The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-27
7 een-Age
7 att|er
BY CYNTHIA JOHNSON

The day for the great ev~- is
drawing near and the lines are be-
coming more drawn under the eyes
OF all the glee club members as
well as poor Miss Robinson! Of
course I mean the day for the
operetta is near at hand and ex-
citement, nervousness, and fear
reign supreme in the hearts and
minds of the cast.
The costumes came this past
Tuesday and I'm afraid no one
did too much rehearsing while
they were being given out. Sara
Ann really has some beauties
dresses 1 mean. One is so heavy
that she can't even take it home.
1t you're one of those girls who is
always wishing we could wear
hoopskirts and the like because
they look So pretty in pictures,
you'd change your mind quick
enough if you had to wear one of
these costumes which come COM
plete with hustle and about a
dozen stiff petticoats. Melrose just
couldn't wait to try hers on, so
she slipped into it, still wearing
her sweater and skirt. ''This
jacket is too tight" she exclaim-
ed, forgetting that she would be
the only thing in the costume that
night. The boys sho' do have some
classy get-ups. I saw Fred Hatch
with pair of nulti-colored striped
mems unmentionables on. OF
course he had them on over his
ROTC uniform. And the fellas who
are sailors really do look cute IN
their little blue, double breasted
jackets and white slacks. All in
all, the costumes are very color
ful-and they seem to fit nicely. -
Water-guns seem to have the rul-
ing hand at school and even at
operaetta practice. Poor Mary
Catherine Davis really got soaked
the other day. 1 know who the per-
son was who cornered her and did
the shooting, but I won't mention
any names. You can't even walk
down the hall without getting shot
but its lots of fun! The salesgirl
told me that they were for the
little children to amuse themselves
with. It looks as if they have fallen
into tha ~ oht handci
I think I overheard a conversa-
ton about an officers weiner-
roast that was given this past
Saturday night down at the south
ern end of the beach-known as
the Sugar Bowl. But I don't seem
to be able to get any dope on just
what happened. Maybe I can snoop
around unnoticed during the week
and let you know later.
II you have been down to the
lately 4 haven't and you've
heard squeaks and groans coming
from the basketball court, just
rest assured it's our team work
ing out drinks received from
too much concentration in class.
It's probably the members of the
basketball team of 1929 who are
getting in shape to play the Cats
of as. The game will take place
night, February %, at
8 o'clock in the High school gym.
Come early and get a good seat
so you will be able to see game
which proves to be the best of the
season!
This week my orchids 60 pointly
to Mr.. West and his woodworking
crew who built the beautiful wheel
for the good ship ''New Moon" and
Miss Loosen and the members of
her art classes who have done
such a wonderful job with the
scenery. The wheel has been on
lobby of MINIS and as many in
for the past few days in the
quisitive students have found out
it really works.
1t looks like all of my news this
time is about the operetta, but at
it is the event which IS
in the minds of students
as well as faculty. 1t is to be
staged Thursday afternoon, Febru-
airy %, at 3 o'clock and on Friday
night March 1, at o'clock. Both
performances will take place at
the High school. Be sure to see
the biggest hit of the month-and
maybe the year-"New Noon,
produced by the members of the
glee club under the direction of
Miss Sarah Robinson.
There are a few more facts
known about other happenings in
our crowd, but they're being kept
I'll the weekend when 1 may be
able to add to them. Until Sunday
then, $50 long!''