Shull Junior High School - Shullton Yearbook (Easton, PA)

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The Shullion H twenty-four SECTION 9-5

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The Shullion The Big Top CLARK BREISCH, JOHN SHOBER, MARY KEMPSEY, VIRGINIA REILLY, 9-4 Ladies and gentlemen! Step right up and see the great- est three-ringed show in the world, cried Walter Kriel, the bavrker. Everyone made a rush 'for the entrance. Inside, there was a mad scramble f-or seats. Robert Huff in a loud voice was sell- ing pop-corn and soda. With the blare of trumpets, the circus began. At the head of the parade marched the band led by Jack Moser and Jay Herb. What's this coming? Oh, yes, the clowns. They are made up ridiculously, but under the make-up we recognize James Rissmiller and Jack Altemus who are per-- forming to the huge delight of the crowd. At the end of the parade comes Mademoiselle Mata, Queen of the Circus, mounted on an elephant. As the parade ended, the loudly dressed ringmaster, Steve Denes, ent-ered the ring. In a booming voice he announced that in one ring the world's greatest lion tamer, the fearless Orville Seiple, was about to face twenty-man-eating lions and tigers. At' this moment, he was interrupted by the entrance of Robert Hockin and Kenneth Riley, the midgets, riding a tiny Hre-engine. After the laughter had subsided, Ringmaster Denes proceeded to the center ring. Here were the equestrians. Among them were Josephine Bright, June Garrison and Janet Featherman. Loud applause greeted these artists as one, Jane Wagner, completed a difficult feat on the back of her horse. Occupying the third ring was the Dare-Devil High Diver, Margaret Peters who plunged in her perilous dive, 150 feet into a tank. As she accomplished her dive, the other rings were cleared, and preparations were made for the main act, that of the trapeze artists. They entered the ring and bowed to the audience. The three feminine aerial'- ists were Nancy Martin, Josephine Regina and Mary Daraio. The male performers were Lawrence Iudicello and Patty Gara- fola. They took their places on the bars and rings and thrilled the crowd with their performance. Suddenly, a bugle blew, and into the ring stepped the famous Flying Aerialists, Betty Donnelly and John Mclnerney. They climbed to their danger- ous perches and flew through the air with the greatest of ease. On one diiiicult turn, Mclnerney lost his grip. The crowd held its breath as he hurled toward the ground, but in an instant the fcontinued on page thirty-sevenj tngenty-three

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The Shullfon- Wild Wesi' Show RoBERT WYNNE AND EDWARD WALLACE, 9-5 Right this way folks, and you will see the greatest West- ern performance in the world! shouted Harrison Doyle, our ticket seller. We took our seats, and bought our soft drinks from Carl Lestes, who was working for the Coca Cola Company. The show opened with the blare of trumpets. The an- nouncer, Frank Preston, mounted the platform in the center of the t-ent. Bron-co busting was the iirst feature, starring Harold Schwar, Francis Albus, Thomas, Amato and Forrest Smith. The next performance was a quartet of cowboys singing the favorite song of the west, The Last Roundup. This quartet was made up of Joe Renaldi, Ed Will, John Daily and Joseph Ber- etta, the latter playing the guitar. Next came a group of cow- boys who entertained with trick riding. They were Leo Cal- andra, Jack Kutz, Howard Imboden, Ray Metz and Fred Lesher, they were accompanied by the fro-licsome cowboy, Schoolboy Round, who received a great deal of applause from the spectators. Next came a group of cow punchers showing their ability in the art af lassoing. They were Jack Yahraes, Clyde Sigafoos, Harry Huff and Michael Ciualano. Then was presented one of the most daring spectacles of the show-HoW- and Osmun, riding what was supposed to be the wildest horse this side of the Rockies. This amazing feat was followed by a trio of expert sharp-shooters, blowing cigars, cigarettes, and bottles to bits. They were Tony Maida, Joe Lombardo, and his brother T-ony. Next on the program was an exhibit of some of the finest breeds o-f horses in the West. The riders of the horses were Ed Dietrick, Felix Fagan and John Reed. This act was spoken of as the most interesting performance of the entire show. At this tim-e the foreman of the Bar 9-5 Ranch, Mr. Rider, appeared, and received a great deal of applause. Along with the foreman came all the performers, of the show in a grand finale. Trick shooting, riding, lassoing and singing brought this wonderful exhibition to an end, much to our disappointment. After much applause we left the greatest Wild West Rodeo we had ever seen. Bar 9-5 had given a very exciting picture of life on a western ranch. twenty-five