The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-11-07
High School Chatter
BY Clara Blevins

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Spanish seniors and senoritas at H.
II. S. didn't do their bit to make
the Hagerstown Halloween Parade a
success last Thursday night. All
their weeks of worry, work and
bother weren't in vain.
First in the Spanish section of
the march came the fiesta banner,
which was carried by Joan Pool,
Judy Ellsworth and Janet Rhodes.
Then the deliberately decorated fan,
on which many hours of hard work
were spent, came down the street.
The fan was designed by Bette
Jones and her assistant, Anna Wat
ers, and was carried by Francis Cave
and Janet Hutson, wo were dressed
to represent typical Spanish senori-
tas. The cart, which was driven by
Richard Hersey and Glenn Miller
and led by a peasant, Dick Lightner,
was painted and decorated to repre-
sent an old OK cart such as were
used in Spain to take people to
fiestas - but no oxen were available
so horse had to be used The cart
was Crammed full of laughing, gay
senoritas, who were played by Bet
tie Ausherman, Nancy Gray, Mildred
Stahl, Doris Sinsel, June Huff,
Kathryn Baker, and Mary Kathryn
Mckay. Two couples of lovers were
next in the parade, gayly decked
out in all the Spanish garb. The
participants were George Darling
ton and Grady Letter, portraying
two guitarists, and their sweethearts,
Vida Miller and Jennie Cunning
ham. Jacqualine Hill played the
part of a fruit bearer, balancing
basket of fruit on her head. q really
don't see how she could have done
it, but she did. Next came the
family cart, cozy little affair which
carried family on their way to
fiesta. The father was played by
Richard Wilson, who sat at the front
of the cart holding the reins. In the
cart were Katherine Morgan and
Mary Gray Schofeld, who played
the children. At the horses head
marched two peasants, Dick Poole
and Bette Slime, who carried a water
jug. Pat Shinham and Lois Clark
busted themselves by carrying bird
cages "a typical trait of the Span
iSh women l guess - and they were
accompanied by little Roy Lee Mil
Ter and his goat Babe" Last, but
not least, came that dear couple on
horse back, acting so naturally mar
ried, Bill Mason and Mildred Beck
The students from H. H. S. who
were in the parade want to extend
thanks and appreciation to Mr.
Charles Hoffman, who contributed
the horses and carts to the school
for this occasion. They also want
to thank Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Will
son, Hamilton Blvd, who let the
Spanish classes use their yard in
which to paint the carts.
The bands with the majorette
mildred ReeD, the twirlers Vicki
Hayzlette, Shirley Copley and DAFT
ia Hawkins) and the cheerleaders
(Phyliss Hoffman, Mickey Rupert,
Ann Stouffer, Helen Yates, Nancy
Milton and Sara KenegaD, were also
In the march and did pretty good,
too.
The F. F. A. boys Of the Jonathan
Hager Chapter, were also well
represented in the Halloween pa
rade, by number of fellows laden
with hoes, shovels, and practically
everything that goes on farm, but
the animals although l think there
was donkey in the group. They
were laughed at more than anything
else, but I still think that they were
good (including these "city farm
ers.")
Miss Matha C. Payne was born in
Preston, Maryland and attended the
western Maryland College. Being so
young (Which is quite Obviously this
is her first teaching position, although
she has worked for five years as
librarian in the Enoch Pratt Free
Library in Baltimore.
Here in H H. S. she teaches two
classes of Sophomore English in the
afternoon and then is the Junior Col
zege librarian from four o'clock un-
til nine. Miss Payne thinks it is
privilege to teach in a high school
under such an excellent principal.
Teaching sophomores is also great
privilege in her eyes (can you beat
that and they seem very enthusi-
astic toward their work-aIthough