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HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
VOLUME IX
GREENSBORO HIGH SCHOOL, OCTOBER 18, 1929
NUMBER 6
OFnCIALS ANNOUNCE
STUDENT COUNCIL
CONGRESS OCT. 25
Margaret Leak, Margaret
Smathers, H. Anderson Rep
resent Senior High School.
PUPILS DISCUSS RULES
Members Direct Traffic on Certain
Days, Then Place Cards Signify
ing Way to Travel.
At a meeting of the student council
Tuesday, October 14, an announcement
■was made concerning the Student Coun
cil Congress. This convention will
meet October 25 and 26 at Salisbury,
North Carolina. Margaret Leak, Mar
garet Smathers, and Harvey Anderson
■will go as delegates to represent
Greensboro High school at the Con
gress. Boyd Morris vri.ll also attend
the meeting, not as a representative,
for each school has only three, but he
will go as an officer. Last year he was
elected vice-president of the Student
Council Congress. Miss Carrie Cran
ford will go with the student as fac
ulty adviser.
Discuss Special Topic
Each year some special topic,is dis
cussed. Last year Greensboro council
led the discussion, which v?as concern
ing the honor system. The members
of the organization gave short talks.
After these the meeting was thrown
into an open forum discussion. It is
thought that the same method of pro
cedure will be followed, with some spe
cial topic to discuss.
Explain Traffic Rules
Another problem brought to the at
tention of the council was the enforce
ment of the traffic rules. After much
discussion, they decided to adopt the
same method employed last year. Twen
ty-five students took charge of this
problem. Each one stood at the head or
the foot of a staircase. From these
points, they directed the students the
corerct way to go, and traffic ran more
smoothly. O nTuesday the code of
traffic rules was again explained to
each session room, and the students in
each room, and the students in each
room were asked to abide by the rules.
CLASS IN HISTORY SEVEN
VISITS BATTLEGROUND
Mr. Robert D. Douglas Takes Greens
boro High Students on Tour
of Grounds.
CLASS LEARNS OF WAR EVENTS
Tuesday afternoon, October 22, at
2:30 o’clock, the History Vn classes
will go to Guilford Battleground. Mr.
R. D. Douglas, a well known citizen of
Greensboro, will pilot the classes over
the grounds, pointin gout the historic
places. He will also show them where
the lines of battle stood. Mr. Douglas
is said to be well informed upon his
sub.iect.
After a trip over the battlefield, a
visit will be paid to the museum where
a number of war relics are kept. After
this the plans are indefinite. The trip
may be turend into a class picnic, or
the visitors may come back to town.
All of the class has bee nstudying
the events leading up,to the Revolu
tionary War for the past week. A
knowledge of the battles and campaigns
has been acquired. A special effort to
learn more about the battle of Guil
ford Court House has been made. “The
trip 'wfll be very itntere^ting,” said
Miss Blackmon, head of the History
department of G. H. S.
TWELVE STUDENTS FORM
THE TORCHLIHT SOCIETY
Twelve charter members were in
the Torchlight Society in 1921.
Misses Nita Gressit and Jane Sum-
merell were advisers. Katherine
Graham led the club. She was as
sisted by Frances Harrison. Mar
garet Smith was secretary-treas
urer, and Gladys Hollard, corre
spondent secretary. Carlotta
Barnes, Grey Fetter, Jeff Ford-
ham, Mildred Leak, Ruth Under
wood, Mildred Little, James Wilk
ins, Lucille Wynne were on the
roll.
CIVIC CLUB GIVES
MUSICAL PROGRAM
Claudio Sluzio of Chicago Opera
Company Gives First Con
cert of Season.
COURSE GOOD THIS YEAR
The Civic Music Association brought
its first concert to Greensbofo Thurs
day, October 10, at N. C. C. W. Claudio
Muzio, the leading soprano of the Chi
cago Opera Company, was the singer.
She was scheduled to sing on the course
last year, but was called away to Italy
on account of the illness of her mother.
It is said by those who went that the
program was very enjoyable.
Some of the features of the year are
the Boston Women’s Symphopy Orches
tra, and Cyrena Van Gordbn. The
orchestra is coming Wednesday, Octo
ber 23. “It’s the leading women’s
orchestra of America.” Cyrena Van
Gordon also was scheduled to come last
year, but she had to cancel her engage
ment on account of illness.
The Civic Music Association was or
ganized in Greensboro two years ago.
Many famous musicions have been here
as a result. Some' of the best known
are:
Russian Symphonic Choir, Mary Mc
Cormick, Percy Grainger, Chicago Lit
tle Symphony Orchestra, Albert Solvi,
Charles Hackett, John Charles Thomas,
Gladys Swarthout, and Barrere Little
Symphony orchestra.
Dr. Wade R. Browm, dean of music
at North Carolina College for Women,
predicts a very good course this year,
fully as good, if not better, than the
former ones.
LATIN TEACHERS GIVE
ROMAN STYLE SHOW
James Strickland, Douglas Smith, Doro
thy Rogers and Homer Apple Play
Important Parts.
A Roman style show which is ex
pected to do much in stimulating in-
terestin in Latin will be given by the
Latin department of Greensboro High
School, Monday, October 21, in the au
ditorium at chapel period.
A number from each Latin class at
high school will take place in the pro
duction. James Strickland, from the
Semester 7 Latin class, is east as the
Herald, a very important part. The
list of the characters in this unusual
event are:
Roman Boy—Douglas Smith.
Roman Girl—^Dorothy Rogers.
Charioteer—Homer Apple.
Costumes for the pageant will be pro
vided by the Latin Department.
The same G. H. S. students will again
present this revue at the North Caro
lina College auditorium for the North
western District of North Carolina Edu
cational Association, which will meet
October 25.
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
OPENS FOR PUBLIC
MONDAY EVENING
Guy B. Phillips Will Arrange
Talks on History of
the School.
WILL INSPECT BUILDINGS
All May Come to Opening of Greens
boro High School, the Principal
of Senior High Anndunces.
“For the purpose of the people of
Greensboro to be shown over their high
school,” said Mr. C. W. Phillips, “the
formal opening will be • held Friday
evening, November 1.”
An appropriate program for the ded
ication service is being arranged by
Mr. Guy B. Phillips, superintendent of
the Greensboro city schools, which will
include a sketch of the history of the
schools of Greensboro, a number of
short talks by noted people and music
will be furnished by some of the
school’s organization. All of the mem
bers of the Board of Education vrill
be present, along with city officials, and
school officials of adjoining towns have
been invited.
All buildings of the school will be
thrown open and guides will be sta
tioned in all of them to show the peo
ple present all the items of interest
and to explain the uses of the different
parts of the plant.
By this time it is hoped that the
grounds will be cleared of all remains
of the building materials, and the cam
pus, on which work is still going on,
leveled.
Mr. C. W. Phillips said that all the
public is invited to celebrate the open
ing of the school. “We are planning
to have a joyous night,” said he, “at
this dedication service.”
A detailed program for the evening
will be announced later by Mr. Guy B.
Phillips.
EDUCATIONAL ASS’N
TO MEET OCTOBER 25
More Than Thousand Teachers Expect
ed to Attend Meeting of Northwest
ern District Meeting.
LOCAL TEACHERS PLAN PROGRAM
More than one thousand teachers ■will
be in Greensboro Friday, October 25,
for the meeting of the Northwestern
District of the North Carolina Educa
tional Association, of which Miss Nel
lie Fleming from Burlington is chair
man.
Some of the teachers of Greens
boro high school will have charge of
furnishing part of the program. These
are: Miss Sarah Leslie, who will be in
charge of the Roman style show; Miss
Evelyn Martin, a Latin exhibit; Miss
Mary Ellen Blackmon, of the history
department; Mrs. Alma G. Coltrane,
from the English department, and Mrs.
Zoe Hogsette, from the commercial de
partment. The orchestra from Greens
boro high school will be present to
furnish the music.
In the Roman style show will be
portrayed all phases and many charac
ters of Roman life. The -farmer, the
consul, praetor, aristocrat and or
dinary boy, and a fop, will cross the
stage dressed appropriately, and a her
ald ■will be on the stage explaining each
as he passes.
The pupils of the Latin department
have been working faithfully on the
costumes and what the herald is to
say.
All pupils in the city school system
•will be given a holiday for this occa
sion.
Torchlight Club Elects
New Members at Chapel
NEW TORCHLIGHT
MEMBERS
Semester Seven
J. Barnes, Sarah Burton Clegg,
Lelia George Cram, Columbia Gai
ther, Isaac Gregory, Margaret Ker-
nodle, Elizabeth Sockwell, James
Strickland, Elizabeth Wills, Priscilla
White.
Semester Eight
Lynette Williams, John Lindeman.
STUDENTS STUDY
HABITS OF MANTIS
Find That the Female Mantis is
a Ferocious Animal;
Devours Husbands.
CREATES MUCH INTEREST
After taking care of a Praying Man
tis for about four weeks, Mrs. Nellie D.
Blackburn’s seiene classes find this in
sect of the Orthoptera order to be very
tame. She ■will eat her food out of a
person’s hand. Her food is grasshop
pers and other like insects. She eats
all of the insect’s body with the excep
tion of the wings, which she finds to be
too dry.
The female Mantis is a ferocious ani-
may, as she eats her husband after mat
ing as though he were nothing more
than a choice piece of venison.
This insect has mated with four
males, devouring each, and she has also
eaten one female. However, it is
thought that she ate the female because
she had not received enpugh food to
satisfy her appetite. She has proved to
be more powerful than an ordinary
Mantis.
In a week’s time she has laid two
cases of eggs which are being studied
in the laboratory.
Mrs. Blackburn said: “I have been
deeply interested in this Mantis. I am
going to keep it just as long as possi
ble, so that my classes ■will learn more
about the habits and customs of this
insect.”
The Mantis is about two inches long.
She has a loijg and slender neck with
a triangle head which she is able to
move from side to side.
This Praying Mantis has create'd
much interest in Mrs. Blackburn’s
cliasaes. All have enjoyed studying
and learning more about this insect.
GREENSBORO TEACHERS
MEET IN G. H. S. CAFE
Informal Program to Be in Charge of
Guy B. Phillips, City School
Superintendent.
A social for all the teachers of the
Greensboro city school system will be
held Thursday evening, October 24, in
the cafeteria building of the Greens
boro high school, according to the an
nouncement made at a general teachers’
meeting Saturday, October 12. This
social is primarily for a get-together, so
that the teachers of Greensboro may
become bjetter acquainted ■with each
other.
An informal program in charge of
Mr. Guy B. Phillips, superintendent of
city schools, ■will be conducted.
The teachers will be mixed: that is,
they ■will not have, to sit with the other
teachers of their own school.
Those who have expressed themselves
say that they are looking forward to
having a good time.
MICHAELS TALKS
Twelve New Members Tapped;
others Eligible for Mem
bership in February.
MISS K. JENKINS PLAYS
Harry Buice, Susan Gregory, Adelaide
Fortune, Plummer Nicholson, and
Ed Michaels Old Members.
Torchlight Week began Friday, Oc
tober 11, at Greensboro Senior High
School when the bi-annual tapping of
new members into the honor society
occurred.
Seniors Vote on Candidates
On Tuesday, October 8, the names of
the eligible students were presented
to their respective semesters, 7 and 8.
Torchlight members had previously'* av
eraged the grades of those pupils. The
upper fourth of the senior classes were
candidates.
The members of the senior classes
voted on those pupils they considered
most deserving of recognition of their
worth. Torchlight members and the
faculty also voted on the candidates.
No Student Knows of Election
No student knew of his admittance
into the Torchlight Society until one
of the three old members, Harry Buice,
Susan Gregory, or Adelaide Fortune,
tapped him.
The ceremonial of the society was
used in receiving the new members Fri
day. Eleven semester 7 students and
two semester 8 pupils became part of
the club.
Katherine Jenkins, accompanied on
the piano by Mrs. Earl Slocum, ren
dered a violin solo during the ritual.
Paper Has History of Clubs
In appreciation of the Torchlight So
ciety the High Life staff is devoting
this issue to the history of that club,
of the school, and other societies.
Charter members of the club, new mem
bers, the history, and appeal to the
students to attain the honor of be
longing to the Torchlight Society are
fund in this issue.
In February other students will be
eligible to the society.
SHAKESPEARE STUDENTS
PRESENT COURT SCENE
Miss Tillett’s Class to Give Act from
Drama, “The Merchant
of Venice.”
SUMMARY OF PLAY TO BE GIVEN
For the purpose of spreading interest
and appreciation among high school
students, the Shakespeare studen'ts of
Miss Laura A. Tillett have planned to
present the court scene from “The Mer
chant of Venice.” According to Miss
Tillett, this scene will give the students
a chance in acting in addition to the
study of the play.
“The Merchant of Venice” is a tense
drama written in the secon dperiod of
Shakespeare’s literary development. It
is a tragi-comedy and is centered on
the story of a young Italian merchant
who borrowed a large sum of money
from a Jew, promised to return the
amount, or give, at the close of three
months, one pound of his flesh, to be
taken from nearest his heart.
Only the court scene in which the
Italian is called to forfeit the bond is
to be presented. A summary of the
play will be given before the scene
by a student.