December 2, 1938 (The Madison Mirror, 1925 - 1969)

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VOLUME XVI, NO. 5 CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, MADISON, WIS., DECEMBER 2, 1938 PRICE, 10 CENTS
Students Study;
Central's Honor
Roll Increases
Perhaps it's because students have
settled down to work seriously or perhaps
the sage (?) advice of the "interviewees"
In the last issue of the
Mirror had an effect, but at any rate,
the second grade period of the year
reveals an increase in the honor roll.
They are the following:
All pupils carrying the equivalent
of four or more full subjects, attaining
a grade of B or above in each
subject carried:
Mary Baldarotta, Victoria Barkofsky,
Bena Basile, Helen Bates, Loraine
Dell, Betty Blied, Charlotte Brown,
Timothy Brown, Eileen Brumm, Eileen
Carow.
Dorothy Conway, Iyla Mae Coon,
James Duesler, Mary Ellen Farrell,
James Flannery, Jeanne Gaffney,
Ann-Lucille Gannon, Beatrice Gloe,
Shirley Goldstine, Eugene Graham.
Richard Gray, Anita Grubb, Welma
Hansen, Lucy Hobbs, Patty Lou
Holmes, Betty Johnson, Donald Johnson,
Milly Kaegi, Virginia Kerpauskas,
Donald Kirkpatrick.
Alvin Kjin, Bernice Koch, Hermina
Landolt, Lillian Lee, Ruth Levin, Irving
Levy, Mary Ludwig, Don MacLennan,
James Malas, Shirley Marty.
Vera Maynard, Jeanne McKown,
Arthur Miller, Charles Motisi, Rosalle
Navarra, Elvin Nehmer, Maurice Nelson,
Jackie Ogilvie, Thomas Parker,
Arlene Pieh.
Fern Pohlman, Henry Rinke, Mary
Jo Ripp, Gordon Robeck, Bryant Rolsum,
Rosemary Sanders, John Schara,
Mary Schiro, Mary Jane Schiffer, Lllian
Schroedl.
William Schweinem, Maran Sherman,
Irene Siegrist, Carol Slightam,
Catherine Soule Donald Svetricka,
Evelyn Swanson, Bernita Thompson,
George Torgeson, Hazel Voss, Hazel
Williams, James Wolff.
All pupils carrying less than the
equivalent of four full subjects (a
minimum of two) who attained a
grade of A in each:
Phyllis Pinkerton.
HIGH HONOR ROLL - All pupils
attaining a grade of A in the equivalent
of four full subjects, and B in
excess of four:
Dorothy Engsberg, Mary Galanos,
Jeanette Hansen, Merk Hobson, Alice
Peet, George Rupp, Evelyn Stein, Walter
Toy.
First Evening
Party of Year
Held Dec. 9th
The first evening party of this year
will be held Friday, Dec. 9, in the
boys' gym, 8:30 to 11:30. Esther Burhop
is general chairman and will have
charge of the dance. Don Livermore is
chairman of the floor and lighting
committee. Bob Hanson is the head
chairman of the publicity committee.
Frieda Schackter is the bead of the
refreshment committee. Jack Boyle
will take over the decorations, which
will be in the Christmas spirit. Entertainment
is in the hands of Bob Speth.
The admission will be your A.A.A. ticket.
Fun is promised to all who come.
Donald Trachte
Returns to His
Old Alma Mater
The art department of Central will
sponsor an auditorium program for
pupils Friday, Dec. 9.
This year the art department will
present to Central's student body Don
Tracte, a graduate of Central, and assistant
to Carl Anderson, who creates
"Henry." Mr. Anderson is also a graduate
of Central.
Don Tracte will give an illustrated
lecture to Central pupils. After this,
slides, depicting a day at Central,
made by the art department, will be
shown.
IN SYMPATHYP
Faculty and students wish to extend
their deepest sympathies to
Rose Mergen, whose sister,~i Jnq a
former Cettrai pup, died recently.
.. Calendar ..
Friday, Dec. 2-"Growing Pains,"
8:00, auditorium. Basketball at
Reedsburg.
Tuesday, Dec. 6- Central, East,
West high school economics
classes broadcast. Audltorn
7:30-8:00. (Also Dee. 13, 20.)
Wednesday, Dec. 7-PTA card party,
boys' gym, 8:00 p. m.
Friday, Dec. 9-Senior high party,
boys' gym, 8:30-11:30 p.m.
Basketbal, at .Jassvile.
Sunday, Dec. 11-Annual Christmas
pageant, state capitol.
Wednesday, Dec. 14- Girls' club
doll exhibit, corridor, 2:30-4.00.
Friday, Dec. 16 - Basketball, at
Beloit.
Popular Books
Listed by Vote
Of Student Body
"Gone With the Wind" and'
"Treasure Island" Win
Special Mention
When all without is bleak and drear,
Within the humble cot
Choice hooks and conversation cheer;
Though many prize them not.
Saturday, Dec. 17-Basketball- It was with this theme in mind
Wisconsin High, at field house, that Miss Vance, Central senior Ii- '
Christmas recess Dec. 17-Jan. 2 in- brarian, conducted a book popularity
clusive. School reopens Tues- contest in observance of National Book
day, Jan. 3 Week. Every pupil compiled in English
class a list of 10 books which he would
take with him if he were to go to a
Hints on Caring idesert island.
Miss Vance then compiled a list of
the 25 most popular books. From this
Of Hair Given list the following comments can be
made, according to Miss Vance.
There is a tendency for the students liS Yd
Thursday, Nov. 17, Mrs. Groth, man- of Central to read contemporary ficager
of Rose Bud Beauty Shop g-ave tion and to read it despite all costs.
an interesting talk and demonstration This is obvious when we see "Gone
on the care and ways to wear hair to With the Wind" at the top of the list.
the members of the Girls' club. Not only is "Gone With the Wind" a
Olive Rosum and Lois Meng had recent book but it's so thick that it s 555 fir' .;s
their hair fixed at the Rose Bud Beauty could easily and pardonably be mis-
Shop and Mrs. Groth combed it out taken for Webster's unabridged dicduring
the program, These hairdresses tionary.
were two types of hair dress suitable
for school. ~Three books in the first 10 in the #w.t
for school itcnb lse scneprr
Mrs. Groth said the "up-sweep" hair list can be classed as contemporary
dress was not suitable for school butfion, They are "Gone With the
was suitable for evening parties. All Wind," first place; "Good Earth," sev- , '
girls should not wear their hair up enth place; and "Lost Horizon" ninth
unless they have the right shaped faceIplace. In other words one-third of the Tuberculosis, the foe of youth,
and the right features. first 10 most popular books reflect the is still the leading disease cause
fact that Central's pupils are reading of death among persons from 15
contemporary as well as established to 45 years of age. The organ-
S tudent Drivers literature, This is further borne out ized fight against tuberculosis is
by the fact that this same percentage carried on by the Wisconsin Anti-
Have Parking is consistant throughout the first 18 Tuberculosis Association and is
books of the list, financed by the annual sale of
penny Tuberculosis Christmas
Ticket Problems The three contemporary books in- Seals between Thanksgiving and
cluded between the 10th and 18th Crsms u n s hm
books are "You Can't Take it WithC
to agree that Central has a problem You"; "Anthony Adverse" tin the same
toadenyCati"Mrrsawh en category as Webster's dictionary and -_______
"Gone With the Wind"); and "Maif
something couldn't be done about dam Curie." 'during National Book Week with a disparking
space for faculty and Centrald C play of books from the list compiled by
pupils. "Treasure Island" which should Miss Vance. The list as compiled fol-
The Mirror has had several requests have been the most popular, as far as lows:
to dig into the matter and this time desert islands are concerned was secreally
went to it. A certain pupil in ond in the list, and "Robinson Crusoe," "Gone With the Wind," "Treasure
school has had five tickets for over- which is almost synonymous with des- Island," Bible, "Tom Sawyer," "Robinparking.
Others have had two and ert islands, though perhaps it is a bit son Crusoe." "Little Women." "Good
three, too juvenile for high school pupils was Earth." "Captain Blood," "Lost Hori-
Why can't a few spaces be reservedfifth, on," "Ramona."
for pupils and faculty who drive to The greatest of all books-the one' "Ivanhoe," "You Can't Take It With
school, that has been out-selling all other You," "Count of Monte Cristo," "An-
Captain Morris said that as this ten- books put together, the book that dates thony Adverse" "David Copperfield."
ritory was restricted such a thing can back into antiquity and that is referred "Les Miserables," "Dictionary," "Manot
be done unless someone spoke to to in solving modern problems-the dame Curie," "Prisoner of Zenda."
the aIlerman of this particul'r area "Rihe" wa third on the. lis. This "Three Musketeers" "Oliver Tw.ist"
and the alderman would then have to
have the city council revise the ordinance.
Attention Si
I Help Fight Their Fight I Aeronautics Club
Hears Capt. Morey
tudents! College Days generation to the next. Dr. Sayers
useoftrinig ip
in developing the mind and body. He
Are Coi ning!I Are You Going?3epaie emphasized that h just seo as riigtp one receives
Are you going to college?
You probably are for two reasons:
first, because the majority of the students
in Central are taking college
preparatory courses, and secondly, because
if you weren't going to college
there would be no use in your reading
this article. But we are not so
much concerned as to whether you are
going to college, as to where you are
going to college.
Living in Madison the majority of
you will in all probability go to the
University of Wisconsin. With most
Madison high school students It is
just a matter of graduating from a
high school before they enter the University
of Wisconsin. To them it would
be revolutionary to even think of attending
another school-and there's
where they are wrong. Not that we are
prejudiced against Wisconsin; it's as
fine a university as one might find!
Students should not think of university
education in terms of Wisconsin!
Looking through the records of last
year's graduating clras we find that
practically every student who planned
to go to college attended Wisconsin,
and that many of these did not plan
to major in any ipeclal field. Wisconsin
was the best place for the latter
group to attend-fit ranks high among
other American universities and It is,
of ;ourse, the least expensive for a
Madisonian - but at about those
stulents who were 'gong to attend
Captain Howard Morey, was guest
speaker at Senior Aeronautics club
Wednesday, Nov. 16. in room 318 with
the "M" club. The "M" club had failed
to announce its meeting and the reslts
were visitors for the Aeronautic.,
clb.
Captain Howard Morey is the head
of the nw municipal airport on highway
51. Since the club plans this year
to study the scientific side of airplanes
and not the construction, Captain
Morev agae suggestions to the members
for the future success of the club.
Some of the things he suggested are
that the club send to the DuPont
Circle at Washington, D. C, for a
bookie on aronautics and also that
the (lub atten~d discussions held every
wseek at the airport by student flyers.
Captain Mony also emphatically advised
the club to hold its meetings on
the disusion basis and to be careful
not to let members into the club that
are n~ot interested.
The club will probably. on Captain
Morey's suggestion. take up a brief
study of gliding to determine the chief
differcnce btween that and flying.
There are as far as was capable of
telling at this first meeting about 10
possible members. The club encourages
anyone interested in aeronautics to
comne and join at their next meeting.
Dr. Sayers Given
Brilliant Reception
In Central High Aud
Dr. Frank G. Sayers. well-known
inspirational speaker. spoke to Central
senior high pupils Wednesday.
No'. 23. on the subject. "Are You a
Thoroughbred?" To say that Dr. Sayers'
speech was enthusiastically received
would be putting it mildly. for
he was given a tremendous round of
applause at the conclusion of his address
and his speech was the subject
of discussion in both the halls and the
classrooms.
One of the outstanding things about
Dr. Sayers' address that particularly
caught 'be fancy of the audience
were the various "quotations' that he
distribu'ed throughout his speech. He
mentioned that he had heard speakers
who turned on their mouth, and
then went away and left it. He gave
for his definition of a smart aleck.
"a male or female with a closed mind
and an open mouth."
shows that religion does play a part "Tale of Two Cities," "Call of the Dr. Sayers claimed that "blood was
in the life and education of youth. Wild," "Adventure of Sherlock thicker than water" and breeding
A table in the library was set aside Holmes." "Last of the Mohicans." counted a great deal in one's self. He
used both race horses and human
beings as examples of how assets and
liabilities were handed down from one
training in the body from a coach.
university for the purpose of prepar- 'came back with three or four books to he should receive mind training from
ing themselves for a profession? Many show Bill. One was from the Univer- priests, ministers, and rabbis.
schools offer superior courses In ar- sity of Illinois, one from the Massachitecture,
dentistry, medicine, and chusets Institute of Technology, and One of Dr, Sayers' closing statedramatics.
Where will you get infor- another from Columbia university. ,ments was "it is better to aim at
mation about these schools? Let's take "Here, Bill," he said, "take these something and miss it. than to aim
the case of a certain high school senior books home and look them over, I've at nothing and hit it."
who wondered the same thing and see given you bulletins from schools which
what he did. have excellent courses in architecture."
Bill Wanted more than anything! "Thanks," said Bill, still a bit puz- Plans Discussed
sled.
else to be an architect. He was an
average student-made the honor roll
When he did this Bill learned that
Wthe books contained everything he
By G. C. Clinic
once in a while-and he came from at b s a d hn
family whose income places them un- wanted to know about these colleges.
der that great group of Americans He was surprised to know that such A special meeting of the G. C. clinic
known as "the middle class." He lived books were available and asked the was held Monday. Nov. 21, after
guidance director how to get copies school in room 242.
in a college town but his home school o hmfrhmef
did not have a very good course in f them for himself. The girls munched cookies provided
architecture. Bill knew that the fai- The guidance director told Bill that by Miss Metz, while discussing tentaily
finances wouldn't permit him to the school had over 200 such descip- tive Christmas plans. Jeanne McKown
tive bulletins from colleges and uni- 'as appointed chairman of the hall
spend four years at a distant school, rsiies all over the country. All of wa dcrtn omteadsea
but he was willing to work and so decorating committee, and she ap
he went to his home room teacher to tese bulletins have such general in- pointed Mary Jane Schiffer, Carole
get advice, formation as the courses offered, pro- O'Neill. Mildred Nelson and Kay Abel
'fessors, entrance requirements, tuition, as members of her committee.
She sent him to the principal. Bill and scholarships offered; and some
and the principal had a nice talk and of them even contain pictures of the Ideas for the forthcoming G. C.
he was finally told to call on the campus and buildings. By reading the etiquette books, which will deal with
guidance director. This surprised Bill ones that he received, Bill was able dates for dancing, dates for skating,
very much! Wasn't the guidance di- to form a very clear picture of each and dates for private parties, were disrector
the one who bought books for college, Its customs, fraternities, and cussed by Evelyn Barringer. The mempoor
students? He wanted advice, not curriculum. He even discovered ways bers of her committee are: Alice Mack,
charityl Wasn't the guidance director in which the college provided work for Peggy Phalen, Eleanor Moran. Barthe
one who reprimanded poor pupils? students with his financial resources bara Linquist. Mary Soldatos, Jeanne
He didn't need prodding. Nevertheless, without so much as even leaving his McKown, Mildred Nelson, Kay Abel,
he called on the guidance director, home town. Dorothy Homburger, M a r y J a n e
After a friendly conversation, the If you have a similar problem, why Schiffer, Fern Pohlman, and Shirley
guidance director went to a shelf and not take a hint from Bill? Reed.

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Nineteen Pupils
On High Honor
Roll, for Jr. H igh
Fifty-eight Students Obtain
Marks Good Enough to Be
On Honor Rol
To get on the high honor roll a
pupil cannot have any more than one
B, the rest must be A's. The high
honor roll for the first quarter contains
19 names.
In grade seven: Roger Morrison and
Carl Dewey.
In grade eight: Constance Roissum,.
Doris Hussey, Betty Brown, Genevieve
Smith, Mary Rose Caruso, Sherman
Shapiro, and Stanley Rubnitz.
In grade nine: Annabelle Hoessel,
Margaret Burdick, Margaret Ann
Morse, Robert Flugum, Mary Litcher,
Betty Boyle, Joyce Leake, Jean Lippert,
Lillian Mueller, and Rosemary
Esser.-
To get on the honor 'roll a pupil
must have either A's or B's, no, C's.
Fifty-eight pupils are on the honor
roll.
In the seventh grace: Grace Batker,
Mildred Austin, Betty Jane Studebaker,
Mary Jane O'Connor, Ruth
Strait, and Richard MeVicar.
James Knox, Jean Wells, John Coryell,
Harold Rinke, Leona Kusick, Gloria
Ryan, and Margaret Olson.
In the eighth grade : Tom Jafferis,
Dorothy Hank, Helen Hawthorne, Clifton
Hansen, Arlene Aberle, Iona
Wheelock, Donna Fruitiger, Marcelamne
Hobson, Dick Martin, and Dorothy
Durlin.
Ruth Marty, Clara Kaiser, Shirley
Gilmour, Phillip Stephenson, Lois
Wiessinger, Marjorie Emerson, and
Rolland Williamson.
In the ninth grade : Lorraine Hall,
Myrtle Tonn, Suzanne Boissard, Mildred
Martinas, Irma Trotalli, Mary
Harris, Rosella Guisti, Eunice Parr,
Edward Rein.
Miss Pokorny's seventh grade class
engaged in a variety of activities for
book week. They entered the letterwriting
contest, examined old books in
the library, listened to a talk by Miss
Lundeen, and took long trips via the
book world.
Outstanding letters were written by
James Knox, who chose the book,
"Wilderness Castaways"; Lois Osthoff,
"The Magical Land of Noom"; Vincelia
Raimond, "Katrinka"; Anne
Odorico, "The Prince and the Pauper";
Leona Kusick, "Laddie Woodlawn";
Robert Kipp, "Opening Davy
Jones' Locker"; and Hanna Hopkins,
THE MADISON MIRROR
-:- JUNIOR HIGHI
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EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor : Billy Woldenberg.
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Assistant Editor: Florence Ci-
By Bily Woldenberg
ovaro.
On the first floor (Vocational sic.de)
Reporters : Betty Boyle, Su-
is the Central High library. The set dewr zanne Boissard, Mildred Mar-
high side is usually quiet, butt the tinas, EdWard Norstrand, William
junior high part is almost alw; ,ays Carow, Donald Schaefer.
noisy. The library should be quieta tnd
..
the reason it isn't is this: Child] ren
who have topics to prepare before or
after school bring one or two of ti Central Junior High
)eir
friends along to entertain them,a and
they do. They Observes whisper and aninoy
Book Week
those who are trying to study. Sc
esit On
pupils come to the library and Friday, Nov. 18, for "Book Week"
down at a table n by e themselves. pt i Teafin e
hey several junior high pupils gave a play,
ide "Treas'ure," under the direction of
him. When they do this they caus e a Miss Lundeen, librarian. Robert Flu-
disturbance.
gum 'opened the program by introduc-
The library is a place to study, r Wr- ing Miss Lundeen. Miss Lundeen then
pare topics, and read books quiet tly announced the winners of the "Book
If you want to go to the library, lei'ave
Week Contest." They were seventh
your friends downstairs and go up grade, Gloria Ryan, who chose as her
alone. The library is for the use of all prize a book entitled, "Dolls to Make
pupils and not for the few who us( eit for Fun and Profit." Eighth grade,
as a place to greet their friends. Clara Keiser, who chose the book,
-"Tiger Roan." Robert Flugum, who
"Anne of Green Gables."
After the pupils of the class he, ard won over other ninth graders, chose
the book, "The Wonder Book of the
Miss Lundeen describe the new bo+ ok 31Ak
in the library, Anne Odorico and Do)ro-
Seventh graders wrote letters on i
thy Caghlan were glad they did not "The funniest book I've ever read."
have to use the "Books Yesterdiay
s Eighth graders wrote on I
"The best
Children Had." These two girls exa m- book ryve ever read," while ninth
fined the exhibit of old books in the graders wrote on "What makes a book
library and made an interesting
Editorial.. I
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port to their English class : Old ani
re- good."
* to o
metic books taught young children
The play was about the treasures
count on their fingers. Story books for L o fthe library at Central. The scene
of the play was laid in a cave. The
young children had types a half it
tall.
pirates entered dragging a big heavy
Pupils decided 77wsnthl that the dictionbihdi taytr chest, while singing, "Yo ho-ho." The
)rul pirate captain entered and told his
with its fine print and no guide wo dspirates of a strange venture.
at the top of the pages. The hy mnPupils who took part in the play
book on display, published in 1E
belonged to Betty Jane Studebak'ers
were Sanm Manderino, Lester Carlson,
Rap iSalvo (captain), Wallace
(room Ba) great grandmother. We all Larsen, Richard Moomey, William Ott,
enjoy the new books of today writh
Stanley Rubintz, Gerald Stein, Isaiah
their attractive covers contrast 'Ing Carthroa, Joe Kanevsky, and Ralph
with the brown-covered books of yTes
Isberner. Phyllis Perkins read "Books
terday.
Are Keys."
Exploring the bottom of the sea
With Beebe, seeking thug lost treasure aw ir iaeromn
a
Less
alive with Indians, roping wild hor High School
on the plains, living in a Russian vii-
lage with Katrinka, adrift on the sea,
or adventuring in Alaska were "IN4ew
Worlds" that Miss Pokorny's severnith
BALLROOM
grade English class wrote about inl let-
ters to friends. All these "New Work
were found in library books thatl pu- CLASS
pils wanted their friends to read.
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Friday, December 2, 1938
7th and 8th Grade
4EWS Home Rooms Busy
During Past Week
Housekeepers are elected every week
in the seventh and eighth grade
in ra dhome rooms. In Miss Hessman's home
flwere elected housekeepers for this
Have
Oin 0 1115 week. In Miss Mcflquham's home room
Jean Christenson is chairman of the
housekeeping committee and is assist-
Program s ed by Vito Cuccio, VictoriaMaio
Claude Banks, John McCann, Gordon
-- McCann, Earl Brown, Judith Ammer-
Several home rooms have had pro- mon, and Sally Scalissi.
grams during the past few weeks. In Mrs. Razkowski's home room,
Home room 10lA under the direction Margaret Stacy and Betty Hammen
of Mrs. Lemon, gave a program Men- are housekeepers this week. Frederick
day, Nov. '7, for American Education Marty, Englebert Kraus, Gloria Ryan,
week. Lillian Mueller opened the pro- and Margaret Stacy are members of
gram by giving a talk on "The Mean- the bulletin board committee. Last
ing of American Education Week"; week the bulletin board reminded one
Patricia Burnis spoke on "School of a library with gay book covers and,
Lunches"; Prances Miller talked on titles Which invited anyone to reetd
the "Cafeteria"; Mary Schiro spoke books named. This week posters of
on the "Nurse and What She Does." Pilgrims and turkeys are posted1 on
Talks on "Outside Physical Education" the board to remind pupils of the first
were given by Simon Moskowsky and Thanksgiving. The posters on discPlay
Mary Ellen Stone. Tom Marsh talked were made by Miss Edith Edwards' fart
(Continued on Page 3) classes.
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Friday, December 2, 1938 THE MADISON MIRROR
AThr s or not P I. I Have Leads in "Growing Pains" I
Last issue (whether you knew it or
not) Bill Harris took over (and did a
very swell job, by the way) this corner.
This issue we have another and
even more illustrious guest columnist.
The gentleman who wields the pen
this week is none other than that
nationally famous movie commentator,
Mr. James Violinist.
Before turning this column over to
Jimmy we wish to state here that Mr.
Violinist reports the news as he sees
it and the Mirror does not formulate
his opinions (it merely censures them).
Hello, readers! This is James Violinist
writing this week for Madison
Central-the place where children are
earnest to learn things that they don't
know and if they don't know these
things, why it's just too bad for them.
News From Cenral
The biggest news to come up since
we last went to press is the fact that
Central now has a dance orchestra.
Behind the rise of this orchestra lies
a very interesting story.
For the last three years a group
of boys who are now seniors have been
trying to form a Central High dance
orchestra. Each year two or three attempts
were made to organize a band
but each time, for some reason or
other, these attempts were unsuccessful.
One of the boys most interested
in this movement was Eugene Rubnitz.
This year we finally have a dance
band (?) but Eugene is not a member.
There was much bewilderment
among the student body as to just why
Eugene wasn't swinging out with the
rest of the cats (a colloquial expression).
The real reason is this: Eugene
isn't the worst clarinet player in
school and he wants to get some place
with his instrument. He therefore
feeis that he would be better off if he
just played clarinet instead of doubling
on saxophone which he would
have to do if he played in the dance
band.
Mr. Klose, incidentally, wishes that
a certain other clarinet player would
quit trying to play sax and spend
more time on his clarinet.
When you next see or hear the
"Swingsters" they will be augmented
by another cornet, trombone, and saxophone.
The boys, incidentally, are
wondering who nicknamed them the
"Swingsters."
This Week's Open Letter...
Mr. L. A. Wahler, Principal
Madison Central High School
My Dear Mr. Waehler:
As I have nothing to do, I think
that I will write to you. As I have
nothing to write, I think I will close.
Yours for not beating around the
mulberry bush,
(signed)
James Violinist.
This Week's Editorial-
To the students of Central high
school:
For many years now someone has
been complaining about Centralsometimes
it was the townspeople and
sometimes even the students themselves.
But no matter who complained,
there have always been the same complaints-Central
is the poorest school
in town, it has the worst students, it
has the cheapest building, the smallest
gym, and thousands of other such
remarks. It's true that you haven't
the finest building in the city and for
some unknown reason always have to
fight something awful for everything
you want and need; but you students
have something which some other
schools would find very hard to
match and which you should be very
proud to have--a real, democratic student
body. Not democratic in the sense
that you govern yourselves, but democratic
in the sense that everyone is
a friend of the other guy.
Proof? Ask someone who has transferred
to Central from another school!
Intimate Notes From My Little
Black Book-
Don Manthe seems to have the
good fortune or bad habit of going
out with a girl one night and wearing
her jewelry to school the next day.
(Might we suggest that the girls remove
all valuables before dating up
with "Sir Don") ... John Vanatta
has always been proud of his acquaintance
with Vince Oavre, Wisconsin's
outstanding quarterback, but John
does not care to have it known that
Vince always greets him with a hearty
"Hi, Fat!" .. Billy Woldenberg,
young brother of ye ed was telling his
friends just before report cards came
out that "Miss Pope says that if I
work hard I might get a D"
When George "ltD." Dockery was absent
from school, Dame Rumor had
it that "Do" had transferred to West.
Always anxious to give its readers the
inside news, we hunted up George's
girl friend, one Rosemary Sanders,
who wentured the following statement:
"George said that if he ever left Central
he wouldn't go to any other high !;
school" ... Was that your sigh of
relief we heard, Mr. Pollack? ... It
might be interesting to note that that
lousy stage show which a certain local
theater (it would be free advertising
to mention its name) had over
the Thanksgiving holiday was billed
in the coming attractions as "one of
our finest stage shows" ... hmm ...
Have you heard the story about that
popular Central senior and the three
girls? For certain reasons the charac- K
ters in the powerful human drama will
be known only as girls No. 1, No. 2,
and No. 3, and the boy. It seems that
the boy liked girl No. 1 very much
but gradually seemed to find girl No.
2 the object of his affections. One day
in the halls of the institution of
learning he kissed girl No. 3! (What
a man.) Anyway girl No. 3 is going
around telling her friends of the boy's
act of overfriendship in the hopes that
it will make girl No. 1 jealous. When
we heard the story girl No. 2 was GEORGE RUPP
the one who was mad at the boy! -Courtesy Badger Studio
Finis.
Leif Olson besides being an assista
director of "Growing Pains" also
has a minor role in the production The
One of the duties of an assistant director
is to read the lines of any char-
through an act once or twice merely
Answers to Your Questions reading the lines which gives them
About Central- a good idea of their cues and posi-
Dear M. C.- tions before memorizing them. This
makes for easier memorizing, for lines
Dear P.D.Q.- and positions are learned simultane-
It isot not true that Ed stickaisously. Miss Dieckhoff has always used
organizing an American-Csechoslova- this method and says of it, "I have
kian fraternity whose members are never had an actor 'blow' his lines."
pledged to make faces at every plc- Once the memory work is out of the
ture of Hitler that they am. way, the actors have greater freedom
Dear- in their Interpretation and stage busi-
What's your telephone number? ness.
' *l "The idea of student directors prob-
That's all for this issue. ably grew out of the student prompt-
This is James Violinist writing to ers," says Miss Dieckhoff. These direcyou
from Central-where a columnist tors are usually students who have
is a guy who writes a lousy olumn had previous dramatic experience.
which you only read for the pleasure
that you get out of disagreeing with to you. AND I DON'T I.EAN YOUR
for what he says-and saying so long AU1NT IFANN.
EVELYN STEIN
-Courtesy Badger Studio
Jot The Thing
acter who happens to be absent from rise Tonight
on Central's
at 8 p. m.
presentation
the curtain will
rehearsal. Leif didn't mind assuming
of
'Growing Pains"; and you and I, the
a falsetto to read a girl's part one orchestra, the ushers, the
night,
members
but it was pretty hard for
of
him the AAA, and anyone who pays the
to era do edt scene with himself i himelin on which wi stipulated t AA stipend n yo will see h the ps
finish-e
S
tion
h parts of theed product of five
.
weeks of hard la-
. If you pay close attention bor To the majority of
to the
the
play
audience
tonight, you will notice any statistics concerning the play,
that everyone in the cast calls Jim anychttsticsgconceninwthe l
Hackett, Hacktt,"Hal"
"Hal," but
bt Mld~-d
Mildred
Aamswhich they might care to
Adams
know, will
be found on the program(me);
who calls
but
him "Harold." The reason for the benefit of that
for this
ever-present
is not that Miss Adams likes minority (to which I belong)
"Harold"
which
better than "Hal" but the is endowed with an
fact
over-abundance
that her "Hal" sounds like a cer- of that certain thing which the antam
four letter word which no high cient adage says "assassinated
school student should use in pubthe
domesticated feline" (killed the cat,
lic . . . No matter what you may have
heard to the contrary, Miss Adams you dopes), we hereby present the
and Jim Flannery do not have a great story behind the play.
deal of difficulty with that romantic The most logical person to interscene
in act two ... If you get what view for an article of this type is un-
I mean? . . . Among the comments questionably Miss Dieckhoff. But this
on the high school press conference presents quite a problem in itself, for
to be found in East's paper was a line during the last weeks of rehearsal
or two on the lovely ballet dancing Miss Dieckhoff is REALLY busy. At
of one of the editors at the Saturday last I got an appointment, though,
night banquet . . . Take a bow, Caro- and seated on an old settee used for
line W ... Speaking of that press con- a prop, while stage hands hustled to
ference reminds us that a certain Mil- build scenery and various people inwaukee
reporter found romance in the terrupted to ask questions, the interperson
of Evelyn Stein. She received view got under way.
a letter from him the following week First of all, comes the problem of
in which he wanted to know more selecting a play. There are several
about her, things to consider when planning to
+ * *produce a play. These include such
A Commercial- items as the school budget, staging
Their jobs are to assist the director
at rehearsals by giving cues, setting
the scene, and helping the actors. It
is often much easier for a student
director to help an actor overcome
certain handicaps than for the director,
because many times the student
himself can use his own experiences
to help the other.
The greatest difficulty that an amateur
actor has to overcome is to be
able to see the play as a whole; that
is, they must not think that their
lines are just a group of individual
scenes with another character, but
they must see their lines in their relation
to the rest of the characters
and to the whole play. 'Actors at
Central seem to have the particular
problem of voice. Of course, this is
due in great part to the poor acoustics
of our auditorium."
The director's hardest job? The
gathering of properties! "Always the
school budget does not provide for the
buying of properties and people aren't
very enthusiastic about lending them."
There is a closer relationship between
the actors and the audience
than one might think. Otis Skinner
once said, "The audience is 50 per
cent responsible for the success or
failure of a play." Often an unusual
commotion or noise in the audience
will distract the actors or get them
very upset. High school audiences
Are you troubled with dry hair- facilities, the type of audience, and
on your coat collar? Do you give an the array of dramatic talent avail-
imitation of a snowstorm every time able. mk There xeln are many
ihsho
plays which
rdc
you shake your head? If so, listen make excellent high school producto
this conversation between a drug tions but which cannot be staged bestore
clerk and a young girl customer. cause they cannot pass on all four
Customer-"I've been having an of these standards. The most common
awful lot of trouble with my hair type of play presented in high schools
have the particularly difficult task
of seeing the actor as a character not
as the person who sits next to him in
classes, and the actors have the
equally if not more difficult job of
portraying that character so realistic
that his audience will forget who he
really is. A good method to insure
lately. I tried every shampoo until is the light comedy. This is rather
I'm at my wits' end. My best friend odd considering the fact that it is
told me that there Is a new product much easier for an amateur actor to
on the market that is especially made do drama than comedy. The difficulty
for dry hair, but I have forgotten its lies in the exact timing of comedy
name. fore. dry I hir, think bu it's t hav the nmer name oten of a situations which even is hard for
color." some professional actors.
After the play is selected, come the
Cerk-"Was it red?" tryouts. In these Miss Dieckhoff looks
Customer-"No, no, no, no." for "the ability to act, appearance,
Clerk-"Was it blue?" and cooperation." The ability to act
Customer-"No, no, no, no." is not as obvious as it may seem, for
Clerk-"Was it white?" a good oral reader does not always
Customer-"No, no, no, no." make a good actor. It is the person
Clerk-"Then it must be-Drene." who can catch the character and
keeps a scene moving who shows dra-
Reviews of the Pictures- matic possibilities. Not much need be
The case of Empty Bottles-bong said about appearance except that
bong, good posture is always required of an
A two bell picture. actor; the only exception being if a
Lousy, certain character calls for a " certain
s t
type of posture. Cooperation is per-
Pest Pilot-bong, tinkle. haps the deciding factor in choosing
A one and one-half bell picture, the cast. "It is a general rule that. di-
At first I thought that the guy next rectors would rather have a mediocre
to me had halitosis but after the sec- actor who cooperates with the direcond
reel I knew it was the picture. tors and his fellow actors, than a
brilliant one who doesn't."
The Adventures of Donald Duck- Once rehearsals are started there
four bongs, three tinkles, and a bring. is a definite plan to follow. The cast
What a picture. Put this on your should usually move along at the rate
must-see list. It's stupendous, colossal, of one act per week, with about a
gigantic, magnificent, to say nothing week and a half allowed for polishing
of its being positively mediocre, small details. The actors first walk
your further enjoyment of "Growing
Pains" is to compare the troubles and
problems of George and Terry with
your own experiences. Your parents
can do the same with Professor and
Mrs. Maclntyre and it will surprise
you to find that everyone has some
of the same problems.
But now we have the play well rehearsed
and we are all ready for the
opening night. A few minutes before
the curtain rises there is much activity
behind the scenes. Last minute
preparations are being made in the
principals' dressing rooms and makeup
room to the right of the stage and
in the party guests' rooms to the left.
The scene is set and the property
chairman is checking over every bit
of properties which include everything
from a punch bowl and punch
to a rifle and a wrecked auto fender;
the stage manager is testing every
rope and brace; the electrician is
checking his spots; and the wardrobe
chairman is carefully inspecting each
costume. Everyone is trying to be
everywhere at once-that is everyone
except the director. Her work is finished.
For weeks she has worked, and
shouted, and pleaded with her actors.
Now they are on their own. Everything
should go off smoothly, but-if
anything happens there is nothing she
can do.
Everything is ready! The actors
take their places on the stage! The
director takes hers at the back of the
hall! The lights go out! The curtain
rises!
The play is on!
Ninth Grade Home
Rooms Have Programs
(Continued from Page 2)
on "Hygiene Classes"; Josephine Provenzo
about "Home Economics"; Allen
Moran on "Healthful School Environment."
Discussions entitled "Recreation"
were given by bartin Nielson,
Mary Jane Maloney, Gene Moen, and
Alice Monsees. Vincent Accardo talked
I
Page 3
EUGENE GRAHAM
-- Courtesy Badger Studio
MIILI)RED ADAMS
Courtesy Badgr Studio
JAMES FLANNERY
-Courtesy Badger Studio
ANNE LUCILLE GANNON
-Courtesy Badger Studio
on "School Tests" and Harry Rector
on "College Requirements." Joyce
Leake closed the program with a talk
on "Causes of Automobile Accidents."
Home room 27, under the direction
of Betty Blackman. gave a program
Monday, Nov. 14. Mr. Nickel, home
room teacher, played his musical saw,
and Miss Shepard accompanied him
at the piano. Jean Lippert played the
(Continued on Page 4)

Page 4 THE MADISON MIRROR
Friday, December 2, 1938
"All" BigEight Tea mSec :ted
one from East. Beloit and Park also
had two, while Kenosha and Janesyule
each had one.
Central should be proud of having
Denr and Dockery on this team. Next
year will find these two boys back at
Central continuing their fame at football.
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BIG EIGHT
Basketball Schedule
OFRN TEAM Reed sburg Tonight Player Pos School
PLAYER Po0S ,ITION SCHOOL Derr.........-----LE ..-... Central
----
Haugen .--... LT. .........West
E.... .............. _Madison Central Basketball for Central begins to-
D aerr ..........................................
--------------------------- L lLe Cr
........... .. ____Madison -. West night when it invades Reedsburg's
Lee........... LG.......-.West Dec. 2 (Friday) Madison Central at
Hunt
Haugen. ..... -.............................. -2 ............. Madison West gym. The caliber of both teams is vir- ......... C...........West
Reedsburg.
Lee ......... .... _....... ............-.... R -".................... -Janesville1 tually unknown but a good game is Smith . ... RG ...-... East Dec. 9 (Friday) Belolt at Madison
' O'Connell
Wites ek sk s n ............------.......-.. .. ........................ 3
.R RC
....
.... RT.Wis. High
._ . .............-.... Madison East assured.
East, Madison Central at Janesville,
Cooper ....... _RE ... Edgewood
rf-. .eoh Last year Central was host to Reeds-
Horlick at Kenosha, Racine Park at-
Brown ....QE.----------..West
Er sen..........--------................... Q S------------------_.............Racine Park burg with a last minute rally cinch-
Madison West.
Beck
H e n k s r . ...
. . - .. -- ..
. ._LH Wis. High'x
-. ... .... ... . .... . .... ... . -LDo R I3.............-....-.....--.....
... Racine Park ing the game for Central by a 34-26
Dockery
."......--......... .. .... RH . .Central
Dec. 16 (Friday) Kenosha at-Madi-.
Beloit score.
Pedracine -... FE
Drok
I ...... ._........... ...
.Edgewood son West, Madison Central at Beloit,
Madison Central
s.....................................RI
----------...- _...... ---. ---- Beloit "' yea Reedsburg has a tall
Madison East at Racine Park.
__________________________team with three of the original five
Dec.. 17 (Saturday) Janesville at
An all-Big Eight football T of last year returning. Reedsburg
team has 1 Ninth Grade Home
Racine Horlick. Probably a nonoonfer-
Voley B ll ashould be tough and give Central
ence meet between Kenosha and Mad-
been selected by six of the eight
* a * * loads of trouble. Since there isn't a Rooms Have Programs ison Central. at Madison.
schools in the league through the
sponsorship of Bob Morbeck, Madison Girl's Favorite sufficient knowledge of Reedsburg's
playing your attention will then be
Jan. 6 (Friday) Madison East at
West High sports editor. Each school
drawn to your own team-Central.
(Continued from Page 3) Kenosha, Madison West at Belolt, Hor-
sent in' its choices of a first team, and
piano; Lorraine Hall played "Turkish
I suppose volleyball, a girl's delight, The team as a whole is very fast.
lick at Madison Central, Racine Park
above is the team that can officially is one thing that the boys of Central Two or more members are high scor- March" on her flute; Lavonne Wold at Janesville.
be ,recognized as THE "All" Big Eight have always wondered about. In fact ers which should help the team. The and Jean Nyberg sang two songs. Jan. 13 (Friday) Beloit at Racine
team for this year.
they'd be wondering the rest of their height averages from small to large. Some pupils in' the home room doubted Park, Janesville at Kenosha, Madison
Credit should be given to Bob for life about volleyball unless some good- The Probable Lineups Mr. Nickel When he said he used just Central at Madison East, Horlickc at
inaugurating this project which has natured girl explained. Since no girl The probable lineups for tonight
Madison West.
been successful for its first appear- has yet ventured to explain to this may be Art Wellman at the center
a conmmon wood saw. To prove his
ance.
writer, about volleyball it remained position; Elaine Hendrickson and point Mr. Nickel got a piece of wood Jan. 20 (Friday) Beloit at Horlick,
Janesville at Madison
Although the Times and Journal that
East, Madison
I rambled down to the girls' Jack Derr, forward positions; Art and sawed it in two. Russel Loniello
have already published their Big Eight "small-place"
West at Madison
gym
Central.
Turnquist and Ted Scalissi, guard pa.. played the piano, and George Powers
team this selection is probably more Of course you must get permission sitions.
closed the program by playing about Jan. 21 (Saturday) Kenosha at Ra-
of a concisive choice and in a way from Miss Shepard to watch becamse Wellman has had enough experi- 20 sour notes on the piano.
cine, Park.
much better.
the girls are very "audience shy." Only ence at the pivot post to assure the Home room 104, under the direction Jan. 27 (Friday) Kenosha at Beloit,
Not much has to be said as to why a few boys come down and watch but student body of his capability. Art of Miss Vivian Eder, gave a program Madison West at Janesville.
these boys were chosen but a preview that's only becamse they can't bear to lacks scoring but in practice this year Monday, Nov. 7, on American Educa- Jan. 28 (Saturday) Madison East at
of each should refresh your minds. let Hazel, etc., from their sight. he has been connecting with aston- tion week. A. talked entitled 'tHfstory Horlick, Racine Park at Madison Ceni-
A unanimous choice for end was Forgetting that, I'll try to describe ishing ability. He could be a high of American Education Week" was tral..
Henkes of Racine Park. There's a boy how the game is actually played with scorer and net at least six points a given by Muriel Swenson. Dorothy
who really played as an end should. all its ferocity and emotion. game. His height should help Central Davis talked on "Why We Need Feb. 3. (Friday) Belolt at Kenosha,
Ibs catching of passes was very good. Imagine something like a tennis this year.
Schools." The seven objectives of Janesville at Madison West, Madison
Henkes was an all around offense and court with, a net stationed on stilts. The forward posts give us Derr and American Education week Were given Central at Racine Park, Racine Hor-
defense player.
Now, the idea of the game is to knock Hendrickson. Both boys are very am- by Dolores Grant, Vincenza flaimond, lick at Madison East.
Jack Derr of. Central received the a ball (smaller and lighter than a bas- bitious with Derr having a good "scor-. Patricia Ryan, Dorene MacAdams, Feb. 10 (Friday) Beloit at Madison
other end position because of his ex- ketball) over the net. If you fail then ing" eye for the basket. Hendrickson Ann Spyros, and Joseph Kennedy, Central, Madison West at Kenosha,
ceptionally good talent at snaring it's a point for the other team. at- times has_ proven to be a good The program was closed by Lucille Racine Park at Madison East, Horliek
passes. His offense playing was very Before we actually start, 12 would shooter. They both are speedy and also
Koch, who talked on "Seven Objectives at Janesville.
good.
like to explain the actions of the girls good floor men.
of Education and How the School Feb. 17 (Friday) Janesville at Madi-
Tackles find Haugen of West and before game time. As a warm up some Teddy Scalissi and Art Turnquist
Meets Them."
son Central, Kenosha at Horlick, Mad-
Petersen of Kenosha. Both boys were bf them learn to do the shag while are Central's main hopes at the guard
ison East at Beloit.
vicious tacklers and brilliant offense others learn how to tackle each other. position. Speed is one of their charac- players hits the ball over the net-a Feb. 18 (Saturday): Madison West
and defense players.
Some practice hitting the ball and if teristics with brilliant floor -playing Blue member takes aim and with the at Racine. Park.
Two Madison youths are to be practice makes perfect then. some girls another. Although both are small in aid of her. massive right arm muscles Feb.' 24 (Friday) Beloit at Madison
found in the guard positions. Les
have got- to go a long ways before stature they are capable of taking care hits the ball a terrific wallop-there West, Janesville at Racine Park, Ken-
Smith of East and Bill Lee of West. they're even amateurs. of their man, big or small. Scalissi, iti goes-going-going-gone-too bad osha at Madison East.
No mention has to be made of these We'll now begin the game. A girl when he has an "on" night, is capable -the tie is now broken-for those who Feb. 25 (Saturday) Madison Central
two boys for everyone knows of their stands at the far end of the court to of making at least 10 to 12 points. quite didn't understand this, I'll review
prowess..
serve the ball, which is dlone by clench- Coach Diehl has in these boys virtues it for you-a Blue member hit the ball aolc.March 3 (Friday) Madison Central
Wisozkl of Janesville won out from ing the' fist and hitting the ball. The of willingness and abieness of playing with all her might but It wasn't
rest~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ac oftetemmmbr ~ e ~~rn s od al
enough, the ball plopped at her feet-" at Madison West, Madison East at
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