November 22, 1940
HIGH LIFE
Page Three
Principal 'Lets Cat Out'
About Former Presidents
Beautiful St. Michael’s Gates
Since Greensboro high school’s stu
dent government was organized in
1922, there have been nineteen presi
dents. In checking up on the lives of
G. H. S. leaders, Principal A. P.
Routh disclosed their professions to
an inquiring High Life writer yes
terday.
Although Mr. Eouth could not trace
the careers of Bill Byers, ’27-’28 presi
dent, Harvey Anderson, ’29-’30 leader,
nor Dick Holt, ’35-’36 student, he an
nounced that many of the local boys
“have done well for themselves.”
Two Attorneys
Besides colleges, lawyers’ offices have
claimed the largest number of gradu
ates, Norman Block ’24 and Charles
Hagan ’31 being the two to pursue that
field of work.
Senior high’s first student body
president, Robert Irvin ’23, is dead.
Two of the former government heads
are now connected with life insurance
firms, Arthur Davant ’25 being with
the Pilot Life and Charles Rives ’29
with the Jefferson Standard in Ral
eigh.
More Away
Two of the young men have sought
their fortunes in far-away fields—
Willard Watson ’27 and Prank Pitt
man ’33 being in New York and Cali
fornia respectively.
P. B. Whittington ’2G is one of
Greensboro’s dentists, while Jack Now
lin ’32 is connected with the Ivory
stores here.
Howard King ’34 is with the Bur
lington mills corporation, and Jack
Cheek has his own business here.
Within the memory of present Sen-
ion high students are the following
college lads:
Bill Murray, ’3G-’37 president, is a
senior at Carolina; Ed Hipp ’38 is a
sophomore at Davidson; Jim Wolfe,
’38-’39 leader, is a “greenie” at Duke;
and last year’s Jean McAllister is a
freshman at nearby Guilford.
Insights and Oversights
Of
The Social Standards
Committee
Hunt Here
What future writers will say about
the present leader, Douglass Hunt,
remains to be seen, but now he still
bears the burden of the G. H. S. presi
dency.
Puzzling Games Highlight
Meeting of French Group
To highlight the bi-weekly gather
ing of Miss Estelle Mitchell’s French
club, the instructor used word-puzzles,
corresponding to ones played by third
and fourth grade pupils, to entertain
the group Wedne.sday. In the first
amusement, “Guess Who,” the pupil
chosen to be “It” has three chances to
guess the person designated by asking
questions answered by yes or no; the
second is familiar to all as “I am
thinking of a word which begins
with .” The catch, however, is
that one must converse entirely in
French, a rule proving tricky to sec
ond-year students who are still at
tempting to master a speaking vocabu
lary.
Before the program, Berry Reid,
president of the club, introduced a new
member, Mary Elizabeth Penry, home
room 301, to the group.
“It was fun while it lasted” is the
favorite expression of the Social Stand
ards committee now that “the big day”
is over. Although they had their ups
as well a« tiowns, most of the com
mittee members are willing to admit
that the ups far surpa.ssed the bumps.
Rodent Incident
••That trio, Lelia Atkinson, Billy
Brinkley, and a very small mouse, can
furnish plenty of entertainment for
anyone” states Nancy Cowherd, in ref
erence to an incident which occurred
during one of the Saturday meetings.
Billy was in the midst of a very im
portant announcement, when he glanced
out of the window and saw a small
mouse running around in a seemingly
dazed manner on the sidewalk. Think
ing that it could serve as her girl scout
deed for the day, Lelia, with the rest
of the committee, jumped up and raced
to its rescue. Of course all that Madam
Secretary did was to pick the poor
thing up and carry it to a safe place,
but even that was a brave deed.
Miller Causes Fun
The group got plenty of laughs on
Paul Miller. One of the best resulted
after the committee chairman had
asked Paul to be responsible for secur
ing pins for the lunch tags.
“Why if I do that, someone might
get the Avrong idea,” declared the
junior. “Just think about me going in
a store and buying 1500 pins,” he added.
This was all cleared up, however, when
it was explained that he needn’t buy
safety pins, just straight ones.
Cowhei'ds Predicament
Nancy Cowherd confesses that, al
though she doesn’t like to chew four
hour gum, she’d rather chew it than
sit on it. This actually happened to
her. While driving around in search
of a speaker, she decided that it would
be best for her to throw away her
tasteless gum. Thus shedil, or rather
thought she did, for when she came
in contact with the chewing mixture
again she was “stuck,” and not as in
dancing. The only solution that she
had to offer is that the offending “ma
terial” must have blown back i:
Along with these joyful moments
came the heartfailing ones. It isn’t
very encouraging, when you call a
speaker on “Sunday before Monday”
to remind him that tomorrow is Social
Standards day, and he informs you
that he can’t come. In a case like that,
all you have to do is to give him a
hard and fast talk, which will compel
him to appear.
Despite all this they call it fun, and
it must be.
Jane Eller to Serve
As Student Chairman
For Christmas Play
I'liis photograph of tlie unusual wrought iron St. Michael’s Gates,
latiioiN lor tlieir beauty, was taken by Herbert Hueks, adviser for the
photography clnb.
Moser to Teach Class
In First Aid at G. C.
Realizing the necessity of know
ing what to do in an emergency,
3Iiss Margaret Moser, dean of
girls, has undertalien to teach a
class in first aid at Greensboro
college. Last winter Miss Moser
took a course in this field and ob
tained an instructor’s certificate.
Thirty-seven girls, an unusually
large number, enrolled for the
traimng, which includes 20 hours
of instructions, two of which will
be offered every week.
In addition to learning how to
bandage minor in,juries, the girls
will receive directions for can*j’ing
stricken persons on stretchers and
for setting broken anus and legs.
‘New World Order’
Town Meeting Subject
'Christmas lady' Speaks
On Garden Program
Instead of the usual fall flower
show, the Greensboro Garden coun
cil will sponsor an address by Mrs.
Clarence Owens, nationally known
as “The Christmas Lady,” in the
Senior high - school auditorium,
Tuesday, November 25, at 3 o’clock.
Miss Lily Walker and Mrs. Nel
lie Dry Blackburn, local faculty
members, will aid in the sale of
tickets for the program, which will
feature new ideas and plans for
distinctive holiday flower arrange
ments and decorations.
Blackburn Adviser;
Lewis and Sewell Head
Music, Costume Groups
AVith many and A'aried problems fac
ing them, the senior class officers,
Dianne Page, president, Ella Mae Nor
man, vice-president, and Jane Eller, sec
retary put their heads together at the
first meeting held since the appoint
ment of the faculty cOdviser, Mrs. Nellie
Blackburn, and selected the Christmas
pageant committee leaders AA^ednesday.
As is customary, the pageant will be
presenteii twice. The first pi*esentation
will be on December 10 for the Parent-
Teacher’s meeting, and the second one
will be given the seventh period,
AA'ednesday, December 18.
Blackburn and Eller to Direct Play
Mrs. Nellie Blackburn, class adviser,
Avas selected by the group as the fac
ulty chairman for the pageant, while
Jane Eller, secretary of the class, will
Room 300 Selects
Ten Superlatives
Remember Her This
Christmas With a Gift
From
SASLOW’S
Greensboro^s Largest
Credit Jewelers
FOSTER - CAVENESS
Wholesale Fruit and Produce
206 Hughes Street Phone 5175
ROYAL TYPEWRITERS
Portables & Standards
Sales—Rentals—Service
Dial 8346
Cole Ollice Equipmenf Company
216 East Market Street
‘AA’^hat Kind of AA^orld Order Do We
AA^ant?” is the subject AAdiich H. G.
AA’’ells, novelist and historian, Dr. Hu
Shih, Chinese ambassador to the United
States, and a distinguished American,
not yet chosen, will discuss on Ameri
ca’s Town Meeting of the Air, Novem
ber 28 at 9:35 o’clock over the Blue
network of the National Broadcasting
company. George A’’. Denny, Jr., mod
erator and president of Toavii Hall, will
preside over the session.
Pollock’s Shoos
Carolina Soda Shop
Sodas, Candies, Magazines,
Sandwiches
Phone 9446
'Next to Carolina Theatre
Just received a shipment
of boys’ and girls’
RAIN GOATS
with
Senior High
name on back in purple
Small Sizes
$3.95
Medium and Large
$4.95
New style finger
length coat
"The Flapper"
Coble Sporting Goods Co.
344 S. Elm St.
GREENSBORO, N. C.
Sliss Sara Mims’ senior home room,
300, elected last week the following
superlatives:
Biggest pe.st—Francis Stallings.
Biggest flirts—Alice Sparger, Bill
Stedman.
Most popular—Jean Southard, Jack
Smith.
Best dressed — Katherine Sineath,
AValter Stack.
Cutest—Eva Stack, Jean Southard,
Burton SAA-ain.
Most studious—Elva Spencer, Jack
Smith.
AA'ittiest—Miss Mims, Bill Stedman.
Most athletic—Bill Smith, Jean
Southard.
Handsomest—Burton Swain.
Prettiest—Myrtle Stanley.
For Best Photographs
Always
Manning's Studio
serve as student chairman. Each will
have two assistants.
Miss Sara Mims and Mrs. Estelle
Gwiii Avill assist Mrs. Blackburn.
Student workers with Jane will be
Arleen AATiitener and Russell Byrd^
members of the semester 7 class.
Lewis and Sewell to Head Comniiittees
Heading the costume group will be
Elsie LoAvis and Avorking with her on
this phase of the pageant Avill be Dor
othy Baughn.
Lynda Sewell is serving as leader of
the music committee. She Avill be aided
by tAA:o other members, Jack Smith and
Annie Laurie Bennett.
Contrary to the plan of former years,
tryouts Avere held this morning to de
termine the readers; however, the re
sults have not as yet been announced.
The two people chosen for this task
will automatically compose the pageant
Avriting committee.
Home room 21 welcomes tAvo new
students, Kathleen and Gloria Wilson,
who liave just entered Greensboro
high school from the high school of
North AATlkesboro, North Carolina.
The drink everybody
knows
Greensboro Coca-Cola
Bottling Co.
MASTER SERVICE STATION
401 S. Greene Street
FISK TIRES—WILLARD BATTERIES
Phone 4167
AAA ROAD SERVICE
I dreamed la^t night of a fairy
gown,
One spun from finest gossamer
doivn.
Awaking from my reverie,
I found my dress awaiting me.
A dress to make a maiden fair
Feel like a vapor on the air.
Of course you know—Hwas a
a Broionhill creation.
The place to shop, if you relish
admiration.
irawnliilk
Greensboro, N. C.
Shctch l)y Dokis Smith