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‘fliGH” LIFE, OCTOBER 29, 1920. PAGE THBES • VOICE OF THE PUPIL * ##****’## # # COUNT TOLSTOI AND BOLSHEVISM In the first issue of our paper some person terribly misrepresented Count Tolstoi’s stand on Bolshevism. The noted Prussian is represented as saying that Bolshevism is “fine and noble.” This mistake is probably due to the fact that Count Tolstoi had such a foreign accent to his English that it was hard to understand him. However, for the benefit of those who did not hear him the facts should be made straight. Now, Count Tolstoi was educated and trained to a great extent by his father, who was a highly educated man. The eld er Tolstoi often grappled with the prob lems of life until he had mastered them, and so, he developed a broad mind. Of these battles the most important was his struggle for the truth of religion,, which paid, although it took a long time. Such a personality was bound to reflect on the life of his son. The younger Tolstoi in herited a great reasoning • power. This, coupled with his knowledge of his native country, gives him a clear understanding of existing conditions under the Bolshe- viki. In his speech he positively denounc ed the Bolsheviki, saying that it can not last since it is based on lawliness, disord er, nationalization of everything, and the .attendant corruptness of such an organi zation. He pointed out that a vast ma jority of the population opposes Bolshe vism, that under the Bolsheviki factories only worked on about a 50 percent basis, and that hunder and anarchy stalk abroad over a land where money buys no thing. Furthermore, he claimed that Russia paid more dearly in the recent war than any other nation, and that she has suffer ed more post-war reaction than any oth er nation. In closing he voiced on optim istic belief that the better , element will eventually gain the upper hand in Rus sia. He appealed to the United States to aid, encourage, and befriend Russia, who is on the eve of establishing an orderly republic. TEACHERS ENTERTAINED BY ROTARY CLUf? E'at’qiiet and Inf^rma* Get Toget* er Meeting at Country Club. The teachers of the Greensboro public schools were guests of the Rotary club at din ner at the Country club last evening. Presi dent H. S. Richardson, presiding. The occa sion was purely social in intent, with only in cidental educational aspects merely. The Ro- tarians, of course, did not essay to instruct the teachers, and it was out of hours for the teach ers, who were supposed to lay aside their pro fession for a bit of relaxation. However, the amendment proposals obtruded them to come. J. E. Lathem was called to tell the guests something of Rotary, and read the accepted definition of an organization whose central thought is service. Rotarians, he said, seek to work for community betterment through the various special organizations in the special fields, without especially emphasizing Rotary work in this work. The meeting was turned over to A. M. Scales and Fred Archer, educational com mittee, and Mr. Scales, as general chairman, placed it in the hands of Mr. Archer. First, Mr. Scales discussed plans that are making to induce the general assembly to do all that is needful for the state’s colleges and for pri mary education. Mr. Archer briefly outlined HIKERS PLAN FALL OUTING Girls Interested in Walking Organize Gluts. What would you give for a nice long hike some Saturday morning when the air is erisp and the' sun is just peeping over the hills? What would you give for a breakfast cooked in the Woods over a bed of red coals, bacon fried erisp and brown and hot coffee, while the birds above you begin their morning song? Such a walk and breakfast would tempt almost anyone, and these are just the things the girls of Greensboro High School are planning to do this year. The hiking club of G. H. S. held its first meeting Monday, Oct. 18th, and organized into class groups. The Seniors elected Elizabeth Harrison for their president; the Juniors, Carlotta Barnes; the Sopho- morse, Hortense Coleman, and the Fresh men elected three captains, as they had such a large number and had to divide themselves into three groups. These cap tains are: Cuba Seburns, Flax McAl ister and Jennie Trotter. Miss Madge Rudd is in charge of all the hiking. However, there will be a teacher for each group. These groups are plan ning to have at least two hikes a week, and then at the end of the month they are go ing to have “breakfast in the woods.” Hiking doesn’t mean just merely walk ing, and so the girls who hike are going to study the wild things of nature. They are going to study squirrels, rocks, trees and flowers that haunt the beauty spots in and around Greensboro. This will cause a great deal of rivalry, so prizes are going to be awarded for the highest scores made. “A sound mind and a sound body.” Greensboro High School believes that this quotation is true, for she is planning to have not only more successful athletic teams, but also more athletics, so that every member of the school may belong to some athletic organization. Those who cannot take part iri the more strenuous games such as basket ball, volley ball or tennis can take part in the Swedish gym nastics or hiking. The, latter is thoroughly interesting and should be enjoyed by every girl in G. H. S. The Girls’ Sophomore Hiking Club was organized on Monday, Oct. 17. Miss Hortense Coleman was elected manager. For coaches. Miss Kel- 1am and Miss Barnes. Every Wednesday the girls will go on a hike, and once a month on Saturday a dinner will be had in the woods. the plans of the Greensboro board for an ex penditure of $2,025,000 on the city’s schQols. He then called up and introduced the princi pals and a number of the teachers. The meeting had an excellent music pro gram, and some comedy features that got across, most of them at the expense of^e luckless minority of bachelors in the club. Miss Goff, of the teachers, sang several songs that were greatly enjoyed. She was accom panied by Miss Thomas. Solos by Fielding Fry, songs by the club quartett and choruses by guests and club, were other features of a thoroughly pleasurable evening. Auntie (explaining the Bibical Ktory) “Lot was to take his wife and daughters and flee. 'There’s Lot; there is his wife; and there are his daughters, a little way behind.” The small Nephew: “Yes, Ibut where is the flea?” —Exchange. HILL’S Bijou Theatre HOME OF HY-CLASS PHOTOPLAYS AND GOOD MUSIC Orchestra under direction PROP. BERT HALLAWELL HILL’S Victory Theatre HY-CLASS MUSIC AND PICTURES THE ORIGIN OF HALLOW’EEN If we trace Roman history back to the Druids we And the origin of Hallow’een or All Hallow Even. On. November 1st the Druids held a feast in honor of Pomona, the goddess of fruits and seeds. The stores which had been laid up in the summer for winter were opened at this time; therefore fruits and nuts were very appropriate. They also lighted their bonfires in honor of Baal about this time. Each family light ed its own fire. When the fire was dying out each member of the family would throw a white stone in it. They prayed that they might be able to find all of the stones next morning. If any of the stones were missing next morning, they believed that the owner of it should die some time during that year. The British people kept this custom un til a very recent age. They lighted their fires and feasted. Sometimes they threw nuts into the fires. If the nuts burned fast, the owner should be prosperous; if not, the owner should be unlucky. After the fires had gone out they raked the ashes up together and carefully plac ?d their stones in them. If the stones were in another place next }norning, the owr ers should die during that year. Some times they marched uround the city with lighted torches. As the years passed the custom changed. The spirits of the dead and living also roam about and plan mischief now. For tunes are told, animals are dressed, and sometimes races are run in record time. All kinds of jokes are pulled off* at the ex pense of those whom they are pulled on. ENJOYABLE HALLOWE’EN PARTY Rooms 5 and 6 of the city high school en joyed a delightful masquerade and Hallowe’en party at the home of Miss Flax McAlister in Irving park Saturday evening. After a num ber of games, including wink, bobbing for ap ples and eating hanging doughnuts, refresh ments, consisting of cream and cake, peanuts, apples and doughnuts, were served by the by the guests represented gypsies, clowns, young hostess. Some of the costumes worn Spainiard, maids, the wind, negroes, cowboys, bats, imps, ghosts and Hallowe’en sprites. Those enjoying the hospitality of the McAlis ter home were Lucile Boone, Ruth Thomp son, Elsie Fluharty, Margaret Thompson, Alice Carmichael, Dorothy McNairy, Elizabeth Causey, Regina Beck, Elizabeth Wilson, Jen nie Trotter, Katherine Sloan, Margaret Per kins, Frances Garner, Louise Daniel, Eliza beth Webster, Cuba Sebum, Margaret Stock- ton, Helen Smith, Fannie Anderson, Roberta Porter, Flax McAlister, Eunice Stamey, Mr. Woods, of the high schooL Bascom Ogburii, Jimmie Mullins, James McAlister, Curtis Wil kins, Ceasar Cone, Norman Block, Herman High, Nelson Myers, Charles Lipscomb and Rufus Little. 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