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HIGH LIFE
Family Skeletons
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From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
VOLUME XVIII
GREENSBORO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., I EBRl ARY 20, 1942
M MBER 11
High Life Subscribers
Make Last Payment
On Pledge Monday
1942 Triangular Debate Team
“Home room treasurers will collect
2.1 cents from each High Life suh-
■scriher, hegiiming Monday morning,”
Herbert Hattaway, manager of the
circulation department of the school
paper, announced today. Posters re
minding the subscribers of the collec
tions have been placed throughout the
.":choo!, he said.
Manager Hattaway urges every stu
dent who- sul)scribes to the paper to
l>ay his installment for the second se
mester promptly on Monday to his
home room treasurer, as the new High
l.ife budget will he set up as soon as
the collections are made. Money col
lected by the home room officer should
he sent to the office, Hattaway asserted.
He also offered the following sugges
tions in regard to the collections.
Suggestions Offered
1. Each collection day a fresh en
velope for money will he placed in the
home room teacher's box. The treasurer
should secure the envelope from the
teacher and place all of the following
information on it.
a. Teacher's name; h. Itoom number;
c. Hate; d. Total amount of money col
lected on that date; e. Names of sub
scribers paying on that date.
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Tlie treasurer sliould place the
money in the envelope and return it to
the office at the end of the home room
period each day.
45 Juniors Win Berths
On Scholarship Roil
Seven members of the junior class,
by maintaining an average of 95 per
cent or better for the last report period
of the first semester, placed their names
on the third special honor roll list.
These students included AVilhur Tur-
rentine, Louis Thacker, Alelvine Gra-
hlowsky, Bobby Loyd, Gertrude Archer.
Lou Ellen Duncan, and P>etty Jane
Chesney.
Others Make 90 Per Cent
By averaging 90 per cent, 45 juniors
placed themselves on the general honor
roll, bringing the grand total of the
lower-classmen list to 51. The follow
ing names appear on the general list;
Margaret Moore, Ann Edmunds, Betsy
Holt, Eileen Lynch, Margaret Kindley,
Ruth Lowe, Helen Massey, Sue Mc-
Fayden, Sihis Michalove, Joe Show-
fety, Irwin Smallwood, Dorothy Sny
der, Mary Frances Stack, AATlliam
Agapion, M. C. Anderson, Harriet Bat
tle, Betty Sue Beaman, Bill Mont
gomery, Eleanor Morgan, Mary Neese,
Laura Oliver, Allene Parks, Martha
Current and Maude Dickson,
N’ita Mae Davis, Edwin Gentry, Mhir-
ren Gentry, Jean Glenn, Kathryn Cas-
sidey, Polly Claiborne, Alan Cone,
Marie Reynolds, Charles Bissette, Mar
vin Borum, Maureen Black, Carolyn
Brown, Harold Carpenter, Alice Var
ner, Tim AAhirner, Kathryn Waynick,
Naomi M'ehb, Martha AVeidler and John
■\ATley,
10 Typewriters Bought
For Commerce Glass
To meet the immediate demand for
typewriters at Senior high, 10 new
Remington typewriters have been pur
chased and placed in room 102, declar
ed B. E. Lyons, head of the commerce
department, last Friday,
Other typewriters, as well as cal
culators, adding machines and certatin
accounting machines needed in the
bookkeeping classes, may later be
added, he concluded.
Family Skeletons Reveal
Glamourous Episodes
Studying about one’s own ancestors
in history'/ Imagine I However, there’s
nothing like learning about the daring
escapades experienced by one’s own
great, great gi-andpa or twice-removed
uncle! That’s just what some of the
students at G. H. S, do. If you’ll
keenly look into a fellow classmates
eyes, you may detect a "Jesse James”
glint or the supercilious glance of a
"Mary, tjueen of Scots” descendant.
If a history test on Horace Mann is
given, Jimmie Mann needs only to
know his family's history, for he is a
direct descendant of this great educa
tor. Also likely to appear on a his
tory test are (luestions on Jeb Stuart
(churned h.y Mervine Merritt), the
Duke of Marlborough (ancestor of
Gene Spencer), and Frsuicis Marion
(Rachael Whiteside’s ancestor).
Poets and Movie Actresses
Poets should be no rarity among our
high school body, as (piite a number of
Greensboro youths can claim relation-
shii) to famous writers. Irwin Small
wood descends from AVilliam Cullen
Bryant; Bill Andrews is heir to Sidney
Lanier (not to mention Sir AA’alter
Raleigh, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, and
Routh Reveals Results
Of Defense Check Up
Iran I’ainter) ; and Bobby Lloyd’s
great great uncle was the Mr. Allan
who adopted Edgar Allan Poe.
Glamour encircles the family of
Daisy Belle Anderson. Her mother, at
the early age of 18, was none other
than Annette De Gande, movie actress
of the old sllents. However, she was
forced to give up her career due to
parental objections and now resides in
Greensboro as the mother of an aspir
ing young actress.
Hattaway Replaces Miller
As Forensic Society Head
Amid heated political activity,
members of Greensboro h i gh
school’s Debating society elected
Herbert Hattaway to succeed I’aul
Miller as president cf the organiza
tion at the first night meeting of
the semester held at the Greens
boro Civic center. February 4.
Other new officers include Dacia
Lewis, vice-president; Paul Miller,
secretary - treasurer; and Neil
Beard, parliamentarian.
In the meantime, local debaters
are completing final preparation on
their debate cases in anticipation
of tournaments at High Point and
Reidsville during the latter part of
February.
Principal A. P. Routh announced
today that approximately 1100 stu
dents at Senior high school have
made and are making some contri
bution to the defense effort of the
nation.
Basing his figures upon a recent
survey of student defense organiza
tions throughout the school, Prin
cipal Rcuth announced the follow
ing results: number of students
who have bought defense bonds,
113; have bought either bonds or
stamps, 376; will buy national se
curities in the near future, 443;
have ccntributed to local Victory
bock drive, 66; will plant victory
gardens this spring, 184.
CommunifyServiceClub
Begins Defense Work
The Community Service club, formed
recently at Senior high, has already
performed many useful tasks and aided
the community in man.v ways in its
defense program, it was learned foda.v
from Mrs. Nellie Blackburn, adviser
to the organization.
At present, 28 members compose the
group. These include Dorothy New
man, Clara Kale. Haroldine IliPiard,
Bill Sanders, Martha Sholar, Eleanor
Lee Ta.vlor, Frank Kernodle, AVilliam
AAhire, Dottie Inabinet, Della Mae Trot
ter, Kathryn (’amphell, Marie Earn
hardt. .lane Henr.v, Lydia Benhow,
I’aul Miller, Edith Bowman, Myrtle
Ivey, Donree Blizard, Ivey Mae Pick
ard, Lynda Sewell. Marjorie Sparrow,
Emily Cutt.s. Dot Snyder, Barbara
Bond, Margaret Boren, Louise Helms,
Mildred Freeland, and Alice Ferrell.
Service may he secured in two ways :
(1) Students can take care of children
after ,3:30 in the afternoon for any
mother who wishes to do defense work,
and (2) the.v can take care of children
after 3:3(> and at ni,ght for parents
who would like to go to movies, parties,
etc.
For this sofial service there will he
a charge of ,59 cents at night (until 11)
and 25 cents in the afternoon.
Those desiring service should call
Mrs. Blackburn at Senior high—tele
phone 3-1106.
Beard, Whiteside, Hattaway,
Miller Secure Debate Posts
TO KEPRESENT (rreeiisboro high school in the annual triangular
debate contests this year will lie the team shown above, left to right:
Paul Miller, Rachael Whiteside, Herbert Hattaway and Neil Beard.
(Photo by Flynt.)
D. E. Students Earn
$2,307.27 For Work
Over a period of six montlis the
20 members of tlie distributive edii-
eation class liave earned a total of
.$2,307.27, (oerdinator Alvis S.
Proctor revealed this week.
The students in the I). E. class
worked on their respective jobs
10,632 hours during this six month
period, Prcctor said. Members of
the class maintain part time sche
dules, working in local business
houses in the afternoons. Two one-
hour periods are devoted by the
student workers to the study of
their occupations.
McNairy's Room 206
Leads In Attendance
Leading the school with an average
of 98.33 per cent. Miss Dorothy Mc-
Nairy’s home room 206 captured the
top notch title for attendance during
the last 20 .school days.
B. E. Lyons’ home room 4 took second
place with 97.5 per cent, while Miss
Am.v ('aldweil's home room 2 and Miss
Agnes McDonald’s home room 12 re
ceived third and fourth places with
97.25 per cent and 96.99, re.spectively.
Percentages Given
The 28 other home rooms with their
percentages include Miss Mary Eilen
Blackmon, 313, 96.70 per cent; Mrs.
E.stelle LeGwin, 14, 96.70 per cent;
Mrs. Alma Peebles, 96.39 per cent: Miss
Lily Walker, 202, 96.35 per cent; Miss
Mary Leigh Scales, 311, 96.33 per cent;
Miss Estelie Mitchell, 317, 96.25 per
cent ; Mrs. Blanche Smith, 304, 96.1
per cent: Miss Gertrude Farlow, ,‘103,
95.90 per cent: Miss Louise Smith, 302,
95.80 per cent: Miss Zena Kil)ier, 301,
Mrs. Olive Betts, 10,
95.60 i>er cent
95.60 per cent.
Others Listed
Miss Cathleen Pike, 30,5, 94.74 per
cent ; Miss Lottie Burnside, 27, 94.40
per- cent: Miss Mozelle Causey, 7, 94.35
per- cent; Miss Sarah I^esley, 8, 94.25
per- cent; Mrs. Emma Sharpe Avery,
306, 94 per cent: Mrs. Grace Alton,
27, 93.40 per cent: Miss Cleo Brendle,
15, 93.10 per cent.
Miss Ida Belle Moore, 315, 92.40 per
cent ; Miss Doris Hutchinson, 311,
92.05 per cent: F. Ed,gar Thomas, 21,
91.36 per cent: Miss Sara Mims, 300,
90.40 per cerrt; Miss Margaret Moser,
12, 1M).45 per cent: I’aul Frazier. 200,
90 per- cent: Mrs. Cailie Brasweli, 24,
88.05 per cent; Stanley Johnson, 100,
87.90 per- cent; Miss Lillian Secrest, 25,
85.90 per cent.
Miss Mozelle Causey, speech and de
bate iirstructor at Senior high school,
announced yesterday that Neil Beard,
Her-hert Hattaway, Paul yiiller and
Rachael AVhiteside will compose the
lt)42 Greenshoro high dr-hating tr-anr.
These strrdents were awarded irositions
on the srpiad after- receiving top rating
in the debate tryouts held last week.
The second team, made up of John S.
Ta.vlor, Edgar Alston. Bohh.v Llo.vd and
Beverly Bell, includes students who
placed second in the competition for
liositions on the team.
Hold Pracfico Debate
Tar St night, in the practice dr-hate
held at Central Junior high night
school. Paul Aliller and Herbert Hat-
tawa.v debated Rachael AVhitr-side and
Nt-il Beard, who upheld the ne.gative
side of the statr- rpiery, -'Rr-soived—
That a rrnion of tin- nations of the
AVestern hemisphere should he estab
lished.”
To Present Sjreeeh Contests
On Tuesday, February 24, the iocal
speech class will sponsor- a hrrmororrs
reading contest with Nancy Cirrtis, Ra
chael AA'hiteside, and Martha Lowrey
conrpeting for top horrors.
Iir addition school-wide try-orrts for
the Greensboro high school represerr-
tative to the American Legion orator
ical contest will he held Febritary 26.
To conclude the spet--ch activities of the
rnoirth, rrreinhers of the Debatirrg club
aird speech class plan to attend a sprrech
festival at High Point, Ft-hrrrary 27,
ac'-or-dirig to Mis.s Ca-rney. Contis! c in
inrpr-oniptu, declainatioir, oratory, after-
dinirer and exteniporaneorrs speaking
are scheduled on the dity’s program.
Debating the national (luery, “Re
solved : That every able-bodied male
citizen in in the Firited States should
he r-erpiired to have one year of full
time niilitai-y training before attaining
the present draft age. Senior high’s
secend team will be coached by Bill
Hallad:iy, a former menrber cf the
state championship team.
Hallada.v, who was awarded a scho
larship last year- to AAhrke Forest col
lege, scene of the North Carolina de
bate tournament, will enter that insti
tution ne.xt fall. Halladay commented
this w(-ek that he has high hopes of
producing a winning team in the tour-
rrey.
Schumann, Perry Get
Leads In New Play
Club Schedule (hanged
For Second Semester
The clubs met for the first time thi.s
senrester, Trresday, February 10, when
the new clrrb schedule went into effect.
The various societies wiil convene
this semester every second and forrrth
Tuesday, from 2:55 until 3:30. Ex
ceptions are Torchlight and Quili and
Scroll, which wiil meet monthly because
many of the members belong to other
clrrhs.
The clubs and advi.sers are as fol
lows :
Torchlight, Aloore; Quill and Scroll,
Pike; Debate, Causey; Senior Dramat
ics. Frazier; Thalian Dramatics, Cald-
weli; Art, Braswell; Girls’ Athletic
association, Hutchinson; Pan-Ameri
can, Blackmon; Future Teachers,
Thomas; Stage Crew, Aloser; Commer
cial. Humphries; Chemistry. LeGwin
and McDonald; and Latin, Farlow.
Leading roles in Playniasters’ annual
spring production, “He Had a Past,”
will he taken b.v Shannon Schumann
iind Boh Perry, Director Paul Frazier
revealed this week.
.lean Dinwiddie will portray A^iolet,
-\vho is listed as “Kenneth's dream
girl.” Perry is cast as Kenneth. Other
pai-ts in the play will he filled by
Alervine Merritt, who will be seen as
the rich old I’ncle Homer; Dorothy
Snyder, who will take tin- part of Miss
Effle Foote; and Ann Thornton, who
will portray Belle, AToletta’s side-kick.
Other.s Named
Daisy Belle Anderson will don make-
uj) to api)ear as Orchid, the aggressive
Negro maid. Others taking parts are
Ruth AATnterling as Fncle Homer's
niec-e. Hazel: Jack AA’atson asi Phillip,
Hazel's beau; Mollie Pekarshky as
Airs. Alay Dodge, sister of I’ncle
Homer. Arvil Alo.ser, a newcomer to
the stage, wili he seen as Alax, the
“excitable young Frenchman who falls
h(-iid over heels for pretty AToletta.”
According to Air. Frazier, rehearsals
for the production will begin next
week. Back-stage committ(-es. includ
ing a .general manager, will he named
shortly, he announced.
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