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ADMINISTRATIVE NEWS
CYPRESS STREET SCHOOL
'Music and music apprecia
tion’’ was the subject of a most
interesting: talk which was made
by Miss Alice Bivens of the
North Carolina College to the
Cypress St. School on Friday
evening, when the fathers were
the honored guests of the
association. Miss Bivens urged
upon her hearers the importance
of having music in the school,
stating that in her opinion, it was
just as important as “readin’,
writin’ and ’rithmetic.” She stat
ed further that one-third of the
professional people were musical.
Preceding Miss Biven’s talk,
there was a short business ses ■
sion at which time Mrs. James
Fleet, Mrs. A. S. Cate and Mrs.
Fred Archer were named as a
committee to confer with com
mittees from Lindsay and Simp
son Street Schools, looking to
ward getting an oil portrait of
Govenor Charles B. Aycock, to
be hung in the Charles B. Ay-
cock Building at its completion.
Delightful musical numbers
added greatly to the enjoyment
of the evening, the first of
which were several selections by
the school Glee Club. Miss Lu-
cile Sharpe played two piano so
los, after which Miss Hancon of
the North Carolina College, .sang
three selections, demonstrating
the songs that are taught to the
children. Miss Clara Gant gave
a delightful musical reading “T;
Takes a Heap o’ Livin' in a
House to Make a Home.” After
two piano selections by Harold
Cone, the program was conclud
ed by two lovely solos by Miss
Bivens.
A pleasant social hour follow
ed, during which coffee and sand
wiches were served.
The following list of names are
of children who received Silver
Star Primary Palmer Buttons:
Elston Fife, Lillian Smith, Dan
Field, Paul Lane, Irvin Powell
and Mary Poindexter. Those
who received the Palmer Method
Button are: Preston Herndon.
James Stephenson, John William
Medearis, Grace Hobbs, Stanley
Williams, Edwin Holt, Lyal May
Reynolds, Robert Wharton, Kath
erine Davis, Loretta Nichols
Gray Archer, Jack Wachten, Foy
Gaskins, Sara Howerton, Virginia
Simpson, Elizabeth Smith, Billy
Reynolds, Dorothy F'ife, Paul
Wyrick, W. B. 'Mayes, Jovan
Crutchfield, EMiil Smith, Ruth
Young, Helen Brummer.
Those who received the Prog
ress Pin are: Wilhemina Smith,
Edna Maness, Lois Lazenby and
Olivia Powell.
SIMPSON ST. SCHOOL
NOTES
The new semester has begun
with much interest on the part
of all.
The third grade teacher. Miss
Pegram, was absent from school
two weeks on account of illness.
Her work was ably taken care
of by Mrs. E. E. White, a Simp
son School patron.
Mrs. McSorley was grealty
missed at school during the ill
ness of her husband, Mr. John
J. McSorley. We are glad that
he is able to be at his desk again.
The various rooms of Simpson
Street School will enjoy a valen
tine party at the close of work on
St. Valentine’s day.
William Turner, one of our
brilliant pupils of 4A grade, who
is convalescing from a severe
attack of appendicitis, was the
recipient of a valentine box from:
the pupils of -fB and 4A grades.
His classmates have endeavoiod
to keep William cheered during
his many weeks at the hospital'
by personal visits, flowers, and:
story books. We hope he will be
with us again soon. |
Miss Margaret Martin, repre-
sensative of the Columbia Graph-
ophone Company, visited Simp
son Street School Thursday
morning, February dth, and gave
a very interesting demonstration
lesson in Music Appreciation.
■Miss IMartin played several rec
ords on the Victrola, illustrating
and telling the story of each rec
ord for the boys and girls who
had been assembled in Miss Pe-
gram’s room. The children prov
ed to be good listeners, and were
especially interested in "The Wild
Rider,” and "The March of the
Lead Soldiers.”
Miss Martin is a charming wo
man and was a welcomed visitor
to the children in the City Schools
of Greensboro. She came at a
very appropriate and opportune
time, as a Music Appreciation
course has recently been started
in all the Grammar Schools.
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GEORGE WASHINGTON
George Washington was a war
rior bold.
That is what is I have always
been told.
He fought so very brave and true
To free the people like me and
you.
He fought with neither dread nor
fear.
To free the country he loved so
dear.
—Frederick Newnham, 4A
LIFE AT SPRING STREET. I
A Valentine
What shall I send for a valentine
To you, O valued friend of mine?
I send a pledge of unfailing trust
That our friendship lasts till our
bones are dust
.And our souls are numbered with
the just.
What shall I send that shall im
part
The earnest purpose of my heart?
[ send assurance that for thee
My prayers incense shall burned
be
Before God’s throne continually.
What my request on bended knee
In the Presence Chamber of Roy
alty?
A plea for wisdom such as He
Will give to faith’s simplicity
And grant Faith’s importunity.
May the Spirit, armed with His
own sword.
Destroy all doubt of that sacred
Word,
'■■'rill the stones grow old
And the sun grows cold
.-\nd the leaves of the Judgment
Book unfold.”
—Johnsie Coit.
was started for High School
work.
• « •
On January 29 the eighth grade
of Lindsay Street School came to
.Asheboro Street School to make
this their new school home. The
eighth grade of Asheboro wel
comed them at lunch on that day
with a brief program. Kennett
Blair made the welcome address.
Hazel Allred recited an original
poem of welcome and Sarah
Mendenhall gave an appropriate
reading. We are always glad to
make new friends and we hope
the girls and boys who came to
us are already feeling quite at
home.
Poem of Welcome follows :
Poem of Welcome
We welcome the students of
Lindsay Street School,
V\’ho in every way show that they
abide by the rule.
Though some have gone up and
others have stayed down
We’re sure it’s not from laziness
but a nervous breakdown
We know you -will gain, although
it may change your features.
Those who are not smiling we can
assure more pleasant looks.
For there is nothing any better
than what Miss Neely cooks.
We want each and every one of
you make yourself at home;
We feel that some of you regret
that you had to come.
.As the days go by and the end of
the school term nears,
Here’s wishing that each one of
you will make your ■,gra;de
with cheers.
—Hazel Allred.
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Abraham Lincoln
"Lives of great men all remind
us, is a saying true.
I'd like to be like some of them,
wouldn’t you?
Abraham Lincoln is one whose
life we know
It was plain, simple and sincere
nothing for show.
Rail splitter, honest Abe, steadily
climbed the ladder of fame
Guarding quite carefully his sim
ple blessed name.
In all that was right he took a
firm stand.
Faithful, honest, with a gift to
advise and plan;
Step by step from plough boy to
Nation leader
Grew this midnight candle-light
reader.
Boys, that same old ladder we’ll
have to climb
If we leave our footprint on the
sands of time.
—James Cates.
ITEMS FROM LINDSAY
STREET SCHOOL
NEWS NOTES FROM
ASHEBORO PEARSON
STREET SCHOOL;
Junior High Started j
Hurrah! we have a Junior'
High School at Asheboro Street.
It has started and is in full sway
now. There are many pupils
from Lindsay who came over to
be in the new eighth grade. W^e,
the old pupils of Asheboro, are
glad to have them and they are
now getting thoroughly acquaint
ed with us. The Junior High
The Valentine Spirit
Good St. Valentine day is here
With gladness and with cheer.
Every heart is filled with joy,
For every living girl and boy.
If a valentine was not given to
you.
Wouldn’t you feel pretty blue?
Remember others will be happy
too—
When they receive a valentine
from you.
Don’t send them because you
think you should.
Give them because you think it’ll
do them good.
So send to them, both young and
old,
For you know how much love
they hold.
Send them with a cheer, send
them with a call,
Send them with a good will, or
not at all.
It will make some one bright and
ffay
On this real St. Valentine day.
—Doris Hogan.
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Our Music Course
.At the present time America is
making a sincere effort to attain
a higher degree of culture. Every
where schools are devoting more
time to the study of music, art,
and literature. Their aim is to
produce, not masters, but a class
of men and women having a sin
cere appreciation of the treasures
which have been accumulating in
the world’s store-house,—the best
that each age and race has pro
duced.
Our music course has a dual
nature. We are emphasizing
sight singing, giving due atten
tion to tone quality, rhythm and
expression. We are preparing
the children to enter a world
where music is more generally
known than it was a generation
ago. The other phase of our
work is Music Appreciation. We
hope to give our boys and girls,
not only a sense of melody and
of rhythm, but a quickened im
agination. We want them to
have orchestrial music becaus.;
they understand it. Listening to
the world’s artists will enable us
to study the voice. The songs
and dances of the various nations
of the world afford a pleasant
field for work. But most of all
we want to instil a love for the
literature of music,—opera. When
the child has been taught the
story of the opera, has been giv
en the historical background, has
been led to picture the scenes,
and has learned to love the com
poser, we feel sure of his love
for opera.
Our field is very extensive and
we cannot hope to make an in
tensive study of all our material:
but if we can instil a love for
music we shall consider our work
accomplished. Then we shall
know that we have truly laid the
fondation for a lifetime of build
ing.
—Helen Schneck Clairborne,
Teacher of Music in Seventh
Grades, Lindsay Street School.
A Music Appreciation Lesson
On F'ebruary 7, our class had a
most interesting visitor, Miss
Martin, of the Columbia Record
Company. She used as her prob
lem the Overture of 1812 by
Tschaikowsky. As Miss Martin
explained, this was such a mas
sive piece of music that it can be
effectively rendered by only a
large organization ; so this record
was played by the Roy'al Grena
diers. His Majesty, the King of
England’s Band.
As you well know, 1812 cover
ed a period of war for not only
.America, but Europe as well. At
this time Napoleon’s hosts were
overrunning Europe and in this
particular instance, were laying
seige to Moscow. As you recall,
the French were at first victori
ous and really occupied the city,
but the Russians won the final
victory.
All this trouble had interrupted
the building of the temple at
Moscow, but when it was finally
completed and Tschaikowsky was
asked to write a composition to
be played at the dedication of
the Temple, he took the War of
1812 as his theme.
Miss Alartin led us to see the
pictures Tschaikowsky's mind
saw. With him we lived through
the period of indecision; the se
lection of a leader, the period of
preparation, the approach of the
French, the battle, the French
victory, the second attack and fi
nal Russian victory. These pic
tures were suggested by music.
1 have never understood a vic
trola record as 1 did the Over
ture of 1812. Miss Martin made
it so simple fOr us to understand.
1 am sure that 1 will always re
member this selection and its
History.
—Harry Gump, Grade l-.A.
DECLARED A TIE
The Newcomb Game played
on the Spring St. Playground,
Dec. loth, between Asheboro and
West Lee Street School girls re
sulted in a tie 52-52. Many futile
attempts have been made ko
bring the two teams together for
another game to decide the cham
pionship. It is necessary, due to
January promotions, to declare
the series ended and the tie of
December loth the final result.
—H. W. Park.
TAKE A HINT
Now that basketball goals have
been installed on each playground
when the weather permits, it
would be well if the boys and
girls from grades 4 to 7 inclusive
begin to practice shooting goals.
Make a line fifteen feet from the
goal post on the basketside and
use this as the mark to shoot
from. The future will bring a con
test in goal shooting. Make your
O'wn goal using a barrel hoop and
practice at home.
—H. W. Park.
“Day by day in every way,”
mused the slice of restaurant toast
on its third consecutive trip from
kitchen to table, “I am getting
brittler and brittler.”—Life.
DREAMS
made, it is important that it has
been thought of and that it has
engaged wide attention. Whether
or not our peojile and our peo
ple’s representatives now or soon
perceive that education is our in
surance against chaos, it is im
portant that a few far-seeing men
are doing so and that they are
nroclaiming their message.
.Against the time when it will pre
vail, we must set our house in
order. We must be ready with
a real program of education, 'ocal,
state, and national—one that will
measure up to the high thinking
of our leaders. Tt should reach
to the uttermost parts of the land
and free the spirit of rich ami
poor. It should be for the gifted,
the mediocre, and the dull. It
should display the finest spirit of
research in its details and its
larger aspects. It should be ready
with plans that will actualize the
aspirations of those whose vis
ion is clear. In short, it should
hasten the day when their dreams
come true.
Let us, then, be thankful for
dreamers in education. May they
gain a hearing: and may we be
ready when they do. May they
dwell among us to enrich our
lives and energize our endeavors;
for without their vision the people
perish.
^ —Copied from the Educational
I Research Bulletin, January 10,