HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
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VOLUME VIII
GREENSBORO HIGH SCHOOL, OCTOBER 7, 1927
NUMBER 3
Torchlight Body Elects
Henry E. Biggs President
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HONOR POSITION
Ruth Lewis Is Vice-President,
J. D. McNairy, Secretary
and Press Reporter
ADVISER IS SELECTED
Eleven New Members to Be Taken in
From Semesters 6 and 7—Am
bitious Plans Outlined
Henry E. Biggs was elected presi
dent of the Torchlight Society at its
initial meeting of the year, held Tues
day, September 27. Other officers elect
ed were : vice-president, Ruth Lewis ;
secretary-treasurer, J. D. McNairy, who
will also act as press reporter.
Miss Fannie Starr Mitchell is head
faculty adviser of the organization this
year with Miss Laura Tillett as as
sistant. After being welcomed by the
members. Miss Mitchell expressed the
hope that she might learn along with
the members and become a good “Torch-
Lighter.” She has never had charge of
anything of this nature before.
The members discussed the matter of
taking in new members. There are at
present only six members of the so
ciety. Eleven new members will be
taken in from semester 7 and three
new ones from semester 8. The presi
dent outlined a very ambitious program
for the society to follow this year.
PARENT-TEACHERS
MEET SECOND TIME
Dr. Wesley Taylor, Nerve Spe
cialist, Speaks — Musical
Numbers on Program
MEETINGS HELD AT NIGHT
Greensboro High School Parent-
Teacher Association held its second
meeting on Tuesday night, October 4.
The meetings are now being held at
night, so the fathers will be able to at
tend them.
I>r. Wesley Taylor, nerve specialist,
spoke on “The Need and Nature of the
High School Boy and Girl.” Special
musical numbers also made up part of
the program. The association plans
to sell tickets, for the Playlikers, the
dramatic organization of N. C. C. W.
A certain percentage from the sales
will be given to the P. T. A.
At the first meeting the number pres
ent surpassed any former gathering.
At present the association has a larg
er membership than it has ever had
before.
Mrs. A. L. Thompson, president of
the association, presided at this meet
ing.
OPEN FORUM BEGINS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
4'he Greensboro Open Forum for the
1027-28 season opens Saturday, Octo
ber 8, at the Guilford County court
house. The speaker for the occasion
is Will Durant. Dr. Durant is well
knownas a scholar, student of philoso
phy, a writer, and lecturer. He is prob
ably best known for his book. The Story
of ThUosophy.
Among others who will speak at the
Forum this season are Governor Nellie
Ross, of Wyoming; Frank Kent, and
Francis Gains.
■ Open Forum tickets are now on sale,
the price to high school students being
:$2.00.
HENRY BIGGS
DRAMATIC CLUB HAS
ITS FIRST MEETING
Miss Hollingsworth Announces
Her Assistants and Appoints
Nominating Committee
MEETING HELD SEPT. 22
Miss Virginia Hollingsworth, faculty
head of dramatics, announced her staff
of assistants and outlined plans for
the coming year at a meeting of stu
dents interested in forming a dramatic
society. The meeting was held in the
basement of the new building, Thurs
day, September 22.
Miss Rachel Freeman, Miss Kather
ine Jones, and Miss Hollingsworth are
to have charge of the coaching. Wil
liam Blair will be faculty business
manager. J. H. Johnson will have
charge of the advertising. Mr. John
son has had experience in this type of
work at Carolina, which qualifies him
for this position, having been a mem
ber of the famous Playmakers organ
ization. His staff will consist of the
following: Emma Griffin, Elmo Neese,
Charles Paris, Hazel Rawlins, Eliza
beth Wood, Billy Troxell, and Madeline
Howerton. The reserve corps is com
posed of Margaret Betts, Ellen Dunni-
vant, and Frank Ham. Miss Mary
Wheeler will be faculty stage director,
scenic artist, faculty property manager,
make-up artist and stage designer.
The club will meet once a month. Its
membership will consist only of those
who have'proved their ability in some
phase of the work, though all will be
given an opportunity to try. A com
mittee was appointed to nominate offi
cers for the society. The members are :
Louise Thacker, Macon Crocker, and
Elizabeth Bovst.
SPEAKERS WILL TALK
ON FIRE PREVENTION
Speakers for Fire Prevention Week,
which starts October 10, were an
nounced by Mr. C. W. Phillips. A dif
ferent speaker will talk at each of the
chapel assemblies. Prominent men of
the city have been chosen. On Monday,
Mr. Robert Mosely, former City Attor
ney, will address the seniors. The Rev.
Mr. J. H. Armburst, pastor of the Park
Place IM. E. church, will speak on Tues
day, and Mr. H. B. Gunter, vice-presi
dent of the Pilot Life Insurance Com
pany, on Wednesday.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT
DEFINES THREE AIMS
OF HIS ORGANIZATION
“Scholastic Supremacy, Athletic
Supremacy and Supremacy
in Government Are Goals”
PETREE LAUDS FOUNDERS
Miss Sarah Lesley Explains New Plan
Whereby Semester Officers Will Rec
ommend Measures for Council
“Scholastic supremacy, athletic su-
premacy, and supremacy in student gov
ernment—these are the three goals of
the Student Council for the year,” de
clared Bill Byers, president of the 1927-
28 Council, at the Seniors’ assembly,
Monday, October 3.
After introducing the newly-elected
members of the student government or
ganization, Bill briefiy defined the four
general piirposes of the Council, as
mentioned in the Preamble to the Con
stitution of Greensboro High School,
and spoke of plans for the year. Bill
Petree, representative from semester 5,
outlined briefly the history of the or
ganization, dwelling particularly on the
debt which the school owes the founder
of the Student Council, Miss Jane Sum-
merell, and to Miss lone Grogan, who
served for several years as faculty ad
viser.
Miss Sarah Lesley, one of the pres
ent advisors of the Council, explained
a new plan which is to be adopted by
the Council this year with the approval
of the student body. The plan provides
for a meeting of the officers of each
semester with their faculty adviser at
an appointed time before each regular
meeting of the Council, which occur
on the first Thursday of every month.
At these special meetings recommenda
tions will be drawn up to be presented
for the consideration of the Council;
the recommendations may include any
plans which the semesters may desire
to initiate. The Council promises to
consider all recommendations, but does
not obligate itself to pass any of them.
“CASTANETS” SUBJECT
FIRST HOMESPUN ISSUE
Romance Is the Theme for the Year.
Will Be Developed in Va
rious Phases
THEMES ARE TO BE ASSIGNED
“Castanets—Romance in Music and
Song,” is to be the subject tor the first
issue of Homespun, it was announced
by members of the staff early last week.
The theme, “Romance,” will be devel
oped in various phases in the succes
sive issues of the year.
Lists of topics for the first issue have
been distributed among the teachers of
the English Department; and theme
assignments have been made on these
subjects. Some of the outstanding ones
are: The Power of Suggestion in
Music; Progress as Shown in Music;
Music of the Elements; The Music of
the Spheres; The Troubadours; Amer
ican Musicians; A Steam Piano; The
Serenade; The Musical Laugh; Na
tional Anthems ; An Orchestra—the Va
rious Parts; Negro Spirituals; Lulla-
bys of Childhood; Stories of Great
Operas; Folk Songs; AVhat to Me Is
IMnsic; The Time, the Place, the
Music.
The first issue is expected to make
its appearance about the first of No
vember.
A SPECIAL COMMITTEE
ARRANGES PROGRAMS
Chapel programs for the fall
semester are under the direction
of a special committee. Miss
Beatrice Dosier is chairman of the
committee.
After a meeting of this body,
which is composed of Miss Julia
Potts, Miss Willie T. Hall, Mrs.
Irvin Ilogsette, a tentative program
for this semester was made. Miss
Dosier said, “The chief aim of the
program will be to make the
chapel exercises so attractive that
everyone will want to be present.”
During the year several of the
school organizations planned to
conduct a program. Inspirational
and musical programs will be spe
cial features. Fire prevention and
Armistice Day will have special
exercises.
STUDENT COUNCIL IN
INITIAL MEETING
Steps Were Taken to Set in Mo
tion the Activities
for Year
MISS LESLEY RE-ELECTED
The Greensboro High School Student
Council held its first meeting of the
year on Tuesday, September 27th. Bill
Byers, president of the student body,
presided.
Steps were taken to set in motion the
activities of the j’ear. Miss Sarah Les
ley was re-elected faculty adviser. ^Ir.
C. W. Phillips will appoint the other
members of the faculty committee.
Those present at the meeting were
Boyd Morris, Harvey Anderson, Fred
Byers, Bill Petree, Katherine Nowell,
Lawrence Hoyle, Hazel Jenkins. Only
one of these. Bill Petree, was on the
council last year.
The complete list of council members
follows: Semester 1, Otto Wells;
Semester 2, Boyd Morris; Semester 3,
Harvey Anderson; Semester 4, Fred
Byers; Semester 5, Bill Petree; Semes
ter 0, Catherine Nowell; Semester 7,
Lawrence Hoyle; Semester 8, Hazel
Jenkins; Girls’ Council, Annette Dono-
vant; Girls’ Athletic Council, Prances
Williams; Boys’ Athletic Council,
Wyatt Taylor; High Life, Dick Bur
roughs ; student body at large. Bill
Byers.
Mr. Thomas Lambeth is the addi
tional adviser to the Student Council,
appointed by Mr. C. W. Phillips, as pro
vided in the constitution.
ED TURNER, ARTIST,
GETS U. N. C. LETTER
He Has Gained Much Praise From
Judge of Contests at Columbia and
Washington and Lee
Ed Turner, our cartoonist, who has
won much praise from judges of con
tests held at Columbia and Washington
and Ijee, is due another feather in his
hat. He has received a letter from
David E. Thomas of the Buccaneer
staff. University of North Carolina’s
magazine, asking for contributions to
this publication, from his unlimited
supply of cartoons and drawings. Mr.
Thomas seems to be very interested
in the work of Ed’s that he has seen
in High Life, Honispun, as well as va
rious posters and signs he has been so
kind as to make.
Last year one of the artist’s draw
ings was in the Duke University paper.
So this isn't his first chance to come
out in college papers.
PHILLIPS ANNOUNCES
NEW MANAGERS FOR
G. H. S. PUBLICATIONS
Ed Davant High Life Business
Head and Eric Whitworth
Manager of Homespun
ED ASSISTANT LAST YEAR
Jack Kleemier is to Be Ed’s Assistant
This Year—Lawrence Hoyle to Assist
Whitworth on Homespun
C. W. Phillips, principal of Greens
boro High School, announced officially
his appointments for business managers
of the publications Wednesday, Sep
tember 29. Ed Davant is to head the
business staff of High Life ; Eric Whit
worth will manage Homespun’’s busi
ness affairs.
Both managers were appointed by
Mr. Phillips after consultation with the
staffs of the respective publications.
This procedure wili be the rule from
now on, the principal stated. The
method of having the managers elected
by the rising senior class has proved
unsatisfactory, and it is believed that
the new plan will always assure stu
dents of the highest ability to fill these
positions.
Ed Davant has had a year’s experi
ence in publication work, having served
as circuiation manager of High Life
during the 1926-27 term. He was a
delegate to the Southern Interscholas
tic Press Convention in May, 1927. He
has always taken an active part in ath
letics, having won a letter in football
last season.
Eric Whitworth entered Greensboro
High School September, 1926, coming
from Clayton, Pa. During 1926-27 he
was a member of the Debating Club
and took part in the activities of his
class.
The assistants for the business de
partments of both pubiications have
also been appointed. Business assis
tant for High Life is Jack Kleemier;
Lawrence Hoyle will assist Eric Whit
worth on Homespun.
N. C. E. A. TO BE HELD IN
HIGH POINT OCT. 28-29
Horace Sisk of North Wilkesboro, N. C.,
is Chairman of the
Association
DR. MARIE WOODRING TO SPEAK
The Educational Association of the
Northwestern District of N. C. will hold
its annual meeting in High Point, Fri
day and Saturday, October 28 and 29,
respectively. The meeting is usually
held in Greensboro, but this year the
inemhers will assemble in the new
building of the High Point High School.
The chairman of the association is
Horace Sisk, of North Wilkesboro, who
has served in this capacity for the past
year. The principal speakers at this
meeting will be: Dr. Marie Woodring,
of Columbia University; AYillis A. Sut
ton, superintendent of schools of At
lanta, Georgia ; and Dr. E. C. Branson,
of the University of North Carolina.
No Holiday for Fair
The students of Greensboro City
Schools will not be given a holiday for
the Fair, but they will be given tickets.
The Fair will begin in Greensboro on
October 11, and will last through Octo
ber 15. The tickets will be issued on
Thursday, October 13, to be used on
Friday, October 14. Students will not
be excused from school to go to the
Fair unless special permission is given
from the office.