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

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LIBRARY STAFF 0 Nof a day passes fhaf fhe library is nof filled wifh girls seeking help for fheir school work or finding enioymenf in fhe books and magazines fo be found fhere. These sfudenfs are assisfed by Miss Paine and fhe Library Sfaff in using fhe library fo fhe besl' advanfage. Girls, who are inferesfed in library work, who have an average of eighfy in school work, and who are able fo spend fwo periods a week or hall an hour before and affer school in fhe library, are eligible for membership. They fake fhe affendanco each period, check incoming and oufgoing books, and keep fhe shelves in order. D + y peek now. ll s a secrell

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1 lmprompiu Speakers MODERN DRAMA 0 The Modern Drama Club holds il's meelings in Room II7, and is under The direclion of Mrs. Lora l-lurd. Conlem- porary dramas are enacled, and aspecls of The modern drama are dis- cussed wilh The inlenlion of oblaining a richer comprehension and appre- cialion of The popular and currenl plays. The oiclicers are: presidenl, Dorolhy Clark: vice-presidenl, Adele Siegel: secrelary-Treasurer, Jeanne Thomas: l-ligh Spolrs represen+a+ive, Lore++a Marrow. i Modern Drama

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MAGIC T WhaT Tun To mysTiTy your Triendsl Learn how To proiecT simple Tricks in The Magic Tor EnTerTainmenT Club sponsored by Mr. Siska. Besides FOR sTudying The Technical aspecTs oT The mysTicisms, which involve cerTain TundamenTals oT chemisTry and physics and enable The magician To under- ENTERTAINMENT sTand her Tricks Thoroughly, personal TraiTs are also developed. No Trick ' can be sTarTed if you don'T have a cerTain amounT oT leadership, and iT will never be successTul if you lack poise and personaliTy. Much explana- Tion is necessary in This 'Form oT enTerTainmenTq ThereTore, The members sTudy eTFecTive English and Try To culTivaTe a pleasing voice. MoTion picTures have become one oT The mosT popular Torms oT enTer- TainmenT-buT how much more enioymenT can be obTained Trom Them if we know The work and Time involved! Miss Ayars, Miss Mancini, and Mr. i-lawley sponsor The Tive PhoToplay Clubs whose purpose is To sTudy The deTails oT The moTion picTure indusTry in an eTTorT To know and appreciaTe The besT Technicians and acTors and To undersTand Their individual work. In an aTTempT To help all sTudenTs, balloTs raTing each approved Tilm, criTic- isms, reviews, and previews oT such Tilms will be published in l-ligh SpoTs and The members will prepare library exhibirs oT picTures, books, and reviews. We appreciaTe The cooperaTion oT The BeTTer Films commiTTee in our ciTy, Tor Their helpTul iudgmenT in recommending picTures and Tor The Time They have To give To reviewing new Tilms. PHOTOPLAY CLUB I 27