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44-527: The show originally started as a radio program; CBS eventually awarded Moore his own early-evening television show in its place. Durward Kirby , Moore's radio partner since 1940, made the move to TV with him and appeared throughout all three versions of the TV show. The first incarnation of the show began in June 1950 as a Monday-through-Friday, 30-minute evening series. It was also simulcast on radio. The show changed to

88-516: A fitness facility, art studio, garden, greenhouse, and instructional kitchen. The funds used for the construction of the building were included in Indianapolis' successful bid for the 2012 Super Bowl . Milo H. Stuart was the founder and first principal of Arsenal Technical High School, serving from 1912 until 1930. When Stuart opened the school in 1912, he was also serving as the principal of Manual Training High School. In 1916, however, Stuart

132-460: A history teacher, and later vice principal, at the school. Morgan Hall is named in his honor. Hanson H. Anderson was the third principal of Arsenal Technical High School, serving from 1937 until 1958. Anderson was one of the first teachers employed at the school in 1912, although he was later the head of the Mathematics department as well as a vice principal. Under his tenure, Anderson oversaw

176-498: A number of pathways ranging from engineering to biomedical sciences to information technology. The Law and Public Policy program is a humanities program with a focus on law-based education. Students can take Advanced Placement courses, participate in mock trial and student court programs, and take specific courses in the law field such as Street Law, Law Education, Speech, and Debate. The program also has partnerships with several institutions of high education including Butler University,

220-451: A once-weekly, one-hour format by August. The primetime edition, titled The Garry Moore Evening Show , alternated with The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show on Thursday nights from September through December 1951. In the fall of 1950, Moore moved to a daytime show on CBS, at first in the early afternoon and later in midmorning. The series featured a relaxed and flexible combination of comedy skits, monologues, singing, and interaction with

264-563: A permanent National Arsenal at Indianapolis". The current location was chosen by army planners because it had close access to downtown Indianapolis, but was also far enough outside the city limits that it would not disrupt any neighborhoods. The first soldiers arrived in 1865. The location was used to store heavy artillery, lighter arms, and some munitions, and was maintained by the United States government until 1903. About fifteen different commanders and fifty soldiers were stationed at

308-733: A radio announcer. In 1936, Kirby was an announcer for WLW in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1937, an Associated Press news story reported that he "made a name for himself" with his reporting on the Ohio River flood of 1937 . He also worked at radio stations in Chicago and Indianapolis. Kirby served in the United States Navy during World War II . Following the war, Kirby hosted Club Matinee in Chicago with Garry Moore on

352-485: A storehouse. Wagons would pull up under the seven-story tower and be hoisted up by a platform lift. Once in place, rifles, cannon, or other materiel was unloaded at the appropriate floor. The Powder Magazine was built in 1866, and was used to store gunpowder and other volatile substances. According to stories at the time, children along the nearby street would run past when they neared the building, fearing an explosion. The Barracks were constructed in 1867, and housed

396-620: A swimming pool, was constructed in 1978, then known as the Girl's Gym . The Cecil L. McClintock Media Center was constructed in 1978, and consists of a library, bookstore, and an outdoor amphitheater adjacent to the building. The building also contains the Tech Centennial Museum , which opened in 2012. The Legacy Center , formally known as the Chase Legacy Building , opened in 2012. The community center has

440-579: Is a project-based program in a technology-driven, college preparatory environment, with resources provided by the New Tech Network . Students can take both dual credit and Advanced Placement courses, and are provided with individual laptops. The Math and Science program is a traditional college-preparatory program with a focus on the STEM field. Students are offered double blocks in science as well as Advanced Placement courses. Students can explore

484-592: Is located on a 76-acre (31 ha), multiple building campus east of downtown Indianapolis , and is the only such type school in Indiana. The school's campus originally served as a U.S. Civil War era arsenal from 1864 until 1903, when it was closed following the Spanish–American War . A few years later, the school opened in 1912 under founder Milo H. Stuart. A number of extant buildings dating back to military use are still open and serve academic purposes for

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528-537: Is the second oldest high school to still operate at its original location). Following the election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency of the United States, the prospect of civil war was evident. Indiana governor Oliver P. Morton ordered the temporary creation of an Indiana arsenal in 1861 on the present grounds of the Indiana State House . However, it soon became clear that the location would not suffice, and in 1862, Congress passed an act "providing for

572-617: The Indiana University McKinney School of Law , and Vincennes University. The Career Technology Center is a vocational program offering both academic- and career-based pathways. These programs range from Fire and Rescue to Automotive Services. Certain pathways operate businesses on the school campus; the Cosmetology pathway operates a salon, and the Culinary Arts pathway operates a restaurant in

616-568: The NBC Blue radio network before moving to television in 1949 as an announcer. He also worked on Meet Your Navy and Honeymoon in New York on network radio. Kirby was a regular on Moore's television shows from 1950 to 1968. The Associated Press's obituary for him gives his years of working with Moore's television show as 1950–1951, 1958–1964, and 1966–1967. Kirby also appeared as a host, announcer, or guest on other television programs. In

660-481: The 1950s and Candid Camera , which he co-hosted with Allen Funt from 1961 through 1966. Kirby was born on August 24, 1911, in Covington, Kentucky, to father Homer C. Kirby and mother Alma Haglage. His family moved to Indianapolis , Indiana , when he was 15. He graduated from Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis, then entered Purdue University to study engineering. However, he dropped out to become

704-469: The Arsenal during its years of operation. After the Spanish–American War , arsenals were considered obsolete for military needs, and there was a nationwide trend towards their abandonment; in addition, the city of Indianapolis had fully encroached on the site at the time. As a result, in 1903, the title to the Arsenal grounds was sold at public auction to an Indianapolis public trust, which aimed to keep

748-563: The Gymnasium; and the development of a lasting vision and direction for the school's operation. In 1930, Milo Stuart became assistant superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools. He died three years later, and Stuart Hall was dedicated in his honor in 1940. DeWitt S. Morgan was the second principal of Arsenal Technical High School, serving from 1930 until 1937, when he was appointed superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools. Prior to his appointment as Arsenal Tech principal, he served as

792-745: The Howard Longshore Stadium, which were built using New Deal funds. The most recent building addition to the campus was in 2012, with the opening of a community center known as the Chase Legacy Building . Arsenal Technical offers four academic programs at the school. These include the New Tech program, the Math and Science program, the Law and Public Policy program, and the Career Technology Center. The New Tech program

836-631: The Indianapolis public trust. Following years of litigation, including an appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court , a 1916 ruling gave the site to the Indianapolis Public Schools district, which had expressed interest in the site. The Indianapolis Public Schools district had been leasing the site since 1912, although it was granted the site's title in 1916. The school district operated Arsenal Technical Schools (now known as Arsenal Technical High School). Milo H. Stuart,

880-416: The New Tech program, the Math and Science program, the Law and Public Policy program, and the Career Technology Center. Arsenal Technical High School, once a United States Arsenal, includes a Civil War armory complex and 20th-century buildings on its campus. The campus has dual significance as the oldest military installation in central Indiana, and the third oldest high school in Indianapolis (of which it

924-673: The West Residence known as the Colonel's Cupboard. A number of extant buildings date back to the history of the site's usage as a U.S. Civil War arsenal. As a result of the age, history, and significance of these buildings, the school is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The Arsenal building , also known as the Main building, was constructed in 1864. It is a three-story building which originally served as

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968-610: The age of 88. He was buried next to his wife, Mary, in Coburn Cemetery in Fairfield County, Connecticut , where they had a summer home. Kirby's name was spoofed in the animated series The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show , wherein a man's hat (size 7-5/32) was called the "Kirward Derby". It supposedly had magic powers that made its wearer the smartest person in the world. Kirby considered suing, but his business manager pointed out that it would only bring more attention to

1012-505: The band NRBQ includes the line: "I know a Melarooney boy named Durward Kirby; I yelled in his ear and wondered if he heard me." "Age is just a number, and mine is unlisted." Arsenal Technical High School Arsenal Technical High School , commonly referred to as Tech or Arsenal Tech , is a public high school in Indianapolis , Indiana , United States, which is run by the Indianapolis Public Schools district. The school

1056-467: The building's namesake, Milo H. Stuart. On the third floor of the tower is a carillon , which plays during the school's passing periods. The Howard Longshore Stadium is where the school's football team has its games and where the marching band, track and field, and cross country teams practice. It includes a running track which circumscribes it, as well as concrete bleachers on each side. Morgan Hall , named after former principal DeWitt S. Morgan ,

1100-696: The camera. This required a fair amount of strength, not only to burst the developer pods but to rip through the stops on the film pack. Kirby wrote three books — My Life, Those Wonderful Years ; Bits and Pieces of This and That ; and a children's book, Dooley Wilson . Kirby married Mary Paxton Young on June 15, 1941, in Chicago, Illinois. Paxton was a singer and actress on radio. She died in 1994. They had two sons, Durward Randall, a.k.a. Randy Kirby, an actor (born December 5, 1942) and Dennis Paxton (born June 11, 1949). Kirby died of congestive heart failure in Fort Myers, Florida , on March 15, 2000, at

1144-676: The cameras followed, she excitedly ran off stage into the audience to greet Kirby and his wife before returning to complete her monologue. Kirby acted in summer stock theater , including three years' appearances in productions at the Cherry County Playhouse in Michigan. Kirby was 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) tall and had a mellow personality that served well as a foil for the stars with whom he worked. A versatile performer, he acted in sketches, sang, and danced. He moved with ease from slapstick to suave sales pitches for

1188-427: The decades following the opening of the campus as Arsenal Technical High School, a number of additional buildings were built to accommodate the school's functions. Treadwell Hall was constructed in 1921 and was the second building addition to the new school, and the only one still standing. The original officer's East Residence was demolished in 1929 after two wings were added to Treadwell Hall in 1928. Lone Hall

1232-537: The detachment of fifty soldiers that staffed the Arsenal. The building now houses the school's Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) program. The Barn , later renamed Allen Hall , housed the horses used by the military. The West Residence , constructed in 1870, accommodated officers, and now houses the Colonel's Cupboard , a public, student-run restaurant. The Guard House , constructed in 1872, also contains cells used to house military offenders. In

1276-651: The drama series The Californians and the ABC crime/police show Confession , hosted by Jack Wyatt . The show was taped every Friday evening at CBS Studio 50 (later renamed the Ed Sullivan Theater) and was broadcast the following Tuesday night. The cast of the second version included Marion Lorne (who appeared as her other Broadway and acting commitments permitted throughout this run) and rising star Carol Burnett (1959–62), who honed her comedic skills for her own future successful variety show . In addition to

1320-402: The drop in the price of her Polaroid stock is because the company hired Laurence Olivier to do its television commercials. She says they should have saved money and hired Kirby (a reference to his Polaroid commercial incident). In the movie Pulp Fiction (1994), the character Mia Wallace ( Uma Thurman ) orders a "Durward Kirby" burger. The eponymous title track on the album Scraps by

1364-514: The fall with a weekly, hour-long evening series, with the same title and similar format. Allen Funt 's Candid Camera segments became a regular feature of this series, along with a lengthy recap segment titled "That Wonderful Year". In 1959, Moore produced two LP records on the Warner Bros. label: That Wonderful Year, 1930 and That Wonderful Year, 1940 . In its first season, this version of The Garry Moore Show faced competition on NBC from

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1408-526: The performances of the cast and guests, vocal performers included the George Becker Singers and the dancers under the choreography of Ernest Flatt, including lead dancer Don Crichton . Bob Banner was the executive producer, Joe Hamilton (Burnett's future husband) was series producer, and Irwin Kostal was the orchestra leader. David "Dave" Geisel was the director. In the summer of 1960,

1452-410: The principal of Manual Training High School , opened Arsenal Technical High School on the grounds as the school's inaugural principal. The school occupies many extant buildings original to the days of the site's usage as an Arsenal. Regardless, in the decades following the opening of the school, many new buildings were added to accommodate the school's functions. These buildings include Stuart Hall and

1496-646: The property intact as the site of a school or park. In 1904, the Winona Agricultural and Technical Institute established an Indianapolis school on the site. The Indianapolis public trust planned to execute the deed to the Institute upon proof of sufficient endowment; however, a 1909 investigation made it clear that the institute was insolvent. As a result, a case was filed and venued to the Hendricks County Circuit Court by

1540-471: The school, such as the Arsenal building and the Barracks. In addition, a number of additional buildings were built in the following decades to accommodate the school's functions. Due to the significance of the school's campus, facilities, and history, Arsenal Technical was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Arsenal Technical offers four academic programs at the school. These include

1584-485: The series was replaced for nine weeks by the drama Diagnosis: Unknown . The Garry Moore Show was removed from the CBS line-up in 1964, at Moore's request, to allow him to take a long-needed vacation, which lasted more than two years. Moore returned with yet another version of the show in the fall of 1966; this time, it was in color. Due to competition from Bonanza on NBC, the show was cancelled after only four months. It

1628-480: The show. Jay Ward , producer of The Bullwinkle Show , even offered to pay Kirby to sue him; however, he did not pursue any further action. A button reading "Durward Kirby for President in '64" appeared in the January 1964 edition of Mad magazine. In The Mary Tyler Moore Show episode " Phyllis Whips Inflation " (season 5, episode 114; aired January 18, 1975), the character Phyllis Lindstrom explains that

1672-472: The sponsor's product. Critic John Crosby called him "one of the most versatile muggers and comedians on the air." An embarrassing moment came during a Polaroid commercial, during which he forgot to pull the tab after taking a picture of Garry Moore holding his Christmas list. After nearly a minute of a Polaroid representative yelling, "Pull the tab!" from the audience, Kirby gave a mighty yank with his long arms and pulled all seven remaining pictures out of

1716-485: The studio audience. It was an important commercial success for CBS, and it ran in this format until mid-1958. On October 6, 1952, the program was cut from an hour to 30 minutes, still beginning at 1:30 pm Eastern Time but ending at 2 pm rather than the previous 2:30 ending. It originated at WCBS-TV in New York City. In 1958, Moore ended the previous show because of his demanding work schedule, but he returned in

1760-423: The summer of 1951, he was host of G. E. Guest House on CBS, replacing Oscar Levant after the third episode. He served as one of NBC Radio's Monitor "Communicators". In 1967, Carol Burnett introduced Kirby and his wife, Pax, sitting in the live audience during her opening remarks of season 1 episode 4 of The Carol Burnett Show . In the middle of her opening monologue, Burnett recognized him. Then as

1804-532: Was "relieved of his double responsibility" and formally appointed as the first principal of Arsenal Technical, following an Indiana State Supreme Court which gave Indianapolis Public Schools the deed to the Arsenal site. Under his tenure, Stuart oversaw the development of the Arsenal Technical curriculum; the remodeling of old government buildings on the site; the construction of the Arsenal, the Shops, and

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1848-460: Was constructed in 1922, and was originally known as the Power and Shop Building . It housed the school's power plant and vocational classes. Stuart Hall was built in 1939. The building holds a resemblance to the Arsenal building, with red brick walls accented by white stone trim. The building also contains a memorial entrance tower with stained glass, commemorative wall artwork, and a bust depicting

1892-419: Was dedicated in 1958. The building was created to house additional vocational classes. Moon Hall , constructed in 1965, houses the kitchen and cafeteria on the first floor, and the music department on the second. The Hanson H. Anderson Auditorium , constructed in 1978, is the school's main auditorium, and the school's plays and special classes, such as set design, are held. The East Gym , which includes

1936-412: Was replaced on the CBS schedule by The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour . As of 2012, at least four episodes of the second version of the show are available on DVD. Durward Kirby Homer Durward Kirby (August 24, 1911 – March 15, 2000; sometimes misspelled Dirwood Kirby or Durwood Kirby ), was an American television host and announcer. He is best remembered for The Garry Moore Show in

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