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HIGH LIFE
March 25, 1927
HIGH LIFE
Published Bi-Weekly by the Students ol
The Greensboro High School
Greensboro, N. C.
Founded by the Class of ’21
Charter
Member
March
1925
Entered as Second-Class Matter at the
Post Office, Greensboro, N. C.
STAFF FOR SOPHOMORE ISSUE
Editor-in-Chief Louis Brooks
fiusincss Manager .... Edwin King
Ass't Business Mgr David Stern
Associate Editors
Ella Mae Barbour Nancy Clements
Tohn Lindeman Susan Gregory
Special Editors
Humor Carl Jones
Art Charles Paris
Exchange Abbott Brown
Reporters
Mary Long Benbow Katherine Nowell
Margaret Betts Clyde Norcom
Emma Griffin Elizabeth Boyst
Harold Cone Frank Ham
Typists
Virginia Simmons Carl Kellem
Theresa Marks
Faculty Adviser
Miss Robbie Bayer
COPIED CLIPPINGS
You who are seeking success might
well adopt the slogan of a noted man
who once said; “I owe all of my suc
cess in life to having always arrived
an half hour early.”—F. H. 8. Noise,
Fairfax, Oklahoma.
The value of going to school lies only
partly in the education we acquire. The
main benefit we get is the ability and
desire to seek knowledge all our lives.
—The Roosevelt High School, Seattle,
Washington.
With the right mental attitude and
will-power behind it, a normal boy or
girl can accomplish almost anything in
reason.—Pointer, High Point, N. C.
“Book laming” is not all the educa
tion one needs.—77ie Pointer, High
Point, N. C.
TIDBITS
Catherine Sykes ought to be inter
ested in the dance at the official open
ing of the new station, but I think she
will be a little disappointed when she
learns that only the train is going to
Charleston.
Listen to this one. I heard Tom Dur
ham remark that Vestal Pope was so
honest that he wouldn’t skin a banana
And talk about dumbness, Lillian
Tye showed herself up when she told
Madeline Howard she thought at nut
suiidfe was a visiting-day to an insane
asylum.
Lillian is not the only one: Helen
Knight was getting up a history re
port, and she asked Miss Orr when
the war of 1812 was fought.
The thirteentli issue of High Life
Avill be edited by the freshman class.
For the past several 3''ears it has been
the custom of this publication to ask
each class to edit one issue. We feel
that in thus doing w^e are developing
future editors who otherwise might
never discover that they had journalis
tic talent or that they were interested
in the subject.
’The freshmen will undoubtedly en
counter many difficulties in producing
an issue equal to the standard required
for this publication, but the thing can
be done. We have been freshmen edi
tors and we are able to sympathize with
their struggles. Nevertheless, perse
verance will achieve results that are
uji to standard.
Carlton E, Wilder
To erect some permanent and tangi-
)le evideiK-e of one’s worth is the great
est height toward which one may
ffrive. Among those students of
Greensboro High School who have at-
ained this level, whose activities have
gained public recognition and commen
dation is Carlton Wilder, editor-in-
■hief of Homespun. Carlton came to
Greensboro High School from Junior
High school in January, 1926, begin
ning that year a period of useful public
activitj" by making a place on the Tri
angular Debate team.
His literary accomplishments were
such that the following fall he was
given the position of assistant editor-
in-chief of the youthful Homespun,
which was then making its first ap
pearance. During the following term
his writing, both prose and verse, was
of such merit that upon the graduation
of the editor-in-chief he was elected to
that position of trust and responsibil
ity. Carlton’s work on this publication,
his creative ability, his insight into the
deeper things of life, his appreciation of
literarj" value, his ability as a leader,
and his unreserved effort have this
year firmly established Homespun. Last
jmar at the Columbia Interscholastic'
Press Association this publication won
first place ill its class. This was in
deed an honor, yet to have this repeat
ed is a greater, both to the present
faculty advisers and to Carlton. He
has established Homespun as a school
institution whose records of achieve
ment will go down to posteritj' as a
memorial to the creative genius of its
editors, as an indelible monument to
the abilitj' of those who through their
undeniable literary superiority proved
themselves worthy of the position of
editors-in-chief.
And thus with all of Carlton’s school
activities. Ever his creative powers,
his willingness to work, his amicable
disposition, his faculty for mixing with
all types, his dependability, have made
many friends and shown him to be a
student of Unusual ability.
DEBATING
CLUB
Work Without Pay
One of the hardest-working groups
in the high school is the group of peo
ple who present the plays. The.y work
quietly, but they work long and hard.
Before they present a play the mem
bers of the cast practice late in the
afternoons and late at night. To do
that and keep up with their regular cur
ricula studies is a task that deserves
a great deal more praise than we have
been giving.
’The plays this year have been excep
tionally good. Never before have they
been run so smoothly and presented so
well. The members of the costs have
known their parts perfectly and acted
them almost professionally. We feel
that the whole school appreciates their
hard work and the honors they have
brought to the school with the plaj’s
they have presented tis year.
Commendation
The following letter was received
by 61 students at G. H. S. last
month:
Dear Patron:
Your sou has made an average
grade of at least 90 on all subjects
and on deportment for the month
just ended and has, therefore, won
a place on our Honor Roll. I con
gratulate you, for this is an honor
for 3a)u as well as for jmur child.
I sincerelj’ trust that the success
for this month will not stop here
but that it is onlj- an indication of
future success. May this good
work continue throughout the year
and the years to come!
We do not believe that scholar
ship and scholarship alone should
be striven for, but we do believe it
is the most important single thing
in school life.
Again, congratulations and best
wishes.
Most cordially yours,
C. W. Phillips, Pt'incipal.
Howard Gardner’s hair is awful
wavy; he was seen coming out of Mi
lady’s Beauty Shop last Mondajn
The Greensboro High School Debat
ing Club is, as its name implies, the
forensic organization of the high school.
Its purpose is to develop debating and
other branches of public speaking, to
train its members in parliamentary law,
and in general to advance a high type
of school spirit. As an honor society
in the school it ranks very high. The
requirements for membership are an
excellent character, a willingness to
take part in all the activities of the
club, an average scholastic standing,
and an interest in debating and other
phases of the work. The ability to
debate is not a prerequisite, the train
ing rather than the recognition of pre
viously trained debaters, being the
prime object of the club.
The present membership of the club
is 27. This is limited to 30; the club,
which is strictly democratic, believing
that their best work can be done wiih
this as a maximum. Seven of these
members are in Torch Light, eight are
on the staff of Homespun, five are on
the staff of High Life, four are mem
bers of the present Triangular Debate
team, two are alternates for this team,
three are winners in the declamation
contest, two are class presidents, and
two members of the Student Council.
The history of the Debating Club
from its beginning has been one of
steady progression. In January, 1926,
the then existing debating club, which,
due to its conglomerate membership,
was accomplishing little good, was dis
banded, and some 10 or 12 of the lead
ers formed the present club. Among
these leaders were Henry Biggs, J. D.
McNairy, Edgar Kuykendall, Oaskie
Norvell, Margaret Hood, John Mebane,
and Flody Mills. With tliis as a foun
dation, and under the competent lead
ership of Henry Biggs, the club set
forth upon its career as a school or
ganization.
“In the Spring a Young Man’s Fancy-
OPEN OPINIONS
By the following fall the membership
had grown to nearly 20. By the first
semester of the 1926-27 term the club
was fully established. The new
semester, with Edgar Kuykendall as
president, proved as successful as the
preceding one. At present the organi
zation is doing splendid work under
the leadership of J. D. McNairy, Jr.
The programs for the weekly meet
ings of the club consist of debates on
current national and state issues;
talks on modern science, criminology,
and like topics; lectures on parliamen-
Dear Editor:
Although we will soon be provided
with a new school, it seems to me that
there is no reason whj^ we should not
tiy to improve our old one. On rainy
days the rooms in “Barn B” are so
dark that reading becomes a serious
strain on the eyes, and the blackboards
cannot be used. This is a condition
which should be found in no high
school, as it not only is a sign of poor
equipment, but it may be the cause of
some serious harm. Not only could
eye trouble be avoided, but, certainly,
the students would show a marked im
provement in their studying if this
were amended. Inasmuch as wires
have already been installed, and in
some cases switches, it would be an
easy matter to furnish and attach
sockets and bulbs.
Harold Cone.
walled enclosures for the better part
of the day, five days a week, is little
short of criminal.
L. Brooks.
Dear Editor:
I think the amount of racket in the
lower hall of the new building is very
disturbing during the lunch periods.
From appearances, the noise is unnec
essary. Perhaps the students just
don’t stop to think of the number who
are trying to study. This hindrance
can be stopped if the students will be
more considerate.
Clyde Norcom.
tary law; and bills for discussion by
all the members.
Victors
The recent honor which Homespun
won in the magazine contest of the
C. S. P. A., first place in Class C of
senior high schools, was prized not
only by the staff but the entire student
body of Greensboro High School.
A distinction of this kind is a very
unusual honor since high schools from
all over the country entered their mak-
azines in this contest. Homespun re
ceived a total score of 99, having lost
only one point on variables in the mag
azine.
The staff, the editor, and the adviser
are to be congratulated and the High
Life staff wishes to share the joy and
satisfaction of winning the prize and
honor of first place.
HARBINGERS OF SPRING
Some people think spring is here
when the calendar says so, but the cal
endar is often wrong. Others, the na
ture-loving tribe, take the birds, flow
ers, and trees as their spring harbin
gers ; but birds are sometimes too soon,
and flowers and trees have their buds
killed by a late snow. All these taken
together may possibly be an accurate
spring forecaster, but not accurte
enough for me. tYhen I want to know
for sure when spring will be here, I
just look at Uncle” Joe, our old negro
retainer. If he has shed his coat and
put on a straw hat, I’m always willing
to bet that winter is over.
The University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Department of Latin.
March 16, 1927.
Miss Sarah Lesley,
Central High School,
Greensboro, N. C.
Dear Miss Lesley:
The Latin Department wishes to ex
press its appreciation for the interest
shown by your classes in the recent
Latin Contest and to commend the ex
cellent work done in the papers sub
mitted. As you see from the news
papers, Greensboro is mentioned among
those having at least one grade of 90
or better. We trust that your school
will be represented in the contest again
next year.
Yours truly,
Latin Department.
By Edgar B. Jenkins.
Dear Editor:
I don't think the “Lost and Found
Department” is appreciated by the stu
dent body. When a student finds any
thing, he doesn’t always hand it in. If
ever J'one would hand in any article
which he should happen to find, or if
he loses anything, report it at once to
the office, things could be more easily
located. Make a practice of co-operating
with Miss Morgan, who has charge of
the department.
Mabel Smith.
Dear Editor:
I wish to comment briefly on an edi
torial of unusual merit appearing in
the preceding issue of this publication.
I refer to the discussion of a five-period
school daj’. I am heartily in favor of
the proposal. The rapid growth of an
adolescent makes a sendentary routine
not only undesirable but absolutely dan-
.gerous. As a safeguard against just
such,^ Nature provided with an almost
insatiable desire for activity, ii; jg
the fundamental instinct of youth
M'hen man-made conditions are such
that this instinct is disregarded and
disobeyed the result is that which in
evitably follows the breaking of Na
tures laws. To house students within
Dear Editor:
I would like to suggest a plan which
would help, I believe, to render our
student government more effective. In
stead of depending on any such haphaz
ard s.vstem of choosing candidates for
important offices as are now in effect,
why not establish definite tests which
all such candidates must pass before
they are eligible for election? For in
stance, a student to be eligible for the
office of student council member should
be required to have a certain amount
of knowledge of the student govern
ment system w-e have here. Of course,
that would immediately disqualify most
of the present members—I say this
with all due apologies—but perhaps
with such a requirement in effect, those
.seeking office who had sufficient ambi
tion would bestir themselves to find out
all about the constitution and the pow
ers and duties of the office they wanted.
Then, also, I would suggest that each
candidate should be required to show
at least an average record in school
work and activities during the time he
has been in high school.
This system or a similar system
should be applied to the selection of
candidates for any’ office in which any
kind of ability at all is requireij.:
Carlton Wilpek.