Durfee High School - Durfee Record Yearbook (Fall River, MA)

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THE PASSING SHOW OF 1917 NOW, kind patrons. before the curtain ascends listen ill tentivcly to this little speech iii;i I« l»y I lie show's stage director. in behalf of himself .mil his iim nrkcix in tin- effort lu sill inf v your every desire in I lit production of this little playlet:— We. wlm I m v» worked so li;i ni in I In staging »»f this fourael pliiv—more s|s citic wi run nnl Ik , for here u hit of comedy is to Is- observed. there some farce. in other plucc burlesque. ami often wnne «lint of tragedy—have now aeroni- plislieil our purpose. Our lit lie ilraiiia is ready for its Mirst nit'll!. It is nhoiit to lie presented for your approval, ami although we realiw that it is hv no means perfeet.- mistakes ami errors are houml to erivp into even the most carefully proilueeil masterpiece, for Shakespeare lias a clock strike in ■Itiliit Cnrsiir—we hope that the «Iraimitie critics and the public in general will overlook the minor details and note the true ipiulity of the picee as written by the hand of Fate in the halls of IUirfee High and as arranged by that noble Istard of sixteen world-famed playwrights. Nothing has been omitted. The plot begins with the intrmluelion and acquaint- ance of the characters to Durfee—Act I. Acts II ami III form the rising action, until at length in Act IV conies the glorious climax of senior year. Our actors ami actresses have found use for neither paint nor powder, since the authors and directors have endeavored to write into the words themselves all the embellishments that the participants may need or desire. ’ Alas, patient audience, we can not raise the curtain until that increasing din from the street has Is-en quieted. I»n not be disturbed. It is not a Ccrmun army, but merely a crowd of disappointed playgoers, who forgot to order their seats in advance at a chair, and are now clamoring in vain for admittance. Hut hark! the signal is given, and now the curtain is slowly mounting to the ceiling.

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II THE 1)1'It FEE It ECO It I) SAIJAl I I »A VKXIM HIT Al.l.KN Ivinoiislnitim: her wisdom by tin notion. Snnili entered our fa...n.s class In 1!U:L Since Unit time sin has helped her school to victory I....any :i tennis match In which her bril limit work has ciivcndorcd much admiration for her. Vet tennis doe not ahsorti all Sarah's Interest I y any means- no Indeed! She Is ofen soon. madly drlvlni: her little car around corners, anisine many an ache to her com- panions' backbones while she emleavora to see how hlth she inn force the sjiccdomotor. l«y Snrnh's love of duncluj;. which lias prompt- 's! her to a regular attendance at the drills, the cadets have lieen not unwilling gainer . She will carry with her to tin Knrtciit Physi- cal Culture School next year the In-st wishes of her many friends. .4 merry ox llie ■Inn ix lony. liOItlS l!l.l ,Alti:TIl AI.MV Dntskp •• -. '' Ihnln In Corls we have dlscnrcrtil a iicrson of much versatility. A faithful attendant at all the uteotlngK of the Forum, ami nu enthusias- tic sn|i|» rter of Kurfcc In all Its nudertak- lm:s. ul the same time she has done earm st work in all her studies and made many friends. Ilot Is nil actress of real clever- ness and promise, and can always l=c depend ed upon to do her share and to do it well. As a member f tin Class Picture Committe- she bestowed her services generously and Conscientiously. Sin lias nmde extinslve plans for the future mid should lieooinc an excellent te.ielier. I'er haps she lias her onr«x r in mind. when, on Sundays, she instructs a class of little ones with whom she has had uieiualitlcd success. Wc shall be ably repre- senttsl at West Held next pur. '•Xtilcwlitilii cypablr, llrr career amillx her ” IiOKttTIIV WIXTIIItOP AI.MV I hit “i irrl Although ltoroiliys home Is In Mule Coni|s I.. Uliode Island, the distance of twelve miles didn't prevent her from entering the sophomore class at Inirfee in lttl-4 ami since that time she has lieeti a memlier of the col- lege course. When the mimes of thus»» chosen for the class day committee were read. lien, was on the list She could well lie Included In the srronp of the best-mitured girls In the class, for sin always seems bright and happy. Watching a hit lomtue bnsc-hall tame Is my favorite pastime. she says. Next fall she will travel to Northampton, when sin will enter Smith. She prefix the nuxiin irilh n rheer.”