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HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of 0. Henry
‘Lets Face the Facts"'
See Page 2
VOLUME XVIII
'42 Graduates Eligible
For New 12tli Grade;
Smith Outlines Plans
Present members of the senior class
who receive diplomas in May will be
eligible toi return for the 12th grade'
nest year, Superintendent Ben ly. Smith
announced this week.
According to Mr. Smith, who has
revealed the tentative setup for the
additional grade, which will be officially
inaugurated in the city school system
next fall, from three to five years will
be required before the 12-year program
will be complete in operation.
25 Per Cent Return
The superintendent stated that ap
proximately 25 per cent of the 1942
graduating class will return for the
additional year of work, and that an
increasing percentage will be expected
to remain each year.
According to present plans, the city
school system will operate on a six-
three-three basis, with six years of
fli'inentary grade schooling, three years
of junior high work, and an additional
tiiree j'ears of study in high school.
.\s semester promotions will be elim
inated, only one graduation period a
year will be observed.
The only new requirements necessary
for graduation will be an added year
of English, Smith explainel. However,
contrary to the former set-up, Amer
ican history will be required in the
junior year.
Any out-of-town school students who
desire to enroll for the 12rh grade
should contact I'rincipal A. P. Kouth
so that necessary preparations may be
made.
Complete plans for the new program
will be ready for publication shortly,
■Smith said.
GREENSBORO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N, C„ ILW 1,
M JIBER 16
Proctor Summarizes
Pupil Radio Forums
S. S. Proctor, local director of
distributive education, announced
today that seven programs, in the
fonn of open forum discussions on
cuneiit problems, have been pre
sented over station WBIG during
the past several weeks.
Among these performances have
been two discussions, one of them
having participants from High
Point high school, on “What Our
Schools Are Doing for Defense,”
and productions entitled “Are We
Awake?”, “Girls in Defense,” “Ath
letics in Defense,” and “Plans for
Post-War Reorganization.”
Participants have included Her
bert Hattaway, Neil Beard, Paul
Miller, Bob Perry, Martin Bern
stein, Dacia Lewis, Ruth Winter-
ling, Rachael Whiteside, Tommy
Garner, John Lowderniilk, Martha
Lowrey and Emry Green.
Last week’s program, “Youth
Faces the War,” featured Miller,
Hattaway, Rachael Whiteside and
Belty Routh.
Perry to Call Convention to Order
On May 12 in Local Auditorium
To Direct Campaign
lll-American Rating
Given To High Life
Winning an all-American rating for
the second time since its revival. High
Life, the local bi-weekly publication,
swured 1.090 points from a I'wssible
1.125 in the annual National Scholas
tic Press association contest conducted
I'.v the T’niver.sity of Minnesota, ac
cording to a score book received from
the contest judges this week.
The score book lists the feature de
partment as one of the best in the
paper. However, the publication was
criticized because it failed to feature
future activities.
L. S. P. .A. Sends Score Book
In the rating of the 18th annual
‘'Scholastic Pre.'is association convention
in New York. High Life won 800 points
from a possible high score of 1,000.
The make-up department was out
standing, as it scored 210 points over
last year's 190: writing was second
■ivitli .52(> points ^from a possible score
cf 590. 'General considerations, such
as advertising, which scored 160 points
of 175. showed a gain of ten.
High Life received a high A on the
(•overage of school interests, such as
sports, dances, clubs and student coun
cil work. The critics i)ointed out that
the advertising department could im
prove by t)ecomiiig more forceful.
Series of Sunday Concerts
Begun by School Band
Warm spring sun and dashy spring
outfits on the part of the spectators
lent color to the first of a series of
Sunday afternoon concerts conducted
i‘y the Senior high baud on Sunda.v
afternoon in the Lindley Elementary
school amphitheater.
The concert started at 4 p.m. and
continued for approximately one hour,
with the band playing a variety of
music, including marches, symphonic
numbers, as well as more modern pieces
and novelties. i
Milchell Ansi@unces
Confest Participanis
Representatives' of Greensboro Senior
high school in the ninth annual French
contest, being held tomorrow by the
Alliance Francaise of Greensboro, a
branch of the National Organization
of French Alliances, will be Jewel Hy
att, Martha Sink Kooiitz, Billie Gene
Phipps, Jlargaret Iloirnian and Jlary
Lou Sawyer, announced Miss Estelle
Mitchell, head of the French depart
ment, last week.
This contest, consisting of a series
of standardized tests on French gram
mar and vocabulary, silent reading in
French, cultural material about France
and an aural test administered by Pro
fessor Rene Hardre, professor of French
at AVoman's college, is open to all high
schools in North Carolina.
However, any city school entering
must have a team of five and any rural
or eight-months school, a team of three.
Mrs. R. (T. Dunstaii. a member of the
French Alliance, will be in general
charge of the contest-
individual awards and a enp to the
school whose team scores the highest
number of points will be offered as
prizes in the contest. Senior high has
won this contest successively for two
years, 1941 and 1942. Asheville and
Charlotte, two strong competitors in
the contest in the past, have indicated
that they are sending teams to com
pete in the contest.
SHOWN AHOVK, Hill Lambei-t, Polly xlrmtield and J)aisy Belle
Anderso)], who are managers for Hob Jjloyd, candidate for council
representative, Mell. Alexander, candidate for president of the senior
class, and Tim Warner, candidate tor president, are busily at work on
election posters. (Staff Photo by Irwin Smallwood.)
Subscribers Requested
To Pay Overdue Fees
“.MI students wlio have not paid
the 25-cent dues for the High Life
subseripticn for the second semes
ter should do so immediately,” stat
ed Herbert Hattaway, head of the
circulation department, today.
Unless this payment is made be
fore the close of the semester, the
individual will run the risk (rf not
being allowel to graduate or to
register for the 1942 fall semester
until the account is settled. All
unpaid subscription fees should be
tunied in to room 10.
Approximately 19 students coiiv-
l>lete(l their payments this week.
Seniors Dream of Cups
Awarded at Graduation
AMth graduation rapidly drawing
nearer, seniors begin to dream of the
night when they will swish aeross the
stage in their caps and gown.s and
proudly receive their diplomas.
A few also cherish the hope that, by
seme unbelievable luck, they will walk
away the night of commencement, the
happy owner of one of the cup.s offered
each year to the most outstanding
seniors in the various fields of high
school work.
Best All Round
The most coveted cup and the one
which carries the greatest honor is the
best all-round student cup. presented
('ach year by the Parent-Teachers' as
sociation to the student who is chosen
by the vote of his fellow .seniors. Doug
lass Hunt, president of the student
body last year, won this award in 1941.
Although the list of the cup.s to be
awarded this year is incomplete and
.subject to change, some of those pre-
sejifecl in previous years will probably
be awarded again to ineml)ers of the
’42 graduating class.
Trophies given last year included the
home economics silver platter. pres'Ciit-
ed to the most outstanding girl in this
field, the dramatics trophy, awarded
to tho most active student in that
woi-k. the I). A. R. and I’. 1>. cups
offered to the students writing the most
outstanding term i)aiH‘r on tin* Revolu
tionary and Civil War periods, respec
tively. and llu‘ debating cup.
.\(hliticnal .Vwards
111 addition to tliesi*. two music
cups, one for instrumental and one for
vo-al work, were awarded last Juu*
and probably will be again this year.
A complete set of O. Henry was award
ed by the O. Henry study club for the
best short story. This, also, will prob
ably 1)0 re-offered.
The scholarsliip cup, last year award
ed to Diauiu^ Page for maintaining the
highest average during her high school
career, will Ih‘ replaced by war stamps
in the June graduation.
G. H. S. Averages 16.5
In Flag Code Contest
AA'ifh an averago of 16.5. Greensboro
Senior high was .7 below the city .school
average of 17.2 in the flag code contest
given two weeks ago. announced Prin
cipal A. P. Routh last we(‘k.
Students attributed the low average
to the fact that (here are only ten min
utes every morning for th(*ni to stinly
the flag code, whereas fit her schofils
have at least an hour or more a day.
Home Room Ratings Listed
TIoine room ratings included room 2,
15.4: room 6. 16.5: room 4. 16,7; room
5. IS: room 6, 17: room 7. 16: room S,
17: room 10, 19: vK)ni 12. 16.6: room
14. 16.6: room 15. 17.
Room 21. 17.4: room 26. 15.6: room
24, 15.6: room 25. 1.5.S: I'oojn 27, 15.5;
room 100. 16.6: room 200. 17.6; room
201. 15.1: i-oom 202, 15.9: room 204,
16.7: room 206. 18.6: room 600. 16.1:
room 601. 14: room 602. 18; room 606,
16,4: room 604. 16; room 605. 17,1:
room 60(). 1().6: room 611. 19: room
616, IS.5: i-ooiu 615. 15.6: room 617.
15.2.
Senior Pageant To Portray
ilmerican War Roles
Theme for the .senior pageant,
which will b‘ {jresented in assem-
iily to the student body this year
for the first time, was announced
la.st week at the senior class meet
ing l)y Aliss Dorothy McNairy, sen
ior faculty advi.ser.
The production will Ix' divided
into seven parts, with each por
traying a role of the American i)eo-
• pie ill the all-ont war elTorf.
Th«‘ parts played by industry,
(Hlucation, department of state, ci
vilians, defense workers and the
men in arms will lie interpreted by
the senior.s in their dramatization
of America's march toward victory.
Dacia Lewis To Serve
As Official Recorder;
Speed Election Plans
AA'ifh colorful banners marking off
home room seating and political guns
blasting, the school election season will
iK^gin with the new f>aturo, a nominat
ing convention, to be held May 12 in
the local auditorium.
“The purpose of the convention is
to get .scliool-wide participation in our
student elections, l«i mak(‘ every stu
dent feel that he had a finger in the
selecting of onr officers," announced
A'irgiiiia Stoffel, chairman of the board
of elections, Tuesday, in explaining the
new s(‘t-up.
Presiding over (ho convimtion will be
Bob IVrry as ebairman, .Bill Donald,
president of the student council, as
talmlator, and Dacia lauvis as secre
tary.
Plans Explained
A'irginia continued her explanation
by declaring: “Each home room will
have Iwf) (bdegates and (wo votes at
(h(‘ convention. These del(\gutcs will
bo instructed beforehand how to east
their votes. AA’lum (he roll is called,
tho speaking deb'gsile will answer with
his home room's vote, which may be
split. Tluu'o will be a roll call for
■ach major oflice."
A'irginia also .stated: “Each home
room must instruct its delegates as to
their first, second, third, etc., choices
so (hat if there is a deadlock, a dole-
cato will know liow to proceed.”
She concluded I).v emphasizing that
“the delegate must Icnow how, for whom
and wh(*n (o vote. He must be up on
his P's and Q's.”
Election Dales
Siudiig election dates, as announced
by A'irginia StolTel, chairmnn of elec
tions and president of the senior cla.s.s,
are as follows:
Mjiy 1—Deadline for nomination
l)lanks.
Miiy r—Presentation of candidates
in chapel.
May 6-7—Registration.
-Alay 12—Noininating convmition.
May 14—A’oting.
May 15—Announcenient of winning
candidsites in High Lif(‘.
May 19—Final council i)i'ograni and
swearing in of ofliccu's.
Mrs. Harry L. Johnson
Elected P. T. L Head
To succeed Mrs. .1. B. Pl>asnnts as
president of tin* Senior High Partuil-
Teachor association. Airs. Harry L.
.lohuson was elec(‘d during the Senior
High P. T. A. meeting of April 14. ns
were other officers for the coining year.
During the meeting, tlu* coinmitt>e
chairmen mad> the following reports:
lin.‘inc‘ rais(*d .860 nioi'e (Inin its re-
iiuir(‘tl laidget, ajid (he co-r(‘ci-(‘ation
group announced a successful i)rogram
of school studeiit (‘nt(*r(}iinment by
sponsoring (wo tea daiuH^s and two
night dances, in adflition to acquiring
a nickelodeon and ping-pong tables.
Besides Airs. Johnson. tlu‘ new ofii-
cers of the association include Airs.
Roger .Jennings, vice-i)resident: Airs.
J. A. A'aclus s(H-retary: Aliss Sara Ia‘s-
(reasur(‘r: Airs. J. B. Pleasnnt.s,
rram chairnian : Airs. Ruth P. AVelib,
finance: Airs. J. A. Brntl. memlM'rship:
Airs. J. R. Alorris. room repri'sentative;
Airs. T. ('. Aberiietliy, social: Airs. J. K.
Isley. i)ublici(y: Rev. .1. A. A'ache. l‘gis-
lative: Airs. AA'. A’. Blackburn, welfan*;
Airs. H. B. Seawell, music: Airs. U.
Harry L(*wis. co-r(>creation : Airs. Con
rad Hock, parent ‘lucation: AIr.s. D. O.
AA'arner, visual education; Airs. AI. A.
Allred, hygiene.