North Shore Country Day School - Mirror Yearbook (Winnetka, IL)

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DANCES North Shore ' s social life this year was fairly eventful, although the present Juniors abolished the Coke Dances initiated by the class of ' 44. Our twenty-fifth season was launched by the Frosh-Senior Hop, which welcomed the newcomers in a particularly gala- fashion. Instead of gilding the lily by giving a dance following the Vaudeville, the Sophomores changed the date until April. Everyone had more fun than a circus. As we go to press, the Juniors re- port that their elaborate plans for the Prom are under way. This event promises to surpass the best efforts of the past. 20

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THE ORCHESTRA The North Shore orchestra is an organization composed of members of the school plus one or two professionals and headed by Mr. Duff. The group gets together in the Lower School building every Thursday for practice. It is a small group and thus is limited in its possibilities. Even so it manages to whip into shape some fine pieces for its various public performances during the year. •The orchestra made its first appearance for this year in the Thanksgiving Day Morn- ing Exercise. Its main function was to accompany the chorus on the stage. Later in the year the orchestra gave a Morning Ex. of its own. If you arrived a little early you were probably not very surprised to hear the writhing tones of Dixie Land struggling for supremacy which issued forth from the trumpet and clarinet section, or may be you couldn ' t hear them for the noise of a certain trumpeter trying to hit high C with his characteristic gusto. The main performance of the year is, of course, the opera on which the orchestra spends most of its time. It then closes its season with the Commencement music. 19

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SENIOR PLAY This year the Senior Class produced The Admirable Crichton by H. M. Barrie. Although the play is in no way concerned with war, it is most appropriate for it is con- cerned with whether or not there can be complete equality among all people in the world. Mr. Barrie comes to the conclusion that there can not be complete equality: that there will always be an aristocracy since there will always be some people more able than others, who will climb to the top and gain power. Given only this aspect of the play, one might think that it would be long winded and boring, but it is not. The idea is presented in an amazing and natural way. An aristocratic English family is shipwrecked on an island where circumstances put every- one on the same level. The resourceful butler, Crichton, finally gains complete con- trol over the whole family. The play contains some delightful humor as well as high- ly dramatic scenes. The characters of the play are very interesting and give the actors who portray them a good chance to show their ability. Much of the business is left to the actor and the definite change in the personalities of the characters in the third act calls for versatility. All in all, The Admiral Crichton is excellently suited o student production. 21