HIGH LIFE
VOLUME :
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of 0. Henry
GREENSBORO HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., MARCH 24, 1933
High Students to Participate
In Program For P. T. A. Meeting
Talmage Smith Will Give Talk
Leaders of Organization at G.
H. S. Will Explain the Differ
ent Activities to the Parents
of Students.
More and more is being done to fur
ther student participation. The week
following Good Will week a program
wholly of high school students has
jen arranged for the P. T. A. meet-
ig Tuesday, April 4.
Talmage Smith, president of Stu
dent Cooperative association, will pre
side and will explain the nature and
purpose of the program, and C. W.
Phillips, principal of Senior high, will
explain the curricula and changes.
Talmage Smith will give an explan-
jtlon of the purpose and organization
of the Student Cooperative association.
Member of Torchlight will tell how a
student becomes a member of Torch-
l^ht and explain the activities of this
organization and the requirements for
ma^g the honor roll.
Mary Helen King, chairman of the
Social Standards committee, will ex
plain the purpose of this committee,
code of ethics, and Good Will week. A
nember of the Athen clubs, dramatics,
snd debating clubs will give summaries
of their past and present work.
A review of the past records of the
publications, High Life and Homespun,
aophasizing the topics used now, will
a discussed. Copies of these publi-
tations will be distributed. A skit will
presented by the June class and in
(onclusion the orchestra will play rec-
(fds and demonstration.
At the close of the program, tea will
served by the Home Economics de
partment.
M. Kernodle
Edits Paper
Former High Life Editor Is
Given Highest Post on Caro
linian; Chooses Own Staff.
&. H. S. Teachers
Attend N. C. E. A.
Held in Raleigh
Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus
and Guy B. Phillips Appear
on Program as Speakers.
C. W. Phillips, Misses lone Grogan,
Sebecca Wall, Fannie Starr Mitchell,
Hary Morrow, Lena Bullard, and Viva
Playfoot are appearing on the pro-
[tam of the North Carolina Education
issociation annual convention, which
being held in Raleigh.
The president, Clyde H. Erwin, su-
erintendent of the Rutherford county
hools, is presiding over the meeting,
rhich began Thursday, March 23, and
continue through Saturday,
larch 25.
Education is the Insurance Policy
Democracy,” is the theme. Many
tteresting speakers are to appear on
te program. Among them are Gov. J.
Ehringhaus and Guy B. Phillips.
From Greensboro high school Miss
lebecca Wall, librarian, will speak on
Pree and inexpensive material about
brth Carolina,” and Mr. Phillips will
teak to a group on Social Standards.
Among the teachers from Senior
Igh attending are: Misses Dorothy
IcNairy, Mary McNairy, Mrs. Blanche
•ith, Mrs. A. G. Coltrane, W. W.
lair.
Margaret Kernodle, a graduate of
high school in 1930, and editor-in-chief
of High Life for 1929-’30, was made ed
itor of The Carolinian, newspaper of
C. of U. N. C., last week.
In her freshman year at W. C.,
Margaret was a reporter, and now in
her junior year she has worked up to
editor.
At a formal banquet to be held the
last Friday of the month, Margaret is
to make a report on her new staff that
she has chosen to work with her this
coming year. The old staff is going to
stay in office until the new staff is
thoroughly acquainted with the work.
Margaret is a member of the Quill
and Scroll Club and Is a reporter on
the Corraddi.
Other members of the staff who are
former high school students are Su-
sanne Ketchum, a 1931 graduate, fea
ture editor; Frances Kernodle, her as
sistant; Clyde Norcom, editor-in-chief;
Anna Wills, art manager; Mary Heme
Milton, Elizabeth Yates, Elizabeth
Whaley, and Frank Tye, all 1932 grad
uates, reporters.
HREE FRENCH PAPERS
CHOSEN BY MITCHELL
The French papers of Elizabeth
'ummond, Dorothy Sherman, and
luise Burnett, contesting in the state
lamination, have been chosen by Miss
stelle Mitchell, head of the French
ipartment, to represent the French
iclasses of Senior high at Chapel Hill.
The annual examination is conduct-
by the University of North Caro-
la Extension News for high school
tudents of the Romance Languages.
Seniors Face Difficulty
In Arranging Programs
The semester eights this year will
lave a hard time arranging their pro
rams. To begin with the group is so
irge that they will not fit just any
lind of program and there are so
nany to please.
Mr. Phillips has already told them
10 report to the office to check on the
tumber of credits and other things be
fore arranging for their graduation.
The number may not be so large
*hen each has checked on his work.
Society Hears Meredith
The members of Torchlight had the
tlJPortunity of hearing Miss Flora
Marie Meredith, a member of the
Greensboro College faculty, on March
Miss Meredith spoke to the mem-
on the uses of colleges in general.
The society decided to tap their new
numbers the last week in March in
ihapel.
J. H. Johnson
Makes Shifts
In Play Cast
high ORCHESTRA
IN RADIO PROGRAM
The Senior high school orchestra,
under the direction of Earl Slocum,
grave a 30-minute program of clas
sic music over radio station WBIG
Monday afternoon, March 20.
The Euterpe club, a musical or
ganization made up of Greensboro
music lovers, were the sponsors of
the program.
Among the numbers played were
the Egment Overture, which is the
selection Mr. Slocum has chosen for
the number to be played next
month in the annual state high
school music contest.
John Durham Succeeds L. H.
Dunivant as Hawks; J. J.
Shields Takes Part of Butler.
SKIT TO BE PRESENTED
Characters to Be Introduced to
Public By Radio at Regular
High School Hour; Actors
Have Memorized Lines.
Several changes have been made In
the cast of “Peg o’ My Heart” during
the past week, announced J. H. John
son, director. Due to lack of time, L.
Dunivant dropped his part of
Hawks, the lawyer. He is replaced by
John Durham, formerly playing the
part of the butler. J. J. Shields suc
ceeds Durham.
Characters of the play will be intro
duced to the radio audience through
an original skit written by Mr. John
son, which is to be broadcast Wednes
day, April 5, at the regular high school
hour beginning at nine o’clock.
The entire play has been staged and
polishing has begun. The details of
production are being worked out. Al
most all of the actors have their lines
memorized. There will be a slight de
lay due to the change in cast, but Mr.
Johnson says this will be overcome
within a few days. The director is
well pleased with the diligent co-opera
tion and the splendid attitude of his
Vew Committee
Is To Distribute
Student Handbook
Subscription Drive Pays For Is
suance of Long Awaited Leaf
let; Mary Margaret Bates Is
Chairman.
The handbook which was distributed
to the students back in the days when
money wasn’t so scarce, will probably
be issued again through the coopera
tion of the student council. The
funds will be used from the profits of
the subscription drive.
As in the past, the leaflet will con
tain information about the school, the
different activities, etc. However, a
few additional features are being
planned. ’The book is a great help to
students, especially those who are un
familiar with senior high’s activities.
Mary Margaret Bates, chairman of
the committee working on the book, is
making a study of the various hand
books of other schools and hopes to
combine the good points of each folder
into a first class handbook for Senior
high.
Cone and Lindley
Relate In Chapel
Unusual Travels
In forty-five minutes of old timers
swapping tales, Paul Lindley, returned
horizon chaser, and Ed Cone, High Life
and Homespun’s representative to New
York, appeared on the Monday, March
13, chapel program.
Paul mentioned many a distant
place he visited during his travels, con
sisting of two separate trips to Spain,
Africa, and Italy. He related many
of the incidents he experienced and
assured would-be, promising-wander
lust victims that across the world in a
tramp steamer wasn’t as enjoyable as
one might conclude from his talk.
Ed Cone, who journeyed to New
York recently to represent the school
and the two school publications, dis
cussed his trip, its joys, and Its out
come.
Ed came home with ihe news that
High Life and Homespiin had taken
first place in the Columbia .Scholastic
Press Association competition.
Whenever given the play has proved
an overwhelming success. It is now be
ing made into a moving picture, star
ring Marion Davies. It was written by
Hartley Manners, a prominent
American playwright. The play ran
for over two years in New York as well
as for a long time in London. In the
initial production Laurette Taylor,
wife of the author, played Peg.
Admission to the play, which will be
presented early in April, is twenty-five
cents to students and thirty-five cents
for adults.
The entire cast with changes is as
follows: Peg, Doris Hanes; Jerry,
Frank Pittman; Ethel, Beth Ranson;
Brent. Charlie Hinkle; Alaric, Edward
Cone; Mrs. Chichester, Elizabeth Da-
Hawks. the lawyer, John Durham:
the butler, J. J. Shields; the maid.
Ruth Hill.
No Attendance
No Pictures
Mr. Phillips States That Unless
More Students Come to Week
ly Shows They Will Be Dis
continued.
BROWN ANNOUNCES
CONTEST DELAYED
Dr. Wade R. Brown, dean of the
school of music at Woman’s Col
lege, announces that the annual
contest of the southern conference
for music education planned to be
held in Atlanta on March 22 to 25
has been postponed owing to the
bank holiday. The convention will
be held next fall.
A more definite announcement
will be made later.
Alumna Wins
Juliette Low
Chalet Trip
Elizabeth Yates Receives Me
morial Award; To Spend Two
Weeks at Scout Camp
Switzerland.
REPRESENT AMERICA
Graduate Has Creditable Rec
ord; Was Recommended by
Mrs. Douglas Long, Scout Ex
ecutive.
'The moving pictures during lunch
period will not continue unless we can
count on at least an attendance of
three hundred, ” said C. W. Phillips.
Within the last two weeks, several
pictures were shown during lunch
period for students who care for en
tertainment after they eat.
The first day pictures were shown
over 360 pupils attended at five cents
each, which left a small profit, but at
the second performance there was
hardly 180 pupils attending. This de
crease in attendance made it necessary
to use up the profit made during the
first show to help pay for the second.
The pictures coSt ten dollars plus the
postage: therefore it is impossible to
show them to the school free of charge.
“It is up to the students whether they
care for this type of entertainment at
lunch or not,” says Mr. Phillips, “but
unless we feel sure there will be at
least 300 pupils at each d'ay's show, the
pictures will not be shown on any reg
ular days. The money will go to the
school.’’
Elizabeth Yates, alumna of Senior
high, member of last spring graduat
ing class, has recently received notice
that she has won the Juliette Low
Memorial award. She is given the
privilege to attend a special Girl Scout
camp at Chalet in Switzerland. Eliza
beth Intends to sail from New York
about the middle of July.
She will be at the encampment from
July 31 to August 14,
Elizabeth has won a coveted honor,
being selected out of and to represent
region six, which includes North and
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and
Puerto Rico. She is one of the three
Girl Scouts to represent America. The
announcement completely surprised
her.
Meets Requirements
Mrs. Douglas Long, Scout executive,
recommended Elizabeth as very com
petent, containing all the necessary
qualifications set forth by Mrs. Arthur
Harris, regional chairman: “To be
eligible for a Juliette Low Memorial
award, a Girl Scout must be either a
Golden Eaglet of first class Girl Scout,
17, 18, or 19 years of age; must be in
active service in a troop, and must have
been in Girl Scouting at least three
years. The selection should be based
primarily on Girl Scout spirit, out
standing loyalty and knowledge o:
Girl Scout standards and work, taking
into consideration whether or not the
girl expects to remain in scouting so
that she may pass on to other girls the
benefit of the experience and training
she receives at our Chalet.”
Has Creditable Record
Elizabeth, while a student at G. H.
S., was a member of Torchlight and is
now a student at "W. C. of U. N. C.
She will be 18 directly previous to her
journey in July. She has been a Scout
for seven years instead of the required
three.
Elizabeth has a very creditable Scout
record, having attended three camps,
and having been assistant councilor at
the Greensboro Girl Scout camp for
two summers.
Elizabeth Is expected to bring greater
credit to scouting through her trip to
Chalet.
Publications
Given Honors
At Columbia
High Life and Homespun Both
Win Top Places In Annual Na
tional High School Literary
Contest.
HOMESPUN NEVER LOSES
School Magazine Has Won Seven
Consecutive First Places;
High Life Always Ranks Near
Top.
High Life and Homespun brought
•ecognition to Senior high by winning
first places in the annual contest held
by the Columbia Scholastic Press As
sociation. The results were announced
following a convention which was at
tended by delegates from all parts of
the country. Edward Cone, member of
the Homespun staff, represented both
the school publications.
Stepping from second to first place,
High Life reached the top a^ain after
several years of a secondary position.
In 1930, 1931, and 1932 the paper was
rated second In Class B, This year it
received first place in Class
Homespun was awarded first place in
the contest. This is a position which
it has held since 1926. with the excep
tion of one year when it was second.
For four years the magazine has been
given All-American rating by the Na
tional Scholastic Press Association un
der the supervision of the University
of Minnesota. The Southern Inter
scholastic Press Association of Wash
ington. D. C.. has considered Home-
spun worthy of first place for four
years.
With the exception of one year
when the cup was not given, Home-
spun has been awarded the first place
trophy by the University of North
Carolina since 1926.
High Life has won first place in the
National Association for the past three
years and won a cup in the Southern
Interscholastic Association in 1930.
Miss Laura Tillett is faculty adviser
for Homespun, and Mrs. Alma G. Col
trane for High Life.
Student (Council Will Sponsor
First Good Will Week In School
For Purpose of Acquaintance
1930 HIGH EDITOR
HEADS SALEM ANNUAL
Elizabeth Leak has been elected
editor-in-chief of Sights and In
sights, the Salem College annual.
Elizabeth graduated from Greens
boro high in 1930. She is a former
editor of High Life, having held that
position during the year 1929-30.
She was a member of Torchlight
Society and a member of the Re
flector staff.
Music Classes
Are Confident
Under the sponsorship of the Stu
dent Council a Good Will Week will
be observed beginning March 27 and
continuing through Friday of that
week.
The purpose of this week is to help
the students of G. H. S. to become bet
ter acquainted with one another. One
often hears students complain that
they know very few people in their
session rooms and classes. Good Will
Week is an effort to widen acquaint
ances and friendships and create a
better feeling throughout the school.
Orchestra Again Enters Compe
tition In Annual Contest With
High Hopes.
The glee clubs, bands, orchestras
and soloists of Senior high are rapidly
getting in shape for the annual state
music contest which will be held at
the North Carolina college audi
torium April 27-29.
H. Grady Miller, head of Senior
high's music department, and Earl
Slocum, have expressed complete con
fidence in another successful outcome
for Greensboro this year.
One of the features of this year's
contest will be the fact that Senior
high's orchestra will be eligible once
more for the prize cup. This was not
allowed last year due to their winning
three consecutive first places.
Both the girls and boys glee clubs
will sing their contest songs before
critical audiences prior to the contest.
In this way, the flaws can be recog
nized and eliminated.
Last year Senior high won 25 cups
out of a possible 29. Such a mirac
ulous feat as this could hardly be ex
pected again, but, according to past
averages, Senioi’^high will have noth
ing to be ashamed of when the prizes
awarded.
Music Club Planned
By High Musicians
Plans are now under way for the
formation of a musicians’ club at Se
nior high. A committee is now work
ing out plans for the acceptance of
members.
For a great while the need of such
a club has been felt at G. H. S. The
duty of the club will be to plan musi
cal prc^ams for chapel period, and to
promote the appreciation of music
among the students.
Those students who have won honors
in the annual state music contest will
be eligible and these members will se
lect the students they think deserve
to be members.
Grady Miller and Earl Slocum will be
advisers of the club.
Seniors’ Measure Taken
For Graduation Gowns
If you should have walked into a
senior session room on Friday, March
10, you would have thought you had
stepped into a tailor’s shop by mis
take. Students’ heights were being
taken, hats were tried on, and as soon
as one had finished another took his
place beside the tape measure.
The passersby thought perhaps some
one was getting new clothes for a
change; but, it was only the seniors
being measured for caps and gowns.
MISS TILLETT’S SPECIAL
CLASS IS PROGRESSING
Seniors who wish to graduate and
know that they are weak in English
have been attending Miss Laura Til-
lett’s special English class. This class
meets every Thursday afternoon for
an hour.
The students who have been attend
ing say that in the four or five lessons,
they have enjoyed their Instruction
and have also learned a great deal
that they didn’t know.
There will be eight classes in all.
Miss Tillett has said that she is going
to give to the students who have at
tended this class a pamphlet contain
ing the rules of grammar.
Prizes Offered For Best Tribute To Mother
Golden Rule Foundation Contest Closes April 1
Looking forward to this year's Gold
en Rule observance of Mother’s Day,
the Golden Rule Foimdation, Lincoln
building, New York City, announces a
prize of $50 to the high school boy or
girl who will prepare and submit in
poetry, prose, or song, the best tribute
to mother. This prize is offered by
Mrs. Prank Presbrey, a member of the
Foundation’s National 'Women’s Com
mittee. Suitable certificates of merit
will also be awarded to the best entry
received from each state and coimty.
Any high school student may par
ticipate in the contest. All entries sub
mitted must represent the individual
and original work of the contestant.;
All entries must be in the hands of the
committee by April 1. The prize and
certificates will be awarded not later
than April 15, 1933, and the prize win
ning tributes will be released for pub
lication In magazines, the daily press
and over the radio in connection with
Mother’s day exercises, Sunday, May
14, 1933.
Teachers may find it helpful, in mak
ing the regular high school assign
ments in English composition or other
classes, to suggest an essay, poem, or
other tribute to mother. The best of
those submitted may be forwarded by
the teacher or student to the Golden
Rule Foundation, Lincoln building
New York, for consideration for the
prize tp be awarded by the judges ap
pointed by the Foundation’s National
Women's Committee.
Entry blanks may be obtained from
Miss Laura Tillett, head of the Eng
lish department, and Mrs. Alma
Coltrane, journalism instructor.
The Survey Department of The
Golden Rule Foundation has received
calls for aid from agencies not sup
ported by the Commimity Chest to
help orphan children, aged widows,
children of imemployed miners, and
undernourished school children. Any
one who wishes to honor mother by a
cash donation Is assured that it will
be used in a worthy case.
World Exposition
Trip Is Offered
By American Boy
Visit to Chicago and $300 In
Cash Prizes to Be Given For
Best Essay.
How would you like to attend the
World Fair at Chicago for a week this
summer watching men wrestle alliga
tors, going to shows, taking rocket
rides through the sky, seeing the scien
tific marvels of a century of prog
ress?
The American Boy Magazine is of
fering, by arrangement with the Amer
ican Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages,
a week's trip to the Chicago World Ex
position and $300 in cash prizes to
boys who write the best 300-word es
say on “Why I Drink Bottled Car
bonated Beverages.” All essays must
reach the Contest-Editor,/The Amer
ican Boy, 550 West Lafayette Boule
vard, Detroit, Michican, by April 15.
Helpful literature may be obtained
by writing to Junior Owens, secretary,
American Bottlers of Carbonated Bev
erages, 726-729 Bond building, Wash
ington. D. C.
Observance to Begin March 27
and Continues Five Days; Ex
tensive Program Planned.
Tentative plans for carrying out the
purpose of Good Will Week are as
follows:
Monday; Chapel program in charge
of Talmadge Smith. This will be held
the first period. The program will con
sist of announcements in reference to
Good Will week, a devotional, read
ing. and group singing. The sixth
period will be get acquainted period
throughout the school.
Tuesday: The fourth and fifth
periods will be given a get acquainted
period in classrooms. Tuesday activ
ities period will consist of programs
centered around an effort to learn the
people in each session room.
Wednesday: The third period class
will be used as get acquainted period.
During activities period a social time
will be held throughout the school.
Orchestra in cafeteria, picture in the
auditorium, and games in library and
on the campus. There will be a talk
on Friendship over WBIG at night.
Thursday: Second period will be
taken as get acquainted time through
out the school. At lunch the tables
will be arranged in such a way as to
bring people closer together. The
lunch periods will be made the feature
for Thursday.
Friday: The first period class will be
used for get-acquainted period time.
Activities period will be in charge of
the triangle debaters. Efforts will be
made to foster good will between G.
H. S. and High Point. Plans are being
made for radio broadcast on good will
during lunch periods each day during
the week.
Committee chairmen in charge of
plans, publicity, and poster committees
are Claudine Kirkman and Lindon
Forbis; home room programs, Frances
Womble; socials, Helen Crutchfield:
cafeteria, Selma McDonald: radio, J.
S. Johnson: central committee, Tal
madge Smith, Ruth Jones, and Mar
garet Dinwiddle.
The president, Talmadge Smith, in
vites suggestions
Good Will Week.
from students
Third Homespun
To Feature Love
In Spring Edition
Editor. Charles Sharpe, An
nounces Next Issue of School
Maj^azine Has Gone to Press.
HARLEM KNIGHTS BOYS
ANNOUNCE NEW SHOW
The Harlem Knights Blackface unit
of the school announces a new minstrel
show shortly after April 19. The true
object of the minstrel, held regularly
in chapel, is to bring out the undis
covered talent of the students.
The organization expresses its ob
ject: “To disclose otherwise hidden tal
ent and to demonstrate the musical
show abilities of all students inter
ested.”
Everyone is invited to participate in
the coming minstrels. No singing abil
ity is required to take part in the show.
French Classes To Sing
Marseillaise For Graduation
French classes are learning to sing
the Marsaillaise for their graduation
program. They have been practicing
with two well known singers of this
school, Beverly Burgess and Martha
Nell Carlson. They have been aided
by Katherine Tate, who is playing the
accompaniment.
The French classes are reorganizing
their French clubs which were started
last semester. These clubs will give
programs and plays during the
mainder of the semester.
The Love issue of Homespun has
gone to press and will soon be ready
for distribution, according to Charles
Sharpe, editor. This edition is the
third in a series of four pertaining to
the theme “What Men Live By."
Among the articles appearing in the
magazine is a play, “Tired Professor,"
by Hardy Root. Maurine Moore’s
short story, “Paradise Lost,” Is a good
example of her talent. “Moon Magic,"
.by Irma Lee Graves and “Enchant
ment,” by Louie Brown Michaels, are
two of the outstanding poems.
Home, the frontispiece drawn by Al-
wilda McLean, serves as an illustration
for the lead poem, “Little Brown
House,” by Charles Sharpe. The ed
itor has also written two editorials,
•Where There Is no Vision the Peo
ple Perish,” and “Is Love Blind?"
A collection of about twelve short
selections on things the authors love
includes a number of real ideas.
The final issue on “Play” will be off
the press near the close of the semes
ter.
School Pictures on Sale
Buy post cards of Senior high school
to show your grandchildren where you
went to school. The Senior Supply
shop has several views of the school in
stock. These pictures are now on sale
at the supply shop for only a ntckle.
The pictures are on display on the bul
letin board in the main hail.