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Spring Play Is Popular Students Hold Offices to Help Observe National Youth Week Track Meet Success At Tomorrow The Port Weekly State Contest Vol. XII. No. 2 6 . Port Wa s h i n g t o n jSenior High School, Friday, May 1, 1936 Price: Five Cents Spring Play Coming Events Students Hold Offices To Help Today, May 1—Assembly at Is Popular 2:32. Baseball, Glen Cove at Port Observe National Youth Week Washington. 'Blue Bird' Dramatic, * * * Music Department R. Van Alen Is Elected Financial Success Saturday, May 2—Annual Port Superintendent Washington Invitation Track A t t e n d s Contest An appreciative audience of Meet. CORNELL PRINCIPAL about 600 attended the Red Domino Tuesday, May 5—Girl's Tennis Band, Orchestra Qualify To production of "The Blue Bird" last Friend's at Friend's Academy. Perform At Endicot-t Son-Daughter Dinner Is Friday night at the High School. Boys' Tennis, Roslyn at Port. About ninety dollars was taken in Saturday, April 24, the band and Sponsored By Lions at the door in the evening. At the Thursday, May 7—Girls' Ten- orchestra under the direction of afternoon performance about fifty nis, Great Neck at Great Neck. Paul Van Bodegraven journeyed to By GEORGE A. KEATES dollars was received and approxi- Floral Park where they attended mately four hundred children was Friday and Saturday. May 8, the Sectional contest for soloists This past week has been reco- there. Prances Villani sold over and g ^ S t a t e B a n d and Orches- and instrumental organizations. gnized throughout the country as eighty tickets and was awarded the tra Contest at Endicott, N. Y. The contest was held in the Se- Youth Week which was marked first prize in the ticket contest. wanhaka High School auditorium by the assignment of certain pub- The prize is a free ticket to any and lasted the entire day. The band lic positions in school and com- show on Broadway the winner and orchestra as well as ten soloists wishes to see. Ernest Dahl, who Chester Jasinski entered from the Port Washington munity life to the students of the sold fifty-six tickets, was the win- Wins P r i z e In Musical Departments. various schools. Robert Van Allen ner of the second prize, two free The solo contests were held in of the Port Washington Senior tickets to "The Blue Bird". Fresco Contest the morning and the soloists were High was elected to the position Cast Shows Fine Acting: rated according to their ability. of superintendent of schools in an Leonard Romagna and Berna Cheater Jasinski, a promising The Port soloists were rated as fol- election Monday, and Arthur Deane Purgett. presented fine per- artist of the Port Washington High lows: William Bailey, superior; Cornell was chosen as principal of formances at the poor wood-cutt- School, had his portrait of Bette Michael DeLeo, highly superior; the high school. Secretary to the ers children Tyltyl and Mytyl. J o h n Davis, famous movie star and Ruth Guilford, superior; Robert superintendent was Anna Romeyko, Keaney, who played the part of recent winner of the Academy Lamberti, excellent; Gordon Lew- The Dog. turned in one of the Award, voted the best of the 300 thwaite, excellent; Malcolm Lowry, and the clerk in that office was outstanding performances of tTie paintings shown at the "Young superior, John Smith, excellent; Ruth Olsen. Dorothy Schauer was play. His part presented difficult American Paints" exhibition which Warren Thomas, average: and John chosen to the office of secretary interpretation as well as a most is now on display in the mezzanine Wilkie, excellent. to the principal. exhausting physical position. Lewis galleries of the R. C. A. Building The orchestra commenced play- Deane gave one of the most con- in Rockefeller Center, New York. ing in the afternoon. The Port Groups Visit Plants sistent characterizations in the The picture was so well done V\1ashington Senior High School Several groups of students from play, and Antionette Keaney was a n d the likeness so striking, that orchescra played iwo selections, the Port Washington Senior High most amusing. Mary West turned it drew admiration from even the "Prelude to Kunihild" and the visited plants and institutions dur- in another sterling performance, more casual onlookers. Miss Davis "Caliph of Bagdad". The orchestra ing the week. Three boys from the and Mary Kellogg, one of the was chosen by Chester as the sub- performances were judged by D. traffic squad were picked as police newer actresses proved her right eot of his brush, as he admired Larson of the Eastern School of officers for Thursday. These offices to a place in the limelight. Paul her work in many note-worthy Music, Rochester. The Port Wash- are Robert Paxton, chief; Joseph Harrison and M a r t h a Munhall cinema productions. ington orchestra and Sewanhaka Augustine, desk sergeant; and Wil- gave a delicate and fine-drawn As a prize, Chester posed for his orchestra both received superior liam Buschmann, patrol sergeant. picture of the aged Gaffer and portrait painted by Mr. Bernard grades and are now eligible tor Other groups attended the water Granny, Helen Bott as Fire, and Green, supervisor of art at the the state finals. The Roslyn or- plant, sand banks, national banks, Ruth Loomds as the Cat, were Thomas Jefferson High School. chestra was rated "good". the Port Washington Public Li- commendable. Barbara Stimson There was only one prize given, The last feature of the after- brary, and the Village Welfare was a tender and beautiful but a honorable mention in such noon was the Port Washington Society. Maternal Love. Andrew Johnson a widely advertized exhibition as Senior High School Band which An inspection tour was con- was fine as Father Time, and this is in itself a worthy attain- played although handicapped by ducted throughout the school plant Natalie Frost is to be compliment- ment. the loss of three instruments, a on Tuesday, and nine students ed for her work. The various material from Port piccolo, an alto clarinet and an from the staff of The Port Weekly The sets, designed by Kingsley Washington evoked considerable oboe. These instruments had mys- edited a page of The Port Wash- Poynter and handled by the stage comment by critical and seasoned teriously disappeared from the Se- ington News. Traffic inspectors crew under the direction of Arthur observers. Willy Knudsen, also of wanhaka school gymnasium. were chosen, and a selected group Cornell were some of the most Port, was the recipient of third were guests of the fire department. original and striking ever seen in place. Rita Hennessy, editor of the high the local High School. The amazing Red Domino Elects school paper, together with Bayard varieity accomplished in short time FOUR PORT STUDENTS Osborne of the Junior High School, and with simple shifts was most ATTEND MATH CONTEST Members Tuesday represented the Port Washington unusual. A group of aspiring mathemati- High Schools at the court house at Dances Are High Points cians journeyed to the city last Club Also Votes Contribu- Mineola. Among the high points of the Saturday afternoon to participate tion To Band Fund Lions Sponsor Dinner play were Miss Holt's work with in a test at New York University Another event in co-operation the glee club and her harp solo. based on the principles of elemen- Members of Red Domino at a with National Boys' and Girls' The dances were also Well done. tary and intermediate alegebra, meeting Tuesday afternoon voted Week in Port Washington was the s One of the nicest was the dance and plane geometry. John Greig, to admit as new members for their Sons' and Daughters' dinner in the Palace of the Night. Mary Arthur Johnson. Benjamin Kirkup work on "The Blue Bird" and sponsored by the Port Washington West did a very nice bit of ballet and William Weber were chosen as preceding plays the following Lions Club, given last Tuesday in this and Natalie Frost is also t'he representative team of Port people: Natalie Frost. Virginia night in the Senior High School to be commended. The children Washington. Hyland, Jane Willis, and Mary cafeteria. Approximately eighty at- from the lower grades and the The group started with high Kellogg. Membership is awarded tended the banquet, thirty from kindergarten- were also suprisingly hopes and returned with slightly because of outstanding actin? the Lions Club and about fifty fine, and played their parts ade- subdued egos, testifying to the dif- ability, and cooperation with the came as guests. William Wilson, quately. ficulty of the examination. It has dramatics department. the president of the Lions Club, About $250 dollars was taken in been estimated t h a t such a test is It was also announced at the was replaced by John Anderson by the play and the expenses the equivalent of four m a t h e - same time t h a t approximately 125 as speaker. John acting as Master amounted $117. The club cleared matics regents. was cleared from "The Blue Bird". of Ceremonies and introducing the approximately $125. An award is to be made to the The club voted to buy two new soloists. school with the highest team aver- spot lights from a New York firm. Entertainers for the evening after This Issue of The Port Week- age. A certificate will be presented A motion was also passed regard- the dinner were William Bailey, ly was written and edited by to the one receiving the highest ing a theatre party at the end of Robert Lamberti, and William the Juniors. The regular staff, mark on each team.
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