Dramatic Club Presents Three One Act Plays at Howard
Howard school’s Dramatic club directed by Mrs. Pearl Jones staged three one act plays on June 11. Walter Haas announced. Wylie Jones did makeup. Casts included Madeline Brooks Charlotte Harvey Enid Rossiter and more in Who Am I and Pink Tea with diverse roles. At Harmony Junction featured Station Agent Albert Lind Porter Ralph Meaker and Henry Specht Jr. The performances were a great success.
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Howard School
Dramatic Club
Pearl Jones
Walter Haas
Wylie Jones
Carl W. Price
Madeline Brooks
Charlotte Harvey
Enid Rossiter
Helen Green
Saint Joseph's School Wins Silver Cup for Attendance
Through the generosity of Carl Renneckar the fourth and eighth grades of Saint Joseph's school received silver cups for high attendance. The four grade averaged 96.2 percent and the eighth 96.3 percent last year. The pupils thank their benefactor and hope for continued support.
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Carl Renneckar
Saint Joseph's School
Renneckar
Lois Looks Forward to a Role in Play
In the block's summer program children will perform on Saturday at seven o clock. The event features this year the Cinderella play with Imogene Eleanor Jean Ann and Howard in the cast. Lois Ann Rosen of third grade hopes to join next year.
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Lois
Imogene
Eleanor
Jean
Ann
Howard
Lois Ann Rosen
Howard School to Expand for Rising Seventh Grade
Bruce Meaker notes plans for a summer addition to Howard School to accommodate a larger upcoming seventh grade class. Architect has prepared designs to handle the enrollment increase.
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Howard
Gift Guns Reported By Central School Student
A 3rd grade pupil James O Neil of Central School says a parent returned from Germany with two twin guns for him and another boy. He reports receiving his gift at noon yesterday.
Friday Morning Program Ideas Proposed by Listeners
Inquiring Reporter canvases readers for Friday mornings. Don Campbell suggests plays or musical programs. Ned Shapker and Virginia Moyer propose talks on vacation. Miles McDonald favors thrilling stories. Joe Hayes mentions Stolp summer school.
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Don Campbell
Ned Shapker
Virginia Moyer
Miles McDonald
Thrilling Stories
Joe Hayes
Stolp
Summer school attendance and plans notes
Billie Klein and Chester Hanson were absent from summer school due to illness and inclement weather. Mary Alice Hayes of GA joins seventh grade summer school for her high scholarship. Ruth Seymour entered on June 25 and Katherine Thompson on June 26. Frank McCabe and Rosie Russo plan to leave. Ned Shapker reports a boat race with the S. S. Caveman and was beaten. John Cutler, Summer school, Stolp.
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Billie Klein
Chester Hanson
Mary Alice Hayes
Ned Shapker
John Cutler
Stolp
Betty Tells Sad Story About Some Unruly Boys
Betty Jane Rosen relates a winter incident in which Jean loses her mittens after boys throw snowballs from behind bushes. Jean runs home crying and her maid retrieves the mittens, ending the tale as a simple urban story from Mrs. Smith's room.
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Betty
Jean
Patsy
Betty Jane Rosen
Mrs. Smith
Beach Amusements Fine Says Albert Carpenter
Albert Carpenter recalls rides at the beach with swings and high fliers. He describes a boy pushing him off a swing and a boat race where water splashed the shore. He says the head amusements are nice and notes getting wet.
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Albert Carpenter
Central Summer School
Plan Beach Day Plans For Friday Races
Mr. Davis announces Friday as Beach Day with races for children by age groups from 10 and under to 16. Events include hurdle races, swimming, and a dead man’s float if weather allows. a crowd is hoped for but contingent on conditions.
Champ Prize Winner at Crawford Party
At Billy Crawford's party a prize winner claimed eight prizes while Billy Crawford's brother won a pen and I also received a prize. Bobby Cutter won a ring. Lionel Toeppen, Miss Smith's room, Central.
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Billy Crawford
Bobby Cutter
Lionel Toeppen
Miss Smith
Centra
Treasure Hunt Adventure with Eight Children
Ned and Jack invite seven peers for a daytime treasure hunt in the woods near an old oak. Dressed in spooky outfits they scatter confetti to mark steps, share lunch, and recover a monkey fallen from a tree before returning by sunset. Betty Rosen notes the 4th grade club tie in.
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Ned
Jack
Billy
Betty
Jean
George
Sue
John Smith
Trikey
Desperate Sea Battle Between Ned Shapker and Caveman
Ned Shapker, an 8th grade pupil, charts a playful sea chase as his canoe follows the S. S. Caveman. The Horse Fly races ahead then clashes in a water fight using improvised paddles, ending with the Horse Fly lagging behind.
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Ned
Horse Fly
Niddles
Ned Shapker
Stolp
Howard GB Beach Party Reported With Food And Fun
The Howard GB trade held a beach party on June 13 1923 with cookies marshmallows pickles buns mustard and wiener roast. Activities included ball games and social sides and some mischief when Miss Scheidler stepped away. Rudolph Kasper 6B Howard
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Howard GB
Plan for Howard School Addition With Pool
The Howard school enrollment rose over the past year prompting a board plan for a north end addition. It will likely include a swimming pool and other features to make it a premier facility on the north shore, per Jerome Nevins 7A Howard.
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Howard
North Shore
Jerome Nevins
Seventh Grade Summer Sessions Program Schedule
The seventh grade summer school under Miss Perring plans Friday programs during the last period. Volunteers for this week are Chester Hanson Frank McCabe and Mary Alice Hayes. The schedule lists 9 00 to 9 40 Grammar 9 40 to 10 20 Arithmetic 10 20 to 10 40 Recess 10 40 to 11 20 Spelling and Penmanship 11 20 to 12 00 Supervised Study led by Mary Finlayson Stolp.
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Miss Perring
Chester Hanson
Frank McCabe
Mary Alice Hayes
Mary Finlayson
Stolp
In Which Albert Allows He'll Be No Trick Flyer
A fragmented note recounts a boy named Albert Carpenter from Miss Smith's room at Central, who grows into a trick flier and dies when his plane catches fire over a Washington DC river, contrasting the lure of trick flying with a cautionary fate.
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Albert
Washington, D. C
Albert Carpenter
Miss Smith
Central
Sorrell and Son film intrigues a British drama
John Cutler reviews the picture about a WWI officer returning home to family strife and a son, Kit, who becomes a famed English surgeon after a daring brain operation. The father dies from war injuries as the Armistice fallout shapes their lives.
Vattman Park Nine to Meet Beach Crew
The Vattman park indoor baseball team opens the season with a Tuesday game on June 2 at 2 PM against Beach at Vattman. Beach is the defending champion, and Vattman aims to win this year after defeating Beach and then traveling to Laurel to face Laurel.
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Vattman Park
Vattman
Laurel Playground
Laurel
Dick Huck
Wattman
Ned Needs Repairs in Canoe Race Misadventure
Philip Osborn of Stolp recounts Ned Shapker Bob Dunn and himself racing Frank and his sailors. Frank’s crew had one paddle and board and a 100 yard handicap, but Ned’s group soon closed in. They splashed the boat, cracked an oar, and returned to shore. Ned planned to go downtown with Miles McDonald for new paddles.
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Ned Shapker
Bob Dunn
Frank
Ned
Miles McDonald
Philip Osborn
Stolp
Rover the Dog Dies After Being Run Over
Jack Stein recalls his pet Rover who would greet him after school and bark at the bell. Rover chased a car and was killed, a sad family memory from Howard dated entry.
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Rover
Jack Stein
Howard
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Bruce Meaker, TB Howard
Ruth Seymour
Katherine Thompson
Rosie Russo
Betty Rosen
Rudolph Kasper
Sorrell and Son
John
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