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EXTRA! EXTRA!
Come to
the Circus
HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
EXTRA! EXTRA!
They Fought,
But Lost
VOLUME VIII
GREENSBORO HIGH SCHOOL, DECEMBER 8, 1927
EXTRA
Parade of World Renown
Starts at Greensboro
High
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^ FREAKS ■ INDIANS
Cowboys, Wild Animals, Music,
Gay Colors, Clowns, Ponies
Are Main Features
GREATEST SHOW OF POMP
People Warned to Stay Away From the
Dangerous Animals of
the Parade
Greensboro will bubble over with in
terest and etnhnsiasm and hundreds of
children will cry in delight when the
Great Gringling Brothers and Sisters
stage one of the greatest parades that
has ever come to the fair city of
Greensboro.
It is not known how many miles the
parade will extend in length, but it is
certain to be one of the greatest exhi
bitions of color and pomp ever seen
in this vicinity.
The parade will start promptly at
3 :30 and led by traffic officers will pro
ceed from the high school down Market
stre^'t ii to Elm. down Elm, and back
to the high school by way of Wasihng-
ton street. After the traffic officers
will follow a squad of High School Ca
dets. Coming in order in the parade
will be an organ-grinder and monkey,
cowboys from the Bar X ranch, and va
rious animals. Jumbo, the largest ele
phant that ever lived; Willie, the tame
giraffe, lions, leopards, tame bears, and
monkeys will all have their places in
the parade. Such great Indians as
Pain-in-the-Xeck and Rain-in-the-Face
will be in line for the people to view.
The Queen of Sheba and her numer
ous black attendants will also be a
great attraction of the parade.
Clowns, bike-riders, many beautiful
colored floats, ponies, and Roman
chariots will be seen in the great as
sembly.
Music will be furnished by the high
school band and a special imported
steam calliope.
Because of the danger of the wild
animals viewers of the parade are
warned not to get close to the exhibi
tions as the promoters will not be re
sponsible for any injuries received
from any of its performers.
ELEPHANT TO LEAD
VERY QUEER PARADE
Curious Animals Will Create a Sensa
tion as They March Through
the Streets
Ump! Ump’. UmpI goes the ele
phant as he leads the long trail of
all the animals known to this dis
trict in the parade. This elephant is
the largest one in the world and can
do many elephantic stunts. There is
also the sacred white elephant which
was brought here with great expense
through Professor Barnum. Follow
ing the elephant will be the Great
American Gook and the Giant Hootus,
which are very rare. The Great Amer
ican Gook is imported from Australia
and is a very vicious animal. Don’t
be surprised if you see a conglomera
tion of a head of a man, body of a
camel, hands and feet of a duck, and
the tail of a pig, walking in the pa
rade.
The Giant Hootus is another fero
cious animal of Guilford County. From
the fact that he hoots like a large owl
he gets his name of the Giant Hootus.
Many other interesting animals will
also appear in the parade and in the
JIMTOWN DOLLS
WILL PERFORM
IN SINGLE RING
Gringling Brothers & Sisters
Circus is Mirth-Provoking
On other appearances, the Gringling
Brothers and Sisters Circus has had
at least five rings, but due to tire lack
of space there will be only one ring
this time. This ring will contain the
same features as the five rings per
formance. The animals and dancers
will do their best acts in the single
ring. There will be mechanical dolls,
tight-rope walkers, animal shows, acro
bats, dancers, clowns, magicians and
many other fascinating attractions. All
these things will perform in one ring.
The mechanical dolls have been im
ported from Jamestown. The animals
which are the Gook, Giant Hootns,
the Magna and the Sacred White Ele
phant, kangaroos, camels and bears,
and the great animal trainer. Profes
sor Anamali, who has spent his whole
life mingling with animals and knows
their characteristics and customs, will
be here.
Those who will add to the ring per
formance are famous toe dancers.
The committee chairman of the ring
show wants ail people to save their
money and come to the ring show
which will be held in the Auditorium.
THE GRAND PARADE
STARTS FROM G. H. S.
Professor Barnum Will Lead,
Followed by the Animals,
Clowns and Actors
SEE GRAND STEAM PIANO
Did you ever see a real circus pa
rade with all the ponies, horses,
clowns, bands, steam pianos, lions,
tigers, elephants and all the other
things in a circus parade? If you have
not, you sure have missed something;
bnt do not grieve, for you shall have
a chance December 9.., If you have,
well, you better see this one, too.
The Grand Parade, two miles in
length, will start from Greensboro
High School at 3:30 on December 9
and make its course down West Mar
ket to Elm street, and circle the im
portant streets back to the high school.
The parade will be led by Professor
Barnum, himself. Tricycles and
bicycles ridden by the girls and boys
of the high school will keep the crowd
and traffic back. Before these, though,
will come the two brass bands (best in
the world) and a large steaih piano.
G. H. S. FACDin Will
PRESENT BIG FREAK
SHOW DECEMBER 9
All Ready Here! The Gringling
Circus Greatest Spectacle
on Earth
G. H. S. FACULTY STARS
Curious Animals and Freaks of All De
scriptions to Be Placed on
on Exhibition
Hurrah! The circus is coming to
town, only, in this case it’s not com
ing, because it’s already here. It’s the
Gringling Brothers Circus, but they’re
not all brothers—most of ’em are sis
ters. It’s the biggest freak show in
the world. All the G. H. S. faculty
are giving it, so it’s bound to be a
freak show! They’re getting curious
animals from all over the country to
perform, not to mention the G. H. S.
horses, donkeys, cows, etc., which
lodge in the barns. There will be a
fat woman, a lean man, maybe a
bearded woman and every other dumb
atrocity. There’ll be plenty to eat
(if the fat lady doesn’t eat it all first)
and, oh! I forgot to say, there will be
a beauty show from among the flap-
perettes. It’s going to be a snappy,
hot performance! Everybody come I
Feed the Animals
Who is the highest bidder?
Who is the best sport?
Whose box-supper will you get?
What kind of cooks are the G. H.
S. girls?
With whom will you eat supper?
Come on, boys, eat supper at G.
H. S.
Box supper on sale between mati
nee and evening performances. Re
member, yon eat snpper with the
girl whose box you get. You may
be surprised!
THE CLAMMY GOOK LOOKS LIKE
A SPOOK
At a great cost Greensboro will be
honored with a visit by the Great
American Gook. This is a vicious ani
mal imported crooked from Crookitan
R. S. Y. P. and is his first visit to
America. Even though the cost will
be enormous it will be worth it to see
this ten-legged animal, with a body
like a balloon, and that spits fire if
you tickle him on the bottom of the
fifth foot.
Another animal, which will probably
cause much destruction, will be the
Giant Hootus. This animal has a neck
fifteen feet high, legs of the same
height, and a body the size of a Ford.
He gets his name from the fact that
he hoots like an owl.
Other animals will include giraffes,
elephants, bears, and monkeys.
Greatest Conglomeration of Shows on Earth;
Performance of Terrible Thrills and Mystery
The greatest circus in the world,
the Gringling Brothers and Sisters
Combined Shows, is coming to town
December 9. The greatest amuse
ment institution, thus it has been offi
cially recorded, thus unanimously ac
claimed, comes to Greensboro. The
Combined shows stands alone as a co
lossus of gigantic entertainment. To
Mr. Barnum, sole manager and direc
tor of this tremendous enterprise, the
mammoth consolidation stands as a
realization of a life-long ambition.
This circus gathers all that is wonder
ful ; all that is mightiest, all that is
novel in circus achievement in one
vast en.semble and presented in one
single program. Its foreign triumphs
have no precedent, having been shown
in such large cities abroad as Rudd.
Brown Summit, and Jamestown. Each
time it played to immense audiences
for months at a time just as the two
great shows that are now exhibiting
week after week in X^ew York’s mam
moth Madison Square Garden. The
greatest show on earth claims Greens
boro as its home next week. Don’t
forget the small admission charged to
see the world's renowned actors and
trainers.
Purple Whirlwind Loses
Title Battle to Wilmington
Total Scores of All
Games
Greensboro
Greensboro
Greensboro
Greensboro
Greensboro
Greensboro
Greensboro
Greensboro
Greensboro
Greensboro
—31—Reidsville 6
— 0—Asheville 0
— 6—W.-Salem ___13
— 7—Lexington 26
—13—High Point 0
—.57—Leaksville 0
—27—High Point 7
—13—Monroe 0
—20—Asheville 6
— GWilmington 7
Total 180
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HOPE AND JOHNSON
TAKE LEAD IN PLAY
Very Clever Comedy in Three
Acts Written by A. E.
Thomas
‘COME OUT OF KITCHEN”
Elvie Hope, playing the stelar role,
Friday night led Gi’eensboro High
School dramatics to another success,
when that organization presented
“Come Out of the Kitchen,” a clever
comedy in three acts by A. E. Thomas.
With as fine a piece of work as has
ever been seen on a local school stage.
Miss Hope, with her winning smile,
gave the audience a most delightful in
terpretation of a cultured Virginia
young lady in the capacity of a cook.
“Come Out of the Kitchen” is an ex
cellent vehicle for high school use, and
Greensboro High actors certainly used
the vehicle. Playing opposite Elvie
Hope, LeGrande Johnson handled his
part of a wealthy northern bachelor
with skill. John Foster and Settle
Avery, the latter as a statistical poet,
also did nice work; and for that mat
ter the whole cast was splendid.
Aileen Fentress interpreted well the
degree of disagreeableness to which a
nieddling woman can attain. Plarry
Gump gave a fine exhibition of eating,
and proved very capable at holding
dishes.
As a black mammy, Ruth Stinnette
gave a very creditable piece of acting.
Ed Stainback. Macon Crocker, and Liz
zie Adams Powers passed well as do
mestics, while Dorothy Spencer did
good work as the daughter of the afore
mentioned meddling mother.
The plot of the story runs as fol
lows : The four children of an old
Virginia family are in desperate finan
cial straits; they rent their mansion to
a Xortherner. He consents to pay a
fabulous price for the place, on one
condition; that they provide a compe
tent staff of white servants to run the
house. The servants fail to show up.
and rather than lose the money, the
children take their places. The Xorth
erner falls in love with Olivia, alias
the cook, Jane-Ellen, and she with
him.
MON DIEU! THE POLICE
ARE COMING! — SKOOT!
ED DAVANT STARS
New Hanover Team Scores and
Outplays Greensboro Eleven
in First Quarter
A HARD-FOUGHT MATCH
Local Team Carries Off Majority Honors
in Last Part of Game—Played
on Muddy Field
Tramp! Tramp I Tramp I Here
come the cadets in their bright, shiny
uniforms. At the great Gringling
Brothers and Sisters Circus, December
9, 1927, in the school auditorium, many
makeshift policemen will be present.
Mr. A. P. Routh, head of this com
mittee, says that he is sure these ca
dets will protect all from injury. They
will wear bright uniforms with black
straps.
The Wilmington Highs are the 1927
football champions of the state. The
Xew Planover Wildcats won the title
battle with a speedy, slashing offensive
drive against Greensboro’s Purple and
Gold eleven last Saturday, December
3, at Kenan Stadium, Chapel tlill,
X. C.
The game was one of the closest and
best fonght battles played in this state
between two high school teams. The
Wildcats knew that they had been
through a football game when they
walked off with the championship.
The Purple and Gold were clearly
outplayed and outclassed in the first
quarter, but were able to carry off the
majority of honors in the second, third
and fourth periods.
The Wildcats took the opening kick
off and marched straight through the
Greensboro forward wall for their
score. Burnett and Brittain, Xew Han
over backfielders, were the chief stars
of the first touchdown. The Purple
and Gold warriors found themselves
after this, and started playing the
kind of football that they showed.
Asheville.
Ed Davant, Greensboro quarterback,
and Harris Ogburn, fullback, started
the fireworks, and Cook and Goodwin
carried it on.
In the second half the Purple and
Gold took the ball on the kick-off and
marched straight up the field to Wil
mington’s one-yard line. Davant and
Ogburn were going like fire, but were
stopped a foot from the Wilmington
marker.
After the first down in the second
half, the Wildcats weren’t letting up
on the Greensboro team.
In the Greensboro line the work of
Blair, Brown and Taylor was great.
.Jewell, Beale, and Robinson were the
best in the Wildcat line. Fumbles
were numerous throughout the game.
It was no day for football, but both
teams fought gallantly on the wet field
in the driving rain. It was hard to
determine the superiority of either
team under such weather conditions,
but the many fans seemed to think that
they were evenly matched.
The Xew Hanover Wildcats deserved
to win the championship, for they got
an early lead, and fought madly to
hold it. They beat a good team in a
fair and square game.
Approximately 3,500 fans braved the
first wintry blast that the state has
had. A heavy, driving rain beat down
on the stadium field. It seemed as if
all of Wilmington’s population were
present. A large representation from
Greensboro was there to cheer the
team and keep up their spirits. , ,
Score by periods:
Wilmington 7 0 0 0—7
Greensboro 0 6 0 0—6
Scoring touchdowns: For Wilming
ton, Burnette; for Greensboro, Da
vant. Point after touchdown—Brit
tain (dropkick). Substitutions for
Greensboro—Paris for Rives, J. Brown
for Pennington, Quate for Goodwin, R.
Ogburn for H. Ogburn. Officials:
I Boatwright, referee (Virginia) ; Bryce,
j umpire (Auburn) ; Pritchard, head-
I linesman (Carolina).