Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-04-22
TAZEWELL HIGH SCHOOL.
NEWS.
Freshmen Show Promise.

NS oiu nuiu5 more uHclul TO q
community than old Bachelors I" and
would single session from eight
O'Clock to one be better for Taze-
well High School than the present
two session day ?"-both questions
ior debate-nroused q great deal of
interest ut the Wednesday afternoon
meeting of Delphathen Literary So
ciety. The debates were oxtempn-
raneous, all speakers receiving their
subject assignments about fifteen
to take the floor. Especially forceful
arguments and good debating nrac-
tlce were noticeable in the speeches
Of George Surface, '24. and Amelia
Johnson, '24, while both. of the 9th.
er two speakers showed great prom
ise OF handling themselves before
an audience.
Preparing for Charlottesville.
Preparations are going on very
actively for the reading and debat.
ing contests of the high schools of
Virginia, to be held Mt Charlottes-
vile on May 9th and 9Th. Dorothy
Hankins and Joseph Gillespie, who
will represent Tazewcll High in do
bate have been spending O great deal
OF time and energy on gathering
material and writing their argu-
ments. They are working at pres
ent on the negative side, the subject
being give year cessation" of i'm
migration. Louisa Witten and Moss
Peery are also busy on their read.
ings. The pupils of the High School
are. looking forward with a great
deal of interest to this contest. and
are. hopeful of good reports coming
back over the wires from Charlottes-
vile, to the effect that 1--WE have mot
tho enemy. and they are ours"
e. & II. Glec Club Sings sweetly.
Emory and Henry Glee Club ar
rived as per schedule Saturday morn
ing and entertained large audience
Saturday night Mr.. Fopeano's tenor
solo, "The Old Roa" was probably.
tho finest production Of the even
ing, while the "jazz music by the
glee club orchestra seemed to please
the audience immensely. After the
performance they were provided en-
tertainment and dancing. Punch and
cake were served.
The Senior class cleared s21.58
above all expenses.
Grades Entertainment.
Pupils of the Grade School rooms
will present an entertainment at the
New Theatre, Friday, April 29th,
which will consist of numbers &C.
lected from the best Of the "Chapel
Entertainments" of the year. All
the teachers have been working as
siduously to "polish up" the produc-
tion of the plays and other numbers
which have already been given sue
ccssfully. From the sounds escaping
from Miss Bessie Jackson's music
room. quite q good deal of very tune
full will will defended into the pro-
gram.
"Thc Dumb Wife" Produced.
The high school play given at the
New Theater about two weeks ago
was attended by large and we'll
pleased audience. The play was more
difficult than most of the former
high school plays and WAS practiced
diligently for more than three weeks
before the presentation.
The costumes and scenery were es-
peclally appropriate and picturesque
and a considerable degree Of talent
| ""S u'oPihytu ny pTdcLlCHliy QlI the
! performers. Several of the student
players were exceedingly good ir
! Characterization.
1 The play was written by Anatols
France, and translated few year,
ago by Curtais Hidden Page, who
specializes on reproduction of play,
and novels of famous French au
thors. The criticism of the play by {
number of late arrivals who missed
the entire first act is perhaps due t.
the fact that 1t did not contain
enough "jazz."
j 1t was the general opinion Of bust
ness men and citizens Of Tazewsl
that the printed advertising pro
u prams of the play was the fines
thing of the kind that had over beol
| published here, while its value as
souvenir OF the OCCASION 10 recognize,
by all.
The proceeds, which will amount t.
about $126 or Sl80 after oil ~
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