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Page Two HIGH LIFE March 21, is^i Editor’s Note High Ln-'io, as it said on tho front page of tliis edition, lias not been clear about tlie things it stands for. Therefore, the paper is eni.liarking on a new jiolic^-. It is, first of all, publisliing a con densed statonient of its lielief (>See Page 3) for all to see. And, secondly, it is moving the mast bead from the top of the editorial column to make room for more editorials, more expressions of per sonal opiiiion. Monday Morning Blues Monday morning blues” liave seized Senior high students to such an -(‘xtent that all of G. 11. S. has been branded by local citizens. Most parents allow their teensters to .step-out only on week ends, but the majority of high school people s(|uander much of their free time by staying out extremely late on several consecutive nights. Then the weary student drags himself to Ids Monday class. By second or third period, the “hangover” has dev'eloped to the extent that jnost victims must go home with a sick slip. In setting up its programs for dances and other enlertaiuments, tlio recreation commission desig nated as dance niglits those “not pre(*eding a school day.” Perhaps it would behoove the high school gentry to take this statement as its rule: step-out only on lughts not })roceding a school ilay and get as much needed rest and study on other nights as j)os.sihle. Tii this way, Senior lugli will soon be able to whitewash its “Monday morn ing blues. ” Going, Going, Going Going, going, but not (|uite gone—slowly but surely the 192 spoons that were furnished for the cafeteria at the first of the school year have dwin dled down to 91. Where do these spoons go? Many can lie seen clinging to the wrists of G. II. S. mi.sse.s, but even at that 101 spoons are missing. When a fad like s[>fK)n bracelets starts, it s])reads like wild fire, and in the rush of obtaining spoons, ])eople seem to lose sight of the fact that it is a form of stealing and could lead to bigger offences. It is to be hoped that wlieji iliss Elizabeth llarvel’s new su])i)ly arrives, studeids will let their consciences be theii- guides and let a policy of honesty rule. Tt is the best policy. Who Said Private Lives? is your current love-affair so conspicions that everybody knows it? You sometimes see people of (|uestionable taste like this in the dai'kest comers or smack in the middle of the hall, amateur Romeos, floating ai'ound in rainl)Ow-hued visions, so to speak. How many suj)posedly decent young peo])le in dulge similarly—publicly—in -exhibitions of poor taste is surprising. Though like demonstrations may be perfectly appropriate on the silver screen oi- in the third act climax of a Broadway “meller (Irani,im*!’,” a busy corridor in an institution of learning is most decidedly not the proper setting for such personal practices. Moreover, even those who have no more self- rc.'^pect than to w-ear tiieir hearts upon their sleeves could at least think of others. 'It would be va.stly appreciated by the great majority, which regard these j)Oor .souls as Jiothing short of ridiculous. Prick Up Your Ears, Students! A few of the home rooms in the school surpass great majority in the display of interest in Stu dent Government affairs, But. .sadly enough, there are three or four times as many of the rooms that do not participate at all in the settlement of the i.ssues that most vialiy affect them. This paper has no symi)alhy at all for those students, and only hopes that they may have to lie in the bed they have i-oom for themselves. But to tho.se alert members of the student body who, each Friday when council reports are given, discuss important issues and offer suggestions anl constructive criticism to their representatives this paper expresses its commendation. It is those stu- d(“!d.s who are making our government a real .student government. Wliat’s ill a Name? Witli such names as Homer (irooine, Dor othy Oates, and (’harles Vache here. Senior hijih must, he employiim' a little barnyard tfu-minolojry. Trilnite to a (’o\v O Moo Oow in the na.stnre. Don't look so down at heart. For though you've lived an idle life You’ve really done your part. You've furnished milk, () Clarabelle. To cool my soup-lilled bowl: Also your cheese and butter Have busted Pappy’s roll. But when you die, My Bossy, Your work will not be done: In fact (don't take it too hard, dear). You’ve only just begun. Y'our soul to better regions (I hope) will soon depart; Your carcass at the stockyards They soon will take apart. Your hide will form my new brown shoes. That make my tootsies ache; And buttons for my new spring coat Your glossy horns will make. And then your dainty cloven hoof, That kicked the can for you. Will serve me well and make my jar Of “Googan's Gooey Glue.” But best of all, my bovine friend. The best a cow (“an do,— For jui(‘y steak ui>on my plate, Bossy, thanks to you! ANN THOUNTOX. Talking It Over By Mrs. Christine Florance March: That important month when that important thing called Spring stands behind Miss ^Moser and laughs at people who get pink slii)S and smiles at . . . blown skirts . . . The faculty play . . . first eighteen lines of Chaucer . . . thoughts about Senior trip to Washington. Week-end date Little Brother; How I’d love that Brat to smother! K. W. What Spring Does to .Some l*eo|)le: .Tames Dobl)ins and TIiss Pike having a heated de- l)ate bi'cause .lames declared that Abraham Lincoln did n(»t live during the Civil AVar.’ Keckless driver, Curve too sharp. .Seventy-per: Wings and liarp! R. W. Who . . . . . . were the two students who gave the C. S. P. A. d(*legates such a royal send-off? . . . thought uj) the brass band that greeted them when they returned? . . . were the three girls who popped th(“ir chewing gum so loudly in the movies that the handsome usher "ushed" them out? Spi’ing is coming to (i. H. S. .\n(l one way to tell it’s there. Is the day you find, beyond a doubt That BE.XKDEX has clipped liis hair. R. W. What little boys arc made of: Fats (!) Feats (?) Feet (!) Heat (*) How romantic to go a-sailing. lauinging in a berth; But come.s the choppy ocean waves— I long for nice firm earth! R. W. HOT .AIR Theme Songs: Home Ec Girls: •TIome on the Range'’. Those Inclined to skip: ‘'The Morning After'-. Tardy Tots: "I Didn't Know AA’hat Time it AVas”. Mid-year Graduat(*s: ‘‘June in January'’. Playmaster Rehearsers: ‘ AVe AYon’t Get Home T'ntil Alorning". With Eggs? Many an illiterate literature student might think there is more liain than Hamlet in (hat Shak(‘sp(‘arean masterpi(“ce. POINTERS FOR JOIMIL'N'TERS This is the best season of the year, with the exception of Christma.s, for getting aftei- noon and Saturday jobs of all kinds —in stores, shops, and offices. In fact. I can t remember any time in the last ten years when there were so many jobs to be bad by those qualified to do them. ilany of you have discovered this already and are beginning toi forage around for your selves. I congratulate you on your courage and spunk and it is for you that I offer these pointers. Before making a visit to an employer, you should have made an inventory of yourself and your capacities and abilities in terms of the requirements of the business where you are applying for a position. Yon should try to make a specific appointment with the personnel manager, being careful to avoid the busy period of the week as well as the lunch hour. These things being done, you should remember that a positive, non-defeat ist attitude, well-seasoned with a bit of live liness and a measure of cheer, will make the best first impression. Learn if possible the name of the man to be interviewed. Xotliing pleases him as much as this personal touch. Allow the employer to lead in the conversation and don't try to impress your importance by pulling a spectacuhir stunt. State the facts about yourself and let him draw bis own conclu sions. Don’t talk al)out yourself too much and avoid telling him that you can do any thing. Be prompt with the appointment and don't bring anyone else along to help you out. J^eave chewing gum, candy, and cigarettes outsider. I'kiter the room in a quiet, self- l)()ssess(^d, courteous manner. AA'ait for an invitation to be seated, and state your busi ness in a straightforward, direct manner. Don't fidget around with your own personal belongings or handle desk fittings. Avoid Trying to see what the emploj-er is writing on his own private blanks. Don't try to land a job through political influence or personal need. Don't stay too long! Don't lower your voice to a whisper and tell him confidentially about your plans to pay off the old homestead mortgage or married in the summer. If the employer requires the filling in o( an application form or the writing of a let- ter of application, comply with the request as fully and as completely as possible. A’’erv few people are careful enough in fllUng out blanks or in supplying sufficient information ill a letter of application. Try to close the interview tactfully leave an opening for a possible return call, Poefs Corner SKYSONG Thru( the clink of money-changers, Over the traffic’s din, Over the clank of invisible chains That bound each manikin, Softly thru the bonking clatter, Thru my dirty street, Stole a misty, fragile tune That had a Spanish heat. Flutes and lutes and violins wei-e Trickling from the pale-lit sky, Flitting thru the apple venders Like a crystal dragon-fly, Hung suspended over me, Darted, whirling, round my head, Filled my brain with magic buzzing, Magic words unsaid. Gene Thoniton. P, Hmznizzr h: rETTS" Blatters weren't always platters: once, back ill the good old days to you infants, they were phonographs, and, instead of pick-ups, the music fans played vietrolas. You, jitter bugs. think Ala and Ba are dated because they don't like the stirring strains of “Beat Me, Daddy", but I bet you never thought they courted to the music of AVayne King and Guy . Lombardo. Delve back into the dusty pile of record.s Ala has cherished so long and see if those 1024 favorites don't change your mind about “old-fashioned” parents. The first, and perhaps the one that most indicates the trend toward sentimentality in those days, is “Tenderly”, snug by George Austin. Ala's favorite was Jessie Crawford's "So Linger Awhile”, while Pa stood up staunchly for “Strawberry Blonde”, with the original Dixie Land Swingsters giving it with the original jive. You modern youngsters would fall flat for "Time On Aly Hands'’, by Gny Lombardo's beginning band : next would come Paul AA’hite- man’s "AVhen Day Is Done”; then “Sophis ticated Lady", by young Tommy Dorsey, just a iK'giiiner in those days. You might like a well worn disc, labeled “AA'anting You." organ, Jessie Crawford. AVayne King was Alother and Dales'favorite because of his “You Alade Ale Love You”, his “I Still Get a Thrill Thinking of You”, and his ever popular “The Baud Played On”. Did yon play them all? I bet you'll keep them dusted from now on, and that they’ll soon rate with “I Hear a Rhapsody" and “Yon AA’alked By”. Cupid Hits January Class AA'hen picking matrimony as their life's work, two members of the January, l&il graduating cla.ss seem to have lost no time. The spring brides, who left Senior high school in January waving their diplomas, are Alii- dred Bonkemeyer, whose marriage to Roscoe Adams. Jr., took place on Alarch 16, and Car olyn Cohen, who is to marry Dr. Joseph Hodgin during the first week of April. Since both young ladies were members of Airs. Grace Alton's home room during their last semester, it seems Airs. Alton must have a way with Cupid. All the vacant seats in room 27 have been taken! Alany times this column has come forth in support of a girl president, and today if does so again. The other day a boy said that he wouldn't trust a girl to be president because a girl was not capable of performing the job. It is coming to a pretty state of affairs when men are feeling that they are superior to women. Let us point out that every presi dent of a junior high school in the city is a gnrl. Also, there have been girl presidents in high .school, and good ones. There are a number of good girl prospects in the junior (•las.s. such as Jean Garber, Alartha Scholar Joan Ilolleyman, Lelia Atkinson, and Ann Thornton. How about some Letters to the Editor on this? HIGH LIFE PubRshed dNTEPWATiONAD Semi-Monthly by the Students of Greensboro Senior High School Greensboro, N. C, Founded by the Class of 1921 Revived by the Spring Journalism Class of 1937 Entered as second-class matter Alarch 30. 1940. at the post office at Greens boro. X. C., under the Act of Alarch 3. 1879. EDITORIAL Editor-in-Chlef Eleanor Dare Tayior Assistant Editors Rachael “WTiiteside, Aurelia Dunstan, Janet Cox Feature Editor Irma Estes Make-up Editor Arleen AVTiitener Copy Editor Douglass Hunt Headline Editor Bill Brinkley Sports Editor Solomon Kennedy Proof Reader Faye Thomas Photographer Purnell Kennedy REPORTERS Mell Alexander, Betty Clement. Jack Groh, iJottie Inabinet, Beverly Langston, Mary Martin Lindsay, Elaine Miller, Paul Miller. Martie McLennan, Dorothy Parker, Betty Routh, Everett Saslow, Gene Thornton, Mar garet AVilkerson, and Ann Thornton. BUSINESS Advertising Manager .... Ella Mae Norman Bookkeeper Walter Hiatt ^yp-ists Althea Hardin, Maxine Con nell, Eveleen Ellison, Hazel Swinson, and Marjorie York Advertising Solicitors . . Evelyn Glass, Mary Lilly Anderson, Mary Louise Bowden, and David Evans Editorial Adviseis . . Mrs. Olive Betts and Miss Cathleen Pike Financial Adviser . . Miss Dorothy McNairy
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