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“HIGH” LIFE, APRIL 28, 1922.
“HIGH” LIFE
“FOR A BETTER G. H. S.”
Founded by the class of ’21
Published Every Other Week by the Students of the Greensboro High School.
Acceptance for change of name from The Sage to “High” Life with entry
as second-class matter at the Greensboro, N. C. postofTice, now pending.
Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in section
1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized December 10, 1920.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
5 cents per copy 50 cents the School Year
STAFF
Paul Cansey Editor-in-Chief
Mildred Leak Managing Editor
Leonard Temko Business Manager
Bryan Barker ') a ii • t-t
_ s Athletic Editor
Lucile Wynn J
Ethel Stockton Assistant Editor
Margaret Smith Alumni Editor
Harold Sebum Circulation Manager
JUNIOR ASSISTANTS
Clinton Jackson - Assistant Business Manager
Carmel Ferguson Assistant Managing Editor
Elizabeth Simpson Assistant Assigning Editor
I^nard Teinpko 1 Assistant Athletic Editor
Marjorie Blair j
Elizabeth Transou Assistant Circulation Manager
Look and see who makes this paper possible by advertising in it and
then trade with them.
EDITORIAL
PARAGRAPHICS
By the way, the Seniors had better
begin to think about graduating, at
least take it on as a side line.
There are some little Johnnies in
this school when it comes to exager
ating on the tendencies of certain al
leged “hooch-hounds.”
If any student in this school in
tends to become a future writer it
would pay him or shock him to take
note of some of the phrases, ejacula
tions, and he might also “rope in”
some of the very unique “local col
or,” used hereabouts.
It might be a good idea just to in
stall one of those time-clocks that you
punch in the study hall and one in
the library. They would at least sim
plify the latest red tape necessary
to gain admittance to that center
of knowledge.
From “Katcha Koo” we kaughta
knack to put out “some” play.
• • •
A man is a man, and for a’ that, an
overgrown boy;
So it behooves the boy who would
become a man
Of grit, effort, truth and cleanliness,
to make an alloy;
From thence grows the man who is
a man and can.
THE ANNUAL WILL BE VALUED
WHEN YOU ARE GROWN
You say you won’t get an Annual
now because you won’t want it when
you are grown. Boys and girls, after
you have finished high school and
college and have settled in a business
of your own the “Reflector” will mean
much to you then. After you have
finished school and you are working
for yourself, there will be times that
you will want to remember the hap
piest days of your life—the thrills
of the high school! It will mean more
than you know now to have an An
nual , not only of your senior year
but also of all the other years. By
having one for each year you will
remember the little things that hap
pened. There you will have the pic
tures of friends that you might for
get were they not in the “Reflector.”
Remember that the “Reflector” will be
more than a memory book when you
are grown, it will remind you that
life is worth living because of the
joy that’s been.
—Miss Killingsworth.
The Annual this year is to be sold
for S3.00!!! This decision was made
after much discussion and careful
consideration. This is a reduction of
50c from the cost last year, yet the
Annual this vear costs about $500.00
more to put out! The individual cost
of each book is $7.00!! Therefore
the great value of the book is im
mediately seen when the financial
side is considered.
Why is it that the Annual is being
sold so cheaply this year? How can
it be done? These may be some ques
tions that arise in the minds of the
readers of this issue. Realizing this,
the editor publishes some light on
the question given by the “Reflector”
manager:
“The low price of this year’s book
is onlv made possible by there being
several other sources of revenue,
which have met the most of the ex
penses. The staff, realizing that it
could come through all right, decided
to adopt this plan and have a low-
priced Annual.
MR. PHILLIPS SENTIMENTS
At no period in the history of the
world has pictorial history been more
keenly appreciated than during the
present time. Great publishing hous
es are continually issuing new and
more beautifully designed books.
But in the midst of all of this won
derful collection of beautiful materi
al there will always stand out to a
G. H. S. student one great book. This
book is the Reflector. The meaning
of its title is suggestive of many
things. It is truly a great mirror of
1921-22 in G. H. S. To it you will
look for those lively, worthwhile
Seniors, the characteristics of whom
could not be told in many books.
Likewise it contains Junior and
Sophomore history. Yes, the num
berless Freslimen who covered all of
College Hill, v/hen they gathered
tlicrL for a picture, are shown also.
Dramatics, athletics, and all school
activities are pictured betw'een its
covers. Even the faculty, whose days
of toil HAVE, or have not, meant
^ something to the students of G. H. S.,
has been photographed and placed in
the Reflector.
In years to come the Reflector will
b ae much prized memory book. So
get it.
—The Principal.
GETTING THE MONEY
In getting out an Annual the only
consideration is not the collecting of
the material to make up the book,
but the securing of the funds for the
financing is an equally important
task. Usually the work of securing
the large amount of money necessary
overawes the new high school busi
ness managers, who have had little
or no experience along this line. This
was the case this year, especially, as
the total expense will be about
$2,000.00. It seemed impossible to
raise this amount. However, it was
decided that there might be some
hope after it was remembered that
other business managers before this
had pulled through.
The business end of the annual
started its brain to running again
and decided on several plans of ac
tion. The first job undertaken was
the securing of advertising. This was
entered into with a will. There were
many called upon to help in this
phase, among whom were Leonard
Temko, Lucille Wynne, Frances Har-j
rison and others. The Annual Staff'
is deeply indebted to these willing
workers for all that they have done.
Through their cooperation about
twenty-two pages of advertising were
secured, this netting about $500.00.
The next source was through ass
essing the Seniors for the cost of their
halftones and the book they are to
receive. This amounted to $8.75 per
Senior. About five hundred dollars of
this has already been collected. There
are, however, quite a few who have
not paid up yet, and there would be
a lot of trouble eliminated if these
would settle up now, so that this part
of the managers’ work can be laid
aside. It is hoped that all this will
soon be finished and that the money
in prospect from this source, about
$650.00, will be in hand.
The plans then considered were to
have plays, cake sales, booths, etc.
Finally it was decided to stake the
chance on one or two big plays and
let the other benefits go. It was then
determined as a starter to have a
play put on by some producing com
pany, who would furnish a director,
the costumes, etc. It was learned that
the J. B. Rogers Producing Co. had
an open date, so after much corres
pondence with them the services of
Miss Heberling, of this company,
were secured and the work on “Katcha
Koo” begun. After two weeks of hard
work the play was ready and was pre
sented at “The Grand” the 21st and
22nd of March. The production was
a complete success, and after all ac
counts were settled up, the Annual
was $440.00 better off.
The Dramatic Club, having heard
of the predicament of the Annual
Staff, decided to put on a play for
its benefit. Under the direction of
Miss Dorsett and Miss Tyre, the
“Captain of Plymouth” began to take
shape and was^ soon developing rap
idly. After several weeks work it was
declared ready and was presented the
20th of April to a full house. The
expenses on this performance were cut
down to a minimum, and it is believed
after all bills are paid, the proceeds
will be about $200.00. This helped
the Annual out considerably, and it
surely appreciates the work of the
directors, of the Dramatic Club, and
of all those who took part in this pro
duction.
This is all that has been done so
far, but there are some tasks yet to
be performed. The first of these is to
secure the money from the different
clubs for the cost of their cuts and
space in the book. This will be begun
immediately.
Then there is the sale of the books.
The contract as now drawn up calls
BOYS AND GIRLS OF THE CITY SCHOOLS
TEACHERS TOO
In our opinion it will pay you to investigate our Fall and Winter
FOOTWEAR
and learn the prices which are just as attractive as the styles. No
use talking THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE TO BUY SHOES
than
J. .M. .HENDRIX .& .COMPANY
“The Home of Good Shoes”
223 S. Elm Street - ■ - Greensboro, N. C.
for 350 books. As the Seniors have
already taken seventy-eight, there
will be only one hundred and seventy
two books sold to the members of the
other classes. That portion of the,
work is the subject of this issue, and
it is taken up elsewhere in these
pages.
OUR PRESENT CRISIS
JUNIORS SUPPORT SENIORS
There are many reasons why we
Juniors should support the Seniors
in all that they do and at all times,
but more especially at this time, in
their work on the Annual, should we
“rally round them” with genuine en
thusiasm.
We are all working for one
common good, the betterment of G.
H. S., and each class should there
fore help every other one. It is even
more fitting that the Juniors should
help the Seniors, since we stand next
to them, and only wait another year
to step into their place. So we, more
than any other class, perhaps, are in
position to apply the golden rule:
“Do unto others as you would have
them do unto you.”
Marjorie Blair.
Room 101.
HATS FOR THE HATLESS!
(With apologies to James R. Lowell)
When a deed is done for duty, thru
the folks unused to rest
Runs a thrill of joy unmeasured, vi
brating on from east to west.
And Seniors, where’er they labor, feel
the soul within them climb
To the heavy sense of duty, as the
great power in its prime
Of four years study bursts full-blos
somed on the thorny stem of
Time.
Thru the days and nights we have la
bored, always on the go,
When the teachers’ tests came thick
and fast with their mournful
tales of woe.
How we tried to make this Annual
better in every part—
Brimful of poems and stories and
pictures and sayings smart;
We gave plays, we did our best—put
into the project our whole heart.
A spring hat is the most dominant
question in the mind of a young
damsel when the balmy breezes of
spring begin to blow.
In a certain basement room in an
annex of our school, far remote from
public view, so much* *so that ’tis of
ten forgotten to exist by some, won
derful filmy designs are being weld
ed into what is known to the femi
nine race as one of the necessary ele
ments of life—a hat!
In fact, some of them are such
dainty creations that old Sol can
peep straight through the dainty fold.s
of organdy! Some are, however,
more substantial and are made of
sturdy straw or silk. Yes, there is
plenty of color, for there are green
ones, purple ones, red ones, yellow
ones and blue ones, too. At any rate
the Home Economics class is learn
ing something new every day!
Last week the girls took a lesson in
making of flowers. Dame Nature can
not supply these thrifty folks with
flowers—they choose to manufacture
their own, which can weather the
stoutest wind that blows! They
learned to make various kinds, ev
erything from geraniums to chrysan
themums! So they defy the fat pro
fiteering milliners and propose to
put “Lucile” and “Andrea,” the fa
mous creators, jin the background
when it comes to—hats!
Once a year to every student comes
the moment to decide.
In the strife to buy or not buy, for
the help or hinder side;
This great cause, our school “Reflec
tor,” letting each just do or
slight,
Parts the slackers on the left hand,
and the stickers on the right,
And each choice goes by forever
’twixt that darkness and that
light.
Hast thou chosen, 0 ye students, in
which party thou shalt stand.
Ere the lack of your support dooms
to fail the work of our hand?
Tho the laggard force be yarger, yet
only loyalty’s strong.
And albeit she seem unsponsored
now, we see around her throng
Troops of faithful lower classmen
to see our plans don’t go wrong.
Myrtle Ellen LaBarr, ’22.
FRESHIES WANT ’EM
Every Freshman will want a copy
of this year’s annual because he is
now in the first year of high school
life and the foundation for the next
three years is being laid. For this
reason he will surely want one as a
souvenir as it not only contains the
Freshman class statistics but their
pictures as well. He will certainly
want a picture of himself and friends
while they are still “young and green”
He will want an annual as a re
minder of the things G. H. S. has
done this year in athletics and other
things. For these reasons we want
the Freshmen to support the annual.
Let’s all get a copy!
Garnet Gregory
Elizabeth Stone