HIGH LIFE
Remember
Mother’s Day
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
GREENSBORO HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., MAY 5, 1933
NUMBER 13
N. C. State Music Convention
Brings Honors to G. H. S.
3,000 Students
Attend Contest
C., April 27 and 28.
FRANCES SLOAN WINNER
Roth.
The 3,000 young North Carolina mu-
Columbia Press Association Rates
High Life First Class in Contest
'The newspaper score sheet of
“Good looking sheet with
k Columbia Scholastic Press As-
good average for school this
sociation's ninth annual con-
size," was a special comment
test held in New York City in
on the score sheet.
Its specific ratings were: On
March has been received by
make-up and general appear-
Mrs. Alma G. Coltrane, fac-
ance, 227 out of a possible
ulty adviser of High Life.
250; on news content, 293 out
The school publication sub-
of a possible 350; on editorial.
mitted six copies and received
182 of 200; on advertising, 135
a score of 852 out of a possible
out of 150; and on general con-
1,000 in class 2, giving the pa-
siderations, 15 out of 50.
per a first class rating. There
The penalties of 15 points
were 57 papers entered in this
■ each for using A B S material
class, and in the numerical
and for not using more featur-
scoring High Life stood elev-
ed news were the heaviest re-
enth.
ceived.
music contest at Woman's college
April 27 and 28 have returned to their
homes, carrying with them blue rib
bons, • cups, and disappointment.
Awards were announced by Dr.
Wade R. Brown, dean of the college
school of music which sponsors the
contest, on April 28 about five o'clock,
following a band parade and concert
on the college campus.
The organizations and individuals
contesting are given ratings of one,
two, and three. Winners of solo events
in class A schools will receive partial
scholarships to the Southern Appa
lachian Music Camp at Banner Elk,
and the violin and piano winner in this
classification receive tuition scholar
ships at Woman’s college. Frances
Sloan, a senior of Greensboro high,
won first place in the violin solo, and,
in addition, she received a violin of
fered by G. H. Roth, son of the fa
mous German violin maker, Ernest
Heinrick Roth.
The Greensboro high school students
who were awarded cups were: Joe
White, French horn solo; John Davis,
baritone solo; Prances Sloan, violin
solo; Maureen Moore, Prances Sloan,
Charles McNeill, Joe Allred, string
quartet; Jimmy Applewhite, L. H.
Dunivant, John Davis, Frank Kelly,
boys quartet. The band and orches
tra, among other events, tied for first
place.
1933-34 HIGH LIFE STAFF
Editor-in-Chief Faye Holder
Managing Editor ... Frances Sowell
Editor Prank McNeely
Sports Editor Paige Holder
Assignment Editor .... John Black
Literary Editor Marie Hedgpeth
Feature Editor .. Mary Ellen Gibbs
Humor Editor Bill Wooters
Assistant Editors. .Josephine Andoe,
Hyman Ellison, and Louise Goodwin
Business Manager .. Martha Coons
Advertising Manager... .Jack Cheek
Business Staff Charles Banks,
Jack Hansen, Joe Stone, George
Jones, David Stafford and
Betty McNair
Quill and Scroll
Adds 15 Members
Initiation Takes Place in Chapel;
Miss Katherine Pike, Faculty
Adviser, Elected State Presi
dent.
Alliance Francaise
•onsors Contest
Spc
Professor Rene Harde, President
of Organization, Heads Con
test; Two Medals and Three
‘Mentions’ Will Be Awarded
Successful Students.
The Alliance Francaise of Greens
boro is sponsoring the annual French
contest. In co-operation with the prin
cipals and teachers of Curry and Se
nior high schools a joint examination
was held at Senior high.
Prof. Rene Hardre, president of the
Alliance Francaise, is head of the
contest.
Only twenty-two students were al
lowed to compete, seven from Curry
and fifteen from Senior high.
The exam began this morning at
nine o'clock and ended at three o'clock
this afternoon.
Two beautiful medals, one of silver
and one of bronze, will be awarded
this year, also three “mentions" will be
awarded to the highest ranking stu
dents.
The winners will be announced at
the commencement exercises. They
will also be invited to a meeting of
the Alliance Francaise, and the
medals will be given to them there.
Regional Scout Camp School
In Session at Graystone
Graystone, local scout camp, is this
summer, the scene of the regional
camp school superintended by William
C. Wessel, assistant national director
of camping of the Boy Scouts of
America.
Approximately 50 scoutmasters, state
executives and camp directors in
North and South Carolina have en
rolled. Camp started May 3 and will
close tomorrow.
Officials of a number of Greensboro
troops are taking the course.
Senior high teachers have received
invitations reading as follows:
Mrs. Henry Hanes
Mrs. Freeman Chrysler
Garden Tea
1902 Madison Avenue
Friday, May the twelfth
Five to Six O'clock
Quill and Scroll, honor society for
high school journalists, added fifteen
new members to its number at an in
itiation ceremony in chapel.
Carl Jeffress, president of the club,
administered the oath to the new
members with the help of Phyllis
Hagedorn, who explained the aims and
ideals of the society.
Several pieces of creative work writ
ten by members of the society were
read to illustrate the high type of
work being done. Charles Sharpe read
“Dogwood," the poem sent to Chapel
Hill as the best from Miss Craig's
English classes. The feature story
which won honorable mention in the
Quill and Scroll contests was read by
Frances Sowell. Irma Lee Graves
gave some humorous readings of her
own composition.
The new members are: Maureen
Moore, Maurice Van Polk, Winston
Davis, William C. Anderson, Lelah Nell
Masters, Mary Helen King, Elizabeth
Drummond, Hope Burchelle, Jessie
Douglas, Margery Edwards, Phyllis L.
Morrah, Sam Smith, Beverly Burgess,
Mary Ann Gentry, Fay Holder.
The group sponsored a radio pro
gram April 3, over "WBIG. Carl Jef
fress told the ideals and purpose of
the society. The “Quill and Scroll
Song," sung by Ruth Hill, was fol
lowed by a farce, written by Paul Cur
tis. Charles Sharpe read his poem,
“New Light," The program was ar
ranged by Paul Curtis and Frances
Sowell.
STUDENTS TO PREPARE
PROPOSED SCHEDULES
CHARLES PHILLIPS
TO MAKE ADDRESS
Charles Wiley Phillips, principal
of Senior high school, will deliver
the commencement address of the
Wilkesboro high school graduating
class on Tuesday, May 9.
Professor T. E. Stcwy, a personal
friend of Mr. Phillips and principal
of the Wilkesboro high school, in
vited Mr. Phillips to deliver the ad
dress.
“Values" will be the speaker's
topic, and he will base his talk upon
three values: A good name, an ed
ucation, and the right philosophy
of life.
The Wilkesboro high seniors will
begin their graduating activities
May 5 and will close May 9 with
the commencement address and the
awarding of diplomas.
Though plans for next year
are hazy, and exactly what
subjects will be offered next
year is not definitely known,
students will fill out proposed
schedule cards May 12, says
Mr. Phillips, after he explains
the courses to be taught.
Faculty Gives
Senior Party
Mock Night Club is Called ‘Good
will,’ Music Furnished by Eng-
land-Stubbins; Teachers to
Perform on the Program.
“It's to be like a night club, too,"
said one senior to another. Yes, they
Xo Organization discussing the party which will
Miss Kathleen Pike, adviser of the
group, has been elected state president
of Quill and Scroll for the current
year.
Seniors Suffer
Strange Malady
When Cautioned
It'S funny that some of the students
are trembling, having quivering
hearts, and goose-pimples. It's queer
that the seniors are the ones suffer
ing from this strange malady. 'What
can be the matter? Oh, I have the
S. teachers have been asked to
key to the whole situation] All G.
warn all seniors as to their standing
in work. It is a wise plan to warn in
time rather than to wait until just
before exams when it is too late.
You seniors who have experienced
the symptoms described above, have
our sympathies. The only medicine
for you is hard work, steady work, and
work that brings results. Don't go to
bed and bemoan your fate, get to work
and be able to smile and say, “Yes, I
be given to them tonight by the facul
ty in the cafeteria. Nothing has been
said about what will happen, but here's
what we know.
It's to be a mock night club; the
students will go in, check wraps, then
to the head waiter, then to the
waitresses, and then to the hostesses,
who will show them to their seats.
All the teachers will perform in some
capacity. The club is known as “Club
Goodwill.” *
Music for the occasion will be fi
nished by England-Stubbins Orches
tra.
The teachers who will perform on
the prc^am are the following: W. W.
Blair, H. Grady Miller, Earl Slocum,
Lester Belding, William S. Hamilton,
A. P, Routh, Tom Jenrette, J. S. John
son, and Mrs. Blanch Smith.
Dancing will be a part of the pro
gram. One of the high spots of the
evening will be a dancing contest given
by the faculty with the officers of the
Senior class acting as judges.
Torchlight Members
Have Wiener Roast
Society Discusses Ways of Mak
ing Money For Annual Schol
arship Loan Fund.
New Torchlight members were in
itiated at a wiener roast at Scales
lake last Wednesday afternoon after
school. Kid games were enjoyed
throughout the afternoon.
At the first meeting held since the
tapping of new members, the chief
issue discussed was the annual fifty
dollar scholar^ip. The club was
planning to provide three loans this
year, but due to the bank failures, the
members will have to work hard to
get money enough for one.
Several money-making schemes were
discussed, the most popular being a
white elephant sale. Paul Curtis was
chosen to collect material and plan
the sale which will be held in the cafe
teria in the near future.
New members who want Torchight
pins should give their money to Gerry
Bonkemeyer as soon as possible. Prices
are $1.25 for gold filled pins, $1.75 for
10 karat pins, and $1.90 for 14 karat
pins.
NOMINEES FOR OFFICES
HOLD CHAPEL PROGRAM
G. H. S. witnessed, for the first
time in her career, a nominee cam
paign in chapel May 3. The presiden
tial candidates, Lewis Ginsberg, How
ard King, and Pete Sacrinty, along with
the nominees for the other offices, ap
peared and either they or their cam
paign managers talked.
This type of campaign prc^am,
though used in other schools, has never
been tried here.
Group Revises
Old Ordiuanee
High Life Gets All American Rating
Honor Represents Years of Climbing
School Magazine Wins All-American
Rating for Sixth Consecutive Year
Homespun, school magazine,
won All-American rating for
the sixjh successive year in the
contest held by the National
Scholastic Press Association
with headquarters at the Uni
versity of Minnesota, Minne
apolis.
Miss Laura A. Tillett is the
faculty adviser.
Homespun is edited by
Charles Sharpe and used as its
theme this year “What Men
Live By," with the following
separate subjects: Work, Play,
Love, and Worship.
Out of a possible score of
1.000, Homespun scored 900,
making 490 out of a possible
score of 500 on literary quali
ties and a perfect score on
versification, editorials, critical
writing, essays, and feature
The magazine was penalized
for its humor, art, and ty
pography.
Charles Sharp's editorials
and Susan Barksdale's stories
are among the most outstand
ing works in Homespun this
year, says Miss Tillett.
New Constitution Increases
Council, Allows Students to
Elect Vice-President, Secre
tary, and Director of Finan
ces; Changes Point System.
The world changes, progresses; and
just as the world must go, so must
school. To meet one of its changes
the constitution of the student body
has been revised by Prank Pittman
and a committee. In this all powers
of semesters 1 and 2 have been
eluded, for they are now the upper
half of Junior high.
In place of the nine members of the
Student Co-operative Council there
are now ten; the first six are elected
from their respective semesters in a
manner pleasing to them; the last four
are elected from the student body at
large and are the president, vice-pres
ident, secretary, and director of fi
nance. Before this only the president
was elected by the student body.
The cabinet, composed of the chair
man of all comimttees which has been
functioning only experimentally so far,
is now definitely established.
Last of all the handling of the point
system, over which there have been
many battles, "has been changed. Sec
tion 2 of Article IV says. “A point
system ruling may be over-ruled by a
two-thirds majority vote of the facul
ty and the student body."
Hereafter if a much prized officer is
forced to resign by a ruling of the
point system this ruling may be over
ruled by a two-thirds vote of the stu
dent body and faculty, and the officer
be allowed to keep his position.
Honorable Mention
Awarded Student
Frances Sowell Receives Certifi
cate In Quill and Scroll Con
test For Best Feature Story,
Prances Sowell, editor of High Life,
Is awarded an honorable mention cer
tificate representing North Carolina In
the recent Quill and Scroll National
Scholastic Awards Contest. The award
is given in the feature story division.
Prances was an outstanding member
of the journalism class for two se
mesters.
First, second, third, and 48 honor
able mention prizes were given in the
journalistic field of the contest. The
honorable mention award is a cer
tificate given for the best writing from
each state.
Prances attended the S. I. P. A. at
Lexington, Virginia, in November and
led the student group discussion. The
group consisted of representatives from
school publications throughout the
South. Her work and journalistic
ability was highly commended by the
officials of the convention.
1 spite of the fact Frances is
working hard in this field, she plans
to become a doctor of medicine.
‘The Suzanne Shop’
Cast Is Selected
The home economic group is pre
senting “The Suzanne Shop," a fashion
operetta May 15, in the Senior high
auditorium at 8 o'clock.
The cast is as follows; Madame Sue,
owner of a smart dress shop, Mary
Helen King; Eliza Jane, Madame Sue's
young niece. Dorothy Pearl; Marie, the
maid, Laura Silbiger; Mrs. Hipeak, a
purchaser in Madame Sue's shop, Eve
lyn Eddleman; Anne and Lenore Hi
peak, two daughters of Mrs. Hipeak,
Mary Delle Lee and Anna Samet.
This operetta is to be presented for
the parents of the home economics
students. Refreshments will be served
by other members of the home eco
nomics department.
EXAM SCHEDULE
Senior Exams
May 22—Periods 1 and 2.
May 23—Periods 3, 4, and 5.
May 2i—Periods 6 and 7.
Regular Exams
May 25—Periods 1 and 2.
May 26—Periods 3, 4, and 5.
May 29—Periods 6 and 7.
33-34 Leaders
Elected Today
President, Vice-President, Sec
retary, and Director of Fi
nance Chosen. Candidates and
Boosters Spoke Wednesday.
FIVE COMMENDED
BY EDWARD NELL
“The fourteen candidates you
recommend for membership in Quili
and Scroll, I find, are most deserv
ing of Quill and Scroll honors," says
Edward Neil, executive secretary, in
a letter to Miss Cathleen Pike, fac
ulty adviser.
Mr. Neli states that in looking
over the material to approve the
candidates for membership that he
marked the work of the following
students as being especially well
done: Phyllis Morrah, Beverly Bur
gess, William Anderson, Jessie
Douglas, and Sam Smith.
The badges for the candidates
have been received.
Judges of N.S.P.A.
Award 825 Points
Out of 1000 Total
Sport Page Not Criticized; News
Values Writing Scored 220
From Possible 300.
TYPOGRAPHY IS PRAISED
Headline Arrangement and
Type Sizes Voted Best Suited
to Paper.
Excitment runs high today over the
entire student body. The votes cast
today decide the future officials of the
school. Those graduating wish to
elect someone to carry the high name
in later years; the rest wish to elect
someone to lead to the heights.
The candidates for president are
Lewis Ginsberg with Harry Hill as
campaign manager; Howard King,
with Frank Pittman and Pete Sacrinty
with Harvey Hodgin; vice-president:
Prances Cooper, Frances 'Womble, Alvin
Ljung; secretary: Emily Sutton, Char
lotte Porter, and Margery Pye; direc
tor of finance; W. E. Benbow, Annie
D. King. The different semester of
ficers will also be elected.
On Wednesday, a chapel program
was held during which either the cam
paign managers, a chosen student or
the candidate himself gave a two-min-
ute talk for the different candidates.
Following this, an open discussion was
held during which anyone might dis
cuss any candidate.
Those who have been in charge of the
registration desks are: Margery ben-
whietty, semester 3; Joe Stone, semes
ter 4; Joyce Smith, semester 5; Rose
Rogers, semester 6; Frances Womble,
semester 7; and Ruth Jones, semester
The registration took place Wed
nesday, April 24, until last Wednesday.
Attend Last Program
Seniors Assemble May 19; Class
Colors and Superlatives to Be
Present.
At the customary place and at the
regular time the Seniors will attend
their last chapel program. That means
that on Friday, May 19, the seniors
will bid the members of the student
body farewell.
Gerry Bonkemeyer, chairman of Se
nior day, and her committee. Tommy
Miller, Dorothy Goss, and Frank Pitt
man have announced their plans for
the program.
The dignified seniors in their caps
and gowns will march down the aisle.
They will fill for the last time the
seats reserved for them throughout
the year.
A. C. Holt, president of the senior
class, will present the colors to the
representative of the rising sophomore
s. The class song will be sung,
and Irma Lee Graves will present the
superlatives. The seniors will sing
their farewell song and march slowly
out of the auditorium.
Group Makes Costumes
The costume committee for the
senior pageant which is to be given at
commencement, met after school and
during activities Tuesday, April 25 for
the first time to begin cutting and sew
ing up the various costumes for the
pageant.
The home economics classes will help
in the costume making as soon as their
semesters sewing is finished.
Garden Societies
Sponsor Annual
Flower Exhibit
Display Held May 17 and 18 at
Morrison-Neese; Contributions
Must Be Registered By
May 15.
With the spring comes flowers, and
then what is more appropriate than a
flower show? May 17 and 18 are the
dates, and Morrison-Neese is the place
that the '33 Flower Show, sponsored
by the Garden Clubs of Greensboro,
will be held.
School children along with the
adults are urged to bring their ideas
and contributions in the following
forms: Arrangement of cut flowers,
either wild or garden grown; wild flow
ers either separate (rare) or collect
ed; a tray garden; dish garden; Jap
anese garden; posters or pictures; and
garden furniture, terrarium, arrange
ments in vases, bowls, or baskets, and
unlisted projects.
All contributions are to be register
ed at the exhibit room on May 15. The
admission is 10 cents for school chil
dren and 25 cents for adults. The pro
ceeds will be used in beautifying the
city of Greensboro.
All children's classes will be staged
under four divisions: Primary, ele
mentary, junior high, and senior high.
Mr. Phillips urges that senior high
have a large exhibit.
Mrs. Nellie D. Blackburn says the
exhibits consist of wild flowers and
highway beautifications.
Candidates Nominated
Semester 7 Elected Officers to
Serve In 8 Class Next Fall;
Bill Tankersley Made Presi
dent.
Semesters 4, and 7 held their meet
ings on April 26. and nominated can
didates for next year.
The nominees for next semester 5's
are as follows: President: Emily Har
ris, David Stafford, and George Jones;
vice-president: Margaret Galloway,
James Phillips, and Margaret Hill; rep
resentative: Jack Cheek, David Cox,
and Nell Hardeman.
Semester 6 s nominees are: President,
Estelle Hayes, Waylon Pickling, and
Eleanor Dunn; vice-president: Beth
Ransom, Thomas Brady and Myra
Bishop; secretary: Rose Rogers, Pran
ces Beale and Barbara Paine; treas
urer: Ruth 'Whaley. Elizabeth Baine,
and Marie Hedgepeth; representative:
Elmore Holt, Mervlne Garrett, and
Frances Sowell.
Semester 7 elected officers to serve
in the semester 8 class next fall: Pres
ident: Bill Tankersly; vice-president,
Floyd Rees; secretary, Betty Chrysler;
director of finance, George Fincke;
student council representative, Hugh
Williams,
Continuing its steady climb and on
ward march over the trail marked by
many victories, including first place
at the Columbia Scholastic Press As
sociation, 1933, High Life has recently
received the All-American Honor Rat
ing from the National Scholastic Press
Association of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Out of a possible score of 1,000 points
High Life received 825. It had 220 out
of 300 on news values;'It had 220 out
of 300 on news writing; 200 out of 250
on typography.
The paper was rated as attractive
typographically, and having headline
type sizes and variety best suited to
the size of the paper.
The sport and editorial pages receiv
ed no adverse criticism, however, the
introduction into editorials of material
unrelated to school life and interests
was criticized. Other press associates
demand the introduction of at least
one editorial each issue on current
news topics.
This rating was given High Life in
class B which includes all schools with
an enrollment of 900 to 1,599.
The scholastic Manual and Score-
book carries the following statement:
"The newspaper has been demonstrat
ed to be the most valuable form of
publication that a school can have.
“Schools need an organ such as a
newspaper for the same reason that
professional associations, trade
groups, and other associations need
journals or house organs, and for the
same reasons that small communities
need weekly newspapers although
practically every subscriber to such a
newspaper reads a daily newspaper as
well.”
Murphy Williams
Delivers Sermon
To Seniors May 21
Commencement Plans Complete;
Baccalaureate Service May
21; Regular Program May 26.
Rev. R. Murphy Williams, pastor of
the Presbyterian Church of the Cove
nant, will deliver the baccalaureate ser
mon to the seniors on Sunday evening,
May 21, in Senior high school audi
torium.
This announcement makes senior
plans completel The regular com
mencement exercises will take place on
Friday evening. May 26, and will be
in the form of a pageant, “Today;
Gift of Yesterday."
The seniors will complete their work
by May 26, exams starting May 22,
“Senior Day" will be celebrated Fri
day, May 19, when members of the
graduating class, dressed in caps and
gowns will file into the auditorium for
chapel exercises.
At the close of the period the seniors
will leave, and members of the rising
senior class will fill the seats they are
to occupy next year.
Mayfair Manager
Helps High Life
Beat Depression
L. L. Lassiter, manager of the May-
cafeteria, is playing Godfather to High
Life. Once more opportunity is knock
ing. Everything is planned. Next
Friday night will be High Life's “Com
ing Out” night. The Mayfair will be
her homeplate. good eats and spicy
music win be the bases and all High
Life asks of you is to run over for
dlrmer and an enjoyable evening.
The climax of this story Is that five
per cent of all that is taken in Friday
night will be given to replenish the
depleted treasury of the school paper.
High school students should come
and bring their parents, friends, foes,
and all. They should have a big
time and “bring home the bacon” for
H^h Life.