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Thursday, May 15, 1930 McCOKMJi Cf i ?bXhthiiZsK, MrCOKMlCK, tivutn Vatolin*. Page Number Two McCormick High School News STAFF Editor-In-Chief Louise Remsen Assistant Editor Welbourne Schumpert Business Manager James Blackwell Stenographer Nina Edmunds Special Editors Sport Archie Langley Socials Selma Walker Pttn and Humor Mabel Lyon Clubs Ellen Bosdell Features Lucille McGrath Class Reporters Eleventh - Frances Lee Cowan Tenth Ruby White Ninth Louise Vaughn Eighth Elizabeth Lake Reporters Dollie Rankin, Pearl White, Myrtis J Dillashaw. Outstanding Features of the New Ford ANNUAL JUNIOR-SENIOR RECEPTION. The annual reception given by the Junior class to the Seniors was held at the High School build ing Friday evening, May 9. The reception was in charge of Miss Lancaster. . \ The ship motif was carried out. On the tables were attractive min- ature ships; at each place was a tiny destroyer; while the prom cards had on them pictures of graceful craft in full sail. The place • cards were in the form of ships. During the banquet the following toasts, each suggestive of a ship, were given: The Sea The Future Life Eliabeth McAllister The Port McCormick H. School Janie Pearl Brown The Good Ship Senior Class Ruby Cothran The Anchor Mr. Lake Archie Langley The Pilot Miss McGee John Wesley Jennings The Captain Senior President Louise Walker Welbourne Schumpert, president of the Junior class, made the ad dress of welcome, and at the con clusion of the delicious banquet Mr. Lake spoke a few words of ap preciation. Music was furnished by an or chestra during the entire evening. A pirate stunt by a group of eighth grade girls added to the enjoy ment. After the banquet the Senior class in a song thanked the Jun iors for the pleasant evening. The reception ended with a number of proms. New streamline bodies. Choice of attractive colors. Adjustable front seats in most bodies* Fully enclosed, silent four-wheel brakes. Four Houdaille double-acting hydraulic shock absorbers* Bright, enduring Rustless Steel for many exterior metal parts. Chrome silicon alloy valves* Aluminum pistons. Chrome alloy transmission gears and shafts. Torque-tube drive* Three-quarter floating rear axle. Extensive use of fine steel forgings and electric welding* More than twenty ball and roller bearings. Triplex shatter-proof glass w indshield* •Five steel-spoke wheels. 55 to 65 miles an hour. Quick acceleration. Ease of control* Low first cost. Economy of operation. Reliability and long life. Good dealer service* 3 I i fn- i THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NOVEL. The history of the novel begins in Greece with the Cyropoedia of Xenophon, the Greek writer of the Graece-Roman period show con siderable skill in plot construction and variety or incident. During the middle ages the ro mance-writers drew their material chiefly from eastern sources. Bo ccaccio ranks highest among Med iaeval story-tellers. The “Morte d* Arthur” or Sir Thomas Malory, the forerunner of the English nov el, was drawn from the “Arthurian Legends” and the “Chansons de Geste.” The word novel first came into use in the latter half of the six teenth century. It comes from French and Italian sources, from a word that means “news.” In 1578 John Lyly published “Ewphues, the Anatomy of Wit,” in 1580 “ Eup- THE NEW FORD TUDOR SEDAN Roadster * Phaeton • • • $435 . • $440 Sport Coupe Coupe• • • Tudor Sedan • • $530 $300 $500 De Luxe Coupe • • $550 Convertible Cabriolet $645 Three-window Fordor Sedan $625 De Luxe Sedan • $650 Town Sedan . • $670 AU priema f. o. b. Detroit, plum freight and delivery. Bumpers and spare tire extra, at lots cost. Universal Credit Company plan of time payments offers another Ford economy. Ford Motor Company and Nashe in their realistic nov- ed. The merit of this book lies in | with 1 pathos; Lawrence Sterne is thome, have not yet produced a els with rogues. Thomas Deloney its searching analysis of character,'famous for his “Tristrom Shandy;” has the distinction of discovering and painting the human and ro mance of the prosaic citizen in his Thomas of Reading,” “Jack of Newberry,” and “The Gentle Craft.” Gradually we see the novel de veloping as we know it today, a fictitious tale ,assuming to por tray real life and actual emotions in the characters depicted. Lyly, Sidney and Bunyan each develops features of the novel, but in each there is still some element left out. Banyan’s plot is admirable in every respect and his characters, through types, are convincing, but he has no love-story, an almost universal element in the plots of modern ' novels. Addison and Steele discovered the interest to be found in minute portrayal of character through description. They have realism; what they lack is plot. D$foe in “Robinson Cru soe,” and Swift in “Gullivers Trav- former Euphues, a young Athenian, appears in Naples; forms a friend ship with Philautus; falls in love with Philautus’s bethrotfoed, and is jilted by her. In the latter Bup- hues and Philautus go to England, where PhHautus falls in love, is jilted, and consoles himself by falling in love again, this time suc cessfully, whereupon Euphues praises England and leaves it. Lyly intended to write a moral treatise but accidentally invented the nov el. In this period ws have Sid ney, Robert Greene, Thomas Sodge, Thomas Nashe, and Thomas De loney. Sidney’s plot ^‘Arcadia” is over-elaborate, hard to follow, and almest entirely divorced from reality. Nashe’s chief work, “The Unfortunate Traveller” or the “Life of Jack WiKor,” is what is known as a picaresque novel, the hero being an English page whoso chief characteristic is “a maligrant a plot that avoids the succession Tobias Smollest, is Remembered of unrelated episodes character- | for several extremely realistic, but istic of medieval love romance, and a careful arrangement off de tails so that the story has ura- often brutal stories, Horace Wal pole wrote “The Castle of Otranto” great body of work of any large ness, but the foundation is /being laid. Hamlin Garland has given us, in “a Son of the Middle Bor der” and “A Daughter of the Mid- and finally Fanny Burney intro- die Border,” a record of the settle- matic unity and climax. It is duced, in “Evelina” and “Cecilia,’ very sentimental, the element that so many secretly longed for in spite of their professed admira tion of Pope’s classical standards. Richardson’s two other long novels are: “Clarissa Harlowe,” which has a well managsd plot the prose comedy of manner^. ment of the western territories. Another side of contemporary In the nineteenth century the i America is seen in the work of novel expressed every side of life, i Booth Tarkington who has writ- The great increase in the number i ten three novels that have been of readers, the reduction in the cost of books, and the keen intel lectual curosity of the time all and a tragic end; and “Sir Char-• combined to make the novel the les Grandison” in which he sets most popular form of literature, forth the virtues of a perfect gent- j Jane Austen, in “Pride and leman. Prejudice,” “Sense and Sensibility,” called “the saga of the American City.” In these novels, “the Tur moil,” “the Magnificent Amber- sons,” and “The Midlander,” are both satire and humor. Sinclair Lewis’ “Main Street,” and “Bab bitt” present unflattering pictures of the dullness that the author Richardson s “Pamila” was the “Emma,” and her other novels, inspiration for Fielding’s “Joseph made the commonplace seem im- sees everywhere in America to- Andrews.” It began as a burlesque portant. Maria Edgeworth tried ciay - In tlle novels Edith Wliar- of the false sentimentality and to follow in Jane Austen’s foot- ton we also find satire of contem- MAUDE DOWTIN. the conventional virtues of Rich - steps with “Castle Rackrent.” Scott P° rar y culture, ardson’s heroine. He took for his was the writer of historical prose hero the alleged brother of Pam- romance, expressing through fic- | — ela, who was exposed to the same tion many of the ideals that were BARFIELD SPEAKS fcmd of temptations, but who, in-; to give literature new authority, i CHAPEL. hues and his England.” In the els,” told realistic stories, or stor- stead of being rewarded for his Dickens was the humorist, sensi- Reverend Barfield, minister ol ies that^ seemed realistic, without the analysis of emotions and the love motive that their successors virtue, was unceremoniously turn- tive to the sufferings of the poor, Baptist church, gave a delight ed out of doors by his mistress. Here the burlesque ends; the hero a lover of men, but unable to prove ful very far beneath the surface of ! morning. in chapel Wednesday were to use. Most of all, perhaps, I takes to the open road, and Field- life. Thackeray too, combined! chose his subject from the the interest in the relations of men j mg forgets all about Pamela in realism and sentimentality. In fourth chapter of Matthew. He and women living in a, civilized telling the adventures of Joseph George Eliot, George Meredith and, toIcl us always to face every temp- society, prepared the way for the and his companion, Parson Adams. Thomas Hardy we find a new con- tation » but be able to resist it. novelists that were to come. Unlike Richardson, who has no ception of tragedy, not of lords Eve,n though it may seem hard The first modem novel came humor, who minces words, and and kings, but of common men , no w, uemember that the reward in about accidentally. Until the pub- moralizes, Fielding is direct, vigor- and women. the end is worth more than you lication of Samuel Richardson’s ous, hilarious a»d coarse to the coming down to the modern Bain from turning from the “Pamela” in 1740 no true novel point of vulgarity. novelists we have H. J. Wells li ^ht way of living, had appeared in any literature. By Fielding’s later novels are “Jona- whose mission is to reform. Soli- | E ' B * a true novel is meant a work of than Wild,” the story of a rogue; tude, the mystery of fate, and the ; fiction which relates the story of a “The History of Tom Jones, a melancholy that attends one who PIG’S PEN plain human life, under stress of Foundling,” his best work; and se es life as solitude and mystery, | (By Mabel Lyon) emotion, which depends for its in- “Amelia,” the story of a good wife such are the themes of Joseph ' terest not on incident or adventure, in contrast with an unworthy hus- Conrad’s novels. John Jalsworthy I Jewel Patterson: “Do you want but on its truth to nature. Rich- band. Although much of his worl: i S a reformer who approaches his to see where I hurt my hip when ardson had for some time been in- is, perhaps, in bad taste and is to) victims in a satirical manner. He I was in the accident?” terested in young people of the coarse for pleasant or profitable is master of a good style, quiet, as- James Gibert: “Sure, I do!” middle class. He had written let- reading, Fielding must be regard- sured, unconscious, and there is a Jewel Patterson: “Alright! We ters for love-lorn lads and lassies, ed as an artist in realistic fictior. finely dramatic quality in his work will drive over there.” One day it occured to him to tell By giving us pictures of men ana which shows in the dialogue and a love story by means of letters, women of his own age, without in the arrangement of the chap- The Wesley Chapel Methodis. “Pamela” was the result. The moralizing over ' their vices and ters. Samuel Butler cries out in church of the colored brethren conspic*- and insatiable love of mischief.” By introducing Jack Wilton inroj heroine was a servant in a wealthy virtues, he became the real found- his novels for a law that shall di- found theh* finances in the society of Sir Thomas More J home. The young man of the er of the modern novel. Erasmus, and Martin Luther, he j family made love to her ,but to The minor novelists really invented the historical nov el^ while Lyly, Sidney, Greene, anti L0dge in their romances dealt vorce all children from their un- ously bad circumstances. “BretI 1 , of the worthy parents. His chief work is, ren and sistem.” said the paste \ marry her seemed out of the ques- eighteenth century are: Goldsmith “The Way of all Flesh.” Arnold "we is got to do something to rem • tion on account of differences in who wrote “Vicar of Wakefield,” Bennett is a realist, “the old wives edy de status quo. "Bruddc r social rank. At length love tri- in 'which sentiment replaces sertti- ’tale” gives his view of life. Black, what am dis here status brudder,” replied the preacher, “am de Latin for de mess we is in.” Miss Ramsey (to Manson who has just brushed off a bee that stung him): “Ah, you shouldn't do that; the bee will die now. You should have helped her to extract her sting, which is spiritually barbed, by gently turning her round and round.” Manson Brown: “All very well for you, but how do I know which way she unscrews?” Miss Kennedy: “When I was twenty I made un my mind to get rich.” Miss Lancaster: “But you nev er became rich.” Miss Kennedy: “No, I’ve decid ed it was easier to change my mind.” » Miss Lancaster: “Cromwell was singing during the battle. Now what do you suppose he was sing ing, Luther?” Luther Rankin: “Show me the way to go home.” Helen Ludwick: “It’s snowing and sleeting and I’d like to buy some chains for my tires.” Merchant: “I’m sorry; we sell only groceries.” Helen Ludwick: “How annoying! I understand this was a chain store.” Edwin Henderson: “Women sure are running after the men.” Miss McGee: “Why so?” Edwin: “Well, when they go to church they sing hymns; when they finish praying they say amen and when they go to the post of fice they ask for the mail.” Louise Walker: “Will you love me if I grow fat?” John Thomas: “No, I promised for better or worse ; not for thick or thin.” Welbourne Schumpert: “She has* a head like a door-knob.” Albert Richardson: “How come?” Welbourne: “Any man can turn it.” Plum Branch School Honor Roll FIRST GRADE— Ethel Brown J. T. Holliday, Jr. Elsie Reynolds Ralph Ridlehoover Vivian Strother Marvin White SECOND GRADE— Hugh Margaret Freeland Florence Jennings Mabel Winn Charles Wells Catherine Wells Rachel White Eloise Brown Annie Humphries William Miller Carl Miner THIRD GRADE— Sarah Frances White Hazel Langley Emma Belle King Virginia Miner ! Mattie Sue Brown LucRe Brown Geneva Wood FOURTH GRADE— Jane Bracknell Carolyn Freeland Bernice Jennings' Kathryne McKinney Raymond Morgan Mary Kathryn Self Alta Talbert J. R. Wilkie Ralph Marshall Winn FIFTH GRADE— Alma Jennings Pauline Shrine Lillie Kate Bracknell Edna Miner Bernice White i * SIXTH GRADE— Connie Lee Brown Mary Sue Langley SEVENTH GRADE— Virginia Freeland Mary Frances Talbert Viola Wilkie T Pauline Wall Robert Wells EIGHTH GRADE— Maggie Lou Winn Alice Lee Wells Frances Wells NINTH GRADE— Elsie Langley •: i * r; > mainly with gallants, and Greene umphed and virture was reward- mentality and humor is mingled American novelists, except Haw- quo?" asked a member. “Dat, ma Eyes examin ed. Spectacles* Eye Glasses* and Artificial /Cyes fitted without Drugs, Drops or Danger. DR. HENRY J. GODIN Optometristi Krnnri Street August*. G%