Holderness School - Dial Yearbook (Holderness, NH)

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MUSICAL ACTIVITIES The Choxr started off thls year wrth great success under the dxrectlon of Mr Stanley Sheppelrd who was talxmg Mr Rogers place for the hrst halt of the year Btsldes IIS regular program of hymns durmg the mormng and evenmg serwlces on Sunday xt has on several occaslons presented special selectlons among whlch were Where er You Walk oseph and the Shepherds Excelsls Deo sexeral arrangements of Lhrlstmas Carols an ar rangement of Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones and How Mnghty Are the Sabbaths by Holst whlth were notable for thenr excellence M1 Sheppard also formed a Glee Club 1n conjunction Wllh the choxr which desplte the lack of practxce did yeoman servlce The Crchestra another mnovatlon but m a hghter vem surprlsed everybody wlth nts success W1th a large repertoire of popular tunes nt played before and after the showlngs of two of the school s earller dramatxc productlons besldes 1ts unusually pranseworthy perfor mance at the tea dance glven nn honor of Kendall Hall film 5,455 'l . . . , . , f V . . , . , , . . . Y. x . ' 1 9 I KC l ll CK l, KK . , .I , In . ,, Y , . 9 -s ' KK V ,I li 3 . ,, .i . 3 ' 3 ' ! 1 v y ' a , .... . . 3 . '- 'C I . 'fc .' Q 0 . rn , 3 1 1 - 45-, 'F - .mt- , f?.2,:ahlig-f ' h ' ' Q- w..,.fr14 ' -V -Vi. fr. . 4 we Q . jf , if-:HITS -

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DRAMATICS Thls year the dramatlc department has put on three pro ductnons two plays and one operetta The first play In the Zone by Eugene ONe1ll depleted a Brxtrsh tramp steamer crossmg the Atlantrc durmg World War I The accents Cockney Irrsh Russ1an and Bronx were remark ably well done and the actrng rn general under the drrec tlon of Mr Abbey was exemplary Phllrp Vmall portray mg a hard bltten stolld and loyal seaman gave an outstandmg performance as dnd Roger Foss Later representatrves from the advanced French class put on Le Testament whnch was adapted and produced by Mr Fnore Agam Phlllp Vmall rndlcated hns 3.CtlI'lg abrl 1ty whlle Slgourney Nmmger Ernest Gnroux Davnd Langstaff and Ted Llbbey played the supportmg roles wlth d1st1nct1on The make up m thrs play whlch was Dlay was m French lt was easlly understood by the large magornty of the audxence a trxbute to IIS dlrector m more than one way Fmally smcc 1933 the school has yearly put on a Gul bert and Sullivan operetta Since the early productlons there has been much lmprovement especlally m the phys 1cal appurtenances of our stage Thus year Pma ore has been selected and work began soon after the Mldwmter Houseparty Since then by means of daily rehearsals the cast and the drrectors Mr Abbey and Mr Rogers have slowly molded rt mto what promnses to be a first class performance if if sag 3 ' 3 Q 1 9 I 3 ' ' I Q . y 1 3 , I Y . done by Mr. Abbey, was remarkably good. Although the ' - c c f . 3 ' ' Y elf

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SOCIAL ACTIVITIES The socxal season of 1939 40 began wlth our first dance with Kendall Hall The grrls arrxved m tnme to see the last half of the Proctor game and after nearly freezmg to death watchmg Proc tor bemg rumed they were led by numerous non athletic youths to tea at the Rectory After a lnttle whlle the football players began to appear IH search of their partners and soon the tea dance began An excellent buffet supper followed the tea dance The supper was served at long tables m the North dmmg room and the South dmmg room whlch had been transformed mto a very comfortable lounge was used by the many who wlshed to eat and relax at the same time The mam dance whlch was very enjoyable be gan at exght and ended at about ten thrrty so that the gurls could get back to Peterborough at a reasonable hour The next and posslbly the b1ggest soclal event of the year came just after the school had undergone the tortures of m1d years The g1rls arr1ved around four o clock on Frr day February 2nd for the Mld Wlnter House Party and after they were settled nn the1r rooms were taken to tea at the Rectory After tea everyone dressed rn sk1 clothes or s1m1lar apparel to go to the Dartmouth Outmg Club Cabm on Mount Moosnlaukee where an excellent dmner awalted After dmner a caller from Hanover mstructed us m the mcetles of the barn dance and before long every one was vnolently executmg the Vxrgxma Reel and other equally strenuous dances After a few hours of thxs the they were defrosted wnth hot chocolate and cookles After an 8 30 breakfast on Saturday morn mg a large group went to Huckms H111 to see some slalom races but a bltmg wlnter wmd soon drove them back to school The afternoon found a group skung and another group at the Flume and even another at the local cmema The mam dance began at enght and finished at twelve The muslc was supplled by the Green Collegnans an eleven pnece orchestra from Hanover A mldmght lunch of eggs and sausage was served by candlelight and a very enjoyable day was over Cn Sunday mornmg the Slxth Form was rudely awakened by chattermg females of the early morning walk type Breakfast fortu nately was at nme The gurls attended chapel wnth thelr escorts and were duly entranced by the mus xcal talents of the make shaft choir After dmner Mr Abbey and Mr Sheppard gave a swing recital on the llvmg room pianos and Mr Sheppards brother presented a very amusmg truck drivers . . , , - , - 3 3 . . . , . . , 7 - y 9 ' ' 9 , . , . , . . . . , j .- Q x I ' . 1 , 7 - y , J , . y 1 y I ' , 7 party broke up and weary carloads of boys and gxrls wended their way back to school, where o . , Q . . u n n 1 Y Y - s , . I , - n . 1 . . 1 ' ' j I 75 - - - ' v , , , i S I ' f I 1 Q o o I A - , , . . . , I , Q . . ,