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October 16,1S31 HIGH LIFE Published Bi-monthly, Except Holidays, by the Students of Greensboro High School, Greensboro, N. C. Founded by the Class of ’21 Chabteb Meubeb March 1925 Entered as Second-Class Matter at the Post Office, Greensboro, N. C. STAFF Editor-hi-Chicf Constance Blackwood Assistant Editor-in-Chief Edith Latham Editor Fillmore AVilson Business Manager Leah Louise Baach Assistant Business Manager Lewis Ginsberg SPECIAL EDITORS Sports Editors Evelyn Strader, Paige Holder Typing Editors Cynthia Pipkin, Margaret Knight Art t!dit07-s Carl Carlson, ITowell Overton Feature Editor Joyce Heritage Exchange Editor — Kathryn Ginsberg ASSISTANT EDITORS Beverly Burgess Lane Barksdale Harriet Heath Quentin Dixon TYPISTS Eda Walters Carolyne Hay Powell Banner Barbara Witherspoon REPORTERS Marguerite LeFort Edward Cone Robert Ricks Mary Rucker Phyllis Hagedorn Elyn Fowler William Yenning Miriam Robinson Jack Nowlin Ruth Harris Edwin Gambrell Helen Crutchfield Elizabeth Craven Herbert Montgomery James Carmichael Robert Saunders Elizabeth Whaley FACULTY ADVISER Mrs. Alma G. Coltrane Member of the American Bog Magazine Feature Service CCharter{!'^''';”'-M Membgr) Sportsmanship One of the best examples of modern sportsmen was Sir Thomas Lip ton. He was “the world’s greatest loser,’’ and there is no doubt that, had he been a winner, he would have been as great in victory as he was in defeat. A quitter is never a good sport. Sir Thomas Lipton just didn’t know how to quit. A defeat was merely a spur which urged him to try again, and try again he did. Only death could stop his efforts to win. He had all the qualities of a sportsman, but the two most out standing phases of his character were “ Stik-at-it-ness” and the ability to be a cheerful loser. Not everyone can be as famous a character in the sporting world as was Sir Thomas, but everyone can be a good spoi-t. To have the qualities of good sportsmanship, neither wealth nor high position is necessary. Whether or not you are a good sport depends entirely upon yourself. Three things are essential for good sportsmanship. First, one must be both a good winner and a good loser; second, one must be fair in everything; third, one must be able to laugh at defeat, and start all over again, resolved to do better than ever before. Be a good sport. You’ll have more friends, you’ll be a much better success, and, finally y' U will have a much better opinion of yourself and your conduct, and so will others. Fair Play Topic for Month Good Sportsmanship has been chosen for our ideal during the month of October; this is to impress the students with the meaning of Good Sportsmanship and Fair Play. If you have ever seen some one display good sportsmansliip, he has a fixed place in your mind. You respect him and try in every way to be more like him. Let’s Limit Our Speed Recently, the “speed craze’’ seems to be affecting everyone, even the pedestrians, and especially our own student body. Between classes, students no longer walk up and down the halls. They run, or rather, rush. Nearly everyone seems to be making an effort to break all exist ing and non-existing records for the hundred-yard dash. This condition is not only neces-sary; it is harmful, even dan gerous. One or two rather serious accidents have already occurred as a result of it. It is bad to be late, but it is even worse to inconvenience others in an effort to be on time. In all things, there is a “happy medium.” If you are in a hurry, don’t run. You are at liberty to walk as fast as you please, especially since very few people are in the habit of walk ing fast. They either walk slowly or run. Obviously, the only remedy for this sad situation is for us to put a curb on our speedy ambitions. If we are to judge by past experience, every G. H. S. student has self-control enough to do this. So, obey the “speed limit” and the traffic “cops” and keep out of trouble. What About the Other 150 School activities are to be enjoyed, and the majority of people like to enjoy themselves. Why can’t these people, who wish to have a good time have it at our school activities? More than 150 of those who signed their names, saying that they would buy activity cards, did not buy them. The sponsors of the Activity Cards realize that many of us can not raise $2.50 at one time. Knowing this a very reasonable installment plan has been established. You pay $1.00 down and the balance just before the last football game. Do you realize that you save approximately nineteen cents on every twenty-five cent game? Activity cards, if a sufficient number is bought, will not only be a saving to you but also to the school. Everyone knows how badly the school needs money. Buy an Activity Card! It is the very best thing that you can do in every way. Work Out Your Own Problems Both in school and out, some boys and girls of high school age seem to want to turn over nearly every problem that arises to the other fellow, and it also seems that we are no exception. This does not mean that the majority of us are inclined to do this. What G. H. S. has done in the past, and the way it has been done, show that the number of students who-take this attitude is comparatively, small. The thing to do, then, is for each one of us to give himself the “once-over,” in order to find out if we belong to this group of “slackers,” and, if we do, to do all we can to break the habit. Much harder things have been done before. Doing the thing itself is not hard. It’s in remembering to do it that we usually fall down on the job. We can quit letting the other fellow do all the work if we want to, so let’s begin doing what we are supposed to do willingly and in know of, so as to show our fellow students that we md more Hella world. I show Is glad to bs wid you again. Tim«B in gettin mighty shawt. Doggone if I didn’t plum fergit about this here column. An here ’tis Thursday night. And the street is under construction at Lake Dan. Well thas that. ! wants to espress my opinion about the good coperation I’s gettin in this here poetry contest. Uh—by jove my deaer. Ha ha ha ah hoc hoo—High Lifes out again. What do 1 know? Why I know jest about erything what ain’t already knowed. I know Eda Walters middle name and Barabara Witherspoons favorite color, and—I I'm a knower I is. In fact middle names Noah. Ye old Timy Paetery Contest Pro gresses Like the Walking Part of a Street. Listen Here Students You Better in ter this here contest. If yon win, you win a cup, if you loose, you loss a cup. So inter now. Barabara Witherfolk in- tered last time an she’s done already got permission to stand a chance of get ting this marvelous cromlum plated cup. Come on now and send in your poem. Little Man VacNair sent 1 nthis lovely poem this week. Here ’tis folks—jest like he Writit: I gazed upon a host of lovely lolipops I watched a farmed raized his lily crops I saw a bird in a tree A tiny warbling humble bee Lolypops-Lilycrops Tree, and bumble bee Are little fairies sent to me. (This poem is intered under the list of Winter Lyrics.) The following poem was sent in by Wargret Nagner. It shows or rather dis plays the subtle thought of the writers subteraincan mind ccells. Oh little lily With pettles so frilly You are so lovelily silly. Oh bountiful blower Have yo unot the power To give me a look quite sour. {The following is a piece from Ed Cones knew opera, Kismequiek.) Ahhhli ahlihha hhhha bla bla bla Trallla laUlla Ilaa Traa tra tra Mud Ice cream and cake Good things do make When I bake, When I bake Bake bake baaaaa-aa-aake (This little exert was taken from Nancy Hudson’s new volume “New Feathers”) The Nature Study Class lias Deseov- ered a New Flower—Dumbelia Eollypin- ifolia, and I have found a'-new flower called Iiisectaflora Sophomoraidioties. This is what I have to listen to sophomore class said a teacher of Bi ology as she spoke on the gender of animus, day after day, week after week, month after month, year after,year, decade after decade, tracadc after tracade, facade after facade, cinquade after cinquade, soixade after soixade, century after century, it is teacher make him gimme my this and teacher make him gimme my that, and teacher he’s got my silk hat. Said the Stujent Coyncil, we the council did this and we the coun cil did that we the council killed a black rat, and it’s forever wo the council did this and wc the council did that and we the council bought a baseball bat. No no I will not cry said my eye as asked it why it would not cry. The was the quich reply because thru all these years you’ve run out of tears. The Battle of Guilford Courthouse An Opccra In One Song (Theea Death Song) Characters: Miss Wall, Sidney Ogburn, Jack Brown, Mr. Johnson and another Foot ball team boy. Scene I: Three boys are standing in front of a main building the three boys say ensemble: “Good morning Mr. John- Mr. Johnson: Good Morning boys, I hope you do that well tonight (The foot ball game was tonight). Mr. Johnson exits. Scene II: Five minuets latci^the boys are standing as before. Enter Miss Wall, a tall indignant lady. Boys; ' Guud morning Miss Wall. M. Wall: You are sassing me boyi come write in here to Mr. Phillips. (The boys appear shoched, but though led by some enchanting witch, they follow—one by one—the shadows fall upon the castle wall. The End J’ai Finis Nother Poem Jest Got here EYBY THE SOHPIIOMOEE CLASS INKED There was a young lad of 303 Who was sharply annoyed by a bee The teacher said hold that grin While I fetch the a pin Then ye shall sonnet on a bee Ode In Room Two The teacher weareth a shoe By Merle Jones English 5 Sonnet To be inspired for a sonnet One must always ware a bonnet By Henjiy Jarrison Room 317 ‘The present crisis in our educational progress was precipitated by an un paralleled slump in business condi tions.” This is the opinion of The Forth Carolina Teacher. This should not be very surprising to the majority of G. H. S. students—September number. - The -Y. C. Teacher also says: “Health now placed above all other objec tives in practically all school programs. The educational system is justified iu its attitude toward health wlien one considers the extent and diversity of health impairment^.among the school population.” This is true of G. II. S. Are the students of this school taking advan tage of this opportunity for health im provement? “The blindness of the United States 1 attoinpting to fight the laws of 'orld economics,” according to M. Pierre Gaxotte In Je Suis Partout, “has dragged the rest of the world into eco nomic depression,” says The lAinng Age. It seems as if tlie good old U. S. A. gets blamed for everything these days. What a life! “Solid carbon dioxide (C02), l)loyed extensively as a refrigerant, has applied for a job held by another mem ber of the family, liquid C02, now used almost exclusively for carbonating bev erages at bottling piajits and soda fountains.” Tins paragraph from Business Week (October), should be of interest to the science and chemistry students of G. IJ. S. Comments on World’s Opinions “The resumption of general employ ploymeut in this country will come gradually, and will long be in evidence before its existence is generally ad mitted. I’erhnps If we hud less pub licity for the black side of the picture, business recovery would be consider-' ably hastened,” says the editor of Ka- ticnai Republic. This is true of more things than unemployment. Here's how the American Bog’s edi tor gives a definition for sportsmanship in football; “The alibi isn’t a part of football technique. Fellows get out there to give tlie best that’s in them, and if the other chap’s best is a little belter, they're the first to say ii.” “Newspaper men have a saying that goes like this; “Its all right for a cub reporter to make an error once—tliat’s excusable. If he makes it twice, he better start pushing a wheelbarrow.” Once is learning. More than that is usually carelessness. Says the editor of The American Boy, “This applies to everything,' not merely to newspaper work.” “We are going to work out of this depression, not slide out of It. A sane and steady position between the ex tremes of pessimism and optimism are what the times call for,” says the edi tor of the Saturday Evening Post. That’s a good way to get out of any difficulty. HEAR ARE MORE HU NAN CODE EXERTS—zy Dick Cann the Scandal Gsv wvyzgrmt xofy szh nfxs illn uli rnkilevnmg. HL SZH GSV OFXS ILLN. T2HGLM NZPVH Z’h Dear I Writit, the other, day was glad no I was mad and today I am glad but I wont to wish to be mad. What can I do to get mad I am such a good old soul. It is a lovely felling to be mad. One feels so gentle so grudgy and so offensive like. How can experience this again. IM. BECILE. Becile—You old dear, how dramatic was your little letter. How sweet wore your words. You will hardly be able to exporeience the latter again. But the former may be had easily. Contradict Miss. A. C. You are realy a find. Please call by my room and I shall step on your toes when set you to work warshing dishies for Miss. Jones. Good bye, I. WRITIT. Extracts from the diary of Yanilla Extract by Yauilla hisself. “Today is day after yesterday,” said the little red hen as she danced about in glee Yes said the mother of me as she walscd around the math book of Miss Moore tomorrow is the day after to day before yesterday. Well 1 ain’t a goin' to eat eh up said the wolf to little Red Walking Hood as she sang Vannilla wafers on parade. X is equal to X divided by two times three said Miss Grogan as she drove her ottomo- beel Into the emptying station. No, no said Mr. Fatliing as ho played on his little guitar “See saw Marjory Daw.” Ooh said Ima Dumbell as she maid A on college Mathematics. I will eat you up said Dick Cann as the little debater cried Quack Quack I want my money back. THE SLEEP ING BEAUTY ROLLLED OVER IN HER BED AND SAID “twenty more years to go, and I’ll be back at the old grind.” Hickory Dickory Dali the the student went up the hall. Said Snow White to Rose It.-d—go to bed. Bo there bother bother bother sang the Glee Club as it hit mo on the head. Good Bye, I. WRITIT, A FIRESIDE THOUGHT I find my mind a coal of fire; In despair I smother it with ashes of defeat, In happiness I kindle it with joy, In trouble I almost extinguish it with A fluid of bad sportsmanship; In victory my hands are singed with the blaze of pride, And in all my enterprises it flickers for a lack of hope. Soon I will wake up to tho strangC' ex citement of the cold, harsh winter of loss, if I do not kindle this dying coal. ' —Beverly Burgess. A FIRESIDE BRIGHT Oh, fusing pine and creaking coals, Vaguely I wondered how you fascinated me. Then I felt your warm glow and grew nearer, For your dancing flames beckoned there. Strange I could not leave your gleaming joy, Making quick sparkles and pale patches on the dark and gloomy wall. But ’twas not that, it was your glowing Now I understand. THE UNVEILING A dingy ashen suit veiled with the ruptness of foui play, Heavy, unsteady feet covered with the mud and filth of dishonesty. And a face long used to the protection of a cowardly brim. Behold—A statue of the “Unfair Ployer.” •—Anonymous. HEAT Heat— Triokline itching, bothering heat— The sound of insects, Humming, croaking, and incessantly carrying on their monotonous song; The sound of a vietrola, send out harsh, unharmonious, scratching reproduc tions— High-tilted, unnatural laughter— A moon up there grinning— In his cynical, leery way. And to some it is summer. But for me it’s just “another night.” —Phyllis Morrah. FIRE Fire— The Friend of man-L Helping to building up mighty civili zations— Burning—melting—controlling, Enabling these earthborn creatures to overcome mighty factors. Fire— The Enemy of man— Burning down—consuming—destroying, Bringing to destruction the efforts of its helpless master— Keeping these earthborn creatures from overcoming mighty factors. —Fhyllis Morrah. A THOUGHT All beauty holds for me a mirrored lake of dreams, And when it is dear I see the purpose of my dreaming. —B. B. B. MEPHISTOPHELIAN MACARONI I will not apologize for this column. “It is ail ill-favored thing, sir, but ine own,” a timid one guilty of a similar outrage might quaver; but, no, the proud name of Bowrwowr shall neveer bite the dust. I fling defiance in your face and dare you—I dare you -to read this heterogenous composite of miseellania. This,' men, is a call to your courage. Can you? Will you? And then be plunged into their midst and annihilate them with serene com posure.* Hark! Methinks I hear *the sound of sweot trumpets. Hold your breath whfle I waft you (that is, anyone un der two hundred pounds) back tjirough the dim lapse of ages. We have been wafted back through the dim lapse of ages (taking into con sideration, of course, the weight of the candidate.) A medieval newsbay ap proaches, thrusting copies of the Game- lot Courier under the noses of differ ent dames and elegant egotists. Stretch your imagination, buy a copy, look at the headlines and brush your teeth twice a day. What! What! What!** The depres- on is over?—Now King Arthur will be able to buy that new bustle for Guine vere. But what is this—ah, news of Lance lot! How Sir Lancelot met with King Rookus of Rookus and Rookus, In corporated, and others and smote them down, and departed from them. To speak sooth wist ye that Sir Lancelot is feeling passing well; oodles of knights who have yielded him are arriving at court from thence and yon, on stretchers and otherwise. Accord ing to bystanders, our most noblest King Arthur smote his knee and was passing glad of Lancelot. And those who jousted with this right noble knight are sore sore to yield them, but, by my troth, they be passing fair knights. Amongst these passing fair knights are King Rookus of Humdrum, and all his fair brothers except one, he being the fair knight, Lulu. The widow has been notified by the traveling taxiderm ists who have stuffed t>*e knight manly fashion'and taken him to Lance lot’s sweet gallery. And to end ye brilliant story*** of Lancelot, according to bystanders, some one accidentally stepped on Lancelot’f toe. The remaining hav arrived in Camelot and, according to Sir Hay, they will be used iu the soup for the next meeting of ye rounde table. The editor has refused to include this entry of Professor Hoodlum, but it got here in some way or another; Lord knows how!**** After profound scientific and re- searehieal observations, Professor Hood lum has succeeded in explaining a very simple affair in such a way as to unex plain it. Prizes will be awarded to all who succeed in producing a satisfactory explanation.***** Apparently the * marks the spot where this entry slipped John Brown had commenced to prom enade the primary thoroughfare to wards an adjacent aggregation of mer cenary and mercantile appropriations, collectively recognized by means of the ambigerous appellation of “metropolis” when his pedantic appendage, attached in the vicinity of the appendicitis por tion, collided with an insidious obstruc tion which immediately procured his prostration to the confines of mundane realities. Nevertheless, despite this abrupt manifestation of hostility on the part of the obstruction, this philosophical fellow alleviated his person of th( proximity of Nature’s quintessencee WINNERS IN THEME CONTEST Success was a theme the students and teachers followed during the month of September. Chapel programs were conducted with this subject in mind and the English classes were asked to write about this. The following com positions were chosen as the best hand ed into the office: FIRST PLACE Steps to Success When you have learned to forgive, to forget, to forbear; when you can make acrimonious criticism as well as friendly criticism constructive; when you can live a day that is pleasant to look back on, you are succeeding. If you can laugh for the joy of laughing, if you can cry and lighten your heart, if you can be sincere at all times, success is yours. If you can love an enemy, if you can do unto others as you would have them do unto you, and if still you are just yourself, you have suceeedeed. PALMER HOLT, English Vm, SECOND PLACE Success What is success? To some it is the attainment of wealth, social position, and fame; but to others it is the praiseworthy accomplishment of one'e life’s work. Success depends not on 3 advantages but on his ability to do things well. Often someone, though poverty- stricken, has made a success of his life by doing soriiething which influenced even one person to strive for the heights. Some wealthy people, however, are not successes because they have not done any lasting good to their fellow , men. Success, then, is the accomplish ment of acts worthy to live through the ages. ARCHIBALD SCALES, English VIL DUTY When all your work is done, lad, And all your books laid down, And every lesson said. And every secret found, Then take your place and stand, lad, For there is work to do, And you must be a man, lad. And work yout own way through. When all your life’s work’s done, lad, And all your tools are worn, And you have done your best, lad. And all your trials been borne, Then stop and rest again, lad, For you’ll have earned it well, And think when you were young, lad. Within youth’s care-free spell. _Phyllis Morrah. AUTUMN Splashes of vermillion. Woodlands veiled with ashen mist, Crisp, goden blades of grass. Vast fields of glowing grain, Glistening corn-shocks, Tiny scurrying figures, And wild, dazzling life and color, All in one great frame of azure. Now say you that Autumn is dead? —B. B. B- and without one imprecation, bestow®^ the last vestiges of physical calamity which adorned his bodily raiment bsA to their original source with an enthusi asm proper to the occasion. From this incident we may draw a profound allegorical conclusion in cordance with our own individual P®*' sonalities and complexities. * Note: Severe composure was a dead ly instrument at large in King Charles XXXXVTIirviI’s -time. **Note: Denotihg emotion. ***Note: “Story” does not mean t® imply that it was-a story.
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