The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-11-28


the Quill and Scroll Club was held
Wednesday afternoon, November 2O.
President of the club is Mickey Ru-
pert and secretary, Dorothy Rosen-
steel. The vice-president will be
elected from the new members In
the club and plans are being made
to accept new members at the next
meeting, which will be within the
next three weeks.
The Quill and Scroll is an inter
national honorary society for high
school students who do outstanding
work in the literary field. The pur-
pose of the club is to encourage and
reward Individual achievement in
journalism and allied fields.
There are certain requirements
for the members of the club and the
following are the requirements for
membership:
Cd Members must be juniors or
seniors.
20 They must be in the upper
third of their class.
90 They must have done superior
work in some phase of journalism,
or creative endeavor.
(4) They must be recommended
by the faculty and executive secre-
tary of the society.
Mr.. Albert E. Davis Cor just plain
Buck, that's his nickname) halls
from Alabama (he's from way
DOWN and the road that led him to
Hagerstown was velvet, with silver
sidewalks. You see, Mr.. Davis,
served in the army for two and a
half years and was stationed at
Camp Richie, where he met his
wife Cor rather met the girl who is
now his wife, that sounds much
better). Anyway he wound up in
Hagerstown and now is one of the
many new teachers at H. H. S.
He attended the South East Lou
siana College, where he won a foot
ball scholarship (Oh, Boy. He talks
southern too, but that's natural and
very becoming. Mr.. Davis says he
would much rather teach in a col
lege and not teach Eglish like he
does in H. H. S.-but football-to
be an athletic coach is his ambition.
Buck" likes boys sections better
than girls (who DOESN'T, because
he can be more frank with them. Il
can't imagine what he means by
being frank'') He likes to dance, too,
and is interested in photography.
81 think the weather is very cold,
''Mr. Davis says" and even my car
thinks so. "
A new club has been added to the
already long list of H. H. S. clubs,
it's the Current Events club, which
is being sponsored by Miss Moser,
Uniter States History teacher.
The STUDENT Council held another
meeting last week and it was de-
cided that arm bands and pins be
purchased for the members of the
Council.
DR.. Milehan spoke to the group
and announced that a number OF
clubs will be added to the school
activities and that every student IN
the school would have to belong to
one or more clubs. He also said that
it may be possible to hold the meet
ings during the school day, (But
don't groan or cheer, for nothing is
definite as YETI
"Flops A-Plenty," or ''Ten Try But
Two Are Chosen was put over
with a bang Friday afternoon.
Everyone present enjoyed the grand
performance. The play was present
ed by the Commercial Depart
ment.
The Radio Workshop, under the
direction of Mrs. Marjorie Hoach-
lander, has been doing fine job.
They have just finished preparing
and presenting an American Edu-
cation Week Series of three pro-
grams. The series began with a
short dramatization entitled "a
Letter to Michael" which emphas-
ises the parents responsibility in
preparing the child for his first
school experience. The cast consist