HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of 0. Henry
GREENSBORO HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., MAY 26, 1933
NUMBER 14
Fifteen Dollars
From Graduates
Buys New Books
Students of Mid-Term Class
Leave Money to Supply Libra
ry With Needed Material.
CANNOT BE * WITHDRAWN
Miss Wall Has Selected Titles
From Literary Guild Classics.
The fifteen dollars left by '33 mid
term graduates to buy books for the
library will be used to purchase five
or more classics to be placed on a
browsing shelf.
Miss Rebecca Wall, librarian, stated
that students would not be allowed to
check out these books; but if after
looking at one they wished to read it,
they may check out another edition,
since all the new books will be dupli
cates of those already in the library.
Miss Wall has selected the books
from the Literary Guild classics. An at
tractive book plate bearing the class
numerals will be placed on each book.
One of the books is "Tales,” by Ed
gar Allan Poe, These stories are
"haunting beauty and stark terror
combined by genius," says the Literary
Guild. “Anna Karenina," “the portrait
of a woman's soul," by Count Leo Tol
stoy, will be in the collection. An
other is Dickens: "David Copperfleld,"
who “married a fool first, then a bore."
Dickens is the author. The group also
contains "Golden Treasury." a collec
tion of lyrics and songs, combined by
Francis Palgrave. “Pride and Preju
dice,’' by Jane Austin, a story of “Mar
rying money in rural England" is in
cluded.
Miss Wall says that any donations
to the library for books to be added to
this group wlli be appreciated.
High Life Rated
Third Best Paper
In Emory Contest
Chatterbox Receives Honors as
Foremost High School Publi
cation in Southeast.
The Chatterbox, published by the
George Washington high school, Dan
ville, Virginia, won first place in the
contest for the best high school publi
cation in the southeast sponsored by
The Atlanta Journal and Emory Uni-,
versity.
The paper. High News, published
by Greenville high school, Greenville,
S. C., won second place, and High Life,
published by this school, won thiird
place.
High schools in nine southern states
entered a total of 104 publications in
the contest. These papers were judged
on news writing, makeup, general en
terprise, and editorials.
Three prizes carry a $300 scholarship
to Emory, a $200 scholarship, and a
$100 scholarship, respectively. The
scholarships may be used by the edi
tors of the winning papers or a mem
ber of the staff appointed by the
principal of the school.
Special Tickets
For World Fair
To Be Available
The world's fair, “A Century of
Progress,” and many of the large rail
way companies are working together
on a new plan. They have planned a
ticket in which the round-trip railway
fare, cab fare in Chicago, admission
to the main gate of the fair, and hotel
expenses will all be included.
The time which one may stay in
Chicago will be shown on the ticket.
Of course the longer one stays the
more the ticket will cost. As the plans
now stand, one will be allowed to stay
from one to five days.
Everything is included in this ticket
except meals and admission to the
different things inside the gates. As
these tickets will be sold at a very re
duced price, organizations sponsoring
the plan are hoping that many people
will be enabled to make the trip to
Chicago.
Retired Author Speaks
Now from Winston-Salem, retired,
but originally'a Y. M. C, A. worker,
and an author of several books, S. D.
Gordan gave a series of “Quiet Talks"
beginning May 22 and ending today.
For five mornings at 10 and five
evenings at 8 he presented in different
ways the text “In quietness and confi
dence shall be your strength.”—Isa. 30:
15. His subjects changed as the spirit
i.d.
lEveryone was invited to come in
\nen possible, and slip out when he
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HIGH SCHOOL
Back row, reading from left to right: Olaudine Kirkman, Edna Hyams, Ernest Ford, Jack Turner, Ruth Jones, Prances Webb, Dot Bosher, David Wharton, Jack Atwell, Agnes Louise Wilcox, Dick
Mitchell, Martha Jane Tugwell, Reed Lambard, Lake Shelton, Billie Anderson, Ed Benbow, Ruth Gardner. Second row: Elston Fife, Mary Hester, James Armfield, Bill Callum, Harriet Heath,
Frances Talley, Mary Gray Carnegie, Elizabeth Boren, Ruth Harwell, Albert Boyles, Carlton Raper, Posey Harris, Julia Byrum, Martha Fry, Paul Curtis, Bill Bell, Kermit Stubbins. Third row:
Harvey Hodgin, Jane Clegg. Joe Westbrook, Johnny MacDonald, Elyn Fowler, Jack Wachter, Ed Jeffress, Wilbur Hassell, Pi-ances Berbert, Caroline Starr, Mary Rebecca Brame, Edna Jenkins,
Faye Miller, Eugenia Hay, Robert Wolfe, Rebecca Fentress. Adelaide Hunt. Fourth row: Mary Clapp, V. M. Spencer, Willie Hackney, Marie Atkins, Nimima Puller, Anne Haynes, William Buhman,
Frank Russell, Burt Eldridge_Howard Reed, Mary Trotter, Eva Mae Ziglar, Ed Gambrell, Anne Roediger, Mary Parham, Janie Joyner, George Wilkins. Fifth row: Stella Coleman, Andrew
Schlosser, Rebecca Thompson, Buddy Payne. Ernest Ford, Pierce Rucker, Ed Douglas, Winston Davis, Oka Hester, Taylor G. Owen, Harold Hiatt, Louise Ryan, Prank Kelley, Elmer Wrenn, Marjorie
Reynolds, Howard Cooke, Juanita Jones. Sixth row: Mary Helen King. Arleathe Hough, Sidney Wheeler. Alleine Grimes, Charles Miller, Joe Hancock, Reva Ingram, Van MacNair, Moselle Harvey,
Anne Bevlll, Mack Kernodle, Talmadge Smith, Weldon Gray, Hill Hunter, Mary Anna Gentry, Charline Hall, Louise Burnette. Seventh row: Lee Foy Suttles, V. L. Wyant, Frances Simpson, Mary
Elizabeth Schoolfield, Lessie Reece, Edna Hiatt, Doris Donaldson, Harry Mann, Eileen McCurry, Harrison Isler, Edith Haddon, S. B. Marley. Eighth row: Harold Hinshaw, Helen Gabriel, John
Hawkins, Weldon Field, Jack Milton, A. 0. Holt, Evelyn Cassidey, Bill Murphy, Felton Hall, Charles Hudson. Ninth row: Dorothy Sherwin, Ruel Capel, Phyllis Hagedom, Charles Archer, Frances
Sloan, Virginia Bobbett, Lee Gillespie, Harry Wimblsh, Mary Champion, L. T. New, Harold Lawrence, Matilda McClung, E. M. Hicks, Jean Watt, Gerry Bonkemeyer, Joe Sargeant, Bernald Cantrell.
Joe Stone Elected
Coming President
Of Debating Club
David Stafford Chosen Vice-
President; Jack Barnes, Sec
retary; Jack Cheek, Parlia
mentarian; Farthing Predicts
Outstanding Club.
Joe Stone was elected president of
the Debating club for the coming se
mester at a special call meeting, the
last one of the year. May 17.
Other officers chosen, David Staf
ford, vice-president; Jack Cheek, par
liamentarian; and Jack Barnes, secre
tary, will be inaugurated along with
the new president at the first meeting
next fall.
The following will be mentioned for
the cup to be awarded to the out
standing senior debaters: A. C. Holt,
Thomas Miller, Talmage Smith, Irma
Lee Graves, Phyllis Morrah, Mam-ice
Polk, Melvin Apple and Dorothy Goss.
“Present indications," says James A.
Farthing, faculty adviser, “point to a
better club next year than there has
ever been in the past.”
Lane Barksdale
Wins Science Cup
Lane Barksdale, ’33 mid-term grad
uate, and former editor of Homespun,
won the science cup given by the
Academy of Science with his paper
“Orchid Hunting In Guilford County.”
Lane, in winning the paper, upheld
the record made by proceeding Greens
boro high school students who have
won first place each time a paper was
entered, with the exception of Chris
tine Shepherd, a freshman who had
had very little science, but who won
third place.
The following people have won the
cup in preceeding years: Henry Biggs,
in '28, W. B. Davis, in '31, and Frances
Foust, in '32.
POLK TAKES SECOND
IN STATE CONTEST
Maurice Polk added another hon
or to the triumphs of the mathe
matics department on April 2 by
winning second place in the state
wide contest sponsored by the Uni
versity of North Carolina.
Four hundred and eighty-nine
students in thirty-eight high schools
participated.
Senior high has for four succes
sive years won places in this con
test. The first two years, first place;
the second two years, second places,
being beaten by Durham in each
^^Hang Your Clothes
On a Hickory Limb’*
Lately the lunch periods have be
come, for the boys, the official cool
ing-off periods. Instead of being drap
ed over a table and stuffing the de
licious cafeteria morsels, the stouter
sex now dash in for an ice cream
“hunkie,” dash out over the cross
country track, and are soon enjoying
the cold mud and splashy water of Mr.
Scales' lake.
Taking it from one who knows, it’s
great fun to take your daily dip dur
ing school hours, and in something be
sides the limited expansion of the fam
ily bathtub.
As hot weather prevails, intellects
are keener, and orations improved
with the noon-time refreshment now
in vogue.
Edward Cone Given Medal
In competition for the awards given
by the Alliance Francaise of Greens
boro, Edward Cone won the silver
medal, his paper being chosen the best
of the 13 students who entered the con
test held May 5.
Jean A. Watt won the bronze medal,
while those in the honorable mention
group were: Culver C. Shore, Fillmore
C. Wilson, and Dorothy C. Sherwin.
Seniors Enjoy Free
Passes to Carolina
Emil Bernstecker, Manager of
Theatre, Issues Tickets to All
1933 June Graduates.
Maybe you've been wondering why so
many G. H. S. seniors were at the Car
olina theatre during the week of the
15 to 20. No, don't get the wrong im
pression! The depression hasn’t gone
yet, that is, arotmd the high school,
although it may have flown from the
Carolina theatre.
Emil Bernstecker, manager of the
Carolina theatre, sent passes to mem
bers of the graduating class which
were void after May 20, so this explains
the rush.
From remarks heard in the halls and
on the campus, one judges that the
seniors have enjoyed the shows and ap
preciate the courtesy extended to them
by Mr. Bernstecker.
Masquers Elect Three
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John Durham, Clyde Wooten,
and Doris Hanes Added to
Honorary Dramatics Society;
Thurman Steed Made Cheer
Leader.
John Durham, Clyde Wooten, and
Doris Hanes were elected to the
Golden Masquers, honorary dramatics
society. They were presented with
their masks, symbol of the society,
Monday. May 15, at chapel.
Doris was presented with this honor
because of her portrayal of Peg in “Peg
O’ My Heart," and John Durham as a
result of parts in several operas as well
as the lawyer's part in “Peg O' My
Heart.'" Clyde Wooten was selected
because of his ability as a stage man
ager.
At this same meeting Thurman Steed
was elected head cheer leader for next
year.
Thurman promises to be one of the
best G. H. S. has ever had.
TORCHLIGHT REUNION
TO BE HELD IN JUNE
The tenth anniversary of Torch
light will be celebrated by a reunion
to be held at the Jefferson club
house the middle of June. Invita
tions will be sent to the former
members. Those unable to attend
are asked to send a message to be
read before the gathering. The
present members will be the hosts.
The guests will spend the after
noon of social activities at the club
house, and a buffet supper will
complete the program.
Mary Margaret Bates, chairman
of the social committee, and Fran
ces Sloan, who is in charge of the
post-graduate unit, are managing
the reunion.
Mrs. Henry Hanes
Gives Garden Tea
President and Finance Chairman
of P. T. A. Entertain Senior
High Faculty; School Offi
cials In Receiving Line.
The weather was perfect for the
garden tea given Friday, May 12, for
the Senior high faculty and executives
by Mrs. Henry L. Hanes, finance chair
man for the Senior P. T. A. and by
Mrs. F. O. Chrysler, chairman.
The guests were served in Mrs,
Hanes's lovely sunken garden by Betty
Chrysler and Doris Hanes, daughters
of the hostesses.
Receiving were the hostesses, Mr,
and Mrs. C. W. Phillips, Miss Fannie
Starr Mitchell, and Mrs. W. W.
Whaley.
R. Murphy Williams, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church of the Covenant,
preacned the baccalain-eate sermon to
the graduating class, Sunday evening.
May 20, on “When the Song Begins.”
The glee club sang two anthems.
Prances Sloan played a violin solo, and
the mixed quartet sang.
Martha Fry Given
$400 Scholarship
By Hollins College
Registrar Recommended Her For
Award Offered to Member of
Graduating Class After Meet
ing Her Here College Day.
Martha Pry, member of the ’33 grad
uating class, has accepted a $400 schol
arship offered by Hollins College. Miss
Knox, registrar of the college, became
interested in Martha when she attend
ed College Day here on April 7, and
sent to C. W. Phillips a scholarship to
be awarded to a member of the grad
uating class, recommending Martha.
Martha is secretary of Torchlight,
chairman of the College Committee,
vice-president of the Girl Reserves,
and has been a leader in student ac
tivities during her entire high school
career.
Nature Class Exhibits
Given Blue Ribbons
The nature study class of G. H. S.
won several blue ribbons and one red
ribbon in the recent flower show held
at Morrison-Neese Furniture Co. Six
of the blue ribbons were awarded to
Robert Wolfe.
His collection was composed of a
group of three growing wild plants.
The other blue ribbon was awarded to
the whole class for their project. The
red ribbon was awarded to the class
for a pressed flower collection.
The art class had posters In the
flower show which showed up well.
Musicians Enjoy Social
Cone Club on May 17 was the scene
of a big jazz weiner roast given by the
orchestra.
Earl Slocum, orchestra director, was
presented with a tie, tie pin, and clasp
by the members of the orchestra.
Dancing and games were enjoyed by
the group, and the weiner roast was a
pleasant interlude for those who were
present.
Comm en cement
Pageant Given
By Senior Class
‘Today: The Gift of Yesterday’
Is History of Civilization
Through Ages.
WRITTEN STUDENTS
Final Scene Is Presentation of
Diplomas and Awards to 350
Seniors; G. B. Phillips Reads
the Epilogue.
The march of civilization across the
ages will be featured tonight in the
Senior commencement pageant, “To
day: The Gift of Yesterday."
Egypt's contribution of paper and
astrology, the ten commandments from
the Holy Land, the wisdom and art of
Greece, Cicero’s orations from Rome,
England's drama, France's gift of
democracy, music from Germany, and
science and education in America are
dramatized in the pageant, which
terminates in a scene depicting the
goal American education has reached.
This final scene consists of the presen
tation of diplomas and awards to the
305 seniors who will be on the stage.
Progress of Education
The American scene on education
shows the pr(^ess from the “reading,
'riting, 'rlthmetlc' stage to modem
times, when numerous awards are
given to deserving students.
Awards Made
The following awards were present
ed by C. 'W. Philfips, principal:
Best all-round to Frank Pittman;
Civitan cup for best citizenship essay
to Charles Sharpe on “Citizenship,”
second place, Rex Metz on “'Voting as
a Part of Citizenship.” Miller music
cup to Katheryn Tate with Martha
Nell Carson placing second. Short
story cup to Phyllis Hagedorn on “Ye
Have Done It Unto Me,” Maureen
Moore, second on “The Mark of Fate.”
Third place, Ruth Thompson, on “Two
Loves.” Scholarship cup for student
making highest average to Mary Helen
King, averaging a fraction over 95.
Running second was Ruth Hill, aver
aging a fraction under 95. Debating
cup to Thonias Miller, with A. C. Holt
second. Morehead cup to Margaret
Barnes on “The Scotch Irish of Early
North Carolina,” second, “Education in
Colonial North Carolina,” to Maurice
Polk.
Guy B. Phillips, superintendent of
city schools, read the epilogue.
The Egyptian scene in which Pha-
roah learns that papyrus and the cal
endar have been perfected, and the
English scene where a group of stroll
ing players give a typical English trag
edy for Queen Elizabeth are the most
outstanding. The Egyptian dancers
who entertain Pharoah lend a spot of
color.
Is Effectively Staged
The entire pageant is effectively
staged and elaborately costumed. The
leading characters are Pharoah, Tal
mage Smith; Moses, John Durham; So
crates, Tommy Miller; Cicero, A. C.
Holt; Queen Elizabeth, Margaret Cann
or Vivian Barrier; and Edison, Charles
Sharpe. The readers are: Charles
Sharpe, Talmage Smith, Elyn Fowler.
Dorothy Goss, A, C. Holt, Ruth Litaker,
and Dorothy Stewart.
Is Student Production
The pageant, written by Charles
Sharpe, Mary Helen King, Phyllis
Morrah, Ed Benbow, Elyn Fowler, Ruth
Hill, and Laura Silblger, is under the
direction of Jean Watt with Doris
Hanes, Julia Byrum, Elyn Fowler, Ruth
Hill, Phyllis Hagedorn, Mary Helen
King, Charles McNeill, John Durham,
and Ed Benbow responsible for certain
scenes.
Chairmen of Technical Work
Chairmen of the committees caring
for the technical work are as follows:
Staging, Jean Watt; properties, Elyn
Fowler; costumes, Mary Frances Sut
ton; seating, Anne Louise Gunter; typ
ing, Edna Hyams; and music, Joe All-
red.
Misses Mary Ellen Blackmon, Mary
Harrell, and Lily Walker are faculty
advisers.
High Point Folk
Inspect Library
Of Local Schools
In the library a general disturbance
suddenly started. Upon turning around
one saw a group of students walking
around examining every detail in the
library. “They are not privileged
characters," thought the G. H. S. stu
dents and proceeded to follow suit.
Just then Miss Rebecca Wall, libra
rian, said “Everyone sit down.” Stu
dents obeyed but wondered what it was
all about.
Miss Wall explained that the wan
dering students were guests from High
Point high school who were studying
the school libraries of Greensboro.