Claymont High School - Clay Tablet Yearbook (Claymont, DE)

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Long years of nightly iigil, I2 NOSEGAY Betty Lovett, 1 9 3 9 The primrose in her coat of red, The forget-me-not so blue, The violet in her cozy bed, The rose in her coral hue, The fountain sprinkling water clear, The lilypad so clean, Tiny goldfish swimming near, There! a frogskin green. The coolin'g shade from the trees That sway in measured grace. The flowers playing with the bees That kiss each pretty face. LIFELESS BEAUTY Winona Clark, 1939 O'er the calm graceful river there lay A path of shimmering light, Born of the dancing moonbeams' play, Falling soft in the summer night. The river flowed 'tween its banks of pine, Grand and secret and old, Till it paused awhile to bask and shine And hlter through that molten gold. A million fish are in thy care, A thousand boats upon thy breast, A voice of youth is in the air, The mountain stream is in thy rest. Oh river deep, look up and know' The moon that sails on high, Though radiant, is cold as snow, Just lifeless beauty in the sky. CEMETERY Harry Irwin, 1959 Final resting place of the dead' Place of sorrow- Quiet. Place where the living honor the Gruesome place! Playground of ghosts. Sleeping place of the dead- Resting place of heroes. I 7 dead NIGHT WATCHMAN Betty Garvin, 1938 The inky darkness, closing around, ICEBERG Betty Wohnus, 1 9 3 7 White, massive beauty, Tall as a skyscraper, Large as a city square, The iceberg tou ers above us lvienacing, yes, menacing As a lion to a babe. But, so beautiful, so dazzling, So seemingly peaceful, That it astonishes and bewilders one. Yet it can wreck ships, kill people, And cause much disaster and distress The numerous peaks and crevices Remind one of huge whitecaps On an an gry, stormy sea. The frequent snou slides bring lvlemories of storms at home, Wfhen the drifted snow on the roof Slides off it ith a Soft sigh and a muffled thud. The window, glossy in the iridescent glow of the street lampg The corridor, bravely ascending into the black- nessg The doors, some shut, some yawning at me, Daring me to enterg The massive machines, so huge, so still, W'aiting through the night, black as themselves, My little lantern, rusted from long years' use, Swinging by my side, my sole companion, Its feeble flickering, yet cheering, glimmer- offering A challenge to the shadows, The empty smell of empty rooms, My oun overalls uorn uithout changing So long they themselves had absorbed the smell of the factoryg A tiny tacking noise-a mouse probably, 'h ' Wlell, let him be in peace-small pickings he Tk' would get here. H ll-I J.

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SCHOOL CAFETERIA Marcia Sanders, 1938 Silence- Then A hell rings Footsteps approt A door hangs Feet scuffle Dishes clatter Money clinlcs Pupils chatter Dishes chatter Feet scuffle Doors hang Footsteps fade Then- Silence. Z 15' ,-4 I ich HO-HUM Betty Lovett, 1 9 3 9 A stretch of yellou' fluffy legs, Tiny protruding pin-point claws Catching the nap of the rug, A aide and sleepy yaun showing Tiny needle-like teeth of white- Tail extended, back hunched, Settling in a comfortable curve, Theref a soft purr-another yawn, Flutter of eyelids over eyes of emerald. HALOS Ruth Michener, 1939 l wonder if the Virgin Mary l-lad a halo around her head Looking at the Bahy Christ Child Slumhering in his tiny hed? Did he himself have a Crown of light Wheii he was living here on earth- Ministering to his people ln felloaship, in grief, in mirth? l wonder if immortal heings l-loiering around the throne above, Light the heavens with their radiance As they sing for joy and lore? All of these are only wonders, Someday l it-ill lcnou' instead, When I, changed to his likeness, May hate a halo 'round my head. THE LADY JEWEL Betty Lovett, 1959 Nestling in crimson satin, The Lady Jewel liesg A lovely radiant lassie W'ith large and violet eyes. Her cheeks are tinted with roses Of midsummer uhen in hloomg Her hair a jet hlach mist- Like rays of harvest moon. Her tiny fairy-like features Are of a golden tint, Her dress of a valiant color, The taste ofa julip mint. The radiance of these colors All mixed up as one, Resemhle the sunset rays Of her lord and master, the sun. THE RIVER Julia Stewart, 1939 Enough that it rushes along Down its appointed path, Lilce amateur it yells its song:- First there's a groan, then a laugh, Muddy and yellow, Roaring and loud, softer than rnellou All its foam forms a cloud. Sometimes it's playful- Other times itls tired- It usually has a dayfid, Then its energy is fred And in the duslcy tu-ilight lt lazily lopes along. And in the duslcy twilight lt sings a lullaby song.

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MTHE PATSY Ruth Farrow, 1937 On Friday evening April 30, IQ37 the Senior Class of the Claymont High School presented its annual sthool play under the direction of Miss Olive lxlor- row. This vear tlie class selected a comedy farce en- titled The Patsy. The plot of the story centers around Patsy, the youngest member ofthe bickering Harrington family. Patricia, feeling that she is falling behind as a social climber, buys a boolc entitled XX'ise and NX'itty Say- ings. As a result her faintly believes that she is losing her mind. The outcome, however, is happy for Patsy succeeds in getting her man. The cast included: Fwill Harrington Robert Broadbent Mrs. Xlfilliain Harrington Edna Fawcett Ilatricia Harrington Fern Xvehrheitn Grace Harrington Gladys ,lones llilly Caldwell Albert Kaiser Tony Anderson Vincent Frampton Sandy lxlcllugal Hamilton Evans Sadie llucanan Virginia Norris 'AT-rip Busty Vl'illiam XX'hite SENIOR HALLOXVEEN FESTIVAL Gladys jones. 1937 To the Senior Class, October 31, 1956 meant the night for its annual Hallowe'en Festival. The Clay mont High School Ciytnnasiutn was gaily decorated in orange and black streamers. Round black cat faces and orange pumpkins were hanging around the room to give it the Hallowe'eny air, while orange shaded lights helped to complete the atmosphere. At this festival the Seniors attempted something different- a barn dance. It was not however the success they had hoped it would be. The smaller children had a wonderful time throw- ing confetti and streamers on the dancing couples. Finally. to climax the evening, everybody trooped down to the cafeteria for delicious things to eat. CANDLELIGHT SERVICE Hazel Hall, 1937 Qn the evening of December 17, 1956 the Girls' Clee Club directed by Mrs. Nelle Baker presented a memorable program in the form of a candlelight service. ln giving this program the Cvlee Club was assisted by other branches of the music departtnent. This service, the first of its kind to be given in our school, was impressive, inspirational, and in keeping with the spirit of Christmas. Promptly at 8:90 the girls, clothed in white and carrying lightesl candles, entered doors on each side of the root11. They marched around the darkened auditorium singing, 0 Come! All Ye Faithful and then up the steps to the stage where they met in the center. Here the candles were extinguished two by two and mysteriously disposed of. The orchestra, directed by Mr. Knowles, played Christmas Festival and Chorale by Schumann. A mixed chorus. consisting of the Glee Club and the boys of the eleventh and twelfth grades, sang three numbers: Angels XVe Have Heard On High, Jesu Bambino, and XVhat Child ls This. Doris Gibney, accompanied by lslrs. Blema Tatman, played a xylophone solo, Romance by Nolch. The audi- ence joined in the service bv singing two Christmas carols. These carols, Harlcl The Herald Angels Sing and Silent Night were projected upon the screen. Silent Night was shown for the first time, illustrated by ten beautiful hand painted slides. The Cvlee Cluh, accompanied by Miss Rita Tat- man, presented the cantata 'AThe Wonderftil Mes- sage by Kount: in which Catherine Anderson and Audrey Ford sang the solo parts. The reader was Fern Wehrheini. As a recessional the girls marched out of the auditorium with lighted candles singing joy to the XX'orld. The entire program was ap- propriate for the Christmas season and was greatly enjoyed by the audience. CINEMA SHOTS jack Carty, 1938 The color from the spot is fading out, and the music from the electric phonograph has died away. Asa well l-tnown Terry Toon heading is flashed on the screen, a resounding applause fills the school auditoriutn. This show of appreciation dehnitely proved that the animated antics of Paul Terry's cast was the favorite ofthe noon movie audiences. The movie programs were presented every Mon- day at the noon hour for a period of twenty weeks. The shows were given, not for the purpose of making money, but only to supply a variety in entertainment for the Claymont School boys and girls. During the '56 '37 school year the pupils of Clay- mont High saw in their assembly programs Elms on a large assortment of subjects. The visual education operating staff this year con- sisted of Vincent Frampton, chief operator, and lack Carry, assistant chief. Raymond Tomasetti llllkl Andrew Franklin were Hrst and second assistants respectively. THE CERCLE FRANCAIS Margaret Moore, 1937 The Cercle Francais consists of about forty-nve members of the two French classes. Our meetings, conducted in French, are held on the last Friday in every month in the school auditorium. Refreshments are served in the cafeteria at the close of each meeting. ln each of our programs we endeavor to better under- stand the lives and customs ofthe French people. At one meeting lylr. Stahl gave a talk illustrated by colored slides which he had purchased while he was in France sometime ago. In another meeting each student told some interesting facts about France. 'I-lil: year the Cercle presented a French movie entitled Foil de Carotte fRed-headj. It was de-