Girls Vocational School - Sun Dial Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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THE TRADE C CLUBS IN OCTOBER of the 19341-35 school year, seven clubs were organized at Girls Vocational School. Every girl had the privilege of join- ing one of 'these clubs and of course she selected the one which she thought would be particularly interesting to her. The purpose of these various clubs is to give the girls some diversion from the regular school day routine, and to teach them a profitable way to spend their leisure time. Membership in these clubs affords the students an opportunity to express themselves in unusual ways and to learn how to work well with others. Each club is under the direction of a member of the faculty and each has officers who preside at the meetings which are held on Thursdays during the eighth period. lh'IARlE IQELLY

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THE TRADE TACKLER RETROSPECTION By Harriet Schuler Now that we seniors are leaving G. V. S., we think of the changes in our school and ourselves since we, with timidity and curiosity, first entered the school which has meant so much to us. Here was found a school totally different from any school we had ever attended. It is appropriately called a Trade School because its purpose is to train students to earn a livelihood and be good citizens. Hard work, persistence, and a fine attitude were soon found necessary for success in any trade. We have witnessed a number of changes in our school. Perhaps this is the last senior class to remember the days when girls traveled daily three blocks from Jack- son Place to the little red building on Washington Street. This is the first year that our school has been in one building. This was made possible by the co-operation of the Parent-Teacher Association. We remember the library of two years ago. It was then very small and had a limited number of books. Now, because of a successful bazaar, the students can enjoy a larger collection of book treasures. In acquiring this library, the splendid co-operation of the students and the faculty has manifested itself. We not only have seen changes in our building, faculty and school activities, but we are conscious of changes in ourselves. We have done more than learn book knowledge and acquire skill in our trades, we have developed in our characters many worthwhile standards and principles that will be carried with us into the world of work. And so, as our school days come to an end, we realize that we have become better people because we have known and have been a part of G. V. S. THE MYSTERY By Maxine Muller 'Darknessl A scream! The shot of a gun Y' Oh, why must I always be reading a mystery book when the family 'decides to go out?,' said Margaret to herself, And wouldn't I get thirsty just at the most exciting point! Margaret went to the kitchen and pressed the switch, but strange to say, it did not light. Gee! I'm afraid! I wish I were not alone. I wonder if the monster in the book l'm reading could have cut our electric wires too 1 Although she felt very shaky, she proceeded in the dark. Her foot struck against a hard object, and something white leaned havily on her shoulder. She screamed and the glass which had been clutched tightly in her hand fell to the floor with a crash. Out into the yard she flew, slamming the door behind her. A loud crash sounded be- hind her also. What could that have been? thought Margaret, too frightened to turn and find out. Afraid to go back into the house, she waited outside for someone in the family to return, expecting any minute to see something white floating down the steps in pursuit. Finally her mother arrived. Margaret told her of the mysterious happenings. Of course Mother scoffed at such a silly thing, and, on going into the kitchen, found the switch all right, much to Margaret's astonishment. The ironing board lay on the floor. This had caused the crash that had frightened her so. Mother laughed herself to tears but Margaret failed to see the funny side of it. Thus was the Ironing Board mystery solved. 24

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THE TRADE TACKLER 1- -T 1..i.i-1 GLEE CLUB AND DRAMATIC CLUB 'Ilia Glee Club and the Dramatic Club combined to present an operetta, The Belle of Barcelonaf' The entire cast is shown, in the photograph above, on the stage in Clifton Park Junior High School Auditorium. The Dramatic Club was organized by Mrs. Mayer last fall and functioned as a separate group for several months. Its two major undertakings were a minstrel show at the time of the annual bazaar and a Christmas play late in December. In January this club was dissolved, and a number of its members joined the Glee Club. The Glee Club, under the direction of Miss Wellsy, has rendered musical selections at several assemblies during the year and will have an important part in the com- mencement exercises in June. On two occasions last fall, the club prepared a special program, one for a radio broadcast, and another for a Sunday afternoon meeting of thc Baltimore Open Forum. The outstanding -event of the year, however, was the presentation of The Belle of B,arcelona,', the story of which follows: Margarita de Montero, the daughter of a wealthy plantation owner, has just returned from a finishing school in Madrid. It is fiesta time in Barcelona, and the day of the season's first big bull fight. Margarita meets her friends in the Plaza where they are singing and danc- ing and landing the great toreador, Emilio. Three years before, while touring the United States with her parents, Margarita met Lieutenant Harold Vtlright. It was love at first sight, hut their courtship was soon inter- rupted hy her unexpected return to Spain. Lieutenant Wright goes to Barcelona as custom inspector and arrives at the time of the annual fiesta. Un the day of Margarita's return from Madrid, as he is walking in the Plaza, he finds a mantilla on which is attached a silver pin. He recognizes it as one he had given her in wvHSlllIlgtllll. They meet when Margarita returns looking for her mantilla, and ffl0HffI1ll!'fI on nrnzvt pugrfl 26