HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
VOLUME IX
GREENSBORO HIGH SCHOOL, MARCH 28, 1930
NUMBER 22
Contagious Diseases Nearly
Eliminated in Public Schools
PLENTY OF REST
IS NOW OBTAINED
BY UNDERWEIGHTS
Nutrition Classes Are Being In
troduced for Benefit of Un
der Nourished Pupils.
RESULTS ARE AMAZING
Mass Athletic Programs Under Expert
Directors Give all Pnpils Oppor-
tunity for Exercise
Health education is rapidly becoming
one of the most important factors in
the school programs throughout the
country. Greensboro has seen the need
of such activities in her school, and
amazing results have been attained by
the work already carried out.
Not only have contagious diseases
been practically eliminatedin the
schools, but pupils have a better under
standing and appreciation of the fun
damental law’s of health.
Ten Nurses on Duty
A group of ten nurses visit the
schools of Greensboro not less than
every other day and some schools are
visited every day. Any sickness or
contagious diseases found among the
pupils is immediately attended to, and
the pupil is sent, or if necessary, car
ried home.
A method for caring for the under
weight children, which is rapidly be
coming popular in the schools, is the
“nutrition and rest” system. The stu
dents are allowed to rest or sleep one
hour after their lunch in a well-ven
tilated Toom. Their diet is given par
ticular attention and they are encour
aged to eat more of the proper kind of
food.
In the elementary grades as well as
in the junior high schools a course in
hygiene has been prepared that the
pupils may become better acquainted
w’ith this vital subject.
EDUCATIONAL METHODS
IMPROVED SINCE 1900
Schools Now Emphasize Character,
Health, Wise Use of Leisure and
Worthy Home Membership.
It will interest all of us to know’ how
our state has progressed from an edu
cational standpoint since 1900 and that
a vast growth and improvement in edu
cational facilities has taken place.
We find that since ipOO the schools
of North Carolina are attempting to
touch all the children both of elemen
tary and high school ages. Also schools
and money have' been set aside for the
education of the negro population so
that the gi'eater majority of them no
longer remain in illiteracy.
Another fact especially interesing to
parents and students is that in the
schools are no longer taught “readin’
an’ ’ritin’ an’ ’rithmetic” but a new set
of objectives has been adapted. They
lay their emphasis on ethical character,
ability to keep healthy, vocational ef
fectiveness, wise use of leisure, good
citizenship, w’orthy home' membership,
and at the same time offer subject mat
ter in twice as many fields as did the
“old school” which stressed the three
“R’s” to to the “tune of the hickory
stick.”
Greensboro Specialists Gladly Co-operate
With Schools in Extensive Health Program
Splendid co-operation has been
shown* by local eye, ear, nose and
throat specialists in regard to the
city schools’ health program. They
have iierformed many surgical oper
ations, free of cha^e, for children
whose parents are unbale to pay
the fee for such attention.
Since Christmas the doctors have
attended to forty patients. Last
year approximately 150 cases were
handled without cost to the chil
dren.
The nurses, under supervision of
the city health department, make
daily visits to all the schools. When
a child in need of surgical atten
tion the case is investigated fur
ther. If the parents are able to
pay the expense of the operation,
they are referred to the family doc
tor or a local hospital. If there
is any question at all concerning
the financial status of the parents,
the case is referred to the family
service agent.
PAGEANT PORTRAYS
SPIRIT OF SCOUTING
Costumes and Play sof 26 Na
tions Used in Peace and
Brotherhood Program.
MISS CRAWFORD DIRECTS
A dream of peace and universal
brotherhood made possible by the
world-wide friendship of those two
young for enmity was revealed to an
audience in the high school auditorium
when 300 Girl Scouts presented an in
ternational pageant under the direction
of Miss Mabel Craw’ford, Girl Scout
director, Friday evening at 8 o’clock.
Folk dances, songs, costumes and
fiags of 26 nations W’here Girl Scouting
has carried its ideal were used as a
complement to the theme of under
standing emphasized by the main char
acters. The aims of the girls and the
thoughts that the pageant was to bring
out w'ere spoken by girls who have been
outstanding in local Girl Scout activi
ties, those rolls being taken as follows:
Peace, Rose Goodwin; humanity, Kath
leen Wrenn; education, Lenora Walker;
Girl Scout spokesman,^Elizabeth Yafes ;
liberty, Elizabeth Leftwich; American
flag, Elizabeth Leake; Girl Scout flag,
Margaret Kernodle; master of cere
mony, Elizabeth Benbow.
Especially impressive was the scene
w’hen the girls exchanged fiags as a
symbol of the acceptance by each of
the nations of what the other gives to
world advancement.
MISS MARTIN AND PUPILS
HAVE WRECK IN ‘PARTY’
Returning From State Teachers’ Conven
tion Held in Raleigh—Car Turned
Over Three Times.
About 7:30 Friday night, just on the
other side of Durham because it was
raining and the mud on the side of the
road was red, Miss Evelyn Martin and
“party” skidded and took a tumble.
Miss Martin with four students was
returning from a state teachers’ con
vention held in Raleigh Friday when an
on-coming car caused her to drive too
far to the right and off the pavement.
After the car left the road Miss Martin
says that she can not say exactly how
many times the car turned over because
she did not stop to count them, although
some of the occupants declare that it
turned over three times.
No one was seriously hurt but
“Party” and then Ed Landreth who
was in the car at the time of the wreck
says, “Her motor is still I’unnlng.”
PHOTOGRAPHERS BEING
PERFECTED BY MISS LEE
In connection with the art de
partment of the Greensboro Senior
High School, there is a phtography
class, taught by Miss Henri Etta
Lee.
This class has been experiment
ing with developing materials, and
is now turning out pictures equal
in quality to those of commercial
photographers.
As a recognition of the excellent
work being done, several of the
schools of the citj’, have been giv
ing this class plenty of practical
experience.
At the present time the members
of this class are selling their pic
tures at cost, and paying all of
their own expenses.
Miss Lee says that her pupils
are learning that photography is
a real art, and that it takes time,
patience and practice to produce a
good picture. *
A few members of the class are
becoming rather expert with time
exposures, and are learning to de
velop negatives for themselves.
SEVEN GIRLS’ COLLEGES
REPRESENTED IN CHAPEL
Representatives from seven -colleges
for women in the South visited the
high school Wednesday. They took
lunch at the cafeteria as guests of
th eschool.
At the seventh period each of the
college girls spoke to the girls about
the different colleges. All the mothers
were cordially invited to attend chapel
in order to hear the talks, and several
came. The respective schools repre
sented were: Sweet Briar, Agnes Scott,
Converse, N. C. C. W., Meredith, Duke,
and Randolph Macon.
Interesting School Facts
1. There has been only one case of
smallpox in the Greensboro schools
in six years, and that case was a
boy in one of the Negro schools who
had skipped being vaccinated.
2. The. school dentist examined
7,505 children last year 'and treated
more than 1,750.
3. Many parents neglect their chil
dren’s teeth until the molar teeth
have decayed to the roots. Then it
is to late; these important grind
ing teeth must be extracted.
4. The Schick test for diphtheria,
was given to 1,289 pupils last year,
and it is now considered inexcusable
for parents to let their child take
this terrible disease; experiments
have proved that it can be controlled.
PARENT-TEACHERS
DRIVE
IN EARLY SUMMER
Plans Nearly Completed for
Annual Pre-School
Round-up.
CALDWELL PUPILS
TO ERECT MARKER
Program Related Influence of
the Teacher for Whom Their
School Was Named.
N. HARDEMAN PRESIDES
David Caldwell, Indirectly the
founder of the reeusboro public schools
and known throughout this district as
an educator of the Central Southern
states, established the Caldwell Acad
emy in 1770 and continued his work
until 1824, when old age forced him
to retire.
It was in honor of this educator’s
birthday that the children of the David
Caldwell school celebrated Monday
morning ^iu the school auditorium be
fore the student body, visitors includ
ing representatives of the American
egion, a few direct descendants of Da
vid Caldwell, superintendent of schools,
and othbrs.
The 'Caldwell program was planned
and eecuted executed by the pupils and
directed by their .^principal, R. T.
Kimzey and their home room teacher,
Mrs. E. S. Avery.
The program disclosed the fact that
this great teacher was one of the first
persons to shape and guide the edu
cational forces ill North Carolina and
also that he was not only an educator
but a carpenter, farmer, doctor and
patriot.
The speakers, who had prepared talks
on many phases of Caldwell’s life were
introduced by Nell Hardeman, presi
dent of the Caldwell student body who
presided over the program. ^
Revs. Hillard and Dixon, pastors of
the Alamance and Buffalo churches, of
which Caldwell was the first pastor, ap
peared on the program for the opening
and closing prayer.
Adventures of New Yorkers
Related in Form of Diary
Ever been to New York!
(After reading* their diaries).
With characteristic grins, the quin
tet bade the crowd down at the sta
tion goodbye as they, delegates to the
Columbia Scholastic Press Convention,
started the journey north.
Like celebrities of noble birth, the
group of four girls and faculty adviser
started to New York amid the cheers
of a throng of friends.
Chattering and l(iughing, laughing
and chattering, they traveled on to
ward Danville. With sly maiden
glances they watched six Danville high
school boys and an adviser board the
train.
A tour of the train—Sue and Mar
garet decided to go back to the observa
tion platform. (Wonder why—oh that
gorgeous moon !) Soon they were joined
by others. As they marveled at the
moon and the scenes made so lovely
by its soft glow, they were startled by
the voice of the conductor.
“Can, you read?”
Having an affirmative answer, he
pointed to a huge sign stating that
platform for non-passenger use.
New York at 7 A. M. “Is this New
York was tlie general cry?”
Taxi to the McAlpin. Rooms 1031-
SCHOOLS TAKE CE^JSUS
Local P. T. A. First in. State to Sponsor
Pre-School Round-Up
Pribram.
The local unit of the National Con
gress of Parents and Teachers spon
sors each year a pre-school round-up
for the purpose of seeing that every
child who expects to enter school the
following September or January has a
physical examination and is protected
against smallpox. The first pre-school
conference of this year will be held
April 28. Members are already mak
ing plans whereby every child will be
transported to the conference clinic.
As a result of the examination, a
card will be made shownig the history
of the child’s health, and passed on
to the teacher next year.
The local Parent-Teacher Congress is
the first one in the state of North Caro
lina to sponsor such a round-up, and
they feel that their efforts are well re
paid because such an undertaking re
lieves the necessity of children staying
out of school for long peilods of time
with some arms. Fifty-four of these
pre-school conferences were held last
year.
The local unit is co-operating with
the Health Departments.and the public
schools and the pre-school round-up
which it sponsors every year is far-
reaching in its importance and signifi-
GREENSBORO DELEGATES
ATTEND RALEIGH MEET
Emphasis Being Placed Upon Character
Education, Scholastic Attainments,
and Duties of Teachers.
LATIN CLASS PRESENTS PAGEANT
(Continued on Page Four)
Those representing Greensboro high
school at the educational meeting at
Raleigh were C. W. Phillips, Miss Lena
Bullard, Miss Rebecca Wall, Miss Lilly
Walker, Mrs. A. G. Coltrane, Mr. Byron
Haworth, Mr. E. R. Phillips.
Miss Lesley’s I^atin class presented
the Itoman pageant at the convention
and it went off in fine shape.
Those attending the meeting report
that the state educators are placing
a greater and greater emphasis upon
developing children of characters, and
at the same time are careful not to
neglect scholastic attainments. It was
also pointed out at the meeting that
one of the duties of the administrators
of education is to keep the supporting
public informed about the vast and rap
idly changing education! programs.
Some of the principal speakers on
the program were Dr. Hughes Mearns,
Professor of Education, New York Uni
versity ; Dr. James Edward Rogers, di
rector, National Physical Education
Service, New York City; Mrs. Beatrice
Ensor, founder and chairman of the
International New Educational Fel-
lowshii), England, editor of the New
Era, formerly supervisor of schools in
England, and chairman of the Elsinore
World Conference on New Education:
and Dr. Harold Rugg, professor of edu
cation, Teachers College, Columbia Uni
versity.