Petersham High School - Hilltop Yearbook (Petersham, MA)

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15 FOI UES continued Spanish peasant girls and a gay Caballero present a Spanish peasant dance, and they are followed by two fanoy figure sxaters in Highland costume, Frich and Frack show the audience some really fancy timing and comedy in their Scotch act. Imagine two people skating backwards as fest as possible directly at each other and at the last fraction of a second avoiding a cub lision by veerinq off to the side! The last act is a Victory Parade, ' featuring forty beautiful girls in natty gold and white oostumes.Th1s act is well worth seeing because these girls put on a drill on skates that would put many a soldier to shame. They follow this with e rousing drum salute led by a high- stepping little drum majorette, and a grand finale, the whole cast comes out and forms a hugeHVH for victory. Jith this last bit of super-skating the follies are brought to a close, but it will be a long time before we will see an equal to a show like the Follies of 'h3. Ruth Newbury '45 T W IN DA! KY FA R M FW, ELLIOTT PASTEUKIZED GUEKNSEY MlLK8.CKEAM PETERS!-IAM, MASSACHUSETTS LEDGEVILLE DAIRY FRANKLIN Nc .IGHFAUCDN RAW AND PASTEURQED GUEKNSNEY Milli AND CREAM sees PETERSHAM, MASSACHUSETTS

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lb A REVIEW OF THE ICE FOLLIES OF 1943 The lightsblink out, the band and audience rise as one, and as the strains of the national anthem ring forth, there suddenly appears on the ice WOld Gloryn, rippling forth in all its beauty. The last note of the NStar Span- gled Banneru dies away, and a voice welcomes you tothe nice Follies of l9b3N. Thus begins one of the most beau- tiful andmumsual shows ever presented. The first scene represents an enchanted lake. Green lights east a soft glow over what appears to be a lake covered with beautiful green and white water lilies. Pres sently the lilies begin to glide and drift gently over the ice, other glittering Ereenclad figures appear, and soonit truly looks like an enchanted lake.. The lilies drift away, and a little goldenehaired winter sprite comes forth to gaily dance and pirouette over the silvery expanse. Next, huge light snowmen tumble out on the ice,pushed by attractive lassies in pink fur-trimmed costumes. After amusing the audience with their antics, they leave, and a skater in Russian costume follows. Then appears the well known family of Peter 'Rabbit, right in Mrs. McGregor's victory garden as usual. The antics performed by these lovable bunnies are enough to endear them to anyone's heart. Next came modernized nursery rhymes, Arabian dances, and more figures skating to entertain the audience. Oh-oh, make way! Here come two wild and woolly cowboys on skates! The tumbles, slides, and spills that follow almost put the audience in stitches, for the MCKellen brothers are enter- taining, and what they won't do for a laugh isn't worthdo- ing. It surely is amusing to see one of them suddenly rush out into the audience and start kissing some lady! ' The lovely swift-moving swing waltz which follows has been and will always be one of the hits of any ice show. The scene is next shifted to an indian village for a triv hal ceremony and dance. After this a masquerade dance, holds the spotlight. lt's Sunday-Go-To-Meeting time next, and sixteen young ladies of the 1915 era pedal by on a Sunday promenade. Sweethearts and swains strolling along lover's lane, and a policeman and a nwackyn nursemaid fur- ther enlivens the Sunday scene. ,

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16 MCDRNING REST NAbbott.n nHere, Sir.N NAndrews,N 'Here, Sir.n NBabcock.N NHere, Sir.N WBarnes.u Where, Sir.N nBeldon.H WHere, Sir.n WBruce.W NHere, Sirtn nBrunelle.H Silenceg very profound silence. WBegging your pardon, sir, but Private Brunelle said he had a hard night last night, sir, and he would join us at mess.n nOh, he did, did he? Well, well, I feel sorry ?u'the poor little fellow, 1 think I'll go in and cheer him up a bit. The rest of you guys stick around. At ease.W nOh, Mr. Brunelle, would you care to join us for some coffee and bacon?N NI'm sorry, Sarge, I'd like to, but I had a very hard night last night. I think I'll lie in bed all morning.... Why, Sarge, what ever is the matter? You are turning red, green, blue, purple, and how black! Can I get you some- thinart H7-8n9ulO. Now, Mr, Brunelle, don't you think you might get a little fore tired if you did that? get the --e- out of that cot and report to the Mess Sergeant for four WEEKS K.P duty, If this makes you tired, let me knmq and I'll see if I canft get you guard duty at night too.W George Brunelle 'h3