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VOIXME VI
GKEEXSBORO HIGH SCHOOL, GREEXSHORO, X. C., DECEMBER 18, IBi'S
XUMBER 7
Juniors Bid Farewell To
Seniors at Annual Banquet
A GREAT SUCCESS oxk of oroi assfts
Robert Wilson, President of
Juniors, Acts As
Toastmaster.
OLD SANTA CLAUS ON SCENE
Christmas Color Scheme Carried Out
ill Christmas Program—“Scan
dal Extra” Distributed.
lAUst night in the .Jefferson Standard
club rooms tlie .Jolly .Juniors bade the
Dignified Seniors farewell at the annual
mid-year banquet. The spacious rooms,
where the receiving line composed of the
ofiicers of both classes and members of
the faculty, was formed, were beautiful
in their Christmas decorations of holly,
mistletoe and gay bells.
After everybody had had a chance to
say “hello” to everybody else, the doors
of the banquet hall were thrown open
and the guests, led by Robert Wilson,
president of the .Junior Class, found their
jilaces at the large table formed like a
cross. By means of tiny holly wreathes
holding lighted candles tlie effect was
made more evident as well as more beau
tiful.
The entire banquet liall was decorated
in the Christmas color scheme of green
and red which was carried out most
effectively by the u.se of holly, red can
dles and Christmas bells.
(Continued 07i page four)
L. M. JOHNSON
LAUDS THE “SCRUBS”
Mr. J. D. Wilkins Presents the Foot
ball Certificates to Coaches,
Manager, and Team.
Mr. Elerbert .Jonhnson introduced the
speakers, Messrs. Stout, Mozard, I.. M.
.Johnson, and .T. D. Wilkins, to the .Jun
ior-Senior group in chapel Monday, Dec.
7. After Mr. Stout had briefly outlined
the banking system which was put into
operation Tuesday, the 8th, Mr. Mo/.ard
better known as “Bill Dollar”, empha
sized the importance of loyalty and urg
ed the students to patronize their home
town. “If you are going to send your
money to another town, then buy a tick
et and follow it because you are an un
desirable citizen,” declared the speaker.
Mr. Mozard was very favorably impress
ed by Greensboro except for the large
number of “teahounds” hanging out in
front of the drug stores.
Mr. I>. M. .Johnson, who has followed
the football contests of G. II. S. for
many seasons, spoke a few words in
commendation of sports in general and
of this season’s series in particular. Mr.
.J. D. Wilkins another confirmed fan ad
dressed the varsity and presented to
them, coaches Fordham and Coletrane,
and Manager Guy Flill, football cer
tificates.
FIRST BANK DAY
PROVES SUCCESSFUL
Under the auspices of the American
FiXchange National Bank of Greensboro,
“Bank Day,” was started in Greensboro
High School, Tuesday, Dec. 8, and ev
ery Tuesday thereafter will be “Bank
Day.”
Rooms 8 and B6 went 100 per cent,
and received banners while three rooms
did not make any deposits at all. There
were 218 depositors and total receipts
were .^77.03.
Mr. Phillips was very well satisfied
with the results. The large number of
students who already had savings ac
counts was responsible for the compara
tively small number of depositors. For
example, in a session room of 31 stu
dents, 21 already had accounts.
W. R. WUNSCH
Member of the Modern Language and
English Departments, Advisor for
Homefipun, Faculty Head of
Dramatics, Coacli of
“.Just Sujipose.”
CARRY OUT “SHIP"
IDEA IN YEAR BOOK
Contains Pictures of Seniors,
Student Council and
Others.
'Hie Senior Year Book, The Reflector,
— j.refts 'f'hnrday, December 10.
T’he “Shi]Y” idea will be carried out in
the headings of tlw various sections and
in the art work. The book will be di
vided into several sections. Tlie first
will probably contain the Senior pic
tures, Class Poem, Ili.story, Prophecy,
and Will. A section will be given to the
fall sports such as boys’ football and
hasketball and girls' hockey and basket
ball. One section will possibly be used
for pictures of the Torchlight Society,
Student Council, and the Homespun
staff; snapshots of the class officers and
the semester officers.
The Reflector will have y)ractically tlie
same contents as the annual, witli the
exception of some of the sports and
group pictures. The contents will be
in a more condensed form.
DR. BETTS SPEAKS AT
FATHER-SON BANQUET
Thursday, Dec. 10, at the Y. M. C.
A., the Hi-Y Club lield its annual Fatli-
er-Son banquet. This was without a
doubt the best affair of this kind ever
lield by the Hi-Y of this city.
'I’he fathers were given an address of
V'elcome by Itoy Smith in a very im
pressive speech. Following this the Hi-
Y quartet composed of Paul Scurlock,
Orden (ioode, Marvin Isley and .John
Betts accornjYanied by A. T. Rowe on
the piano rendered several numbers.
The main feature of the evening’s
l)rogram was an address by J3r. Betts.
In a very ins])iring speech he spoke of
the early manhood of tlie fathers and of
the deep feeling that thrilled the fath
ers’ hearts, when first they gazed into
the eyes of tlieir sons. He siioke of
the feeling of resjxmsibility felt by the
fatliers for their sons. In conclusion
he declared that the success or the
failure of the boys rested largely on
the care exercised by their parents.
Mr. Coletrane, Hi-Y leader, .spoke of
the aims of the Hi-Y, which are to de
velop leadership and Contagious Chris
tian Character. By doing this he said
they would be sons their parents would
be proud of. He urged the fathers to
be good models and to set good exam
ples for their sons to follow.
ROOM 106 CONDUCTS
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
Four Tableaux Given Representing
Birth of Christ—Both Boy’s and
Girls Glee Clubs Sing.
The members of 1()(), Miss Grogan’s
.session room gave a very impressive
(Tiristmas service 'i'uesday and Wednes-
ilay, December IFj and 1(», representing
die birth of Christ by four beautiful tab
leaux.
i'he school entered the chajiel singing
“Hark the Herald Angels Sing,” and
while the last stanza jicaled forth, the
curtain parted and revealed a jiicture of
the heralds, with lyre trunqiets, and cym-
hals. 'j'he heralds were Elizabeth Um-
berger, Margaret Hood, Cecil Liiidau,
Gertrude Hobbs. “An Old, Old Christ
mas Carol” was sung by the Girl's Glee
Club.
'I'he first narrator, Orden Goode, read
the Christmas story according to Mat
thew and while tlie Girl’s Glee Club sang
“Crloria” the jiicture of the she)iherds
was seen. 'Ehe sheiiherds were Marshal
C’am})bell, FJdwin McNeilly, Raymond
Bennett and .James 'I'idwell.
'I'he story was taken up in I.iike by the
second Narrator, P^lizabeth Crews.
The tableau of the three Wise Men was
])resent(‘d while the Boy’s Glee Club ren
dered “We 'I'liree Kings of Orient Are
.James Peterson, Clenn Holder, and ,Joe
F'aulkner, ])layed the parts of the Wise
Men.
'I’he Boys’ Glee ('luh sang “Silent
Night” and the concluding tableau of
“Nativity” was given. 'I'he cliaracters
were: Mary, Dorothy Lea; .Josejih, Paul
Scurlock; a;ngels, Helen P'eldcr, Mar
garet Crew's and Inez Murray.
The last feature on the i)rogram was a
carol by Mr. MU; -"’s 1 » •>’ (ilce Club.
JANUARY 26-29 TO
BE THE SENIOR WEEK
Plans Nearing Completion—Final Ex
ercises Will Be Held Jan. 29—
Probably At the Grand,
Plans for the coinmeiKHmient of the
mid-term graduating class are nearing
coinjiletion. The exercises will open Sun
day night, .January 2t, with the bacca
laureate sermon at the P''irst Baptist
Church. 'I'he speaker has not yet been
secured.
'File week of .January 26-29 will be
“Senior Week.” 'I'lmrsday, the 28 is
Class Day and Friday, the 29, the final
commencement exercises will be held,
probably at the Grand 'Tbe.'itre.
'This is tlie first year that the January
graduating class lias been large enough to
warrant a “Senior Week” jirogram simi
lar to that which is carried out at the
spring graduation.
Officers of the class arc: President,
Sammy Goode; Vive-Presideiit, Dorothy
r>ea; Secretary, Mary Lyon; 'Treasurer,
Joe Faulkner.
GIRL’S COUNCIL HOLDS
PROGRAM AT FORUM MEET
'The Girls’ Forum had its regular
monthly meeting in Chapel Hill, Dec.
10. In a few words before the girl.s,
Mary .Jane Wharton, president of the
Girls’ Council told the purpose and aims
of the council.
The representatives from the session
rooms on the council were introduced
to the girls. Several members of the
Girls’ Council made short talks: Jane
Harris, A Real Girl’s attitude toward
her fellow students; Elizabetli Crews, A
Real (jirl’s attitude toward her teach
ers; Ellen Kelly, A Real Girl’s attitude
towards her parents; Elizabeth Camp
bell, A Real Girl’s attitude toward hon
esty; Sadie Sharp, A Real Girl’s atti
tude toward her school work and out
side activities.
In closing, Nell Applewhite sang “Out
of the Dusk to You.”
CKADlA'riON
AVFFK
.January 2i Sermon, I’'irst Bap
tist Churcli.
-January 2()-2.'5, Wednesday-Moii-
day -Senior ICxaminations.
.January 26-29 Senior Week.
.January 28, ’I'liursday - ('lass
Night.
-January 29—Graduation.
“JUST SUPPOSE”
PLEASES CROWD
Phyllis Penn Stars As South
ern Belle—Others Show Up
Well for Their First Time.
'I'he i:)ramatie Club presented “Just
vSup])ose”, a whimsictil comedy by A.
1'-. 1 homas, at tlie N. C. W. auditor
ium Friday, December J, at 8 o'clock.
A large crowd witnessed the jierform-
ance and exjiressed tlie opinion that it
wjis an excellent jiroduction for ama
teur ]Yerformers.
'The jilay is based on a rumor that
tlie Prince of Wales during liis recent
visit to America got away from the
])om]Y of his jiosition for a while and
appeared somewhere in Virginia under
an assumed name.
Probably the best acting was that of
Phyllis Penn as Linda Lee Stafford,- a
southern belle. She lived her pari
tliroughout the play. “Pete” Wyrick
as Ceorge Chester, the assumed name
of tlie Prince, jilayed his jiart wh*11. lie
presented a truly royal appearance in
the last act with a British Naval Uni
form and sword.
Betty Brown as Mrs. Carter Stafford,
the grandmother; ('larence Scott as the
Marquis Karnahy; Marvin Isley, as
Kingsley Stafford, a Virginia gentle
man; .John (iilles]iie as Montgomery
Warren, a southerner; Vernon Patter
son as the Honorable Sir Calverton Ship-
ley, an Englishman; and Beverly Moore
as Hannibal, a negro servant, all jilayed
their roles with genius and ability.
'Die play was produced by special
arrangement with Samuel French of
New York while the British naval uni
forms and wigs were from 'I’ams Cos
tume Eriqioriiim, N. Y.
(Continued on page four)
MISS GROGAN REPORTS
NOVEMBER HONOR ROI.L
Miss Grogan announces the Honor
Roll for November, as follow’s:
Weldon Beachain, Ben Kendrick, P.
B. Whittington, Elizabeth Campbell, Mar
garet Ferguson, Frances .Tolmson, Glenn
Boyd MacI.eod, Mary Mc(,'ollhum, Lou
ise McC'ulloch, Marguerite Mason,
CTaudia Murdock, Hilda Smith, Helen
Stockard, Margaret Glenn Stockton,
.Annie Amount, Alice Dillard, lAiuise
('heek, Ruth Simpson, Beverly Moore,
Ruth Abbott, Bernice AjijyIc, Betty
Brown, Mary Lynn Carlson, Jane Ilar-
ri.s, Mary Elizabeth King, Sarah Men
denhall, Phyllis Penn, Matilda Robinson,
Nell 'rhurman, Cynthia A'aughn Mary
.J. Wliarton, Catherine Wliarton, Hay
wood Gathings, Pauline Medearis, F'dna
Morgan, Evelyn Stew'art, FHizaheth
Bray, Nancy Ilay, Alia Ross, Lewis
Dicks, Harold Cone, Carl Jones, F'Jiza-
beth Boyst, Dixon 'i'liacker, Charles
Rives, Henry Welland, Cathryn Ben
nett, Marion Geogagen, Henry Biggs,
Hilda Davidson, Harry Guinm, Margar
et Hackney, Mary Ivyon Leak, Ruth
Lewis, J. D. McNairy, Helen Shuford,
Francis Suik, Zaidee Smith, Carlton
Wilder, William Byers, Margaret Blay
lock, Dorothy Donnell, Sarah Ferguson,
Ruth Ferree, Eugenia Isler, Sadie
Sharp, Margaret Sockwell, Margaret
(Continued on page four)
Dr. Livers, of tlie extimsion dejiart-
ment of the North Carolina College for
Women, addressed the pnrent teaehers
association of the (Vntral High Sehoul
at their regular inontlily meeting Wed-
nesdity, Dec. 1, in the high school audi
torium.
“'The great job of Creensboro and tlie
State of North ('arolina now is to get
her young peo])le better equipped for
later life,” declared Dr. Livers. He
showed his audience how tlie school boy
and girl of this state is h.'indicaptiefl.
“A large number of the schools have
only a six montlis session, and only
seven elementnry grades.”
'The s])eaker believes tliat it is a mis
take for parents to want to make life
easier for their children, because the
most reniarkahle lessons learned are
those learned in tlie university of hard
knocks. “In bringing up school children
study is the real job of the home,” the
sjieaker said, “and the home should co-
Dlierate with tlie school in furthering
this.”
He found in liis twenty years of
.school work tliat the real reasons for
^■.’flure in work are either three
(Continued on page four)
PARENT-TEACHER
BODY ADDRESSED
BY DR. LIVERS
Says It Is Mistake for Parents
to Make Things Easier for
Children.
PRAISES WORK OF BODY
Pleads for Cooperation of School and
Parents in Eflicient Home-
Study Program.
BOY SCOUTS OPERATE
MEYER’S DEPT. STORE
Nearly Sixty Boys Report for Work
With Paul Scurlock As Presi
dent—Receive .$1,33.14.
Saturday, December .'5th, the Greens
boro Boy Scouts took over and operated
Meyer’s Depurtnient Store. Approxi-
imately sixty scouts reported for work
Saturday at 8:30 A. M. 'I’he following
scouts were officials wliile the rest were
department heads; Paul Scurlock, pres
ident ; Harry Murray, Vice-I^resident
Archie Joyner, (’redit Mgr.; Edgar
Kuykendall, Advertising Mgr. Sammy
Goode; Siqierintendent, Robert Doug
las; Siijit. of Mail Orders, Harry Wei-
land; Disjilay Manager, C. F. Strick
land.
As soon as all rejiorted, work was
begun immediately in all parts of the
.store. 'J'he business was carried on in
the usual manner with tlie scouts in
charge. 'I'hey w'ere allowed an hour
for dinru*r, different groujis at differ
ent times from 11:30 o'clock to 1:30 o’
clock. All the scouts as well as em
ployees of the concern enjtiyed the day.
'I’lie scout’s day was over at 7:30 o’
clock and tiien all reiiorted for a court
of lionor meeting at eight o’clock. 'The
scouts received one per cent, of the
days income w'hieli amounted to $133.IJ.
MR. COLETRANE’S CLASS
IN SOCIOLOGY VISITS COURT
On Wednesday, Dec. 9, Mr. Cole-
trane's fourtli iicriod Sociology class
went to Guilford ('ounty Superior Court
to get the facts about court jiroceedure.
'The students left school the third period
and came hack at the beginning of the
fifth jieriod, although they liecame so in-
tere.sted in the trial that they didn’t
want to leave.
'The next journey made by the class
was to Federal Court on Friday, Decem
ber 11. 'The trial of three mail robbers
was going on and the students enjoyed
this very much.