Freshmen English 3 B plus - Tryouts

We trotted up the stairs of the chapel and into the music room. Two other girls were waiting "Hi Jean, Hi Catherine." "Hello Mary." We sat down on the window sill to wait. Jean glanced at her watch. "You suppose she will be on time?" "Sure, are you scared?" "I guess not, are you?" "I don't see why I should be. I cannot sing anyway. I would not be here at all if my sorority did not nake me."

"I tried out for cheerleader last night."

"Did you get it?"

"No. I certainly made a fool of myself, But I did get pledge points."

The room was quiet again. I stared out the window and wondered why they did not make a sidewalk from the gate opposite Mulvane Street.

Two more girls came into the room. Our Hi was answered with a week Hello. The sound of a door shutting made us all look up. The music teacher was entering the room.

"Good morning girls." She walked across the room to the piano and took off her gloves. She opened her purse and then turned to smile at us. "Which of you is first?"

I volunteered because if you are first they forget how bad you are.

"All right. Write your name on this paper."

It never seemed so long and hard to spell before. I like that because I could do the scale without squeaking.

She smiled and said, "Can you read music?" I said I could.

"Can you carry a part?" "I think I can if I am close to a strong singer."

"Be at rehearsal tomorrow night."

Next My knees shaking I left the room. I was only trying to get three points. Outside I met a friend and said, "I made it, Margaret."

(I got B-plus and "Good")