Central High School - Brecky Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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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-

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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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sembly programs. The result will be something each week to which Central High School will look forward, something it will like, and some- thing that will make it a better community. Let us have vital assemblies. Training For Peace In a world part of which has already plunged into war, and the rest of which seems to be pre- paring to do the same, it may seem strange to say that a military organization is training for any purpose other than war. Yet the Washing- ton High School Cadet Corps is doing precisely that. It is training boys for peace. Over three hundred Central boys are members of the Cadets, three hundred of several thousand in the corps. These boys are receiving instruc- tion in the fundamentals of military drill. This training is developing in them self-reliance, alert- ness, coordination, obedience to discipline, and other qualities all-important in the struggle that is life today. It is building these boys into fine men and fine citizens. It is making them leaders. Is such a training for war? The boys of the Cadet Corps will be among the leaders of the thought and action of their generation, their train- ing is for citizenship, for living. It is by the clear thinking and straightforward action of hon- est and capable men that peace will be maintained. Building a nation of such men is not the way to war. If, indeed, the time should ever come when they are needed, Central's cadets will be ready. If the time does not come, it will be because of them. The Cadet Corps is training for peace. Time Does Fly N o one needs to be told that time flies. NVe all know that it does, from experience. fRemember that test that sneaked up on you so unexpectedly ?j What may not be so commonly realized is that time may fly in two different ways: it may be a pleasant and profitable flightg or it may be just the contrary. For example, take the case of Albert and Al Ctwo different persons, quitej. Albert managed to have a swell time doing all sorts of things- clubs, cadets, publication work, swimming, dances, all the games-outside his classrooms, at the same time doing his regular work as satisfactorily and expeditiously as could be desired. Boy, he cer- tainly wished he had more time for things! But A1-poor Al, he moped around, drifting from one thing to the next, letting time breeze by, making few real friends and having still less of a happy time of it. To top it all, his teachers just couldn't seem to understand him. Graduation came. Albert glowed in the excite- ment of awards and a class office and any number of welcome things. And then off to college on that big scholarship! And Al-well, not very cheerful, Al started work a week later and didn? live very happily ever after. . Which little tale serves as an excellent illustra- tion of what every good Centralite should be aware of: that since Central High School offers so many opportunities for a good time well spent, it's a downright shame to miss out on them. And if you don't, time will fiy in the right way for you. The Meaning Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And ,forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. The Lord's Prayer. Each morning we repeat these words, words known to us better, perhaps, than any others. As we say them, as we mutter this prayer with bowed heads, do we feel a strange spirit within us, an indescribable feeling of sad- ness and pity and anger and contemplation, all mixed together? And do we ever sense, as we say those words, the significance of them? For there is a significance. The words of the Lord's Prayer have much more for us than a familiar sound. In a world where every step means a struggle, in a society where men must live together and work together and die together, in a life where happiness is so difficult to find, the Lord's Prayer is something to which we might well devote real thought. When we turn our eyes down, tomorrow morn- ing, and begin once more to say those oft-repeated words, let us remember what they mean to us. Let us be sincere. The Editorsfwill welcome the comment of readers on matters of current interest. Correspondence may be left at The Review office, 311 A or at the main office. Tx: Rrvuw Nl