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From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
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VOLUME XVII
GREENSBORO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. GREENSBORO, N. C., SEPTEMBER 13, 1040
NUMBER 1
Zimmerman, Johnson
Elected Presidents
In Semester Eight
Home Room Officers
Selected for 5, 6, 7,
Are Also Announced
Highlights of the home room elec
tions held thronghont the school last
Tuesday were the selection of Audrey
Zimmerman and Louise Johnson to the
presidencies in the graduating semes
ter 8 home rooms 23 and 27 respec
tively. Other officers in 27, which is
directel by Mrs. Alton, are: James
Huffling, vice-president: Mildred Bunk-
emeyer, secretary: and James Dehaven,
treasurer. Those in room 23 are : Mer
cedes Zimmerman, vice-president; Mir
iam McCaulay, secretai*y and treas
urer..
Other officers are:
Room 9—Miss Lee, adviser; presi
dent, Marion Morris; vice-president,
Johnny McAllister; secretary-treas
urer, Nina McIntyre.
Room 317—Miss Mitchell, adviser;
president, Paul Miller: vice-president,
iRebecea Morgan; .secretary, .lane Mor
rison ; treasurer. Bill Morrison.
Room 315—Miss Moore, adviser;
president, Bobby Perry; vice-president,
David Phoenix; secretary-treasurer,
Virginia Peoples.
Room 311—Miss Hutchinson, advis
er ; president, Bobby Ham; vice-presi
dent, Bol) Fondren; secretary-treas
urer, Lee Gorrell.
Room 307—Miss IVall. adviser: pres
ident, Margaret IVhitaker; vice-presi
dent. Jerry IVatson; secretary, Jean
Shinn; treasurer, Doris Tolley.
(Cotitimu-.d on- Pat/c Three)
Demand for Typing
GrealThis Year
Young Folks Likelj^^
To Get Job in Near
Future if Prepared
“Since stiidonts are aware that they
must prepare to do something in time
of war, there is an increased demand
for typing, bookkeeping, and short
hand,” de-lared Mr. W. li. Richards,
head of the business department, this
week. Though the business department
has 16 new typewriters, the seven
classes of beginners are full, and some
students were unable to obtain places
in the classes. He added that the
classes of beginners in bookkeeping and
shorthand are the largest in many
years.
“There ha.sn’t been a time when
young folks were as likely to get em
ployment since 1917 as in the near fu
ture for those prepared to get a job,”
stated Mr. Richards. Every boy who
is good in shorthand can be sure of
gettmg a job within the next year or
so and should therefore prepare him
self as well as possible.
U. N. C. Opening Game
To Fete Senior Day
TYPICAL DAY
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Many anxious students are shown returning to dear old G.II.S. to acquire just a little more knowledge.
{Photo by SoioOMON Kennedy, Semester 8.)
Complimentarj- tickets to the foot
ball game between the University of
North Carolina and Appalachian State
Teachers college at Chapel Hill Satur
day, September 21, will be presented
to all Seniors in North Carolina.
This is the third annual game at
which seniors are honored guests of
the T’niversity of North Carolina. In
the past Senior high has been well
represented at these events, and the
prospects of a large attendance this
year are bright.
High school bands from all over the
state are invited to play at Kenan
stadium during the day. Lunch in the
form of picnics may be purchased on
the campus after which the game will
begin.
It Cant Happen Here
Or Can It?
Did you know that something
frightful is happening right under
the venerable and dignified senior
noses? G. H. S. ha.s developel a
bad ease of—well, you figure it out.
Memo to Dr. High I ife
from Dr. Routh’s
Brain (’linic
Symptcius: 147 eases of ninth
grade maihemalies, many patients
in English 3 and 4 and in sopho
more history—ail supposed to have
been eonveyed to the minds of the
ailing before entering high school.
Diagnosis: acute junior high-itis.
Remedy: Remove patient to for
mer quarters and G^ed concentrated
diet of study until thoroughly re
cuperated ; or any suitable mode to
rid grounds of contjunination.
Sellars September
Junior Rotarian
To represent Senior high at the
Rotary ehib for the month of Septem
ber, Rrincipnl A. P. Routh has chosen
Lacy Starr Sellars, former treasurer
of the student council, and member of
the 1941 graduating class. Mr. Routh
selects one outstanding senior each
month to be the Junior Rotarian, who
attends Rotary meetings for the month.
High Life Staff Launches
Subscriptions Campaign
Students to Take Paper
By Pledges—To Pay
For It Later in Year
With plans for the set up of the
coming year in full swing, the stall of
High Life has now begun to concen
trate on its annual subscription cam
paign, which is under the direction of
(Tarice (h-utchfield, newly-elected cir
culation manager.
Instead of carrying out the former
arrangement of having eacli student
pay for High Life when he subscribes,
the paper will eliminate tlie strain on
allowaiu'es by having each ptu'son sign
a pledge .saying he will take High Life
and then pay for it 25 cents in October
and 25 cents in February.
To Employ “Flying Squadron”
One of the main institutions in en
listing student support will be the
■‘flying sfiuadron” of speakers who will
go from room to room to explain the
system and to get the pledges signed.
This year High Life will be approx
imately one'third larger than it was
last year, with eight pages instead of
four, and the staff urges full coopera
tion from the entire student body that
the price might remain as low as 50
cents.
Traffic Leader Cone Asks
Cooperation of Students
“Herman Cone, new traffic chief, and
his newly-elected assistants are asking
the cooperation of every student, and
must have it if this school is to amount
to anything,” said Mr. Blackman, in
an interview on the traffic system.
“Running to lunch must be stopped,
if only for the students’ safety, unless
they prefer broken noses and limbs,”
he continued.
It is demandetl that students stay
in the cafeteria on rainy or cold days,
rather than in the buildings, which
will be locked except for a door for
the teachers.
Staii-s to Be Labeled
This week the stairs will be labelel
and everyone is requested to use the
correct ones.
“Something really should be done to
protect the beauty of our school.” con
tinued the traffic adviser. “Students
should do their best to stay off the
grass, flowers, and shrubbery.”
Pink Candles Light
Cafeteria Scenery
Pink raiulles and birthday cakes
don’t usually represent the cafe
teria scene, but such a surprise
for the birthday girl, as well as
for the student body, oecurrecl last
Friday when Chariot Marks'
mother sent a tray with all the
“fixins” over to the school in time
for second lunch period.
Friends of the young honoree
were glad to cooperate in revlucing
the size of the white frosted struc-
ture, and there are some that do
say the teachers at a neighboring
faille were among those who ludpetl
reduce its size.
Don’t Give Up the
Ship!
Second Column Squad
Of Ten Cheerleaders
Lead G.H.S. Booslers
Smith, Ginsberg Initiate
Spectacular New Plan for
Season’s Pep Squad
Ten cheerleaders will lead the G.II.S.
cheering stands during the coming foot
ball season, instead of the customary
five chosen in former years, announced
Miss Louise Smith this morning.
The ten students wlio succeeded in
winning out over the approximately
25 who tried out Monday afternoon
are Billy Holladay, Jack Jarvis, Dot-
tie Inabinet, Della Mae Trotter, Neal
Beard, Pat Fordham. Willie Mae King,
Bill Hodgin, Dale AVarinath, and Rich
ard Kiser.
Former Leader (Jinsherg Coaches
Harold Ginsberg, G. II. S. alumnus
who helpwl lead the pep squad to
fame in 1938, is coaching the squad
in all the tricks a cheerleader should
know. Temporary head cheerleader,
Neal Beard, will lend the squad in a
double formation, the first ever pre
sented in local high school circles.
Hear, ye stndent.s—what’s the mat
ter? Have the school-goers forgotten
about tliere being such a thing as a
half holiday for attendance? AVell, no
wonder, as few as G. II. S. earned
last year. But they are still hanging
around—.just waiting for the folks to
grab tlu'in off. And holidays are really
the most fnii. 'rbe funny part is that
tlu'.v've easy as pie to get. All you have
to do is just average an attendance
rating of ninety-five per cent. Then,
on the Friday following the end of
the month—a half-holiday! Sounds
easy, eh? It is easy—for those who
try.
Numerous Holidays
Throughout Semesters
Entrants in Contest
The other entrants in the contest
were as follows: Nina Jlcintyre,
Panky Winslow, Miriam Young, Mary
.lean Cooi)er, Marjorie Burns, Frances
Johnson, Sarah DeBoe, Ann Hendrix.
Frances Winslow was picked as one
of the final ten, Imt she was unable
to accept the po.sition.
The students were judged according
to volume, appearance, and si)irit.
Cheering Soctioii Foreseen
From the novel idcji c.f a double
formation scpind may come tln^ organ
ization of a cheering sH‘tit)n. Aliss
Smith disclo.'^ed today; “We may have
a sp'cial section at the games, with the
school colors, seated in the school let
ters formation. This group, if organ
ized, will be tntorel in special cbe“rs.”
The original decision of the judges
to have a double formation has as its
motto an old saying: "Something old”
the five customary clie(‘rlead(‘rs;
“something new"—the five additional
ones; “something borrowed”—^Harold
Gin.sberg, veteran colh'ge and high
school ronser; "no one blue’’-—for not
one of the incoming s(iuad is bine at
the thought of the coining season and
the excitement G. II. S.’s I'het'ring sec
tion will cause on the state gridiron.
Christmas Vacation
Lasts Two Weeks;
Easter, Two Days
Tncludt'd in the school calendar this
year iire numerous holidays, the first
of which will come on November 1,
When the teiichers attend the North
western district teachers’ meeting.
Thursday, November 28, and Friday,
November 29, will bo Tlninksgiving
holidays, whereas the Christmas vaca
tion will begin Wednesday, Decem
ber 18, and extend through Wednes
day. January 2.
Semester Ends Janiiarj’ 20
The first semester will end about
the twentieth of January and the first
holidays thereafter will he for Easter
and will be two days, Friday, April
11, and Fridiiy, April 14.
The last “studimt siesta” will come
in March, when there is a state teach
ers' meeting.
Harvcl Succeeds Boyd
In School Cafeteria
/
Owing to the promotion of Mi^s Cle-
one Boyd as head of the city'j school
cafeterias. Miss Elizabeth niy.’vel, of
Weldon, has taken the iiosition of die
titian in the cafeteria of Grt^kensboro
high school. 1
Slage Crew Receives
Appoinimenis from Moser
“Behind the stage scenes, working
as the stage crew this year, will bo
Solomon Keniunly, manager. Charles
Eager, Purnell Kennedy, Billy Cart-
land, Kyle Benbow. Bill Preddy, and
Davis Andrews,” amionnced Miss Mar
garet Moser, facility chairman of the
crow, yesterday.’’
Some of theii^dnties will he to assist
Playmasters in p.-cMluction of plays by
getting the jiroiMT- lighting effects for
the setting, by cl^anging scenery be
tween acts, and helping to build
sets. Also, they Are to he responsible
for aranging the stage appropriately
for assembly p/ograins.
Miss Margaret Sledge
Has Leave of Absence
In r*ply to numerous (pieries
coneerning tlie absf'iice of IMi.ss
Margaret Sledge, Principal A. P.
Routh exiilains that, owing to
illness. Miss Sledge aslced and re
ceived a two months’ leave from
her teaching position and is now
at her homo in Widdoii, N. C. The
doctor states tliat she is improv
ing rapidly, hut he advised her re
maining at home for several
months.