ADMINISTRATIVE NEWS
PUBLISHED AS A SUPPLEMENT TO HIGH LIFE BY THE CITY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
RULES CONCERNING EXAMI
NATION, JANUARY,
Parents may be interested in
the Examination Schedule
Exemption:
Exemptions result from an av
erage of 90 or more Pupils with
exemption grades on all subjects,
may select the two on which they
wish to be exempted.
Attendance:
Only those pupils who have an
examination, will be requirel to
be at school. No loafing on the
grounds will be allowed—or in
the building. The Chapel will be
supervised at all times in case
any pupils want to study at the
High School.
Pupils who have no examina
tion during the first period but
have one during the second, must
come in at the beginning of
school, or at the 15 minute inter
mission between the periods.
Schedule:
1st period Classes—
Tue. Jan. 215. 9:00 tol0:45
2nd period classes—
Tue. Jan. 23. 11:00 to 12:45
4th period classes—
Wed. Jan. 24. 9:00 to 10:45
5th period classes—
Wed. Jan. 24. 11:00 to 12:45
()th period classes—
I'liur. Jan. 25. 9:00 to 10:45
?th period classes—
Thur, Jan. 25. 11:00 to 12:45
8th period classes—
Fri. Jan. 26 9:00 to 10:45
.-Ml examinations must begin
and close on time. There is a ten
dency often, to extend the time.
At the ringing of the bell, all pa
pers must be handed in.
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM
FROM SPRING STREET
It Pays to Listen. No. 1.
One day while I was walking
’ to the ball park to see a baseball
game, which I had heard about
and wanted to see. I heard some
one saying something to me. I
was in a hurry, so did not stop
to hear what was said but walked
right on.
IVhen I arrived at the ball park
no one was in sight and I was
verv much surprised.
On my way home I met the boy
> who tried to tell me something
when I was on my way to the
ball park.
He said, “Why didn't you lis
ten to what I said awhile ago?” I
made no answer. Then he said.
“If you had listened to what I
said, yoird have saved yourself
the long walk to the ball park, be
cause I tried to tell you that the
game was postponed for a week.”
—Flenry Weitland, 5 A
t St: * *
It Fays to Listen. No. 2.
Once there was a prince whose
name was Robert. His father was
a king and had sent him with
some of his men to carry a mes
sage to another king. Their jour
ney was a success until they came
to a lake. There was a ferry, but
the manager said he couldn't ac
commodate them because of their
horses, but that it was only a mile
around. But the prince wouldn't
^ listen and made him take them.
M'hen they were halfway across
the horses became dizzy and
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EXAMINATIONS
There is much more involved in the giving and taking of examinations than many of us are
willing to admit. It is not simply a matter of answering or failing to answer some questions,
although that is a very important matter.
Examinations test strength of character. The student whose moral backbone is strong enough
will do his own work. He will avoid suspicion in every form. On the other hand, sometimes it
happens that a student is weak, and yields to temptation.
Students, it matters little in the long years of a lifetime whether you make a 65 or an 85 on
that particular examination. It does not matter immensely what sort of character you are building
while you make that grade. Grades and individual acts are only bricks in the great structure of a
character. As men view a beautiful edifice they do not see the separate bricks nor comment up
on a single stone, but upon the whole structure. As men view your character the details will not
stand out. Remember that “trifles make perfection, but that perfection is no trifle.”
—G. B. Phillips
QUALITIES BUSINESS
MEN DEMAND
MID YEAR GRADUATIONS
There seems to be a feeling on
the part of some that students
who finish in the middle of the
year are disgraced. This is not
the case, for very soon there will
be a large graduation cAass 'jat
that time. This is the only solu
tion of the mid-year promotion
system. This plan provides for
every type of student, and also
for students who enter school in
the middle of the year.
Parents and students must
come to find that there is just as
much honor attached to gradua
tion at one time as at another.
There should be no crowding of
subjects nor loafing on the part
of students in order that they
may fall in with the June gradu
ation group.
LINDSAY STREET NEWS
A Supper for the Football
and Heel-It Teams
A promise made at the first of
the season to the Lindsay boys if
victorious was granted Friday
night, Dec. 5th, 1923, by a ban
quet at Lindsay St. School.
M’e all met in the auditorium
and were escorted to the lunch
room by Mr. Archer, Mr. Phillips,
.Mr. ^Murchison, Mr. Earl and Mr.
McFadden, our hosts at that time.
Several speeches were made by
the men while dinner was being
served. They all congratulated us
for winning the championship of
both FTeel-It and Football. They
were also pleased with the spirit
in which we played the games.
M'hile the dessert was being
served several boys made speech
es thanking the men for taking
such great interest in our playing.
We also thanked our coaches,
'Mr. jMurchison and Mr. Earl, for
their splendid work.
Our supper was ended by pre
senting to Miss Reynolds, who
has charge of the lunchroom, a
beautiful bouquet of carnations,
showing our appreciation for her
interest.
—Eugene Bicksler
* * *
Pantry Shower Given to
Our Policeman
Tuesday morning all the pu
pils of Lindsay Street School
brought a New Year’s pantry
shower to the policeman of our
school.
We had four barrels which
werd filled with canned goods,
cereals, potatoes, sugar, fruits
and the like.
Some boys loaded them in a car
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EXTENSION WORK
Three Extension courses are
now being offered to the teachers
of the City Schools of Greensboro,
—one in American History offered
by Vice President Jackson, of the
North Carolina College for
Women, one in Modern Poetry
offered by Dean W. C. Smith, of
the North Carolina College for
Women, and third course in Edu
cational Tests and Measurements
under the leadership of Dr. M. R.
Trabue, of the faculty of the Uni
versity of North Carolina. ..All
three of these classes are open to
any teacher in the vicinity of
Greensboro. The enrollment of the
three classes of Greensboro teach
ers is as follows:
Class in American History, two;
Class in Modern Poetry, twenty,
and the Class in Educational Tests
and Measurements, thirty-five.
SECOND SQUAD FOR GIRLS
A group of girls, known as the
second squad is now practicing
twice a week—learning and put
ting into play some of the fine
points of basket ball. Flax Mc
Alister was elected captain, and
Lucille Boone ,manager . The
days for practice are Wednesday
at the Presbyterian Hut, and Fri
day at the Y. W. C. A. gymna-
sion from 4: to 5: o’clock. Miss
Jean IMcAlister and Mrs. FI. W.
Park are coaching. Any girls who
wish to learn more about the
game are invited to join this
squad. Games with outside
schoolls are to be scheduled after
examinations.
—Mrs. H. W. Park.
LEE’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED
AT SIMPSON STREET SCHOOL
TO ROBERT E. LEE.
January 19, 1923.
Time can not dim thy glory,
Nor age
Tarnish the lustre of thy
Honored name
Great hero of our race!
Among the deathless records
Of all time
Thy name’s emblazoned, there
To be the sign
Of those who stand for right.
—George Studson DeLano.
Mountville.
« « «
The anniversary of the birth of
General Robert E. Lee was cele
brated in a manner most fitting at
Simpson Street school.
The second grade room was
adorned with that famous picture
of “The Last Meeting of Lee and
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THE NEW SEMESTER
On January 29, the Second or
Spring semester will begin. Stu
dents who have completed any
given subject will proceed in the
next half of that work. Those
who have failed will have to re
peat the work. The new classifi
cation will be made on the follow
ing basis:
credits.
Second Semester, Freshmen, 5
Third Semester, Sophomores, 9
Fourth Semester, Sophom’s, 14
Fifth Semester, Juniors, '19
Sixth Semester, Juniors, 23
Seventh Semester, Seniors, 27
Eighth SemegtQjr, Seniors, 31
Graduation 36
NEWS NOTES FROM ASHEBORO
PEARSON STREET SCHOOL
The following is a list of the
names of pupils in Asheboro
School who deserve special men
tion for excellent scholarship dur
ing the month of December:
Grade 7 A—Flazel Allred, Ber
nice Apple. Elizabeth Brown,
Saarah Mendenhall, Bob Cav-
eness.
Grade 7 Bl—Alary Price, Ar
thur Campbell.
Grade 7 B2—Martha Sykes.
James Lassiter.
Grade 6 A—James Stewart,
Margaret Freeland, Mary Baker,
Fay Bennett.
Grade 6 B—Hazel Allen, Anna
Cagle. Katherine Murray, Evelyn
Osborne, Daphine Hunt, Eliza
beth Weadon.
Grade 5 A—Francis Alurchi-
son. vSavannah Cheek, Lewis
Dick, Alable Smith.
Grade 5 B—Lawrence Clapp.
Lynette Mhlliams, Lottie Wall,
Francis Nowlan, Ruth Menden
hall.
Grade 4 A—Fred Sullivan,
Elizabeth Dixon, Alargaret Alur-
chison, Vernon Gordon.
Grade 4 B—Dorothy O’Con
nor, Treva Williams, Garland
Whitfield.
* * *
An Interesting Debate
On Tuesday morning Aliss Hol
loman’s history class had a very
interesting debate. The presi
dent. Sarah Alendenhall, Pre
sided. The secretary. Hazel All-
red. announced the query. “Re
solved. that the Lhiited States
should enact further laws re
stricting immigration.” Those
upholding the> affirmative were
Kennett Blair, Paul Wimbish
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Some of the successful business
men of the city have been asked
to contribute something toward
the building of strong characters
in the liigh School, From time to
time the messages which they
have sent will be printed here.
The one in this issue was written
by Air, H. Smith Richardson,
President and General manager
of The Vick Chemical Co.
Since he has'''so successfully
carried out his message it should
mean more to those who read it
—Drive!
Air, Richardson in discussing
the qualities most essential for
success, says:
Briefly, the quality which in
my opinion is most important is
expressed in the slang word
“Drive”. It is the same quality
which makes a good scrapper out
of a) little man—that makes a
football player put everything he
has got into the game—that car
ries a long distance runner over
the last hundred yards. It is the
same spirit, conciousness, or
whatever it may be, that you
see in blooded race horses or ped
igreed dogs—they do not have to
be “driven” to their taskg.
Drive is the thing which in the
business world makes a young
man do more and learn more than
exactly the job he is given. He
covers more territory than he is
actually paid for—he has an “ac-'
quiring mind”. When a chap
without drive in business comes
up against an obstacle, he con
siders that he has a perfect alibi,
sits down and rests and lets the
boss think out a way to surmount
the obstacle. The fellow with
drive, if se can’t go over, figures
out a way to “go around” the ob
stacle and presents his plan to
the boss. Drive will not take the
place of brains, but without drive,
brains are useless.
Employers are always on the
lookout for young men with this
characteristic—they are more
precious than rubies—rarer than
fine gold. They are the men who
manage our railroads, our fac
tories and our great industries.
A’ery truly \'Ours,
H. S. Richardson
President
WEST LEE STREET NEWS
Why Nobody Likes Mr.Fly
Mr. Fly, you and I
Never do agree.
You fly. and crawl, and hop
around,
On every thing you see.
Your feet are dirty as can be,
They are never kept clean.
You wipe them on the things you
see,
And those who eat these dirty
things
Are nearly always lean.
No one likes you.
Do you wonder why?
This thing then will I tell.
If people stay ’round you,
They never c an keep well.
—A’irginia Spencer, 6 B.
* * t
Alary had a little fly
Which was mean as could be,
And every where tliat Alary went
That fly you’d surely see.
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