THE NEWSPAPER OF THE STUDENT ASSOCIATION
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The Junior Play!
VOLUME X. NUMBER 7
GOLDSBOR, N. C., APRIL 9, 1937
50 CENTS A YEAR
Activity Fee Plan
To Be Presented
To Students Soon
JUNIORS STARRING TONIGHT IN ANNUAL PRODUCTION
FEE WILL ADMIT STUDENTS
TO ALL SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Disadvantages Outweighed by Ad
vantages; Students Are Saved
as Much as $3
All Activity Fee will soon be
voted upon by GHS students. ITn-
der this plan students will get six
dollars worth of entertainment for
two dollars and fifty cents.
This fee will entitle each student
to a year’s subscription to the Hi
i^Ews; membership in the Student
Assembly; attendance at 2 school
socials, 6 football games, 14 basket
ball games, 7 baseball games, 3 track
meets and 4 swimining meets (all
home games or meets) and the
Junior Play—all of which totals
under present cost five dollars.
The money derived from these fees
will be divided in proi)ortion to the
cost of the activity, athletics getting
the largest amount.
Advantages
(1) It provides a guaranteed
basic income for each activity; (2)
it saves money; (3) the benefits and
privileges of extra-curricular ac
tivities will be more widespread be
cause there will be greater interest
on the })art of students in all ac
tivities’and a larger attendance at
all school events; (4) it will lessen
the burdoii on’ many parents; (5) it
will make it possible for more stu
dents to take advantage of school
activities; (6) it will place the Hi
News in every home; (7) it will
make it possible for every student
to have an opportunity for real
social training.
Disadvantages
Some disadvantages of the plan
are :
(1) Activities of unusual inter
est carry the financial burden of
“weaker sister” activities; (2) if
less than 50 per cent of the students
enroll in the plan, it is not likely to
succeed; (3) there is a great deal of
bookkeeping to be done; (4) tickets
are transferred to non-subscribers.
None of these difficulties are in
surmountable. The fee will be com
pulsory, thus eliminating disad
vantages 2 and 4. Number 3 is taken
care of by the fact that bookkeep
ing classes would get some real prob
lems. Greater effort will be made
to make all activities interesting,
solving problem number 1.
The plan has been used in num
erous other schools and has been
found most successful.
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Juniors To Enact
Story of Youth
Tonight At 8:30
"LIFE BEGINS AT SIXTEEN" i
STARS JAMES HEYWARD
Fifteen Take Speakinq Roles While
Ten Appear in Colorful
Ballroom Scene
Reading froin the top of the 1 and continuing down are: James Heyward, Scottie Damoron, Mary Louise
Schweikert, and Bobbie Anne Sanborn.
Begiimmg at the point of the 6 and reading around are; Ross Ward, Jean Edgerton, Ridley Whitaker,
Hairiet Noell, Frances Coward, Hardy Lee Thompson, James Crone, Aiini Staps, Bettv Carrevt' Helen
Moye and Jack Wharton. ^ ’ . • , . ’
Plans For School Fair
Are Rapidly Forming
Bigger and better are the plans
for the Second Animal Goldsboro
School Fair to be held in the Wil
liam Street School and gymnasium
April 29, 30 and May 1.
The fair will be open from 3 :()0
to 5:45 in the afternoon and from
7:00 to 10:30 at night. High school
booths will occupy the gymnasium,
while the grammar school exhibits
will be in the William Street School
auditorium and those of the primary
schools ill three of the classrooms in
the same building. High school
classes and activities have volunteer
ed to prepare booths showing typical
(ilassroom work.
The primary schools will have
charge of entertainment in the after
noon and the grammar school and
high school at night. Refreshments
will be on sale, the money from
which is going to pay the fair ex
penses.
The fair committee is composed
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Commencement Marshals
Miss Ijjock, sponsor of tlio
Junior ('lass, has announced the
following- nuirshnls, selected on
a scholarship basis, to serve at
Commencement and during 1»37-
»8:
Georg-e Ilam, chief; James
Heyward, assistant chief; Mar
garet Peacock, Marjorie Ann
Sanborn, James Crone, Ross
Ward, Jean Edgerton, Anhi
Staps, Ruby Whitley, Sara Cox,
Tilly Horton and Jack Wharton.
GHS Wins and Loses
Debates in Triangle
STAGE HANDS CLAMOR FOR PUBLICITY
When the pictures of the Junior
Play cast were taken the commit
tees popped up with, '‘Well, what
about us?” This is “what about
you” right, here.
One of the most successful com
mittees is the Poster with Angeline
Casey and Homer Ball furnishing
posters for the entire school. Homer
has drawn pictures of each member
of the cast and placed them on a large
poster—which" reiiiinds me. Girls
certainly are prissy! When they
handed their pictures to Homer they
whispered, ‘‘Gau’t you make my hair
a little wavier?” or “My eyes aren’t
really, that ugly. Can’t you im
prove on .them?” Angeline has re
mained in the art room every after-
noanrto xaake posters to ha put on
the bulletin boards,
f .The.stage crew seems to be enjoy
ing their job. Each day during re
hearsals they Avalk in with a door,
a window, or some important prop
erty for the stage. Composing the
committee are: Frank Wynn, Joe
Pearson, Douglas McDonald and
Ben Carr. '
Talking about fun—what about
the ticket committee ? “Speed” Hol-
lowell, chairman, distributed tickets
in Junior home rooms last week.
When someone reminded him that
no one had signed them, the home
room ticket chairmen, Norene John
son, Tilley Horton, Margaret Pea
cock and Evelyn O’Brien, com-
imenced to “autograph.” In one room
a student inspecting the reserved seat
tickets said there was a mistake.
They read 15 cents instead of 50
cents. “Speed” collected them,, had
pew ones printed., and distributed
thera again. . > .
(Please turn to page six)
GHS won and lost in the annual
triangular debates with Kinston anc
Wilmington April 2. The query was
Resolved: That the Government
should own and operate all electric
light and power,utilities.
The affirmative, Irene Mitcham
and Rosanna Barnes, defeated Wil
mington’s negative, Graham Rust
and Alice Conley, in Kinston.
Dorothy Parker and Marshall Mc
Dowell, negative, debated Harry
Weyher and Betsy Peer, affirmative,
of Kinston in Wilmington and lost
by 2-1 decision.
: Kinston’s negative, Hugh Cum
mings and James Thomas, defeated
Wilmington’s affirmative, Robert
Craig and Evelyn Horn, here,
i By winning both debates Kinston
will enter the preliminaries at Chapel
Hill and will be given an oppor
tunity to further compete for the
Aycock cup, which they won last
;^ear.
Miss Beasley coached the Golds
boro debaters.
BUILDING SUPPLEMENT
DISCUSSED BY BOARD
Hopes for additional rooms to the
QHS building brightened as the
school board discussed the crowded
cbnditions and looked oyer, plans for
the addition. A blue print for the
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Student Association
Begins Functioning
With the technical organization
comi)let(‘d, the first Student Associ
ation has begun functioning,
111 the third primary, necessitated
bo(!ause in two previous elections a
majority of votes was not received
by any candidate, Sidney Gordon
was elected treasurer, defeating
James Crone by a margin of 845 to
387. Harry Hollingsworth, the
leading candidate of the first two
elections, was asked to withdraw his
nomination because ho held the of
fice of treasurer of the Junior Class.
The board of elections has submit
ted a set of incomplete election rules
and in order to finish the election
of treasurer, the council accepted the
three which are:
“A simple majority shall bo de
termined by one more than half of
the votes cast.”
“If in case of an officer no aspirant
shall receive a majority of votes cast,
a second election shall bo held, in
(Please turn to page five)
Cast
Paul Hollis Janies Heyward
Prannie Hollis Scottie Dameron
Marjorie Hollis Mary L. Schweikert
George Gordon Ridley Whitaker
Crandal Smythe Ross Ward
Jack Wharton
Mrs. Hollis Helen Moye
Theo Arbuckle .....James Crone
Boots Bennett....Bobbie Aijne Sanborn
Daisy Jenkins Harriet Noell
Fattie Zimmer....Hardy Lee Thompson
Pidgie Miller Prances Coward
Anni Staps
Elsie Taggart Jean Edgerton
Snookie Hollis Betty Carrere
Tonight at 8 the (Mass of ’38
will present ‘‘Lif(> liegins at Six
teen,” the long anticipated Junior
play. The play tells of an exciting
incident in the life ol a gi'oup of
high school studofits.
The cast of twenty-five has been
working for six weeks under the di«
rectioii of Miss (Uara Downing and
Mrs. Rosalind White. Fifteen have
speaking |>arts, while ten will ap
pear in a colorful .ballroom scene,
Leads are taken by .J.ii.'es Heyward,
Scottie l)am''”on a:ul M.iry Lo-iii-n.
Schweikert with main sujiporting
j)arts taken by Ross Ward and Rid
ley Whitaker.
The [)lay opens as Mr. and Mrs.
Hollis are leaving for Havana.
While they are away, the ‘‘Secret
Seven” bring out the truth of the
old saying: “While the cat's away,
the niice will jilay.” The mice in
their |)laying get caught iu one of
those eternal triangles.
After many exciting scenes the
play closes with a surprise ending.
Ballroom Scene
The following appear in the ball
room scene: Jimmie Weathers, Mar
jorie Westray, Billy Thompson,
Louise Sineath, James Kamioii,
Nancy Pifikiu, Charles Layton, Ger
trude Parker, Harry Hollings
worth and Elizabeth Smith.
Committees
The following are serving on com
mittees; Poster—Homer Ball and
Angeline Casey.; Publicity—George
Ham and Harry Hollingsworth;
Property—Annette Rackley, Eliza
beth Smith, Billy Mooring, and '
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A TYPICAL DAY AT PLAY REHEARSAL
“Tell Jabie, please, that he’s on.”
“O.K., Mrs. White. He’s on the
cat-walk, I think.’*
“Well, tell him to come down
before I come up and get him/'
A voice is heard from the cat-walk.
I hate war! I’ve seen women suf
fer—ing; I’ve seen children suffer—
ing! And what’s more I’ve seen sol
diers die by the hundreds for their
country—and so, my friends—I hate
War!”
Mrs. White and Miss Downing
hide their faces in shame after
laughing at Jabiefs . “take-off” on^
Roosevelt. ! . '
‘Wow,” says Miss Downing, “we’ll
stop this, foolishness and get down
to work. Ridley’s ;on the stage.’^
'^^Sorry, but Ridlqy’a on, the. tennis
courts with Mary jtouise—”
“Wait until I get! them and tl^ey’Il
never see a tennis bourt a^ain.”
Miss Downing finally admits tho
practice is going smoothly—then all
at once exclaims, “What’s that noiso
backstage?” With that the W'holo
cast sits down quietly and begins
studying their parts,
“Nobody on the. stage for this
scene except, Anni, and Betty.”
“Wait a minute—I left my book
on the stage,” so Jack hops across
tho stage and gets his book.-
In the first;act Helen goes to tho
door and calls Jabie—“Paul, Pauli”
Jabie is standing outside the door
with; his tong;ue out, saying, “You
calling me ?”
Mrs. White-raises her voice, .**!
can’t for the life of ^ mo * see why
you get tickled every day, at that
scene!” * But, Helen says nothing—
just laughs? axid gets tho blame I
“.pomeQne.pwll tli^ curtain for tbei
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