Evening star., 1946-05-05
lust Between
Ourselves .
.Bv Philip H. Love

Humphrey-and not just StuoyinB
it, but collecting it.
The Mckinley High School stu
dent can't remember time when
he wasn't interested in animals, but
it wasn't until about five years ago
that he began to collect them. Since
then. he has become a sort OF anna
teur Frank Buck.
Don captures young wild animals
on week end hikes with his school,
mates. Trix Trittipoe and Tiny
Gable. He keeps them until they're
fully grown, studying them all the
while, and then turns them over to
DR.. William M. Mann. director OF
the Zoo. Chicken snakes, hognose
snakes and an owl are among his
contributions to the Zoo.
Snakes and lizards were the first
items in Don's collection, but later
he branched out into owls. hawks
and other species Of wild life. He
hopes, after graduation from both
Mckinley and college IN Florida,
to land a job with zoo.
About a year and a half ago"
Tech Life reports. Donald thought
his hobby had ended. A 2h-foot
black snake escaped from its cage
in Donald's room and could not be
found, despite the hunt until 4 In
the morning. A week later. the
snake was found coiled in a rug in
| the basement of his home"
A recent visitor to Woodrow Will
son High School was-of all things
a duck.
During the course of Wilson'S
history" observes the Beacon, there
have been seen in its corridors and
classrooms many varieties of strange
animals. There have been ants,
bees, beetles, birds, cats. clans,
crawfish, chickens, dogs, eels, liz
ards, mice, oysters, prairie dogs, rab-
bits, snakes, squirrels, turtles, wood
chucks, worms and innumerable in
sects, but a new record was set last
Friday, when a duck, live and quack-
ing, was propelled into Mrs. Dog
gett's English class by person or
persons unknown"
i What Wilson needs-obviously-is
a Don Humphrey.
William Hesketh, trombonist in
the Eastern High School band, led
Vaughn Monroe's famous radio Or
chestra during its recent stay at the
1 Capitol Theater. He was awarded
the honor after being chosen as the
Eastern music departments out
standing student" The number In
which he led the Monroe band was
Take 1t, Jackson"
&t
Junior jottings: Marjorie Jean
Smith, former Central High School
correspondent Of The Junior Star
now Is associate editor of Indiana
University's Daily Student - and
making a good job Of it, judging by
the copies I've seen. Bob Sher
whose collection of playing cards
was the subject of a recent ]. S
al tlSAC ny oa1 Odl d 1ollCl, WASH
ington-Lee High School reporter
proflted rather handsomely from thu
publicity. The day the story ap.
!, peared," Barbara writes, ''he re.
ceived several calls from people
who wished to trade cards with him
and within a few days he had re-
ceived over so cards through tha
mail. One lady offered him her en-
tire collection, saying she no longe,
cared for them" All together, Bob
received more than $50 cards, bring
ing his collection to nearly 300.
William B. Branch, graduate OF
Dunbar High School, is distinguish.
ing himself at Northwestern Uni
versity, former schoolmate, Lelis
!, L. Sturdivant, reports. He goes tc
school in the morning and plays the
leading male role In Anna Lucasta
in the evening" she says. He also
: plays In the school band" Rob.
ert M. Clagett, Gordon Junior High
School, found the National Sym
phony Orchestra's series OF student
/, concerts, conducted by DR.. Han,
Kinder. very interesting and edu.
catiOnal."