Peculiar Aren’t They—
These Habits of Ours!
HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
Seniors Publish First Class
Issue of **High Life!”
VOLUME IX
GREENSBORO HIGH SCHOOL, FEBRUARY
NUMBER 18
Greensboro Hi Students
Make Excellent Records
SENIORS LEADERS
Ayres, Cartland, Williams, Ker-
nodle. Cram, and Sockwell
Are Prominent.
“HIGH LIFE” OMITS NAMES
Three Students Finish G. H. S. in Three
and One-Half Years.With
Excellent Records.
In publishing records of outstanding
honor roll students in the last issue of
High life, February 21, several mis
takes were made. These are the rec
ords as they are:
Pupil Has Four-Year Record
Elizabeth Sockwell has been on the
honor roll every month since she en
tered G. H. S. as a freshman, Septem
ber, 1926—for a period of four years
including this semester.
Others Show Honor Records
Leila George Cram entered this school
October 16, 1926, from Lakeside, Ohio,
where she made honor roll grades for
the month previous to her entrance
here. During the exchange of schools
—October 16-November 1—when re
ports were issued here, she did not get
on the honor roll; but, excepting that
change of school, she has been on the
honor roll since entering high school.
Margaret Kernodle has been on the
honor list since she entered high school
except for three months, during which
illness prevented the usual record.
Three Finish Honor Records
Three • students of G. H. S. are com
pleting high school this spring in three
and one-half years, with records of
honor roll merit for their entire high
school careers. Elizabeth Ayres, Doug
las Cart-land, and Treva Williams grad
uate this semester, in that short period,
with such records..
Only records of semester eight stu
dents were quoted last week, although
others rank equally as high for the
time in which they have attended G.
H. S.
These names were omitted from the
banquet list last week:
Lynette Williams, Louise Reynolds,
Ed Michaels,' Harry Mitchell, Mark
Stewart, Susan Gregory, Harvey Ander
son, Mary Armfield, Mabel Block, Eliz
abeth Ayers, Roland Whitley, “Red”
Paris, Katherine Wagner, Priscilla
White, Horace Stimson, Betty Hansen.
JUNIOR EUTERPE CLUB
ELECTS PRESIDENT
Senior High School Students Form
Society Eelecting Guy
Hope Leader.
Guy Hope was elected pi'esident of
the Junior Euterpe club at a meeting
of abouty thirty young artists which
was held Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. J. Norman Wills.
The members planned programs for
the three meetings to be held in the
future and elected the other officers.
Mrs. W. Lloyd Horne was presented by
Mrs. AVills as the new local junior
director, succeeding Mrs. S. B. Zieglar,
who has been elected president of the
Eluterpe club. Following the business
session a music program was heard.
The other officers were as follows:
Vice-president, Katrine Smith; corre
sponding secretary, Adehoide Fortune;
recording secretary, Priscilla White,
treasurer, Elizabeth WTlls. Miss Dor
othy Franklin and'Gilbert Stamper,
high school graduates, were made as
sistant councellors.
Girls’ Council
Priscilla White, President.
Anna Atkinson, Chairman Code
Committee.
Mary E, Cunningham, Chairman
E'’riendship and Social Committees.
Margaret Knight, Chairman Ways
and Means Committee.
Anna Weills, Chairman Bulletin
Board Committee.
Frances Rogers, Chairman Needle
and Thread Committee.
Sarah B. Clegg, Chairman Pro
gram Committee and Representative
to Student Council.
DECREASE OF LATIN
STUDENTS SHOWN
BY N. C. OFFICERS
SCHOOL CHALLENGES
G. H. S. DEBATERS
James A. Farthing and Nora
Chaffln Will Choose Pupils
for Debate.
COACHES PLAN SCHEDULE
A challenge to enter a sophomore de
bate March 28 on the query. Resolved,
That the Philippines should be granted
their independence, has been received
by the Greensboro high school debat
ing club from Salisbury. The chal
lenge, however, has not been accepted
because it has not been presented to
the club.
James A. Farthing, debating coach,
has been working on and trying to
schedule just such a debate with some
school, and he says he thinks that the
club is very fortunate in receiving such
a challenge. Miss Nora Chaffin is as
sisting Mr. Farthing on this debate, and
the six debaters for this debate with
Salisbury will be chosen and announced
soon. They will try to select thq de
baters who did not have the oppor
tunity of being in a debate before
Christmas.
The debating coaches are now mak
ing definite arrangements with High
Point and Winston concerning the tri
angular debate to be held April 4. Trey
are also trying to arrange the plans so
that the debate may be given before the
entire student body at chapel period as
last year. The debaters for the triangu
lar debate, namely: Charles Hagan, Jr.,
J. Barnes, negative; Douglas Cartland,
Dorothy Burnside, affirmative; and
alternates Edwin Holt and Clary Holt
who were chosen at the preliminaries
Monday. evening, February 7 are do
ing intensive reading on the taxation
question. They will mdet soon with the
debating •coach, and discuss with him
what they have read, and make plans
to start constructing the outline - for
the debate.
DUDLEY HIGH SCHOOL
PRESENTS OPERETTA
“Belle of Barcelona,” a Spanish oper
etta in three acts, was presenter! by
the Dudley high school music depart
ment Tuesday evening, February 25.
Over 100 students of musical talent
and dramatic ability took part in the
operetta.
The operetta was centered around
historic old Spain among tambourines
and castanets, dashing Spansih Senor-
itas. Gallant Senors, and Brave Torea
dors. Within the operetta was woven a
a thrilling romance, while the audience
enjoyed two hours of merth and melody.
H. Grady Miller and J. H. Johnson,
along with their producing staff wit
nessed the operetta.
All-State Contest Held Feb. 28;
Many G. H. S. Students
Participate.
STUDENTS SPONSOR TEST
In 1925-1926 36.7 Per Cent of High
School Pupils Took Latin—in 1928-
29, 18.8 Per Cent.
A large decrease in students study
ing foreign language is due to the fact
that so many pupils have dropped
Latin. According to the state officials
in 1925-26 there were 26,974 pupils on
36.7 per cent of 'the total high school
enrollment, taking Latin. While in
1928-29 the enrollment was 18,212 on
18.8 per cent of the total.
The enrollment of the Latin depart
ment in the state has decreased so it is
here in the diigh school, a fact that we
should not be proud of.
Much interest is being shown pertain
ing to the State Latin contest which
is going to be held alj over the state
February 28. As is detected from Miss
Lesley, head of the Latin department
here, the following people from this
high school will participate:
Latin 6: Eloise Jones, Betty Hansen,
Mamie Leake Parsons, Priscilla White,
Clary Holt, Jack Ogburn, Mack Heath,
Edwin Holt.
Latin 5: Marjorie Brown, Elizabeth
Briehman, Frances Kernodle, Frances
Jones.
Latin 8; Elizabeth Sockwell, James
Strickland, Katherine’ Wagner, Eliza
beth Wills, James Douglas, Abbott
Whitney, Nellie Allred, Dorothy Burn
side, Douglas Cartland, Sarah B, Clegg,
Leila George Cram, Irene Dorsett, An
nie Laurie Felder, Margaret Kernodle,
Elizabeth Leak, Bernice Love, Mary
Mann, Harriet Powers, Carey Sloan.
Classes Publish Papers
During Spring Semester
SALISBURY SCHOOL
MOURNS FOR STUDENT
The flags waved at half-mast at
Salisbury school, as a memorial to
the death of Lawrence Russell.
Alas, the poor lad had been shot
down in a filling station hold-up!
It was thought that the youth was
a former student of the high school,
as the description fitted him.
For a whole day the pupils
mourned his death, and lamented
his wickedness. For he was the un
successful robber, and had thus
met his doom.
Imagine the shock of that de
voted group when the said person,
actually walked upon the campus
on Friday, February 21.
Now, the identiled one is a stu
dent of G. H. S.
OPERA PLAYERS CONTINUE
THEIR PRACTICE ON MUSIC
Opera Is Put Together for First Time
With Every Character Pres
ent Saturday.
EXCEI^TIONAL TALENT IN CAST
Ill continuing the work on the opera,
“Yoemen of the Guard,” to be presented
by the Greensboro high school music
department, Friday afternoon and eve
ning, May 5), J. II. Johnson, dramatics
director, Is working with the principle
roles of hoys at third period. At this
time Mr. Johnson says that he has
found exceptional talent. Several- of
the Golden Maskers are taking leading
parts in the opera.
At practice Saturday afternoon, every
character of the opera will be present
and the opera will be put together for
the first time. Next week the entire
esist will practice every afternoon and
they hoiie to have opera in a presentable
condition in about two or three weeks,
so that they may put aside to start
work on the contest.
The high school oi>era will he pre
sented the same week that the state
music contest will be held in Greens
boro. All over the United States music
week will be presented in schools,
churches, and other organizations.
If the Greensboro high school band
wins in the state contest, it will
probably go to Flynt, Michigan, to en
ter the national contest.
ORGANIZATION TO
VISIT BURLINGTON
Raeford High School Considers
Branch Formation of Na
tional Honor Society.
SOCIETY POSTPONES TRIP
The Torchlight society is making
plans for a visit to Burlington high
school on March 11, in the interest of
establishing there a branch of the Na
tional Honor Society.
A committee of three, composed of
Elizabeth Wills, president; Ed Michaels
and James Strickland is in charge of
the plans for the trip which includes
talks by members of the local chapter
of the society on the principles of mem
bership. The president of the Stu
dents’ Activities Association of Burling
ton high, Thomas Whitley, extended an
invitation to the G. II. S. chapter
through Ed Michaels, former president,
which included an invitation to lunch;
this alone is the main thing the com
mittee is considering.
Another letter has been received from
Raeford high school. This school has
just instituted a student government,
and is, considering the formation of a
branch of the Honor Society. The let
ter, from the principjil, Mr. Dell, asks
the G. H. S. officials for help, which
will be gladly be furnished. No trip
to Raeford is planned, however.
FACULTY ADVISES
Seniors Edit Paper Appearing
March 14—Elect Staff
Today.
EDITOR REVIEWS STAFFS
Members of Regular High Life Staff
Are Not Supposed to “Bear Bur
den” of Issues.
PARENT-TEACHERS ASS’N
PLANS BENEFIT BRIDGE
For the purpose of fitting up the
teachers’ room in the administration
building of G. II. S., the Parent-
Teachers association of Greensboro
senior high school plans a benefit bridge
at the King Cotton Hotel, Saturday,
March 1, at 3:00 o'clock.
Miss Mary Morrow has charge of get
ting reservations from teachers of this
school. Other reservations may be
made by seeing or telephoning Mrs. S.
O. Lindeman, president of the senior
high P. T. A. Students iind teachers
may reserve.places for fifty cents, and
any one person may reserve .tables for
a party.
The High Life staff will probably
reserve several tables. Other school
organizations plan to attend this party.
Greensboro stores are donating prizes
for the affair.
Since 1921, when students first pub
lished High Life, each spring four class
issues have appeared.
For the jiresent year, however, there
will be only three classes pub,lishing
papers due to the fact that junior high
schools have been created in the
Greensboro school system.
Miss Tillett Appoints Advisers
Miss Rena Cole, English 8 teacher, is
chairman of the advisory committee
from the faculty for the senior issue.
Miss Nell Chilton, teacher of junior
English, heads the group advising that
class.
Miss Vera Pike, who came to G. H. S.
last semester and w'ho teaches sopho
more English, is in charge of that spe
cial edition of High Life.
Pupils Head Staff of 1929
Mary Bailey Williams was managing
editor of the senior issue of High Life
last year. Susan Gregory was editor,
and David Stern, circulation manager.
Misses Mary Strother, Rena Cole, Amy
Caldwell, and Laura Tillett advised the
staff.
Margaret Kernodle was managing
editor of the junior issue; Leila George
Cram, editor; and Harold Steed, busi
ness manager. Misses Nell Chilton, Julia
Searcy, Amy Caldwell and Mary Stroth
er were advisers.
Sophomores elected Olivia Branch
managing editor; Grace Hobbs, editor;
and John Gunter, business manager.
Mrs. Alma G. Coltrane, Misses Marjorie
Craig, Virginia Farinholt, and Mary
Harrell were faculty advisers.
The freshman issue of High Life for
1929 was in charge of James Hodgin,
managing editor, and Margaret Knight,
editor.
Seniors Have Charge of Issues
Certain seniors have been among
those in charge of these issues of their
respective classes each year. Leila
George Cram was editor-in-chief for
the freshman class in 1926-27. Harold
Steed was business manager and Leon
ard Foulconer, assistant. Margaret Ker*
nodle, Elizabeth Sockwell, Irene Dor-
sett, and Grace Curtis were editors of
the same edition of the school paper.
For the June graduates’ sophomore
issue Margaret Kernodle was managing,
editor; Araminta Gant .editor; Leon
ard Faulconer, business manager; Leila
George Cram, Elizabeth Sockwell, Eliz
abeth Leak, Douglas Long, and Douglas
Cartland, were in charge of that issue.
Staffs for the class issues of this
semester ivill be elected soon.
VIRGIL STUDENTS
POSTPONE CONTEST
Post-
Hear ye. Hear ye. Hear ye.
polled. IVhat’s postponed?
The Virgil Contest is postjioned.
Why? Because the Latin 8 students de
cided to wait until the cufrent issue of
Noiiiettpnn goes to press to ask English
teachers and Latin teachers to lielp
their students.
So those who plan to enter the Virgil .
contest may write for the regular issue
of HomeHimn now and enter the Latin
contest sometime around March.
Prizes for the contest will be an
nounced today or in the near future.
One prize will be passes to the Carolina
Theatre.