The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-05
LOCAL NEWS
MID-YEARS AND MARKS.
Mr. Caverly Tells of Importance of Get
ting Good Grades

In assembly Monday morning Mr..
Caverly spoke particularly on the mark
ing system, what the marks mean and
the necessity for pupils, especially in the
college preparatory course, to get good
grades in every subject. If one has not
had the best of marks in the first two
marking periods, now is not the time TO
get discouraged. Everyone has a chance.
With a passing grade for the third mark
ing period and the examination at mid
years, it means that one has passed
work for the first half year. The third
marking period is in reality the most i'm
portant, for then the student is ex-
pected, besides knowing the new work of
that period, 10 have n knowledge of the
work of the first and second periods also
Another thing that Mr.. Caverly spoke
OF Is the Importance of mid-year exam
ination. 1t counts p per cent of the
mark and affords a chance for some of
those who have doing almost passing
work to redeem themselves. In the col
lege preparatory course one may pass
with a Grade of C., but it takes n B.
TO be certified for college, and those who
are not certified seldom pass the college
entrance examinations. 1t is not at all
desirable to plan to take a fifth year and
to look on it as a cure-all for deficiencies
OF the past, in low marks, and in studies
for college that were omitted.
Senior Assembly Very Interesting.
During assembly period Monday
morning the seniors had a very interest
ing assembly by themselves. Ruth Reed
gave a report of paderewski's concert.
which she attended at Symphony hall. in
Boston, Wednesday afternoon. When
the lights were dimmed in the hall as a
signal that Paderewski was about to ap-
pear, a great hush fell upon the audi
ence, which lasted during The rest of the
three-hour program. As he came for
ward ha gfu +ha Hx-bnln attIfar,as
rose and cheered. paderewski, by his
excellent interpretations which were so
much easier than those of some pianists.
held his audinece until the very end of
his seventh encore, The Minuet.
Elizabeth Schwenk gave an interest
ing account of the Coincide Franchise
players at the Boston Opera House.
Each year company of players from the
Coincide Franchise is loaned by the
French government 10 make a continen-
leave France only with special permits
sion of the ministry of beaux arts While
these artists are absent from France the
plays in which they take the leading
parts are not performed. Such is the
case with Gecile SoFet, star of the Come
die Franchise and the idol of the Pari-
sian public" and Albert Lambert, who
are at present playing in America There
are several distinct differences between
the presentation of a French and an
E4HSiiSu pay K OF Il FFeDCn play, bPfgre
the curtain rises in each act, three taps
are sounded behind the curtain. This
serves as a signal to both the orchestra
and the audience. The French in acting
portray many emotions by gestures of
the hands. One who is not very familiar
with French finds that the emotional
and dramatic scenes are the easier to
understand, because of the action and
significance of the gestures In fact. i'm
a French play the actors put action into
the emotional scenes, which on the Eng
lish stage would seem ridiculous 1t is
interesting TO note that in the French
theatre the audience considers the time
between acts as n social time. The men
leave the theatre at this time, while the
women gather in groups TO talk with
one another.
Macbeth
The first act of Macbeth was given
by Miss Wallis's fifth period English
class IN pleasing manner, the following
people taking part: Lady Macbeth,
ruth Darling. Macbeth Alton Iynde;
Banquo, Erion Eggleston; Duncan, Carl
Earwell; captain, Hermon Hertzberg
Ross. lester Haywood: Angus Frank
Dewitt; Malcolm. Howard Hebert; Len
nox. Raymond Wells witches Bernice
Gobie, Jennie Dalrymple and Ruth Rob
bins. The committee in charge was AL
ton Lynde. Pauline Shaw. Evelyn Hig-
Ter, Berniee 0obie and Frank Dewitt