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

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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-

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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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cided that any profits were to be spent on French records to aid pronunciation in the classes. The program was opened with a Welcome hy the president, after which the audience sang the Marseillaise accompanied on the piano by Hazel Hall. Then we saw the poignant story of little Red- heacl. ' Out of eleven schools invited the following were represented: Alexis I. duPont, Pierre S. duPont, Wilmington High, Conrad, Archmere, University of Delaware, and Caesar Rodney. The.Cercle has already purchased three French records and hopes that other French classes will get as much enjoyment and help from them as have the classes this year. CULTURAL OLYMPICS Ruth Michener, 1939 In the Cultural Olympics high schools and colleges from all over the country compete for supremacy in the many phases of cultural arts, such as music, dramatics, dancing, choral speaking and art. Choral speaking is a new branch of art intro- duced in Claymont by Miss Hayes. In this the words of the poems are spoken in chorus. The selections which the Sophomores will give in the contest include a modern poem hy Carl Sandburg, an old nursery rhyme and a Psalm. The Sophomore Class presented LlWllXCkI Ends which was First prize in the one-act play contest that was sponsored hy the Alumni, Dances hy Bernice Egan and Betty Dickinson were also entered in the divisional competition of the Cultural Olympics. In the art section of the Olympics twelve speci- mens of work were submitted by the following students: Gerd Zwilgmeyer, Ruth Bryson, Vllinona Clark, George Bell, lohn Lypka, Sue Chandler, Benjamin Hogan, and Edna Fawcett. The exhihits consisted of charcoal drawings, paintings, and pencil sketches. These passed the preliminaries and were shown in the exhihits of the Christian Association at Penn University. GYM EXHIBITION Randolph King, 1937 On Friday evening, April Q, the third annual exhibition of the Phvsical Education classes was held in the Claymont School gvmnasium under the direc- tion of Mr. Prince and Miss Seipp, the Physical Education teachers. The purpose of the exhihition was to demonstrate to parents and friends of the school the accomplish- ments of the gymnasium classes. One ofthe largest crowds ever seen in the school Ugymn attended this exhihition. The program was opened with some preliminary statements hy Mr. Stahl. Following this the routine was taken up. This consisted of tumbling, ballet dances and pyramid building. R. King and R. Keating presented an amusing clown act entitled The Wrong Tooth. After this a tableau was given hy hovs of grades ten to twelve. Physical Education in the Claymont High School presents a wider field of extra curricular work than any other subject offered in the school. THE MUSIC WEEK PROGRAM The week of hflay the second to the eighth was observed as Music Week hy our entire nation. The first recorded ohservance of Music Xweek took place in Boise, Idaho. in roto. A precedent was estahlisheel which was followed hy celebrations at Dallas, Texas, St. Louis, lwlissourig and Sharon, Pa. It has now become an annual occasion of nation-wide ohserv- ance. Music Vfeek is introducing new methods of enter- tainment. Among the latest, are piano symphonies, combining the efforts of twenty to hlty persons. The largest was given at Indianapolis when 75 pianos were played simultaneously hv one hundred and twenty-five persons. hiusic lovers have recently adopted this suitable slogan Make music your friend, from youth to age. Our school was not to he an exception. Celehrating this week with the following program made us realize the cultural and inspirational values to be found in music. The program is as follows: I. The Background of hlusic Week -hy Albert Kaiser. 2. Oirls' Olee Cluh: a. Sweet Spring Is Advancing--Bach. h. Ave Maria f-Arcadelt. c. Ahl Sweet lwlystery of l.ife-'fHerhert. 3. Values of Music Studies'-hy eleven girls of grade twelve. 4. Piano trio: a. Gladys lones. h. Doris Oiles. c. Edna Fawcett. 5. Guests from Chester High School Introduced hy the Head of the lwlusic Department4lxlr Long. 6. Address hy the Principal of Chester High School-hir. Pedlow. 7. Their program as presented: a. Soprano solos-V Miss Elizaheth Ross. Accompanist-Y-Nliss lwlarie Nxlohl. h. Piano solo -lwliss Esther Cluinhy. B. A sketchw Nevin and His Nlusic. a. Peggy Enherg. h. Miss Tatman. 9. Xylophone solo-llleverlv Taradash, ro. Demonstration of NX'oodwind Instruments. a. Mr. Knowles, assisted hy Adelaide Ridgaway and XVilhur Griffith. This program, enhanced hy the talent from Chester High School, proved to he one of the best presented this vear. The hank of education never fails-H invest in music study.