Capitol Page School - Congressional Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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l t The Dramatic Club found that before other plays could be-given money would have to be raised, so the members agreed to pay Club dues. Other money-making plans such as sell- ing stationery, cards, and name-stickers were successfully put into effect. ln the month of March a radio raffle was held and the small portable radio was won by a mother of one of the pages. Due to the cooperative effort of the Club membership a treasury in the neigh- borhood of one hundred dollars was earned. ln the beginning of the second semester Club officers were re-elected, as follows: Tom- my Swafford, President, Bob Curtis, Vice President, Paul Traver, Secretary-Treasurer, Donald Rowell, Business Manager. lt was decided by the members of the Club that pins should be ordered and an emblem was selected. Only members of the Dramatic Club who had been active were eligible to re- ceive a Club pin, and three requirements were made. Those were: ll? The participation in a Club play. . l2i Good attendance at all Club meetings. l37 Payment of all Club dues. Scenes from The Christmas Carol .it The Dramatic Club also sponsored several group parties which were open to all Capitol Page School students. Among these were the theatre parties at the National and Catholic University theatres. Many fine productions were seen on these trips which were of great interest to the Dramatic, Club student and which increased the interest of the outside student as far as dramatics -were concerned. There were also many interesting Club per- iods, for at several of these meetings individ- uals were called upon to do some short sketch in the dramatic line. These meetings gave the members an opportunity to see what talent was in the Club and also gave every one a chance to criticize and help improve and cor- rect the flaws of each individual. These per- iods alsogave Miss Hammond an opportunity to see. what type of dramatic parts the in- dividual members of the Club were best suit- ed for. The P. T. A. has recently asked Miss Ham- mond to furnish entertainment at the Junior- Senior Prom which may be considered further proof of the success of A Christmas Carol .

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THE DRAMATIC CLUB Left to right, rear row: Messrs. J. Tracey, N. Bohrer, J. Darling, P. Traver, A. Lewis, D. Skubitz, C. Mor- ton, F. Flugger, E. Hall, J. Richardson. Left to right, front row: C. Melchiorre, R. Curtis, T. Swafford, D. Rowell, B. Beckett, Miss Hammond, Direc- tor iinset . -By Tommy V. Swafford The Capitol Page Dramatic Club was or- ganized under the able direction of Miss Hammond, and Club officers were elected as follows: Tommy Swafford, President, John Tracey, Vice President, Paul Traver, Secre- tary-Treasurer, Donald Rowell, Business Man- oger. The Club immediately started planning its first program which was to be one of the many patriotic- celebrations in and around Wash- ington paying tribute to the Freedom Train which was on view at Union Station at the time. A program was hastily prepared consist- ing of readings, group singing, and a film on the early days of our country, and it was pre- sented before the School in the District of Columbia Committee Room in the Old House Office Building. The second program sponsored by the Dra- matic Club was the Thanksgiving Program which was presented in the Ways and Means Committee Room in the New House Office Building. The outstanding event on this pro- gram was a quiz, all of the questions of which 4 were concerning Thanksgiving. Immediately following the Thanksgiving holidays the members of the Dramatic Club started preparations for their first production, A Christmas CaroI . After the try-outs for parts an excellent cast was selected by Miss Hammond which included Danny Skubitz, Bruce Palmer, Tommy Swafford, Paul Traver, Allen Lewis, Norman Bohrer, Bob Curtis, Fred Flugger, and John Tracey. Arrangements were made with Mr. Andreassen of the Library of Congress and the Coolidge Auditorium was secured for the evening of December l9. The huge Christmas tree in the outer lobby, the singing of Christmas carols, and the ex- changing of gifts helped lend the desired fes- tive spirit to the evening. Refreshments of ice cream and cookies were served by the P. T. A. An audience of relatives and friends attended the first Dramatic Club play. Their generous applause and kind comments were a source of inspiration to the entire cast who were resolved to present another production as soon as possible.

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THE TRAVEL CLUB N. K. BOHRER J. R. FRANKLIN. R. A. HAEFS P. R. HANSEL RALPH W. LEWIS T. V. SWAFFORD M. E. HARRISON L. J. WATTAY J. C. TRASK -74- '