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HIGH LIFE
May 30, 1941
The Purpose of High Life Is To
^et and preserve the history
r of our school.
H old indivhluals together under
high standards.
S eparate the worthwhile from the
worthless and promote the highest
interest of students, teachers,
and school.
Black Out, Perhaps?
Vcs. to (lisi’uss tlio cancelled Senior dance brings
))aek many sick tlioiiglit.s and feelings, but Higb
Life thinks that a few items should be explained.
No matter what one wo\dd like to think, an orili-
nary Senior class danc(‘ would not have been a
la'presentative oni‘. Seniors shoidd liave seen the
benefits as well as the drawbacks of the proposed
plan. 'I’he whole idea of the card dance was to
let the girls who do not ordinarily have a big
rush dance as much as they like and, for once,
to let the boys have a few troubles.
ilaybe the jilan of cancelling the dance is best
this way, but one can oidy hoite that it does not
help to “black out” chances for dancing in the
future.
Missing—Part of Your Library
“Who, me? Why I don’t have any ndssing
library books in my locker 1 1 never go to the
library anyhow execi)t to spend my study hall with
my girl.” And so this hero blitidy itasses uj) the
librarians’ j)lcas to help her huni foi- the lost books.
Suddenly about a week later he thinks. “Did 1.
check out a book la.st semester? Maybe I’d better
look just to be sure 1 don't have any in my Im’ker
now,” So he looks—and sure enough, there it is
in a i)ile of jnide at the bottom, llis case is similar
to some of the rest of the students, so therefore,
like a good boy he scurries to the library to return
the bookl Will you?
Think hard now! You did forget to turn in
your book, didn’t you.' Better go return it right
now he-ause the library needs all those books be
fore school closes. Don’t forget it!
You Can’t Take It With You
Instead of the usual comments at graduation
time, remarks such as, “ Haven’t the seniors been a
grand class?”. “There they go—into the wide
wide world?” and “Farewell, (1. 11. S.”. let the
l)arting words this year be, “What are the juniors
going to do?”
Admittedly the cla.ss of '41 has been a wide
awake and outstanding group. It has launched
such worthwhile projects as Student-Faculty day,
the auti-cheatiiig campaign, and school dances.
Nevertheless, there yet remains to be made, many
improvements. What about the ideas that have
never been carried out? What about support at
athletic events? What about May day? What
about all the things that should contribute to the
activities of 1. 11. S.?
Not attempting to suggest reforms. High Life
merely recommends that the juniors look about
them, note what the seniors have left undone, take
advantage of the thiirgs they have done, and de
termine to asiure to and accomplish even greater
residts next ,vear.
One, Two, One Two . . .
Since High Infe has advocated the installation
of a Tiiore thorough system of physical education, it
now feels that it is its duty and privilege to con
gratulate the school for installing such a program.
This innovation, designed to benefit those members
of the student body who do not receive adei|uate
exercise in their daily routine, wiis brought about
by far-sighted school authorities, who, seeing the
need for further education in health and hygiene,
have added to the recpiirements for graduation one
year of physical education.
Contrary to the belief of many ill-informed per-
.sons, this coui'se will not consist of calisthenics
alone, although the exercises will be stressed a,s a
complement to iu.structiou in sports. In addition
students enrolled in the new clas,ses will study
many forms of everyday healtli and hygiene, and
will be given opportunities to demonstrate their
knowledge in the daily courses. Indeed, this will
emphasize every j)hase of jibysical education, and
will place (IreenslMU-o among the more j)rogr“Ssive
schools of the nation which are every day turning
out healthier, wiser, and better citizens.
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Como on, all yon jitforliujfs and platter-
fiend??, for our last flinjf at swinj; boforo the
.v(*ar is up. Fory:(*t these last-miniite-before-
jjradiiatioii blues and start “h(‘i)pin;;”!
All the top-llijtht tunes are jtettinjr rather
dull to tlx* e^ar now, but it won’t be lonj?
before they'll have in a new batch that will
s(*nd everybody jitterinjr. "In Apjile lilossom
Time.” by the Andrews Sisters, is a nice
tun(‘r-npiH‘r; a j;ood lirst course is “My Sis
ter and r." serviHl with "Because of You,”
both by Jimmy Dorsey. “Yours’’ aixl “In
the Hush of the Evi'iiinj;,” by Artie Shaw’s
rrump(*t, and of course, Artie Shaw’s band,
and, on repeat iK'rformance, Tommy Dorsey’s
"Do I ^^'orryV” an* but a few of this month’s
favorites.
An old-timer, “While the Band Played On.”
is making a come-back, along with an old
Spanish number. "Amapola.”
(’la.ssical Favorites
Fritz Ueiner, who makes too few recoi'ds
of his Pittsburgh Symphony orchestra, has
record(*d an exc(*lh‘nt arrangement of Itichard
Wagner's Bachanale from "Tannhaus‘r.”
B(‘nny Goodman has at last deserted his
Jittcrlmgs to play some rare and seldom-
heard clarinet music for Victor. Ilis latest
i.-! (’laude Debussy's “Rhapsody for Clarinet
and Orchestra," with Benny’s exipiisite clar
inet ami tlx* New York Philharmonic-Sym
phony orchestra, under the direction of John
Barbirolli.
In addition. Deanna Durbin has compU*ted
Ix'r most charming and exiK*rt .souvenir al
bum. uilh CharU's Pevin’s )rclH‘stra.
Fashions For Summer
or
Hot Weather Clothes
Girls' clothes still make boys despair of
ever tinding reason in their fads. lints have
long been the chief subject of criticism, but
tlx* girls think their "chaiK'aux” are plenty
cute.
Hats of any size are in style, but the huge
ones—also useful as cartwheels—find the most
favor. To balance themsf'lves, girls insist
on carrying large pocketbooks, either of straw
or washable material.
Cotton Dresses Smart
Everything is going washable this season,
for. besides the pocketbooks, cotton dresses
have hit their peak of popularity. Especial
ly smart with high school girls now are the
broomstick skirts. You simply wash and
starch them, wrap them around a broom-stick,
—ami presto—there is a pleated skirt.
Strii>es are smart in school dresses, as well
as big plaids and flowers, and small checks.
Worn with a kerchief and sandals, these
dresses make perfect sport outfits. Dark
glasses, especially the new slanted type, make
girls really fit into things.
Let’s Dance
But the girl who i.s smart will change from
being just plain Mary in the afternoon to
glamorous Jane at night. She will probably
still wear wa.'^hable material, but the frills
on her organdie dress will make her difTerent.
The skirts are as full as ever on evening
clothes, and white is still the most popular.
Piipie and eyelet will pep up the dress, too.
Poefs Corner
VDUK OF THE MISTS
Dn the horizon heavy clouds,
clouds of the future, gather,
And I think with fear and heartache of the
thing
that is to come.
The ominous rumbling of the sky
fills my soul with dread.
And I feel that I am crushed
beneath the storm-clouds piling high.
Rising mists in the valley below
ilrift with a gu.st of wind.
Drift toward me and envelop me
within their filmy fold,
And out of the mist encircling me,
A voice comes, mighty in force,
Relieving me of my cowardly fear,
and restoring my sanity.
"Though thou
walkest
through the valley
of the
Shadow of death,
thou
shouldst fear no evil ....
IJft thine eyes to the
Hills
from whence cometh
thy help . . •”
The mists are going, and now
they are goiu*—leaving my soul in peace.
I lift my eyes toward the hills
and see them against the sky,
Shining in a radiant glory, but
I know not why
They shine, until I look once
more — the sun has
broken through the clouds.
—Betty Routh.
Home With Measles
or
How Did / Get in This Fix?
Dear Diary:
I came home with the funniest condition
at noon toda.v,—welts on the back of my
neck and knots on my face, arm.s, and legs—
spent the rest of the day watching them
grow.
Second Day In
Am T ])ored—no lights, no camera, no
action—just l.ving worrying about the work
Fm missing at school.
Third Day In
Mother’s getting gray hairs trying to en
tertain me .
Fourth Day In
Tore the house down hunting for some
thing to read After I found it, mother
rook it away from me saying I’d ruin my
eyes.
Fifth Day In
M'hoever wants the measles can certainly
have mint*—■—I’d gladly come truckin’ back
to (;. H. S. if——.
Sixth Day In
Doesn’t any one love me an.v more ?
I haven’t seen any of my friends in so long
that I’ve forgotten what they look like.
Seventh Day: Out In the World .Again
WHOOPEE—EEE—EE—E !!!!
Seven o’Clock in the A .M.
SCHOOL DAY BLUES
"Oh. how I hate to get up in the morn
ing I’’^ a familiar song to most students, is
a theme that won’t have to be harped on
after June 7—oh, happy day! How wonder-
ftrl. everybody agrees, to sleep till 10 o’clock
and not have to get up.
However, there are .still five more days
of the old routine, which follows:
7 :(M)—Alarm clock rudely jerks you out of
dreams. You stutT pillows in your ears and
try to get another forty winks.
7 :()5—You look at the clock, and, with one
eye shut, wait for mother to call.
7 :08—Y’ou jump out of bed, trip over your
shoe, and spend live minutes picking your
self up and muttering darkly.
7:15—"It's going to be hot today; guess
I’ll wear my blue dotted swLss—no, that’s not
iroiuKl—I’ll have to wear the old pink one
again.”
Thus it goes—a hectic rush to dress, hastily
swallowed breakfast, a (piick glance at the
funnies, and a mad dash to catch the 8:10
bus.
No wonder that, by the time pupils arrive
at .school, they have to si>end half of first
period recovering from the early morning
rush—but take heart, dears, it won’t be for
long I There are only about thirty hours
more of school day.s—and on the first day of
vacation some soul will be sure to forget and
jump out of bed at 7 :ir) sharp.
O-F
Those Hutton twins still keep everyone
guessing as to which is which. When one
is absent. Bob Beane just taps the other on
the shoulder and inquires, "Hey, Bud, who
are you?”
Lightweight clothes,
Sandaled feet,
Don’t do much
To cool Hie heat.
? Is Bliss
John Person is still wondering who fought
the Germans in the Franco-Prussiau w’ar.
Oh, and speaking of John, Frances (Panky)
Winslow wanted him to phone his mother
Person to Person from Washington.
Starting fresh
From head to toes,
The boys end
Wilted Romeos.
Logic
Scene: Local department store.
Lharactei’s: Ad solicitors and merchant.
vSolicitors: But you know you want to ad
vertise those beautiful bathing suits.
Merchant: I’m too hot to think, and w^hen I
do think of bathing suits, I think of Hedy
Lamarr, and when I think of her, then
I KNOW I can’t think!
F.S.—Nevertheless, lie simmered down long
enough to write an ad.
Let’s Not Get Technical
Although the members of her sixth period
class declared it’s initiative that makes them
talk so much, Mrs. Emma Sharp Avery pre
fers to call it Recall.
Wlien Bob Patterson and Bruce Pickard
were made to stand with their faces to* the
wall. Miss Ida Belle Moore let them change
corners every few minutes so they w^ouldn’t
get bored with the sceiier.y.
.Although they shorten
Frocks and hair,
Girls find that
The heat’s still there.
Having trouble biting a thread {absolutely
taboo in good home ec. circles), the shy little
maiden, observing Miss Sara Mims passing
by. yelled out "Say, Miss Mims, have YOU
got strong teeth?” To which the scion of the
local rhetoricians, replied, "I ought to—I’ve
been gnashing them all day!”
The past election shows the greatest fault
of the student body of Senior high school.
This short(*oming is complete indifference and
complacency over matters of student govern
ment. In the r(K*ent election barely one-
fourth of the student body voteil, and barely
one-fourth of the students selected next year’s
officers. These officers will he supixirted by
one-fourth of the school if the election can
be a measuring tape. As long as the majority
will not accept their responsibility to rule,
there will be no democracy in this school.
Many Jobs to ( ontimie
This year’s student council is leaving to
its successor many projects. Not the least
of these is the inter-school council. To make
it a success, all parties must push it forward.
Another of the main jobs is that of the con
tinuance of dancing and other social activi
ties. It will take a live-wire group to keep
everything moving smoothly.
^MTeWATlOHiO
HIGH LIFE
Published
Semi-Monthly
by the Students
of Gi'eenshoro
Senior High
School
Greensboro, N. C.
Founded by the Class of 1921
Revived by the Spring Journalism
Class of 1987
Entered as second-class matter March
1040. at the post office at Greens
boro, N. C., under the Act of March
1879.
EDITORIAL
Editor-in-Chief Eleanor Dare Taylor
Assistant Editors Rachael Whiteside,
Aurelia Dunstan,
Janet Cox
Feature Editor j .. . Irma Este.s
Make-up Editor Arleen Whitener
Assistant Make-Up Editor Paul Miller
Copy Editor Douglass Hunt
Headline Editor Bill Brinkley
Sports Editor Solomon Kennedy
Proof Reader Faye Thomas
Photoyrapher Purnell Kennedy
Exchange Editor Elaine Miller
REPORTERS
Mell Alexander, Betty Clement, Jack Groh,
Dottle Inabinet, Beverly Langston, Mary
Martin Lindsay, Dorothy Parker, Betty
Routh, Everett Saslow, Gene Thornton, Mar
garet Wilkerson, and Ann Thornton.
BUSINESS
Advertising Manager .... Ella Mae Norman
Bookkeeper Walter Hiatt
Circulation Manager Martie McLennan
Typists Althea Hardin. Maxine Con
nell, Eveleen Ellison, Shannon
Schumann, and Marjorie York
Advertising Agents Earle Holliday,
Charles Huffines, and
Evelyn Hufflne.
Advertising Solicitors . . Evelyn Glass, Mary
Lilly Anderson, Mary
Louise Bowden, David Evans,
Jean Kiger.
Editorial Advisers . . Mrs. Olive Betts and
Miss Cathleen Pike
Financial Adviser . . Miss Dorothy McNairy
(MemberC ***.^^'’*'