Friday^ January 20, 1950
GOLDSBORO HI NEWS
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Study of Macbeth Has
Influence on Weather
Getting tired of this June
weather in January? It is right
disappointing, isn’t it? No snow
men, no snow cream, no snow
ball fights, and much to our sor
row no vacation because of bad
roads. What a disapponiting
winter.
Ah, but there is good news
tonight. According to reliable
authority it is due to turn cold.
There arei weather thermometers
and barometers, corns and bun
ions but Miss Elizabeth Grant,
teacher of English and History,
maintains that she has discov
ered a real weather indicator.
Who but dear ol’ Shakespeare?
“History is facts,” and accord
ing to history we are due a cold
wave during the mont hof Feb
ruary. The reason for this pre
diction will be quite clear to
Miss Grant’s students of English
literature. For years every time
the study of Shakespeare’s. Mac
beth has been undertaken by
her English class it has snowed,
rained, or there has been a flu
epidemic, or some other event
that caused school to be closed.
Just to give you an example
of our prediction we will relate
the happenings of the last two
years. As anyone familiar with
English literature can verify,
“Macbeth” is quite a long story
and the meaning of it is obscured
if it can’t be read on consecu
tive days, thus Miss Grant is
always anxious that nothing in
terfere. Two years ago despite
the fact that other attempts had
been futile, Miss Grant decided
to take a gamble and start Mac
beth anyway, and then came the
heaviest snowfall Eastern North
Carolinians had \^^nessed in
twenty eyars. Last year she
carefully steered away from the
story until spring and Eastern
North Carolina had one of its
mildest winters in quite awhile.
Again this year Miss Grant has
decided to go against all prece
dent to start the study of Mac
beth. Since the weather has
been so mild this winter she is
banking on an outside chance
that it will remain so, but as
was stated before, history is
facts and facts are the truth, so
again we will advise you to drag
out your mittens, heavy shoes,
and warm clothes, ’cause it is
going to be a hard winter.
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Students Prepare
To Write Themes
First of a series of pictures
and talks in preparation for a
world peace study was held
Thursday, January 12. The pic
ture was titled “Pattern for
Peace—Charter of the U. N.”
During the next few weeks,
speakers from Goldsboro will
address the student body on
world peace.
The subject for students’
themes this year is “Building
World Peace in the Atomic Age.
What are the Responsibilities of
the United States in the United
Nations and in the Atlantic
Pact?”
All English students are re
quired to write on this subject,
and winners are selected from
the best papers.
Final winner received an
award.
Style Wiles
By Adaline Vann
Well, about the newest fad I’ve
seen around G.H.S. is those big,
sparkling, luscious diamonds be
ing worn on the left hand, third
finger of Janice Whaley, Peggy
Strickland, Margie Jennette and
several others. Christmas pres
ents, eh? We’re proud, or rather
should I say, envious of you all.
Running a close second are those
“darling” scarfs worn by nearly
every high school girl. Some
are big, others small, different
colors, but I like ’em all. Nylon
and angora sweaters with sox to
match are pretty popular also.
And as for hair—I predict that
by 1952 girls won’t be wearing
any at all. If you doubt my
word just look around you as
the girls pass by. How ’bout it,
Margie Rose, Jean Merritt, Sara
Markham, or Nancy Bridgers?
Haven’t noticed many boys
wearing diamonds but I have
seen some pretty nice identifica
tion bracelets, tie pins, key
chains and cuff links. I see ole
Santa remembered you after all,
boys, or was it Santa Claus’
daughter? Crepe bottom shoes,
shirts, sox to match and peg
pants seem to be. leading the
male attire nowadays. Every
now and then I see a cashmere
sweater—but for those of us who
consider them a little “too ex
pensive”, corduroy jackets still
serve the purpose.
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Thanks to:
The annual staff for their hard
work in trying to make a bigger
and better annual.
The students for their support
at the basketball games.
The students for helping out
with the Band Patron’s club
drive and parade.
The individual classes for their
support in the project of a “Stunt
Night” sponsored by the N.H.S.
Band Patron Club
Sponsors Dance
Dance Customs
Are Outlined-Here
What are the dance customs
in our school?
Teen age ideas on dancing are
very different in many sections
of the country. With one out
standing exception from coast to
coast, Friday night is dancetime.
In a Ladies Home Journal sur
vey, in the December issue, teen
agers agree that “no school to
morrow means a big dance to
night.”
In San Francisco, couple drive
to a parking area overlooking
the Golden Gate bridge, range
their cars in a huge circle, tune
car radios to the same station
and dance in the beam of the
headlights.
In Philadelphia, the Charles
ton of the 20’s has returned to
popularity along with short hair
and middy blouses, but is some
what handicapped by lack of
suitable recorded music. The
polka still rates much attention,
especially in Maine where hi-
schoolers meet at Grange Halls,
but in the Southwest, popularity
of the Mexican shuffle, a square
dance variation, is spreading
fast.
North Carolina teens check
their shoes at the door to hold
“barefoot dances” on floors spe
cially finished to eliminate splin
ter casualties. These “sock hops”
originally came into style when
dancers went shoeless to pre
serve the finish on gym floors
but now ere popular at all times.
In the Midwest, schools or clubs
rent old movie shorts of dance
bands, screen them in the gym
and dance to the music in the
dim light given off by the movie
screen.
Dance etiquette varies as much
as dance steps, but most girls
disapprove of fellows who cut
in on the same girl twice in a
row and boys frown on girls
dancing together, will seldom
break in on such 3 twosome. In
Minnesota, a boy doesn’t ask a
girl to dance, he simply nudges
her foot with his and nods tow
ard the dance floor. And in
Virginia, the conversation goes
like this: Boy—“You dancing?”
Girl—“You asking?” Boy—“I’m
asking.” Girl—“I’m dancing.”
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Disc Hits
“I’m Dreaming With My Eyes
Wide Open”, Patty Page, if you
please, is really good listening.
Record magic, so to speak.
Jerry Lewis, other half of
Dean Martin-Jerry Lewis come
dy team, has come up with a
cute novelty. Name? “Are You
For Real?” Jerry really has a
fine voice, listen carefully to the
beginning, some mighty fine vo
calizing. While on the subject
of Jerry Lewis, give a listen to
his recording of “I Love A Mur
der Mystery”, murder is right!
Tony Martin limbers up his
vocal cords a mite with “There’s
A Broken Heart For Every Light
On Broadway”, which happens
to be his latest recording.
Mel Torme, “The Velvet Frog”,
and Peggy Lee, have recorded
“The Old Master Painter”, which
will take its place among the top
favorites.
Still high on the Hit Parade is
“Mule Train”. Bing Crosby has
done a good job with this as
well as his rendition of “Dear
Hearts and Gentle People”.
The second in a series of
dances sponsored by the Band>^
Patrons Club was held at the
Woman’s Club building, Tuesday
evening, December 27th.
Music was furnished by the
G.H.S. Swing Band under the
direction of Mr. John B. Thomp
son. Throughout the evening re
freshments were sold.
Chaperones for the dance were
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Kornegay,
Major and Mrs. J. Lewis, and
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Sutton.
Those serving on the Social
Committee were Mr. and Mrs.
Don Rouse, Mr. and Mrs. John
W. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs.
James Daughtery, Mr. and Mrs.
E. McLamb, Mr. and Mrs. F. A.
Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Dail,
Mrs. George Thompson, and Mr.
John B. Thompson.
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