Book Week
VOLUME XIV
FIVE STUDENTS GO
TO STATE STUDENT
COUNCIL MEETING
Annis Hines, Vice-President of
G. H. S., Is Sec.-Treas. of
State Council.
DR. FRETWELL GIVES TALK
Christine Allen, Jane Webb, Jean Yates,
and Ed Hipp, With Miss Blackmon,
Complete G. H. S. Delegation.
Annis Hines, Tice-president of
Greensboro High School and secretary
and treasurer of the North Carolina
Student Council, accompanied by four
other delegates from the local council,
left yesterday to attend the eleventh
annual State Student Council Congress,
held in Washington, N. C. Other rep
resentatives are as follows: Christine
Allen, Jane Webb, Jean Yates, Ed Hipp,
and Miss Mary Ellen Blackmon, fac
ulty adviser.
Dr. E. K. Fretwell, of Columbia Uni
versity, delivered the banquet address
last night on “How to Finance Extra-
Curricular Activities.’’ The session held
yesterday afternoon was composed of
discussions, which paved the way for
Dr. Fretwell’s address. This morning
committee reports Avill be heard, and
officers for next year will be elected.
PICK LEADERS OF GIRLS'
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Ailene Shore Elected President, Martha
deVane Vice-President, and Susie
Gorrell Secretary-Treasurer.
MEETING HELD TUESDAY, NOV. 9
Ailene Shore was elected president of
the Girls’ Athletic Association, which
is under the supervision of Miss
Causey, at the regular meeting on
Tuesday, November 9.
Martha de Vane was elected vice-
president ; Susie Gorrell, secretary and
treasurer; Sara Apple, chairman of
training groups; and Cornelia Ander
son, chairman of hiking group.
After the election of officers the
Sportsmanship Code was read. The
most outstanding points characteristic
of a good sport are;
1. Plays fair at all times.
2. Always gives his opponent a
square deal.
3. Is respectful to officials, accepts
adverse decision graciously, expects of
ficials to enforce rules.
d.Congratulates the winner when he
loses. Gives his opponent full credit
under most trying circumstances.
Learns to correct his faults through
his failures.
Following this. Miss Causey an
nounced that the inter-mural basket
ball tournament would begin on No
vember 22. It will be recalled that the
horseshoe tournament began the first of
the week.
FACULTY MEMBERS JOIN
HONORARY FRATERNITY
Miss Mary Ellen Blackmon, head of
the history department, and Miss Lily
Walker, head of the mathematics de
partment, were recently initiated into
the Alpha chapter of Delta Kappa
Gamma, which is a national honorary
fraternity for women in education. The
initiation took place at a dinner meet
ing of the Alpha chapter held at the
O. Henry hotel. This is an honor for
Miss Blackmon and Miss Walker, and
incidentally, for G. H. S.
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From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
November 14-20
GREENSBORO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., NOVEMBER 19, 1937
NUMBER 5
Council Congress Officer
Above is pictured Annis Hines, who
is secretary and treasurer of the State
Student Council Congress, which is in
.session yesterdav and today, November
18 and 19. in Washington, N. C.
QUILL AND SCROLL
ADDS NEW MEMBERS
Eight Candidates Are Accepted
in National Honorary
Society.
PIKE IS LOCAL ADVISER
Mis-s Cathleen Pike, local adviser for
Quill and Scroll, has announced that
the eight new candidates for member
ship into the honorary society have
been accepted at the International
Quill and Scroll headquarters at
Northwestern University. The candi
dates, who were required to send
samples of their work to be approved
by the national society, were selected
on the basis of scholarship and
journalistic ability, and were recom
mended by the teachers of elective Eng
lish classes, before being voted on by
the present members of the club.
Mr. Edward Nell, executive secretary
of Quill and Scroll, in his letter of
acceptance, commenled on the writing
ability of the candidates, saying that
each shows brilliant training in compo
sition. The new members accepted are:
Carolyn Ballow, Laura Jane Liles,
Miriam Sewell, Jean Yates, Willa Jean
Hayes, Charles Lewis, Nancy O’Brien,
and Nelle Bookout.
WILL GIVE BANQUET
Members of Football Team Are to Be
Honored at Y. W. C. A. on
December 3.
The Lucky La.ssies and Be Worth
While Girl Reserve clubs of the high
school will give a banquet, December
3, at the Y. W. C. A., to honor the mem
bers of the football team. Immediately
after this, the team members and their
dates will hold an open house in the
gymnasium.
The Triquester Girl Reserves met
last Tuesday at the Y. W. C. A. for a
Wimpy supper. After this, they .sang
songs, played games and discussed their
project for this year.
All new Girl Reserves in the city will
be recognized November 21 at a candle
light service at the first Presbyterian
church.
INTERVIEW WITH
FAMOUS EXPLORER
High Life Staff Member Talks
With Harold D. Eide, Arctic
Adventurer.
RELATES EXPERIENCES
Renowned Norwegian Traveler Tells of
Narrow Escapes from Death in
Frozen North.
Donates Radio Line
“Is it true that you floated 100 miles
away from land on an ice cake?”
“Did you really have to eat raw dog
meat?”
“How may one prepare raw blubber
in order that no unpleasant after af
fects will be experienced?”
These were some of the questions
which your inquisitive reporter put to
Harold D. Eide, famous Arctic explorer
and adventurer, who had just com
pleted a lecture at the Odell Memorial
auditorium, November 10, on his ex
periences in the polar regions. This
appearance wa.s six)nsored by the Ki-
wanis club.
The small blond, Norwegian explorer
having drawii a deep breath to answer
my many inquiries, replied, “Yes, the
ice cake incident really occurred. It
still seems almost incredible that I
was able to take advantage of the one
Above is pictured IMajor Edney
Ridge, managing director of WBIG and
donor of the direct radio line to the
G. H. S. auditorium.
.DOUGLAS SPEAKS
AT CHAPEL PROGRAM
Local Attorney Won Renown
for His Former Activities
as a Boy Scout.
WITH JOHNSONS IN AFRICA
Thancc in a escaue alive.
To Visit the Capital
Laura Jane Liles will spend her
Thanksgiving holidays in Washington,
D. C.
This happened when our supply ship,
on its first trip to our expedition since
the year before, hapened to catch sight
of me, and my trapped condition.
“During the period in which I was
adrift, I managed to catch a seal which
I used for eating purposes. However,
it wasn’t until I cut off some fur from
one of my dogs and mixed it with the
blubber that I found this dish agree
able. Therefore, when I was finally
taken aboard ship, I was very thank
ful for the change of diet, for the eat
ing of the raw .seal and my faithful
dogs had not been very delectable.”
The afore-mentioned episode took
place during the spring of 1911 while
the Spitzbergen expedition was laying
the foundation for the most northern
most settlement in the world. Today
this small town, which now belongs to
Norway, boasts a prosperous coal and
oil industry which supports its 1,800
citizens.
Kext plans to sail around
the world, ' .^^^^)ot Avooden schooner,
with his AA'ifd'll^ina, as first mate. He
is also looking foiuvard to seeing his
first book, “Frozen Gold,” presented to
the public.
The chapel i)rogram Wednesday
morning, at Avhich Mr. R. D. Douglas
spoke, AVas’hi ceTeur.uidfrdr'Booli. Aveek.
Mr. Douglas spoke on “Books in
General.”
Mr. Douglas is Avell kuoAA’n to stu
dents of the school as a Scout and as
one of the co-auHiors of “Three Boy
Scouts In Africa.” Although he AA’ishes
it to be understood that he is no longer
a Scout, it is to be remembered that
he Avas one of the three Boy Scouts se
lected to go to Africa, a feAv j^ears ago,
Avith the Martin Johnsons.
G. H. S. TO BROADCAST
THANKSGIVING PROGRAM
Senior Girl Reserves Will Give “The
Ceremony of the Fruits,” Wednes
day Evening, November 24.
DISCUSSION LEADERS
TO STUDY GROUPS
MISS STRICKLAND IS SUPERVISOR
The G. H. S. Thanksgiving radio pro
gram AAuli be given over the local sta
tion Wednesday evening, NoA'ember 24,
at 7:45, by the Senior Girl Reseiwes,
under the supervision of Miss Jessie
Belle Strickland.
On this program “The Ceremony of
the Fruits,'^ Avhieh is the recognition
service for the neAA’ members of the
group, Avill be enacted. Several songs,
including the Alleluiah Chorus, AA’ill be
Dr. K. L. Barkley, Mr. A. P. Routh,
and Dr. Bess N. Rosa Talk on
Problems of Youth.
“The Adolescent’s Struggle for In
dependence” Avas the subject discussed
by Dr. K. L. Barkley, of W. C. U. N. C.,
NoA-ember 9, at one of the four child
study groups recently held by the
P.-T. A. at Senior High School. He told
of the A’arious difficulties a child must
oA’ercoine before reaching maturity.
The other groups, held on previous
occasions, Avith Mr. A. P. Routh and
Dr. Bess N. Rosa as discussion leaders,
took up the subjects of “Problems in
the School” and “Social ActHities of
High School Boys and Girls.”
sung by a choir of girls.
The program commemorating Na
tional Book Aveek Avas given November
17, under the direction of Mirs. Beatrice
Hall, the G. H. S. librarian. SeA’eral
book revieAvs Avere given and the music
Avas furnished by Mr. Hazelman.
MR. FRANK BURNS TALKS
TO COMMERCIAL CLUB
Mt. Frank Burns, manager of the
Carolina Theatre spoke to the Commer
cial club at its regular meeting, held
last Tuesday, November 16.
Mr. Burns spoke on the motion pic
ture industry and contrasted methods
of picture production in 1895 Avith those
in vogue in the present daJ^
RUNS RADIO LINE TO
G. H. S. AUDITORIUM
Managing Director of Station
WBIG Furnishes School With
Direct Broadcast Facilities.
GIVE 2 PROGRAMS WEEKLY
Donor of New Property is Native of
Greensboro and Has Done Much
for Cause of Education.
Major Edney Ridge, managing direc
tor of WBIG, has just presented the
Senior High School Avith a direct broad
casting line from this station to the
G. H. S. auditorium, thereby enabling
programs to be broadcast directly from
the school.
Due to this line, tAvo school programs,
in addition to the regular one on
Wednesday eAmning, Avill be made avail
able e\"ery Aveek. This series Avas in
augurated on November 16. The pro
grams, every Tuesday from 11:30 to
12 ;00, AA’ill be an inter-club series in
charge of a committee, with Mr. AV. B.
Ay cock as chairman. The programs to
be broadcast every Thursday from 11 ;30
to 11:45, Avill be an inter-class series
under the direction of a group of fac
ulty members, AAUth Mjss Ann Harbison
as chairman. The first inter-club pro
gram to be broadcast AAms made by the
Debating club, and the first inter-class
program Avas made by Mr. Huck’s third
period French class.
Major Ridge” AAffio is a native of
Greensboro, has contributed much to
the field of education. He has co
operated Avith the school radio council
in making suggestions for the various
series of programs and supplies the
school Avith copies of certain educa
tional radio bulletins. Major Ridge, be
sides sponsoring the G. H. S. radio pro
grams, also sponsors several other local
educational programs, such as the
Greensboro College program and the
Parent-Teacher series.
The WBIG director Avon recognition
first in Greensboro because of his Avork
on the Record. In 1934 he turned his at
tention to radio and became the manag
ing director of the local station, and,
as someone has so aptly said, lifted it
“from the verge of bankruptcy to a
commanding position, in tAA’O years.”
R. M’SWAIN TO TALK TO
CLASSROOM TEACHERS
Speaker is Former Principal of Cald
well, Central Junior High, and
Senior High School.
Dr. E. T. MeSAvain, former principal
of CaldAvell, Central Junior High, and
Greensboro Senior High Schools, Avill
be the speaker at the classroom
teachers meeting Monday night, No
vember 22. His topic Avill be “Democ
racy in Educational Leadership.”
Miss A'irginia Fuller, program chair
man, Avill introduce Dr. M'eSwain, and
the entire program Avili be turned over
to him.
Dr. MeSAvain is coming to Greensboro
by aiiqffane, especially for this meeting
and Avili be here Mbnday only. At the
pre.sent he is connected with the Educa
tion department of NorthAvestern Uni
versity, Chicago.
Five New Students
Senior High School is glad to Avel-
come five neAv students to its roils.
They are: Marie Edmondson, A'elma
Luther, AYilliam Zipperer, A. C.
Farmer, and Louise Birthright.
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