The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-06
Teen-Age
Tatt|er
By WINIFRED HARRIS5

here from Wake Forest. and Tom
my Head and Graham Barefoot
have also come in from that
school.
Elizabeth Evans, Finkie Mar
lowe, and Bettina Marable have
arrived from Queens college near
Charlotte, and it S fine seeing
them here again.
Heading this way from the
western part of the state for
Easter holidays were Liston
Mulls, Charlie Mitchell, and John
Codington, students at Davidson.
I saw Sally Trulove. who came
in from Salem college, walking
with Betty Lou Morrow; and far
Their down the street 1 saw Edith
Crowley, who arrived last week
from Peace college.
Dalziel Sprunt, who is attending
the Hill School in Pottsdam, Penn
sylvania. was also here for a few
days.
I saw Bobby Calhoun. who has
returned to Wilmington from the
presbyterian Junior college. talk
ing with Lynn Kirk and standing
near Bobby Kester and Norris
Monk, who are here in Whining
ton for a while from Newport
News.
Joe Gray grabbed a choo-choo
from the ole hometown to spend
a week end leave from Uncle
Sans sailor boys. Joe came IN
yesterday from the National
Naval Medical Center in Bethes-
da. Maryland, where he is sta
toned. It's really swell seeing J
home again, too!
Edwin Shain decided to look
over the old familiar sights here,
50 he straightway hustled home
on navy leave from Anacostla'
.. c.
Mighty glad to see all OF you
people back home!
One Of the fellas that's not 60
ing to make it home this time is
George Clark, who is attending
Sewanee. George is husthng up
Chicago way to see how Catha--
inc Sonderman is getting along
I'D in Illinois. Well, Wen see you
both in a few weeks when schools
are out!. . .(Hot DawgD
A dozen or so people r breath
ing a little easier as defamation
finals fade into the past; and with
them 70 the nervousness and sigh
ing Of .twhew! I remembered
most Of it, anyhow" Last
wednesday night the curtains in
the high school auditorium swung
closed on the End round OF the an
nual presentation Of ~recitations
sponsored by the local Lions club
as twelve high school students
competed for the four group
prizes. Vigorously clapping for
the winners Adair Simkins, Rob-
ert McCarl, Betty Lou O'Master,
and Frank Bradley was an audi
ence OF ardent listeners.
Big brother Jimmy was heart
lily congratultins little brother
Robert on his first place award
as others crowded around these
four!
Adair Simkins gave "S%partacus
to the Gladiators" by Elizabeth
kellogg and competed against Sara
Fried, who gave "Jane" from
Seventeen by Booth Harrington
and Iris Ellis, who recited Mrs.
McWilliams and the Tightening"
by Mark Twain.
Robert McCarl gave the prize
winning Death Of Captain Was
kow' from Ernie Pyle's Brave
Men," competing against Arnold
Taylor, who gave From Old
World to New" by Raymond Dan.
ielle and Clinton Wilson who gave
very amusingly dot Leetle Box
by Wilson Mcdonald. Betty Lou
.O'Master, junior-senior girls win
ner, impressed the audience with
her Interpretation OF "The Ulti-
mate Catastrophe by Ruth Nc
Kenny as she won over Lorraine
D'Lugin's recitation Of an excerpt
from "Rebecca" by Du Maurier,
and Betty BIRTHS rendition Of
1.-The Constitution" by Herbert
Wenig. Frank Bradley captured
first place among the junior-sen-
ior boys by his recitation of 1.-THE
Famine" taken from "HiaWatha"
by Longfellow. He placed over
Jimmy Singleton. who gave "The
American Nation by Theodore
Roosevelt and Frank Murphy,