The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-12
FOR. W1NIFRED HARRIS

FOR W1NIFRED HARRIS
Too much Christmas, Winifred?
Exams starting in a week? Come
on, you might as well break down
and tell us the excuse. Maybe it
was because you didn't want Betty
DIXON and Jean Cross to Guido
you? Oh! So you'll fess up with
some story about appendices? Well.
nevertheless we're all SO sorry
you're sick and want you to know
we miss you lots at school. That
cute smile of yours is definitely
needed along with the rest OF your
sweet ways. Don't you know a
wonderful gal like you can't stay
sick long?
Basketball seems to be in the
spotlight again. Good ole MINIS
beat Goldsboro 5O-25 last week,
making two conference victories
chalked up. The Junior Varsity
played Camp Lejeune Friday night
but lost 42-31. 1 hear they play
ed a mighty fine game, though,
and they know we're proud OF
them. After all they're our future.
Thursday night the Second and
Orange U. S. o. was the center
of Hi-Y activities. A model H1-Y
meeting was presented by Cpl.
James Green in the hope that it
would help the different Hi-Y and
Tri-Y clubs to improve their meet
ings. Bea Holmes was the mar
rator and explained the different
movements during the meeting.
Marilyn Costello and Betty Delk
Parker presented a beautiful devo-
tional on the Lords prayer and
MIR. Caudill gave an inspiring talk
on the meaning of Hi-Y. Others
taking part were Allen Lanier.
Doris Helms, Eugene Ensley,
Catherine LeGwen, Dick Galphln,
Neal Patrick, and Sgt. Carey Dur
den.
1 know somebody whose gonna
be mighty happy this week. Smoky
Warmers riding or a pink cloud
waiting. for Frank Symmes to come
home. Franks another n of the
gang who's been away for a long
time. He left the later part OF the
summer for the army. Since then
he's been stationed way out in
California. I hear he was going on
overseas without even getting
home, when his appendices saved
him! He's now on his way for a
30 day leave. Isn't it going to be
grand seeing him again?
Operetta practice has begun and
The Glee club is hard at work. This
year we turn again to Victor Her
bertrand 1.-The Red Mill" In
cidently 1.-The Red MILF has just
had a revival on Broadway, which
goes to show it's really gonna be
good. I'm sure all of you Music
lovers are familiar with the songs
THE Streets Of New York." "Be-
cause You're You," 1.-THE Isle Of
Our Dreams''-Then the cast! Bob
by Melton is gloriously back again
with Jimmy Caudill, the hit of H.
M. S. Pinafore. Bobby and Jimmy
are perfectly cast as Con Kidder
and Kid Conner, two Americans
"doing Europe" Pete Acre, a very
good tenor, plays Captain Doris
Van Damn, the lover of Rachel
Cameron, who plays the part Of
Gretchen beautifully. Bobby Nc
Kenzie, the handsome governor
from Zuland, wins the love of the
widow, Mary Claire Bates. Har-
riet Vines, as Lima, is determined
to become an actress. Bobby Haas.
as Willem; Lynn Kirk, as the Bugo-
master; and Hugh Eva Evans, as
Franz, will keep you in stitches.
Pennyfeather, played by Neal Pat
rick; and the overwrough French
Countess de la Fere is played by
me.
Clara June Ward and Jimmie
Brown are given orchids this week!
Friday morning they journed up to
Wake Forest with Miss Virginia
Ward for the semi-finals in the
Good Health contest. We're sorry
10 say tney lOSt I1rSt place, but
we're very, very proud to say
they were runners up. It's a shame
everybody in Wilmington didn't
get to hear them for they were
truly wonderful speeches delivered
by two wonderful people. Clara
June Ward and Jimmie Brown!
Jeanne Stanley and Pat Williams
were given the privilege to rep
resent Wilmington at the National
Honor society state convention in
Kannapolis, January 17-18. Alta
Bryant was elected alternate. Dur
ing the meeting the representative
the Student Legislature
Miriam Anderson, d the
society to work with Mr.. Hamilton