Milton Academy - Yearbook (Milton, MA)

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First Row: Pile, Carter, Alger, Clark, C., Bowditch, Deknatel, Fuller, D., Freeman, R., Macomber. Second Row: Kitchen, Clark, A., Smith, Pierce, Kemp, fPres.j, Hitzig, P., Minot, Littlefield. Third Row: Millet, J., Fi- loon, Bolton, T., Norris, Mr. Torney, Francis, Kennelly, Holcombe, Straus. Fourth Row: Joplin, Hull, Woods Sullivan, Groves, R. S., Cunningham, Dickson, Cooper, Foster. Fifth Row: Laing, Rogerson, Sutherland Groves, R. H., Miller, Mattison, Perry, Delano. The Dramatics Society Up went the eye-brows of many a Milton student, when it was announced that the Dramatic boys were going high-brow this year. Consensus was that this long-hair Antigone stuff wouldn't go over so well with the Playboy reading, T.V. addicted Milton man. However, on Friday night, February 26, there it was, in all its glory: real, honest-to-goodness, intellectual-type drama. And to make it even more fantastic, it was there again the next night, just as deep, just as ab- struse. Amazing as it may seem, the sky did not fall, old H.H. Theatre hardly shuddered, the in- flrmary was not deluged with cases of severe headache, nobody jumped up at a crucial moment and ran for the exit, with yells of anguish . . . in fact I even heard somebody say they enjoyed it. Perhaps one or two went so far as to understand it . . . In the final analysis, this Frenchman Jean Anouilh has written an excellent version of Anti- gone, and he gave our local actors a chance to show off their talent. Roz Stone and Pietr Hitzig did a magnificent job on two tough parts and really made the play come alive. Roz did a moving and meaningful interpretation of Antigone, while Pietr, playing Creon, turned in one of the best jobs of serious acting that Milton has seen in a few years. He handled his emotion skillfully and convincingly, and brought his lines home precisely and poignantly. Stebbins, Pierce, jackson, Clark and Kemp played adequate supporting roles, and the small parts were well cast and well performed, this, coupled with the fine work of Mr. Torney and his ingenious elves, adds up to a rewarding and relatively successful production. As a double-feature with Antigone, Lady Gregory's The Rising of the Moon was performed. Harry Smith as the ragged ballad singer, and Sergeant Joe Sullivan kept this short play alive, the stage crew provided another splendid set C that sort of thing is becoming a traditionh, and The Rising of the Moon may be considered a success. As usual, Mrs. Sedgwick's directing and Mr. Torney's construction were the pedestals on which everything was built. We can't thank them enough for making Antigone and The Rising of the Moon possible, enjoyable, and successful.

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First Rom: Sturges, Kitchin, Bolton, C., Pierce, Swett. Second Row: Kemp, Freeman, C., Bingham, Parks, Forbes, Talbot, Norris. their political views, seemed to hold the conserva- tive seats on our board, and at least tried to main- tain some of the same Miltonian spirit and tra- dition found in the Orange and Blue for the last fifty years. The center was very narrow in- deed and held room only for Sports' Editor Sturges, who in actuality balanced more than one board and made more than one end meet. Our literary sparks of ingenuity and willing- ness were Kemp and Forbes who made all articles and any humor possible. We sincerely hope thus that you will read the articles - some are actually worth it. Norris and Talbot, not by choice, be- came our general handy-men. Bob more frequent- ly than not couldn't be seen above ground for months at a time because of his constant devoted hibernation in the recesses of the Warren Hall darkroom. If he was above ground at all, it was always in his ever-infamous-in-insurance-circles, blue station wagon on a march intown to printer MacGibbon meeting an overdue deadline. Scotch- man Talbot's work to the eye is not very easily viewed, but to every page these glorious pictures he glued. George Kitchin and Peter Parks clicked most of the camera shutters, and we hope that their works will enable you to relive many events again. The board was rounded out at the end by our artists, Freeman and Hatcher. Scratch and Chico have been able to bring a bit of art into the book which it has lacked for the last couple of years, and we hope helped greatly in expressing the character of the Class of 1960. We hope our product portrays our purpose, and as someone said, - there is no need for a Yearbook article, - but one point remains. We tried to get the book out this year at a reasonable date, and hope that nobody felt that by doing so we have left it incomplete. Our teachers and parents will perhaps verify that we did spend time on it, and consequently spread the butter a bit thin on them! But be that as it may, we had great fun doing it and now have all summer to sit and contemplate our errors and be glad it's all over. First Roux' Freeman, C., Hatcher. Second Row: Collier, Noble, Holcombe, Lyman.

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The Cast Sergeant Sullivan Ragged Man Smith, H. Policemen Foster Hull Well, Safg Technician Groves The dress rehearsal 1