Good-Bye
Seniors
HIGH LIFE
And Old
G. H. S.
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of 0. Henry
VOLUME IX
GREENSBORO HIGH SCHOOL, MAY 24, 1929
NUMBER 15
Harvey Anderson Named
President of Student Body
STUDENT CHOICE
Leaders for Next Year Elected
at General Election Held
May 14 and 15
WHITE NEW GIRLS’ HEAD
Girls Choose Her as President of Coun-
cil—Elect Semester OfTicers and
Other Representatives
T’sins tlio Australiiin ballot for n
second election, the student body of
Treensboro lli.iih elected loaders for
the coniin^r year. The polls were open
all day Tuesday. :\Iay 14. and all olH-
cers named except president of the
student body. Boyd Morris was elimi
nated in the first election, necessitating;
a second vofinfi on May 15. The count-
iiifi of the second vote revealed that
Harvey Anderson led J. Barnes by a
good ma.iorify.
Girls of the high school elected Pris
cilla White president of the Girls’
(.’ouncil. It was by a small majority
that Ih-iscilla won over Sarah B. (’iegg,
her strongest rival for the position.
The election of the three cheer leaders
was open to all the students of the
school who had registered the previous
wet‘k. Harriet I‘owers, capturing the
largest number of votes, automatically
becomes chief cheer leader. Ernest
Hunt and Charles Shoffner were namel
as assistants.
Class Elections
Semester presidents, Girls’ Council
representatives, and Student Council
representatives were the other officers
chosen by the semesters at the election
Tuesday. lOd Michaels will head the
rising senior class, semester 8, and W.
1\I. I'aris leads semester 7. Guy Hope
is president of rising semester (>, and
Higdon Dees was named by classmates
to ledd the semester 5 group. Marjorie
Boone and Mary Rucker are the new
leaders of the sophomore classes, semes
ters 4 and 5, respectively. Toe I>e(‘s
was named leader of the freshman
class, semester 2.
Representatives on the Girls’ Council
from the rising semesters were: Mary
Burton High, 8; Sarah Burton C'iegg,
7; Mary Greer, >: Anna Wills, 5; Mary
E. Cunningham. 4; Anna Atkinson, 5;
Margaret Knight, 2.
Representing the seven semesters I'li
the Student C’ouncil for the year
15)2!)-’50 are: Margaret Leak, 8; Carey
Sloan, 7; Margaret Smathers, U;
C’harles Shatfer, 5; Mary Scott Jones,
4; Elmer Wrenn, 5; John Hayes, 2.
Harvey Anderson, newly-elected jiresi-
dent of the student body, will be inau
gurated at a mass meeting of the entire
student body Thursday, May 30.
PUBLICATION HONORED
AT C. S. P. A. CONVENTION
llomcnpun won a new laurel at the
fourth annual Southern Interscholastic
Press Association convention held at
Washington and Lee University, Lex
ington, Yii., May 10-11. The publica
tion took first place in the magazine
class A contest. High Life won honor
able mention in the newspaper class A
contest.
Following Dr. Smith's address there
were several short talks by representa
tives from some of the 1028 S. I. I*. A.
winners. Lucy Crocker represented
llomcsinm, and in a three-minute talk
sketched the magazine’s make-up.
There were about 130 delegates at
the convention, being more than for
any previous year. The boys were en
tertained at fraternity houses.
WEDDING FEATURES
ANNUAL FESTIVAL
Marriage of Sarah Clegg and
Charles Rives Symbolical
of Union of Classes
STRICKLAND OFFICIATES
In resiionse to the following invita
tion. seniors of this high school were
entertaineil by the juniors:
“Mr. and Mrs. Semester Six reipiest
the honor of your presence at the mar
riage of their daughter, Ima Junior,
to Mr. r. R. A. Senior, on Friday,
the tenth of May, at eight o’clock in
the evening at the Jefferson Club.’’
The inclosed card read, “Reception
immediately after the ceremony.” Due
to the fact that the Jefferson Club was
being remodeled the Masonic Temple
was the place at which the ceremony
adn reception took place.
Prior to the wedding, several mu.sical
selectioiLs were rendered by Ixiis Lazen-
by, W. M. Paris, and J. C\ Coe.
The wedding procession entered to
the strains of Lohengrin’s Wedding
March. “Reverend'’ James Strickland,
junior of G. H. S., ofliciated in the
ring ceremony. Mr. C. W. Phillips,
father of the bride, gave his daughter
in marriage.
“Mendelssohn’s Wedding ilarch” was
used as tJie recessional. I’revious to
the night of the junior-senior, members
of these classes had selected Sarah
Burton Clegg as the bride, Charles
Rives as the bridegroom, Araminta
Gant as maid of honor, and Harry
Murray as be.st man.
A buffet supper was served durini
the evening. Dancing was enjoyed
from !> :30 to 11 o’clock. Sarah Cle;
and Margaret Kernodle presided at the
punch bowl. The culmination of the
entertainment for seniors was the cut
ting of the huge wedding cake.
In the final dual debate with High
Point Friday morning, May 17, the
iuery for discus-sion was. Resolved, that
the T'nited States should cancel their
inter-allied war debts. Greensboro High
School, defending the negative, was the
winner.
Harry Buice, Charles Hogan, and
Arlindo Cate were the debaters from
Greensboro, and Mabel Koontz, Eloise
Best, and Margaret Andrews, upholding
tile affirmative, were the representa
tives of High Point.
Mr. Byron Haw'orth, faculty adviser,
coached the dual debate.
MR. GUY B. PHILLIPS
MADE SCHOOL HEAD
BY SCHOOL BOARD
Is Brother of C. W. Phillips and
Former Principal of Greens
boro High School
ACTIVE IN ASSOCIATIONS
At Present Superintendent of Salisbury
Schools Where He Has Been Since
He Left Here in 1924
Mr. Guy B. Phillips was elected
suiK^rinteiident of schools of the Greater
Greensboro school district at a call
meeting of the school hoard May 14. in
the office of E. I). Broadluirst, chair
man of the board of education.
Mr. Phillips is at present the super
intendent of the Salisbury schools, hav
ing lield this office since lf)24. Before
becoming affiliated with the Salisbury
system he served for three years as
jirincipal of Greensboro High School.
He is the brother of C. AV. Phillips,
present prini ipal of the high school and
acting superintendent of city schools.
Frederick Archer, former superintend
ent. resigned iji Octolier, and it was
then that Mr. I’hillips became the act
ing liead of the city schools.
The new superintendent was gradu
ated from the University of North
('arolina in II)I3. For three years he
was head of the English department
and athletic coach in the Raleigh
school, going in Ifild to Oxford as
superintendent, a post which he held
for four years. His next connection
was with the Greensboro High School
as principal. He left here in 11)24 to
become sni>erintendent of the Salisbury
schools.
Air. I'hillips has been active in the
state eilueational and physical associa
tions. He was for two years president
of the physical education association
and is at present a director of the
Educational Association of the state.
He is also iiresident of the North Caro
lina High School Girls’ Athletic Asso-
ciariou. a position he has held since the
organization of the association in 1021.
SENIORS ELECT EDITORS
FOR TWO PUBLICATIONS
Early Elections of Staff by the Editors
Aids in Completing Next Year’s
Appointments
HIGH LIFE EDITOR EXPERIENCED
Semesters (> and 7, the rising senior
classes of the high school, named the
new editors for the student publica
tions. High Life and Ilonicftpiin. at a
meeting on Alay 3. Alargaret Kernodle
and Elizabeth Leak will share (he joint
responsibility of the paper, being elected
managing editor and editor, respective
ly. Susan Gregory was elected editor-
in-chief of IIomcHpun.
Business managers for the two pub
lications were also chosen. The classes
elected Ed Alichaels, with James Strick
land as assistant, for the Homespun
staff, and Carl Kellam and r./eiia George
('ram will serve in the same cajjacity
on the High Life staff.
All the new tklitors for High Life
have had at least a year's experience in
journalism. The new Homespun editor
has not been connected directly with
the school magazine, but Susan has con
tributed material for several of the
issues this year.
By an early election the complete
staffs for next year have been ap
pointed.
125 High School Seniors
Receive Diplomas June 7
Examination Schedules
Senior
Alay 30—'Sixth and first periods.
May 31—Second and third periods.
June 3—Fourth and fifth periods.
June 4—Alake-ups.
Regular
June -i—Sixth and first periods.
June 5—Second and third periods.
June 0—Fourth and fifth periods.
June 7—Alake-ups on account of ill
ness or for seventh period classes.
HIGH SCHOOL CAST
PRESENTS PINAFORE
One Matinee and One Night
Performance Given—Two
Casts Are Used
OPERA IS HIGHLY PRAISED
"H. M. S. Pinafore.” a Gilbert and
Sullivan light opera, was presented b.v
the music department of Central High
School. May 17, in the Aycock Memo
rial building of N. C. C. “ ’Pinafore’ is
the l>est production of the kind ever
presented by Greensboro High School
students,” says Mr. C. AA^ Phillips.
Mr. Phillips has received a number
of calls, both personal and felephone,
congriitiilating him on the success of
the production. The G. 11. S. priucip.U
gives Air. Aliller, director, credit for
this, but Air. Aliller does not hesitate to
place all honor on the students and his
executive staff.
The casts were chosen from the two
glee clubs. Two casts were selected,
one for the afternoon, and the other
for the night performance. The loads
for both performances were:
Sir Joseph Porter, K. C. B.. Shelby
Fitzgerald, G. AA’. Stamper; Captain
Carcoran, Everett Stamper: Ralph
Rackstrain, Guy Hope, “Red” Paris;
Bill Babstay, John Lindeman, Allen
Stanley: Josephine, Lois Lazenby, An
nie Laurie Eelder; Buttercup, Ethel
Gray Rogers. Rachel Lipscomb; Hebe,
Adelaide Fortune.
The directors were Air. II. Grady
Aliller and Air. J. II. Johnson. Airs.
Alma G. Coletraiie was in charge of the
costumes, and Louise Thacker, gradu
ate of G. H. S., directed the chorus
work. Air. Byron A. Haworth was in
charge of the publicity. These directors
composed the executive staff that as
sisted Air. Aliller in preparations for
the performance.
DISTINGUISHED AWARDS
PRESENTED STUDENTS
Columbia Gaither, Bernard Money, Ruth
Thompson, Virginia Shelton Re
ceive Typing Pins in Chapel
Among the outstanding honors in the
high school is the awarding of pins
from the commercial department.
In chapel Alonday, Alay 20, several
pins for proficiency were awarded. The
most distinguished award was made to
Columbia Gaither. Although she is
just a junior she has attained the high
est honor of them all, a gold jiin for
typing fifty-five words a minute. This
is Columbia’s first semester in tyjiing,
yet she is doing the typing of a seventh
semester student.
The other awards went to Bernard
Aloney, who typed 50 words a minute;
Ruth Thompson, 45 words a minute;
A'irginia Shelton, -42 words a minute.
SERMON JUNE 2
R. J. Tamblyn Delivers Ser
mon at Grace Methodist
Protestant Church
CLASS DAY IS JUNE 6
Scene of Program Will Be an Inn With
Innkeeper as Master of
Ceremonies
One hundred and twenty-five seniors
will receive diplomas on JT*iday night,
June 7. The awarding of diplomas will
come as a culmination of four years of
high school work and as the end of
Greensboro High’s commencement.
Rev. R. J. Tamblyn will deliver tbe
baccalaureate sermon on tbe night of
June 2. This will be the beginning of
tbe commencement exercises. Class day-
exercises will be given at Odell Alemo-
rial Hall Thursday night, June U. The
stage setting will be that of an old
tavern or inn with the seniors as pil
grims. This will carry out the idea of
Chaucer’s Canterbury Pilgrims. Pre
siding as innkeeper will be Carl Jones,
senior class president. Dixon Thacker,
T-xinis Brooks, and Alarguerite AA’ells
will read tales of the pilgrims on
parade. These three are class prophet,
historian, and testator, respectively.
The tales, relating the past, present,
and future of the graduates, Imitate
Chaucer’s heroic couplet.
Clark to Speak
Air. Harry Clark, of Furman Uni
versity, will make the commencement
address Friday night. Odell Alemorial
hall will again be the scene for the
final commencement exercises. Air.
Clark is an educational speaker of
great demand, and Principal Phillips
thinks G. II. S. is fortunate in securing
such a man.
After the address presentations and
awards will be made by Air. Phillips.
Attendance records, athletic and
scholastic honors will be announced
and then prizes and cups will be
awarded. The Alorehead cup will be
awarded the senior who has submitted
the best paper on “Colonial Guilford.”
Tbe Civitau essay cup will be given the
student writing the best paper on some
phases of citizenship. These two
awards will be kept by the winners
until tbe next graduation exercise. The
scholarship trophy will go to the senior
having the highest average for the
entire four years of high school. This
award at the spring graduation is made
by the Alonarch Club of this city.
Greensboro’s O. Henry Study Club
makes the award of a complete set of
O. Henry's works to the student sub
mitting the best short story. The last
award, and most coveted each year, is
the cup which goes to the best all-
around senior. Alembers of the senior
class name that student by secret bal
lot. The award is made annually by
the I’arent-Teacher Association of
G. II. S.
SHAKESPEARE CLASS
IS NEW STUDY COURSE
A neAv course of study will be intro
duced in Greensboro High School next
year by Aliss Laura A. Tillett, head of
the English department. This will be
a Shakespeare class, which will consist
of the study of five or six Shake
spearean dramas, and much time will
be devoted to the dramatization of
scones in plays that are not being
studied. Aliich outside reading will be
required in' the class.
This new course will be taught by
Aliss Tillett.