Bronxville High School - Bronco Yearbook (Bronxville, NY)

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MIRROR Staff Alex Gillis, our good provider, didn't let us down in his cherished department either. W'e took time out from dancing to gorge on his luscious refreshments. Not stale doughnuts or hard cookies, but marron glace emitted a pleas- ant aroma to our noses. We washed them down with cups of punch. Midway in the evening the lights dimmed, and two spotlights were turned on the opposing coaches, Matthaei of Bronxville and Buchannen of Scarsdale. Both in turn pre- sented members of the squad with blue and ma- roon rosettes. It was the highlight of the eve- ning. The two schools were finally giving vent to their appreciation of the work the boys had put in for their enjoyment during the season. The rest of the evening we spent dancing to the Chess Club 2 7 n xv xx xx n xx xx sweet but now forgotten strains of ASCAP tunes. Tired but happy we shook Xvalter KlcVicar's hand, gave his beautiful shiner the once over, and walked OLII into the cold night. It was the hrst time we had been out all evening. smoking being permitted in the building for the first time in several years. Instead of slipping out to To- bacco Road for a proverbial weed, we ratlier cautiously invaded Miss Penney's othce to enjoy ourselves as much as possible under the circum- stance. And then came the try-outs for the Senior Play, the first production of the year. After three or four days of haphazard search among young, nervous Thespians, the cast was chosen. We didnit do a bad job of it at all. did we Holly ? Shooting Stars With the cast settled and the play, Kauf- manis, 'QYou Can't Take It XVith Youfl chosen, we went to work. Those of us who couldn't make the artistic grade delved into the more mundane surroundings of ticket selling. All of us had four tickets to get rid of by curtain time. We rang door bells, pleaded, succeeded once in a while were humiliated more often than not. Under the expert guidance of Barry Eskell, Bus- iness Manager, and l.in Gander, head of the ticket department, most of us were successful. The result was a financial triumph, even greater

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Moppets no1sy suceess Costumes were xequlred for admlttance, makmg lf the gludnest, most colorful plrty of the yelr, exceptmg per haps, our ovsn k1dd1e plrty Blll Umm and h1s band kept the xhythm gomg, whlle jack Burke ofhclated, and Alex Gxlhs ran the clder You may th1nk theres somethxng m a name, but just try to dnstmgulsh a Scotchman 1n Bronxv1lle when theres some thmg free round about Some of us even trled squeezmg the keg and sueklng the spout betvyeen outbursts of b0OglL woogle Hldes yn as revlved for the oc caslon It made a lot of no1se and may be a few headaches and vxet costumes, but all the thr1lls and excntement passed vtlth no fltalltles fxI'I'lWlI1g at school the day of the Scarsdale glme we xx ere stlrtled by the candy stlck goll posts flblng from the Chambers field Through some sly trxekery by a splrlted group of Maroon supporters they xx ere novy alternatlng red and xx hxte strapped posts 1n place of the usual vshlte goals, but all that we could see was red' After takmg oath and offerlng up our servlces to dear old B H S plans for retal1at1on were cancelled under yy 1se councll Instead, Burke and Clay berger got out of Tauby s and painted them vs lute agun Later durmg the rally assembly the hghe hearted fellows who had expressed then' n as as as n n xx 26 Scarsdale loyalty 1n the aforesand manner came before us and expressed thelr desire that we ac cept apolognes and take II 111 IU fun The honest confesslon of our 0 onents not onl mlde us PP Y qulte ready to forgne them but also set us m the fl ht mood to do or due to wm the ame 8 S If we dldn t d1e at the game, we eame even eloser to mortlllty gettmg dressed for the bug soclal event of the year The Searsdale Bronx ulle dance We dashed home, gulped our dm ner, and began that long process of gettmg mto our best go to meetm clothes We fought fur lously wlth bovy ties that vsouldn t bow, studs that wouldn t stud and curls that vsouldn t curl as rf they ey er dnd curlj The Student Coun c1l had prepared weeks 1n advance and xt was golng to be the best one yet Throwmg tr1d1t1on to the wnnd the Counc1l abohshed the old ldea of a receptlon commxttee Too many hands had been wrenched m former years We dashed off our outdoor attlre and entered the gym There was a low cellmg and subdued hghts Atmosphere' We noticed the red, whrte, and blue decoratlons 1nd the paper helmets on the walls Sweet, rhythmlc strams tmkled 1n our ears as we danced to the suave mus1c of B111 Om In s band Duck Fleld had pro cured hlm for tvso dances both were the bug gest successes of the year Clap hands for Dlck' Plastered7 1 f 1 ss 1 1' ' - . 1 e 1 6 1 K 1 1 . 1 1 - 1 1 1 . . 1 11 1 1 e , 5 1 1 1 1 . , . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 r F, ff 1 1 1 v ,1 1 1 . - 1 1 1 1 1 ' - - . v 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 e 1 . , - - .- 3 - . . . , , , 1 1 ' Y 1 V 1 -1 ' 1 1 . Q fs 1 - - 1 , 1 K' . . . 1 -1 1 1 1 y 1 yn 1 1 U - . . , 1 1 I f 1 , 1 1 . , ' 1 1 1 1 1, , 1 ' ' ' I S . . I .. I 1 1 , , . . 1 - H 1 . . , . . 1 11 . . . . Q 1 1 11' ' ' 1 1 1 1 ' . - - 1 1 ,1. . ' 1 - ' 1- . ' r 1.1. 1 1 1 .7- Q.. . 1- 1 v' . . , . , - r 1 1 s 7 , .. K 1 1 1 , , 1 1 1 .1 . . ya 1 V1 71 1 V 1 1 I 1 1 ' 1. I -1 - 1 1 1' V ' I 7 Y . 1 - 1 1, ,1 1 1 1 - 1 f 1 1 , ' . . ., 1 1 1 , . 1 1 1 . 1 , 1 . 1 , . . 1 , K , 1 11 1 1 V x 1 1. e

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an as as xx as 28 than our somewhat silly conquest of the pre- vious year. W'e donated fifty dollars of the re- ceipts to The British YVar Relief. Notwithstand- ing the excellent work of the ticket sellers, the exertions of the cast were even greater. For weeks Miss Holly slaved and toiled with the actors, took their Saturdays, insulted their pos- ture. and corrected their lisping English. Result was a gaudy success. Steve Herbert, as Grandpa, Ina Hundinger as Penny, Jane Mead as Alice, and Dick Field as Tony, played beautifully in the leads. The supporting cast was the best we have ever seen, if we do say this ourselves. Bar- bara Pick, Neal Meloy, Jim Wayman, Dick Ker- van, Lea Watson, Chuck Ashley, Barbara Shier, Ken Kline, Sammy Reid, and Emily Sykes lent all the comedy and hilarious atmosphere that a dramatization of this sort requires. Again it was a break away from the past. As far as we know, it was the first modern comedy presented by Bronxville students. Nor did we confine our- selves to the Thespian and more asthetic arts. Following the off season, we went back to sports. For the boys, basketball started early in De- cember, after Christmas for the girls. Wild leagues were established. The brand of ball played was far from good, but it was fun. Rohr- er ran wild and scored almost at will. For the rest it was a knock down and drag out affair. Nobody's life was worth a plug nickel in either league. Practice for the Varsity and J. V. squads began immediately. At the same time Mr. Brown was exhibiting his prowess as a band leader in presenting Bronx- ville's best ensemble ever in assembly every Fri- day. At the suggestion of Burkeis Student Coun- cil, we stood and sang the National Anthem. The season closed with a musical program put on by the players. It was exceptional, almost philharmonic. We swelled with pride, clapped madly for encores. Mr. Brown's organization played until it exhausted its material. We wanted more, but such wasn't forthcoming. They Hnished in a grand finale, M- leaving us breathless. A job done with distinction. Cappy Ricketts kept plugging away with our intellectual side. He didr't hurt us though. The fact is we had one swell time studying the geology of Westchester in the comfort of two luxurious busses fwe also sell no advertis- ingj. As Seniors we had reached the age where we were brilliant enough to ascertain the difference be- tween a cute babe and a cute garcon. It made the trip just that much more interesting. At nights we concentrated on stars and planets. Preceding Tau- bey's immortal forums, providing the weather was