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VOLUME XVII
GREENSBORO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., OCTOBER 25, 1940
NUMBER 4
GRAHAM TO TALK STANDARDS DAY
Home Was Never Like This!
Shown above eating the “Sunday” dinner they prepared last week
in connection with their home economies course are, left to right,
Nellie Beeson. Beverly Lewis, Celia Varner, and Doris Smith.
Home Makers Renovate
Old Clothes and Theories
Students Plan Meals,
Cook, Eat, Wash Dishes,
Practice Economy
By making over old clothes, by plan
ning meals to fit the family income,
and by applying all resource and tested
theories of their course, Mi.ss Snowe
Bradley's home economies classes are
fitting themselves for a part in the
home life where economy and thrift
must be a by-word.
No Balanced Meal
These cooking students, who are
noted for their rattling of the pots and
pans, have learned that there is no
balanced meal but that the three meals
of the day are balanced when the daily
food requirements of one quart whole
milk, two eggs, one leafy, one yellow,
and one starchy vegetable, a citrous
fruit or tomato, one serving of meat,
something sweet, butter, whole grain
in some product, and eight glas.ses of
wafer are included somewhere during
the day.
Work by Patterns
••In proof that not only do my sew
ing students have patterns, those who
are specializing in cooking use those
food requirements as their pattern and
check their work for its nutritional,
economical, managerial, and aesthetic
requirements,” declared Jliss Bradley.
“We are studying from a booklet sent
by the government called ‘Diets to Fit
Your Income,’ and Edith Lowman has,
with the help of the book, made a cost
chart for feeding the five members of
her family a week on tlie four diet
tests, which are: a restricted diet for
(Continued on Page Four)
Glee Club lo PresenI
Studenl Performance
To give the students greater confi
dence in themselves and in their ability
to sing, the music department will
sponsor a student I’ecital Thursday
afternoon, October 31.
All members of the voice depart
ment who wish to do so will be given
a chance to sing a solo on that after
noon. The event will take place at 3:30
o’clock and will last an hour.
Brietz Makes Statement
“I think that this recital will
strengthen our hopes for the state mu
sic contest this year.” explained Mr.
Raymond Brietz, head of the music de
partment, when queried about this pro
gram. lie also extended a blanket in
vitation to school patrons to attend
this program.
Miss Reeves Receives
State Appointment
Miss Cynthia Reeves, principal
of Irving Park school, has received
an appointment as a member of
the State Textbook commission
from Governor Clyde R. Hoey, an-
nouncel Superintendent B. L.
Smith this week.
The commission will judge and
submit re‘cmmendations to the
state board of education covering
these subjects: North Carolina
history, fifth grade; readers, first
through seventh grades; world his
tory, sixth grade; and art and
health.
Members of the commission are
chosen from outstanding school
workers from all over the state.
Miss Reeves is the only representa
tive from Greensboro.
Sharpe Tops Special
Honor Roll With 97.5;
Page Ranks Second
Total of 106 Students
Average 90 or Above;
16 Make 95 or More
Lending in the race for scholastic
honors during first report period, I/CS-
lie Sharpe, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. C.
Sharpe, of the Alamance road, scored
the highest possible average, Avith a
rating of 971/2%. Dianne Rage, daugh
ter of Sir. and Mrs. K. A. I’age, 1028
West Market street, and Betty Ship-
man, daughter of Mr. G. L. Shipman,
03") Martin street, claim second and
third places Avith averages of 0G.8 and
9()..") respectively.
Special Honor Roll
A total of 10 students averaged 9")
or above, placing them upon the spe
cial lionor roll. They ai-e; BeA'erly lleit-
man, Josephine Duncan, Sara Jeffress,
Elmer Jones, Berry Reid, Leslie
Sharpe, Betty Shipman, Louise Morton,
Billy Brinkley, Dianne Rage, Evelyn
Glass, Rachael Baxter, Martha Flem
ing, Ruth Winterling, Elva Spencer,
and Mary Lou Sawyer.
General Honor Roll
Those students averaging 90 or above
and placing on the general honor roll
numbered 100. They are as follows:
Room 2—Althea Hardin, Jack Har
ris, Virginia Haynes, and Walter Hiatt.
Room 3—Terpsie Kypriss, Elsie
Lewus, and Helen Leonard.
Room 4—Nancy CoAvherd, Janet Cox,
(Continued on Page Six)
City Schools to Aid
National Detense Plan
Courses in Preparation
For Future Protection
Offered to Students
With thousands of young Americans
nOAv drafted for active service in the
United States army, Mr. B. L. Smith,
city school superintendent, is introduc
ing a plan Avliereby the faculty mem
bers and students alike of the Greens
boro city schools may aid in the na
tional defense program.
Despite the fact that only male
teachers betAveen the ages of 21 and 3">
may give their immediate help, there
are many ways in Avhich the remain
ing students and teachers are able to
condition themselves for future partici
pation in the pi-ogram for cooperative
building up of American defenses.
I). G. Hughes, former industrial art
(Continued on Page 'Three)
Rev. Walser Allen Speaks
At Schoolmaster Meeting
Speaking on “Trends in Religion at
the Rre.sent Time,” Rev. Walser Allen
addressed the Schoolmasters club at
the October meeting, Wedne.sday, Oc
tober 10, in the W. C. U. N. C. home
economics cafeteria.
Also featuring the program was the
special music by Rrofessor Julian Gar
diner, of the Elon college faculty.
G. H. S., One of Forty
To Make Study Course
'Lo verify a time schedule developed
through trial classes, the SoufliAvest-
ern Rublishing company requested last
Wednesday that Mr. William Richards,
as head of the department, haA*e the
school bookkeeping classes help Avith
the project. Senior high is one of the
40 schools chosen to participate in this
work.
'riie publishing company has asked
Idr. Richards first to send a record of
the bookkeeping classes up to this
date. Then each week he is to send a
record of the number of chapters, ex
ercises, and supplementai-y exercises
oinpleted, to them.
Need Infonnation for Book
The commercial publishing company
is doing this final checking before it
prints and releases the course of study
AA'ith a time schedule for the new
'P went let h Centura Bookkeeping and-
Aeeounfing book, noAv emerging in its
eighteenth edition.
President to Speak
Di-. Frank Rorter Graham, president
of the Greater University of North
Carolina, who Avill address the 1940
Social Standards conference.
G.H.S. Band to Play
At Asheville Game
Parade Prior to Game;
3 Concerts Scheduled;
To Return via Lenoir
To hold their oAvn in the pre-game
parade and to play at the football
meet at Asheville, the G. H. S. hand
Avill embark for that city Friday
morning, NoA'ember 1, for the first out-
of-toAvn game for Avhich the local band
has played this season.
Having receiA'od three invitations to
perform in the “land of the sky,” the
band Avill jjlay at the junior high
school at 1:30 p. m. and at the senior
high school at 3 o’clock Friday after
noon. Following rehearsals AA’ith the
Asheville l)and Saturday morning, the
(wo groups will give a public concert
in the city auditorium Saturday after
noon.
Band to Tour Lenoir Band Room
Immediately after tliis performance
tlie musical group will begin its jour
ney home, via Lenoir, Avhere the mem
bers will give a concert in the liigh
school Saturday night, q'he Lenoir
hand director invited the local musical
division to play there as a friendly
gestnie and to provide the local group
with an opportunity to .see the famous
hand building there.
Theme of 'Freedom
Choice of Committee
November 18 Selected
As Date for Conference;
Group Titles Announced
Highlight of the program for the
ninth annual Social Standards confer
ence, to he observed November 18, Avill
be the keynote address by Dr. Frank
Rorter Graham, president of the
Greater University of North Carolina.
Tlieme Is Selected
Striving to select a subject that
Avould arouse the interest of the stu
dent body and that Avould carry on
the thought of former conferences,^
the Social Standards committee, chOvSe
“Freedom Avith Responsipility” as the
topic for the day. Lecturing for the
first time on a Social Standards pro
gram, Dr. Graham Avill base his talk
on this theme. Tlie group felt that this
theme would he very appropriate, since
it is very closely related to “Together
We LiA’o” and “'Hie World AVe Want,”
the themes of the 1038 and 1039 con
ferences.
C'oininittee Most Fortunate
“The committee members considers
them.selves very fortunate in securing
such an outstanding figure as Dr. Gra
ham to deliver the keynote address,”
stated Billy Brinkley, conference chair
man, when ho receiA’od Dr. Graham’s
letter of acceptance.
“AVe feel that this Avill add a great
deal to the success of the 1940 con
ference,” he added.
Miller Plans Limrh Period
Recreation
AA'hile the committee in general
Avorks on the detailed vSChodule for the
day. Rani Aliller is busy laboring OA’or
the entiu'tainineut for the lunch
periods. Rians are underway for many
different activities during (his time.
(Continued on Page Eight)
Four City Principals Attend
Meeting at Chapel Hill
Rrincipals A. R. Ronth, H. A. Helms,
E. Frank Johnson, and L. AA’. Kelly,
of Senior high, ('entral junior, land-
ley junior, and Gillespie I'ark junior
high, resi)e('ti\'ely, attended the state
meeting of secondary school principals
in ('Impel Hill, Saturday, October 12.
Miss Pope to Lead Discussion of
Modern Economic Inequalities
Announcing the programs of the
Greensboro civic forum for the next
three meetings, Miss Charlotte A’an
Noppen, program, chairman, revealed
today that Aliss Alice Rope of Ayeock
.school is scheduled to lead a discus
sion on the topic, “Our Rresent Eco
nomic Ine(inalities,” at the I'cgular
meeting to he held at the Guilford
county conrthonse Alonday evening at
7:30 o’clock.
Other programs announced by Miss
A’an Noppen include a discussion on
••Religion and the Rresent Crisis” to
he led by Reverend J. K. Roberts, Jr.,
of the P'irst Rreshyterian church, on
November 11; and a talk by Dr. A.
Lang, a former citizen of A’ienna, Aus
tria, on “America As I See It.” The
address is to be followed by an open
forum.
Purpose Explained
"The i)urpose of the Greensboro civic
forum,” declared Miss A’an Noppen, “is
to diseu.ss social, economic, and politi
cal questions of importance to the
people of Greensboro and to the na
tion. q’he group has no fixed organiza
tion and no dues, and anyone who
wishes (0 do so ma.v attend the meet
ings. Incidentally,” she concluded, “Mr.
F. E. Thomas of your own high school
faculty is our chairman. Mrs. Nita
A'ernon AA'illiams is chairman of the
membershi]) committee.”
Other committee chairmen in addi
tion to Miss A’an Noppen include Mrs.
Nita Vernon AVilliams.
Playlikers to Present
'The Warrior's Husband'
'The Warrior's Ilushand will he the
first production of the year of the
Rlaylikers, dramatic students organiza
tion of W. (’. U. N. C., at Ayeock
auditorium toniorroAv night at 8 o’clock.
'File play, a comedy i)y Julian Thomp
son, Avhich t’lls of a mythical land
Avhere Avoinen rule and men stay at
home and do the liouseAvork, is di
rected by Airs. Foster Fitz-v8immons.
She is assisted by seA'oral students,
Oioen Norman, Clara Roosch, and Jean
Church in designing costumes and sets
and arranging the music.
Student Actresses
Among the college stmhmts Avho
will have leading parts are .Ann Rito-
miak. Retie Roberts, Alary Frances
('ox, and Rhyllis Barker. The War
rior's Husband is the first of five ])lays
to he presented by the Rlaylikers dur
ing tlH‘ 1940-41 si’ason.
Lee Exhibits Paintings
At Alliance of Art
On exhibit at the National Alliance
of Art and Industry in Ncav A’ork. are
tAvo of Aliss Henri Etta Ix*e’a paint
ings. 'Phis G. II. S. art instructor spent
much of her summer vacation ijrepar-
ing the.se works, and as a reward, lier
creative works on cancer liaA’c been
cho.seii for this exhibit.
'I'lK' paintings, whicli are being ex-
liihited from October 10 through 30,
will be taken later to art ctmfers of
other cities for exhibition. The money
tiiat is realized from lu‘r Avork will
b(‘ given by the Art, .society to the
group Avorkiiig on cancer control.