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HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
Strive for High
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VOLUME XV
GREENSBORO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., OCTOBER 7, 1938
NUMBER 2
Business As Usual!
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New High Life Appointments
To Staff Are Announced
CLUBS TO FOLLOW
NEW PROGRAM PLAN
Sophomores to Meet Tuesday;
Upperclassman, Thursday
During Chapel.
WINGS OVER SENIOR
(Don’t Run—It Doesn’t Bite)
Seen here is a typical picture of Greensboro High school students
busily at work during the recent Czechoslovakian crisis, when frequent
radio broadcasts interrupted work to keep the pupils in contact with
living history!
Hi-Y Clubs Begin Year’s
Work With Great Hopes
ROUTH IS SPEAKER
New Officers Chosen by Upper
classmen’s Organization.
“This promises to be one of the best
years in Hi-Y history,” were the words
of Mr. A. P. Ronth as he addressed the
new members of the Senior Hi-Y clnb
Monday night.
The officers of the clnb were also
'elected at this meeting. W. A. Bnrch
secured the berth of president, while
Jack Ginsberg will fill the position of
vice-president. Other officers selected
were: secretary, Marshall Morris, and
treasurer, Dickie Johnson.
In the Junior Hi-Y', Otis Brown was
chosen president; Milton Harris, vice-
president ; and Carlyle Groome, secre
tary and treasurer.
The following boys were admitted
into the clubs: Senior—^Warner Hi-Y,
L. M. Clymer, Hobart McKeever, Ed
Groose, Jack Behrman, Ben Smith,
Marshal Morris, J. R. Sowell, Alvin
Yantiss, Robert George, Ray Sawyer,
Gordon West, Wileman Ehley, Dickie
Johnston, Jimmy Sparger, Branch
Whitehurst, Harold Ginsburg, Charles
Hood, Doug Dickerson, Bradley Wy-
rick, and Bill Smedberg.
Junior: Fred Albright, Paul Behr
man, Richard Bowles, Carl Cease, Jack
Dempsey, Thomas Doggett, Jack Hen
son, Billy Holladay, Jack Jarvis,
Richard Kiser, T. A. McAdams, J. Van
Meyers, Oscar Petree, Orlando Puig,
Hamilton Tatum, Jack Smith, Floyd
Stephenson, and Burton Swain.
Sophomore: Otis Brown, Carlyle
Groome, H. Smith, Milton Harris, Law
rence Reddick, Gerald van Lindingham,
Faculty Member
*Taken for a Ride
“She flew through the air
With the greatest of ease.
That daring young maid
On the flying trapeze.”
Those words might well be applied
to a certain feminine member of the
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to experience such sensations recently.
But alas, the cause was far from any
thing as romantic as a trapeze—instead
it was just a common, lowly, everyday
automobile bumper.
According to one well acquainted
with the facts, this teacher was be
taken unawares by the aforementioned
vehicle while she was crossing thC
street, and literally, she was “taken
for a ride.” At the moment wheh the
impact was imminent, this faculty
member cut a flip and landed betwixt
the bumper and the radiator grill, re
maining there until the car stopped.
We wonder who was the more sur
prised, the gentleman driving the car,
or the distinguished “auditor” of
G. H. S.?
Under the new club program inaugu
rated this week, the senior and junior
clubs will meet on Thursday and the
sophomore organizations on Tuesdays
during the regular chapel period.
Those groups which met yesterday
and will meet again during the third
week are Quill and Scroll, under the
guidance of Miss Pike and Mrs. Betts;
Debating, under Miss Causey; French,
Miss Mitchell; Latin, Miss Lesley; and
Commercial, Miss Cohoon.
Alternating with the above wull be
the following clubs meeting on the sec
ond and fourth weeks. They are Torch
light, with Miss Mims; Playmasters,
Miss Wall; and Radio Appreciation,
Miss Cason.
In the near future, other organiza
tions are expected to be formed, and
their objects will be announced as soon
as their charters are approved by the
student council.
Up—up—zooming upward ! Not some
one’s mind! No, nor even a bird, but it
is Miss Louise Smith trying her hand
at the controls of an airplane.
Miss Smith, popular member of the
English department, has been taking
lessons in aviation. She says she finds
it very interesting but too expensive
to last very long. Up until the present
time, she has had two lessons.
Only one other Greensboro woman.
Miss May Bush, is taking the class.
So far, the pupils haven’t wrecked
any planes, but Lloyds of London, is
definitely not insuring the local inhabi
tants against this danger.
CLYMER AND CARR
RECEIVE POSITIONS
OF SUB-DIRECTORS
SEVERAL CHANGES
MADE IN OFFICES
Gunter, Wilkinson, Schumann
Receive New Posts
on Paper.
HALF HOLIDAY GIVEN
FOR GOOD ATTENDANCE
GIRL RESERVES CLUB
SPONSORS CAMPAIGN
(Continued on Page Two)
DOT BALSLEY WINS
PRIZE IN AD CONTEST
Dot Balsley, a member of the senior
class, won the prize for the first week
of the write-an-ad contest sponsored by
Schitfman Jewelers. The winning ad
vertisement, which is found in this
issue of High Life, deals with the fact
that this establishment has offered 45
years of service to Greensboro citizens.
Although this competition is open at
present to members of the commercial
department only, the entire student
bod}" wull have a chance to enter later
contests and will be eligible for the
grand prize to be awarded at the end
of the year.
The Be M^orth While Girl Reserves
have been sponsoring a membership
drive during the past \veek. All old
and new" members w"ishing to join
are required to sign a registration card
wTiich may be secured from Miss
Strickland or Jane Faison. Any girls
w"ho have not registered by the time
the drive is over wull not be allow"ed to
join at any other time during the
year.
In order to make money, the Be
YVorth M^hiles are planning to have
a sale on cream colored scarfs next
w"eek. The scarfs will have the names
of the football players w"ritten on
them in crayon. They will be priced
at 50 cents.
Radio Club Is Launched
The Radio Appreciation club, advised
by Miss Cahoon, invites all juniors and
seniors w’ho ar$ interested in in
formational radio programs to join
the club. This club, which meets
every second and fourth Thursday, will
work on original projects and posters,
as w"eri as on preview studies and sum
mary papers.
Due to an o aveiage or —,
the faculty and student body of the
high school w"ill “knock off” work
today at 12 and go home. This half
holiday w’hich is the usual reward
for good attendance, resulted chiefly
thrcugh the efforts of those home
rooms which had very high ratings
for the month.
Of these, the highest w"as Miss Lou
ise Smith’s w"ith an average of 99.73%.
Tying for second place with 98.8%
w"ere Miss Farlow"e and Miss Cason.
Other ratings were: Miss Barton,
98.61%; Miss Moore, 98.46%; Miss
Bradley, 98.32%; and Miss Mitchell,
98.2%.
MISS MOSER ORGANIZES
FIRST PERIOD ART CLASS
Miss Margaret Moser, one of Senior
High’s ten history teachers, has
organized a first period art class which
is composed of 19 sophomores and
juniors. The artists are now drawing
various objects, such as vases and
boxes.
Excess Number of Points
Necessitates Many
Resignations.
Because of an excess number of
points, a group of students w"ill be
forced to resign several oifices in stu
dent activities, announced Miss Ida
Belle Moore, faculty adviser for the
point system, this W"eek.
Rachel Allies, in order to continue
as president of the “Be M^orth M’'hile’‘
girl reserve club, w"ill resign the pres
idency of her home room, w"hich posi
tion w"ill be filled bj^ Kirby Aloore.
Dora Lybrand, new"ly elected pres
ident of room 313, w"ill assume the
duties of this office owing to the res
ignation of Hobart AIcKeever, pres
ident of Torchlight. Beverly Ann
Aloney, president of semester V, has
resigned as president of her home
room, and Irl Newton w"ill fill this
vacancy. Two other resignations are:
Paul Pearson, editor of High Life,
as chairman of the scholarship com
mittee, and likew"ise Wileman Ehly,
as chairman of the cafeteria commit
tee. These vacancies have not been
filled as yet.
Miss Aloore states that these resig
nations prove that the purpose of the
point system, which is to extend the
advantages and the work of the extra
class activities throughout the student
body (and at the same time to pre
vent a few students from- excess in
dulgence in these activities) has been
accomplished.
After much discussion by Paul
Pearson, editor-in-chief, and Elizabeth
Newton, business manager, several
important additions w"ere made this
w"eek to the staff of High Life.
L. AI. Clymer, former circulation
manager, w"ho w"as appointed associate
editor, is w"ell fitted for this position.
He has been outstanding in scholar
ship and is a member of the student
council. Jack Gunter, filling the gap
left vacant by AVorth Holder, will
serve as sports editor. The office of
feature editor wdll be filled by Tom
AA'ilkinson, who has recently displayed
ingenuity in this type of journalistic
w’ork. The head proof-reader will be
Rae Schumann, wdio is experienced in
this field and has done similar work
for commercial concerns.
Business Staff Well Qualified
Doris Carr, appointed associate
business manager, is well suited to
this position, having had two semes
ters of experience in journalistic
v,"ork. She served last year as assist
ant exchange editor. Also aiding
Elizabeth Newton will be two new
comers to the advanced journalism
class, Alargaret Grantham and Bob
AYalker. As part of his duties Bob
will have charge of the circulation
of High Life.
KEY TEACHERS NAMED
IN EACH SCHOOL UNIT
Strange Reducing Device Sent
From Office Because of Rumors
That a strange vehicle had usurped
Air. Routh’s office for its home was
the puzzling news that reached the
newspaper staff this week. A detec
tive sent to cover the case dug up
the following information. The above
stated object, a bicycle, was first
noticed in the clinic, then in Aliss
Blackmon’s closet, and finally in Mr.
Routh’s office.
One group of students seemed to
think that the strange vehicle had been
acquired by the principal for reduc
ing purposes, while others agreed that
it was merely borrowed for “leisure
time activities.” Neither of these
theses, however, was proved to be
true. In fact, no one had actually
seen Air. Routh ride the “reducer,”
but rumor alleged that it had been
put to good use. AY^hether any of
these reports were true, and perhaps
they were only “gossip,” the student
body has still been cogitating upon
the ownership of the strange vehicle.
The real clue to the situation was
discovered, however, by a student as
sistant in the office, who explained
that the bicycle was the property of
a G. H. S. student who, when she
became ill at school and found it
necessary to return home, decided to
leave her bicycle here. The only safe
place for such an article was the
office, and there it reposed until it was
claimed by its owner. So—the curtain
is at last lifted from the mystery
which has kept G. H. S. students in
suspense for over a week.
Special Committee Plans Series of
Radio Broadcasts on Classroom
Problems.
In order to aid cooperation among
the different Greensboro schools, the
following school unit radio chairmen
have been appointed to serve as key
teachers : Aycock school, Aliss Alargaret
Smith; Central Junior High school,
Aliss ATrginia Fuller; David Caldwell,
Aliss Lorri AAkalker; Gillespie Park,
Aliss Eula Tuttle; Irving Park, Aliss
Elizabeth Riley ; Lindley Junior High
school, Aliss Kathleen Capps; Alclver
school. Airs. Bess Tippett; I*eck, Airs.
Linda Hodge; Senior High school, Aliss
Eunice Kneece; Simpson Street, Mrs.
Elizabeth Coates.
Also the publicity committee consists
of the following: Air. Herbert Hucks,
chairman, Aliss Kathleen Capps, and
Aliss Eula Tuttle.
A special committee which will de
velop a series of broadcasts on modern
problems for classroom use has as its
chairman. Airs. Blanche Smith; Miss
Alargaret Aloser, Aliss Louise Smith,
and Aliss ATrginia Fuller.
INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN
FOR MIMEOGRAPH WORK
Any teacher desiring mimeograph
work should deliver the material to
Air. Richards in room 103 at least
one full day before it is expected to
be returned.
The following items must appear on
the stencil form: name of teacher,
number of copies desired, subject, and
last date at which it can be done.