Evening star., 1923-08-05
Two Clever Local Girls Show
Children How to Hike.

OF coal mines. She was elected presi-
dent of the club for next year. when
a regular schedule of interscholastic
was also in the schooi dramatic e
productions and had a role in Ham
let produced last spring.
During the shorter vacation ne-
riods at Christmas and Easter, both
Lillian and Myrtle Clerked in local
department stores ana candy shops
to earn more funds for their college
expenses. They also mounted plants
in a display for the Smithsonian In
tractors so well in one day that they
were engaged by local dealers during
an exhibition at Silver Spring. Mary
land. imme diately following their
initiation into the my SterieS of trac-
tor driving to demonstrate different
tractors to prospective purchasers
Last fall Myrtle drove d tractor in an
exhibition on the site of Camp MeigS
and won distinction by being in the
six tying for first place. Later she
drove a tractor in the parade the
representative for the University of
Maryland
Another unusual job that LiiIan
secured for herself was the position
as mail carrier in Takoma II. rk
during the influenza epidemic For
two weeks. when the usual fore was
almost completely incapacitaJed. she
carried mail by special order of the
Post Office Department.
her older sister and engaged in many
of the same sports and occupations
that Lillian was in. She was gradu-
ated from Central High School in
1921 and won her class numerals in
swimming and on the junior basket
ball team. She wrote poems which
were published in the school mag
aZine and later wrote them for the
college papers. She was pa PARTICULARLY
interested in dramaticS and was in
- rirCr Il
three years and secretary of the
dramatic club two years. She won
her certificate for dramatic work
Most of her roles were character
was Aunt Resolute" in the Thanks
giving play and the following spring
was Mrs. Poskett in "Pomander
Walk
Myrtle spent her freshman year of
college at the Michigan institution
sophomore year at Maryland Cniver-
Sity. This fall, however. she will re-
turn to Michigan for her junior wear
and expects to graduate from the
Michigan school. After getting her
BIS. degree. instead of going into
agricultural work. as her sister in
tends 10 do. specializing in BOYS and
girls club work. organizing and
directing such units. Myrtle wants 10
go to Columbia University. New York
TO spend two years specializing in
physical education. She expects to
do camp work summers, although
She probably will spend the next few
summers In the playground work
under Mrs. Rhodes. She aims even
tually to do community-cente work
possibly combining organization work
with athletic interests in communi-
ties
Myrtle has been active in college
athietlcs. too. AS freshman. she
was on the college basket ball team.
won her monogram on the varsity
rlfe team, and acted as class repre
sentative on the womans student
council. She was also the only fresh
man having part in the spring pIay.
Merry Wives of Windsor" AS q
sophomore at Maryland University
she organized the girls rifle team
and was captain of it, She won her
monogram for her success in this
sport. She also was a member of the
track team. Myrtle had character
parts In two spring plays. produced
by the dramatic club, "AlI-of-a-
Sudden Peggy" and What Happened
to Jones'"
DurinS the summer of 1918 she did
girl scout messenger work. but III
ness prevented her continuing sucb
work All summer. In 1919 she work
ed with her sister The next two
summers and the Christmas vacation
~ ~ ~ she was assistant manager in
the Red cross cafeteria and in the
summer of 1929 she had charge of a
camp hre group in Takoma park
she was president of the Tacoma
Park Poultry Club when Lillian US
president of the garden cIuh Al
that time Myrtle was the onIv girl in
the poultry club. "