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THE NEWSPAPER OF THE STUDENT ASSOCIATION
GongratulaHons,
Mildred
Volume XIII, Number 5
Goldsboro, N. C., March 15, 1940
Fiffy Cents a Year
Students Choose John Grant and Mildred Lee,
Seniors, As Most Representative Boy and Girl
President and Vice President of
Senior Class Win Sixth Consecutive
Annual Election
John Grant and Mildred Lee, presi
dent and vice-president of the Senior
Class respectively, were elected the most
representative boy and girl by the stu
dent body in the sixth consecutive an
nual election sponsored by the Hi Nev^^s
staff.
The junior and senior home rooms
were allowed to nominate the juniors
and seniors they thought most repre
sentative. A committee composed of
five staff members with the aid of the
staff eliminated the ones named the
least number of times.
Those running against the two win
ners were Helen Cox, Jackie Campen,
seniors; Hortense Liles, junior; George
Simpson, Ike Manly and Sonny Boney,
seniors. Mildred was elected by a de
cided majority and John by plurality
of the 715 votes cast.
John has participated in the follow
ing activities: Senior Class president, 4;
chairman of SA athletic committee, 4;
president of home room, 1,2,3,4; Most
Initiative, 2; Wittiest, 3; Track, J;
manager football team, 2, 3; Baseball,
1,2,3,4; SA Council representative, 3, 4;
stage hand for Junior play, 3; Most
popular, 4; school radio announcer, 4;
Motion Picture Club, 1; Monogram
Club, 2,3,4; Biology Class president, 3;
intramural baseball, 3; Diversified Oc
cupations, 4.
Second Consecutive Year
I’his is the ;,ccond consecutive ytar
that Mildred has been given this honor.
She has served the school in the fol
lowing capacities: Landscape Garden
ing Club, 1; vice-president of home
room, 1; member of SA social com
mittee, 1, 2; home room treasurer, 2;
class cheer leader, 2; Scribbler’s Club,
2; SA council 3, 4; SA delegate to Kan
napolis, 3; chairman SA cheering com
mittee, 3, 4; Journalism, 3, 4; Hi News
reporter, 3, 4; ad solicitor, 3; Junior
Play, 3; Most Popular, 1, 3; Best Dress
ed, 3; Best Dancer, 3; Most Personal
ity, 1,3; Best All-round, 3; Best Look
ing, 3; Co-feature editor of Hi News,
4; vice-president of class, 4; Senior Play,
4; National Honor Society, 3, 4; presi
dent of English class, 4; Delegate to
SI PA, 4.
The staff committee, composed of
Sara Jeffreys, chairman; Grace Alex
ander, Aim Daniels, Earl Layton and
Marie Belk drew up the qualifications
which should be considered in choos
ing the Most Representative. The staff
approved these cjualifications; The most
representative (1) must be a junior or
senior and must have served last year
and this year in Goldsboro High School,
(2) should make at least average
grades, (3) should have done many
things to have brought honor to his
class, and (4) should have an admir
able character and attractive person
ality.
Honor Society Entertains
79 Honor Roll Students
Eleven National Honor Society mem
bers emptied pig banks to pay due
respect to 79 term honor roll students
at a tea on Wednesday, February 28.
The tea was held in Room 2 from
4:00 to 5:00 o’clock after school. Fresh
men and Sophomores attended from
4:00 to 4:30, Juniors and Seniors froin
4:30 to 5:00. At the rec]uest of society
members, Billy Brown was in charge
of the recorded music which played for
the duration of the tea.
The society was broken up into va
rious committees, each functioning to
promote the tea’s success. Miss Helen
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Here They Are!
John Grant
Mildred Lee
Juniors To Present "Stage Door/’
Hit Stage and Movie Production
Eighty-One On Honor Rolls
With Junior Class Leading
According to honor roll statistics re
leased recently by the office, the Junior
Class led the other three classes with
19, making the quarter honor roll and
26, the term honor roll.
Making the quarter honor roll, the
Freshmen had 15; the Seniors seven;
and the Sophomores five. The Fresh
men had 22 on the term honor roll;
the Seniors, 19; and Sophomores, 15.
To be eligible for the quarter honor
roll, a student must have as a minimum
requirement two ones, no grade lower
than a two and satisfactory conduct
grade. The term honor roll requires
an average of two or above and satis
factory conduct grade throughout the
term.
Quarter Honor Roll:
The 47 students making the quarter
honor roll are: Freshmen: Robert Har
rington, Justyne Barbour, Earline Cul-
breth, Annie Barwick, Jean Branch,
Elizabeth Hardison, Margaret Holt,
Virginia Kelly, Hilda Liles, Dorothy
Loftin, Susan Lupton, Martha Rosen
thal, Pat Stanley, Betty Weil, Elizabeth
Stanley.
Sophomores: Effie Ruth Maxwell,
Nancy Page Swift, Ruth Weil, Ruth
Minton, Margaret Scott.
Juniors: John Roberts, Mary Hicks,
Bob Mooring, Carolyn Collier, Mary
Louise Thomson, Lillian Jenkins, Ha
zel Whitley, George Stenhouse, Buddy
Crone, Edwin Lee, Marie Belk, Hilda
Longest, Kirby Hart, Albert Handley,
Ellen Lee Lovelace, Hortense Liles,
Walter Hicks, Sally Sanborn, Jane
Wood.
Seniors: Helen King, Dwanda Lee
Bissette, Earl Montague, Chase John
son, Toni Lupton, Marie Davis, Harold
Montague.
Term Honors:
The 79 making the term honor roll
are: Freshmen: Mildred McLawhorn,
Robert Harrington, Justyne Barbour,
Earline Culbreth, Sallie King, Jean
Branch, Elizabeth Hardison, Margaret
Holt, Virginia Kelly, Hilda Liles, Doro
thy Loftin, Susan Lupton, Martha Ros
enthal, Pat Stanley, Betty Weil, Winnie
Moore, James Whitley, Edward Ellis,
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The tentative cast of “Stage Door,’
a Broadway hit which will be pre
sented April 19 as the Junior Play, was
aiiuuuiiv.v>i \jitich ] L N*iss \Iary Hch,
director of the play.
The play takes place in the “Foot
lights Club,” a home for young girh
seeking careers oii the stage. The plot
is centered around Terry Randall, one
of the girls at the club to be portrayed
by Lessie Mallard, who, unlike some
of the girls, does not become discour
aged. Finally she becomes a success,
due to the encouragement and help of
David Kingsley, a play producer to be
l)layetl by Henry Stenhouse.
The girls living at the “Footlights
Club,” run by Mary Louise Thomson,
as Mrs. Orcult, are Mary Hicks, as
Olga; Virginia Stith, Big Mary, Jane
Parks; little Mary; Helen Wooten, Ber
nice; Prince Nufer, Madeleine; Jane
Wood, Judidi; Lillian Jenkins, Ann;
Bertha Shaver, Kaye; Sally Sanborn,
Linda; Marie Belk, Jean; Virginia
Weatherly, Bobby; Hope Pate, Louise;
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NO MORE HOLIDAYS
No school on Saturday, no Easter
holidays, and no holidays on the day
of the State Teachers’ meeting was
the decision of the School Board at
their meeting Monday, March 4.
Commencement will be June IL
As there were many objections to
having school on Saturday, the
School Board made this decision.
Mr. W. A. Dees, chairman; Mrs.
J. N. Johnson, Mr. Arnold Edgerton,
Col. John D. Langston, Mrs. R. Jack
Smith, Mr. William G. Britt, Dr.
D. J. Rose, Mr. Lionel Weil and Mr.
Frank A. Daniels make up the
School Board. Mr. Ray Armstrong,
Superintendent o£ City Schools,
meets with the Board.
Greenville Dramateers Win
District One Tournament
I'he CJreenville High School Drama
teers with their entry, “Waiting for
Lefty,” won at the Goldsboro High
School on March 8 the District 1 Tour
nament of the Carolina Dramatic As
sociation in competition with the three
other schools in the district. New Bern,
Hugh Morson of Raleigh, and Golds
boro, and will enter the state tourn
ament in Chapel Hill April 1.
1 he “Gold Maskers,” Miss Fowler
Spencer’s dramatics club, was host to
the visiting schools.
“Waiting for Lefty” was a very un
usual story ol a cab drivers’ union
meeting. It brought out the hardships
of the cab drivers who were oppressed
by racketeers, 'fhe outstanding actors
enacted sccnes within the larger scenes.
I he ))lay did not require stage props.
“ 1 he White Doe” was the most un
usual of all the plays. Both the scenery
and the acting were outstantling. It
was the story of what may have hap-
[)cncd to Virginia Dare.
“The Darkest Hour” was presenletl
by New Bern High School. 'I'he setting
was a ccll in the death house in the
State Penitentiary two hours before a
young man was to be executed. His
sweetheart, who he thought had de
serted him, got a reprieve for him at
the last minute.
“Auf Wiedersehen,” given by the
(Jold Maskers, was a story of the hard
ships ol the Jews in (Jermany under
Nazi rule. A (German woman loved
her loster children so much she killed
herself to })rotect them.
I'he juilges for District 1 were Mr.
Joe Ikown from Raleigh; Mr. Sanford
Reece 'and Mr. Ed, Post from (Chapel
Hill.
DOWN the halls
Making Clothes: Members of Miss
Player’s senior home economics class are
naking clothes for the “Fightin’ Finns.”
Mrs. E. R. Michaux asked the class to
make the clothes which will be given
through the Red Cross. Girls 12 to 13
will receive the dresses, which are made
ol flannel provided by the Red Cross.
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Quit Apologizing: Superintendent
Armstrong, who attended the national
meeting of the Progressive Education
Association in Chicago, February 19-24,
comments after observing northern
schools: We in the South are too apolo
getic for our conditions, when, as a
matter of fact, most conditions here
are much more favorable than in other
states. We should quit apologizing and
go to work.
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Music Festival: Several GHS students
are planning to participate in the
(Jreensboro Music Festival in April.
The Glee Club as a whole will not
enter.
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Office Painted: The outer office and
Mr. Gaddy’s private office were re
cently given two coats of light green
paint by the following members of Mr.
J. H, Askins’ third, fourth, and fifth
period, second-year building anil trades
class: Earl Howell, Bill Williamson,
Alvin Edgerton, Hugh Payne, Leonaril
Staton, David Hill, and Robert D.
Chandler, The floors were also sand
papered anti varnished.
Highest Rating: Ruth Moye, a senior
has made the highest typing rating in
the entire department so far this year,
75 words per minute. Fifty words ner
minute are required for the passing of
the second year course. Others making
high ratings are: Esther Jerngan, Mary
Elizabeth Hallow, Esther Smith, Sally
Hinnant, Carrie Helen Best, Sybil Bla
lock, Dorene Brown, Lola Casey, Chris
tine Davis, Carolyn Evans, and Mildred
J ustice.
# * *
Visitors: Dr. E. A. Waters, Miss Ger
aldine Rowe and Mr. Robert Fleming,
members of the Southern Study staff,
spent February 26-27 in GHS, observ
ing classes and conferring with teachers.
Fine Spirit Is Shown
In Subscription Drive
With “the finest spirit shown in
C}HS in years” the Hi News, backed
by the SA Council, went over the top
in its subscription campaign with a to
tal ol 436 half-year subscriptions, in
cluding activity tickets that were paid
in full.
I'he Council changed the outcome of
the campaign from possible failure to a
glorious success by suggesting at its
meeting on February 22 that all home
rooms assemble the last fifteen, minutes
of the day for a pep talk. This was
the real turning point in the campaign.
The morning following the pep talk
subscriptions literally poured in faster
than Helen Cox, circulation manager,
and her assistants could take care of
them. Over 200 subscriptions had been
turned in at the end of the day.
Miss CJordner’s home room led in
new subscriptions with 54; Miss San
born’s was second with 46; Miss Tay
lor s had 34; and Miss Langston’s, 33.
Individual students selling subscrip
tions were led by Ordery Moore with
eight. Other students selling four or
more subscriptions were Sonny Boney,
Marie Belk and Mike Dorsey, 7; Mil
dred Lee, Cieorge Stenhouse, Walter
Hicks and Fate Sasser and Herbert
Barbour, 6; Marian Bailey and Lucy
O’Brien,-5; Sara Jeffreys, Mary Whit
ing, Catherine Sutton, Tom Dameron,
loni Lupton, Ruby Lee Spencer, Lil
lian Jenkins, anti Catherine Page, 4;
anti six Ireshnien, Virginia Kelly, Lyda
Winslow, Betsy Yelverton, Mary Clea
ves Stenhouse, Susan Lupton, and Eliz
abeth 'fhompson, who tt)gether sold
18 subscriptions.
Financial Plan For Seniors
Arranged By Class Council
With the a[)prt)ach ot conmience-
meiu, ct)mes the annual rountl of ex
penses averaging nearly $12 to each in-
tlivitlual senior who buys a ring, invi
tations, a picture in the Supplement,
tliploma, anti rents a cap and gown.
'I'o make the payment of these bills
easier, a schetlule has been arrangetl
by the Senior Council, placing all tlead-
lines at least two weeks apart.
Senior pictures, which cost one tlol-
lar for four sittings anti the Hi News
cut, were finishetl March 9. Invitations
costing live or six cents apiece must
all be ortleretl by April 26. The dead
line lor the payment of $1.00 for use
ol a cap anti gown is May 10. Girls
will also be facetl with the expense of
a class tlay tlress. Material for these
tlresses is all bought from one store at
a tliscount, making the average cost for
cloth, trimmings, and sewing about
$4,00.
1 he lourth anti final order for senior
rings, which cost $7.15, will be sent off
(luring the last week in April. Students
have hatl the o[)portimity to purchase
rings at iiuervals since the middle of
November anti apprt)ximately 75 have
taken atlvantage of the earlier ortlers.
l’’ighty-two girls and seventy boys
hatl senior pictures taken, making a to
tal ol 152, This, like the rings, is not
an t)bligatory expense as neither a ring
nor a picture in the senior supplement
is necessary for graduation,
Warren Perkins heads the ring com
mittee and is assisted by Sarah (ilisson
anti Mrs, White as atlviser. The pictilre
committee is com[)osetl of Helen Mc-
Clenny, chairman, lul Smith, Olivia
I'erguson aiul Miss Gardner, atlviser.
1 he invitations committee consists of
Olivia I'erguson, chairman, I laroltl
Montague, (Catherine lieamon, Clyde
King, Ethel Anderson, Helen Cox anti
Miss Ezzell, adviser.
Assistant treasurers in the six senior
home rt)oms will assist Sarah Glisson,
class treasurer, in collecting cap and
gown fees.