What About School Spirit? Pt. 1 of 2
‘Discussion Problems in Group Living’ Series
Young America Films / McGraw-Hill Book Company
Lawrence High School student Jimmy drives pretty blonde cousin Sally from Westport High to local diner in 1946 Ford. Sally (SOF): “So this is the famous hangout...’ “Do you dare come in? I’ll tell them you’re from Mars.” Restaurant is full of Lawrence students. Juke boxes on booths. Friend in football jacket spies Sally & comes over “Your cousin? Oh this is too good to be true” - Jim gets rid of him. Students from school service club come in wearing armbands - Jim tells Sally they’ve given up their Saturday to raise money for the United Fund. Sally impressed by attitude of Lawrence students - “Maybe you’ll think I’m kind of corny but you’ve really got the right kind of school spirit...” - says Lawrence is impossible to beat in anything. They talk about “school spirit”
18:13:25 Jim tells story of basketball captain Bob Corby who “left his mark” on the school before dying.
18:14:00 Shots of students in gymnasium at basketball game on bleachers being very loud & obnoxious before Bob calmed things down - cheerleaders, basketball game, celebrating after victory. Night; movie theater marquee... VO “Whenever we won we really cut loose. Snake dances snarling up traffic, racing up & down streets blaring car horns, yelling, it's a wonder somebody didn't get killed...painting school initials in places where they had no business to be...all this carrying on was a discredit to the school”.
18:15:15 Bob Corby addresses pep rally w/ inspirational speech re spirit & student body being part of team. VO "school spirit began to mean more than just noise”. Basketball games w/ students behaving & encouraging team. Jim tells Sally effect of Bob’s illness on school’s determination - shots of classes, hallways; students concentrating, extra-curricular activities. Newspaper article re Lawrence student winning scholarship. Students proudly show visitors around Lawrence High. GOOD ATMOSPHERE
Terminal Illness; Fair Play; Manners; Teenagers; After-School Clubs; Funny Dialogue; 1950s Americana;
Team Work; Citizenship;
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What About School Spirit? Pt. 1 of 2 ‘Discussion Problems in Group Living’ Series Young America Films / McGraw-Hill Book Company Lawrence High School student Jimmy drives pretty blonde cousin Sally from Westport High to local diner in 1946 Ford. Sally (SOF): “So this is the famous hangout...’ “Do you dare come in? I’ll tell them you’re from Mars.” Restaurant is full of Lawrence students. Juke boxes on booths. Friend in football jacket spies Sally & comes over “Your cousin? Oh this is too good to be true” - Jim gets rid of him. Students from school service club come in wearing armbands - Jim tells Sally they’ve given up their Saturday to raise money for the United Fund. Sally impressed by attitude of Lawrence students - “Maybe you’ll think I’m kind of corny but you’ve really got the right kind of school spirit...” - says Lawrence is impossible to beat in anything. They talk about “school spirit” 18:13:25 Jim tells story of basketball captain Bob Corby who “left his mark” on the school before dying. 18:14:00 Shots of students in gymnasium at basketball game on bleachers being very loud & obnoxious before Bob calmed things down - cheerleaders, basketball game, celebrating after victory. Night; movie theater marquee... VO “Whenever we won we really cut loose. Snake dances snarling up traffic, racing up & down streets blaring car horns, yelling, it's a wonder somebody didn't get killed...painting school initials in places where they had no business to be...all this carrying on was a discredit to the school”. 18:15:15 Bob Corby addresses pep rally w/ inspirational speech re spirit & student body being part of team. VO "school spirit began to mean more than just noise”. Basketball games w/ students behaving & encouraging team. Jim tells Sally effect of Bob’s illness on school’s determination - shots of classes, hallways; students concentrating, extra-curricular activities. Newspaper article re Lawrence student winning scholarship. Students proudly show visitors around Lawrence High. GOOD ATMOSPHERE Terminal Illness; Fair Play; Manners; Teenagers; After-School Clubs; Funny Dialogue; 1950s Americana; Team Work; Citizenship;