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Show ' iX Christmas )(J H r 1 Wy I ill euifear - LA. v v v ' v "L"J" VOL. XI: NoTL SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, DECEMBER 19, 1941. . Price Five Cents ' Energetic Class Prepares Project I'll :tfor 'W ; Howard Eckersley, president of home room 311 and Miss Ottillie Fin-ste- r, advisor, present Sub-for-San- ta project for approval of Mark Schwendiman, chairman of the drive at South high school. Hollstein, Rtestes, Urli ' Tf- Win Literary Awards First prize awards of the fifth annual Scribe Christmas liter-ature contest were presented to Stella Ktestes, winner in the short story, division "Milton Hollstein, who triumphed in the poetry group, and Thelma Urli, author of the winning essay. Compositions receiving first place awards werqf "A Christmas Tapestry of, AraSesque Frost," story; "Ring Out,f!Rmjb Out, Glad Christmas Bells," j?oerijj; and "Per-fect Peaces OursjyForever," essay. Second places to Milton Hollstein' for his composi-tion; "Christmas, Is Christmas," Bonnie Jean ScOt, for the poem entitled "Someon'es LHjtle Boy," and Ruth Hamilton, fonj "Remem-bered Forever,"an essay. Shirley Ancel,Milton Hollstein, Ruth Hamilton J Betty Chjistensen, and Robert Jackson received hon-orable mention , - Judges of the contest were V. F. Victor, Miss Mary Jane HLr, and Miss Myrth Harvey, faculty mem-bers, and Doris 'Dibble, La Rene Carey, chairman of the 'contest, and Barbara Jeanne Mealon, stu-dent judges. :i i f. j Winners of the contest were pre-sented with certificates of j award, and the compositions appear on page 3 and 4 of this issue of the Scribe. , f ' ; ' Deadline date of December 8 brought a flow of material; to the Scribe office. The writings were judged on the' basis of originality, neatness, freedom from errors, and excellence of plot. 1 i'i ; , , . . 40 Families Receive! Gifts From Glasses " 'i - ' Forty under-prjvileg- ed families will be made happier this coming Christmas morn through the ef-forts of forty-si-x South high classrooms, all of which have un-dertaken Subbing for Santa. Because suet work is carried on mainly for children, who believe Saint Nick stilj exists, Mark Sch-wendim- an, in charge' of the "Sub" committee, has1 issued a plea that this year toys and other small lux-uries be stressed in gift packages for needy hoUseholdi This point is specifically) made Ibecause food is obtabiableth rough various re-lief agencies a A thorough1' check of every fam-ily subscribing to aid from Sub for Santa volunteers is completed by the relief agency. This system, used in past years,, determines the worthiness jof a family accepting aid. The Relief Agency reports that most families are gratified by the help accorded them; Families Averaging three or four children have been selected by the majority of the classrooms, accord-ing to statistics compiled in the school office. 1,11 Schwendiman urged home room committees to plart their work ahead of schedule in order that time may be allotted; for! deliveries or minor delays. " i Aiding Schwendiman i on the "Sub" committee are Barbara Mor-rison, Doris Dibble and Jack Low-de- r. j j ! Seniors Vie For Legion Scholarship Seniors of the three city and Granite district upper-divisio- n high schools will have an oppor-tunity to vie for a $50 scholarship to the University of Utah, to be presented by the Sugar House Am-erican Legion Post 65, this spring. Three requisites must be met by candidates for the award. Good scholarship and citizenship will be deemed essentials, and relative need of the student for the money will be a factor. Two students from each of the schools will be chosen for their ability to measure up to the re-quirements. This will be given a test by the University to deter-mine which shall receive the award. This test, according to advance information, will have as its sub-ject current social problems of to-day. Ability alone will decide who will win the award, according to Leg-ion members. Examination papers will have a number as their only identification. other scholarships will await enterprising students this spring. Among these are the Italian-A-merican scholarship of $90 to be presented to an American stu-dent of Italian birth, and $25 scholarships from the University of Utah and the Utah Agricultural college to students planning to en-ter the field of teaching. C. A. Smith is in charge of en-trants from South high school. Class Sets "Sub" Record With Three Pair of Twins An all-ti- record of one Sub for Santa family which boasts three consecutive sets of twins was lit-erally ruined before it was even commenced. This was due to a miscount by Professor Stork who delivered the eldest offspring minus a mate. After this first arrival, the road was made clear for Doris and De-lor- es (now age 6) followed three years later by Norma plus Nor-- mand, predecessors of Boyd and Lloyd, who made their debut into the world two years ago. The man sized project of play-ing Santa Claus for this unusual group is being undertaken by Miss Ottillie Finster's home room. Laughed Miss Finster, "We were quite thrilled that the office invited us to take care of that family." Well, now we see what inspired the immortal words, "double or nothing." Journalists Attend Ninth ' it - J Annual Meet Secretary of the State of Utah, E. E. Monson, in his introductory speech at the recent journalism convention ! in sthe new Joseph Smith building at the Brigham Young university in Provo, stress-ed the fact that only good jour-nalism in a democracy will make it a good democracy. i Speaking on the theme,1 "The Permanent Protection of Democ-racy through Good Journalism," Secretary Monson said that pub-lic sentimentl rules the government, and that the press is the molder of public sentiment, so it is absol-utely necessary that the j junior journalists reflect the high ideals of their profession. Secretary jvionson was the hon-orary speaker at the Ninth An-nual Interniountain Journalism Conference on December 6 where representatives from three of the western states were present. Doris Dibble, Scribe editor, Ada Alder, business manager, and La-Re- ne Carey, associate editor, rep-resented South, i j - Yuletide Assembly Scene Of Candle-Lightin- g Service With lighted candles and black and white robes, the A'Capella choir on the stage, and the Girl's Glee club in stately procession, among the audience, highlighted South's Christmas program last Friday. The group gave various selections such "asSing, Sing, Noel," "We Wish You a Merry Christmas," "When Christ the Lord Was Born," "There Were Shepherds," "Christmas Bells." and "Rejoice This Christ-mas Morning." A brass choir composed of John Larsen, Paul Rosander, Frank Turner, George Tashima, Bill Jukes, Glen Johnson, Joe Geis, and Melvin Spjut played carols on their instruments while the student body joined in and sang. A clarinet trio consisting of Wayne Gurara, Calvin Zumbrennen and Bill Blake played one selection. A group of Mexicans entertained the students with their musical talents. Their Christmas life and yuletide customs fascinated stu-dents. Adajio and tango dances were illustrated by Barbara Morrison and Ralph Cannon. Tableaus were performed by the dramatics class as the choir sang andthe orchestra played. Debatersj IS Contemplate Topic Change Because of newly-arisin- g interna-tional and j domestic complications, the national high school debate topic, "Resolved: that every able-bodi- ed male citizen of thej United States should be required to have one year l of full-tim- e ' military training before attaining the age of 21," has been Subjected to change, according to Miss Myrth Harvey, debate teacher, i j The possibility that! regional de-bate coaches may meet during the Christinas holidays to decide the issue has been voiced, i Adoption of a new topic may b reached by this convention. The j control of prices and inflation is a question which has aroused j considerable comment. Many other problems are to receive consideration. ' ) No definite plam fori adopting the new question as has yet been for-mulated. It is generally expected, however, that the forthcoming con-vention will act on this question. Coupon Sales Reach Deadline Picture coupon sales for the 1941-4- 2 yearbook, "Southerner," officially ended last Friday, De-cember 19. Eddie F. Barr has announced the appointment of Kenne&i Hubbard as business manager of tha pub-lication. He will be assisted by Julia Teerlink, first assistant, and Beverly Brown, second assistant. One thousand two hundred and fifty students have obtained pic-ture coupons to date this year, which compares favorably with the 1 ,650 purchasing coupons last year. The slight difference is probably due to the early deadline, which was necessary because of limita-tions placed on photographic and printing materials. ''February 15 is the latest date picture negatives .may be obtained. ; Only one-thir- d of the students enrolled..at South last year did not hkve photographs in the annual publication. Students Present Red Cross Plea Campassion and mercy prevailed in the Red Cross assembly Tues-day, given to encourage generosity from every student. Colors were presented by Robert Sax, Royal Neilson, Nick Byhower, and Rex Prince. The history and origin of the American Red Cross was presented by Virginia George. A skit, under the direction of Miss Myrth Harvey, debate coach, dramatized the possibility of dis-aster in every American home and the constant aid of the Red Cross, was given by a group of debate students. In conclusion, LaRene Carey pleaded the cause of the Red Cross and urged contributions from stu-dents. South high school students have given generously ,the,tv past . four days and will continue to give to keep the light of mercy burning. - Social: Arts Edit Club Handbook ' V. i ; Members of the Social Arts club were) presented with the j fourth edition of the handbook at a meet-ing Wednesday, Dec.5 10, in the Music Room. Blue and gold, the traditional colors of the club, comprised the modern cover design of the hand-book, which contains sixteen pages, including the Social Arts' constitu-tion, pledge, and words to the club song.;" : Names of members and officers v were listed, and a complete caien- - dar 'of parties, meetings, and guest speakers was scheduled for the en- - suing year. - "; Gloria Guyman was the author of the editorial and dedication. ) Handbooks were wrapped as Christmas gifts and pre-sented to the girls. Thirty copies of the publication were mailed to former presidents and sponsors of Social Arts. i Board Revives Southern Knights Because of, the prevalence of sluffing during tire 4th, 5th, and 6th periods, Board of Control members have announced ; that once again the familiar words, "Have you a hall permit?" will ring into the ears of all South-erners who, are in the halls dur-ing those periods. . . j. This year the Southern Knights are under the supervision of the Board of ' Control instead of a teacher. The three periods will be under the following: Frank . Everett, fourth; Mark Schwendi-- f man, fifth; and Howard Eckers-l- y, sixth. Under each of these leaders are five or, six S. K.'s.' "The S. K.'s are really going to work this year and are going to clamp down on everyone and anyone found in the halls with-out a hall permit. This will make the halls safer during class and will also do away with much of the sluffing." Music Groups Carol In Hall During Day Traditional carols sung by the A'Capella choir and boys' and girls' glee clubs under the direction of George II. Durham, were present-ed in the halls today. Armont Willardsen supervised a brass choir composed of band mem-bers who serenaded the students during class periods last week. Members of the brass choir were John Larson, George Tashima, Paul Rosander, Glen Johnson, Joe Geis, Melvin Spujte, Bill Jukes, Frank Turner, and Duane Beck. Among the carols offered for the enjoyment of the students were two melodies composed by Mr. Durham, "Rejoice This Christmas" and "Christmas, Merry Christmas." II. of D. Members Plan Cafeteria Organization .House of Delegates members acted on the cafeteria problem at their meeting Friday, and elected Mickey .Gallagher-t- o head of hosts and hostesses. Fifteen section supervisors, who will have authority over five desig-nated sections of the cafeteria in three lunch periods, and three riod supervisors will aid Mickey, Closer contact with students will be made by the actual hosts and hostesses, one of whom will be elected by each table. Duties of host and hostesses will be to ascertain that their table is free from rowdiness, empty bottles, etc. Iliinsaker Directs Tree Decorating Under the chairmanship of Elaine Hunsaker, the Board of Control has erected two eleven-fo- ot native fir trees in the foyer, decorated to their full heights with tinsel and electric lights. - An electrically lighted sign pro-claiming "Season's Greetings," has greeted students as they enter the front door. Miss Reha Olsen-plan-ne- d this novel and elaborate dis-play. Another feature in South high school decorating is the painting of the trophy cases. Mr. Whipple has been instructing a committee in this work. |