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HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
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VOLUME X\T[I
GREENSBORO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., OCTOBER 11, 1930
NUMBER 3
Blackburn's Room
Wins Theatre Party
In P.T. A. Campaign
16 Has 42 Subscriptions;
LeGwin Second with 29;
Betts, Third, Has 26
■Winning a free theatre party to the
Carolina Tuesday, Mrs. Rlackbnrn’s
home room 10 achieved highest honors
Wednesday in the P. T. A. membership
drive by a total of 42 subscriptions.
Ousted from first place by a margin
of 13, Mrs. I^eGwin’s room 14 ran sec
ond with 29 subscriptions, while Mrs.
Bett's room 10 attained third place
with 26 members.
By collecting 23 quarters, room 202
fourth in rank, 6, and 206 which tied
with 21 for fifth, raised tlie total num
ber of parents joining to 405, almost
200 short of the goal of 600. During
Wednesday’s campaign, extended until
after the first Parent-Teacher associa
tion meeting Tuesday evening, approxi
mately 37 twenty-five cent pieces were
raised.
Routh Makes Statement
In commenting upon the success of
the drive. Principal A. P. Houth de
clared, ‘'Though I am disappointed
that we did not reach 600 member
ships, I sincerely appreciate the co
operation of teachers and home I’oom
presidents in their efforts toward col
lecting as many membex’ships as they
did; and I might add that this year’s
quota would exceed that of last year
by almost 100 subscriptions.”
Adding to Mr. Routh’s expi*ession of
thanks was the adviser for the prize
winning home I’ooni, Mrs. Nellie Dry
Blackburn, who declai'ed, “Our honor
has come about thi-ough the energy and
the joint efforts of the students, who
DRUM MAJORS
Paul Behnnan, right, will perforin the duties of head drum major
for the Greensboro high band. Behnnan will be assisted by ]3ill
llodgin, left.— {Photo by Solomon Kennedy.)
Lecture Series Begins
At Woman’s College
(Coniinued on. Page Six)
Tour in Csnada 'Grand'
Says McDonald to 5th Grade
Miss Agnes McDonald, of the senior
high faculty, made a talk last week
to Mrs. Margaret Wall's fifth grade
class at Aycock school on the trip
through Canada, which she took this
past summer.
Miss McDonald stated that the party
made a circuit of the four major cities
in the dominion. The group fli’st went
to Quebec, then to ilontreal, Ot
tawa, and Toronto, and then cx’ossed
back into the United States at Niagara
Falls on the way up thi-ough New
Kngland.
Guided by Loiigfelloxv’s Grandson
She went on to say, “One of the most
enjoyable things was the honor of be
ing personally conducted through
Ileni-y Wadsworth Longfellow’s home
by his only heir, his gi-andson. On the
other hand the gi-eatest disappoint
ment we had was the time in Quebec
when we missed seeing Princess
Juliana’s childi-en playing on the lawn
by a bai-e two minutes.”
The journey w'as really a summer
school tour studying American history
and literature. Twenty-seven teachers
made the ti'ip.
Beard-on Brainstorm
or
Classifying Hitler
Comicut-up Laui-ence Reardon, well-
known to Miss Mini’s Knglish classes
for his antics, pulled a fast one on his
teacher the other day and received a
good grade for his trouble. Finding
himself in the not-uncommon pi*edica-
ment of being assignment-less, Beai*-
don i-acked his brain, then liastily
scrawled a “lesson.”
The unusual result, proxidly exhibit
ed to the faculty by a pleased, if sui--
prised pedagogue, was a full-page
caricature of Adolf Hitler, complete
with flapping forelock and cookie-
duster mustache, which bore a i-aucous
caption paraphi-asing Ileil, Hitler, with
the end of a well-known hot spot and
adding, cleverly enough, “Der Fuehrer,
der better
Torchlight Will Tap
Semester 6 Students
To familiarize juniors with Torch
light, its ideals, its puriwse, and its
requisites for entrance, seven members
of the honor gi-oup discussed with all
undergraduate home rooms last week
their eligibility as future semester 6
students.
“Since for the first time we will tap
juniors,” explained Miss Sara Mims,
the club’s adviser, yesterday, “we feel
that they should become thoroughly
acquainted with Torchlight so that
they may be constantly striving toward
it.”
Four requirements for admittance
are: scholarship, sportsmanship, char
acter, and leadership.
New Girl Reserves
Honored at Dance
Barnyard anlies and countrified ap
parel were in the .spotlight last Fri
day night when the Be-Worth-tVhile
Girl Reserves honored new members
at an old time barn dance at the T.
W. C. A.
Old members had to dress like the
mascxiline sex, call for their “lady
friends” who were prospective mem
bers, present them to other girls, and
see that they enjoyed the evening and
got home safely.
Miss Ford Directs Entertainment
Jliss Betsy Jean Ford dii’ected the
games and dances played before seiw-
ing I'efreshments. After that, the girls
listed the products represented by parts
of advertisements which wei’e placed
around the room.
Carpenter Named
October Rotarian
To represent senior high as a
junior Rotarian for the month of
October, Principal A. P. Routh se-
lected Tom Carpenter. Lacy Sellars
had tlie honor in September.
Boys who attended meetings of
the local chib last year were Law-
rence Reddick, Jeiiii Mc.41lister,
Douglass Hunt, Carlyle Groome.
Marsliall Morris, Hugh Hill, Bob
Mc.AlUsfer, Claude Teague, and
Hugh Altvater.
Graduate ‘Follow' Up ’
Shows 86% Working
Frankie Chisholm Now
Model in New York
Alumna Frankie Cliisliolm, last
yeai'’s liead cheerleader, former
editor of HIGH LIFE, and a
June graduate of Senior liigli, has
abandoned her fonnal studies to
accept a moxleliiig position with
Harry Conover’s New York agency.
.Mthoiigh Frankie had planned
to enter Woman’s college this fall,
she received the other offer while
visiting in New Y'ork last sum
mer, and she lias been in the ‘‘big
city” nearly a month.
The model is the younger daugh-
ter of Mrs. Alice Chisholm of
Sedgefleld.
Debate (tub Picks
Committee Chairman
Sigrid Undset Follows
Jane Cowl, Fadiman;
Leland Stowe to Come
Lcctui’cs which will take place at
W. V. V. N. C. all during the college
term will bring to Greensboro many
well-knoAvn men and women, each with
an interesting story to tell or case to
plead. The first of these speakers wei‘e
Jane Cowl, the acti*ess and Clifton
Fadiman. literary critic.s of “The New
Yorker’’ and qnizzer of the experts on
Information Please.” Following soon
after Mr. Fadiman will be Sigrid TTid-
sot, Norwegian authoi-ess and winner of
the Nobel prize for literature in 1928,
who fled from her homeland when it
was occupied by the Germans, and Nor
man Cousins and Leland Stowe.
First Lecture
The first lecture, whicli oceured on
Thursday. Getober 3, brought iliss Jane
Cowl to the Ayeoek auditorium where
for a brief hour she charmed and de
lighted an attentive audience with her
lovely voice, dramatic notions, flaming
fingernails, and Idzzare costume.
Miss Cowl Utterly denounced those
nations wliich are intent on destrncting
the great masterpieces of the world:
music, paiting, architecture, and litera
ture, the things which given meaning
to the word “civilization.” She men-
tiont.l particularly the fate of Pade
rewski, famous pianist and Premier of
Poland, whom she knows personally.
He is .said to be “detained” in Spain.
Famous Contemporaries
Miss (V)wl has known many more of
her prominent contemix^raries, among
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Norman, McLennan, Hunt,
Thornton, Marks, Heitman
Head Activity Groups
Billy Halladay, president of the de
bating club, annouced his new commit
tees for the coming year yesterday.
They are as follows:
The Ways and Means committee,
with Beverley Heitman as chairman,
has as its other members Charles
Fogleman. Doris Osborne, Hazel Swin-
son. Neil Beard, and Marjoide Buims.
Ella Mae Norman heads the pub
licity group assisted by Rachael White-
sides, Herbert Hattaway, and Martha
Ann Moore.
Thornton Heiuls Fiograms
The programs are in chai'ge of Ann
Thornton, chairman; Paul Miller, Bay
ard Whitehurst, and Jane Ellei’. The
(’onstitution committee has as its meni-
liers Douglass Hunt, chairman: Billy
Brinkley, Bobby Bowman, Phil Gi-iffin,
and Sam Whitaker.
Charlotte Ilnine heads the Initiation
(’ominittee with Nancy Cowherd, and
Ella JIae Norman assisting. Tlie So
cial committee, with INIartie McLennan
as chairman, has as its other members
Martha Hipp, Charlotte Gi-aham, and
Dorothy Best.
Tliose on the Executive committee are
Hill Halladay, Ann Tliornton. Hazel
Swinson, Martha Hipp. and Miss
Causey, adviser.
Large Group of Students
Attend First Choir Practice
With an increase of approximately
12 members over last year’s group of
60, the choir had its initial meeting
Monday. Mr. Raymond Brietz, choir
dii-ector, has announced that many of
this year’s members will be juniors,
since about 140 out of 180 students in
the music department are juniors.
Despite many of these students be
ing inexixerienced, Mr. Brietz explained
that they are all very good musicians.
He also added that all departments
except the second basses were very
well balanced.
No plans for programs have been
made, but it is expected that the clioir
will have many chances to display
their talent.
Survey Demonstrates
That School Needs
Commerce Course
What becomes of our students after
they leave high school?” is a fi*equent
poser asked by many parents and elu-
eators but loft unanswered until Mrs.
Christine Px'ice Floranoe, director of
Greensboro high’s vocational ti’aining
program, spent six months conducting
a survey, financed by the local Kiwanis
club, to find out what has become of
Greensboi-o students who graduated
during the last five years.
Answers poured in—at least 1,700 of
them, 58 per cent of those questionexL
Of these, ten per cent were married,
gilds outnumhering hoys three to one,
75 per cent had secured some form of
additional schooling, and 86 i>er cent
were employed.
Attend College
Although only 10 i)er cent of the
gi’adnates i-eached the fourth year in
college, the responses showel that 51
per cent attended college for the first
year or more, and 24 per cent received
additional edncalion through either
bn.siness schools, night schools, corre
spondence schools, aviation schools,
nursing schools, military schools, trade
schools, beauty schools, or civil service.
However, 25 per cent received no fur
ther schooling at all.
Of the students now married, one in
evei'y four has a child.
Girls Have More Difficulty
Indicating that girls have more diffl-
cultl.' in securing employment than
boys, the survey showed that twice as
many men as women had jobs.
Types of jobs ainong the students in
cluded clerical, industrial, and sales
work generally, 40 per cent in the for
mer, 15 per cent in tlie second, and 17
per cent in the latter.
(Coniinued on Page Six)
Teachers Chorus Elects
Miss Taylor Secretary
Miss Ella Lee Taylor, elected at the
first meeting on September 30, will
serve as secretary of the newly organ
ized teachers chorus, announced Mrs.
('hrystal Bachtelle, director of music in
the city schools, ami organizer of the
group. She first planned a mixed
chorus, but later turned it into a wom
an’s choir.
The teachers, and others connected
with the city schools, who will take
part in the recreational activities, will
meet once each week, planning as its
first project a i-adio program.
Strickland’s Letter Wins
Set of Rogers Silver
By submitting the best letter telling
why she likel aspertane. Mi.sa Jessie
Belle Strickland wone a 26-pieee set of
Rogers silverware last Sunday via
radio.
Similar prizes arc awardexl to other
winners whose names are broadcast
over WBIG each week.
“I I'eally don't see how I won it,” ex
plained Miss Strickland. “I wrote only
one sentence while the other teachers
who were with me wrote long letters.”
According to One Class
It's Roosevelt 3 to 1
R()osev-lt led by throe to one in a
poll taken by Jliss Margaret iloser’s
sixth period history class last Thurs
day in respon.se (o a request by “The
American Obstu'ver” for a student poll
on the presidential election.
'I'lie result was 24 votes for Bresi-
(li'iif Roosevelt and seven for Wendell
Willkie. If figured in per cent, this is
roughly 77 per cent for Roosevelt and
23 jier cent for Willkie.
ResiiKs Sent to “Observer”
Kacli person wrote the name of the
candidate of his choice upon a small
piece of paper whicli was promptly
collected. The vote was then publicly
tallied on the Isiard, being called out
by Rob ’ampb(‘ll, vice-chaii*mau of the
■lass, and marked up by Rilly Brink-
ley, chairman. These results were sent
to the “Observei*” in Washington, D. C.
News Class Lets Hair
Down at Weiner Roast
Comi)l‘tely exhausted from writing
stories, getting interviews, jileuding for
ads, and peeping through keyholes, file
overworked genii in the journalism 2
class la.st Saturday let down their
collective hair and generally acted
their age by attending a weiner roast
given by the five older members of the
class at the summer home of a fellow
journalist, Rachael Whiteside.
This noteworthy event took place at
Kimesville, and tlie class was assisted
in its merry-making by several mem
bers of the faculty who have the pleas
ure of working with the future news
hounds and who appreciate the gruel
ling labor which they undertake for
the .sake of th(*ir “art.”