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HIGH LIFE
January 22, 1932
HIGH LIFE
Published Bi-monthly, Except Holidays, by the Students of Greensboro
High School, Greensboro, N. C.
Founded by the Class of ’21
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Entered as Second-Class Matter at the
Post Office, Greensboro, N. C.
STAFF
Acting Editor-in-Chicf Carl Jeffress
Editor Fillmore Wilson
Business Manager Leah Louise Baach
Assistant Business Manager Herbert Montgomery
ASSISTANT EDITORS
Elizabeth Whaley Lane Barksdale
Quentin Dixon Beverly Burgess
Phyllis Hagedorn
SPECIAL EDITORS
Eports Editors Edwin Gambrell, Paige Holder
Typing Editors Cynthia Pipkin, Margaret Knight
Art Editor Plowell Overton
Exchange Editor Kathryn Ginsberg
TYPISTS
Powell Banner Carolyne Hay
REPORTERS
Marguerite Lefort Edward Cone Mary Hearne Milton
Ruth Harris Rosemary Kuhn Frances Sowell
Elizabeth Craven Miriam Robinson Randolph Covington
Elizabeth Yates Elyn Fowler Billy Sink
Joyce Heritage Jack Nowlin Lelah Nell Masters
Constance Blackwood Helen Crutchfield Burton Thompson
Evelyn Strader Edith Latham Martha Coons
FACULTY ADVISER
Mrs. Alma G. Coltrane
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In Memory of Livingston
Williams
Students of the Greensboro high
school mourn the death of one of
their best students, Livingston
Williams. Those who knew him will
always be conscious of his smile;
his character and personality were
an inspiration to his friends.
Always the members of his class
and school will remember his work
in the band, of which he was stu
dent director, and his work in the
Hi-Y, De Moley, and as cheer
leader.
Although his long illness pre
vented him from taking a part in
the school activities during his
senior year, his friends were ever
conscious of his fine spirit which
prevailed always.
Graduation
Graduation has a two-fold mean
ing. First, it means that the grad
uate has completed successfully a
certain task. Secondly, it means
that he is about to begin a much
longer and much more important
task.
The first task (high school), is
simply a preparation for the
greater task of making a success
of life. Some of the graduates will
go to college to secure four more
years of preparation. If this prep
aration is taken advantage of, the
college graduate will have an ad
vantage over the non-college grad
uate. However the boy or girl who
begins work after graduation from
high school can make up for this
disadvantage by putting forth
their greatest possible effort.
If every high school graduate
would balance his advantages and
opportunities with an equal
amount of personal effort, the
number of successes would be even
greater than it is.
Tomorrow*s Men
“The boys and girls of today
will be the men and women of to
morrow.” This fact has been im
pressed upon us since we were in
the grammar grades.
Do we realize what this means?
America is today the greatest na
tion in the world, and what she is
and does depends entirely on what
kind of man or woman the average
American citizen is. We must
take over the responsibility of run
ning the nation. To do this is both
a duty and a privilege. It is duty
because we must give to the world
at least a fraction as much as it
has given to us. It is a privilege
because to get the most out of life,
we must work side by side with
our fellow-citizens.
The best way to be sure that it
will be a better place is to get the
best possible preparation for the
positions we are going to hold.
Preparation is necessary in every
sort of game, especially in the
“game of life.”
For all these reasons, and a
great numbers of others, we should
see that we are well fitted to do our
part as the men and women of to
morrow.
INTRODUCTORY SPEECH
By HARRY CLENDENIN, JR.
We the graduating class of 1932 wel:
come you parents and friends to our
city, Greensboro high school. It is a
city of youth and vigor, of action, of in
terest in learning, a city which is de
veloping the minds, bodies and charac
ters of the nation’s future leaders.
Like your city, our community has its
own system of government. There is
a president, a student council and a
house of representatives, the last two
being comparable to the U. S. Con
gress.
Our little town is in its religious life.
Instead of having a number of churches,
our community has a large interdenomi
national one, where pupils of all beliefs
gather once each week for a period of
devotion.
To be well informed, and progressive,
every community must have a news
paper. Our school is not lacking in
this phase for through High Life we are
informed of the activities of school life
and the alumnae association.
Also, if a city is to be outstanding,
it must be known by people throughout
the county. This advertisement of our
community Greensboro high school is
achieved by our radio station W4AOE
which brings us in contact not only
with the most important cities of N. C.
but also of the U. S. and other coun
tries.
The citizens of our senior high school
town are so versatile that of necessity
there must be a number of different
occupations to keep everyone employed
Some are craftsmen and chemists.
Others are stenographers, etc. There
are still others who seek a richer and
deeper meaning of life through inten
sive study.
After the labor of the day is over,
tired workmen like some sort of de
vision. For this our city clubs, music
and sports. There are the little thea
tres, our dramatic club, the Euterpe
club, our glee clubs, band, and orches
tra. There are any number of major
and minor sports.
Tonight the members of the gradua
tion class invite you to go with these
through the medium of speech on a tour
over our city of Greensboro high school.
They will show you its unusual and in
teresting features which make it so fine.
RELIGION
By LAVINIA WHARTON
In order that any organization may
prosper, due attention must be given to
its religious life. With this in mind we
have given this phase of our work an
important place in our school program.
Realizing that public institutions must
be non-denominational. We respect all
creeds and show partiality to none.
The visiting ministers whom we ask to
come to us from time to time are chosen
from the various churches in our city.
In the same way we give our baccalau
reate service in different churches, thus
each student is made to feel that his
church is being represented.
Another phase of our religious life is
our Monday morning devotional. At
that time the whole student body as
sembles in the auditorium for a short
period of worship, usually lead by the
president of the student council, some
member of the faculty, or a member of
the student body.
Our session room devotional which is
held in our home room each morning is
of no less importance. A few minutes
after the ringing of the tardy bell is
taken up with scripture reading and
prayer. This short service serves as a
constant reminder of the necessity of
the guiding spirit in our lives.
The Girl Reserves, a branch of the
Y. W. C. A. is a religious organization of
our school. Its purpose is to promote
upright living, service, and friendliness
among our girls. Each year their pro
grams consist of preparing baskets for
needy families at Thanksgiving, dress
ing dolls and filling empty stockings at
Christmas, and giving programs to cheer
“Little
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IsWrheme of Commencement Program
the old people of the numerous institu
tions for the old people throughout our
community. In the performance of these
little acts of charity and kindness, the
girls are constantly living up to their
ideals. Of course they have a social side
of their club too, because they realize
that “all work and no play makes Jack
a dull boy.”
Hi-Y is to the boys what Girl Reserves
is to the girls. They, too, do many
worthwhile things to aid their comrades
and community as well as have a good
time among themselves. Our religious
atmosphere is apparent in our services
conducted by visiting ministers, in our
Monday morning and session room .devo
tions, and in our religious organization,
Girl Reserves and the Hi-Y, although
our religious program is one brevity, we
feel that it holds an important place in
our high school lives and hope that its
effect will be lasting.
GOVERNMENT
By LESLIE LANE
It is a well known fact that any
country, state, or community must have
a stable gopernment before it can pros
per. One can well imagine the catastro
phe that would result in the overthrow
of the government of the United States.
By past experience the American people
have found that the key to national
happinss is democracy. This applies to
any organization whether great or
small.
When we first established student
government in the high school we did
it with the following purposes in mind:
“to establish and maintain high stand
ards of honor, encouraye the loyal sup
port of the student, create respect and
ambition for higher scholastic attain
ments, and to provide a medium be
tween the students and faculty,” to give
every student a chance to have a voice
in the school government. It has been
proved that a school body can function
more perfectly ^nd smoothly when there
is complete harmony between the stu
dents themselves. Unless one feels that
h is a part of an organization he can
not take a real interest in it, so one of
the aims of the student government is
to have every student a part of the ox-
ganization as a whole.
Democracy, an equal chance for
everyone, is the supreme goal of our ef
forts. In order to forward this cause
we have a welcoming committee to geet
the new students as they enter each fall.
We give them the ideals of the consti
tution and show them the standards up
held by a good citizen of the school.
Our school government consists of the
following organizations, each of which
does its part to attain the goal set be
fore it: The Student Council, the Girls’
Council, and the House of Representa
tives.
The Student Council is the executive
body of the school. It is composed of
nine members who are elected by their
respctiv organizations, one representa
tive from tht Girls’ Council and one
representative from the student body
at lage, and two faculty advisers. The
representative from the student body
must be a mtmber of the rising semes
ters three through seven, and chosen in
the following manner: tht president of
the student body appoints a nominating
committee composed of representatives
from eveby semester, and having a
member of the Student Council as chair
man. This committee nominates two
candidates and a third candidate is
nominated by the student body. An
election is held during the last month
of the school year, in which the Aus
tralian ballot is used. The winner is the
choice’ of the students themselves, so
that the position is won by merit and
general popularity. No person can get
in office who is not capable and is not
sincerely liked by a majority of the
school.
A secretary of the council is chosen
by them, from their own number, who
shall act as secretary to both tht coun
cil and the student body, and he shall
preside over the meetings of both or
ganization^ in the absence of the presi
dent.
The Student Council has the power to
try disciplinarian cases in court, issue
charters to the clubs of the high school,
take charge of all elections, draw up
rules of order and to settle all matters
and questions arising about the acts of
the council.
Next in importance is the House of
Reprtsentatives, which consists of one
member elected from each session room,
one representative from each chartered
club and a faculty member. The House
of Representatives has no executive
power, whatsoever, its only duties are
to advise the council about problems
arising in the representative from each
semester and a president elected by the
girls of the Student Body.
Included in our government is the
honor system. Every member of the
student body is put on his or her honor
to uphold the standards of character
and behavior set up by the Student
Council and the faculty members. Any
person seeing a violation of a school
law is expected to call the attention of
the offender to his offense and tell him
in a constructive and helpful way that
it is not the right sort of thing to do
and ask him no to repeat the acion.
If the violator takes no heed of re
peated warnings from his schoolmates
it is then the duty of the individual to
report such cases of misdemeanor to the
proper authorities. It is the last named
step which seems to be the drawback
to the honor system, as it carried with
it somewhat of a sense of tattling. This
system is comparatively new and it has
not had time to show what it can do
for our school; but we believe that with
the co-operation of the entire school it
will some day be a tremendous success.
In adopting this type of student gov
ernment in our school we have shown
our faith in the democratic government,
whiih as future citizens of the United
States, we will be a part. We are pre
paring ourselves to become better citi
zens and do render more service to our
country because we have served an ap
prenticeship in high school.
PUBLICATIONS
By WINIFRED PENN
Through knowledge and experience
one achieves democracy—the supreme
ideal of the American pople. However,
few realize the part newspapers and
magazines play in furnishing the knowl
edge of everyday events—or the exper-
ince derived from; the actions they
prompt. High Lif, the Senior high school
newspaper, is the means by which the
students become ' acquainted with the
events centering around their school
lives. Through its columns we voice
our opinions and ideas, so that they are
brought to the attention of the faculty,
other students, citizens of Greensboro,
and pupils in other schools. The very
name “High Liftj*^ implied the goal to
ward which the majority of people in
school are striving Homespuns and New
Wings are two rungs of the ladder
reaching to a higher life. Homespun
gives recognition to the outstanding lit
erary works, so that it remains a con
stant inspiration to the students.
There should 1» no need to introduce
to the public High Life or Homespun.
They are naturally recognized, and such
an achievement makes them familiar to
the citizens of Greensboro; but perhaps
the Journalism and Creative English
classes, out of which these publications
grow, do need an introduction. Over
fifty students in Greensboro high school
are receiving the best available instruc
tion in these courses, and are therefore
able to uphold the high standards and
ideals set by the former editors of our
publications. Because of the earnest
efforts of the students, and the splendid
co-operation of the teachers, these boys
and girls with literary ambition have
advanced one step along the way, in
that they have published a book of their
collected works New Wings that is
known throughout the state as a splen
did accomplishment.
Because of the opportunities these
courses offer, and the eagerness of the
students to avail themselves of these
privileges, Greensboro high school has a
reputation for sending out talented and
experienced young journalists and au
thors.
Besides'' the ones actually taking
Creative English and Journalism, over
fifty boys and girls work daily on the
publication in order to have High Life
to present to the students every two
weeks, and Homespun every two months.
As a result, the student body has
learned to love and appreciate the finer
phases of literature, and recognize, as
wel las appreciate, talent. We have
learned through our paper of the evnts
centering around our school lives, and
realize their significance. Surely there
is no bette way to create an atmosphere
of frindlinss, co-operation, and interest
in the school and students than to be
constantly working on a magazine or
newspaper, or under the influence of
of one edited by fellow students who
command the highest respect for their
ability.
For three years Homespun has won
all American recognition for four years
it has won first place in the Southern
Interscholastic Press contest held at
Washington and Lee university, and for
five years, it has been given first place
in a national contest sponsored by Co
lumbia university. High Life also won
first place in the Southern Interscholas-
tic Press contest, and it was rated. as
the second best high school newspaper
in the United States at the national con
test sponsored by the University of
North Carolina, and the Northwestern
university.
We feel that our publications are
worth while, not only because of their
high national rating, but because’ of the
good the students derive from working
on them. The editors and workers get
training not only for a literary future,
but any occupation that life might hold
for them, in that the (business exper
ience they get, and the responsibility
they learn to shoulder builds strong
minds and characters. The student
readers, as well as workers, develop a
splendid spirit of co-operation by min
gling with one another through the me
dium of work. It is through our publi
cations, for a great part, that we gain
knowledge and experience so essential
to attain one of our highest school
goals; a spirit of democracy.
INDUSTRIALS AND VACATIONS
By JENNIE HARRISON
A student who graduates from Greens
boro high school finds that he is pre
pared to fill his place in life-business of
college, if he has taken advantage of
his opportunities. This is true because
Greensboro high school has always at
tempted to furnish adequate facilities
fbr his training.
Our most important course is the gen
eral A. B. course, which is composed of
two college-entrance courses — science
and language. A studest who is plan
ning to be a teacher must take ose of
these. The language course requires
four years of English, four years of a
foreign language, one year of general
science, two years of history, which in
cludes European and American history,
and three years of mathematics, which
includes one year of geometry and two
years of algebra. The science course
differs from that oi the language course
in that it requires more science and less
language. Every course in high school
requires four years of English, because
no matter what profession or industry
a student enters, he must know Eng
lish,
Art, a most interesting minor of our
school, trains 235 students. The art
classes help the school in many ways—
by making posters, decorations, adver
tisements, pictures for Homespun, and
is numerous other ways. Each student
is encouraged to develop his talent for
art in some way that he desires. Beau
tiful masterpieces have been completed
as a result of conscientious work. Each
week a talk is given the students, by
the teacher, on the early history of art.
The commercial course prepares the
studnts for various types of office work.
The 519 pupils have done some very fine
work, valuable not only to themselves,
but to the school, also. The shorthand
students take actual dictation from the
office, cut stencils, and make copies of
them. The typing classes are given tests
tryin gout their speed and most as
tounding records have been made. The
bookkeeping department helps out too,
by averaging grades, whes needed.
Radio, one of our newest classes has
100 students. The pupils are taught
code, radio theory, and practice funda
mentals for electricity, and how to send
and receive messages. Since September
about 2,000 mssages have been sent to
all parts of the U. S. and foreign coun
tries. Contact has been made with Aus
tralia, W4AOE, our local station in the
Science building, is fast gaining the rep
utation of being one of the best sta
tions in the South. You can readily see
the advantage of such training to a
student who wishes to continue this type
of work.
A few students are trained for lit
erary work, by assisting the school li
brarian, during their vacant periods.
These pupils do actual work of a libra
rian and are given good training and
practice along this line.
The language course of our school of
fers French, German and Latin. These
subjects give the necessary foundation
for doctor, dentists, nurses, musicians,
teachers and interpreters. Besides this
a study of these languages give a read
ing (knowledge, which is so necessary
for a cultural and well-educated person.
Masual training, which includes wood
work and mechanical drawing, is taught
in the basement of our school, in a shop
fitted with machinery all kinds. The
boys bring articles from home to be re
paired, and repair them themselves,
thereby saving much money. They also
made beautiful pieces of furniture, and
rare novelties. The mechanical drawing
studnts become better acquainted with
terms along this line, and learn to be
come draftsmen.
Every girl in high school should have
training in home economies. It pre
pares her to do her own sewing and
cooking, asd to tell someone else how
to do it. It would be rather embarass-
ing to marry a prince or a duke and
not be able to tell the servants how you
want something done. They are also
taught how to select food and materials,
how to arrange and to decorate a home,
and how to care for the sick. With the
increasing demand for women in the
business world, it seems as if the men
will have to take their places in the
home. We have a, new course for this—
home economics for boys. These boys
seem to enjoy donning their aprons and
washing dishes. If they show as much
interest at home, I’m sure their mothers
are glad.
Chemistry is so closely allied to many
phases of modern life that almost every-
ose should have some knowledge of it.
Its application to the solution of indus
trial problems and its its part in recent
warfare has brought fotth exceptional
attention and interest. It is no less
important in the vacatioss of agricul
ture and medicine. For these reasons
“It is believed that a knowledge of the
fundamental facts of chemistry and an
ability to use them should form part of
the equipment of modern youth!
In conclusion I might say that our
school enables the students to discover
and develop their talents, and gives
them a foundation necessary for any in
dustry or profession.
MUSICAL FUNCTIONS OF THE
By ELIZABETH BUHMANN
What is music? If nothing more it
is one of those pleasures which make
life more liveable. But it is something
more; it is the finest of the arts—^the
one “towards whose condition all other
art aspires.” Through its medium one
can express emotions and feelings that
could not possibly be conveyed in
words. It is a language which even the
most illiterate can understand, but
which only the educated can fully ap
preciate. Therefore is it not fitting that
institutions of learning should provide
a means of promoting an appreciation
of such an art? Surely it is!
In our school there are three prin
cipal organizations for this purpose as
well as for the purpose of developing
inherent musical talent. They are: the
boys’ and girls’ glee clubs, the band,
and the orchestra.
In the glee clubs, pupils receive the
same type of instruction that is given
in private voice lessons. They are
taught how to breathe when singing,
how to phrase, and how to interpret
pleasingly the expression marks. Exer
cises are given to help them develop
volume and more perfect tone quality.
This is only the mechanical side of
singing, but it is very necessary for
the production of refined and finished
work—the goal of all true musicians.
Another interesting feature in our
high school is its orchestra. Perhaps
you may wonder how the instruments
are secured. Some are purchased by
the school and rented to the pupils for
a reasonable fee; others are ownd by
the pupils themselves. Orchestras are
always in demand for the presentation
of operas, and they are sometimes still
engaged by theatres. Thus this branch
of music affords the student not only a
source of pleasure but also a chance
for earning a future livelihood.
Our band is also quite an active or
ganization. It adds greatly to the spirit
of our football games. Quite often it is
asked to play at concerts and in pa
rades. It was in this manner that the
members of the |band obtained the
money for their new uniforms.
There are approximately 300 members
of the band, orchestra, and glee clubs
combined that help make these organi
zations three of the finest in the state.
One of the most outstanding and en
tertaining feaures of our musical pro
gram is the presentation of an opera
each year. Seven years ago the high
school gave its initial opera, “The Belle
of Barcelona.” During the six years
following, Gilbert and Sullivan crations
have been presented the last being “lol-
anthe.” Those of you who have seen
any of the operas know how delightful
they are.
Probably the event in music which is
looked forward to more than any other
is the State Music contest, held every
spring at North Carolina college. This
year it is to take place during the last
week in April. The purpose of the con
test is to encourage niusic students to
apply themselves thus striving to be the
best in the state. Contests are held both
in voice and instrumentation for chorus
and solo work in each field. Greens
boro high has figured very prominently
in this enterprise in the past. For three
consecutive years our band won first
place and therefore was asked not to
participate in the contest last year. The
decision of the judges last spring gave
first place to our orchestra, thus making
its third time for winning highest hon
ors. It is interesting to know, that the
leading soprano of the schools of the
state is a member of the Greensboro
high school glee club.
Plato says that “musical training is
of a more potent instrument than any
other ... he who has received this true
education of the inner being will most
shrewdly perceive omissions or faults
in art and nature, and a true taste;
while he praises and rejoices over and
receives into his soul the good, and be
comes noble and good, he will justly
blame and hate the bad; and when'rea
son comes he will recognize and salute
her as a friend with whom his educa
tion had made him long familiar.
That the student of music may live
more truly and afford others a little
pleasure, Greensboro high school strives
to offer him the best.
CIVIC CLUBS IN GREENSBORO
HIGH SCHOOL
By ALMA TAYLOR
Perhaps there are no other divisions
of extra-curricular activity that has a
more beneficial and useful influence on
the students, while they are still in
school, and in their future life, than the
civic clubs. It is quite necessary for
students to be spurred on to the higher
goals of character and accomplishment,
and to learn to express themselves in
the correct manner in whatever circum
stances they find themselves. These are
exactly the things the civic clubs do for
the boys and girls, and those who take
part in these civic activities, without a
doubt, leave the school better prepared
to face the future that lies before them.
The Torchlight society, which is a part
of the National Honor society to which
practically all the larger high schools
belong, may be compared to the Phi
Beta Kappa in college. This organiza
tion endeavors to sponsor, not only
scholarship, but also the other qualities
which are essential to making a success
in life: service, character, and leader
ship. The candidates for membership
are chosen from the upper fourth of the
senior class.
senior class. These are considered by
the Torchlight members and by faculty
advisers in regard to the four standards
of the club. Later, ten per cent of these
are voted upon by the senior in semes
ter eight, and five per cent of those' in
semester seven. Each year the Torch
light society several times and has thus
been entitled to enter the state wide
contests held at the university. Cer
tainly the Debating club is a valuable
yivie organization for any high shhool
to have!
Greensboro high school also has a
large group of Boy and Girl Scouts.
There are about twenty Girl Scouts in
the school, who have lately formed a
troop, and who plan to mark as a
school unit rather than in variohs
grohps as formerly. The Boy Scouts
are not organized in a troop, but there
are fitting examples, and their daily
good turns certainly mean a lot to both
the teachers and pupils.
Knowing the previous facts, are forty
members on roll. The program for each
meeting is generally in the form of an
open discussion or a debate on some
vital public or school issue. Parlia
mentary procedure is always strictly ob
served, so that the students are not only
trained in public speaking, but also
taught the correct way to carry on any
kind of formal meeting. Each year the
club arranges ten or more debates with
high schools of other cities. These de
bates prove not only beneficial to those
who participate,, in the' training they
get, but also in the friendships they
form by contacts with the debaters
from other cities. However, the most
outstanding events in which the De
bating club takes part each year is the
Triangular debates sponsored by the
University of North Carolina. Our club
has won this. It carries out some
project that will be useful to the schools
such as obtaining a scholarship for some
worthy boy or girl, or in some way pro
moting higher scholastic and character
ideals among the students. Thus one
may see that it is quite an honor to be
come a member of the Torchlight so
ciety, and all the ambitious students
have a great desire to be chosen. Torch
light is, without a doubt, the most in
spiring society in the Greensboro high
school!
Another organization in the school,
perhaps not so exclusive as to member
ship, but which nevertheless is out
standing in its accomplishments, is the
Debating club. Any student may join
the Debating club if he shows a desire
to take an active part in the discussions
and debates. At present one may
readily see that Greensboro high school
is not failing to give its students the
proper civic training that is so essential
to a successful life. The Torchlight so
ciety with its high standards of charac
ter, service, learning, and leadership,
develops such high and firm principles
in its members that they are already
distinguished as good citizens even be
fore they leave high school. Where-
ever they go their membership in this
society speaks for their character and
serves as a recommendation for them
at any time. The experience the de
baters receive in their meetings and in-
ter-seholastic debates proves invaluable
to them when, in later life, they are
called upon to direct some assembly or
to make an impromptu or formal
speech. These organizations simply de
velop those fine qualities in the students
who participate in them, that enable
them to perform better the responsible
civic tasks awaiting the future citizens.
THE LITTLE THEATRE
By COLUM SCHENCK
Everyone has the ability to act—even
a small child. The small child, by
gesture, and look, and pose, acts out
his own experiences. And so as the
child grows older, if this tendency is
encouraged, he acts, not only his own,
but the experiences of others. Possibly,
if this is encouraged still further he
may become a famous actor or a noted
playright if he prefers writing plays
to acting them.
We have a “little theatre” over here
at Greensboro Senior high school. The
studests are taught to write and direct
plays as well as to act in them. In ad
dition to this they are trained to hold
back-stage jobs, such as: electricians,
wardrobe mistresses, prop, managers,
etc. Each semester they put on several
one-act plays and one or two three-act
plays. The one-act plays are given in
chapel and they are a treat that will
be anticipated from time to time. The
three-act plays are usually given on
some special occasion or in way of a
public performance.
You can easily see what the Dramatics
class means to students who are “theat
rical-minded” and who look toward the
future with a longing for a career on
the stage or a part in the movies. This
training sends them on with some pri
mary preparation; they have a back
ground, at least, and have learned the
fundamentals of pantomime.
We can’t say that any of our folks
have had their names in electric lights
yet, but we can say that several of them
have been among the “Carolina Play-
makers” of the University of North
Carolina who, as you know, have made
themselves quite famous for their splen
did productions.
The Dramatics class gives students
who lack poise the chance to acquire it;
it helps them to get over what we term
“stage fright,” teaches them to appre
ciate real drama. It forms initiative,
and makes one able to bear responsi
bility; it brings out personalities. It
teaches them to wear make-up and to
enter a drawing room correctly, which
is invaluable if one enters society. We
might say that the Dramatics class is
really a finishing course in everyday
actions.
The class is made up of from thirty
to forty students who study the history
of drama, and along with that read
about the lives of famous playrights,
actors, and authors. They also study
make-up and costuming for the stage,
as well as arrangements of “props” to
obtain the best effects. In connection
with the arrangements of “props” the
lighting is studied.
SPORTS
By RAY ROUTE
Formerly people thought school was
a place only for the pursuit of studies.
They believed that music, art, sports,
and other electives that we have, were
superfluous to education. However, to
day this idea no longer exists and stu
dents are able to take advantage of
these wonderful opportunities. Among
these new elective courses, athletics
have certainly proved their right to
have a place on the school program. As
a curricular activity they are considered
almost a necessity. This is true not
only for the fact that students get the
valuable physical training so necessary
for a receptive mind, but also they
form lasting habits and traits of char
acter that can not be obtained merely
by the studying of a text book.
In Greensboro high school, the ath
letic program is stsessed to a large ex
tent. As a result the entire school has
an active interest in the various sports,
and although all the students do not
participate in the different games,
everyone enjoys the entertainment, ex-
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