Friday, November 19,1926
HIGH LIFE
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Torchlight Officers Are
Chosen at Meeting Oct. 28
MOORE AT HELM
Phyllis Penn Is Elected Vice-
President and Mary Lynn
Carlson, Secretary
MAKE PLANS FOR FORUM
Initiation of New Members Begun But
Postponed Because of Lack
of Time
Officers of tlie Torchlight Society
were elected at a meeting held Thurs
day, October 28. Beverly Moore was
(‘hosen president, Phyllis Penn, vice-
president, and Mary Lynn Carlson, sec
retary. Sarah Mendenhall was elected
chairman of a committee to plan the
programs tor each meeting.
A plan was suggested and discussed
for conducting an open forum program
in chapel under the auspices of the so
ciety. An interesting speaker would be
invited from outside the school and,
After his talk, the students would be
free to ask questions just as in the
Greensboro open forum. The group ap
proved of the suggestion and will prob
ably make definite plans soon.
The two old members of the Torch
light began the initiations of the new
ones, but due to lack of time the rest of
the initiation had to be postponed until
a later meeting.
DO YOU KNOW-
What the Library
Contains?
The majority of students in Greens
boro nigh School do not realize the
value of the school library. Any stu
dent desiring knowledge and informa
tion on a particular subject may find
very helpful material there. There are
books on practically every subject, con
taining knowledge to be assimilated by
the individual student.
The section devoted to literature con
tains many volumes. English and
American literature is predominant.
Every outstanding author has a place.
Erench, Latin, and Greek literature,
along with the literature of minor
languages, are included in this section.
Poetry, drama, and fiction are well pro
portioned.
American histories are most numer
ous among the shelves of the history
department. The Colonial period of
American history embraces a majority
of the volumes. Books on English and
French history are also grouped with
the American histories.
Perhaps the most interesting section
of the library is that devoted to mod
ern, and strictly modern, literature.
Books by the most representative of
the modern writers are on these shelves.
New hooks are added annually and in
years to come this section of modern
literature will be as fully equipped as
the other departments.
Other books in the library are ab
sorbed in various other subjects. Some
of the phases are: debating, rhetoric,
grammar, civics, geography, govern
ment, sociology, economics, and science.
The reference equipment is decidedly
efficient. Series or sets of volumes fill
the shelves of many bookcases. Such
authorities as the Encyclopedia Britan-
ica are available. The other references
are well selected and are authoritative.
The 2.5 periodicals subscribed to by the
library also afford excellent reference
and research material.
Parallel English fiction, short stories,
and biographies are grouped together
and are easy for the English student to
And. The history parallel and poetry,
however, are classed in the history and
poetry sections respectively.
Any one of the 700 books in the
library can be found with very little
exertion. By looking up the name of
the book or author in the card index
system, a student may find any desired
volume.
Standing of Schools
In Savings System
The high school standing in the
Greensboro School Savings System will
be seen in the following table;
School Attendance Deposits Pet.
Aycock 022 331 .53
Cypress 109 100 .50
Simpson 135 03 .47
Caldwell 720 327 .45
Spring 214 89 .41
Mclver 550 127 .23
High 780 119 .10
CHAPEL PROGRAMS
ON JAMES W. RILEY
DR. YODER LAUNCHES
CLASSES FOR UNDER
NOURISHED CHILDREN
Torchlight Officers Elected
Officers of the Torchlight Society
were elected at a meeting held Thurs
day, October 28. Beverly Moore was
chosen president, Phyllis Penn, vice-
president, alia Mary Lynn Carlson, sec
retary. Sarah Mendenhall was elected
chairman of a committee to plan the
programs for each meeting.
Work Begun In Schools, Nov. 8.
Doctors and Nurses Make
Examinations
CLASSES FIRST IN STATE
Pupils of Miss Bliss’ Dramatics
Glass Give Enjoyable
Readings
Nutrition Classes Have Already Begun
in Three City Schools and Others
to Have Them Soon
SKETCH OF RILEY’S LIFE
The Public Speaking class under the
direction of Miss Marian Bliss furn
ished the program for chapel on Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday, Novem
ber 9, 10, and 11. These programs were
devoted to the works of .Tames Whit
comb Riley. Annie Hogan acted as
chairman. The numbers presented
were: a short sketch of Riley’s life by
Tallulah Matheny; “Old October,” by
Gladys Fisher; “Little Orphan Annie”
and “Our Hired Girl,” by Eugenia Is-
ler; “Old Glory,” Louise Thacker;
“Wet-Weather Talk.” by Jane Harris;
Watermelon Time,” by Ernest Scarboro ;
“When de Folks is Gone,” by Rose
Goodwin; “When de Frost is on de
Pumpkin” by Maude Hobbs, and “Knee-
deep in .June” by Herbert Jones.
The other part of this program was
given to Dick Douglas and Clarence
Cone. Dick gave a short history of the
flag and Clarence gave a few of its
most important forms and uses.
On Tuesday, November 9, the same
program was given. Page Howard
presided. The following students took
part: Doris Hogan, Mary Henri Robin
son, Annie Richardson, Nannie Bell
Clendenin, Ernest Scarboro, Margaret
Neal, Maude Hobbs, and Macon Crock
er.
Ernest Scarboro presided on Wed
nesday. The following students spoke :
Flora Mclver, Gladys Fisher, Eugenia
Isler, I.,ouise Thacker, Annie Peebles
Richardson, IjeGrand Johnson, Prances
Burche, Emma Hardee, and Paul Wim-
bish.
TALKING OR WORKING?
Everyone was busily working. Jimmy
was typing, Betty was typing, Dick was
writing, in fact, the whole staff was
busy either talking or working. (?)
“Whazat!”
“T.,es’ go see!”
They all dashed to the window of
Room 12.
“It’s stopped now.”
“Well, let’s go back to work.”
“There it is again!”
Only half of them looked this time.
“Shucks, too late another time!”
“Usten, would you!”
The editors only turned in their
chairs, except Jimmy Clements. “I’m
gonna find out what that is!”
He left the room. He came back in
about five minutes.
“Sa-ay!”
“Whatisit for?”
“They’re just having some kind of
crazy athletic meet at G. C. and all the
gals are cheering.”
"Is zat all?”
Everybody got busy either talking
or working. (?)
Greensboro is the first city in North
Carolina to launch classes for the un
der-nourished children. Dr. P. A. Yo
der of the state sanitorium will have
charge of this work, assisting Dr. C. C.
Hudson, city health officer.
Work among the schools began No
vember 8. The doctors and nurses will
examine all school children for tuber
culosis, and see how much the disease
has effected the underweight children.
Nutrition classes have already begun
in the three city schools and the other
grammar schools will soon have class
es. White children ten jjer cent or
more underweight will be members of
the classes until they reach normal
weight. All negro children under
weight will belong to this class.
Dr. Hudson estimates about 10 or 17
per cent of the children in Greensboro
schools are ten per cent or below their
normal weight.
Ruth Abbott.
Bernice Apple.
Ella Mae Barbour.
Elizabeth Boyst.
Elizabeth Bray.
Margaret Britton.
Betty Brown.
Annie Cagle.
Mary Lynn Carlson.
Harold Cone.
Lucy Crocker.
Irene Dorset!.
Virginia Douglas.
Susan Gregory.
Emma Griffin.
Elea Harrelson.
Joseph Hendi’icks.
Doris Hogan.
Elvie Hope.
Eugenia Isler.
Kathryne Jenkins.
Pearl Johnson.
Carl Jones.
Mary Elizabeth King.
Lenora Lineberry.
Ruth Lewis.
Ruth Long.
Rebekah Lowe.
Sarah Mendenhall.
Edward Michael.
Mary Mitchell.
Beverly Moore.
Irene McFadden.
Wylie McGlamery.
Ruth McQuaige.
J. D. McNairy.
Clyde Norcom.
Katherine Nowell.
Alma Nussman.
Evelyn Rives.
Mary Henry Robinson.
Jewell Rainey.
Phyllis Penn.
Helen Shuford.
Prances Sink.
Edna Sockwell.
Margaret Sockwell.
Doris Stewart.
James Stewart.
Nell Thurman.
Carlton Wilder.
Carter Williams.
Mary Bailey Williams.
Henry Weiland.
Hugh Lofting Speaks Here
Hugh Lofting, the inventor of Doctor
Doolittle, spoke here Friday. Mr. Lof
ting is an Englishman, having been
born in Maidenhair, England. Since
the war he has lived in New England,
where he has spent much time in illus
trating, writing, and lecturing. On
April 2,1923, Hugh Lofting was award
ed the John Newberry medal.
P.T. A. HAS SESSION
AT BURLINGTON, N.C.
Congress Was Officially Opened
In First Baptist Church
by Mrs. R. Homer
PRESIDENT IS RE-ELECTED
The eighth annual Congress of Par
ent-Teachers Association was called to
order in Burlington, November 9, by
Mrs. W. H. Swift, state president.
Mrs. R. Homer Andrews, general
chairman, officially opened the congress
in the First Baptist church. Rev. Mar
tin W. Buck gave the invocation and
the principal speaker of the opening
meeting was Edgar W. Knight, who
spoke on “Trained Parents An Aid to
Solving North Carolina’s Educational
Problems.”
The congress was entertained with a
reception at Elon College Wednesday,
November 10, and Thursday afternoon
at Wilba Hall, Colonel and Mrs. Finley
Williamson gave a reception.
At the meeting the following officers
were elected: Mi-s. W. H. Swift,
Greensboro, re-elected president; Mrs.
Shannonhouse, Pittsboro, first vice-
president ; Mrs. J. L. Henderson, Hick
ory, recording secretary; Mrs. Perry
Cobb, Asheville, president first district;
Mrs. D. Sam Cox, Chapel Hill, his
torian ; Mrs. Charles Breniger, Char
lotte, president fifth district; Mrs. G. P.
Thomas, Farmville, president third dis
trict.
Mrs. W. H. Swift and Miss Sarah
Lesley, C. W. Phillips and Freder
ick Archer, members of Greensboro
high school faculty, represented Greens
boro at the convention.
JO
HOLD CHARTER MEETING
Purpose of Meeting to Apply to Na
tional Girl Scout Headquarters
for Charter
WILL ELECT OFFICERS FOR 1927
The charter meeting of the Greens
boro Girl Scout Council will be held
Monday morning, December 0, for elec
tion of officers for 1927 and for formal
application to National Girl Scout head
quarters for a charter which will grant
free use of the Girl Scout program to
every organization in Greensboro inter
ested in teen-age girls.
A preliminary organization commit
tee meeting was held November 14 in
the home of Mrs. Ctesar Cone. Present
\Aere Mrs. W. C. Hammell, Mrs. J. D.
Wilkins, Mrs. W. L. Carter, Mrs. Frank
Leake, Mrs. Elmore Sellers, Mrs. A. L.
Brooks, Miss Marion Gilmer, Miss
Katherine Wharton, Miss Lillian Pear
son, Miss Inabeile Coleman, Miss Lena
Bullard, Miss Jean McAllister, Miss
Corinne Chisholm, regional director,
and four advanced Girl Scouts. Mrs.
Cone presided, announcing that Mrs.
.John Kellenberger, Mrs. Clarence Cone,
and Mrs. Charles Benbow also will
serve on the advisory council although
they were unable to attend the organ
ization meeting.
When interviewed about scouting.
Miss Chisholm said:
“My favorite expression about scout
ing is this : ‘Scouting is fun.’ Scouting
may be service, and it may be work—
I wish I had a button, (I’m always
losing them), for every pot I have
scrubbed with sand to get the black
off: Scouting may be hardships—for
haven’t we pitched tents and dug
ditches? Scouting may be adventure—
sleeping in “rock cradles,” taking
Gypsy trips through forests and across
mountain lakes. But always—‘scouting
is fun!’ ”
A senior on the railroad track.
The train came flying fast;
The train got off the railroad track
To let the senior pass.
I set me down in class, to sleep.
I hope my chums my notes will keep.
If I should snore before I wake.
Poke my ribs, for pity’s sake!
MR. ARCHER MAKES
TALK TO TEACHERS
ON FAMOUS POEMS
Mentions Quatrains, Limericks,
and Poems Which Inspire
Noble Traits
MENTIONS VARIOUS KINDS
Feels That Understanding of Poetry
is Essential Before Graduation
From High School
A meeting of the grammar and high
school teachers of Greater Greensboro
was held in the high school audito
rium Saturday, November 0. Mr.
Archer talked on poetry. He said that
every child from the grammar grades
through high school should have a
knowledge of good poetry. Different
kinds of poetry appeal to boys and
girls. He mentioned quatrains, lim-
erics and nonsense, also poems which
inspire a love of honor, poems of
knighthood and poems of love, illus
trating each. In almost every subject
some poetry could be worked in that
would make it interesting and helpful.
Mr. Archer feels that no child should
graduate from high school without an
understanding and appreciation of the
great poems.
WAR STADIUM HAS
FORMAL OPENING
Bronze Tablets Unveiled to
Guilford County Heroes.
Prominent Speakers
SCHOOLS HAVE HOLIDAY
The Guilford County World War Me
morial Stadium was formally dedicated
Tuesday, November 11. The Armis
tice Day program started promptly at
10 :30 with the unveiling of the bronze
tablets bearings the names of the peo
ple from Guilford County who gave
their lives during the war.
Approximately 4,000 persons were
present. The school children were dis
missed so that they could attend the
exercises.
A. L. Bulwinkle, of Gastonia, major
during the world war and now repre
sentative in the State Congress from
his district, made a stirring address.
Mayor Jeffress also talked. He stated
that everything except the approach
and parking places of the stadium were
complete and would be ready by spring.
The Oak Ridge band and the review
of the two Greensboro batteries of the
national guards gave the military
touch. The boys’ and girls’ glee clubs
sang “America the Beautiful” and the
high school band played.
KUYKENDALL PRESIDES
AT BUSINESS MEETING
Debating Club Plans Fall Banquet—To
Be Held December 3—No Visitors
Will Be Invited
At a business meeting of the Debat
ing Club held November 10, it was de
cided to hold the fall banquet Decem
ber 3. The original date was Decem
ber 22, but due to the fact that several
other class and club activities came at
about this time the date was changed.
President Kuykendall was elected to
act as toastmaster. In consideration of
the fact that there has on previous oc
casions been some objection to serving
a small group, it was at first thought
best to invite a few outsiders, but after
considerable discussion it was finally
voted that no outsider be invited, if
possible.
Due to the change in schedule caused
by the game on Friday, the 12th, the
regular meeting was not held.
Mrs. Kenneth Brim, a former teacher
of Greensboro High, substituted for
Miss Lesley November 10 and 11. Miss
Lesley attended the Parent-Teachers
meeting in Burlington.
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