HIGH LIFE
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VOLUME XII
GREENSBORO HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., NOVEMBER 3, 1932
NUMBER 4
Ds Life’s Demands
=a}Theme of Soeial
? Standards Meet
Aducted on Same Scale as Last
gear’s Conference; Trained
ifeLeaders to Speak on Each
Phase of Subject.
C, lARY KING IN CHARGE
cial Committee Worked Out
Ians For Program; Object
2 to Elevate Character of Stu-
I dents.
I omorrow is Social Standards Con-
nce Day that Senior high students
®ve been looking forward to. Life's
teands is the theme of the various
grams to be given throughout the
Ihree General Meetings Pianiiect
here will be three group meetings
ch the entire student body wftl at-
i. A program including music, a
otional, and a lecture have been
inged for the assembly Friday
ning at 9:30 o’clock. Group sing-
which was a popular feature of
last conference, will be led by H.
y Miller. Martha Nell Carson
Erlu Neege will sing solos. A vio-
;olo will be payed by Chares Mc-
ffen. As a special treat, a selection
h the Opera will be presented.
Clyde Milner Will Speak
_'ter a devotional led by Dot Hod-
^in' and Sidney Ogburn, Dean Clyde
IlilTS^er. of Guilford College, whom
viryono enjoyed so much last year,
speak on “Life’s Demands.’’
Prom twelve to one o'clock the stu-
' .ents will have a free period for recre-
.tlon. Lunch will be served at this
Ime.
Pep Meeting Before Game
^ I At two-thirty everyone will assem'
lie jin the auditorium for a pep meet-
og^ Representatives from both Win-
ton-Salem and Greensboro will say a
ew 'words to create school spirit. Stu-
mitests will then be dismissed to attend
^ie|football game.
I Night Meeting Marks Climax
00 The evening meeting at seven-thir-
vill mark the climax of the day.
this time the high school orchestra
I play. A devotional will be con-
led by Charles Elder and A. C.
followed by a speech summariz-
Ithe main ideas presented at the
.ay isessions. The main feature of this
fing will be an address delivered by
larold Myer, of Chapel Hill, whose
ect is “Success and Happiness.’’
nine until eleven there will be
ception in the cafeteria; refresh-
leits will be served. Bob England
nd I his Englishmen will furnish the
lusic.
j )pera Singer
In Baltimore
f4in Ademy Awarded Scholar-
RE ship to Peabody Conservatory
of Music. Competed Against
* Sixty-five Picked Singers.
: John Ademy, '32, won the annual
jO^larship awarded by the Peabody
^Ctervatory of Music.
In order to win the scholarship John
•Xto contest against sixty-five pick-
4 fingers from all sections of the
talted States. John is well known
Intjughout this state for his bass
* olc^.
I M Last year Ademy won the bass solo
fjie state high school music contest.
J^n has been the leading bass in
^gnast four operas given by the Se-
, l0f| high school glee clubs.
Yjung Ademy is now in Baltimore
toe Peabody Conservatory where he
d I spend the next three years in
.'1 Graduate Mid-Term
*^eant Representing Subjects
Studied In High School Will
*le Given Near Close of the
semester.
[Ians are being made for the mid-
graduating class of 71 students,
thought that a Senior Day will be
of the features. A pageant giv-
symbolical representation of the
"/itfious subjects studied in high school
vill be given near the close of the
$ ester. Each subject will be intro-
?d by one of the Muses.
’Ians are now in prograss for the
•pose of raising funds for the ex-
ise of graduation, including the
msoring of theatre pictures and
)tball games.
EDUCATION WEEK
OBSERVED HERE
The eleventh annual observation
of American Education Week will
take place from November 7-13.
The school’s and the nation’s
founders will be the theme of the
celebration with a view to acquaint
ing the public with the aims,
achievements, and needs of the
schools.
American Legion and National
Education Association, sponsors of
the event, will hold a declamation
contest for elementary pupils and
an oratorical contest for high
school and college students.
“Public Education in North Car
olina—Its Past and Its Future,” will
be the subject for the oratorical
contest. There will be a prelim
inary elimination on November 11
in each school. On December 16,
the district, and on January 20 the
final state contest will be held.
'The national program for the
week is as follows: Monday, homes
of the pioneers; Tuesday, schools of
the pioneers; Wednesday, two cen
turies of progress in new world
schools; Thursday, schools and the
quality of opportunity; Friday,
schools and the American ideal;
Saturday, schools and progressive
living; Sunday, schools and things
of the spirit.
Four Divisions
In Homespun
Only Few of Senior High Stu
dents Familiar With Magazine
and Its Contents. Each Issue
Has Separate Theme.
“Homespun,” the literary magazine
published by students of Greensboro
high school, would be more deeply ap
preciated by all who read it if they
had an understanding of the material
which it contains.
Each issue of “Homespun” has a cen
tral theme, and the lighter material is
entered in colors in the weave. Warp
and woof consists of editorials, and
tangled threads is made up of mate
rial not on the theme. Book reviews,
may be found in patterns. Ravelings
contains the part which attracts the
most of us, humor. Exchange consti
tutes the shuttle, and alumni material
makes up the weavers' guild.
102 Taking Typing
At Night School
Decrease of 70 Per Cent In En
rollment Since Last Year;
Fourteen Subjects Are Given;
C. S. Mills Is Head.
C. S. Mills, director of vocational
education, states that typing is the
most popular subject given in night
school curricular. Of the 214 students
enrolled in the Seniw high night ses
sion, 102 take typing.
There is a decrease of seventy per
cent in the enrollment since last year.
This is due to the fact that a number
of courses were dropped because of
cut in finances.
High school students are urged not
to attend unless they need credits.
Only about a dozen have enrolled.
The faculty is composed of twelve
teachers from the city school system,
headed by Mr. Mills.
School begins each night at 7:25,
lasting until 9:50. There are three
45-minute periods. The subjects taught
are: Commercial English and spelling,
high school English, mathematics, in
strumental music, penmanship, busi
ness arithmetic, salesmanship, typing,
shorthand, acetylene welding, draft
ing. radio, and dressmaking.
Besides the Senior high night school
there are schools at Pomona, Tucker
Motors, and Central Junior high. For
negroes there are J. C. Price and
Washington Street schools.
J. J. BLAIR PRESENTED
TO NATURE STUDENTS
John J. Blair, of High Point, was
presented to the nature students of the
high school by the Sunset Garden
Club in a program October 26.
Mr. Blair took nature in general for
his topic and illustrated his speech by
the use of slides. The pictures were
taken by Mr. Blair while on his many
trips.
Greensboro is fortunate in having
Mr. Blair connected with the local
school system for beautifying the
gi'Oimds.
Local Students
Attend S. C. C,
For Two Days
Ruth Jones, Carl Jeffress, and
Selma MacDonald Go to Con
vention at Kinston With Miss
Nora Chaffin, Adviser.
GOVERNMENT DISCUSSED
Officers Elected For 1932; Hear
Speeches on Citizenship and
Problems Confronting Stu
dent Councils.
North Carolina Student Council
Congress composed of representatives
of all A-1 high schools in the state
met in Kinston October 21 and 22.
The purpose of this meeting was to
discuss problems common to student
government associations. Delegates
from Greensboro were: Carl Jeffress,
Ruth Jones, Selma McDonald and Miss
Nora Chaffin, adviser.
The general officers of the congress
were: President, Katherine Metcalf,
Raleigh: vice-president, Hugh Scott,
Greensboro; secretary and treasurer,
Jane Ross, Charlotte.
Citizenship General Topic
The first meeting was held Friday
at 2 o'clock. The president of the stu
dent government of Kinston high
school welcomed the congress, and
New Bern responded. The president
introduced the topic, “Citizenship,” for
discussion.
Greensboro, under the leadership of
Ruth Jones, was called on to discuss
“How the school may help train the
law-abiding citizen.” Ruth explained
that the term law-abiding citizen is
one who does his civic duty, who
abides by the will of the majority in
school, community, and nation. She
brought out the point that respect for
law could be instilled in students
through respect for school regulations.
Government Subjects Discussed
Winston led the discussion on “How
the council helps the student to take
part in government.” Charlotte led
the discussion on “Fostering of school
spirit.” High Point discussed “Meth
ods of keeping the school citizen in
formed.”
Free lunches were served Friday and
Saturday, and Friday night the con
gress was given a reception^and dance
at the Country club. Afterward
groups of delegates were entertained
informally in the homes of the people
of Kinston.
The Greensboro delegation was
prominent in all the discussions of the
congress. Ruth Jones and Carl Jeff
ress were commended for their con
tribution to the congress. G. H. S.
student co-operative association com
pares favorably with that of other
schools'in the state.
Mullis President For ’33
Pete Mullis, of Charlotte, was elect
ed president of the congress for next
year, the vice-president being from
Winston, and the secretary and treas
urer from New Bern. The meeting
will be held in Winston, and the topic
will be “The Influence of the Student
Council in the School.”
Meyer Talks On Citizenship
Dr. Harold D. Meyer, of U. N. C.,
spoke on Friday evening. He empha
sized the individual as the foundation
of society and citizenship; living and
living together rather than how to
make a living; the importance of so
cial change distribution, contacts and
contracts; the acquisition of the sum
of human knowledge; control of un
equal places in the democracy—the
delinquent, the dependent, and the de
fective—the importance of a four-fold
human life—physical, moral, mental
and spiritual.
After Dr. Meyer had finished his ad
dress, a delegate to the congress arose
and inquired, “May I ask what sub
ject Dr. Meyer teaches at the univer
sity 7”
‘Sociology,” answered the doctor.
'I asked,” explained the delegate,
“because if I go to Chapel Hill, I want
to be sure to get a course with him.”
“If you do,” said Dr. Meyer, “you’ll
get an A for that.”
Home Ec. Club Organized
The home economics department of
Senior high organized a home eco
nomics club, upder the direction of
Miss Margaret Puller. The piu'pose of
this club is to make clothes for the
Red Cross. The Red Cross furnishes
the material.
Lois Russell, Doc Rogers, Marie At
kins, and Laura Silbiger will draw up
the constitution. I
C. W. PHILLIPS
IS GIVEN PLATE
A book plate designed and exe
cuted by Miss Lee’s art classes and
Mr. Cobb's manual art classes was
presented to C. W. Phillips. The
design carried out the suggestion
of the prevailing interests in Mr,
Phillips’ life.
Represented, is the camp to
which he goes every summer, the
Corinthian column denotes educa
tion, and the light was intended to
denote the power of the onward
movement in education. Near the
bottom of the plate was painted,
“Let his name be written there as
one who loves his fellow men,” and
beneath that Mr. Phillips name.
P.-T. A. Sponsors
Artists’ Night
Number of Talented Persons to
Appear on Program; Contest
Arranged to Promote Sale of
Ticktfts.
Third Artists' Night wili be heid in
the Senior high auditorium Friday,
November 11, at eight p. m. A num
ber of real artists will appear on the
program. Some features of the pro
gram will be the American Legion
Drum and Bugle Corps, the Men's
Chorus, Mrs. Dewey Farrell, and a
Bubble Dance.
Twelve numbers are being planned
for the evening. The program will be
one which will suit the tastes of all.
There will be light, humorous, and
classical selections. Grady Miller,
head of the music department, is
working with Mrs. H. L. Hanes, chair
man of the program committee, and
with Mrs. Chrysler, president of the
P.-T. A.
The admission fee will be 25c, so
as many people as possible may come.
Tickets will be sold by members of
student body and by members of Par
ent-Teacher Association. A contest
has been arranged to promote the sale
of tickets. Mrs. C. E. Stone has charge
of this.
Artists’ Night is sponsored by the
P.-T. A. as a means of raising money
for the activities of the association.
The affair was begun three years ago
The past entertainments have been
successful and the third one is expect
ed by those in charge to be a suc
cess also.
Social Conferen ce
Meets Tomorrow;
30 On (Committee
Headed By Mary Helen King;
the Group Has Shaped Up
Program For Annual Social
Standards Conference.
A central committee under the direc
tion of Miss Laura Tillett make plans
for the Social Standards conference.
Mary Helen King is chairman of
group. Those, working with her are:
Ruth Jones, Elmer 'Wrenn, Sid Ogbum,
Helen Crutchfield, and Phyllis Hage-
dorn.
This group appointed 24 assistants.
Each of these was given a definite
task.
The assistants are:
Annie Louise Gunter, Eleanor Dunn,
Evelyn Kernodle, Frances Womble,
Jean Watt, Martha Fry, Mary Eliza
beth Moore, Laura Silbiger, Mary Mar
garet Bates, Dorothy Goss, Ruth Hill,
Carolyn Hines, Jack Turner, Charles
Elder, Hardy Root, John Davis, Charles
Sharpe, Hughes Scott, Floyd New,
Carlton Raper, Charles Benbow, Ed
Benbow, Tommy Miller, and Paul
Curtis.
Hartley Speaks
Retired U. S. N. Officer Appears
on Chapel Program; Crossed
Ocean 860 Times; Was Com
mander In World W’ar.
Commodore Herbert Hartley, retir
ed U. S. N., talked at chapel Novem
ber 2.
Hartley has been a sailor 35 years
and has crossed the Atlantic Ocean
times not counting his voyages on
the other six seas. At the beginning
of the World War he commanded the
first armed American mercbant vessel
to cross to Europe and soon after was ,
made a naval lieutenant. When he
retired from the sea, he commanded
the Leviathan.
Senior High
Acts As Host
To Teachers
Character and Education Was
Theme of Meeting. Twenty
Divisions Met Friday After
noon; Three General Sessions.
EXHIBITS ARE DISPLAYED
Miss Laura Tillett, Mrs. Callie
Braswell, S. P. Cobb and C.
W. Phillips Represented De
partments on Programs.
October 21 and 22 were big days for
Greensboro high school, as the North-
western« District Teachers’ Association
met here for its tenth annual session.
Last year the meeting was held at
Winston-Salem and the next appoint
ed place is High Point, with Supt. T.
Wingate Andrews as president.
The theme of-the meeting was char
acter education. North Carolina’s in
surance policy.
There were twenty division.s that
met Friday afternoon. Two general
meetings were held in the auditorium
Friday and one on Saturday.
The speakers for the general ses
sions were Dr. Frank S Hickman, of
Duke; Dr. Edwin H. Reeder, from Co
lumbia University, a former member
of the National Education Association;
Mrs. John K. Norton, chairman of
Character Education Committee, and
Clyde A. Ervin, president of the State
Education Association.
The music features of the day were
conducted by the junior high school
glee clubs and the Senior orchestra,
appearing respectively Friday, matinee
and night. Two dinners were held in
the evening, the classroom teachers
assembling in the school cafeteria and
the school officials in the King Cotton
hotel dining room.
Probably the most outstanding fea
ture of the whole meeting was the un
usually fine exhibit made possible
through the efforts of Greensboro pu
pils and teachers. It was very highly
commended and several voted it the
best in twenty to fifty years. The ex
hibit hall was open through Sunday
for the benefit of people in town, and
the number who visited it was esti
mated at 2,500.
Miss Laura Tillett, Mrs. Callie Bras
well, G. P. Cobb, and C. W. Phillips
represented Senior high on the de
partmental pre^ams.
28 Initiated
In Torchlight
Erlu Neese Sings Two Selections
Before Ceremony Begins;
Guy B. Phillips Speaks on
Light of the World.
On Wednesday, October 26, new
members were taken into Torchlight
Society. Program opened with two se
lections by Erlu Neese, first, “On the
Road to Mandalay,” second, “The
Desert.”
Following this, Supt. G. B. Phillips
spoke on “The Light of the World.”
Light brings growth and pre^ess.
Light comes from two sources, the sun
and from power. Light has made the
world today.
Charles Sharpe told the purpose of
the Torchlight Society. Edward Cone
spoke on "Scholai-ship;” Lane Barks
dale, “Leadership;” Helen Crutchfield,
“Service;” Prances Sloan and Dorothy
Hodgin, “Character.”
Those who were tapped are: Filmore
Wilson, Charles Carroll, Marilu Smith,
James Bishop, Jane Clegg, Jerry Bon-
kemeyer, Juanita Cox, and Maurice
Polk, A. C. Holt, Louise Straughn,
Billy Womble, Talmage Smith, Jack
Staples, Mary Helen King, Mary Mar
garet Bates, Irma Lee Graves, Jean
Watt, Martha Fry, Helen Short, Mary
Prances Sutton, Ruth Hill, Phyllic
Hagedorn, Louise Burnette, Tommy
Miller, Wayne Kernodle, Ruth Jones,
Juanita Pickard, and Charles Benbow.
ACTORS TO BE HONOREP
Displayed in the glee club room is a
brown shield with decorations of gold.
Upon it, the words, "Excellency in
Dramatics” are written. In a gold
square on the center will be inscribed
the names of those outstanding in
dramatics. On each side of this square
two faces are painted, representing
•tragedy and comedy. Those taking
part in the opera may have a chance
at this shield also.
Those who are to have their names
on the shield will be selected from
year to year by Joe H. Johnson and
H. Grady Miller. John Ademy will be
the first.
HIGH LIFE EDITOR
TO LEAD DISCUSSION
Frances Sowell, editor of High
Life, has been appointed to lead a
group discussion at the annual con
vention of the Southern Inter-
Scholastic Press Association. The
meeting which is to be held at Lex
ington, Virginia, from November 17-
19, is sponsored by the Lee School
of Journalism of Washington and
Lee.
Any student who is a staff mem
ber of a school paper or magazine
is eligible to attend. Boys will re
ceive free entertainment in the frat
houses. Two cars of Senior high
students are planning to go. They
will leave Thursday afternoon and
return Sunday afternoon.
Social Meeting
Set For Nov. 4
Standards Conference Expected
to Be Success! Many Speakers
On Program; Football in Aft
ernoon; Entertainment Night.
Small group meetings in the form of
round table discussions will feature the
program of Social Standards Confer
ence tomorrow. Students have the
privilege of choosing the group they
wish to attend.
The first of these discussions will
take place at 11 o’clock, at which time
the girls will be in assembly and the
boys in groups. Girls will hear dis
cussions on vocations for women, The
subjects are: Public life, business,
home-making, and social work.
For the boys there will be discus
sions on fair treatment of others, lead
ership, proper friendships, correct man
ners, and proper use of leisure, proper
health habits, efficiency in business
and govenment.
At one o'clock the boys will go to
assembly where vocations for men will
be discussed. There will be lectures
concerning civil engineering, business
and public life, medicine or surgery,
and aviation.
At the same time, the girls in eight
different groups will discuss leader
ship, beauty and charm, proper friend
ships, proper etiquette, wise use of
leisure, correct health habits, beauty
the home, and knowledge of ciu--
rent issues or government.
All the speakers will be prominent
men and women in their various fields
of work.
Book Week Helpful
Mental Health Vital
Few Realize Necessity of Read
ing For Happiness; New Vol
umes Brighten Shelves. Over
Four Million Adult Illiterates.
Annually, in November, a week is
set aside known as Book 'Week. 'There
are only a few people who realize just'
how essential books are to the real
life of a person. This week is spon
sored in order to try to get everyone
interested in some kind of good book.
This year book week, November IS
IS, is to be carried out in line with
the 'Washington Bicentennial.
Books have never been so colorful
and varied as they are today. They
are now written in a modern style and
in the present era. Publishers spend
much time on getting illustrations and
typt^aphy in order to attract atten
tion to books. Each year many old
favorites are issued in charming new
editions. A book for any mood may be
obtained.
Book Week is just as vital to the na
tion as Health Week, for mental health
is as important as bodily health. Sta
tistics show that 4,931,905 people ten
years old and over are illiterate, that
4,333,111 men and women of the vot
ing age are illiterate, and that there
are 1,242,572 illiterates among white
people.
Foreign Speakers
Will Talk Here
Message on Phases of Student
Life in Scotland Will Be De
livered by Dr. Kephart of W.
C. of U. N. C.
The Scholarship Committee with
Miss lone Grogan as its adviser is en
deavoring to bring to the students of
Greensboro high school some outstand
ing speakers of foreign birth or for
eign residence.
Dr. Kephart, of W. C. of U. N. C.,
who spent last year in Scotland, will
be the first to appear on one of these
programs. Dr. Kephart has chosen
some phases of student life in Scot
land as his subject for this occasion.
Cast Chosen
Opera Players
Please Miller
Much Trouble Encountered In
Selecting Some of Parts; In
structor Expects “Gondoliers”
to Be Best Ever.
WILL BE GIVEN DEC. 9
Two Groups Picked; Those Who
Show Best Ability Will Play
at Night; Others In the Aft
ernoon.
The cast for “Gondoliers” has been
chosen. Mr. Miller and Mr. Johnson,
who decided on the parts, say that de
cisions this year were extremely hard
to make due to the fact that so many
people tried out. Nearly two hundred
persons made bids for the leading
parts. “In some cases.” says Mr. Mil
ler, “the difference between these
people trying out for parts was so
slight that it became almost embar
rassing for Mr. Johnson and I to de
cide who should play the part. ”
There are two for each part. One
will perform in the afternoon and the
other at night. Following is the list
of those selected: Guiseppe Palmier!,
Hardy Root, John Davis; Duke, L. H.
Dunivant, Lewis Ginsberg; Don Al-
hombra. J. J. Shields, Carlton Raper;
Marco Palmieri, Erlu Neese, (other un
decided) : The Duchess, Ruth Hill, Vir
ginia Hammond; Casilda, Martha Nell
Carson, Eva Zlglar; Bianetta, Carolyn
Dalton, Evelyn Haddon; Tessa, Bev
erly Burgess, Nancy Miles; Inez, Ce
celia Todd, Helen Sutton.
The opera will be presented Decem
ber 9. This is the eighth annual opera
to be presented by the high school
glee clubs. Each opera has been by
the famous Gilbert and Sullivan, and
each has been directed and produced
by Grady Miller with the assistance of
J. H. Johnson.
The “Gondoliers” is in two acts. The
first is laid in Venice and the second
takes place on the island of Baratania.
The plot of the opera Is highly humor
ous and has a pleasing twist at the
end.
The plot revolves around two com
ical gondoliers, Guisseppe and Marco.
These two boatmen are told that one
of them is the king of Baritaria. Not
knowing which is the real king they
both rule until a sudden twist comes,
which leaves them both gasping In
amazement. It takes two and a half
hours to present the opera.
Junior Rings Ordered
For Thirty Students
R. L. Meyer’s Jewelry Shop
Makes Rings; 35 Mid-Term
and Nearly a Hundred June
Graduates Received Theirs.
Juniors who will graduate in Feb
ruary, 1934, were measured for their
class rings October 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
and 26. About 30 students ordered
rings.
About 35 of last year's mid-term
graduates received rings. Nearly a
hundred June graduates received them.
The pattern carries out the school
colors by having an amethyst set with
a red gold band. An engraving of the
main building adorns one side and the
shield with the date of the year Is on
the other side.
R. L. Meyer, Summit Avenue, has
charge of making the rings.
COMMITTEE ENTERTAINS
GROUP OF SOPHOMORES
The second group of sophomores
was entertained at a reception given
by the social committee, In the school
cafeteria.
The room was decorated with the
school colors and twigs of vari-col-
ored autumn leaves.
Receiving line consisting of the fol
lowing: C. V!. Phillips, Miss Fannie
Starr Mitchell, Mrs. Zoe Hogsette, Ed
win Jeffress, Helen Crutchfield, Annie
Louise Gunter and Miss Nora Chaffin,
welcomed the guests. Punch and
cakes were served.
Lynwood Hood appeared on the pro
gram in a tap dance, and Irma X^e
Graves rendered two reading selec
tions.
GOI.DEN MASQUERS
ELECT NEW OFFICERS
The following are are officers of the
Golden Masquers: President, Ruth
Hill; vice-president, Evelyn Haddon;
secretary, Martha Nell Carson; treas
urer, L. H. Dunivant, and chairman of
awards committee, Beverly Burgess.