Battin High School - Red and White Yearbook (Elizabeth, NJ)

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HONOR DRAMATICS CLUB 0 As sTudenTs aT BaTTin we have realized ThaT The members oT The Honor DramaTics Club have all proved Themselves To be oT ouTsTanding abiliTy in some phase oT sTage work. IT is Through Their acTiviTies in The oTher dramaTics clubs and in various prom grams ThaT They have become eligible Tor membership. The club members are noT only inTeresTed in aTTaining The diTTerenT skills necessary Tor an acTress in order To give a good inTerpreTaTion, buT also in learning To obTain eTTecTive sTage seTTings by The skillTul use oT lighring and placemenT, as well as Through cosTumes and make-up. The Honor DramaTics Club is responsible Tor The managemenT oT many deTails oT The annual SpoTlighT, and iTs members TreguenTly appear in prominenT roles. T The audiTorium programs ThroughouT The year always have The Club well represenTed in Their casTs, and among The seniors who compeTe in The public-speaking conTesT are many oT iTs members. We all know ThaT many oT The Honor DramaTics Club's programs are due To our sponsor Miss EThel BarTon. STAGE CRAFT CLUB 0 Some oT us iusT aren'T cuT ouT Tor acT- Tresses, buT we can humor our Tancy by working backsTage. The STage CraTT Club, wiTh Mr. Schopp, acguainTs The members wiTh The various duTies perTormed CCC behind The curTain. IT aTFords pracTical experience Tor Them by organiz- ing commiTTees which work back- sTage during as- s e m b l i e s a n d SpoTlighT. Hammers, painT poTs, lame backs, smuTTy noses and deep sighs oT relieT when The Task is compleTe. Um, buT when iT is all Tinished whaT a, delighT- Tul surprise. DisTance cerTainly lends enchanTmenT. IT only we could wield a TwenTy-TooT brush, we would noT suTTer all The discouragemenT we experience during The acTual painTing. Repair iobs ThroughouT The year keep up in pracTice. No hammered Thumbs and crippled craTTsmen when The big Tasks are assigned.

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THE DRAMATICS CLUBS , fw DRAMATIC, LITERARY, and ENGLISH CLUBS 0 ln our daily liTe The TheaTre The phoToplay, The radio, and The social occasion, demand more and more oT our Time and inTeresT. The English deparTmenT, in addiTion To iTs classroom work, Touching These Tields spon sors many clubs and acTiviTies which inspire a wide reading, greaTer skill and a Tuner appreciaTion in These new, as well as old, spheres oT The arT oT speech If you have aspiraTions Toward work in dramaTics, why noT join eiTher The Masks, The Mummers, or The Mimics? ln These clubs you will Tind ample opporTuniTies To Try whichever side oT sTagework you are inTeresTed in, or you can discover whaT phase oT dramaTics appeals To you The mosT. Do you wish To sTride onTo The sTage and Twirl a Terocious mousTache, or do you preTer To be a TainTing heroine? Your experience in The dramaTics clubs would equip you wiTh The knowledge oT how To Twirl or TainT mosT eTTecTively. And you really should know someThing abouT The oTher sTage craTTs, Too. l-low TreguenTly amaTeurish make-up causes The beauTeous heroine To look like a case oT apoplexy, and as Tor inexperT lighTing eTTecTsl Well, The leasT said The beTTer. Miss BarTon and Miss NeunerT, The club advisers, can show you much abouT sTage seTTings, lighTings, cosTumings, and make-up. A sTage direcTor musT be adequaTely skillTul in all These and more. Your aTTempTs here would show you how To deal wiTh people, boTh individually and en masse. Do you know how To weep in a convincing manner when you are Trying To obTain a new dress, and have you poise when senTenced To deTenTion? IT noT, why don'T you ioin one oT The Tive dramaTics clubs? Masks! Mummersl Mimics! 22

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SOCIAL ENGLISH CLUB Baffin sfudenfs are good falkers: fhey can carry on a conversafion in- formally for hours. Why? Because Baffin sfudenfs realize fhe signifi- cance of good social English, so fhey ioin our Social English Club, spon- sored by lvliss l-loulihan. On your firsf frip fo Europe you will wanf fo know fhe foreign names on menus so fhaf you may know whaf you are ordering. You become acquainfed wifh common French ferms which we offen see buf do nof undersfand. The Social English Club helps you fo know whaf fo say af fhe righf fime, fo your relafives, friends, your friend's parenfs-wifhouf sfammering and confusion. Many a person's charm lies in her giff of gab. Good social English will give you your place in sociefy. IMPROMPTU SPEAKERS CLUB 0 Could you dedicafe a bridge or give an address af a momenf's nofice in fhe absence oflfhe person who presides? Well, we don'f expecf you fo have fo do fhings as imporfanf as fhaf, ,buf you never know when you will be called upon fo. deliver an affer-dinner speech, speech of welcome, or ofher occasional falks re- quiring insfanf parficipafion on your parf, Of course, we all wishfo rise and shine Vaf fhe righf momenf. The lmprompfu Speakers Club, sponsored by Mr. l-lawley, affords' pracfice in speaking wifh poise and confidence. 24