North Carolina Newspapers

Here Comes “Here Comes Patricia” VOliUME X HIGH LIFE From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry Support Those Who Support Us GREENSBORO HIGH SCHOOL, FEBRUARY 27, 1931 Debaters Chosen in Tryout For^ieet With High Point triangle DEBATE Query is “Resolved That the Philippines Should Be Granted Independence.” alternates selected IJwln Holt and Dick Cann Against High Point; Clary Holt and Mack Heath Go to Winston. Triangular debaters were chosen at j, tr>’opt held Februa^- 13, in the high Kbool auditorium. Edwin Holt, Dick Cann. Mack Heath, and Clary Holt n'ere selected to make up tlie team. Henry Nau and Edgar Meibohm were tlie alternates. About eighteen came out thus showing much enthusiasm. The judge swere Miss Ellen Blackmon, Miss Nora Chaffln, Miss Mary Me- yalrj- and Coach Farthing. Edwin Holt and Dick Cann will up hold the affirmative against High Point, here April 3. Mack Heath and Clary Holt will defend the negative at Win ston. The same question, "Resolved, that the Philippines should be granted indetx'Udencc," will be the topic for Jlseussioii at both meets. The school Binning with both debates will go to ChajH?! Hill April 17 to enter a con test for Aycock Memorial cup. The senior debating club held a very importiuit meeting recently at which they elected officers for the semester. They were us follows; Clary Holt, president; Henry Nau, VH«-presideiit; .\lma Taylor, seewetary and treasurer; nnd Dick Cann, sergeant-at-armS, At this meeting Clary Holt, the new president, outlined the plans for the semester. lie pointed out that one of the main purix>ses is to Increase the membership. To win the triangular championship was another project that should be worked hard on. The new president declared definite plans for the programs of the club have not been but several interesting discus sion questions have been suggested. At the next meeting wlilch will be I April decision- will be reached as I whether or not the senior club will Hite with the younger group, the soph omore club. This promises to be an outstanding discussion since much opposition is bfiog raised in the younger club con cerning the unification of the two clubs. NIGHT SCHOOL CLASSES HAVE PROGRAM TOGETHER G. B. Phillips Calls Attention to Need of Trained Men and Women in Trade Area. FEATURE SUPERINTENDENT’S TALK SUPT. T. VI. ANDREWS SPEAKS AT SENIOR HIGH T. W. Andrews, superintendent of the High Point city schools, spoke ■ to G. H, 8. students at chapel Wednesday morning, February 25. He chose as his subject “Honesty.” Mr. Andrews said, “Honesty is not a superficial thing, but a funda mental necessity for successful life. School is the place to seek truth, for the foundation of life is truth. Build with integrity, unity, and without fiaws.” Mr, Andrews gave the origin of the word, sincere, which literally means without wax. Dishonesty is the admission of in feriority. Honesty and dishonesty grow only under cultivation. Mr. Andrews quoted Brutus’s speech from Shakespeare's “Julius Caesar,” ‘Caesar now be still, I killed not thee with half so good a will.” , R.B. HOUSE SPEAKS AT P.T. A. MEETING Trophy Given by Group of University Alumni In Memory of Late Thomas Hume. He Says Ignorance Is Weak ness of Civilization—Educa tion, the Sole Remedy. IS SECRETARY OF U. N. C. The Greensboro night school gave a program February 1C. The commercial and academic courses sponsored it. The entertainment was to bring the night school ciass'es together. G. B, Phillips, in his talk, called at tention to the need for trained men nnd women in trade areas of country 1. Flute Trio—“The Serenade,” La- vignac—Mr. Earl Slocum. •>. Solo—“By the AVaters of Minne tonka,” Lleuranc—Miss Esther AIc- Queen, accompanied by Miss Imogene Boyie, violin,. Mr. Earl Slocum, llute. Mrs, Earl Slocum, piano. \ 3. Address—Superintendent G. B. Phillips. 4. Trio—“To Whom It May Coii- cem"; “I Love You Truly”: “You’re The One I Care For"—Holt Knight, violin. Alec Mendenhall, guitar, Mrs, Earl Slocum, piano. ■), Reading—Bill’s in Trouble—Miss Margaret Crowder. G. Solo—“Tdttle Things in Life,’ Mr. Hubert Mauldin, accompanied by Mrs. Earl Slocum. 7. Spirituals by Clark Trio. Robert B. House, executive secretary of the University of-North Carolina, spoke to the parents and teachers of the Central Junior high school Parent- Teacher association Tuesday evening, February 18. The founder’s day pro gram was held in- the school auditorium/' Mr. House’s subject was “Civilization Functions Through Education,” After explaining how education is the heart and center of civilization he pointed out that the vital weakness of civilization ignorance, for which the sole remedy education.' through the process of educa tion alone that cultured and civilized human beings are made,” he asserted. ‘And these are in all times the funda mental units of business, of government, of human society. Thus teachers and pupils in the classroom have in their hands very making of life itself.” Stating that the vital weakness of civilization is ignorance and the sole remedy education, Mr. House first looked at the world situation, then at the na tional, lastly, at the state. In the world situation, he noted two points: Power over nature and helpless- to control that power; pow— live in the tropica and against race war. In the national situation, he noted the following: new ideals but -weakened traditions; CUP AWARDED TO PUBLICATIONS OF HIGH SCHOOL High Life and Homespun Win Awards in Seventh An nual Contest. MANY PAPERS TAKE PART High Life and HomesRiin. the piibli- oatious of Greensboro high school won .'.spaper and magazine awards in the seventh annual contest in journalism conducted in the high schools of the state under the super- •ision of the University extension di- •islon of the University of North Caro lina. The Hume cup goes to Greensboro high school as the award of the»wn- test. This cup is given by a group of 'ersity alumni in memory of the late Thomas Ilume who was a v lowu English teacher at the Uni-' Tsity. This is the fourth time that Greens boro high school has won both the newspaper and magazine contest in Ihc same year and the seventh con secutive time that It has placed in either the newspaper or magazine con test. Honorable niention went to the High Point high school which iniblishes The Piiintrr and to the Durham high school which entered The Hi-Rocket. Other entries were Wlnstoii-Balem. Cliarlotte, Beaufort, New Bern, and Wadcsboro high schools. In the magazine division AVinston- Siflem high school which publishes Blade and Gold received honorable mention. Judges of the contest were Dr. S. R. Wilson, O. A’. Cofflu aud Ixiuis Gtaves all of C’hapel Hill. Raleigh and Asheville high schools are other gchools which have been winners since the contests were first inaugurated in 1024. . > Dr. Eugene Swan To Give Lectures Dr. Eugene Swan, one of the most outstanding lecturers in this country on Sex Hygiene, is planning to visit Greensboro in the near future. Dr. Swan is a medical doctor, the direc. tor of a boys’ camp and an active member of the International Move ment of Y. M. C. A. His lectures here will begin on March 3, when he will address the Rotary Club. On Friday, .March 6, he will talk at the Senior High School. LIVE-AT-HOMEWEEK OBSERVED AT HIGH WEEK OF FEB. 16 Plan Has Received Much Com ment from People in Other States. State Music Contest Slated For April 23 and 24 At N. C. C. W. Auditorium G. H. S. Band Not to Enter Contests—Boys’ Glee Club, Girls’ Glee Club, Orchestra and Mixed Chorus to Compete. * Tim state miisio contest, Is to be held It the Ndrth Carolina college for women on April 2.3 and 24 for classes B, and C schools. Greensboro high is to enter as class A In five main events; the hand, orchestra, girls’ glee ■lub. boys’ glee chib, and mixed chorus. REV. ALLAN FREW GIVES TALK ON TUTTING OUT’ Chureh-by-the-Side-of-the- 3 Speech Based on Life of Paul. MISS MORROAV SPOKE FEB. 13 Rev. Frew, pastor of the Church-by- thc-Side-of-the-Road, gave a short talk on “Putting Out” at the devotional pe riod Jdonday morning, February 23. His talk was based on the life of Paul. He told how Paul had started out wrong class in governmental and "But had an experience that set him c economic life paradoxical plenty and starvation. In North Carolina he noted the loss of the fundamental skill of getting, keeping and enjoying a living in agri culture, industry, commerce, banking. PLANS FOR GRADUATION PAGEANT UNDERWAY Committeea Are Appointed, Charles Hagan In Charge Aided by Misses Cole and Tillett. The senior class is working on a pageant for June graduation. It will be different from all former ones. So far only the committees have been ap pointed by Kate AA’illdiia, chairman, stated that they hoped to have the pa geant written by March and to begin staging it in .April. The committees and their chairmen are: writing the pageant, Chairman Billy Edgerton; music committee, Mar garet Banks, chairman: costume com- uUtee, Frances Jones, chairman; and property committee, Francis Grantham, ehairman. Charles Hagan is in charge of the stage directions. The faculty advisers whi are assist ing the seniors are Misses Rena Cole and Laura Tillett. STATE TEACHER MEET TO CONVENE IN RALEIGH ThemS Is Adequate Educational Pro gram for Statfr-Departmental Meet- ings Planed for First Two Days. The annual state ^ teacher meeting will be held In Raleiglj, March 2(1. 2? and 28. • , . t E J, Coltrane, superintendent ot Sailrarj- rfty reliooK stated that the theme of the meeting this year is to be “A nAdequate Program of Education for North Carolina." VU Friday and the first hour of Sat- utdai- n.otolhS "->U be devoM to die partmental meetings. President Col trane stated that there would he no session in the middle ot the day Iri- dav ns has formerly been the case. Va rious committees have been ai.pointed and are endeavoring to make this con vention one of work not only for mem bers of'committees and officers of the association but also from the stand point of the delegates for tlie conven- dir iiiiirv the right road. Paul was used to put ting all he had into anything he under took and making a success of life. When thrown into prison because of his beliefs. He sent a friend after his cloak and books, “espe. cially his books.” Rev. Frew concluded by saying that high school is the place for books and that wo should do as Paul did and the sooner'we learn to “put out” the quicker we will get ahead in life.^ The students were very favorably im pressed by his talk and it is hoped that we will have the pleasure of hearing him again. On Monday, February 13, Miss Mary Morrow, teacher of math in the higH school gave a talk on Friendship. She said that the best thing we get from school is friends and stressed the portane'e of making the right kind of friends. deanoTgirls^ends NATIONAL ASSOCIATION w. Phillips and Principals From Four Other Schools Go to Detroit, Mich. SUCCESSFUL LAST YEAR Governor Gardner Inaugurated This Scheme to Avoid Over-Pro duction. (hiveraor Gardner in his inaugural a(hlrcs.s stateil that his ambition to improve the condition of agriculture and country living in North Carolina. .As a means of realizing this ambi tion, and also to aid the state in avoid ing over production of cotton and to bacco and under production of food the "Live-at-IIomc” plan was innngu- rated by Governor Gardner. The plan proved BO successful last year that it is being continued this year. I.a.st year the acreage of cotton was reduced and the acreage of corn was increased. This scheme has received much com ment from people in states other than North Carollila. A .Tohnnasburg. South .African paper, in an editorial, stated; “The Ivive-at-IIome program in North Uarolina under the leadership of the Governor will Indeed prove beneficial to the fanners and the other people in that state.” This year Governor Gardner has des ignated the week of February 1C as “Live-at-lIome-Week” in the schools. Each day there have been programs referring to the various phases of the "Live-at-Home” program. During the week of February 1C the students of all the schools with the teachers and I)rincipals have conducted prc^raius which have informed the students of the puriwses of this plan. The chief purpose of the plan this year was to acquaint the students and their parents with the agricultural con dition now existing in the state. ^ The farmers of North Carolina are being urged to select pure bred, certi fied seed for planting and to breed pure bred dairy cattle and livestock. They hoping to grow right crops, to plant the best seeds, nnd to rid North Carolina of the scrub. Besides tbe main five events, cups are to be given for vocal quartets, instru mental (lU'.irtets, vocal solos, and in strumental solos. II. Grady Miller says that G. 11. S. will enter all events for cups except the baud. The band withdrew after the music supervisors conference which met last September. The band had' won the cup for three years, making it theirs, and it is a cus tom for the school winning in an event for three years to withdraw for one year, so that the other schools win not get discouraged nnd stop entering. After this year our band will be eligible to enter for the cup again. Our school was also asked not to enter for the Grand Trophic this year tor the same reason. The on-hestra has won in tlie con test for two years, and is hoping to win this year which will mean that they keep their cup. After this they will be asked to withdraw for a year. Not only has the orchestra and band been winning but our boys’ glee club and mixed chorus won first place last year. Something new is btfing tried this year for the bands. A parade through the. main streets is to be headed by Greensboro. Mr. Miller said that twelve bands from different schools of the state would assemble on the Jeffers Square Friday morning and play group 6f numbers together. The conference asked our band to withdraw for this year, hut they asked th:it they play as a guest organization a group of numbers Friday afternoon while the judges were making their diH'isions. This Is considered a great honor. 'Phe preliminary contest for tlie so loist is to be held in the auditorium two weeks before the contest. HISTORY 8 CLASS GOES TO RALEIGH; ATTENDS SENATE Representative Jeffress, Greens boro, Has Seats Reserved for Students. PUPILS HEAR DISCUSSION Mack Heath and Clary Holt Decide state Government to Be Ineffl. dent; De^-ise Plan. which at- SCHOOL PUBLICATIONS HONORED IN CONTEST High Life and llomespitn, publi cations of Greensboro high school, woiithe magazine and newspaper awards in,the state contest spon sored by the University of North Carolina. This is the fourth time In seven years that they have been winners. The' Hume cup given in memory of tile late Dr. Thomas Ilnme. an instructor in U. N,. tL, was the award for High Life. Homespun received a cup also. Winston-Salem, Charlotte, Beau fort. New Bern, and Wadcsboro also entered the contest. AMERICAN BOY GIVES ON-TO-PARIS CONTEST Person Offering Best Essay Receives Ten-Day Trip to France. MARCH 15 DEADLINE IN SCHOLASTIC RACE Over 30,000 Students From All Parts of the Country Send Manuscripts. 260 PRIZES TO BE GIVEN TO ANNOUNCE WINNER IN MAY tion experts the field of primary education, elementary education and administration and setnndary ednea- '”one ot the most important problems ,0 solve is that ot the primary child. Everything 's this convention the best one ever Delegates from tbe city schools vmH attend the meeting. glee club gives Miss Fannie Starr .Mitchell, dean of girls in Greensboro high left Monday, February KL for Detroit to attend a meeting in connection with the dean's division of the National Educational association beginning February 22. C. W, PliilUlis, iY>*>cil'al of G. H. S.. the principal of Central Junior, E. T, McSwnln: Clara J. Peck, E. H. Strick land; Lindlcy Junior, IL -A-- nelmn; and Gillespie Junior. E. II. McBain, also left Saturday, February 21, to at tend the association. ' The department of dean.s will meet iu advance of the regular program Wednesilay. February STATE CONTEST OPEN FOR HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS Prizes Range From $10 in Gold to Scholarship—Jefferson Davis; One Topic. GREENSBORO WOMAN IN CHARGE •A contest sponsored by the- Daugh ters of the Confederacy is being held throughout the state for the best say on giv«-n historical topics. The con test is open to all • boys and girls of high school age iu the entire stnte. Tbe topics are many and varied and the prizes range from ten dollars in gold to n two hundred dollar Kcholar- sbip. The scholarship is to be awarded the writer of tbe best essay on Jeffer son Davis. The papers written on Jefferson Da vis will 1)0 judged early in the spring and the scholarship awarded to the writer ot the best paper iu June. Tbe essays written on the other topics will not be judged until later aud the smaller prizes w.ill nor be presented un til October. Mrs. W. O, White,' of Greensboro, is In charge of the pai>ers from Greens boro high school. program over RADIO 10 and coniiuuos through Saturday, Miss Hollingsworth III Miss Virginia Hollingsworth, French teacher at G. H. S. has been in St. Lso’s hospital since Friday, February 111. suffering from a nervous breakdown. Tl,c yl« »' “““"TVS . I M.ificr the direction of (.radj W focal rollo “ Fehrnar} 24. ■ymoos the selectloBS offered by- the olub were “Hallelujah.” by Han- glee c^b . Had a del ‘On the Le"-e, I,„„e tBimV ...d "O" HOOD SETS RECORD IN OBTAINING ADS This summer some high school boy or girl is going to board a great French steamship and spend ten days in France, with all expenses paid, New York to New York. er, the winner of the On-to- Paris essay contest will have the priv ilege of naming any adult he wishes, companion. The companion’s ex penses also will be paid. New York to York. In France the two will be guests of the French government. Fifty gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded by the French government to the winners of the next fifty places. The subject o£ the contest, as an nounced in the February issue of the American Boy Magazine is “Why I Want to Spend Ton Days in Paris.” It calls for a 400-word essay, which must reach American Boy offices by March 10. First, contestants are invited to write the On- to-Paris Editor, The American Boy Mag azine, 550 W, Lafayette Blvd., Detroit, Mich., asking for free booklets about Paris and the International Colonial and Overseas Exposition tliA will he held there next summer. Enclose a two-cent stamp for return postage. The booklets will give plenty of topics about which ■ construct an essay. Here are the rules: Keep the essaj' to 400 words. If you in a few words over you won’t be dis qualified, but preference will be given the shorter ones. You must be under 21 to be eligible. If you win, you must go yourself. The prize is not transferable. You and your companion must pay your traveling expenses from your home to New York and back—all other expenses will be paid for yon. Got your entry in by March 101 Mail it to the On-to-Paris Editor. ' Write clearly, or typewrite, your es say on one side of the sheet only. Put your name, address, age, and the name of the school you attend at the top of each sheet. Names of prize winners will be pub- shed in the May American Boy. Pittsburgh, Penn.—With the ap proach of the deadline for the Scho lastic awatds of 3931 on March 15th, hundreds of manuscripts and art ob jects arrive daily at the offices of the Scholastic, the nallonal high school magazine, in the AVash building. Pitts burgh. The executive committee anticipates over 40,000 entrants in this year' test. Over $4,500 has been divided Into more than 200 prizes In all branches of art and literature. These include the Witter Rynner Poetry prize, the George Bellnws Memorial prize, t Carnegie Museum award,‘and prizes the short story, the essay, pictorial art, sculpture, metal work, jewelry, textile, prints, nnd design. Additional literary prizes are pro- ided for work of any general nature submitted for publication May 2 in the Scholastic's Student-Written Num ber, containing photographs of the suc cessful comiietitors in tbe Scholastic awards. Entrants iu the art division may also have work accepted for the Fourth National High School Art exhibit, whlcli opens near the first of May In the Carnegie Institute In Pittsburgh before it goes on tour in the principal cities of the United States. Lorado Taft, internationally know: sculptor, will serve on the jury which distributes the art awards this year, and another new member of tbe jury is Ernest Watson. C. Vaienlliio Kirby, Royal B. Faruum, and Audrey Avlnoff, who complete the jury, served lust Miss Nora Chaffin’s history VHI class made a trip to Raleigh, Friday, Feb ruary 20. Members of the class com municated with E. B. Jeffreys, Greens boro’s representative, to ask about the I>rogram of the legislature and the best day to observe tbe proceedings. His recommendation was to come either on , Thursday or Friday in order to hear the discussion of the road bill. ■At first plans were made to go on Thursday, but it was learned that the state intelligence tests would be given Thursday, so the trip had to be post poned until Friday. About 25 students left in ears from the Central junior high school at 7:30 Friday morning. During the morning, the class v vided into several groups, tended. Mr. Upchurch helped the group to find the committee meetings. Mr. Jef freys was very obliging. He had the seats reserved, and otherwise helped the group. A bill was introduced in the liouso to forbid one member from wear ing spats. In commemoration of his birthday, another member was presented a pair of socks, but he refused to wear them until he was presented with spats I wear with them. Mack Heath and Clary Holt decided that the trouble with the state govern ment was inefficiency. They devised a plan which could remedy this. They proposed to divide the state into larger districts, having fifty senate members and seventy-five members of tho house. They proposed that various committee meetings; namely, the finance commit- :hich was comparing tho ratio of the tax of North Carolina and South Carolina and the judiciary committee. After lunch the students visited the house and the senate, and heard an in teresting discussion. Part of the group visited the historical museum, and saw the whale that was washed upon the shores of North Carolina, the minerals and woods of North Carolina, the largest still that has been captured, and the relies of North Carolina and of World War history. Tho group left Raleigh about 4 o’clock Friday afternoon. HIGH LIFE AND HOMESPUN ENTER PRESS CONTEST No Delegates to Represent G. H. S. at the Columbia Scholastic Press Association This Year. February 21. Miss Mitcliell takes part on the pro- This meeting Is practically the -5 the one she attendixl in At lantic City last year at this time. She is planning to stop in lyouisville, Ky., on her way to Detroit. She will return to Greensboro Sunday and will have charge while Mr. Phillips is absent. Liuwood Hood a student of Senior high school lias obtained quite a record by obUiining over 42 Inches of adds when High Lu’E "'as at its. lowest mark. It is believed that High I-ife will be on its feet ag:iin if Linwood will keep on working. lie has obtained ads where many others have failed, wood has been out practically afternoon. Ills laverage is approxi mately four inches an afternoon. James Carmichael and William Col lier have also been doing some can-1 jt did turn out to vassing. after all. Witter Bynner, heads the judiciary committee on poetry, assisted by Or ion Lowe, and Genevieve Taggard. The short stories are in the Imnds of Dorothy Canfield Fisher, nnd R. O'Brien. Judges of the essay are Robert Cortes Ilalliday, Thomas L. Mas.son, Fred T/Cwls Pattee, and Mrs. Aline Kilmer. The Scholastic Awards, which are the oldest and largest of the compe titions for creative work by high school students, have been sponsored by the Scholastic for the last seven years. SENIOR HIGH STUDENTS ATTEND H. POINT OPERA SfJIENCE STUDENTS GET FOOLED Why were the science students happy last Monday morning at the first periodt They usually look sad and sleepy on Monday. They even looked like a picnic crowd. All of them gathered at the end door and such laughing you never heard! Butt they laughed too loud and 'because a freshman (excuse us, we mean sopho- Miiny of Greenslioro high school’ music students attended the opera, “The Emi)eror’8 Clothes.” given High Point high school Friday after noon and night, February 20. Lawrence Hussell, who made himself famous two years ago by portraying the part of the jester In Greenboro high’s opera, “Yoemen of tbe Guard,” [ilayi'd tlie leading role in "The Em peror's Clothes." Special iirlce.s of fifteen cents for matinee and twenty-five cents at night were made for music students Grcciisboi'o senior high. CONTEST TO BE HELD MAR, 12, 13, 14 lliGii Life and Homespun have en- teriHl the seventh annual contest of the Columbia Scholastic press associa tion to be held in New York City on Man'll 1’2, 13, and 14. This event is Important lit tho field of school publi cations. High Life and Homespun have en tered this contest from tho early days of its organization nnd hvae sent dele gates. The convention lias grown from 179 inemlRTS in 192.') to 094 in 1030. The contest is held for magazines end news papers of all types and forms of school below the rank of colleges. There are four c)ua.ses for senior high schools, two for Junior high schools, a teacher’s college, junior college, normal school, trade school, military schools, etc. The students who went from Greens boro high school in former years not only had a chance as Jouniiilists, to see what the other schools in the United States'were publishing and writing,'but they also had the Iteneflt of an ctlncntionik-ltrlp. They reported that siK'clnl sight sw'lng lours were ar- langcd for (heir benefit, aud that the plays and movies wore other forms of their varii'd aimiscment.a. The studeut.s that have ever hud the opportunity of representing Greensboro high whool have always returned to Greensboro with prizes and awards for their ef forts in the literary world. Due to the financial situation. Greensboro will send no delegates this season. Increase In Enrollment This year’s enrollment at tho senior more) heard them and unlocked the high has reached tho 1,240 mark. lAst door. Well, of course, they had to go year 1,242 were enrolled. Of these, 33 in then, and their smiles went too; so graduated, some stopped. Tho jynioi blue Monday! high has sent over 110 ,pupils. Central jsent 65 and Lindley sent 45. DRAMATIC CLUB GIVES SECOND PLAY OF YEAR The Dramatic club gave a play in clinpel, on Wednesday, 18. The char acters were Margaret Knight, John Ademy, Margaret Bniiks. Charles Shaf fer, W. B. Davis and Mary Leigh Scales. This play showed the sacrifice a girl made for her family. This wa.s the second play given by the Dramatic club In I'lmpel this year.