Georgetown Preparatory School - Cupola Yearbook (North Bethesda, MD)

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The Parting of the Ways by ALBERT E. SCHRADER, '35 ACT I. CA Room in Dido's Palace! CAeneas bends over Dido and places a faftherly kiss on her foreheadj AENEAS. What's the matter, dear? You look so tired. CSilenee.j AENEAS. You know that I love you. D1Do. Aeneas, you haven't been true to me. AENEAS. But--you're the only one. Heaven knows I wouldn't carry on with any other-. Darling, what's the matter? CA prolonged silence. Aeneas fidgets in Dido's presencej DIDO. Sit down. You look uncomfortable. Now tell me, what's the trouble- AENEAS. CSnddenly finding his voice! Dido dear, it's this terrible business of founding a city. Jove wants me to push on. DIDO. Jove! You sailors! Always blaming it on J ove. Don't--didn't-it ever occur to you to blame some- one else other than Jove. You stupid idiot! You dolt! Now I see. Yon don 't love me any more. Fickle. I hate you. I hate you! Get out! I hate you! ACT II f0n Board Shipj AENEAS. CTo his captain! I think we'd better get out of here. We ,re not welcome. A fool could see that . . . 31

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April R QQ N Q! I! May QQ U K! ll Q! Q! 4th : 10th 16th 21st 25th 29th lst: 3d. 8th: 11th: 13th: 16th: 20th: - The Blue and Gray APRIL Sexton breaks the bank. Square receives some peppers. Hot stuff, eh, Father? Pancho departs for New York and Bl. Renehan gets an honor card. Investigation fol- lows. Easter Vacation in full swing. It seems there was a horse show in Brooklyn ---- : Vacation ends. A lemon is discovered on the Senior Corridor. MAY Preparation for exams. Freshmen are on edge. But Tommy Murray is confident. Love is cruel-So Rosy finds at Union Station. Hughsie forgets the Greek alphabet. Preakness. Murphy comes through, as Clemens cusses. Religion Province. Ohhhhhl Latin Province tomorrow. Three-Words re tires early. We go to press, feeling extremely glad that you d0n't know who we are. Sorry boys, but we couldn't miss the last shot at you before gradu- ation. Farewell! ,Tis done, ,tis well. 30

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The Blue and Gray CTo hinrselfj Poor girl. I loved her so. Well, it 's all this beastly business of founding a city. Wish I'd never been born . . . CTo the eaptainl Ah, Captain, weigh the anchor. It's almost dawn. CAPTAIN. Aye, aye, sir. AENEAS. QWalhs over to the stern and peers into the morning niistj My Dido! My Drido! lMarine wallfs up to Aeneas, clicks his heels and salutesb IWTARINE. Message for you, sir. AENEAS Cdistractedlyj Yes, yes. IVIARINE. The rest of the fleet is ready to sail, sir. AENEAS. Clistlesslyj Very good. Shove off. CMarine clicks his heels, about faces ana marches of. Squad of sailors march up to the flagstaff in the stern and raise the flag. Bugler blares out colors. Everyone at atten- tion except Aeneas. He is staring at the receding shorelinel ACT III A Cin Heaven, at Jove's Courtj JOVE. Poor fellow. Should never have fallen for her. That's going to cut him up plenty. Well, duty 's duty. fJuno sits over in her throne. Obviously in a hujfj JUNO. Jove, you're a fine husband. There, you've wreck- ed the best city I ever had. I really think you did it to spite me. All on account of that hussy, Venus. JOVE. CAlways impervious to his wifej Ganymede, bring me some more of that Grecian Grape-Juice. It 's the tops! QCurtainj 32