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‘H. M. S. Pinafore'
VOLUME XVIII
GREENSBORO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., NOVEMBER 21, 1941
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TO PRESENT 'H. M. S. PINAFORE' FRIDAY
E. R. Brietz To Lead
Appreximately 125
Voices in Operetta
Combating the handicap of the in
evitable triangle in what otherwise
wonhl be a perfect love affair, Ralph
Rackstraw, the hero in the operetta.
“H. M. S. Pinafore,” to be presented by
the vocal ninsic deparement, November I
28, finally succeeds in winning the hand |
of the fair heroine, .Josephine, and will
thus bring to a close the first operetta [
to be presented by the local mnsic group ,
since the depression.
In the Gilbert and Sullivan story, \
Ralph, an able-bodied seaman, is con
fronted Avith the difficulty of Avinning
a girl Avho is already engaged to Sir |
Joseph Porter, K. C. B., First Lord of the j
Admiralt.y. Facing Avhat appears to be j
an insxirmountable obstacle, the hero, ;
in the grand finale, learns that he is '
not of common birth, as Avas originally
supposed, but is of higher origin than
the Captain Avho has forbidden the mar
riage. All ends AA’ell Avith a triple mar
riage and everybody on the Pinafore
is happy.
Two Performances Scheduled
Taa’o performances, one in the after
noon and the other at 8 p.m., Avill be
presented by the department. F. Ray
mond Bietz, music instructor, will di
rect the prodAiction. He Avill be as
sisted by Adoli)h Goedeken, David Wal-
trip, Paul Frazier, Misses Lily 'SValker, '
Doris Hutchinson, Ida Belle iMoore, and
Mrs. Blanche .Smith, members of the
faculty.
According to the plans of Brietz, tAVO
separate casts Avill be used for the tAvo
performances, Avith Edgar Sikes and
Dick Kiser portraying the part of the
hero. Annie Laurie Bennett and Dora
LeAvis have been selected as the heroine.
Josephine. Other members of the cast
AA^ere announced in the last issue of
High Life.
The cast Avill include 125 members of
the music classes. Music Avill be fur
nished hy a combination orchestra from
IVoman’s college and local talent.
\ Snapped at Operetta Practice
New Dramatic Society
Makes Campus Debut
To answer tlie need for an organ
ization for those seniors who de
sire to take i)art in dramatics at
Senior high school hut wlio are not
yet eligible for Playniasters, a new
society will make its debut on the
local caminis this year.
Apin’opriately named Senior Dra
matic cinb, the society will be the
next step up from Thalians, junior
organization. Club members, who
meet every other Tuesday, will wel
come all seniors interested in dra
matics.
Employment Bureau
To Locate Positions
For Student Workers
ISO Scouts To Feature
Big Oirlstiias Parade
Approximately 150 girl scouts from
all over the city Avill participate in
the merchants’ Christmas parade, No
vember 21. The.se participants Avill l)e
divided into groups, each suggestive
of the officially opened Christmas shop
ping season.
Other .scout activities for the Aveek
center around a ucav crafts shop opened
last Aveek at the city armory for the
Greensboro girl scouts. Troops may
come here by advanced registration.
Miss Jlae Hardin and Miss iMildred
Childs, directoi's. teach the use of clay,
leather, Avood, and metal. The equip
ment belongs to the scout organization
and is kept at old Mill camp for use
during the .summer.
In addition, 35, senior scouts are con
tinuing tlieir Red Cross first aid course
by giving’ one hour each Monday after
noon to this course. Joel Day directs
the group.
Other individual groups, prompted by
the season, have had entertainments,
such as hikes, Aveiner roasts, courts of
aAvards and various others.
Stars Designale Rank
Of Honor Roll Pupils
IVearing her gold star for the sixth
consecutiA'e .time, Rachael "Whiteside,
12th graile 'Jthdent, heads the list of
honor roll students Avho have received
stars since the first report card period.
Bobby Clark is the anly Greensboro
high school studeni, other than Ra
chael, to Avear a gold pin.
System Includes Three Stars
In explanation of this honor system,
j Miss Ida Melle Moore. Avho issues the
stars, stated: “After making the honor
roll one time, a student has the privi-
I lege of Avearing a bronze star. This
I he keeps until he has been placed on
the honor roll for six consecutive times.
He may then exchange it for a silver
star. If, after three more report peri
ods, he still maintains the re(iuired
average, he receives the distinction of
the gold star.”
19 Pupils Wear Silver Stars
The follOAA-ing 19 students have re
ceived the silver star. They are as
folloAvs: Martha S. Koontz, Ann Ed
munds, Joan Holleyman, Earle Holli
day, Virginia Hunter, Melva Foster,
Ruth Winterling, Lolene Harrison,
.leanette Stephenson, Virginia Stoffel,
Alice Tros])er, Billy Donald, Alyne
Roseberry, Oscar Sajip. Anne NeAvton,
Martha Pearson, Bob Perry, and Billie
Jean Phipps.
In addition to these named, around
70 students, the majority of them jun-
iei’S, have secmred bronze stars.
Forensic Society Plans
For Local Tournament
To prepare iiiexperieueed mem
bers for the local debate tourna
ments, Martha Ann Moore, program
chairman for Ihe forensic society,
anncnnced yesterday that approx
imately 10 contests between indi
vidual teams Avill be held during
the ne.-:t three weeks.
“At the present time, only seven
debaters have had necessary train
ing in speeeh technique, six of
whom engaged in the National Fo
rensic league tournament in Ashe-
vi le, November 15,” Chairman
Moore declared.
“Twelve local teams will enter
the Senior high school practice eon-
tests Deeember 6,” Martha Ann
said.
Industrial Art Students
Do Construction Work
Members of the industrial arts classes
Avill be available during the next feAV
months to aid other departments in the
school desiring to have woodAA’ork pro
jects constructed, . according to an .an
nouncement today bj’ Adolph Goedeken,
director of th^w^hop actlAuties. - a i
Eaglish Five Students Start
Work in Creative Writing
Fnder the supervision of Miss
Jean Edgerton, a student teacher
from Greensboro college, members
of the sixth period English class
in room 10 began Avork in creafiA’C
Avritin.g, November 10. They Avill
Avrit(‘ original compositions and
stories as Avell as revieAv punctua
tion and study proper use of pic
turesque AA'ords for their Avritten
material.
For the past tAvo AA'eeks, the pu-
piLs’ have studied social letter-Avrit-
ing and various types of discus
sions. Amon.g the latter, the panel
proved most outstanding. The class
' enjoyed an informal discussion on
“Movies as a rec'reatiou for hi.gh
school students” and a panel de-
bate on the question, “Is it AA’orth-
Avhile to continue school-sponsored
I!, 'dances?”
Hulchinscn Asked To Serve
On School Slsidy Program
Olydo ErAvin, state superintendent of
public instruction, last Aveek asked Jlis.s
Doris Hutchinson so serve on a central
committee to study the broadening of
the school’s health and physical edu
cation program in relation to the neAV
tAvelfth grade addition.
The first committee meetin.g Avas held
in Ralei.gh. November 13, in the neAv
state cilice bAiildin.g. K. R. Curtis, of
Wilson county, presided, and Dr. Ger
ald S. Craig, from Columbia university,
led the discussion on science. Jleet-
iiigs Avill be held at intervals through-
oirt; the year.
Other physical education people on
the committee include Charles Spencer
and Miss Olive BroAvn, from the state
department of public instruction, and
Miss Ethel Martus. from W’o’.nan's col
lege.
MA 39 Hew Books
To Library Shelves
Thirty nine books have recently been
added to the librai'y shelves, Airs. Beat
rice Hall, librarian, stattal in a report
to the otlice this Aveek. In ansAver to a
plea to find lost books, the school libra
rian also stated that 20 had been lo
cated and returned.
Imliule Wide Variety
Included on the list of recent addi
tions are books of a Avide A’ariety—
history, fiction, encyclopedias, and sev
eral trail-blazing novels.
One of the most popular of the recent
i additions to the library shelves is “Noli-
chucky Jack,” a book filled Avith adven
ture and .suspense, Avhicb traces the ex-
1 p-loits of -lohn Sevier American hero
of the early Revolutionary period. An
other favorite, “The HoIIoav Reed,”
.gives the reader a neAV sense of enjoy
ment in reading poetry. It includes
models from great master poets as AA'ell
as experimental Avork by apprentice
writers.
Book For Every Interest
A partial list of iieAv books folloAVS:
Assigned to Adventure, Hoav to Be a
Fashion Designei’, Introduction to
American Forestry, Northanger Abbey,
Houseboat on the Styx, The Fleet To
day, What Every Worn,an Kiioavs, Hoav
to Be an Army Officer, Men of Mathe
matics, Jane Eyre, Martha Berry, Dol
ly IMadison, and Ocean Gold.
To solve the employment i)robleni of
Senior high school students and to help
them make the projAer connections Avith
local industries and bnsiness houses,
George L. Sandvig and A. S. Proctor,
of the school faaailty, began last Aveek
to organize a bureau to secure jobs
for interested pupils.
Student, Employer To Beiietit
According to Directors Sandvi,g and
I’roctor, the ucav placement bureau will
be of mutual benefit to student Avork-
er and employer. It is exiiected also
that OA'ery hi.gh school student Avho de
sires to Avork Avill be .given an oppor-
(unit.v to do so.
To determine the personal character
istics of each pupil, the directors had
members of the student body suppl.y
necessary information on blank forms
early hist Aveek. From these cards
Mes.srs. Sandvig and Proctor Avill en
deavor to find a job that is suitable
for the individual personality of each
Avorker. According to present plans,
local firms Avill secure students to Avork
in the afternoons, on Saturdays and
during vacation periods.
To Be Decided Asset
“Through this iieAA’ set-up a central
employment office can be maintained at
Senior high school.” Mr. Proctor ex
plained, in commenting on the plan
this morning. “We believe that .such
a bureau Avill be a decided asset to
OA'ery bo.A’ and girl Avho seeks emplo.A’-
ment. Also it Avill provide local busi
ness men Avith employees of hi.gh char
acter and ones who, he knoAvs throu.gh
experience, have received proper tech
nical training,” he concluded.
At the present time 18 student Avork-
ers are engaged in the local diversiflwl
occupations pro.gram, Avhile20 niori' now
work throu.gh the distributive educa
tion department of the cit.v schools.
According to Mr. Proctor, the pres
ent demand for student part-time em
ployment has increased steadil.v during
I the year.
Author of ^Merry Go Round^
Reveals Early Experiences
Dramatists Seek ioles
k Plifiniiferi Produdicin
“Second Fiddle.” a farce in three
acts by Guernes.v Le Pilly, Avill be pre
sented in the near future under the
auspices of I’la.vmasters, senior dra
matic societ.v. announced Paul Frazier,
dramatic coach today.
A number of girls sought one of the
feminine parts of the cast AA'hich in
cludes the parts of Minnie, Aunt IMir-
iam, Joan, Janet, Dorothy and Mrs.
Keeler, Avhile the male dramatists tried
out for the roles of "Wilbur, the butler,
Harold, the hero, and Mr. Crouch, a
laAAWer. "' ' '
“Success as a journalist means hard
AA'ork at the office b.v day and ])oundin.g
a typeAvriter at ni.ght,’’ DreAV Pearson,
Avorld-fanious Avriter and co-author of
the nationally famous "Wbishington
Merry-Go-Round," a syndicated iu'aa'S-
paper column Avhich is printed in 30')
papers in the Fnited States and Can
ada, told a Hi.gh Life reporter in an
interview recently Avhen 5Ir. Pearson
visited Greensboro.
Talks to CTib
Pearson talked at a recent meetin.g
of the Executives club, and granted an
interview to Bill AndreAvs, junior mem
ber of the school paper staff.
"While in hi.gh school Pearson became
editor of his school paper and I'-epeated
this job Avhile in college. Beginning
his actual neAvspaper career at the age
of 14, Mr. Pearson desired to enter the
diplomatic service and to fulfill his
early desire to travel. In preparation
for his Avork, he entered the editorial
room of a Philaddphia paper; how
ever, as he became so imj)ressed by his
job he abandoned his earl.v inclinations
and began to devote himself to being
a good neAvs reporter. ,
Finds Partner . , t
WTien Pearson met his partney, Rbl?,',
that they lioth
ert 8.
a'/'f
A:iM»
‘■’n’* :p . o J'o 'I
Allen, he found
, ■; Up
had Avorked :n comiicHtive ])apers in
Washington. Their famous column Avas
first Avritten as a book. Mr. Pearson
declared.
At fhe beginning of the Nazi upris
ings in Germany, .Mr. .Mien Avas sla-
tioned there, and. as a result, gained
a cpiick and coniiiletc'- iiicture of fhe
c'arly conditions Avhich led Hifh'r rise
fo poAver. Bolh Pearson and Allen are
ccnsidcu-ed authorities on political af
fairs and because of their Avide exjieri-
emee, the.v are frecpientl.v in demand
as lecturers.
Dr. Hudson Vaccinates
Students at G. H. S.
Approximatel.v three-fourths of the
student bod.A' Avere vaccinated for small
pox, November 13, b.v Dr. C. C. HiuLson
of the city health deiiartment. Jlrs.
Margaret Dolan, school nurse, assisted
Dr. Hud.son Avith the A'accinatiohs. '
As innoculation for smalliiox is nec-
('ssary every five years and since a per
son must be vaccinateij before enter
ing college. Dr. Hudson rt'lid Jlrs. Dolan
mkde a Special visit to the school to
give Injections-.ty members of the grad-
jyating .senior .cka^sv.,, -ipany
juniors also receiA'cd the treatji»|^|:,.