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HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
VOLUME XI
GREENSBORO HIGH SCHOOL, SEPTEMBER 18, 1931
Miss Caldwell Returns
After European Vacation
ENJOYED VENICE
Trip Includes Visit to France,
England, Scotland, Italy,
and Belgium.
HAS AUDIENCE WITH POPE
Impressed by Widespread Use of Eng
lish in the Various Countries and
by the Use of American Dollar.
After a pleasant summer spent in
Europe, Miss Amy Caldwell, member
of the English department, has returned
to relate her experiences. Miss Cald
well sailed on the S. S. Saturnia and
spent 12 days on the high seas.
After calling at Gibraltar, she land
ed at Algiers for one-half a day. Miss
Caldwell remarked that it looks bet
ter than it smells.
Miss Caldwell visited Naples and from
there went to Pompeii. The ruins
were very fascinating and a great deal
of excavating has been done. From
there the party took the Amalfi Drive
to Sorrento, which was so lovely the
party wanted to stop a whole month.
They next visited the island of Ca
pri, where the famous Blue Grotto is
located, and from there went to Rome
by way of Naples.
In Rome, the party had the very un
usual privilege of a private audience
with the Pope, a favor rarely granted
to tourist parties. Miss Caldwell
stayed four days in Rome.
They next journeyed to Florence and
Venice. Miss Caldwell said Florence
was historically more interesting, but
Venice was very lovely. The party
went from the train to the hotel in a
gondola and one night they took a
moonlight ride on the Grand canal.
The next stop was Milan, where they
viewed the famous “Last Supper” of
I.,eonardo Da Vinci. From there they
toured to Geneva and saw the sup
posed house of Christopher Columbus.
Leaving Geneva, the party went to
Monte Carlo. Miss Caldwell neither
won or lost anything, and thought
Monte Carlo a trifle over-rated.
They drove along the Grand Cornieh
drive to Nice and then along the Cote
d’Azur of France.
The next stop was Interloeken in
Switzerland, where the party enjoyed
the famous Jungfrau. Miss Caldwell
then took a wonderful motor trip across
the Alps to Lucerne. Prom Ltfcenie
the group w^ent through picturesque
Innebruche to Vienna. They were there
on the Fourth of July, but there was
no celebration. Miss Caldwell remarked
that it was just as hot there as here.
The party ran in luck again, as they
heard Jeritza sing the night before she
was to leave for her vacation.
Their itinerary next included Prague,
where one half day was not nearly
enough, They were delighted at the
statue of Woodrow Wilson, which was
the first thing they saw, and drove
down Hoover street to their hotel. Miss
Caldwell thought Prague less modern
ized than other European cities.
After Prague the party visited Dres
den and saw the famous “Sistine Ma
donna” of Raphael’s. In Berlin the
party stayed at the largest hotel in
Europe, but were not particularly im
pressed by their lour days there. In
Heidleberg they thought the castles and
Philosopher’s Walk charming and en
joyed a performance of the “Student
Prince.” Prom Mainz they were sup
posed Jo sail down the Rhine, but they
missed, the boat because the trailer con
taining the luggage was lost in the
motor trip ever. The luggage was
finally found, however.
The party went to Cologne, The
Hague, and Amsterdam, where they en
joyed the diamond factories. They vis
ited the Island of Marken) but all of
the inhabitants stayed in because of the
pouring rain.
The group motored through Belgium,
staying two hours in Brussels on their
way P-rif. In Paris they stayed for
four days, and it rained all the time.
They visited the Louvre, Vorsaillos, Mai
Maison (home of Napoleon and Jos-
phine) and other points of interest.
They had grand opera one night and
light opera another.
In London Miss Caldwell made motor
trips to Oxford and Stratford, and
went through the lake regions to Edin
burgh in Scotland. On Sunday night
they had family prayers in the hotel
there.
Miss Caldwell stayed a week after the
others left and went into southern
rural England, the country of Lorna
Doone, King Arthur, and Thomas
Hardy. She drove up to Stonehenge
in an Austin.
Miss Caldwell sailed August 5 on the
• S. S. Homeric and arrived in New York
August 12.
Of all her trip, Miss Caldwell' says
she enjoyed rural England most. She
said Italy was historically most impres
sive. Two facts were veiy outstanding:
English WPS spoken much more widely
than she thought—in fact, everywhere
in every eouniiy. Also, the American
dollar bill was current in every coun-
try.
Nowlin Presents
Rules for Traffic
The traffic regulations given to the
student body by Jack Nowlin arc as
follows: the steps of the Main build
ing nearest the Science building are,
for going up, the ones next to these
are down, the' ones on the other side
of the auditorium are up and the steps
most distant from the Science build
ing are for going down. All pupils
are requested to go out the front
door of the Main building, and in
the door nearest the Science build
ing. In the Science building the
front door is for going in and the
door nearest the Main building is for
going out. The steps on the left as
you enter the main door are for go
ing up and the ones on your right
are for going down. In the cafete.
ria building, the steps on the left as
you go toward it are for going up
and the ones on your right are for
going down.
Jack Nowlin thanks the new pu
pils who have just entered Senior
high tor their co-operation in regard
to traffic regulations, and if it con
tinues in the future, as it has been
in the past, we will have a very suc
cessful year in the way of obeying
traffic rules.
WILL GIVE OPERA
HERE DECEMBER 4
lOLANTHE CHOSEN
Grady Miller Saw Opera in
New York This
Summer.
CHORUS IS REHEARSING
Frank Maulan, New York Actor, Will
Help Make Production
Successful.
SERVICE LEAGUE
LIST COMMITTEES
Was Formed by Girls’ Council
of Last School
Season.
AID IN SCHOOL WORK
Last yenr^ Gir'g’ Council planned a
Service League, the work of which is to
be done by committees, to one of which
any girl may belong if she wishes. The
revised list of committees and the du
ties of each are as follows: Announce
ment—to specialize in making verbal
announcements. Athletic—to aid in
sponsoring the atletic program of the
girls. Big Sister—to welcome the in
coming sophomores and to help them
in every way possible. College En
trance—to collect and display to stu
dents inforsnalion concerning college
entrance and available scholarships.
Finance—to assist the treasurers in
raising funds. Friendship—to express
sympathy to the sick and bereaved.
Hospitality-r-to be generally helpful to
new pupils, and to act as hostesses for
visitors. Little Sisters—to plan ways
of responding to the friendship and
courtesy of the Big Sisters, and to stim
ulate good spirit by helping among the
sophomore girls. Office—to render
school service by assisting in the
library and school office. Poster—to
make posters for school activities and
have charge of the bulletin hoard.
Scholarship—to foster high scholarship
in G. H. S. School Beautiful—to help
make and keep the school beautiful.
School Service—to be ready to serve the
scliool in any way when called upon.
Welfare—to provide for the assistance
of girls in high school who need a help
ing hand. Social—to plan social activi
ties for the League. 'Social Service—to
give aid to deserving people of Greens
boro.
Nothing definite has been done so
far this semester, but the present Girls’
Council intends to carry through these
plans, and hopes that every girl will be
a member of one of the committees.
The faculty sponsors of the different
committees have not yet been chosen.
Chorus rehearsals have begun for the
Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera, “lo-
lanthe,” which is to be given December
4 at matinee and evening performances,
as the annual opera presented by the
music department of G. H. S.
This performance promises to be one
of the best yet attempted, due to the
fact that Grady Miller saw the opera
several times this summer at the Er-
linger Theater in New York, where it
ran for two weeks. Mr. Miller took
notes on the opera and is prepared to
bring, out the most realistic effects
achieved by the professional company.
Incidentally, the Lord Chancellor, the
comic lead, was played by Prank Mau
lan, a personal friend of Grady Miller,
with whom he played on the stage for
quite a while, before coming to Greens
boro, and he and Prank Moulan are
corresponding in order to make “lolan-
the” one of the best ones ever present
ed by the music department.
The presentation will be unique in
that lolanthe, a fairy, makes her en
trance out of a pool of water. This is
made possible only by our unusually
well equipped stage which we are for
tunate in having. Upon the entrance
of the Lord Chancellor, there will be a
band march on the stage, followed by a
chorus with band and orchestra accom
paniment. This promises to be one of
the most spectacular scenes of the en
tire production.
Grady Miller said: “Although many
of our best musically inclined students
have gone, we feel certain that we will
be able to replace them with people who
are just as good, due to the fact that
the glee clubs are full and there i:
large group from which to select.”
FACULTY LOSES NINE
AND GAINS ONLY FOUR
Misses Kate Robinson, Jess Trow
bridge, Bright Sedberry, and
W. S. Hamilton on List.
CAFETERIA HAS NEW CHANGE
Four new teachers were added to the
faculty of the Senior high school for
the year 1931-32, to replace the
who did not return. They are: Misses
Katd Robinson, Jess Trowbridge, Bright
Sedberry, and W. S. Hamilton. Below
are a few facts about each of the ne
comers.
Mr. Hamilton, who received his A.
degree from Duke University, also
played on the football team while there.
Last spring he taught at the Durham
senior high. His home is in Monroe,
N. C. He is now making his home at
the Y. M, C. A. He teaches history, is
athletics manager, and helps with box
ing, wrestling, and football.
Miss Kate Robinson finished last
June at N. C. C. W., majoring in physi
cal education. This summer she
Hillcrest Camp. ^-hero she taught danc
ing and tennis. She teaches biology
and has one class in physical educa
tion.
Miss Jess Trowbridge finished at Win-
throp College in Rock Hill, S.
June. This summer she worked at the
Mayfair Cafeteria, Ragged Robin Tea
Room, and N. C. C. W, She
charge of the cafeteria an
home economics.
Mrs. Coltrane Visits Studios
Of Voice Teacher In N. Y. City
Mrs. Alma G. Coltrane, faculty ad-
for High Life, says in telling qf
an experience she had while in New
York City this summer: “I was invited
to visit the beautiful and spacious
musical studios of Madame Soder-
Hueck in the Metropolitan Opera House.
I was impressed by the fact that
Madame is a born teacher deeply in
terested in her work, and by the beauty
and finish she imparts to the voice of
her students; also by the warmth of
her interpretation and her ability to
awaken the emotions of her pupils. I
was also deeply touched to see a great
artist-teacher, who knows thtf opera and
concert field here and abroad and who
teaches in every language, so tender
and devoted to each individual pupil.
There was a photograph on her piano
dedicated “To Madame Soder-Hueck,
gifted and artistic pupil of Marianne
Brandt, whom we both adored. With
cordial greetings, Walter Damroseh,
May, 1929.” “I was quite interested i
this photo, the inscription, and the f-
that Madame appeared under P
rosch’s baton with the N^'''
phony Orchestra,” sa-*^
Another photogr'
of Marianne Brandt at her home ii
Vienna, taken as a souvenir for her dis-
cinle, Ada Soder-Hueek, upon her de-
parttie- from Vienna. The dedication
was, “To the v>v’.''-rb artist of unusual
voice, Ada Soder-Huc-c:-, ir.
brance of Marianne Bra^
“I heard this great '
says Mrs. Coltrane, “give
The first was to a beau*'
ian, Loretta Bille-
tralto voice.
ingston from
lovely drama
told me a S'
had been i
menting '
through
FORMER HI STUDENTS
GIVE MUSICAL PROGRAM
Ailindo Cates and Ruth Marley
gave a musical program Wednesday
morning, September 9, at the first
chapel program of the year.
Arlindo Ca':es, a former studert of
G. H, S., and well kinwn among
the musical students of tin city,
played three numbers, accompanied
by Miss Rutn Marley at the piano.
Miss Marley is also a graduate of
G. H. S. Chrysler’s “Old Refrain”
was played; also, “Dear Little Boy
of Mine” and a novelty number,
“Piddling the Fiddler.”
Arlindo, who has studied violin
for some years, won in the state
music contest a few years ago, and
also won a scholarship to a camp in
Wisconsin lost summer. He is now
a student at Carolina.
FACULTY REPORTS
URGE ENROLLMENT
School Loses B. Haworth, E. R.
Phillips, and Pauline
Sawyer.
PRINCIPAL, DEAN TEACH
Perhaps it’s because the energetic
students enjoy writing themes, book
reports, et cetera, or perhaps it’s be
cause they enjoy learning grammar—
anyway the result is that the English
classes are exceedingly large this year.
“However,” says Miss Tillett, “the stu
dents are more evenly distributed than
last year.”
Although we lose Byron Haworth, we
have an addition to the English depart
ment, C. W. Phillips, who will teach
business English, Miss Tillett says that
she is quite happy to have him, and
that a business man fits into the posi
tion perfectly.
“Although dramatics must be omitted
from our school schedule, I am very
pleased with the beginning of our new
term,” Miss Tillett remarked.
Miss Lena Bullard reports that classes
in scientific art are running about the
same. There are the same number of
teachers in the department, although
one of the old teachers is gone, Miss
Pauline Sawyer, who was married dur
ing the summer. Her place is filled by
Miss Kate Robinson’ a graduate of N.
C. C. W,
At present Mias Patsy Braswell,
daughter of Mrs. Callie O. Braswell, who
is a mathematics instructor at G. H. S.,
is substituting for Mrs. Nellie K. Black
burn, who is with her mother, who is ill.
Miss Sarah Lesley reports that three
hundred and forty students are en
roll for I.iatin, fifty-seven of which are
new students. “No plans have been
made so tar.” she adds.
Though Miss Mary Ellen Blackmon,
head of the history department, is ill,
the registration for history seems to
have been a success. New classes had
to be created. Mr. W, S. Hamilton, a
graduate of Duke, is new in this de
partment. He was at one time man
ager of the Duke football team.
Miss lone Grogan was all too glad to
report that the math division had pros
pects of being a big flop, as usual; but
upon further questioning she revealed
that her group—and of course the other
math groups—seemed so studious that
the outlook of this coming semester
gave her high aims.
Miss Estelle Mitchell states that in
spite of the depression her French 2’s
and 3’s will receive new readers (much
to their delight.) Of course, there is
a large group turning out for French.
More pupils than ever before are tak
ing French I, and a very promising
class of V and VI have already started
to work, The outlook of the French
department is very encouraging and
everything points towards the best, says
Miss Mitchell.
Miss Bright Sedberry reported that
the typing classes had doubled their
pacity; in fact, such an interest
shown among the students that 20
more were tuiiied away. In the various
typingTlasscs there are twice as many
folk as typewTiters. It is going to be
a big semester for the commercial de
partment, Miss Sedberry says.
MISS FULLER HOLDS
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HIGH PUBLICATIONS
TOENTERS.LP.A.
CONTEST OCT. 23,24
Oscar Riegel Will Be in Charge
of Affairs At Press
Convention.
HELD AT LEXINGTON, VA.
Delegates to Attend W. and L. and Uni
versity of Virginia Foot
ball Game.
The Annual Southern Literscholastie
Press Association will be held this year
at Washingron and l.t.e University at
lycxiugfon, Virginia, on Friday and Sat
urday, October 23 and 24.
High Life and Homespun will both
enter the contests put on bv the associa
tion, and delegates will be sent from
the two staffs to attend the convention.
M>'3 Alma Coltrane, faculty adviser
for High Life, was iiifot-med bv 'Wil-
)iam L. M.iple, director cf the School
of JournaLsm, that the plans for the
program were being completed, and that
Oscar Riegel would be in charge of the
affairs in the absence of Mr, Maple,
who has taken a leave of absence to
become assistant editor of “The Anier-
lean Boy.”
At the time of the convention the
home-coming game lietween Washington
and Lee and Virginia will be played,
and plans have been made for the dele
gates to attend.
James Henry Juray, vice-president of
the I’nited Press, has been secured to
talk at the banquet on the work of for
eign- correspondents, and two other
speakers' have been tentatively engaged.
Mrs. Coltrane is on the committee to
formulate plans for the program of the
faculty group at their meeting.
SCHOOL DEBATERS
PLAN YEAR’S WORK
To Have Eight Contests Under
Direction of
Farthing.
DICK CANN PRESIDES
The Debating Club of Greensboro
high school held its first meeting on
Friday, September 11. At this meeting
the president, Richard Cann, appointed
the various committees, such as the en
tertainment, social, and standing com
mittees; he instructed them as to their
duties. The plans for the year, on
whic'Yi the executive staff is now work
ing, were presented.
The first work of the club will be to
organize the new sophomores. If there
are enough of them interested in de
bating, they will be organized into a
new club; otherwise, they will be taken
into the senior club.
A social is being planned, at which
the iB\itiation of new members will take
place.
This year, under the coaching of
James A. Farthing, the club plans to
have eight debates. The first of these
is to be with 'Winston-Salem on the sub
ject of prohibition. A schedule of the
year's debates is now being worked out.
We hope this year to join the Na
tional Debating Society, If this is
done, members of the club taking part
in the debates will receive national
ognition and will be given credit to
ward winning a national award.
HOMESPUN STAFF HAS
MEETING WEDNESDAY
Nancy Hudson Is New Editor-in-Chief;
Miss Tillett Is Fac
ulty Adviser.
On Wednesday, September 9, the
Homespun staff gathered in room 300
for the first meeting of the fall semes
ter. Nancy Hudson, who will guide the
destiny of the Bnagazine for the c
ing year, presided while the staff dis
cussed plans for the forthcoming
Students who may be added to the
yet incomplete editing force were con
sidered. However, no definite decisions
-''re made.
Enjoyable Summer Spent
By Miss Cole in Travel
School Funds Low
Changes Are Made
Due to lack of finances, changes
have been necessary in the assign
ment of faculty advisers for this
From the library department Miss
Eiieen Aderholt has been removed to
Junior high school. This leaves in
full charge Miss Rebecca Wall, who
has announced tha( the first v^eek of
H )rarv work will be given over to
the training of new students.
Miss Fannie Starr Mitchell divides
her time between the office and
classes of math, whereas Mr. C. W.
Phillips will supervise a class of
Business English.
Byron Haworth's duties will be
resumed by E. H. Strickland, prin
cipal of the Clara Peck School.
In other departments, Mr. L. C.
Belding will teach a class of math.
Mid-year senior advisers are Miss
Ida Belle Moore, and James Farth
ing. The June graduates have as
their advisers Misses lone Grogan,
Mary Morrow, and Evelyn Martin.
G. H. S. LOSES
NINE TEACHERS
Former Faculty Members Find
Other Fields of Interest;
Some Study.
CUPID CAPTURES ONE
Instead of just being in charge of
the high school cafeteria, Miss Dobson
is now at the head of all cafeterias in
the city school system. The G. H. S.
students will miss her, though they con-
giatulate her on her higher position.
Miss Mary Dosier, formerly a teacher
at G. H. 8., is now substituting for Miss
Blacknum, who is ill.
The library attendants will miss Miss
Eileen Aderholt this year. She is now
in charge of the Central Junior high
school library.
Miss Camille Brinkley, who last year
had charge of girls’ athletics, is now a
student at Baiiiard College, where she
is studying physical education.
One more student has been added
to the number of medical students at
Duke, for Coach Herbert Fox, coach of
baseball, boxing, and wrestling, and his
tory teacher at G. II. S, last year has
been accepted in Duke medical school.
This year finds Byron Haworth, for
mer English teacher at high school, a
student in Duke law school. He is
missed greatly, but the hope is that suc
cess will be his.
The commercial department lost one
of its teachers, too, this year when
E. R. Phillips went to Elizabeth, N. J.,
to teach a, commercial course in a girls’
high school.
Cupid succeeded in capturing one of
our teachers—Miss Pauline Sawyer, for
merly of the science department. She
now resides in Atlanta.
It seems as if teachers must study
forever, for Miss Summers, who taught
home economics at G. H, S. last year,
is not studying the same subject at
Peabody Institute.
VISIT TIA JUANA
Met Ann Harding, Mitzi Green,
Jackie Cooper, DoVothy
Jordan and Others.
MOTORED TO “PICKFAIRE”
Traveled Across Rockies, Through Can
yons, Across Lakes to
Pike’s Peak.
Miss Rena Cole again spent her sum
mer in interesting travel. This year
vacation included, a camping tour,
affiliated with the University of North
Carolina, through the western part of
the United States.
Leaving Boone, N. C., June 6. the
party of 47 chose a route through Cen
tra! United States, going first to St.
Louis. Miss Cole says that here she
found the “Lindbergh trophies” quite
interesting. From there they traveled
west, across the Rockies, through fam-
eanyons, across frozen lakes, to
•’s Peak, then to Salt Lake City
where the organ recital by Edward Kim
ball in the famous old Mormon taber-
na,cle has impressed many. After
crossing the Majave Valley, the party
turned southward and made stops at
Tia Juana and Agua Calienti, Mexico.
They visited the famous Santa Bar-
ira mission that has won its distinc
tion because of the fact that it is the
best preserved mission on the west
Incidentally, Delores Del Rio was mar
ried there.
)8 Angeles, with its movie actors
and actresses, attracted the group. They
met Eli.sse Handi, Ann Harding, Nils
Asther, Dorothy Jordan, Mitzi Green,
Jackie Coogan, Robert Coogan, and Rob
ert Learie. Aside from seeing many
studio “sets” and theatrical equipment,
they saw the Hal Roach studio taking
'Our Gang” and Charlie Chase come
dies. They motored through Beverly
Hills and to the picturesque home of
Mary Pickford, “Pickfaire.”
While in Hollywood a Trros{"ti
ing feature was the visit to the elabo
rate “Chinese theater,” where all the
famous stars have the print of their
hands and feet in the foyer, accompan
ied by a greeting to the public. Of
course one v.-ould be delighted to know
what one’s favorite movie actor or ac
tress might have to say to the world.
Iter several stops at beaches in Cal
ifornia and crossing San Francisco bay
the longest highway bridge in the
rid, which extend over seven miles
of beautiful bay, they traveled by the
Columbia River Highway through Wash
ington and Oregon and on to Vancouver,
Canada. At Mount Ranier tlio party
indulged in such winter sports as were
possible.
The return trip took th.'m over new
territory so that they cov.^red the high
spots in the central and far western
part of the country. The tour covered
period of about eight weeks and Miss
Cole feels that it was most interesting
d beneficial.
JACK NOWLIN PRESIDES
AT CHAPEL PROGRAM
Welcomes New Students and Asks For
Their Co-operation at
G. H. S.
A special program was given in
auditorium of the Senior high school by
the student body to welcome the
students from the Junior high schools
of the city.
'•Jack Nowlin, president of the student
bodc^ presided over the meeting and ex
tended a welcome to the new students
and shewed them how they might co
erate fqr the good of the school. Fol
lowing ; this talk, Jack Nowlin called
upon the various leaders to exyain the
activities they represented. Josephine
Lucas, president of the Girls’ Coune’^
Bin' Ve"Tiinff. T^-PRid- •
GOLDEN MASQUERS
GIVE MYSTERY PLAY
“Cat and Canary”, Exciting
Melodrama Presented by
Dramatic Students.
LOIS LAZENBY STARRED
“The Cat and the Canary,” an excit
ing drama, was presented in the
Senior hieii school auditorium Friday
•evening, September Jl, at 8:15 o’clock.
The members of the cast were, for the
most part, former members of the
Golden Masquers and a number of tal
ented students who have formed a club
known as the Golden Masquers Players.
This club, with the special permis
sion of Mr. Phillips, directed and pre
sented the play, “The Cat and the Ca-
iBary.”
The east was made up of such amateurs
as Lois Lazenby, Charles Hagan, G, W.
Stamper. J. Barnes, Pete Fitch, Eliza
beth Bulmwyj, Shelby Fitzaerald, John
Adeniy, and