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VOLUME V. NUMBER 4
GOLDSBORO, N. C., FEBRUARY 12, 1932
45 CENTS A YEAR
:first class debates to be held
I THRUOUT ENGLISH CLASSES TODAY
NEW PLAN EMPLOYED
Class Debaters Will be Chosen
by Elimination; Giddens’
Cup Finals to be on
April 8, 1932
SCHOLARSHIP, TRIP,
CASH PRIZES OFFERED
Exceptional Opportunities
Ambitious Students
for
L T-h© first class debates in prepara-j Se^ eial valuable scliolarshipsj a
ftioii for the series of inter-class de- i week’s vacation in Oregon, and sev-
Jbates are being held throughout the
?English classes in the high school
today. A plan quite different, from
that of previous years is being used.
Tor the past four years all class
es in English have had debates, each
student being required to participate
eral cash prizes are being offered to
high school students this year.
Washington and Lee University
is offering five scholarships for the
best 500-word essay on “Washing
ton’s Contributions to Education,”
A special booklet on this subject has
in at least one. By elimination two"’®™. had by
speakers were chosen to represent
each class in a series of inter-class
’debates for the Giddens’ Cup, which
is given to the class that wins over
jthe other three classes.
This year one debate is required
in each English section. In the
Sophomore and Freshman Classes
a two weeks’ course in debating has
been given in order to teach each
student the required elementary
principles of debating. Such a
course as this was not necessary in
the Junior and Senior Classes.
Two debaters will be chosen from
[the winners in today’s contest to
represent each of the four classes.
The debaters selected their queries
from a number brought in by stu
dents. A committee was appointed
to select the officials for the debate.
No debater who has had ex
perience in triangular debating will
|be eligible as a class debater.
I This plan has been accepted and
^approved W Mr. Armstrong and
[all the English teachers.
I The following are the dates on
[which the different debates are to
|be given: first debates in English
|Classes, February 12; Freshman-
jSophomore Debate, March 11;
Junior-Senior Debate, March 11;
nnal debate for Giddens’ Cup, April
I -The queries for the inter-class de
bates have not yet been selected.
Journalism class
' JOINS N. s. p. A.
Term Honor Roll
Helen Smith, Dorothy Lang
ston, Mary Elizabeth Kelly,
Lily Bet Hales, Lillian Gor-
den, Lillian Edgerton, Flor
ence Baker, Warren Le Roy,
William Houston, Pete Hey
ward, Janet Sanborn, Black-
well Robinson, Marie Ellis,
Maurice Edwards, Annie
Elizabeth Coward, Dan Ay-
cock, Richard Helms, Kather
ine Kalmar.
Jo^ii'nalism Class has joined
he -National Scholastic Press Asgo-
iiation, which is a national organi
sation whose^ object is to improve
Lnd advise high school journalistic
vorkers.
three dollars the out of my balloon.
’ / • t receives a critical analysis
right to send repre-
5GHtcltlVCS frv +1-. j-• 1 j_ •
held once a“ „ ^ meetings
slate for tL^ ’ ^ electro-
3iaie lor the masthead.
writing Dr. Francis Pendleton
Gaines, President, Washington and
Lee University, Lexington, Virginia.!
Rules and particulars are posted
on Miss Gordner’s bulletin board,
room 19.
An opportunity for some girl to
obtain one of two scholarships, val
ued at $700 and $500, respectively,
is offered by Agnes Scott College for
Women. The basis of the award will
be a four-subject examination, per
sonality of the contestant, and her
participation in student activities.
Applications must be in by April 15,
1932, and mailed to President J. R.
McCain, Box S, Decator, Georgia.
A prize of $100 to the student who
merits the best paper of 500 to 1,000
words on “America’s Tenth Man,”
and a prize of $100 to the teacher of
the school making the best use of
the project, is being offered by the
Commission on International Co
operation, Atlanta, Georgia. The
contest closes on March 15, and no
papers dated later than that will be
counted. Anyone interested in this
should see the bulletin board in
room 19.
A free trip and a week’s visit in
the State of Oregon is being offered
by the American Boy Magazine to
the boy writing the best essay on
“Why I Want to Spend My Vacation
in Oregon.” In addition to the main
prize, 29 other awards will be given.
Particulars may be had by reading
the notice on the hall bulletin board.
G. H.S. STUDENTS PASS
89% OF SUBJECTS
Misses Beasley and Taylor’s
Rooms Lead; 11-B, 10-K, 9-T,
8-P Have Highest Percent
Eighty-nine per cent of all the
subjects taken were passed for the
first term, 11-B leading with 98 per
cent.
The other classes with the highest
percentages were: lO-K, 91 per
cent; 9-T, 95 per cent; 8-P 92 per
cent.
“With normal conditions and
averajge students 93 per cent of
the subjects taken should be passed,
that is, 7 per cent are expected to
fail, according to authorities in the
field of measurements,” said Mr.
Wilson, principal.
There were 250 subjects failed
last year, and 284 this year. Mr.
Wilson’s explanation is that" since
the student body is larger this year,
more subjects are being taken, and
consequently the average number of
subjects failed is about the same.
DON’T SAY CONTESTS!
Talk about contests? We surely
had one when we took the Current
N'ews Contest sent us by the Quill
and Scroll.
I’d been reading the newspapers
and thought I knew all there was
to know, but that surely took the air
Grammar School Installs
Moving Picture Machinc
A moving picture show is attend
ed by the students of the William
Street schools once a week, the show
being given in the Grammar school
auditorium. The machine is owned
school.
George Washington picture will
3e given on February 22, for which
j small will be
arge . e other pictures are
,eing given free, and are sent by a
:elephone company.
The auditorium is darkened by
slack coverings on the windows
is said that these pictures are
greatly enjoyed by all who attend.
One of the questions asked was
to identify John J. Raskob. My
girl friend—who, by the way, is a
Democrat, said he was a negro sena
tor from Chicago. Can you tie
to that ? Believe me there were some
answers! By the by, some bright
child said Grandi of Texas was the
Speaker of the House. Another said
Mr. Hoover.
Me ? Oh, I did fine. There were
fifteen questions, I got four right.
Wyatt Exum won.
LT. GRIFFIN TALKS TO
MISS COBB’S ROOM
Lieutenant Thomas Griffin, who
has been commissioned to leave for
Hawaii in March, talked on West
Point and the Army to the students
of Miss Cobb’s room and invited
guests a few weeks ago.
Mr. Griffin is a brother of Ezra
Griffin a former G. II. S. student.
Class Percentag-es
The following table, shows that
the freshmen as a whole, are not
‘doing as well as last year’s fresh
men ; the sophomores, as well as
they did as freshmen, or as well is
last year’s sophomores; the juniors,
as well as they did as sophomores, but
better than last year’s juniors; Avhile
the seniors are doing better than
ever before, their percentage having
gone from 62 per cent to 88 per cent.
Percentage of students passing all
subjects lor first term, 1931-’32:
Freshmen—boys, 55 per cent; girls,
66 per cent; as a whole, 63 per
cent. Sophomores—boys, 62 per
cent; girls, 75 per cent; as a whole,
68 per cent. Juniors—boys, 52 per
cent; girls, 75 per cent; as a whole,
65 per cent. Seniors—boys, 78 per
cent; girls 93 per cent.
Percentage of students passing all
subjects for first term 1930-’31:
Freshmen—boys, 64 per cent; girls,
82 per cent; as a whole, 73 per cent.
Sophomores—boys, 56 per cent;
girls, 84 per cent; as a whole, 67
per cent. Juniors—boys, 47 per
cent; girls, 79 per cent; as a whole,
62 per cent. Seniors—boys, 91 per
cent; girls, 93 per cent; as a Avhole,
93 per cent.
Outstanding Students
Dorothy Langston, Helen Smith,
William Houston, Warren Le Roy,
Florence Baker, Lillian Edgerton,
Lillian Gordon, Lily Bet Hales, and
Mary E. Kelly were exempt on all
exams.
The following made the highest
examination grade on each subject :
Cooking I—Sara C. Layton and
Katherine Kalmar tied; Cooking
II—Sara Dean Herring; Civics—
Dan Aycock, Richard Helms, and
Maurice Edwards tied; Business
Arithmetic— E m o 1 y n Simon;
French I—Jack Measley; French
II—Blackwell Robinson; Biology—
Virginia Singleton; English I—
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Culver Military Academy, located
at Culver, Indiana, one of the most
complete and valuable scholarships
that has been awarded by any pre
paratory school. Only ninth-grade
boys who have outstanding records
and can meet the other qualifications
are eligible.
Applications must be filed before
March 1, 1932, and preliminary ex
aminations will be held March 1, at
Goldsboro High School, under the
supervision of Mr. Wilson. The can
didates selected for final examination
will be required to appear before the
State Committee on or about May
14, 1932. A principal and a first
and a second alternate will be chosen
for each scholarship. North Caro
lina will be allowed only one scholar
ship.
^Examination will be held in fifteen
Aorth Carolina high schools. Can
didates must specify in their appli
cation blanks at which point they
prefer to take the examination. The
examinations will be conducted on a
competitive basis; the candidate
ranking highest in statewide compe
tition will be awarded the scholar-
shi]).
Following are the eligibility re
quirements : The candidate must
not be less than 14 years of age or
more than 16 on September 1, 1932;
he must not be less than 5 feet 2
inches in height; the income of his
parents must not exceed $6,000 a
year; he must have lived in the state
in which application is made since
January 1, 1931; he must complete
the ninth grade not earlier than Jan
uary 1, 1932, and not later than July
1, 1932; he must have the recom
mendation of his high school princi
pal and he must be in good health
and physical condition.
The scholarship covers every neces-
saiy expense, including textbooks,
equipment, board, room, tuition, and
uniforms for three full years. It\loes
not cover traveling and personal ex-
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TRIANGULAR TRYOUTS HELD AND
DEBATERS SELECTED^ FEB. 3
$6,000 AWARD TO GO FIRST DEBATE APRIL 2
TO SOME SOPHOMORE Affirmative Composed of Lillian
Gordon and Edqar Pearson;
ADnlipptlnn5 MiiQt Hp tn Negaitive, Blackwell Robin-
Applications Must be Mailed to son and Pete Heyward
Academy Before March 1
Pete Heyward, Blackwell Robin
son, Lillian Gordon, and Edgar
Pearson will represent G H. S. in
the Triangular Debates that wall
be held in April; Marion Weil will
be alternate.
In addition to the winners Jack
Hatch and Florence Brooks parti
cipated in the try-outs held on
Wednesday, February 3.
Each speaker was given five
minutes to prove one issue of the
query: “Resolved that the U. S.
should adopt a plan of compulsory
unemployment insurance.”
The annual triangular debates are
conducted by the Extension Depart
ment of the University of N. C.
The team which has both affirma
tive and negative sides to win goes
to Chapel Hill and competes for
the Aycock Memorial Cup.
Last year’s team was composed of
Marion Weil and Ezra Griffin up
holding the affirmative and Black-
well Robinson with Pete Heyward
upholding the negative. Marion and
Ezra won the Aycock Cup. Since
any school that wins the cup two
consecutive years keeps it, G. H. S.
gained permanent possession of the
cup last year.
Mary E. Kelly presided as Chair
man and Arthur Allred as Secre
tary. The judges were Misses Koch,
Atkins, Gordner, and Beasley.
GEORGE WASHINGTON
PICTURE TO BE SEEN
A George Washington picture
will be shown at the Paramount
Theater on February 22, for the
High and Grammar School students
exclusively.
The picture will be shown during
school hours, and an admission fee
of five cents will be charged each
student and teacher. The Journal
ism class is sponsoring the picture,
and the proceeds, after paying for
the use of the picture, will be added
to the funds for publishing Tiik
Goldsboro Hi News.
The theater is to be used free of
charge.
Over $100 Saved by Rigid
Economic Practices
One hundred dollars, approxi
mately, is saved every month in the
Goldsboro School System by tlie
rigid economy which is being prac
ticed.
There are four main issues of
this economy—telephone, water e:as
and lights.
The telephones numbered eleven
at the-beginning of the school year
1931-’32, and have decreased to the
one in the Superintendent’s ofiice.
The ones in the William Street and
High School cafeterias are kept bv
the respective dietitians for their
own use.
The water in some of the build
ings is cut off during each week end,
and the students are urged not to
waste it in any way. There is
plenty of water when it is really
needed.
About half of the gas formerly
used in the cafeteria steamers has
been cut out, and the students in the
Home Economics laboratory are co
operating by using the gas as little
as possible.
The lights are being used in class
rooms only on very cloudy days, and
have been cut out of the halls en
tirely. The Manual Training class
uses electricity only on certain days
of the week.
STAFF SELLS TICKETS
TO “FRANKENSTEIN”
The staff' of the The Goldsboho
Hi JSTews sponsored ‘Trankenstein,”
the picture which was at the Para
mount Theatre Monday and Tues
day, February 9 and 10.
The profit went towards the pub
lication of this issue of the Golds
boro Hi ISTews.
The entire town, business and
residential, was sectioned off and
canvassed by the students selling
tickets. The staff’ received a com
mission on the total amount of
tickets taken in.
Orchestra Organized
An orchestra has been organized
in the Goldsboro High School. They
practice on Tuesdays and Fridays at
activity period.
The members are: Violins, Bar
bara Cuthrell, Ralph Monk, Gerald
Grant, John Farfour, Bernard Hall
man ; cornets, Brogden Spence, Roy
Cogdell, Elbert Mask; clarinets,
Durwood Pate, Kermit Crow, Rob
ert Simpkins; E flat horns, Robie
Strickland; drums, Allen Vinson;
saxophones, Edna Mae Anderson,
Helen Southerland; bass horn, Har
vey Smith; trombones, Joe Craw
ford, Richard Helms; piano, Margie
Tuttle, Ola B. Adams.