Friday, October 1926
HIGH LIFE
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SCHOLARSHIP
“Very often in high schools only the
football heroes or the dramatic stars
attract attention and get publicity. This
is not true in the Greensboro High
School. Here as much importance is at
tached to attainment in scholarship as
to those in other fields. In fact, I be
lieve that there are almost as many
thrills exjrerienced over scholastic hon
ors here as over those in athletics. This,
if it be true, is to a large extent due to
our unique system of recognizing and
rewarding scholarship, and to our chap
ter of the National Honor Society.
“The honor roll system, whereby a stu
dent who makes an average of ninety
per cent on studies and conduct is plac
ed on a roll of honor, is of course known
in many schools. In addition to this,
however, Greensboro has the star sys
tem (thanks to the Civitan Club which
has sponsored this for several years) that
makes it possible for an honor-roll stu
dent to wear a small star and thus give
distinction to his attainment. A student
on the honor roll for the first time
wears a bronze star, but if he earns
the bronze star for five months, or a
whole semester, he is allowed to change
from a bronze to a silver one. Seniors
and seniors only—who have had this
honor for a semester may wear gold
stars. There is a keen desire among
the students to join the star-wearers.
Such interest is proved by an ever-in
creasing number of honor students.
“The Torchlight Society, founded on
the principles of scholarship, citizenship.
Leadership, and service, is a chapter
of the National Honor Society for Sec
ondary Schools—the high school Phi Be
ta Kappa, in other words. Only stu
dents from the upper fourth of the sen
ior class are elected to membership in
this organization, and they are expected
to stand out as scholarly students, ac
tive, worthwhile citizens, and distinct
leaders who serve the school faithfully.
Scholarship, however, is really stressed
when members are being chosen. This
then serves as an incentive in scholar
ship for students feel that the Torch
light is really a select organization.
Greensboro has the honor of being one
of the two high schools in the state that
have a chapter of this national organi
zation.
We are proud of our star system, our
torchlight Society, and our honor stu
dents. After all, though the gleames set
before the modern high school are many
and varied, intellectual attainment still
remains one of the brightest of these,
and most worth following. We are,
however, by no means resting a pinnacle
of self-satisfaction. There are still far
too many in the Greensboro High School
who are not doing conscientious, sincere
work, who are content with mediocre
work, though their talents would permit
much better. It is our hope that their
number will become noticeably smaller
this year. Laura A. Tillett.
FAILURES
“Miss Tillett has told you in the above
article about good scholarship in our
school and about the awarding of stars.
That, of course, is the most important
thing we do, and it’s a joy to know that
so many have taken their studies seri
ously enough to make honor roll grades.
It is my unpleasant duty, though, to
say something to and about the group
of students who have for some reason
failed a great j)art of their work. It
hapjiens in all groups that some people
are at the bottom, but any number seems
entirely too large. The facts will not
make us proud, but we must know that
more than sixty of our students failed
on a majority of their subjects.
There are evidently two reasons for
these failures. Either the pupils were
placed too high or were sick and there
fore absent too much or they simply
“won’t”. They belong to the W. W.
We are going to try to adjust these boys
and girls in the former group and give
them a better chance next month and
we just hope for those in the latter
group that they will see their mistakes
and decide that they will try. I am
confident that next month will find our
record better.” C. W. Phillips.
DRAMATIC TRIAL
OF M’N AIRY STAGED
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Blue-eyed Damsel is Cause of
Heavy Sentence Falling
on Popular Student.
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With its accustomed sjieed and effi
ciency, justice has again performed the
function so necessary to the yirotection
of society—this time within the walls
of G. H. S. Again society has been
avenged. Another star has fallen, and
the memory of its brightness has quickly
faded in the blackness of its descent. J.
D. McNairy, lately of spotless reputa
tion and of excellent favor in the eyes
of his schoolmates, is the latest victim
of justice. On the morning of Wednes
day, October 14, before a courtroom
packed with his classmates, he was de
clared guilty of flirting in the first de
gree by a jury of his peers.
A week before he had left his session
room to go to a class, a man of un
blemished character; when he reached
that class he had sunk to the ranks of
the degraded. A blue-eyed maiden trip
ping along the boardwalk in the morn
ing sunshine had lured him from the
path of honor. He grinned at her and
winked passionately; the outraged girl
turned pale. He passed on coldly to
his class, but the hounds of tlie law were
hot on his trail. Even there, justice was
gradually getting into action.
The next day McNairy was chagrined
to find himself in the toils of the law,
held for trial in the 3rd district court,
under whose jurisdiction lie comes since
he is a member of the famous room 3.
At Chapel period court convened. Judge
Aycock on the bench. Feeling was at
a high pitch, and a large crowd throng
ed the room. Distinguished council ap
peared for both prosecution and de
fense. The solicitor for the district,
Henry E. Biggs, Jr., stern and masterful
upholder of justice, had summoned to as
sist him, Mr. Charles Graff, whose fame
at the bar needs no mention. Besides
the counsel for the defense, Harry Gump,
far-famed criminal practitioner and elo
quent orator, sat E. D. Kuykendall, Jr.,
whose unmistakable figure, as well as
his masterful wit, have made him a fa
miliar sight about the 3rd district bar.
It was plain that a battle royal was to
be staged.
The prosecution got into action; as it
unlimbered its heavy artillery shot after
shot riddled the hope of the defense. Wit
ness after witness was called, and a
clear-cut case against McNair-y was seen
shaping itself before the eyes of the
jury and spectators. Cross-examination
failed to shake any of that damaging
testimony. Then the state played its
trump card.
Mr. Biggs, with that taste for drama
tic moments which so distinguishes, him,
rose to his feet and addressing the
crowd tense with emotion, called Miss
Hilda Davidson to the stand. The
crowd held it’s breath. The climax of
the trial had come. In faltering accents
showing plainly the reluctance and em
barrassment of a modest nature called
upon to testify in jiublic, the young lady
told her story. A wave of indignation
shot through the audience as she related
the incident on the board walk the pre-
ceeding morning. Then as she pointed
an accusing finger at the pale, staring
defendant who saw his doom before him,
the throng hissed fiercely. Audible cries
of “Lynch him! the scoundrel!” were
heard through the room. With difficulty.
Judge Aycock restored order.
Then Mr. Biggs, again master of the
situation, spoke casually the words which
capped the dramatic presentation of his
case; “The state rests. Your Honor.”
From that moment the brilliant coun
cil for the defense realized they had lost.
Attempts were made to establish Mc-
Nairy’s good character, but Mr. Biggs’
address to the jury, a marvel of oratory,
successfully refuted their case and for
ever strengthened in the jury’s mind
the iron-clad evidence for the prosecu
tion. As a last resort, the defense call
ed in the services of another lawyer, the
famous Carlton Wilder. For three hours
he plead to the jury with that flashing
eloquence for which he is distinguished.
He magnified the flaws in the state’s
case, and begged the jury to consider
twice before convicting a man on such
flimsy evidence of “wilful flirting” be
tween which and “flirting” he very de-
Raleigh gave Fraud Goodwin permis
sion to check out of State and visit his
home here the week-end of the “Big
Game.”
Miss Martha Broadhurst was seen on
Spring Street lately.
It is thought that Shelton Stubbins
spent the week-end of the tenth in the
city for various and sundry reasons.
Miss Lizzie Darling, a student at Con
verse, visited her home here recently.
Miss Tommy Strader visited in Greens
boro, Thursday, October 14.
Mr. Archer and Mr. H. W. Parks
have returned from Asheville, where they
observed the different forms of play
grounds. Our superintendent will have
us a first rate city before long, won’t
he?
DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL
ASSOCIATION TO HOLD
MEETING AT N. C. C. W.
(Contimied from page one)
ganization. All the Departments of the
District have worked out their programs
with great care, and all members of these
Departments should attend the meetings,
T, Wingate Andrews, of High Point,
President of the Northwestern District,
urges. “The sujireme test of democracy
is its ability to co-operate. The ability
to co-operate is the ability of a free
people to join hands in a common cause.
As teachers in a democracy we set our
selves up to teach others how to recog
nize a common cause and to join hands
in its support. We that teach other’s,
shall we not teach ourselves?”
Speakers for the meeting at North
Carolina College for Women will in
clude Dr. L. W. Crawford, Head of the
Department of Religious Education at
Peabody College, Mr. C. J. Heatwole,
executive secretary of the Virginia State
Teachers’ Association, Dr. J. Henry
Highsmith, Supervisor of High Schols,
Mr. A. T. Allen, State Superintendent
of Public Instruction, Miss Elsa Buist,
of Columbia University, and E. M.
Steckel, supervisor of music in the Gas
tonia schools and an entertainer of note,
who will have charge of the musical pro
gram.
The N. C. E. A. consists of six dis
tricts, which hold separate meetings. The
meetings started at Asheville the 16 and
17 and will continue through October
and November until all districts have
held their sessions. In 1923, the first
year that the Associations was divided
into districts, this district had its meet
ing here. In 1924 the meeting was at
Winston-Salem.
MR. ARCHER ATTENDS
THE RECREATIONAL
MEET AT ASHEVILLE
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wards, formerly the principal of Greens
boro High School, had a meeting in the
form of a supper for the men of his
High School faculty. Mr. Archer and
Mr. Parks were honored guests and were
very much interested in seeing Mr. Ed
wards again and in learning something
of his work in Asheville.
verly drew a line. He told them that
McNiary’s mental condition might easily
have been affected by the beauty of the
young lady who accused him. All in
vain was Mr. Wilder’s eloquence. Judge
Aycock omitted his charge to the jury,
saying that he believed the facts were
so obvious in the case that they knew
what was expected of them. They were
out of the room one second exactly. The
crowd cheered wildly when the verdict,
“guilty” was announced. Justice had
taken its course.
After the verdict Judge Aycock read
his sentence. “In view of the vicious
nature of the crime, “he said, “I will
impose the severest penalty that the law
permits.
“James David McNairy, I sentence
you to three months with no dates what
soever and require that you wear dark
spectacles during that entire time.”
McNairy, enraged by the verdict and
sentence was dragged from the room by
two stalwart officers, shouting maledic
tions on the judge and jury.
NIGHT SCHOOL GOES
INTO |m SWING
One Hundred and Fourteen Stu
dents Enrolled—First Sem
ester Ends December 19.
SOME STUDENTS ENJOY
A HALF-HOLIDAY
The Sixteen Rooms Which Paid up
One Hundred Percent for Publi
cations Get Half-Holiday.
On Wednesday 14, the night school,
which holds session from 7:30 to 9:45
on every Monday, Wednesday, and Fri
day in the Greensboro Pligh School
building fell into fulf swing with a
registration of one hundred and fourteen
students. The faculty is composed of
four members: W. M. York, director;
Miss Annie Pullin; C. P. Boyd; and J.
K. My rick.
The school offers five courses of study
including Shorthand, Typewriting, Com
mercial English, Commercial Arithmetic,
and Bookkeeping. The teachers assign
ed to the different courses are as fol
lows: Miss Pullin, Shorthand and Type
writing; Boyd, Commerial Arithmetic;
Myrick, Bookkeeping; and York, Com
mercial English.
All classes are running smoothly, and
it is felt that few additions will be made
to the jiresent enrollment. Friday 16
is the last day for registration. Only
a five dollar registration fee is required,
which is refunded if the course is com
pleted. The purpose of this registration
charge is to exclude all who are not in
earnest and wdio just come to satisfy
their curiosity.
The first semester closes on Dec. 19,
1925. The second semester begins Jan
uary 4, 1926, ending the first of May.
PARENTS’ QUERIES
FULLY ANSWERED
AT P. T. A. MEETING
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Should students go dowm town for
lunch ?
Is Jligh Schol Cafeteria run for pro
fit?
Plow long should pupils spend on les
sons each night.
These questions wmre satisfactorily an
swered by Mr. Phillips and Miss Mit
chell, who explained that:
Credits will be given only on work in
8a and above. Students wdll graduate
four years after date entered, if all
wmrk is successfully passed.
P'our years of high school English,
two years of history, two to six years
of foreign languages, and at least two
and one half years of mathematics are
required to enter an A-1 college.
There will be twm graduating classes
and also two Junior-Senior banquets an
nually.
Positively no students will be allowed
up street for lunches or loafing. If this
rule is disregarded the responsibility will
be shifted to the parents.
The High School Cafeteria is absolute
ly not run for profit. The food is sold
at the lowest cost possible and for the
benefit of the school.
The average pupil should spend the re
quired time of each class period on ev^ry
lesson at home each day.
In concluding the discussion. Miss Mit
chell brought out the point that the
parents and jiupils should co-operate in
the home and school.
Officers of the Parent-Teachers Asso
ciation are: President, Mrs. A. B. High;
Vice-President, Mrs. Luther Coble! Sec
retary, Mrs. Harry Thornton; Treasur
er, Miss lone Grogan.
The following are assistant Vice-Presi-
pers: Phrst Vice-President, Mr. C. W.
Phillips, Chairman of Program; Second
Vice-President, Mrs. W. E. Blaire, Chair
man of Child Welfare; Third Vice-Pre
sident, Mrs. G. L. Griffin, Chairman of
Publicity; Fourth Vice-President, Mrs.
R. E. Mendenhall, Chairman of Member
ship.
The State Convention will meet in
Wilmington, October 10, 11 and 12. One
delegate is entitled to go for every
tw'^enty-five members of the Parent-
Teachers Associations.
At the close of the business a long
distance call was received from Mr. Lee
H. Edwards, sending his best wishes for
the High School and Parent-Teachers
Association.
Mrs. A. B. High, presiding, opened
the meeting with the Lord’s Prayer,
which was followed by two musical num
bers given by the Glee Club.
“Hey there! Do you get a half-holi
day?”
“What Half-holiday?”
“Dumb! For High Life and the
Magazine!”
“Oh yeah ! Sure ! That’s a fact, isn’t
it.” And I was just hoping I’d get to
see that picture show.”
Such was a conversation overhead
on the board-walk, Friday, October 9.
On they rushed to get the “High Life’s
that had brought the treasured holiday.
On the steps, many of the fair damsels
in their attempts to get home, fell up
and down them and were helped to their
feet by—who knows?
That evening when all was quiet and
the janitor went his daily rounds to clean
the rooms he noticed that the desks were
more than full with forgotten books.
PURPOSE OF THE COUNCIL
IS KEY NOTE OF PROGRAM
(Continued from page one)
Athletic association, Mary Lyon I.eak
from Girl’s Administrative Council,
Glenn Holder, from the “High Life”
staff, and George Gregory, representa
tive from Boy’s Athletic Association
complete the personnel of the council.
Glen Holder spoke first on Honor.
“Without honor,” he said, “a school can
not be what it should. Honor is the
basic principle 'of student government.
In fact it is defined as an honor system
by which students govern themselves.”
Hilda Smith and George Gregory dis
cussed honor in the two other programs.
Clarence Scott, Charlotte Van Noppen,
and Charles Shaffener plead for loyalty
from the students. Each pointed out
that it is just as important to be loyal
to one’s school as it is to one’s country.
Carlton Wilder, in his address on Scho
lastic Attainment, urged everyone to sup
port scholarship as well as Athletics.
Macon Crocker and George Stone both
discussed this subject and asked the stu
dents to try and stop the eleven per
cent of failures which were made the
first month.
“Co-operation is one of the biggest
assets a school can have,” John Betts
told the students. Co-operation by the
students with the Council was the key
note of Edwin King’s talk.
An amendment to the constitution, that
a representative from the Girl’s Council
be added to the Student Council, having
been passed upon by the council, was
brought up for the student body to vote
on. It passed almost unanimously.
The purpose of these programs was to
show the students more clearly the aims
and purpose of council; to promote clos
er co-operation of the students; and to
show each member of the student body
his part in the Student Government plan.
DR.
SHIELDS DISCUSSES
NEEDS OF FIRST AID
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to make a stretcher. The final and pro
bably most important demonstration was
the artificial respiration which is used
in case of drowning, electric shock, suffo
cation, and hanging.
In closing Dr. Shields said, “1 hope
you’ll never have a chance to use what
I have shown you here, but I hope that
if the occasion ever comes up you will
be prepared.”
BOY SCOUTS TO HOLD
RALLY IN OCTOBER
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between the troops represented. After
the contests each troop will cook it’s own
supper. A regular, well-planned ( Hallo
we’en program, including the usual
spooks and spirits has been arranged for
the campfire.
The Greensboro Board of Realtors will
award Camp Emblems to all who earned
them at “Camp Graystone” this summer.
The activities will and about nine o’clock.
A very successful rally is expected this
fall.
Mr. Harry Dorsett, former member
of the G. H. S. faculty who now teaches
in that “funny little town called “Went
worth with a courthouse in it,” has re
sumed his work after a visit to Greens
boro.