Holderness School - Dial Yearbook (Holderness, NH)

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The annual Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, always so eagerly looked forward to, is PATIENCE, directed by Mr. Stephenson and Mr. English. ACOLYTES GUILD Under the fine direction of Mr. Judge, the Acolytes Guild, now in its third year, has be- come a very popular and useful service to the school and church. This year the guild has grown to thirty-five boys, from sixth formers to third formers, who feel it a privilege as well as a duty to serve God. At the annual Christ- mas Party the Guild elected Wink Rawle to succeed this year's president, John Allbee. DEBA TING Soon after school started this year, the debating club met to elect its oflicers for the year. They were as follows: President, George Hatch, Vice-President, John Allbee, and Secre- tary, Robert Armknecht. With only the practice debate at Shrewsbury for experience on the topic, Resolved: That the Federal Government Should Adopt a Policy of Free Trade Among Nations Friendly to the United States, the above three plus Josh Young, went to debate the question at the Dartmouth Tournament. When the scores were tallied, it was found the Holderness team had squeaked out a victory by one speaker rating. On February 12, after qualifying at the preliminary rounds at Dover, a group went to the University of New Hampshire to compete in the speech finals. There Hatch came in second in extemporaneous speaking and original ora- tory. Two weeks later a second trip was made to the University of New Hampshire for the state debate championship. Hatch and Arm- knecht made it to the finals but lost on a close 3-2 decision. March 4 found our debaters at the state university once more for the N. F.L. District Tournament in speech and debate. Things were looking up for the Holderness team this weekend, Hatch won the original oratory and the four-man debate team won too. This qualified Hatch and Armknecht for the Nationals at San Jose, California on June 21-24. At the New England Student Conference in April John Allbee qualifiied as a Senator from New England to go to the Nationals in California.

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by about thirty Holderness boys. Another trip to Littleton was enjoyed by the choir on Decem- ber fourth, at which dancing followed a concert in the Littleton Baptist Church. Shortly after the Winter term opened, on January twenty-second, a group of boys traveled to Dana Hall School for a formal dance which turned out very well, although it was said to be rather crowded in the dance hall. Then on February nineteen, twenty, and twenty-one, we held our Winter Carnival, highlighted by a suc- cessful Proctor ski-meet and the crowning of the queen on Saturday evening. On March fifth and sixth, a large group of boys enjoyed the Saint Mary's Winter Carnival, with a day of skiing at Cannon. On March twelfth, just before Spring Vacation, a group enjoyed another surprise dance, this time at Abbot Academy. In the Spring term, three social events follow- ed each other on three consecutive weekends. The first, on April sixteenth, accompanied a concert given in our gym with Waynefiete School. Both the conceit and the dance proved very successful. The Saint Mary's Spring dance which took place on the following Saturday was attended and enjoyed by about thiity Holder- ness boys. The day of the Hebron baseball game on April thirtieth, the next Saturday, we held our own Spring houseparty. With the help of the ever-busy social com- mittee: Dick Kruger, Nat Pulsifer, Stan Evans, Dick Taylor, Tom Henderson, Bob Armknecht, and Mrs. Hagerman, this year has had its share of pleasant social events, both here and away. DRAMA TICS Introducing dramatics this year to the sehool's list of activities, the Dramatic Workshop was active in offering an outstanding variety show, TV FOLLIES OF 1955, and presenting for the first time in twenty-five years a full-length play, the old- fashioned mellerdrammer, BERTHA, THE BEAUTIFUL TYPEWRITER GIRL. Added to these time-consuming works were half-hour dramatic plays, including the dramatization of an original short story, ZACAMBARO, and Guy de Maupassant's THE NECKLACE, over Radio Station WLNH. Directing the Workshops activities is Mr. Waznis. Production manager is Elsom Eldridge. Plans to present the first school 'extravaganzau this fall are now under way.

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