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’S Time to Think About Electives for Next Term! HIGH LIFE Writers! Artists! Get Out Your Pens and Paint Brushes! From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of 0. Henry VOLUME IX GREENSBORO HIGH SCHOOL, DECEMBER 6, 1929 NUMBER 11 Greensboro High School Presents Special Courses MAINTAINS ARTS^ Teachers Announce Elective Studies Will Continue Throughout Year. OFFER BUSINESS COURSES Misses Mary Morrow and lone Grogan Teach Electrive Mathematics Classes. Twenty-live elective courses, or rather special groups or departments, are in the curriculum of the Greensboro Sen ior High School in addition to extra years of French, Latin, and Science, offered to' students at present. Only pupils excelling in science pre vious to their application for admis sion to these courses may become mem bers of the classes. J. S. Johnson is the instructor of radio and experimental physics; W. W, Blair, of creative chem istry; and Mrs. Nellie Blackburn, of nature study. Art Classes Begin For the first time art classes are scheduled for the entire day; and Miss Henri Etta Lee has organized a regu lar department, offering students in struction in cartoon drawing, linoleum cutting, fancy work, sketching, paint ing, photography, and, in fact, in any subject of art desired by the student. The Home Economies Department of fers special classes in sewing, cooking, home, and the like. This is one of the oldest of elective departmentsv of study at G. H. S. Misses Frances Summers, Viva Playfoot, and Dennis teach Home Economies. Pupils Take Commercial Studies Commercial classes of distinct nature come within the scope of the school study. Typing is taught six periods during the day. On each registration day the classes are filled to the maxi mum. Commercial arithmetic, short hand, and bookkeeping are presented. These, as in the ease of all Home Economics and art classes, are taught during the entire day. Two years of typing, shorthand, and of bookkeeping complete the study of each, respec* tively. There is only one semester of commercial arithmetic. Mrs. Zoe Hog- sette, Mrs. Bain, and Mr. E. R. Phillips teach commercial subjects. Journalism and creative English are offered aspiring newspaper and maga zine writers. Mrs. Alma G. Coletrane, one of the faculty advisers of High Life, teaches journalism; and Miss Marjorie Craig, a faculty adviser of Homespun, G. H. S. magazine, is instructor of cre ative English. Play production, taught by J. H. Johnson, is promoting the development of dramatics of the school. H. Grady Miller promotes music in the high school in the presentation of courses in glee club, mixed chorus, the ory and harmony, orchestra, and band. Earl Slocum assists Mr. Miller. School Offers Special Math Solid geometry, trigonometry, and college algebra, give the mathetmatical- ly inclined pupil opportunity to spe cialize in that field of endeavor. Miss lone Grogan teaches solid geometry apd trigonometry, while Miss Mary Mor row teaches college algebra. These three maths are given in addition to two years of algebra and a year of plane geometry. The history department offers these special classes: sociology, taught by Miss Mary Bynum Paris; and current problems, by Miss Willie T. Hall. Miss Nora Chaffin teaches economics, another elective class. Physical education for both girls and boys is taught by Miss Camille Brink- ley and Lester Belding, respectively. WGH LIFE” STRESSES SPECIAL COURSES “A theme? Are you crazy? One a week is enough for me.” That’s what a member of the High Life staff replied when asked if he would \vrite up the theme of this issue. Every issue of this paper has, of course, some central idea or theme. For this week of December 6 High Life’s pivot is: special or vocational courses in high school. Along with the clases special activities are be ing stressed in this edition of the school paper. Elective subjects of this school and something about these are con tained in one article. A short story about high school is on page two. Other news and feature articles are scattered about the paper to de velop the theme of specialized classes of G. H. S. HIGH LIFE SPONSORS CARTOON CONTEST Judges for Short Stories Are Faculty Advisers of Greens boro High’s Publication. THEATRE OFFERS PRIZES A cartoon anti a short story contest are being sponsored by the staff of High Life. These contests are to pro mote Christmas Spirit. Both contests end December 10. Rules for each follows: 1. The cartoon must be on plain white paper sixe 8x12 inches. 2. It must be drawn with India ink. 8. The cartoon must pertain to Christ mas. 4. It must be turned in to Miss Henri Etta Lee in Koom'9, not later tbaiv De cember 10. Cartoons entered in the contest be come the proi>erty of High Life. Rules for the short story contest are : 1. The story must concern Christmas. 2. It must not be less than five hundred nor more than eight hundred words-in length. 8. The story is to be handed to Eng lish teachers who will deliver them to the publication room not later than De cember 10. 4. The story must be in ink or type written. 5. All stories become the property of High Life. English teachers are having all classes write Christmas stories any of which may be submitted in this contest. Miss Lee is having her classes draw cartoons for the contest. Mrs. Alma G. Coltrane, Miss Nell Chilton and Byron Haw’orth, faculty ad visers of High Life will judge short stories. Richard Frazier, art editor of High Ihfe, and two other judges to be selected will judge the cartoons. Mr. Street, manager of the Carolina Theatre, is offering passes to that thea tre as prizes. ORGANIZATIONS PLAN SEASON’S SOCIALS (8nbs of the Greensboro senior high school are planning socials for the Christmas season. Members of the Junior Hi Y Club will have a picnic Tuesday, December 10. Homespun staff has not yet set a definite date for party. Iliok Life staff also plans a Christinas party. EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS CLASS The members are: Saunders Ogburn, Eugene Curtis, Paul Hayes, Hiram Bell, Abbott Browne, Charles Stout, Fred Byers. Edito's note: Experimental I’hysies is among the special classes offered to students of G. H.' S.; J. S. Johnson teaches this one-semester course. LOCAL FACULTY OFFERS NEW COURSES IN SPRING During the next semester there will be several new courses begun at G. H. S. 'Miss Mary Ellen Blackmon, head of the history department, an nounces three, two of which are Government and English history. Miss Henri Etta Lee says she will' give a mechanical drawing course. Enough boys have alerady shown sufficient interest to have a class. Other new courses probably will be announced later.' STAFF FOR REFLECTOR MAKES PREPARATIONS Students of Semester VII Are Soliciting Ads and Taking Care of Its Business. MANAGER COMPLETES CONTRACT Richard Frazier, business manager of the 1080 Reflector, and ('arey Sloan, his assistant, announce the following business staff, all of whom are members of the June graduating class. Typists: Hal Hicks, Lloyd Thompson. Minnie llyams, Edna Marsh, Morrie Witten, Columbia Gaither. Other business staff members are Bernard Money, Cleo Mi^ready, Ethel Grey Rogers, W. B. Mayes, Katheryn Jenkins, Marion Goss, Harriett Powers, Eugene Curtis, .Jennie Edwards, Olga Kellam, Leila George Cram, Jack Wim- bish, Clark Mebane, Leonard Faul- coner, Eulyss Troxler, Robert Roach, Roy Bradley. j Semester 7 students have already so licited some ads and are continuing to get the business of the Reflector at tended to. All contracts necessary for publishing a Reflector have been com pleted. Elizabeth Wills, editor-in-chief of/the 10:50 yearbook, will announce the edi torial staff in the near future. This has not yet been completed. The motive of the issue of this year will also be announced in the issue of High Life on December 20. Commencement invitations for the June graduating class were selected by the Invitation Committee, Monday, De cember 2, at a called meeting. From a large number of samples pre sented by a representative of Bastian Brothers, of Rochester, N. Y., the invi tation, one of plain but attractive ap pearance, was chosen. An order fiir 2.,000 of these, to be ready for delivery by May 1"), of next year, was placed. RURAL TEACHERS IMPROVE RECORDS Average Course in North Caro lina Taken by City Teachers is Three Years. MECKLENBURG LEADS ALL During the past four years the aver age preparation for the white elemen tary and high school instructors of North Carolina has increased exactly one year. ^ In the, last six years the rural teach ers have improved their training two times as fast as the city teachers. The city teacher’s training is now, however, enlarged to a year more than that of rural teachers whose usual college prep aration is 2.19 years. But within six years the rural teachers have pro gressed in their preparation more than one and a half college years. Likewise the ' teachers of the city schools have also improved in the amount of training as the average course is now 3.44 years. The leading cohnty of North Caro lina for training rural teachers Mecklenburg. Lenoir county is also honored by having raised the average college course. Durham county ranks second in rural training; Scotland, third; Currituck, (which previously held first place), comes fourth. Many other counties have also shown progress with as much as two years improvement in this period of time are: Duplin, Wayne, McDowell, Bruns wick, Harnett, Bertie, Martin, Forsyth, and Jones. G. HOBBS WINS PRIZE FOR ‘OPEN YOUR HEART’ Elizabeth Leak and Elizabeth Sockwell Get Passes to Theatre For Second Award. “Imagine having something you’ve drawn showin on the screen,” ejaculated the local flapper. She referred to the recent prize-win ning poster made by Grace Hobbs, mem ber of High Life and Homespun staffs and-junior of G. H. S. Grace won the season ticket offered by Eugene Street, manager of the Caro lina Theatre, for the best poster sub mitted in the Community Chest poster contest. The poster centered around the theme of Community Chest Week, “Open Your Heart.” Elizabeth Leak, editor of High Life, and Elizabeth Sockwell, alumni editor, won second place in the contest. Janet O’Brien took third place. GREENSBORO HI TEAM BEATS POINTERS IN CLOSE DEBATE Query: Resolved, that the Pres ident of the U. S. Should be Elected for a 6-year Term. CARTLAND OUTSTANDING Buice, Heath, and Dorothy Burnside Defeat Opponents by Unani mous Decision. As a result of much hard work Greensboro’s debating team won over debaters of High Point Tuesday after-' noon in the Greensboro high school au ditorium by a decision of three to nothing. The query was: Resolved, That the president of the United States should be elected for a single team of six years. Harry Buice, Dorothy Burnside, and Mack Heath composed Greensboro’s team; and the High Point debaters, up holding the negative side of the ques tion were Nell McMullan, Alvin Spill man, and Floyd Adams. Harry Buice, in delivering his debate, showed and proved that a change from the present system was needed. Doro thy Burnside, continuing the argument of the affirmative, stressed the point that a single team of six years would remedy the evils of the present sys tem. That a single term of six years will not introduce more evils, but eradicate them, was proved by the last debater on Greensboro’s team. Mack Heath. Three points were also stressed by the High Point team, upholding the • negative: 1. Unwarranted restriction upon popular power; 2. The single term will introduce other and greater evils than those which now exist; 3. The condition of the people will be injured by a single six-year term, and all the evils which exist now will con tinue to remain. The judges for the' debate were prom inent Greensboro men: Dr. Canfield, Dr. Clutz, and Mr. Taylor. Floyd Adams, thp last debater on the negative team, was. a member of the Roanoke Rapids team who debated at Chapel Hill last year in the triangle debate and won the state championship cup. He is now making his home in High Point. Debating Tuesday morning in the High Point high school auditorium be fore the entire student body on the same subject, Resolved, That the presi dent of the United States should be elected for a single term of six years, were three Greensboro debaters. These debaters were Douglas Cartland, Clary Holt, and Mary Mitchell, against Ollie Hutchins, Dorothy Brown, and Burnice Peace of High Point. The bedaters who upheld the affirma tive side of the yuestion brought out tfiree main points; namely, 1. Self-pres ervation, 2. Business depression during elections are lessened under this plan, 3. Dangers of Caecarism in the four- year .term plan. Greensboro’s team defending the neg ative side of the query stressed the fol lowing points: 1. That a six-year term restrict the jurisdiction of people, 2. It will introduce greater evils than those existing at the present time, 3. Illogical remedy for evils it intends to cure. At the close of the debate the judges rendered a -decision of two to one in favor of High Point. James A. Farthing, faculty member, coached the debaters with the view in min4 of training more people for this kind of work rather than for winning the decision of the judges.
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