Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 189, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 December 1930 — Page 11

DEC. 17, 1930_

SCHOOL FETES FEATURE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS Grades Present Yuletide Playlets and Special Programs This Week. Pageants, including Christinas carols, readings and recitations, will feature pre-Christmas programs in ♦he city's grade schools. The pageant, “White Gifts for the King.” will be given Friday at 1:45 by pupils of George Clark school, rnirty-sixth and Gale streets, of '.vhieh E. F. Echolds is principal. All grades will participate, assisted by the department chorus. The •ageant is directed by Miss Nellie Myers of the English department. 500 Pupils Particifate An entertainment, “Christ in Other Lands.” was scheduled this afternoon at School 10, Ashland avenue and Thirteenth street, with more than 500 pupils to take part Pantomime, music, readings and recitations are included in the program, which will be repeated Friday, Miss Geraldine Eppert, principal, has announced. School 21, at 2815 English avenue, will present a playlet, “Christmas. Carol,” by Dickens, Thursday afternoon. Pupils of the sixth, seventh ! and eighth grades will take part, directed by Miss Alice Carr and Miss Pearl Junkens. A Christmas tree party will be held Friday for the primary grades, nd Christmas work by the children ,s being displayed in the halls. Relate Christmas Story A Christmas story. “The Little .Shepherd,” will be a feature at Oliver P Morton school, 2102 College avenue, today and Friday. The tory will be related by different boys and interspersed with Christinas carols by the girls’ glee club and fourth and fifth grade groups. Miss Eva Y. Wiles is principal of the school. Playlet. “The First Christmas Carol,” will be presented today by 8A pupils of School 31, at 307 Lincoln street, of which Miss Mary Connor is principal. Short programs also will be held in each room. The Parent-Teacher association of the school is providing a Christmas tree for primary pupils. Puppets Are Featured Two puppet plays. “Cinderella” and “Feathertop,” are being presented this week by pupils of the 7A grade at Lucretia Mott school, 23 North Rural street. The performances, directed by Miss Marian Hill, art and English teacher, have been presented twice and will be staged again today and Thursday. “The Little Shepherd,” a playlet, will be presented by pupils of the William Watson Woollen school Thursday night at 7:45. The cast includes: Harry Marshall. Lewis Bose, Marilynn Morgan. June Betty Irish. Billy Jones, Virginia Burrow’s. Mary Allen. Robert McNab. Samuel Prlvett. Richard Smith. Edna Ware, Rosemary Stallings, Perkev Marshall. Tommy Rexford. Robert Smav and Paul Jones. ADOPT ‘MONITOR’ PLAN Tech Strives to Cut Dov.n Accidents In Halls by Pushing. Technical high school has adopted the “Monitor system” to insure proper order and conduct in halls betwen classes. In every room, a pupil Is appointed Monitor to supervise passing of the pupils, and prevent any running or pushing in the corridors. Serious acidents have been the result of carelessness on the part of rushing students. ADDRESSES PRESS CLUB Shortridge Group Hears Professor Perry of Butler at Meeting. Shortridge High School Press Club was addressed at its last weekly meeting by Professor J. Douglas Pei-ry, professor of journalism at Butler, upon the short-comings of student journalists, in a talk entitled “Student Journalism.”

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Shortridge Roman State Officers to Be Named

Annual Election to Take Place Thursday in School Hall. Annual election of officers of the Shortridge high school Roman State, organization composed of all Latin students, will take place in Caleb Mills hall Thursday afternoon. Officers elected will be two consuls, twenty-four praetors, two quaestors, two consors, twelve patrician aediles, twelve plebian aediles and five tribunes. Those Latin students who are running for the different offices of the Roman State are as follows: Consul—Edward Donnell, Jack Efroymsoh, William Foreman, Robert Jarvis, Walter Meyers and Charles Walters. Praetor—Francis Barlet, Alfred Brandt. Bert Brayton, William Burlch, Alex Clark, Caroline Coffn. Francis Fillingham, Mary Catherine Funkhouser, Robert Hiatt, Ralph Honderlch, Richard Hoover, Thomas Hudgins. Charles Huston, Julien Kennedy, Frederick Kershner, Marion Kloppel, Mary Catherine McClain, Robert McVie, Jeanne McWorkman, Guilford Pearce, Marjorie Plrtle, Martha Rose Scott, Robert Spraul, Madeline Stanley, Jean Stearns, Esther Steup, Mary Ellen Voyles and Miriam Waldo. Quaestor Edward Blackwell, Robert Elliot, Harry McClelland, Jean Southard and Mignon Wagner. Censor—Kirkwood Yockey. Harry Daniels, Louise Rhodehamel, Richard Krleg, Franklin Fleece, Jane Shideler, George Langston, Lucinda Barlow, Roger Crlse, Jimmy Taylor, Harry Thomas, Mary Alberta Gates, Mary Jane Bayer, Halston Johnston, Marjory Hennls, Sarah Maner and Robert Failey. Maedile (patrician)—Mary Alice Norris, Edna Ameter, Phylis Ent, Jean Splcklemire, Gaylord Disher, John Komstohk, Gsorge Home, Mary Jane Steeg, Willa Jane Boyce, Anne Lewis, Hester Gruber, Robert Dempsey, Julie Baker, Homer Lathrop, Leone Meyer, Jack Kittle, Lloyd Talmadge, Afton White, Mary Livingston, Stuart Brown, Betty Davenport. Jane Priestmeyer. Dick Maxwell, Neary Minturn. Sue Voelcher and Robert Thompson. Aedile (plebian)—Joe Miner. Pauline Maupin. Helen Barnes, Eugene Scott, Corine Leonard, Gladys HeWitt, Betty

Winners in The Times Doll Contest Selected

The ten winners of “Mary Lou” dolls in The Times Santa Claus eolor-up contest were announced today. Winners were selected for the artistic blending of colors, originality and ingenuity in dressing up the picture of Mary Lou in The Times. Doll winners: Helon Glrrin. 834 Marlon avenue: Dorothy Stevens, R. R. 10. Box 2668; Josephine Severance, 207 Leota street; Jean Stevens. 120 North Chester avenue; Mar-

Lutz, Millicent Coleman, Charles Cope- j land, James O’Connor, Bonnie McKechnle, Charles Gregg. Donald Herr, James Fant, Helen Jordan, Dorothy Bond, Florence Hoffman, Mary Tobin, Marian Gearen, Nora Mae Barber, Margaret Rouk, Jeanne Moore, Jay Irick and Kathryn Barret. Tribunes—Jane Brown, John Harris, Bob McColgin. Peggy Underwood, Robert Bryant, James Shoemaker, Marynctte Hiatt, Dick Leslie, Lucy Colby, James Henderson, Charlotte Cox. John Gruber, Evelyn Dewees, Aflan Graulaud, Max Zufall, Howard Campbell, Robert Farris, Russel White, Barbara Haines, Morton I Davidson. Betty Bell and Dorothy Wehling. . P. T. A. WILL GATHER AT RIPPLE TONIGHT Passion Play Will Be Discussed by Principal of School 21. Broad Ripple High School Par-ent-Teacher Association w T ill meet tonight in the high school auditorium, A Christmas program has bt?n planned, consisting of a talk on \ “Oberammergau and the Passion i Play” by Miss Flora Drake, princi- ! pal of School 21, who visited abroad j the past summer, and music by the J girls’ glee club, under direction of j J. R. Hall. Social hour and refreshments will j follow. The public is invited. MISS JOHNSON SPEAKS Addresses Tech Civics Classes on Necessities for Selling Pcsition. Miss Eunice Johnson, director of training at L. S. Ayres & Cos. and a j member of the Altrusa Club, spoke before the Tech Civics Ilg classes recently. Miss Johnson gave a list of pre- i requisites for a selling position. Knowledge of the store’s system, understanding of salesmanship, a knowledge of human nature, how to greet a customer, all were emphasized as important.

jorie Grigsby. 841 North Chester avenue; Edith L. Pyles, 1154 North Haugh street; Mary Ellen Flaherty. 605 Middle drive. Woodruff Place; Agnes E. Cochran, 707 Buchanan street; Mary Ellen Huggins, 30 place, and Patrlca Ann Day, 51 North Fifth street. Beech Grove. Tickets to the Apollo theater today were being mailed to the 100 whose entries were regarded “next best” to those winning dolls.

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Quota was reached in the magazine campaign put on by Advertising Class I at Technical high school for benefit of the school library files. All magazines not used as clipping replacements will be sold and books bought with the proceeds. Left to right (above) Miss Sara Ewing, sponsor; Robert Rousch, one of the chief collectors; Aileen Biehl, who brought the most magazines; John Bernloehr, who brought the oldest material, and Miss Lyle Harter, librarian. Officers of the class recently elected are: George Van Camp, general manager; Don Deck, assistant manager; Mary McNanny, publicity manager; John Bernloehr, art manager, and Warren Bcultinghouse. secretary-treasurer.

Sweet Custom T udge Harry O. Chamberlin f Mcrion circuit court Friday will fo’low his annual Christmas custom of distributing candy to pupils in the fresh air room at School 12, West and McCarty streets. Judge Chamberlin will present ,the children with 100 boxes of candy and fruit.

SHORTRIDGE CADETS GIVEN PROMOTIONS Announcement Is Made by Manseau; Drill Is Held. Announcement of the promotion of five cadets as noncommissioned j officers in the Shortridge high school R. O. T. C. is made by Major A. O. Manseau, U. S. A., re- i tired, instructor of military science I and tactics. The promotions were made In or- j der that the noncommissioned personnel of the Shortridge unit be raised to regulation strength. Cadets appointed as sergeants were Robert Thompson and Laurence Kryter. Cadets appointed ac corporals were Kenneth Wood, Lewis Smith and Devon Nolan. The Shortridge Honor company of the Shortridge battalion held a competitive drill to determine the best drilled cadet. Cadet Laurence Kryter won the drill, and Cadets Francis Sonday, Ralph Burns and George Kirkwood placed second, third and fourth respectively. The entire Shortridge j battalion now is engaged in the j study of interior guard duty.

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HONOR CADETS ARE SELECTED AT WASHINGTON R. 0. T. C. Members Named for High Rank in Drill and Appearance. BY JOSEPHINE HALBING An honor company composed of 3ft. O. T. C. unit members ranking highest in merits for personal appearance, uniforms and drill work, has been chosen at Washington high school. Honor cadet officers chosen by First Sergeant Wolff, military training instructor, are: Major Harry Sanders, Captains J. HWilson and Lawrence Leonard. FI rst Lieutenants Donald Baldwin, Charles Mock and Charles Urban; Second Lieutenants, Robert Jacobs and Calvin Wantland. Companv A—Sergeant Irwin Scott, Corporal John Royster, Privates Vbns Doughertv and Robert Ramsey. Companv B—Sergeants. Rufus Wheeler, Marshall Smith, Raymond Vornehn; Corporal Clyde phiester. and Privates Henrv Howell and Roy Wheeler. Company C—Sergeants Robert Hedge and Rov Simmons; Corporal Donald Whitcomb and Private;. Lake, Hubert Ludlow and Everett Wood. Companv D— Sergeant Louis Fulien, Corporal Vern Grahn. and Privates Guy Berlin, Oliver P.ryor, Robert Sanford and Kenneth Scott. Christmas party Monday for members of the Civics Quest Club in the school library was the first of a series for Washington high school. The program was in charge of Doris Wilson, chairman of the social committee, Gertrude Wood, Louise Farmer and Lyle Fulien. Prizes were awarded to Mary Jameson and Robert Jacobs, winners in the question box contest. Hawthorne community house will be the scene of the Girl Reserves’ tea Thursday. Rosamond Baker and Josephine Halbing are in charge of the program and Norma Martin will preside at the tea table. Members of the Latin Club will hold their Christmas party today in the library. Jeffrey O’Hara, New York composer, addressed Washington high pupils on music last Thursday, discussing and playing several of his own compositions.

AMUSEMENTS || BIGGEST SHOW in TOWN rvErng 6 GREAT ACTS BKO VAUDEVILLE PEGGY EAMES ~ “Our Gang” Kiddie Star PICKARD’S CHINESE SYNCOPATORS REVEL BROS. & RED “Step on Step” KIRBY and DUVALL SALL.VRDO TRIO S FLAMING ARROWS A Picture You’ll Never Forget. “MAN to MAN” with GRANT MITCHELL PHILLIPS HOLMES LUCILLE POWERS GEORGE .MARION Kiddies—Old Santa is now In the lobby from 13:00 to 5:30 with a gilt for each child. Christmas IVeek * Show Starts SATURDAY LITTLE JACK LITTLE Radio Star from VVLW (IN PERSON) CHARLES FARRELL and Maureen O’Sullivan “The Princess and the Plumber” DANCE —LYRIC BALLROOM

High School Club Heads

PLAY WHi BE GIVEN School 60 P. T. A. Unit to Present Program. Mrs. Herman Kothe will sing, accompanied by Mrs. Herman Wolff, and a short play, “Dust in the Road,” by Kenneth Sawyer Goodman, will be presented tonight by the Parent-Teacher Association of School 60, Thirty-third and Pennsylvania streets. The play will be presented at 8 by the Thespis Club of Butler university, directed by Mrs. Eugene Fife. Children’s work will be displayed in all rooms and the building will be opened at 7.

I BEFOBE P. M. i| \ TONIGHT II 3D PRELIMINARY AND ill FINALS | City Waltz Championship IIJ Beautiful silver loving I 111 cup to winners /ill 111 Every Other Dance jffft Hi A WALTZ j, mm n

AMUSEMENTS ENGLISH—MAT. TODAY AND ALL WEEK LAUGHING MYSTERY HIT With CECIL SPOONER Direct from 18 weeks Playhouse, Chicago NIGHTS—SOc to 83.00 Today and Sat. Mats.—3oc to $1.50.

MOTION PICTURES pKsa LAST 2 DATS—HURRY! WINNIE UGHTNER In Warner Bros. \ “Life of the Party” FRIDAY—“MAYBE IT’S LOVE” j

Officers of the Sunshine Club at Warren Central high school pictured above, left to right, are Mary Hill, sergeant-at-arms. Dorothy Horton, secretary; Lorine Wise, treasurer; Mary Jane Wade, vice-president, and Grace Stow, president. PAGEANT IS SCHEDULED School 17 Will Portray Customs of Foreign Countries. School 17, pupils and teachers, will present a pageant, “Santa in Many Lands,” Thursday afternoon in the auditorium of Crispus Attucks high school. Christmas customs foreign lands will be portrayed by children in costume and Christmas carols will be sung.

MOTION PICTURES

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Wonder a Picture J of the / - jf Screen! \ * nyiik, / WALTER HUSTON Y§r UNA MERKEL D,W. GRIFFITHS J ftrst AU-Tbll J a uwmmm

Adults to 1 p. 25e Children, aU times lfic HE CAME TO BTEAL—BUT STAYED TO LOVE! JEANETTE MACDONALD IN “OH, FOR A MAN” With REGINALD DENNY

Brooks & Ross CH#RLES n ROGERS DA * * Radio Idols of WLW ‘ALONG CAME YOUTH”

l||jj , ,-1,. MB Our Big Christmas Week Show SB I s|RA\\ ' Paramount's Jamboree of nautical nonsense with HB Harry Green-Lillian Roth-Gene Pallette I — DOUBLE STA6E SHOW Six Acts Glorified Vaudeville [33 ROSS & EDWARDS LILLIAN SHADE 1' JERRY COE ROMA BROTHERS ■■ OLGA MORSELLI DANCING JEWELS <3 LOUISE POWELL’S || Sj 30 Kiddies in “SANTA CLAUS FROLIC” Era iH.

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BROAD RIPPLE SENIORS NAME CASTFOR PLAY H. S. Dramatic Club Will Present Christmas Program Friday. BY ALMA FINKMAN The cast for the mid-year Broad Ripple high school senior play has been announced by the coaches. Miss Ruth Carter and Albert Kcttler. The following seniors will take part: Robert McAninch. Paul Mathew*. Frank Gleaves. Fred Klusman. Ear! Wilson. Don Hartzell. Williamson Hardin. Clyde Young. Jean Ward, Marjorie Mittman. Virginia Crist. Carline Smith. Mary Margaret Cox. Managers are: Myra McDaniel. Eugene Goss. Charles Todd. Dorotha Fletcher. Opal Mae Watts and Harel Abbltt A Christmas program will be given by the Dramatic Club Friday with Vance Waggoner, author of the theme, taking the leading role Singing, dancing and readings are among the chief features of the production, which is under direction of Miss Lillyon Snyder, sponsor of the club. Foodstuffs will be distributed by Broad Ripple students Friday to needy families for Christmas. An address, "The Great Gift," will be given before girl pupils next Monday by Mrs. Borcherding MOTION PICTURES

THEY DESIRED TO LOVE MORE THAN TREY DESIRED TO LIVE? Two young lovers leave the world together—and together challenge Satan and Jehovah to separate them, OUTWARD BOUND The talking picture that will cause all the talking— Starts SATURDAY APOLLO