Glastonbury High School - Reflections / Lantern Yearbook (Glastonbury, CT)

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Some of our most lmportant feats were performed on the fxeld of sports It became very evrdent that Ioseph Pagano and Walter Barrbault were certarnly on the way to becom mg top performers ln thetr own rlght Scormg hrstory rn all the performances of that year we made our last grand showrng w1th our f1nal examrnatxons Emerglng even more radxant than we had antrclpated we were very happy to ftnd we had been transferred to the Iunlor troupe Oh yes I remember that so well prped IU The Human Skeleton but that year was nothlng compared to what followed the next year When we returned for our thrrd year s performances our company was the smallest Because of thrs fact we could not occupy our rlghtful posltxon near the head of the cara vans We were put at the end whrch IS usually occupled by the newcomers Of course we drd not hke thrs ldea at fxrst but once we got used to rt we rather llked xt We found thd we had admltted some new performers They were Daxley Wamman and Donnelly Cone was mtssmg and durmg the year Duke Pmson and Vlolet left our company Besxdes these new performers several new v1ce presrdents entered They were Dogan Hanson Peters Del GIOTHO Kellogg and Turner We all know that we had a full year of excrtement ahead of us Thts was probably what rnsprred us for we took much more rnterest rn our performances throughout the year We started the year by electrng our rmgmasters They were Raymond Grant Melvrn Babcock Shrrle Wrllxams and Frances Canaparr Our advrsors were Mclvfahon Thomp son and Noyes In the latter part of September a few performers from our group were chosen by Presrdent Endee to serve as a1r ra1d wardens After hearxng of the last companys experrences we decrded to get our order for our rings ln early Thrs of course strrred up quxte a bxt of excrtement wxth the measurtng of fmgers and gettlng our deposlts 1n and all In December we lotned wtth the Semor Company and put on a very entertammg show for the enjoyment of our parents Ah' May frfthl That mght Im sure no one wxll forget That was the nlght we had our Iunlor Company s Promenade It was held on the deck of a show boat and the portholes lxfesavers and anchors made xt seem very reahstlc Thts was an extremely prosperous year and 1t ended wrth the arrrval of our rmgs We parted company proudly wearmg our new rmgs On September 6 1944 the Brg Top started xts greatest performances The troupe began thxs eventful year wrth Rlngmasters Grant Babcock Secretary Wlllxams and Treasurer Canaparr takmg over the general management of the troupe Under the dxrectlon of our able advrsors Clark and Karrott and wrth Presrder-t Endee keeprng a watchful eye over all we started forth to a successful year Durlng the year our ranks suffered the loss of Performers Donnelly B1ll1ngton and Senyk Performers Post L1tw1n Catana and Burus who were offered better posrtrons rn Uncle Sam s Cxrcus also left thrs year The frrst b1g performance of the year was a dance the Gypsy Iamboree Thxs met wxth a btg response from the company and our profrts were put away for a rarny day In December the Iunlor and Semor Troupes gave a speclal performance for the1r parents The trtle of thrs act was The Show Boat Our stars outdld themselves and gave brllllant performances Because of her all round good cltxzenshxp Mar1on Zxrkenbach was presented wxth the D A R award by the rest of the company Our secondary chotce for the award was Iean Sherman Watt a mlnute dearle mterrupted the fortune teller You forgot to mentron the new vrce presrdents that came xnto the company that year Let s see There were Vrce Presidents Flerschauer Kennedy Formtca Antonuccx lffland Irwxn and Baldwm Well so I d1d Now to contmue wrth my dtary One of the brxght spots of thrs year was a play Young Aprll performed by the com pany on Aprtl 13 Those rn the cast were Tyrol Egan Babcock Leach Barnes Wtllrams Pagano Knapp Czarneckl Canaparl Granger Zxrkenbach Grant Solarz and Cowles Thls play was a howltng success due to the fme dlrectxon of Advxsor Kalrott and the excel lent performances gtven by the cast The Brg Tent enjoyed another gala occaslon rn Iune when we all got together at the Semor Ball Even though brlght colors happy laughter and gay smxlmg faces are a trade mark of a crrcus everythxng took on an even brtghter hue for the Ball We began our Class Day by planttng the tradttxonal Ivy and srngmg the Ivy Song From there the troupe gathered ln the big tent to complete the rest of the Class Day Cere mony The slngtng and the readlng of the W1ll the Class Hrstory and the Advxce to the Iumors were lmportant parts of the ceremony At the end of the season Presrdent Endee came around wlth the pay envelopes for the troupe In our envelopes we found educatlon, good cxtrzenshlp sportsmanshrp and knowledge to prepare us for our brgger and better yobs later on 11 - - 11 . . . . 1 - 1 . . 11 11 11 . . 11 1 1 1 , . 11 11 . 1 1 . - 1 . 1 1 - - A 1 1 1 1 1 - ' - - 1 1 1 1 1 - 11 . . , , . - 1 1 , 1 . . 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'All' iwltt' ' Nrght was approachrng and st111 our crrcus caravans rolled peacefully along the country roads toward another town The ammals gave therr last calls stretched and settled down for the nrght Up 1n the last caravan whrch was parnted a deep red somethrng was gomg on and all fourth year performers knew what rt was Thrs was the last get together they would have before they would be transferred to a brgger and better c1rcus as rs an old custom wlth the Blg Tent Glastonbury After four years of tralmng all the fourth year performers were transferred for thetr future work as entertamers Lets look 1n on them and see whats gomg on Remember how scared we all were when we frrst met under The Brg Tent roared the fat lady as she rocked back and forth 1n her double srzed charr Yes contrnued the Mrdget but we soon qot to know each other because our presr dent Mr Endee and the Head Lady Mrss Clark certarnly put us at our ease and on the Busrness was busrness carrred on the trght rope walker and we very shortly elected our own leaders Oh' I know scud the Thln Man Peter Solarz was our Head Rrngmaster and hrs asslstants were lean Sherman Frances Canapart and Marron Ztrkenbach Drdnt we choose navy blue and gold for our companys colors? asked the clown as he stood before the mlrror removrng hrs make up Yes we dld and our motto was Make The Better Best I belreve sard Ioe the drum mayor I dont remember htm but wasnt Iohn Terry the lucky representatlve of our assembly commrttee7 Yes he was sa1d the paymaster But the only thmg I can remember of our fxrst year wtth the company ts the tradrtronal c1rcus 1mt1at1on and drd I feel lrke a brg person that ntghtl I wore a green rlbbon and ate a lollypop But dont you recall the Parents Nrght Celebrat1on we held for our folks? mquxred the band leader 1nqu1s1t1ve1y Gee that stands out foremost ln my mmd We had about seventy flve members when we started our fxrst year of tours yawned the frre eater as he tossed another burmng match tnto h1s mouth Advrsors Wagner Thompson and McMahon needed that well earned vacatron as well as we drd The door of the caravan opened and IH puffed the water boy carrymg not the water palls but a lrttle book Look what Ive got he crred as he showed us hrs book I remembered I kept a drary of our second year wtth the troupe and I had such a swell t1me wrrtrng rt that I thought you all mlght 11ke to hear what I had to say Sure chorused everyone go ahead After flrttmg rather carelessly through our freshman year he reached the deslred page and read as follows Wrth such a successful year behrnd us the members of our troupe congregated agatn at the Brg Top ln September of 1942 Several of the vrce presldents of our company had left and we were pleased to see 1n thetr steads Vrce Presrdents Karrott Prke Peturson Henderson and Campbell Our own troupe had been depleted by Never Peloqurn Lrbera Terry Nelson Tallman Legeyt Rudln Curran and Becker To compensate thrs loss we were remforced wlth Barnes Catana Duke Leenders and LaRock Our rmg masters were Peter Solarz Iean Sherman Frances Canaparr and L1l11an Leach The chlef advisors were Gaglrarduccr and Campbell Advxsor Gaglrarduccr was later replaced by Advrsor Greenwood New add1trons of our company conslsted of Vrce Presldents Braem and Barone Vrce Presldent McMahon took a short leave of absence Our greatest trrumph was the Sophomore Hop It was held on Aprrl 9th and made c1rcus hrstory KX 1 T ff ' -' 1 I . -. -, E- N3 3--I ' ba , I 4 ' -gf fr.,-f Y x . , 'L-:hu ,, , ,, -- I - -T.:'5 ,,' ' 7 qv: VI -w .A 'T . ' 'sl ,, -I hen, Q Q1 lf 3 'J' VP, 5 1' 1 I - f .I 1 A .Hi 4. 1 ,: ,, , A, 14 . I , .. - . ,3 15 - , , , - , , , . I I - I ' V I I 1 ' .. road to success. I - I . ,I I I . . 4 II , . ' I ll . 1 I A - rl . r , . . , . ll I ' I . l V .. . D H I I h . - ' D I - . 1 - . , , . - . . - . . I . I I . , , , , , , , . - I . , 1 - v' ' ' ' ' '

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