Memorandum To
Student Council
HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
’*You’ve Started Now;
Keep Going*’
VOLUME XV
GREENSBORO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., MARCH 22, 1939
NUMBER 9
QUILL AND SCROLL
TO INITIATE CROUP
ON NEXT TUESDAY
Eight Novices Submit Samples
To National Secretary
Of Organziation.
Eight eaiicUdates for entrance into
Quill and >Scroll. the international honor
society for high school journalists, have
successfully passed the first three of
four reijnirements necessary for inein-
hership in this organization; and, if
they meet the last test—gaining Ihe
approval of a sample of Iheir work by
the national secretary—they will be
publicly initiated into the club during
the chapel program Tuesday. These
students are Virginia Klages, ilargaret
Webb, Martha Gentry, Allen Dixon,
Elizabeth Deaton. Irene Current. Har
riet Sink, and Anne Schenck.
The other three requirements which
the initiates have had to fulfill in or
der to be eligible are: lirst, they must
be either a junior or senior and rank
in the upper twenty-five per cent of
their class; second, they must have
been recommended by a member of the
English department: and third, they
must have been voted on by the mem
bers of Quill and Scroll.
SPRim
SpoHts ,
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SPRING: as reflected by athletics. Traektnaii, Bob Banks, upper left, displays his form on
the hurdles; upper right, a hefty center snaps the ball in spring grid practice; lower left, a likely back-
field candidate charges the camera; lower center. Jay Shepherd, tennis ace. does a little limbering up;
Marshal (‘Hlottou'’! Morris, in lower right gap, shows how he’s going to do it at tlie shortstop spot on
(.'oach Johnson’s baseball squad.
OGLETHORPE TO TEST
NEW EDUCATIONAL PLAN
Seven Students to Take Course
Which Is to Be Planned
l)y University.
From each of the seven principal
regions of the T'niled State.s one youth
will be chosen to participate in nn ex
periment which, if the plans of the
president of Oglethor])o University,
which is inaugurating this pi-ogram.
materialize, may revolutionize college
education in America.
'Fhe terms and conditions under
which the seven youths will be ad
mitted provide that they shall be rec
ommended by the .school authorities ot
their district as outstanding men in
scholarship, leadership, and character.
During the four years of their study
there they will bo )'e[uir(Hl to pay no
fees of any t^•pe whatever, the only
r(‘juirement being that they follow a
specific course as designed by the presi
dent of the university.
'file purpo.so of this expeu-iment is to
show that, by giving of an exceptionally
broad education to the unusually adept
student, an extraordinarily capable
leader will result.
DEBATERS TO PRACTICE
WITH SALISBURY TODAY
Greensboro high school's debating
team meets the Salisbury team tlau'c
today at 2 o'clock in a preliminary
test. Two of the opponent.s were mem-
b(‘rs of last year's tt'am which got all
the way to the finals at Uhapel Hill
where they were del'(>ated by Union
Grove. None of Greensboro's i)resent
team has particii)ated in state lebali's
before.
Other practice s(*ssions were held
with Sumner. lUirlington, Ilessenn'r,
and Thomas^-ille. All of thes(> look'
place last week and this week.
Chapel Schedule
Mas’ch 2811i—Quill and Scroll ini
tiation.
March 31st—Triangular Deba te
with High Point and
GreenslH)ro.
.April -Ifli—(ilee Uliib under the di
rection ot il'r. Krietz.
.April ().h—Glee Flub under the di
rection of Mr. Brietz.
April l2Hi—Band under the direc
tion of ill'. Hazclman.
April 13th—Band under the direc
tion of Mr. Hazelman.
April 14th—GollegeDay Iteiiresenta-
lives.
FIVE OUTSTANDING BOYS
MADE JUNIOR ROTARIANS
SENIORS PLAN TRIP
TO NATION’S CAPITAL
100 Students Intend To Go;
Reservations for 60
Are Made.
New Books .Added to Library
Approximately 4,227 books were read
by students of Greenshoro high school
during the month of P^ebruary. One
hundred and twenty new hooks were
added to fhe library, making a total of
d.981.
Outstanding high s-hool hoys liave
l)c(‘n chosen by the Itotary Ulnh to at-
tc'iid ilonday meetings for a month as
junior Botarians. This organization,
one of th(‘ best-known s(‘Vvico clubs in
the city, is aciivelv infiu'ested in the
school responsih!liti-.s of the adolescent
boy,
I lobai't ilcKeeviu'. iiresideiit of Torch
light, attended for the month of Xo-
vemlau': .Tames iVolfe, iiresident, of stu
dent Ixidy. attended in December; Ed
Frossc'. vice-pr(‘sident of student holy,
in .lanua.ry : and Bob Banks, president
of seim'slE'i- 7. in Fehrnai'y.
IMark Alfvater. ijresident of semes
ter 8, is attending during the month of
•Mareli. and Ben Smith. .Ir., president
of Smiior Ili-Y. has been chosen to at
tend during fhe month of Api'i;.
Approximately lOO students have
signed up to go with the senior class on
its animal pilgrimage to ‘Washington,
I). April 2(), 27, 28, and 2!). Ar
rangements have already been made
for the use of two buses, which will
cari'V 30 passengers each, and if as
many as ill) people pay their fare by
-April 1. a fliird bus will be taken. Mr.
i Bourh has also made reservation for 00
people at the -Vmbassador hotel. If
necessary, this number may he in
creased to OO.
'I'liis trii) will be an educational tour,
and students going will see such places
as the Federal Bureau of Investiga
tion. Die Library of Congress, the
Building of I’rinting and ICngraving,
the White House, the Capitol, ‘Wash
ington's monument. iMount Vernon, the
Smithsonian Institute, Lincoln iM‘-
moiial, .Arlington cemetery, l.ee's home,
the Supreme Court building, and the
Tomh of the Fiiknown Soldier.
The group will bo chaperoned by ilr.
Bouth and other faculty members.
No Radio Repairs
To Be Accepted
“Biting the hand that feeds it is
not the policy of Greensboro high
school.” stated Mr. Stanley John
son, in regard to the practice of
certain parties who are soliciting
radio repair business in the name
of the radio class of Senior high.
Reports have reached Mr. John
son that this has been going on
for some time, and he wishes to
take this opportunity to warn
Greensboro citizens to be on the
lockout for tliese solicitors, as the
radio class has no wish to run
competition with private industry,
and is, therefore, repairing no sets
under any circumstances.
DEBATING TEAM
TO ENTER STATE
SPEECH CONTEST
American Legion Will Hold
Annual Oratorical Contest
April 5 to 30.
Greensboro high school’s debating
team will enter the First Annual North
('arolina High School Debate and
Sj)ee'h Tournament to be held April
7-8 at Wake Forest college, under the
.sponsorship of the North Carolina As
sociation of TeachervS of Si>eech.
In addition to the debates there will
he contests in oratory and extempore
speaking. Entrance is restricted to
one entrant from each school in each
contest.
The subject for debate will be the
state-wide qne.stion : liesolved—“That
the United States should establish an
alliance with Great Britain.” Ora
tions may be written on any timely
subject, but must he original. The gen
eral subject for extempore speaking
will be “Anglo-American lielations."
State-AVide Oratorical Uontest
In addition the North Carolina High
School Oratorical Contest sponsored
by the National Organization of the
American lyCgion will be held from
-April 5-30. The subject for the pro
posed oration must deal with the Con
stitution of the United States. Prizes
totaling $4,(l()() are l)eiiig offered.
Se-ondl.v, the American Legion i.s
sponsoring a state-wide essay contest.
The subject will be “A Uomparison of
tlu' Advjintages of American Citizen
ship." All high school students are
eligible. The prizes for the first, sec
ond, and third places are •^25, .'fl.l.
and 810 ro.spectively.
WORLD’S CHAMP TYPIST
PRESENTED IN CHAPEL
Commercial Chivsses Fill Busy Schedule
During Week of Preparation
For State Tests.
SEALS FOR COLLEGE DAY
NEARING COMPLETION
MONTHLY TESTS GIVEN
IN SECRETARIAL CLASS
Winner>i of the monthly transcribed
t(‘sts which were given in the .secre
tarial practice clas.^es last Monday 13
will he announced in the next issue of
IIioii Life. The exams, consisting of
eighty words a minute dictated
for five minutes, were furnished by the
Gregg Publishing company. Those stu
dents who transcribed with ninety-flve
per cent accuracy will he awarded
certificates of proficiency.
MECHANICAL ART CLASS
SHOWS MUCH PROGRESS
“.Memljcrs of the Senior high me
chanical drawing classes have shown
a good deal of in-ogress this semester,"
stated ill-. Miliar, instructor of this
department. There are about .35 hoys
taking mechanical drawing at the
pre.'-icnr, and all of the classes are just
al)()ut full.
Each student has just as good a
chance to do good work in these classes
as the other, because each person is
supplied with the same text-hook and
everyone gets an equal amoujit of in
formation. The problems to be drawn
are arranged in progressive sequence.
They range from the simplest form
n wood to the very complicated prob
lems used in cabinet and machine
shops.
-Arthur Fulton. Charles Calhoun, and
Esten ('omhs. together witli other of
:\Iiss L(*e's art students, have almost
c(:mpi‘f('d the copper scails to be used
on College Day. ’Fhe coi)p(‘r is cut in the
simp by Esten Combs, one of Mr. Mil
lar's mechanical drawing students.
'Fhe nnanbers of the art classes, under
the dha'ction of Arfluir Fulton, draw
in the seals with asphalt ^•anlish. .-Acid
is used by Charles Calhoun, one of Mr.
.Ieni'etl(‘'s chemistry boys, to etcli the
insigua. .Aft(‘r the varnish is s-ratched
off. the copper is polished and the seals
ai'(' ready to be displayed in the 11-
hrary.
SALES TALKS ARE MADE
BY STUDENT SALESMEN
The stndent.s in the salesmanship
class at the jire.sont time are studying
si)ecial sales talks on various commodi
fies. Tliese talks are being made not
only for the salesman, but also the
pr(!si(eetive buyers, in order that they
may be-ome more eincient in selecting
goods.
-Assisting Mr. Littlejohn in the class
are four student-teachers from AVo-
man's college. They are Misses Dozier,
Smith, -Avery, and Curry.
'I'he world champion typist. leorge
Hossfleld, was here for the chapel
program this morning by invitation
of the commercial department in con
nection with the North Carolina State
Business Edu-afiou Contest which is
to take place from April 12th through
the 14th. He types 139 words a min-
)Lte for an hour with no mistakes,
and he can type more than 200 words
a minute with mistakes.
Air. 1). A. ('oopov of Southwestern
I’uhlishing company was a guest of
the commercial department 'Fhnvsday,
Alavch 10, and spoke to the bookkeep
ing 8 class on “Presemtation of Ac
counting and Accounting as a Profes
sion for Young People.”
It is hoped that the students will
protit t),v the visits of these- men and
show it in the contest by iilacing
Greenslioro Senior liigh school among
the Avinners.
The total number of commercial stu
dents scheduled to lake tests in this
contest is 9G1. Tests are being given
in tirst and second year shorthand,
first and second yen.r typing, first and
second year hookkeeiiing, general busi
ness. commercial law, and salesman
ship.
The three liest entries in every suii-
ject will enter tlie state contest.
Smith Makes Phi Beta Kappa
Ben L. Smith, superintendent of
Greensboro public schools, Avill he
highly honor(‘d tonight wJien he is
initiated into the Phi Beta Kappa
society. 'Fhe ceremony will he held
at fhe Hope Valley country club, in
Durham, at b :30 o’clock tonight.
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