Schenectady High School - Shucis Yearbook (Schenectady, NY)

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Ghz Sharm l,aura Klapper XYas a flapper lleaded for the sitageg lnstead, -she stewed A breakfast food XYhieh soon became the rage. Nancy Morgan played the organ Gracie played the fifeg Betty Ueyoe, way off the Key-oe Fiddled for dear life. Sing' a song of Seniors Pocket full o' dues: Four and twenty opera stars NVaiting for their cues. XYhen the Senior list eomes out liveryone will ery, Hlfveryhody else is on, Hut where on earth am T? Mary Antuinvt1P Um Gbpm-aj Leonardo, the hero-Leland Heath. llernardo. the villain--lBernard Yan Yechten Marianna, the heroine--Mary Barringer. Holietta, the villainess-Holly Sauter. Francisco, boclyguard to Marianna-Frank XYise, Sewing woman to Holietta-Catherine Barringer. Lieutenant to Leonardo-ff-Charles Runge. Lieutenant to liernardo-Bernard Dwyer. Trooper under Bernardo-Telford Taylor. Set I: 'lhe scene discloses a hall in the South building. Enter Flapper Qhorus uith Bernardo in their midst. They roll their eyes at him 'ind he re tui ns the Complilmentj Bernardo: More beautiful these soulful eyes Than any seen in Spainel Flapper l 2 XVhy do you listen to his lies? This guy gives me a pain. Flapper 2: Oh, my eaye-man! Oh, my strong man! Youlre all right, hut Youlre the wrong man! Bernardo: Round the corner you -must go, you must go you must got Round the corner you must gog Here comes Holly! 9

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Uhr Sharm Little Miss Nendze 'XYent in a frenzy Because her poor dog had no bone. She went to the cupboard, Like old Mother Hubbard, But found nothing there but a Stone. Mary had a litle lamb 'Twas not a Savage beast. lt always shied at bucket shops Because it had been fleeced. Ribert, Rabert, Robert Graham Had a wife who'd not obey 'im. Once she threw a china CLIP And battered Robert's head all up! Mary Burns, Mary, Quite contrary How does your garden grow? XYith lots of boys kicking Because they want picking And bridesmaids all in a row. Senator NYise. Sat, in disguise, All by himself in the Forum. lle put in a word Which nobody heard For he alone wasn't a quorum. Diller-a-dollar You ten o'clock scholar XYhy don't you come at noon? Or, better still, with Chester Boyle- Vfhich woul'dn't be so soon. l'd tell you a story About Henry Cory, If only you wouldn't object: I'll tell you one later About Edith Slater 3- Now you have something good to ex There was a crooked man By the crooked name of Burke, XYho never earned a penny By doing crooked workg XVhen they let him loose from High Vvith his crooked wings unfurled He flew a crooked flight straight up Above this crooked world! 8 pect School

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Uhr Shania Chorus! Yes by golly! Here comes Holly! Hollietta: Bernardo : Holietta : Aha! Aha! I have you now! A low and plotting villain, thou! I saw you with a dozen girls! Yes, with a dozen-with twelve girls- So many that my poor head whiirlsa And so -does mine! Oh, dearie me, VVith sta-tis-tics you weary mel What matter if 'twas girls or men? Besides, I only coun-ted ten. Don't waste your breath, I beg of you, You're weloorme to your silliness But I am thru' with you, 'til you Are thru with Lady killiness! QExit haughtilyj QBernardo beckons to Dwyer and they oonferj Bernardo : Dwyer : Chorus : Bernardo : She's -a dear little skirt, a sweet little skirtg Her sin-gle fault is she never will flint. Never will flirt? Never, no never, will flirt! When we bind her and gag her and take her to Spaine Perhaps she will learn to be civil again. Hist! Hush! Mayhap 'tis she! A step! A silen-t footprint on the wall! QThey conceal themselves behind opposite corners of the locker E ter Leonardo and Marianna fro-m left and right. They meet and embrate Enter cake eaters, chorus, cakewalking, left to right.j Leonardo: I don't know how to tell my love- I don't know what to say! Chorus: just leave it to hirmg the chan-ces are slim He'll very long be that way! Leonardo: My words are going from me now Now when I need them most- How shall I tell my love to you Chorus: Simply! Send it by Poste! By Poste, by Poste, by Poiste, Sirg Simply! Send it by Poste. Leonardo: Whither have you gone today? Whither gone at noon? VVhiither gone at Dewey morn, VVhere, by the Silver Moon? Marianna: Today I wandered to the Hill VVhere our Neuhaus will stand And heard the Finches sing, dear, Upon the Dales and Strand! The Carpenter carped on the house, dearest The Slater slated 'the roof, The Painter painted the porch, dearest: While the dickey-Birds chattereid aloof. 10