December 8, 1933 Number 10
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THE BREEZE XMAS VOL. XII HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA, DECEMBER 8, 1933 NUMBER 10 Alumnae Drop Game STUDENTS CONFUSE College Glee Club CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS Stratford Presents DATES FOLLOWING To Varsity Players HOLIDAY REVELS Give Joint Concert On Wednesday, December 20, Autumn Production six hundred and thirty-three H. T. 6-3 In Annual Clash Habits are funny things, always With W.&L Singers C. boarding students will swank Tonight In Wilson funny-peculiar, and sometimes home! Whether they wear fur funny-amusing; and once formed, The Glee Club of the Harrisonburg coats, polo coats, swagger suits or Spectacular Goal Scored by Julia "The Cassilis Engagement" Fea- they're hard to break. At least, if State Teachers College will join that what-not is beside the point—the Courier, Inner, in Last there is a day holiday on campus of Washington and Lee University in a thought uppermost in their minds is tures Billye Milnes as that the date for which they have Quarter Play everyone seems to think it has to sacred concert to be presented Sunday, "Leading Man" be Sunday. I wonder how many December 10, at 3:30 in the Lee Me- been marking off days on the calen- people took their bed linen last Fri- morial Chapel at Lexington. The joint dar for so long has at last arrived, A gallant alurnna: eleven lost its an- The Cassilis Engagement, a four-act day morning and threw it in the choir will be directed by John Graham, and that for fifteen glorious days nual game with the State Teachers comedy, featuring Billye Milnes, Rip- halls thinking it was Monday. Yes director of the Glee Club of Washing- they will have nothing to do but College varsity—team, 6-3, on the pon, West Virginia, in the leading male —some did! Some girls went to ton and Lee. have the best time possible. School Teachers College field Saturday after- role, will be presented by the Strat- their Monday classes—thinking Following the concert, the members is all right, everyone agrees on that, noon, although a short drive by Mary ford Dramatic Club to-night at 8:00 Thursday had been Sunday. Who of the Harrisonburg Glee Club will be but what is anything in comparison Haga, Danville, alumna; captain, gave in Wilson Hall. was the little girl who went up dinner guests of the Lexington Metho- to home! The important thing is her team the first goal. Miss Milnes, as Geoffrey Cassilis, will around four o'clock Thursday for dist Church and will sing at this December 20, and second to this is Julia Courter, Amelia, varsity inner, be supported by Gladys Farrar, Rust- her "Sunday Special"? Too bad church in the evening. 12:15, when the special train leaves. matched this goal almost immediately. burg; Mildred Simpson, Norfolk; and for the girl who prepared her Mon- The program for the concert in Lee As a parenthetical postscript this The varsity threatened the alumna: Madaline Newbill, Norfolk, who take day assignments! I wonder why so Chapel is divided into four parts, the writer wishes to state that she re- goal several other times during the the parts of principal women. The many begged to borrow the "funny third of which will be presented by the joices that for once a news-story first quarter, but Othelda Mitchell, play is under the direction of Miss papers" on Friday. Again too bad! Teachers College glee club alone. Miss can be written in which the "when" Norfolk, proved herself a steady, de- Ruth Hudson, instructor in dramatic Well, just remember that Sunday may be emphasized. pendable goalkeeper and each time Edna T. Shaeffer will direct. art. comes once a week and Thanksgiv- The complete program is as fol- blocked the varsity shots. The entire cast includes: Billye ing once a year and a holiday "once lows: At the beginning of the second Milnes, Geoffrey Cassilis; Gladys Far- a moon. I quarter Haga scored again and for the YEARBOOK ASSISTANTS rar, Ethel Borridge; Madaline Newbill, a. And the Glory of the Lord from second time Courter evened the score. NAMED—CLASS REPRE- Lady Mabel Venning; Mildred Simp- The Messiah—Handel Long runs by the wings and short, son, Mrs. Cassilis; Hilda Hisey, Edin- b. Joyous Christmas Song—Gaevert SENTATIVES CHOSEN quick passes near the goal enabled the MEMBERS OF FACULTY burg, Countess of Remenham; Eliza- varsity to score aagin. This third goal GIVE IMPRESSIONS OF II beth Maddox, Louisa, Lady March- was made by Eleanor Wilkins, Cape- a. Adoramus Te—Palestrina Ruth Schular, junior, and Albertina mont; Mary McCoy Baker, Hagers- b. Vere Languores—Lotti ville. Kitty Bowen, Weyers Cave, who MEETING AT RICHMOND Ravenhorst, sophomore, were chosen town, Md., Mrs. Herries; Ruth Beh- was varsity left wing here for three c. Hospodi Pamilui—Lvovsky last week by Madaline Newbill, editor- rens, TSmberville, Mrs. Borridge; Eliza- d. Done Foun' My Los' Sheep—Negro years, showed her old speed and dash "The new curriculum which is being in-chief of the Schoolma'am, to act as beth Carson, Lynchburg, The Rector; when by a long, fast run she brought tried and enthusiastically discussed Spiritual her assistants in the yearbook work. Janie Shaver, Harrisonburg, Major the ball within scoring distance of the everywhere," said Dr. W. J. Gifford, III Ruth Schular is from East Stone Warrington; Dorothy Williams, Nor- goal. Anna Sullivan, Harrisonburg, when asked what impressed him most a. Lo Howa Rose!—Praetorius Gap. She was prominent in her high folk, Watson, butler; and Gene Aver- took the ball from Bowen and made at the convention of the Virginia Edu- b. O Savior Sweet—Bach school, holding the office of class presi- ett, Lynchburg, Dorset, maid. the shot. cation Association which met in Rich- Lois Bishop, soloist dent during her freshman and junior The Cassilis Engagement by St. Marietta Melson, Machipongo, var- mond, November 28, 29, 30 and De- c. Virgin Slumber Song—Reger years and being secretary in her sopho- John Hankin is a four-act comedy of sity captain, broke this 3-3 tie, giving cember 1. Miss Frances Houck, soloist more year. She was a member of the life in the better class of present-day her team a lead which it maintained d. Slumber Song of the Madonna— He considered the high spot of the literary society and debating club of English society. It is the story of the the remainder of the game. Wilkins May Strong conference, however, the musical pro- her high school, and was valedictorian clever manipulations of Mrs. Cassilis ended the half with a shoulder-high IV gram given on Wednesday evening by of the senior class. When she entered to get her son out of the clutches of drive from outride the circle which, a. The Slumber Song of the Infant pupils from high schools all over the Harrisonburg she continued to be out- the young lady of slightly lower social surprisingly, made good. Jesus—Gaevert state. They had had only one previous standing. She belongs to Le Cercle standing to whom he has become en- Close playing, with ground contest- b. Pat-a-pan—Old French Carol rehearsal, and the way they played and Francais, Kappa Delta Pi, was for two gaged. By subtle and well-timed ed inch by inch, characterized the third c. Christmas Day: Fantasy on Christ- sang difficult pieces was remarkable. years a member of the nominating strokes she gradually shows her son the quarter. Play centered around the mas Carols—Hoist "This seems to indicate," Dr. Gifford committee, has been vice-president and crudeness of his fiancee and at the same alumna; goal, but Mitchell proved stated, "that the people in our schools chairman of the program committee of time has Lady Mable Venning always equal to the emergency and no goals are interested in something other than DR. DUKE DISCUSSES the Debating Club, and when a fresh- before him that he may compare her were made. Douglas MacDonald, the three r's, and that the belief that TEACHERS COLLEGES IN man belonged to the Choral Club and accomplished perfection with his fian- Scents, N. C. and Courter showed su- they are neglecting music is false." Alpha Literary Society. cee's repeated and embarrassing faux perior team work and brilliant playing WEDNESDAY CHAPEL An encouraging report brought Albertina Ravenhorst comes from pas. Never for once, however, is he on the varsity. allowed to see that he is being shown from the conference is that there seems Lexington High School where she held Play was slow during the fourth President Samuel P. Duke spoke at anything, but rather he is grateful to to be more hope for the adoption of the position of student librarian for quarter, but the alumna: were still the Wednesday morning shapel exer- his mother for her sweet and under- Dr. Hill's minimum education pro- four years. She served two years on fighting for victory. Courter, by a cises in defense of the teachers col- standing treatment of his fiancee. The gram. "Effects of the depression were the staff of the Echo, the high school long dribble from one end of the field lege of Virginia. Among other things situations thus created range from the heard of, and many who should have paper, and was elected its editor-in- to the other and by a drive from out- President Duke pointed out that the highly humorous to the intensely dra- attended the convention were financi- chief in her senior year. She was also continued on page 4) cost of maintaining the Harrisonburg matic. ally unable to do so, but the general salutatorian of her class.