ON PA] Child Psy at G. H Miss A lecturer a series (. (lay, Mart the Greer of the fir> sents itse opment oi to foster made,” M idea of d ter of con first, to s\ stead of th On Tues Binzell ach the county “Twentieth ents and Ch. adjustments i children in an advocating par education. Wednesday at addressed 150 pa at the Country C was in charge ^ of what the lo cQinplished, laws pertaining of the difficulty . the legislature. Miss Binzell was introduced b. W. H. Swift, state president of North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers. LOCAL COUNCIL MEETS TO MAKE FUTURE PUNS Reports From Captains of Troops—Ac ceptance of Miss Gilmers’ Resig nation as Local Director CITy RALLY FIRST WEEK IN MAY The local council of Girl Scouts dis cussed plans for the next three weeks at a regular quarterly meeting March 7 at the home of Airs. Frank Leak. The program consisted of reports from the captains of the different troops. A rally for all the troops was planned for the first week in Alay. The Camp Committee, with Mrs. Clarence Cone as chairman, has completed plans for a summer camp ; the time and place will be announced later. The resignation of Aliss Alarion Gil mer, acting local director, was accepted. No one has yet been chosen to take her place. fifth issue aycock PAPER WELL WRITTEN Publication Contains Article on School Library—Poems and Editorials Good. New Books Added to Library The fifth issue of Aycock-A-Doodle- Ooo, the Charles B. Aycock School pa per, whi(‘h came out March 15, was Quite worth while. There were three good editorials. We found the one on “Sportsmanship” es pecially well-written. A*n article on file school library, which has been greatly improved since the beginning of the second semester, was very interest ing. Alany new books have been added to the Graj- Archer Alemorial shelf, which was established in niemory of the sou of Superintendent Archer. Cheers and school songs and athletics made up the third page. A number of good poems vvei’e found on page five and six. We especially liked those on the snow. the ”Oh, , lett. She (. fore we were rei, I came down stairs tnere Til lett. In just a minute she “Where have you been?” we all cm.. “Oh, just riding on the elevator,” was the casual reply. She was so impressed by the Scandals that when we got back to the hotel, she tried to the Black Bottom!” BOARD HEARS SCHOOL PROBLEMS PRESENTED Building Program For Amount of $313,- 000 Is Outlined to Joint Meeting of Educational Officials The Guilford county board of educa tion’s building program for an amount of ,$313,000 was outlined to members of the board of county commissioners at a joint meeting of the two bodies Tuesday, Alarch 15. This will be the minimum amount necessary to take care of the growth of certain schools and to provide for the expansion other years will bring. Air. T. AA^. Andrews, superintendent of schools in High Point, urged the setting up of a building fund to be used by all schools of the country irrespec tive of which of the three educational boards controlled them. The commissioners were impressed by talks made on the crowded conditions of the schools. BEN HUR SHOWN HERE AT NATIONAL THEATER “Ben Hur” was shown at the Nation al Theater Alarch 17-18, with daily mat inees at 3 :30. The picture just, com pleted six weeks in Baltimore and four weeks in AAhashington, which followed record-breaking runs in New York, Bos ton, Philadelphia, Chicago, Los An geles, and San Francisco. Students were dismissed at 3:20 so that they would have time to see the matinee. GREENSi. White Week Fiction 'Non-Fic. Toiu Feb. 14-18 2,266 1,771 4,637 Feb. 21-24 ___ 2,932 1,965 4,897 Feb. 28-Alar. 4 2,268 1,501 3,769 Total 8,066 5,237 13,303 BI-MONTHLY MEETING OF GIRL RESERVES Plans For Club Pins and Emblems Were A^oted on and Accepted by Club ’The Girl Reserves had their regular bi-monthly meeting at the Y. AY. C. A. Friday, Alarch 11, at 7 :30 o’clock. After supper business matters were dis cussed. Plans were made for order ing club pins. Emblems were decided upon by the club, and a committee was appointed to order them. Annie Stroud Alann, club president, was chosen to head this committee. Q’he next meeting of the Girl Reserves will be held Friday, Alarch 25. MISS BURRUS GIVES MUSIC RECITAL MAR. 15 Aliss Blanche Burrus, piano instruc tor at Greensboro College, gave a recital of both classic and modern music at Odell Alemorial building on Tuesday night, Alarch 15. An annual feature in her program was the play ing of the whole of Rubensteiu’s Con certo in D Alinoi’, in which she was as sisted by Aliss Ida AI. Bridgman at the pipe organ, and Aliss Audrey Burton at a second piano. A small audience proved itself appre ciative of Aliss Burrus colorful and impressive program. DR. HENDERSON MAKES ADDRESS Dr. Henderson Is Head of the Alathe- matics Department of the Univer sity of North Carolina “The Atom” was the subject of an address delivered by Dr. Archibald Henderson, head of the mathematics department of the University of North Carolina. The address was delivered before the members of the science club of N. C. C. AY. on Alouday evening, Alarch 14. “Dr. Henderson is one of the best versed men in North Carolina and is regarded as being especially well equipped in the matter of expressing his ideas,” is the comment the Daily Kcivs makes. The science clnb is composed of the faculty of N. C. C. Dr. Edwin Y'oeum, professor of botany at .the college, is president of the club. ORATORICAL CONTEST TO BE HELD APRIL 15 •T. D. AIcNairy and Alargaret Neal will be the local participants in the state preliminary to the National Ora torical Contest, to be held April 15th. The orations must be strictly original and must pertain to some phase of the Constitution of the United States. The time limit is 12 minutes. The winners of the various state contests will enter a national contest to be held some time in the late spring. The victors in this will be awarded a free trip to Europe. I’hroughout its career it has beei.. policy of this magazino to have aS' much variation in the general theme Of each issue as its field permitted. It has always sought local suojects, yet the articles were not restricted to that. To a large extent the material in the fifth issue will be drawn with local • color, from the experience-and outlook of local students, though there will qrobably be some few articles , on famous travelers and adventurers. The tentative outline includes edU torials on travel, articles on reading as a means of travel, travel as a me dium of education, and travel from the standpoint of pleasure, : • DR. MYERS SPEAKS TO G. H. S. BOYS IN CHAPEL ‘Learn to say ‘No,’ and not per haps,’ ” said Dr. Charles Alyers to the boys in chapel On Thursday, Alarch 10. : “AA'lien someone asks if you will he ' at a certain place at ’ a certain tiihe,- don’t say i)erhaps, but make some defi nite reply. AA'hen' you know you should ' say no, then it is your place to say it,” (leclared the speaker. “‘Character”' whs the theme of the talk. ' He stressed es pecially the gloiT gained from playing ai clean game of life. “ ' “ 'After the talk, Air. C. AA^. Phillips commented oh the recent basketball game at State. ; “The great thing in the'world is hot so much where we stand, as in what direction we are movihg.”—OKver Weti-' dell Holmes. i 1

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