Chalk Dust
—FROM THE—
High School Blackboard
In Battle Array
Two High School factions are
lining up their forces in the
battle to be waged for class day
offices. The first gun will be fired
when the nominations take place
this Monday,
Allen Turner, member of the
Inter-Fraternity Council and
Bones and an authority on the
subject, says that in all proba
bility the fraternities of the
school will line up against an in
dependent ticket, as was done
once before this year.
"It is practically certain that
the independents will put up a
ticket, and I believe that girls
will be very prominent on it.”
says Turner. “Doubtlessly they
will be the candidates for the
highest offices, and it would not
be at all surprising to see the
entire ticket composed of the
famous ‘female of the species.’ ”
The coalition of the fraterni
ties has one great advantage, and
that is organization. Whereas
it is easy for the fraternities to
gather,* map out plans for their
campaign and acquire financial
backing, the independents are
not well acquainted with each
other, are not as familiar with the
tricks and intricacies of high
school politics, and can not indi
vidually co-operate as well. On
the other hand, there is very little
likelihood of much contention
among the independents, while
the frats seldom agree on any
thing, and particularly so in the
present unsettled state of affairs,
when there is no decided coali
tions as in former days. The
previous successes of the inde
pendents add to their confidence.
SPOTTED
Harold Pullen is a hail fellow,
well met. He has a cheery, help
ful and unselfish way about him
that compels the friendship of
all his associates.
The brother of Rodney Pullen,
Harold has many of the charac
teristics that made Rodney so
well liked when he was in school.
Harold was a member of last
year’s football squad, and has
upheld the honor of his class in
many inter-class sports.
His is' a familiar face at every
dance, and he has successfully
engineered a great number of
social affairs, being a member of
the Gek fraternity, and several
social clubs.
Only One m Captivity
“More tests!” demanded John
€ Earle Donnelly, and as his voice
floated down the hall, students
dropped their books and looked
up in amazement.
But Earle was really serious.
“The trouble is, we don’t get
enough tests,” he said, “And that
is why we’re scared to death when
one comes along.
“I believe there ought to be
exams given every month, and
exams that really count for some
thing, like the New York Regents.
. I want to go to college when I get
out of school, and my greatest
fear is of the tests that I must
take.
SPOTTED !
HAROLD PULLEN
“If they were given more of
ten, we’d get used to them, and
would be better fitted for college.
Here are the final exams coming
on in many classes, and while we
may know the things we are
supposed to know, a great many
of us do not know how to take
an exam. The technique goes a
long way towards boosting or
lowering the mark.”
A similar cry from alumni
about two years ago, when they
claimed that a lack of tests at
A. C. H. S. had made them unfit
to cope with the college exams
resulted in the institution of the
mid-year examinations. No final
exams are being conducted by
the school this year, according to
Mr. Miller, but many of the
teachers will probably give tests
personally.
“A Thethpian Thtar”
Change the second and third
“th’s” in the above to “S’s” and
you have a description of Dot
Alcorn, who is expected to lisp
her way to fame in “Seventeen,”
the play to be given by the Dra
matic Society next month.
Dot has an exceedingly difficult
part, which she is playing to per
fection. She is a very, very little
girl (in the play), the annoying
little sister of big brother, and
she lisps to perfection. The fac
ulty advisors have particularly
commended her for Jier work in
the rehearsals. Dot probably
has received plenty of actual ex
perience, for Jimmy Alcorn, Class
of 1923, happens to be her real
big brother.
.Faculty advisors and Mr. Mil
ler, all of whom witnessed the
first rehearsal, were amazed at
the splendid showing made by the
participants. Only two prompt
ings were required throughout, an
unprecedented accomplishment in
rehearsals for previous plays.
Lucian Drake, Peggy Craw
ford, Dave Brone and Ned Lip
pincott, with Dot Alcorn have
made excellent progress in the
early rehearsals, according to the
faculty advisors.
The date on which the play
will be staged is not positively
known. Although it was origin
ally announced as Saturday night
May 23, a fraternity dance sched
uled for that date has made it
doubtf ul whether it will take
place then, as the Dramatic So
ciety does not want to compete
with any other affair for box
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Journalism Course
“The English department wants
journalism to be taught at
A. C. H. S.,” says Mr. French,
head of this department. “I visit
ed the Indianapolis High School
at one time for the purpose of
investigating their journalism
course and found it to be very
successful.
“The school paper, which was
in newspaper form and issued
more often than the Herald, was
put out by students of this sub
ject.
“The trouble is that a great
many children (Mr. French^ has
a bad habit of failing to recognize
maturity) go out of here into the
newspaper game. Many of these
are not well prepared in English,
as is evidenced by the grades they
received.
“With a journalism course these
children might take more of an
interest in English and would be
able to teach them how to spell,
punctuate and express themselves
more clearly.”
The Owls Eat
The Owls will have their an
nual dinner in the cafeteria May
15. Last year’s banquet given
by the Owls, which was held at
the same place, was very success
ful, and elaborate plans are being
made for this one.
Two Old Timers
Dave Latta and Godfrey
“Pensyl” Perrell, who played to
gether as tackles with the Bine
and White for four yearB until
1922, sat blowing smoke rings.
“They never did find out who
painted the school with “Beat
Camden” and all that stuff in
1923; did they, Dave?” came from
“Pens.”
“Nope,” Dave agreed, “They
sure would have fired yon and
me and the rest out of school in
a hurry if they had known we did
it. I guess they’ve forgotten all
about it now.”
“We sure did make a good job
of it, though,” “Pensyl” smiling
ly recollected. “’Member? Right
on the steps we had 'Good morn
ing teacher, Help ns to beat
Camden.” That sure knocked
’em over. First thing they saw,
too.”
“Oh, well, the spirit’s just as
good now,” Dave said.
“I dunno. I wonder if the fel
lows now would come out to play
on the hard soil at the New
York avenue playground like we
did. They have lots better facili
ties and equipment now.”
“Yes, but they’re taking ad
vantage of those things. Look at
the fine record they had this year.
High School has just as good a
bunch of players as it ever did,”
Dave pointed out.
“I guess that’s right,” agreed
“Pens”. “Say Dave, when are
you going to get married?”
CURTAIN
One ’24 to other ’24, both home
for holidays and strolling {through
H. S. halls wearing lond golf
stockings and trick knickers:
My! How things have changed.
It wasn’t that way when we
went to school.
A man of few words—student
walking home with two D’s and a
P on report card.
Mr. Barker: “Now, everybody
take a deep breath.”
Very witty Freshman: “Where
shall I take it, Mr. Barker?”
Mr. B.: “Take it to Mr. Cheno
weth’s office and stay there with
it.”
Blonde Bess Opines
“The boss would find all of us
busily at work more often when
he comes in unexpectedly if he
would quit wearing those rubber
heels.”
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