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HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
Fisht ’Em
Greensboro
VOLUME IX
GREENSBORO HIGH SCHOOL, OCTOBER 4, 1929
CAST FOR G. H. S.
PLAY ANNOUNCED;
JOHNSON PLEASED
Most of the Cast Has Had No
Dramatic Experience
Previously.
TO BE PRESENTED NOV. 3
Approximately One Hundred Pupils
Try Out for Various
Parts.
The cast for the play, “Seventeen”
was announced Thursday inornins-
These, students should be proud that
they are the chosen ones oiit of ap
proximately 100 pupils who tried out
for various parts.
Mr. C. W. Phillips remarked, “I am
very pleased with the cast as most of
these students have had no dramatic
experiences. After all we are not try
ing to train a few selected ones, but a
large number.”
At least half of these characters are
Inexperienced students in the dramatic
activities of Greensboro Senior High
School.
“Never before,” said Mr. J. H. John
son, “Have I had such an enthusiastic
or brighter view on the outcome of a
play as I have now. I am sure that
the show will turn out wonderfully
and that we will do cr.edit to the pro
duction of this play.”
The proposed date for Booth Tarking-
ton’s play, “Seventeen” is November 3.
Mr. Johnson plans at the present time
to have a class sponsor this production,
as he has done it iii the past.
The cast includes Louise Hardin who
will play the part of Mrs. Baxter ; G. W.
Stamper, Mr. Baxter; Charles Hagan,
Willie Baxter: Ruth Hill, Jane Baxter;
Susan Gregory, Mary Parcher; Mae-
nette Graff, Lola Pratt; James Mat
thews, Genesis; Henry Betts, Joe Bul
litt; Ed Robbins, Johnie Watson; J.
Barnes, George Grooper; Mary Theil,
Ethel Boke; Lillian Hauck, Mary
Brooks ; Hardy Root, Wally Bonks ; and
Guy Hope, Mr. Parcher.
Glass in Photography
LATIN STUDENTS TO HAVE
A ROMAN STYLE REVUE
Herald Selected From Semester Seven
Latin Class—Member From Each
Class Will Participate.
COSTUMES DEPICT SOCIAL LIFE
The Latin project for the month of
October will be in the form of a Roman
style show. A member from each Latin
class of high school will participate.
The herald, who will "play a very im
portant part, will be selected from the
semester seven Latin class. Each class
will elect a representative from its
group who will exhibit Roman life. The
project will take in almo.st eveiy phase
of Roman life, such as farming, polit
ical, and social life. This should prove
to be an interesting event. Miss Sarah
Lesley, head of the Latin department,
when interviewed, stated that it would
be given here at the high school, Octo
ber 18.
Later, however, it will be pre
sented by the same G. H. S. students
again, at the North Carolina College
auditorium, for the North Western Dis
trict of North Carolina Educational As
sociation, which will meet October 25.
Costumes for the pageant will be pro
vided by fhe Latin Department.
Left to right, Alvin Bayer, Evan Bancroft, Walter Illman, Boykin Trumpler,
Ed Robins, Otis Phillips. Second row, Paul Hayes, Albott Whitney, Marjorie
Foy, Katherine Neister, Elsie Rankin, Frances Murchison, Dave Elkin. Back
row, Tom Neese, Joe Foy.
Traditions
A play by the name of “Tradition”
will be presented at the meeting of the
Dramatic Club which will be held
Thursday, October 17, in the audito
rium.
Try-outs for the play were made
Monday and Tuesday afternoons. Kate
Wilkins is directing the drama and
will also choose the characters.
The club plans to present such plays
at each meet. Digerent people will
take parts each time. Kate Wilkins,
member of play production class, is
coaching “Traditions.”
FACULTY ADVISERS ORDER
NEW DEBATING BOOKS
Greensboro High School Will Have Bet
ter Literature on Debating Than
Many Other Schools.
FARTHING APPRECIATES BOOKS
Thirty new books, have have been
ordered by the faculty advisers of the
Debating Club. These books have not
yet arrived', but as soon as they do
come they will be placed in the library
for the use of the members of the club.
The addition of such books to the
library is another forward step, and, the
coaches are pleased with this. No school
will have as good literature of dei)ating
as that of Greensboro High School.
The following ten books are among
the new ones:
Baird, C. A.—“Public Discussions and
Debates.”
Collins, G. R.—“Platform Speaking.”
Craig, A. E.—“The Speech Acts.”
Overstrut, H. A.—“Influencing Human
Behavior.”
Overstrut, H. A.—“About Ourselves.”
Dolman, John A.—“A Handbook of
Public Speaking.”
O’Neill and Weaver—“The Elements
of Speech.”
Sheffield, A. D.—“Joining in Public
Discussion.”
Woolbert, C. H.—“Fundamentals of
Speech.”
Durnmard, A. M.—“Speeehing Train
ing and Public Speaking for Secondary
Schools.”
All interested in debating are urged
to use these books.
Heretofore all outside reading for de
bates has been gotten at the college
libraries, the public library and from
other sources.
Mr. James Farthing says: “Triangu
lar debaters and others, too, will appre
ciate the convenience of this litera
ture.”
HOMESPUN THEME
CHOSEN BY STAFF
“Caravan of Life” Will be Por
trayed Throughout Pub
lication This Year.
TO PUBLISH FIVE. ISSUES
After a great deal of discussion at a
meeting held Thursday afteimoon the
members of the Homespun staff decided
definitely upon the theme for each is
sue. The main theme which will be
portrayed throughout all of the issues
published this year, is “Caravan of
Life.” Homespun will appear five times
this year, giving one stage of life to
each issue.
The first issue of Homespun, which
will probably appear the first of Novem
ber
Risin;
second issue has not been decided upon,
but will be soon. “Shadows on the
Horizon” is the theme for the third:
“Old Age,” the fourth ; “Sunset Trials,”
fifth.
lender the big title, “At the Rising
of the Sun” suggestions have been made
for the titles^of the articles and poems.
Some of these are “Salutations to the
Sun”, “Brave Beginnings”, “Starting
of the Show”, “Simple Incidents that
Started Great Careers”, “Hero Wor
ship", “May Mornings”, “The Quest”,
and “Home Scenes.”
MisA. Laura A. Tillett, faculty adviser
for Homesptiu, and Susan Gregory, edi
tor, were both present at the meeting
and took leading parts in the discussion.
Torchlight Society Meets
To Make Business Plans
PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS
DEVELOPS PICTURE
Beginning their -work for the
year, the members of the photog
raphy class developed the aecompa-
ining picture. Here at high school
the pictures are taken, developed,
printed, and tinte din the room es
pecially fitted for this work.
Scenes in and around 'the school
are snapped by the class and taken
into the darkened developing room.
The film is taken off the reel and
rolled on to aspool. From there
it is put into a tank. It is left in
Special Developer 15 minutes, after
which it is run through a fixed bath
until milky substance is removed.
It is left in running water for one
hour, taken out and dried. . Pic
tures are cut apart and placed in
a glass frame where tljey are held
on the Sensitive paper and held to
light three seconds. They are taken
out and put in Special Developer
again, being left there until the
picture shows on the sensitive pa-
paper; they are taken to fixed bath
once more where they are left for
15 minutes. The pictures are taken
from fixed bath back to water and
kept there one hour. After they
are ermoved from the water and
dried the pictures are finished.
ler will have, for its theme, “At t^e
-Using of the Sun.” The theme for the
SHAKESPEARE CLASS
INTERESTS STUDENTS
“I have a very enthusiastic class,”
Miss Laura Tillett replied, when asked
about her Shakespeare class which is
held the fourth period.
At present, these students ,^re study
ing “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
They intend to start with the simplest
and work up to the most difficult of
Shakespeare’s plays. Only five or six
plays'are to be taken up, but many oth
ers will be read as parallel work.
Some time during the semester, this
class plans to make some project deal
ing with the work which they have cov
ered. The projects will probably in
clude the collection of striking selec
tions, humorous speeches, the studying
of characters, and making booklets.
MISS CRAIG INSTRUCTS
CLASS IN WORD STUDY
Aim of Course Is “Ease in Self-Epres-
sion and Excelling in Form
Trough Practice.
WILL STUDY PROSE AND POETRY
As a general plan for introducing a
creative course leading to excellency in
writing among students, Miss Marjorie
Craig. Creative English teachev, has be
gun this work by having a special study
of words and phrases and figures of
speech appealing to senses, collected and
discussed.
An introductory study of poetry, be-
gbiuiiig with the simplest stanza forms,
is also part of the plan.
Throughout the year the study of
prose and poetry will be taken in in
creasingly difficult forms; then later
short stories and sonnets will be writ
ten by the pupils. The Creative English
class consists of fourteen pupils, and,
according to Miss Craig, actual writing'
is done each day. The teacher says,
“Ease in self-Qxpression and excellency
in form through frequent practice is the
immediate aim of the course.”
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PARENTS ENTERTAIN
AT P. T. A. MEETING
The Senior High Schoel Parent-
Teachers’ Association held its first meet
ing Tuesday, October 1, at the high
school. Supper was served in the cafe
teria, following which the parents were
shown over the new plant.
Mr. Guy Phillips made the speech of
the evening. The teachers were the
guests of the association last time and
will have charge of the November meet
ing.
MEMBERS ARE FEW
Organization Wiil Choose New
Members from Upper Fourth
of the Senior Class.
ELECTED WILL BE TAPPED
Miss Mitchell and Miss Tillett Serve
as Advisers to So
ciety.
The Torchlight Society had its an
nual meeting Thursday afternoon, at
the reg.ular student activity period. The
meeting was in charge of Ed. Michaels,
presiden of the society, who with Ade
laide Fortune, Pluznmer Nicholson,
Susan Gregory, and Harry Buice com
pose the Torchlight Society.
The club met Thursday, for the pur
pose of determining the eligibility of
the seniors. This was done by averag
ing grades, as only'the upper fourth of
the class are eligible—that is—the
fourth of the class possessing the high
est averages.
Of course, these uames will not be
revealed until the tapping of new mem
bers which will take place some time
in the near future. This is one of the
most impressive and beautiful services
that is ever held in our high school.
Miss Fannie Star Mitchell aud Miss
Laura Tillett will take their places as
faculty advisers for the coming year.
They are anticipating even greater
things in the future than those which
have been accomplished in the years
previous.
At the meeting Thursday it was de
cided to have the society meet once a
month. This meeting is to take place
during school hours, probably at the
seventh period on Thursday. However,
a set date has not been decided upon.
Scholarship, personality, attendance
record, and activities are considered
when the senior classes select their elite
for this honor.
PANTOMIME IS METHOD
OF DEVELOPING TALENT
Dramatics Class Presents Pantimimes;
Students Display Excellent Talent;
C. W. Phillips Is Visitor.
For the first time this 5'ear the sixth
period dramatic class, taught by Mr. J.
H. Johnson, presented pautomines last
Friday afternoon. In the past this
method of developing student talent has
been proven a favorite in the high
school.
The Port Royals of Gertrude Carver
and Winifred Penn were voted upon by
the class as being the most outstanding
and best.
Mr. .Johnson said he was very much
pleased with the work done by the class
as a whole. “Many students,” he said,
“did excellent work.”
Filling the capacity of honored guest
was Mr. C. W. Phillips, who, also, said
he thought the. work was unusually
good.
A great deal more pantomimes will
be held by the class in the future.
PRESS ASSOCIATION
WILL MEET OCT. 11-12
An announcement of the meeting of
the Dixie Interscholastic Press Asso
ciation was received by members of the
staffs of High Life and Homespun. The
convention will meet at Chattanooga,
Tennessee at the University of Chatta
nooga on October 11 and 12.