New Viclory Corps
Has Large Number
Of Enrolled Students
According to the applications which
were signed this week by the students
o£ Senior high for the Victory corps, it
has been found that approximately 100
per cent of the school enrollment have
pledged themselves for general mem
bership, while approximately 40 per
cent have volunteered for special ser-
, vices. These figures are, of course,
purely tentative, and the. final check-up
reveals 98 per cent.
This organization, which is a national
set-up, is backed by President Roose
velt, Paul V. McNutt, war manpower
chief, and other high government of
ficials. All students who are eligible
are asked to join immediately, as it is
necessary for the program to be estab
lished as soon as possible.
Passed by Home Room Committee
After the students have applied for
membership, a home room committee,
composed of the class officers, will go
over the applications and classify them.
In order to become a member of the
corps, one must qualify for three of
the requirements for the division most
desired.
All those joining will be given the
privilege of wearing an insignia, which
may be worn on the sleeve of a sweater,
blouse, shirt or on a cap. These will
be on sale at an accessible place, and
will probably be sold for between five
and ten cents each.
Requirements Announced
The requirements for the special di
visions, announced to all the classes,
are as follows:
Land Seiwice Division
a. Must have pursued or be pursu
ing a program which includes at least
one year of high school mathematics,
or its equivalent in shop mathematics.
b. Must have pursued or be pursu-
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HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
VOLUME XIX
GREENSBORO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., NOVEMBER 6, 1942
NUMBER 5
Parades^ Visits, Talks To Feature
American Education V^eek,Nov. 9
Short, commemorative speeches, an
Armistice Day parade, and a parents’
visitation day next week will high
light at Greensboro Senior high school
the celebration of the twenty-second
annual American Education week,
which is sponsored jointly by the Na
tional Education association, the Amer
ican legion, the United States Office of
Education, and the national congress
of Parents and Teachers.
With “Education for Free Men” as
their general theme, students and
teachers of Senior high will present
daily speeches to the student body.
“Parents are invited to visit Senior
during the week,” declared Principal
A. P. Routh, “to see just what progress
Senior is making in teaching her stu
dents and coordinating her resources
with the war effort.”
A parade on Armistice Day, Wednes
day, will celebrate the ending of
World War I and American Education
week. Greensboro high’s band will
participate in the procession, which
will march through Greensboro Wed
nesday.
This year’s program will have a par
ticularly grim aspect, according to the
foundation’s pamphlet which was dis
tributed throughout the country and
which Principal Routh will use for
planning the program.
Star Serenaders
Local ‘Serenaders’ Swing
Into Hearts of Students
Whether it’s soft lights and sweet
bounds or the hottest jive, Carl Pritch
ard’s Serenaders are right in there,
solid, if their debut performance is
evidence, for they’re doin’ all right,
according to all the G.H.S.-ers present
at the school Hallowe’en dance last
Saturday night.
Two months have now gone by since
the band was first organized, and the
orchestra seems to be shaping into one
of the best swing bands ever formed
out of talent in Greensboro.
The band hopes to join the union
within the next few weeks, and will
probably be called on to perform at
numerous dances given around Greens
boro for the soldiers.
Get' Stands
Bright stands of blue with silver let
ters on them add to the appearance
of the band, and Carl Pritchard, leader,
stated in an interview last week that
they hoped to get more equipment as
soon as they play for a few dances.
Several members of the regular high
school band play principal parts in the
orchestra. The most important are:
Sillus Blichalove, first chair solo trum
pet : Paige Flynn, specialist on the tenor
sax; and Mickey Black, majorette of
the regular band, who is the orches
tra’s pianist; Bay Thompson, who was
one of the best players in the high
school band last year, is playing first
trombone; George Curran, who has had
a good bit of experience with swing
bands during the past two years, is
the drummer of the organization.
Other members include George Brown
and Charlie Younts, trumpets; Jimmy
Oates, trombone; Jack Caudle, Tommy
Allred and Paul McCollum, saxes; Da
vid Nicholson, bass fiddle; Amos Lash-
ley, property manager; Kimball Harri-
man, instructor; and Irwin Smallwood,
publicity manager.
Quite a few of the newer popular
numbers are being worked by the band
for use at the dances for which they
will probably play in the near future.
Some of these pieces include “White
•Christmas,” “He’s My Guy,” “Elegy,”
“Kalamazoo,” “In the Mood,” and “Ser
enade in Blue.” In addition to these,
a real killer-diller and one of Count
Baise’s old favorites, “One O’clock
Jump,” is being polished up and will
be the feature of the band’s repertoire. |
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Are You a
Doctor Faustus?
Would You
or
Sell
Your Soul?
Would you like to have all that
money can buy? Would you like to
have infinite knowledge and unsur
passed skill in magic. The work re
quires little or no effort.
If you desire the above, merely con
tact Messieurs Beelzebub, Mephisto-
pheles and Lucifer at T21 Hades
street; telephone number. Brimstone
9-4-1 or Moore 4-1.
All of this probably appeals to you,
dear, gullible reader, and more than
likely you would grab at such a
chance; but look closely, doesn’t the
offer seem slightly shady?
Any English 7 student knows ex
actly what happens to the ambitious
one answering this advertisment, for
he has studied the sad, deplorable
history of knowledge—lusting Doctor
Faustus, who made such a bargain.
Yea, this group has even heard
the unearthly screeches of fright, re
proach fury and woe that worthty
German wizard of yester-year gave
when his number was up, for the
amazing bits of characterization of
this mad doctor were respectiveiy, but
gruesomely, rendered by Pete Miiler
and Bill Lambert under the auspicies
of Miss Sara Mims, whiie recently
studying Christopher Marlowe’s amaz
ing composition. Doctor Fausters, the
story of one who sold his soul to the
devil!
Humor Replaces Science
In Library Conference Hall
Books on humor? In the con
ference room? Why, what was
coming over the library.
Yes, G. H. S.er’s it’s true. Now,
instead of the dull and dry ency
clopedias on staid subjects, the
conference room will boast vol
umes of poetry and drama and
other interesting reading.
To make this room even more
the students, they will be allowed
to choose the name for it.
Above are the five soloists in Carl Pritchard’s Senior high Serenaders,
who played at the Hallowe’en dance last Friday. The members of the
sensational Serenaders are planning to entertain at the Thanksgiving
dance. The band includes thirteen members, five of whom are pictured
above; upper right, George Curran, drums; lower right, Paige Flynn,
sax; upper left, Carl Pritchard, director; center left, Ray Thompson,
trombone; lower left, Sillus Michalove, trumpet. (Staff photo by Irwin
Smallwood.)
Music, Voice of Democracy, Plays
Vital Part in School War Prog ram
liij DAVID EVANS
Under the direction of Mrs. Carlotta
B. Jacoby, head of the vocal depart
ment, J. Kimball Harriman, of the
instrumental department and Harriss
Mitchell, director of the band, the
musical organizations of senior high
school have united to form a more
definite and varied music program for
the coming school year. All the forces
of education have been drafted in the
war and are mobilized under the
leadership of the National Education
association. Along with the others,
music education and music instructors
have assumed a full responsibility in
this total effort.
The choir, band, orchestra and glee
club will continue their function as an
extension of the general music pro
gram. The new program, which will
greatly enrich the social and cultural
life of the school and community, pro
poses ;
1. Programs honoring the men in the
armed services, held during assmbly
and giving individual mention to local
graduates.
2. Flag ceremonies at gatherings of
student body, instigated by or in co
operation with the band.
3. Concerts on the school grounds by
the band, orchestra, chorus or by a
combination or all of these organiza
tions.
4. Patriotic pageants utilizing chorus
and orchestra, band, dance and speech
groups and members of the general
student body.
5. Special programs arranged in
connection with the specific assign
ments of government agencies, such
as the schools at war program of the
treasury department.
6. Special projects such as the com
posing of songs for the schools at war
program.
By establishing this schedule of ac
tivities, every student will have an op
portunity to participate actively as
an individual or as a member of some
organized music group.
Mrs. Carlotta Jacoby, head of the
vocal department, made the following
statement in regard to the importance
of music in the school wartime pro
gram. “Because music is greater than
words, it can take over, in getting
across an idea, where words leave
off. There is no greater example of
this in history than the music of
Sibelius. When his Finland needed
bolistering, when morale needed a
boost, he was able to come forth with
music for his country, which breathed
its essence, beauty, dignity and worth.
As a result, a great wave of patriotism
swept his country, the residue of which
has never been lost.”
‘High Life Campaign
Success^ Says Bernstein
Completing the most successful
High Life collection campaign in
the history of the school paper, the
circulation department, headed by
Martin Bernstein, amiounced this
morning that over 96% of all High
Life subscribers at Senior high have
paid their first 25c installments.
Bernstein declared this morning:
“Cooperation this year from the
student body during the collection
campaign has been exceptionally
fine. I hope that the 4% of stu
dents who have not paid will bring
their fees to room 10 as soon as
possible.”
TorchlighI Programs
Announced By Moore
“With such speakers as George V.
Sandvig, Miss Mary Ellen Blackmon
and Miss Lily Walker, the programs
for the coming Torchlight meetings
should be a big success and fulfill
their objective of how best to plan an
education in war times,” responded
Miss Ida Belle Moore, Torchlight ad
viser, early this week in answer to
the question asked her on the programs
and their values.
The last meeting of the local chap
ter of the national honor society fea
tured the launching of these new pro
grams planned by vice-president. Bob
Lloyd, and his program committee
under the supervision of Miss Moore.
The first speaker of the year was
Principal A. P. Routh, who spoke to
the club on the High School Victory
corps.
During this meeting, Martha Ann
Weidler, president, presided.
Home Economics 5 Class
Gels Previews Of Home
To study the different phases of
home planning, the home economics 5
classes have recently taken three ex
cursions to various parts of the city.
The inspection of different priced
apartments was the main feature of
the first trip, in which the group went
to Westover Terrace apartments. The
students were particularl.v interested
in heating, lighting and plumbing fa
cilities.
A short walk around the residential
section near the school to study the
different types of house exteriors made
up the second trip.
’the third expedition had as its pur
pose a study of furniture arrangements
and the colors of house interiors. The
first stop on the tour was the Religious
Activity center on the IVoman’s col
lege campus. Next, the group visited
the newly decorated reception room of
the home economics building at Wo
man’s college. The two practice houses
on the college campus were also in
spected, and the trip ended at the
apartment of Miss Louise Burnette,
teacher of the class.
DeMolays Initiate 8;
Stage Social Tonight
Greensboro DeMolays initiated eight
new brothers into their fraternity Oc
tober 28. In order to acquaint the new
members with the old brothers, the or
ganization will stage a weiner roast
at the home of H. R. White, adviser,
tonight.
The new DeMolays who will com
plete their initiation at Wednesday’s
meeting include M. 0. Anderson, O. 0.
Fordham, John Sevier, Dennis Wil
liams, John Wiley, Charles Wagner,
Bob Armfield and Louis Holmes.
The initiation of these boys con
cluded a membership campaign in
which certain boys at Senior high were
given the privilege of joining the fra
ternity.