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HIGH LIFE
Higli Life
Published Bi-Weekly by the Students of
The Greexsboro High School
Greensboro, N. C.
Founded by the Class of ’21
EXECUTIVE STAFF
Edhor-iii-Chief Lois Dorsett
Associate Editors
Elizabeth Stone Alfred Dixon
Charlotte Van Noppen Helen Felder
Assistant Editors
Mrginia McClamroch Virginia Jackson
Martha Broadhurst Helen Felder
Reporters
J. D. McNairy Clarence Stone
Claude Mclver Helen Forbis
Georgia Stewart Moyer Sink
P. B. Whittington
MANAGEMENT
Business Manager Byrox Sharre
Assistants
Paul Scurlock, Advertising
Martha Broadhurst, Ciretdation
Secretaries
Walter Smalley Virginia Bain
Bernice Flenley
As we are represented in our na
tional government by Congressmen
whom we elect, we are represented in
our school government by the coun-
cilmen we elect. And these mem
hers of the council are not narrow
minded, unjust tyrants working ill
for us: they are the people we choose
to represent us; they are our friends,
trying to be as broadminded and as
just as possible, and yet as human as
we are. We have chosen the coun-
cilmen to represent us and the high
est standards of manhood and
womanhood in our school. They are
endeavoring to be worthy of our
trust. Let us play our part in reach
ing the goal that will fulfil the pur
pose for which Student Government
was organized.
THERE’S A DIFFERENCE
FACULTY ADVISORS
Miss Coleman
Miss Wheeler
Mr.
Miss Kelly
Miss Gillis
Wunsch
Not so long ago there was a car
toon in a local newspaper in which
the artist had succeeded in showing
school life in two very distinct
phases.
In one part of the cartoon there
was pictured an old woman, tired
and worn, slowly ringing a bell as
her pupils straggled into the school
room. Everything in the picture
MR. ARCHER.
You can’t down great men. A
truly great man will hang on in spite
of all opposition to what he thinks
is right. He is generally progres
sive, too. He may not become a can
didate for president, seeking to save
the country from corruption, or a
governor, advocating port terminals;
Ills work is what lays the foundation
of true progress. He labors among
the people in the very heart of civili
zation.
Just such a man is Mr. Archer.
Think what he has accomplished for
education in Greensboro! Since he
came here in 1917 our schools have
been improved and enlarged, and
some have new buildings. Our high
school itself has had three “barns”
added to take care of the overflow
from the main building. Aycock,
Mclver and Caldwell are brand-new
and modern; they have all the equip
ment that progressive educational in
stitutions should have. The negro
schools have been improved in equip
ment and standard also.
By just such as this Mr. Ardier
has built up a school system that is
the flnest in the state, and which
many others look to as a pattern.
But this is merely an introduction
to the fact that he has just received
a great honor. He was chosen by the
General Board of Education for a
fellowship in Columbia University
for the purpose of studying the most
modern methods of education. Not
all of us understand what that really
means. It takes a progressive and
deserving man to attract the atten
tion of the General Board of Educa
tion to the extent that they offer him
a scholarship. Even then, leave of
absence must be granted by the local
board. To be able to secure all this
is surely a tribute to any man’s char
acter. We are proud of our superin
tendent and deeply appreciate all he
has done and revere him for it. No
such honor is too good for a man
like him.
Helen Eelder.
OUR GOVERNMENT.
The colonists were a people long
before the Declaration of Independ
ence was written, long before the
Constitution was constructed and the
government organized. G. H. S. was
a school long before it had a consti
tution and self-government. Only
three years ago our government was
founded, the makers imparting all
their hopes, their ambitions, their
ideals for our school to its constitu
tion and government. Ours, too, is
a government of the people, by the
people, for the people; a government
of freedom with these high purposes:
to encourage high scholarship, to up
hold high standards of honor, to in
crease loyalty of the students and
townspeople, to the school, and to
act as a medium between students
and faculty.
seemed dead or worn. There was
no happiness, nothing to show that
there was anybody enjoying him
self.
The other picture was different,
very different. A young woman rang
the bell and she smiled to each pupil
as they skipped into the school yard.
Everybody was happy; birds sang,
and flowers grew about the building.
The man who drew this picture or
cartoon had an idea to put across.
And he did it.
The idea was this: School is what
we make it, nothing more or less.
We can make school seem like a jail,
a place where we are cooped up, or
it can be a joyous place freighted
with bright spots to make us glad
to the end of life.
Now during the school term we
spend about one-third of the day
in or around school. Why not make
these hours worth-while, happy
ones It is less trouble to study
books than to study how to get out
of doing the work.
We know how you hate to go to a
class when the lesson is unprepared.
We often make fools of ourselves
when we pretend to know the lesson
or try to make the teacher think we
have studied it.
Another thing, while in high
school: Let’s do something. Be
somebody. Make a record that we
will want everyone to know of, a
record our folks will think of proud
ly. Let’s make a decision to do
something well.
Go out for athletics; work hard
and try to make the team. Every
body respects a man who works hard
even though he is not a varsity man.
It shows that he has “the stuff.”
We know what a grand and won
derful feeling it is when we get our
name on the sport page; win games
and go on trips while representing
the old school.
If you are no good or too little
for athletics go out for debating,
join clubs or try music work.
Get the habit of going to games
and try to cultivate a real school
spirit. Get the habit of making it
an individual job to make old G. H.
S. 100% in every way.
Alfred Dixon
lift. Music certainly ranks
among these uplifting agencies
appeals to the love for the beautiful
and excites emotions of pleasure, for
these reasons it is considered the
purest of arts.
For many people to whom religion
makes no appeal, music is almost the
only bond of connection with the
world beyond the purely physical.
Do you not think music is one of
the four most important material
wants needed bv the bodv.^
»/
Georgie Stewart.
LISTEN, FELLOWS.
100% is the cry heard everywhere
School.
100% athletic
High
around Greensboro
100%' at all games!
dues! 100% High Life subscrip
tion! Now in behalf of the Senior
Class we are going to ask 100%
support of Senior Supply Room.
Let us give you four reasons why
you should bu}^ from the Senior Sup
ply Room.
First: You are compelled to have
the necessities of school life, such as
pens, paper, pencils, and notebooks.
Why not let us furnish them; we
have them and are always willing to
HI-LIGHTS ON HI
Edited by Helen Felder
If the seniors have the initiative to
arrange a worth-while chapel program,
why can’t the other classes do the same
thing? But we haven’t heard even a
“chirp" from the underclassmen so- far.
Get busy, sophs, juniors and freshies!
The new barn is evidently to be the
best yet, from what we hear and see.
We learned that it’s to be called “Barn
C.” Well, “C” may stand for “culture”
and “comfort.”
A few days ago the new cheer-leaders
were elected in chapel. Here’s a rousing
cheer for them!
It is very gratifying to have such pa
pers as the Greensboro Daily News and
serve.
Second: The same quality in all
goods s given for the same price,
but more goods are given. The
quality of goods we have in stock is
the best. This point was empha
sized when we purchased the sup
plies which we knew you would de
mand.
Third: It is very much out of the
way to stop up street at one of the
stores and probably wait until the
clerk has time to find what you ask
for. Why not wait until you get to
school and then stop by the supply
room on the way to your room.
Fourth: School spirit is displayed
on every side. It is not displayed by
backing one thing but all things
which are just and honest. Now is
your chance ! Buy from us !
the Greensboro Daily Record give so
much space to the subject of education.
In the Sunday edition of September 25
several pages were devoted to this topic.
It is also pleasing to note that the busi
ness organizations saw and approved this
publicity. Letters from the president of
the Chamber of Commerce, president of
the Merchants Association, and Mayor
Claude Kiser, expressing their apprecia
tion of these articles, were published in
connection with these articles.
JOIN THE ORCHESTRA
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IMPORTANCE OF MUSIC.
It has been said that music is the
fourth great material want—first
food, then raiment, then shelter, then
music. It may seem at first reading
that this is being exaggerated. But
think! Surely a man can live with
out music; and too, surely the most
of us do live without any real music
in our lives. But whether or not we
recognize it, the want is there just
the same; there is that need in every
one of us which only music can fill.
Such a large part of our lives is of
necessity spent in a rush which al
most inevitably dulls our finer sensi
bilities and blinds us to the better
things of life, so we owe it to our
selves to take time for those things
which make for us relaxation and up-
Thursday, Sept. 11, those present
in Barn “B” at Chapel period were
disturbed b}^ various musical or
semi-musical sounds arising from
the room under Barn “B.” In other
words the orchestra was holding its
initial meeting. To anyone not fa
miliar with orchestras the situation
would have sounded hopeless. But
to the writer, who has been present
at five such beginnings, the situation
seemed far from hopeless.
Mr. Miller, who will direct the
orchestra, is an experienced musician
and thoroughly capable of develop
ing a cup-winning orchestra for the
Music Contest next spring. That is
if he has the material to work with
and we believe that material is in
the Greensboro High School.
If you knew that you could help
G. H. S. by joining the football
squad, would you hang back.? And
girls, if you knew you could help put
G. H. S. on the map by joining the
basketball squad, would you hold
back.? No, not a single student of
G. H. S. would wait a minute to do
such a thing. So! if you play a
musical instrument, come on. You
don t have to be an expert, you
don t need any past musical experi
ence ; that s what the orchestra is
for, to teach you, to give you experi
ence, to give you a better knowl
edge of music.
Come on! you musicians, we’re go
ing to get the Loving Cup next
spring. Give us your support, we
need it. This is no hopeless task, so
get out that violin, drum, trumpet,
sax, or any other instrument, dust
it off (careful there, don’t be too
rough with it, we need it in good
condition), try a few notes on it and
come along.
We practice every day at Chapel
period, no outside work, and you get
a half credit per semester for it. If
you don’t know how to get started
see Mr. Miller, Mr. Gildersleeve,
Miss Killingsworth or any member
of the orchestra.
Join now! It’s the only class in
High School with no lessons to get
up outside of class, and it’s never
too full.
Weldon Beacham.
It is time the Student Council called
a meeting to take action on something
that is happening at G. H. S. No less
a personage than Mr. Wunsch tells us
in all seriousness that even the spiders
around the high school are absorbing an
education. He claims to have found one
weaving his web in the unmistakable
design of the three letters, “M. J. W.”
If the spiders are becoming educated
and are beginning to show their ability
as writers, we admit that it is only nat
ural that they should select the one topic
that is possibly the most absorbing to
us all at the jiresent time. However,
how about the rest of us? If the spi
ders are beginning to tell tales out of
school in the weaving of their webs, are
the secrets of the rest of us safe? For
the protection of us all, we suggest a
meeting of the council and immediate
action.
written, edited and published by
dents of the Greensboro high school,
started out its new year with the usual
degree of excellence that has maTkecl
it in other years. The publication has
won a reputation all over North Caro
lina and it will certainly receive serious
consideration in the award of the George
Stephens cup this year. Its first issue is
neat and attractive typographically, is
comprehensive in scope, and has a com
bination of liveliness and dignity that
places it high in the ranks of amateur
journalism.”
There is nothing like having your hand
on the door-knob ready to open when
opportunity steps up and gives the brass
knocker a resounding rap; or, expressed
differently, to be able to answer “pres
ent” when the roll is called for action;
in other words, to “have your lamps
trimmed and burning.” What we start
ed out to say was that wEen the land
lord of our public schools departed into
a far country (in his flivver) he, as well
as all of us, was very fortunate in hav
ing assistants to whom he could turn
over his school vineyard to prune and
improve during his absence. In other
words, we are delighted with our new
superintendent.
The new volume at the head of the
Spanish department is wdiat we’d term
a “pocket edition.”
The Scoop Editor of High Life con
siders the accompanying article from
Mrs. C. W. Phillips, our new history
teacher, quite a “scoop” for this edition.
Our readers will recall the mention in
the last issue of a new journalist enter
ing the field. Behold her wmrks:
IMPRESSIONS
A new teacher coming to Greensboro
IS
greeted with all kinds of assurances
A modern “Mary’s IJttle Lamb” got
stalled on the trestle a few days ago.
Contrary to tradition, however, it would
not follow Mary, for the simple reason
tliat it couldn’t. “It made the children
laugh and play’’ to see it on the railroad
track. However, the teachers didn’t
turn him out,” for they were quite as
willing to go over and see it as were the
pupils. When the horse was finally res
cued, It was through “waiting patientlv
about” and trotted off beliind its master.
Disarmament has evidently not affect
ed G. H. S., for our war department is
stdl going in full force. The trouble,
however, is that we can’t tell the differ
ence between the practices and the real
battles^ which the armies are carrying
on. We don’t so much mind being tar”
gets for mere practices where nobody
gets hurt; but when we can’t distinguish
them from the real hattl^^ Himebody
might make a mistake and get wounded.
In developing marksmanship our armv
has unearthed some crack-shots Al-
though some of them can manipulate
bean-sluxrters better than others, the rest
make up for it in spattering pears. If
we really knew the cause of the war we
might ask tlie seniors to solicit liberty
loiu s to lielp tile cause along. Too
■t the time ami place for future battle.!
"ore announced in advance, we might
oo-operate better by keeping out of the
wav.
Don’t tell
“n prophet is not
Wthout honor save in his own country"
caryo”" ‘
cast your eyes
a, this excerpt from
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her 29 and see if you do:
“Hm„ Lr„, the bi-weekly newspaper
that the town will receive her with a
royal welcome. The Parent-Teachers
meet her, the Superintendent has a
friendly word and the Princijial is glad
to have her; but not one word comes
from the boys and girls as to how they
will receive her, and that in her mind
is most important. In fact, that is the
biggest thing because she knows that
the way to the fathers’ and mothers’
hearts is through the children.
The new teacher receives no long-dis
tance message, but when the first day of
school arrives she gets it all first-hand.
At once she is impressed favorably or
unfavorably—and these are some of the
imjiressions she receives:
The students are tolerant and inclined
to be friendly, if only the sign of friend
liness is placed in view. She decides
that from the smoothness and ease of
the organization, G. H. S. must be a
fine place to live. Immediately, she finds
that there is an athletic association and
a great following of it; that there is a
students’ council with a student for its
president. She learns that a newspaper
is published by the high school students,
and that the editor is very solicitous for
material. She is confident from the first
that there is a spirit of service between
students and teachers.
But even then everything is not bright
to her. A few people are ready to take
every advantage because she is new.
The same folks, however, are those who
do not whole-heartedly and zealously
answer the call of the coach and editor.
In every school there is a group of boys
and gdrls who are confident that their
way is best and that nothing is exactly
right. I his group, however, is the mi
nority.
On the whole G. H. S. greets her new
teachers in a whole-hearted, cordial way
and gives the impression that a happy
year is ahead. We acknowledge this
greeting and in turn promise to do our
best to make this year the biggest and
best of all.
It matters not how straight the gate,
How charged with punishment the scroll;
I (on the master of m.y fate,
I am the captain of my soul.
—Henley.
Let your speech be better than silence,
or be silent.—Dionysius.