Woodstock School - WHS Annual Yearbook (Mussoorie, India)

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I4 THE W. I-I. S. ANNUAL, I928 Hugh, as Count de Woroffski, created a reputation for himself, and Kitty, as Baroness Vladimir, his sister, acted her part to perfection. Frances seemed to be in her natural element as the little spit-fire, Poleska. Didn't Florence turn into the most lovable old Ivan? The rustic amours of Nlicheline- Madge-and her jealous swain Osip-Paul Stewart-added a humorous touch to the play, while Francis Kribs, as Kouli- koff, played his part of villain quite naturally! The production was a credit to the Senior Class as a whole, and especially to the patient and untiring efforts of lVliss Woodward, the Director.

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' THE W. H. s. ANNUAL, 1928 I3 CLASS PLAY A RUSSIAN HONEYIVIOON A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS BY Mrs. Burton Harrison ensneess Alexis Petrovitch .... Hugh cenley Peleslse . . . . Frances Mattison Baroness vleelrnns . . Kathleen Barnett Ivan . . . . Florence Alexander Mieneune . . . . Madge Drnnesn Koulikoff Demetrovitch . . . Francis Kribs Osip .... . . Paul Stewart Synopsis of Scenes Act I--A room in the house of Ivan, the shoemaker. Act II-The same. Act III-A drawing-room in the Chateau of the Count de ' Woroffski. The scene is laid in Russian Poland, about I850. The Senior Class presented U A Russian Honeymoon U to a delighted audience on the evening of November I7.

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THE W. H. S. ANNUAL, I928 I5 CLASS POEM THE. CALL lONE.E.RS, pioneers, marching ever on- ' Pioneers, pioneers, look forward past the fight! You will have to battle-battle for the right- You will have to pray-then pray for the light! You will be discouraged, yet rise up and win! Worthy harbingers of life, you must never fall, You are pioneers, you know, awake and conquer all! Pioneers, pioneers, you will have to work. i Pioneers, pioneers, cut on with your keen knife! Perhaps you'll have no honour, perhaps you'll have just strife, But ever through the ages, be sure your words have life- They live, and grow, and blossom in the hearts of men Till all your gifts be paid a million times again. So must you rise up now and tread the road of Hope Till all your task is finished and the Judgment Book doth ope. Pioneers, pioneers, this was the cry they heard! And then to answer with their strength the younger world did rise To answer with their lifeand faith, to brighten weary eyes 2 They looked ahead with steadfast gaze and cared not for the prize, They did care tho' for high ideals and for a fight hard fought, They looked ahead to future years and loved each plan well thought 3 They worked and laughed and watched with joy as each new step did form- And from their hope and laughter a tradition has been born! FRANCES lVlATTlSON. F. 5