Evening star., 1922-06-04
Activities of Interest
In Flapper Circles

The highest seven places in scholar
ship among the members of the grad
uating class at Western High School
were won by girls. Helen Newman,
president of the "W' Club and active
school, won first place and has the
honor of delivering the valedictory
address at the commencement exer-
cises Her record shows thirty-two
'E's and the rest of her marks were
,, "G's. This is not the highest record
made by girl in a graduating class
at Western, but is the highest grade
made by member of this years
class. Lucy Taylor. who played one
Of the most charming roles in the
schools spring play. The Rivals" "
presented by the schools dramatic
association. won second place in
schola ship and will give the salu-
tatory address. The third and fourth
places were attained by Dorothy
Arnold and Ivy Bruce.
Seventy-nne of the 113 names on
Central High Schools honor roll for
the second advisory. which has just
been compiled. are girls. This means
that seventy nine girls have a rec
ord of excellent in all of their major
subjects taken at the school. IL is
also Interesting to note that of both
girls and boys on the honor roll. most
of the members are Interested in
some school activity as we'll as in
their studies
one Of the most interesting of the
musical organizations at Central
High School is the Girls Glee Club.
No one knows just why il is called a
GERS. and the girls have no especially
assigned parts to sing. 1t was first
organized about five years ago. when
a group of girls decided that they
would rather sing together after
school than in the regular music
classes. and thus form an organiza-
tion which should grow to be a rec
ognized school interest. This iGea
was first suggested by Helen Healy.
ii student. and has proved popular
ever since. The girls have sung in
chapel exercises and al a number of
public gatherings to which they. as
a group. have been invited Picmcs
'and dances have formed no little part
in the activities of this girl chorus
The members receive marks for their
work in the same way that the pupils
of the regular music classes are
marked.
There is much agitation at Western
as to who will be the lucky mem
ber of the Girls Rifle Club to win a
much coveted wv" as the best girl
shot of the school There are forty
girls enrolled in this club. whose as.
sistant manager is Miss Lee Hamilton.
She has served so ably in that capac-
ity that she will be manager of the
club and team next year. 1t was uu-
der her direction that the Freshman
Girls Rifle Club was organized. 1t
has developed into a most enthAsiIS-
tic and hard working group The
best shot at the final championship
match among the girls Of the school
Will be selected before June /. ana
receive W. as well as having her
point" counted toward the winning
of the beautiful new trophy cup
which will be awarded the girls of
the class having the largest number
of points in all girls athletics at The
school
1t was first felt tha. the seniors
would have walkaway in this re-
gard. but things do not look so sure
now and the seniors arc much uccu-
pied with the absorbing problem of
being graduated. SO that possibly ore
of their younger sister classes NAV
walk off with the cup unless the sem
| iors finish with an unusually fine
spur.