HIGH POINT, N. C., MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1923.
No. 7
STATE KIGHS HOLD
CONFERENCE
The conference of principals of all
class AA hi^h .schools in the state,
which opened Friday afternoon, Feb
ruary 19th, closed .Saturday morning,
February 21st.
This conference was for the purpose
of discu-ssinir the problems of high
school principals, and to attempt to
solve some of the difficulties that con
front the principals of
MR. BROVVK GIVES TALK
The most intersting of the series of i
ministers’ talks was given last! Mon
day by Dr. Brown. The habit of hap
piness was his sub.iect, and about this
lie gave a very helpful talk.
Dr. Brown said that all the world
was seeking after happiness. No one
is seeking in the same W'a.y. Each in
dividual has his own peculiar idea of
what happiness is, and how it may be
acquired. Sam Jones, a Southern
evangelist, said that he believed that
some people weren’t happy unless
DR. PERISHO
SPEAKS
the larger
schools in the state. . ^
The class AA-1 high schools are j they were sad, and that this class of
those which have a daily attendance people were not happy unless they
of at least 350 pupils, and whose , were making others miserable. Some
schools maintain a certain standard, i think happiness consists of what a
The program was as follows: | man has. But this is often the op
12:00—Lunch, Richard J. Reynolds
Dr. Edward C. Perisho, presid. 't
of Guilford College, spoke in cha; '-1
Friday morning, February 27. 1 -e
speaker talked on the financial ben -
fit of an education. Dr. Perisho
stated that up until a few years a,:o
no one was sure of the financial bene
fit of an education.
The Board of Education at Wash-
in gtonr sent out men to investigate
education from the financial stand
point. These men spent five yeav,
visiting every state and every coun1 '
to give a complete report on th)
three questions asked. The first,
“What is the average earnings of the
High School.
1:00—First session.
1. —Words of Welcome, Supt. R. H.
Latham. Winston-Salem City Schools.
2. —What is the Real Object of
Teacher Supervision and Hovv Can It
Best Be Done?, E. H. Gerringer,
Charlotte.
3. Mv Problems in Discipline and
How I Handle Them—J. W. Griffith,
Asheville.
4. What Arc We Doing in Our Ef
fort to Rciluce the Numb-er of Fail
ures*^—L. R. Johnston, High Point.
5. Use and Abuse of Our ScITool
Librar"—Frank B. John, Salisbury.
(1. How Are We Trv’ng to Sell
Our Business to the Public, Particn-
larlv to th;> Parents?—Malcolm G.
Little, W'’inineton.
4:00-5;00—Drive about the city,
vi,-win* iPfi buildin," progra:u of the
citv schnois.
posite case. Some of the wealthiest men who have had a little or no edu
people are the most unhappy. Hap-' action ? ’’ It was found that the aver-
uiness does not always consist in' age wage was SI.50 per day, or $20,-
what a man has, hut it consists | 000 for 40 years. For the second,
largely in what a m.m is. Happiness! the average for high school grad-
is chiefly a state of the mind. If! nates, they found to be ^3.00 a day,
you make up your mind to be con-; or $40,000 for 40 years.' And the
touted in whatever circumstances you third, the average for college stu-
find yourself, there comes a feeling
of happiness not obtained in any
other way.
Dr. Brown has traveled extensively
among all classes of people, has been
in all sorts of homos, and has had fm
opportunity to obseig’o men under all
kinds of conditions. He has spen:
many nights in West Virginia, when
he had to sleep in the same room
with the family. These homes, for the
most part, consisted of one lai’ge
room, but in these homes there was
dents, was $6.00 per day, or $80,000
for 40 years]
Dr. Perisho stated that big com
mercial concerns find that it is best
for them to hire college students
because college graduates ha’ve a
better chance to succeed. The sneak
er stated that in the Department of
the Interior it was found that one
per cent of hi»h school graduates
went to the top, while 96 perc''nt of
the college graduates had a cha-'ee to
ge to the top. Dr. Perisho stated
hnt the financial benefit could be
found a spirit of contentment and ^
bonniness not found in some of the] figured doum to the day and Im vrrg-
richest homes. These people were i erl all students to go on through col-
q-.qo—Siinner, Richard J. Reynolds j h.appy in their surroundings. They lege.
High School. I were always laughing and joking, I !
7:.30—S''’cnd Session. Room 111. end worked with a song on their lips. 1 'PYrU ANTHTf TVnTFtl
1. How Far G.en We Place thm Happiness is rot found in posses-' rnu r n • ' . ~ r i-hr.
Control nf t>ie School in th" Hands, sions, but in the state of mind. I following arc . omo o. th e\-
“ - • We haven’t the habit of hanpmess.i ^^^nges that we have on our list at
Persons von like the best are those present time.
(Continued on Page 3.)
UU \1VGFT1 for
GRAmjATION
that have a spirit of^Jlapniness .md .
contentment ahvavs about them. The’ your paper. It is a wei;
ranged paper, and contains much
High Life, Greensboro High School:
11 a'-
A chaoei
'.een made in the
of pobiis rerpiired for grad-
u"tic.n in the loc»l high .school. John-
nlaee to yfind happiness is where you
p”e. If you cannot find hapmness school news. . , ,
where you are, '’ou will never find it Echo. Salisbury High School:
or'v\vhei'f* else. True happiness comes, Your magazine is o"e of the best pa-
sicn stated Monday morning to the to von from the service you render pors that comes to us.
junior class. Starting with the pres- to those about you, he pointed out. j Fine Yarns. Ga''ton'a High School,
ent 'un'or class no certificate will be | carries the sno-t of Gastonia. Mo’"-
"'warded unless the full sixteen points i LEXINGTON INVITED T OFA*^ garet McConnell deserves rnuch credit
have boon made, he said. Thi.s will
entitle the graduate to a certificate
of graduation. '
In the preceding years a student
who made fifteen points was awMvd-
HI-Y CLUB
^01- t’’o coh’.mn,
I Order.’’
“Laughs Made to
T.oxiu'i'ton Hi-Y has oxi-endod an I The Senior class met THmsdav
invitation to the local Hi-Y dub to I merning to decide unnn the cdss d-"'
cd a cortiPcata and was allowed to attend a banemot to held at LeX-1
norviinpf.m'^'^
tho srr^^«unte?. Since
i from the floor and much hea+ed tP
has b-en made, no stu- al.ovch 11, when Hi-Y dubs ; jjatlna:, the fnllov/ing were olertad-
dart ".-ho does p-at make the full six-
t-en. points will bo called a graduate.
He mav receive a tvpwritten sheet
i’’'om 1he office .stating the number
of poults ha has rind" itr"'Tio* ]v-
four years of h’gh .'■cbp,''l. h-v Vie t-'u
,, J. ^ r.;|-
with, the -f.'t.bar ,gr"duatc,s in Jime.
■fi'om Thoma.sviRe and Sa^is’.np’v V7*ll j Ho'* o-lfts. r>oekcv;.for si-n+is-
ad.so he nresont at a joint meotina-. Cm"-. Chavli" i'TcMnnns; for p’-o"hcaiT,
Tb" High Poirt Hi-Y played host
^fuf T>OC‘' T'^
1. 1.1. TT-, , - . Tl'oinnson: fru’ history. G’-nni-' A"-
" the Hi-\ dn-'s of Lc'-i-iwrton and:dP-~u-T L->r v-'u qounqov-s T!an''s
^ [..^.oasviilc on February 11. .35
Tin idea of joint mcet'ngs has oi^oted the b^st oi’cs foi- 11''='' o”-
n p-roat s,ioco-ss. The local o,,-i pvne'-ts t^i" ei-cs ,p.
oo;y, crpict to attend 100 percent.
pV'A-
irriim to be a j;TCat r,ucccs:=?.
ginar>a*ini
itt.
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