Central High School - Brecky Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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THE Review 3 CENTRAL IHIIIGIHI SCIHIOOIL WASHHNGTON, IDP. C. Voi, 53. November, 1939 No 1 .dn Chix .dssue Cover Design by Robert Thomas Sfories Whirligig ........ 1-4 ................. Five Minutes He Carved ....... She Won't Sell---.. ............... Chance of a Ghost Time .....,,.... John Diggins 3 ,,.,...... Paul . M cGill .. e,e..,,.,...,e Donna Hill Charlotte Davis The Other Spectator .............. .... ..... . J . G. 'Deane johnny Was Good ......,.............. ,......, J cz-ck Smith VVhen It Happens ...,.... .. ........ ,....,.... G Ioria Lnbar gieafuros u Across the Equator in an Icebox--I--.------- Jason Geiger Swing's the Thing ........... .. .........,............ ............................ I Listen-and Live ....... .. ...... .. .....,.. .............e....,.,.e..... : .......... s ......... Meet Your Principal ...... ............ ................eee. e..A 4......,.. H 0 l 0 n Daz Central's Merry-Go-Round ........ .........e E d Solonfon, Joan Bryan Linear Measure----,-- ............. .......... . .- D. 2. Bob N ai-man Amazonian Athletics. ............. ....,..., . M .. Barbara Tha! How to Write a, Textbook ......... ..... . Amos E. Taylor, Jr. oems Gyrations ...... Rams ....................... -- ............ -- Victory ,--s--....---.. ..... - ..... .. ...... Night Mail --- .... 4. ..... - ......... .... ....... . Song of the Buccaneer ........... Murmur in a Toy Balloon ......... eparfnzerzfs Qoniidentially ................... ....... ---..,.eHclan Daz -,..--Betty Bond Charlotte Davis harlotte Davis - ...... ---Charlotte Davis .. ......, Charlotte Davis Inside Front C over hdltorlal ....... - ...................... - ........ .. ......... .... - ................................. Mr. Hoover's Message ,......... Centrale Vanguard ......... Hi-Lites is ..,.,... 1 ............... Reviews and Previews ........ ffffffffiiliiiiiiili 5 12 27 28 39 42 45 7 14 15 16 19 23 Z6 34 6 13 22 35 41 44 2 10 30 32 36 THE Rnxinw

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olzjfdelzfiaffy HO SAID there's nothing new under the sun? It was probably some Greek fhilosopherg he couldn't know that something diiferent would come along in No- vember, 1939. He was born a little more than thirty years too soon. Too bad! He had no idea of whatifhe was going to miss. tlf he had, he might for once have had a difficult time philosophizing over not getting it.j Yes, though Philo may have had something we haven't got-laurel wreaths and Persian about Classical Music, or to beat time to the Swing Stuff that's so vigorously poured forth a few pages hence? Was that ancient and hon- orable Greek able to take a trip to South America? tDid he even know such a place existed?j Could he get inside dope on our football team, or a photograph of it for of any- thing elsel? Could Mr. Philo G. find out about How to Write a Textbook, or jump onto Central's Merry-go-Round? Could he read and enjoy a whole bevy of shoft stories? QConld he read?j ' Philo probably would have jumped into the handiest sea if he had known he wouldn't be able to partake of this feast. And what would he have done if he had been aware that this was only the first course? Out of the past comes a sorrowful moan. CMaybe he's one of 'em in Chance of a Ghost Time.j Disillusioned Philo has deserted his philosophy. 2 But we don't have to desert anything except our worries. Let's forget everything else now and just enjoy ourselves. wk 4: af an VVe all believe in living a full life-in extracting the utmost enjoyment and the utmost profit from every minute of every day of every year, Are we doing it? As you turn these pages, you will note a variety of material-articles, special features, depart- ments-new to the IIEVTEVV. Info it we have en- deavored to inject a new vitality-to give you something that will make your life more full. The following item was printed in THE REVIEW to what is to come. Actually it might better be called Preview. It is a preview of the new, 1940 REVIEW. With it the ball has been set rolling. As it gathers momentum, moving faster and faster, it will grow, like a snowball moving down a hillg it will grow bigger and better. It will speed through the obstructions of boredom and care, and bring to you extra dividends in entertain- ment and value. That is its objective. Somebody-perhaps that same Greek philoso- pher-said you can't please everybody. VVe're going to try. in 4- 4- fs W'e'd like to meet you. VVe'd like to take you behind the scenes and show you what makes the wheels of a magazine go round. The question is. 'how to do it? The first choice would be for you to come up to 311-A and meet first-hand the mysterious per- sons who have their nomiua scattered like autumn leaves through these pages. But in case climbing up three Hiqhts of stairs seems a little too much for you, Weill make it easier and come to you via the printer's ink. Let's get together for another chat the twenty-fourth of january. Is it a date? 4 Confidentially yours, The Editors JANUARY BRINGS YOU' JOBS COLLEGE J ITTERBUGS SYM PHONIES BOOKS SPORT S SUCCESS and Stories, Poems, Features. Watch for the V JANUARY REVIEW

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i ' ' I ' The Review Central High School K. 'A ' .- . limi I ,gy -L -f 1 XQSTNS-4' if 'Q 41341- EDITORIAL STAFF Editor: James G. Deane. Associate Editors: Helen Daz, Jack Smith, Edwn Solomon, Amos Taylor. Literary Editors: Betty Bond, john Diggins, Jason Geiger, Bernice Haimovicz, Marguerite Hodges. Exchange Editor: Betty McCrahon. Secretary: Christine Taylor. ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY Art Editor: Homer Smith. Artists: Donna Hill, Pace Motta, Robert Thomas. Photographic Editor: Blair Slaughter, Sidney Silverman, assistant. BUSINESS General Business Manager: Robert Hill. Finance Manager: Mary Bass. Subscription Manager: William Grubbs. Publicity Manager: Fred Edwards. Advertising Manager: joseph Cohen. Circulation Manager: Jack Cohen. Mailing Manager: Paige McCleod. Secretary: Gladys Brown. PRINTING Printing Managers: Harry Drazin, Sidney Sholtz, John Diggins. Assistants Max Adelson, Joseph Herron, Edward Hisey, Bernard Ratfel. ADVISERS Literary: Miss Bessie Whitford. Art: Miss Katherine E. Summy, Miss Jean Dorrel, Business: Miss Lois E, Yeck. Printing: Mr. Harold G. Crankshaw. Published in four issues annually by the students of Central High School. Twenty-five cents per copy, forty-five cents a semester by subscription. Entered as second-class matter a-t the Post Of- fice, Washington, D. C. THE Rnvrsw E21 We Gather Together At least once, often twice, a week, Central High School assembles in its auditorium. What enjoye- ment, what value, collective and personal, is the school getting from these assemblies? Assemblies have several functions. First, per- haps, is the bringing together of the school, the arousing of a spirit of unity in the student body. Though assemblies alone cannot combine 2500 particles into one, they can be an important factor in unifying the school. Were the hundreds of Central students never brought together in this way, they would have little conception of the size of their school, of their relation with their fellow students. Much of the education they might re- ceive would be lost to them. The assembly makes of the school a community. Then, the assembly provides a medium of con- tact between the faculty and the student body. How many Centralites would know the principal if there were no assemblies? It also acts as an outlet for the talents of many Central students, the benefits of which would otherwise be missed by the school and largely by the individuals them- selves. Almost unnecessary to mention is the en- tertainment value of the assembly, looked for and expected by all, and of course one of its main purposes. One more most important aspect remains to be mentioned: the thought value of the assembly. Hard as it may be for a high-school student to think about anything but the game tomorrow or that date Friday night, by introducing to him an appealing subject through an authoritative speaker or some other agency, by combining entertainment with information, it is possible to interest him to the extent that he will employ that much abused brain of his, and something profitable will have been accomplished. Thus an assembly can be and should be, both entertaining and profitable. In a city that is so much a center of knowledge, in a city that has so many well-informed persons with a message for youth, in a situation, in short, so advantageous as ours, if Central is unable to have assemblies that both serve and appeal to the school, something is amiss. Make full use of Central's advantages. Afford talented students an opportunity to exercise their gifts. Present speakers from their respective fields on subjects of interest to youth. Combine interest and value, entertainment and profit, in the as-