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January 28, 1941
HIGH LIFE
Page Seven
Screwy Doin's of the Week
By A. SCREWBALL
When Did You Buy Your
Britches, Boys!
“Yeah, yeah, oh, my, bought
my britches when de water
was high—”
"Yeal\, yeah, oh, niy, honght my
hritches when de water was high-
Humming a snatch of this character
istic melody, the loose-jointed, bnek-
toothed, dusky Negro youth lounged
nonchalantly along the sidewalk, thor
oughly enjoying the cool siimmer down
pour. Ills ragged pants, the seat half-
gone to expose shiny dark patches of
negroid hide, were rolled up, or rather,
torn off, halfway up his dusty legs.
He wore his mother’s dirty crimson
blouse, which hung ’way past his belt-
line, lending it somewhat the appear
ance of an artist’s grease-bedaubed
smock. Precariously balanced on the
back of his brain, a rough straw hat
of the kind usually used by farmers
to keep their lily-white brows from
freckling, teetered from one side to
the other as he slouched along. He
was barefooted; and his black toes
wriggled ecstatically in the warm sand
when he moved. He was also grinning
an enchantingly toothy grin.
On the other side of the street two
extremely chipper, well-dressed young
blades were having their mid-after-
noon bull session. One wore a darkly
inconspicuous business suit, complete
with vest, tie, collar, and well-gartered
socks. The other, sporting a peculiar
pair of blue pants, one the seat of
which lay a blatant red patch, had
snipped off the last six inches of ma
terial to reveal quite proudly a wide
gap of shapely pink ankle betw^een
the slouchy curl of stocking-top and
trouser-cuff. Tie sported a crimson
blouse which hung ’way past his belt-
line, lending it somewhat the appear
ance of an artist’s smock. Precariously
balanced on the back of his so-called
brain, a battered straw hat teetered
from one side to the other as he
moved. He smiled a curious toothy
smile.
“Yup,’' he was saying as he pointed
out in a sweep of his hand the scar
let shirt, the cap, the rolled-up pants.
“It’s all original, the whole idea. My
tailor just finished this outfit yester
day. Mliy. it’ll revolutionize men's
fashions I”
“Yup,” he chirruped, “it’s all origi
nal. the whole idea.”
Social for Torchlighters
Indefinitely Postponed
Owing to lo.ss of several school days
because of the influenza epidemic last
week. Torchlight honor society has
postponed indefinitely the welcoming
party for new • members originally
scheduled for Friday night. Eleanor
Dare Taylor, publicity chairman, an
nounced yestei’day. Other plans, includ
ing time and place for the gathering—
from 8 till 11 p. m., with Peggy Y’ates,
social chairman, as hostess—have not
been altered, she revealed.
Slides of the Coca-Cola flower ar
rangement series were shown yesterday
to Miss vSnowe Bradley’s Home Ec
classes.
Tax Service—Audit
System
Bookkeeping Systems
Installed
McLEAN
Auditing Co.
110 N. Mendenhall St.
Dial 6504
Perhaps the most ridiculous of this
week's “laffabilities” belongs to a ca
pricious clown, Kenneth Knight, who
bravely dared to pull the old gag about,
“You've got ancestors. For shame,
there are garmen-ts on your back.” etc.,
in a very shocked tone of voice—which
in itself isn’t so funny. The screwy
part is that somebody actually
laughed.
“Pheney” Letters?
The latest "must-do” seen here late
ly is the newly-fashionable phonetic
message-writing exchanged among stu
dents, a variety of code constructed by
cutting out all unnecessary letters to
simplyfy spelling (see page (i for def-
onstratioii.)
Have you heard about the moth ball?
While dropping popcorn bit by bit
down the gullet of a friend, one mis
chievous G. H. S. gal substituted one
of tho.se capsules for a kernel. And
the helpless victim never knew the
difference!
Office Reveals Roll
Of Student Citizens
•--f-
Sledge to Resume Duties
After Semester Absence
Returning after an absence of one
semester, Miss Margaret Sledge, jun
ior English instructor, will re.sume her
teaching in room 0 on February 2:t,
first day of the new semester.
Replaces Harriss
Miss Sledge will relieve Miss Emily
Harriss, a new-comer to Senior high,
who has been assuming Miss Sledge’s
duties while the latter spent a leave
of absence in her home town of Wel
don, N. C.
Sledge Greatly Improved
Forced to discontinue teaching be
cause of illness, Miss Sledge i-eports
that her health is greatly improved
after her rest and that she is “ready
and waiting” to resume her former
pedagogical work.
Avery’s History 6 Glass
Reports Current News
In definite proof that history can be
an exciting pursuit instead of a drab
study, members of JIrs. Emma Sharpe
Avery’s history six classes have been
t.viiig up their study of the consti
tution with present day affairs.
Also in connection with their cur
rent event work, students jn the first
period class have made special re
ports from a late edition of the New
York Tillies.
The Greek and Italian War” was
the .subject of a talk made by .Tack
Vilen, and the British-German war
:-(‘ceived attention from him as well.
War Pictures
Showing the photo section of the
newspaper, Emmett Crotts discussed
with the class pictures of new gov
ernment bombers and other war scenes.
Dramatists Discuss Play
For Spring Production
Although the club did not arrive at a
definite conclusion concerning the next
play, the spring production was the
topic for discussion at the last meeting
of Playmaster.s.
Ann Thornton, chairman of the play
committee, inti’oduced a group of sug
gested dramas, and the club instructed
her to order several of these for fur
ther consideration.
A & P Store
With the close of the past six weeks
report period, each home room se
lected the boy and girl from that
room which had best fulfilled the
qualities of good citizenship, to be on
the citizenship honor roll. The session
room teachers have announced these
students on the honor list:
Room two, Walter Hiatt and Vir
ginia Haynes: room three, .John Ma-
ness and Elsie Lewis; room four,
Watson Edmunds and Marian Davis;
room six, Ray Taylor and Eva Allen
Travis; room seven, Elmer Jones and
Charlotte Hume; room eight, Lacy Sel
lars and Betty Shipman; room nine,
Joe McBane and Marian McPherson;
room ten, Billy Brinkley and Anne
Chrismon; room 12, Ed Faulkner and
Jane Eller; room 34, .Tames Patton
and Vivienne O'Connor; and room IG,
Homer Barker and Rachel Baxter.
Cafeteria Building
Room 21. Jack Watson and Betty
Yost; room 22, Lewis Devanne and
Espie Dentiste; room 28, Max Ti-ull
and Ann Southerland; room 24, Bob
Boaz and Mary .Jean Bowyer; room 2.1,
Ralph Kay and Jewell Hyatt; and
room 27, Howard Cable and Mary Hud
son.
Room 100, Charles Fogleman and
Jean Garber; room 104, Earl Holli
day and Joan Ilolleyman; room 200,
J. M. Murphy and Evelyn Rayle;
room 201, Claude Kay and Charlotte
Robbins: room 202, Joe Watts and
Ruth Winterling; room 204, Charles
Vaclie and Doris Stout; and room
20G, Arnold Marks and .Tean Lowe.
Third Floor Students
Room 800, .Tack Smith and Hazel
Swinson; room 80G, Bobby Bowman
and ilargaret Boren; room 807, Jimmy
Wilson and Anne Wolfe; room 811,
Harold Kirkman and Katherine Har
ris; room 818, Bernard Coble and
Doris Crawford: room 311, .Toe Powell
and Beverley Nigh: and room 817.
Paul Miller and Jane Morrison.
Watch Out, Colbert!
“Jabbo'* Turns Hiker
Without a single cough or snifiie to
boast of, many fortunate students of
G. H. S. tripped the light fantastic to
warmer climes during the recent epi
demic. But no matter the expense or
time no one enjoyed his “flu’’ vacation
more than did Stanley Johnson, who
stayed five days, traveled about ISO
miles, and spent 41 cents 1
Hitch-hiking his merry way to east
ern North Carolina, the yoimgest-phy-
sics-teacher-of-them-all .started like an
old hand when he got a ride all the
way to his destination in a new Pack
ard.
After sleeping and eating “free” with
all his relatives, “.Tabbo” visited the
new famous Holly Ridge army camp
at .Tacksonville, went fi.shing, lost his
flu germs, and headed for home with
a bank book lightened by only 41
cents! with an acquaintance who was
passing right through Greensboro.
Mechanical Drawing Class
Helps Boys Plan Future
Language Group to Write
To Jersey French Club
Our decision to correspond with
the high school language group at
Morristown. New Jersey, as to meth
ods of entertaining, programs, proj
ects, and chapel progi-ams, we hope,
will prove valuable in every field."
declared Berry Reid, president of the
French club, recently.
The other organization has already
offered many useful ideas, such as
serving typical French refreshments—
onion soup, rolls and chocolate, and
ether delicacies,” he continued.
At the December 4 meeting, the
club, after preliminary business, play
ed children’s games in French, led liy
Joe McBane, a member of the pro
gram committee.
Rogers Paint Store
Hi Grade Artist Material
12-1 W. VarUet St. I'hone 2-2188
AMBULANCE
‘Tn a Hurry”
Call
Forbis & Murray
“According to the present demand
for skilled workers under the Civil
.Service commission,” declared Glenn
Deason, mechanical drawing and shop
instructor, yesterday, “There is a great
opportunity for the boys of my me
chanical drawing class to become gain
fully employed if they continue to
progress as they have been doing.
There is a great demand for skilled
draftsmen, either in aeronautics, en
gineering, or architecture. Mechanical
drawing lays a foundation for such
training.”
“Two boys showing outstanding
ability in such work are Earl Cook
and George Phillips who are making
a scale drawing of the auditorium,
which may be used in the selling of
reserved seats,” he concluded.
Nurse Council Lectures
To Home Ec. 3 Class
Stressing the necessity for practical
nurse’s training, Miss Ruth Council,
assistant director of city nurses, has
for the last five Mondays been lec
turing to Miss Snowe Bradley’s home
economics 8 classes. The specific sub
jects of most importance were the baby
care, patient care, food and medicine
for the sick, as well as a general sur
vey of the nursing vocation.
High Life Staff Reveals
$700 Semester Ad Total
To prove that “Friday-the-thirteenth”
is not the terrible jinx it is purported
to be the business staff of Ilioir Life
today announced that the largest sum
of money ever made solel.v from ad-
vertLsing in one semester was secured
from the issues of Friday. September
18.. to Friday, December 18, inclusive.
This revenue, an unprecedented total
of over $700. or an average of better
than .$100 per issue, does not represent
the complete income of the semester,
only the first seven i.s.sues. this edition
not being included in the tabulation.
Betts Thanks Classes
“Both the advanced and elementary
journalism cla.sse.s deserve thanks for
the fine co-operation they have shown,”
commented Mrs. Olive Betts, faculty
adviser of the school .paper, yesterday.
“ Special acknowledgment should bo
given the members of newswriting one,
the cla.ss of beginner.s—the largest
Senior high has had—who, without any
previous experiences, turned in more
ads and displayed a more enterprising
spirit in the solicitation of ads than
any previous group,” .she concluded.
Richards Writes Column
For Business Publication
William A. Richards, head of
the Greensboro high school busi
ness department, is busily engaged
writing a column entitled “In
Other Magazines” for Modern
Business Education, olHcial month
ly publication of the Southern
Business Educa tion associa tion.
For his column, Mr. Richards
makes a synopsis of articles ap
pearing in other magazines which
would be of interest to business
teachers.
In his recent digest of an article
from The Balance Sheet by C. A.
Barringer. Mr. Richards wrote,
“Now .schools should realize the
opportunities for their graduate.s
in the selling field and should set
up programs to give such require
ments and opportunities in the pro
gram of distributive education.”
Miss Agnes AVrenn, librarian, has
been realing Mulherry Street to Eng
lish 7 classes.
Because of (he clean-u]> campaign in
several classrooms, classes have been
moved temporarily to different quar
ters.
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date grocery.
Our delicatessen offers a
complete line of ready
cooked foods.
Patterson’s
Department Food Store
219 S. Elm St.
Dial 2-3176
Sea Food Department
218 S. Davie St. Dial 8131
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