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r - \ O Back to the Old Grind HIGH LIFE From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry VOLUME XI GREENSBORO HIGH SCHOOL, SEPTEMBER 18, 1931 Miss Caldwell Returns After European Vacation ENJOYED VENICE Trip Includes Visit to France, England, Scotland, Italy, and Belgium. HAS AUDIENCE WITH POPE Impressed by Widespread Use of Eng lish in the Various Countries and by the Use of American Dollar. After a pleasant summer spent in Europe, Miss Amy Caldwell, member of the English department, has returned to relate her experiences. Miss Cald well sailed on the S. S. Saturnia and spent 12 days on the high seas. After calling at Gibraltar, she land ed at Algiers for one-half a day. Miss Caldwell remarked that it looks bet ter than it smells. Miss Caldwell visited Naples and from there went to Pompeii. The ruins were very fascinating and a great deal of excavating has been done. From there the party took the Amalfi Drive to Sorrento, which was so lovely the party wanted to stop a whole month. They next visited the island of Ca pri, where the famous Blue Grotto is located, and from there went to Rome by way of Naples. In Rome, the party had the very un usual privilege of a private audience with the Pope, a favor rarely granted to tourist parties. Miss Caldwell stayed four days in Rome. They next journeyed to Florence and Venice. Miss Caldwell said Florence was historically more interesting, but Venice was very lovely. The party went from the train to the hotel in a gondola and one night they took a moonlight ride on the Grand canal. The next stop was Milan, where they viewed the famous “Last Supper” of I.,eonardo Da Vinci. From there they toured to Geneva and saw the sup posed house of Christopher Columbus. Leaving Geneva, the party went to Monte Carlo. Miss Caldwell neither won or lost anything, and thought Monte Carlo a trifle over-rated. They drove along the Grand Cornieh drive to Nice and then along the Cote d’Azur of France. The next stop was Interloeken in Switzerland, where the party enjoyed the famous Jungfrau. Miss Caldwell then took a wonderful motor trip across the Alps to Lucerne. Prom Ltfcenie the group w^ent through picturesque Innebruche to Vienna. They were there on the Fourth of July, but there was no celebration. Miss Caldwell remarked that it was just as hot there as here. The party ran in luck again, as they heard Jeritza sing the night before she was to leave for her vacation. Their itinerary next included Prague, where one half day was not nearly enough, They were delighted at the statue of Woodrow Wilson, which was the first thing they saw, and drove down Hoover street to their hotel. Miss Caldwell thought Prague less modern ized than other European cities. After Prague the party visited Dres den and saw the famous “Sistine Ma donna” of Raphael’s. In Berlin the party stayed at the largest hotel in Europe, but were not particularly im pressed by their lour days there. In Heidleberg they thought the castles and Philosopher’s Walk charming and en joyed a performance of the “Student Prince.” Prom Mainz they were sup posed Jo sail down the Rhine, but they missed, the boat because the trailer con taining the luggage was lost in the motor trip ever. The luggage was finally found, however. The party went to Cologne, The Hague, and Amsterdam, where they en joyed the diamond factories. They vis ited the Island of Marken) but all of the inhabitants stayed in because of the pouring rain. The group motored through Belgium, staying two hours in Brussels on their way P-rif. In Paris they stayed for four days, and it rained all the time. They visited the Louvre, Vorsaillos, Mai Maison (home of Napoleon and Jos- phine) and other points of interest. They had grand opera one night and light opera another. In London Miss Caldwell made motor trips to Oxford and Stratford, and went through the lake regions to Edin burgh in Scotland. On Sunday night they had family prayers in the hotel there. Miss Caldwell stayed a week after the others left and went into southern rural England, the country of Lorna Doone, King Arthur, and Thomas Hardy. She drove up to Stonehenge in an Austin. Miss Caldwell sailed August 5 on the • S. S. Homeric and arrived in New York August 12. Of all her trip, Miss Caldwell' says she enjoyed rural England most. She said Italy was historically most impres sive. Two facts were veiy outstanding: English WPS spoken much more widely than she thought—in fact, everywhere in every eouniiy. Also, the American dollar bill was current in every coun- try. Nowlin Presents Rules for Traffic The traffic regulations given to the student body by Jack Nowlin arc as follows: the steps of the Main build ing nearest the Science building are, for going up, the ones next to these are down, the' ones on the other side of the auditorium are up and the steps most distant from the Science build ing are for going down. All pupils are requested to go out the front door of the Main building, and in the door nearest the Science build ing. In the Science building the front door is for going in and the door nearest the Main building is for going out. The steps on the left as you enter the main door are for go ing up and the ones on your right are for going down. In the cafete. ria building, the steps on the left as you go toward it are for going up and the ones on your right are for going down. Jack Nowlin thanks the new pu pils who have just entered Senior high tor their co-operation in regard to traffic regulations, and if it con tinues in the future, as it has been in the past, we will have a very suc cessful year in the way of obeying traffic rules. WILL GIVE OPERA HERE DECEMBER 4 lOLANTHE CHOSEN Grady Miller Saw Opera in New York This Summer. CHORUS IS REHEARSING Frank Maulan, New York Actor, Will Help Make Production Successful. SERVICE LEAGUE LIST COMMITTEES Was Formed by Girls’ Council of Last School Season. AID IN SCHOOL WORK Last yenr^ Gir'g’ Council planned a Service League, the work of which is to be done by committees, to one of which any girl may belong if she wishes. The revised list of committees and the du ties of each are as follows: Announce ment—to specialize in making verbal announcements. Athletic—to aid in sponsoring the atletic program of the girls. Big Sister—to welcome the in coming sophomores and to help them in every way possible. College En trance—to collect and display to stu dents inforsnalion concerning college entrance and available scholarships. Finance—to assist the treasurers in raising funds. Friendship—to express sympathy to the sick and bereaved. Hospitality-r-to be generally helpful to new pupils, and to act as hostesses for visitors. Little Sisters—to plan ways of responding to the friendship and courtesy of the Big Sisters, and to stim ulate good spirit by helping among the sophomore girls. Office—to render school service by assisting in the library and school office. Poster—to make posters for school activities and have charge of the bulletin hoard. Scholarship—to foster high scholarship in G. H. S. School Beautiful—to help make and keep the school beautiful. School Service—to be ready to serve the scliool in any way when called upon. Welfare—to provide for the assistance of girls in high school who need a help ing hand. Social—to plan social activi ties for the League. 'Social Service—to give aid to deserving people of Greens boro. Nothing definite has been done so far this semester, but the present Girls’ Council intends to carry through these plans, and hopes that every girl will be a member of one of the committees. The faculty sponsors of the different committees have not yet been chosen. Chorus rehearsals have begun for the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera, “lo- lanthe,” which is to be given December 4 at matinee and evening performances, as the annual opera presented by the music department of G. H. S. This performance promises to be one of the best yet attempted, due to the fact that Grady Miller saw the opera several times this summer at the Er- linger Theater in New York, where it ran for two weeks. Mr. Miller took notes on the opera and is prepared to bring, out the most realistic effects achieved by the professional company. Incidentally, the Lord Chancellor, the comic lead, was played by Prank Mau lan, a personal friend of Grady Miller, with whom he played on the stage for quite a while, before coming to Greens boro, and he and Prank Moulan are corresponding in order to make “lolan- the” one of the best ones ever present ed by the music department. The presentation will be unique in that lolanthe, a fairy, makes her en trance out of a pool of water. This is made possible only by our unusually well equipped stage which we are for tunate in having. Upon the entrance of the Lord Chancellor, there will be a band march on the stage, followed by a chorus with band and orchestra accom paniment. This promises to be one of the most spectacular scenes of the en tire production. Grady Miller said: “Although many of our best musically inclined students have gone, we feel certain that we will be able to replace them with people who are just as good, due to the fact that the glee clubs are full and there i: large group from which to select.” FACULTY LOSES NINE AND GAINS ONLY FOUR Misses Kate Robinson, Jess Trow bridge, Bright Sedberry, and W. S. Hamilton on List. CAFETERIA HAS NEW CHANGE Four new teachers were added to the faculty of the Senior high school for the year 1931-32, to replace the who did not return. They are: Misses Katd Robinson, Jess Trowbridge, Bright Sedberry, and W. S. Hamilton. Below are a few facts about each of the ne comers. Mr. Hamilton, who received his A. degree from Duke University, also played on the football team while there. Last spring he taught at the Durham senior high. His home is in Monroe, N. C. He is now making his home at the Y. M, C. A. He teaches history, is athletics manager, and helps with box ing, wrestling, and football. Miss Kate Robinson finished last June at N. C. C. W., majoring in physi cal education. This summer she Hillcrest Camp. ^-hero she taught danc ing and tennis. She teaches biology and has one class in physical educa tion. Miss Jess Trowbridge finished at Win- throp College in Rock Hill, S. June. This summer she worked at the Mayfair Cafeteria, Ragged Robin Tea Room, and N. C. C. W, She charge of the cafeteria an home economics. Mrs. Coltrane Visits Studios Of Voice Teacher In N. Y. City Mrs. Alma G. Coltrane, faculty ad- for High Life, says in telling qf an experience she had while in New York City this summer: “I was invited to visit the beautiful and spacious musical studios of Madame Soder- Hueck in the Metropolitan Opera House. I was impressed by the fact that Madame is a born teacher deeply in terested in her work, and by the beauty and finish she imparts to the voice of her students; also by the warmth of her interpretation and her ability to awaken the emotions of her pupils. I was also deeply touched to see a great artist-teacher, who knows thtf opera and concert field here and abroad and who teaches in every language, so tender and devoted to each individual pupil. There was a photograph on her piano dedicated “To Madame Soder-Hueck, gifted and artistic pupil of Marianne Brandt, whom we both adored. With cordial greetings, Walter Damroseh, May, 1929.” “I was quite interested i this photo, the inscription, and the f- that Madame appeared under P rosch’s baton with the N^''' phony Orchestra,” sa-*^ Another photogr' of Marianne Brandt at her home ii Vienna, taken as a souvenir for her dis- cinle, Ada Soder-Hueek, upon her de- parttie- from Vienna. The dedication was, “To the v>v’.''-rb artist of unusual voice, Ada Soder-Huc-c:-, ir. brance of Marianne Bra^ “I heard this great ' says Mrs. Coltrane, “give The first was to a beau*' ian, Loretta Bille- tralto voice. ingston from lovely drama told me a S' had been i menting ' through FORMER HI STUDENTS GIVE MUSICAL PROGRAM Ailindo Cates and Ruth Marley gave a musical program Wednesday morning, September 9, at the first chapel program of the year. Arlindo Ca':es, a former studert of G. H, S., and well kinwn among the musical students of tin city, played three numbers, accompanied by Miss Rutn Marley at the piano. Miss Marley is also a graduate of G. H. S. Chrysler’s “Old Refrain” was played; also, “Dear Little Boy of Mine” and a novelty number, “Piddling the Fiddler.” Arlindo, who has studied violin for some years, won in the state music contest a few years ago, and also won a scholarship to a camp in Wisconsin lost summer. He is now a student at Carolina. FACULTY REPORTS URGE ENROLLMENT School Loses B. Haworth, E. R. Phillips, and Pauline Sawyer. PRINCIPAL, DEAN TEACH Perhaps it’s because the energetic students enjoy writing themes, book reports, et cetera, or perhaps it’s be cause they enjoy learning grammar— anyway the result is that the English classes are exceedingly large this year. “However,” says Miss Tillett, “the stu dents are more evenly distributed than last year.” Although we lose Byron Haworth, we have an addition to the English depart ment, C. W. Phillips, who will teach business English, Miss Tillett says that she is quite happy to have him, and that a business man fits into the posi tion perfectly. “Although dramatics must be omitted from our school schedule, I am very pleased with the beginning of our new term,” Miss Tillett remarked. Miss Lena Bullard reports that classes in scientific art are running about the same. There are the same number of teachers in the department, although one of the old teachers is gone, Miss Pauline Sawyer, who was married dur ing the summer. Her place is filled by Miss Kate Robinson’ a graduate of N. C. C. W, At present Mias Patsy Braswell, daughter of Mrs. Callie O. Braswell, who is a mathematics instructor at G. H. S., is substituting for Mrs. Nellie K. Black burn, who is with her mother, who is ill. Miss Sarah Lesley reports that three hundred and forty students are en roll for I.iatin, fifty-seven of which are new students. “No plans have been made so tar.” she adds. Though Miss Mary Ellen Blackmon, head of the history department, is ill, the registration for history seems to have been a success. New classes had to be created. Mr. W, S. Hamilton, a graduate of Duke, is new in this de partment. He was at one time man ager of the Duke football team. Miss lone Grogan was all too glad to report that the math division had pros pects of being a big flop, as usual; but upon further questioning she revealed that her group—and of course the other math groups—seemed so studious that the outlook of this coming semester gave her high aims. Miss Estelle Mitchell states that in spite of the depression her French 2’s and 3’s will receive new readers (much to their delight.) Of course, there is a large group turning out for French. More pupils than ever before are tak ing French I, and a very promising class of V and VI have already started to work, The outlook of the French department is very encouraging and everything points towards the best, says Miss Mitchell. Miss Bright Sedberry reported that the typing classes had doubled their pacity; in fact, such an interest shown among the students that 20 more were tuiiied away. In the various typingTlasscs there are twice as many folk as typewTiters. It is going to be a big semester for the commercial de partment, Miss Sedberry says. MISS FULLER HOLDS XT HIGH PUBLICATIONS TOENTERS.LP.A. CONTEST OCT. 23,24 Oscar Riegel Will Be in Charge of Affairs At Press Convention. HELD AT LEXINGTON, VA. Delegates to Attend W. and L. and Uni versity of Virginia Foot ball Game. The Annual Southern Literscholastie Press Association will be held this year at Washingron and l.t.e University at lycxiugfon, Virginia, on Friday and Sat urday, October 23 and 24. High Life and Homespun will both enter the contests put on bv the associa tion, and delegates will be sent from the two staffs to attend the convention. M>'3 Alma Coltrane, faculty adviser for High Life, was iiifot-med bv 'Wil- )iam L. M.iple, director cf the School of JournaLsm, that the plans for the program were being completed, and that Oscar Riegel would be in charge of the affairs in the absence of Mr, Maple, who has taken a leave of absence to become assistant editor of “The Anier- lean Boy.” At the time of the convention the home-coming game lietween Washington and Lee and Virginia will be played, and plans have been made for the dele gates to attend. James Henry Juray, vice-president of the I’nited Press, has been secured to talk at the banquet on the work of for eign- correspondents, and two other speakers' have been tentatively engaged. Mrs. Coltrane is on the committee to formulate plans for the program of the faculty group at their meeting. SCHOOL DEBATERS PLAN YEAR’S WORK To Have Eight Contests Under Direction of Farthing. DICK CANN PRESIDES The Debating Club of Greensboro high school held its first meeting on Friday, September 11. At this meeting the president, Richard Cann, appointed the various committees, such as the en tertainment, social, and standing com mittees; he instructed them as to their duties. The plans for the year, on whic'Yi the executive staff is now work ing, were presented. The first work of the club will be to organize the new sophomores. If there are enough of them interested in de bating, they will be organized into a new club; otherwise, they will be taken into the senior club. A social is being planned, at which the iB\itiation of new members will take place. This year, under the coaching of James A. Farthing, the club plans to have eight debates. The first of these is to be with 'Winston-Salem on the sub ject of prohibition. A schedule of the year's debates is now being worked out. We hope this year to join the Na tional Debating Society, If this is done, members of the club taking part in the debates will receive national ognition and will be given credit to ward winning a national award. HOMESPUN STAFF HAS MEETING WEDNESDAY Nancy Hudson Is New Editor-in-Chief; Miss Tillett Is Fac ulty Adviser. On Wednesday, September 9, the Homespun staff gathered in room 300 for the first meeting of the fall semes ter. Nancy Hudson, who will guide the destiny of the Bnagazine for the c ing year, presided while the staff dis cussed plans for the forthcoming Students who may be added to the yet incomplete editing force were con sidered. However, no definite decisions -''re made. Enjoyable Summer Spent By Miss Cole in Travel School Funds Low Changes Are Made Due to lack of finances, changes have been necessary in the assign ment of faculty advisers for this From the library department Miss Eiieen Aderholt has been removed to Junior high school. This leaves in full charge Miss Rebecca Wall, who has announced tha( the first v^eek of H )rarv work will be given over to the training of new students. Miss Fannie Starr Mitchell divides her time between the office and classes of math, whereas Mr. C. W. Phillips will supervise a class of Business English. Byron Haworth's duties will be resumed by E. H. Strickland, prin cipal of the Clara Peck School. In other departments, Mr. L. C. Belding will teach a class of math. Mid-year senior advisers are Miss Ida Belle Moore, and James Farth ing. The June graduates have as their advisers Misses lone Grogan, Mary Morrow, and Evelyn Martin. G. H. S. LOSES NINE TEACHERS Former Faculty Members Find Other Fields of Interest; Some Study. CUPID CAPTURES ONE Instead of just being in charge of the high school cafeteria, Miss Dobson is now at the head of all cafeterias in the city school system. The G. H. S. students will miss her, though they con- giatulate her on her higher position. Miss Mary Dosier, formerly a teacher at G. H. 8., is now substituting for Miss Blacknum, who is ill. The library attendants will miss Miss Eileen Aderholt this year. She is now in charge of the Central Junior high school library. Miss Camille Brinkley, who last year had charge of girls’ athletics, is now a student at Baiiiard College, where she is studying physical education. One more student has been added to the number of medical students at Duke, for Coach Herbert Fox, coach of baseball, boxing, and wrestling, and his tory teacher at G. II. S, last year has been accepted in Duke medical school. This year finds Byron Haworth, for mer English teacher at high school, a student in Duke law school. He is missed greatly, but the hope is that suc cess will be his. The commercial department lost one of its teachers, too, this year when E. R. Phillips went to Elizabeth, N. J., to teach a, commercial course in a girls’ high school. Cupid succeeded in capturing one of our teachers—Miss Pauline Sawyer, for merly of the science department. She now resides in Atlanta. It seems as if teachers must study forever, for Miss Summers, who taught home economics at G. H, S. last year, is not studying the same subject at Peabody Institute. VISIT TIA JUANA Met Ann Harding, Mitzi Green, Jackie Cooper, DoVothy Jordan and Others. MOTORED TO “PICKFAIRE” Traveled Across Rockies, Through Can yons, Across Lakes to Pike’s Peak. Miss Rena Cole again spent her sum mer in interesting travel. This year vacation included, a camping tour, affiliated with the University of North Carolina, through the western part of the United States. Leaving Boone, N. C., June 6. the party of 47 chose a route through Cen tra! United States, going first to St. Louis. Miss Cole says that here she found the “Lindbergh trophies” quite interesting. From there they traveled west, across the Rockies, through fam- eanyons, across frozen lakes, to •’s Peak, then to Salt Lake City where the organ recital by Edward Kim ball in the famous old Mormon taber- na,cle has impressed many. After crossing the Majave Valley, the party turned southward and made stops at Tia Juana and Agua Calienti, Mexico. They visited the famous Santa Bar- ira mission that has won its distinc tion because of the fact that it is the best preserved mission on the west Incidentally, Delores Del Rio was mar ried there. )8 Angeles, with its movie actors and actresses, attracted the group. They met Eli.sse Handi, Ann Harding, Nils Asther, Dorothy Jordan, Mitzi Green, Jackie Coogan, Robert Coogan, and Rob ert Learie. Aside from seeing many studio “sets” and theatrical equipment, they saw the Hal Roach studio taking 'Our Gang” and Charlie Chase come dies. They motored through Beverly Hills and to the picturesque home of Mary Pickford, “Pickfaire.” While in Hollywood a Trros{"ti ing feature was the visit to the elabo rate “Chinese theater,” where all the famous stars have the print of their hands and feet in the foyer, accompan ied by a greeting to the public. Of course one v.-ould be delighted to know what one’s favorite movie actor or ac tress might have to say to the world. Iter several stops at beaches in Cal ifornia and crossing San Francisco bay the longest highway bridge in the rid, which extend over seven miles of beautiful bay, they traveled by the Columbia River Highway through Wash ington and Oregon and on to Vancouver, Canada. At Mount Ranier tlio party indulged in such winter sports as were possible. The return trip took th.'m over new territory so that they cov.^red the high spots in the central and far western part of the country. The tour covered period of about eight weeks and Miss Cole feels that it was most interesting d beneficial. JACK NOWLIN PRESIDES AT CHAPEL PROGRAM Welcomes New Students and Asks For Their Co-operation at G. H. S. A special program was given in auditorium of the Senior high school by the student body to welcome the students from the Junior high schools of the city. '•Jack Nowlin, president of the student bodc^ presided over the meeting and ex tended a welcome to the new students and shewed them how they might co erate fqr the good of the school. Fol lowing ; this talk, Jack Nowlin called upon the various leaders to exyain the activities they represented. Josephine Lucas, president of the Girls’ Coune’^ Bin' Ve"Tiinff. T^-PRid- • GOLDEN MASQUERS GIVE MYSTERY PLAY “Cat and Canary”, Exciting Melodrama Presented by Dramatic Students. LOIS LAZENBY STARRED “The Cat and the Canary,” an excit ing drama, was presented in the Senior hieii school auditorium Friday •evening, September Jl, at 8:15 o’clock. The members of the cast were, for the most part, former members of the Golden Masquers and a number of tal ented students who have formed a club known as the Golden Masquers Players. This club, with the special permis sion of Mr. Phillips, directed and pre sented the play, “The Cat and the Ca- iBary.” The east was made up of such amateurs as Lois Lazenby, Charles Hagan, G, W. Stamper. J. Barnes, Pete Fitch, Eliza beth Bulmwyj, Shelby Fitzaerald, John Adeniy, and