Smyrna times., 1930-12-24
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
Pretty Christmas Decorations at
Schools - Christmas Program
Given by GA Glass in Assembly


The whole school has taken on
an air of Christmas gayety. In
the center of the library stands
the huge Christmas tree, bedecked
in all its great splendor. Christ
mas balls and electric bulbs are
strung about the tree. Under it
stands the miniature barn and
silos, with the little animals; the
latter were supplied by the Man
ual Training classes. In the pri-
mary grades, individual trees and
Christmas programs are being
held in the different rooms A
number of the teachers are plan
ming to leave at the close of school
on Tuesday and spend the Christ
mas vacation at their respective
homes. Some of the pupils are
also planning to spend their vaca-
tions visiting friends and rela-
tives. Special classes have been
organized and are now being in
structed in the arts of penmanship
by the head of the commercial de-
partment We believe that good
penmanship has lot to be said in
its favor Arrangements are be-
ing made under the direction of
the music department for the mu-
sicale, Robin Hood" to be held
on Thursday, January 22nd. The
cast is made up of pupils of the
elementary school and the 7th and
8th grades.-The boys basketball
game with the alumni, which was
held on December 18th, ended with
a score of Bill in favor of the
Alumni. The girls game was won
by the high school team, the score
22-21.-The intermural basketball
game, to be held in the auditorium
from three to four o'clock, on Fri
day afternoon, is played between
boys team Nv and team v; and the
girls team III and team v An
interesting assembly program has
been prepared by the ga class for
Tuesday, December 23rd First on
the program we have a recitation
of Matthew II, by Bessie Virden.
Prayer; Flag Salute; Christmas
Hymn; Tableaux, Madonna by Hill
da Lookerman; Accordian Solo,
William Gunter; Vocal Solo, Ern-
estine Davis; Playa Christmas
Pilgrimage" Characters: Jack
and Jean" William Markland and
Mildred Ryan; "Miser," Russell
Loder; Miss Selfishness," Ethel
Virginia Roe; First Outlaw"
Reynolds Stevenson; Second Out
law" Floyd Crossley; orphans,
William unter and Neva Hutchins;
Christmas Spirit" Catherine Sui
livan.-The second game of the
basketball season will be played
on December % with Milford High
School at Milford. This will be
the last game for the year 1880,
and the next game will be played
on January 9th, 1931.-Due to the
business depression throughout the
country and the unemployment
our Superintendent has
inferred into the Christmas spirit
by suggesting that pupils do not
give teachers Christmas gifts. 1t
is further suggested that teachers
do not accept Christmas gifts
from students this year. Every
one seems to have taken up the
spirit of this suggestion epthusi-
astically.-On Tuesday, December
16, @. G. Greene, professional
penman connected with the facul-
ty of oldey College of Wilmington,
visited the school and delighted
the student body and faculty with
his wonderful art and SKILL The /
Christmas holidays will begin on
Tuesday, December %. at p. M,
and end on Monday, January 5, at /
8.45.-The student body and the /
faculty of the Smyrna Schools (
wish every one a Merry Christmas