Evening star., 1943-10-10
lust Between
Ourselves
BY PHILIP II. LOVE,
Editor. The Junior Star.

~S~As
Dancing-especially funny dane
ing-is Sara Rivers contribution to
the fight for freedom.
The 16-year -old Roosevelt High
School red-head has been dancing
since she was 10. And since the
United States was smacked into the
war, she has averaged three public
performances q week, for one patri-
otic purpose or another.
In recent weeks, she has enter
tanned servicemen at Roosevelt,
American University, Fort Myer,
Fort Washington, Carderock, Bald
Eagle Hill, the Army War College
and the Stage Door Canteen, among
other places. At Roosevelt, she
danced for 500 servicemen. At A. U.
she helped to dedicate the Service
mems Club. And at the Stage Door
Canteen. she was called upon for
several repeat performances.
But dancing isn't Sara's only con-
tribution to the war effort. She
helps with clerical work at War
bond rallies whenever she can. and
she also sells bonds and stamps
every Saturday night in the lobby
of movie theater near her home,
5O24 Third street NV.
"Once," she says, Il sold bonds
one place and danced somewhere
else the same evening. But that
was an impossible schedule, and I
wouldn't try it again.
Sara had been taking lessons
about a year when her teacher sug-
gested that she specialize in comic
dancing. She was quick to recog-
nize the opportunities in this COM
paratively uncrowded field, and has
concentrated on it ever since. She
can still do all the orthodox steps,
though.
IT'S just that I like to pep them
up-exageerate them enough to
make them funny" she explains.
It's fun for me, and for the au-
dience. too. hope"
Naturally. Saras ambition is to
become professional dancer when
she completes her schooling. And
she's hoping that her "boogie- -woogie
tap dance'-one Of her specialties-
will make as big hit on the stage
AS 1t did the last time she performed
for a Roosevelt student assembly,
Junior jottings:
Mckinley High School "home &c"
girls learned a thing or two about
making beds when they visited the
Back the Attack" show, says Betty
Troeger. II. She and Jean Fowkes,
Katherine Hotel, Joanna Maphis
and Margaret Cooper were shown
the G. I. method" by an Army ex-
pert. -. Speaking of the War bond
show, Jack Manger, Is, Western
High School, was greatly impressed
by the 40-piece WAC Band. Not
only do the members play martial
music with zeal and zest, but their
marching ability while playing is
superb" he comments. Also, the
neatness Of each individual musician
adds greatly TO the attractiveness
of the whole outfit" Yvonne
Smith. 1745 North Capitol street. re-
ports: My younger sister Pauline,
who has fair for designing. has
her heart set on becoming a fashion
designer when she graduates three
years from now" A sample of Paul
ines work shows real talent.
Garland Lee Liskev. IA, Linville-
Edom High School, Edom, Va, likes
TO write war song poems" . Vir-
ginia Baldwin, one of today's prize
winners, collects handkerchiefs.
Cesar Augusta Caceres. another VIM
ner. writes: st. Johns High School
is starting newspaper A contest
is being held to decide on a name,
and the first issue will appear Fri
day. The editors are Cadets j. Con-
nor and F. Bloom The Rev.
Brother Felix is responsible for
much of the work now being done"
Wonder If he's the same Brother
Felix who taught at Calvert Hall
College, Baltimore, when I went
there?. . Wise words from ANGELA
Dickson. 10, Browne Junior High
School: Remember. the more bonds
you buy, the sooner our boys will
come back"