Newport High School - Blunita Yearbook (Newport, PA)

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8 3LU£ AMD WrDTf I fS' ATV'i1 ' 0 i P r1 r ON THE SHELF Several new books have been added to the Fourth Street Public Library. These books are all new ones and are all worth while reading, They are as follows: Rosemary---— «—---Josephine Lawrence Illyrian Spring-- —........Ann Bridge Shining Windows.......Kathleen Norris Fair As The Moon--------Temple Bailey Vein Of Iron...................-Ellen Glasgow Phunology..........-.....e. 0. Harbin North To The Orient--Ann Morrow Lindberg Seven League Boots---Richard Halliburton Magnificent Obsession--------------Lloyd Douglas The Garden Murder Case----s. S. Van Dine Who wouldn't want to read these books? Just think of the adventure, mystery and excitement we have missed if we haven't read Halliburton's new book, or Van Dine's latest murder case, or read the travel book of a ;no3t popular woman, Ann Morrow Lindberg A wonderful movie has recently been made from the Kagnificient Obsession by Douglas. BOOK PUZZLE Test your knowledge of reading 1 Below are described some pecularities and facts about famous fictitious characters. Can you guess who they a re and in what book they appear? 1. Who fought duels with windmills? 2. Who took another man's place in prison and also died in his place upon the guillotine? 3. Who served lengthy prison terms and was haunted all his life by police for stealing a loaf of bread. 4. What character thought a small child's , y«l-low locks were gold.. Continued on page 9

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BLUE AMD WHITE NBT.VSETTEC Con't from page 6 I •• EFFECTS OF. DA..E WINTER Due to the temperature and conditions of the weather lately, our school was unbalanced for a few days. The first lionday morning .after the heavy snowfall a few braved the storm to come to school only to find that the majority of students had remained at home or were unable to get in from the country. As a result little school work was carried on that morning and school was dismissed for the afternoon. The following i,ionday, pupils came to school only, to find that part of the. high school was too cold to study in, due to some pipes being frozen. CPERETTA : Do you know why everyone has been so busy the last few weeks? 'Cure I knrw--you went and guessed it. Its operetta time in Newport High School ! The operetta which has been chosen for this years presentation is Tulip Time. This opei'etta, presented in two acts, is a combination of romance, mystery, and humor, making in all a thrilling story. The cast Which has been selected are as follows (as they first'appear in the story) Hans---Fredrick Fry t J Aunt Anna---Lucille Cren ' Katinka---Helen Rheam . Hen,rick Van Ooater--Norman fright Christina---Jean Stamuaugh Theophilus . cSpindle--Hevin Geary Ned Baxter--Taintor Smith Dick V arren--raul Iloyer In addition to this cast, they are supported by chorouses, numbering approximately sixty-five pupils Let's all give our loyal support; t » make this the outstanding activity of the year LCVE IN e wonder if David Shiebly really likes some Senior girl? e aren't sure but he certainly had a girl cornered in the Senior Room one , ednesday noon hour. Hew about Dave and Eve--------whoops .' Pardon us--that was just a slip.

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9 BLUE AMD WHITE .JOS OFF TO TULIP LAND In spite of the sub-zero weather we have been enduring, spring is just around the corner. That's .impossible! some of you cry. Well, I'll prove it by reminding you that practice for the operetta is in full sway. This year its Tulip Time . The setting is not in Japan tut in that pic turesque land of dynes, ’-’ollarid. Just imagine yourself in a quaint Dutch Village, reeking with the scents of colorful flowers and overflowing with blue-eyed belles of the land } But now lets come down.to earth. Its colorful and catchy music, its laugh-provoking plot, and a huge company of sixty five, plus its vivid setting, should make it a grand success ! So besides being interested in it ourselves, let's help to arouse an interest in others for its benefit. BOOK PU07LE Continued from page q 5. Who was the daughter of a family of aristo ■ -cratic robbers and smugglers? 6. Who thought faith, hope, and charity surmounted all obstacles such as trials and temptations to which mankind is liable and won eternal bliss? 7. Who v as the workhouse waif who was taken to a school for pickpockets kept by a crafty old jew, Fagin? Continued on page 17