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April 8, 1927
HIGH LIFE
fresh from the
FRESHMEN
FRESHIES
Listen, my elders, and you shall hear
H Why we are called the “freshies,” dear.
E—is really for “fresh,” for you see
We have never been known to
otherwise be.
R—for “ridiculous,” and if you can,
Find two who are as funny as one
Freshman.
E—is for “education,” but if we have
any,
ril give the one who finds it, a
penny.
g must be for “smart,” but' if we are
I wonder who has found it, so far.
H—is that for “Hot?” Good-night yes!
You could get that with only one
guess.
M is “miscellaneous,” for certainly we
Are just as mixed up as can be.
E is for “empty,” meaning our heads.
Yet we study and study till we see
red.
jf__is for “nothing,” for in our position.
That is certainly just our best defi
nition!
INTELLIGENCE TEST FOR
FRESHMEN
■ 1. Who are the presidents of the
freshman classes?
2. Who is the captain of the foot
ball team for next year?
3. Who is the president of the senior
-class?
4. What are the fi’eshman colors?
5. Who is the president of the stu
dent body?
C. Who is the president of the Girls’
Athletic Association?
7. Who is one of the freshman stu
dent council representatives?
8. Who wms the captain of the past
basketball team ?
(For answers see page 6)
WE FRESHMEN
For us the play is opening.
The curtains slowly rise—
The scenes are laid in G. H. S.
In class rooms, and in halls.
We make our first appearance
Before the school, because
We feel that we will chance
To get the audience’s applause.
Our little act is beginning.
We’ve started for the goal;
And w^e will surely reach it.
Yes, every single soul;
Sweet thoughts come surging
In our fevered mind.
And link themselves to future days
With hopes and fears that bind.
MY TEACHER’S FAVORITE
EXPRESSION
The saddest of words of tongue or pen
That my teacher repeats again and
again.
To talk I only have to begin,
When I hear, “Leave the room!”
I’m sitting peacefully chewing my
gum.
Or talking across the room to my chum.
Or doing nothing at all but hum.
When I hear, “Leave the room!”
If ever I am a teacher some day,
I know that I shall never say.
That tiresome phrase in the same old
way.
Like, “Leave the room!”
A dear little freshie
ran through the barn.
Upstairs and downstairs
The pupils to warn.
Rapping on the doors.
Tapping on the locks:
“Mr. Phillipss downstairs,
And he’ll soon come up.”
Joy O.: I fell Tuesday night and I
was unconscious for over seven hours.
Louise T.: Florrors! Where did you
fall?
Joy O.: I fell asleep.
High School Bugg, Hutchinson,
^iKansas.
Page Five
SOUTHERN SCHOOLS
SEND PRESS EDITORS
TO LEXINGTON, VA.
Motion Pictures on Newspapers,
Baseball Games, and Other
Entertainments Arranged
SIX CUPS TO BE AWARDED
Additional Books to Be Given—School
Divided Into Classes of
Enrollment
The Southern Interscholastic Press
Association xvill meet at the Washing
ton and Lee University, Lexington, Va.,
April 22 and 23.
Last year GO high schools and prep
schools entered papers, magazines and
annuals. Six of them went home with
big loving cups. For individuals in
newswriting, news-editing, . editorial-
writing, and make-up a few' more re
ceived sets of books on journalism. This
year six more cups and additional
books will be given.
Entertainments have been arranged,
a trip to Natural Bridge, a baseball
game, two motion picture showings on
Inside stuff of newspapers, a tour of
the University, and a large closing ban
quet. While there the representing stu
dents will be the guests of the Uni
versity.
The schools are divided into classes:
Class A—Enrollment 800 students.
Class B—^Enrollment under 800 stu
dents.
DISTRICT NO. 2 OF P. T. A.
MEETS THURSDAY, APR. 2
Meeting Held in N. Wiikesboro—Local
Delegates at Morning Session.
Many Stay For Lunch
MRS. SWIFT ATTENDS MEETING
The North Carolina Congress of Par
ents and Teachers of district No. 2 met
in North Wiikesboro Thursday, April 2.
Delegates from the local Parent-Teach
er bodies though out the district, at
tended the morning session. Many
stayed for the luncheon given in Hotel
Wilkes. Mrs. W. II. Swift, president of
the state bod.v, wms present from
Greensboro. Interesting programs were
presented both morning and evening.
GREENSBORO COLLEGE
HEARS GOOD CONCERT
Songs Acted Out in Costumes—Com
poser Shows Primitive Indian Flutes
From His Collection
Mr. Thurlow' Lieurance with his wife,
Edna Woolley Lieurance, and a flutist,
George Tack, gave a concert of Indian
music composed by Thurlow’ Lieurance,
on Friday evening, March 25, at 8:30
p. m., in the Odell Memorial building.
Mrs. Lieurance wore the costumes of
the different tribes, from w'hich the
themes for the music were gotten. She
also acted out the songs. These things
added considerably to the attractive
ness of the program.
Mr. Lieurance told the legends and
stories on which the music w'as based.
He demonstrated some of the primitive
Indian flutes and an exact copy of a
fifteenth century English flute, which
belong to his collection. Mr. Lieurance,
with the assistance of Mr. Tack,
showed how' the Indian melodies were
harmonized.
It Won’t Be Long
The time has come for the seniors to
graduate. Well kuowm faces will soon
be leaving our campus. All is a hum of
busy preparation and many interest
ing features are being planned. The
first samples of invitations have been
received, and even now the seniors are
measuring for their caps and gowns.
“Because,” says the seniors, “we must
look our best for our graduation exer
cises.”
Typing Awards
MARCH
Mary Bledsoe, (2), 50 word sil
ver pin, (Underwood and Smith).
Nell Thurman, 40 word bronze
pin, (Smith).
Nell Thurman, 40 word silver pin,
(Remington).
Ruth Chandler, 40 word bronze
pin, (Underwood).
Martha Jackson, 40 word bronze
pin, (Underwood).
■ Nell Mesley, 40 word bronze pin,
(Underwood).
George Hutton, 40 word silver
pin (Remington).
Inda Myers, 30 word certificate,
(Underwood).
Virginia Simmons, 30 word cer
tificate, (Underwood).
Evelyne Russell, 30 woi'd cer
tificate, (Underwood).
Charles McLees, 30 word certifi
cate, (Underwood).
Myra Wilkinson, 20 word cer
tificate, (Remington).
DR. ANNA L STRONG
SPEAKS TO FORUM
Lecture on Russian Religion
Given at County Court
house March 28
RELIGION IS IN ORDER
Dr. Anna Louise Strong spoke to the
Greensboro Open Forum in the educa
tional quarters of the County Court
house Tuesday, March 28. Her sub
ject was “Religion and Morals in Soviet
Russia.”
Dr. Strong stated that the religion
of Russia is in a chaotic state. The
old orthodox church is still strongest.
The younger generation is divided into
various sects, and many of them have
been going to the rapidly growing
school of atheists. “Religion cannot be
taught in the churches, nor it is al
lowed to be included in the course of
sfudies in the public schools,” said Dr.
Strong.
Dr. Strong is a noted journalist and
expert on Russian affairs.
TORCHLIGHT SOCIETY
IN MONTHLY MEETING
Musical Program Is Given—Beethoven’s
Life Reviewed—Boys’ Quartet
Heard by Society
The Torchlight Society held the
monthly meeting Thursday, April 7, in
the basement of Barn B.
The program committee decided upon
a musical program.
Mary E. King opened with a piano
selection. Helen Shuford told the life
of Beethoven in a very interesting way,
after which Walter Peterson played a
solo on his saw. Nell Applewhite sang
sex'eral selections and then the boys’
quartet sang.
The program was closed by a decla
mation by Ruth Abbott.
A HOT RACE
Everything and everyone was excited
Wednesday morning in 103, due to the
300-yard dash. Miss Walker as starter
was the only official present. Claude
Sykes, the only man participating in
this event, was in perfect shape, al
though a little sleepy. Sykes broke the
world’s record by running the 300-yard
dash in 44.44 and eleven-tenths. Al
though Claude was sleepy on Math
class Miss Walker made him run to the
corner. Oh, cruel, cruel world! Where
will it all end?
Juniors
Semester seven is taking an active
part in school life now. Thursday the
ring salesman came to the school to
measure fingers. He left with a $2
deposit on every finger he measured.
This was for the class rings.
HIGH POINT CLUB IS
ENTERTAINED BY
LOCAL DEBATERS
George McSwain Gives Address
of Welcome—Thirty-Eight
People Present
2 ALUMNI ARE PRESENT
High Point Colors, Green and White,
Are Carried Out—John Mebane and
Margaret Hood Make Talks
The Debating Club gave a banquet
Friday night, April 1, at 0 o’clock, in
honor of the hPoint Debating team
and their coach. The dinner was served
in the G. H. S. cafeteria on a table dec
orated with daffodils and red tulips.
Hand-painted program cards were on
green paper with daffodils, carrying
out the color scheme of green and
white—iHigh Point’s colors, combined
with gold of our own. The program
was as follows:
Address of welcome, by George Mc
Swain.
“To the Coaches,” by Louis Brooks.
“In the Spring,” (to the Ladies), by
Carlton Wilder.
“To the Gentlemen,” (to the boys),
by Elizabeth Boj^st.
“To the Decision,” by J. D. McNairy.
Two of G. H. S.’s last year debaters
were present—Margaret Hood and
John Mebane, who made a talk.
Thrity-eight people were present.
George McSwain presided.
SCHOOL BANKING RECORD
IS BROKEN BY B-5
Caldwell Grammar School Ranks First
In City With 67 Percent.
Cypress Second
BANKING INCREASE IS GENERAL
Room B5 broke the banking record
Tuesday, March 29, at G. H. S. by
making 14 deposits, a percentage of 50
per cent. The increase was one hun
dred per cent. There is a graph in B5
showing the record for the semester.
It has taken a decided turn upward.
Caldwell grammar school, with a per
centage of 67 percentage ranked high
est of the public schools in Greensboro
in banking for the past week. It is
understood to be the highest mark yet
reached by any school, excepting a spe
cial drive which Aycock put on. The
mark then reached 80 per cent. The
other schools for the week of March 29
ranked as follows: Cypress, 63 per
cent; Aycock, 58 per cent; Spring, 44
per cent; Simpson, 40 per cent; Mclver,
12 per cent, and High School, 8 per cent.
PROF. WHITAKER SPEAKS
AT ROTARY LUNCHEON
In His Talk on “The Romance of Oak
Ridge,” He Sketches History
of the Institution
“The cause of education is the cause
of America; education with a heart and
conscience,” said Prof. T. E. Whitaker
in a talk to the Rotarians, Tuesday,
March 29th. “The Romance of Oak
Ridge” was his subject. The school
was settled about 1720, and though the
owners had much trouble with inter
ruptions made by war, and fire, the
school was finally definitely founded.
The professor concluded his speech with
the words: “The manhood, the spirit,
and the achievement, that has passed
out of Oak Ridge has made me proud
of it.”
Phillip Jeffreys, former G. H. S. stu
dent, won first place in a piano contest
on the opening day of the annual con
vention of the N. C. Federation of
Music Clubs at High Point.
Only musicians between the ages of
20 and 32 participated in this contest
GEESE FROM OTHER
FLOCKS
THE THREE R’S
The subjects in the early grades,
Seemed quite hard to me.
And in Headin’, ’Ritin’, ’Rithmetic,
My highest was a D.
I pestered teacher all day long;
I guess she wasn’t all.
The girl who sat in front of me
Would always start to bawl.
M-hen I would pull her golden curls.
Or drop ink in her hair, .
Or stick a pen-point in her back.
You’d hear her everywhere.
She’d holler till the teacher came
And with her came a rule;
And after giving me some whacks.
She’d keep me after school.
I drew her picture on the board;
When asked I said, not I;
She told me of George Washington,
Who never told a lie.
She told me a story
About a cherry tree.
It seemed he got away, though,
By using honesty.
I got a hatchet of my own,
And cut our apple tree;
It didn’t work the same with pa,
He put me on his knee.
So now I’m rather careful
Of the stories teachers tell.
And when she told the cherry tree,
You should have heard me yell—
APPLESAUCE!
—The Jester.
“SEND IT IN”
If you have a bit of news.
Send it in;
Or a joke that will amuse.
Send it in.
A story that is true.
An incident that’s new.
We want to hear from you,
So send it in.
Never mind the style
If the news is worth the while,
It may help or cause a smile.
Send it in.
—Orange and Black, Gilbert, Minn.
I^ast Wednesday, thirty-two students
visited the Abraham and Straus De
partment Store in Brooklyn, in order
to gather material for an essay they
are to write on the subject of how a
business establishes prestige by sales
manship.—The Chat, Far Rockaioay,
.y. Y.
HIAWATHA MODERNIZED
By the shores of Cuticura,
By the sparkling Pluto water.
Lived the prophylactic Chiclet—
Danderine, fair Buick’s daughter.
She was loved by Instant Postum,
Son of Sunkist and Victrola;
Heir apparent to the Mazda,
Of the tribe of Coca-Cola.
Through the Tanlac strolled the lovers,
Throxigh the Shredded Wheat they wan
dered :
“Lovely little Wrigley Chiclet,”
Were the Fairy words of Postum,
“No Pyrene can quench the fire,
Nor any Aspirin still the heartache.
Oh, my Prestoline desire.
Let us marry, little Djer-Kiss.”
—Fine Yarns, Gastonia, N. C.
According to the Freshman Intelligence
Test
An oxygen is an eight-sided figure.
Nero means absolutely nothing.
Homer is a type of pigeon.
iY quorum is a place to keep fish.
A vegetarian is a dog doctor.
Henry Clay is a mud treatment for
the face.—The Columbian, S. Orange^
N. J.
Don’t go through life hitting on one
cylinder; hit on all six.-
Pleasant Garden, N. G.
-The Climber.
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