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THE NEWSPAPER OF THE STUDENT ASSOCIATION
Volume XIV, Number 2
Goldsboro, N. C., November 22, 1940
FIRST
SOCIAL
Fiffy Cenfs Per Year
4 Class Leaders
Plan Good Year
Activity is the key with which
four GHS class presidents will open
the doors of success to their respec
tive classes this year, according to
plans disclosed in interviews.
Tentative plans see the Juniors
and Seniors setting the pace
through their class councils. With
such undertakings as the presenta
tion of the class plays, the Junior-
Senior, and the final commencement
activities, the leaders of these class
es hoi)e to mold classes of honor,
spirit and achievement. Kirby Hart
and Miss Gordner, adviser, will
pilot the Senior Class, while Fannie
Lou Parker and Miss Ipock, ad
viser, will lead the Juniors.
To orient the classes and to build
,^ip class and school spirit are the
aims of the Freshman and Sopho
more classes. Ralph Bland, fresh
man president, and Conway Rose,
sophomore president, believe that
by concentrating on'the Free Lunch
Fund and the activity ticket sales
and by sponsoring religious and pa
triotic programs these goals can be
reached. As yet no advisers have
been selected.
Building And Trades
Classes Revitalized
I>y the addition of new equip
ment, the industrial arts depart
ment has been revamped and revi
talized.
Such new machines as ox-acety*
leije and electric welding outfite, n
ifiachine lathe, and bench vises for
metal work make the renovation
}.)ossible. The instructors in charge
of the reorganization are Mr. At
kins, Mr. Harris, and Mr. Scar-
borougb. The department is now
set up to cover three sub-depart
ments, woodwork, metal work, and
graphic arts (lettering, mechani
cal drawing).
Making use of two shops, a be-
ginn-M's’ shop for first and second
year bo„'- mixl an advanced shop for
the more developed third and
fourth year J^-idents, the instruc
tors will work ix priniary general
vocational educatio. ,,„a
centrate on aecondai„ for
skill in the building ti„^gg
In the beginners’ shop
interest will be stressed k the
field of graphic arts and genial'
shop work. Practical experience
will l)e gained from the consttuc-
tion of projects within the student’s
stage of advancement. Equipment
in GHS makes it possible for stu
dents to cover such fields as ele
mentary woodwork, bench metal
work with wrought iron, pewter,
copper and brass in the general
shop, and printing, mechanical
(Continued on page five)
Thanksgiving Program
‘A Pray e r of Thanksgiving”
will be the theme of the devo
tional to be given by the assem
bly committee with the aid of
the Glee Club on Wednesday,
November 27, at second period.
The program will seek to bring
about through poetry and music
meditation of thankfulness on
the part of the whole assembly.
Hi N ews Rates High
In SI PA Competition
The Hi News’s tying for first
place honors, hearing talks by Mr.
Peter C. Rhodes, Mr. Ernest K.
Lindley, and Mr. Gilbert P. Farrar,
a trip to Natural Bridge, and sev
eral banquets and dances were
highlights of the sixteenth annual
convention of the Southern Inter-
scholastic Press Association con
vention attended by a GHS delega
tion.
The troj)hy for class C news
papers (300 to 800 enrollment) was
carried off for the eleventh time in
13 years by the Orange and Black
of I.onaconing, Maryland, while the
Hi News and four other papers tied
for first place honors.
Mr. Peter C. Rhodes, United Press
European correspondent, talked on
“From the Blitzkrieg in the Arctic
to the Battle of IBritain.” Mr. Ern
est K. Lindley, a Neivstveek Wash
ington correspondent, voiced the
correct prediction that FrankUn D
Roosevelt would be re-elected in
Kis’. iprtiire, “Today in Wa.shin^?ton.”
Mr. Gilbert P. Farrar, a New
{Continued on page four)
Thirty-Six Students
On Initial Honor Roll
Thirty-six students made the hon
or roll for the first quarter in com
parison with the 46 who made it
during the same period last year.
Honor roll students are: Seniors:
Rllen Lee Lovelace, Lillian Jenkins,
Hilda Longest, Hortense Liles, Kir-
l)y Hart and Elizabeth Royall.
Juniors: Barbara Edwards, Ruth
Weil, Gertrude Edgerton, Margaret
Scott, Helen Bissette, Dorothy
Grice, Eleanor Bryan and Effie
t^uth Maxwell.
, ^"^^H)bomores: Elizabeth Hardison,
Je'in Branch, Dorothy Loftin, Susan
L.u'Jton, Rachel Ham, Betty Weil,
Maifciret Holt and James Whitley.
^ Freshii-i,^^. Meredith Liles, Nona
*’ate, Uavriet Gurley, Frances Alex-
^^^ard, Marie Crone, Lu-
^^rtha Belle Edgerton,
Pp£?P-v ^ary Frances Jones,
ton ' Mary Sue Edger-
Speaking of Challenges
“Do your part was the challenge
offered to GHS students by Rev.
Dr. R. Scott, pastor of the
jrirst Presbyterian Church, in his
la  on Americanism” in assembly
on November 15.
•‘Do your part to make the Unit-
ec . ates a better democracy. Ev-
eiy mg m a democracy depends
on le people. If the individual be
comes ) e 11 e r and stronger, the
{ emocracy wm become better and
can,” said
Dr. Scott.
^ What can you do?” asked
s^cott and then answered:
tip to each individual to be
the finest, cleanest s i-
American possible ’ ' longest
“Dictators gained ,,owe, ^
they sold’ the yom^ th
tion.s on theiv ideas.
them and permeated j^eir Uves
With/Fascism and Comtuvmisin. Th
discipline of the youth of
tions is something to be Uji
to by Americans. Some of are
inclined to be softies.
“The youth of America shou^^^ be
sold’ on democracy, but not by
sided ideas of dictators. We can 130
playing up in our hearts and min^g
the principles of democracy.
(Continued on page five)
Going To The Fall Ball Tonight?
Glee Clubs Soon To Don
Smart New Vestments
For the first time in the history
of the school, vestments are being
made for the 99 members of the
glee clubs. The vestments are royal
blue in color and will be worn over
white skirts or pants.
The members of the glee clubs,
with a few exceptions, are making
their own vestments. Those who
are unable to pay for their vest
ments will work to receive theirs
by he'ping the others make theirs.
The names of the members have
been placed on a clock as they paid
their fifty cents for their vestments.
When a person pays, the clock ad-
v'ances closer to the 100 per cent
mark.
Mr. Armstrong, Miss Koch and
Miss Player have helped to make
the vestments possible.
So far the glee club, with Mr.
C. Holt as director, has taken
part in two radio programs, one
devotional in assembly, a Rotary
C^lub program, and the Armistice
Day c e 1 e b r a t i o n at the William
Street School.
Unit Kitchens Utilized
By Home Ec. Classes.
Extensive reorganization to fur-
nish practical txperlouco to its stu
dents is being carried out by the
home economics department.
Working in unit kitchenw, groups
of four or TTve girls will learn the
arts of homemaking by actually do
ing them. In the unit kitchens,
oach using a difi'erent one of the
foin- basic fuels—wood, oil, gas and
electricity—the girls will study diet,
l)lan complete family-size meals,
purchase materials for these meals,
and aftei' preparing the materials,
they will serve the cooked food.
In constructing the kitchens,
Miss Helen Pla.yer supervised the
girls who did the actual work of
planning them scientifically, buying
the needed furniture, and doing the
lighter part of the installation
work. The manual training boys
helped with the heavy construction
work.
Miss Player and Miss Miriam
Koch are the faculty members in
this department.
DOWN the halls
GLANCES AND COMMENTS
Members of Miss Koch’s advanced
home economics classes are work
ing in cooperation with the Junior
Red Cross in making garments for
the British refugee children.
Approximately 156 students have
paid at least two dollars on their
activity tickets; 115 are working
out theirs, making an approximate
total of 271 students supporting the
activity ticket.
The Goldviaskers sponsored the
appearance of the Carolina Play-
makers in Paul Green’s The House
of Connelly on November 18 to
make money to buy dimmers for
the lights on the GHS stage.
Mrs. C. H. Bradford’s sociology
^U\8ses have started a unit on “Per-
^‘’^^lality Development.” Their text
book Carnegie’s How to
Win Influence People,
which i,, purchased at the
dimestor^g
Reporting Delegates
Discuss Democracy
GHS delegates to the State Stu
dent Council Congress held in
Greenville November 1, 2 reported
at the SA assembly on November
8 in a panel discussion centered
around four questions dealing with
“student government as a labora
tory for democracy,” the theme of
the state meeting.
What is Democracy? Democracy
is participation and is not a form
of government but a way of life. It
plays a large part in high school
life and should be practiced now
instead of being regarded as some
thing to be gained in later life. Par-
ticii)ation has two responsibilities.
The first is to choose the best lead
ers and the second is to follow well.
The GHS Council proves more rep-
i-esentative than many others, as it
has more participation due to the
representation of each student, SA
committee and each class through
a h o m e r o o m representative, the
committee chairman and the vice-
()resident of each class, while other
schools have a select council with
less than a dozen students repre
senting over 1,000 students.
How far should student govern
ment go, and what part ought the
faculty to play in student govern-
)nent? In many schools the stu
dents have complete charge and
carry out judicial powers of gov
ernment with little or no interfer
ence by the faculty. Although this
works, it does not ])rove entirely
satisfactory, as there’s no coopera'
tion between the students and fac
ulty.
The GHS delegates think it best
to let the students carry the gov
ernment as far as they can, and
then the teachers should advise
them. The main comeback to this
was that when students once hit a
snag and pull out of it themselves
more is i)rofited than if they are
forewarned.
What is the outstanding defect
of student govcrmnent? The stu
dents’ lack of knowledge of what
is going on seems to be the main
defect. This naturally creates less
interest in governmental activities.
Although GHS is more informed
than other schools, it still is not
perfect.
According to a convention speak
er, in order to have democracy
these five points are needed: 1)
universal education, 2) good char
acter, 3) self-discipline, 1) energetic
initiative, and 5) constructive criti
cism.
David Andrews presided.
A Gay Time Will Be Had By All
At 8:00 Tonight As GHS Gathers
For First Social In Gym
■‘Come one, come all;
Come to the Fall Ball.”
That was pretty corny, but it’s
really the idea that counts. There’ll
l3e Paul Joneses, boy-girl breaks, en
tertainers, and a handy whistle de
signed to keep the dancers moving
at the gala occasion planned by the
social committee for tonight from
8 til 11.
The floor show will be presided
over by Ellen Summerlin, who will
present such entertainers as lusci
ous Lorraine Baddour singing “Our
r.ove Affair”; Jivey Joyce Waters
singing “Six Lessons from Madame
La Zonga,” while modest Maisie
Nickens dances. Orotund Ora Sav
age, the “Shortening Bread” Sophie
Tucker, will render “Irish Love
bong.” Molasses-sweet Mavis Mc
Cormick, GHS favorite entertainer,
will again thrill the audience by
warbling “We Three.”
Classy Cecil Columbus is going
to do a Clyde McCoy on his trumpet
by giving out with “The Breeze
and I.” Amid the gay profusion and
confusion brought on by the red,
yeliow, orange, brown and green
color scheme, good old fruit punch
and wafers will be served.
yhose persons who were not able
to get on the SA social com
mittee composed of John Robert,
chairman: IMlly Charlton. Mary
Emma Rouse, Ellen Summer
lin, Mickey Heyward, Virginia
Kelly and .1. I). Pike, and Miss Bar
rett, the advispr, will be standing
at the door ready to inspect your
blue activity or your quarters for
admission. Also others will l)c
standing behind the colossal pimch
bowl ready to ((uench your thirst
during the whole social. So . . .
“Come one, come all;
Come to the Fall Ball.”
SA Movie Committee
To Present 3 Shows
’■JMiree movies, That Certain Age,
hraguificient Obsession and High,
Wide and Handsome, have been
('hosen by a school-wide vote from
a list of 1() submitted by the movie
committee to be shown in GHS this
year.
The purpose of the movie com
mittee, a new standing committee,
of the SA, is to provide better fea
ture-length pictures at less cost to
the students of both GHS and the
grammar schools. The profit from
each movie will be placed in a
movie fund to be used to buy a full-
length film to be shown free of
charge.
The grammar schools are going
to cooperate with the committee by
(Continued on page five)
. . . Here s One For You
To encourage young men and
women to discover the permanent
good of American democracy, the
American Magazine is sponsoring
its fourth annual contest on Ameri
canism, to close on March 28, 1941.
Writing and art are the two com
petitive fields. “What Americanism
Means to Me” is the subject for the
article, and “What My Community
Contributes to the Nation” is the
art subject.
The first award for articles is
$1,000; the second, $500; the third,
$100; the fourth, $50, and $10 each
for the next fifty best, $5 each for
the next 150 best, and 1,000 certifi
cates of honorable mention.
For arts: $1,000 for the best; sec
ond prize, $500; third, $50, and $10
for the 150 next best, and 500 cer
tificates of honorable mention.
A trip to New York will be given
to the first award winners and
their teacher or principal sponsor.
Awards will be given to the
schools with the most participants.
All high school students in the
United States and its possessions
are eligible to enter the contest.