December 16, 1927
HIGH LIFE
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WHERE THE TEACHERS WILL
2 SPEND THEIR VACATIONS
Bessie Behney, 215 Mendenhall St.,
City.
Mary Ellen Blackmon, Lancaster,
S. C.
lY. Mk Blair, 1007 Asheboro St., City.
Margaret Bridges, Tarboro, N. C.
Mary Broome, Kinston, N. C.
Lena Bullard, Fayetteville, N. C.
Amy Caldwell, 521 Sterling St., City.
Joe Causey, 2108 Asheboro St., City.
Mrs. H. B. Christie, 2108 Asheboro
St., City.
Nell Chilton, Walnut Cove, N. C.
Mrs. Wm. G. Coltrane, City.
Homer Coltrane, Trinity, N. C.
Mary Doisier, Randleman, N. C.
Nellie K. Dry, 225 Gaston St, City.
James Farthing, 515 Gaston St., City.
Lula East, Senatotiia, Miss.
Rachel Freeman, Dobson, N. O.
Ruth G. Wilson, 602 Magnolia St.,
City.
lone Grogan, Reidsville, N. C.
Willie T. Hall, Rougemont, N. C.
Mary Harrell, 342 North Elm St,
City.
Eleanor Hill, Mt. Pleasant, Tenn.
Sara Hodges, Mocksville, N. C.
Virginia Hollingsworth, Dawson, Ga.
Joseph Johnson, Enfield, N. C.
J. Stanley Johnson, 2613 Beechwood
St, City.
Katherine Jones, 913 Eleventh St.,
Lynchburg, Va.
Sarah Leslie, Lake Junaluska, N. C.
Mark Lambeth, Brown Summit, N. C.
Evelyn Martin, Newman, Ga.
Lucile Mercer, Bradley, Ga.
Grady Miller, 418 W. Washington St.,
City.
Estelle Mitchill, Cleveland, N. C.
Ida Belle Moore, Burgaw, N. C.
F. Star Mitchill, 115 W. Bessemer
Ave., City.
Dorothy McNairy, R. F. D. No. 5,
Greensboro, N. C.
Julia Potts, 112 Fisher Park Circle,
City.
Mrs. Edith Robinson, 703 Percy St,
City.
A. P. Routh, Asheboro, N. C.
Laura A. Tillet, 806 Evans St.,
Greenville, N. C.
Lily Walker, 401 Bessemer Ave., City.
Mary Wheeler, Marfield, Ga.
Louis Woodward, 426 W. Bell St.,
Statesville, N. C.
Julia Searcy, Forsyth, Ga.
Mrs. Wm. C. Smith, 3415 First Ave.,
Richmond, Va.
GIRLS USE SUBJECT
OF ATTRACTIVENESS
IN FORUM MEETING
Girls Talk on Different Topics
Included in This Subject.
Religion Is Stressed
LUCY CROCKER PRESIDES
EKie Hope, Sadie Sharp, Clyde Nor-
cum, Frances Cartland, E. Boyst, K.
Nowell, M. Murchison, Speakers
“What Makes a Girl Attractive?”
was the subject of discussion at the
second Girls’ Forum meeting Friday,
December 2. The devotional was con
ducted by Lucy Crocker, president of
PHYSICS DEPT.
OFFERS HIGHER
SCIENCE COURSE
Limited Number of Interested
Students Afforded Course
the Girls’ Council.
The subject of the meeting was
treated under different heads by sev
eral girls. “Her Appearance” was the
theme of a brief talk by Elvie Hope.
'A well groomed girl is always attrac
tive,” she declared. Frances Cartland
in discussing “Her Friends” said that
no girl was happy or content without
girl friends and boy friends, too. “We
must be attractive in order to keep our
friends,” she concluded. “Her Books”
was the subject from which l^therine
2^owell talked. In her talk she said,
“Books are our best friends and most
helpful champions.”
Sadie Sharp in speaking of “Her
Home Life” declared that she thought
no girl well-rounded until she could
join in her home life as enthusiastical
ly as school. “Her Amusements” was
the subject treated by Margaret Mur
chison. “Wholesome outdoor" sport's add
to any girl’s attractiveness,” she con
cluded. Any girl’s religious life is an
added quality and charm. “Shall we
omit the most important phase of our
lives?” was the challenge of a talk by
Clyde Npj;com on “Her Religious Life.”
“Her Personality” was the theme of
the last talk, by Elizabetlx-Boyst. By
reading “If—For Girls” she summed
up the whole personality of a girl.
It has been definitely announced by
Mr. Stanley Johnson, of the Physics
department, that a special advanced
course in Physics will be afforded stu
dents of Greensboro High School next
semester. The course will be afforded
to a limited number of interested stu
dents, probably fifteen, at chapel period
and one period after schood; and it
will carry with it one semester’s
credit, though it is planned primarily
for those who are interested in higher
Physics rather than credit.
From a negligably small group of
students taking Physics the department
has grown within the last few years
to meet the demands of students too
numerous for the department to care
for; and since it is an elective course
this growth fairly shows the increase
of student interest. “This course is
offered because the Physics students
want it,” said Mr. Johnson. “Eli
gibility will be judged on scholarship
and interest in the subject,” he con
cluded. The course will include a
thorough study of scientific facts re
lating to Physics ’ lectures, and indi
vidual projects. No texts will be
used.
Mr. Johnson has been re-equipping
the department for some time. With
a five hundred dollar j’early bonus for
new apparatus he is rapidly building
up the department in preparation for
greater growth when the new high
school is completed.
TWO LOCAL BOY SCOUTS
RECEIVE EAGLE BADGE
Mayor E. B. Jeffress Presents These
Badges at a Meeting of Court of
Honor
G. H. S. DAUGHTERS
ENTERTAIN MOTHERS
The mothers of Greensboro High
School girls were entertained by their
daughters at the aimual mother-
daughter banquet, Friday night, No
vember 16, in the Y. W. C. A. hut.
An airplane ride was featured
throughout the toasts, Lucy Crocker,
president of the Girls’ Council, giving
the “take-off” speech. Mrs. A. B. High
responded with “a successful flight”
toast.
About 150 were present at the dinner.
WHAT OYSTER EATERS!
Who said men teachers can’t eat?
Such was not the case at Mr. Phillips’
oyster roast, Tuesday night, Decem
ber 6. About a bushel of oysters was
consumed by the nine teachers. During
the snpper Mr. Routh and Mr. Wood
ward entered into a contest to see
who could eat the most. Fortunately
(?) they lost count of the number
after eating over two hundred apiece.
It is hard to say who won. The roast
was thoronghly enjoyed by all those
present. Only Mr. J. H. Johnson and
IMr. Farthing were absent.
MANY OTHER BADGES AWARDED
C. D. Benbow, Greensboro Bou Scout
Commissioner, and John Gunter, of
West Market M. E. ehnrch, were
awarded the rank of Eagle Scout, Sat
urday, December 3. The badges were
presented by Mayor Jeffress. This was
a featnre of the last meeting of the
court of honor.
Mr. Benbow is the first scont official
in the city to qualify for the coveted
honor. Gunter, semester I student of
G. H. S., has been a scout for less
than two years; his record is very
good.
The court’s docket included the pro
motion of 10 scouts from tenderfoot
to second class; one to first class; and
the awarding of 35 merit badges.
Two boys qualified as Star Sconts
and two as Life Scouts.
CIVITANS ENTERTAIN
PURPLE WHIRLWIND
TEAM AT LUNCHEON
President Taylor Presides Over
Unique Football Game
Which Was Featured
COACHES MAKE TALKS
Bill Petree, 1928 Football Captain, As
sures Civitans of the Fighting Spir
it of Next YeaFs Team
The Purple and Gold grid warriors
were guests of the Civitan Club at their
weekly luncheon at the King Cotton
Hotel, Friday, December 9. The Civi
tans, who were hearty supporters of
the team during the past season, enter
tained the entire squad of forty boys.
President Taylor presided over the
meet and Mr. J. H. Cook was the offi
cial “referee” in the unique “football”
game which was its chief feature of
the meeting. Captain ipiqrop,,, Brown
made the “kick-off,” which came in
the way of a startling speech. ,Bill
Pe.tree, elected captain of the 1928
team, then gave a speech, assnring the
Civitans that next year’s team would
be full of fight and they would carry
on the work started by this year’s
team.
Coaches Routh, Coletrane and Wood
ward and Manager Dick Donglas made
talks, after which a gold football was
presented Dr. J. W. Tankersley, who
has acted as team physician for several
years. In presenting the football,
Ruth Simpson was over to see us the
other day.
“Chuck” Burgess and Jimmy Moss
also paid us a visit.
“Pug” Solomon and Herman Gard
ner, our old basketball stars, are play
ing on the Oak Ridge team this year.
Wade Stockard and Homer Sham-
bly came in for the week-end from the
“Ridge.”
Mary Lyn Carlson was home last
week-end from Sweet Briar, Va.
Hilda Davidson, Mary Jane Whar
ton, Katherine Wharton and Evelyn
Rives were all over to see us Tuesday.
Jane Harris and Emma Barton came
home Wednesday from Salem to spend
the Christmas holidays.
Yemen Hackney, Fred Burroughs,
and Meade Connelly received letters at
Wake Forest this year.
GIRL RESERVE MEETING
HELD AT HIGH SCHOOL
To Sing Carols On Christmas Eve and
Provide For a Family
For Christmas
Christmas is here;
Winds whistle shrill.
Icy and chill.
Little care we;
Little we fear
Weather without.
Sheltered about
The Mahogany Tree.
—Thackeray.
The meeting of the Girl Reserves on
Monday, December 12, at the High
School, was opened by Katherine Now
ell’s reading “Today” as the devotional.
The national Girl Reserve song, “Across
the Hills and Plains,” was sung. At
this time it was decided that the club
would take one large family or two
smaller ones to clothe and feed at
Christmas. On Christmas Eve the Girl
Reserves will sing carols all through
the city.
The next meeting will be “A circle
of lights,” or the meeting of all the
new members.
MR. JOHNSON—LADIES’ MAN
“Oh, Mr. Johnson, please come open
this window,” cried M across the
school yard. “I just can’t get it
open.”
Our hero strode gallantly over to
where came the cries of dismay to
open the metal screen on a window
of the physics class.
Coach Woodward said that Dr. Tank-
ersley’s services had been invaluable
and the team appreciated them. Dr.
Tankersley in return paid a wonderful
tribute to the squad, saying, “It was
the finest bunch of boys I’ve ever had
any connections with at Greensboro
High School.”
The luncheon was the final move on
the part of the Civitans to show the
team that they were sticking by them,
and the fact was heartily appreciated
by all of the boys.
CIVIC MUSIC ASSl GIVES
JOINT CONCRT AT N.C.C.W.
Baritone, John Charles Thomas, and
’Cellist, Miss Vera Poppe, Entertain
Large Audience
OVER 2700 MUSIC LOVERS LISTEN
A terrific tingling sensation immedi
ately ran through his arm—an electric
shock ! The angry victim freed , him
self with difficulty and a muttered
‘D-
n!” was spat from between his
teeth. The witnesses of this episode
were roaring with laughter as he turned
away adding, “This is just a little
too much, boys.” It really seemed as
though he meant murder when he
said, “Yon know what this means for
yon,” to the young miss who had in
duced him to open the window.
Later Mr. Johnson was heard sav
agely to declare that if he had had a
gun he would have killed “those kids.”
He also complained of the shock going
down into his leg and limped the bet
ter part of the afternoon. When he
mistook Mr. Phillips’ initials (C. W.)
for N. C. C. W., Mrs. Smith thought
it had gone to his head too.
Dost thou love life? Then do not
squander time, for it is the stuff life is
made of.—Benjamin Franklin.
One of America’s greatest baritones,
John Charles Thomas, and a ’cellist.
Miss Vera Poppe, gave many thrills to
an appreciative audience Monday night,
December 12, in the anditorium of
North Carolina College. Nearly 2,700
disciples of music who are members of
the Greensboro Civic Music Associa
tion listened to the joint concert of
singer and ’cellist, the second of the
series sponsored by the organization.
“Mr. Thomas* performance was a
demonstration of a capital voice, res
onant, melodions, yielding and power
ful. His diction showed careful culti
vation in enunciation and in exposi
tion, a thing which was pleasing to
the auditors. He sang many well-
known pieces,” as the Greensboro Daily
Neics reported it.
’’The ’cellist’s apparent simplicity of
expression was remarkable; so remark
able was if that one was led to sns-
pect that her power did not lie alone
in her ability to express emotion with
simplicity, but in an understanding of
all those powers which make elegance
in musical production,” said a member
of the audience.
Papers, large and small ones, vari
colored ones, interesting and uninter
esting looking papers find their way
to the exchange editor’s desk.
He picks up a large, interesting
looking paper that turns out to be Sky
High, from Asheville, N. C. He
glances over it and stops at the sport
page where an acconnt of the Ashe-
ville-Greensboro game is given. Flow
he enjoys reading this and other Ashe
ville games. The Battling Maroons
have a team worth reading about!
Passing on to another paper. The
North High Oracle, from Des Moines,
Iowa, he sees an article on the play
“The Goose Hangs High,” given at the
Des Moines High School. He remem
bers that Greensboro gave it last year
and put it over in grand style. He
hopes that it was equally a success at
the North High School.
The Pinnacle, from Princeton, W.
Ya., tells ns that a girls’ club gave a
banquet to the undefeated Princeton
High football team. The Blue and
White grid squad deserves a lot of
honors.
The Chip, the Maplewood, Missouri,
high school’s paper is a very interest
ing paper. Banner head lines proclaim
the fact that the county championship
was won by Maplewood’s football team.
Everybody is winning championships
and all the papers are fnll of football.
The Lincoln Log, from Cleveland,
Ohio, is one of the best papers in our
exchanges. The exchange editor finds
the editorial page is especially inter
esting. The several featnres add much
to the variety of the paper.
Here is another football paper from
Baton Rouge, La., The Buzzer. The
Bulldogs play the New Orleans High
School team. Bur-r-h-rh. The Bull
dogs at the top of the paper look very
impressive and as if they could easily
beat their opponents. Here’s hoping
they won!
One drnnk : Lookit th’ poor elephants
—pitiful, ain’t it?
2nd ditto : Yah—hie—^probably be
elephants all their lives, too.—Furman
Vniversity, Greenville, 8. C.
Teacher: “John, what kind of ani
mal has big limbs, bnshy hair, and is
very rough?”
John: “Football player.” — Albany
High, Ga.
Child ( after hearing Betty say that
she is going to Miami) : “Betty is go
ing to Herami.”
Mother: “No, dear, to Miami.”
Child, patiently: “Oh, all right then,
Yourami.”—The High School Buzz.
Jack—^“Have you heard the new
swan song?”
Will—“Why, no.”
Jack—“Ha, that’s swan on you.”—
Virginia Reel.
He—“It’s strange that the biggest
fools always manage to get out with
the most beautiful girls.”
She—“Oh, you fiattevev.”~Ashland
Collegian.
City lady (pointing to cow’s horns)
‘What are those things?”
Farmer—“Them’s horns, lady.”
Just then the cow mooed.
City lady—^“Which horn did she
blow?”—T/ie High School Buzz.
At
play and make good
Christmas
cheer.
For Christmas comes but once a year.
—Kingsley.
“When was the radio first operated
in America?”
“When Paul Revere broadcast on one
plug.”—Denison Flamingo.
Doctor: “Do you talk in your sleep?”
Patient: “No, but I talk in other peo
ple’s sleep.”
Doctor: “How is that?”
Patient: “I’m a college professor.”—
Manual Arts Weekly.
Pat: “Was your oldest son in com
fortable circumstances when he died?”
Mike: “No, ’e was ’half way under a
train.”—Manual Arts Weekly.
At Christmas I no more desire a rose
Than wish a snow in May’s new-fan
gled mirth;
But like of each thing that in season
grows. —Shakespeare.