Danville High School - Log Yearbook (Danville, KY)

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4 THE LOG THE LOG Published monthly by the Journalism Class of Danville High School. Member of: National Scholastic Press AS- sociationg Kentucky High School Press Asso- ciationg Southern Interscholastic Press Asso- ciation, American Boy Feature Service. WI 500494. , 9 mmm: Q7-bgggwrliii STAFF OF THE LOG Editor-in-Chief .... ........ M adison Lee Assistant Editors . . .......... Lillian Wise, Margaret Ellen Smith. Sports Editor .... ........ B uford Guerrant Sports Reporter .... ....... F rank Linney Exchange Editor . . .... Jean M. McConnell Mailing Clerk ..... ........ M artha Floyd Feature Writers .... ........ D ick Foster, Pauline Smith, Mary Russell Burton, Club Editors .... .......... A . R. Leathers, Horace Hendren. General News Reporters . . Howard Yeager, Doris Guthrie, Philip Weissinger, Lin- elle Hamilton, Assembly Reporter .... . . .Susan Covington Library Reporter . . .... Ma Frances Guffey Business Manager . . ..... Tiorothy Marcum Assistant Business Managers . .Clifton Ander- son, Gail Robinson, Jack Guerrant. Head Copyreader . . ........ Wharton Allen Circulation Manager . . ....... Ralph Love Sponsor ..... ............. S . R. Cummins Christmas Is Without a Doubt the Loveliest Time of the VVhole Year. Christmas is without a doubt the loveliest season of the year. Even the weather is in- vigorating. The air is cold and crisp, and per- haps filled with soft snow fluttering lightly to the ground. Gayly decorated shops are filled with hurried but happy shoppers, and with children hopefully inspecting toys. Wreaths of holly and mistletoe brighten door- ways that lead to warm and cozy rooms, with open fires crackling cheerfully. Munching big red apples or delicious candies, one is con- scious of the spicy odors of baking cakes and pies. Amid the fragrant scent of evergreens, the tree is decorated with glittering tinsel and brightly shining balls of red, blue, and gold. The many colored lights cast a soft glow over all, and a star shines from the topmost limb. The happy family admires its handiwork, while the children's eyes shine in anticipation of the coming visit from Santa Claus. Then the best Christmas story of all is read together, and Christmas carols are softly sung .... These same age-old customs still br.ng new joys to the world. Amid all the festivities, let's not forget to help others who are less fortunate, and though it's been said before, let's remfmber the true meaning of Christmas. Will Happy Chandler Be Able to Keep His Promise to the Schools? About forty thousand people witnessed the inauguration of Albert Benjamin Happy Chandler, of Versailles, as the forty-sixth governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The inauguration brought to an end one of the bitterest gubernatorial election in the history of Kentucky. Mr. Chandler, winner over Judge Swope by a large majority, reaf- firmed in his inaugural address the pledges made by him during his pre-election cam- paign. All Kentucky, and the rest of the United States too, is waiting to see what suc- cess HapPy will have, and how well he will be able to keep his pledges. Those who are connected with education are particularly anxious to see if he will maintain his promise of adequate appropriations for the public schools. During the next four years, history will be in the making. Since we have a box seat, let's keep up with events as' they occur. ,-EL...-T The Half Half of the game was over. With one ac- cord, the crowd surged for refreshments. People crowded around the stand, trying to shove in front of others. A clamor arose on all sides, Paddlepop for me! Coupla hot- dogs! , Gimme a bottle of coke! Mr. Allen and his helpers worked frantically, and the crowd bawled lustily, Hurry up there! Get a move on, in front! A couple of kids shot through the medley, nearly bowling over a dignified old gentleman with spectacles. The crowd behind him pushed him forward, some- one in front lunged out, and he was knocked backward again. He emerged from the mess, looking less dignified, and with nothing. He had given up the hope of buying anything, and had managed to edge out, Meanwhile, the crowd yelled on. A young man, immaculately attired, stood waiting patiently for his turn. A careless hand swiped a paddlepop down his clean shirt front, leaving a dirty smudge. He lost his temper, and the little girl in front ex- claimed in a shocked voice, Mama, he said a bad word! Shoving, pushing, yelling, stamp- ing, the crowd receded. A limp Mr. Allen wearily handed out a last demand. He sank down on the counter, mapped his brow. and observed, And this is a civilized town! Principafs Corner Danville High students who have not seen the plans for the new addition to the gymnasium building do not know what a modern and up-to-date group of class- rooms and laboratories we will soon have. The Public Works Administration is spend- ing a lot of money in Kentucky and a large slice of it is going into school buildings. We know of no better way to spend it. The next time you see a school board member or a member of the council, old or new, thank him for the part he played in help- ing to improve our school plant. Congratulations to the boys who made the All-Southern and All-State teams. The 1935 Admirals couldn't win all of their games but many fine football players were on the squad. We're going to miss those fifteen gridders who have worn the foot- ball blue for the last time. We're from Missouri, team of '36! You're going to have to show us something. Don't study much during the holidays Kas if you wouldll, but don't forget that exams are just around the corner, They start on January 7, following what will probably be a week of hectic review. It is extremely important that every student in Danville High school get back into school on January 1 and avail himself of this pre- exam work. The passing or failing of a large number of students may depend on the characte.r of the work done during this review period. If any more column material appears in our newspaper copy, we are going to have to appoint a columns columnist to wisecrack at the columnists' columns Flash-John Doe, who this week won the five dollar first prize in the thrift contest sponsored by the Citizens National Bank, has just invested his money in a Xmas present for his best girl.

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THE LOG 3 Seen f . llihile 'lb i Roaming I O. 0. ltslsblfoster I Hello! Hello! Hello! Hold your hats, my friends, because here we go again. Lots of things have happened since I was last in your presincc. One of them was the Football Prom, which was quite a success. I heard many compli- ments on the decorations. This was largely duc to the efforts of Smit- ty and Murika. If you didn't see the operetta then consider yourseli' thrown for a loss. In my opinion. if that mzans anything, it ratzs four etars. To Miss Mathis goes the credit for directing L1 smooth pro- duction. Home of the is,-st singing and acting ever wltnassed at the lugh school was given by Irene and Whaitv in the leading roles. Clayton, portraying the stern ruler, 'ave the outward appearance of being very calm, hut jusl lcixwen me and you I could hfar his knees knocking' backstage. Mary, Helen, Barry, and Benny showifl they had spent much time an-l energy in urenaration. Archie was a cred- it to the English in his mastery of their accent. Charl-31te, playing opposite tim, besid's arting. gave exhibitions of dancing that would be worth a'iybody's money. Wil- iiam Thurmond was gracefully clumsy in the role of the proud GILCHER HOTEL A Good Hotel In A Good Town. SODAS AND LUNCHES chief of po.ic2. Norma and Mar- BELLE OF BAGDAD' X garet Ellen very ably played the part of Jewel's older sisters. Dot Marcum as a spinster was a scream. Get her to say Have you seen Henery, for you some time. To the remaining member of the cast Qstrange as it may seemj goes my cigar of the month. Jane Fant in taking Jean Marie's place at such a short notice was excellent. Even though I don't know what she will do with it, she surely deserves my mythical cigar. Did you know one of our belov- ed faculty mambers, namely, Mr. Foley, was mistaken for a high school lad. He didn't know wheth- er to feel complimented or insult- ed. Maybe it was the lfghts or the music of the dance. Anyway, when the girl comes back some- time LI hope she doesJ, she will be better informed. Now don't tell a soul, but Mr. Cummins asked Dot Marcum to ride on the front seat with him when he went over to the press conference. Editor Lee tried to bribe me not to go so that Susie could go. As much as I needed money, I couldn't be influenced. The feature of the. inaugural pa- rade was the Hnoiseless band, starring Danville High. It seems that the truck carrying the instru- ments got separated from the rest of the party. Anyway, they marched. Ask No1'ma the history of her five-year-old cane. Football is past history now and basketball holds the sportlight. The Admirals have a very tough schedule and need your support. Will I see you there? A bit of humor: Lillian W., Do you want me to draw you a pic- ture of it? Mr. Huffman, I didn't know you could draw any- thing but flies. I thought it was funny, anyhow. Try this on your friends. Be able to repeat this after having read it two times: Day by each and every how I get more as if so what. Don't look now but I have to be going. Tallyho! iContinued from Page Onel police, brought laughter each time he was seen. Additional mirth was added to the production by John W. Stigall, who amused the aud- ience with his portrayal of Archie Fitzgibbons, from old England. and by Dorothy Marcum, who rep- resented Henrietta Whipstitch, a romantic spinster. Jane Fant played thc part of Mrs. J. Horace McCann, American consul to Bagdad, and her daugh- ter, Elsa, was characte1'ized by Mary Munn, Elsa's comrade, Anne Blackwell, was played by Helen Preston. Clayton Anderson was the high Caliph, Hassan El Carib, who, fearing a camera bomb, had the Englishman arrested. Benny Powell and Barry Griflith, as two airplane mechanics, caught the real offender and proved him in- nocent. The Caliph's favorite daughter, Jewel, played by Irene Pope, turn- ed out to be the Belle The other two daughters of the Caliph were characterized by Margaret Ellen Smith and Norma McKinney. Charlotte Sale was Zelinda, an Oriental dancer of Bagdad, and provided a partner for Archie. Mr. Whalin. with his assistant. Lucille Singler, constructed one of the most beautiful stage settings ever assembled for a D. H. S. production. Miss Frances Bradley planned a colorful and effective array of costumes. Elizabeth Lococo contributed an acrobatic dance, while further en- tertainment was provided by the tap dancing duo of Madge Irvine and Charlotte Sale. Much credit is due Miss Cath- erine Mathis for her able supervis- ion and directorship in this pro- duction. Tho-se who assisted Miss Mathis were: Mr. Allen Edwards: Mr. Foley and his assistants, make-up: Willie D. Prather, lights: Gladiolus Vaught, postersg Miss Virginia Bradley, advertis- ing: Clayton Anderson, ticket sales: and Charlotte Stagg, prompter. Those who took part in the choruses are: oriental dancers- Nancv Bean, Dorothy McCowan. Virginia Stephenson. Dorothy Hatfield fsales girll. Doris Guth- rie. Ann Steiger, Sylvia Siegel, Irene Covington. and Joanne Wil- GIVES PROGRAM Elliott James, lecturer and dem- onstrator on the subject of liquid air, gave a performance before a large group of students on De- cember 12. The program was sponsored by the Science Club. Mr. James discussed the prepar- ation of liquid air, and gave sev- eral demonstrations of its freez- ing ability, such as the freezing of rubber, wet cloth, and mercury. The liquid air was so cold that it would boil when placed on ice. Also, the pressure was great enough to run a small engine. He further went on to show the prac- tical uses of liquid air. This ex- hibition was thoroughly enjoyed by all of the students. Mr. James has given more than five thousand such performances. These performances have been witnessed by more than a million reople. liamsg American dancers-May Frances Guffcy, Ann Sheehan, Gladiolus Vaught, and Dolores Webber, slave-s-Bryce McMullen, William Perros, Charles Foley, Boyd Wiseg guards-Joe Lovell, Holman Jennings, Joe Hart, Ger- ald Cundiff, Kern Hamilton, Eu- gene McCowan, Guy Jones, Tony Marshall, Otis Tucker, and Philip Weissingerg natives-Mary Rus- sell Burton, Sara Brummet, Thelma Calhoun, Louise Guffey, George Silliman, and Ansel Sing- leton, tourists-Jeanne Adele Dollar, Ruth Massey, Boone Nichols, Katherine Elizabeth Poor. Gail Robinson, Eleanor Rubin, Glenice Ryan, Betty Sandifer, Hazel Williams, Helen Williams, Jack Huffman, Thomas Huffman, George Kaprallis, Rue Morgan, Elwood Robinson, Glenn Shearer, and John Stewart. STOVES - RANGES Stove Pipe and Coal Buckets. DURHAM 8: l GRAM

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THE LOG 5 C. E .ALLEN VIRGINIA BRADLEY ' , , NATURE CLUB The Nature Club held its final meeting of the present semester on December 16. The main topic was The Parameciumf' given in in interesting way by Sara Lee. There were also talks on immi- grant bi1'ds, by Alex Cress and J. T. Parks, Jr. SCIENCE CLUB The regular meeting of the Science Club was held December 4. The members decided to go on a possum hunt Wednesday, De- cember 18. Later, however, this hunt was called off. Talks were given by three members of the club. These talks were as follows: Jack Lunsford on The Designing of Modern Automobiles, Garfield Crain on High Frequency of Ra- dio, and Ed Gordon on Property Man of' the Movies. GIRL RESERVES On Monday, December 16, the Girl Reserves held their annual candle lighting services at the Second Presbyterian Church. The ceremonial, called The Hanging of the Greens, had as its theme the significance of the candles and greens of the Xmas season. The girls who led in the ceremonial were: Sara Lee, Margaret Cheek, Linelle Hamilton, and Jean Marie McConnell. Rev. H. B. Kuhnle, of the First Baptist Church, spoke on the subject, Let There Be Light. -ii PEP CLUB There will 'be a luncheon given at the close of school for those members of the Pep Club who have done the most work for the benefit of the club. All members should do their best work in order to be invited to this luncheon. JUNIOR DRAMATIC CLUB The Junior Dramatic Club held its Christmas meeting in the auditorium Wednesday, December 18. The program was story tell- ing by Mrs. J. D. Erskine, follow- ed by refreshments. The Senior Dramatic Club was the guest of the Juniors at this meeting. After the holidays the Junior Dramatic Club will resume its work, which was interrupted temporarily by the operetta. He Has the Pep. Mr. C. E, Allen, heiad of the! mathematics department at Dan- ville High School, is the sponsor of the hard-working and much- appreciated Pep Club. He also acts as adviser to the. senior boys. She Speaks the Unknown Tongue. Miss Bradley acts as referee in the annual wrestle between high school students and foreign lan- guages. She also tries to keep the senior girls in their pluces, a dif- ficult task. JUNIOR GIRL RESERVES The Junior Girl Reserves have given special emphasis to their slogan, purpose, quest, code and songs in their recent meetings. Those taking part in the first program of the month were Nan Allen, Theda Borring, Ellen Cook, Antoinette Freeman, Margery Frank, Nancy Guerrant, Wilma McGiboney, Ann Montgomery and Virginia Poor. , On Thanksgiving Day, Frances Back, Isabella Nichols, and Caro- lyn Bean packed and delivered four baskets. Jane Rubin, Dorthea Hollings- worth, and Josephine Van Winkle entertained the group with Thanksgiving stories. There was a combined meeting of the Junior and Senior Girl Re- serves for the December program preceding the candle lighting ser- vice. Participating in this Xmas program were Imogene White, Helen Worthington, Frances Back, Martha Tucker, Doris Rose Chris- man, Mildred Hoover, Princess Smith, Mary Margaret Gresham, and Mary F. McDonald. Senior Dramatic Club. The Sock and Buskin Dramatic Club interrupted its program to make way for the operetta, but now that this production is over, the club will resume its regular meetings, For the December meeting, the members were the guests of the Junior Dramatic Club for an interesting program, furnished by Mrs. J. D. Erskine, and for refreshments. The first meeting of the new year will be held on Thursday night. January 2, at eight o'clock. A special program has been ar- ranged, and as a return favor, the Junior Dramatic Club will be the guests. As soon as semester examina- tions are over, try-outs will be conducted and rehearsals started for the plays in the one-act play contest to be held the latter part of January. Last year this cor:- test was very popular, and it was won by the class of 1936, this year's senior class. This year there will be only three classes participating, and all the plays will be coached by sponsors of these classes. Miss Virginia Bradley will direct the senior class play, Miss Hagan, assisted by Miss! Din- kle, the junior class play, and Mr. Huffman, the sophomore class play. Rivalry among these classes COUNClL AWARDS BID FOR BUILDI G A. W. Walker Construction Co. Will Erect School Addition On Wednesday night of last week, the city council of Danville. acting for the school board, be- cause of P. W. A. regulations, awarded the contract for con- structing the new classroom addi- tion to the gy-mnasium building to the A. W. Walker Construction Co., of Danville. The bid was forty-four thousand dollars, fif- teen hundred dollars of which will be spent for equipment. Construc- tion will start early in January. The addition will be completed by August. On Monday afternoon, December 9. the council had met in joint ses- sion with the school board and had adjourned until the Wednesday night meeting after it was learn- ed that the base bid of fifty-six thousands dollars far exceeded the fcderal allotment of forty-seven thousand dollars, three thousand dollars of which must be spent on architectural and legal fees, print- ing of bonds, advertising of bids, and other miscellaneous expenses. At a meeting of the school board held Monday night, various alternates were taken from the base bid until the bid came under the forty-four thousand dollar limit. Some of these alternates were desirable but not absolutely necessary. One of the greatest dis- appointments to the board and school officials was the necessity of leaving out the alternate bid which called for the complete re- modeling of the front of the gym- nasium building and the extend- ing of the playing floor -some twelve to fifteen feet. It is hoped fContinued on Page '71 is already strong. All students of the high school, those of the graded schools who have student activity tickets, and faculty members will be admitted free. Because the one-act play contest is so popular among all students, it has been decided to substitute this dramatic event for the senior play, which will not have as much appeal for the younger students.