BETTER ENGLISH CLUB
1939--T11G senior high school class
has formed a "Bettor English Club"
\/hich moots every Tuesday during
the regular English class period.
The committee, consisting of three
girls who plan the program, are
chosen in the order in v/hich they
appear on the roll. One program
was in honor of George Washington,
another in honor of Robert E. Leo
and "Stonewall" Jackson, and an
other v;as of the life and works of '
'8r.raual Johnson, After the program
critics who have been chosen by
the chairman, comment on the speak
ers, The purposes of the club are
to improve pronunciation, public
speaking, diction, and poise. We
haivo found the club very helpful.
--J, Larson
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Shining out as our life's
guiding stoja,"
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over the agony of posing for a
picture,
"The most importr^nt thing for
me to do is to acquire bca.uty
beforehand, I shc.ll get a finger
v;ave immediately, and a manicure,"
(As though her fingernails would
be scen.)i These were the words of
one upon hearing that pictures
v;ould be ta.ken soon.
She gets ready for the picture
a.nd suddenly realizes thcvt she
has not even glimpsed her schedule#
Of course the photographers villi
be unable to have her pose until
her scheduled time. Looking at
the schedule, she learns that her
picture is to bo taken a day later,
and at a time when she has French,
She cannot possibly keep so love
ly until the follov;ing day. Then,
to evade French class would mean
unmerciful punishment.
After consideration, she hurries
to the editor to change the time
until .a later hour on that ds.y,
IlorrorsJ Each hour makes the
curls slowly droop. Much misery
is undergone for tv/onty-four hours
for fear one strand of hair mc.j
come out of its place, bliat v/ill
others say if she is not so charm
ing as her older sister v;ho has
always been admired for her bcartyj
The day approaches. Though she
has endured steel curlers the pre-
viuus night, her hair is unbecom
ing, Her grim expression makes
her look hopeless.
She goes up the steps to the
•studio-wit-h—cu-hope that some
miracle will cause the picture to
be a success. She suddenly re
members that she must return to
her room to search for that long
kept ^1,50,
The drape does not prove to be
appropriate for her oddly shaped
face. The photographer forces a
grin; when the camera clicks, an
antogonlzlng fear surroimds her.
She remains in this condition un
til the return of the proofs.
She takes a fov/ mimites between
classes to hurry to the studio
and ask the photographer in an
undertone for the proofs. An ex
pression of supreme disgust is
shown. She had never dreamed that
she really looked that dcstcstablo.
Since one has to be decided upon,
she selects the one v;hlch re
sembles her least and flatters
her most.
Disappointed over it, she doesn't
Intend to have any made for
Mother, John, or friends, Hov;-
cver, she is persuaded to do so.
After a few moments of self-
revelation, she returns to her
room in despair, vowing that she
will never have another picture
taken,
"Here's hoping all will be well
in the annual",
V:H0'S who--FACULTY
"Como, Cindy, darling,"
"That v/as very noble of you,"
"No, not to any appreciable
extent,"
"V/here is that girl that cleans
up this lobby?"
"Mercy mellJ"