Norwell High School - Shipbuilder Yearbook (Norwell, MA)

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10 THE SHIPBUILDER second time, he lunged at Percival and grabbed him about the neck pulling them both down under the water much to the noble lords' chagrin. During the time he was under, he recollected many important episodes in his past life. His first black patent leather shoes, his first long trousers, the time he had first kissed a girl, his first spanking twhich by the way had injured the young lord immenselyfl all this passed thru his mind in a brief moment. Struggling and gasping for breath, his mouth, nose, and ears full of water, he, with the youngsters arms still clasped about his neck, rose to the sur- face. He heard shouts and cries from the shore and not wishing to go down again, he started to kick his feet fran- tically, which suggestion was immedi- ately followed by the youngster. Thrusting his arms out sideways he began going thru the motions neces- sary to movement in the water. XVith the child uttering hideous Indian war hoops, he made his way to the shore where utterly exhausted and still pant- less he was forced to pose for photo- graphers and answer some simply as- inine questions. Suddenly he became aware of his lack of wearing apparel and started to run as fast as his bony legs could car- ry him. lle speedly outdistanced any chasers and arrived at his rooms. breathless, rushed up the stairs, dived under the bed and remained there panting for some moments. Finally gathering up his courage he peered out and seeing no one hc cautiously immerged from beneath the bed. Still dripping wet from his recent swim he sat down on the edge of the bed and breathed hard. Suddenly the door opened and his darling Hepsibah entered and folding him to her capaci- ous bosom, she cried. My hero, my hero, I take it all back. I'll marry you. You great big, strong, handsome man! The afternoon editions of the news- papers carried front page stories of the noble Lord Percival Thistleton's es- capade. Lord Percival Thistleton while her- orically rescuing a child from the swiftly flowing river lost his pants and upon emerging from the river becom- ing aware of his inadequate supply of clothes immediately rushed away from the reporters who are not used to such modestv. However we wish to con- gratulate Lord Percival on his bravery and inform him that his pantless con- dition would have been no drawback considering his heroic deed. Lord Thistleton will be decorated with the Kings Medal for Bravery. PYIQLYN KLXXXYFLL THF PRlY.XTlT LIFE OF HENRY VIH The comparatively recent picture The Private Life of llenry Ylllf' serves as an excellent example of what can be done by the motion picture in- dustry of today. Due to the many tal- ented screen stars available it is pos- sible to secure those actors best adap- ted to the parts to be played. There- fore a naturalness of character was at- tained where up to a few years ago, it would have been impossible to acquire the talent. k'll1lI'lCS l.aughton is per- fectly cast in the part of llenry VIH, there existing between the two a re- markable resemblence of features and general appearance. The costuming furnishes a sample of what can be done to the ancient mode of dress, to render it realistic, yet beautiful under the glare of the numerous dazzling lights. The beau- tiful dresses of the court ladies, the er-

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THE SHIPBUILDER 9 the palace and failing to do so, they were hrough back as prisoners. They were both finally tried and condemned to the guillotine. To anyone interested in history this book would be most enjoyable. lt gives a clearer understanding of why the French people revolted against the monarchy, and many intertesting facts in Queen Maries life which one does not find in history text books. DOROTHY Io'Hl2l.l'S THF liSCAl'AIiJl2 OF LORD PERCIVAL l.ord Percival Thistleton adjusted his monocle on his right eye and pro- ceeded to read the message just then set before him by his valet. To the valet, if he had not been used to Lord l'ercival's peculiarity of figure the no- ble l.ord would have presented a slight- ly humorous appearance. Clad only in a pair of shorts which clearly show'- ed his somewhat bony and hairy legs tnot to mention his hairy chest of which he was inordinately proudj he was really a laughable figure. .Xs he read the message a slight frown appeared upon his lordly coun- tenance. Dear, dear, he murmured how deucedly annoying of her! Yes, how absolutely annoying! Just when l was almost dressed at that. She could have told me that she couldn't come to our wedding before I was dressed. lt would have saved a great deal of trouble. liah -love, no woman is going to make a fool out of me. Tell me half an hour before the wed- ding she canlt marry me. Indeed! lsn't that what she said Perkins ? l don't know, sir. XYell, well, why don't you know? Hey, why don't you know? l don't know, sir. 'l'hen find out: Confound you! lYell, blow me down and pick me up. You didn't see the message, did you? exclaimed the forgetful lord. I don't know, sir, that is to say, no sir.', Stuttered the bewildered l'er- kins. Then see it, see it, said the now slightlv irritated l.ord l'ercival and as an afterthought added, Read it to me. I want to hear what she said again. Yes, sir, said l'erkins, it says: .lily 1l1'111' P1'1'1'1't'11', I 1'1111'f Q11 fflI'Il tviffz the tu1'11'11'1'11g. The 1111111 I 111111'1'y 11111,.vf 111' 1'11111'11g1'011s lllllf f7l'll'f't' 11111! 1'111111111l1'1'. H1' 11111.91 111' ll l11'1'11, ll l11f'1'1'. 11'l 1,11 111112 I 1'1111'f 111111'- IQV y1111.' V1111 111'1' 11111 1111y of tllosla. II '1'1'p1'11gly, H1'j1s1'l111lz l'm sorry sir. said the valet with tears coming to his eyes. 'l'hat's all right, l'erkins, perfectly all right. Shell marry me. Here give me my coat. l must be going. spoke the lord. Here it is, said llerkins, here it is, sir. Yes, yes, thank you, and out went the lord minus his pants to capture his bride. l-le strolled nonchalantly down the street paying not the slightest heed tO the inquiring glances sent his way. .Xbsently fiddling with his monocle he murmured to himself. l'll show her, I will. No woman is going to make a monkey out of me. No sir, not ever my Hepsif' Still nnmibling, he arrived at a river- side where some youngsters were in swimming. Suddenly he heard a cry for help. Shedding his coat he jumped into the river and swam tsomewhat erraticly to lze sure as he had never swum be- fore? to the child. The youngster coming up for the

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THE SHIPBUILDER 11 mine-bordered wrap of the King, all play their part in this scooping drama of true life. The directing was carefully planned if one may judge by the smoothness with which the picture progresses and the photography is beautiful: each background is accurately studied as to appropriateness and its aid to the dis- tinction of important characters. The picture starts with the persecu- tion of his second wife, Anne Boleyng the first one, Catherine or Aragon, be- ing omitted because she was too good and therefore uninteresting. Begin- ning with his third wife we follow the King through his other four marriages leaving him happily eating cihickeng his sixth and last wife had forbidden him to eat it because of his age. Here again we see an example of excellent costuming. The transformation of the young King into the old, brings out to the best advantage the modern abil- ity of the art of making-up. This picture would have a definite appeal to some people while it would be deadly revolting to others: the mere mention of the name King Henry would be enough to send them in the opposite direction. XYhile going down the isle of the theatre I overheard a man saying, I think they could have added a little more of the political problems of the reign and taken out some of the divorces and head-cut- tingsf' Ile may have been right but I doubt that many would agree with him. Of course the major policies adop- ted during his reign would have some influence on his home life, but if his entire existence were shown including his private and social activities, the pic- ture would have been much too long. However it seems as though a happy medium could have been reached show- ing a few of the measures adopted and their immediate effect upon England: this would have furnished material for some very beautiful scenes and would have rounded out the picture consider- ably. F. NELSON THE CARE OF MY RABBIT My rabbit is kept in a box built to protect him from the rain and cold. It is well ventilated and easily cleaned. It is at least three feet long and a foot and a half wide and high. The ends of the box are draft proof and the floor is raised above the ground. A sleeping apartment is partitioned off at one end and is bedded down with fresh straw or hay. My rabbit has an outdoor run made of fine-mesh wire set into the ground at least two feet to prevent him from burrowing out. I feed him hay, clover, cabbage, and especially' carrots. I thing he likes the way I care for him. Geraldine Dowd, Grade VI A VERY EXCITING NIGHT Ship Ahoy! Bill was asleep in his bunk when he heard the cry. In a minute he was on deck. He heard a shot. and a shell whistle over his head. He gave orders quietly. Ready! Aim! Fire! .Xnd Boom! XYent the three inch gun. XYe heard a shout, YVe surrender, .-Xmeriean! I came from the other boat. IVe lowered life boats and in half an hour they came back. The boats were fill- ed with men. NYe had sunk the larg- est boat in the German Navy and had captured five hundred and fifty-one men. XYhen we got into port, Bill received a medal and the titled of .-Xdmiral. XValter S. Crane