The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-24

Reports
BY CYNTHIA

out completely in the decorations.
A canopy of dark green, yellow.
and orange twisted crepe paper
coered the top OF the gym. On
the curtains which were drawn on
the stage were large drawings OF
turkeys and figures of pilgrims. A
log with an axe though it Formed
the point OF interest just back of
the orchestra. 1t sort Of made you
think o. those wonderful dances
back at MINIS where the stays in
sisted on standing in the middle
Of the floor - but, what sort Of
dance would there have been with
out them? Many of the fellows
came from Catholic university,
George Washington, and from the
hometowns Of many OF our stu
dents. My date came from my
hometown; he was Joe Gray.
During one of the first inter-
missions, Joe and l were sitting
Gown talking about folks back
home when l saw someone /
thought looked might familiar.
isn't that Pop Thomas?" 1 asked
Joe. We couldn't quite decide, so
we walked toward him, staring
rather inpolitely, I'm afraid. AS
we got real close to him, he recog-
nized us, and when he burst forth
with Hi, you ALL" / knew it was
Pop. He's going to school at the
University of Maryland, a d he
had just dropped over to see how
things were coming along at the
dance. For the rest of the eve
ming the three of us relived days
on the beach, dances at school,
and all the fun everybody has with
the gang back home. Pop was
fascinated by the rhurnba which
was so gracefully executed by
some Of our girls from Panama
and their dates from the Peruvian
Embassy. Everybody dances ON
the slow. romantic pieces, and al
most everybod makes an attempt
at the fast ones. But when the
rhumba rhythm breaks out, we all
sit back and watch our South
American friends. They really r
fine!
I have recently found that there
is a lot of truth in that old adage.
IF at first you don't succeed, try
and try again" Ever since the
first of September when I enrolled
here at Webster in Washington, /
have been trying to get in touch
with Sara Williams who is a stu
dent at the American University.
Finally. this past Monday, l got
to talk to her. She likes school
very much, and is at present serv-
ing out her days as a pledge to
one of the many sororities. She
tells me that she has peroxided
the front Of her hair. That seems
quite the thing to do here in D. C.
Sara doesn't think she'll be home
for Thanksgiving, but she said
she'll be heading for home when
the Christmas n avs come
around.
And .sp ca king o. Christmas,
most all of the stores and little
shops here have already put out
their Christmas decorations. Col
ly! Thanksgiving isn't here yet.
But, they do things in a hurry
here in the north"
Betty Hanson is doing fine up
at Skidmoor in New York. And
word from Corinne wilkinson tells
me that she likes Tennessee. But
ICcrinne is another one who won.
have time to get home for Thanks
giving.
The Glee club here at Webster
has been preparing for a South
American program, and we are
learning popular pieces such as
THE Three Cabelleros," Brazil"
You Belong to My Heart" and
"Jealousy.% At present we are
working on our Christmas music.
Guess you at New Hanover are
eusting off the carols and begin
ming to teel that the holidays
aren't too far away.
Nothing has made me as happy
as hearing mother say this past
Sunday night that eve beat Fay
etteville." l know it was a fine
same, and I sho' do wish 1 could
have been there. I've seen some
professional games this season,
but there just isn't the thrill to
them that you get when you see
the Wildcats dash out onto the
field-or when the 1t. strikes up
the band!
A wave OF new popular songs
has hit D. c., and some of them
are really neat. I guess you all
are singing the same ones. How
about "Ole Butterrnilk Sky" 1.-The
Things We Did Last Summer,
and you Keep Coming Back Like
a Song?" OF course you can al
ways pass by someone in the halls
and hear the familiar strains of
The Coffee Song or Give Min
utes More" But you can easily
tell whether the person you pass
is from North Carolina or above
the Mason-Dixon line, cause you'll
probably hear Carolina Moon"
This time next weekend, I'll be
back home, and it sho' will be
grand. But before l can pack and
board the train for N. c., l have
to take mid-semester tests, and
thew are the hardest ones I can