Evening journal., 1921-10-04
FALL PROGRAM
At HIGH School
So Students Elect Course in
Public Speaking and
Expression
INTERESTED ALSO
IN DRAMATICS

Fifty-three students OF the Junior
and senior classes have elected the
work in public speaking and ex-
preston which the high school is
offering this year. In this course
the high school is supplying a need.
long felt. to give the student con-
idence by teaching him how to ex-
press and bear himself correctly, 10
teach him the possibilities OF the
voice and the benefits resulting
from such a knowledge.
One OF the vital student activi-
ties Of this year will be the Dramatic
Club with a membership limHed
TO thirty-fve so that ample time
may be given to develop talent with
the result that some remarkably
fine amateur productions are eX-
pected. The present officers Of the
club are Murray Hanson. Ellen
Neave. and Josephine Clark. Eiec-
7 tion Of new members was made by
means Of competitive ;ry-ouis
The first meeting Of the club will
take place on October in the Com
munity room Of the high school
The Wilmington Free Evening
vocational school which is con-
Quoted by the Wilmington Board OF
Education reports that the enroll
ment in the home-making courses
Is large. On Saturday a number OF
women employed in business and
Industry registered in the millinery
class. Mrs. J. f. Taylor, formerly
Miss Greta Moseley. who is connect
ed with the Laurel Millinery Com
pany will instruct the millinery
class She has not only had a wide
experience in millinery. but is well
advised In women's apparel.
The following lesson plans indi-
cate the type OF work that Is car
ried on in this course. The first
will be the designing, making and
trimming Of a buckram frame hat
the second. a fall hat in design will
be worked out on a wire frame:
he third, TO take an old model from
last year and remake e. The stu
dent will he instructed how TO care
and repair millinery in general. ,
Students In the English depart
ment are manifesting unusual in
terest in the following phases OF
work: Debating. dramatic and out
side reading courses. Seniors who
expect to'complete their work during
this semester are taking much inter
est in the study OF oral types which
are set before them in the charac.
,ers Of Shakespeare Macbeth.
The Domestic Science Department
b II the high school has spent an eN
J tremely busy three weeks Th'
most enticlng odors have conn
forth from the three kitchens. Tn
= five hundred or more girls Of tn
u FIRST two high school years hav
been learning to preserve foods 70
I, winter use. As result there ar
pantry shelves full Of jelly, apple
grape and ounce; grape marina
4 lade. preserved tomatoes. both re-
and yellow, grape juice. ounce pre-
serves. plum conserve. and all kind
Of pickle. chilli sauce. catsup. In
iian relish, French pickle. etc.
great deal OF the canned food be
longs to the girls who have brough
their own supplies from home wher
most Of II will be consumed. Will
part OF Il will be used In IN
a school lunch room.
Al Activities OF the lunch room kee
. pace with the Increased studer
body. The number daily served fo
8 September averaged 1850 while 70
a the corresponding period last yea
q the average was 776.
- The members OF the "Friendshi
y Club" a W. W. c. A. activity "a
a high school girls have started the
fall work with renewed enthusiast
n Seven high school girls, Marjori
I Futhrie. Edna Frazier. Helen Coz
u Iva Worreu. Elizabeth Workman
> Amy Macklem and Elizabeth Hes
were delegates to the conferene
a at Camp Napahwin the hrst wee
Of July. Miss c. NJ. Fitzwater
b the faculty advisor and the Officer
q of the club are: Marjorie Guthri
. Edna Frazier. Margaret Slaughte
10 and Iva Worrell.
= The Wilmington High Scho'
> Chess Club started of with a ban
>, last wednesday when the club wa
organized. forty-five fellows turne
. out and displayed much enthus
?, asm. Many more are expected
join at the next meeting which wi
a be held in the school library Wee
nesday afternoon at 2.3o.
Tn officers elected were; NJ.
Ewing. c. Levy, c. Park and
Jones. F. NJ. Heal was appointe
faculty advisor The officers an
q committees are working on a cla'
y tournament which will be the mr.
big feature OF the clubs activitie
81 which will soon include an intel
class tournament IL is hoped this