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Friday, September, ^5, 1985
HIGH LIFE
WHITE-CAPPED MAIDENS
MAKE APPEARANCE AT
GREENSBORO HI SCHOOL
Number of Janitors is Dimin
ished as “Freshman Nurses”
Come into Their Own.
Anyone who previously bore the pur
ple and gold of Greensboro High, or at
least, to put it less romantically, at
tended classes at G. H. S., remembers
tliat we had men to do our cleaning up
and such like, last year.
Well, it seems that the women have
at last reached the place where they will
do anything, and they are taking over
“male jobs” by the handfuls. The out
come of all this talk is that the number
of janitors has diminished and now we
have white caps and aprons, set off
by ebony skins and dresses, gliding
gracefully down the halls at intervals.
But wait, men, till the cold, dreary
and bleak winter takes possession of
this sunny land, and see if these black
damsals will fire the furnaces, clean
up the snow, and face the cold with the
same grin of happiness that hitherto has
been the lot of Wheeler and his trusty
pals.
And yet another way to look at the
matter is that the maids may be here
for the purpose of attending the fresh
men, or at least some of the “Tom
Thumb” ones.
SUPT. ARCHER DRAWS
THE LUCKY NUMBER
Is Presented with a P^rigidaire by Mr.
Lindeman, Representative of the
LVigidaire Company.
What next, Superintendent? A Noko
la?
At the last meeting of the Rotary
C'lub, Mr. Idndeman, re])resentative of
the P'rigidaire, made a novel proposi
tion. It was this: If he were allowed
to talk for fifteen minutes he would pre
sent a member of the club with a
P'rigidaire.
AH the names were pieced in a hat
and the tenth to be drawn was the
lucky one. Now, of course, all who were
oi)posed to gambling were allowed to
withdraw their names, but some way or
other our superintendent’s name got put
back in the hat and he was the winner.
But—don't misunderstand ! The same
rule about shootin’ craps, and playing
marbles “for keeps” and matching nick
els holds good 'cause that at the Rotary
Club was “a gray horse of another
color.”
CLASS OF 1922 HOLDS
ITS ANNUAL REUNION
On P'riday, September the fourth, at
seven-thirty o’clock at the Jefferson
Standard Cafe the class of 1922 held
its annual reunion. At this meeting,
which was attended by a large number
of the members of the class, it was de
cided that the meetings would from now
on be held at Christmas rather than in
the fall as has been the custom. Jimmy
Wilkins was elected Plverlasting Secre
tary. It was decided that a president be
elected every year and Nellie Irvin was
elected president for this year.
NEW FACULTY MEMBERS
HONORED BY “OLD TIMERS”
The “old” faculty entertained the
“new” at luncheon in the cafeteria Mon
day, September 7. Decorations and ar
rangements of tables were attended to
by Miss Martin's girls.
Introductions w'cre made in a very
clever manner. Mr. Phillips, who was
at the liead of the table, rose and in
troduced himself. Miss Fannie Starr
Mitchell, who was next in line, got up
and addressed Mr. Phillips then intro
ducing herself. And so on down the line
each teacher in turn addressed those pre
ceding and so made herself and himself
known. Towards the end of the line it
was rather difficult to remember all the
names. Miss Boyington was most suc
cessful in this and was aw’arded a cross
word puzzle book.
Mr. Phillips then made a short talk,
after which Miss Mitchell welcomed the
newcomers. Miss Summerell made a re
sponse to this, and the meeting was then
turned over to business.
TROUBLES ELIMINATED
BY SCHEDULE CHANGES
New System is Discovered by Which
Some of the Ills of School Life
May be Eliminated.
Hurrah! No more troubles, boys and
girls! In fact, the w'ord trouble will
be extinct around this campus, if a new
system that is advocated by leading au
thorities on avoiding trouble and all
things remotely akin to trouble (includ
ing hard work) is adopted by all mem
bers of the student body. These author
ities, who have been toiling day and
niglit to find a means to escape all fu
ture toil, hit upon an amazing discovery
the other day, and may be seen now at
all times, rushing madly about the cam-
j)us, shouting with delight.
All the ills of school life, it i.s claimed,
may be eliminated by the use of this sys
tem, which is both pleasant and pain
less. If you find yourself afflicted with
indigestion from having lunch at the
fourth period, in too close proximity to
your breakfast for peace, the answer is
simple: change your schedule. You will
be completely and miraculously cured.
If you find that Fate has dealt you a
teacher whose personality grates on your
sensitive nerves, and thus threatens your
social chances by destroying your nerv
ous equilibrium, do not give up hope.
Your case is not necessarily chronic.
Change your schedule. If your best girl
is not in any of your classes, there is
no need to commit suicide. It would
overburden the janitors with needless
work; merely change your schedule. Then
the long-separated (There have been
cases of separations lasting as long as
two days—the cruelty of tliese teachers
is incredible!) will be reunited. If you
hear a rumor of some work (such things
have actually occurred!) connected with
one of the classes you signed uj) for last
year in blissful innocence, do not hesi
tate an instant but race for your sched
ule card. If you change it in time, be
fore you are overcome by the insidious
poison which thinking of work always
liroduces in the brain, the chances are
that you will recover. But it is best to
be on the safe side, so rest quietly for
the next few days, keejiing the mind off
all disturbing thoughts; or the attack
may reoccur, this time with disastrous
results.
As to the best way of changing the
schedule, I have consulted with authori
ties on the subject, and would like to
describe it in detail to my readers, free
of charge. But as there rs a possibility
of some teacher reading this article and
as I have heard rumors of the faculty
attem))ting to stop the use of the new
cure (a high-handed proceeding!) I will
not print the authorized method of using
it in these pages. It would be an unwise
move.
Incidentally, it might be mentioned
that nine-tenths of tlie faculty are said
to be suffering from nervous breakdown
as a result of so many schedule changes.
That in itself w'ould justify the use of
the system.
BOYS’ CLUB MEETS AT
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The initial meeting of the Boys' Club
of the First Presbyterian church was
held Wednesday, September Ki, at {):30.
The leader this year is W. R. Wunsch,
a member of the High School faculty
succeeding J. Foster Barnes, who has
moved to Asheville.
Supi>er was served to 22 boys. After
the meal election of officers was held.
Clarence Scott was elected president and
John Mebane treasurer.
A charge of 15 cents a week is the
only cost of the club. The new’ mem
bers do not have to pay for their first
meal. The programs are planned by a
committee, which is apjiointed by the
president each week. A variety of pro
grams w’ill be secured for the club if
possible.
'i'he president, in a short talk, said
that the Boys’ Club of the Presbyterian
church was the best of any kind to which
he had ever belonged. Mr. Wunsch be
lieves that the club this season will be
better than those of preceding seasons.
The meeting was closed at 7:3() with
sentence prayers.
DECISION TO SHORTEN
SCHOOL HOURS REACHED
AT PRINCIPAL’S MEETING
Students Disregard the Heat
so Long as School is Dis
missed at 1 O’clock.
Thur.sday, Seiitcmber 10, was a red-
letter day in tlie history of Greensboro
High School. On that date, for the first
time in the history of the oldest inhabi
tant (and there are some students who
have been enrolled in G. H. S. for a per
iod of time slightly less than the age of
the big maples in the front yard) school
w'as ordered closed early on account of
the hot weather.
Decision to shorten the school day
W’as reached at a meeting of Mr. Archer
and the principals of the various schools.
They decided to run through the usual
eight periods, but to shorten each from
50 minutes to 30 minutes, making the
hour of dismissal 1 o'clock.
Only the day before the weather man
had been made the subject of much
abuse on account of the continual torrid
wave, but all censure immediately ceased
w’hen the announcement of the shortened
jieriods w’as made.
Thursday the bright beams of the hot
sun w’ere reflected in the smiling faces
of tlie students as they cheerfully swel
tered in the torrid class rooms, buoyed
up by the thought of early dismissal.
Friday, how’ever, every face w’ore a
funeral ex})ression as the students sadly,
disconsolately w’andered into the session
rooms, for the sun was hidden behind
a bank of clouds. A brisk breeze soon
siirang up and dispersed them, however,
and everyone seemed to be in a happy
frame of mind as the heat-laden rays
slanted dowm, ipiickly boosting the mer
cury well above 90 again.
FUTURE OUTLOOK GOOD,
Y.M.C.A. OFFICIALS SAY
Familiar Old Building is Bought as a
Site for Hospital—New Location
Convenient to G. H. S.
'I'he old M. C. A. building has
passed out of the lives of Greensboro
boys forever unless they care to become
hospital inmates.
Dr. A. F. Fortune and his associates
have purchased the old building and are
having it remodeled to fit the needs of
a hospital, but the old “Y” will linger
long in the memories of the thousands
of Greensboro boys w'ho have benefitted
by its existence.
The new “Y” will be a credit to the
jirogressive spirit of Greensboro. The
Y. M. C. A. directors want to erect a
building at a cost of .^450,000.00. This
building will include rooms for resident
members, a swimming pool, handball
courts, tw’o social rooms, and a com-
{iletely equipped gymnasium. The tem-
jiorary structure w’ill probably be joined
to the new’. In December, or after the
first of the year, Y. M. C. A. officials
W’ill launch a campaign to raise $150,-
000 from the people of Greensboro. This
sum combined w’ith the $211,800 that
is now in the treasury will be sufficient
to give Greensboro one of the best “Y's”
in North Carolina.
SCHOOL BAND RAPIDLY
DEVELOPING MUSICIANS
The High School Band, directed Hy H.
Grady Miller, has been practicing rWu-
larly twice a week during the vacation
jieriod and rumor has it that the mu^-
cians are aiiproaching a semblance t
an Immature Bachman’s Band.
The organization w’ill probably appear
at the majority of the athletic contests
and at many of the major school gath
erings. The instruments are owned by
the school and rented to the young mu
sicians. 'J'his plan has made the impos
sible a reality to many students.
Mr. Miller is optimistic concerning the
outlook for liis proteges this year, and
jiredicts that the Band will do honor to
the school, despite the loss of several
siilendid musicians.
All students who can play or think
they can ])lay an instrument are urged
by Mr. Miller to arrange to report for
liractices held Tuesdays and Thursday
at the second jieriod, and on Saturday
mornings.
GREENSBORO BOYS
GO WEST IN FLIVVER
Comer - Burroughs - Davant • Phoeni?^
Party After Many Hardships FBn-
ally Reaches San Francisco.!
The Comer-Burrouglis-Davant-Phoen
party, a band of happy-go-lucky tour
ists, left Greensboro early in July bound
for the Pacific Coast in a Ford “skeeter”
stripjied dow’ii to its elastic limit. With
$50 apiece in their pockets and youth
and enthusiasm in their blood they set
out to seek their fortunes.
Arriving in Washington, they w'ere
royally entertained w’ith a big July 4
dance. But all good things must end,
so the party moved on to Pittsburgh,
Penna., bidding farew’ell to the capital
and their good times there. Very heart
ily W’ere they received in the “Smoky
City” by an uncle of Ed Davant’s. Here
tliey W’ere treated to real meals and W’ere
taken tlirougli tlie Bethlehem Steel
Works, the largest in the world.
After liaving rested, the boys jour
neyed on to Detroit. With a letter of
introduction from Mr. McGlamery they
w’ent to the P’ord plant where they gazed
W’ith wonder at the manufacture of the
flivver.
From Detroit they w’ent to Chicago,
where they spent one day, then west-
w’ard they rattled across Iowa to I.,ake
Port. Arriving at Lake Port out of
funds, they found work in a w'heat field,
w’orking from () a.m. till 7:30 p.m. One
of the boys wrote that he had often
w’anted such work but now had decided
that he had liad enough.
With })urses slightly refilled, they
moved on to South Dakota. For once
they had a puncture to their advantage.
While fixing a tire, they w’ere noticed by
a man w’ho was kind enough to invite
them to his ranch. Without any hesi
tation whatsoever they accepted this in
vitation. Here tlieir job was rounding
uj) w’ild horses and cattle. The man told
them that if they could get on the wild
horses and ride them, he w’ould save
them until next summer at w'hich time
they might return and get them. Austin
(’omer and Dick Burroughs stuck to
their horses, so they are planning to re
turn for them next summer.
The (juartet next made their way
across Montana. Again out of money,
they stopped at Hardin and here found
work in the largest w’heat field in the
West; W’orking for three w’eeks, seven
day.s a w’cek, they lost count of days.
Leaving Hardin they made their way
on to Yellow Stone Park where tbej'^
S])ent four days touring. From this beau
tiful jilace they sent many souvenirs, one
of W’hich was a sofa pillow with “Buf
falo Bill” on it.
Next they went to Salt I.ake City,
then to Nevada, w’here they were pen
niless and unable to find jobs. When
next they hit Sacramento they were at
last able to find w’ork. Their job here
W’as in the vineyards.
After picking and eating enough they
W’ent on to San Francisco where tliree of
the boys found jobs in restaurants and
there they are now’. Austin Comer is
advertising Shell Gasoline. All have
passes to the Diamond Jubilee which is
know’ll the world over.
Tlie quartet are so enthusiastic and
excited that they have no idea as to
when they are coming home. They hope
to go to Hollywood, Cal., but have writ
ten nothing about joining the movies.
They plan, too, to take a boat trip to
the Panama Canal.
MISS SUMMEREL RETURNS
TO GREENSBORO HI SCHOOL
After an absence of two years. Miss
.V^ne Suinmerel, former teacher at G.
S., has returned to the faculty,
ring the school session of 1923-'24
Miss ’’fiummerel took a course at Colum
bia Uiiiversity, New York City, and re
ceived liWr master’s degree in English.
The next war she spent teaching English
at WintlirojV College, which is located at
Rock Hill, So\th Carolina. Several have
asked her reas^ for returning to this
school. She replied, “I came because I
love Greensboro arid the boys and girls
of G. H. S.”
During Miss SummeVel’s last year as
teacher here the seniors\dedicated that
issue of the Annual to hw as a /fitting
token of the high regard tney held for
her ever-friendly interest in ftjem.
By Betty Brow’x
Believe me, the pipes surely have cap
tured lots of boys. “Our Pipe,” for in
stance, has tw’o or three fighting over it
all the time.
Some of the “Barney Juniors” think
when they graduated from the barns this
year they graduated in full. They don’t
even have a class in them.
How’ever, they have to have some
thing to fuss about. Now’ it’s too far to
walk from upstairs in the main building
to No. 12, so they think they’ll donate
an elevator or so.
Everybody that tried tlie row of chairs
for changing his schedule knows w’hat a
conflict means. If you had to start at
the end of the row the w’cek W’ould pass
before you reached Miss Mitchell.
We certainly do aiijireciate the tele
gram Miss Killingsw’orth sent us. We
have been thinking about her too.
“Miss Mary Jane Wharton,
“Greensboro High School,
“Greensboro, N. C.
“Luck to you and student body presi
dent. Love to each pupil.
“Iv. Killingsworth.”
“Get out of here, you hound!”
We know tliat is w’hat Mr. Pliillips
would like to have said and probably
did say Tliursday morning when he had
to chase a dog out of the nursery so it
wouldn’t bite the babies.
'I'w'o homing birds have recently been
observed by onlookers to be building a
nest. After much interest in possible
locations, they decided to “park for life”
in Sunset Hills, and soon afterwards
began tlie construction of their home.
As the summer draws to a close these
tw’o birds are jiractically ready to move
into the nest and change it from a mere
house into a j^yrt^t have
also stuck up at the entrance a visit
ing card, W’hich bears these initials:
“C. W. P.”
I.et’s liave Miss Suinmerel on the stage
in Chajiel so everybody can see her and
then maybe we w’ill have an answer
when someone in the city .say.s, “How do
you like Mi.ss Suinmerel? I know you
just love her—I always did.”
These terraces are something to be
jiroud of. Please don't abuse the green
places W’ith your feet. They’re not use
ful—only ornamental.
Come on, you Domestic Science girls!
We’re betting on you! If you are to be
thorough, begin at tlie bottom and work
u]). Clean up the lab first of all.
It has been said that the “Nursery
Maids” keep their noses powdered all
the time. Well, they had a job if they
lived up to their rep the hot month.
The football fans are well enthused
over the first game. Come on, students!
Let’s go 100 percent and see if Greens
boro doesn’t win!
“Fire! Fire! Fire!”
“Oh, maybe it’s the barn!”
“I’ll bet the Church street fire truck
gets here first.”
“Good night! I can’t see a bit of smoke
and you said it was pouring out of the
window!”
“What window?”
“Oh, the window to the Bain’s house.
It’s not even the Barn.”
“Well, you’re wrong too. T. J. just
saw some smoke coming out o’ the pigeon
hole!”
Such were the cries heard Friday
morning when all the trucks in town
collected in front of the school.
Gee! The teachers must be in cahoots
with the book stores. Every teacher
says get a loose-leaf notebook and plenty
of paper and keep it to hand in, so
there’s not much chance to use one for
all purposes.
Mr. Farthing measured his foot in
geometry class and found it was eight
inches long. Don’t you think most of
us could beat that in length?