Burr and Burton Academy - Burtonian Yearbook (Manchester, VT)

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THE BUPTONIAN SOCIAL ACTIVITIES The social actxwxtxes at Burr and Burton thls year opened w1th the annual PICDIC or Mountaxn Day This took place on October 1' at Downers Glen A large number of the faculty and students enjoyed baseball and other games well adapted to arousing a hearty appetlte for the luncheon whxch was consumed near the brook Seven dances were held durmg the year startmg w1th the Freshman Reception on October 6 Music was furmshed by Ianms Orchestrn Durxng ll'ltCI'fIllSSl0l1 tl GCHIOFS entertaxned thexr guests wzth a shadow versron f Young Lochmwar A the Halloween Masquerade held on October 77 many attrxctlve and amusxng cos tumes were dxsplayed Because of the lar e attendance the umor Class was able to cancel all its past Indebtedness The Gym was very attractnely decorated w1th evergreens for the Sophomore Hop vthxch was held on anuary IZ Muslc was furnxshed by Gene North s Orchestra of Hoosxck Falls N Y and the dance met w1th well mented success A few loyal frxends of the class of 1935 braved the cold weather and attended the dance held ln the Gym on February Z1 Gene North s Orchestra agaxn furnished enlrvenmg musxc At the dance held on April 6 the baseball team rn umforms made of newspapers gave proof of their destitute condltxon However the dance was so successful that the team has blossomed forth In spotless new umforms The jumor Prom held on May 18 was a very festnve occasxon The dccoratlon committee headed by Betty Swift rs to be congratulated The crownlng event of the year IS always the Senior Prom The Semors wlsh to thank the Alumni ASSOCIHUOII and the unlor Class for thelr efforts rn malung the dance such a success Dormltory l1fe has been very pleasant thxs year as xn former years due to the devoted Interest of the teachers In October a dmner party was held to celebrate Halloween the faculty and their wxves attendmg Durlng November a Thanksgxvmg party was held slmxlar to the one ln October adding to the merrxment the faculty wanted on table In December the Chrxstmas party was held In the Snyder Room After the Chrrstmas tree Mr and Mrs ones furmshed a varxed entertalnment mcludmg charades Mrs Howes also had some very clexer xdeas whlch carried the party on throughout the evemng After thxs was llnlshed refreshments were served by Mrs Howes In February a small farewell party was held for Mr Frlley The sugarmg off party whxch IS qlllte tradltxonal and sponsored by Mr and Mrs Bullock was held April I3 The faculty and trustees were the guests A new ping pong table an the recreatron room perhaps rs the center of actlvxty bemg m constant use erther by the boys or grrls The Senxor Play The Goose Hangs H1 h by Lewls Beach dxrected by Mr ones was presented at the Dorset Playhouse on May 2 The play whlch IS faxrly representatxve of Amerlcan famxly lxfe of the txmes IQ especrally suxtable for amateur productlon although the cast whrch presented If appeared very professxonal T e very dxflicult part of Bernard Ingals was capably taken by Erxc Allen Jr Hrs wife Eunice lngals was played by Mxldred Healey w1th unusual sympathy and understand mg Vlrgxma White the peppery grandmother Mrs Bradley gave many laughs to the audxence The three yocng people of the famxly Sally Allen Davxd Beckwxth and Phrlxp Hxtchcock were unusually natural and spontaneous ln therr mterpretatron Two outstandxng personalltles ln thelr brxef parts were Mlcah Rugglcs as the socxal clxmbmg M O 23 . , L 1 1 44 . 7 . . , . . . ' ' 1 Q ' 'f 2. 7 If IC , . . . . . .. . .- ' . Y . r r 4 ' . O ' . I - H y 1 2 . . , ., ' - U I s - ' - s . ,, , J . . '4 Q.. ,I . , . ., . t . , , . r . , . . . I z.. 1 K l, . . . , , . , , , . . , , . . J , . . . , , - . . K . , . . . V t - . ,, . .. . . . . . . , . . , . . . . . N , . , . . . 11 v I 9 D C! I ' 7 D' . . . , , , , . h , - , ' , . , Y - , I ' D ! H , ' . 4 ' . 4 4 - I

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THE BUPTONIAN po 1t1e11n and H.1rxcy Fowlei '1 the PTOlCNS1OI1'll pol1l1t11n The iudience wou l1 ixe hlxed to Sec more of them Barbara Shaw ai the elder Qon - lldI1k.C V115 responbixe 1111 tl11r1111nf1 Nora CLlI'1I1lIVl1UT1 HQ the clo111neer1nf1 Il1Oll1Ll' and owph Yoxxler El C put upon xon were xti ton pete ic uit G INUIC the l11t1e or fiicn ot f 111ly 111 oris IIQNC 1 tn 11111 Caine t1e1r 1111 lflk sneer fully Andx t1e dog llllly Stoe me now He w11Q xer lllllxl 1t home JI 111 time 11S 15 the nikt year the pliy ha been held at the Dover Pliyhou C Tl11Q lent to ptrfornunic 1 u CNNIUIII 1 105 IC e 111111 ll rom 1 inuth bencfi l1lKC til-1111 put lvlmy lntorw Contlihuted to the generll CXCCllC1'1CC of the pl1y the Quitabxlity of the pliy for produttion lw young people ite con1p11r1t1xe Qimplitity ol setting tne .1 round euellentn of thc xISt 111 the Llllllllll' ind xery elleetiw. direetion o r onu who hal lkl1l1.XCd the Cllllltllll ta lx of nnltlng you11g people ol little pro cQs1o111l tr11l'111'1 FLI their lines so ai to he understoo an it the ba111e time to ,ippmr 111 character dt 1ll t1n1eQ The pl1v The Goose Hings High vm: prceented hy thc Dramatic Club at the Dor'-et Plriyhousc on M1y 1 The caQt was .is lolloxw hunitc Ing1l Mildred Hedley Bernard lng1l Eric Allen 1111.1 Murdock Nora Cunningham Ron1ld Murdoek joseph Fowler Nlocl Derby Frederick Gilmore Leo Ddv Mitah Ruggle Izllildl Doris Busheo. lugh ln 1 lhilip Hitchcotk Bradley lnmlc Daxid Beckwith Lois Ingalc Sally Allen Elliott lxuinhcrlev Harvey Fowler Dagmax C,.11roll Bubara Shaw Dnccted by MHTCOTIII S one THF LITTLE OLD FORD B1 M'1r1o11 Bentley '46 The little old Ford li coxered with uet out 111 the b'1rn it Qtandi l lightly hent fender is rcidy to ruet But it- lights die lilo: Cliunondx so grind T1n1e 11.19 when thc little old Ford w1Q new And the fenclerG were in good rep 11r 1 11111 w1 the t1111e 1l111 FI per Ll l1l 11 and put it to wear You ll filwiys be peppy .ind full 1 And nexer rittlc a nnte 1 Ntewpinf 111 QTCI rew t1e ut 1 1-cc if ll r1n ut r111l And while she xx 11 Clrixing 21 tire hlcvx out XXh1th st1rtleCl Flapper THIN And ill the 1111.11 from the Countrx iround Came Lo fix up the old lin c1n 24 1 l 'z,' '1 ' ' ,'.' . 'z, 2 1 1 ld ' d tr ,. 1' 'ga . ,:' 1 , 1, J, A 1 s rh f . 1 Ay ' 1 11t. F'd-- 'la 1l ', .'I l d ' the 211 i 1,1 d D 5 B .l t as l' 1'Cl d l s all pa 5 5 'mfs 1. 11, l , at 5 l I gl 1. '. ' y 1l . . 1 1 S. Tl 5 Q 1 1 . 5 1 s . '. the 1 1 ' 1 prl .'t' zl ztn :pl r' 1l l who ld 11 1' if ' 1 t to lt: 11' g :'. 'll , '1 d 'ga ' T ' ' fM. f. . 2 g. Hd 1V A 5 5 . : d dz ' i 1 'f V ..........,.....,.......................... 1 ' Mrs. Bradley ............................................,.. Virginia White 1 it -V 1 5. H . A .L V . d K , Af- ' 1 ' . .1 tss'1 1 2 t B11 1 as ' 2 'up 1 F1111 Bo g ' 1 i 11. ' ' 1 11 ,1 ' sf gas, S1 J 1 'g' .l h l cl cl Tc i A 1 js 'gl .