pictures. Fred Wellman had a very good print of a winter scene. Bet it was a waterfall, Freddie! George Shaw ran off with the first prize for a picture of Karl Gottwald. You shouldn't stand idly around, Karl! The subjects for the next pictures are snow scenes and trees. Competition is growing keener in this up and com- ing club, thanks to Mr. Brown. We're safe-unless Photographer Tasker fpresident of the clubj tries out candid shots of some of WE seniors Qjust to see how we'll look in the year bookj. Wonder if we'll photograph as well as Dot Dunklee's cow! as ir as is ff Look out below! Here comes the HOME EC-CERS! Their last meeting was a snow party and the gals slid, tobogganed and skied through Fuller's woods. Imagine the president of the club Q Dot Hughesf but keep it under your hatj stooping to such frolic, when there's sewing and cooking to be done! But there were about twenty-five other girls who forgot their afternoon cares, yelled Ski Heil! -and then-it's a good thing snow is soft stuff! For advice on skiing-see Gloria Ryan, ace reporter of the Home Ec Club. I heard that she was a good one! Com'n get it! Dashing over to Lois Burnham's home they were greeted by the fruits of their labor-sandwiches and cake. Cocoa was served on the house. At last-we know the truth about our meek lasses in Room 31-they're a lively group. just watch them pro- gress-in all things! fi 6 F you chance to pass the study hall, afternoons, you'll undoubtedly hear the cast of the SCHOOL PLAY rehearsing for its production in April. Mrs. Allen, public speaking teacher, is coaching The lmpatience of job. The setting is in Riverton, Connecticut, where the Benson family lives-there's Amarilla, Maybelle, Una, and Tom, Uncle job Benson from Vermont pops in un- expectedly for a visit. The financial condition of the family causes much embarrassment. Because of the ec- centricities of old Uncle job, Aunt julia is convinced that he is subject to dementia. He has only to get my assets liquidated! to prove that he is perfectly sane. Amarilla, the eldest daughter of the Benson family, carries the burden of the family upon her shoulders, When Tom gets into difficulty, matters become more involved, and then-Uncle Job loses his assets-but it wouldn't be fair to tell you the ending! A gentle hint-is-don't miss the play! It'll be well worth it to see Uncle job antagonize julia Peterson, and to see Maybelle shine up to Dr. Bland. Eighty year old Uncle job is played by Leonard Hart- ley. Amarilla, the head of the Benson family, is played by Florine DeAngelis. Janice Berry is Maybelle, the dancer of the family, who becomes exceedingly interested in a widower, smooth-spoken Dr. Bland, played by George Shaw. Teresa Scarborough plays the part of Una, the musical one of the family, who resents being mocked by Uncle job. Young Tom Benson is played by john Mann. He's a likable lad employed by his domineering, politically inclined Aunt julia Peterson. Lois Burnham is adjusting herself to this position-and with a marvelous air! Every heroine has to have a hero-and Amarilla has Neil Ramsey, a civil engineer. Malcolm Sandy Mac- Gregor has the heart-throbbing part. Karlheinz Gottwald plays the part of Mr. Gowdy, first selectman of River- ton-always taking notes! That pig-tailed brat of a maid, Drucy, who nearly causes Uncle job's downfall, is played by Beverley Bigelow, who announces the pompous Mayor Maclntyre of Riverton fthe man with the extra light pantsj , characterized by George Barber. Watch for the date!-and then the curtain! 1: as ar Pk ak To have or not to have baby pictures. WE seniors have been discussing that question for weeks now. Sev- eral meetings have been held in Room 20 and one in Room 24. You've probably seen the proofs of some of our feminines fwith black drapesj floating around, and, of course, the men of our class all look like fquoting Mr. Millerj Rudolph Valentino. Then theres caps and gowns-gray serge ones were chosen. And the girls chose to wear white tassels on their caps! The Seniors have many more things to decide before they leave B. H. S. for good! at if as as 11 Not on the Program -that was the name of the play presented by the Sophomore girls at the ALPHA fCan1inued on page 202 l