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MR. PHILLIPS MAKES
VOCATIONAL SPEECH
AT ROTARY MEETING
States That He Thinks His Job
Is the Biggest Position in
Greensboro
three divisions to talk
Compares Principal to Salesman and
School to Big Corporation With
Fathers and Mothers Customers
“I consider my position tlie biggest
job in Greensboro,” says C. W. Phil
lips, principal of G. H. S., at the
weekly meeting of the Rotary Club,
Tuesday, April 3.
Mr. Phillips divided his talk in three
main divisions. First, he told a few
facts cQucerning his life and the en
rollment of G. H. S. According to
Mr. Phillips, the enrollment is increas
ing rapidly and G. H. S. students
may now enter many colleges wdthout
standing examinations. Greensboro
High is also increasing its outside ac
tivities in dramatics, publications,
commercial, and music departments.
In the second part of his speech he
stated the object of the school. ^ It is
to use all these tools of learning to
attain better citizenship. He then
compared the principal to a salesman,
the school to a big corporation with
:$2,0{)0,000 invested in it by the state.
“I cannot count results in cents in
dollars,” he said in his third part, but
in human beings.”
RECORD OF ATTENDANCE
GIVES BOYS ADVANTAGE
A comparison of attendance and
tardies during the past two months
of this semester show a difference
between records of the boys and
girls of G. H. S. During February
551 boys were absent, with an in
crease of 146 for the month of
March. The girls had a total num
ber of absences of 754 for February
and an increase of 236 for the
month of March.
There were several reasons why
the absences were more during
March. Measles was prevalent,
operations, too, and a number of
students attended the press meet
ing in New York.
Both months the boys had the
majority of tardies. In February,
of 250 tardies, the boys had a total
of 149. In March the number was
considerably smaller, 75 in all.
Again the boys proved to be the
dilatory group, having two-thirds
of the tardies for the second month.
NEW CONSTITUTION
OF STUDENT COUNCIL
ADOPTED BY G. H. S.
Bill Byers, President of Student
Council, Presents Revised
Constitution
MUCH OPPOSITION HEARD
Slight Alterations Are Necessary to Suit
Students As a Whole—Constitu
tion Finally Adopted
TEACHERS’MEETING
HELD AT WINSTON
TORCHLIGHT MEMBERS
ORDER STANDARD PINS
Ten Pins Ordered for Sixteen of the
New Members by J. D. Mc-
Nairy, Secretary
recognized as honor society
G. H. S. Is Represented by
Misses Mary Morrow, Laura
Tillet and Mr. C. W. Phillips
MEET TO PLAN PROGRAM
The new members of the Torchlight
Society ordered, at their monthly meet
ing, March 27, their standard pins. Of
their 16 new members, 10 pins were
ordered by J. D. McNairy, secretary
and treasurer.
Bach member was urged to obtain
one, as this international honor society
has a standard pin that is recognized
all over the United States.
The value of these pins was recently
brought to the attention of several
G. H. S. members of this society. While
J. D. McNairy was in Washington,
D. C., taking his physical examinations
to enter West Point, a man commended
him on seeing his pin for belonging to
this honorable organization. The man
stated that although he had never be
longed, he hal respected this organi
zation very much.
While Laurence Hoyle was attending
the Columbia Interscholastic Press
Association he too was commended on
belonging to this society. His pin too
was recognized by one belonging to a
very widely known organization, the
International Honor Society. This man
did belong to the society in his high
school days and the honor has gone
with him into the business world.
Many other members haye been recog
nized by their pins.
The district teachers’ meeting was
held in Winston-Salem, Saturday,
March 31, to plan the program and
speakers of the district meeting to be
held October 29 at Winston-Salem.
Greensboro High School was repre
sented by Three teachers, Miss Mary
Morrow from the math department.
Miss Laura Tillet from the English
department, and Mr. Phillips, vice-
president of the whole district.
J. H. Cowles, the superintendent of
Lexington schools, presided at the
meeting. After a short opening the
meeting was turned into a discussion.
The matter of the speakers was dis
cussed, and it was decided by the group
to get Dr. Thomas Briggs, of Columbia
University, and Dr. Clark, of Feriim
University, to be the speakers. The
general program of the meeting was
planned and the time and date were
set.
Thomas Williams opened the chapel
program Monday, April 4, with his
original oration on the constitution.
Thomas represented G. H. S. in the
International Oratorical Contest. He
was the only boy to enter from this
school. According to some teachers,
“Thomas’ oration was indeed well or
ganized and delivered. He has a good
opportunity to bring honor to G. H. S.”
, The remainder of the chapel program
was devoted to the reading of the new
student council constitution. The re
vision was the result of many new and
helpful ideas that the student council
delegates got from the state conven
tion in Charlotte. Bill Byers, president
of the council, explained many impor
tant points and stressed the necessity
of revising the old one. Several im
portant elements brought out were:
the privilege of the council in granting
charters to all new organizations and
clubs in high school; the council is to
be made up of representatives from
each semester, except the first; the
council will be represented by a member
of the girls’ council, this being the only
outside curricula to be given that privi
lege ; elections in high school are to be
held like the Australian ballot.
After the reading of the constitution,
the floor was open to discussion.
The majority of the assembly approved,
but some were dissatisfied; it was read
at the other two assembly meetings.
Throughout some dissaitsfactioii was
evident and as a result a revision of
the new constitution was necessary. As
a result the constitution was unani
mously adopted by the student body.
Ancient History
PERSONAL INTERVIEW
WITH MISS COLE
Received A.B. and M.A. Degrees From
N. C. C. W.—Wrote Thesis on “Rob
ert Browning, the Dramatist”
CONCERT GIVEN AT N. C. C.
by high school band
The High School band gave a concert
at the chapel period at N. C. C. W.
Thursday, March 30.
The following marches were played:
“Bohemian Girl/ ’“Columbia Fidelity,”
“Royal Hussars,” and the state contest
piece, “Finlandia,” by Jean Sibelus.
The brass quartette, composed of
Dorrys Bennett, Dorothea Bates, Har
ris Mitchell, and Wallace Siler, played
“An Evening Prayer,” by Hound. The
woodwind quartette, composed of Wil
liam Troxell, C. T. Strickland, Earl
Harlele, and Walter King, played
“Gavotte,” by Pirani,
“I think G. H. S. has a fine spirit and
good organizations,” said Miss Rena
Cole, a new member of the English
department of G. H. S., in a recent
interview.
Miss Cole is from Wilmington, N. C.
She went to N. C. C. W. and acquired
her A.B. and M.A. degrees there in
four years, this double honor never
having been given before in the same
year. Her thesis was written on
“Robert Browning, the Dramatist.”
Miss Cole was head of the French
Department at Marshville High before
coming to Pomona High, where she was
head of English Department for three
years. At the beginning of the fall
semester of 1927 she came to G. H. S.
“My hobbies are keeping scrapbooks
and playing bridge. I also like scholar
ship and originality in students,” was
the comment of Miss Cole.
Seven Years Ago
High Life is one year old this
month! One year ago the students
of G. IT. S. decided to publish a
school paper. (October 14, 1921.)
Five Years Ago
On the first of October, 1922, the
enrollment of G. H. S. was the larg
est of any previous years. All avail
able space is filled and the capacity
of the school is taxed to its limit
with 807 pupils registered.
Two Years Ago
Mr. C. W. Phillips succeeds Mr.
Lee Edwards as principal of G. H.
S. (September 15, 1925.)
The October issue of Homespun,
which is the latest venture of the
school in the publication field, ap
peared Tuesday, November 16.
JUDGE HAYES TALKS
TO P. T. ASSOCIATION
AT ITS LAST SESSION
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Makes Home in Greensboro Be
cause of Reputation for Good
Schools and Churches
SPEAKS OF CRIME WAVE
Says That the Co-operation of Parents
With School in Securing Obedi
ence Is Important
SCOUT CONVENTION
Mrs. Frank Leak Predicts This
Convention Will Be
Successful
HELD IN WINSTON-SALEM
New Teacher Likes G. H. S.
“I like G. H. S.,” says Miss Gertrude
Farlow, a new teacher of G. H. S. “I
have found very nice students here.
The students have a good foundation
for their work.
“I was graduated from Guilford Col
lege. The school I was last at is
Pomona. I like to live a social life, as
well as to teach school,” she told a
High Life reporter.
We see where the freshmen of New
port News are going to issue a fresh
man edition of their paper. The Bea
con. We look forward to their issue
and expect them to make good at it.
In The Beacon, published weekly by
the students of the Newport News
High School, I saw a very interesting
article consisting of the important peo
ple whose birthdays are in March. It
also told the most important things
concerning their lives. .
I think that it is a splendid idea
that the pupils of Liberal Kansas High
School are taking so much interest'
in banking. It is reported that last
week 12 rooms had one hundred per
cent in banking. . ,
In The Reserve Record, from the
Columbia High School, we found a
very interesting picture, illustrating
the Lady of the TmiLe. The play took
place in the school auditorium, and
several of the boys took part in it.
This was very interesting to us as we
are going to study that poem next
semester.
Sky High, from Asheville, N. C., has
a very interesting sport page. A small
column called “Fouls” adds a great
deal to the sport page.
I think The Hornet, the paper from
Furman University, of Greenville,
S. C., is a very good one. The edi
torials are interesting. The page that
interested me most was the feature
page. The features are funny and
mostly about tbe Wjfeather land the
school and pupils. The cartoons are
very good and funny, too.
The Bruin, from New Bern, has
many interesting and peppy columns.
Girl scouts of Greensboro are plan
ning and preparing for the regional
convention in Winston April 20-23. In
preparing for this the scouts will hold
an inter-troop campfire on April 14.
Each troop will be responsible for a
five-minute stunt pertaining to scouting
or humorous. The girls will decide
upon the stunt to be given at the
convention.
Other than the scout leaders and
delegates from region 5, several na
tional representatives will attend. Miss
Doris Hough, secretary of the stan
dards and awards committee; Mrs.
Frederick Edey, executive on the na
tional council, and Mrs. William Hoff
man, fourth vice-president, will attend.
These will be judges in the stunt
events.
The Juliette Low memorial fund is
fast advancing into the thousands of
dollars. Contributions from scout
troops all over America and scouts
from other countries have been sent to
national headquarters. The Savannah
troops have already contributed $1,600.
“From all events and observations I
believe this will be one of the most suc
cessful conventions we’ve ever had,”
declared Mrs. Frank Leak, local scout
commissioner.
Taking as his subject, “How Can
We Head Our Boys and Girls in the
Right Direction?” Judge Johnson J.
Hayes talked at the last meeting of
the Parent-Teacher Association of
Greenhoro High School. Tuesday
night, April 3, witnessed the last ses
sion of the P. T. A. for this semester.
Judge Hayes prefaced his talk by
declaring that he would never have
chosen Greensboro for a home had it
not been for its reputation for having
good schools and good churches. He
clearly outlined the relationship of the
child to the home, the church, and the
state. He admitted, nevertheless, that
the present crime wave was a perplex
ing problem. Respect for authority
was the quality he cited that would
keep the youth out of the criminal
courts. This respect for authority, he
pointed out, must begin in the home.
Parental control and co-operation of
the parent with the school in obtaining
obedience in the school he cited as
equally important. If this were suc
cessfully worked out, respect for state
and God would follow. In general,
obedience is the necessary keynote for
the solving of the problems that today
give the parents most concern.
Mrs. W. P. Knight presided at the
meeting. She appointed a nominating
committee, with Mrs. A. C. Holt as
chairman; assisting will be Mrs. J. D.
Patterson, Mrs. Charles Rives and
Miss Fannie Starr Mitchell.
THE GIRL RESERVES HAVE
PICNIC SUPPER AT CABIN
Girls Engage in a Song Contest, Which
Is Won by B-Square Club
of Pomona
SIX MEMBERS RECEIVE RINGS
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER
DSCUSSES NEW SCHOOL
Architects Plans Will Soon Be Started.
Over Half Million Dollars Will
Be Spent on School
The new High School of Greensboro
will be, completed in September, 1929,
according to the report given out re
cently by a member of the Board of
Education.
E. D. Broadhurst announced that the
architect’s plans for the school will
soon be started.
Over half a million dollars will be
spent on the high school, but as the
city grows new buildings will be
added.
It will be so arranged that students
wanting to excel in any particular
study may do so without having to
study subjects that will be of no use
to them.
Later extra buildings may be added
in order that graduates wishing to
receive two years of college education
may do so without additionallexpe^e.-
The Girl Reserves held their inter-
club supper Monday night, April 2, at
Blanjuco cabin. A very enjoyable pic
nic supper was served. After supper
the girls gathered on the hillside for a
song contest, which was won by the
B-Square Club. The following girls
Were awarded girl reserve rings by
Miss Chamberlain, Y. W. C. A. secre
tary and adviser for the Girl Reserves:
Margaret Sockwell, Mary Hoyle, Car
men Patterson, Lizzie Adams Powers,
Katherine Nowell, and Mrs. J. J. Stone.
There were more than 50 girls present.
Before the supper all the Worth
While Girl Reserves met at the Y. W.
C. A. for recognition or the Circle of
Lights service. Many new girls were
taken into the club.
MRS. A. F. COMER LIKES
NEW CAFETERIA PLAN
Edgar Allred Entertains
Edgar Allred, a member of the sci
ence department, had a party for the
G. H. S. science teachers Tuesday,
April 4th, at 8 o’clock, at his home,
1507 Overhill Terrace. Teachers of
the department numbered about 12.
Beside these teachers. Miss Laura
Sumner and Mr. C. W. Phillips were
present. The main attractions of the
evening were games and contests.
Mrs. A. F. Comer, in charge of the
High School cafeteria, is very much
pleased with the co-operation of the
pupils. She says, “It helps me very
much and it is more convenient for the
students to hand their trays over the
counter instead of leaving them on the
table.”
' t This-semester a new plan is devised.
All the students hand their trays over
the counter when they are finished eat
ing instead of leaving them on the
tables for the maid to take away.
‘Herbert, let’s go to the fair
“There isn’t any fair in
Erlin: ‘
tonight.”
Hecher:
town.”
Erline: “Well, I saw in the paper
where it said, ‘Fair today and tomor
row.’ ”
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