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 20, ]
NI MBER 6
Thanksgiving Dance To Feature
November Recreation Program
According to Doris Jean Thomas,
member of the recreational committee, ii'ar/j; ChristmUS ShotbeVS
the group in charge of this month’s |
social affairs has completed plans for
a Thanksgiving dance.
This informal affair has been sched
uled for ^yednesday night. The high
school orchestra, directed by Carl
Pritchard, will again furnish music for
the affair.
It was also announced last week that,
according to the recent vote in all the
home rooms in the school, the commit
tee found that the majority of stu
dents are in favor of the plan that ena
bles them to bring a date from outside
the school to the dances and other
recreational socials.
The committee found it necessary to
take this vote, as a large number of
outsiders were present at the last dance.
The plan which was defeated stated
that the recreational events would be
restricted to high school students, ex
cept on special occasions when the pub
lic would be invited.
Spills and falls will be in order
when a skating party, planned by the
recreational group, is held sometime
soon.
The party had originally been planned
for tonight at Commerce place, but it
was necessary to cancel these plans
becatise of the important championship
game Senior high plays tonight with
Gastonia.
Each person attending will be re
quired to bring his or her skates be
cause of the impossibility of furnishing
them by the committee. The area
around Commerce place from Gaston
street to Bellemeade street will be roped
off and no cars will be permitted to park
there between the hours of 8 and 11
p.m. No admission will be charged for
this affair, and if enough people come
out, more socials of the sort will be held
again in the near future.
DeMolay Unit Offers
To Train V-Corpsmen
R. L. Kirkinaii, captain of the
DeMolay Courier unit, announced
Wednesday that the unit would he
glad to aid the Greensboro high
school victory corps by offering to
train its nienibers in military drill,
a part of the corps’ curriculum.
The unit will meet at the Greens
boro armory every Monday and
Friday night, and will diill under
the direction of state guard and
courier unit officers.
“Although the couriers wear blue
shirts and trousers, no uniforms
will be required for new recruits,”
declared Kirkman, “but victory
corps insignias should be worn.
This training is especially useful
for boys who are 18 years old or
for those in the naval, land or air
service divisions,” concluded the
DeMolay captain.
Students Talk, Parade
For Education Week
I’sing “Education for Free Mon” as
its gnioral theme, our observance of
American Education week at Senior
high ending Friday proved particularly
successful,” declared A. F. Ilouth, prin
cipal, Monday.
Highlighting the observance was a
dual celebration November 11 of Amer
ican Education week and Armistice
•day. At 10 a. m. the Senior high band
left school to particii)ate in the Greens-
lu:ro i)arade. Boy and Girl scouts also
participated in the dual festivities,
while members of the State Guard re
serve drum and bugle corps marched
with guardsmen in the proce.ssion.
Following the general education week
theme, Harriet Clark spoke Monday
over the school amplitier on a program
which was directed by Mi.ss Mary Ellen
Blackmon, head of the history depart
ment. Other speakers and their topics
on these programs were as follows:
'J'nesday, Dave Sewell, “Building
Strong Bodies”; Wednesday, Bill Hol
land, “Developing Loyal Citizens”;
'I'hursday, George Curran, “Cultivation
of Knowledge and Skills” ; and l-'i-iday,
Bol)by Clay, “Establishing Sturdy
Character.”
Orders for School Rings
Mount To Hundreds
Orders for hundreds of high school
rings were taken last week when Sen
ior high students made dowji payment
of two dollars on the little gohlen l)ands.
Remaining payments of the $10.01 cost
will be due on receipt of the class
emblems.
The rings, similar to those of past
years, bear the insignia. Greensboro
Senior high school—Class of '42.
Martha Belle Morton is shown here selecting Christmas cards from
Stanley Johnson’s attractive supply in the school store. The greeting
cards, at nominal prices, will be on sale until Christmas holidays begin.
Among the onlookers are Earl Hudgins and Jimmy Allred.
Stanley Johnson Urges Immediate
Purchase of Holiday Greeting Cards
Stanley .Tohnson, manager of the
Greensboro Senior high school sujiply
shop, announced this morning that
scores of G. II. S. students and teachers
have already ordered their supply of
Christmas cards and that most of them
have been received by the purchasers
or will be received in the next few days.
All students and teachers are urged
to place their orders for greeting card.s
before December 1. Prior to this date,
any person may select the cards he de
sires from the huge as.sortment on dis
play in the supply .'ihop, and he assured
of immediate deliver.v of his first choice.
Because of the possibility of a last
minute shortage of certain numbers
caused by the usual flood of late orders,
all students and teachers placing their
orders after December 1 must include
their flrst, second and third choices.
.Tohnson advised a High Life reporter
this moi'iiing that there are literally
huiidred.s of diflerent types of (’hrisr-
mas and New Year greeting cards,
ranging in price from 2c to 75c each,
in the supjfly shop. Every card will I
he engraved or printed with the imr- j
chaser's name if so desired. I
Students are also urged to ask their
mothers and fathers to give them their
orders for cards and to leave them with
Mr. Johnson as soon as i)ossible,
'Be Ready/ Says Sandvig
Al Session of Torchlighf
“Vocational CKlucation is especially
helpful and vital to one who will join
the navy or any other of the armed
forces. If you have a knowledge of
a vocational trade, advancement in
rank increases rapidly in this branch
of the armed forces.” declared George
L. Sandvig, head of the vocatioiujl de
partment. when he spoke before the
local chapter of Torchlight. National
Honor society, November 10.
The part women and girls play in
wartime industries was also brought
out in his talk, and he emphasized the
fact that one should major in the sub
jects which one is interested iii.
A'cording to Louis Thacker, treas
urer of the organization, nine members
of the organization have paid their dues
and five members liave ordered Torch
light pins.
Jliss Ida Belle Moore, adviser of
Torchlight, stated that the group will
not present a Thanksgiving program
this year.
Dr. Charles F. Myers
To Speak In Chapel
Dr, Charles F. Myers, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church, will
speak at the Thanksgiving chapel
program, Tuesday, November 24,
announced Mrs. Nellie Blackburn,
this week. His subject will be “Why
Be a Christian?”
Also, Erlu Neese, a post-graduate
cf Greensboro Senior high, will sing
two selections, one of them being
“The Lord’s Prayer.”
Since Senior is trying to conserve
its ccal and make it go as far as
possible, there have been no pro
grams for the past two Tuesdays,
stated Mrs. Blackburn.
Debate Group Outlines
New Winter Schedule
“In order to study the two debate
questions for tliis year more fully and
to be better prepared for state tourna
ments later in the year, the Senior high
debate club has arranged to hold night
meetings every other Thursday at Oen
tral Junior high school,” announced
Miss Mozelle Causey, Greensboro de
bate adviser, this week.
At the flrst of the meetings, held
last night, the two questions for debate
for this year were discussed, and plans
for debates to be held soon on these sub-
je-ts were made. The (piestions for
debate this year are: in the national
division. “Resolved — That a federal
world government should be estab
lished,” and in the state division, “Re
solved—That the Tbiited States should
adopt the policy of extending federal
aid to public education.”
I This year the .second debate team will
debate the national question, and the
flrst team will argue the state query.
Saturday Miss Causey attendeI the
county teacher's imnding at (hirry
school and presented a plan fora series
of practice tonniaments between schools
of Guilford 'ounty. At these tourna
ments the state debate question will
be used.
Mitchell To Describe Vivid
^Hell Odyssey^, November 23
“Odyssey Through Hell.” the thrill
ing saga of nil American woman's ac
tivities witli the death-defying Yugo
slavian (’hetnilcs, will be ladated by
Ruth Mitchell, fighting Billy Mitchell's
sister, in a lecture at Woman's college,
November 28.
Out of suffering, privation and mor
tal danger, Miss Mitchell is bringing to
American audiences the story of the
guerilla band which virtually immobil
ized Nazi troops in the Balkans. The
only foreign woman member of the
secret organization, she served as the
leader Draja Mikhailoviteh's personal
aide from the outbreak of the Balkan
war until her capture in May, 1941.
Sentenced to Death
IVhen captured, she was sentenced to
death. IMiss Jlitchell spent 1.8 horrible
mouths in various Nazi prison camps
in Croatia, Bosnia. Serbia, Austria and
in Germany itself.
Her European stay started peace
fully in 19;>,S. when she attended King
Zeg's wedding to a Hungarian princess.
The Albanian government asked that
she remain to write an Allianian gniile
book. This literary work was inter-
rupti'd when the country was coii(iucr'd
by Italian armies, and Z.ag and . his
American wife and child were forced
to flee.
■\Vhile writing the book, she became
RUTH MITCHELL
a member of the guerillas. Over drawn
dagger and loaded i-evolver. she took
oath before Chetnik loader. Kosta I’e-
•hanots, who told her that she was
•onsidered dead—her life forfeited to
the cause.
Given Poi.son
She was given the pellet of poison
all ('hetniks carry. Cajitiua* loes not
compel a guerilla to end his life, but
torture which could lead to revelations
o the enemy is considered grounds for
ending a life.
Council Planning Play;
Reveals Commillees;
Aids Y Corps Work
Advisers, traffic regulations, council-
sponsored plays, the Victory corps and
a campaign to promote the sale of
War bonds and stamps highlighted the
student council weekly meeting held
in room 10.8, Monday.
Principal A. P. Routh announced
the appointment of the following com
mittee faculty advisers: scholarship,
Miss Ida Belle Moore; finance, Stanley
Johnson: constitution, iliss Mary Ellen
Blackmon; welfare, Mrs. Nellie K.
Blackburn ; inter-school relations, Miss
Doris Ilntchiusoii; alumni, Miss Doro
thy McNairy; program. Jlrs. Nellie
Blackburn ; welcome, Principal Routh :
archives and publicity, Mrs. Olive
Betts.
Considerable council discussion re
sulted from the annonneoment by
Edwin Gentry, traflic chief, of the new
school traffic regulations. The council
suggested that the traffic and cafeteria
committees consider special privileges
for honor roll students and the estab
lishment of a cold lunch line.
The council revealed that mimeo
graphed copies of the new traffic and
cafeteria regulations will be sent to
the various school home rooms in the
near fntui*e.
Much discussion of the council’s part
in the High School Victory corps re
sulted from a resolution that the coun
cil take an immediate and active part
in the support of the program.
Maureen Black reported that sev
eral plays are being considered, and
that next semester the council will
probably sponsor a play in order to
secure additional funds.
.\Iso the council pa.s.sod a resolution
favoring the e.stnblishment of a cam
paign to acquaint the new members
of tin' student body with the fact that
War .savings stamps are on sale at
the school supply shop.
A. P. Royth Instructs Class
In Elementary Aeronautics
In order to prepare Senior High’s
boy.s of draft age for induction into
one of 11i‘ nation’s air forces, A. P.
Routh, priiiciiial, liegaii a course for
students in ('lenu'ntary aen nanlics No-
V(‘mb('r 9. 'I he class is using tli(> ii(>\vly
pnrchaspd voinines of "Eli'nifiils of
Aeronaulics” as ir.s te.xfbook, Visual
aids will also be part of llie instriic-
lioii.
At h'ast two new classes wbicli any
Senior students may attend will bo
('poned next senu'ster.
'I'lio.se talcing tlie course' incliuie
'riicse talcing lh(> course* include Bill
Gress, Cliaries Wagoner. .lack Cook,
Paul IMcCollum, .fames Presm*!!. A. C.
Earmer. Jimmy Ilutchin.son, Bill Loy,
Ren wick Merrell. ('lare'iice Wagoner,
•Mien Johnston. Velton Mooney, Tommy
Gilbert. Bill Holt. Bill Holland and
Staley I’rivette.
Louis Thacker Attends
High Y Convention
Louis Thac!c(*r, G. II. S. senior and
bx-ally appointed Hi V delegate to the
Nortli and South Carolina ('onvention
of Hi ^ s, attended the* 1942 mee'liiig
held ill Ciiarlotte. on Friday.
November (». He was accomiianied by
-Mr. F. R. (’ooper, boys director of tlie
local Y. JI. C. A.
'I'be inii'iicse of th(> convt'iition was
to seek clo.ser relationshii) betwce'ii
the Hi Y organization of tin* two Caro-
linas and to encourage all Hi Y mem
bers to do (heir utmost to aid in tin*
present war siluafion.
Thaclcer is well known about Senior
liigh school, ami. in addition to being
a member of Torchlight, is a consisfent
special honor roll student.