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HIGH LIFE
November 8, 1940
HIGH LIFE
l^ibliHhed Semi-Monthly
by the Students of
Cireensi)oro Senior High
School
Greensboro, N. C.
Found;d by the Class of 1921
Revived by the Spring Journalism Class of 1937
Entered as decond-class matter March 30, 1940,
at the post oflice at Greensboro, N. C., under the
Act of March 3, 1879.
EDITORIAL STAB'F
Kditor-in-Chi’ef Eleanor Dare Taylor
Editorial Agnintants Aurelia Dunstan,
Janet Cox
Feature Editor Irma Estes
Head Copy Header Douglass Hunt
Make-Up Editor Arleen Whitener
Ep&rts Editors Garland Wolfe, Solomon
Kennedy
Headline Superviser Billy Brinkley
rhotoyrapher Purnell Kennedy
BUSINESS DEPARTMENT
Proof Reader Faye Thomas
Business Manager Rachael Whiteside
AdwTtismg Manager Ella Mae Norman
Advertising fioUeiiors Paul Miller, Betty Routh
Circulation Manager Clarice Crutchfield
Bookkeeper Walter Hiatt
Mailing Cl(Tk David Evans
Junior Journalist Chairman Dianne Page
REPOiri'ERS
Billy Brinkley, Clarice Crutchfield, Janet Cox,
Aurelia Dunstan, Irma Estes, David Evans, Marie
Harriss, Ed Faulkner, Douglass Hunt, I^ois Hut
ton, llene Israel, Solomon Kennedy, Ella Mae
Norman. Eleanor Dare Taylor, Faye 'Thomas,
Arleen Whitener, Rachael Whiteside, and Garland
Wolfe
FACULTY ADVISERS
Editorial Advisers Mrs. Betts, Miss Pike
Fmancial Adviser Miss McNairy
G
Pepping Up Home Room
Programs
r Capitalizing on Humanity
In its last issue High Life pnblislied an inter-
witli Mr. Moulton Avery, an alumnus of this
seliool, describing: liis plan of having: the federal
{government issue Youtli l^onds to finance the
training: of young Aiuerieausi in useful fields of
endeavor.
llriefly, this is his program! KoAliziiig the- fact
that of all our wealth, only oiie-ftfth comes from
materia! things ami four-fifths from human tal
ents and services, and realizing that our monetary
system is hastM entirely on material wealth. Mr.
Avery jjroposes that tlie federal goveniment, by
making loans to seleeted groups of students to
train them to do tlieir jobs, engender a system
based on the great potential wealth of human
services.
(It eoui*se this plan is only in an embryonic
state at i)rest'nt; but if sufficient discussion of it
develops, it may indeed emerge into something
which may be put down in black and white on the
Statute Hooks of tiie Nation.
Tombstone Tintypes
‘•Kind friend.s, beware as you pass by.
As you are now. so once was I.
As 1 am now. so you must be,
Prepare, therefore, to follow me."
Under this someone had written in black
crayon;
“To follow you I am not content,
Because I don't know which way you went
This is the kind of humor that Ernest
Beasley finds on his tramps through the
graveyards of North Carolina he searches
for prize morsels to add to his collection of
epitaphs.
“I am modeling iny hobby after that of
Professor A. G. Hall of Woman's college, but
the following epitaphs are all ones I have
collected myself,” declared Ernest.
'FAMINE'DEPICTS
Irish Troubles
From Western Virginia, near Roanoke:
“He could not stay, he had to go,
Praise God from Whom all blessings flow.”
From near Royston, Georgia:
“'Tears cannot restore him; therefore, we
weep.
From a negro cemetery in Salisbury, N. C.:
“He fought a good fight, but his razor was
dull.”
From a lone grave near Banner Elk, N. C.;
“We don't know where he came from.
We don’t know where he went.
Amen.”
The phrase. “Rest in peace." was many
times abridged to “R. I. P." Some funny
epitaphs are compounded from this, for ex
ample :
The Purpose of High Life Is to
et and preserve the history
of our school.
H old individuals together under
high standards.
S eparate the worthwhile from the
worthless and promote the
highest interest of students,
teachers, and school.
From Edenton, N. C.:
“Here lies Susan:
Let her R. I. P.'’
Parable of the Pedagogues
Veni-Vidi-Vici—By Milton
A rigid diet of sweets, with no fresh vege-
tal)les and no meats, only produces an unhealthy
and sickly body. Tii the same manner, excessive
studying with no rest or excessive playing, with
Jio study, tend to become wearing on botli the
I)iil)ils and tJie teacliers. The program portion of
the Thursday home room period is de.signed in
part lor the purpose of relaxing and forgetting
fo!' a moment that math test next period: and it
is further designed to add to our store of knowl
edge. So it is well to consider how the home rooms
liere at Senior high may plan good and interesting,
as \\’e]I as informative, activities.
Peppy ])rograms. devoted to games, songs, and
just plain tun, or those of an instructive tvpe
may now be secured from the home room pro
gram committee of the Student council. Though
many groujis already liave entertaining, as well
as eonstruetive home room activities, many do
nof : and those who do not would do well to con
sult the committee through its chairman. Fleanor
White, or throngli any of its members—Gene
Thornton. (Iiarlotte Hume, Paul Miller, and
C’harles I^'ogleman—for aid in the preparation of
tiieir programs.
Once upon a time there were two teachers
who plied their trade in estal)lishinent.s di-
recttly opposite each other.
Now these two teacher.s. having si)ent years
in the self-same room, decided, as did the
two hoi*ses in the old fable, that the grass on
the other side of the fence was greener.
Therefore, these two teachers, being sore
tempted, did take it upon themselves to in
vade occnplcd territory, yen, verily.
Now one of these pedagogues, having once
been a vendor of those wares which her
neighbor peddled, did decide to once more
refi*e.-h her memory in the neighbor’s art.
Being sore moved by gentle persuasion, the
other teachen* did agree to keep her friend's
store in good order, while the first named
refreslied her memory.
Tlie names of these teachers, as recordtHl
in the royal records, be Miss ^tara Mim.s,
headmaster of the English classes, and Miss
Gertrude Farlow. custodian of Caesarian ex
ploits.
The situation was that Miss Minis' last
period class, being now in the depths of Mil
ton's Paradise Lost, did decide to learn more
about the mythologieal names mentioned so
friMpiently. Consequently. Miss :\Iims did be-
seocli her fellow worker to enlighten her dear
proteges while she once more returned to
her former duties of teju-hing the third de
clension.
Y(‘a. this, for sooth, was her job before
she began to acquaint seniors with the poetry
of John Jlilton.
In the course cf two years that the present
senior class has been at high school its offi
cers each .vear have worked on some special
program. In its sophomore year the anti
cheating drive was conducted, while in its
.lunior year it was the study drive. It is
understood that to keep np this precedent.
Dianne Page and the other officers will
shortly meet and discuss problems pertain
ing to semester seven. It has also been ru
mored that a useful program will be the out
growth of this conference.
Home Room Study Constitution
Lacy ??eUar.s. as chairman of the consti
tution committee, has undertaken an exten
sive campaign to acquaint the student body
wirii its constitution. To accomplish this
purpose his committee has placed in the
hands of each home room president a con
stitution and list of questions upon it. 'This
effort is a very praise-worthy work and
should receive the cooperation of all.
?=>UII
Swinging hack to the Hit Parade are a
few times well-known to you platter-fiends,
(^ut of the picture for a while, they are
coming hack with a bang. Poor Ballerina, an
old last summer disc, is making an effort to
i-limb hack up the rungs of success, with
Bol* Eherly and Jimmy Dorsey doing the
honors.
Larr.v C’linton's Study in Modernism has
come back for one last fling, along with the
newest Dottio Laniour blues song. Moon Over
Burma, from the moving picture of the
same name.
Best sellers on the market are Ray Noble’s
Rhythm On the River, styling his particular
brand of dove-tailed rhythm: Bob Chester’s
Praefivc Makes Perfect: and Ivy Anderson’s
Five o'clock Whistle, vocalized for Duke
Ellington.
(’lassioals
Pic Wintcrrcisi\ (The Winter Road) by
Schubert, sung by \ottie Lehmann, soprano.
with Paul T lanowsky at the piano, is one
of Victor's latest and most popular record
ings.
A special alluim to Igor Stravinsky fans is
Le Sacre Du Prinfem-ps. (Tlie Rite of
Sliring) with Stravinsky conducting the
1‘hilharmonic Sympliony of New York to give
it added articulation and passion.
George Enesco’s Rouninninn Rhapsody,
hitherto recorded on two separate discs, is
now available on one record, expertly played
by the Detroit Symphony orchestra, under
\ ictor Kolar's direction.
A new symphony has recently been com
pleted by .Tohn Alden Carpenter of Cliicago,
a lni.sine.ss man and musician combined. He
used to be in the twine and awning business,
but left it to go into the more glamourous
composing field. The Chicago Symphony
orchestra played his symphony last week for
the first time. Since critics praised its tune
ful themes, it will probably be made into a
platter at an early date.
Liam O’Flaherty has written many novels
and stories about Irish life, but it took his
last book. The Informer, to draw the public’s
attention to him and to establish his reputa
tion.
Berry Reid is reported worried about
President Roosevelt’s health as a result of
all the “capsules” he took last week.
New Novel Is Historical Fiction!
Famine, another one of O'Flaherty’s
novels, is duplicating the success of The In
former. It is a book of historical fiction,
written about the 184o famine that wiped
out a large part of Ireland’s population and
resulted in a great wave of Irish immigra
tion to America.
Have You Heard the Latest?
“Panky” Winslow and I^nda Jane Sewell ^
have been christened the official pointless !
joke tellers. P. S. They won their laurels at
a Sunday school meeting.
Modern Verse
Plot Centers Around One Fainil.’i'
'The story, showing the hardships the Irish
people had to endure, centers around one
family, the Kilmartins. Brian Kilmartin. the
old father, although facing starvation, re
fused to move from the only home that he
had ever known. His son, Martin, was ac
cused by the police of attacking Jocelyn
C'hadwick. who might be described as the
“villain.” Because of this, Martin had to run
away and leave Mary, his wife, with the
burden of supporting the family. He prom
ised Mary that he would soon be back for
her and that they would sail to America.
In the end, Mary and Martin at last do have
a chance to go away to “the land of oppor
tunity.”
Rain—by Gene Thornton.
Drip,
Drip,
Drip,
Drip,
Drip,
Drip,
Drip,
Drip,
Splash.
Editor’s Note: Isn’t that “drippy”?
Back to Nature j
Marion Morris, Elaine Miller, Ann South. \
erland, and Clarice Crutchfield still contend j
that the only reason they wmlked home bare- |
footed last week was because Ann had a sore
toe.
Extremely Realistic
Famine is written in very much the same
style as The Grapes of Wrath. It is a very
forceful and .searing story, describing the
terrible conditions under which the people
had to live during the great famine in Ire
land.
It is a deeply moving novel, dramatically
told, and is by far the best book that Liam
O’Flaherty has written. He will not find
it easy to surpass this work.
Little Johnny, cute I’il tyke,
Had so much fun on Hallowe’en night;
He soaped car windows, near and far—
And by mistak^-HIS very own car!
—R. W.
Theme Songs
Dedicated to a Unit Test: “I Get Alonj
Without You Very 'Well.”
Hitch-Hiker: “Cross Town.”
Moping around : “In the ‘Glooming.’ ”
Attention Webster
Ostracize—A new sea food.
.Asinine—A baby donkey.
Propagamla—The oldest member of tin
goose family.
Are You Contributing?
Mr. Johnson has to get 10.000 chockov
covers by next spring if son Owen is to wii
a bicycle. Miss Harvell reveals that it hai
helped the ice ci*eam business because nov
more chockows are sold than anything in tin
cafeteria.
Worth Quoting
“Success consists not so much of stayii
up at night as of being awake in the da.
time.”
Look Alikes
• Doug Cecil—Jimmy Kontulas.
Daffynition
Those not eligible for Torchlight — “T1
Lights That Failed.”
Poefs Corner
TO LIVE AGAIN
The hazy, lambent moon casts down
limpid light
T’l>on its sister earth. And I—alone, alo
Am left to walk a lonely road. The d
lodestone
Of sadness weights my soul with care. A
all my right
To live and be and love seems lost. A ha
grasps tight
My heart and wrenches it. A low inchoi
nioau
Escapes my strictured tortured throat. E
I too sown
My life on Imuldered earth? Was I to dit
or fight?
But suddenly the moon became a glowi
fire
Of brilliancj'. The sun itself was by tl
fierce,
Indomitable Force put out; and Destiny
Cried out my name! I struggled, sinkii
in the mire
I called my life. But Love’s superi
strength, to pierce
The chaos of my soul, stretched forth—!
heard my cry.
—Douglass Hunt.