There's more to cheerleading than a pretty face and a stout pair of lunijs. In lact the work is competitive enough and hard enough to war rant a monogram, and that's as much as a tackle or pitcher gets, i Those vivacious, bubbling ex horters look chic in the uniform of their trade, but they're out in front come rain or snow, hot or ! cold. What's more, contrary to most folks, the worse the score gets the more enthusiasm they’ve got to effuse. At Farmville High you don't just walk up and start leading cheers. You've first got to get a grounding in some 20 yells and five songs. It helps a lot if you can dance pretty well and it isn't good to be short on rhythm—if you want to make the grade. Faculty Chosen So. you have these natural in gredients, still the game isn't won. Just like a candidate for the glee club or dramatic group, cheer leaders have to get past the cold, appraising eye f faculty members who make the final selection after candidates demonstrate their abilities in open competition. Well, you've finally made it.' Now you have to prove you've got school spirit and cooperation as well as glamour and rhythm. There's to bo a car parade or school party so they call on cheerleaders for the hard work of decorating Fans like to have pro grams. so instead of a comfortable seat on the bleachers, you stand at the gate selling programs.

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