Provine High School - Aries Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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Nursery Rhymes Abound in Junior Class Skit The Devil's helpers stand guard while he makes plans to ruin Mother Coostfs birthday party. Little Red Hood proves to be the delight of all the nursery rhyme characters of Storybook Land in thc Junior Class Capers skit. Returning to their childhood, the junior cle presented a skit entitled 'cOnce Upon a Birthday Mother Goose had a birthday party under the f chanted sugarplum tree in Storybook Land. All t characters of nursery rhymes tried to see who con bring the best present, for whoever did was lowed to make a wish under the tree. Only the who were good could be granted a wish or evl walk under the tree. i Upon hearing about the gifts, the Devil su: moned the help of the Crooked Man. After discu ing the plan to snatch the loot, the Devil decidy that the only way was to put everyone under spell. Standing by the gate of the tree, the Crook Man attached a symbol on each character as entered to put him under a spell. The Crook Man forgot the sheep, which proved to be his b' gest mistake. With everyone under the spell, Devil tried to get the gifts but was knocked un the tree by the unspelled sheep, thus turning hi into stone. I Mother Goose tells the gang of her birthday party plans

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Seniors Portray Childhood of Founding Fathers The seniors proved their skills in the performing ts through the skit, '4History in Miniaturef, The mt, centered around the childhoods of Revolution- y War figures, began with a constant conflict be- een George Washington and Betsy Ross for the sition of leader of the gang. Tommy Jefferson an came up with the idea of having an election. hen the results were tabulated, Jefferson an- unced that George had edged Betsy by one voteg wever, Benedict Arnold, who had not yet voted, oke Georgeis lead by casting his ballot for Betsy. mon the announcement that there was a tie, an- ler squabble started. This time Martha Custis ved the problem by suggesting that there be more fighting and that the two political parties :rge in friendship to form one solid union, the Ftrs and the Stripes. A dynamic finale was seen 'the Seniors ended with pulsating pride in Amer- l and the song, This ls My Countryf' to watch girls by sets the stage for a lively of the minuet. nid the election strife, the boys' quartet expresses an- ish through wfliese are the Times That Try Men's uls. ' M Y arg. 'Q V ,,,. , :,t.'i,k JX9 a Most boys are crummy except for George! wails Callie Kountouris at Martha Custus. 'I' Y ' ' '

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,men of the Potato Bug League discuss the evils of ir community with the arrival of Twiggy Bug. icket Clyde warns Bugville residents that new creature viggy Bug is coming. 1.1 l',,,,,i i,.pv- lf sdrr f t at ff N t , ., a, sf' fs Twiggy Bug and Stinkbug Sam take the spotlight in Let a Winner Lead the Wayi' in the sophomore finale. Bu s lnvade Provine in ophomore Capers Skit The sophomores began their Class Capers career fine style as they presented a rousing, satirical yit entitled Poor Twiggy Bugf' iThe town of Bugville was agog with the news a new type of bug that was coming to live in Fir fair city. Two factions, the Litterbugs and the btato Bug League, grew out of the controversy 'er whether the new creature, Twiggy Bug, should : allowed to live in Bugville. Stinkbug Sam and s Litterbugs were determined to make Twiggy ig welcome while the Potato Bugs were just as etermined to keep her out. The presentation reached its exciting climax at e annual Ugly Bug Ball where Twiggy Bug, es- rted by the Litterhug gang, defeated the dreaded sal-kill and Raid menace and won a place in the oraxes of everyone in Bugville. She was welcomed to citizenship with a hearty rendition of Let a 'inner Lead the Way. Willie Worin, one of Bugville's most colorful characters, makes his debut at the Ugly Bug Ball.