EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, February
9, 1956 Vol. C554
LOCAL
NEWS
THE DOMINOES FALL
East Farewell – A very talented group of Regional High Seniors
were able to put on a wonderful display of creative scientific physics this
week with an enormous domino knock-down event set up in the cafeteria of the
school. The event involved over 5,000 dominoes meticulously set to tumble down
in order. “Let the Dominoes Fall Where They May” was conceived by senior physics
and math classes with assistance from the art class. It contained several math
symbols and a clever “love and peace” knock down that used colored dominoes, a
novelty created in the art class by students. The big knock down occurred at
4:00 last Friday right before the basketball game. The students crammed around
the perimeter of the cafeteria and stood on tables and chairs to get a view.
With a collective countdown the first domino was knocked over by senior, Joe
Doyle, the design creator and lead domino placer. The maze took only two
minutes to completely fall down but it was a glorious two minutes with whoops
and cheers as the clattering, clacking rectangles toppled and fell in a
beautiful display that can only be described as mysteriously magnificent.
After the show
the clean up began and an army of volunteers (really 15 freshmen) picked up all
the dominoes and sorted them into different boxes for storage awaiting the next
event. Doyle said he was planning another knock-down for the spring, maybe for
the prom or graduation. “It takes a lot of people to organize and set up a
knock-down,” said Doyle after the event, “I had the whole physics class, the
advanced math class and about half the art class all pitch in on this one.
Everyone was great and each person had a job and they all got together and made
it happen. It was just great, wasn’t it?”
Dominoes before
the fall
SPORTS
COUGARS GROUND HAWKS
East Farewell – The Cougars were able
to win their second straight game on Friday by knocking down the high flying
Southport Hawks, 48-44. The Hawks had won four straight when they came to the
Regional High Gymnasium Friday evening and the Cougars stopped the streak cold.
The Cougars back-court, Green and Conner, set the pace with a tightly controlled
game and kept the Hawks running after crisp passes and very efficient ball
handling. Green was able to turn his
ever increasing court awareness into 13 points and 10 assists while Conner
added a game high 21 points with 8 assists. Under the basket Wilson Watson
stood tall and battled even with the league leading point scorer, Hawk center
John Gentile. Watson was not only able to score 8 points but he was also able
to keep Gentile to a season low of 8 points.
The
game was well played by both sides and the Cougars were able to hold a slim
26-24 halftime lead. The Hawks came out in the third quarter and jumped out to
a 36-30 lead and the Cougars were looking rattled. After a timeout they came
back with a surprising burst of energy and focus and closed the lead to 32-30.
In the fourth quarter the Cougars took control and surged to 44-40 lead with
1:30 left. The Hawks repeatedly tried to feed Gentile underneath but Watson
along with forwards Tom O’Hare and Bill Reilly were able to stand in tough.
Still Gentile was able to score twice but the Cougars Green and Conner were
able to keep the lead intact. In the end the Cougars were able to stay on top,
48-44 and tie for the league lead in the standings. The season is still young
but it is a good position to be in for this young team.
Next
week the Cougar face another formidable opponent in the Slate Mountain Miners.
The Miners are currently enjoying second place in the league standings. The
game begins at 4:05 in the Regional High Gymnasium.
NATIONAL NEWS
CONNIE MACK DIES – NIXON TOUTS CIVIL RIGHTS
– LES PAUL & MARY FORD ON TV – AT THE MOVIES
The owner of the Philadelphia Athletics
for 50 years, Connie Mack, died in Philadelphia.
He was at the helm for 9 pennants and 5 World Series. He was widely known as the
grand old man of baseball
Vice President Nixon, scoring
democratic “helplessness” in the civil rights field, says Eisenhower
administration has ‘registered the greatest advance in Negro rights since the
Emancipation Proclamation.
Les Paul and Mary Ford will film 35
television shows in seven shooting days by using the Du Mont Electronicam - the
same Jackie Gleason does for “The Honeymooners.”
At the movies
–
Rodgers &
Hammerstein’s Carousel
There’s Always Tomorrow -
Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Joan Bennett
Diane -
Lana Turner, Pedro Armendariz
The Bottom of the Bottle - Van Johnson, Joseph Cotton, Ruth
Roman, Jack Carson
The Prisoner - Alex Guinness
I’ll Cry Tomorrow - Susan Hayward
The Night My Number Came Up -
Michael Redgrave
The Court Jester - Danny Kaye
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