Basketball
is
in the air
Wfio will get
the
Giddens Cup?
Volume IV; Number-2
Goldsboro, N» C., November 26, 1930
30 ceirts a year
ARMISTICE DAY
PROGRAM GIVEN
Realistic Scene En.actecl
An armistice day program- was given
in assembly bn Tuesday, November 11,
i:nder the supervision of Miss Ipock
and Miss Mason. The object was to
portray some of the scenes of the
World War.
. The band directed by Mr. Harvel
I^.Uiyed a military march. ‘ Following
this the audience was nearly deafened
ty • a voice ordering “hip, left; hip
light” and onto the stage marched
Captain Giddens with his detachment
OS' soldiers: Wyatt Exum, Jack Haynes,
W:iborn Davis, Emmet Spicer, Pete
Best, Emmett Williams, Sammy Carr,
Henry Brown, and John Mooring. The
captain carried them thru a formation
diill. Not successful in this, he dis-
rnic&ed them and they saufitered off
the stage.
Marion Weil then gave a summary
ol the causes of the World War, fol
lowed by “Flanders Field.” recited off
s:,3ge by Elizabeth Smith. The sol
diers returned to the stage and sang'
“Over There.” Rebecca Edgerton,
drfssed as the Spirity of Liberty hold
ing the flag, gave “America’s Answer,”
alter which the band played “The
fitai Spangled Banner.” Martha Pea
cock, as a nurse, told why America
entered the ;.var. “The Caissons Song”
was played by the band and sung
b.y the boys.
The next scene took place in the
camp. Two French girls (Lucille Sum
merlin and Helen Herring) came in
and sold poppies and doughnuts. Their
Fcench chatter excited the boys and
they finally had to turn over their
doughnuts before they were allowed to
leave. While the doughboys were eat
ing and writing home, a group of girls
sang off stage “Keep the Home Fires
Burning.” The bugle blew for the boys
to go to the front.
While the boys were away Martha
Peacock read “The.Return of the Sol-
t’iers.” A quartet of soldiers composed
of Sammy Carr, John Mooring, Henry
BrowTi, and Emmet Spicer sang “Cas
tle on the River Rhine.” Part of- the
boyi. returned, crippled and disheart
ened. Their pals would not longer sing
%vjth them, and they sat around with
their heads in their hands. John
Mooring sang off stage “Evening by
the Moonlight” and “A Long, Long
Trail.” Then same a very realistic
scene of the return of a drying sol
dier (Wilborn Davis), while John
Mcoring sang “Coming Home.” A
trained nurse Eleanor Cuthrcll came
to the aid of the soldier but too late;
he died in spite of her tender care.
Tne soldiers were very indignant and
agreed that “War is hell.”
In the midst of their sorrow taps
were blown (by Brogden Spence) and
Captain Giddens rushed from the tent
and shouted “The war is over; the
Armistice is signed.” They left the
stage singing “Johnny Comes March-
irig Home.”
The program was ended by an arti
cle entitled “News of the Armistice”
xeiia by Miss Ipock.
COMMERCIAL CLUB
^ ORGANIZES .
One of the new clubs this. year is
th^ Commercial Club. This is the
first year there has been a business
c:ub in the school and so far it has
proved to be ,quit^ a success. The club
is spor'cred by Miss Mason and Mr.
Greene of the commercial faculty. Its
n;eiiibership is limited to juniors and
seniors who are taking, or have taken,
the commercial course.
The ^ club meets every Wednesday
dux-ing^' activity period. At the first
meeting the officers for the coming
yeai were elected. Tliey are, Ezra Grif
fin. president; Helen Herring, vice-
T'resident; Esther Brown, secretary;
and Marion Bradford, treasurer.
Tnere are three committees in the
c>i;b They are advertising, program,
and tours- committees. The purpo.se
of this organization is (1) to strength
en the pei-sonal qualities of the mem
bers by carefully arranged club pro
grams; (2) to stimulate minds to
greater activity in conisideration of
p esent day problems; (3) to raise
standards of commercial education;
to cooperate with the business men
of the community in bringing about
hotter understanding between business
and secretaries and bookkeepers;
^5; and above all to m^ike business
s-.tbjectS more . practicsd by haying
bv,sinpss men talk to tiie members and
by nsiting local manufacturing and '
civic 'institutions for ; direct obser\*a-
Education Week
Observed in G. H. S.
SMperiiitendent Armstrong- Addresses
Student Body
The week beginning November the
, ti'nth and going through the sixteenth
\va£ known, as American Education
Week. In carrying out the plans for
the observance of American Education
V. eek a program was given in chapel.
Aaron Epstein, in charge of the pro-
giam, explained that the purpose of
ATnerican Education Week is to pre
sent to the puDlic the aims, the needs,
tnd achievements of the schools.
Then Edward McDowell gave a sta-
tir?tical comparison of the schools of
jerMei*^ay and today. The number of
teachers in 1899 was 8,320; in 1928,
24,702. This shows an increase of 300
per cent. In 1899 the total school pop
ulation was 657,949; in 1928 it was
1,013,906—an increase of 35 per cent.
In. 1899 the average number of days in
th3 school tei'm was 70.8; in 1928, the
Iciigth was 152.9 days. This is over
twice as many. The number of pub
lic high schools has increased about
96 per cent.
Mary Alice Dewey explained the en
visioned high school which Goodwin
Vvatson, Professor of Educational Psy
chology at Teacher’s'College of Colum-
bin University, would have. He would
do away with the departments of Eng
lish, mathematics,’ history, science and
the like and would have departments
oi Health, Vocation, Leisure, Home
Participation, Citizenship, and Philos-
orJiy.
Mr. Armstrong, the last speaker,
coinpared the earliest schools with
those of today. Instead of drawing a
contrast between means of transpor-
tption today and yesterday or between
the school buildings of the two periods,
he emphasized the difference in the
attiiudes of the students tov/ard the
teachers and towards the school. He
paid a tribute to Horace Mann, who
iDtgan the public school movement in
Mtif^sachusetts, which since then has
spread all over the country. Mr. Arm
strong closed his talk by saying that
the Greeks gave to the world arcliitec-
ti-re; the Ramans, law; but the Amer
icans have given a higher and better
education.
Parent - Teacher
Association Meets
Auditorium Soon to Be Completed
The G. H. S. Parent-Teacher Asso
ciation held its first regular meeting
V'ednesday night, November 19, at 7:45
t in the library of the high school. Mrs.
Joiin Hawley, the president, presided.
At the conclusion of the business meet
ing a musical program was enjoyed.
Mrs. T. D. Hartshorn played several
p'ano selections. Miss Brock well, of
the school faculty, assisted by Miss
Roper at the piano played two \iolin
solos: Romance by Wieniawski and
Ml.’iuet in G by Beethoven.
Mr. George S. Dewey, chairman of
the school board, explained why the
auaitorium is unfinished. At the same
time he stated rather optimistically
that “if $25,000 can be secured, work
v.-ill begin next spring and the audi
torium will be completed by com
mencement.”
Mrs. Guerney Hood spoke interest
ingly and enthusiastically upon Amer
ican Education Week. “The purpose
of education,” Mrs. Hood said, “is to
tarn out an individual that is harmon
iously developed. ^ The schools of to-
c’oy are approximating that goal far
morie than the schools of yesterday.
The problem is to prevent retrench
ment during the present need for strict
economy. The schools should be the
last' to sufTer. Parents, thru their
representatives in the legislature,
should exert every effort to get the
right sort of schooMegislation.”
The Paramount Theatre offered an
attendance prize. Since Miss Ipock’s
r icm had the largest number of par
ents present, she and her students will
receive tickets to some show in the
, near future.
HONOR ROLL
Out of 629 students, the follow
ing made all one’s on their October
reports: Mai^' Alice E>ewey, Aaron
Epstein, Ernest Eutsler, Lucy Le-
Roy, Lillian Gordoij, Willia-m Hous
ton, Helen Smith, Emmett Spicer,
Marion Weil, Mildrpd Edgerton,
Pete Hey^’ard,. Nora ' Lancaster,
Elafkwell Robinson, Mary Ann
Dees, Thelma Ginn. and Jack Mea&-
Iey.‘
Grammar School
Installs Radio
Mr. Helms, Radio Expert, Helps
Miss Sher\voo{l Sponsors
Travel Club
Are the students of G. H. S. advent
urous? Anyway, the “Call of the Wild”
was answered by more would-be trav
elers than the expedition could ac-
cc.rnmodate. Some had to miss the
voyages for this reason.
The Travel Club met on November
12, with Miss .Sherwood, sponsor. They
decided to tour Eurojpe at the peeting,
v.-itn Ralph Giddens, conductor; Mary
r/orden, assistant-conductor; and John
Henry Pike, secretary and treasurer.
SENIORS GIVEN ODD
HISTORY ASSIGNMEN1'
“Your , assignment for Wednesday,”
said Miss Beasley to her senior his
tory class, “is to hang around the
court house.”
This seems a rather odd assignment ,
but. really it was very sensible. The
seniors were then studying the C'-n-
slitution of the United States; and
v/iien the assignment was made, the
day of the election, they were study-
iiit'; that part of the Constitution which
ciealf with elections.
The assignment proved very bene
ficial to the class, because Ihcy learned
much about voting, registering, and
political parties that they did not
kaow before. They learned that two
sfnators and ten representatives are
e];cled from North Carolina; that
Wayne county is divided into twelve
t''\vnships; that it is divided into nine-
leen precincts, four of which are in
G-jIdsboro, and much other important
inff.rmation.
The assignment provided much tun
ar: well as valuable information. Lou
ise Davis, one of the seniors, was em
barrassed and somewhat insulted when
a man politely asked, “May I hel^
you vote?” . “
This week the class completed the ^
sUidy of the Constiution. The work
was made more interesting by special
irports on subjects pertaining to the
Constitution. They were given by
Ezra-Griffin, Helen Ellinwood, and
Aaion E^tein, Elizabeth Smith-,-Lou-
i.SG Davis, Vernon Glisson, Ed Den
mark, 'Ruth Ellinwood, William. R.
iSraith, Ra.j*mond Best, Lucy Leroy.
Jimniy Rhodes.
Sophomores Win First
Interelass Debate
Junior-Senior Debaite to be Early in
December
Another step to make school a pleas
ant place to be is now being taken
—the connecting of the three buildings
of the William Street Grammar School
by “radio.” This is one of the most
interesting experiments ever to be tried
i?'i the Goldsboi’o Graded Schools. It
has grown out o fthe example set by
f^ome other up-to-date schools and. Tvas
adapted to the Goldsboro situation by
Mr. Armstrong and Mr, Helms. Mr.
Helms, who besides beingf head Of the
Science Department, is pretty mucK Of
a indio expert, is doing the more tCCh’-»
iacal work; while Mr. Armstrong is
stipervising the wiring of the buildings.
Will Kornegay and Fred Smith, stu
dents of the G. H. S., are helping Mr.
Ai rnstrong.
Tl'.e Superintendent’s offices are not
cn;y the studios, but also the control
room, which contains the one swtch-
boaid. Speech by means of a micro
phone, phonograph records by using an
electrical pick-up, and programs re
ceived by radio, can be sent over the
hookup to the other buildings. At
present there are two loud speakers in
each of the lower grade buildings and
foi.i in the lod high school. The pr -
grams are so amplified as to supply as
inaiiy as thirty speakers. Mr. Hel'ns
has rigged up. a combination of con-
tiols by which any of the building's
c?n be shut off and so that any two
of the three possible programs can
be omitted.
7he phone system, which will be
F-bie to go into action by Thanksgiv
ing, is expected to be of immense aid
ill carrying on school affairs. Aside
from the regular announcements and
naisic for the pupils’ benefit, it will be
a preat helpy in the teaching of husic
rnd (according to Mr. Armstrong)
Very effective in quieting the pupils
at the beginning of school. Later a
more leaborate system of loudspeakers
will be installe'd—one in each room or
so—which will put each room in direct
communicatin with the superintend
ent’s office.
The first interclass debate was held,
in assembly Friday, November 21.
lliere was a “big quart” of debating
w3)en the four “half-pints,’' Keith
Kutsler and Bushnell Andrews (fresh
man abbreviations), and Pete Hey
ward and Blackwell Robinson (sopho-.
mere suggestions) met to decide wheth
er or not daylight-saving time should
l»e entirely abandoned. Pete and
Blackwell upheld the whether; Keith
aiid Busnell the not.
Altho the affirmative convinced the
JU(Iges most satisfactorily, the nega
tive put up a good argument.
?.zra Griffin acted as chairman; E.
0. Crow, as secretary; and Griffin
lo’nch, as time keeper.
The junior-i^nior debate will come
early In December. Their query is:
Resolved, that for the best interests
I'i the American high school intra-
i.iural athletics should replace inter-
E (holastic athletics. The seniors will
’jpnold the affirmative side of the
qjiestion; the juniors, the negative.
G. H. s. HAS
TWO PUBLICATIONS
The school now has two publications.-
The Hi-News and Laboratory News.
Tiie latter is a semi-monthly paper
put out by the Science Club, the first
issue of which was published Novem
ber 12. William Houstn and Kenneth
r?.niels compose the editorial staff,
Wiiliam being editor-in-chief. The
I.aboratory News has four pages 9x12,
which are printed by means of hecto
graph. Tlie circulation of the first is
sue consisted of fifty copies, these be
ing restricted to the members of the
ciiib. The first issue of the paper
fo.itured an editorial by the editor-in-
chief entitled “The Home Laboratory.”
Tr. this editorial a strong appeal was
made for the development of home
kiboratory, a statement being made
that many of the greatest scientists
obtained their first training in such
srr. roundings. The editorial also dis-
c'.’ssed the problem of location and
cqiiipment, advising strongly that a
separate room is desirable although not
absolutely necessary. Several articles
V. e: e written by the students on static
e’ectricity, which is now engaging the
mention of the club. An article by
David Southerland on the electrifica
tion of objects deserves particular at
tention. The paper is fiSaanced by the
t'. eHsury pf the club. A registration
lee of twenty-five cents for each
Hi ember is being charged this yea^
This is the first time any fees or
dues have been assessed by the club.
V\/^hen Miss Gordner was asked her
rpinion of the matter she said, “The
Science Club is to be congratulated on
the first Lssue of Laboratory News. The
e.' periinents are stated so clearly that
I'viyone could carry them out. I hope
that a copy of each issue will reach
me.”
Commercial Club Stresses
Business Training-
The program given by the Commer-
eial Club on November 12 had for its
theme “The Importance and Needs of
a Business Training.” Geneva Williams
cave a talk on “Needs of a Business
raining”; Mary Cleve Satterfield on
“Business as a Life Career”; and Edna
F’;inior on "‘Facts We Should Know'
in Order to be a Success.’'
There was a short business meeting'
fii‘er the talks.
PARAMOUNT THEATRE
ENTERTAINS BOYS
The Pai-amount Theatre has enter-
t a.'ned the Quakes twice and the Wild-
civti- once. The Quakes attended the
iirst of Knute Rockne’s football sket
ches. After the Wilmington-Goldsboro
game both teams and visitors were in
vited to “Let’s Go Native.” Coach and
Mrs. Bullock, and Coach Bullock of
of Wilmington, were honor guests.
The Paramount management is tak
ing much interest in the. school. Sam
my Carr, a junior, who ushers at the
theatre, serves as a “connecting link”
in bringing about the interest.
Prizes were offered by the Para-
Ut junt Theatre to the ones selling the
most tickets to the Wilmington-Golds-
Kjrn game. Pour sophomore girls—.
, Kathrj-n Mitcham, Louis Move, Betty.
Felton; and Beth Carraway—werfe the.
lucky ones, recei^'ing two passes to the
Parser;ount and a pass to the, game.