‘J;' Page Six HIGH LIFE PILUPS AnEWDS PMNCffALS’ MEET u Why Students Fail” Is Chief Topic of Discussion—No Defi nite Conclusions Reached COMMITTEES APPOINTED At the annual meeting of the mem bers of the State Association of High School Principals, held at Charlotte Friday and Saturday, February 18 and 19, the subject of “Why Students Fail” was chief among the discussions of the conference The entire meeting on Friday was devoted to the considera tion of this topic. No definite conclu sions were reached. However, it was generally agreed that most failures are caused not by lack of ability, but by the students not being properly placed in the classes. Dr. E. Garringer, of Charlotte High School, presided over the meetings. The membership included the princi pals of the eighteen double A-1 high schools in this state. The conference elected Mr. L. R. Johnson, of Fligh Point, president, for the next year and appointed Mr. L. H. Edwards, of Ashe ville, and Dr. Garringer, of Charlottefi to aid in the preparation of next year’s program at High Point. The conference appointed several committees to study the question of failures and to make reports at the next meeting. It was also requested that each principal present study indi vidual cases and report his findings at the next conference. Dr. J. H. Highsmith, State School Inspector, and Dr. M. R. Trabue, of Carolina, spoke on various phases of educational work. The subject of vo cational training came in for a large share of discussion. State athletic eliminiation contests were discussed. A committee was named to study the question of sports and make a report at a future meeting. It was suggested that the present sys tem is not advisable as it throws un necessary financial strain upon the community. Mr. C. W. Phillips was appointed a member of this commit tee. NTS PRESENT STATE CONTEST PLAY (CK TUESDAY Leon Wells Takes Leading Role as Dyke—-Hilda Davidson Plavs Role of Girl WILL PRESENT AT U. N. C. “The Rehearsal,” a Short Skit Preceded Main Play—Lily McLees Takes Leading Role Tuesday night, February 22, at Ay- codi School, the public speaking de partment presented its contest play, “The Valiant.” Preceding the play, members of the public speaking de partment gave a short skit called “The Rehearsal,” which was a play within a play, and depicted the absurdity of amateur rehearsals. Lily McLees was ^•ery good in the part of the old Irish father. “The Valiant” is a one-act play by Middlemass and Hall. It requires a great amount of acting and feeling on the part of the actors, and was pre sented with such Tuesday night. The acting of Leon Wells as the young criminal was excellent, as was that of Hilda Davidson, the girl. The parts of the warden and Father Daly were well portrayed by Charles McLees and Herbert Jones. The pre sentation is one of the best, if not the best, given by the high school this year. The cast of characters was as fol lows : The Warden, Charles McLees; Father Daly, Herbert Jones; James Duke, Leon Wells; The Girl, Hilda Da vidson ; The Jailer, Ernest Scarboro; The Attendant, Joe Mann. CIVITANS ENTERTAIN STUDENTS WITH TRIP TO STATE CAPITAL (Continued from Page One) ford’s own representatives were on the floor at the time, discussing the game bill. Of particular interest was the Insti tute for the Blind. Here an orchestral concert was arranged for the party. Later on they were taken over the en tire plant, and shown the SAvimming pool, in which several blind boys and girls were bathing. The group returned to Greensboro about 8 P. M,. having spent twelve hours in the capital city. The trip was made in the automobiles of several Civitans. Miss Daisy Anderson ac companied the high school students as chaperone. The following students took the trip: J. D. McNairy, Sara Mendenhall, Hazel Jenkins, Irene Clay, Clyde Nor- com, Irene McFadgen, Evelyn Russell, Carter Williams, Eugenia Isler, Jo seph Hendricks, Lucy Crocker, Fred Byers, Elizabeth Dailey, O. L. Grubbs, Harold Cone, Catherine Sykes, Charles Crews, Ruth McQuaige, Elizabeth Sock- well, Irene Dorset!, J. C. Coe, Haiu^ey Anderson, Ehde Hope, Stanley Wil liams, Annie Hardee, Mary Penny, Romeo LeFord, Harold Smith, Helen Davis, Carmen Patterson, Mary Hoyle jVIargaret Wall, Allene Brown, Samuel Smith, Goldie Goss, Henry Allen, Eliz abeth Simmons, Edith Frazier, Perry Sharpe, Phyllis Penn, Gertrude Rob erts WINSTON «^TO BE HOST AT FELLOWSHIP BANQUET (Continued from Page One) Point. Citizens and members of the faculties will also be heard at this time. This will be the second of a series of fellowship banquets held for the cities of the Piedmont Triangle. Greensboro entertained before Christ mas and large delegations attended from all the cities. The group that will attend the ban quet from Greensboro includes the fol lowing : Members of the student coun cil, Willard Watson, Henry Biggs, Bill Scott, Earl Harlee, Harvey Anderson, Dillard McGlamery, Zaidee Smith, Charles Rives, Lucy Crocker, Macon Crocker, Mary Lynn Carlson, Bill Pe- tree, and Betty Brown; Dick Bur roughs, representative from the High Life staff; Rebecca Webster, captain of the girls’ basketball team; Wyatt Taylor, ceptain boys’ basketball team ; Theron Brown, captain football team; Miss Mary Morrow, girls’ athletics; Miss Nellie K. Dry, basketball coach; Miss Laura Tillett, adAuser for Home spun; Mrs. Mary S. Ashford, adviser for High Life ; Mr. James A. Far- thim debating coach; Mr. C. W. Phillips, principal; Mr. Frederick Archer, superintendent; Miss lone Gro gan, adviser for student council; Miss Marian Bliss, dramatics coach; Mr. Herbert Park, physical education di rector. Page Kernodle. 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It is being said around that some girls haA’e “it,” and all the girls hope they have “it.” As for me, gWe me “it” or give me something else. That’s hoAV I feel about “it,” because I’m no girl AA"ho must depend on “It.” The npanager of a ten-cent stqre rushed out of his red “dime-snatcher” the other morning and, accosting a beautiful girl, said, “Did you get ‘it’ ” “Oh, yes, I’Am had “it” for some time,” she replied, shoAAung her igno rance, because the manager had her ar rested for shoplifting a rolling-pin. The judge, hoAvever, let her go be cause he could see that she had “it,” and therefore AA'Ouldn’t have stolen it for the AAmrld. “HaA'e you got ‘it?’” I asked a lady school-teacher. “No,” she replied, “but I’m doing bet ter Avith my correspondence course with ‘it’ ” An old bachelor AAms asked, “Is it that you don’t loA'e the girls?” “Oh, no, ‘it’ is that I do loAm the girls.” And so “it” is that I’m almost ripe for a padded cell. 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