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Show ATt it THE SWEETHEART 'V SlA (&A$W1 Ctit kt f& BALL WILL REAL- - S - SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, FEBRUARY 13, 1942. Price Five Cente vnT VT1STn 7 Represents South i h x I Courtesy Deseret Mews Marva Tin gey . . . will compete to morrow at Art Barn in PAR finals. Tingey Wins DAR Contest At South With the idea in view of "send-ing South to Washington," five fi-nalists in the annual Daughters of the American Revolution to Washington" were eliminat-ed last Tuesday, leaving Marva Tingey as a representative of South high school in the finals to-morrow at the Art Barn. Marva will compete with four girls from East, West, Ggden, and Price high schools. Dining with the four judges from the DAR, DeVoe Woolf, prin. cipaland Miss Winifred H. Dyer, vice principal, the six finalists were judged on personality, lead-ership, scholarship, speaking abil-ity, and knowledge of the history of the United States. Marva surmounted competition in two-- preliminary contests at South. She was selected from six girls who were eliminated last Tuesday. They were, Elaine Weil-enma- n, Pat Searle, Lois Noorda, Bonnie Jean Scott, and LaRene Carey. Bonnie Jean Scott was chosen second by the judges. The finalists from the five state high schools will be judged tomor-row at the Art Barn. A winner will be selected to represent Utah at the DAR convention in Wash-ington, D. C, in early April. Mrs. Arthur L. Thomas, Jr., Mrs. Jed F. Woolley, Jr., Mrs. Anne F. Rutledge and Mrs. Alma Woodhall were members of tho DAR who judged contestants. - Active in debate and music ac-tivities at South, Marva is also vice president of the Social Arts Club and an outstanding artist. There are several of her art stu-dies in the rooms at South. LaNore Dorton was the delegate from South last year and Ruth Winterowd in 1939 was the dele-gate from Utah at the Washing-ton convention. Scribe, Cupid Defy Fri. 13; Smith Meets Double Trouble jack it up, and as we breathed with relief after the job, the car rolled forward and bent the jack. We got it jacked 'up again, but this time the car rolled backward and bent the jack. ''After two hours of strenuous wrestling with the retread, we climbed in the car, turned cn the lights, and caused a short circuit which blew out all the lights but the spot. Proceeding with the spot-light, we searched for a station, but as we were turning in the driveway, we hit the curb and had another blowout! "Even then we couldn't get the lights fixed. "At 5 a. m. we steared awkward-ly home by the rays of the morn-ing sun, and lost, a hubcap." "I got plenty of nothin,' and nothin's plenty lo,' me" is good enough as a theme song for rival basketball teams, but if they and everyone else paused to sneak a look at Old Man Calendar they'd find they had uh huh Friday 13! Defying old double trouble, a number of student body functions have been slated. Scribe members decided that they'd put it in print and avoid getting it in the neck. Working on the same theory, " Social Arts members swished their skirts right in the face of the bogey man and even walked under ladders while hang-ing decorations for their super-dupe- r Sweetheart dance tonight. Still a skeptic, eh? Well, here's what happened to Stan Smith Fri-day, 13, 1941, Stan, quite recovered from the experience, expresses it thusly: "Coming home from the Offi-cers' party at 1:15 a. m., one . of the tires felt sleepy and flattened out. And how! We proceeded to " Music Units Slate C oncert Uniting for benefit of a more satisfying program, the South high school orchestra and A Capei-l- a choir will present their annual concert February 18. s Outstanding movements from three famous symphonies will be played by the orchestra. Anions these selections will be: String Ensemble 1. Serenade Mozart Allegro Rondo Orchestra 1. Francaise Militaire.-Sai- nt Saens 2. First Movement "Militairy Symphony" Haydn 3. Andante movement from "Sunrise Symphony" Haydn 3. Andante movement from "Surprise Symphony"....Haydn 4. Allegro from "Twelfth Symphony" Mozart 5. Romanze Op. 50 Beethoven Violin solo by Darlene Haslam Orchestra accompaniment 6. Tambourin Dance Rambeau 7. Triumphal March .'. Grieg 8. The Star Spangled Banner Smith .Combined choir and orchestra Opening number will be present-ed by the chorus. Following this a special string ensemble which has been undergoing grooming since fall will present a medley ot numbers. Featured violin soloist for the . evening will be Darlene Haslam. Climaxing the evening, the chorus and orchestra will offer a unique arrangement of the national anthem. According to Armont Willardson, orchestra director, the arrangement has been used by the Philadelphia Philhamonic orchestra. George H. Durham will direct the voice of a A Capella choir. Social Arts Club Members Waltz Tonight Selection of Queen In Gym Highlights Evening Sweetheart melodies and old love songs will blend tonight as Social Arts club members and alumni waltz at their annual Sweetheart ball, 8 p. m. Contestants for the title of "Queen of Sweethearts" will be an-nounced and voted upon at the dance. Selection began last Wed-nesday when members nominated girls whom they deemed should reign over the festivity of hearts and flowers. Balloting tonight will decide which of three girls will earn the title of "Her Royal High-ness," while runners-u- p will be-come attendants. Previewing tonight's event was an assembly presented by the girls today. Social Arts members and alumni figured prominently as they demonstrated their theme of "Sweethearts." Showing apprecia-tion to the sweetheart at camp, a rifle drill team of girls performed for the student body. Love songs also helped carry out the Cupid idea. Beverlee Jane Tibbs' sweetheart waltz will be played tonight as a part of intermission entertain-ment. Decorations will be centered around a large Dan Cupid con-structed behind the orchestra. The orchestra is to be surrounded by a cottage fence. Refreshments will be served in a patio in a corner of the dance . floor. Arrows of red and white will complete decorations in the gym. Arrangements for the dance have been under direction of Social Arts officers, with Elaine Weilen-ma- n heading committees and Marva Tingey in charge of the assembly. Virginia Hammond, president of the organization, and other officers assisted. Two hundred couples are antici-pated to attend and dance to the music of Bob Bennett and his orchestra. SAM Brawl Rechristened Tal Nile' What was formerly referred to as a "brawl" has been changed to "Pal Nite" by S. A. M. executives and is scheduled for the evening of February 25 at 8 p. an. Comparable in theme to S H A G's Mothers' and Daughters' Masquerade, "Pal Nite" is ex-pressly for fathers and sons. Dad and offspring will disregard the women - folk for one evening to participate in an all he-m- an enter-tainment spree. Community singing has been ar-ranged to initiate tho evening's program. A special "blackface" skit starring male faculty mem-bers is being prepared. The fea-ture event of the program, according to President Jack Low-de- r is to be the boxing bouts. Nov-elty bouts where boxers will be forced to perform on tricky bars, in barrels, with paper sacks and blindfolds on their heads are to be topped off by a battle royal in which "anything can happen," says Jack. Dean C. Dewey Hale in coopera-tion with Lowder has been work-ing with his nose to the proverbial grindstone to make "Pal Nite" as successful as the SHAG Mother and Daughter event. All boys are urged by Dean Hale and Lowder to attend the affair, admission price being one father. Teachers should bring their father or sons to gain en-trance. Lowder stressed the fact that "refreshments will be served." Faculty Members Become Wardens As a precautionary measure in combating fire and other mis-haps during air raids, male faculty members have organized themselves as "wardens" and have attended special classes designed to teach operation of fire extinguishers. Other proj-ects have started for teachers and students in a wide scale program. For protection against sabo-tage, boys are stationed in each hall at entrances before 9 a. m. and after 3:30 p. m. This is a part of the Southern Knight program. Any person entering the building while the Knights are on duty must present a per-mit from the office unless he is a member of the student body or faculty. Signs have been posted on all doors to remind patrons cf Ihe new rule. Faculty members are respon-'sibl- e for functioning of the group. One teacher each week has been aiding the fellows dur-- I ing his free period. Committees Speed Hop Preparations Committees for the eleventh an-nual Military Prom of South high school slated for March 7, have been formed and are actively pre- - paring for the ball, announced Cadet Major Stanley Smith, gen-eral chairman. All officers of the battalion will be engaged in preparations, ac-cording to Major Smith. Working with him as assistant chairman is Cadet Major Robert Burton, who will automatically succeed to chair-manship in 1943. Cadet Lt. Col. Frank .Harrow has been selected to head the refresh-ments committee, and printing oi programs will be supervised by Cadet Lt. Col. George Wilde. Decorating, in former years considered brightest highlight of the annual function will be di-rected by Major Smith in the boys' gym and Major Burton in the library. Assisting Major Smith will be Cadet Captain Donald John-son, Cadet Captain Richard Bills will aid Lieutenant Colonel Keith Best, and Cadet Captain Jerry Wakefield will assist Major Bur- - ton. Exhibition drill during inter-mission by drill teams will again be a feature of the event. Ofli-cer- s of the sabre team are com-pleting an elaborate drill under Lt Col. Best, and Cadet Sergeant James Tidwell is pacing junior drill team members. Over 1200 couples were enter-tained by the cadets last year, and an equally large crowd is antici-pated for the festivity this season. Second Semester Spotlight To put students on guard for future events, the remaining: 1942 schedule is printed below t Feb. 18 Concert Building -- 8 to 12. March adet Hop prepara-tions. ; March 7 Cadet Hop Build-ing 8 to 12. March 20 Dance Gym Wing 8 to 12. March 23-3- 0 Rehearsal Dance Drama. April 1 Dance Drama dress rehearsal. April 2 Dance Drama 6 to 12. April 3 Matinee Dance. April 15 P.-- T. A. meeting. April 17 Dance Gym Wing 8 to 12. April 22 Band Concert 8 to 12. April 24-2- 5 Invitational track meet Provo. May 1 Girls' Dance prepara-tions. May 2 Girls' Dance 8 to 12. May 6 Music Festival 7 to 12. May 11 P.-- T. A. Dinner. May 15 Dance Gym Wing 8 to 12. May 22 Mass track meet (city). Mav 27 Fashion Show and Exhibit 6 to 12. June 2 Award Winner Dance 6 to 12. ' June 4 Commencement and Exercises 6 to 12. Nine Students Orate for Finals Preliminary tryouts for entrance in the Daughters of the American Revolution and Sons of the Amer-ican Revolution annual patriotic oration contest were completed February 5, resulting in the selec-tion of nine representatives for final competition on February 20. Five girls chosen for DAR finals are Vivian Edman, Aria Day, Virginia George, Bonnie Jean Scott and Elaine Weilenmann. Selected for final entry in the SAR division were William Leiter, John McMillan, Robert Reeves and Douglas Welti. Finals will decide one winner from each division, recipients of a gold pin, recognition of honor. Selections were based on theme originality, value, ease of delivery, poise and general knowledge of Composing the preliminary judging committee of faculty mem-bers were Mrs. Claire Jackson, Mrs. Genevieve H. Wilcox, Miss Mary Jane Hair and V. F. Victor. Contest is being sponsored in the school through Miss Myrth Harvey, English insstructor and debate coach. Only seniors were permitted to enter this contest A similar com-petitive event for juniors has been scheduled for March. Members of the DAR and SAR will judge the finals, which will be presented in the auditorium be-fore the student body. Author Publishes Scribe Articles In Textbook Articles from former editions of the Scribe have been chosen by Ludwig Caminita Jr. to be pub-lished in a Journalism textbook of which he is the author, accord-ing to a letter received asking per-mission to use them in his volume. A careful study of articles ap-pearing in student publications throughout the United States has been made by Mr. Caminita. Selec-tion of the Scribe articles was made in competition with the numerous other periodicals. Included in the articles selected were "Fads and Fashions," a story of the 1939 operetta, "The Red Mill," several headlines, and the final inspection R. 0. T. C. article of two years ago. A complete front page from a 1942 issue of Scribe will be photographed also. For the past two years South has been sending copies of Scribe to Mr. Caminita in Washington, D. C. This year the exchange was not made until Mr. Woolf received the request. The Scribe staff willingly complied. Authorities Place 10 Per Cent Sales Tax On Activity Card An order was issued by the Unit-ed States government to public school officials placing a 10 per cent sales tax on all activity cards purchased since October 1, an-nounced DeVoe Woolf, principal. As no further charge is to be made to students having purchased activity cards since October 1, the new ruling necessitates deducting the 10 per cent from South high school's general fund. The regular activity fee of $3.50 may be raised to $3.85 next year or the Board of Education may rule to keep that fee at its present standard rate. If the latter step is taken, according to Mr. Woolf it would mean approximately a $700 cut in school activities as far as South is concerned. Hagen Announces Retirement Resignation of A. J. Hagen, West high school principal,-an-d ap-pointment of Dan Baker to that position was officially announced last Wednesday. For forty years associated witn the public school system and af filiated for the last year and a half with West Mr. Hagen was forced to retire because of ill-heal- |