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CONGRATULATIONS GOLDMASQUERS!!! D THE NEWSPAPER OF THE STUDENT ASSOCIATION Volume XVIII, Number 6 Goldsboro, N. C., April 20, 1945 Fifty Cents Per Year GOLDMASaUERS TAKE SIX FIRSTS IN STATE DRAMATICS FESTIVAL; MR. CLIFTON BRITTON NAMED DRAMATICS’ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT War Loan Drive Begun; GHS Possible Candidaie For Wilmington Launcli The Seventh War Loan Drive in Goldsboro High School began on April 16. The national dates for this drive have been postponed until the latter part of May. The conclud ing date of the drive in GHS has not been set. Each of the three classes in GHS has a quota of ten thousand dollars. If the record is good on April 30, they may be a candidate for choos ing a sponsor of a ship at Wilming ton. The Shipbuilding Company wrote the school a letter stating they are inviting the. Education Division of the War Finance Com mittee to select a student for spon soring the launching. Three schools will be selected. The winner of these three will name a girl_ spon sor and the runners-up will each select a maid or matron of honor. The following information deter mines the selection: Does your achool fly, or is it qualified to fly, the Schools-at-War Treasury flag? Give percent,of students participat ing in the program. What was your total sale of War Bonds and Stamps from March 15 through April 30? What is your student enrollment? To what promotions (activities) do you attribute your School-at-War program? The drive, sponsored by the War Activities Board, will be carried on through the homerooms; there will be no big event to boost the sales. Studenis Report The theme of the Eastern district of the North Carolina State Student Council Convention in Greenville was “The Preservation of Democ racy Through the Training of the Youth.” Elizabeth Myatt, Tommy Davis, Charles Britt, Ruth Caudill, Jo Rosenthal and Leonard Pulghum were the delegates from Goldsboro High School attending the conven tion. At a Student Association meeting the delegates reported on the con vention. Charles Britt brought out in his report (1) Student Govern ment works well in many schools, but too few students are interested and (2) Organization of School should be understood. Jo Rosenthal reported on two panel discussions and brought out several points on school elections. Elizabeth Myatt re ported on the panel discussion which she led in Greenville. Anne Stowe, SA Recording secre tary read the minutes of the pre vious meeting after which Bruce Berkeley gave the SA treasurer’s report. Elizabeth Myatt, SA pres ident, presided. Movie Shown Pictured above are the casts of “Sky Fodder” and “Farmer Brown’s Pig.” Inset pictures Mr. Clifton Britton, director. A movie, “Courageous Mr. Penn,” is to be shown this morning at 10 o’clock. This movie is being spon sored by the War Activities Board to encourage donations to the old clothing campaign. rr Nominees For S. A. Offices Announced Red (rols Committee Sponsors Activities To furnish ways for every student to contribute to at least one pro gram of the Junior Red Cross, is the objective of the newly organized Junior Red Cross Committee. The first projecti was to fill the Junior Red Cross Educational Gift Boxes. Miss Ida Gordner’s Sociology Class sponsored this project. The second project was collecting coat hangers for the government. Investigating the possibility of having a Junior Nurses Aid Course and a Home Nursing Program for GHS' girls, is the work being done now by the committee. Chairman for this committee is Ida Lewis Langston. Members of her committee are: Gloria Davis, Sally Ann Hood, Ann Parker, Lillie Smith and Susan Smith with Miss Miriam Koch .as adviser. Fill Gift Boxes Fifty-one Educational Gift boxes were filled for the children in war- torn countries by Goldsboro High School students in a drive which ended April 6. The boxes contained such items as pencils, chalk, buttons, compass, small pads of paper and soap. The boxes cost approximately $2.50 each. The articles were contributed by the students. Miss Ida Gordner’s Sociology class, sponsored the drive with Betsy Smith as chairman and Annie Fore hand and Mickey Wellons as com mittee members. The chairmen in charge of the boxes in each homeroom were: Dav id Anderson, Room IB; Joyce Daw- lin. Room 2; Sam Lynch, Room 3; Davis Byrd, Room 8; Dot Permar, Room 10; Virginia Keen, Room 11; Hazel Fields, Room 12; Henrietta Parnel, Room 13; Eldridge Keen, Room 14; Betty Lou Cox, Room 16; Ralph Wiggs, Room 17; Mary Em ma Malpass, Room 19; Marnie Chee- ver, Room 20; Sally Hood and Susan Smith, Room 21; Virginia Carter, Room 22; and Nance Potts, Room 24. Coathangers Students contributed approx imately 127 coathangers to the Red Cross during the week of April 13. They are to be distributed among the ser-vicemen by the sponsoring organization. SEE PAGE FOUR! The courses to be offered in GHS next year are mapped out on page 4 of this issue of the HI NEWS. Save your paper and when you begin to plan your next year’s schedule it will serve as a handy reference. Last Quarter's Officers (iiosen They are as follows: Room 1-B: President, Clip Noble; Vice-Pres ident, George Farfour; Secretary, Chris Columbus; Treasurer, Jarvis Garris. Room' 2: President, Polly Edgerton; Vice-President, Carolyn Lancaster; Secretary, Mimi Weil; Treasurer, Tootsie Crocker. Room 8: President, Dan Ward; Vice-Pres ident, Raymond Gray; Secretary, Doris Byrd; Treasurer, Lonnie Mo- zingo. Room 10: President, Esther Jones; Vice-President, Rachel Vin son; Secretary, Harriette Thomp son; Treasurer, Gatsey Butler. Room 11: President, Janie Belle Worell; Vice-President, Genva Hare; Secretary, Elbert Sills; Treasurer, Martha Wise. Room 12: President, Dorothy Worley; Vice-President, Robert Roberts; Secretary, Frances Myers; Treasurer, Billy King. Room 13: President, Leonard Fulghum; Vice-President, Ed Brady; Secretary and Treasurer, Johnny Hinton. Room 14: President, Alice Gentry; Vice-President, Mary Farfour; Sec retary, Eldridge Keen; Treasurer, Dot Gainey. Room 15: Officers to be elected. Room 16: President, Irva Williams; Vice-President, Herbert Howell; Secretary, Bruce Berkeley; Treasurer, Paul Edmundson. Room 17: President, Billy Ellis; S^ecretary, Charles Barnes. Room 19: Pres ident, Janet Lowrimore; Vice-Pres- ident, Jerry McArthur; Secretary, Gertie Lewis; Treasurer, Roy Pur ser and Dolly Underwood. Room 20: President, Billy Ray; Vice-Presi- dent, Norwood feizzell; Secretary, Mary Ann Jeffrys; Treasurer, Mar tha Winslow: Room 21: President, Jackie .Barfield; Vice-President, Kitzi Bridgers; Secretary, .Susan Smith; Treasurer, Helen Nix. Room 22: President, Jack Hauser; Vice- President, Earl Dickerson; Secre tary, Della .Ellis. Room 24: Pres ident, Marilyn Johnson; Secretaries, Ottis Pate and William Smith; and Treasurer, Durwood Stafford. HI News Announces "Scoop" of Nominees Martha Winslow has been put up for President of the 1945-46 Student Association by the Nominating Committee. Herbert Howell has been nom inated for Vice President, Edwina Hallman, Recording secretary, Con- niq Johnson, Corresponding secre tary, Charles Ellis, treasurer and Susan Gardner, Head Cheerleader. The Nominating committee, com posed of the present SA officers, held the three meetings required by the constitution to make nomina tions on April 16 and 17. All nom inees have ac^^epted their nomina tions. Present SA officers are Elizabeth Myatt, Zeno Spence, Anne Stowe, Marilyn Handley and George Wil son with Miss Emma Lou Garner, adviser. SA election dates have been ac cepted by council as follows: Nom inations, April 23-27; Registration, April 30, May 1; Campaign speeches. May 2; Vote, May 3; Campaign speeches. May 7; Re-vote, May 8. Members of the SA Election Com^ mittee are: Charles Britt, Jane Brown, J. C. Horne, Tootsie Powell, and George Armstrong, chairman with Miss Clytee Ward, adviser. Sub-Fresiiman Weel( Planned by Committee Annual Sub-Freshman day in GHS will be carried out on May 2. All eighth grade students will ob serve in the classrooms and hear SA campaign speeches. Margaret Dumas, chairman of the SA Reception Committee, has an nounced incomplete plans for Sub- Freshman week, Apfil 30-May 4. They are as follows: Monday: Hi News and GHS Hand books will be distributed among all eighth graders; Tuesday: yet to be planned; Wednesday: Sub-Fresh man Day in GHS; Thursday: yet to be planned; Friday: eighth grad ers will receive a test on the hand book. During this week the Sub-Fresh man teachers will discuss the GHS (Continued on page 5) Farmer Brown's Pig, "Sky Fodder" Take First Place Awards The Goldsboro High School Gold- masquers returned victorious in six out of seven contests entered in the State Dramatic Festival held in Chapel Hill from April 11-14. “Sky Fodder,” played by Junior Goldmasquers, and “Farmer Brown’s Pig,” by Senior Goldmas quers, took first place honors among high school production contestants. Dr. Frank Porter Graham, Presi dent of the University of North Carolina, made the presentation of awards. Mr. Britton Goldsboro’s director, Mr. Clifton Britton, was elected president of the Carolina Dramatic Association for the ensuing year. On the night of his induction, he spoke to the audience. Huldah Powell, receiving the first award of the evening, won recogni tion for her esthetic costume design ing in “Lost Horizon.” For his por trayal in cosmetics of Harry Olson in “The Skull,” Elwood Reaves earned the first place make-up a- ward. Zeno Spence’s scene design of “Out of the Darkness” brought him top honors in this particular contest. Ira Montague accepted the award for the picture exhibit. The Goldmasquers’ scrapbook was given honorable mention. “Sky Fodder” The cast of “Sky Fodder” includ ed: Robert Andrews, Rogers; Billy Ray, Drew; and John Duke, Neil. The technical staff was composed of: Paul Edmundson, stage man ager; Herbert Howell, assistant; Donald King, sound technician. “Farmer Brown’s Pig” The “Farmer Brown’s Pig” cast was comprised of: Henry Lee, Ezra Brown; Elizabeth Myatt, Mrs. Brown; Ira Montague, auctioneer; Harriett Thompson, Widow Hubble; Bruce Berkeley, Clem Tate; George Armstrong, Hoot; Ava Crumpler, Ruthie Mae; Pete McDowell, Doc McIntosh; Robert Mitcham, Law yer Jenks. The supporting cast was as follows: Ann Bizzell, Gertrude Blow, Gloria Davis, Wendell Edger ton, Mark MoLawhon, Sarah Sadler, Gaynell Sauls, Bill Shrago, and Irva Williams. Members of the ballet who appeared in “Farmer Brown’s Pig” were: Bobby Denise, Mary Lou Donnell, Margaret Dumas, Ruth Edgerton, Susan Gardner, and Vir ginia McFarland. Stage crew for this production in cluded: William Smith Howell, Cur tis Langston, Ottis Pate, Jr., Elwood Reaves, make-up artist, assisted by Gatsey Jane Butler. Technical staff: Leon Perry, lighting technician for both productions; Curtis Lancaster; Betty Magill, student director; George Wilson and Bobby Malpass, sound technicians; Wendell Edger ton and Mark McLawhon, stage managers; and Ann Bizzell, in charge of properties. Vassie Balckum headed the scen ery construction, and was assisted by several Goldmasquers. Entering the Make-up contest, (Continued on page 6)
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