May 20, 1927
HIGH LIFE
Page Threfi
‘CHILDREN OF CAROLINA’
PRESENTED ON MAY 12
Pageant of Nine Parts Written and Di
rected by Miss Ethel T.
Rockwell
IS GIVEN AT MEMORIAL STADIUM
A ])a.a:eant. “CliiUlroii of Old Caro
lina," was presented in (ireensboro Me
morial Stadium Tluu-sday, May 12. Tlie
pa.uceant was written and directed by
IMiss Ethel T. Rockwell, of the Exten
sion Division of the University of North
Carolina.
‘•Children of Old Carolina” was di
vided into nine parts, each of which
pictured an epoch memorable in North
Carolina history. Each part had a
dominant spirit, the man wlio most
thorousrhly expressed the spirit of his
time. The rest of the characters Avere
rei)resented by children.
The i)rologue opened with “Father
Time,” E. D. Kuykendall, blowing bub
bles to bring fortli new days. As he
ushered in each scene he raised one of
the bubbles in his hands.
T'he tinal s(‘ene presented a view of
childhood life today, with its manj’ or
ganizations calculated to develop a
strong sense of civic responsibility in
the child.
Dominant spirits represented by high
school students were:
Sir Walter Raleigh, Leon Wells ; Man-
teo, Le Grande Johnson ; Edward Mose-
ly, John Brown; Governor Archdale,
Ray Henderson; Baron Christopher De
Graffenreid, Vernon Patterson; Colonel
Hugh Waddell, Ned Lipscomb; Flora
MacDonald, Sarah Mendenhall; Bishop
Spangenberg, Arnold Hinshaw; Daniel
Boone, Charles McLees; Cornelius Har
nett, Paul Wimliish; Captain, MTllard
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JUNIOR HI-Y HOLDS LAST
MEETING OF YEAR
Otis Phillips is Appointed President,
Henry Betts Vice-President, Bobby
Moore Secretary-Treasurer
ELECT OFFICERS FOR NEXT FALL
The Junior Hi-Y boys had their last
meeting of the season Thursday night,
May oth, at the regular supper held in
the Y. :M. C. a. at G :30 every Thursday.
During this meeting the neAV officers
were elected who Avere to take charge
next fall. The following boys AAmre
elected:
Otis Phillips, president.
Henry Betts, vice-president.
Bobbie Moore, swretary and treas
urer.
Burt Eldridge, chairman program
committee.
Ernest Hunt, chairman social com
mittee.
In the future, only freshmen and
sophomores may .Join. To .join, they
have to sign a strict Statement of Pur
pose.
WORTHWHILE CLUB HOLDS
SUPPER MEETING MAY 6
Pomona Girl Reserves Meet at Presi
dent’s Home—G. H. S. Sections
Spend Night in Y.W.C.A. Hut
‘fhe WorthAvhile Club of the Girl eR-
serves met for their regular supper
meeting on Friday evening, May 6, at G
o’clock, at the Y. W. C. A. The busi
ness meeting Avas presided over by An
nie Stroud Mann. Plans AAmre dis-
cussel for conference and program ma
terial. The next meeting Avill be held
Saturday evening. May 21.
Thursda.y night. May 5, the seventh
grade club of the Girl Reserves from
Pomona met at the home of their presi
dent, Helen Miles.
Friday night. May G, the freshman
club of 'Girl Reseiwes from Central
High School met at the Y. W. 0. A. for
a swim. Afterwards the girls spent the
night in their hut and cooked their
breakfast there Saturday morning.
EXAMINATION SCHEDULE
Sekiou ExAvrs
Wednesday, May 2.''), 7th and 8th
I)oriods.
Thursday, ?tfay 2(;. 1st and 2nd
periods.
Friday. Jlay 27. Jth and .Ith
lAcriods.
Jfomiay. Alay .‘SO, Gth period.
Rl'XiUI.AK ExAAIS
^londay, IMay 30, 7th and 8th
])eriods.
Tuesday, .May 31. 1st and 2jid
periods.
M'ednesday, June 1, Jth and .3th
period s.
’I’hursday, Juno 2, Gth period.
SCOUTS ENTERTAIN
AT BANQUET MAY 19
Carry Out Black and Gold,
Troop Colors, in Decorations
and Place Cards
AWARDS GIVEN TO GIRLS
’the Stabeba sc-out troop entertained
their mothers at a Mother-Daughter
banquet Thursday evening. May 10.
After the mothers had seen the scout
Avork on exhibition in the scout room,
they went into the prayer meeting room,
Avhich had been made into a banquet
hall.
Black and gold as the troop colors
Avas carried out in the decorations. The
place cards Avere on gold cardboard in
the shop of the trefoil. The hall Avas
draped in the colors, and yelloAV tloAvers
carried out the color scheme.
“Hoav Do You Do, Mother, Dear,”
was the opening song. The Avelcome Avas
made by one of the younger scouts and
the response by a mother. After other
songs a signaling relay A\'as staged by
six first class scouts.
IVhen the dinner was finished. Miss
Inabelle Coleman, troop captain, pre
sented several awards. One AA’ent to the
troop having done the best AAmrk. The
best scout notebook made b.y a single
scout Avas aAvarded a prize. Then to the
girl Avho had proved the best in every
phase of scouting, an aAvard Avas made.
DEBATING CLUB MEETS
TO DISCUSS BUSINESS
Club Decides to Raise Money by Selling
Old Clothes—Also to Have a Pic
nic and Initiation
At the regular meeting of the Debat
ing Club on Friday, May G, 1027, the
members took up important business
concerning the commencement debate
anti the coming social to be sponsored
by the club. The club decided to have
a rummage sale to raise money to pay
for commencement debate. Also the club
decided to have a picnic in honor of the
neAV members avIio have come in since
last June for the purpose of initiating
them.
The program for the day consisted of
a debate on the query, Resolved, that
the United States should legalize the
sale of light AA'iues and beer. The af
firmative Avas upheld by Henry Well
and, Elizabeth Boyst, and Louis Brooks,
Avhile the iiegatiA'e consisted of Settle
Avery, David Stern, and Henry Biggs.
The .judges Avere Misses Evelyn Martin,
Laura Tillett, and Mary Ellen Black
mon. The decision Avas unanimous in
favor of the negative.
Money Given Flood Fund
Several rooms of G. H. S. have con
tributed toward the Flood Fund. These
contributions have been turned in at the
Daily Neivs and Record offices.
Room one contributed $7.15; room
Bl, $3.00; room 11, -7.83; room 9, $4.25,
and 20G, $1.57.
EXERCISES HELD FOR
STUDENTS OF COUNn
CRAMMAR SCHOOLS
Supt. T. R. Foust Presents Di
plomas at Annual Com
mencement Program
467 STUDENTS GRADUATE
Roy Curtis Wins Declamation Contest.
Lavinia Hunter Excels in Recitation.
Albert S. Krister Speaks
Four hundred and sixty of the four
hundred eighty-four Guilford county
])ublic school children Avho Avere gradu
ated from the seventh grade attended
the annual commencement exercises at
N. C. C., Saturday, May 7, at 10:30
o'clock. They Avere the guests of the
board of education at a luncheon in the
college dining hall, at Avhich time Dr.
Albert S. Keister, of the college faculty,
s])oke.
During the luncheon little Miss May
.lohnson, seventh grade graduate of Bi-
sonville school, thanked the members of
the count.v board of education for the
luncheon.
Roy Curtis, of the Fleasant Garden
school, won the declamation contest,
and laiA'inia Wharton of the Summer-
field school AA'as the victor in the reci
tation contest.
Diplomas for the seventh grade grad
uates Avere presented by Superintendent
Thomas R. Foust; rings Avere aAvarded,
and the benediction concluded the exer
cises of graduation.
President Girls’ Council
LUCY CROCKER
CROCKER PRESIDENT
OF GIRLS' COUNCIL
DRAMATIC STUDENTS OF
G. H. S. GIVE TWO PLAYS
“My Dear” and “Christmas Chimes or
Summer Idyll,” One-Act Plays,
Are Presented
ENTERTAINMENT HELD ON MAY 6
“My Dear” and “Christmas Chimes
or Summer Idyl,” two one-act plays,
AA’ere presented by the dramatic stu
dents of G. H. S., Friday, May G, for
the High I’oint junior-senior entertain
ment.
The cast for “AI.y Dear” Avas Mary
Jane AYharton, Matilda Robinson, Jane
Harris, Virginia Douglas, Ruth Simp
son, Charles McLees, Charles MclA'er,
and Herbert Jones; for “Summer Idyl,”
Sarah Mendenhall, Jane Harris,
Charies McLees, and Charles Mclver.
“My Dear” is the story of a girl Avho
continually says “My dear,” in many
different Avays. She gets a letter from
her sweetheart telling her that he can
not possibly marry her, for he gets so
tired of hearing her say this. But in
the end he relents and tells her he is
so sorry for Avriting such a letter.
In “Summer Idyls,” a young wife
asks her maid of honor to Adsit her for
Christmas. The young husband asks
his best man. They are certain things
AA’ill be fine, as their guests are en
gaged. The Avife receives a letter too
late, telling her that the engagement is
off. Then there comes much trouble in
keeping their guests out of each other’s
wa.A', Avhen they arriA’e. IIoAveA’er, at
the end the broken engagement is mend
ed and all is Avell.
Member of Semester 3, Former
ly of Middleburg, N. C.—Has
Lived Here Three Years
HONOR ROLL STUDENT
Lucy Crocker, neAvly-elected presi
dent of the Girls’ Council of G. 11. S.,
is a member of semester three and has
been an honor student almost eA^ery
month during the year and a half that
she has been in school. Last semester
she Avas an active member of the Coun
cil and Avas their representative to the
Student Council.
Lucy Avas born in Middleburg, N. C.,
and moved from there three years ago.
MISS MARION GILMER
STARTS SCOUT TROOP
Miss IMarion Gilmer, librarian at Ay-
cock school, started organizing a scout
troop at AVest Market Street Methodist
church. Work Avas begun Saturday aft
ernoon, IMay 14.
Several scouts from Troop 2 are as
sisting in the Avork. Miss Gilmer had
them to explain the nature of scouting
to the IG girls present. After the full
scout program Avas finished, several ncAV
games Avere taught the scouts.
J'he regular time of meeting Avas de
cided upon as Friday evening, 7 p. m.
CHANGES IN REGISTRATION
WILL BE MADE NEXT FALL
UNIQUE PLAY GIVEN
BY TRAINING SCHOOL
I’oor seniors! But the term papers
are all in nOAV so they have only minor
Avorries—among them AA'hether I’m go
ing to pass or flunk.
After mxich exacting labor and many
months of careful planning, the stu
dents of the seventh grade of the North
Carolina College training school, assist
ed by the fifth, sixth, and eighth grades,
gaA’e a unique play in shape of an Old
World Carnival. The displays Avere
presented May 18, 19, and 20, from 2
until 5 o’clock during the afternoons
and from :30 until 9 o’clock in the eA’e-
hings.
Tonight, Friday, May 20, an Old
World festival play, “The Union De
pot,” will be gWen in Avhich more than
100 students will take part.
In the fall of 1927 there Avill be many
changes in registration at Greensboro
High School. Rupils Avill register in
much the same Avay as college students
do.
At the beginning of the fall term,
pupils Avill assemble in their old ses
sion rooms at nine o’clock. Here they
Avill make out their schedules, folloAV-
ing a big schedule of all courses to be
given during the first term. As soon as
schedules are iilanned pupils must leave
the building until time to sign up for
classes.
The real registration starts at 11
o’clock. The plan is as folloAvs; (1)
Students go to dilferent rooms to sign
up for classes, heginning Avith the class
hardest to schedule. Teachers list ini
tial classes on cards as students regis
ter, and keep the list of the pupils regis
tered in each class, noting iieAV session
room of each pupil. (2) When classes
have almost reached maximum number,
teachers cease signing up pupils for
those classes. (3) When changes are
necessary, students take cards back to
teacher Avith AA'hom he has preAdously
registered, and make changes thei’e.
‘Cinderella in Flowerland”
“Cinderella in FloAverland,” a pa
geant, Avas presented by the primary
department of Caldwell school Thurs
day afternoon. May 18, at 5 o’clock on
the school campus.
CITY RALLY HELD BY
GIRL SCOUTS MAY 6
AT AYCOCK SCHOOL
Scout Dorothy Donnell Receives
Highest Scout Honor, That
of Golden Eaglet
MANY BADGES RECEIVED
Scout Leila George Cram is Presented
With Letter of Commendation by
Mrs. E. M. Sellars
Tlu' Greensboro Girl Scouts held their
first annual rally Friday night. May 7,
at Ay cock school auditorium. Troops
oiu', tAvo and four had charge of the
])rogram. Scout Dorothy Donnell re
ceived the highest scout honor, that of
Gohh'u Eaglet.
.Vfter the scout ceremon.v other spe
cial UAvards Avere made. Home serA’ice
badges Avere presented to IMargaret Sel
lars of troop one and Clyde Norcom of
troop tAvo. Recognition of home serAdce
Avas made to Annette Donovant and
Elizabth Leak of troop tAVO. Three com
munity service pins Avere aAvarded to
IMary Lyon Leak and Dorothy Donnell
of troop one, and Clyde Norcom of troop
tAvo. Mrs. E. M. Sellars presented Leila
George Cram Avith a letter of commen
dation. Over a hundred merit badges
Avere aAvarded.
IMar.v I>yon Leak and Dorothy Don
nell, tAvo girls from troop one, AA^ere pre
sented gold stars for attendance. From
troop tAvo Leila George Cram, Elizabeth
Leak, Evelyn Garrett, and Clyde Nor
com Avere presented gold attendance
badges.
Seven girls Avere commissioned first
class scouts. A number of scouts from
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NEW INTERPRETATION OF
‘PRINCESS’ TO BE GIVEN
N. C. C. Will Present Tennyson’s Poem
at Commencement Exercises Monday
Afternoon, June 4
A modern interpretation of Tenny
son’s “The Princess” Avill be gWen at
the N. C. C. commencement exercises,
Monday afternoon, June G, at 4 o’clock.
Letters Avere sent to all students Avho
haA'e attended the college during the
last four years inviting them to attend
this hig program, and especially re
minding them of this neAv feature. A
paragraph of the letter called their at
tention, also, to the dedication of the
ncAv auditorium, June 4, adii to a joint
reunion breakfast, Sunday, June 5, at
8 o’clock in the morning, for the classes
of ’25. ’2G and ’27.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. No student alloAved more than
four majors, unless he has aA'eraged
at least 80 on all subjects, and at
least 75 on each subject during the
preceding semester. No Semester I
student alloAved more than four ma
jors under any circumstances.
2. Every student to obtain diploma
must complete tAvo years of some
one foreign language, four years of
English, tAA‘o years of algebra, tAvo
years of history (including Ameri
can), and one year of science.
3. Students planning to offer two
foreign languages for college en
trance should start second language
at beginning of fifth semester, so as
to complete tAAO years of it before
graduation.
4. No credit for revieAV algebra in
senior year. Course is for students
Avho intend to enter college but are
Aveak in algebra. Strong students
may elect college algebra AA’hich car
ries credit.
o. The double period domestic sci
ence gets college credit if pursued
two years. It may be taken any
year but must be started in the fall.