Goldsboro Hi N@wi
THE NEWSPAPER OF THE STUDENT ASSOCIATION
Volume XX
Goldsboro, North Carolina, October 23, 1946
Number 1
Peggy Ann Britt Is Elected
President of Freshman Class
Peggy Ann Britt heads up the
freshman class for this year.
Those serving with her are:
Paul Pittman, vice-president;
Barbara Russell, secretary; Jack
Borden, treasurer;' and Jimmy
Shumate and Peggy Malpass,
cheerleaders.
The incoming president, Peggy
Ann Britt, had no opposition, thus
she was automatically elected,
as was Jack Borden, the freshman
treasurer.
The only re-vote needed in the
elections was between Peggy Mal
pass and Julia Manly, who were
running for cheerleader.
As is the custom, these elections
were held during Freshman Week.
Campaign speeches were held on
Thursday, October 3, after which
the freshmen made their first vis
it to the polls in Goldsboro High
School. The results of the elec
tion were announced at the tradi
tional freshman tea on the follow
ing Friday afternoon. In the re
vote, campaign speeches were held
Monday, October 7. The re-vote
was taken the following Tuesday.
Others in the race were Libby
Lou Stuart, running for vice-pres
ident; Minnie Ruth Forehand,
campaigning for secretary; and
Jimmy Thomas, Jane Bostic, Sara
Dewey Hunt, and Julia Manly,
running for cheerleader.
All details of the election were
handled by the SA Board of Elec
tions, of which Leah Lloyd Riggs-
bee is chairman.
Attendance Up
Says Principal
“Percentage of attendance is the
best since I’ve been in GHS,” an
nounced Mr. C. W. Twiford, prin
cipal of the high school.
Mr. Twiford said that the per
cent of promotions last year by
the days attended were as follows:
the students attending from 180
days up had 100 per cent promo
tions; those attending from 160
179 days had 98 per cent promo
tions; those attending from 140
159 days had 90 per cent promo
tions; and those attending from
120-139 days had 75 per cent pro
motions.
He also said that .the 492 stu
dents attending high school the
first month last year had 96 per
cent attendance, while this year
the 600 students attending have 98
per cent attendance.
Mr. Twiford stressed the fact
that it is important to be on time.
Tardiness goes down on the stu
dent’s permanent record, and
counts against him when he seeks
employment in later years.
FRESHMAN OFFICERS—Paul Pittman, Jim,my Shumate, Bar-
bara Russell, Peggy Ann Britt, and Peggy Malpass.
Homeroom Officers
Named for Quarter
Hi News
Stages Sub
Campaign
The subscription drive for
the Hi News is now well under
way.
Subscriptions cost 'fifty cents
a year, and for this fifty cents,
the . subscriber receives eight
copies of the paper, including
not- only news and happenings
in GHS, but features and other
interesting items as well.
Last year there was practical
ly 100 per cent participation in
the f^ive. This year all stu
dents are urged to take an in
terest in their school events by
subscribing 100 per cent to the
Hi News.
Wilmington
Students Here
Friday, October i, the Gold-
masquers were hosts to a group of
students from New Hanover High
School in Wilmington.
These visitors arrived at GHS
at 10:30 A.M., and were greeted
by Mr. Clifton Britton, the dram
atic art teacher. The students and
their teachers. Misses Johnson and
Ward, first oberved dramatic art
classes in room 16. After a visit
to the radio broadcasting studios
and production room, the Wil
mington students had lunch in the
cafeteria and then returned home.
Staff of the Hi News
Rigsbee, Tolochko Selected
To Head Hi News Staff
600Students
Attend GHS
This Term
Homemakers
Plan for Year
Plans for the opening of work of
Future Homemakers of America
for the year 1946-47 were drawn
up at a meeting of the executive
board of the FHA held Friday,
October 11.
The plans made by the execu
tive board included; programs to
be given each second and fourth
Friday morning during home room
period; the sending of a represen
tative to a County Executive
Board meeting in Mt. Olive, to be
held October 22, when County
■ FHA officers will be nominatedj
and the carrying of information
about the club by the Bulletin
Board and Trophy Cabinet.
Membership in the club will be
open the week of October 14-18.
All girls who have taken home ec
onomics or are now taking.it are
eligible for membership.
A district meeting of the club
will be held November 16. Al
though the meeting place has not
yet been announced, the Golds
boro girls are planning to attend.
Homeroom officers for all class
rooms in GHS have been named
for the first quarter of the year.
All officers elected to officiate
during the homeroom period hold
office for one quarter, with the
exception of the SA and class
council members, who hold office
for a half year.
The officers are:
SENIORS
Seniors: Room 25, Mr. Norris
Jeffrey, teacher — President,
Charles Shumate; vice-president,
Ida Lewis Langston; secretary,
Nance Potts; treasurer, Elizabeth
Ann Kornegay; SA Council Rep
resentative, Connie Johnson; se
nior class council representative,
Martha Winslow; library repre
sentative, Kitzi Bridgers.
Room 14, Miss Mary Bryan,
teacher — President, Ruth Cau
dill; vice-president, Frances Pas-
chall; secretary-treasurer, Claud-
ine Lewis; SA Council represen
tative, Jewel Orton; senior class
council representative, Margie
Pate; library representative,
Joyce James; devotional chair
man, Marilyn Johnson; program
chairman, Charles Wiggs; boost
ers, Barbara Gainey, Rufus
Brown; housekeepers, Edna Da
vis, ■ Mamie Ruth Savage, Margie
Perry, Jayne Grant, and Mary E.
Fisher.
Room 19. Miss Elizabeth Grant,
teacher — president, John Duke;
vice president, Gerty Blow; sec
retary-treasurer, Susan Smith;
SA Council representative, Daron
Ward; senior class/council repre
sentative, Charlie Ellis; library
representative, Sara Sue Bartlett.
Room 15, Miss Frances Bayne,
teacher — president, Frank Gates;
vice president, Joyce Boykin;
secretary, Esther N. Parker; treas
urer, Garris Thurston; S. A.
Council representative, Francis
Wiggs.
JUNIORS
Juniors; Room 10, Miss Caro
lyn Langston, teacher — president,
Hugh Pope; vice president,' Bill
Summerlin; . secretary, Evelyn
Barbee; treasurer, Travis Rose;
SA Council representative, Harold
Caudill; junior class couhcil rep
resentative, Joyce Best; alternate
council representative, Myron En
nis; senior class council represen
tative, T. C. Roye.
Room 18, Miss Ruby Rosser,
teacher — president, Faye Branch;
yice president,. Gordon Davis;
secretary, Viola Carr; treasurer,
Billy Howell; SA Council repre-
(Continued on Page 6)
Herbert I lov^ell
V .
Outlines Aims
Herbert Howell, SA president,
has announced the objectives for
the coming year will be as fol
lows:
(1) To print a student directo
ry with each student’s name, ad
dress, and phone number in it.
(2) To have better conduct-in
council.
(3) To have a guest teacher at
every council meeting.
(4) To have an executive
board meeting before each council
meeting with the committee chair
men who have business attending.
Student Con^}^ess
Delegates Chosen
Juniors Have Charge
Of Magazine Drive
September 27-October 14 mark
the dates of the magazine drive
sponsored by the junior class of
Goldsboro High School.
The drive is put on by Curtis
Publishing Company, and for ev
ery Curtis magazine sold the
junior class gets 50 per cent of the
money faken in. From, other mag-
jazines sold, the class gets 30 per
cent.
If the entire class sells $500
worth of magazines, the,one sell
ing the most gets his choice of a
Philco radio or Bulova wrist-
watch. If $1,000 is taken in, the
two selling the most magazines get
their choice. The junior home-'
room selling the most on a percent
age basis of the number of stu
dents in the room, gets taken to
I the movies. Thus far the rooms
' have taken in the following
I amounts: Mr. Clifton Britton’s
I homeroom, $321.00; Miss Janie
; Ipock’s homeroom, $555.50; Miss
j Carolyn Langston’s homeroom,
i $84.00; Miss Dorothy Reade’s
homeroom, $81.50; and Mrs. Ruth
Shine’s homeroom, $29.50. The
total is $1081.50.
Those with the highest number
of sales to their credit thus far
are: Janie Bartlett, leading with
$137.50; Polly Edgerton, $127.50;
Marilyn Tolochko, $97.50; and
Dorothy Lahr, $87.50.
The class has not definitely de
cided what to do with the. money
they will receive, but it will go I
for some worthy schoc^ project. |
Leonard Fulghum, Erline Grif
fin, and Herbert Howell have been
elected to go to the twentieth
State Student Congress at “Ashe
ville from October 21 through Oc
tober 23.
Delegates will be entertained
two evenings by an outdoor picnic
and a semi-formal dance. Also
the Art Commi^ttee will, conduct a
display of publications from dif
ferent schools.
This year the total enrollment
in the Goldsboro High School is
600. Of this number, 293 are boys
and 307 are girls.
The following is a list of the
subjects elected, and the number
of students electing* each one.
English I, 189; EngHsh II, 168;
English III, 145; English IV, 92;
Business English, 40; Math I, 90;
Math II, 19; algebra I, 129; alge
bra II, 105; geometry, 61; trigo
nometry, 11; social science, 154;
U. S. History, 107; sociology, 3-8;
dramatics, 71; French I, 33; French
II, 13; Latin I, 20; Latin II, 29;
Spanish I, 50; Spanish II, 23;
Bible, 19; World History, 42; Book
keeping, 38; General Science, 74;
Physics, 18; Biology. 172; Chemis
try, 50; Mechanical Drawing, 32
Physical Education, 18; Arts and
Crafts, 62; General Business, 48.
Typing I, 97; Typing II, 33;
Shorthand I, 10; Shorthand II, 12
Home Economics I, 77; Home
Economics II, 57; Home Economics
III, 19; Radio Broadcasting, 47;
Theatre Arts, 20; journalism, 17;
Industrial Arts, 20; Building and
Trades, 66; Band, 52; Music, 88
and D. E., 39 .
SA President
Greets Frosh
Welcome to freshmen of the
high school was given September
9, 1946, at 9:00, in the auditorium,
by Herbert Howell, SA president,
on behalf of the Student Council,
and by Mr. C. W. Twiford, princi
pal, on behalf of the faculty.
Tlie students sang the high
school song, led by Roy Malpass,
head cheerleader. Afterwards
Rev. Leroy Trexler gave the in
vocation. Students were then as
signed homerooms and the first
day of school began.
Fifteen seHiors, two juniors, and
one sophomore compose the Hi
News staff for the year 1946-’47.
Leah Lloyd Riggsbee, class of
’47, heads the staff as editor this
year.
Those serving with her are:
Marilyn Tolochko, ’48, managing
editor; F. W. Stanley, ’47, feature
editor; Susan Smith, ’47, assistant
feature editor; Oscar Bagley and
Pinky Gainey, both of ’47, sports
editors; Charles Ellis, ’47, pho
tographer; Connie Johnson, ’47,
business manager; Lois Pearce,
’47, advertising manager; Margie
Perry, ’47, exchange editor; Edna
Davis, ’47, alumni editor; Nance
Potts, ’47, circulation manager;
Martha Winslow, ’47, Highlights
editor; Herbert Howell, ’47, Ger
ald Massengill, ’48, Jane Shaver,
’47, William Smith, ’47, and Billy
Winslow, ’49, reporters.
Last year the Goldsboro Hi
News achieved the. rating of first-
class-excellent. This year the
staff hopes to attain for the paper
the highest rating possible — All-
American.
Mr. Euge:ie L. Roberts is teach
er of journalism and advisor to
the staff.
GHS Has
Band Again
For the first time since 1943
G.H.S. has a band.
Mr. Roy Russell, the band in
structor, has stated that he hopes
the band will be prepared to play
for our last three home football
games.
The band is divided into two
sections for a total of 52 members.
Band practice is every Tuesday
and Thursday afternoons.
The Glee Club, which Mr. Rus
sell also directs, consists of ninety
members,- made up mostly of girls.
There is a real need for more male
voices in the choir, Mr. Russell
says. Some music is taught to the
Glee Club students. During the
year the music department plans
to give a number of musical pro
grams.
NCEA Will
Meet Here
November 1
November 1 will mark the
meeting of the North Central Dis
trict of the North Carolina Educa
tional Association.
Invitations sent out by the
Goldsboro High School, where the
meeting is to take place, have
been accepted.
During the day, lunch and din~
ner will be served in the cafeteria
to about 300 or 400 teachers.
A general assembly will be held
in the morning and afternoon, and
there will also be-meetings in va
rious classrooms of the different
departments.
A president’s dinner will be
given in honor of Mr. W. M. Jen
kins, president of the district, and
superintendent of Durham County
Schools.
The home economics class will
serve for the dinner, and the
marshals will be in attendance.
New Handbook
Given Students
A revised edition of the 1940
Handbook of the Student Associa
tion, published by last year’s SA,
was issued to all students Septem
ber 9, 1946.
The revised edition contains ad
ditional writeups on new organi
zations, while several honors and
awards were discontinued. The
constitution that is now existing
was ratified in the spring of 1946.
The handbook committee was
composed of Eunice BizzeU, chair
man, Ray Bryan, Jewel Overton,
John Thompson, and Mr. Eugene
L. Roberts, advisor.
m
HERBERT HOWELL
S. A. President
Freshmen Initiated
Into School Customs
Freshman Week was observed
in GHS during the week of Sep
tember 30.
An assembly was held Monday
with Miss Sarah Alexander’s
fourth period dramatics class in
charge. The scene presented on
the stage was one of an old ceme-
tary in which were the graves of
last year’s freshman class. The
spirits of the sophomore class went
out to get revenge for last year’s
happenings, and brought fresh
men onto the stage. Jerry San
ford, who played the part of a her
mit, then sentenced the freshmen
to do different duties.
On' Tuesd’ay the heads of the
student organizations and clubs
gave talks. Miss Janie Ipock talk
ed on the grading system. Leah
Lloyd Rigsbee, chairman of the
board of elections; Miller Eason,
junjor class president; Marilyn
Tolochko, managing editor of the
Hi News] Jack Hauser, senior class
president; Herbert Howell, presi
dent of the SA; Marilyn Johnson,
Chief Marshal; Martha Winslow,
president of the National Honor
Society; and Coach Jeffry all gave
talks. Catherine Robinson, chair
man of the Reception Committee,
was in charge of the meeting.
On Thursday campaign speeches
v/ere given and that afternoon vot
ing took place.
A freshman,tea was given on
Friday during fifth period with
cake and punch being served by
the social committee. The results
form the election were also an
nounced at the meeting. -
Senior Class
Rings Arrive
Senior class rings came and
were distributed on September
26. The rings were ordered the
latter part of last year. They are
standard rings with a blue spinel
stone which has not been obtain
able since 1941. The rings are
yellow gold, carrying the state seal
and a small engraving of the High
School. The year of the class
graduation is also on the rings.
The ring committee was com
posed of: Ruth Caudill, chairman;
Oscar Bagley, Charles Ellis, Bar
bara Gainey, and Susan Smith.
Andrews Serves As
Drama President
Goldmasquer officers for the
year 1946-47 have been elected.
They are: president, Robert
Andrews; vice president, Donald
Pike; secretary, Lillian Overman;
business manager, Herbert Howell;
and advertising manager, Curtis
Lancaster.