March 6, 19-12
Sparks of Genius Catch
As Bennie Writes Story
HIGH LIFE
Somc'iK'. wlint shall I do? I've
rhonjrht aiid thoufjht, looked and look
ed, and -walki'd and walked. But T still
can't liiid a present for mother’s birth
day. riease hell) me.
'I'liiis. senior, itennie Lowe. appeaUd
to lier friends for the solution to the
(Iroiulful i)rohlem eonfrontinff her.
H(a\ao-er. after a glance at the amaz
ed faei's of the friends, Bennie decided
slie ninst solve the .iig-saw alone. There
fore slu‘ stopped, thought and applied—
a toiiidi of genius.
,Si) when her maternal relative- ar
rived home that afternoon, .she pre
sented her mollu'r with the following
illustrated verses.
Jpilher. I have racked my brain.
I've thought and thought and thought,
.Vjid all my pain has been in vain,
Your present isn't bought.
So finally .I.,just despaired
.\nd so as I sat distrait
Jfy feverish brain
Lea])t once again
The spark of genius caught.
I sat to work with paints and pen,
■With energy untold.
Since I could cope
Again with hope
'I'liis story did unfold . . .
rv(‘ looked at night gowns, glove,s and
hose
I've looked at books and candy:
Sonu' things I've seen wer' sensible
-Viid some would come in handy.
I've hioked for gifts both high and low
rntil I am ciuite through;
I -ouId not find your gift and so
I've left it up to you.
I‘. S.—Daddy helped tool
S'
Chemislry Club Performs
Silver Plating Experiment
-Dnid tlu' sounds of bubbling chemi
cals and rattling test tubes, IMrs. Es
telle Ledwin's Chemistry club began
llie arduous task of silver plating a
vanity set in the chemistry •'lab” re-
ceiilly.
•\ tank, containing the articles to he
>i!ver-j)lated and .silver i-yanide, was
tilled with water. Batteries placed iin-
iiicdiately outside the tank were con
nected by wires to the vanity set. By
the Use of a diia'ct current, tlie chemi
cal reaction which took place caused
the articles to be coated with silver.
file club is planning to feature sev
eral speakers, excursions, movies and
other experiments which will add to
their knowledge (if chemistry in tiiis
^^Iiring't; calendar.
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State Board To Hava
Annua! Art Eihibition
T'nder the supervision of the art
boiirds at Woman's college and the
Pniversity of North Carolina, the
schools and colleges of the state will
present the fifth annual art exhihition
iit the Art center, Creeushoro. and fho
Person hall giillery. Chapel Hill, March
lO-Ml.
1 h(‘ purpose of th(“ exhibiliou is to
promote tJie teaching of art and to en
courage art production in the schools
and colle.ges of North Carolina. By
circulation of the exhihition after the
inilial showing, it will be possible to
:iciu;iiut both teachers and pupils with
the work being done in other schools
and to stimulate both art teaching and
art production fo a wider scope and a
higher level.
To Feature Local Work
d'lu^ work' of the following students
and alumni will be enterial in the ex
hibition: Dougla.ss Hunt, David Evans,
(xmie Thornton. Richard Kiser, Itilly
Carr, Rachael M’iiitesid(‘, Kenna Beall.
Katherine M'inn, IRllie .lean Phillips,
Dacia Lewis. Dorothy (Jwyn, IMack
Pearson. .lohn Taylor. Buddy Nolan,
Russell Crevestoii, Willard Thomas.
•Tack Martin. Peggy Cleiideuin. ilargie
Kellam, Eva Stack, Mildred Taylor,
Rill Simmons. Polly (Taihorne. Lois
Pinch. Dora Kirkpatrick. R. l.,aek('y,
Dotte Smithernian. bon Ellen Duncan,
Ralph Ccle, Charlotte Craliam, \'irginia
C. Davis, Rose irolderfield. Ed York.
Harold Keels. .T. P. ^^'illianls. .Marshall
Adams and William Cavan.
Importance of Milk
Stressed by Umpstead
“Milk is important to the develoi)-
meet of t(“(‘th. hones and mnscles," de
clared Miss Jane Cmsfead. head of the
Dairy Council of Creeushoro and High
Point, in beginning her talk to the food
units cbiss, suptu'vised by iMiss Cleo
Bremlle. Eehrnary 23.
■Miss I'lnstead said that in times of
war. as now. disease spreads so rapidly,
that everyone should eat the right
foods and drink plenty of milk. She
also showed two tilms, "Behind the
Smiles" and "Husky and Skinny.’'
In connection with her talk, the
In me ecom lilies class plans to visit a
dairy and also a bakery later in the
spring.
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Page Three
Arts Association Holds
Annual Meeting Here
For the first time in its liistory,
the Southeaslern Arts association
is holding its annual meeting in
Greensboro, with headquarters at
the 0. Henry hotel. Between five
and six hundred people are iiere
for the event, whicli began yester
day and will continue through to
morrow.
Yesterday, members of the asso
ciation observed classes in all the
city sehcols, later making a tour
of the city. Mrs. [Mary Leatli Stu
art, former art supervisor of the
city schools, is seniiig as general
chairman, wliile Miss Margaret
.Moser, local school coordinator, is
nndertaking the task of chairman
of the information bureau.
Japs Hold C. W. Brimmer^
Former G. H. S. Student
Former G. H. S. Student
Carolina Takes Nee!;
NcKeever Iriumplis
Carolina'.s gnipplers, coaclu'd by
Percy (Chuck) (fuiuhin, copped fhe
Soul hern conference wrestling metd .
Saturday iiighb Pt'hruary 28, at Greens
boro's armory, thus bretikiiig Washiug-
lon and Lee's winning streak of two
victories in the past two meets.
Of the live Carolina lighfers in the
finals, two won individual titles, total
ing -‘lo points. 'Mrginiji Milittiry insti
tute plitced second with 28 itoinls, two
back of the champions, while the d(‘-
fendiiig champions, Washington and I
Lee trailed in third place with 22]
points,
[McKeever Triumphs
Hobart [McKeever, former state cham
pion wrestler at Groenshoro high, up-
s('t Bud Kohl), defending champion,
who defeated McKeever in the finals
last year. Robb has been victorious in
tlu‘ last lliree matches but last Satur
day uigbt he was defeated.
In the feature match of the evening
between Duke's Weddie Huffman and
Jim Dorior, of V. M. L, the Virginian
gained a victory in an over-time match.
PlCTCREl) ABOVE is Marine Corpo
ral Charles Walf)‘r Rriiiuner. who. so
far as is known, is the first (iroeiisboro
boy to be captured by |lu‘ Japanese*.
Mariner Scouts Achieve
Rating of "Jack Tar"
.Vll 12 members of (he [Mariner
scout troop art* (‘iititlod to tlu'ir
“,iack-lar" rank, according to an
aniKumceiiK'iit made last week by
Miss .Mary Lee Alsbrook and Mrs.
•\.riiold Schilfman, skijiiters of the
land ship.
'I'he girls, all local school stu
dents. will immediati'ly begin work
ing on llu'ir next rank. One of the
reiiuireni(*iits for the rank is (he
Red Cross .jnnior life-saving course.
'Phe group will Ix'gin swimming
iii‘xt w('ek at the Y. W. C. .V,, and
tluise girls who havt* not already
completed tin* course will do so.
'Phey will also b(‘gin the Red Cross
first aid course, given to them by
Mrs. Seliiffman.
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THE HEALTH OF THE’EAMUt
IS THE STRENGtH OF JHE NATION
N;iv.\' (h‘paiinu’iit ollicials auiiounced
Eebrujiry 1!) tlmt J;ip;mese forces had
captured Corporal Charles Wjilton
Brimmt'r. United States marine and
former Greensboro Senior high school
student, whose part'iits residt* at ISIO
Rolling Road.
Rrimmer attended St'iiior high school
during 1920. 10:10 and 1031. Afttu- he
li'ft Grt'ciisboro high, he (raveled to
California wlu're he enlisted in the
United Stott's Marine coriis in 10.34.
l'''(>r the five years following his en-
lislment Brimmer was dispatched to
-Vsiatic and Pacific duties, including
assignnu'iits iit Hawaii, [Midway, W.-dee,
Guam, Samoa and (he Philippine is
lands.
First Promotion in I!)3!)
Ill 1030 the [Marine corps promoti‘d
PriY-ate Brimmt'r to ('l•rporal. He was
llieii Irausferrt'd to China whevt* he
fornu'd ptirl of tlu* .Vnicrican embassy
guard ill Pf'iping.
His parents, Mr. and [\Irs, Marvin II.
Brimmer, reeeivt'd a h'tter from him
ill October slating that marine ollicials
had iilaccd him in charge of the post
oliict* at the Pt-ipiiig embjissy and (hat
lu* bad rect'ived papers (lualifying him
for (lie rank of sergeant.
Ri'forc* he received his promotion lo
s(‘rgcan(. Brimmer and ids comrades at
the embassy at Peiping, Cbiiia. wi'i'i*
seized by (lu* JopaiU'si* army on Do-
ccniber 7 with the outbreak of war in
till* Pacific.
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