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May Christmas Joy
And Christmas Cheer
high life
Stay With You
Thro’ All The Year
Fiom the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
volume xvni
GBEENSBOBO senior high school, GREENSBORO. N. C., DECEMBER 13. 11141
M JIBER 8
Stargazers
THE POPULAR YOUNG LASSIES pictured here are oi)viousIy too engrossed in their tliougiits of the
festive Yuletide season to pay attention to the hapless photographer. Eaeli girl represents one of four
differiTit c-liibs that will celebrate the Christmas holidays with dances. Seated, left to right, are Sara
DeBoe. a Gillowana; Francis Irving, a Dcbatte; and Linda Sewell, a Junior Spinster. Standing is
Katliryii Campbell, a Gadabout. (Staff Photo by Jack Watson.)
James Lee, Local Senior,
To Be Radio Repair Man
"Future job Ininters, try radio repair
work if you are in doubt as to what
vocatiou you should adopt,” advises
Jiimos i.,ee. member of the diversified
oceupatinns c'la,s.s and apprentice work
man ut the A. a. S. repair shop.
Likes Job
Lh'. who has worked at his present
position npin-oximately two years, ex
pects to continue the job after gradua-
ticn. making' it his life’s vocation.
"I sincerely enjoy my work at the
local A, (t s. .shop.” the young repair
man tobl a High Life reporter in an
interview this week. ‘If everything
goes as expected, however, I expect
simetinie to operate my own shop,” he
declared.
I he local student says that he is
^Yorki]lu: approximately 2.’) hours per
week al excepticnally good pay, but
that a certain amount of technical
knowledge concerning radios and radio
vepiiiriiig is an essential requirement
yf anyone wishing to fill a similar po
sition,
>i)od servicemen are hard to get
and are well paid,” Tames reiterated,
and I Pope some day to be listed
among these.”
llooni3l7's 85=1 Average
Wins Scholarship Plaque
^'inning the scholarship pla([ue for
ilie first time this seinestei-. Miss Ks-
fi'llc ilivchell’s home room ”>17 gained
iJb- award as a result of a -S."),! aver
age, .F„(. Powell, president of the class,
W’ceived the pbuiue from Tcan Ilolly-
1‘ani. chairman of the scholarship com
mittee.
^Lss Ida Moore’s room. 31.',
^‘‘‘‘ond place with an average of
while Paul P'razier's home room,
'dO, with an 82.1 average, was the
iliird ranking class.
Hie first six weeks of the semester,
-bsN Moore's class achieved the award,
^iid Mis}^ ilitchell’s room was runner-
Hie scholastic averages determining
* "’inning classes are based on the
iHuiibrr „( A'«, R's, C-s, D's and F’s
lionie room multiplied by their
I'wiieetive valnes.
Second Fiddle Vacancies
Filled by Paul Frazier
Thi-ee case vacancies of “Second
“Piddle,” comedy drama by Guern
sey LePelly, scbeduled to be pre-
.sented in January by the high
school dramatics group, were filled
yesterday by Paul Frazier, dra
matic director.
PMUiiig the vacancies created by
the resignations of Joyce Pope, the
otlier w( man in the play. Dorthy
Snyder, an aunt cf the heroine, and
Annie Laurie Peimett, a friend of
the heroine, will be Alice Tresper.
as the aunt. Parbara Pond, as the
other woman; and Jean Piuwid-
die, as a friend of the heroine.
G. H. S. Boys Give
Lives for Country
First of Senior high boys to
give their lives in World War II,
a war entered only last week fol
lowing the dastardly Japanese
attack on Hawaii, were Joseph
Clayton Glenn, son of Mrs. Min
nie Glenn, 112 Library place, and
Mack Dewey Miller, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Dewey H. Miller, 510
East Dessemer avenue.
Parents of each boy received
a te!egrani Tuesday stating that
their son ‘‘has been lost in action
ill perfcrmance of his duty to
his country.”
Otlicials of the school express
great regret at the heroic death
of Miller, who left the school in
1940. and of Glenn, who left in
1939, but they also express the
feeling of solemn honor at this
ccntrilniticn to (his country’s de
fense by ahinini of Senior high.
Local School Journal
Receives High Rating
Dr. Ezra Weis To Talk
To Junior Music Club
]>r. Ezra M-cis. lioad of tlio imiab'
(lel)iirtmeiit ,at Giiilfurd collegp. will
.ar.eak on the subject, Mliisic as a pro
fession,” during a meeting of tlie jniiior
mu.-ic club on December 22.
Because the PJ41 seorebook used by
the National Scholastic Press a.ssocia-
tion was very much dilfertait from its
predecessors. High Life, Greensboro
Senior high scIio(;l publication, has
been awarded a First Class rating
rather than the All-American honor
which it received for the school year
ending June, 1040.
According to a khtcr received by
;\Irs. Olive Bett.s, jidviser for the jour
nal, the lowered rating does not neces
sarily mean that last year’s paper was
below its standard (.f the prc'vimis
term. On the contrary, tbe 10-11 High
Ivife .scoru'd more points than did tbe
{jublicalion of the year before.
Ratings Made on ('omparative HasLs
However, the letter points out (liat
ratings havt* been made on a compara
tive' basis, aied “the higlier scoi'es with
a new scon-book do not necessarily
mean a hi.gher rating."
Kinging the hell for a total of S,SO
points out of a possible 1,12.-). High
Life was a high scorer in thi' Critical
Service offered by tlu* X.S.P.A.
The journal received 2o() i)oints out
of a possible 2.->i) in the department
called "News Values and Sources.”
Other scores are as follows: 2i)r) i)()ints
of a possible ”40 in Newswriting and
Editing. 2(:.1 of a possible 2l).7 in Head
lines. Typograpliy and Jlakeup, and
211) jioints our of 27(» in Department
Pages and Special Features.
'Marco Polo's Adventures'
Presented by Civic Group
■•.Marco Polo's Adventures." jin per-
elfa. was presented by tlie Junior Civic
Music association last week at Aycock
uuditorium.
Members of the cast, wliich included
Ijrolessioiial talent, were ••Enrico.” a
gondolier. Albert Gifford: '•.Nieki.'' Dale
Lefier: •'Marco IMo." Don Keefer:
■•r.arfo Polo." -Vicki's father. Richard
Woodworth: ••('bristina." Barto's wifo,
Cicile SlK'rman: ".Nicolo Polo." Marco’s
father. Barry Mahool:'•('liing." Nicolo's
frii'iid and servant. Charlf-s Tate: and
"Madalena." servant to Christina. Dor
othy Lys:igb.
This production was tlie suH-ond in a
series of musical presentations spon
sored by tlie junior civic music clulis.
Christmas Pageant Features
Twenty-ThreeSenior Students
State Legion Sponsors
Oratorical Tournament
8i>onsoi'(>d by the North Carolina
American Legion department, a state
wide oratorical contest for high school
students will begin IMarch 11. accord
ing to an announcement made by Victor
K. Jolmson. dc-partment chairman. De
c(‘mb('r 1).
't'he contest will bo open to boys or
girls in tbe ninth, tenth, eleventh tr
twelfth grades of any North Carolina
acci'i'dited high .school. Each scliouil
'nt(“riiig the comiietition must select a
del(‘gate for Ihe contest to he held be
tween March 11 and U.
District Kliininatioii Marrti 20
Du March lS-2t) district champions
will be determined. The sectional win
ners will be chosen from ilareb 20 to
April 2.
Composed of two parts, the oration
contest will consist of a prejiared de
bate on Hie Fiiited States constitution
and an ext(*mpovaneous oration on some
phase of the bill of right.s.
A four-year college scholarship
valued at ifJ.UfiO will be awarded the
nation-wide champioii. Each sectional
winner will be presented with a gold
medal.
'I Took Shorthand At Point
Of Gun/ Says Crawford
“Taking dictation with a d.l-calibc'r
revolver pointed at me probably rates
as the most breath-taking incident in
my career," declared James T. Craw
ford, shorthand and typing iiistriicior
at AVonian's college and Senior high,
ill a talk to the commercial club last
W(>(*k.
Describing tlu- event, Crawford ex
plained that while he worked at the
E.B.l. building- in Pittsburgh. Pennsyl
vania. a special agi'iil, having just coin-
plet(*d an imiiortaiit goverinnent case,
nonclialaiitly depositt-d liis gun on the
desk where Crawford was ]i(*rvously
(•'■mpletiiig his dietatiin.
.\.lrhougli lu* expressed the doubt that
many of his audience would h(‘ forci-d
to take dictation under such a handi
cap, Crawford warned tin' club iiK'ni-
bers to lie prepared to take iioti's under
any conditions, stating hi' once took
some important letters while dniiping
27 stories in an express elevator.
Carelessness Greatest Evil
"If yon would be successful.” com-
nu'iited tbe instructor, "yon must re-
mciiibrr that cari'lessness is the great
est mistake a st(‘nogra|)h('r can make.”
As an exampli* he explained that one
secretary mailed lier shcrihaiid notes
instead of llu‘ transcriiition of an im
portant letter to a bank where no one
could d('cii)her her noti-s. tlins losing
a great deal of time.
Ill conclusion tlie speaker warned
the girls to reini'inber the little things,
for tlie.\' ciiiint a gnat deal in steno
graphic work.
Five Students Feature
Speech Club At W. C.
Illustrating five forms of public
s]:eakiiig i llii r than debating, five mem-
bi'rs of till' local forensic group jiri'-
seiiti'd a program for the Siieeeli club
at W'oman’s eolh-ge. M'ednesday. De-
eemlier lu.
'I’lie fivi' students taking part and
their jiresenlations ineliidi' Neil Biaird,
after dimiin- speeeli: Herbert Hatta-
wa.v, impromptu siieecli; Paul Miller,
extemporaneous siii-ech; Martha Ann
Mocre. hnmorotis reading and Edgar
.\lston, declamation.
In the annual Clirisiiiias pageant pre
sented this morning by members of the
.senior class. Barbara Bond and J^ow-
rey ,Stafford portrayed the leading roles
with their eliavacterizatioii of ilary and
Joseph.
The prodiietioii, under the direction
of Mrs. Emma Sharpe Avery, was
staged last night for tlie P. T. A. nuH't-
ing and was given again this morning
at 0 o'clock for the menilievs of the
student body.
Contrary to the usual procedure, only
one reader, Paul i\Iill(‘r. was in the
production. In the past years two per
sons have shared honors in this po.si-
tion.
Charles Vaclie took tlie part of the
Angel Gabriel this morning and Mell
Alexander and Mary Lynn Lewis ap
peared as cheruhims at tlie manger in
the iiafivit.v scene.
Olliers in Cast
Others ill the cast included Kenneth
Kriegsmaii. M’illis Ilighlill, Norman
Black, and Thonia.s Al.spangh as shoj)-
herds in the fields, and Vaiider Liles,
Oscar Sapp and Jack AVatson in the
parts of the three AA'ise Afen.
Peggy Clendeiiin. Betty (’lenient, Pol
ly Armfield. Plvelyn Pierce, Alar.v Lou
ise Bowden. Helen Marks, A’irginia
Stoflel. Ann Newton, A’irginia Peoples,
Kathryn Harris, and Doris Bain por
trayed the parts of angels in the
pageant.
Music for the production was sup
plied by the school's a eapi'lla choir
under tlie direction of E. Raymond
Brietz. However, an niiusnal feature
of the program was the solo on the
golden hells by Kathr.vii I.,e Stourgeoii,
student from Lindle.v ehnnenlar.v school;
a violin solo by Hugh Alfvater, former
high .school student: and a vocal solo
by Erin Neese. tenor.
Eight Students Attend
Debating Tournament
AA lien Reynolds high selioo] in AA'in-
ston-Snlem had a ])raclice speech and
delKite contest last Saturday, eight
members ol the Si'iiior high forensic
sccii'ty and their coach. Miss .Alozelle
Causey, attended.
Tying for first place with Alice Gold
berg of AA'inston-Sah'in, I’aul Mill(>r,
I)resi(l(‘nt of Ihe liK-al eluh, was among
till' eight from Greensboro. Thi' other
members wen* Herbert Ilattawa.v, .Neil
Beard, Kacbael AA'hiteside. Bill Lam
bert, Bobby Lloyd, Edgar .Vlston and
Jolni 'I'aylor.
In sponsoring these practiei' debates,
the forensic clubs of the northwestern
ilistrict gain experieiici's for the annual
debjitiiig fonrnanieiit held in Ihe spring.
D. 0. Students To Prepare
Oral Vocational Surveys
'I'liat each meinher of llii' class niiglit
have the expei'ieiice of a))pearing h(‘-
fore an audieiiee. diversitied oeenpa-
tions students will make ID minute
talks eoiiei'rning thi'ir respeetivi' jibs,
Director (Jeorgi* L. Sandvig declari'd
today.
.Air. Faiidvig said tliat sucli talks
would not only give tbe individual stu
dent practice in speech making, hut
would also helji him iji pi-cjiaring oral
c! nijKisilions. Sucli topics as "Journal-
isni as a (':ir('(‘r." ••(HIi-e Practices."
'•.Vdvi'nlnres in Radio," "Teeth Talk,”
"The Cinema" and "Pursuits in Dairy
ing" will he discussed by tlie IS
worki'rs.
Man.\- of till' inipils will preiiare tbi'ir
talks afli'r Ihe 'liristinas holidays. Mr.
Sandvig said. 'I’wo have already heon
lu’eseiiled to the group.