Durham High School - Messenger Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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A hearty welcome to our DURHAM COUNTY CIRCUS! We 've worked hard to make it what we feel to be truly one of the GREATEST SHOWS ON EARTH ! When we say WE ,we mean EVERYBODY in the CIRCUS, .... from the OWNER, .... Mr. Chewning, his BUSINESS CHIEF,.... Mr. Smith our BOARD of DIRECTORS, .... Dr. Jordan, Mrs. Lanning, Mr. Tilley Mr. Green and Mr. Council,right on downto our TEN PRODUCTION MANAGERS our hundreds of able, skilled TRAINERS our loyal STOCKHOLDERS ,.... which in- clude every parent in Durham County, .... then a host of STAGEHANDS, who keep our TENTS and SIDESHOWS warm and clean .... and last but certainly NOT LEAST .... the MENAGERIE, .... which,we assure you, includes some of the strangest ANIMALS you'll ever hope to see ,.... and our great host of TRAINED PERFORMERS , .... truly as expert and spectacular a set of TROUPERS as you'll find anywhere! How did our CIRCUS reach this state of perfection? Well .. it has been the unsurpassed TEAMWORK of all the folks men- tioned above. Each has a special job to do and ,, does it well. For instance, take our PRODUCTION MANAGERS: MISS MICHAELS has charge of training our youngest animals, and puts them through their paces for their first eight years as members of our circus. Then she turns them over to MRS. HASSELL when they are readyto take on more difficult feats. All during their stay with our circus MRS. BOUZA RD and MISS BAGWELL show the animals the joy and charm of music and song, while MISS ALEXANDERenhances their , ,L-f '-f- I 1 I , . 1 .t U ,I l' - ul I ,I s .le'N , R . xii' 1 Xwa' ,- Y' yi, , A s f I Y HOCKER comes to the rescue of any who have SPEECH difficulties, MRS GREEN helps any who stray away from the CIRCUS GROUNDS to find their way back quickly and safely once more, and MISS BURGESS urges each circus mem ber to make life more joyous and bright through the exciting use of COLORS LINES and SHAPES! MR. RAY keeps all our animals sound and healthy, and directs the HIGHLY TRAINED PERFORMERS in feats of daring PHYSICAL PRO WESS involving coordination of MIND and MUSCLE. We all know on what an army is said to travel: it is the same with a circus! Where would we all be without MRS. LITTLE and her CAFETERIA MANAGERS who daily see that each member of our tremendous circus crowd is served nutritious and taste tempting MEALS! our success in playing to PACKED AUDIENCES that our crowds can no longer be housed in the 10 MAIN TENTS where our CIRCUS MEMBERS nowpractice and perform daily! To alleviate this situation, a BOND ISSUE was recently passed, and even now, plans are rapidly going forward for the erection of many new and more elegant BlG TOPS where we can put on even greater perfor- mances than at the present timel One thing makes us sad, however. Many of our TOP-NOTCH PERFORMERS are leaving us after this year. They have reached the top and now plan to take the show ON THE ROAD l They will be going, some inone direction,some in another, to all parts of our nation, .... and perhaps overseas, .... but wherever they go, we know they will reflect honor upon their HOME CIRCUS and carry on the true Dur- ham County tradition. To you ,... our CIRCUS GRADUATES of 1953, .... we wish good luck, good fortune, and GODSPEEDl I I , 1 ' K q ' Q , , 7' a 9 0 6 A 7 ,X . I ' f M I .. , ,W 'rf-., if ' 5 . S Q X l . J 1 'I Y , - D ,..7 5 , , Y a '. -hx '1. L.'-K D- - A 5. .75 In VA H 'Al hllgh 2 ' I 3 X NL. N .A q v I, J ,W I V l . . xl' 4 ft, lg ., A - 0 I , ru- 'ig : 4 .' hge, I 1 ' Q.. L, 3,51 learning processes through the use of excellent AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS. MRS. 'gm' 9 '53 . if .fy N, Ga ff - ,IQ 5 , A 4 . H si Rt . t 'HI ' - if T-I ff' 9' 'I 5- ' A I . - 1 fr '1 1- - vis IN I' K' , fl , So much for TRAINING, .... now what of PERFORMANCE? So great has been A A , ' ' 'gi 5,1 0 is f x ,f , , ' Q MAMA I2 f4ndaow,4Qaaleto4elpqoafc'ndgoaza1aqa4oandoa49cu4Qmaad4.- P. 1-8 Step up and see the STARS and all the VIP'S of our great DURHAM COUNTY CIRCUS! P. 9-42 BRAGTOWN'S THREE--RINGERS P. 43-'76 HOPE VALLEY'S ACROBATIC ACES P. '77-110 LOWE'S GROVE PARADERS' P. 111-144 MAIN ATTRACTIONS AT MANGUM P. 145-l'78 OAK GROVE'S AERIAL ARTISTS P. 179-212 BETHESDA 'S BIGGEST HITS OF THE YEAR P. 213-232 OUR CIRCUS BACKERS Volume 2 ' ' Durham County Schools Durham North Carolina

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