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Volume XIII, Number 4
THE NEWSPAPER OF THE STUDENT ASSOCIATION
Goldsboro, N. C., February 9, 1940.
Hi News Depending On Success
Of Coming Subscription Drive
Rad io Activities Increased
By Classroom Broadcasts
The plans for presenting radio pro
grams dealing with school activities
have been enlarged with the addition
of a Friday morning feature direct
from GHS class rooms. The Thurs
day night Goldsboro Public Schools
programs are to continue.
Today at 11:30 Mrs. White’s double
period English and sociology class will
present the third program in the Friday
series. The only other program sched
uled so far is one on different aspects
of geometry to be presented by Miss
Ipock’s fifth period geometry class next
Friday.
The journalism class gave the second
in the series with an actual tour of their
room February 2. Sonny Boney, ed
itor, acted as guide to the WGBR an
nouncer, Mr. Jan King, Each of the
various department heads—Chase John
son, editorial; Sarah Dees, feature; Her
man Perkins, sports and make-up;
Rena Graham, advertising; Mary Lou
ise Parks, news; Helen Cox, circulation;
and Ike Manly, business manager—
explained their duties in the publishing
of the Hi News. Helen Cox informed
the radio audience of the plans for the
Hi-News subscription campaign.
The Robert E. Lee program, the first
in the series originated at GHS had to
be broadcast from the WGBR studio
on January 19 because school had been
closed on account of the flu epidemic.
The broadcast commemoratins the.
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ijirtl birttiday ot General 'Robert E.
Lee, was presented by a group of GHS
students. The program, written by
Earl Layton, presented Lee in a new
and different light. His life as
soldier was shown as being secondary
to his life as a great man. Perhaps
Lee’s greatest tribute was from his
mother who said, “How can I spare
Robert? He is more than a son to me.”
300 Must Respond To Staff’s Plea
Big Campaign To Open Monday And
End February 26.
Eight students cooperatec| with Miss
Naomi Newell, and the United Daugh
ters of the Confederacy in presenting
the program.
Students participating were: Bobbie
Helms, Earl Layton, Edwin Lee, Mil
dred Lee, Susan Mooring, George
Stenhouse, Henry Stenhouse, and Mary
Louise Thompson.
Programs scheduled for Thursday
evenings are; February 15, second per
iod Glee Club; 22, GHS history depart
ment; and 29, Walnut Street School.
In March they are: 1,William Street
School PTA; 14, Virginia Street
School; 28, science program. March
21 is open.
School Closed Eight Days
On Account Of Sickness
The Goldsboro Schools were closed
from January 16 until January 29 by
Superintendent Ray Armstrong at the
suggestion of the School Board and the
Health Department due to the excessive
absences caused by severe colds, flu, and
unfavorable weather conditions.
Att naance in GHS was extremely
poor b>-fore school was closed. The
best attendance was on January 4 with
only 60 out of the 813 students absent,
and the poorest, on January 8 with
196 out.
The daily absences from January 1-16
zig-zagged from 123 on the first, down
to 60 on the fourth, then up to 196 on
the eighth, down to 123 on the tenth,
then up again steadily for the next
three days to 182 on the closing day.
Just when these eight days will be
been decided by the
School Board.
A campaign to secure enough sub
scriptions for the Hi-News to continue
publication at its present standard will
begin Monday, February 12, with a
short announcement in assembly by
Editor Sonny Boney, and will close Feb
ruary 26.
The sale of the activity ticket has
fallen short by more than 200 of the
500 tickets counted on each year by
the Hi News staff. This campaign
is the last attempt on the part of the
journalism class to get subscriptions.
If it is not successful, the staff will be
unable to continue publication at its
present quality.
Miss Gordner, staff adviser, says,
“Unless the necessary 300 half-year
subscriptions are secured, the plans for
the rest of the year will have to be
changed. The balance remaining in
the treasury will be divided into four
equal parts for the last four issues,
which may mean four-page, pictureless
issues.”
Recognition will be given to those
who sell the greatest number of sub
scriptions.
The staff steering committee of Hel
en Cox, chairman. Sonny Boney, Sally
Sanborn, Hilda Longest, Kala Rosen
thal and Mary Louise Parks will be
aided by the following students who
are asked to meet in Room 19 Monday
afternoon, February 12, at 3:30.
Johu
Grant (Bell), Tinker H e y w a r d
(Adams), Ike Manly (Gordner), Ray
Rouse (White), James Kennedy (Kal
mar), Annie Mae Christenbury (Cox),
Hugh Westray (Davis), Gwendolyn
Malpass (Bradford), Kirby Hart (San
born), Tommy Bland (Langston), Ef-
fie Ruth Maxwell (Taylor), Lee Adams
(Cone), Emmett Daughtry (Newell),
Mike Dorsey (Hamer), Mary Louise
Austin (Ipock), Elizabeth Oliver (Play
er), Catherine Sutton (Koch), Van
Lancaster (Suitor), Hilda Liles (Mid
dleton), Jackie MacKenzie (Spencer),
Peggy Rice (Johnson), James Whitley
(Jeffrey), James Highsmith (Mahaf-
fey), Derwood Bizzell (Askins), Aud
rey Moore (Willis).
Fifty Cents Per Year
NO CALENDAR
The calendar usually carried by
the Hi-News in this issue is not
available as the dates of the
spring functions have not yet
been announced. The announce
ment was delayed due to the fact
that the school board has not de
cided how and when the time lost
during the flu epidemic will be
made up.
The only available date is that
of the Junior Plav which is April
19.
S A Visitors
Girls! Get Your Dates Now
For Leap Year Social
Com’on, girls; nere’s our chance
’cause the next school social is gonna be
a leap year dance. So get ya man and
com’on along and join again our happy
throng.
Yep, its really tiue! According to
the plans the SA social committee are
making, it seems that the GHS girls are
really gonna have their fun on Friday
night, February 16, from 8 till 11 at the
William Street Gym, the occasion being
the second school social.
Tentative plans of the committee
include dancing, several contest games
and leap year affairs for those who
don’t dance. Refreshments carrying
out the idea of Valentine will be served
throughout the evening. Certain rules
pertaining to the girls being the only
ones to ask for dates, to escort and etc.,
are going to be presented to the students
soon by the committee.
P.S. Boys, if you expect to get a
date you’d better be plenty nice to all
die girls; and if you expect to get a
big rush at the socini, you’d better dance
ciiL Ub j_aiL (ji tirc‘uancijig
is gonna be strictly girl breaking.
Noah Bass, chairman, Ann Daniels,
Chubby Hallow, Hilda Longest, Sonny
Boney and Paul Garrison compose the
social committee with Miss Janet San
born as adviser.
Needham Broughton high school in
Raleigh, Oxford high school, and Princeton high school who visited GHS
January 10 to discuss student problems. They are, left to right: first row
Martha Crowell Oxford; Wilhe Mae Daniel, Oxford; Frana Fox, Oxford;
ranees Wells, Raleigh; second row, Ruth Braswell, Princeton; Ben Dickson,
Raleigh; David Willis Raleigh; Bob Kohl, Raleigh; third row, Charles
Braswell, Princeton; Bill Rams, Princeton.
Delegates From Three Schools
Visit GHS Student Association
Gold Maskers^^ Compete
In Players Tournament
Seniors Lay Primary Plans
As Commencement Nears
Prophet, testator, historian and bac
calaureate speaker have been chosen by
the Seniors, and the faculty advisers
for commencement have been appoint
ed by Mr. Gaddy
Grace Alexander, historian; Chase
Johnson, testator, and Helen Cox,
prophet, were elected at the regular
Senior Class meeting January 9 and
will work together, combining the
history, last will and testament, and
prophecy to make up the Class Day
exercises. This material will be publish
ed separately in the Senior Supplement
ot the Hi-News.
The Reverend Mr. J. H. Marion, Jr.,
pastor of a Presbyterian church in Dur
ham, will deliver the baccalaureate ser
mon to some 175 seniors this spring.
Ed Shumate, chairman, Gertrude San
ford, Marjorie James and Miss Mary
Bell, adviser, made up the baccalaureate
committee.
Changes have been made in com
mencement committee advisers in order
that Miss Mary Bell, who has been
senior sponsor in the first term, may
direct the junior play.
Miss Ezzeil will be general chair
man in charge of such details as collect
ing fees for the caps and gowns, diplo
mas and invitations. Miss Adams will
(Please turn to page 3)
Juniors Sponsor Dance
To Help Finance Play
The Junior Class will be host at a
dance March 1. in the William Street
Gymnasium, according to a decision
reached at a recent class meeting. A
small admission will be charged to help
defray expenses of the Junior Play.
Committees appointed by President
Tom Dameron to prepare for the dance
are: advertising: Peggy BaUard, chair
man, Shelton Elks and Carolyn Collier;
tickets: Norris Sutton, chairman, Der-
woqd Bizzell; refreshments: Gray
Whitford, chairman, Bobbie Helms;
program: Helen Wooten, chairman,
and CJraves Lewis; decorating: Harry
Ward, chairman.
Miss Katherine Kalmar is the class
sponsor.
The “Gold-Maskers”, a dramatics
club sponsored by Miss Fowler Spencer,
will be hosts to the dramatics classes of
New Bern and Greenville on March 1,
when the three groups will enter the
first elimination contest to see which
school will participate in the Chapel
Hill drama tournament for high schools
April 1.
•Eikcrii "Garc4imt is-^divided into twc^
districts, Goldsboro, Greenville and
New Bern being in the first. The
winners from each district will enter
another elimination to see who goes to
Chapel Hill.
The judges will be sent from head
quarters in Chapel Hill or selected
from nearby towns.
As all entries must be dramas, the
“Gold Maskers” are presenting “Auf
Wiedersehen,” by Sada Cowan, which
deals with the German-Jewish situation.
Due to royalties which must be paid
by each contestant, a small admission
will be charged.
Elsie Hooks, business manager, and
Elsie SaVage, assistant, will attend to
all necessary arrangements for the tour
nament. Elsie Hooks has appointed the
follovi^ing committees:
Program: Billy Hood, chairman; Caro
lyn Collier and Billy Manly.
Ticket: Ruth Casson, chairman, Jerry
Knight and Tommy Edgerton; House
Management: Helen Boyette, chairman,
George Simpson, Ruth Herring and
Bill Stafford; and Properties: Virginia
Faison, chairman, Noah Bass, Dorene
Brown, Sammy Bass and Carl Wilson.
This is the first time Goldsboro has
had an entry in the tournament.
DOWN the halls
GLANCES AND
COMMENTS
CONTEST RESULTS. A final check
up of the activity ticket contest shows
that the Sophomore Class with 42 per
cent of its members owning tickets
leads the other classes. The Seniors
have 39.7; the Juniors, 37.8; the Fresh
men, 26. The percentages were found
by multiplying each class enrollment
by $2.50 (cost of one ticket) and divid
ing this sum by the total amount of
money received.
LIONS AID: The Goldsboro Lions’
Club has secured glasses for three boys
and girls since the drive began this
year. Students helped will remain
anonymous. The Lions’ Club asks
that teachers submit names of students
needing glasses to Dr. Hazel Zealy or
Dr. Z. B. Spence.
LETTERS ARRIVE: Ten royal
blue chenille letters have arrived and
are now in the possession of the cheer
leaders. Each, class voted to buy the
letters for their two cheerleaders and
the Student Association gave the two
head cheerleaders letters.
I^EGULAR MOVIES: Movies will
be shown in GHS assembly regularly,
but the schedule has not been posted
yet. The list will include excerpts
from popular movies and advertising
pictures.
RECORD BROKEN: James Lee,
twin brother of John Lee, broke a per
fect attendance record, which he had
held since he was in the first grade, on
January 8, when a severe cold pre
vented his attending school.
Students from Needham Broughton
High School in Raleigh, Princeton and
Oxford high school visited GHS
Wednesday, January 10 and participated
in a round table discussion of SA pro
blems in the four schools.
The students were Bob Kohl, pres
ident of the State Student Council
Congress, Frances Wells, Kathryn Nor
man, Ben Dickson and Davis Willis
of Needham Broughton; Willie Mae
Daniel, A/fartha Crowell and Frona Fox
of Oxford High School, and Ruth Bras
well Charles Braswell and Bill Rains
of Princeton High School. Mr. Paul
Reed, principal of Needham Brough
ton, Mr. Weldon, principal of Oxford
High School, and Miss Pearl Pittman, a
teacher in Princeton High, accom
panied the group.
Oxford and Princeton high schools
are planning to inaugurate student
associations and wished to confer with
Goldsboro and Raleigh high schools.
Sonny Boney, chairman, with Mil
dred Lee, Herman Perkins and Ruby
Lee Spencer made up the committee
responsible for the day. The com
mittee broke up into three parts and
Mildred and Herman acted as host
and hostess. Ruby Lee with her cafe
teria committee was responsible for
lunch; Sonny was general chairman for
the day.
During the day the visiting students
observed several classes and a regular
meeting of Council. Martha Best pre
sided over the Council meeting.
^ After lunch the visitors and several
GHS students assembled in Room 21
and had an informal discussion, with
Sonny Boney presiding.
GHS students piKticipating in the
discussion .were Martha Best, Jackie
Campen, Herman Perkins, Virginia
Lee, Ann Daniels, Mildred Lee, Toni
Lupton, Chase Johnson, Kala Rosen
thal, John Grant, Warren Hood, Noah
Bass, Ike Manly, Lillian Jenkins, Em
ory Whiting, Walter Hicks, Hortense
Liles, George Stenhouse, Ruth Minton,
Herbert Barbour, Harriet Lawson and
Betty Weil.
Mr. Holt Begins Cut'es
As GHS Music Direct r
Mr. P. C. Holt, of Greensboro, start
ed his duties as instructor in the GHS
music department January 1.
Mr. Holt attended Greensboro High
School, after which he .studied at Tre-
vecca College, Nashville, Tennessee;
Guilford College, Guilford, North Car
olina, and took a correspondence course
from the University of North Caro-
olina. Mr. Holt plans to enter the Glee
Club in the State contest for music at
Greensboro.