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Friday, October 23, 1925 HIGH LIFE Page 5 HOME ECONOMICS COURSE VALUABLE FOR ALL GIRLS Economy Stressed in Cooking and Sewing—Courses Prac tical in Every Phase. MODERN KUDGET IS KEPT Home-Furnishing Studied—Meals Are Planned and Prepared by the Home-Making Class. “As we look at Home Economics it is preparing the girls for home life and after all that’s what we're working for. It is centered around the home and home making,” declared Miss Zolloman and Miss Playfoot on being questioned con cerning their courses. “Not all girls make homes or do their own work but most of them are in charge of the work and should know about it,” continued Miss Zolloman. “Even if a girl leads a business life she should know how, what, and where to buy her clothes. Home Economics is practical and not only prepares a girl for home but for the business world as well.” “In the class a budget, an account of modern times, is kept. Each girl does her own shopping, having learned to dis tinguish wool, cotton and linen.” “Last year a girl kept an accurate account of her disbursements and at the end of the year found that for nine dol lars and twenty cents she had bought and made, two hats, a nightgown, a silk slip, a combination suit, and a cotton crepe dress.” Miss Zolloman said that the girls had certain problems to work out each year. This year they are going to furnish their rooms either in reality or imagination. If they need no furnishing the price of each article will be considered just as if actual buying were to be done. The girls are very interested in home-fur nishing. This applies especially to sec ond year students. Remodeling is stressed especially by Miss Zolloman and it is desired that problems of this kind of the individuals be brought to class. The course is very practical and not “high-faluting” as some people think. The work for first year students is making aprons, under-garments, wash dresses, hats and studying what a good line of proportion is. Wool dresses, hats, home-furnishing and baby’s and chil dren’s clothes are made by more advanc ed pupils. Cooking Department “Every person, no matter what their station or condition in life, must eat, and therefore it is very necessary that they know how to choose their food wise ly,” declared Miss Playfoot, instructress in cooking. “The purpose of the cook ing department of the Home Economics course at Greensboro High School is to teach the girls, the future home-makers, how to do this,” she continued. “The course is very practical and is based on the three meals, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The girls learn how, when, and where to buy in the planning of and serving of these three meals. They learn not only how to cook and serve a meal but how to balance and plan one as well. Food values are given special attention for it is very necessary that the girls know whether or not they are eating the right things.” The family of four is used as a basis and 75c is allowed for each meal. A menu follows: Lunch—cheese and nut salad, cocoa, custard. “Every girl wants to be able to run as far, jump as far and look as well as her companions,” declared Miss Play foot. “To be able to do these things careful attention must be paid to the diet. At first the girls are interested only in themselves but later on they learn to watch the diet of the rest of the fami ly as well. The reducing and fattening problems are solved in this observation of diet as are many other problems of eating,” she continued. “Management of the home is taught also.” H. Toland: “The strongest men in the world are out west.” Mr. Parks: “Why how’s that?” H. T.: “Don’t they hold up trains out there?” BOYS’ CLUB HAS A FINE PROGRAM ^ Mr. Phillips Delivers Interest ing Talk on “How Little and Big We Are!” “How Little and How Big We Are”, was the subject of the talk by Mr. C. W. Phillips, principal of the High School, made before the Boy’s Club of the First Presbyterian Church, Wednesday, Oc tober 14. Mr. Phillips told how small Greens boro appeared from the top of the Jefferson Standard and how large, from a city street. “Look,” he said, “at a link in a chain, very small but how important? Take a tree out of your yard and see how the water rushes in. Take your friend away and see how much you miss him. Everything that we do has to have some effect.” Mr. Phillips stated that to your little brother or sister you are great and fine and that you are always big to some body. “I wish,” he continued, “we could real ize how big we are and at the same time how small we are. Will we be any bet ter tomorrow than we are today?” he asked. “Are you being steeled to play a better game tomorrow than you can today?” A committee of six was elected to re strict the membership of the club. The boys who were chosen are as follows: Robert Wilson, Sammy Goode, Carlton Wilder, Henry Biggs, Paul Scurlock, and John Mebane. The committee for naming the club requested that each member bring a suitable name on a slip of paper to the next meeting. The club was dismissed with “sentence prayers.” EDWARD M’NEALY PRESIDES AT MEETING OF COMMERCIAL CLUB Officers Enthusiastic — Rachael Nye and Annie Younts Are Committee Chairmen. The Commercial Club had its first meeting on Thursday, October 6, at the Chapel period. Edward McNeely, the president, presided over the meeting. Miss Annie Younts was appointed chair man of the program committee and Miss Rachael Nye, chairman of the Social committee. It was decided that only those stu dents that are taking two major com mercial subjects are eligible for member ship in the club. It is the intention of the faculty advisers. Miss Lula East and Miss Grace Pullin, to have business men of the city speak to the members at the regular monthly meetings. The extra meetings will be devoted to new business that should come before the club and to social affairs. The members and officers of this club seem to be very enthusiastic and will endeavor to make this the most suc cessful year. MISS SUSSDORF LEADS GIRL RESERVES IN THE CITY AND ITS SUBURBS Three-fold Purpose is to Grow Better Physically, Mental ly, and Spiritually. The Girl Reserves, an organization similar to the Girl Scouts, is made up of girls from all the high schools with in and without the city limits of Greens boro. Miss Sussdorf of the Y. W. C. A. is head supervisor, and different teach ers in the schools have charge of the special groups. There are six groups in Greensboro: one at the Central High School; one at Glenwood ,one at Pomona; one at Buffa lo; and one at Bessemer. The groups at the Greensboro High School is called the Worth While Club. There are about fifty girls in it now and they are trying to get Miss Mae Bush to lead them. DRAMATIC CLUB PLANS TO PRESENT “JUST SUPPOSE” ^ Phyllis Penn and Charles Wy- rick Will Fill the Lead ing Roles. ENTIRE CAST IS CHOSEN “The Thirteenth Chain,” a Mystery Play, May be Given by Dramatic Class Early in December. The Dramatic Club is planning to pre sent, early in November, a play entitled “Just Suppose” by A. E. Thomas. Phil lis Penn and Charles Wyrick are taking the leading parts. The following is the 'cast: George Chester, the Prince of Wales; Charles Wyrick, Lord Karnaby; Jimmy Peterson, Lord Calverton; Ver non Patterson, Linda Lee Stafford, A Virginia Bell; Phillis Penn, Mrs. Staf ford, her Grandmother; Betty Brown; Kingsley Stafford, her father, Marvin Iseley; a suitor, Monty, John Gillespie; Hannibal, negro servant in the Stafford home, Veverly Moore. The play is a very original and amus ing comedy. During his recent visit to the United States the Prince of Wales is supposed to have spent a few days in Virginia, under an assumed name. This rumor is the base of the plot and is clearly used. Early in December the “The Thir teenth Chair”, a mystery play may be presented. The Club Directors are try ing to secure permission from New York producers to give the “Poor Nut”, a col lege life comedy, which is to be given by the seniors who graduate in Janu ary. The officers of the club elected Octo ber 14, are: President, Louise McCul loch; Vice-President, Dick Ziglar; Sec retary and Treasurer, Guy Hill; Stu dent Director, Myra Wilkinson; Adver tising and Scenery Manager, Edmuncf Turner; Faculty Advisors, W. R. Wun- sch and Miss Mary Wheeler. DEBATING CLUB IS AGAIN REORGANIZED Constitution is Adopted and Officers Elected in Initial Meeting—John Mebane is Made President. On Friday, October 9, 1925, the G. H. S. Debating Club met in the library at Chapel period for the purpose of or ganizing for the coming year. Henry Biggs was elected temporary chairman and presided over the meeting. A constitution conveying the Parlia mentary rules necessary for the club had been prepared by Henry Biggs and J. D. McNairy from the constitution and the By Laws of the Junior High School Debating Club. After hearing it read the club unanimously adopted it. Officers were elected as follows: President, John Mebane; Vice-President, John Gillespie; Secretary and Treas urer, Carlton Wilder. The president in a brief talk told what the club expected to do this year, “To bring back the cup from Chapel Hill.” Misses Boying'ton, Blackmon, Cald well, Hight, Mrs. Ashford, Messrs. Farthing and Coletrane are faculty ad visors of the club. NEW MEMBERS INITIATED AT RECENT HI-Y MEETING On Thursday, October 7, ten new mem bers received by the formal initiation which is a custom of the Hi-Y organi zation. The new members have now giv en their full pledged membership to sup port and carry on the great work that has been accomplished in the past. This point was stressed by the closing speech of Mr. Coletrane, who told the boys what a great organization the Hi-Y is. Several short talks were given by differ ent members of the club. After this a fine lunch was served which made the night very enjoyable. Mr. Coletrane substituted for Mr. C. W. Phillips, who could not come because of other busi ness. Members receiving the initiation were: Ned Lipscomb, Eugene Cox, Pete Wy rick, Giles Homey, Howard Wimbish, Guy Hill, Paul Scurlock, Orden Goode, Marvin Iseley and John Gillespie. NEW GRADE PLAN IN GRADEDSCHOOL Attractive Points of New Sys tem Outlined by Officials— Make Use of Numbers. Curiosity Qorner By Geaiiam Todd Due to the fact that Mr. Archer be lieved the Elementary Pupils were not graded accurately, a new report card with achievement and effort included and a different grading system was devised at a late meeting of the school officials. “There are some children in our cchools today who, I know, work hard over their lessons and yet come home at the end of the month with a C, and then there are those who barely look at the home work and yet get the best,” said Supt. Archer. “Now just which would be termed the best scholar? I think the one who tries is much more to be praised and for that very reason we’ve planned a re port card which includes w^hat they real ly attain and the effort they employ in their work.” The card is divided in two sections for the Fall and Spring Semester respect- tively. At the top is printed: It is be lieved the development of such traits as are listed below is more important than the learning of mere facts from sub jects. The children are to be taught right attitudes and desirable habits, the factors of a happy life.” The charac teristics and habits enumerated on the report are the following: “health habits, self control, self reliance, co-operation, loyalty, courtesy, promptness, neatness, fair play, respect and diligence.” The regular subjects listed in previous years are also among the list. Instead of using A’s, M’s, and C’s, as formerly the numerals are used as a device for showing a child’s relative position in the class as: Among the high est 5%—1; among the next 20%—2; among the middle 50%—3; among the next lowest 20%—4; among the lowest 5%—5. For all practical purposes 5 is a fail ure. Late hours, immaturity, bad compan ions, bad conduct, lack of home co-oper ation, physical defects and irregular at tendance, cause poor work. ' GrasiJ the adam’s apple firmly with the thumb and fore-finger of the right hand, and, wriggling it vigorously up and down, emit a plaintive wail, and you’ll be practicing the latest fad among the boys of G. H. S. It’s considered quite the rage to cry in such manner, “O-o-o Doctor! Take that knife out of my back.” MR. ROBERT DENNY SPEAKS IN CHAPEL ON FIRE PREVENTION ^ ‘Clean Up Greensboro” Theme of Local Attorney’s In structive Talk. At Chapel assembly October 6, 1925, Mr. Robert Denny, local lawyer, made a masterful plea to the students “to clean up Greensboro and make it a beautiful city from the cat’s eye view as well as he birds eye view and thus prevent fire.” He spoke briefly of the origin of fire as told by ancient mythology. Of how ancient man stole it from Zeus on a spear point as one legend runs, and how another discovered it by striking two flints together thus producing a spark. “To me,” continued Mr. Denny,, “the greatest word in the English language s not love, as many would say, but control. We are constantly striving to control men, and to control everything. Fire is a great thing. When controlled it is a servant of man but when not un der control it is his worst enemy.” “Every year fire destroys one fourth of all the new; buildings in the United States. We are known as the most de structive country in the world. Most of the fires are caused by carelessness.” Mr. Denny then asked his audience when they go home, to clean up their basements, backyards, and attics and ar range them orderly because, “First, an orderly back yard shows an orderly man and second, an orderly basement and at tic prevent fires.” Mr. Aycock made an urgent plea for boys to go out for track. He told of the many big track meets coming in North Carolina in which the High School would take part. He also told of the cross-country run soon to come off. The Glee Club, under the direction of Mr. Gildersleeve, gave two selecations, a Venetian song and “When Life is Brightest.” ’Sfunny how so many boys can lose so many books around the cafeteria around about chapel-time. ’Salso funny how the rows of seats facing Cedar Street are usually filled with boys. *Note: The Greensboro College for Women has an enrollment of about 300. ♦ The bean-throwers war has ceased. Acorns are now employed in bombard ing ones personal enemies. The “mighty oak” has come to the aid of the tiny bean-pod. Anyway, we can eat beans, while acorns are useless. Our plea has been heard by the cruel warriors of the “bean-battles”. Several trapeze and acting pole stars are in the making of our new bar; also several blisters. Most of our football team seems to be none the worse for their little game of tag with Winston, Saturday. We wonder how many boys who hold down lumber-jack sweaters, could hold down lumber jack jobs? The “Play-o-Graph” at the Daily News had a little competition Saturday, eh. « Actual score: 7-0, Favor Winston. Score in enthusiasm and pep 77-7, Favor Greensboro. A certain girl was overheard to re mark, “Well, no wonder Winston won, they played so rough and hurt so many of our boys, how could we win?” Well that’s a womans attitude. ♦ You can’t fool Nature. This was shown in that some bees, while look ing for something sweet, flew into a certain Junior room on several different occasions, stinging the members. Niagara Falls had nothing on the cata ract that was formed, from the cloud burst last Wednesday, on the cement steps beside the main building. ♦ Ask Sadie Clements or Ruth Simpson, they’ll tell you all about it. What? Well, you just ask ’em. “Oh, if only it were true!” was Miss Beckwith’s answer to queries concern ing her love affair, as told in the last issue of High Life. Does the fact that a man studied by candle light make him great? N. B. English 4. Winston, our friendliest, enemie-est op ponent, has beaten us. Oh, Winston! Arise O bearers of the pig-skin, and avenge thyself, for there will be more games. All is not lost. High Point had a few yells, too. Di’ja notice? Did it strike you as being funny that both Grensboro and High Point rooters kept “bellering” about, “We’re going to win.” And then neither one did. AYCOCK AND M’lVER TIE IN A HARD-FOUGHT GAME Thursday, October 15, the girls’ hock ey teams from Aycock and Mclver grad ed schools played a hard fought contest. The two teams were about evenly match ed and the resulting score was a one to one tie. The first half passed without either side scoring, both playing a snappy game. In the third, Mclver, by a series of rushes and clever playing, scored a goal. Both sides tightened up; and it seemed as if Mclver would win, but in the last three minutes of play Ay cock scored. Alfred Dickson is manager of Fresh man football at State.
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