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‘Star Students Study” HIGH LIFE From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry VOLUME IX GREENSBORO HIGH SCHOOL, OCTOBER 26, 1928 High Life and Homespun Win Thomas Hume Cup GIVEN BY U. N. G. Trophy Awarded Permanently to School Winning Cup Most During 10 Years STATEMENT IS OFFICIAL O. J. Coffin, U. N. C. Journalistic De partment, and Addison Hibbard, Are Judges Official aiinoiinccnient was made Fri day. October 10. concerning the 1027- 11028 Ilunie cup award. Mr. C. \V. Phillips was notitied that High Life and Uomcfiinin had received first place in the state high school joiirnailsni contest. The two high school publications re ceived this honor for the second con secutive year. The award was made last year for the lirst time to the best paper and magazine in North Carolina. ,The news received last Friday means that the cup will be retained here an other scholastic year. The high school which wins the cup the most times during a period of 10 years will re ceive the cup as a permanent award. The winning of the cup brings a trophy to the school imblications which is presented by the Extension Division of the state university, j! J. D. McNairy was editor and Dick [ Burroughs was managing editor of ,»IIiGH Life in 1027-1928, while Carlton {wilder was editor of Ilomesinin last I year. :Mrs. M. S. Ashford, Mrs. Alma Coltrane. and Miss Nell Chilton were ’lliGii Life advisers, and Miss Laura Tillett was the magazine adviser. The udjges who made the awards were I'rofessor O. J. Coffin, head of the department of journalism at U. N. C., and Addison Hibbard, dean |of the Coliege of Liberal Arts. Torchlight President MARY DAILY WILLIAMS HOMESPUN MAKES FIRST APPEARANCE THIS WEEK Every Phase of School Life Depicted in “Weave” and “Colors in the Weave” CHARLES TROXELL DRAWS COVER The first issue of Homespun made its appearance last week. “School” was its general motif. The cover design t vas a sketch of the front of the main )uilding of this high school. The frontispiece showed a boy waiking to school carrying his book strap. Botli of thes(‘ were drawn by William Troxell. The iead poem was “A De serted Schoolhouse.” by Rebecca Ileatii. ‘Tiio Schooldays of Four Famous I'oets.” written by Lucy C’rocker and ‘ Elizabeth Royst. was the h*ad article. In the “Weave.” “Colors in the ! Weave.” and “Ravelings” practically : every phase of school life is depicted. *;ln this issue apiiear poems by Grace j Hobbs, Rebecca Heath. Louis Brooks, ' f ”armen Patterson, and Eiizabetli Boyst. Severai tail pieces by Troxell add to I . :lie interest of the issue. In the Book '■'|Jepartment are reviews of Ilonore Wil- 'isie -Morrow's work, With Malice To- ■ ^rard Xone. and I’ercival Wren’s Beau Ideal. The alumni department is fea tured ' by a play liy Frances Cartland. 1 there are several articles by new con tributors. Juanita Day has two stories in this issue. MARY B. WILLIAMS HEADSJiMCHLIGHT She Has Entered Every Field of Activity Since Entering High School ALSO WEARS MONOGRAM Since Mar.v Baily Williams entered G. II. S. she has entered every field of activity. She came here from Mclver school four years ago and is a leader of the June graduating class. At the beginning of this year she was elected president of Torchlight, one of the highest honors conferred upon any senior. She is also president of the Gilds’ Monogram (’lub and a member of the Athletic Council of Central High. There are two honors that one person seldom receives. She is an editor on High Life staff, and a member of the varsity hoe;key team. In order to wear a “G,” 200 points ill various activities are required. Mary Baily was awarded her mono gram during her junior year. The new Torchlight president is also a member of the High School Debating Club. ; Blessed is he who has found his Ivork; let him ask no other blessedness. Jle has a work, a life purpose; he has found it and will follow it.—Carlyle. PATROL HEADS ELECTED BY GIRL SCOUT TROOP 5 Mrs. Howard .Adkins Was Present at Meeting and Talked on Scouting Principles to the Troop The Girl Scouts of troop held a scheduled meeting Friday night, Oc tober 10, at 7 o’fdock. Mrs. Howard Adkins, formerly Miss Marion Gilmer, wlio cajitained the troop through its infancy, was present at this meeting. She spoke to the girls coiKrerning their past scout work and their future scouting, encouraging them ill “service, hard work, and play.” During the evening the troop was divided into new patrols. Juanita Day, senior at G. 11. S., is leader of one patrol. Margaret Kernodle is her corporal. Harriet Heath, Aycock school student, leads a patrol. Her assistant Im.s not bc'en chosen. Miriam Mason, also a pupil at Aycock, leads a third patrol. Hortense Jones is in charge of a fourth. Other patrol leaders, cor porals, and officers of the troop will be elected tonight. NUMBER OF PUPILS MAKE HONOR ROLL FOR FIRST MONTH Some Students Wear Stars for First Time—Others Get Silver Stars MUST MAKE AVERAGE 90 Second School Month Will Show Indi cation of Increased Schlastic Rating at G. H. S. Reports for the past six weeks’ work were issued Wednesday, October 24. Stmleiits who received an average of on for tile month’s work are on the lionor roll for October. Some students are wearing stars for the first time, while others receive silver star.s. Silver stars are awarded pupils who are on the honor roll for five consecutive months. Gold stars an* worn only by seniors who have made honor roll grades for more than nine months in succession. The number of lioiior students this month is larger than expected, but the second school month always shows an indication of increased scholastic I'jitiug. 'The list of students below is not -omplete and this is due to grades being sent in to session room teachers late. Following is the list of honor stu dents : Walter Cohn, Furman Covington Frances Jones, Joe Knight, John Knight, Martha Shuford, Clary Holt. Edwin Holt, Rigdon Dees. Katherine Nowell, Elizabeth Wills. Lorena Coffey, Betty Harrison, Eliza beth Boyst. K. Mitchell, L. Ferree, L. Cheek, Edwinna Jones, Ruth Long. Alia Ross. (Continued on Page Six) Elect Thirteen Seniors to Torchlight Membership Torchlight Members New members—Nancee Hay. Eliz- abetb Hester, Henry Weiland, Car men Patterson. Carl .Tones, Irvin Blackwood. Clyde Norcom, erine Lambe. Harold Cone, -Vdams I’owers, Edwinna Margaret Britton. Old members—Arlindo C’ate. Kath erine Nowell, Elizabeth Boyst. Mary Baily Williams. James Webb, Emma Grifliii. Carter Williams. Kath- Lizzie Jones. G.H.S. LATIN CLASSES IN FESTAL BANQUET Senior Students Plan Old Roman Feast as Sewes- ter’s Project COMMITTEES APPOINTED MANY TEACHERS ATTEND ANNUAL N.C.E.A. MEETING Teachers Divided Into Groups for De partment Meetings—Each Department Has Separate Meeting DR. TILLINHAST IS A SPEAKER The North Carolina Educational Asr sociation will meet October 20 at the Reynolds Memorial High School, Win ston ; several hundred teachers are exiiected to attend. The meeting will begin at 0 i.JO o’clock Aionday morning, and following a welcome and an address, the teachers will assemble in separate gi’oups: these will be subdivided into meetings of the English. Latin. French, science, and mathematics teachers. Home economics teachers, county and city superiiiteiul- ents, elementary principals, primary and grammar grade teachers, and music instructors will also assemble for separate meetings. A number of G. 11. S. representa tives are listed among the .speakers. .^Ir. C. W. 1‘liillips will talk on “The Duty of a High School Principal in Supervision" at the city superintend ents’ meeting, iliss Rachael Sibley will speak to the Latin Teachers’ Asso ciation oil "Classical Periodicals and tlie Service Bureau.” In the English Teachers' Council Mrs. Alma G. Col- traiie will talk on “High School Jour nalism.” Miss Lena E. Bullard will speak to the science section on “Scien tific Thinking; How It Can and Cannot Be Achieved in Teaching General Science.” Old Roman feast style will be issued into the social life of Greensboro High (luring the latter part of November Members of the Ylirgil class are plan ning this banquet as a class project. Semester 7 Latiii students received the invitation Monday, October 21, and made a response in Latin on Oc tober 23. Every detail of the feast will be carried out in the old Roman style. Music and dancing will be featured numbers and will further carry out the festival. Committees are now at work on plans. Ann'ette Donovant heads the various committees and has made different appointments. Chairmen of the committees come from the Virgil class while the Ovid students are assisting. Katherine Nowell heads the com mittee to plan the meal. Probably eggs, radishes, prunes and wine will make up a part of the menu. Edwinna Jones is the head of the committee to see to the reclining couches and entertainment will be sup plied by that committee with Jewel Rainey as chairman. Decorations for tlie banquet hall, G. 11. S. cafeteria, will be under the supervision of Emma Griffin and her assistants. The financing of the banquet will be in charge of Anna Lyon as chairman of the finance committee. Rose Good win and her assistants will be re sponsible for preparing and serving the meal. BELLA SCHACTMAN HURT IN AUTOMOBILE WRECK Has Only Been at G. H. S. Since Sep tember—Came Here from Win ston-Salem High School Bella Scliactman, iiiembev of the senior class of G. II. S.. was seriously injured in an automobile accident on the Winstoii-Greensboro highway. Bidla Scliactman. with her parents, Mr. and IMrs. H. Scliactman, and bro ther. Hymen, was returning from Win ston when the accident occurred. Reports from the City Memorial Hospital, Winston-Salem, state that she is in a serious condition and that one side of her face is shattered. Altliougli she has been living in Gi-eemsboro and attending G. H. S. for only a few months, she has become popular both with the students and the teachers. IN CHAP^OCT. 21 Three From Semester 8 and 10 From Semester 7 Are Honored PRESIDENT MAKES TALK “Follow the Gleam,” With Violin Obli. gato by Juanita Day, Makes Cere, mony’s Setting That thirteen i.s unlucky disproved itself Alonday, October 21, at chapel exercises. 'Phe seven Torchlight mem bers presented outstanding seniors with torches, symbolic of membership to the high scliool honorary society. To the music of “Follow the Gleam,” with violin oliligato by Juanita Day, acconipaiiietl by Louise Hunter, the seven members marched to the plat form. Mr. C. W. Phillips, principal of the liigh school, gave the members of the society an introduction, stating their principles. A short but challeng ing talk was made by the president, Mary Baily Williams. Following this she bade the members to go forth in search of the newly elected members. From semester 8, three students were escorted to the stage while ten were honored thus in the semester 7 class. These students were voted in by mem bers of the senior class and then the Torchlight members and a high school faculty committee. Students elected to membership must qualify m scholar ship. leadership, character, and service. In regard to scholastic rating, the new members must rank among the upper fourth of the senior class. The other three requirements, like scholarship, have proved themselves during the years in high school. Not only is election to this society honorary within Greensboro High, but it is a national honorary society. Such distinction is one of the most coveted paid to any senior. The newly added members now raises the membership of the club from seven to 20. At commencement the scholar ship award which is presented the stu dent with the highest scholastic record for the four high school years is given by the local society. MISS ELSIE GATHINGS MAKES PICTURE EXHIBIT Displays Hopi Indian Snapshots Taken While Traveling in New Mexico and. Grand Canyon National Park { Aliss Elsie Gathin.gs, librarian at G. II. S.. lias posted on the library bulletin board interesting postal cards and kodak piidiires. She collected the postal cards and took the kodak pic tures herself while traveling the west ern part of the lYiited States this past summer. This mouth, in particular, Miss Gatliiiigs is using some of these pic tures to illustrate certain books in the library. The pictures, now posted, are of the Hopi Indians and various scenes in the Grand Canyon National Bark in Arizona, and in Tusuque, New Mexico. Miss Gathiugs, a graduate of the ’28 class of N. C. C., and who was given this trip as a graduation gift, is plan ning to post more cards and pictures illustrating other books. In this way she hopes to stimulate the students’ interest in these books. Miss Gathings is using these pictures in a travel book which she has been working on for some time.
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