San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-28
HUNDREDS SEE
BRECKENRIDGE
SCHOOL PLANT
Vocational Open House
Held Thursday Night
for Visitors.
HAVE A PROG R A M
Movement to Aid Students
to Pick Their Life
Work Early.

Vocational open house at Braek-
enridge high school Thursday night
was big success. Huge crowds
packed the building to see the school
plant in operation. There were lab
ratory classes, workshops. poster DIS
plays and many other features.
Besides the exhaustive studies made
for the vocational posters. the out
standing feature of the entire pro-
gram was THE Flag Makers" a one
act adoption from Franklin Lanes
speech of the same name. The play
which is really a pageant was written
by Renwicke Cary. student of
Breckenridge. Misses Jesse Nance
and Bessie Lee Dickey of the public
speaking department directed the play.
which dealt with the necessity OF
choosing ones calling in school. il
one would be good citizen and a
maker of the flag" The cast was
made up of the following civics and
public speaking pupils: Amy Arno,
Luther Kibbe. Alice Dyckman,
Charles Overbay. Herman Ritzloff.
Elizabeth Nagel, Mary Eifler: physi-
cal training group. Zula Mae Kinney.
Rachel Boles. Esther Leone: public
speaking. Hartzell Holt; minuet. Le-
land Harris. Mary Sue Cox, Alfred
Leal. Fidel Cara: musicians. George
Geyer. Armando Gomez Claudia Del
lie Smith. Bertha Lee Baker: work
men. Clifton Desmukes. Russell Pierce.
Herman Stromberg; clergy and mis-
scenarios. Raymond Schultz. Lavory
Lloyd, Dusty Carson; writer's, Mildred
Smith. Merle Holingsworth civics,
jake Levine. Holton Smith; teachers.
Norma Dittman. Edna Butler. Ma
rina Solsona. Margarine MARITIME, VIII
St John and Harold Joseph.
Present PIaylet
"Where Ignorance Is Not Bliss"
was the name of a playlet written by
Miss Jean Harwell of the domestic
science department. The play, which
cxpounds the pre-vocational value Of
domestic science. also had style re-
vue in conjunction with the regular
show. The cast was: An Athletic
Girl, Margaret Brown; Kitty Gordon.
recent bride. Euleone Mcdonald:
Tom Mannering. the f;ance. Dante
Price: sport dresses. LaVerne Made.
Mildred Reeder. Elizabeth Beyeil,
Ruth Kendall. Halle Reeder. Rosa
Lee Jarvis. Ladelle Rice. Elaine Scott:
street dresses. Bertha Baker. Hor-
tense Covington. Nettie Lee Barnes.
4 Q5desa Harretf Mabcf Hathaway. Es-
ittlle Sachs: kimonas. Lula Mckenzie,
Mildred Rothman, Effie Schmidt. Pa
lnola Maltberger; linen, Hazel Webb.
Mildred Udell: house dresses. Helen
Hanney. Kathleen Coming. Ruth VIII
D,.k,r.1an, EoIafra
Leckie. Lorine King.
Misses Ball and Cockrem Of the
craftsmanship. classes made an impress
sion on the audience with their lit
tie skit. ITS A Great Life If You
Don't Weaken" The play is based
upon conversation overheard in q Sen
Antonio department store. Jewell
Saunders. Ola Nations. Dee Armstrong
and Francis Bishop made up the cast
for the skit.
The girls physical training class.
la recent addition to the Breckenridge
went through several exercises to nut
sic under the direction of Miss Nj
mena ID. Wolff. head OF the physical
training department.
Raymond Whipnlc. n Breckenridge
high school student. who. it is gener-
ally predicted. has a bright future
ahead of him as an artist. drew Sow
eral sketches of Mexican life that re-
ceived much comment from the visitors
of the school.
The Breckenridge orchestra unde-
the direction of Bessie Lena Yates
furnished the music for the plays and
exercises as we'll rs giving several
well-receiyed individual selections.
See the Linotype.
Various departments of the school
were being conducted during the even
ing for the benefit Of those who were
not acquainted with the courses offer
cd BY the school. The visitors dis
played much interest in the linotype
department. which is under the direc-
tion of ESten Lee Jarvis. Clyde Light
foot, William Hennesv. Eugene Elder
and Martin Graem ran the presses.
Manual training. under the direction
of 10 Heller. George Il. Davis and
Adolnh Uhr held the interest Of many
OF the schools patrons. Other do
partmentS IN operation were: botany.
under Mrs. 4. f. Richter: library.
under Miss George Armstrong; office
trimming and tyuwritinS. conducted nv
Misses Carrie Marie Dickinson. Vir-
ginia ChildreSS and ElOuise Fly:
chemistry. with Miss Nav Meyers as
head radio. under Miss r. F.. Davis;
cooking. conducted nv Miss Ida Mil
| Len and sewino. under Miss g. Lacy.
Captain WilE"r Heath. Braeken-
ridge "hNnor cadet" nut his. crack
squad through several wel,-executed
drills on tho auditorium Stsge.
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Miss I. Butler. who originated che
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