MERRY CHRISTMAS
HIGH LIFE
FOR A BETTER G. H. S.
Vol. 3.
GREENSBORO HIGH SCHOOL, Greensboro, N. C., Dec. 19. 192:3
No. 6
SENIORS WIN CHAMPION
SHIP IN A LIVELY TUSSLE
WITH JUNIOR GIRLS
Tournament Ends
Desirous of keeping their title
as champions of girls’ basketball
in G. H. S., the senior girls, by
means of their everlasting team
work and old-time skill, handed
the junior quint the little end of
'Ifl score on the gum floor of the
Y. M. C. A. last Wednesday night.
In the first few minutes of play
it looked as if there were going to
be a tie, but soon the seniors began
to pile up a score and kept it up
throughout the entire game. The
strong junior quint felt the loss of
Margaret Meyers, who was unable
to play at center, but Doris Butner,
her substitute, played a good game.
The shooting ace of the evening
was “Peggy” Patterson, who caged
eleven of the seventeen senior
points. Yvonne Stinnett, the
senior center, frequently brought
the ball from junior territory and
by skillful passing to her forwards
helped the senior side of the score.
If the Juniors had been victorious
Wednesday another game would
have been necessary to decide the
championship. The line-up for the
entire game follows:
Seniors ' Juniors
right forward
Johnson, C ^..Fluhardy, C.
left forward
Patterson, M...., Stockton, M.
center
Stynett, Y Butner, D.
right guard
Blair, M. Scurlock, Y.
left guard
Clapp, H. Webster, I.
TyPEWRITING CHAMPION
r VISITS SCHOOL
On Wednesday, Decemlier Gth.
George Gaskill, the world's
amateur champion typist, visited
the high school and gave a de
monstration before the senior,
junior, and sophomore commer
cial students.
With him came the manager of
the Charlotte branch office of the
Underwood Typewriter Co. The
purpose of their visit was to stir
up interest in and arouse enthu
siasm among the students for the
coming state typewriter contest.
In 1923, Mr. Gaskill won the
world’s championship in the ama
teur class, writing 13T net words
' per minute for 30 minutes at the
Grand Central Palace, New York
City, on October 23, 1922.
I He gave a demonstration of his
I speed and accuracy and also sug-
i gested to the students some inter-
I esting methods for gaining speed.
On a paragraph Mr. Gaskill wrote
141 net words per minute, and on
a speed sentence he wrote 213
words in a minute. He showed
several medals given him by the
Underwood Company, and also
his amateur class championship
medal, won in the late contest.
After this he gave some interest
ing information to the students
on how he gained his remarkable
speed, telling how they might im
prove themselves.
MOTHER-SON BANQUET
HELD^AT Y. M. C. A
New Precedent Established
In Our State
On Thursday evening, Dec. 7th in
the Y. M. C. A. Gymnasium, a
banquet was given by the boys of
G. H. S. in honor of their mothers.
This banquet was given under the
auspices of the Hi-Y Clubs of this
high school, and was the first moth-
er-and son banquet given in Greens
boro, probably the first in the
state.
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There were two hundred people
present. Mr. Lee Edwards, former
member of the faculty, and princi
pal at Pearson Street. Sshool was
toast-master. He stated that al
though many Father-and-Son ban
quets had been given that this was
the first time any attention had been
paid to the mothers. Since the girls
didn’t get up a banquet for the
mothers the boys decided to do so.
Mr. F. R. Cooper, boys’ secretary
at the Y. M. C. A., is the originator
and the real “daddy” of the Mother-
and Son Banquet idea.
Be fore the dinner, Robert Irvin
gave a toast ot the mothers. Fred
Turner, president of Club No. 1.,
gave a talk on what Hi. Y Clubs are
and how they started and Harry
Neel, president of Club No. 2, told
of the aims and standards of the
clubs. Mr. Charles Phillips talked
on the Hi-Y Clubs from a Leader’s
standpoint. Mr. Archer made a
short talk on the Mother -and Son
Banquet.
After a delightful dinner, Mrs. J.
D. Wilkins made a speech on the
Y. M. C. A. and why mothers should
co-operate with it. Then Dr. J.
Clyde Turner gave an address on
“Mother, From a Boy’s Standpoint.”
Music was furnished by Misses
Patterson and Sapp and by our own
high school quartet. The dinner
was preparer by Mrs. J. D. Mc-
Clamroch and served by high school
girls under her direction. It was
a delightful evening and one of
the biggest banquet successes in
Greensboro. The Mother and Son
Banquet will now be an annual
affair and of just as much im
portance as the Father-and-Son Ban
quets.
IN MEMORIAM
The death of Bernard Ap
ple comes as a terrible shock
to us all. His loss is felt by
the whole school, and espe
cially the Senior class.
Bernard was always smil
ing and agreeable, and he
was one of the brightest
students in the class.
He was born August 16,
1906, and died December 16,
1922.
TORCH LIGHT SOCIETY
RECEIVES ITS CHARTER
Prof. W. -C. Jackson and Miss
Grantham Talk
SOPHOMORE GLASS
CHOOSES MAURICE
TURNER PRESIDENT
After much postponement and
delay, the sophomore class elect
ed its class officers last Friday
morning. Mr. Charles Phillips
was acting chairman, and nomi
nations were submitted by the
nominating committee. Nomina
tions were also made from the
floor. After a close and lively con
test, Maurice Turner was elected
president. Other officers elected
were: vice-president, Allen Wat
kins ; secretary-treasurer, Adam
Cement.
The balloting took up so much
of the period that there was not
time to elect a press reporter or
to transact any business. In the
near future a meeting will be held
to elect a press reporter and make
plans for the year.
Clinton Jaclcson President
The chapel exercises on Wednes
day, December thirteenth, were in
charge of the Torch Light Society.
Mr. McFadden, their faculty spon
sor, presented and introduced the
speakers, the first of whom was
Professor Jackson of the North Car
olina College for Women.
Mr. Jackson addressing the stu
dent body, as well as the members
of the Torch Light Society, built
his talk upon four main points
which he considered, should be the
essential characteristics of every
student and also of every individual
who desires to do his very best.
These were ideas, the possessor of
which is the first and fundamental
step toward success, concentrated
work which constitutes nine-tenths
of genius, respect for other per
son’s rights, and moral rather than
physical courage. This lecture was
one of those enjoyable and in
teresting which have been given here
this year, and it is to be hoped
that it will prove very beneficial
to all who had the privilege of
hearing it.
Miss Katherine Grantham, a last
year’s alumni of Greensboro High
School, then presented to the Torch
Light society a charter, granted by
the National Honor Society. She
made a short talk in which she told
how the society was organized by
last year’s senior class, and express
ed the wish that the new members
would keep on rolling the ball
which they had started.
The president, Mr. Clinton Jack-
son, accepted the charter in behalf
of the society and said that he
hoped we would not only keep it
rolling, but keep it bouncing high.
At the last meeting of the society
the officers were elected which are
as follows: president, Clinton Jack-
son; vice president, Eliz. Simpson;
secretary and treasurer, Carmel Fer
guson; press reporter, Hat. Gregory.
Faculty head, Mr. McFadden.
“C. G. C.” ORGANIZES
Hail! Hail! the gang’s all here!
Or so it seemed one afternoon last
week when a group of senior girls
met in room 106. It was here that
they formed a “C. G. C.” club;
what it’s all about, nobody knows,
for it remains a deep mystery.
The officers elected are as follows:
president, “Lotie” Troy; vice-
president, “Pete” Stinnett; secre
tary, Miss Ruby Hodgin: treas
urer, “Sammy” Mimms; press re
porter, Thelma Floyd. Miss Ruby
Hodgin was also elected faculty
advisor.
SENIOR SUPPLY ROOM
OPENS WITH GREAT PLANS
Will Furnish Every Need
We wish to thank everyone for
his whole-hearted support of the
seenior supply room. Although our
supplie is limited at present, we
think we will be able to furnish
everything the students need in the
near future.
We wish to call special attention
to the high-school stationary. The
paper is white engraved with the
G. H. S. seal, and put up in at
tractive boxes. What could make
a nicer Christmas present than a
box of this lovely paper? And
it only costs $1.50. So save up for
your best friend!
The profit derived from the sen
ior supply room is to be used for
putting out this year’s Annual. With
this money, we expect to give the
school a splendid Annual with very
little cost to the seniors. If you
were a senior you would know
what it was to spend “sleepless
nights” wondering where the money
was coming from with which to put
out that Annual. Believe me! it’s
a nightmare!
“Oh, won’t you buy some,
Oh, won’t you try some,
For we’re selling, pens and paper
For to get along.”
SENIORS ARE PLEASED
WITH SENIOR RINGS
Arrived Last Monday
All things come to him who
waits! As the Seniors have
waited so have they merited the
reward, for the senior rings have
at last arrived.
ITad anyone chanced to pass
Miss Dorsett’s room early Mon
day morning he would have thot
that all bedlam was loosed, judg
ing from the excitement and noise
issuing from the transom.
Everyone made a grand rush
toward the ring-bearers and pres
ently, one by one, they emerged
from the fray, each bearing a tro
phy, a senior ring in his hand.
The rings are gold, and on the
front of each is an open gate, sym
bolical of Greensboro, the gate
city of the South. At the bottom
between the gate posts are the
letters G. H. S., and at the top
are the class numerals, ’23.
Everyone agrees that the rings
in every way come up to expecta
tion.
It is the wish of ’23 that the
juniors, sophomores and freshmen
accept this ring. They feel that
G. H. S. should have a standard
pattern and not be changing rings
with every new class.
If this ring is used next year it
will greatly lessen its cost because
the die has already been made by
the company.
G H S STATIONERY
To conclude the Christmas pro
gram given in room B3 on Friday
Miss Richards presented a box of
gilt-edged G. H. S. stationery to
Chester Strader as his prize for
winning the contest held to see who
would make the highest percent of
progress during the month.
MARY ROSALIND BOWDEN
HEADS DRAMATIC CLUB
iOLTHIS YEAR
The results of the November
election of officers in the Dramatic
Club are as follows: president,
Mary R. Bowden; vice-president,
Elizabeth Transou; secretary and
treasurer, William Sprinkle; re
porter, Margaret Sweeney.
Following the election came a
discussion of what Russia and
Czecho-Slovakia are contributing
of interest to American playgoers.
A synopsis of the Czech play, “R.
U. R.,” revealed to us a foregner’s
belief that too many labor-saving
devices are injurious.
An announcement was made of
try-outs in January for a three-
act play to be given in February.
The program given at the De
cember eleventh meeting included
a report of what the d^an of
American playwrights. Augustus
Thomas, is doing toward promot
ing the American National the
atre.
The first meeting after the holi
days will consist, in part, of a
synopsis of, and brief readings
from, five modern plays.
LE MAGASIN DE JOUJOUX
{line Comedie en trois scenes)
Without any assistance from a
teacher the following little French
play was composed in French by
Prances Thomas and Evelyn Trog-
don of French V. Scene I pre
sents a story of two small children
lost in a French Toy-shop. Their
dream of the dolls in scene II
portrays almost the exact story of
scene III in which their father and
mother come to search for the lost
little ones and incidentally find
each other after five years of sepa
ration. The pla.y ends with the
entire family happily united.
Personnages:—
Bobby Pechot: Une petit garQon
qui est perdu dans le magasin de
joujoiix.
Betsy Pechot: Une petite fille qui
est perdue dans le magasin de
joujoux.
Edmond Pechot: Le pere de
Bobby.
Marguerite Pechot: La mere de
Betsy.
M. Guillaume: L’agent de police.
M. Jacques: Le marchand.
La poupee masquee: Pierrette.
La poupee Pierrot.
La poupee francaise.
La poupee de mer.
J acques-dans-la-boite.
Scene I
(Cette scene represent le magasin
de Joujoux apres le magasin est
ferme sur la veille de Noel. Besty
entre dans le magasin de joujoux
toute en larmes avec le bras a
travers le visage et elle frappe
Bobby qui entre en regardant der-
riere lui.)
Bobby et Betsy (ensemble) :
Oh! Pardon Mais, bonjour!
Betsy: Qui etes-vous?
Bobby: Mais, qui etes-vous?
Betsy: Moi? Je suis perdue.
Et vous?
Bobby: Je suis perdue aus.si.
Betsy: Ou demeurez-vous?
Bobby: Je demeure avec mon
pere- et ou demeurez-vous?