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GOLDSBORO HI NEWS
March 18, 1932
A Monthly Publication by the Journalism Class
Goldsboro High School
VOLUME F
INTERNATIGNAl
NUMBER 5
EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor-in-Chief Dorothy Hooks
Assistants ..Florence Baker. Dorothy Langston
Make-up Editors Edgar Pearson, Ralph Casey
]\Tews Editor Katherine Liles
Literary Editor Lillian Edgerton
Sports Editors Ralph Casey, Thelma Ginn
Associate Editors:
Feature Isabell Baddour, Robert Piland
Alumni Clarence Wilkins
Clubs Martha Peacock
Music Ruth Smith
Exchange Frances Bass
Scout Column Roy Liles
~ BUSINESS STAFF
Business Manager.. Emmett Williams
Circulation Manager Clarence Wilkins
Advertising Manager Fred Smith, Jr.
Assistant Nora Lancaster
REPORTERS
Corine Manly, Mildred Pelt, Lois McManus
Sammy Carr, Barbara Best
TYPISTS
Lucille Summerlin, Florence Brooks, Lillian Gordon
Mary E. Kelly, Virginia Crow, Sara Lee Best
FACULTY ADVISERS
Miss Gordner Mr. Wilson
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Member)
Subscription—45c a Year
Entered as second class matter October 26, 1931, at the Postoffice at
Goldsboro, North Carolina, under the act of March 3, 1879
THAT FELINE FAMILY
REQUIRES HARD WORK
A senior in high school can receive no greater honor than membership
in the National Honor Society. Only very outstanding students are
selected for membership in this society. To be considered it is necessary
to rate high scholastically. Respected and upright characters ernes
that are not doubted are essential. The student chosen must have shown
the ability of being a leader in all work or activities around school.
He or she must also have made some contributions to the school
through service. Holding class offices, playing basketball and football,
and doing newspaper work are some of the ways service may be given.
The seniors wdio are elected to this Society are those who will make
prominent men and women and those who will get ahead in the world.
They are students of whom G. H. S. can be proud of saying ‘‘They are
Goldsboro Hi School graduates.’’
TO FIGHT OR NOT TO FIGHT?
It is a comparatively new thing for any great number of people to
agree that war should be outlawed. There have been wars since the
beginning of history, and probably before. Wars have been in the past
the only way of settling a dispute. If there is a disagreement, why not
fight it out? Well, why not? For the simple reason that it isn’t worth
w'hat it costs. We heroically fought the last war ‘‘to make the world safe
for democracy.” Our gain? A host of young men disabled in mind
and body and disillusioned in a spirit. A host of others beneath the
French soil, whose families and friends are imbittered and filled with
hatred toward Germans. And our profit in material wealth—a world
wide depression. Is it worth it? Ask the men who lived through the
last strife, the ones who stayed at home and suffered. • Look at the con
dition of the world today and answer that question.
(Editor’s note: Written by Helen Smith on first period American
History class, March 11.)
BE AMERICAN
The curtain goes up. The scene is a liall of the G. H. S. with a door
at the back opening into the Cafeteria.
A girl who is running down the hall is knocked down to the floor as
the cafeteria door is opened into the hall. Fortunately she is not hurt
A^ery much.
This, students, is a true scene from Goldsboro Hi School life. The
student could have been seriously hurt. Similar cases have happened
several times and one time might be one time too many. So, be careful,
students. We don’t want any cripples.
We sometimes, too, seem to forget that we live in America and try to
do as the Japs, Chinks, and French do—ivallc to the left.
Mr. Wilson says that in many ways we really are to be commended
for our careful observance of rules. But just remember—let’s not be
cripples and let’s not be Chinks.
EATING DIRT
Imagine going out in the yard and eating dirt! Of course you can’t—
nor can anybody else. But what about your hands—are they as clean
as they could be? Had you stopped to think that eating with dirty
hands is just as bad as eating unclean food. In handling books, pencils,
money, and the like, your hands come in contact with many germs; these
germs, if the hands are not thoroughly washed, get into the body, thus
causing sickness, disease, and in some cases, even death. Remember
that “Cleanliness is next to Godliness.” Let’s raise the standard of
cleanliness in our school.
STUDENT OBSERVERS
The visiting group from Kinston is to be complimented on their ex
cellent behavior during their brief stay in Goldsboro. Grainger Hi,
judging from this group, must be one of the most ideal schools in the
state. They all conducted themselves in a very courteous manner, and
it was indeed a pleasure to entertain such a group.
As a result of this observing, the Kinston group will probably advocate
the organization of clubs in their school, while the Goldsboro group will
surely encourage student government in our school.
Goldsboro Hi extends its^ -welcome to any school wishing to send an
observation committee to this school and will in turn be delighted to send
a similar committee to those schools visiting us. - v" -
Cats, cats!! It St?emed as if there
were millions of them. And they
all belonged to me—everj^ one of
them. There were black and white
ones, gray and white ones and brown
and white ones.
I had to do something about it, so
I began by teaching them to drink
milk. That was a bad beginning be
cause now they drink to such ex
cess, that from the way they walk,
they look as if they liaven’t been sober
for a week!
At first, they didn’t know how to
drink out of a saucer. One put his
ear in it by accident, and another
began to chew the aforesaid’s ear,
much to the disgust of the first. The
one who, in my opinion, used the
most strategy, was an adorable little
black and white one, who, holding
his breath, dipped his nose into the
saucer, brought it out, and calmly
proceeded to lick the milk off.
jSTow, when I open the back door,
herds of them stampede me, until I
find myself fighting with hands and
feet to protect myself from the ava
lanche. They are very beautiful kit
tens, however.
My favorite ones are Caesar, Cic
ero, Vergil, Aeneas, Perrichon, and
Reini. Anthony and Cleopatra hold
places dear in my heart, too. Al
though I love them, I find it difficult
to make up my mind to keep them.
Doesn’t somebody want a kitten?
Florence Bakek, ^32.
SENIOR PRIVILEGES
As a senior I would like to have
the following privileges:
To be allowed to—
1. Get breakfast in cafeteria in
the 15 minute period before school.
2. Go behind lunch counter with
teachers.
3. Leave my tray on the table.
4. Go up town at lunch period.
5. Have and use a personal key
to the library workroom.
6. Go in tlie library at any free
time I may have.'
7. ISTeglect to pay my library fines.
8. Chew gum on class.
9. Skip any class if I happen to
want to.
10. Appease my hunger during
recitations.
11. Dance in sewing room on rainy
days.
12. Throw grapefruit at any
speaker who is no longer appreciated.
13. Walk up and down the halls at
leisure and at any time.
14. Ring the fire bell for my owai
amusement.
WAKE UP
'llie student body and faculty
of G. H. S. were deeply grieved
to hear of the death of the
mother of Annie and Ludie
Brown and the father of John
Graham.
OPEN FORUM
It seems that the minds of a num
ber of students in Goldsboro High
School are utterly paralyzed. Or is
it that they are dreaming? It seems
that everything around them is im
aginary. They dream of what the
future holds in store for them.
Thinking about tonight and tomor-|
row, day after that and the next day
is nothing unusual.
Why not prick that castle in
Spain ? Live in the present! Away
with the past and future! Snap into
it and stop dreaming about the beau
tiful report card, decorated with
ones. Action speaks louder than
than dreams.
A boy failed everything with prac
tically the lowest marks possible. Is
he dumb? Is he an imbecile? Is he
a moron? N^o! It is simply this:
he wants to get something for noth
ing, which is indeed impossible. The
knowledge one obtains in life has
to be worked for. The more quickly
a student learns this, the more quickly
he will agree with the Japanese
proverb:
“The knowledge obtained
conies only through studying.”
Wyatt Exum’s score of only two
errors on the Current Xews Contest
won honorable mention in the Quill
and Scroll Magazine for February-
March.
Things \bu / CTR
Should ^
!! Know !!
1. Only students taking five sub
jects may enter the library during
the second period and then by the
following schedule:
Monday—F reshmen.
Tuesday—Seniors,
Wednesday—J uniors.
Thursday—Sophomores.
F riday—Seniors.
2. Current events are the most ed
ucating sources of the day.
3. Students are not to sit in cars
during lunch periods—not even their
own.
4. Throwing erasers and chalk in
the building is a grave offense.
5. Smoking in the building is
against the school rules.
6. Only students having lunch per
mits are to leave the grounds.
7. All boys are to remain out of
the building during lunch.
LITERARY COLUMN
PERSONAL NAMES
Dear Students:
What was the original purpose of
the second period? To all intents
and purposes it Avas to be assigned
to student activities. Is this true
now? If you think so, try to get
permission to use this period for some
student activity such as contests or
class meetings. What are the re
sults? After the situation has been
carefully studied you will be told,
more than likely, due to clubs meet
ing on Tuesday and classes on Mon
day, Wednesday, and Friday, that
it will be impossible for the student
to obtain use of the second period
until a later date.
The classes meeting during this
period are sometimes omitted, but at
what a price to the one attempting to
obtain use of this period! Persua
sion and argument must be used ex
tensively before this permission is
granted and as apt as not, by this
time the project is either out of date
or enthusiasm has died to such an
extent that the whole thing is a
failure.
I admit tliat the classes held dur
ing this period are beneficial, but
does it not seem to you that these
classes should be omitted on the days
that students want the use of the
period for some equally beneficient
school project?
It is the custom that, if a plan
proves a failure, it is abolished. The
second period, as far as student activ
ities are concerned, has proved a
failure, and this was the original pur
pose of the period. By holding
classes during this period, the very
fundamental purpose of this period
is defeated.
I advocate that either this period
be declared a straight class period
and another time for student activi
ties be set aside, or that it be turned
over to its original purpose of pro
viding a time when parts of the stu
dent body might meet to discuss a
vital question in regard to students.
What is the opinion of the student
body on this question? I would like
to see some answer to this in the next
issue of this paper.
Your very truly,
Edgar Pearson.
A^ew' York leads American cities
in automobile registration followed
by Los Angeles, Chicago, and De
troit.
The Hi J^ews staff and the mem
bers of the senior English classes
wish to say along w’ith the entire
school that they missed Miss Gord
ner very much during her week s
absence and are very glad that she
has returned.
Have you ever wondered why you
have your particular name ? If your
name is Smith, Johnson, BroAAai, oi
Williams, have you ever wondered
wdiy there are so many people by that
name? There were 54,180 men blT
the name of Smith in the World Wail
Think of it! Don’t you wonder why
so many people have the last nam€
of Smith? I did, and so I resolved
to . find out.
It seems that each name has a storj
and meaning of its own. In earlj.
times each person had only one name'
his given name, which he received at
birth or later. We all know hoA^
Hannah prayed to God that sh(
might bear a son. When the son wai
born she named him Samuel, mean_
ing “God hath heard.” So Isaa^
meant laughter; Isaiah, “salvatioi
of Jehovah”; Solomon, “prince ol
peace.”
One name was all right as long a!
men lived in small tribes, but as sooi
as communities began to grow uj
there became a need of distinguish
ing one John from another John*
or one Jacob from another Jacob
Men started to calling young boyi
“John, the son of Jacob.” and “John
the son of William.” Thus th(
name of Jackson and Williamson or
iginated.
Family names did not arise unti
the time of the jSTorman Conquest ii
1066. Then there were so manj
Johns and Williams and Jacobs an(
Samuels with nothing to distinguisl^
between them that it became coiijj
venient to refer to a man as Joh^j
the smith, John the miller, or JohV
the carpenter, and so these became
fixed family names. The names Tay,(
lor, Wright, Turner, Clark, Cookh
Darter and Gardener are also derive^
from occupations. There are s!
many Smiths today because a lonj
time ago the name was applied to a
workers in metals—blacksmith^
whitesmiths, silversmiths, gold;
smiths, locksmiths. j
The name Brown was first givel;
to a man on account of his com
plexion or color of dress. In lik
manner the names Long, White, Lit
tie, and Longfellow were derivet^
from personal characteristics. Othe:^
names Avere derived from the plact^
where a man lived, as Hill, FieldS|
Meadow'S, Brooks, Ford, Wells^
Moore, Edgerton (edge of town),(
Middletown (middle of town). V,
uVninials have given us some of ou|"
surnames. A man might becom£
known as Lyon (lion) because tha
was the name of his shop or inii^
Other examples are Bullock, Lamt,
Peacock, and Fox. y
We have derived many of oU},
surnames from Biblical character^
From Adam we get the names Adamii
^itkins, Atkinson, all meaning the
“son of Adam.” From Elijah coml
Ellis and Elliott; from Matthe^
come Matthews and Mayo; from An^
drew comes Andrews and AndersoJ'
Some names come from building^
as Temple, Hall, Church, and House
others from seasons, as Winter^
Sumers, Somers, and Summerlin
still others from points of the cou^i
pass, as JSTorth, Southey, Eastma^r
and West. i£
So you see the origin of names ii
a A^ery interesting study. I have oftei
found that names did not suit peopl^f
for instance, I knew a man by tb
name of Lover who seemed to hah
everyone. It has always seemed to
me that he should have been name'
Mr. Hayter. I wonder if you, dea^
reader, can tell the origin of yoi^
name. And I wonder if it suits yoU
general characteristics.
Lilian Ed(;erton^ ’32.
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Clarence Wilkins thinks the re^[
son they are about to make peaCi
over in Shanghai is because Lindjs
Jr., is getting all the publicity. y
Just mention writing your outliu
after writing your essay and see wh^^
Miss Gordner says!
The United States in which we li’'^'
i is not the only United States ? -