Jersey Shore High School - Orange and Black Yearbook (Jersey Shore, PA)

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26 THE ORANGE AND BLACK This type of dancing really leads us to another type, because it seems a French explorer after being captured and made guest of honor at one of these affairs, managed to escape and return to France. Here after relating his experiences to Napoleon, he was asked what the dance was called. Why, he replied, they speak of it as 'the men you et.' And so came into being the French Minuet. Napoleon would not take his hand from his vest to Shine the Apple however, and so the Minuet underwent radical changes, and became the stately, dignified waltz as we know it today. Frank Buck, however, brought back the Big Apple alive, and so the Big Apple exists today. Now the last type of dancing I will explain is the Barn Dance or hoedown. This dance originated in the western part of Russia. among a tribe of people known as the Goons. From this people came the well known phrase Go'on to town. These people who danced in rows and squares, while some moron mumbled foolish commands to be obeyed, were continually changing their motions and inventing new ones. In fact after a noted geographer had watched their antics, he named the place as he saw lit. He called it the Russian Steppesf' After he had done this noble act he returned home, and so each week now, you can dear Uncle Ezra and the boys in the old hayloft really go to town. And, so there, dear readers, is the Q true? j origin of the dance. Of course, times have combined these three forms of relaxation until today to be a hit on the dance floor you have to act like a bad case of epilepsy or be able to slither along like a blowing adder. Tut - tutl Such de- gradation! But there's not much to do about it - so, On with the dance! SURESHOT JAMES WHITEMAN HE crimson clad invaders fell back on a 'two-three defense as a sud- den silence enveloped the huge Burke palestra. All attention was directed on a stocky guard of the Burke five, who was crouched in a shooting position at mid-court. It was a long shot, and the last quarter of the Burke-Haverford tilt. With Burke leading by a slim two points. accounting for the tense silence holding the crowd like an iron grip Benny Davis, Burke's stocky guard, held the ball - came up quickly - the ball arched very high - while the some 1300 spectators anx- iously followed the course of the ball - then the hemp lace under the iron rim moved gently. A goal from mid-court without touching the rim! The crowd roared its approval of Benny Davis, the big gun of the Burke attack. QDavis had been repeating that same shot all eve- ning to the crowd's delightj. But Davis's great shooting performance seemed to have the oppo- site effect on his teammates and captain Johnny Haines, who would fling at him, Pass the ball! or Grandstander!

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JERSEY SHORE HIGH SCHOOL 25 Then sadly they were told of the discovery of the doctor's frozen body about fifty miles outside the post, and were shown his remains. The doctor, they were told, had fallen over a steep embankment in the blinding snowstorm and broken his leg, and had slowly frozen to death. His comrades were so deeply moved that a few minutes of absolute silence prevailed as the full meaning of this deed of unselfish sacrifice dawned upon each of them. Then in reverent silence they dug down through the snow and scooped out a shallow grave for his noble body. Afterward an awe-inspiring ceremony took place: awe-inspiring by its very simplicity. The body was tenderly laid in the cavity: a few words were repeated from the Scripture, and then finally a few minutes of bareheaded silence was observed by the men, each whispering a prayer or perhaps even shedding a few tears. Then a bit of earth was placed over the body and a mound of stone to mark the place. Finally as a Iitting gesture to such a hero, a rude wooden cross was set up, and burned into the rough wood was this glorious inscription: To Paul Korsauitch, M. D. - Who Died in an attempt to save this garrison- Greater love hath no man that this. - FORD'S THESIS ON THE DANCE JOHN FORD -tracing the steps of high-stepping N these days of jazz, swing, and jam, and with the entire country dance conscious or maybe dance unconscious, it is only fitting that some intellectual explain to the people the why and where- for of dancing. Dancing originated, strange as it seems, way back in the dawn of time, when men were men, climbing around in trees, or watching the dinosaurs race at Santa Anita. The Iirst dance originated by our an- cestors was a combination of the modern adagio and fan dances. The male of the species would go a wooing to bring home a little wo- man and after he sighted a suitable gal, he would start chasing her. As soon as he caught her, the adagio Qwhich is just plain wrestlingj would begin. After a few twirls of this, the fan dance would start. He would fan his gal's brow with a club, and that would be that! But! enough for pre-historic shag. Onward, tracing the steps to the modern steps. The next type of dancing to be discussed is the cannibalistic or mass dancing which has turned out to be The Big Apple or the recent Little Peach. This hoof exerciser originated in Africa among a tribe of natives known as the Swingme's. These boys would capture a nearby villager, tie him to stake, light the fire and then on with the dance. They would Susie-Q, Truck and what not while the captive slowly turned to a veal cutlet. There's an interesting sidelight to this type of dancing. in that the potential entree was the Hrst man who really got hot at a dance.

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JERSEY SHORE HIGH SCHOOL 27 Davis flushed as all eyes followed him back to his position. An- other person viewing Davis's shots much in the same manner as the team was coach Specs Brucker, who would openly show his disgust by stamping his feet on the floor, letting forth a low guttural growl, and emphatically chewing on his three stick wad of Beechnut gum. The game ended a few minutes later, Burke winning by the small five point margin when it should have been a field day for their cham- pionship-crazed quintet. As the crowd nltered from the palestra, it com- mented on Davis's uncanny shooting, which outshone his equally great guarding. This lone hand performance of Davis's had been going on for some time, and it was bound to be questioned by other members of the team and by the coach in a very short time. Dissension came quicker than it was expected. After their shower four members of the team: Blake, Ace Dupre, Andy Smith, and Tenson, gathered in one corner of the dressing room. For a while they talked in low tones, and then they came over to Johnny. Ace was the spokesman: Johnny, I guess we've stood about enough. 'Specs' doesn't need us. Davis can do it all. Johnny could see that he must plead with them. You guys are nuts. Come on, stick around. We'll need you for this league race, and Davis can't hold out all the way through. You heard us before, retorted Johnny's running mate. We're through. The coach entered the dressing room at this point in the discussion and walked past the group. Before anyone had a chance to speak, Specs called out, Davis, come're. The stocky little guard strutted up to the bespectacled coach. Hands on his hips he surveyed Specs Well? Davis, just why do you insist on being the kind of a player you are and play the kind of game you do? Do you mind telling me just why you hog the ball and all that? A slight pause while Davis swallowed and then: No, I don't mind telling you. I shoot so much because I am aiming at that high scoring record in our league, because the winner is usually voted the most valu- able player in the league. He almost drawled these last words out and then he slumped down on the bench to continue to dress. Specs knew the little guard had spoken the truth. So a player's desires were wrecking his championship hopes. He turned to the quar- tette that was about to quit and said, There's no use of you guys hand- ing in your uniforms. He turned to Davis, his voice was cold and exact. Davis, hereafter you'll sit on the bench. It's O. K. Mr. Brucker: I'll be riding the bench, Showing no emotion in his face, he shrugged his shoulders and walked away. Before Davis had been benched the Burke qintet had been tied for iirst division with Troy and Amhurst, but with the absence of Davis the team was not the same. At forward Johnny inspired his mates, but