Scholarship, the
Students’ Aim!
HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
Scholarship, the
Students’ Goal!
VOLUME IX
GREENSBORO HIGH SCHOOL, FEBRUARY 7, 1930
NUMBER 15
UNIVERSITY OF N.C.
SPONSORS DEBATE
FOR HIGH SCHOOLS
Members of Triangular Teams
Contest in Greensboro
Next Week.
WINNERS TO CHAPEL HILL
Debating Club of Local School Presents
Cup to Best Speaker in
Senior Class.
LUCKY LUNCH LUCKIES
Flora Johnson A. C. Holt
E- Donglas Elizabeth Benbow
David Morrah Claudine Kirkman
Leah Louise Baach
GIRL’S COUNCIL GIVES
MOTHERS BANQUET
Miss Lee’s Art Class is in
Charge of Decorations
for Occasioii.
Preliminaries for the state-wide tri
angular debate sponsored by the Univer
sity of North Carolina, will be held in
the Greensboro High School auditorium
during the latter part of next week.
Resolved: That North Carolina should
adopt the proposed constitution amend
ment, authorizing the classification of
property for taxation is the query of
the triangular debate for which more
than thirty contestants are expected to
try out. Many have written their
speeches, bringing out only one point
on the question, which was required.
Among the contestants who have ex
pressed their intention of trying out
are: Charles Hagan, Douglas Cartland,
Clary Holt, Mack Heath, Dorothy Bum-
side, Edwin Holt, Edgar Meibahne,
Dick Cann, A. C. Holt, Alma Taylor,
Lane Barksdale, Maenette Graff, J.
Barnes, James Strickland, Randolph
Covington, Jack McLean, Mary Mitchell,
Steve Douglas, Mabel Lamb, Randolph
Freeman, Mary Nau, Edward Cone,
Olivia Branch, Hilliard Klein, Holt
Knight, Hadley Hayes, John Debutts.
James A. Farthing, who is coaching
the triangular debaters, is having a class
on the query every afternoon, when
he gives instructions, explaining terms
and clearing the difficult points.
Out of these contestants four will be
chosen to debate with’ High Point and
Winston-Salem on April 4. The team
that wins both the negative and affirma
tive side of the question will go to
Chapel Hill to debate April 17 and 18
in the finals and compete for the Aycock
Memorial Cup.
To each graduating class the debating
club of Greensboro high school presents
a cup to the most outstanding debater.
In 1929 Louis Brooks was presented
with the cup, his name being engraved
on it. Harry Buiee received the cup for
the best debater in this year’s mid-year
graduation class, with his name on it.
When the cup is filled with names it
will be placed in Archives of the Greens-
/boro High School. In this way the
Debating Club is making history for
itself.
B, HAWORTH IS WAITER
Henri Etta T^e’s art class at senior
high school wjll have charge of all
the decoratidns of the Mother-Daughter
banquet which is sponsored by the
Girls’’ Council. This banquet wull be
given at the high school cafeteria Fri
day, February 7, at 6 o’clock.
Miss Lee’s class is moulding the
candle holders out of clay and will use
red tapers for the occasion. A red
and white color scheme wdll be used
as a symbol of Valentine day. The
students are drawing silhouettes on the
progpim cards.
Priscilla White, president of Girls’
Council, is toast mistress for the night,
and the G. II. S. orchestra directed by
Earl Slocum, will have pharge of the
music.
The program for the evening will in
clude several dances and recitations by
Mrs. Oscar White’s class. Mary Phil
lips will give the balloon dance and
Polly Moore, the Valentine dance.
After the toast Elizabeth Wills will
tell of the “Mother of Yesterday” and
Nancy Hudson of “The Mother of To
morrow.” Then several mothers will
answer these students.
Eleanor Randolph will toast the
waiters who include the men of the
faculty. The headwaiter for the occii
Sion is Byron Haworth.
SENIOR SUPPLY SHOP
HAS PROSPEROUS TERM
James Strickland, Manager, and His As
sistants Plan Publicity Program
to Be Held in Chapel.
The Senior Supply Shop has recently
closed the most successful semester of
its existence, according to Harry Buice,
ex-manager, who brought the shop to
the attention of the entire student body
with values heretofore unrealized by
patrons of the establishment.
The graduated senior class, sponsors
of the institution, have reaped the
profits, the shop netting them as much
as it had previously netted befiore in an
entire year.
The manager, aided by his assistants,
did all in his pow’er to serve the stu
dents; his efforts bore good fruit.
James Strickland, the new manager,
with the help of Charles Hagan and
Carey Sloan, plans to continue Harry
Buice’s service policy ,and also to pre
sent an extensive publicity program in
chapel and in each session room.
DIRECTORS PREPARE
FOR NATIONAL CONTEST
Observe Music Anniversary First Week
of May—Contest Takes Place in
Flint, Michigan.
U.N.C. PUBLICATION
ANNOUNCES STATE
LATIN CONTEST
University Hopes Academic
Exams Aid All Latin Stu
dents in State.
PHILLIPS (ENTHUSIASTIC
All Pupils Excluding Freshman, Enter
Spanish ,Latin, and Mathematics
Tryouts. _
MUSIC DEPTS. FINANCE THE TRIP
Toot-toot! squeak-squeak! boom-boom,
scream the instruments under the
direction of members of Grady Miller’s
band and Earl Slocum’s orchestra at
G. H. S.
These music teachers are now prepar
ing for the annual music contest which
occurs the first day of May. During
that week city schools and churches, as
well as other prominent organizations,
will observe the anniversary of music
with special phrases of this art in their
programs.
Instrumentation of the local band at
the senior high school is practically
filled out. There are several clarinets,
B flat saxaphones, bass elarinets,^and
flute\ lacking.
Music students work on “Egmont
Overture” by Beethoven at present. This
is the designated number for the
national contest to be held in Flint,
Michigan.
Mr. Miller says the music department
has plans for raising the money to
finance the trip to Flint provided tha-
there is complete instrumentation of the
full symphonic band.
Beginning February 28, with the State
Latin Contest, the state academic con
test for 19.30 starts. This is the announce
ment contained in the latest issue of
“The University of North Carolina Ex
tension News” published periodically by
the U. N, C. Extension department.
U. N. C. Promotes Languages
By means of these contests the Uni
versity hopes to render a service to the
high schools through an increase in the
interest of North Carolina students in
the field of scholarship, particularly in
the study of Latin, French, Spanish and
mathematics.'
“Since 1925 when the Latin contests
began the event, schools have greeted
announcements of the contest with en
thusiasm. I sincerely hope the students
here take part, anticipating the best
examinations,” says C. W. Phillips,
senior high school principal.
Latin Begins 1930 Contests
On February 28, Latin students, ex
cluding freshmen, will take the state
wide examination. This test includes
first a translation of some passage from
Caesar’s “Gallic Wars” such as is gener
ally read in high school; second, ques
tions on forms and syntax based on this
selection; third, a second passage of
Latin prose (similar to that of Caesar’s
composition) for translation at sight.
Three hours are allowed for com
pletion of this and other contests. The
three best papers of each school are
selected and sent to the Latin depart
ment of ^he University where authorities
grade these and thereby declare the
best paper.
Other Contests Follow
Rules for French and Spanish divi
sions are practically the same as for
Latin. French contest begins March 14,
and Spanish, March 28. Only second
year French students take this test
which will likely include the following:
first, a vocabulary test; second, the con
jugation of several representative verbs;
third, the composition of French sen
tences; fourth, a reading test.
Spanish students of sophomore, junior
and senior class participate in that divis
ion. ’Vocabulary, grammar and reading
make up the examination.
Mathematics Contest takes place April
25, when all students, except freshmen,
qualify.
Heads of departments at G. H. S? are
making plans for these contests and
plan to announce further details later.
S-C-H-O-L-A-R
S-tudents of Greensboro senior high
school say scholarship is theit aim
for this semester.
C-ulmination of such a goal will un
doubtedly result in that spirit of
G. H. S. and emphasis of my high
school and your high school which
the present scholars receive from
former scholars and pass on with
their contributions to those future
scholars.
H-onor roll people will be feted as
. never before, a banquet in recog
nition of outstanding students be
ing planned for February 20.
0-n the school records will be the
most successful semester in the
history of this high school.
L-earning to be the “Man Thinking,”
as Emerson defines scholar, is the
individual goal to terminate in the
achievement of the goal set by the
entire student body.
A-rt and artists, of which none of
the local students or faculty has
dreamed, will be recognized.
RESULT of this scholar-campaign
will be SCHOLARS at G. H. S.
GOV. GARDNER
PLANS PROGRAM
0F“LIVE4T-H0ME"
Students May Participate in a
State-Wide Essay
Contest.
SCHOOLS HAVE SPEAKERS
DODGE ADDRESSES
G. H. S. STUDENTS
‘What Price Success” is Topic
of Talki Made Before
School Assembly.
SPEAKER ADVERTISES “Y’
Easter in April—Not March
“High Life” wishes to call the atten
tion of its readers to the fact that the
Easter holiday’s fall on the 18 and 21
of April instead of the 21 and 24 of
March, as was formerly stated.
THEATER REDUCES
PRICES FOR “DISRAELP
Greensboro high school students,
through the thoughtfulness of Mr.
Street, manager of the Carolina Thea
ter, will be given r^uced rates-for the
picture “Disraeli” coming next week
on account of its historical value. It
deals with the prime minister of Eng
land; during the Victorian Age.
The picture has its dramatic and
light moments and within is woven a
clever love plot.
George Arliss, an EngUslmian and
one of the greatest actors in .America,
plays the leading role. His wife takes
a minor part.
Tickets for the picture will be on
sale in the Senior Supply Shop.
“What Price Success” will be the sub
ject of a talk by Harry E. Dodge to the
Greensboro high school students next
Wednesday afternoon, February 12,
during chapel period. Mr. Dodge, of
Fall River, Massachusetts, is a noted
lecturer and probably known all over
the country not only for his talks to
young people but also to adults. During
his stay in Greensboro from February
10 to 16, he will be at the Cone Memorial
Y. M. C. A. and he comes to Greensboro
high school thr-ough the courtesy of
A. S. Arnold, secretary of Cone Mem
orial Y. M. C. A.
Before Mr. Dodge started traveling
he was associated with the Y. M. C.A.
While in Greensboro he will give a
number of lectures, mainly to clubs and
schools. He usually speaks at club
meetings, schools, colleges, Y. M. C. A.
Bible classes, or churches.
The following are a few of the many
subjects upon which he speaks: “Give
Yourself a Chance,” “Marriage Is Not
a Failure,” “Spirit of Fair Play,” “The
High Purpose of the Hi-Y,” “Making
Good With My Job,” and “The Challenge
•of the ‘Y’ to the Community.”'
State Officials Broadcast Over WPTF,
Raleigh, N. C.—Special Dates
Are Designated.
“As a part of Governor Gardner’s
“Live-at-Home” program for agriculture,
all the schools of the state will observe
‘Live-at-Home Week’ February 10-14,”
according to a bulletin issued by State
Superintendent of Public Instruction
A. T. Allen.
This bulletin also sets forth means
by which the live-at-home idea can be
brought tot the attention of the stu
dents in general as well as a personal
message from the North Carolina gov
ernor.
The topic for each day of the cele
bration is as follows:
Monday, February 10—Daily food for
the family.
Tuesday, February 11—Importance of
the cow.
Wednesday, February 12—Importance
of the poultry.
Thursday, February 13—Importance
of the hog.
Friday, February 14—Importance of
tbe garden.
The state offers prizes for the best
essays, posters, and booklets relating
to this subject. All high school stu
dents may compete.
^eakers for the “LiVe-at-Home” pro
gram have been procured; the speeches
of these state officials will be broadcast
from station WPTF, Raleigh. The
speakers, in chronological order, are:
Governor Gardner, Superintendent Al
len, T. E. Browne, director of vocational
education; J. Henry Highsmith, direc
tor od division of school inspection;
and Miss Rebecca Cushing, supervisor
of home economies education.
PRINCIPAL PHILLIPS
TALKS AT WILMINGTON
‘Meeting the Vocational Needs of High
School Boys and Girls” Is
Topic of Speech.
Greensboro high school’s principal,
C. W. Phillips, will leave Thursday,
February 13, accompanied by J. W.
Moore, principal of the Winston-Salem
high schol, L. R. Johnson, High Point
high school principal, and J. N. Knox,
principal of the Salisbury high school,
to attend a meeting in Wilminton of
the principals of the AAl high schools
in North Carolina. The purpose of this
annual meeting, lasting through Friday
and Saturday, is to discuss the high
school problems now existing.
Mr. Phillips will talk on the subject
“Meeting the Vocational Needs of High
School Boys and Girls.”
CONFERENCE FOR YOUTH
HELD TUESDAY, FEB. 11
Guilford Interdenominational Young
People’s Union Promotes Chris
tianity Among Youth.
STUDENTS ARE HEAD OFFICERS
The Guilford County Interdenomina-
tion Young People’s Conference is to
be held Tuesday, February 11, at the
First Presbyterian Chnrch. Sessions
to be held from 0 :80 to 12 :30 and from
2 :K) to 4:00 o’clock. Banquet session
from 7:00 to, 0:00 o’clock Tuesday
night.
The purpose of these annual con
ferences is: to challenge youth with a
Kingdom vision of Christian service:
to provide enrichment in personal liv
ing; to give youth an opportunity to
study some of the problems of religion -
and society; to inspire and train youth
to seek the best in Christian leadership.
All delegates except pastors are re-
inired to pay a registration fee of one
dollar. G. IT. S. students who are
chosen as delegates to the conference
will be excused from all classes Tues
day.
The conference committee on arrangc-
emnts is as follows:
C. W. Phillips Adult Advisor
Guy Hope General Chairmaii
Elizabeth Bbyst - Secretary
Charles Shaffer I’ublicity Chairman
Clara Applew’hite Registration Ch’m
Richard Frazier Banquet Chairman