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A Page Two HIGH LIFE Fehruarij 22, 1929 HIGH LIFE Published Bi-Weekly by the Students of the Greensboro High School Greensboro, N. C. Founded by the Class of ’21 Charter Member March 1925 Entered as Second-Class Matter at the Post Office, Greensboro, N. C. STAFF Mnnnging Editor ilary Baily Williams Editor Susan Gregory Circulation Manager David Stern Special Editors Ass-i'r/nmeni Editor • Lucy Crocker Exchange Editor Ed Michaeis Sports Elizabeth Wood, Carl Jones Alumni Elizabeth Boyst Assistant Editop.s Nancee Hay Dixon Thacker Carl Kellam Louis Brooks Louise Cheek Mary Leet Underwood Claire Hartsook Reporters Harold Cone Juanita Day Elizabeth Hester Marguerite Wells Lucille Ferree Ella Mae Barbour John Lindeman Annie Laurie Bason Isaac Gregory Carmen Patterson Bella Shactmann Margaret Murchison Advisers Miss Mary Strother Miss Rena Cole Miss Amy Caldwell Miss Laura Tillett Students on Honor Out of the first period study a group of boys and girls have decided to get together in an unsupervised study-hall. There will be absolutely no supervision at all. The students will assume tjie whole responsi bility, and one of them will see to the attendance. This group has promised to work hard and really to study without the supervision of a member of the faculty. This, probably more than anything else, presents a chance to show real citizenship. These pupils are taking matters into their own hands, and are going to make a ‘‘go” of it. It is a real opportunity, and we hope it will be a Imge success. LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: Mr. W. M. York, business man of Greensboro, statetl so clearly to two groups of students in the high scUooI last week his ideas from a business man’s standpoint of our sticking on our job at the school throughout the day that 1 believe it is worthy of eomment in your columns. The gist of iir. York’s argument was this, as I see it; The school business is a big business, having a great number of stock-holders, those stockholders de siring to see the best results of their investment, are asking the question. Are these boys and girls at their post of duty throughout the day. and can tliey be working at top elKciency if they take occasion to spend a great jiart of their lunch hour away from the buildings, grounds, and school’:' It has been a policy of the school, and will be so. that children, whenever they desire, may go to their homes for lunch, but if not at home they are ex pected to be at the school. It seems to me that emphasis was placed upon this policy wlien virtually the same ideas come from an organization like the Merchants’ Association, which sent Mr. York to us. I believe you will meet the demand as it is laid out to us and help us make the best of it. C. W. Phillips. DOWN ON THE CREEK Three little boys. Down on the creek: .Tus’ smokin’ and a’thinkin’ And lookin’ at their feet. Supervised Study It was decided at the beginning of the school year to have hour periods with ten minutes of supervised study during each period. The hour periods have been strictly adhered to, but not so with the supervised study period. This planned studiy period would have worked quite well had the teachers carried it out. But having a full hour of recitation has worked an added hardship on the pupil. I think I can safely say that one-half the teachers do not give these study periods regularly, and one-fourth of them do not give any study period at all. This would not be so bad if they would not give as long assignments as they are accustomed to giving. The teachers do not seem to realize that we have four other studies (I am speaking only for those who take five subjects). With the extra-curricular activities, I think that this works the students too much, if they do justice to their studies. I do not say that all teachers neglect giving these study periods. If they do not, they shorten their assignments. If the teachers would try to do one of two things. I feel sure that the students would not “kick” about their assignments. This would bring about a more hearty co-operation between the teachers and students. ’Long comes Mr. Cholly, Having seen tbe smoke: “Now," thinks Mr. Cbolly. “For a good little joke.’’ Silently be move.s. Not a bit of noise; futil be comes up •Inst bebind the boys. One at tbe time They all look 'round; And then they feel as if they'd like To sink into the ground. “Come along." says Mr. Cholly, “You know that you ought Not to do a thing like this— Y'ou might get caught." This is all the story, And. boys, beware If you go to the creek to smoke, .Just use a little care. Co-operative Citizenship In this day when ideals are somewhat declining and standards are undergoing changes, some delicacy is required in approaching a subject in a moralistic tone. We do not look disparagingly on this transition; in fact, we feel that in many instances too much emphasis has been laid on more or less superficial features, and that certain stock subjects have been sermonized too freely. However, there remain essential factors which still need to be handled in such a fashion as to impress upon the public mind their importance. Among them is that rather abstract virtue, citizenship. Considering the terra “citizenship” even in its broadest interpreta tion, it is obvious that it is not practiced in our high school to any great degree. And yet so necessary is the application of co-operative citizenship to our larger social bodies that we can not visualize a town or a eity operating without a continuous demand upon this civic virtue. How is it then that we hope to conduct a unit such as our high school with only a minimum amount of citizenship being practiced? This is a need which is daily growing more imperative, and it is a need which can not be filled save at the instigation of the individual student. How can we then hope to conduct our^high school with only a minimum amount of citizenship being practiced? This is a need which is daily growing more imperative. The only way that we can possibly attain this need is for each student to take it upon himself, as his special duty to be a good citizen. Then it is bound to follow that the good citizenship of this school will increase 100 per cent. MoTTo Be 0,000 cinzEii CAFETERIA CONDUCT Most of ns would become very indig nant if told that we do not know how to conduct ourselves in a cafeteria. Why, just walk in. get our lunch, and walk out. we say I But in a place as crowded as our cafeteria is, it becomes necessary for one to pay more atten tion to the less important matters of conduct. We have lieen told, time and again, to take our trays to the farther side of the room: yet, how* many of us drop down at the first table nearest the cashier’s desk? True, it is rather inconvenient for us to have to carry our trays thi-ough the waiting line, but isn’t it much more Inconvenient to have people constantly disturbing you in their attempt to reach a distant vacant table? It is usually the last person in the line, after threading his way through the crowd in the center of the room, who finally eats his lunch “in the corner.” After finishing their meal, a few. it has been noticed, walk out of the room, leaving trays at every table, Since there are no people hired pur posely to remove the trays, the result is that some one must do the job for us. It takes practically no effort to return our trays to the counter, so let’s make a habit of taking the trays to the ix*rson behind the counter. An hour is given for each jierson in which to eat his lunch ; yet, almost every one acts as though he were re quired to report to his room in tern minutes. A boy who has fast made his way in the high school, and who has al ready become a leader of his fellow- students is .1. Barnes. J. has been in G. IT. S. only one semester, yet al ready he has gained several honors, lie is an excellent student, of strong, clean character. He has high ideals and fine characteristics, and he exerts good influence over other students. At present he is sergeant-at-arms for the Debating club. He was just re cently chosen the hero for “Peg o’ IMy Ileart,” and he holds the signal honor of being the newly-elected president of the senior Ili-Y. There are other hon ors .7. holds, and he has in him those qualities which will make G. II. S. proud to claim him. Lucy Crocker is an excellent student and a girl of high morals and ideals. She is quiet and unassuming, but she has made a definite place for herself in the hearts of those who know her. She excels in her studies, having for many months been an honor roll stu dent. She takes a great interest in all activities. She has Ireld anqwrtaut offices on the Girls' Council, the Stu dent Council, and in other phases of school life. All in all. r>ucy is a fine girl and worthy of being praised highly. The manner in which the G. H, S. students responded to the first fi/’e alarm last Wednesday. February I.S. was deplorable. Girls and boys, on the threshold of young womanhood and manhood, young ladies and gentlemen who are detsined to become our city’s future citizens, should have common .sense enough, it seems to me. to know how to conduct themselves when a fire alarm is given. If you don’t know what to do upon the .-sounding of an alarm, do not lose your lie.td: wait for your teacher's instructions as to what to do: and then try to help others .as well as yourself by doing as ordered. One oe the Fourteen Hundred. What Nature Study Is Despite all reports to the contrary, Nature Study is a course in the study of nature. It consists of simple, truthful observations of those wonders which have been given to us, and which go to make our wonderland called Nature. Therefore, the object of the Nature Study class together with their teacher. Miss Dry, is to cultivate the powers of observance, and to build up understanding of these observa tions. Best Citizens A good sport, an all-'round girl, and cheerful worker is Rachel Lipscomb. She is earnest, sincere and frank; a friend and a pal. She has taken an enthusiastic interest in everything and every phase of school life, from being a cheer-leader to singing in an oper etta. She is a girl on whom honors have been bestowed, and who wears them well. We feel that the title, “Best Girl Citizen.'’ has been worthily liestowed on Rachel. She is an earn est supporter, cheerer, and fighter for the whole school, and we are deeply gratified that she should have won this great honor. The title of “Best Citizen'’ is a cov eted honor, and well it might be. It is an embodiment of everything that (x. ri. S. stands for. physically, mor ally. and spiritually. It is an honor to he considered seriously, and we feel that it was considered seriously when it was placed on the shoulders of Ilenry Weiland. We do not think there is any boy in the senior class whom this mantle of citizenshi)) would fit more perfectly. Henry is a true and loyal citizen, and we feel sure he will prove, even more in the coming months, his worthiness of the title, “Best Citizen.” TO S. S. S. “Say, what does S. S. S. stand for?” “I don’t know. Let's follow the ar row and find out. Look! There’s another one.” Such remarks as these are quite fre quent in and about our school at pres ent. The objects of this curiosity are small, green, cardiioard arrows with “To S. S. S." written on them. To settle all (piestion hi the students’ minds, we might say that the S. S. S. stands for Senior Supply Shop, the lit tle school supply store located on the first fioor of the main building. Fifteen husky senior lads signed up for cooking at the first of this semes ter. but Jliss Viva Playfoot indicated that she would not he bothered by them. She said that although she had taught boys, and found them apt pu pils. she must refuse this time through lack of proper equipment. She also stated that mixed classes in cooking were not desirable. So the boys who had signed up for fun—-and a bit of credit—were forced to look elsewhere to complete their schedule. -4- Eating lunch at the high school cafe teria usually does not require the whole period for the average high school stu dent, so for this reason boys who wish to do so may go to the Y. M. C. A. during the lunch period to practice various sports.
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