JUNIOR ISSUE
JUNIORS
NOW
I Newi
SENIORS
SOON
THE NEWSPAPER OF THE STUDENT ASSOCIATION
VOLUME X, NUMBER 8
GOLDSBORO, N. C., MAY 14, 1937
50 CENTS A YEAR
Reporter Crone
Learns All About
Optional Studies
PROJECT TO HELP ONES
WITH DECIDED CAREERS
Goldsboro One of Three Progressive
Schools in State Offering Students
This Opportunity
By JAMES CRONE, 38
After 4 telephone calls, 2 argu
ments with the operator over the
phone number of the office of the
Goldsboro Grammar School and
after tolerating 3 teachers meetings
and missing 2 lunch periods, I
finally got an appointment with Mr.
Armstrong for an interview. I
wanted to learn about the optional
studies project.
Q. What is the optional studies
course ?
A. These studies will be given
to the student who is definitely de
cided on what occupation he will
enter. Then he can take only the
courses which he will need for his
particular occupation.
Q. When will the project start?
A. At the beginning of next year
probably, if enough students are
definitely decided on what occupa
tions they wish to enter.
Q. Give some examples of the
idea of this project.
A. iMl right, the nim of the
school noAv is not to teach history
or geography, but students. If a
student wishes to be a baseball player,
it is the aim of the modern school
to do all in its power to increase his
baseball ability.
Bobby Jones’ principal in Georgia,
urged him to give up everything but
golf. Through Bobby’s natural
ability aided by his principal’s'fore
sight, Bobby Jones is the greatest
golfer America ever produced.
These examples show how the
progressive school, centering its
teaching around the student, can reap
even a greater harvest.
Q. What schools will be allowed
to use this project?
A. Goldsboro High School and
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College Editor
NORWOOD MIDDLETON
Editor of ’34-’35
Gets College Job
Secretary of YMCA for 1937-38;
Also Editor of Y Handbook to
be Issued Soon
An honor of high significance has
been bestowed upon ITorAvood Mid
dleton, ’35, as he has been appointed
editor-in-chief of the Brachety-Ack,
newspaper of Roanoke College in
Salem, Virginia.
This isn’t Norwood’s first editor
ship. He edited the Hi News in ’34-
’35; in ’33-’34 he was sports editor
and make-up editor of the Hi-News.
When he w^as a freshman at Roanoke,
he served as make-up editor of the
Brackeiy-AcJc; for the past year he
has been make-up editor as well as
aysociate editor. Norwood has also
been elected secretary of the YMOA
for next year at Boanoke. In addi
tion he is editing the Y handbook for
the year 1937-38.
In GIIS Norwood took to journal
ism as a ‘‘duck takes to water.” His
interest has grown as he has worked,
and he has decided to take journalism
for his life’s work.
Gardeners Beautify
West Campus Section
After many arduous hours of
work, the Landscape Gardening
activity has accomplished its aim of
beautifying the brush covered field
on the west end of the campus.
They have laid and constructed 4
walks and a pool, and planted grass,
flowers and two holly trees.
Last September, Mr. J ohnson
asked this activity to undertake the
project. They first had to burn the
weeds and brush off. Then the
ground was broken up and raked
many times to destroy the roots of
the weeds and the nut grass. Next,
the pool and the walks were laid off,
grass sowed and flowers and trees
planted.
Taking interest in their project,
the activity sold barbeque from which
they raised 24 dollars to be applied
on a 35 dollar expense account.
A number of interested citizens
have contributed many bulbs and
plants.
The activity is a member of the
Junior Garden Club, which is
sponsored in Goldsboro by the
Woman’s Club.
Miss Taylor has directed the
planning and work of the project.
NSPA AGAIN RATES
PAPER "EXCELLENT
For the third consecutive year the
Hi New^s has received an ‘‘excellent”
rating by the NSPA (National
Scholastic Press Association), se
curing 740 points out of a possible
1,000.
According to the booklet sent out
by the NSPA, 979 high school papers
were entered, w^hile 43 received All-
American ratings, 350 Excellent, 300,
second class and 125 third class. The
papers were divided into grou]DS ac
cording to the enrollment of the
school which put GIIS in the group
with 500-899 enrolled. Of the
tw^enty-eight papers in the group
with the Hi News, two received All-
American and nine excellent.
This year the Hi News received
its best rating in News Values and
Sources, receiving 1.85 points out of
a possible 250, and News Writing
and Editing, receiving 215 out of a
possible 280.
It fell down on Headlines, typo
graphy, and make-up, with 170
points out of 250, and Department
Pages and Special features, wdth 170
out of a possible 220.
This honor rating is sponsored by
the Department of Journalism, Uni
versity of Minnesota.'^
Council Branches
Into Committees
to Develop Plans
Homeroom Organization Committee
Planning Questionnaire to Find
Students' Opinions
In order to solve the objectives of
the Student Association, President
William Dees, upon Miss Beasley’s
suggestion, divided the council into
four committees at a meeting on
April 21.
The committees are as follows
Home Boom Organizations—Mary
E. Rackley, chairman, Scottie Dame
ron, Addison Hawley, Lorraine
Taylor, Laura Helms, Lily Burns;
Activities—Annie L. Howell, chair
man; Jane Smith, Everett Proud,
Sidney Gordon, Annabelle Moore,
Ruth Hinson; Freshmen—Marshall
McDowell, chairman, Antionette
Lupton, Kala Rosenthal, Martha
Best, Margaret Peacock, Ike Manly,
Sarah Cox; Handbook—Rosanna
Barnes, chairman; Olivia Ferguson,
Virginia Lee, Mary Best, Bill Nufer,
and Victor Hess.
These committees immediately be
gan functioning. The Homeroom
Organization committee is making
out a questionnaire for the students,
and at the present the other com
mittees are aiding in doing this. The
purposes of this questionnaire are:
(1) to create interest; (2) to find
how students feel about activities;
(3) to find a way to improve condi
tions of the school; (4) to check how
studenis leel and to discover their
interests; (5) to find what the stu
dents don’t know about the history
and record of the school.
Plans are now in preparation for
the election of next year’s ofiicers.
SEN ICRS LINEUP PLANS
FOR COMMENCEMENT
As GIIS enters its last lap of
the year 1936-37, the seniors are
preparing for commen-cement.
The Baccalaureate sermon, to be
delivered by the Reverend Robert
Dwight Ware of the First Metho
dist Church of Rocky Mount, will
open the commencement program on
Sunday night, Juno 6, in the high
school auditorium.
Class Day exercises will be Tues
day morning, June 8, at 10 :30. Pat
Witherington is the testator; Anne
Hollingsworth, prophet; Rosanna
Barnes, historian. The steering
committee for the exercises is com
posed of Ozello Woodward, chair
man ; Mabel Deans, Marshall
McDowell, Mary E. Rackley and
David Langston. The music is in
charge of Annie Laurie Howell,
chairman, Everett Proud and Jane
Smith.
For the commencement speakers
the seniors elected Irene Mitcham
and Marshall McDowell; the faculty
selected William Dees and Mr. Arm
strong. The graduation exercises
will be June 9 at 8 p.m. Each senior
will have 3 passes for reserved seats
for their family or friends.
Diplomas and invitations have
been ordered. Mabel Deans and
James Zealy served on the invita
tion committee.
JUNIORS OUTSTANDING
IN SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Seven Rooms to Alleviate
Crowded Situation in GHS
School Executives
Laud School Fair
Approximately 4,500 Visit Exhibits
By Goldsboro Students; 500 More
Than Last Year
The Junior Class has an outstand
ing record in drama, debating, demo
cratic actions, sports and scholar
ship.
Junior drama, in 1936-37, has
centered around their Christmas
Pageant, “Why the Chimes Rang,”
and their Junior Play, “Life Begins
at Sixteen.” In these productions
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Praised highly by jmtrons and
visiting school executives of North
Carolina and Virginia, the second
annual school fair closed May 1 with
an estimated attendance of 4,500,
which is 500 more than attended last
year.
The theme running through all the
exhibits was “Schools for a Growing
Democracy.”
Miss Hattie Parrott, from the
State Department of Education in
Raleigh, described the fair as a
distinct contribution to education in
eastern North Carolina.
Other out-of-town visitors includ
ed Dr. W. J. McKee of the University
of North Carolina, Dr, Fred Alex
ander of the Virginia State Depart
ment of Education and principals
from Raleigh, Wilson and Wayne
County schools.
Throughout the fair order and ease
prevailed. Ushers, appointed by
Katherine Jones, chairman of the
Social Committee of the Student
Association, were on duty through-
ort the day period. They actcd
as guides for the visitors, taking
them to the various exhibits.
The interest and enthusiasm of the
students as they explained their work
held the attention of the many visi
tors.
WORK TO BEGIN IN JUNE;
TO BE FINISHED BY FALL
BOARD MEMBERS NOW
SERVE DEFINITE TERM
In accordance with an act passed
in the last legislature, tlie Board of
Trustees of the Goldsboro Graded
Schools will hereafter be elected by
the County Board of Education and
will serve a definite term of six
years.
Since this act, Mr. W. G. Britt
has been elected to fill the vacancy
created by Mr. George S. Dewey,
who resigned.
The bill provides that the terms
of three members shall expire every
two years and that they may be
either reelected or other persons
elected to fill their vacancy. The
bill also validates all action of the
board in the past. In case of death
or resignation, another member will
be elected to finish the term.
I'he old members were reappointed
so that the terms will expire as fol
lows : Col. J. D. Langston, Messrs.
W. A. Dees and Lionel Weil, June
30, 1939; Mrs J. M. Johnson, Mrs.
R. J. Smith and Mr. Frank Daniels,
June 30, 1941; and Dr. D. J. Rose,
Messrs. A. B. Edgerton and W. G.
Britt, June 30, 1944.
In the past the members have
served an indefinite period of time.
Six Girls Enter Contest
Mary Clyde Hill, Lena Reeves,
and Ada Belle Mozingo in Short
hand II, and Virginia Ginn, Kathe
rine Jones and Ruby Whitley in
Shorthand I are to represent GHS
in the approaching North Carolina
State Shorthand Contest.
A cup is offered to the school that
wins and individual prizes are also
to be awarded.
The results in this j^ear’s class far
surpassed those of last year.
Mr. A. J. Maxwell Given Job; Addi
tion is a Part of Original Plans
of Building
Students of GIIS will have 7 new
classrooms next year.
It has been announced recently
that the School Board has voted for
the addition to the building. They
have appointed the architect, Mr.
A. J. Maxwell, and have instructed
him to draw' uj) the complete plans.
The construction of the new class
rooms is to begin immediately after
the closing of school this year and
will be completed in time for the
opening of school in the fall. The
7 rooms wall be used for manual
training, science, printing, history,
mechanical drawing, English and
the commercial subjects.
The additions will be made at the
rear of the present manual training
room.
The new addition is a })art of the
complete plans of GHS, Accord
ing to the plans that were first
drawn up, the entire construction
was never finished. In the first plans
the buildijig should be extended
back from the east and west wings -
and then connected. This would
place the heating plant within the
enclosure.
The new' addition will aid ihc
school autliorities, partially in
lieving the crowded Ciasdrc^ui*'. prob
lems. Also, as the Southern Con
ference of Accredited High Sc'-.ools
has threatened to remove GHS from
the accredited list because of ^tlio
crowded conditions, the additional
classrooms will aid GILS in retain
ing its high standard.
SOPHOMORES TO EDIT
THIRD ANNUAL PAPER
On May 21 the first-year Journal-
ism class w'ill publish the third con
secutive sophomore paper, the Hi
News, Jr. The class, consisting of
30 members, taught by Miss Gordner,
has chosen the following stall':
Editor, Mary Best; news editor,
Olivia Ferguson; associate editor,
Ernest Glisson; s])orts editor, Charles
Liles; scouting, T. L. Ginn and Itary
Louise Parks; feature, Ruth Hin
son; advertising, Hartwell (Jraham
and Randolph Middleton; business
manager, Hugh Dortch; circulation,
Carolyn Langston, Jack Smith, and
Grace Hollingsworth; cartoonist,
Berta Parks; photographer, Billy
McClure, The make-up editors have
not been chosen as yet.
Throughout the school year this
group has been Avriting for the News
Argus, selling ads for the Hi News,
and striving to learn newspaper work,
to gain experience for the publica
tion of the Hi News, Jii.
LIGHTS FOR AUDITORIUM
SECURED ^ER 5 YEARS
The GHS students, after receiving
a part of their “light of learning”
in the auditorium for the last five
years under disfigured ceilings, have
been given a $600 system of practical
lighting by the Goldsboro School
Board.
With three 300 watt bulbs, six
1,000 watt bulbs, six chandeliers and
nine shades, GIIS will no longer be
compelled to tolerate the faults of
a disfigured ceiling or a poorly light
ed auditorium.
The Manual Training students,
under the direction of Mr; Askins
and wdth the aid of the janitors,
erected a scaffold, aiding the elec
tricians to reach the fixtures.