HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
Progress vs.
Ides of March
VOLUME IX
GREENSBORO HIGH SCHOOL, MARCH 15, 1929
NUMBER 12
HIGH LIFE DELEGATES
WRITE OF COLUMBIA
PRESS ASSOCIATION
Mr. Hugh O’Donnell Addresses
Entire Gathering Satur
day Morning
1,100 STUDENTS ATTEND
DRAMATICS SOCIETY
CHOOSES NEW OFFICERS
Mr. Arthur Guiterman, Sponsored by
Poet’s Guild, Addresses Gathering
Friday Afternoon
Gathering from soiioois ni 18 states
of the T'nion and traveling distanoes
as near as New York City and as far
as the I’aoitlc coast, 1,100 high school
journalists and advisers assembled Fri
day morning, March 8, at the McMillan
Theatre. The young journalists were
attending the fifth annual Columbia
Scholastic I’ress Association conven-
• tion as delegates from various schools.
Delegates from High Life were Clyde
Norcoin, managing editor; Elizabeth
Leak, associate editor, and Nancee Hay,
typist. From Homespun the represen
tatives were Harold Cone, exchange
editor: Bernard Ahman, desk editor,
and Bobby Scott, assistant business
manager. Miss ^lary Ellen Blackmon
accompanied the Greensboro delegates
as faculty adviser.
I’rofessor A. L. Jones, director of
admissions, Columbia University, made
the address of welcome at the opening
session Friday morning. Following his
welcome, Mr. Arthur S. Draper, assis
tant editor of the Sew York Herald
Trihune, addressed the delegation on
“Sporting Spirit.”
The entire personnel of the conven
tion was photographed on the library
steps at 11 :lu that morning, and then
the delegates visited Earl Hall where
school i)Ublications were exhibited and
prize winners marked. In the C. S.
r. A. contest this year High Life won
second place in class B. Homespun
was rated as a fourth place magazine
in class B.
Friday afternoon’s session began
with an address and readings by Mr.
Arthur Guiterman, who appeared
through the courtesy and co-operation
of the I’oet's Guild.
From 2:30 to 4:30 o’clock the dele
gates attended sectional meetings where
discussions were led by staff members
of the New Y'ork dailies. At these
meetings problems in putting out pub
lications were discussed. At 4:30 a
moving picture lecture, “Around the
World With the United Press,” was
presented at the McMillan Theatre by
Mr. Tom W. Gerber, promotion man
ager of the United Press Association.
Before the opening meeting Saturday
morning the Columhia- Spectator, the
convention number edited by represen
tatives of prize-winning papers, was
distributed at the McMillan Theatre.
.\t 0:13 Mr. Hugh O'Donnell, assistant
bii.siiiess manager of the New York
Times, addres.sed the entire gathering.
From 10 to 11:30 o’clock the repre
sentatives attended sectional meetings
and then reassembled at the theatre
for a business meeting.
A convention luncheon was then
served the delegates at Mecca Temple.
The luncheon was followed by a varsity
show, “Oh, Hector,” at the Waldorf-
New officers for the Dramatics
Club were elected March G, at the
first meeting of the spring term.
Bill Spradlin was chosen president;
Elizabeth Hester, vice-president;
Ed Robbins, secretary; Elizabeth
Wills, press correspondent.
Elizabeth Hester, presiding in
the absence of John Poster, presi
dent during fall semester, re
viewed the activities of the club
during the past term.
Bill Spradlin outlined a tentative
semester program for the club. He
urged enthusiasm and co-operation
in the club, lie announced March
Id a.s the date for the next sched
uled meetriig.
GREENSBORO MUSIC
STUDENTS WINNERS
IN ASHEVILLE MEET
Arlindo Cate, Dorrys Bennett,
Henry Parrish, W. M. Paris,
H. Mitchell, High Scorers
ENTERTAIN CONTESTANTS
TORCHLIGHT SOCIETY
ELECTS NEW GROUP
Mary Baily Williams Leads
G. H. S. Club During
Fall Semester
PREPARATION IS DELAYED
New members for the Torchlight
.Society of Greensboro High School will
be selected within the next few weeks.
The society has delayed the election on
account of the absence of Miss Fannie
Starr Mitchell, adviser for the local
group. Miss Mitchell has been in Ohio
attending a deans’ convention.
Pupils of semesters 7 and 8 are eli
gible for the honor society. The schol
arship averages are the first consid
eration in choosing new members. A
percentage of semester 7 students and
a smaller percentage of semester 8 who
have highest averages in their classes
qualify in the first step toward becom
ing a Torchlight member. Their char
acter and ability as well as other
traits are considered by the Torchlight
Society and members of the faculty.
Mary Baily Williams, member of
High Life staff and the Monogram
Club, has led the group during the fall
term. Shortly after the new members
enter the soiiety a new iiresident will
be chosen.
Astoria ballroom, which brought the
two-day convention to a close.
Clyde Norcom, senior of G. H. S. and
managing editor of High Life, was the
recipient of the $25 prize offered by
the Birkridge Candy Company for the
best letter submitted on “Big Dan”
candy.
SIXTEEN G.H.S. STUDENTS
ENTER LATIN CONTEST
High School Teachers Select Three Best
Papers and Send Them to
Chapel Hill
Party and Dance Among Socials Given
in Honor of Representatives From
All Parts of State
Seven (ireensboro High School stu
dents won honors in the Southern
Music Convention held at Asheville
March 4 through March 9. Henry
Parrish took first place with bass
violin; AV. JI. I’aris won first place as
tenor soloist; Arlindo Cate won first
place as violinist, was elected concert
master, and won honorable mention
for a scholarship. AA’alter King was
cliosen to play first bassoon; Harris ■
Mitchell, first French horn. Harris also
won a scholarship to National Orches
tra Camp. Lizzie Adams Powers won
alternate for alto part in quartet, and
Doris Beniiet was chosen as third cor
net player.
“Greensboro was well represented,’
says II. Grady Miller, local music di
rector. Four Greensboro instructors,
including Mr. Miller, accompanied the
Greensboro delegates to Asheville.
Rehearsal.s at the convention were
held mornings, afternoons, and nights,
according to G. II. S. students who
attended the convention. Final rehears
als were broadcasted over radio and
given in chapel.
A complimentary concert was held
AA’ednesday, March G. The convention
folk were entertained at Grove Park
Inn Thursday, March 7. A dance w
given in their honor Friday night at
Kenilworth Inn after the concert. Dr.
AA’illiam Earheart was given a present.
The concert was broadcasted over
station AVAA^NC. Arlindo Cate, concert
master, gave Mr. Maddy a present in
behalf of the orchestra. At the close
of the concert, Arlindo asked the con
vention people to give three cheers for
Dr. Earheart and Mr. Maddy.
Semester S President
J. IIOT'STON BARNES
GIRLS’ COUNCIL HOLDS
. BI-WEEKLY MEETING
Sixteen G. H. S. pupils met in Room 8
Friday morning, March 1, to partici
pate in the annual Latin contest con
ducted by the University of North
Carolina.
Each participant averaged about two
hours on the test, which included a
selection from Caesar’s Gallic AA’ar,
Book I, and another selection from
Caesar’s Civil AA'ar. One contestant,
however, quit before he finished be-
i-aiise he was going to New York with
the High Life delegates.
The three best papers selected from
the group were those of Carl Jones,
Kate AA'ilkiiis, and James Strickland.
These were sent to Chapel Hill. Ac
cording to Miss Evelyn Martin, none of
the papers was absolutely perfect.
James Strickland had the best paper
of the three.
The winner of the state contest will
receive a sterling silver loving cup
which he will be allowed to keep.
Council Makes Plans for Mother-Daugh
ter Banquet for Latter Part
of May
COMMITTEES OFFERS REPORTS
Invitations to the annual regional
convention to be held at Jacksonville,
Fia., have been received by local girl
scout troops. The convention will be
held April 12 and 13. Registration fees
are due March 15.
The regular bi-weekly meeting of the
Girls’ Council was held Tuesday,
Marcli 12.
The meeting was opened by reports
from the various committees. Plans are
being made by Katlierine Lambe, chair
man of the social committee, for the
mother-daughter banquet which is to
be sometime in May.
Pointers were given by members of
tile council which would help improve
G. 11. S. These have been adopted and
are to be presented to the students
soon. The two points which the coun
cil considered most important, to
create more courtesy between students
and teachers, and create more friendli
ness in the school, are to be tackled
first.
Other suggestions which are soon to
be put into execution are: to keep the
yard in better condition, to have better
conduct in the halls during the lunch
periods, and while going to and from
chapel, to have better conduct and
more form in the cafeteria, and to
arouse a better attitude toward scholar
ship.
J. BARNES PLANS
FOR JUNIOR-SENIOR
Semester 6 President Is Hi-Y
President and Member of
Debating Club
HE IS ON JUNIOR STAFF
J. Houston Barnes has been elected
president of semester six. He is a
member of the Debating Club and
president of the senior Ili-Y. He is
assistant business manager of the
junior issue of High Life ; and Miss
Chilton, faculty adviser, says he has
shown admirable co-operation and zeal.
“J.” came to G. II. S. from the Train
ing School last fall. He is taking the
leading role in “I’eg o’ My Heart,”
which will be presented April 5 and 6.
Semester G is composed of tnose stu
dents who decide whether or not there
will be a junior-senior and what form
of entertainment if will be if there is
one. J. Barnes will lead his class in
preparation for the social atfair to be
held the latter part of Alay. He has
appointed the following committee:
Sarah Burton Clegg, chairman; Leila
George Cram, Margaret Keriiodle,
James Strickland, and Lillian Hauck.
The juniors are promising an enter
tainment the seniors will remember.
On March 2 the girls of the class spon
sored a cake sale, a profit of $33
resulting. “Other plans are being de
veloped for the best junior-senior of
history,” says the newly-elected presi
dent.
ASHEVILLE HIGH PLAYERS
WILL VISIT GREENSBORO
Mr . Bobby AVunsch Will Bring His
Students to See “Peg o’
My Heart”
Mr. Bobby AA^uusch. former G. II. S.
teacher, will bring his Asheville High
School I’layers to Greensboro to see
the Greensboro High School dramatists
present ’Teg o’ My Heart” April 5-6.
The cast of “Peg o’ My Heart” plans
to entertain the Asheville students.
Mr. J. II. Johnson, director of dra
matics here, and the local dramatists
were invited to see the Asheville pupils
give “Just Suppose” several weeks ago.
This was the first play given in the
new Asheville High School building.
Mr. Johnson said the G. H. S. students
were unable to attend the performances
in Asheville because of rehearsals and
other work.
STUDENTS ATTEND
MEETING OF COUNCILS
AT ASHEVILLE MAR. 1
Miss Sarah Leslie Accompanies
G. H. S. Representatives to
Southern Convention
DELEGATES LEAD CLASS
Convention Members Select New Presi
dent and Choose Salisbury as
Place for 1930 Conference
q'he annual convention of the student
lK)dy officials of the North Carolina
high schools was held at Asheville
March 2. A’arious phases of student
government were di.scussed at each
session.
The first session of the conveiitiou,
at which 27 AAl high schools were
represented, was held Friday after
noon, March 1, at which a welcome
was extended to the visitors by the
principal of the Asheville High School.
At the second session, held Friday
night, President AA'ood, of Charlotte,
presided. At the third session, held
Saturday morning, the discussion was
opened by Charles Rives, president of
G. H. S. Student Council and a dele
gate to the convention, who discussed
“Organized Student Government.” Other
members of the Greensboro delegation,
Carmen Patterson, Lucy Crocker, and
Boyd Morris, added something to what
Charles said. Wilmington then opened
with “The Honor System,” and was
followed by High Point.
The faculty advisers of the Asheville
student body entertained the visiting
advisers, among whom was Miss Sarah
Lesley, from Greensboro, with hmcheon
at the Asheville Biltmore. The prin
cipal of A. H. S. officiated.
The convefitiou closed with a ban
quet Saturday night, at which officers
for the coming year were elected. Salis
bury was decided on as the next meet
ing place, in 1930.
As a result of the election, Mason,
of Hendersonville, was elected presi
dent of the association, and our own
Boyd Morris was elected vice-president.
P.-T. A. ASSEMBLY HOLDS
HIGH SCHOOL MEETING
Mr. Paul C. Lindley Speaks to Parents
and Teacher on Recreations
in Greensboro
MANY NEW MEMBERS RECEIVED
The Parent-Teacher Association held
its regular monthly session Tuesday
evening. March 5, at the high school
with Mrs. S. O. Lindemau, president
of the Central High association, pre
siding. The topic of discussion for
the meeting, “Parks, Playgrounds, and
Recreations in Greensboro,” was made
by Mr. Paul C. Lindley.
Ill bis talk Mr. Lindley referred to
the report of a special committee ap
pointed at the April meeting of the
Greensboro chamber of commerce to
consider recommendations for parks,
playgrounds, and other public improve
ments. He also spoke of the list of
the different agencies which deal with
recreation in Greensboro. The list
consists of those supported by volun
tary contributions, those supported by
taxation, commercial revenue or club
membership, and those supported by
firms for their employees.
There were several new members at
the meeting, including parents of those:
students who have recently entered
G. H. S. These were received into
membership by Mrs. Lindeman.