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A Merry Christmas
and
A Happy New Year
HIGH LIFE
See Plans
For Homecoming Day
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From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
AII-Amencan, N. S. P. A.-Internatlonal Honor Rating, Quill aud Scroll
VOLUME xvn
GREENSBORO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., DECEMBER 13, 1940
NUMBER t
Home-Coming Day
To Feature Musicale;
Reunions To Be Held
Thornton, Smith Fomulate
Plans for Annual Affair;
Routh to Make Roll Call
Ann Thornton, chairman of the
Alumni committee, with the assistance
of Mi*s. Blanche Smith, adviser, is
busil5' at work completing plans for
the annual Senior high school Home-
Coming day which- will be observed
January 2. The feature of the day will
be the chapel program at third period.
Although it is not yet definite, the
program will include a brief greeting
by a former principal, musical selec
tions by former students, and roll
call of classes, starting with 1020, by
Principal A. P. Routh, on the stage.
Invitations Sent to Presidents
Letters have been sent to the ever
lasting class pr*esidents of the last
four years, inviting them to attend the
program, and the committee, assisted
by Torchlight members, will also call
as many past students as possible.
While the main attraction will be
the chapel period, this will not be the
only activity of the day. In the let
ters mailed to the class presidents, it
was suggested that either a class re
union breakfast or luncheon be held.
Also special tables will be reserved
in the cafeteria for the respective
classes. The alumni will register in a
book, made by Miss Henriett Lee, in
wliich they will record information
concerning their present ■work.
Home-coming day was inaugurated
several years ago when it was found
that colleges opened a few days later
than high school, and so gave an op
portunity for the alumni to visit the
alma mater. However, because of the
delay in opening school last year dur
ing the snow. Home-coming day was
not observed.
Children's Crusade Kets
Appreximately $140,000
Approximately $140,000 was secured
for needy children in war-torn areas
during the ten day children’s crusade
held last April in the public schools
of America to raise funds for this
cause, according to a letter received
by High Life from Dorothy Canfield
Fisher, distinguished American novel
ist, this week.
The committee in charge was en
abled by generous efforts of A1 Smith,
w'ho supplied the necessary officials to
distribute the funds, several philan
thropists, who payed po.stage and .ship
ping bills; and the Can Manufactur
ers’ institute, 'n’hich gave the needed
cans used—to send all the money col
lected abroad.
Because, at the beginning of the
rainy season, sickness causes the
deaths of large numbers of people,
China was the first country to which
the .Jury of Awards gave money.
Tw'cnty-two thousand, five hun-
dr-ed dollars was also donated to
France; Poland and England received
like amounts. ,
Author Speaks to English
Class on Her New Novel
Mrs. Eula Duncan, southern writer,
spoke before Miss Cathleen Pike’s
first pei’iod English class last week
on her new book, Bh/ Road Wallccr, a
description stoi’y of southern negro
life. iirs. Duncan told of her inter
esting experience in getting informa
tion for her book. Her inspiration for
the diaiect was supplied by her sis
ter’s colored cook, Alice.
Mary and Herald Angel
Janet Cox, herald, and Zoy Anton as Mary, mother of Christ,
are pictured in a scene from the Christinas pageant.— {Staff Photo
hy Purnell Kennedy.)
Ella Lee Taylor Reveals
Faculty Holiday Addresses
. ‘With ('hri.stmas holidays just around
the corner everyone is rushing about
trying to get the addresses of his
teaclier.s in order that he may greet
them with a Christmas card. To save
both the students and the pedagogues
a great deal of trouble High Life is
publishing, by popular demand, a com
plete list of teachers Christmas ad
dresses.
Addresses Given
Listed below^ are the addresses of
the faculty from December 10, until
January 2:
A. P. Routh, 1312 Fairmont St.,
City: Miss Elizabeth Harvell, Box
♦ kS3, Weldon, N. C.; Miss FJla Lee
Taylor, 313 Jackson St., Roanoke
Rapids, N. C.; Miss Agnes Wren, 410
E. Duval St., Lake City, Fla.: Mrs.
Grace R. Alton, Box 1344, City: Mrs.
Emma S. Avery, 311 S. Mendenball
St., City; Mrs. .John Betts, 807 R. 5Ic-
Duflie St., Anderson, R. C.; Mrs. Nellie
Blackburn, 2.304 Lawndale Dr., City.
To Be in New York
Miss Mary Ellen Blackmon, 340
Marlborough Rd., Brooklyn, N. Y.;
Miss Rnowe Bradley, 1233 W. Fi*ank-
lin Ave., Gastonia, N. C.: Mrs. CaHie
Braswell, 307 Tate St., City; E. Ra.v-
mon Brietz, 200 Adams St., City; l\Iiss
Lottie Burnside, McLeansville, N. C.;
Miss Amy Caldwell, 521 Stirling St.,
City; Miss Mozelle Causey, 034 Ashe-
boro St., City; 3'. James Crawford.
7020 Mt. Vernon St., Pittsburgh, Pa.;
.Tames C. Day, 1120 N. Wood St., City:
Clpnn E. Deason, Carbondale, Ill.;
Miss Gertrude Farlow, Guilford Col
lege, N. C.; Mrs. Christine Florance,
404 N. yiendenhall St, City; Miss Ann
('. Harbison, Shelby, N. C.; Mi.ss Emily
Hiirris, .510 Country Club Dr., City;
Herbert R. Ilazelman, 104 Virginia
Ave., Asheville, N. C.; Herbert Hucks,
Jr., Pinopolis, S. C.; Miss Frances
Humphrey. 200 Lindell Rd., City; Miss
Doris Hutchinson, 1824 Ewing Ave.,
C'harlotte, N. C.
R. B. .Jamieson, Box 5-45, City, or
Blairstown, N. J.; J. Stanley Johnson,
Friendly Rd., City; Miss Henri Etta
Lee, O. Henry Hotel, City; Mrs. Es
telle LeGwin. 500 Lake Drive, City;
Mis.s Sarah Lesley, Lake Junaluska,
N. C.; Vance T. Littlejohn, 209 Harri
son Ave., Jeannette, Pa.; Miss Agnes
McDonald, 8 A Oak Court, City; Miss
Dorothy McNairy, Rt. No. 2, Box 211,
City; Miss Sara Mims, 404 Walker
Ave., City; Miss E.stelle Mitchell, Rt.
(Continued on Page Three)
School Faculty fo Fete
Souths at Bridge Party
To honor A. P. Routh, principal
of Senior high school, and his
wife, Mrs. Routh, the faculty of
the school will entertain at a
bridge party tonight at 8 p. m.
at Mrs. Herbert Cartland’s tea
room on Leftwich street.
'The party will be a formal one,
but Miss Mozelle Causey, president
of the faculty club, -was not at
liberty to discuss other informa
tion regarding the affair wdiich,
it is said, will feature a surprise
or two, at the tfine High Life
went to press.
Journalism Class Journeys
Through Daily News Plant
To get an idea of what goes on be
hind the scenes in a daily paper, the
jonrnali.sm one class journeyed to the
Greensboro DaUg Ncios plant Tuesday,
sixth period, according to Dianne Page,
the class ebairman. Mrs. James 0.
Crawford, switchboard operator there,
conducted the .students on their tour
through the building.
After visiting many places of in
terest such as the circulation depart
ment. linotyiio room, engravers, and
press room, the students went down to
tlie Greensboro historical museum to
see the Indian exhibit being shown
there.
Senior Class to Present
Christmas Pageant Dec. 18
New Registration Card
Now Being Prepared
“Although a definite date has not
yet been set for filling out proposel
schedule cards, registration blanks
for next semester are now being
lirepared,’’ announced Miss Lily
Walker, keeper of the records yes
terday.
She also added that it would be
wise for all students to “take
stock” of their credits and begin
planning their sc!ielules according
ly. “Also,” she continued, “it might
interest the students to know that
it takes an average of at least
seven hours on the part of the fac
ulty advisers to prepare each of
these cards.”
District loyrsiament
For Practice Debating
Set for December 14
Schools from Other Cities
To Enter Saturday Meet;
States Chairman Causey
Debating the query “Resolved; That
the United States should adopt a policy
of requiring one year 'of military train
ing of all able bodied men before they
reach the age of 23,” the first district
forensic tournament will bo held Sat
urday, December 14, at Greensboro
high school, announced Miss Mozelle
Causey, acting chairman for the event,
last night.
This meet, held only for practice
purposes, will provide however for real
debating experience with critic judges,
who will be secured from Guilford,
Greensboro, and Woman’s colleges. Al
though it will prepare the teams for
the state debate, the organization’s
real purpose is to promote increased
forensic activities among high school
students.
Hour for Each Debate
Rules include provision of an hour
for each debate, giving 15 minutes to
each speaker, not more than 10 of
which shall he used in the main talk.
The remaining 15 minutes will be
utilized by the critic judge. To mem
bers of teams winning all four rounds,
certificates of honor Avill be presented,
while honorable mention will be given
to teams winning three of the rounds.
Schools to Participate
Each school in the di.strict may en
ter any number of teams, but only the
following groups have indicated ac
ceptance of the invitation and stated
(Continued on Page Seven)
Quartet to Sing Carols
Over Local Radio Station
3'he liigh school quartet composed
of Annie Laurie Bennett, Doris Os
borne, .Tack Rmith, and Adin Gibbs,
will sing Christmas carols each Mon
day, Wednesday, and Friday after
noon over the local radio station,
WBIG. Their programs will begin at
4:15 and end at 4:30.
3’lie group will sing from Efird’s
department store, sponsor for the pro
grams. Not only is the music present
ed to the public by radio, but it is
amplified and carried to the street
by a public address system.
Musicians Give Brietz Credit
“Give Mr. Raymond Brietz, our
G. H. S. music instructor, credit for
our good luck,” Annie Laurie Bennett
pointed out yesterday, “as w’e received
the job tlirough his work in the mu
sic department.”
Hipp, Page, Readers;
Anton to Depict Mary;
Myrick to Play Joseph
“The senior class will present its
annual Christmas pageant Wednesday,
December 18, as the last event of the
day before the holidays begin,” an
nounced Mrs. Nellie Blackburn, pro
duction adviser, who, with the aid of
Jane Eller, student chairman, has
planned the program. This year tliere
will be two readers, Dianne Page and
Martha Hipp, instead of the usual one.
“Zoy Anton will portray the part
of Mary; Albert Myrick will enact the
character, Joseph; and Janet Cox will
have the role of chief angel. Among
the innovations this year will be the
use of two readers, in place of the
customary one. These parts will be
taken by Dianne Page and Martha
Hipp.
Other Characters Chosen
Other characters will be ladies with
water jugs, Martha Lowry, Evelyn
Glass, and Marian McPherson; Mary’s
mother, Sara Armstrong; soldiers, Bob
by Beane and Bill Hodgin; rich man,
Jean Vache, his attendants, Leo
Rouche and Clark Poster; inn
keeper, Bayard Whitehurst; wife,
Elaine Wilier; beggar, David Brady;
wise men, James Patton, Garfand Gen
try, and Sam I^oole; Herod, .John
Ploa.sants; and children, Barbara Jam
ieson and two Johnson boys, sons of
Stanley Johnson.
Twenty-Five Angels Named
The girls portraying the 25 angels
will be Frances Heath, Miriam Young,
Pat Fordham, Eva Travis, Henriette
Manget, Peggy O’Connell, Rose IIol-
derfield, Aurelia Dunstan, Frances
Winslow, Dale Warmath, Laveta
Melt.s, Jean Sliinn, Irma Estes, Ruby
Jleacbani, Margaret Stark, Clarice
Crutclifield, Ruth Winterling, Char
lotte Hume, Della Mae Trotter, Vir
ginia Vestal, Arleen Wliitener, Ella
Mae Norman, Mary Scott, Sara Daly,
(Continued on Page Eight)
Refugee's Clothing Made
By Home Ec Students
'I'he outstretched, pleading arms of
war-torn Europe’s refugees have found
would-be angels of mercy in the form
of Miss Snowe Bradley’s home ec
students. Not to be outdone by the
Red Cross sweaters, and Bundles for
Britain which have been prepared by
other G. H. S.’ers, tliey are in the
process of completing approximately
25 cliildren’s-sizc dresses.
“We can’t be prejudiced,” declared
Eva Bosles, would-be seamstress.
“I'lierefore all are the same size, same
material, and same style!” Thus, made
from Red Cross contributed burgundy
wool material all the drosses have
plain straight sleeves, gored skirts,
and all are made entirely without
pockets.
History Class Hears
Greensboro Attorney
“’Phe most unique factor in our gov
ernment is our system of chocks and
balances. Unchecked power is un-Amer
ican,” declared Robert Frazier, Greens
boro attorney, when he spoke to F. E.
Thomas’ history 0 cla.ss last week on
the siil)Ject of the development of the
constitution.
'File speaker, introduced to the class
J»y Jliriam Young, program chairman,
also stated in his address, “There are
only two types of government in the
world, one of laws and one of men.
Ours is a government of laws, not of
men.”