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HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
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VOLUME XVII
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GREENSBORO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., FEBRUARY
l' 21, 1941
Nl'MBER 9
Patriotism Theme
Of Senior Pageant
Writing Activities
Page Announces Choice
Of Sixteen Committees
For Graduation Plans
AMfh the preamble of the constitu
tion serving as a tentative base around
which to weave the theme of the an-
nn:'.; graduation pageant, the senior
class got down ' to work with the a])-
poiiiiment by Dianne Page, semester 8
president, of the following committees.
Pageant, Douglass Hunt, chairman :
Marion McPherson, Lynda Sewell.
Jcaiiue Nowell, llenriette Manget,
Soi'Unon Kennedy, Hazel Swinson, Clif
ford Frazier, Gene Thornton. Nancy
(’(i' herd, Jane Eller, and Sarah Jeff-
I'CN.'
ti'riting, Gene Thornton, chaii-inan:
Jr;na Estes, Douglass Hunt. Arleen
■\VPbener. Kachael Whiteside, Anne
(ii: ^:s, Tleene Israel, Killy Krinkley.
Fvehn Glass, Aurelia Dunstan. Janet
Cc-.. and Beverly Langston.
; '-stume, Mary Jo Flippin, chair-
: Betty Jo Ferrell, Ixuiise Abbott.
An:.' ('hrismon, Elizabeth Moore, Elsie
Le'.’is, and Frances Hodgin.
Spi .ucei* Heads Typing
fcping. Elva >Spencer, chairman;
TI..'nias Huffines, Opal Coke. Leo
Ibn.che. Althea Hardin, Leon Eubanks,
M'idred Brown, and Vivienne O’Con-
ii!.;-.
iusic, Dorothy Baughn, chairman;
(■ A’in McAdoo, Otis Beeson, Thomas
IL'tfines, Charley King, Annie L. Ben
ue :f. Betty .Shipman, Jack Smith, and
Katherine Hemphill.
P. fiction Committee
•oduction, Martie McLennan, chair
m. ■: Tom Carpenter, Margaret Wel
le- Solomon Kennedy, Baxter Staple-
t r and Jennings Withers.
:'.operties, Lacy Sellar.s, chairman;
P. ;'.m Lamb, Eleanor Dare Taj-lor,
Joiiu Cline, Tom Carpenter, Homer
Dobney Doty
Harbison Secures Vital Speakers
For Careers Day on March 5
Occupations Class
Helps Pupils to Sign
For Group Choices
Harden, Grant, Edwards,
Schiffman, and Trosper
To Deliver Lectures
Dabney Doty, new teacher in the
vocational department.
(Continued on Page Five)
Whiteside Selected
k Assistant Editor
'achael Whiteside, former business
nvinager of High Life, has been named
a>'.‘a'tant editor of the school organ and
will serve with Aurelia Dunstan and
Jau('t Cox in that capvacity.
Other staff positions, as seen in the
mast head on page two, remain the
Siiiue. with a few exceptions caused
by students no longer taking .iour-
hiilism. The staff is not complete, how-
‘‘■'■'•i'. and changes and additions will
i'e made within the next month.
Juniors to Be Placed
Incoming students will be placed in
various departments as soon as their
tiiienfs are classifled.
Ill accordance with the class voting
against a reelection, Eleanor Dare
'Ibyior will again serve as editor of
the school paper; Ella, Mae Norman
'vill continue to serve as advertising
manager; Irma Estes, feature editor:
Solomon Kennedy, sports editor: Ar
leen Whitener, make-np editor; Doug
lass Hunt, copy editor; Bill Brinkley,
headline editor: Purnell Kennedy, pho
tographer; M'altor Hiatt, bookkeeper,
and Faye Thomas, proof reader.
Doty Assumes Post
On Vocation Staff
j To Make Business Check;
Plans Work Expansion
At Central Junior High
Dabney I>oty. of Richmond, Ken
tucky, has been named to assist Mrs.
Christine Price Florance, director of
vocational education of Greensboro city
schools.
V hen he came to Greensboro in Sep
tember, 1!)40, Mr. Doty was engaged as
supervisor of industrial arts at Lind-
ley Junior high school. On February (>
he was transferred to Senior to take
charged of diversified occupational
work. He is a graduate of the Eastern
Kentucky State Teachers college.
Florance Praises Work
“The new coordinator’s job is indeed
a big one,” Mrs. Florance commented
when interviewed as to l\Ir. Doty’s new
position. ‘‘Though vocational work is
relatively new to him. 1 am sure that
by the initiative and interest he has
shown thus far, Mr. Doty will ald im
mensely to the department,” she con
cluded.
While his work at Senior will occupy
most of his time. IMr. Doty will ex
pand his activities at Central Junior
high school. There he will aid in the
occupation program carried on in the
commercial building.
When not employed at his other nu
merous duties the new faculty mem
ber will make a wide survey of the
needs of young graduates in the busi
ness world.
Art Students Preparing
Display for Store Window
In Miss Henri Etta Lee's art class
a project nearing completion shows a
map of Latin America and the flags
of the 22 countries repre.sented there.
This map is to he displayed in the win
dow of Wills’ Book store.
The map, 44 inches long and 28
inches wide, is the work of Albert
IMyriek and Gene (rotfschalk.
With plans and preparations well
on their way for a better Careers Day,
Miss Ann Harhinson. chairman, paused
yesterday in her work to announce
that the annual event will he celebrated
next Wednesday
Speakers Chosen
Dr. IMcKee Fisk, in.strnctor in the
commercial department of Woman’s
college, has consented to speak on sec
retarial work, and, addressing those
most interested in aviation will be
W. E. McGarry of the Pennsylvania
airlines. Dr. Roy Smith, prominent
(ireenshoro physician, will talk to the
j group selecting medicine, while Mrs.
1 Grace B. Hatch, Red Cross nursing in
structor, will deliver a speech on the
art of nursing.
For those who would like radio and
who wish to know more about it, I*’rank
Harden, WBIG announcer, will talk.
Miss Mary B. Grant, formerly of Co
lumbia university, is scheduled for the
library group, while the subject of
dietetics will be covered by Miss Mar
garet Edwards, head of the home eco
nomics departinent at Woman’s college.
Law will he the topic of the address
by 1). Edward Hudgins, prominent
local attorney, and Benjamin Bates
will discuss music. Also connected
with the arts in the business of photog
raphy. and seniors selecting this group
will hear Charles Farrell of the Art
shop.
Other Speakers
Future salesmen will hear ilrs. May
Boll Thompson, personel director at
l\Ieyer’s, while busienss will be the
topic of Mr. R. G. Trosper, secretary
of the Greensboro Merchants associ
ation.
Dr. Ruth Schhiff’man, director of the
Community chest will appear as guest
speaker! for the social work group, and
Dr. George Anselm, principal of Curry
school, will speak on teaching. En
gineering is to he covered by C. AV.
Mei’-gel, city engineer, while Gregory
I). Ivey, head of the art departinent
of Woman's college, plans to speak on
art.
The group assigned to R. E. AVilkins
of AIock-Jndson-A’iehringer hosiery mill
will make a tour of the mill during the
following week.
The job of making out the forms
on which the seniors’ choice of group
meeting.s could he recorded was han
dled by Miss Margaret Alosor's sixth
neriod occupations class.
Above are two newly-elected officers, Albert Myrick, vice-
president, and ('liA'ord Frazier, secretary and treasurer. Tom Ayde-
ilette, who was reelecded president, does not appear in the picture.—
; (Staff photo by Purnell Kennedy.')
Oh, Singing Is a Pain!
“Grand Ole Op’ry”
Principals Plan to Attend
Educational Meet Feb. 23
II. A. Holms, Howard E. Carr. Frank
Johnson, and A. I‘. Routh. principals
respectively of Central, Gillespie. Lind-
ley. and Senior high school, will attend
a meeting of the department of super
intendence of the National Education
association in Atlantic City, New Jer
sey, February 2;j through 2(). AA'liile on
the trip, the.v plan a tour of observa
tion through northorn high .schools.
Playmasters to Present
^Nothing But the Truth^
Do you believe that .vou could tell
the truth, the unshaded truth, and
nothing but the truth for 24 long
hours? It is hardly probable. However
this is what Boh Bennett tries to dc
in -Nothing Bnt the Truth.” I’laymas-
ters choice for its spring drama per
formance.
To help his fiancee, Gwendolyn Ral-
.ston. double .fld.OOf) for a charity. Boh
makes a rare bet that he can tell the
truth for twenty-four hours. The men
with whom he made the wager ask
every oml)arra.s.sing (iiiestion iiossihle
and get themselves and him into more
and more trouble because Boh refuses
(c lie. "I'll win or die in the attempt,”
he declares.
E. M, Ralston, a prominent stock
broker and one of the men involvi'd ni
the bet. adds to the plot when he is
falsely accuscHl of talcing part in an
incident of which he is ignorant. Then
Ethel Carter, a millionaire’s daught(*r
and Gwen's friend, becomes angry be
cause Boh refu.ses to comi)liment her
singing and her hats. Hence .she will
not influence her father to give a large
(Continued on Page Four)
I La-la-]a-Ia-la!
I If you hear these sounds emitted
j from the throats of certain G. H. S.
seniors, do not he surprised. The are
for the most part neither glee club
members nor crazy. They are the
.scliool’s budding young opera stars
A’es, believe it or not, a numbor of
those soldiers in tin helmets yon saw
cluttering the stage during last week’s
memorable performance of Aida at
Aycock auditorium were students at
dear old Senior. They were routed out
of pleasant, studies by urgent, phone
ealLs informing them they wore des
perately needed to hide the holes in
the scenery.
And Did They Blii.sh!
After gaily gallumphing to the andi-
torinni. they were sJioved into an em
barrassingly public dressing place,
where, amid students of AA’oinan’s col-
logo, they frantically lied to hide be
hind eao'h other and don their iiaint
and spangles.
Then they were horded up on the
stage, shoved and signaled through
three acts of highly melodic tragedy
drii)ping with three-inch long jewels
(of glass) and mascara. Certain other
Senior high students, seated in the
audience, nearly fell out of their seats
W'hen they saw their friends cavorting
across the stage.
This Was Fortunate
At last the opera stars were gently
slioved hack into thoir jjnhlic dressing
room, where, amid blushes, they dress
ed and left, with many a sigh for
grand ole op'ry and aching legs from
having stood up for almost four
straight hour.s.
1’. S.— laickily for lovers of good
music. Senior high's ojiera stars did
not sing.
Pedagogues Plant Trees
To Honor Miss Morrow
In nu'mory of Mi.ss Alary Alorrow.
a former Gn*enshoro teacher who dh'd
in AI;iy 1!)40. three weeping cherry
tre('N were planted between tin' Alain
and Science Imildings on p''el)riiar,v 17
i).v (he I’edagogiK's Gai-den cliilo Dedi
cation service of the trees wili lie held
in Alay of this year.
In addition to tln'.se there are three
other clierry tret's hetwc'en the two
Imildings planted by the same gronj)
in 1!t2K as a memorial to Aliss Alary
AIcNairy. also a G. 11. S. teacher, who
died in TOUT.
Fafher-Son Banquet
Held Last Night at Y
Coach Coombes of Duke
Acts as Guest Speaker
Gor Annual Get-Together
‘‘Dads, come and bi*ing your son. If
you do not have one, borrow one for
th(' evening,” was the motto for the
leather and Son baiupiet given at the
Y. AI. C. A. last night, by the (Jreens-
horo A’oung Alen’s Christian a.ssocia-
tion. The guest speaker was Coach
Jack Coombes, of Duke university.
Four ('luiinnen Plan
The preparation for the evening's
entertainment were in charge of 0. A’.
IJ'nz, g(*neral chairman ; A. F. Routh,
))r)gram chairman; Frank Johnson, in
vitations and ticket^,; and J. T. Sea-
well, dinner arrangements.
G. S, Boren, chairman of the recep
tion committee, had as assistants C. F.
Carlson, H. A. Helms, E. S. AATlls,
and I'’. II. Burns.
At its meeting on February 10, the
Senior liigh school Hi-Y club, anotlier
.section of the hoys’ division of the
Y, AI. C. A., elected ofiioers for the
coming .semester, fi'hey are Tom Ayde-
lette, president; Albert Alyrick, vice-
president: and (ffifford Frazier, secre
tary and treasurer.
Senior Girl Reserves Hold
Recognilion Service Mar. 2
Be AA'orthwhile lirl Reserves are
liolding their aiimial recognition serv-
ico Sunday, Alarcli 2 from four to
live o'cloclc, ann(niiic‘d Eva Stack,
secretary. Th(‘ Girl Reserve rings an*
also being jirt'si'iiliHl at the ceremony,
i’o !ua]ify (or wearing tin* ring, a girl
must repeat the cude*. ])urpost*. slogan
and 1)(' a Girl Rc'serve for two yi'ars.
I'he ring cemmittee. Ella Alae Nor
man. chairman, is comi)os(‘d of Doi'othy
Long ami Doris Smith.
New ollicers are now installed as
follows; President. Jeanne Now(‘]l:
\ ice-Presideiit. Frances Health : Sec
retary. Eva S(a'k: Trea.-nrcr, Evelyn
Glass. 'I'lu' various commilp'es arc'
Welfare*. Dorothy Baughn, chairman,
France's Hi>ath, Faye Spi-inkle*: Pni)-
:ie-ity. Eva Stacie, e-hairmaii, Helen
Clegg, Dorothy Long; Seie-ial. Doris
Smith, chairman, ('ure)lyn Adams. P'ayc
Sprinkle: Pre)gram, Ella Alac Norman,
e-hairmaii. Louise Al)lK)tt, Den-othy
Hati's. Doi-is Smith; Alusic, Dorothy
Bjiiiglin. Dorejtliy Gate's; Alemtiership,
P'l'ane-es Heath.