Look Forward
VOLUME IX
NEW HIGH SCHOOL
TO BE READY TO USE
BY NEXT FALL TERM
$800,000 Building Will Have Fa
cilities to Accommodate
1,500 Students
FIVE BUILDINGS ERECTED
Cafeteria, Science, Gymnasium, and
Home Economics Classes Are Situated
in Different Buildings
(iroensboro will have a new high
school by next fall. Construction be
gan on the building January 2 when
representatives from the high school
witnessed the breaking of the ground
at 9 o'clock. Charles Rives, president
of the student council, shoveled the
first dirt.
The building, costing $800,000, is
being erected by the Angle-Blackford
Construction Company. Officials say it
will be ready for occupancy at the be
ginning of the fall term, September,
1029.
Plans for the structure show that it
is located on a tract of one hundred
and thirty acres of land, with a front
age of fifteen hundred feet on IVest-
over Terrace. Accommodation is being
made for one thousand and five hun
dred students in the fireproof edifice.
The administration building is in
“T" shape, two hundred and sixty-five
feet long. A large corridor will extend
down the center of the building, lined
by class rooms on each side. The audi
torium will be in rear of this structure.
It will seat sixteen hundred and fifty
people.
“The stage is the realization of all
of Mr. Grady Miller’s dreams,” accord
ing to Mr. C. W. Phillips, principal of
the high school.
Forty classrooms, twenty study halls
and laboratories, the principal's office,
and various clinic rooms will be lo
cated in the administration and science
buildings. Four other buildings com
plete the new plant—the cafeteria, a
one-story building, the science building,
the gymnasium and home economics
building. The gymnasium includes
modern equipment and facilities.
DR. CHARLES E. BARKER
TO GIVE LECTURES HERE
Comes Under Auspices of Y. M. C. A.
From Salt Lake City to
Visit All Schools
TO DELIVER ADDRESS AT G. H. S.
“Dr. Barker’s talk reached about
8.000 students, and when I say reached,
I mean just that. In my high school
exi>erience of 82 years I have never
heard anyone who put his message over
with greater effect,” says G. A. Eaton,
assistant superintendent of public
schools. Salt Lake City, Utah. And this
same Dr. Charles E. Barker will be in
Greensboro on January 20, 21, and 22.
During his stay here he will visit prac
tically every city school and N. C. C. W.
and Greensboro College.
The le'turer comes here under the
auspices of the Y. M. C. A. and every
day of his time is scheduled for several
lectures. On January 20 he will ap
pear at some local church and then
Monday and Tuesday will be devoted
to lectures at the schools, colleges, civic
organizations, and assembied audiences.
The former health adviser of Presi
dent Taft is from Grand Rapids, Mich
igan, and since the Taft administra
tion he has devoted his winters to lec
turing.
HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of 0. Henry
Not Backward
GBEENSBOBO HIGH SCHOOL, JANUARY 18, 1929
BREAK GROUND FOR NEW SCHOOL
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Student representatives and officials present at the groimd breaking were, reading from left to right: E. D.
Broadlinrst. chaiiTmiii of the board of education; Mrs. C. T. Lipscoinh: not identified; C. L. Jacobs, representing
Algle-Blackford Construction Company; not identified; Rachael Lipscomb, girls’ athletic representative; Annette Dona-
vant, president seemster 8; not identified; Bill Petree. boys' athleti-s; Melisse Mullens, student; Miss Fannie Starr
Mitchell, dean of girls; Elizabeth Boyst, Girls’ Council; Louis Brooks. Homcspini; Miss Mary Morrow, president of
Faculty Club; Carl Jones, president of semester 7; 11. S. McCrary, associated architects; Clyde Norcom, High Life;
C. W. Phillips, acting superintendent of, city schools; and in the foreground, Charles Rives, president of Student
Council, digging first shovel of dirt.
S.W.GRAFFLIN TALKS
TO G. H. S. STUDENTS
Appears at Carolina Theater
Under Auspices of Cham
ber of Commerce
IS INTERESTING SPEAKER
In speaking of “Six point living in a
three way world.” Mr. Samuel W.
Grafflin sanctioned “good hard work,
proper associates, and real worship.”
Mr. Grafflin was in Greensboro under
the auspices of the local Chamber of
Commerce and on January 10 he spoke
to the high school students assembled
at the Carolina Theater. Secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce J. A. Gaw-
throp. intradnced the speaker. Prior to
that Principal Phillips made several an
nouncements to the assembly.
As a boy Mr. Grafflin started out to
find the things in life that matter most
and now as be reaches the age of re
tirement he says that he has sou.ght and
found. “Good hard work, and it’s a
blessing to the world.” he declared he
learned first, “and genuine high-tone
association will never bring regret.
“For." the speaker says, “if you pal
up with the easiest people, it'll keep
you from meeting anybody better.” The
third essential was cited as real wor
ship. From experience and contact Mr.
Grafflin concluded that “every normal
man works, associates, and worships.”
In this “compound-complex” world
the speaker says there are six qualities
wiiich will help students find the things
that matter most in this three-way
world: good health led the list, a grow
ing mind, thrift, prayer, which he
termed as the open road to rectitude,
strength, and kindness, a spirit of serv
ice, and a sunny, agreeable attitude.
“And it is with these six points that
a person can live in this three way
world,” concluded Mr. Grafflin.
“All the work that is worth doing,
rightly handled, is the greatest fun of
all the fun thefe is.”
Examination Schedule
Senior Exams, Jan. 24 through 29
1st and 0th periods, Jan. 24
2nd and 3rd iieriods, Jan. 2.3
4th and 5th periods, Jan. 28
Regular Exams, Jan. 29 through 31
1st and Gth periods, Jan. 29
2nd and 3rd periods, Jan. 30
4th and 5th periods, Jan. 31
G.H.S. GRADUATING CLASS
SELECTS SUPERLATIVES
Seniors Name 12 Graduates As Superla
tive Types—Margaret Brittain
Takes Two Places
PICTURES SEEN IN LOCAL PAPER
^Members of the mid-term graduating
class named the senior superlatives at
a class meeting Monday. January 7.
At that time the secret ballots from
the seniors designated the 12 class
superliitives.
Margaret Brittain was voted the most
conceited and the most talkative. 8he
was the only one to take two places.
Katherine Nowell and Rose Gooilwin
each were chosen as superlative types
and tied for the most entlinsiastic.
Rose was declared the best sport and
Katherine the most charming.
Tim McLean received the largest
number of votes for the most hand
some. Avith Margaret Little as the pret
tiest girl. Most timid and most loyal
went to two girls, Edwinua Jones and
Alia Ross, resi>ectively. John Foster
was voted the most original. Irvine
Stone and Edith Ellington received the
highest number of votes as the best-
dressed boy and girl. Votes were also
cast for the best all-round senior but
this will not be announced until Febru
ary 1, at the commencement exercise.
Pictures of these superlatives ap
peared in the GreensJ)oro Daily News
January 13.
C.S.P. ASSOCIATION
TO MEET IN N. Y.
Delegates from Greensboro Will
Spend Ten Days in
Metropolis
MANY PUPILS TO ATTEND
364 NEW STUDENTS
WIU ENTER G. H. S.
AT FIRST OF TERM
Welcome to Be Accorded New
comers by Girls’ Council
of the High School
NEW TEACHERS REQUIRED
Four Instructors Added to Math, Eng
lish, Science, French Departments
With New Teachers in Each
Journalists and publication advisers
from junior and senior high schools all
over the United States will convene in
a meeting of the Columbia Scholastic
Press Association on March 8 and 9.
This is the fifth annual convention of
the association and will be held at Co
lumbia University, New York City.
Speakers for the program have not yet
been announced, but several lectures
are scheduled.
Soon after the opening meeting there
will be an exhibit of school publica
tions. One address is scheduled for the
opening day. Friday, March 8, after
which there will be sectional meetings.
In these meetings topics relating to
problems of the publication staff will
be discussed. Completing the first day’s
program is a moving picture lecture
and dinner. Saturday, the last day of
the convention, will he taken up with
an address, round table discussions,
business meetings, convention luncheon,
and a varsity show at the Waldorf-As
toria, after which the convention ad
journs.
For the past four years there have
been delegates from the G. II. S publi
cations. Each year there are a num
ber from G. 11. S. attending the con
vention and this year there will prob
ably be ten students and an adviser.
Instead of spending only the two days
for the conventions the representatives
from High Life and Homespun will
stay for a period of ten days.
AD papers entering the contest, in
which High Life and Homespun will
be entered as class B, must be received
by February 2.
“In an already overcrowded plant it
is necessary for G. H. S. to make room
for a net of more than 300 new pupils
on February 4.” says Acting Superin
tendent C. W. Phillips.
With the 304 new pupils from the
grammar schools will come four new
teachers. These teachers will be added
to the English, mathematics, science,
and French departments, one teaching
in each field. Students will come from
Aycock, Caldwell, Mclver, Glendale,
Buffalo, and Pomona.
Several projects to welcome the new
students will be sponsored by the Girls
Council. In welcoming the mothers of
these pupils the P. T. A. plans a meet
ing for January 31. At that time the
parents will be acquainted with the
routine of the high school work. Fol
lowing the meeting the mothers will be
entertained at tea in the cafeteria.
The executive committee of the P. T. A.
is especially anxious that all mothers
be present at that time.
The chief problems of the authori
ties at the present time is to find
standing and sitting room for the 300
new students as they come in from the
grammar schools of the city. At the
present time everything is practically
filled to capacitJ^ The mid-year gradu
ating class will be leaving at the same
time, but 51 empty seats cannot by any
stretch of the imagination or by any
practical means be made to comfortably
take care of 300.
It will be necessary for each session
room teacher to take a few more pupils
into rooms which are already over
crowded. Although too many pupils in
the session rooms will cut down Greens
boro's rating, this remedy will have to
be applied until the new high school is
completed.
G.H.S. ANNUAL DEBATERS
TO HAVE TRIAL CONTEST
Any Students Who Are Interested Are
Eligible to Compete in Prelimi
nary Tryouts
“Happy is the man who in the crisis
has a strong, clean accumulated past
to draw upon.”
G. H. S. WON AYCOCK CUP IN 1926
Greensboro High School debaters
will hold the preliminary contest for
the annual debate during the first week
of February. There will be entrants
in the try-ont from the Debating Club,
and any other students interested are
eligible to compete.
Winston-Salem, High Point, and
Greensboro will make up the triangle
of this section. It was in 1920 that
G. II. S. debaters won the Aycock Me
morial cup and for the try-outs that
year there were more than 30 students.
Such a large number of contestants is
indicative of results, and so the debat
ing executives this year urge that a
large number begin work now.
The query for discussion is resolved:
That the United States should enter
the World Court. Winners in the pre
liminaries will meet the High Point
and Winston teams at a date yet
undecided. The successful team will
then compete at Chapel Hill.