Armistice Day
Nov. 11
HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of 0. Henry
Open Your
Heart
VOLUME IX
GREENSBORO HIGH SCHOOL, NO^VEMBER 8, 1929
NUMBER 8
Red Paris, G. H. S. Tenor, Sings
Theme Song for “Seventeen
9 9
STUDENTS GIVE SKIT
TOADVERTISEPLAY;
CAST BROADCASTS
Figure “17” Displayed on Stage;
Members of Purple and Gold
Revue Give Exhibition.
JOHNSON DIRECTS PLAY
Miss Virginia Hollingsworth, Miss Mc-
Clamroch, Mrs. W. E. Smith, and
W. W. Blair Assist.
SEVENTEEN
“Seventeen, Seventeen,
But I love you.
You’re my queen.
And what I mean,
I’ll be true blue.
Your baby talk,
Your baby walk.
Your baby eyes of blue,
Will always keep me Seventeen,
J And still in love with you.”
H. Grady- Miller’s Glee clubs have
been singing the theme song of “Sev
enteen” for several weeks. Next week
'the school will sing itv for, tonight at
8 o’clock, J. H. Johnson’s play pro
duction class and other students of
G. H. S. will present “Seventeen” in
the Senior high school auditorium.
Players Give Skit
Monday, November 4, players gave a
skit from the play, announcing the pre
sentation of the play Friday. The
cast of “Seventeen” was broadcasted at
this time, each member of the cast ap
pearing before the microphone. Steve
Douglas was official announcer at the
time. Prior to the opening of the G.
H. S. broadcasting hour, Guy Hope ex
plained the presentation of the skit
and* made announcements concerning
the play.
Red Paris, G. H. S. Tenor, Sings
Bed Paris sang the theme song of the
play before the entire student body for
the first time during the chapel pro
gram.
The skit was closed with the figure
“17” displayed on the stage, as mem
bers of the 1929 “Purple and Gold
Kevue” entered the stage with the let
ters -spelling “Seventeen” on their
backs.
Teachers Work on the Play
Teachers who have been responsible
for this production are J. H. Johnson,
director of the play; and head of the
Dramatics department of the school;
Misses Virginia! Hollingsworth, assistant
diirector; Virginia iM'c.Olamroch, Mirs.
William E. Smith, and W. W. Blair.
Anna Wills is stage property man
ager and Shelby Fritgerald, stage man
ager.
Front row, reading from left to right: Hardy libot, J. Barnes, Guy Hope,
Charles lliigan. (J. W. Stamper. Back row, left to right: Ed Robbins, Mary
ThieJ, ^iargaret Byrd, IJlliaii Hauck, Louise Ilardiu. Maenette Graff, Ruth Hill,
Henry Betts.
G.H.S. BOYS BECOME
FAMOUS MUSICIANS
Each Holds a First Chair in
High School Glee
Club.
TAKE LEADS IN OPERAS
I SENIOR SUPPLY SHOP
TAKES RING ORDERS
“The Senior Supply Shop, a conven-
I ience to all G. 11. S. students at pres-
I ent in that it is engaged in the selling
[of school supplies, will shortly resume
’ another duty, that of taking charge of
I the orders for the G. 11. S. rings, as
I well as their distribution, according
I to announcement by Mr. Phillips.
By special permission of the Caro-
1 Unas’ Mfg. Jewelers, this privilege was
I granted to the students with the con-
I sent of C. W. Phillips.
Those in charge of the supply shop
I will take the orders from the students
I and see that the manufacturers get the
I orders; also they will distribute the
I rings to the students.
Guy Hope, “Red” Paris, G. W. Stam
per and Allen Stanley, boys* quartet of
the senior high school, sang at the
Kiwanis club Thursday, October 31.
On the Saturday prior to that date
these boys sang at the meeting of the
Euterpe club. They recently made their
debut ill the radio world at the pro
gram broadcasted by the Y. M. C. A.
Each of these boys holds one of the
“first” chairs in the Glee club of G. H.
S., singing first tenor, second tenor,
baritone, and bass.
All four have taken .part in ojieras
and plays produced at this school.
“Red” took the lead in “Pirates of
Penzance,” the “Mikado,” and “Pina
fore;” Guy, in “Pinafore” and “Mika
do ;” Allen in “Mikado” and “Pinafore,”
and G. W.,' in the last two mentioned.
The quartet is composed of juniors
and seniors, G. W. being semester VIII;
“Red” semester VII; Allen, semester
VII: and Guy, semester VI.
“These boys are becoming well known
in-'Greensboro and will be leading mu
sicians of the city, and state, and na
tion. I believe,” says H. Grady Miller,
of the city school and high school music
department.
PROFESSOR DECLARES
“DRAMATICS IS AN ART’
W. R. Taylor, N. C. C. W. Dramatics
Instructor, Speaks Before Dramatic
Club, Thursday, October 31.
“Dramatics is ‘an art,” said W. R.
Taylor, X. 0. (’. W. dramatic instructor,
while speaking before the Dramatic
clnb, Thursday, October 31, “It is really
the greatest of all, for it includes all
of the arts.”
‘•You are adding a new taste,” he
declared, “It is worth/your time to
come whether or not you are an artist
or a professional in dramatics.”
In closing Mr. Taylor asked the club
to come and look over the stage and
dramatic equipment at North Carolina
College for Women where be is teach
ing.
‘Seventeen'
SEVENTEEN, Booth Tarkington’s
lilay of puppy love is presented
this,
EVENING at 8:00 o’clock in the
high school auditorium, provok-
ing
VOLl'MES of laughter and thrill to
the student and teacher
EAGER for a real show; and
NOT an out-of-reach price either,
only 35c to students for
TICKETS to this novel production
staged by our
EMINENT director, J. II. Johnson,
and high school students for
EVERY member of the high school
and every person in Greensboro ;
TONIGHT is the time !
Morrie Witten is
Typing Champion
The highest rate of speed in type
writing, for Greensboro High was
recently attained by Morrie Witten,
who, on a speed test taken Tuesday,
September 29, in class made a per
fect score of 55 1-2 words per min
ute for period of fifteen minutes.
Interest in this record was shown
last year, when Emily Brown, of
Mr. Phillip's typing 7 class made
a perfect score of 49 wdrds. Paul
Vestal was the next recipient of this
honor, with a record of fifty word.s.
Morrie's predecessors, Louis Dix and
Bern-ard Money, made records of 51
and 53 words per minute re
spectively.
Morrie’s attainment has been an
incentive to other members of his
class who are trying to better bis
record. It may be interesting to
know that Morrie is just a student
of typing 7 in M?' Phillips’ first
period class.
STUDENT DEBATERS
PLAN TO CONTEST
WITH OPPONENTS
Fresh, to Discuss Query: Re
solved, That the Philippines
be Given. Independence.
MANY PUPILS TAKE PART
Presidential Term Query Will Be Dis
cussed by Juniors and Seniors
About Middle of Month.
G. H. S. LIBRARIAN
CONDUCTS CONTEST
This Advertisement Contest Is Spon
sored By Book Shop—Will
Award Prize.
BOOK WEEK
IS
OBSERVED
In connection with Book Week, Miss
Rebecca Wall, librarian at Greensboro
High School is conducting an advertise
ment contest, sponsored by the r>ook
Shop.
National Book Week is being ob
served November 17 to 23.
The .book advertisement sponsored
at G. II. S. is put on with these reguhi-
tions;
Advertisements must be given to the
teachers not later than Wednesday, No
vember 13. These must be 24 inches
long and IS inches wide. Each ad must
be completed. The advertising idea is
as imiiortant as the arrangement and
drawing. Books which are subject
of ads must be among those published
within the last five years.
The prize for this contest is the
book \\hicli the contestant advertises.
The Book Shop of Greensboro, donates
the award.
Miss Wall says a speaker will be
here as a further observance of Book
Week, and that other plans have not
been completed.
Elizabeth Wood, student at N. C. C.
W., won the prize for the G. H. S.
contest last year.
JUNIORS SPONSOR
TARKMON PLAY
“Seventeen” Is First Play Pro
duced by Dramatics Depart
ment in New School.
SIX ARE TEAM WORKERS
In preparation for the junior-senior
banquet, semester 6 girls and boys of
G. H. S. are planning ways and means
by which, in the words of the president,
Guy Hope, “to give the cap and gown
students the time of their lives.”
The first candy and cake sale wag
put on by the class Saturday, October
26. At this time twenty dollars was
made toward the fund for entertain
ing the seniors.
“Seventeen,” the first big production
to be staged by the dramatics depart
ment of the senior high school, will
be presented in the new auditorium
November 8. The juniors are sponsor
ing this play.
At the present time, so they say, all
“jolly juniors” are selling tickets. “A
sure ’nough campaign is being put on,”
says their vice-president, Kate Wilkins.
There are six teams, captains of which
were elected October 29.
These teams competing against
each other are not only-making money
for the social climax of the semester,
but are also, if successful in the con
test, to receive tickets to “Seventeen.”
ENGLISH CLASSES HAVE
BANQUET AND CONTEST
Miss Mary Harrell’s Classes Have Pretty
Collection, and J. H. Jphnson’s
Students Have Banquet.
A contest for the best collections of
anthologies of poetry was held in'Miss
Harrell’s English 3 and 4 classes dur
ing the last week of October. The win
ners were Lucille McClung, English 4;
Louise Jones, English 3; Meredith
Watt, English 4; and Dorothy Hodgin,
English 3. As the- reward each received
a small volume of modern verse.
Most of the collections were about
the sea, ships, autumn, and flowers. Miss
Harrell said that many were beautiful
ly typed and illustrated.
The three English 2 classes of J. H.
Johnson had a “get-together” banquet
in the cafeteria Friday, November 4.
After eating, toasts, songs, and talks
were given. The students gave their
themes in the form of an oral talk.
Toastmasters and toastmistresses
were: Martha Burnside, Harry Nau, and
Frances Rogers.
Tiventy-four • students of Greensboro
high school are being trained at the
present for 'the four future debates,
two of which will be held in December,
one in the last of this month, and one
not definitely decided.
Already the freshmen debaters are
gathering the material for their debate
and meeting every day with their
coaches, Nora Chaffin and Mary Ellen
Blackman. They have planned the
points w'hieh -will be discussed by each
team, and the speeches will probably
be written next week. The suLjeet for
this debate is, Resolved, That the Phil
ippines should be granted immediate
independence. This debate will be held
with Winston-Salem, December 13.
The sophomore debate has not been
definitely scheduled, but the speakers
have been chosen and the same query
as the freshmen’s will be used. This
debate will be either with Salisbury
or Winston-Salem.
James Farthing Coaches
Under the direction of James A. Far
thing, the junior-senior debaters have
chosen as their query. Resolved: That
the- president of the United States
should be elected for a single term of
six years. The speeches have already
been written and are now being cor
rected by their coach. This is the dual
debate with High Point, which will be
held the last of this month.
All of the speakers for this debate
have had experience and Mr. Farthing
said that they are shoiving a great deal
of interest in their work.
Students Debate With Salisbury
Another debate will be held with
Salisbury on December 6, and the same
query as the junior-senior debate will
be used.
The sciiedule for the next.semester is
now being worked out and will proba
bly be larger than the one for this
semester.
Mr. Farthing Discusses Plans
James A. Farthing, when interviewed,
said in part, referring to the debaters:
“My ambition is to make debating
one of the outstanding • activities in
Greensboro high school. It is my pur
pose to train a great number of de
baters rather than win debates. ' The
debaters have been selected with this
purpose in view. We, the coaches, are
now training 24 debaters to take part
in debates to be held with other
schools. Next semester we hope to
train, 24 other debaters to take part in
debates with other ^schools, making a
total of 48 that have been trained to
debate.”
NEW COURSE OFFERED
FOR BENEFIT OF BOYS
It was announced by C. W. Phillips,
during chapel period Monday, that a
class in Mechanical Drawing will be
held next semester for the benefit of
the boys. ' A number of students had
previously asked for this course, and
it will be posible for them to carry it
in their schedules next year. Mr.
Phillips requested that the students
who desire this course let the instructor
know so that some general idea con
cerning the size of the class may be
obtained.