Evening star., 1922-11-12
Experiment In News
Handling Successful

a LTHOCGH 1t has been customary
\ for the girls and boys Of Business
High School to be allowed undisputed
sway over the makeup of the school
publications, never until the present
term has it been considered advisable
to allow the students to take the re-
sponsibility of managing the school
publicity regarding the student and
faculty activities for the local news
papers. But this year Miss May
Bradshaw, head Of the girls interests
In this school. has tried out a new
plan and finds it most satisfactory.
Miss Virginia Staub. generally ac-
knowledged to be one of the best ALL
around girls Of the school. was chosen
to take this particular phase of Miss
Bradshaw's many duties and see what
she could do with 1t. The result has
not only delighted Miss Bradshaw.
but has aroused considerable enthu-
siasm among her fellow students.
Miss Staub. who is a member Of the
June graduating class Of Business.
has majority Of "E's' on her record
OF scholarship marks and was winner of
offered in the annual Gait contest
last year. Miss Staub's subject was
insects. and her painstakingly COL
lected exhibit OF variety of the in
sectS was 50 hne that 1t has been re-
tatned Is permanent collection In
the school library. and was used by
Miss Gunther. the teacher in the bio
logical laboratory OF the school, to
supplement her work with the classes
IN biology last year. and this year.
Miss Staub has played basket ball,
but otherwise has found little leisure
time for sports while At school.
Debate work is another Of the many
lines in which this clever girl has
made distinct mark for herself. She
was one Of the members Of that
almost historic team which won the
big school debate on the subject, tine
National Woman's Party Should Be
Abolished She was on the negative
side Of the question and members OF
the party concerned we're present at
the contest. Another Of the large
debates In which Miss Staub took
part was on the subject of the ex-
empting Of the United States from
any need to pay tolls in the Panama
canal.
Last year Miss Staub received some
valuable training in practical work
in her position as secretary to Mr.
Lucas. principal of the night school
At Business. She has acted as agent
for the Balance Sheet, the school pc
riodical, and has been business man
ager OF the school girls rifle team.
She took part in the little comedy
sketch called The Mary Jane Girls"
which formed part of the program
given on Junior day last year, and
she was also one of the ten delegates
selected from this school to have the
honor Of meeting Gen. Foch when he
was here last year
In addition to her newspaper work
for the school, Miss Staub is also
local editor for the Balance Sheet
and has a part on various school ac-
tivity committees. She is very fond
Of hiking and camping. yet has filled
the duties Of instructing classes in
bookkeeping when called upon to
substitute for an absent teacher. Her
aim Is eventually to teach history as
q speciality in high school, but she
expects to 60 through the regular
normal school course of training at
the Wilson Normal School. beginning
next fall and following her gradu-
alton from Business High. But, then,
she may change her mind and become
q newspaper woman. She says she
finds this preliminary taste in report
ing for her school very tempting, and
one never can tell. At any rate. she
Is pretty sure to give conscientious
concentration to whatever she does
eventually take up. and this means
that she has the knack for success.