Evening star., 1923-06-03
BUSINESS HIGH SCHOOL.

Preparations are being made by
business High School graduates for
tie class night exercises, which will
be held June 15. The class will pre-
sent The Ghost Story by Booth
Harrington. and The Evolution of
the Dance" The several casts have
been selected and. progress is being
made in the development of the pro-
duction: At a recent meeting of the
class the class song. written to the
music of Call Me Back Pal of Mine"
submitted by Dorothea Wassmann,
was adopted.
The glee club will present in the
school a one-act operetta, The Pep
perry Pa" June IL. The words to this
operetta were written by Amelia San
Those taking part are William
Becker, Doris Schultz, Boardman
Munson. David Buchalter, James
Nevin. Margaret Curtis. julius Mai
man. Harold Berkley and Edwin
Koontz. The chorus is composed of
members of the glee club. Miss
Thompson. the musical director. Is
staging the operetta, the Business
High Orchestra furnishing the music.
The eighteenth annual alumni ex-
cursion was held at Chesapeake
Beach Friday. Among the many at
fractions were the potato race; three
legged race, sack race and the pie
eating contest. Dancing, the Rams
Head Players and the grand fireworks
display were features.
Music week was celebrated at Bust
ness a the Tuesday morning assem-
bly,. A short address and several Sc
lections made by Mr.. Spake were fea
lures Of the program.
. The supper at which Business High
School cadets were entertained
Wednesday evening was. in the opin-
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held at the school. The gymnasium
was elaborately decorated with flow
erS American flags and Orange and
Blue flags. Members of the girls
auxiliary, wearing French maids caps
and aprons. served the supper. the
Business High School Orchestra fur
nishing music throughout the even
ing. Short addresses were given by
Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins. member of
the board of educatiou; Stephen z.
Kramer, assistant superintendent of
schools: Allan Davis. principal of the
Business High School; Miss Selma
Borchardt. member of the Business
High School faculty; ex-Capt James
aid Trimble ex-Col. Mann, ex-Leut.
King. the major. adjutant, captains.
lieutenants and nom commissioned Of
fcers of the 1929 Cadet Corps. which
were followed by dancing. The cap
tainS were presented with gifts from
Throughout the evening cadets from
other schools were heard giving yells.
which made the corridors of Business
resound with mirth and joy.
At a recent class meeting of the
eighth. semester The Ghost" by
Booth Harrington, was selected by
the faculty advisers and executive
committee of the four-year June class
as the play to be given on class night.
Tryouts for the various characters
will be held on Monday evening. The
class song which was submitted by
Dorothea Wassaman was adopted by
the class.
The two-year 1923 June class held
its class election May II. The fol-
lowing students were elected to the
various offices: Anne Lapish, presi-
dent: Emil Loehl. vice president: Ger
trude McGrath. secretary; Frederick
Heider, treasurer: Josephine Ahearn,
Mary Allen, Lillian Banham. Hilda
Bowman, Ruth Bradley. Janice Daw-
son. Audrey Flack. Linda GULL, Mary
Maxwell, Francis Morris, Florence
Smith, Esther Stein, Elsie Upton,
Marion Crawford and Edward Taylor,
section representatives.
Thursday evening an informal
dance was given at the Blue Triangle
Club. The Potomac Melody Jazz
Boys. confetti and refreshments con-
tributed to the success of the affair
A dance, attended by twelve or thir-
teen Business High School couples
was given at the home of Mrs. May
Ashton. a member of the faculty, Fri
day evening.