Evening star., 1926-04-05
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
LISTED AT CENTRAL
Cadets. Drilled to Stimulate Com.
petition-"April Fool Issue of
School Paper Appears.

In order to stimulate competition
| among the cadet companies an in
! formal competitive drill was held q
| Central High School Monday, Marci
%.
The placing companies were Com
| pany c, first, captained by James b
| Holden, the Guard of Honor Com
| pany'': second, Company +, captalneC
! by Wayne Van Leer: third, Company
c., captained by Raymond Abbaticchio
| fourth, Company II, captained by
Winchester Stone.
The Judges of this drill We're vii
liam Montgomery, captain, Company
G.. 1922; Percy Russell, G, in 1925
Harryman Dorsey, X, in 1925; Justir
Edeertdn, major, 2d Battalion. 1925
school Totters in Earthquake'
was the headline on Centrals Bul
letin issued April ].
Following a custom established siA
Years ago, Central published an Apri
Fools edition of the school paper
which created much diversion among
the students and faculty.
Relative to the idea of the earth
quake. parts Of the paper were
printed upside down and sideways
The managers also succeeded in dig
ning up several astounding photo
Graphs.
Among the news scoops We're print
"a stories about the discovery of gold
in CentraI's Stadium, the annihila
ton of the Cadet Corps in battle
over 4 cream puff, the settlement
If the tiddly-winks title between the
regulars" and the faculty. and the
announcement of the 1cent sale to be
held in the lunchroom and the free
off - Nt-isi1 VII
purchased
The Central High School Sketch
Club visited the studios of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry X. Bush Brown on March
23. After being shown paintings and
sculpture by these artists, tea was
served.
'Penrod." Booth Tarkington's ever
popular child play for adults, has
been chosen by the Dramatic Asso-
citation of Central High School as that
organizations student-managed play
for this year. 1t is scheduled for
presentation the evening Of May 10.
The cast, selected by the directors, is
not vet definitely decided.
Director-in- Chief Robert Miller, as
sistant manager of the, Dramatic AS
sociation, will hold sway over the
whole affair. -Four assistant direc-
tors, each having charge of one act.
and their assistants are as follows:
Marian Mcdaniel Margaret Coris-
SAINT and Fred Haskin: WilheImina
Hoffman. Elizabeth Lacy and Harry
Clayton; Benjamin Doehrer, Dorothea
Lewis and Dorothy Divorall; Andrew
Allison, Lenora Combs and Winifred
Royle.
Under the supervision of Dick
CHASER. the stage crew will improvise
settings for the two scenes. The
business end of the play will be at
tended to by George Willis and Frank
Rose. The school orchestra will play
at the performance.
Several members OF the Central
Rabbits Foot Club helped to make
up the principal characters in Tech S
Spring play, THE GOndoliers," the
first night, Thursday, March is.
Those who assisted were Frank Rose,
Andrew Allison, Bob Praetorius and
Virginia Schulz The Rabbits Foot
Club announces that it would be
pleased to help make up casts of
any amateur theatricals.
DIR. Juan B. Sacasa, vice president
of the Republic of Nicaragua, accom-
panied by his wife and two secretaries,
made a visit to Central. DIR. Sacasa
was especially interested in the school
actitvies. such as the girls rifle team
and basket ball. He visited several of
the Spanish classes. addressing one of
them in the native tongue.
Robert A. Maurer, former principal
of Central, will address the reunion
of the class of "a in the library of
the school on Easter Monday. A re-
ception and tea dance will form part
of the entertainment.