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Go Have Fun — Today’s Student-Faculty Day! HIGH LIFE Career’s Day—Where Do We Go from Here? From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry International Honor Rating—Quill and Scroll. VOLUME XVI GREENSBORO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. GREENSBORO, N. C., MAY 2, 1940 NUMBER 14 Career’s Day to Feature Seventeen Occupations Provisions for Seniors To Hear Two Lectures; Student Group to Lead Harbison Chairman Of Annual Conference To Be Held May 8 Seventeen speakers, from tlie Inisi- ness world in Greensboro, will rep- I'esent the seventeen oeeupations to be (lisenssed on Career's day. May S. .at Senior liigh .school. Jiiangnrated last year lo aid .senlor.s to decide upon what occupation or training they will enter .after graduating, the day proved to be such a success that school authori ties determined to make it an annual event. Thuns for tliis year’.s observance have been progres.sing \inder the direc tion of l\Ii.ss Ann (’. Ilarbison for several weeks and are now almost complete. To Have Two Choices Hoys and girls who are experiencing dilliculty in selecting the field they will enter will be able to hear two different discnssion.s on subjects of in terest to (hem. l-leginuing at 0 a. m.. tin' first of these will continue until 10 o'clock when the second of the talks will starl. This contrasts sharp ly will! the one speaker heard on this day last year. Seventeen Geeupations Kei»resentel Selecting topics from a ipiestioimaire answered by senior home rooms, the following occupations will be represent ed : radio broadcasting, with Frank Hardin: building trades, G. A. Timber- lake; law, C'harles llagan: secretarial work. Miss Frances Brisindine; en gineering, y. Mangle. Social work will be represented by Miss Itosamond Tatro: medicine. Dr. Bichard Dnnn; journalism, II. M'. Kendall: nursing. (Continued on Page Four) Mims Honored At Convention Torchlight Members Participate in State Meet at Asheville l\Iiss Sara Mims, head of the Eng lish department at Greensboro Senior high school, was elected president of State National Honor society sponsors at the Torchlight convention, held in Asheville. N. April 2d and 27. Group Meetings Held The annual convention opened Fri day with a general meeting of all delegates, after which four group meet ings were held. Scholarship group dis cussion was led by Muriel Fiske, vice- president of the Greensboro chapter: later Htigh Hill and Mary Elizabeth Barwick, G, H, S. delegates, gave re ports on two of the group meetings. Banquet Given Friday night a banquet was given at the A.sheville high cafeteria. After wards many of the delegates heard Mrs. Eleanor Koo.sevelt. who was siK-aking in Asheville that night. State officers and the host city for the convention next year were selected at a short business meeting Saturday morning. Joe Sebren, of Asheville, was elected president, Mary Anne Thomas, of High I’oint, vice-president, and Dorothy Oates, of Kannapolis, secre tary, The next convention will be held at Boyden high school, Salisbury. Biltinore Estate Msitel At the close of the meeting tickets were given to all delegates to tour Biltinore estate and dair.v, Biltmore, N. C. Greensboro delegates were Muriel Fiske, Mary Elizabeth Barwick. Clin ton Yantiss. Hugh Hill, Daphne Lewis, and Barbara BentU'.v. Personal Relations Class Studies Marriage Laws (Timaxing several weeks of hard work, the Home and I’ersonal Bela- tiouship class has been nuiking a thor ough study of the history of the family. The group has reviewed in detail the North Carolina marriage and di vorce laws and laws related to family life. At the present, the students are making a draft confaining good uni form marriage laws for all the states. Sticks or Fiddlestix Miss Farlow’s knowk-clge of Caesar’s liridge seems to help in train ing for Stndent-Faenlly Day and for lier “Fiddlestix” bont with Mrs. Peebles. Miss Chinsey is delving into her debating-coach experiences for a forensic conj) to turn the “tide of battle.” An interested group of students are anxiously awaiting the game’s results.— (Photo by staff photographer. Pin-nell Kennedy.) ‘No German Fails School’ Reveals Miss Schoenland Bentley Wins Medal In National Contest Because a feature story. “Baby Snooks Interviews the Census Tak er,’’ was one of ten national win ners ill tlie aiiual Quill and Scroll contest, Barbara Bentley not only won a medal but is eligible for the .SaOft scholarsbip to be awarded for the best .iouriialisfic work. Barbara is the first G. II. S. stu dent in recent ye^irs to receii e tiiis honor, though several times mem- bers of tlie HIGH LIFE staff have received honorable mention for en tries as did Allene Darby in the headline Held, and Aurelia Dunstan for an editorial in tills recent con test. School Forensic Club To Sponsor Debales Hipp, Brinkley, Hunt, Patterson to Be Coaches; Want Material for Fall Featuring the iincstion, “Should the I’hlllipine Island.s lie granted their in dependence V’’, the Greensboro liigb school debating club will sponsor a series of debates at Central junior high school, witii Douglass limit, Mar tha Hipp, Billy Brinkley, and Annie Ixmisc Patterson acting as coaches for the polemics. The real object of the contest is to lind prospectwe members for next year'.s forensic chib. Winners to Come to Banquet Attention will be given to individual showings instead of group merits, and, as a reward, the two students with the best ratings will l>e Invited to the de bating elnb baminet. Centra! will be divided into two teaiiLS, one from the eighth grade, and one from the ninth. The former will debate before the high school club, and the latter before the Central jun ior high student body. There is a possibility of a similar organization being made at Gillespie junior high. If so, Billy Halliday and Hazel Swinson will assist this group. Publishes Livingston's Photo Work Witblu tlie ranks of rising young sophomores at G. II. S. is Kd lyivlngston. a junior who I’O- ceived bis initial recognition as a pliotograpber when his snap shot of tobacco field laliorers at work was pnblislied in the current issue of the “Little Swift Hand book,'’ a fertilizer advertising pramphlef. The picture was made near Madison, N. C., last summer and is one of many Livingston took in a camera stiul.v of tobacco, another of which is reproduced in this issue. Freshman at G. C. Talks of Conditions In Nazi Germany ■'Failing is such a disgrace to a student in Germany that it just never happens I” declared Miss Roberta Sehoenland. (fernian student at (Jreens- boro college, in reply to the deluge of questions showered upon lier dur ing her informal talk to Miss Bhuk- man's ftuirtli jhh'whI Wstory class hist wt'ek. Facts Not Stre.ssed In comparing the (iern,ian ami Amer- ieiui schools. Miss plained that in (iermany a person fol lows a designated eour.se witli a desig nated group of people, who are trained more lo apply the aeiinired knowledge lo praetleal uses than to learn facts. Commenting that her views about Hitler's military alliances may not he representative of (he German peopie. Miss Sehoenland confessed she felt that the fuehrer, "being on the spot,” was jumping at any chance to clear himself with the people. "Neverthe less,'’ she continued, "the German.s feel that Hitler's mistakes are no re- fleerion on themselves, and that he will he able to change them.” Women Prepared for Home Life The chief career for which a Ger man woman prepares Is to bcs'ome a gK)d wife for a husband, who, shar ing the belief of his eonntryinen, feels it i.s u reflection on his capability to let his wife work. Therefore, aside from patriotic duty, homelife is one of the most important factors in German life. Miss Sea-sholtz Speaks to G. H. S. .\rt Students "American Art and Artists” was the subject of a talk by Miss Mary Brame Seasholtz, head of the Art depart ment at (ireensboro college, to the Art elnh at its regular meeting, Wednesday, April 3. Miss Seasholtz diseiis.sed the various trends and techniques employed by the American artists. Sludenis, Facully Engage in Series 01 Games Today First Event of Its Kind To Be Given at Senior; Have Picnic on Lawn From n until 1:20 today students and teachers of G. II. S. will have a eluuiee to play, talk, and eat together during the two and one-half hours set a.side for the lirst observance of Stu- deiif-Faeulty Day. Both pupils and faculty will he able to abandon their work in order to take part in games and a picnic on the lawn; however, tiiey will resume work at 1 :.20. In a (|ucstioiinaire, issued last fall, ill which the student body of Senior high was asked to suggi'st methods by which the .school could be improved, it was found that SO per cent of the pupils thought that .sometliing should he done about stndent-facvilty rela tions. As a result of this qnesrionnaire, the idea of Student-Faenlty Da- originated. Present (‘hapel Program In order to promote interest in the mw event, a chapel program, com posed of G. 11. S.'s swing hand and a lioy's (inartet. gave the new "Day'' a lillle jiulilieity Iasi Tuesday. After the I-iticlnsicii of ihe progiaim, Mrs, I.e- Gwin and Mr. .lamii'son presented sliort talks conei'ming llie aims and juiriio.sf's of she get-together. “Tliis is the lirst time any thing like this has ever been tried at Greens- liori high .school, and we are hoping iliat it will be a permanent addition to the school ■(•urrieulnm,''■ slated Miss \Trginia Cohooii, pulilieity ehaii'man of the alfair. iMonday afternoon. McNairy Swings Again! Shown above is Miss Dorothy i\Ie Nairy lu'cparing for a round of eon quest on S.ndeiit-Facully Day,— (Pholi by staff photographer, Purnell Ken ledy, I Taylor, Patlerson Make Girls 'Slate' Delegates to Convene June 16-21 at W. C. U. N. C.; Under A. L. A. Auspices Eleanor Dari' Taylor, jnnior, and Aniih' laiiiise I'atterson, senior, have hei'ii seieeled to represent Senior high school at the first annual North t'aro- lina Girls' State, to he held June li)-21 at M'oman's college, under the auspices of the North Carolina Amer ican Ix'gion anxiliar.v. Piiniose Stated The purpose of the State is de fined ns a “laborator.v of practical and political experience, or an ('duea- tional program in eifizensliip.” Its activities will parallel those of the Boys’ State lield last year at the Uni versity of North Carolina where Dong- lass Hunt of Senior high ruled as gov ernor. All girls who attend tiirls’ State will be sjHmsored by a civic or patriotic organization and will spend the week on the campus, Educational, recrea tional, and social activities have been lilanned with the Students hnilding as heiuhiuarters. Full Program .Arranged The committee of general arrange ments with the cooperation of the Woman’s college faculty have arranged a full jirograni of interesting and in structive activities. Gov. Clyde R. Huey: Chief Justice M'aller Stacy; State Treasurer Charle.s E. Johnson, and Attorney General Harry MeMnlleii have accepted invita tions to speak during the week. The photo reproduced above of a bumper tobacco crop wa Ed Livingston, one of Miss Lee’s pliotography .students, f mercial fertilizer Itoohlet. Five Students to Enter L'^lliance Conlesi Harriet Sink Places First In State-Wide Event; Leslie Sharpe Honored Fivi' local stiulents, Harriet Sink, Leslie Sharpe, Jean StepluMison, Mu riel Fiske, and Elizalieth Beal, will enter tlie eighth annual Freneli con test. sponsored by tlie T/Ailianeo Fran- (•ais(' on Saturday morning, May 4, in G-rei'iishoro, announced Miss Estelle Milehell. head of (he French depart ment, this morning. Sink •Vwardt'il First Place Harriet Sink, a G. II. S, senior, won lirsi place in the ri'cently eondneled state Fri'iieh contest, while la'slio Shiu'pe, another student, received honorable mention. Prizes Offered by French Government 'I'lie coming contest, which is con- dneted to encourage study and ap preciation of the French language and enitnre. will give a silver eiip (o the school wliose five entrants make the liigiK'sf total score. This enp may be kejit liy the .school that wins it three years in siieeession. A silver medal and a luviiize medal, first and second in dividual prizes, will be awarded by the L'Allianee Fraiieaise and the French government. The third award will he an illustrated album on FriuK'e, City School Educators Will Give Dinner Professional relations will he the topic of the North Carolina Education association dinner, to lie given Friday evening. May 7, at Greensboro col lege. The purpose of the dinner is to iielp teachers and administrators he- eome better acquainted with profes sional standards and with organiza tions of people in other professions. Music for the occasion will consist of a string enseinhie with Hugh Alf- vater playing the violin; Helen Colli- son, cello: Calvin MeAdoo, piano; and Viepiria I’ennekamp, violin. Miss Cathleen Pike is president of the local unit of this group and Miss Margaret Moser is program eliuirman. Wilson Soap Model Displayed in Exhibit Outstanding among the exhibits on display at thi' Woman's convention this wi'cU is G. 11, student I>ewis Wilson’s soap carving of General Greene. 'I'he nmdel is a reproduction of Ihi' statue of General (Jreeiie at tlie battleground. Wilson's carving is among those which oom{Kise the minia ture liattlegronnd. This display was arranged by Miss (Jrace Martin. Tumblers and Dancers Added Atiractions For May Day, Friday Jamieson, Doggett, Holmes, Hornaday to Complete Queen Irene’s Court Laughter and merriment to offset the beauty and harmony of the May day eelehrafion. scheduled for o o'clock tomorrow at Senior high, will be pro vided by the tumblers from the alh- levie department, who will he blacked to represeni pickaninnies, symbolic of the old southern plantation. Attendants .Added to Court Fmir-.venr-old Barbara Jamieson, daughter of Coach and i\r,rs. Robert Jamieson, and Charles Doggett. small son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Doggett, have been added to the royal proees- .';lon and will carry the Queen’s train. Martha Hornaday, president of Play- masters. and Annie Lanier Holmes, senu'ster S president, will he among the Queen’s elected attendants who were aimoinu'ed in the last issue of IIioii Old Fashioned Costumes to Be Worn TIu' :Ma.v (jneen and her I'oiirt will he dressed in old-fashioned costumes in kec'ping with the setting of an old sonihern plantation garden in the days iK'fore the Civil war. Allhongh Miss Doris Hntehinson’s gym students will take part in the traditional May pole cerenionii's, the Virginia rei'l will he the major dance for the court entov- lainment. Music for the oeeilsioii will be fnrnished by the glee elnh and the school orehestra. Colorful CosQiines Irene Current, -May tjueen, will wear the usual white and India (iroonie, her maid of honor, will he dressed in a flowered print. The attendants will wear pasli'l net gowns in rainbow shades. The only other major change from last year .seems to he the fact that the Queen and lier court will form the procession from the doors of tlie main hnilding, rather than from sei- as done last year. McNairy Urges Seniors To Keep Appoinimenis Lackey Made Chairman Photography Committee; Flynt Studio to Do Work “Every senior is urged to keep his appointment with the Flynt Studio photograplK'r as thi're can 1k' only one appointment for each senior,'’ declared Miss Dorothy McNairy, faculty ad viser for the senior pliotography eom- mittee. yesterday. Photographs of the seniors, which will apiK'iir in the senior and final is sue of Ilioii Lifk, are being made by Flynt Studio, while arrangements for student appointments are under the direction of a eommitlee lieaded by Paul Lackey. .ApiHiiiitments -Are Fixed Members of the senior pictures eom- niil'.ee, composed of one student rep resenting eaeli senior hoini' room, and tlie dates set aside for the students’ apiMiintments in the various home rooms are as follows; Paul I,ackey, 200, -April '10-18; Margaret Sullivan, 317, April ll)-23; Jean Brantley, .’Hu, April 24-25; Bill Barnes, 300, April 20-29; -Margie Current, 313, April 30-May 1; Margaret Woodward, 305, May 2-3; Margaret Tate. 201, May 4-7; Marian Ralls. 104, May 8-9; Glenn Johnson, Fio, May 10-11. Alumna Mary Higgins Added to ‘Who’s ^ATio’ "Wlio’s AVho in .American T'niver- slties and Colleges” ailded another G. II, S, alnmna, Mary (’I'cile Higgins, a W. C. senior, to its group of ontstaml- ing students tliis year. Heading the list of her aeliievi'inents is Mary’s presidency of (own stndi'iits at Wo man's college. Ill addition to this, she is on the refugee stiulents I'omnuttee, is a member of (be school legislature, and is taking part in the May court. During her three previous years at AVonian's college, Mary lias been in llie Sipiare Circle, siH-retiiry and vice- president of town students, on the Pine Needle'S .stuff, and a junior attendant in the -May court. Tf