The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-09
:"Cynthia
Reports
JOHNSON

Snowfall fights and sleigh rides
reigned supreme again this past
weekend when the snow fell al
most continuously from Friday
night until late Sunday afternoon.
The snow of the past weeks had
almost melted, but this recent
snow replenished the supply and
afforded newly iced driveways
and streets which were Dor turn
ed into runways for sleds guided
by warmly clad boys and girls.
At intervals along the blocked
off streets, fires blazed, providing
warmth for the sledders between
rides down the hill. When your
turn comes to ride, you flop down
on the sled give a little push with
one foot and speed away to the
sound of the ice crunching be-
meath the slick steel runners. AS
you fly down the hill, the wind
whizzes past you, and the flying
particles OF powdery snow hit
against your cheeks and catch in
your hair. The ride ends at the
bottom of the hill, but there is
the climb back up to the top still
to be considered. After a deep
breath. you gather up the sled,
and, shaking the snow from your
hair, start for the fire and friends
that wait for you atop the hill.
The stars twinkle brightly above
you as you trudge back to the
crowd, and the moon beams
down, making the road ahead of
you silver in its frosty light. Win
ter nights may be cold and brisk,
but they r also the most beauti'
full of the whole year.
But, winter will not last for
long, and already we at Webster
are preparing for the pageant to
be presented on May Day. 1t is to
be a dramatization in dances of
the music to A Midsummer
Nights Dream. Bess Lundeen
from. Atlanta. Ga, has been
chosen for the queen, Sylvia
Goebbel for Oberon, and Bette
Payne for Puck. Members of the
dancing classes will take the
parts of the fairies and mechan-
les while the part of Bottom, the
comic, will be taken by Eleanor
Hyatt from Maine. The festivities
will take place on the front cam
pus in front of the throne for the
May queen and her court. The
queen and her attendants have
been voted on by the student
body, and will be announced a
few days before the festival.
When I think of May Day, I re-
member what a wonderful time
MINIS had at one of their cele-
brations. Dot Romeo reigned as
Queen while Jay Carter was King.
Some of the attendants were Ann
Adams and Jane Head, who were
freshmen at that time. Each
homeroom set up a booth, and
changed the park into a colorful
gathering of products and people.
Miss Dunham's homeroom won
the prize with their hot-dog stand
built in the shape of a large VEIN
er roll with the Weiner protrud-
ing a little on each end. Those
were some mighty fine times.
Don't guess anything can take the
place of days spent as a student
at New Hanover.
At n of our recent assemblies.
We had the privilege of hearing a
talk by Mrs. Lillian MoWrer. the
wife of Edward Mowrer who is a
Pulitzer prize winning author. She
is of medium height, had dark
hair, and very piercing but I'M
derstanding eyes. AS she began
to speak, almost everyone found
themselves smiling because her
words we're delivered with a very
pronounced but pleasing English
accent. She told us of the Wom-
ans Action Committee a commit
tee that has been set up to study
and more fully understand the
United Nations. It is composed Of
women. young and old, who want
to do their part in helping to es-
tablish lasting peace. Many of the
students here at Webster joined,
and besides having a chance to
do what they can in. solving prob
lens confronting the United Ma
tions, they received the following
invitation: Mrs. Harry S. Truman
requests the presence of all the
members of the Woman's Action
at a tea to be given in
their honor at the White House
the evening of March II. Need
less to say, we are all going 10
take advantage of this wonderful
opportunity.
Music lovers had a chance this
past weekend to sit and swoon,
Or l should say, sit and sway to
the smooth rhythms of Sammy
Kaye. He played a personal APP
pearance at Loew's Capitol, and