May Luck Be With
You Always
HIGH LIFE
Class of Nineteen
T hirty-Eight
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of 0. Henry
VOLUME XIV
GREENSBORO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., MAY 31, 1938
NUMBER 16
PEARSON ELECTED
HIGH LIFE EDITOR
FOR FALL SEMESTER
other Staff Appointments Are
to Be Announced
Next Fall.
NEWTON BUSINESS HEAD
Penrsoii, associate editor of
High Life. lias been chosen to serve as
‘ditor-iii-chief of the school newspaiier,
for the semester beginning in Septem
ber, 1938. Elizabeth Newton was elected
to head the bnsiness staff. The rest
of the staff will be completed next
fall.
I'anI, who was a candidate for treas
urer of the student bod.v in the recently
conducted elections, has served as fea
ture editor, an office from which he was
promoted to that of associate editor
for this semester. He i.s a member of
Quill and Scroll honorary journalistic
society.
Elizabeth will be taking juurmilism
for the third time when she assumes
her duties as business manager. She
has served this semester ou the busi
ness staff, and was very efficient. She
was recently elected to serve as one of
the chairmen for the coming year at
the North Carolina Scholastic Press in
stitute meeting at Chapel Hill. In the
school elections, she was chosen vice-
president of her semester.
NEW STAFF OFFICERS
NEW POINT SYSTEM
NOW BEING FORMED
Miss Moore Has Charge of the
Installation of This
Plan.
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Seniors Present Pageant
As Graduation Feature
“Heart Throbs”
\V. S. Nichols
Paul Pearson, new editor of High Life for the fall semester of 1938.
is shown above as he corrects proof for the paper while Elizabeth
Newton, newly-elected business manager, takes stock of this year’s
finances.
New Officers Installed
In Assembly Program
“To extend the advantages and work
of the extra class activities through
out the student body and at the same
time prevent a few students from ex-
c-essive indulgences in these 'activities’'
is the purpose of a point system which
is now being formed at G. H. S. Miss
Id;i Belle IMoore has charge of the in
stallation of this system, which will
be used here for the first time in
number of years.
The greatest number of points will
be given to the president of the stu
dent body, and tbe ediror-in-chief and
business manager of High Life. Other
officers will be graded in. comparison
with these. The time taken and tlr
execution of the duties involved have
both been taken into consideration in
the making up of this point system.
Heffner Once Nursed
By Famous Poet
The more one talks ivitli Ruth Heff
ner, G. H. S. senior, the more one
learns of her startling career. Re
cently it was discovered that in her
babyhood she was an intimate friend
of Carl Sandburg, who lived next door
to the Heffners in ArizonaT In fact,
he ciuite frequently attended her as
a nurse maid because of his appre
hension for her safety.
His fear was tliat Ruth would fall
into the fire, so he spent his time in
the Heffner home holding on to her.
Imagine that! The author of “Chicago’^
tightly clutching tlie skirts of one of
Senior High’s best students!
Routh to Begin Ph.D.
Mr. A. P. Routh will begin work on
his doctorate at the summer session
of New Y'ork university this year.
REPORTS GIVEN
Ed Hipp, Retiring President,
Inducts Next Year’s
Student Officers.
The installation of new school
otticer.s was held Friday morning dur
ing the regular assembly program, at
which time Jjnnes Wolfe and his newly-
elected cabinet were inducted into office
by Ed Hipp. retiring president of’the
student body. Yearly reports from all
student body and committee chairmen
were heard along with a summary of
work completed by both the session
room and the student councils.
The council members who were in
stalled Friday are as follows: James
\\'olfe, president: Ed. Grosso, vice-
president : Ann Schenek, secretary;
Jack Behj'inan, treasurer: Jane Mur
ray. cheerleader: Gordon AVest, repve-
simtative of semester eight; L. M.
Clymer, representative of semester
seven : Robert McAlister, representative
of ,se:nester six; Frances Chisholm, rep
resentative of semester five; and Rnr-
m*lle Kennedy, representative of semes
ter four.
High Life Reveai.s
Anonymous Writers
•Vt last it’s out I Yes. they’re really
ti'Iling all this time. Now that their
■’dii'ty work’’ is done, High Life’s two
anonymous writers are about to be re
vealed.
(Tut! Tut! Don't be so impatient!
It’s Coming.)
All tills semester “Lulu’’ and the
author of the i^craphac/ have been the
chief mysteries of Senior High. ATho
would have guessed that meek, demure,
little Nelle “Dorothy Dix" Lookout was
finswering the worried letters of the
love-lorn and signing herself “Lulu.”
And did anyone detect in the Scraiihafj
a faint touch of the stylo'of Catherine
“AA’ould - Be - AATnchell'’ Paris? AVell,
hardly.
NEW BOOKS RECEIVED
FOR FALL CIRCULATION
All Order of T2o new books, valued
at 8290. is expected in the library soon
:Hid will be ready for circulation when
school opens in the fall.
All's. Hall stated that the ma.iority
of these books have been asked for by
re:ichers. Seme of these which will be
of The most interest to students are:
Ax.sif/niiioit ill riopia, by Lyon;
flciiioric's of J/.y Life. Sarah Bern
hardt: Coiifcstsions of All Actor. Barry
more: and, None !>'h(iU Look Back, a
novel by Caroline Gordon, or Airs. Al
len Tate, who is now an instructor at
the AA'oman’s college.
MEMORIAL SERVICE
FOR FORMER TEACHER
That’s the title of a new volume of
poetry soon to appear in printed form,
'The author? You guessed it—none
other than Air. Nicholson, of G. H. S.
faculty renown!
Over a period of several years. Air.
Nicholson has been writing poetry, and
he recently determined to have the
eomph'te volume of his verse published.
“Then I'll autograph them like any
other celebrity." he stated modestly
"and give them to my friends.”
Congratulations, Air. Nicholson;
G. II. 8. is proud of you!
319 SENIORS “SKr
CLASSES TODAY
Breakfast at Masonic Temple,
Bowling, Theatre, Feature
Day’s Activities.
Neither the seniors nor the rest of
the student body had realized the near
ness of skip day until 319 upperclass
men of G. II. S. marched out of the
auditorium this morning after present
ing the last chapel program of the
year. As they filed out, their seats
were filled by the incoming seniors of
next year.
In thej-lass day program, which ^y^s
in charge of A'irginia A'ache, seniors
presented the superlatives, the prophecy,
and the last will and testament, after
which they progressed to the Alasonic
temiJe fnr the senior breakfast.
Dni'ing the course of the day, they
will be guests of the Carolina theater
and the bowling alley.
Aliss Alepli Cason served as faculty
adviser for Class Day, assisted by Airs.
Avery aiul ^T^ginia A’ache, student
chaiimian.
CLUBS ELECT OFFICERS
FOR COMING SEMESTER
Hornaday Wins Debate Presidency;
Webb, Quill and Scroll;
Mclver, Torchlight.
YATES CHAIRMAN
Is Divided In Eight Scenes;
Miss Mitchell Is Chairman
of Faculty Advisers.
“'I’he Liind of the Long Ixxai: Pine”
is the title of the historical pageant
which Avill be presented by the June
cla.ss of 1938 in the Greensboro Senior
High school auditorimn, at 8 o’clock,
Thursday night.
This colorful eight-scene of North
Carolina will portray “the struggles
and aeeomplislnnents of pioneer and
philosopher, of farmer and industrial
ist, of writer and statesman, of educa
tor and scientist.” The march on
ward to greater heights, the explora
tion of new realms, and the prepara
tion for a greater tomorrow will vividly
climax the pioneer’s spirit of progress.
Synopsis of Scenes
Scene one, “The Ivost Colony,” will
depict the spirit of adventure of the
English colonists who laid the founda
tion for the settlement of the new
world.
A Aloravian love feast in old AA’ach-
ovia will be the liighlight of the “Re
ligious Devotion of the Early Settlers”
in scene two.
At the rising of the curtain, North
Carolina will play her part in the
struggle for indepcnidence.
“Founding the University of North
Carolina, scene four, stresses the em
phasis put on education by the early
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PENNEKAMP PASSES
COLORS TO’41 CLASS
Feature of Class Day Program
Is Cherished Tradition
of G. H. S.
Tlie Pedagogue Garden club, of which
Aliss IJly AA’alker is president, held a
menidvial service for Aliss Alary Alc-
Nairy on the plot between tbe Alain
and science buildings Friday at 5 :Jo
p. m.
Alis.s Alaiw Alorrow presented the
ciicrry trees which were planted there
last fall in meniory of Aliss AIcNairy,
a former member of G. II. S.'s history
department, to the school, while Air.
Routh accepted them.
To conclude the service, Dr. Charles
F. Alyers, piistor of the First IT'esby-
terian church, made a brief talk.
Copies of Magazine Requested
Airs. Hail has requested that any
one who has finished with copies of
National Geographic magazines prior
to 1921 donate them to the library ; also
the copies for 1920 and 192o. These
will be greatly appreciated.
Three of the most outstanding clubs
in II. S. elected their (iHicers for
next semester recently. Heading the
list are the following new officers of
Torchlight: Hobart AlcKeever, presi
dent : Lih Deaton, vice-president; Gray
Alills High, secretary; and AA’ileman
Ehly. treasurer.
Jane AA'ebb received the presidency
of Quill and Scroll, while Janet Camp
bell and Paul Pearson are to be vice-
president and secretary; I‘. B. Comer,
treasurer.
Thi’ Debating club elected Alartha
llormulay, president; Sara Cornelius,
vice-president; Edwin Booth, secretary ;
Ja-k Bchrman, treasurer; and Bruce
AA’all, parliamentarian.
MISS HENRI ETTA LEE
TO SERVE ON COMMITTEE
Aliss Henri Etta Lee, head of the
art department of this school, has re
cently received a letter from the Na
tional Alliance of Art and Industry of
New ATork city, of wiiich she is a mem
ber, inviting her to serve on a com
mittee to rake plans for the 1939 ex
hibition of arts in the design field. The
exhibit will include graphic arts, tex
tile designs, and industrial designs.
Elfried l‘enuekainp, president of the
Jmie, 1938 graduating class, together
with two oflier seniors, ])assed the
colors on to the representatives of the
incoming class of 1041 from the three
Junior High schools at the Class day
program this morning.
In giving the colors, Elfried made
the following traditional speech:
"When a knight of old went to a
tournament, he wore on his sieeve a
token from his lady love; to the spec
tator it was merely a bit of ribbon for
the end of a scarf, but to him it sym
bolized the ideals of knighthood.
“So to us, the class of 1938, these
knots of ribbon—gold and blue, purple
and gold—symbolize the high ideals of
Gi’eensboro High school.
"AA’hile they stand often for dis-
conragemcmt, they also stand for hard
work that leads to achievement; for
uns(‘lfish devotion to duty; for love of
wisdom; for friendships that endure
from youth to age.
“They stand for something greater
and finer than any of us—for the best
that is in all of ns.
“’J’ake tliem, class of 1941, and hold
them high in loyalty and devotion.”
HIGH LIFE WILL ENTER
TWO CONTESTS IN JUNE
IIiciTi Life plans to enter two con
tests this spring: the Quill and Scroll,
whii'h is not competitive, as it offers
only a constructive critical survey, and
the Hume cup contest sponsored an
nually by tbe University at Chaind Hill.
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