Camden High School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (Camden, NJ)

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SOM C M has declded to produce the orxglnal and most famous me story of all In lt are starred the glamorous Norma Shearer as luhet and the charmmg leshe Howard 'ls Romeo ohn Bqrrvmore of the famous actmg famxly h1s tlnrd lead as MCFCUtl0 BQSlllL9 haung these fine performers m the leads for the first tlme smce Grand llotel haxe thls m'1nv stars been cast so tr1 umphantlv ln the nunor roles ln the less xmportant pxrts are Fdna Wu Ulu er as the nurse Basll Rathbone as 'lwbalt RC5lD1ltl Denny as Ben xoho Ralph lorbes is Paris and Q Xubrew gn 1th 'ls Capulet although there are rumors that Romeo and ulet w1ll be a road show cmema lt IS one film that ex erv hlgh school student should seel Hr Deeds Goes fo Town Gary Cooper as I ongfellow Deeds has brought to the screen one of the career ln hrs characterxzatlon Cooper poetravs a SLl1SltlXC small town busx ness man and poet ln the busmess world he IS the owner of a small fac torv ln the llterarv world aw rlterof postcard xerse guddenlv he becomes 'an helr to twentv IH1lllOl'1 dollars As IS the 'lmbxtxon of ex ery hxck from the stlcks he usrts the bxg CltV ln New Y ork he lmmedlatelx becomes the prey ot mam an un scrupulous person who seems to feel that he should be the flrst to separate Cooper from lus w e'1lthv burden A clexer cltv reporter excellently poxtraved bv em Arthur gams hxs STREET IN ENGLAND Page Twenty Interests and loxe She later pubhshes '1 serles of varns whlch refer to hlm as the Cmderella Alan lhus 1n furmted Cooper gn es hxs entxre wealth to charxtv but unsuccessfullv lle IS then brought to court on an ms'1mtv charge Needless to say Cooper gn es a superb comedv per formance ln the courtroom helpmg to nuke thxs f1lm one ofthe year s better productxons Thznga' to Come For vou los ers of sclence 'md possx blx also for you Latln class dreamers the c1nen'at1c world has laushlv pro duced ll C W ells story of the fore seen future Thmgs to Come II C Wells whom most of vou 'ire acquamted wxth through I' nghsh teachers has peered 1nto the future and brmgs forth thls usual record 1n hxs book Thmgs to Come Alexan der Korda howeser was not solely sitlshed wlth the book alone but de result hxred YV1ll1am Cameron Wen nes to dxrect the dramfzturatlon f VK ells prophecy Mr XX ells begms h1s story wlth a new war on Chrxstmas Exe of 1940 He soon lapses mto fantastlc and lI'lglltfL1l exents endmg IH the QCICD t1f1c '7lst centurv or the vear 90.36 A D Ihe plcture IS outstandxng 1n the x xsxons of w xrfare death and dxsaster md reconstructxon whlch xt x lsu lll7LS After '1 massacre ID whlch half the population of the world 19 kxlled we fmd 1 semx barbarxc state ruled by w nr lords lnto thls dlsm ll lem under of ClNllllltlOl'1 come mxentors and engmeers to reclaxm hum xmtv and buxld modernlstlc underground cxtles lhe film presents nes ertheless all of humamtv ln sex eral generatxons of x smzrle famllv Cast as the head of that famxlv xs Ravmond Xlassev an actor httle known IH Amerxca at present and Ralph Rnchardson who gn es an outstandmg performance as a blustermg hot tempered war lord Other l'hzng.r to Come He waxtlng for a xerx popular star by name of Freder1c Nlarch who w 111 'appear ln the screen presentatlon of a xerv popular book Anthony Ad xerse Shlrlex femple IS now n akxng '1 pucture called Poor Llttle Rxch Glrl wxth Nhce Pave olson 19 rexnmg lhe Iazz gmger whxch was the first talkmg picture exer produced Franchot fone ms gomg to unpersonate the ffather of hls country George XX 'mshmgton xn the screen s blogrxphy of the first presl dent 'I he txtle of the film IS not yet decxded Ihe screen has 'lt last determmed to fllm Qllas 'Warner wlth Llonel Barry more ID slght for George Flxot s mxser character Kav Francxs IS now makmg a plcture tltled The Angel of Alercv It IS the story of '1 nurse Katherme Hepburn returns to the screen to play Mary Stuart xn Ahrv of gcotland Svlw 1a SlCll'l9V and qpencer Tracv hue recentlv completed work 'Vlob Rule The cinema world IS alne wlth characters from noxels and other llterarv sources If vou see one of the films renewed aboxe vou wxll haxe seen the best that present dav motlon pxcture comp mxes can offer IRx1Nc l'xsrF1N 1959 RLSSFL IANOFF 1938 Radco A Vleflt af WCAU FING dexold of ltlbi-IS l le clded to grace the studlos of the W CAL broadcastlng svs tem wlth mv presence Nlv expecta txons were '1 llttle sh uttered when l IS 1 RPLORIJ reporter w as ushered mto 'ln ll1Lllt0I'lLlIll fxlled wxth people most of whom were children ll re l learned from a frlendlx en plovee woulel be gn en the weekly Horn and Hardart Chlldren s Hour After seatxng mx self comfortablv l began to look around and take stock We were seated ln '1 large audltorlum Sln1ll3I' to that of an ordx nary modern theatre 'XII around the hum of ch1ldren s xoxces mmgled w1th the no1se of the tunmg mstruments trll I was totally conuneed rxght then 'Ind there that I w IS w ltnesslng a chlldrens hour 1 real chlldrens n . 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rapturous song ofA1da and Rhamades nn xx hxch thev bud farewell to hfe 0 Terra Addxo C O Earth Adleu I The strange chant of the priests and prxestesses IS heard aboxe their duet and as the song grows falnt the cur tam falls Classical Recordings ln the entlre llterature of Concertos tor plano and orchestra none has the lastmg appeal ofthe Brahms B Flat Mayor Concerto Thls composltlon IS often desxgnated as the symphonx wlth plano obhgato and not wlthout reason for the rlchness of Brahms scormg sets the work apart from anx other m that form I had the extreme pleasure of lxstenmg to the new album of thxs work set bv Arthur gchnabel and the Br1t1sh Broadcastmg Svm phony Orchestra It IS superblv played and magmflcently recorded and wlll be a source of nexer endlng enjoyment Partlcularly appealmg to me was the thlrd mox ement the Andante ln whlch the cello and plano carry on a hteral dlalogue of unspeak able beauty Nelson Eddv has alwqvs seemed to me as achlevlng success ln h1s ex erx recordmg Hls newest record contam mg 'Dusty Road and Through the Years IS no exceptlon to mv theorv Hls beautlful barxtone IS unusuallx dvnamlc and hls rendntlon of these numbers unusuallv fine Jazz Recordings YV1th Swmg the tops ln muslcal rhythm Benny Goodman offers Chrxstopher Columbus and Get Happy The former number whlch lncldentally was xxrxtten bv Fletcher Henderson a negro conductor IS xn my estlmatxon the tmest example of qwmg rhythm lsham ones Bo Greater Loxe as recorded bx Gux Lombardo deserx es note MUSIC affects people ID XHFIOUS methods but the most dxsastrous re sult of any work xs that of elghteen people hax mg alreadv commltteed sul clde after once hearmg Gloomv Sun day Thls pxece has smce been barred from the two mayor broadcast mg networks because of posslble re occurrence of tragedv Paul Yvhlte man s plavlng of thls adaglo number IS excellent CELEINA SEIGLE 1957 Cmema E SHOULD llke to see the person xx ho doesn t enjoy see mg a good mox 16 xx hen he has the opportumtvl Clf such a person exlsts send xxord to us 'lbout hun and xxe ll send word to a museum to haxe hmm put on dlsplav as a freak 'J Therefore thls column xxas estab lxshed to act 'as 1 student guxdc to see the better hlms of the month After much research xve haxe concluded that the txln s rexlewed beloxx tra. the ones that are most outstandmg most sulted and most profitable for hlgh school students to see lhe Great Zzegfeld After months of work and prep ara txon IW C M has Hnallx released 'I he Great Yxegfeld The result IS the tmest most profltable mus1cal motlon pxcture exer to come from Hollywood' That IS a bold statement to make consxdermg the dozens of muslcals that haxe been produced vet lf vou should haxe an oppor tumtv to see lt you will not denv that the Great flegfeld IS greatl W hy IS It great Because xt IS really a com bxnatlon of all the Zxegfeld Folhes of the stage condensed 1nto one motlon pxcture plus Yxegfeld s oxxn dr'1mat1c llfe storv The glorxtler s carefree romance xx 1th Anna Held h1s marrlage to B1ll1e Burke and many other adx entures m Zlegfeld s lxfe are brought to the screen m such a forceful xx ax th at hxs back stage lxfe alone would be enough to make a trxumphant plcture But 'Vl G 'Vl has gone further and has brought mto the motxon plcture also sexeral of the orlgmal folhes stars The suaxe YK lllxam Powell as Ylegfeld W deserx es a cheer for hls fine characterlza txon of the worlds supreme showman 'Vlvrna lov as Bxlhe Burke and ILIISL Ramer as Anna Held also prox :dc commendable per formances Besxdes these stars hoxvexer are such troupers as Fanme Brlce Frank llorgwn leon Errol Yxrgmxa Bruce Regmald Owen Rav Bolger and Harrxet Hoctor 'lhen there IS a surprlsmglx reallstxc lmpersonatxon of Eddle Cantor done bv Buddx Dovle The late Wlll Rogers IS also lmper sonated m such 1 masterful xxax bv A A Trlmble that xour eves xxlll open wlde m astomshment The Great Zxegfeld was umquely dlrected bv Robert 7 Leonard pro duced bv Hunt Stromberg and the screen plax xxas xxrxtten bv Wlllxam Anthonv ATCGUIFC Dont let xour frxends tell xou lbout lt fake adx an tage of vour onlx opportunltv of ex er seemg thxs musical masterplecel Romeo and Jul et ' Exght of the most famous stars m Hollywood haxe combmed talents wxth one of the most xaluable pro ducers IH M G W1 and haxe com pleted work on one of the greatest works of hterature 'Should there be a doubt about the outcome of thls clnemal How manv modern romances are not patterned 'after Shakespeare s Romeo and ulet It IS surprxsmg to find donns of publlshed nox els to dav that suggest to us the old theme about these txx o lox ers although thev are now hardlv recogmzable because of the present dav dmlogue FIRST TOPPAN PRIZE fPamtmgj Page Nineteen 1 U . o ' 1 1 ' 4 ' I . . . . ,, . f - V , - ,, 1 , , 1 - 11 41 - 11 ' ' 1 . , I . . 1 - . . , 1 1 . . . 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hour one xx hlch requlred no rehearsal one xx hlch xx as a reallstlc presentatron Howex er mx attentlon xx 'xs at tracted bv the appearance of a man on the stage '1 he chatter of the chll dren stopped and ln soft but hrm tones he explalned the method of pro cedure to the audxence The talent xx ould apprecxate applause xf the audl ence xxould care to respond YY hen X11 Brosa master of cercmomes raxsed hls rlght arm that xxas a sxgnal for applause and all xxere prlxlleged to do so Pollowmg these lnstructlons the curtam parted rex ealmg a stage full of chxldren supposedly under smteen xvho gaxeskxts recltatlons songs and dances Surprxsmglv enough the audxence followed 1nstruct1ons accurately and the talent recelx ed xts due share of xpplause Howexer rf one had not heard the precedmg mstructlons one xvould haxe thought Mr Brosa had a pretty badcase of St Vxtus Dance for the applause cues ents and entrances of the ch1ldren were all desxgnated by xarlous hand gestures The program was mterrupted at 1nterx als to awaken the dormant appet1te bv reports of lusclous fresh red strawberrxes but on the whole lt was enacted perfectly Before 1 realxzed xt the program was oxer and we were kmdly 1nv1ted to vacate the room 1 found mvself agaln among the squallmg screammg ch1l dren Ob1lWl0l1S to my lmportant POSI tlon IH llfe CHARLOTTE GLASSNIAN 19.97 Art Florence V Cannon LORENCL Y CANNON one of Amerlcas foren ost xvomen artlsts 1sa pamter prmt maker lnstructor and lecturer She mam tams her resldence m Camden but most of her txme IS spent rn 1Nexx X ork and Phlladelphxa Her whole home shoxxs good taste and d1scr1m1nat1on lhe l1x1ng room IS effectxxelv decorated xxlth obpects d art especxallx Chmese ones such as a Chmese x egetable dlsh trxmmed xx 1th Jade Allss Cannon bellex es that pamtmg IS the most thrxllxng thmg IH the world and that nothmg can equal lt Her accomplxshments as xvell as those of her students are due to the loxe of It Her adx xce for success IS Loxe xour xxork and nex er stop xx orkmg Art says xllss Cannon should be carrled throughout vour lxfe 1 ou should put Art ln vour home ln xour dress and 1n vour meals '1o xllus trate the last pomt she took me ID the dmmg room and showed me a table set wlth dlshes of dlfferent hues of blue Ihe effect xxas startlmg Then she set the table wlth pmk and black crystal dxshes whxch gaxe xt a sophls txcated axr After that the table xxas set w1th whxte green and red dlshes that lent a rustxc effect No real art1st 1m1tates or wlshes to use lI1l1t3tlOl'lS she contmued To the 1ndustr1ous students she offers thrs 8dY1CC Study m Phxladelphla not New Y ork New 3 ork IS the place to sell your work not to study Florence Cannon has xxon many awards Her most recent ones are 1955 Plastlc Club Gold Medal Spe clal Gxmbel Award for water color honorable ment1on for block prmts at the Ph1ladelph1a Prmt Club 195-1 the Purchase Prlze m Seattle X1 ashmg ton the Natxonal Assoclatlon Prxze for Black and Whxte 1956 Natxonal Assoc1at1on of VVomen Pamters and Sculptors PFIZC m lNew York She can trulv be called an Amerlcan artlst for she has exchlblted 1n gallerles all oxer the countrv Some of the places near here where her xxork may be seen are The Academy of Fme Arts The Phxladelphxa Sketch Club The Phlladelphla Prmt Club The Phlladelphla Plastxc Club The Phlla delphla Art Alllance The 13111186161 phla Art Club The Natlonal Assocla tlon of 11 omen Pamters and Sculp tors 1New Xork New York Water Color Club MISS Cannon IS not onlv a famous pamter but a talented mstructor of xvater color and actxon llfe at the Pennsylx anxa Academv of Fme Arts Summer School at Chester Sprmgs Pennsylxama She IS also the Art Dmrector of The Florence V Cannon School of Pamtmg KILLARNE Y IRELAND In th1s lssue vou see a reproductlon of three of MISS Cannon s well known prmts Franklin Watkins Franklln W atk1ns xx as born m Nexx Xork December 50 189-1 He IS a graduate of The Pennsylvama Acad emy of Fme Arts and IS now an m structor at The 1ndustr1al Art School Vlr W atk1ns xs a xery famous o1l pamter YVhen asked why he took up had the urge to draw and pamt He first exhlblted m 1920 One of hls best known pamtmgs IS Suxcxde 1n Costume He also won the Cvold Vledal Award at the Art Club Vlr 11 atk1ns says Most people are dxscouraged bv the C11HlCl1lt1CS ID Art before thev get to the pomt where thexr accompllshments mean any thmg to them or anyone else also stated that few people are capable of the ef1ort of exploltlng themselx es granted that they haxe the 3b111tV He does not thmk xt IS necessarv for students to go to 1Nexx 1 ork Franklxn 11 atk1ns IS a tall xvell bullt man wxth a strxkmg personalltx Hls dark haxr IS gravmg at the tem ples xvhxch g1x es hum a dxstmguxshed appearance Hls pleasmg smlle and sense of humor at once put you at ease and make you feel as xf vou are talk 1ng to a frlend lI1StC3L1 of 1l'1t6I'Xl6WlIlg a famous oxl pamter Doubtless manly of the people here m school mterested IH art xxlll make hrs acqualntance at some later date PEARLHE NATAL 1957 Page Twenty one I ' I Q . , y x, ,K , g , . 1 . 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