George C Marshall High School - Columbian Yearbook (Falls Church, VA)

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Representing the age of puns and atrocious word plays was a trio of “Marx Brothers’’ who performed small skits at the show. The slap¬ stick side of the show was represented in other skits. For pub¬ licity purposes the “Marx brothers” (really costumed seniors) wandered around the school, alternately throwing pies and blowing loud horns. On the day of the show Se¬ niors dressed up in sweatpants and sweatshirts. Before each period the Seniors performed various stunts, like singing off-key in a large group and doing calisthenics between classes. People were seen riding unicycles and small tricycles. Some folks tried to fly on broomsticks, but they never did get off the ground. The Variety Show was held on January 13, and had a fair number of students, parents and teachers in attendance. Besides comedy, the audience enjoyed unpreviewed mu¬ sical entertainment. STUDENT LIFE 107

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Accusations of apathy are usually made of Seniors. Therefore, when last year’s class of 1972 cancelled its variety show because of lack of interest, it was no surprise. The class of ’73, however, worked on its Senior Variety Show and made the whole class get involved. Talent is always a good thing to have at a variety show, and the 1973 Variety Show had its share of that. But even more important than the talent on the stage is the enthusi¬ asm of the class. Publicity for the show was provided by the Seniors. An assembly was held for Seniors a few days before the show. As an ice breaker, students watched com¬ edy scenes from old silent movies which included many slapstick and gag jokes. There was puzzlement in the audience as well as laughter; no one could quite figure out the pur¬ pose of such an assembly. The old comedy scenes proved to be the theme for the Variety Show. Left: Patty Young sings to Alan Roach ' s guitar accompaniment. Top: Mindy Manley on the banjo, and Tom Woehrle on the guitar harmonize. Above: Three senior jocks at¬ tempt a seductive belly dance. Opposite page, upper left: Bob Updegrove tries to eat; the hands are not his own, but are coming through the sheet. Upper right: The mysterious hands cover Bob with food. Right: One of the many Marx Brothers’ pun- filled skits.

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Suffering the burden of a heart¬ breaking season, Coach Bob Smith and his varsity squad came so close so many times that with a few good breaks, Marshall would have been on top of its district competition. Losing many two-and one-point decisions, this year’s varsity team fell short of a potential cham¬ pionship season. The squad did demonstrate its ability to overcome the underdog role and defeat top-rated district rivals. Marshall was often at a severe height disadvantage, but constant hustling by the Statesmen and a determination to win was the needed edge in defeating many rivals. A strong bench was also responsible for turning games around and bringing home vic¬ tories. With both inside and outside shooting, the Statesmen displayed a well-balanced attack. As the end of the regular season approached, Marshall fought hard to earn a spot in the district tournament and the subsequent possibility of a regional berth. Right: While dribbling down court, Glen Bal- ducci contemplates the situation. Below: John Webber takes the first of his two foul shots in the Langley game. i m