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Buy a Ticket to the Buccaneer HIGH LIFE From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of 0. Henry Support Our Magazine Drive VOLUME XIV GREENSBORO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., FEBRUARY 11, 1938 NUMBER » FIVE DELEGATES TO ATTEND MEET IN ATLANTIC CITY American Association of School Administrators Convenes February 26. WILL DISPLAY EXHIBITS President James B. Conant of Harvard University Will Address Assembly. When the G8th Ainmal Convention of the American Association of School Administrators convenes on F^ebriiary 2G, in xVtlantic City, Greensboro will be well represented by Messrs. A. P Routh, II. A. Helms, Frank .lohnson, Howard Carr, and Supt. Ben L. Smith. On February 2G. the ceremonial opening of the exhibit.s will be con ducted by the president of the associa tion, Mr. Charles R. Glenn, of Birming ham, Ala. President James B. Conant, of Harvard university will address the general session on Wednesday, March 2. Wednesday night a Friendship din ner will be held in the ballroom of the city auditorium. xV featured speaker of the affair will be Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd. xVdmiral Byrd will also appear on the program for Thurs day, March 3, which will feature dis covery and adventure. CIVITAN CLUB TO GIVE SCROLLS TO SCHOOLS Local Civic Organization Will Present Novel System for Giving Recognition to Outstanding Students. OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE To encourage good citizenship among high school students, the Civitan club of Greensboro, whose mottO' is, “Build ers of Good Citizenship," will present to Senior High, Bindley. Central and Gillespie schools, scrolls on which will be affixed the signature and photograph of that student who is adjudged by his fellow students and teachers to be the best student citizen in the year respec tively indicated, announced Superin tendent B. L. Smith yesterday. The Civitan club has for a number of years awarded stars to Senior High students in recognition of honor grades in scholarship. In addition a loving cup is awarded annually to the student who writes the best essay on citizen ship. Other announcements from the su perintendent's office include the follow ing: Brotherhood Week In cooperation with the local council of the Conference of Catholics, Jews, and Protestants, the city schools will ohseiu'e Brotherhood Week during the week of B^ebruary 20-2G. Dr. Clyde A. Milner will speak to the high school students and teachers on February 22. Miss Hyams Receives Certificate Miss Edna Ilyams has completed the standard first aid course and will re ceive a certificate from the National Council of the American Red Cross. G. H. S. BOY MAKES MONEY WITH AMPLIFIER “The desire to own an ampli fier came to me on the spur of the moment,” stated Bob Mason, well known G. H. S. student in a recent interview, “xVecordingly,” he con tinued, “I bought one, but as I didn’t have any money left, I was unable to get the speakers; how ever, it was soon possible to buy them also.” “Then,” he added, “by building extra units and equipment I was soon on the way to the attainment of my goal, that is, to own the best and the most modei’n and complete equipment in the city.^ He went on to say, “I put all the profits that I made at dances into my business, until I now have the best. It includes features that no other sound-system in this lo cality can boast of, such as a large and small speaker in the ‘baffels’ (cabinet) to produce high and low notes respectively.” AVERAGE OF 96.87 IS MADE BY THREE Margaret Little, Carl Compton, and Bill Hemphill Attain Highest Scholarships. HELEN PORTER IS NEXT NEW CLASSES IN MANUAL ARTS CREATED Manual training, or industrial arts as it is now’ known, is very much in de mand this semester, for new classes have had to be created to take care of the overflow of students. The classes have received a new tool chest, jjnd a system of checks has been introduced in distributing tools. Margaret Little, Carl Compton, and Bill Hemphill, captured highest scho lastic honors for the last z’eport period by averaging 0G.87. Rumiers-up were Helen Porter, with an average of 9G.8: Elizabeth Beal, averaging 9G.3; Doris Sharpe and Marty Cockfield, each with an average of 9G.2. Others making the higher honor roll were Edith Lambert, Charles Lewis, Sara Lou Gcrrlnger, Maribelle Guin, Bella Hewitt, Laura Brown, Geneva Ralienkamp, Marie Coe, Dorothy 1‘oarce, xUleene Darby, Virginia Vache, Louise Bateman, Bh-ank Masters, Elfried l‘ennekamp, Ethel I^ope, Bur- ron B'leming, Bill Grimsley, Orvaline Koontz. Robert McAllister, Douglas Hunt, Betty Barbara Hopkins, Berry Reid, Harriet Sink, and Wade Fox. G. H. S. Girls’ Basketball Group Front row, left to right—Orvaline Ivoontz, guard; Ida Linker, guard; Louise Johnson, guard; Cornelia Anderson, forward; Ruth Reid King, guard. ]5ack row, left, to right—Ailene Shore, forward; Captain Elizabeth Holt, forward; Helen Wolfe, guard; Inez Rumbley, forward ; Lavinia Ellett, guard ; Margaret Pearman, guard; and Lundie Beeker, forward. Two of the girls, Inez Rumbley and Lavinia Ellett, graduated in January. City-Wide Music Festival to Be Held Plans are now being made for a Music Festival, which will be held on a city-wide basis, at the Aycock auditorium on May 6. Mrs. C. M. Bachtell, Mr. Raymond Brietz, and Mr. Herbert Hazelman are cooperat ing with other music teachers of the city school system in this under taking. LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL ART CONTEST WINNERS NAMED Competition Is Held in City School Superintendent’s Office February 9. PLACE GIVEN TO MANY STUDENTS TWO ADDITIONS MADE TO G. H. S. FACULTY They Fill Vacancies in Mathematics and English De partments. EDWARDS HAS PURNELL’S PLACE The two new additions to the Senior high school faculty arc Miss Txouise Daniel. English teacher, and Mr. J. Paul Bldwards, instructor in the mathe matics department. Miss Daniel, who lives at 1812 Madi son avenue, is a graduate of W.C.U.N.C. Before coming to G. H. S. she was em ployed as laboratory technician at Camden Hospital, Camden, S. C., and taught at Mocksville and at Central Junior high in Greensboro. Mr. l^dwards is a graduate of the University of North Carolina and taught in Mecklenburg county before coming to Greensboro. He has taken over all the classes of Mr. Harold Pur nell which consist of Math 10, Math 2, and JIath 3b. Mr. Edwards is to be the assistant to Conch Bob Jamieson in athletics and is also to teach physical education. The local liigh school art contest for the state creative art competition was held in the city school superintendents’ office, February 9. The following stu dents wei’e awarded places in the con test : Pen and ink drawing, James Dodson ; textile design in linoleunii block print ing, xViinis Hines, Wade York, Ruth King. Evelyn Swartz, Elizabeth Beall, Elizabeth Moore. I'rances Rowe, Arthur .Tohnsou. B’rances Gwynn; surface pat tern design, Douglas Hunt, Georgia Thornton. Nancy Reynolds, Beverly Money, Ruth Faircloth, Elizabeth Moore, John McNeil, W. xV. Burch, Beryl Hedrick, Ruth Chrismon; model ing and carving. Hunter Craven, Lib Holt, Billy Walters, Douglas Hunt, Joe Turner, and Elizabeth Moore; posters, IJouglas Hunt and xVnnis Hines ; crayon work, James Dodson; charcoal work, Bid Bvittle; chalk, James Dodson. Joe Thomas, Annls Hines, Georgia Thorn ton, Elizabeth Beall, xVlbert Myrick, Joe Turner; oil painting, Douglas Hunt, Doris Sharpe, and James Dod son; illustration, Frances Gwynn and B^rances Linda; prints, Douglas Hunt and Elizabeth Beall; tempera painting, James Dodson; costume design, Wat son Suggs, Barbara Mulligan, Eleanor I’atterson, and Janice Bentley; in terior design, BT-ed Williams and Edgar McDowell: masks, Nancy Reynolds,; BT'ances Linda, Laura Mae Powers, Aunis Hines, Jlargaret Graham, B'rauces I’eck, and Ruby B'aircloth. WHIRLWINDS ARE PRIMED FOR DEMONS Conference Foes Tangle Here Tonight in Return Contest; Locals Are Favored. DEMONS SEEK REVENGE Virtually eliminated from the We.stern conference basketball race by its heart-breaking 26 to 24 loss to Salisbury’s luidefeated Yellow Jackets, the I’urple and Gold basketeers will engage the R. J. Reynolds’ high school quint from Winston-Salem here tonight in another conference encounter. Either a wrestling match with High I’oint high school’s grapplers or a re serve basketball tilt will likely precede the varsity clO/Sh. which will probably get underway about 8:15 o’clock. Coach Bob Jamieson is ready to throw his full strength into the Whirl wind’s starting five in an effort to re main in the race for conference laurels. Capt. L. E. Dempsey and R. D. Apple will in all probability pair up as for wards for the locals. It is likely that they will be supported by Fulton, at center, and Bill Grosse and Charlie Baker, guards. The Black Demons from the Twin City will be seeking revenge for an ovorwhelining defeat suffered recently at Winston, d’ho Whirlwinds over powered the Demons, 37 to 7, in the initial meeting, but Indications point to a much closer engagement tonight. xVfter facing the Demons, the Purple Whirlwinds will prepare to invade the homes of the Gastonia high school Green Wave and High Point high’s Black Bison five for conference tests next week. MR. CARR TO PRESENT RADIO PROGRAM GROOME, GROSSE ELECTED BY HOME ROOM COUNCIL India Groome Is Vice-President; Ed Grosse Re-elected as Secretary. ‘CLEAN UP” SPONSORED Presidents Set Good Example as They Help Clean Up G. H. S. Campus. Mr. Howard Carr, former history teacher of G. H. S., and now principal of Caldwell school, will present a pro gram, illustrating the historical tradi tions of the United States flag, February 1C, over WBIG at 7:4o o’clock. This program i,s being spon sored by the American Ixogion auxiliary of Greensboro in order to teach the city school students proper flag eti quette. When the largest home room council in the history of G. II. S., composed of 4G iiresidents, met for the first time last Tuesday afternoon, it chose India Groome as vice-president and reelected Ed Gros,se, secretary. This semester the council is contin uing to sponsor the clean-up campaign begun last semevster. The campus has been divided among the sophomore, junior, and senior classes in the fol lowing manner: seniors, the plot of ground between the front walks and the left front lawn; juniors, the right front hiAvn; sophomores, the lawn in front of the science building and the plot of ground between the main and cafeteria buildings. To set a good ex ample, the presidents spent ten minutes during the latter part of their meeting in gathering up popsicle sticks and wads of paijer. Officers elected by the semester eight session rooms are: room G, Robert Bishop, president; Charles Bennett, vice-president; Jean Berbert, secretary ; room 305, Helen Cunningham, presi dent ; Jean Dudley, vice-president; Sudie Clark, secretary; room 4, Bruce Blodges, president; Irvin Fulton, vice- president ; John Harvey, secretary; room 2, Louise Lineberry, president; Merriraon LeGrand, vice-president; Oma Kent, secretary; room 9, Stokes Rawlins, president; Helen Porter, vice- president ; Rachel Freddy, secretary; room 102, Minnie Lyon, president; Bobby Perrin, vice-president; Bob Nolan, secretary; room 25, Jean Wel- born, president; John Truitt, vice-presi dent ; Sue Wimbish, secretary; and Bryce Yow, treasurer. VIRGINIA VACHE TO BE CLASS DAY CHAIRMAN Heads of Various Other Commenceinent Committees Are Announced. YATES HAS GENERAL SUPERVISION. Jean Abates, chairman of the conr- moncement committee, has announced the selection of the chairmen of the following commencement committees: Marty Cockfield and Ruthe O’Connor, writing; Rhea Gaynelle Sikes, produc tion : Bill Brewer, music; Ruth Heff ner, costume ; Louise Lineberry, typing; and I'irginia Vache, class day. President of semester 8, Elfried Pennekamp, appointed Jean Davis, Ed Gehrke, Susannah Wimbish, Eloise Blackwelder. Merrimon LeGrand, James Mitchell, Gaither Reich, Paul Carriithers, Maxine Dark, Richard Fritz, Nosco Lewis, Bob Nolan, Hugh Roavis, and Bryce Yow to serve on the invitations committee. Mr. and Mrs. Routh Give Party The Senior high teachers were hon ored at a party given at Starniount club by Sir. and Mrs. A. P. Routh, Wednesday niglit. x\.ll teachers were invited to attend. r. Ijc; Ui , 11 I b lew Ft ' •tJ-'' [Wa; |Toi gil I b; iur
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