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PAGE FOUR ‘HIGH'’ LIKE, NOVEMBER 5, 1920 ###*#*■*# ^ # ### * VOICE OF THE PUPIL #####*•** * # *#* 206 ENTERTAINS 202 Friday night, October 29, the business students of room 206 entertained the busi ness students of room 202 at a reception held in the downstairs halls of the High School. The doors were opened at eight o'clock and about 40 people entered to en joy the good time within. Many games were played and then each guest was pre sented with a peanut, inside of which he found his fortune. About nine o’clock refreshments were served. Chaperones for the occasion were Miss Torbett, Miss Kel- 1am and Mr. Price. BOYS VOLLEY BALL \'olley ball bids fair to be a very popu lar game among the boys as well as the girls. The boys have been practicing tiaily for some time, and are very enthusi astic. Mr. Edwards has charge of this branch of the boys athletics. The seventh grade boys defeated the eighth grade boys in a very spirited game Monday afternoon. The two grades are expecting to have another game soon: Their teams have not yet been organized, but soon will be. All boys are invited to join the volley ball practice. If interested in this game report for practice on school grounds at 3:30. PLANS FOR ANNUAL BEING COMPLETED It used to be that the G. H. S. Annual was a thing to be read and admired, but for several j^ears, due to the stress of W'ar and H. C. L., the Senior classes have not issued an Annual. Mr. Myric, director of the Glee Club and Orchestra at Blong College, proposes bringing his musicians to Greensboro. The Senior Class is to have charge, but without any expense, of the advertising, selling of tickets and securing of a place for the en tertainment, and is to have one-half of the proceeds. This money is to be used in issuing the Annual, and it is hoped that every pupil will want to hear the music and support G. H. S. enough to buy a ticket as well as help sell them. “A LITTLE ADVICE” If you ever get down hearted And you are feeling sort’ a blue Just read Kipling’s “If” and wonder If he hasn’t a message for you. Or perhaps you are feeling discouraged Because of a streak down your back. Just read the poem of the “Manly Man” Then gather in all the slack. ■ i maybe your soul is needing A moral or a spiritual balm, turn to the book of David, and read The fifth or the twenty third Psalm. W'e all are weak in some respect, But there are men in ever land, 'VVho are glad to give you all you need. From their foot prints on the sand. PERSONALS Room 5 Annex B, regrets the loss of two of its pupils, Rebecca and Charles Kirkpatrick, occassioned by the transfer of their father to the pastorate at Hickory, North Carolina. Miss Mildred Morrison entertained the N. N. club last Friday night. ROOM 4, ANNEX A, HAS ORGANI ZATION President—Rufus Hiatt. Vice President—Elizabeth Marley. Secretary—Max Tyer. On 'Wednesday, October 27, Room 5 of Annex B, elected their class officers for the year. Norman Block was chosen presi dent; Bessie Watson, Vice-President; and Robert 'Wilkins, Secretary-Treasurer. ROOM 1, ANNEX B, LEADS Room 1, Annex B, went to the top again in the “High” Life subscription campaign by forging ahead of Room 6, with a per centage of 250 p)er cent to a percentage of 235 per cent for Room. 6. On Monday, Nov. 1st, Room 2, Annex B, organized. The following officers were elected: President—Pauline Medearis. V’ice President—Richard Trogdon. Sec. and Treas.—Gordon Latham. Dedicated to “Jim Hendrix-Paul Tran- sou, ” by their dear and devoted fathers and mothers; They sent their son to High School, And now they cry ‘ ‘ A lack, We spent many hundred dollars And got a quarter-back.” SOPHOMORE TEACHERS ENTER TAINED On Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 3, 1920, the Sophomore teachers were the honor guests at a most delightful tea given by Mrs. B. Sternberger at her lovely home on Summit avenue. The Sophomore mothers, the Parent-Teacher Association delegates and the Sophomore faculty spent a very happy hour together, after which delicious and elaborate refreshments were served. REAL PLUCK Jack Hammond was the forward for Baxter High School. There had been a race all the season between Garland Braxton and himself in all the games, yet honors were about even but it was thought that the one who played in the game against their ancient rivals, the Lon don Military Academy, would be official ly announced as the school forward. Garland was a good student in Geom etry, but Jack was a boy who just did make it. The notice on the bulletin board announced that a meeting of the faculty of both schools had decided that an aver age of ninety must be had to represent the team. This threw the student body that was for Jack into a half-panic. Would Jack pass the months examination that would determine his fate? On the morning of the examination Jack came from his room in a hurry to go to one of his classes when he saw the pro fessor of Geometry, who was a short way in front of him, drop a paper. Garland picked it up and walked on in another direction. Later it was heard that the Geometry questions for examinations had been lost. Should he tell the professor what he had seen and thereby win the coveted place! ' It was a real problem, but at last he formed his decision. If he could not get the place by fair means, he would not by foul. Even if Garland did know the questions. The test came and the professor arose and stated that as he had lost the original questions, so he did not know the ones that were asked. Each passed the examination by hard work and so won; his position. THE IGNORANT VOTER Undoubtedly the greatest menace to our national, state ■ and municipal welfare is the ignorant voter. There are thousands upon thousands of them right here in our coimtry. They are as deadly as the poi sonous sting of some vicious insect in the effect they have on our elections. Ifor they go to the polls and vote, not knowing or un derstanding the issues at stake. Perhaps a few such votes would count for nothing, but multiply the few many times and you have a voting force that must be reckoned with, for it may mean victory or defeat to an election. Now just what does this mean? Simply this: If a person has two or more chances to guess, he is just as apt to guess wrongly as rightly. In the ease of the ignorant voter, he or she has just as many chances to guess wn-ongly as not in voting. Now if a lot of ignorant voters vote for the wrong thing it will pass. This means that a lot of voters ignorant of political affairs may pass something over the intelligent voters. Is it not a serious matter and one that we must cope with at once? We know our problem, then. Let us us now look at the causes. There are sev eral reasons why people vote ignorantly. First, some people are so dependent upon others that they let someone else set the pace for them to follow. They take the course of least resistance and go with the crowd. Second, there are those who are not interested enough or who do not care enough to acquaint themselves with the facts. Third, there are those who have no opportunity to learn the truth concerning political affairs. “Where there is a will, there is a way.” The intelligent voters of this nation ought to realize the seriousness of the situation and furn.ish the will power. The way is a system of public education that will reach every nook and corner of the land. There is no better way on earth to develop inde pendent thought and speech than by mak ing a good sound course in civics, econom ics and history a requirement in every school in America. Y^ou never find a boy or girl who has studied civics, history or economics thoroughly, depending on other people for liis or her thoughts. They have found the beauty of free thought and word. They develop into oirr leaders. But what about those who cannot go to school? Serial lectures on local and na tional topics w’ould be eagerly welcomed. Do we not hear people say every day, “I wish I could go to school and study the League of Nations?” The newspapers have a wonderful chance to become a source of public education and render a valuable service to the country we all love. The situation is very grave. Our citi zens never needed to vote more carefully and intelligent^ than at this time, when we have so many questions vitally concern ing our future to decide. Can. we allow the ignorant vote to guess wrongly? “Y^ou can always tell a Senior, For she’s so sedately gowned; You can always tell a Freshman, By !he way she struts around Y'ou can :dways tell a Junior, By her worried looks and such; . You ca ■ always tell a Sophomore— But you can not tell her much.” THE NORTH CAROLINA COLLEGE for 'Women The Girl's Glee club will sing in chapel on one day next week. The Boys’ Club will also appear. Both Glee clubs have been working hard for the past month, and have been doing fine work under the able direction of Miss Clement. Offers to women a liberal education and professional training in vocational sub jects. Liberal courses in Arts, Science, Music and Home Economics. Teachers and graduates of other colleges provided for in both regular and special courses. Equipment modern, including furnish ed dormitories, library, laboratories, liter ary society halls, gymnasium, athletic grouds, music rooms, teachers’ training school, infirmary, sanitary laundry, cold storage plant, central heating plant and open air recreation grounds. Fall term begins in September, Spring term, February. Summer term, .June. For Catalogue and Other Information Addres.s JULIUS I. 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