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A Great Man, A Great Statesman, Washington HIGH LIFE From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry Internatioiml Honor Rating—Quill and Scroll See the Quad City Drama Contest Admission 2Sc VOLUME XVI GREENSBORO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., FEBRUARY 22, 1940 Playmasters to Enter Drama Tournament for 1st Attempt Coker, Kistler, Gaddy, Hornaday Compose Cast of ‘Highness’ Eiiteriijs the State Drama contest for the first time in their history, Tlay- niasters, the Senior high draniatie clnh, will present the one-act tragedy. “High ness,” when they play host to the fffcad- rnple-city elimination contest to he held here March 1. The Avimier of this tournament will enter the finals of the T'niversit.v of North Carolina drama festival in April. Cast of “Highness” After the first tiyonts for parts in “Highness,” a double cast was selected. Following a trial period, using both casts, the most finished members of the two casts received the roles. "High ness,” which will compete against plays from Winston-Salem, Ileidsville, and Durham, is a Russian tragedy written about the oppression of the nobility aft er the revolution. Those selected to present the play are Carolyn Coker who contested for the role of Anna, the scrubwoman, with Helen Collison: Martha Hornaday, who competed against Margaret' Bilyeu for the part of Masha, the princess; Ben Kistler, who secured the role of Paul, the sec retary, in opposition to Baxter Staple- ton : and Buddy Gaddy, who nosed out John Neal for the portrayal of Gregory, the Red soldier. Caro].vn Coker and Martha Hornaday have appearel before on the G. II. S. stage, and both have done work in dramatics outside of school. Carolyn has 1x^31 in Federal theatre plays, while Martha captured the leads for two sum mers in the big .Tunior Playmaker pro ductions at Chapel Hill. Ben Kistler, who has recently! moved here frosn Ra leigh, had a little dramatic experience before arriving in the Gate City. Buddy Gaddy is also 3iew to G. II. diences, but he appeared in Federal theatre plays while he was in junior high school. Tournament Committees The following tournament commit tees have been appointed by Martha Hornaday, president of Playmasters: Business manager, Muriel Fiske: pub licity. Frances Chisholm, Eleanor D. Taylor, and Beverly ilone.v; house fContinued on Page Four) SWEET SUNNY or Can You Spare a Tenor Today? Does the reader wonder why :\Ir. Brietz’s face is simply wreathed in smiles this new semester? He has an iu3mistakable look of relief on his face when he hears his new hoy.s’ glee clnh. The change has been from despairing gloom to sunny smiles. As everyone knows, the vocal maes tro lia.s been lumting a good, loud tenor, lie ha.s had no success—with the pos sible exception of a few boys who are ahsio.st drowned out by basses and baritones on all occasions. Determined to get a good high sec tion, Mr. Brietz decided to go in for (juantity instead of quality and imme diately emerged with a lusty and healthy tenoi-—Robert (Body) Gle33ii 93 Students Make Scholarship Honor Roll Darby, Stapleton, Thornton Secure High Averages On Special Honor Roll Famed Columnist Speaks at G. H. S. ‘Develop Individual Traits’ Says Dale Carnegie In Interview “A rich girl who can overcome snobbishness and selfi.'^hiiess is to he congratulated, for the odds arc against her,” said Dale Carnegie, 3ioted author and lecturer, to a High Life reporter while he was in Greensboro for his rec’ent lecture. “Money doesn't count at all; class distiiiction is absurd,” he continued. A person who is interesting, a person who develops his own traits i and qualities is much more apt to he popular and well-liked than a person who is dull asid uninteresting no matter how rich he might he,” Mr. Carnegie concluded. Develop Individual Trail's The noted author advised young people not to sit around and wait for things to happen, but to get out and do things for themselves and develop their personalities. Mr. Carnegie stated that social clubs and church work were two good sources for finding friends. Heading the special honor roll with an average of 97 or above for the last report period were Allene Darby, Bax- Stapleton. and Gene Thornton. Twenty-one students made the special honor roll, having attained a:i average :rade of 95 or more. Special Honor Roll Members of the special honor roll in clude Louise Howard, Gene Thornton. Fay Thomas, Dianne Page, Rachel Baxter, Billy Brinkley, Evelyn Show- fety. Margaret Welker, Rachael White- .side. Arlecn M'hitoner, Frances Wilson, Beverly iMoney, Leslie Sharpe, Betty Shipman, Elva Spencer, Baxter Staple- ton, Ann Thornton, Alleeue Darby, Mu riel Ffske,' TTafriet Sink, ainf ifeaii Stephenson. 93 Malte Honor Roll A total of 9.3 students have made Ihe honor roll, which requires an average grade of iK) and a satisfactory conduct grade. Tho.se on the honor roll are: Room 2—Beverly IIcitma]i, Walter Hiatt. Room 3—Edythe Reynolds. Room 4—Herman ('one, AnreJia Duii- stan. Nancy Cowherd. Irjiia Estes. Room 6—Hazel Swiiison, Eleanor Taylor. Eva Ti'avis, Celia Vaimer. Room 7—Sarah Jeffres, Gayle .Ten- kins, Room S—Eleanor Molen, Ella Mae Norman, Marion Mrfris. Room 9—Elsie Lewis. Room 10—Evelyn Rayle. Room 12—Evelyn Gla.ss, Ann Glass. Room 14—Dorothy Baughn. Sara Armstrong, Lawrence Bearden, Daphne Bennett. Room 1(5—Tom Carpenter, John Cline. Room 21—None. Room 23—Betty Hayes. Evalualion Survey To Find Problems Graduales Meel Students Asked to Aid Local Teachers In Project Shown, left to right, are Carolyn Coker, Buddy Gaddy, Martha Hornaday,'and Ben Kistler, charac ters in the play, Highness, a one-act Russian tragedj', which will be entered in the State Drama elimina- tion contest to be held March 1.— (Photo by Purnell Kennedy). Flay'Li\er Director Began Career As Indian Man (Continued on Page Three) Dead End Cal Begins Canning Season Early Hold your nose, folks! No, it’s not the story that smells (the editor hopes), but the chloroform coming from Mrs. LeGwin's science lab. Recently Mrs. LeGwin’s first period biology class made its first attempt in dis.secting a cat, whose nine lives must already have been nseil up, for the poor-pussy hasn’t been able to get itself together since the operation (especially since each one of its insides is in a separate jar). Yes, the biologists. even canned the ‘'meow”. The teacher offered 50 cents to any student who could bring a oat which could be dissected, but until lately business hasn’t been rushed. Thinking her cat would have a nice home, a kind lady not long ago gave up her pussy to a biology student. The lady might have been fooled, iuit look at the sur prise the cat got! Ghost Haunts G. H. S. or Who Did Miss Strickland Wrong? A solitary figure, fairly oozing mys tery, can be seen each day within the desertetl room of 204, raising windows, glaring at space, listening to announce ments, and muttering to herself in a strange manner. Can it be another Dr. Manette who’s lost his Lucy? Only it great loss could affect one so. Next fall .she will recover, and the days wheii she was Miss Stricklasjd, ex mistress of the mid-term graduating t-la.ss will be forgotten ! “If everything works as planned, declared Miss Marian Tatum, director of the Playlikei's next play, “Romeo and Juliet.” and faculty member at Woman's cdllege, when interviewed last iveck by a High Life reiwrter, "it'll be •juper-sfnpendous!” “It's iiuite a problem how to work our scenes so that our particular au dience won't laugh. They couhi make hey out’ of the balcony scene, .so Mill have to reiiienilHT uiiat they've laughed at hefore, and be careful not to do that.'’ Miss Tatum looked at the walls of her apai'tihent and reminisced over the vivid experieuevs of her exciting past and (he promi.ses of a3i exciting future. “I like everything about dramatics, and I certainly feel the re.sult.s. I like even the exciting moment hefore the curtain, when I go out front and bite my toenail.s. I feel as though my stomach had fallen between 3ny toe.s. and I had to pick it up and carry it. "No, I haven't always planned to work in dramatics. 1 first u-anted to he a portrait painter. Tlien for a while I thought I'd write. I've had several plays produced. But 1 think I wanted to he a (lancer all along. I would have made it my profession, if I hadn’t groM-n so tall. I don't like tall dancers. Starts Cai'eer As Man "I started my dramatic career at Peace,” continued Jliss Tatum, “where I played the part of an Isidian medi cine man. I urns the oiily tall girl with a deep, manly voice, so I was always picked for masculine roles.” When a.sked about her experiences, Paul Green's “The Lost Colony” for the past three sumnsers, Miss Tatum said, “Jlaiiteo was loads of fun. It' tho niost delightful racket in the world —getting paid for a wonderful vaca tion. We slejit and swam and loafed all day, and then gave five performances a week. Hut we never thought about the show hefore 7 o'clock. We lived in slacks, and if we Avanted to, wore shoes, I didn't want to!'’ Native of 'Texas Mis> Taimii is a natirerpf Texas, and she moved to Raleigh, N. ’.. in her six teenth year. After attending Peace college, she took graduate work at (’haiK’l Ilil, M'orkiug u-ith the Play- makers. For the next feu’ years she toured M'iih Jladame Borgueey Ham mer's Tshen company; studied dancing at Ted ShaM'u'.s summer camp: played ill summer stock in Massachusetts: di rected dramatics at Hood’s college: and llnally. joined the drai3iati('S depart- nienl of Woman’s college. “I like my work very much,” the oung director confessed. “Of course veryonc likes to he in the limelight, o act. hut directing .seems to bring verything together—into the pattern. Consiilers “Trojan Women” Success "It's difficult to say which has heeJi my ]iiost successful play. Personally. T enjoyed ‘Trojan Women,’ because it aiTorded such a wide scope for imagi nation and presented so many phases of dramatics. We also had a very ap- •iafive audience. They really lived the play!" Miss Tatiun coucIiuRmI, “I'll stop now. I know how it is to interview someone. at Ma3iteo, where she has played in 11 interviewed Ted Rhavvn, yon know.’ Swing Orchestra Organized by Students “The Purple Revenaders,” a new swing orchestra, ha.s been recently or ganized by a number of the hand stu dents. Maurice Weinstein will be the direc- r. Other members of the orchestra •e Elred Payne, drums; Betty Hayes, pianist: Richard Ruby. George Hill, and Ed Whittington, saxes; Clyde Mitchell. Bill Cheek, and “Charlie” Rimpsou. trumpets: Clair Roberts, and Baxter Westmoreland, trombones; Eu- Richardson. and Rosser Clark, clari nets: Ohmer Trigg, bass: and Hugh Altvater, bass fiddle, and assistant di rector. Personal, Social Problems Sludied by G. H. S. Seniors Finding a puriiosein life and making a plan and schedule for it are the aims of the new home economics five class established here at Senior high for the first time, this semester. The class, which will feature per.soual and social relationships, has been organized for seniors and is being taught by Mias Bradley. The only other such study in the state has just been addel in a Raleigh school. “I want to prepare these boys and girls for the business world as well as for a college life,” stated Miss Brad ley. “I plan to cover a very wide field during the year, including per sonal grooming, health, manners, speech, and siKU'tsmanship,” she con- tinu(>d. At present the class is study ing pe'rsonalit.ies, parent-child problems, and habits that help and hinder. Salios Re-Elected Head Of Commercial Club At a reoent meeting of the Com- ei'cinl club, the officers for this semes- r M'ere elected and future- events planned. The. officers chosen were as follows: President, Helen Salios^; vice- liresident, .limmie Boyles; secretary. I/ouise Johnson, and treasurer, Bill [Byrd. Dbn'l Follow Your Nose The Tale of Four Teachers Roulh Announces Spring Calendar City Schools to Close June 8; Holidays to Be Observed March 15, 22 “It was decided at the meeting the Board of Education Tuesday night that tho Greensboro city schools will olliciaily clo.se Saturday. .lune 8,” dis closed Principal A. P. Roufh this morning. Graduation exercises for the spring semester are scheduled to take place. Erida.v night, Juui* 7. Mr, Routh aiuioiuiced that schools Mill carry-out a half-day schedule Rat- urday, March 2. to help make up lime lost during the snow. Rchools will observe a holiday on the Friday before Easter: however, ever.vone will he ex pected to attend classes Easter Mon day. To Keep Good Friday III accordance with the past years, a holiday will be declared on Good Fi'i- day. There will also lie one other holi day during the spring term, since the teachers have to go to Raleigh for a state teachers’ meeting; thus classes will he di.scoutiniied on March 15. Time: Thursday, February 1, about 11 p. m. Roeiie: 1320 Jladison avenue. Dramatis Per.sonae: Mis.ses Agnes Wren, librarian, G. H. S.; Martha Sample, home economics teacher. Cen tral: Rue Ray. social science teacher, Bindley; and Josephine Courtney, grammar grade teacher. Central. Prologue: Poor Miss Wren ! With her feet sunken Into a pile of snow ■and her pajama clad “corps” on the cold stone .steps, she was laid out! Acts I, II, III: Sub-zero was the night, and the furnace was not work ing properly, so the four leading char- (cters decided to produce some hot n-ater by means of the gas heater. But before long they began to feel dizzy, and the four minds had but a :Ie thought—air! Simultaneously they rushed for(he door. During (he swooping stampede, !Miss Wren, giddy M-i(h the strange intoxi- •ating nausea, stumbled over the radio ind two ehairs, and lost her house slippers. Finally, lunvever, with the aid of iliss Sample, she reached the porch. (Coniintted on Page Three) Cohoon's Classes Vole On School Improvemenl A recent secret ballot survey con ducted in all of Miss Cohoon's classes to obtain a list of student suggestions for school improvements brought 25 varied results. This left a total of 57 students who were satisfied with the school plan as it is. The nnprovenients advised by the students included student - faculty dances: student governme33t courses; wider student participation in school affairs; a recreation room; better un derstanding between students and teachers; .student cooperation; lunch entertalBiment: law enforcement; more time for student meetings; more mir rors in M’ashrooms; isiore school spirit; better chapel programs; more adequate stude33t goveriniient: less hcmiework; faculty cooperation; longer activity period : more social activities: piccolo ; earhook: greater interest in girls' sports; additional power to council members; cold drinks at lunch; more people working in school office; swim ming pool: and more open forums. Greensboro city school's first voca tional eval!]ati03i survey, under the di- reetion of IMiss I’riee and Mr, Mathis of the vocational department, was started this Aveek when approximately 2.(K)0 loejil graduates received qnes- timmaires to be filled out and returned as S0033 as possible. The project is being financed by the local clubs. To Imiirove Comlifion.s “The purpose.” (‘xplained iliss Price, “is to find out M'Jmt is happening to high school graduates after gradua tion, with the idea in view of better preparing our present stiuUmts for (he problems iu business, home, college, and e\-ery-dtiy life that they will meet after leaving G. II. R.” Miss Price also added that nil students were re quested to aid in the survey by re- miuding their older brothers, sisters, and friends, who are former students, to return their questionnaires. Variety of Questions Aske1 The type of information asked for in the survey includes practically all branches of life n3id activities. The facts found will be ready as soon as the questionnaires are returned and tabulated. Types of the questions included are: “Are you married? Have you any children? Do yon attend college? Are there subjects that you wish could be added to the high .school courses? What three subjects have helped yon most since leaving school? What are your hobbie.s? To what clubs and or ganizations do you belong? Have yon worked since grndnatimi? Part-time? Where? IIuw much are .vou making a week, month? How did you get your job? What is your final goal? Have yon definite plans for reaching it? What problems do you need help with?” Palmer, Vache Speak Al Bible Dedicalion Shaftesbury Speaks To Nature Students Dr. Archie D. Shaftesbury, as.sociate professor of tlie zoology department W. G. F, N. 0., spoke to Mr.s. Blaeklmrn's first period nature study •(.s Tue.sdny morning. February 1.3, birds. With his talk Dr. Shaftes bury iirescnted slide pictures. This semester's cla.ss is the largest er admitted, being composed of two girls and 23 hoys. Their six'cial project is to he able lo identify 50 birds found in the eounnunity. Separate groups, however, have individual sttidies wliich pertain to the field of nature. 325 Bibles Placed In Public Schools By Gideons Kenyon A. Palmer, Chicago. 111., and Rev. J. A. Vache, rector of St. Andrew's •hurch, wei-e jirincipal speakers for he Tuesday morning assembly ]ivo- :rani wlum 325 (iidiaus Bibles were iresented by the local Gideon camp to the Greensboro public schools. One Bible will be placed on each teacher's desk in both Negro and white schools of Greensboro. Mr. Routh read the devotional, taken from the first Psalm, which was fol lowed by a number by the glee club. “Beginnings” was the subject of Mr. Vache's address, in which he brought out the lieginniug of our new semester in comparison to the beginning of time. Howard Southerland, president of the local camp of Gideons, presented E. F. Craven, state president of the Gideons, who in turn introduced Ken yon Palmer, field representative of the Gideons. Jlr. Palmer spoke on “Small Things,” and brought in the small b^inning which the Gideons had. He stated that Bibles were in all states of the United States, Canada, jind 25 foreign countries. As a eli;nax, the Bibles, first to be presented to a North Carolina public ■hool, were given by Mr. Craven, and accepted for the city .schools by Mr. Routh. Blackburn's Room Tries New Slyles to Belter Programs New de.signs in'house room programs have beesi drawn by room 1(5 in its spring program outline. The idea is being watched closely by many other s‘ssioii rooms, who may profit by the exiHTiment, should it prove successful. Voluntary Participation Four teams, composed of volunteers, will present the programs, which are ■xpwted to be better than those usually presented because of the spirit of com- pofitioii created by (he division. ‘Cour tesy” will serve as a theme for the programs, \vhile sub-topics include courte.sy at lumie. at school,' in public places, and in ti-affic. Each group will ]>resent one of the sub-topics. By vote of the class the best presentation will lu* sele'ted and to the winning team will go a valuable prize.