Central Middle School - Ceejay Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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eitaEJ oo jmiot The Qhrisfmas Program The Annual Christmas Program of Central Junior High School was presented by the Expression Department before the Assembly on Wednesday, December 23, 1925. As an atmospheric prologue, Katherine Wallis gave a Christmas reading The Two Home-Comings. The curtains then parted on a playlet, The Wee Red Cap, reveal- ing a mother seated by a Christmas tree telling to her group of little ones the story of Teig, the most close-fisted man in Ireland, into whose heart came the spirit of Christmas. The donning of a wee red cap with magic qualities, transported Teig and the audience also — to Germany and to Spain where were told the Christmas stories best-loved by the children of those countries. Hester Baker, as the mother, Kalita Kirkendall, as the German girl, and Betty Hoover as the Spanish girl, did ex- ceptionally fine work. The Spirit of Christmas was the closing number, an impressive little playlet in which Candle Light, Holly Berry, Good Cheer, Kind Heart, The Spirits of Play, and the Spirit of Song, all contributed their part in helping the Spirit of Christmas. The old, old story of the first Holy Night was retold by Shemuel, the Shepherd — after which Minstrels sang their season ' s greetings in Silent Night and Joy to the World. i j ' .m?:e«ej5:: Page One Hundred Twelve

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r fflss SYNOPSIS OF SCENES ACt I. takes place in the morning room at the Archibald country house. An after- noon in May. Act II. takes place in the same room the next day. Scene I. Morning. Scene II. Evening. Act III. Bachelors ' Quarters in the Archibald boathouse, a few minutes to twelve, the same night. Act IV. The boathouse. An afternoon, three weeks later. wmmwmm mw) ?, c . y ' ■ ' mnwsii Page One Hundred Eleven

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ODOtO JOIOPtO ?Art Art is a language of thought and emotion. The art classes began the year with the history of letters, learning the forma- tion of letters and spacing. There they put their knowledge into practical use by making advertisements, taking charge of the bulletin board, lettering quotations, invitations, and posters for various departments of the school. Several weeks were devoted to the study of perspective, made interesting by learning how to draw cubes, angles, and rectangles. Then the pupils learned how to place a pyramid within a cube, and a prism within a cube. Thus they learned how to build cube upon cube for houses, prisms for roofs, and dry perspective became in- teresting. Color work started with the study of the seasons, and values were easily learned through contrasting morning, noon, and night, misty days and bright, and landscapes from the windows. The students applied their study of design to the decoration of their art folios, pocket books, lamp shades, wall paper and other projects. Figure drawing, color theory, and cartooning have also been included in the art course, as well as the study of the history of art. Art is just as essential to the evolution of mankind as sunshine, music, and literature. Sunshine enlightens our life, music sweetens it, literature broadens it, and art fascinates it. IIB»l ! l eiO Page One Hundred Thirteen