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THE SPASMODIC COUGH MUST STOP TH’IS DISEASE SCOURGE OF G.H.S. I want to convince the Senior class that this permanent, spasmodic cough which has recently attacked the high school, should be abolished. No one is safe from this dreadful disease, this scourge of G H. S'. Peo ple are tortured by this disease with out regard for age, rank, or color. It is far worse than the Smerton Disease which once seized our school. It is worse than the Cross Word Puzzle Craze. Did the cry of “Smerton” ever make you blush? Did a cross word puzzle ever fill your mind with mur derous) intents towards your be;3t friend? This cough has done both to me. Why, actually this cough has made me miss a Free Trip to the Movies. I received an invitation to ftilend a really good picture, and I lefused it. I knew that several spas modic coughers were going to that same picture, and that I would not be permitted to enjoy the picture on ac count of the hacking, insinguating lit tle cough. Not only did I miss a good picture, but I missed forty cents. Verily, I believe that the cough :s worse at the movies than anywlioie else. Friends, can I give any better evi dence against the Cough than my owi long and bitter experience? How I have suffered! I cannot ask my teach er what an assignment is, I cannot speak to a member of the opposite .^ex, nay, I cannot go to Church without hearing the Cough, that most terrify ing sound. It is mo»’e prevalent than Pyorrhea, only four out of every five have Piarrhea. Five out of every four have the Cough. • I believe that the Cough is losing its popularity in G. H. S. Recently I took a straw vote on the question. Out of nine people, six agreed with me that the Cough should be extin guished. The others were not affected by its abolishment. Somehow they had managed to escape the dread dis ease. I have other evidence that the Cough’si popularity (though not its usage) is decreasing. Not long ago I had three callers. They looked wor- ried. After a few minutes, one of them said, “S'omething must be done about that cough. Mr. won’t stand it much longer, and neither will any one else.” They went on to relate a sad tale; they were playing tennis at the park and all three courts were filled. Mr. and a friend appear ed, and, as usual everyone began to cough. Mr. — blamed it all on them (the callers) and took his spite out on them the next day, when it wasn’t their fault at all. I asked them what their chief objections to the Cough are. One said that it shows poor manners and ill-breeding, that it is most embarrassing, and that the habit has been overdone, and is no longer cute and original. One said it is obstreporous and not at all face tious, but is one of the vicissitudes of fate. (Don’t get alarmed, that was a Virgil student). The third agreed with me that it is worse than embarrassing to be coughed at, it is pitiable. They all three begged me to try and con vince the Seniors that this epidemic must be cured. Must this merciless torture continue? Must the innocent majority be made to suffer, by the guilty minority? Alas, it is ever thus; for until every single person gives up the Cough, the torture will not cease. One person with a good|, patented cough can do as much damage as ten people. Not the least of the disadvantages of the Cough is that it gives you a sore throat. Here again I speak from experience. Friends, I have a confes sion to make. I used to be one of the coughers (I say it with deep shame.) My throat was so sore every night Ihat I could scarcely talk; I could not sing and it was next to impossible to eat. Others have paid the same pen alty to an even greater degree than I. If you doubt my word, go into the Junior classroom any morning (pref erably Monday morning) and count the sore throats. The number is appall ing. As yet there have been no deaths from the Cough. Can I say more? I can only add that if the Cough isn’t cured, there is going to be at least one death—and it won’t be accidental. Let us hope that the coughers will soon be extinct. HELEN DORTCH MACBETH ENJOYED BY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS MANTELL MAKES' SECOND AP PEARANCE HERE “Macbeth” as interpreted by Rob ert B. Mantell and Company of Shake- spearan players was presented at the Acme Theatre, April 24, with an ap preciative audience in attendance. Mantell as “Macbeth” shared honors with Genevine Hamper as Lady Mac beth. Mantels interpretation of the ambitious tyrant was almost perfect. His soliloquies, in which he was fol lowed by all of the third and fourth year English students present, were especially good. All the members of the cast were ideal with the exception of the gen tleman portraying MacDuff. Among the best of the scenes were those in which the witches took part, casting a spell over everyone in the audience by their weird doings. The only bit of comedy—that of the porter at the gate —was ably carried out by the same gentleman who played one of the witches. MARGARET LYNCH Leading ■ Style? -IN FALLING ACTION Outlining a play for Senior English Mary M.: “And she fainted.” Lillian:! What was that? Falling action?” Mxllxnn^ We HAT SHOP WpEW^OD BUILD SEE US Me will botli profit i|. T. (^iiiffin do. LI -IN- Everj Financial Weed National Bank sf Goldsboro GOLDSBORO, N. C. G.A.NORWOOD THOS.H.NORWOOD President. Cashier. M E. Robinson Sl Bro.. Q)rugs, tJoilet ^yfrticlesj CANDY CIGARS, TOBACCO. &c.
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