|
|
|
05/01/16 - NNHS Newsletter - Happy May Day! |
||
 |
“The month of May was come, when every
lusty heart beginneth to blossom, and
to bring forth fruit;
-
Sir Thomas Malory,
Le Morte d'Arthur, ca. 1470 |
|
Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
Ahh - the merry, merry month of May!
BONUS - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwJLKdU50KE - Now Is the Month of Maying - The King's Singers
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now_Is_the_Month_of_Maying:
| Now is the month of maying is one of the most famous of the
English
Balletts, by
Thomas Morley published in 1595. It is based on the canzonet So
ben mi ch'a bon tempo used by
Orazio Vecchi in his 1590 Selva di varia ricreatione.[1] The song delights in bawdy double-entendre. It is apparently about spring dancing, but this is a metaphor for sex. For example, a "barley-break" would have suggested outdoor sexual activity (rather like we might say a "roll in the hay"). The use of such imagery and puns increased during the Renaissance.[2] The madrigal forms a key part of Oxford's May Morning celebrations, where the choir of Magdalen College sing the verses from the roof of the college's Great Tower... Hmm. Who knew?!? |
HOMEWORK:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day
http://www.salmonriver.com/words/nancy/maia.html
http://www.chiff.com/home_life/holiday/May-Day.htm
http://basketmakers.com/topics/seasonal/mayday/frprojmaybasket.htm
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
The Head
Cheerleader of 1958, Evelyn Fryer Fish of TX! Happy
Birthday tomorrow to
Billy Turner ('65) of TX
AND
My
Granddaughter, Rachel Harty (Collinsville HS, IL - '14) of IL!
Happy Birthday this week to:
03 -
Jimmy
Lamb ('63)
AND 
Pauline Collins Shofner ('65) of VA;
04 -
Wanda Hodge Underwood ('57) AND
Charlie Snead ('64) of NC;
05 - Jane Penn Clark ('57)
AND
Tom Jones (Warwick HS - '60) of VA
06 - Patsy Lewis Hancock
('57)
AND
Norman Olshansky
('64) of FL AND
Van Rowell
('65) of NC;
07 - Judy Abbott Copes ('57);
08 -
Frank Gibson ('63) of
VA!
Many Happy Returns to You All!
150 YEARS AGO TODAY:
| May 1, 1866 - The Memphis Race Riots began. In three days time, 46 blacks and two whites were killed. Reports of the atrocities influenced passage of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. |
THIS DAY IN WWII:
| May 1, 1927 -
Adolf
Hitler held his first Nazi meeting in Berlin. May 1, 1937 - U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt signed an act of neutrality, keeping the United States out of World War II. May 1, 1941 - German forces launched a major attack on
Tobruk. May 1, 1944 - 200 Communist prisoners were shot by the Germans at Kaisariani in Athens in reprisal for the killing of General Franz Krech by partisans at Molaoi. May 1, 1945 - The Yugoslav partisans freed Trieste. May 1, 1945 - A German newsreader officially announced that
Adolf
Hitler has "fallen at his command post in the
Reich Chancellery fighting to the last breath against
Bolshevism and for Germany". The Soviet flag was raised over the Reich
Chancellery, by order of Stalin. May 1, 1945 - Up to 2,500 people died in a mass suicide in Demmin following the advance of the Red Army. |
THIS DAY IN 1966:
| Sunday, May 1, 1966 - What? NADA?!? |
From My Friend, Susan, of NC - 04/29/15:
| “By and large, I have
come to see that if we complain about life, it is because we are
thinking only of ourselves.”
-
Gordon B. Hinckley |
Thanks so
much, Susan!
From Nancy Winall ('70) of VA -
04/30/15:
 |
GREAT OLD IMAGE!
Thanks so much, Nancy!
|
|
From Eric Huffstutler (Bethel HS - '75)
of VA - 04/29/16 - "NNHS 1965 site":
| Carol, I am not far away but it has been quite a while since I last logged into your NNHS web site. I did so today just to see what people are talking about but did not see much activity with the newsletters? Unfortunately there were a lot of passings and looked at the first memorial for 1954 to see if I could do as I did years ago, provide names, dates, and places? Not sure if you would appreciate the help to be able to fill in the missing information?
Thank you so much, Eric!
Good to have you back!
|
| “I
always feel I do it too slow, but then others do it faster.”
conductor (18 Nov 1899 - 12 Mar 1985) |
From My Husband, Paul Harty (Bardolph HS, IL - '61) of
NC - 04/10/16 - "Garage Door Art" (#21 in a Series of
22):
 |
WOWZERS!
Thanks, Dools!
|
|
From My Husband, Paul Harty (Bardolph HS, IL - '61) of
NC - 04/29/16 - "Photos Without Words" (#1 in a Series of
30):
 |
Sometimes Photos Need No Words
INDEED!
Thanks, Haul Party!
|
|
BONUS MAY DAY CROCHET PATTERN:
http://bellacrochet.blogspot.com/2009/04/grannys-may-day-basket.html
- Granny's May Day Basket - "I have always loved the idea of May Baskets; sweet little baskets filled with spring flowers that are meant to be hung on the door of friends and loved ones early on the first day of May as a pleasant surprise. But having lived in the country most of my life, with friends and loved ones several miles away, I have never had much of an opportunity to give them away. But today I am going to make up for all the missed May Day baskets in my past by giving all of you this sweet and easy little basket (at least the pattern for it)..." - with tutorial!
|
BONUS MAY DAY RECIPES: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sandra-lee/may-day-centerpiece-cake-recipe/index.html - Sandra Lee's May Day Centerpiece Cake - "Our Main Dishes are dishes that most everyone in your family will enjoy."http://breadbaking.about.com/od/dessertandholidaybreads/tp/Round-May-Day-Breads.htm - Elizabeth Yetter's Round May Day Breads - "May Day, a favorite day to celebrate spring, is perfect for baking and serving up some delicious bread for picnics and family dinner. Here are ten, beautiful round breads you can bake for your spring celebrations."
FINALLY: |
| From
www.ajokeaday.com
- 04/30/16:
A group of horses was moving down towards the
horse court for horse jury. |
|
DATES TO REMEMBER: |
|
|
PRAYER ROLL: http://www.nnhs65.com/requests-prayers.html - updated 04/28/16 |
BLOG: http://nnhs.wordpress.com/ - updated 03/13/11 |
|
Love to all, Carol |
|
Carol Buckley Harty 7020 Lure Court Fayetteville, NC 28311-9309 910-584-8802 |
|
1. Visit the main page (http://www.nnhs65.com), scroll halfway down, and click on the Pay Pal Donate Button (nnhs65@gmail.com); 2. Go to www.PayPal.com, log in, select "Send Money (Services) to nnhs65@gmail.com; or
3.
Just mail it directly to my home. Thanks!
|
Composer:
Thomas Morley, 1595Based on a text used by
Orazio Vecchi in 1590Now is the month of
Maying,
When merry lads are playing,
Fa la la la la.
Each with his bonny lass,
upon the greeny grass,
Fa la la la la.
The Spring clad all in gladness,
Doth laugh at Winter´s sadness,
Fa la la la la.
And to the bagpipes sound,
The nymphs tread out their ground,
Fa la la la la.
Fie then! why sit we musing,
Youth´s sweet delight refusing?
Fa la la la la.
Say dainty nymphs and speak,
shall we play Barley break?
Fa la la la la.
"Now Is the Month of Maying" midi and lyrics courtesy of http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Now_is_the_Month_of_Maying_(Thomas_Morley
) - 05/01/09
May Day Title
clip art courtesy of
http://www.myspace.com/adventuresofmilliemollie - 05/01/09
Pink Squiggle Bar Divider Line clip art courtesy of
http://www.wtv-zone.com/nevr2l82/bars5.html - 03/23/05
Collinsville High School (IL) Logo courtesy of http://www.kahoks.org/chs/ - 09/22/07
Bethel High School's Bruin clip art courtesy of Eric
Huffstutler (Bethel HS - '75) of VA - 03/22/06 (replaced 02/23/09)
Thanks, Eric!
Navy Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06
