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FOR A BETTER G. H. S.
Vol. 3.
GREENSBORO HIGH SCHOOL, Greensboro, N. C. Feb. 27, 1923
No. 10
DR. A. H. PATTERSON SPEAKS
AT FIRST MEETING OF
CHEM PHYSICS SOCIETY
GREENSBORO ELIMINATED BY
FAST REIDSVILLE TEAM IN
THIRD GAME OF SERIES
OR. HENRY L. SMITH GIVES
INTERESTING TALK TO
STUOENENTS IN CHAPEL
FORMER GREENSBORO MAN
One of the most interesting lect-1
ures of hte year was heard Thurs- |
day evening at the opening meeting
of the Chemical-Physical Society
of the high school.
The Chemical-Physical society has |
been organized only a short while
and, since it was keenly felt that |
a good beginning is one of the es- j
sentials of success and since one |
of the big objects of the society is j
to arouse general interest in science,
it was decided to have as the open
ing progi'am a public lecture—the
lecture to be given by a man who
is a well known scientist, who has
received recognition in this realm
and who of course is well able to
fulfill the requirements mentioned
above.
The society was fortunate in se- j
curing Prof. A. H. Patterson for,
this occasion. Prof. Patterson is
a scientist in the true sense of the
word. Being Dean of the school
of Applied Science and head of
the Physics Department of the Uni
versity of North Carolina shows
something of his attainments in this
line. Not only is Professor Patter
son a scientist but those who heard
him will verify the fact that he is
an intensely interesting lecturer and
bis whole being a wonderful dis
play of personality.
The lecture “The Story of the
Stars,” illustrated with lantern slides
and full of interest from beginning
to end, was chosen for this occa
sion because it is a subject in which
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SCORE 48-24
GIRLS ATHLETIC COUNCIL
ENTERTAINS CONCORD TEAM
The Greensboro Basketball Team
and the Girls Athletic Council en
tertained the Concord team at a sup
per just before the game Friday
night. All of the girls with a few
specially invited teachers, met at
Hylmore Tea Room at five o’clock.
There they enjoyed a supper of an
unusually fine menu.
Helen Clapp, the chairman of
the Athletic Council, presided. The
program was very informal consist
ing of • a short talk from the cap
tains of both teams. Miss Hornsber-
ger, Miss Dry, the coach of the vis
iting girls, and Mr. Guy Phillips.
At the close of the supper songs
Acere started which ended in a yell
for Concord.
Everyone had a splendid time and
left with the hope of soon meeting
again at another such enjoyable en
tertainment.
—Garnet Gregorv.
Miss Summereli and Mr. Barton
were discussing the supply room and
how to get it advertised.
Miss S.: “We really ought to have
some attractvie colored posters. I
Avas just thinking about some of
these girls Avho paint ”
Mr. Barton: ‘*You had a large
thought.”
On Wednesday night, Feb. 28th,
at 8:15 o’clock the fast Reidsvlile
quint eliminated the G. H. S. Basket
Ball aspirants from the champion
ship race of North Carolina on the
Guilford College court, by a score
of 48 to 24.
Although the G. H. S. team lost
the game the players upheld the
high standards of clean- sportman-
ship and gameness for which the
High School stands. They added
to the chain of her fame that will
ever be remembered in hearts and
minds of the loyal students of G. H.
S.
Special credit is due to the Cap-
lain “Dude” Sellars for his guidance
through this season.
In this game the stellar honors
were evenly distributed for G. H. S.,
while Miller was the shining light
for Reidsville.
Win or lose G. H. S. STICKS
to the last.
The line up was:
G. H. S. 24 R. H. S. 48
left forward
Harrison Chance
right forward
Stone Miller
center
Goodwin Gillikin
right guard
Swift Delaney
left guard
Sellars Mace
Summary: Field goals: Goodwin
Harrison 1, Chance 8, Miller 10,
Pettigrew 3, Delaney 1, Gilikin 1.
Goals from fouls, Goodwin 4 out of
9; Chance, 2 out of 5. Substitutes:
Everett for Stone, Wilkins for Gar
rison, Pettigrew for Delaney, Link
for Miller and Teachy for Mace.
Talf time score: R. H. S. 23, G. H.
S. 9. Referee H. C. Frazier.
—David Thomas.
The High School was exception
ally fortunate on February 26th,
when Dr. Henry Louis Smith, pres
ident of Washington and Lee Uni
versity spoke. He talked in a force
ful, entertaining way about athletics,
showing how the game of football
may be compared to the game of
life.
Dr. Smith based his talk on six
lessons which we must learn before
we can be successful in life.
1. The lesson of the game.
There is always some resisting
force which we must overcome.
2. Lesson of the team.
Loyalty and co-operation should
be cultivated by all.
3. The lesson of the coach.
Raw material, no matter how
strong, can do no good until train
ed.
4. The lesson of the training
pledge.
We must learn to conquer our
selves, before we can overcome any
other thing.
5. The lesson of the daily grind.
“Practice makes perfect.”
6. The lesson of the bleachers.
Enthusiasm turns work into play.
—Katharine Schenk.
DEBATNG TEAM CHOSEN
Tuesday night was a red-letter oc
casion in the debater’s calendar, for
it was then that the Varsity Debat
ing Team was chosen. Streams of
oratory could be heard in the halls
for several hours, as the speakers en
deavored to prove their respective
virtues, as debaters. After every
contestant had been heard, the judg
es gave their decision in favor of
Wm. V. Sprinkle, Wm. Neal and
Moulton Avery of the negative and
of Charles Lipscomb, Elizabeth
Simpson and Lucile Boone of the
affirmative. The query. Resolved that
the United States government should
provide for the enforcement of the
decisions of the Railroad Labor
Board, is one which has ample room
for discussion. Tonight the alter
nates will be chosen.
Mr. Jennings: “Now barium gives
a sick looking green, about the color
of “Miss Ogburn’s” SAveater.”
Having to go to chapel twice a
week is bad enough, but a chapel
program in the room on Tuesday is
adding an insult to inquiry especial
ly to those of us who have Chem-
istrv the following period.
DRAMATIC CLUB TO STAGE
‘ PLAYMAKERS’ PRODUCTION
The play chosen by the G. H. S.
^ Dramatic Club for its annual pro-
' duction is a favorite Avhich the N. C.
[ “Play Makers” have made famous,
j This play “What happened to
j Jones” when given by the Universi-
; ty students was what is slangily
I called a howling success. When
I presenting this play the boys were
' greatly handicapped by a drawback
j which we do not have to face. They
I had no girls. In a play which
I calls for many types of feminine
beauty and ugliness they used boys
and still were successful.
The play is a comedy, full of life
and fun. There isn’t a dull speech
in the whole thing and there isn’t
any tragic acting in it for people in-
experinced in tragedy to blunder
on.
The cast of charcters has been
reassigned since last week and re
hearsals show much pep and prog
ress. The date has been changed to
March 23rd.
With the co-operation of the stu
dents this play is going to be as
great a success as it was when pre
sented by the University boys.
The revised cast of characters
follows:
I What Happened to Jones
Jones Robert Irvin
. Ebenezer Goodly Bobby Wilkins
. Bishop Rev. Antony Goodly,
; D. D - Clinton Jackson
Mrs. Matilda Goodly....Bertha Ferree
Marjorie Josephine Thomason
Cissy Margare Stockton
Helma, Sweedish Maid, Nancy Little
Minerva Mary Rosalind Bowden
Alvinah Margaret Sweeney
Holder - Leonard Temko
Bigbee Moulton Avery
Richard Norman Cooper
Fuller Herman High
GREENSBORO GIRLS’ QUINTET
HAVE FIRST LOSS OF SEASON
BURLINGTON THE VICTOR
In a one-sided game, the Greens
boro girls lost to the Burlington
girls, last Saturday night, the game
being played at Burlington.
The Burlington quintet had the
lead throughout the entire game, the
score at the end of the first half
being 14-4. The Greensboro girls
played a good game, but couldn’t
seem to score. The Burlington
guards succeeded invariably in
breaking up the shots for the basket.
The final score was 24-4. Wood
Avas the individual star for Burling
ton, shooting 11 field goals.
STATE A. A. FOR GIRLS
SHOWS GREAT GROWTH
Within one year of the life of the
association organized to provide ath
letic work among the High School
girls of N. C., forty-two schools
have enrolled. In a very hurried
way a District Basketball contest
was operated in the spring of 1922
for about twenty schools largely
interested in that sport. Since that
time the full purpose and plan of
the association has begun to be un
derstood and at present there are
42 schools competing in a basketball
series which is only a part of the
big program as outlined. This pro
gram will be continued this spring
in the promotion of baseball, tennis,
volley ball, field day, and other
events out of doors for girls.
The conference for the East was
held at Wilson under the efficient
guidance of J. S. Bryan, principal of
the Wilson High School. Fifteen
schools were represented and a
satisfactory schedule effected. Seven
teen schools met in Greensboro at
the call of Miss Olive Smith of
Winston-Salem who is serving a sec
ond term as chairman. The cham
pionship will be decided on March
24th.
Miss Nellie K. Dry of Concord
called the Western Conference at
Salisbury and ten schools respond
ed. This championship will be
decided on March, 17th.
The officials of the association are
very anxious to have many inquirers
about, the work and the additions
of many schools to the Roll of
Honor.
THE DESCENT INTO
AVERNUS
0. HENRY SHORT STORY CUP
PRESENTED TO MISS FIFE
BY DR. W. P. BEALL
SUBJECT “THE FLAPPER”
The student body had a very
rare treat in chapel on Feb. 19th,
v/hen Miss Dorsett’s room presented
“0. Henry” program, presided over
by Margaret Stveeney.
Marjorie Blair gave a talk on 0.
Henry’s place among short story
writers. William V. Sprinkle told
the story of 0. Henry’s life. This
was unusually enjoyed, not only be
cause of the speakers original pre
cause of the speakers’ original pre
sentation of it.
. Frances Thomas told briefly one
of 0. Henry’s famous stories, “The
Retrieved Reformation.” Robert Ir
vin, following, delighted his audience
with the song “Jean” in his lovely
tenor voice. Then to our happiness,
Dr. W. P. Beall was intruduced.
He was one of 0. Henry’s most
intimate friends and in his charm
ing manner, he told of 0. Henry
as he knew him. Dr. Beall threw
his audience into peals of laughter
by some of 0. Henry’s anecdotes.
To conclude the program, Dr.
Beall presented the 0. Henry loving
cup, given by Mrs. Justice to Jennie
Mae Fife, the winner of the short
story contest. She wrote “The
Flapper,” a highly creditable story.
PROMOTION AND FAILURE
SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION
AT P. T. A. MEETING
The subject of promotion of high
school students and failure was dis
cussed in full at the meeting yester
day of the High School Parent-
Teacher association with the result
that the meeting was one of the
most interesting the association has
ever held.
Mrs. John Michaux furnished the
music for the occasion, singing de
lightfully a group of three love
songs. Guy B. Phillips presented
the subject of “Promotion and
Failures” to the mothers present.
Heads of the various departments
of the high school followed his lead
with interesting information; and
each pleaded for co-operation of
parents and teachers in the promo
tion of more careful study on the
part of the students, and therefore,
the material production of percent
age of failures in the school
Mr. Phillips distributed and call
ed attention to neatly type-written
monographs comprising suggestions
helpful to proper study. These, he
said, were not entirely original, but
were recommended by himself.
Miss Jane Summereli made a talk,
urging a closer cooperation and un
derstanding between teachers and
parents of children who fail.
The Senior Latin Club is going to
give a moving picture “The Descent
into Avernus” in chapel Friday,
March 16th. We are all going to
know about the descent into the un-
derAvorld sooner or later, preferably
sooner. Here’s your chance! Don’t
miss it! The admission is a paltry
dime and it’s surely worth your
money to know about the Romans t.,» t n r • ^
Julian: Mr. Leiler, do we finish
Descent into Avernus ■ , , , .
o nr- this book this semester?
—Sara Mims
Mr. Lefler: “Yes.”
Dick Crabtree: “What would you Julian; “Then will Ave take the
do if I kissed you on the forehead?” appendix?”
“Lib” Transou: “I’d call you Mr. Lefler: “No, we’ll cut that
down.” out.”