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Vol. 3.
GREENSBORO HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., Nov. 22, 1922
No. 4.
G. H. S. DEFEATS STRONG
OAK RIDGE TEAM BY
LARGE MARGIN
Fowle’s Run Spectacular
The local highs finished the sea
son on their home field by an over
whelming defeat of the strong Oak
Ridge Institute team.
The Institute boys journeyed over
to Greensboro last Friday afternoon
expecting to get into a practice
game, but their expectations were
given a decided jolt by Coach Mc-
Fadden’s husky warriors.
To say that the boys played foot
ball is putting it mildly. Every man
on the Greensboro team was in the
game every minute of play. They
had the spirit, the punch, and the
fight that will make them a team to
be feared when they start into the
championship series.
G. H. S. scored first in the second
quarter on a forward pass. Swift to
Burroughs. A little later on in the
same period. Oak Ridge scored on a
fake play. Both teams failed at try
for extra point.
Oak Ridge started the second half
with the kick-off, G. H. S. was held
for downs and was forced to punt.
Fred Burrounghs broke through the
Institute line, recovered one of their '
fumbles and ran 40 yards. That put
the ball on the 3-yard line. On the
next play, Wilkins carried the ball,
across. Williams drop-kicked for the
extra point. The next score came
when Oak Ridge fumbled after G.'
H. S. had kicked off. McIntosh car
ried the ball over on a long run
through the line. Williams drop-
kicked for extra point. This ended
the scoring in this quarter.
The last quarter opened with the
home team rushing down the field.
Williams threw a'forward pass that
was grounded I^eyond the goal line.
The ball was brought out to the 20-
yard line and given to Oak Ridge for ■
a first down. Oak Ridge was forced
to punt. McIntosh broke through the
line for ten yards. The G. H. S.
team rushed the ball down the field
and McIntosh again carried the ball
over for the last ton hdown of the'
game.
The whole G. H. S. eleven worked
together and plaved good football,
but if there was an outstanding star,
it Wits "Buster” Swift, who mixed
his plays in such a manner that the
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MISS COLEMAN SPEAKS TO
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Discusses Foreign Sports
The last meeting of the girls’ Ath
letic Association was made very en
joyable by a talk given by Miss Isa
bel Coleman. Miss Coleman has
just returned from Europe, where she
has made an intensive study of
sports and dances.
In her talk she told us that boys
and girls play the same games the
world over. But the varied settings
make them seem unusual to the ob
server.
One afternoon she watched a game
of soccer ball under the shadows of
an old Athenian temple. A priest
with a long white beard and flowing
robe, refereed the game. Suspended
on the same chain with his silver
cross was a bright new Spalding
whistle. At another time she watched
a game of basket ball played by
young Turkish girls. The equip
ment was kept in a Turkish palace,
and the game was played on a court
that overlooked the Bosphorus.
To be a bull fighter is still the
burning ambition of every small boy
NOTICE
There will be a meeting of
the Parent-Teachers’ Associa
tion Wednesday at 3:45 p. m.
in the high school chapel. Mr.
E. D. Broadhurst will address
the association. All parents
are urged to be present.
MRS. R. L. JUSTICE OFFERS
0. HENRY CUP FOR BEST
SHORT STORY
Contest Closes Dec. 15th
^paIn.
He and his sister usu
GREENSBORO GIRLS WHIP
WINSTON TENNIS TEAM
The G. H. S. girls' tennis team
again sent the Twin City team to
defeat. The matches were played
on the Winston-Salem courts, where
both teams showed up well.
In the first singles match, fdiza-
beth Comer was defeated by Eliza
beth Simpson two out of three sets.
6-2, 2-6, 6-1. Both the Winston and
the Greensboro playshowed remark
able tennis ability. In the other
singles match. Edna Cartland out-
plaved Mozelle Stevenson by a
score of 6-2, 6-2.
Carlotta Johnson and Helen Clapp
opposed Martha Maxlies and Cor
delia Shaner in the only doubles
match of the day. Victory again fell
into tlie hands of the G. H. S. girls
by a score of 6-1. 6-2.
ally practice on the family goats j
and pigs. However, the modern
sports of tennis, polo, basketball, and;
footbal are rapidly replacing the old!
amusements.
Denmark and the Balkan states are
not??d for their expert horsewomen
and Denmark is also noted for the
skill of its women campers. ;
In southern Europe and in eGr-
rnany. the women take very little part
in athletics of any kind. In the for
mer this is due to the footwear of
the women. The shoes are so high-
heeled and short that they cannot
walk with any degree of comfort. In
the latter tlie women are of the la
boring class. On their shoulders
fall the heaviest burdens. The men
arc the creatures of leisure in Ger-
manv. They partake of many ath
letics events and do them well- -but
tlie women, oh, no!
Last and perhaps most of the in
teresting European countries, is the
little republic of Czecho-Slovakia.
Eor generations the Czecho and Slo
vaks have been sul)jugated bv Aus
tria. riiat Empire strived to su-
press all the characteristics which
tended toward nationalism, litera
ture. music, speech, customs, games,
and dances were forbidden fruit.
However, many partook of the fruit,
and the knowledge derived thereof
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One of the many manifestations
of the public’s interest in our High
School, and one of the most pleasing
of them all, is the offer that comes
from Mrs. R. L. Justice to award a
loving cup to the pupil presenting
the best short story each year, to be
known as the 0. Henry loving cup.
Mrs. Justice is well known and es
teemed in Greensboro, and in the
state at large, for her enthusiastic
support of its club work,- having
served at various times on many of
its leading committees of both social
and literary nature. Therefore, it is
with peculiar fitness that she should
be the first one to champion this
movement for stimulating an interest
in story-writing such as we know this
offer will create, and we feel ex
ceedingly grateful to her for her in
terest in our behalf. May her good
work yield a harvest of results, and
inav Greensboro, as the outcome of
this offer, be blessed with many an
other short story writer whose fame
will equal that of her universally be
loved 0. Henry.
The regulations governing this
contest are as follows:
1. Any G. H. S. student is eligible
to offer a short story for competition
in the 0. Henry Short Story Contest.
2. Each story must be entirely ori-
ginal.
3. Each story must contain at least
1.000 words.
T. A copy of tlie short story must
he in the hands of the contest com
mittee not later than the 15th of De
cember.
5. A student winning the cup two
successive years becomes the owner
of the cup.
BETTER SPEECH PLAYS
PRESENTED BY STUDENTS
Much Talent Displayed
Chapel exercises on Nov. 14 and
15 were given over to members of
the Dramatic Club assisted by sever
al pupils from English classes. The
program w'as given in the interest of
Better Speech.
I. Drama: “Overtones.”
Cast of characters:
Harriett, an overtone—Margaret
Stockton.
Hetty, her undertone—Mary Rosa
lind Bowden.
Margaret, an overtone—Margaret
Sweeney.
Maggie, her undertone—Josephine
Thomason.
II. Animated Posters.
1. Dutch Cleanser (to clean up bad
English)—Regina Beck.
2. Tempus fugit (so should slang)
—Helen Short.
3. Soldiers (to conquer poor speech)
—Robert Skenes, Clarence, Lit
tle, Robert Blair, Kermit Mitch
ell, Staton Woodard, Ernest
Williams.
4. Owl (be wise and use good Eng
lish)—Elizabeth Webster.
5. Drum (Drumming up better
speech) —Elizabeth Wilson.
6. Couple (on the way to good Eng
lish)—Lillian Clegg and Mar
garet Atwater.
7. Western Ufnion boy — Kermit
Mitchell.
8. “He Doesn’t (who is happy) —
James Blaylock.
“He Don’t,” who has no chance,
—Ernest Williams.
Poem: Edwin Lashley.
9. “T’se jest bin ejercated”—Moul
ton Avery.
10. Prize-fight between Austin Pam-
])lin representing Good English
and Raymond McKeithan, repre
senting Bad English.
Referee: Clifton Morris.
Timekeeper: Daniel Fifer.
III. Dramatization of a parody of
“The Pied Piper of Hamelin.”
The city council of the poem was
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HIGH POINT GRID TEAM
FINDS SUPERIOR SQUAD
IN THE HIGH RESERVES
Thomas is Star of G-ame
High Point’s inability to stop Da
vid Thomas, quarterback and captain
of the G. H. S. reserve football
team, was the cause of their 38 to 18
defeat.
Thomas seemed to be everywhere.
He bucked the line, skirted about the
ends and chucked forward passes
with precision. Twice he ran for 50
yard gains and once he dodged
around the end for 70 yards before
he could be stopped. His yardage
during the game totaled 170 yards.
Thomas carried the ball over the goal
line for Greensboro’s [four touch
downs.
During the first half High Point
was outplayed, but came back strong
in the nightcap period. They inter
cepted a forward pass, and recovered
a fumble. These two plays were re
sponsible for the 12 points which the
High Point team annexed. Captain
Fuqua, Warner and Montgomery
were the High Point stars.
The line-up:
Greensboro: Irving le, Neal It,
Holler Ig, Reitzel c, Shelton rg,
Hobbs rt, Smith re, Thomas qb. High
Ihb, Homey rhb, Watson fb.
High Point: Johnson le, Anderson
It, Whitley Ig, P. Allred c, Herman
rg, Smith rt. J. Allred re, Hedrick
qb, Warner Ihb, Wrenn rhb, Fu
qua fb.
Score by periods:
G. H. S 7 13 6 12—38
High Point 0 0 12 6—18
Summary: Greensboro scoring:
Touchdown, Thomas 4; Watson 2.
Try for Point, Irving, Smith. High
Point scoring: Touchdown, Warner,
Fuqua and Montgomery.
TO OUR FRIEND MRS. COMER
GOOD ENGLISH ENCOURAGED
BY ORIGINAL POSTERS
.A. most interesting feature of
“Better Speech Week” is the many
and varied posters wliich may be
seen on the bulletin board in the
hall. They are a credit to the pu
pils who made them, and the school
is proud to have such a worthy dis
play of talent.
Manv important lessons in better
speech mav be lamed in an unusual
and attractive way from the posters.
Take arlvantage of an easy way to
learn how to correct mistakes the
teachers are always preaching about,
and have a look at the bulletin
board!
Nk'e have been cheering our foot
ball and tennis teams, but how many
of us have thought of praising one
of the most important things in the
school—the cafeteria?
To Mrs. Comer, the best of all, the
high school wishes to express its sin
cere approval of the excellent food,
and the care she takes for us.
Individual groups appreciate her.
too, as evidenced by the number of
times they go to her.
Mrs. Comer has made the cafeteria
what it has never been before, a sure
enough satisfactory part of the
school, and the students know it and
wish to thank her.
Elizabeth: Katherine. I found a
big pocketbook on the street this
morning.
Katherine: \^’hat did it have in
it?
Elizabeth: A place to put money.
Torch Light Society
The Torch Light Society met Nov.
6, after school, for the purpose of;
electing two new students, Marjorie
Blair and Herbert Coe.
The Honor Society now includes
ten members. The eight students
elected last year are: Marjorie Cart-
land, Carmel Ferguson, Kutherine
Gregory. Elizabeth Transou, Nanev
Little, Elizabeth Simpson, Bertha
Ferree and Clinton Jackson.
J'he purpose of the Torch Light
Sor iety is to encourage development
of character, to create enthusiasm for
high scholarship, to promote effec
tive leadership, and to stimulate a
desire to render conspicuous service
among the students.
Students must be in the upper
fourth of scholarship to be eligible
for this society. The election is
based not only on scholarship, but
also on character, effective leader
ship, and service rendered within the
school.
Last year this organization was
merely begun. This year, however,
the Torch Light society is planning
to do big things. An enteresting
chapel program is being planned, to
be given soon, for the purpose of
boosting the societv and its ideals.
TWO NEW LITERARY CLUBS
Membership Voluntary
There is a movement on foot to
organize among the students of the
High School clubs to be know^ as
the 0. Henry and News Writers
clubs. The former will study the
principles of news-writing. Elach
group wil study a manual on the
priniples of the subject it under
takes to master and examine numer
ous specimens of successful short-
stories and news articles. It is the
purpose of these clubs both to dis
cover and develop the talents of the
high school students in the fields un-
dei’ consideration. High Life should
be improved as a result of their ac
tivities, and some embryo Stevenson,
Poe or 0. Henry may be revealed
bv them.
Membership will be absolutely
voluntary; but no student classified
below semester IV will be allowed to
join. Groupings will be made not
according to scholastic classification,
but according to the neighborhoods
of the students who become mem
bers. Meetings will be held probably
once a month, each being social, en
tertaining and instructive.
Students who are interested are
requested to discuss the matter with
Mr. Barton, and those who desire to
enroll may do so by leaving their
names in his box in the office or by
handing them to Leonard Temko or
Julian Johnston.