“To Thine Own Self
Be True”
HIGH LIFE
“N either aB or rower
Nor a Lender Be”
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of 0. Henry
VOLUME IX
GREENSBORO HIGH SCHOOL, MARCH 14, 1930
NUMBER 20
DRAWING CLASS
AT G. H. S. WILL
MEET BI-WEEKLY
Group Composed of Nineteen
Boys Meets on Mondays
and Tuesdays.
SKETCH PENCIL DESIGNS
Mr. Charles Mills Is the Instructor of
the New Course at Greens
boro High.
Mechanical drawing is one of the
newest courses in Greensboro High
School. Mr. Charles S. Mills is the in
structor. lie comes over to the High
School twice a week on Mondays and
Tuesdays for sixth and seventh periods.
The other days he teaches at the Junior
High. There are about twenty boys
in Mr. Mills’ class.
The Work Done fn the Class
For the past five weeks me boys
have been at work drawing geometric
figures. Some printing work has been
done also. All of this work has been
done in pencil, but in the next few’
w’eeks, Mr. Jlills hopes to begin w’ork
in ink. By the end of .this year the
boys should be sufficiently advanced to
attempt simple architectural w’ork.
“A Good Class,” Says Mr. Mills
“I do not hesitate to say,” remarked
Mr. Mills, “that this group is honestly
industrious, and I feel that it has
made exceptionally good progress.”
Mr. Mills has high hopes for his class
for next year. If possible, he will con
tinue the present class in mechanical
drawing and will start another begin
ners’ one.
6ne of the boys in Mr. Mills’ class
said, when talking to a High Life re
porter, that the course was very inter
esting as well as beneficial, and that
all the boys seemed to enjoy it very
much.
Nineteen Boys in the Class
Those who are taking the course are
as follow’s: Homer Apple, Lynwood
Burnette, Koy Champion, Javan Crutch
field, Burt Kldridge, Mack Heath,
Njames Hinton, Bill Horton, David
Kearns, Donald Kennedy, Walter King,
Loren Lewis, James Litaker, Ed Mar
tin, Harry Myers, Herbert Newton,
Plummer Nicholson, Robiirt rattan, and
Sam Zieglar.
TORCHLIGHT SOCIETY
TORCHLIGHT GROUP
VISITS BURLINGTON
- Senior Distinctions
Most Dignified — Sarah Burton
Clegg.
Fattest—Henry Parrish.
Skinniest—-Elizabeth Leak.
Tallest—L. K. Thompson.
Broadest Grin—Bob Bennett,,
Largest Feet—Javan Crutchfield.
Most Talkative—Harriet Powers.
Biggest Giggler—Ernest Hunt.
Laziest—Woodrow Fordham.
Biggest Bluifer—Carey Sloan.
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE OF
U. D. C. ANNUAL AWARDS
Twenty-four Prizes of From Five
Twenty-Five Dollars Are to
Be Given.
ESSAYS MUST BE TYPEWRITTEN
Society Goes to Burlington High School
to Help Organize New
Chapter.
I^ast Tuesday the Torchlight Society
went to Burlington to help the students
of the high school there organize a
chapter of the National Honor Society.
A program of short talks was given in
their chapel period. Elizabeth Wills
prefsided, and Elizabeth Sockwell, J.
Barnes, Ed Michaels, and Sarah Burton
Clegg explained the different phases of
the society.
The group left Greensboro about 11
o’clock, and were the guests of the Bur
lington High School for luncheon. After
the chapel program the members of
the G. H. S. society were shown about
the building.
A history of the National Honor So
ciety w’as given by Ed Michaels. In his
talk he brought out the fact that our
own society was the first chapter to be
organized in North Carolina. Sarah
Burton Clegg explained how the mem
bers are chosen for Torchlight. J. Barnes
told of the service of Torchlight to the
school. “What Torchlight Means to the
Individual” w’as Elizabeth Sockwell’s
topic.
Announcement of the awards given
annually by the United Daughters of
the Confederacy was recently made
at G. II. S.
This year twenty-four prizes, varying
in value from five to twenty-five dol
lars, are to be given for the best es
says on various subjects ^pertaining to
the history of the Confederacy. A list
of the subjects may be secured at Mr.
W. Phillips’ office.
These essays may, in some cases, be
substituted for the regular term paper
required in English 8, according to a
statement from Miss Laura Tillett.
The essays must be typewritten, with
fictitious signatures used. The author’s
real name, chapter, and address must
be given in a sealed envelope.
The papers must be iu the hands of
Mr'k. Glenn Txmg, Newton, N. C., not
later than Septembre 15, 1980.
NEW COURSE GIVEN IN
2ND SEMESTER RADIO
DELEGATES ATTEND
PRESS CONVENTION
Will Stay in New York Until
Tuesday for Sightseeing
Trips and Shows.
WILL SEE HAMPDEN PLAY
A class in advanced radio is now being
taught by Mr. Stanley Johnson at the
seventh period every Wednesday, Thurs
day, and Friday. The class meets in
Mr. Johnson’s physics laboratory.
There are at present twelve students
in this Radio H class, all of them hav
ing completed Radio I.
The work of the class consists of
building electric and short wave sets.
Mr. Johnson stated that the clas^ is pro
gressing very rapidly because it is small
enough for him to give special attention
to each student.
It is possible to get a whole credit for
this class; however, Mr. Johnson said
that the average student, he thought,
would get three-fifths of a credit.
- Latin Show in Raleigh
The Latin Department of G. H. S.
will present a Roman Style Show, March
21, at the convention of the North Caro
lina Educational Association in Raleigh.
All of the Latin teachers plan to attend
the conference.
This style show was presented twice
last October in Greensboro.
Wednesday, March 12, delegates from
Greensboro High School left for New
York City to attend the sixth annual
convention of the Columbia Scholastic
Press Association.
The convention opened Thursday, and
will last through Saturday; however,
the delegates expect to remain in New
York until the following Tuesday. In
vitations have been received to a tea
to be given at Barnard College Thurs
day afternoon from four until six
o’clock in honor of the visiting journal
ists. The delegates are also looking
forAfard to a banquet. One of the spe
cial features of the convention is the
varsity show to be presented by the
boys at Columbia ; complimentary tick
ets have been received for this per
formance.
The sight-seeing trips Avill include the
Woolworth building, the Statue of Lib
erty, Wall Street, the Metropolitan Mu
seum, the Aquarium, and ChinatOAvn.
The group also expects to visit some
neAvspaper office and some' of the prin
cipal churches of N^av York City.
The delegates are also anticipating
some good shows. They will see Wal
ter Hampden in “Richelieu;” some per
formance at the Roxy Theatre and the
Winter Garden Theatre; and some good
musical comedy.
Those making the trip are Margaret
Kernodle and Leila George Cram, rep
resenting High Life; Susan Gregory
and Grace Curtis, representing Home-
spun; and Mrs. Alma G. Coltrane, fac
ulty adviser of High Life.
New Torchlight
Members
Semester 8
Elizabeth Ayres, William Braswell,
Dorothy Burnside, Betty Hansen,
Elizabeth Leak,iW. B. Mayes, W. M.
Paris.
Semester 7
Clara Applewhite, Annie Laurie
Felder, Harold Steed, Kate Wilkins.
THIRTY STUDENTS ENTER
STATE LATIN CONTEST
Unfamiliar Translation Presents Obsta
cles to Contestants; Papers Are
Good in Spite of Drawback.
THREE PAPERS IN ELIMINATION
G. H. S. PARTICIPATES
IN STATE FRENCH TEST
The State French contest, sponsored
by the University of North Carolina,
Avas held this morning. All accredited
high schools in the state were invited
to participate.
The contest included: a vocabulary
test; the conjugation of several repre
sentative verbs; the composing of
French sentences illustrating different
grammatical points; and.a reading test.
The three best papers from the total
submitted Avill be sent to the secre
tary of the French contest committee
at Chapel Hill by March 21. '
' The papers as they are sent iu by
th'e various high schools will be graded
by faculty* members of the Department
of French at the University. The Uni
versity Extension Division will provide
for the aAA’ard of a trophy cup to the
high school whose student submits the
best paper.
That AA'as a bright idea to put poles
in front of the walk. Now we are going
to have some grass there.
Out of the thirty-odd students who
participated in the Latin contest con
ducted by the University of North Caro
lina on Febi’uary 28 the papers of only
three were sent to the final state elimi
nation.
Two of the students, Katherine Wag
ner and James Strickland, whose pa
pers qualified to represent G. H. S. in
the contest this year, came out with
high rating last year. Manie Leake
Parsons, one of Miss Evelyn Martin’s
Cicero students, is the other member
of the’ trio entered in the 1930 con
test. ^
According to Miss Sara Lesley, head
of the Latin departrnent, none of the
papers AA’cre up to standard, as the con
testants’ best work was to be done on
a passage they had never laid eyes on
before. “HoAvever, in spite of this draw
back, the papers were rather good,” says
the La^iu teacher.
Winners of the contest will be an
nounced later at Chapel Hill.
TORCHLIGHT CLUB
TAPS NEW GROUP
IN SOLEMN SERVICE
Society Takes in Eleven New
Members From Semesters
Seven and Eight.
OLD MEMBERS GIVE TALKS
Group Explains the True Meaning of
the Four Principles: Scholarship, Lead
ership, Character, Service.
Last Friday during chapel period the
Torchlight Society tapped in the neAv
members from semesters seven and
eight. This was the second tapping of
the year, the first being last October.
Seniors and Old Members Vote
During the week of March first the
old Torchlight members averaged the
grades of the semester seven students
and took the highest fourth. The list
was presented to the senior class on
Wednesday, March fifth, and they were
voted on.
Thursday the Torchlight Society met
to east the final vote. The list was
presented to the faculty committee,
composed of Miss Fannie Starr Mitchell,
Miss Laura A. Tillett, Mr. Charles Phil
lips, and the senior advisers.
Tapping Is Impressive Ceremony
The old members of the society, robed
in Avhite, marched down the aisle; they
Avore senior caps and carried lighted
tapers. When they got to the stage,
Elizabeth Wills, president of the so
ciety, gave a short talk on the history
of the society and its meaning. Leila
George Cram, James Strickland, Grace
Curtis, and Margaret Kernodle ex
plained the meaning of the four funda
mental characteristics of the National
Honor Organization; these are: Scholar
ship, Leadership, Character, and Serv
ice-
Thirteen Members Participate
Thirteen old members took part '
in the program. Each went out into
the audience and passed his candle to
one of the new members. These peo
ple Avere: Leila George Cram, Priscilla
White, Grace Curtisi, James Strickland,
Columbia Gaither, Lynette Williams,
Sarah Burton Clegg, Margaret Kerno
dle, Isaac Gregory, J. Barnes, Elizabeth
SockAvell, Adelaide Fortune, and Eliza
beth Wills. ,
J. C. Coe played the violin accom
panied by Margaret Banks.
FIFTY SCHOOLS WILL
ENTER MUSIC CONTEST
The state music contest Avill be held in
Greensboro on April 25 at Aycock audi
torium, N. C. C. W. About .•2,500 pupils
from over fifty different schools will
participate in the three divisions, Class
A, Class B, and Class C, as has been the
custom of the past.
There Avill be solos for vocal and in
strumental contestants, mixed quartets
for vocal and instrumental, mixed
choruses, boys’ and girls’ glee clubs,
piano solos, and band and 'orchestra.
Greensboro will place contestants in
all Class A divisions. Mr. Grady Miller
says he hopes to win liis division honors
again this year. •
The judges for the contest have not
been announced yet.
Art Students Send P»ters
Students of Miss Henri Etta Lee’s
art classes have been Avorking on
posters. These designs are to be sent
to Pittsburgh, where a scholastic con
test Avill be staged on March 15.
The patterns are tried on different
kinds of cloth. .
STUDENT COUNCIL PLANS
STUDENTS’ HANDBOOK
Purpose of Booklet Is to Acquaint New
Pupils With School and Its
Organizations.
The student council has begun work
on the handbook, “TJie PurpeJe and
Gold,” Avhieh is to be issued next fall
to all new students at 6. H. S. The
purpose of the handbook is to acquaint
the neAA”^ students with the high school
routine. This aauII be the first issue for
the past two years.
“The Purple and Gold” will contain
information concerning the history of
G. H. S., the organizations of the school,
the administration of credits, and all
activities. It will prove a great aid in
helping students to plan their sched
ules and in acquainting them with the
various courses offered. Students will
also be greatly benefited by this book
let in the respect that it will help to
regulate the schedules proportionately
for each semester.
The council hopes to complete the
plans of the handbook soon so that the
booklets may be ready for distribution
before school is out.