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HIGH LIFE
December 4, ig^2
HIGH LIFE
Published Semi-Monthly
by the Students of
Greensboro Senior High
School
Greensboro, N. C.
Founded by the Class of 1921
Revived by the Spring Journalism Class of 1937
Entered as second-class matter March 30, 1940,
at the post ollice at Greensboro, N. C., under the
Act of Marck 3, 1879.
EDITORIAL
Ediior~in-Chief Bob Lloyd
Feulurc Editor Sue McFadyen
Copy Editor Frances Paschal
Mdkc-Vp Editor M, C. Anderson
Ilvndlinc Pktilor David Evans
Eroof Editor Harold Carpenter
Eports Editor Irwin Smallwood
P’linhiun PJditor Ruth Hall
l)c]Hirttnrnttl AasistimtH — Margaret Wilkerson, Jimmy
Mann. Cone Spencer, Martin Bernstein, Mervin
Merritt, John Sevier
BUSINESS
AdvcrtWmy Miniyer Margaret Kindlcy
Hunincss Mnni!ir Mollie Peck
■htuior JournttliHl Chairmdu- -Eleanor Singletary, Beverley
Bell
Adwi'tiainy Agent John Sevier
.idiv'iJi.sitii/ SoHcitor Joy Blumenthal
Art mid I'liolai/Vdphi/—M, C. Anderson, Irwin Smallwood,
Louis 1 hacker
Typi/ilH— Maurice Tate, Dorothy Miller, Evelyn Huffine,
Elizabeth Fulton, Donald Walker, Bill Burgess
Adviisrrs Miss Louise Smith, Mrs, Olive Betts
P'inuncial Adviser Miss Dorothy McKairy
V erboten!
800 Girl Bus Drivers
Girls driving' scliool buses?
Why every man knows how careless and waste
ful women drivers are. AVhat is the world coming
to when females are allowed to drive school buses?
But lliese are tbe sentiments of the masculine
coutingenf. Take a. look at the facts.
According to the Department of Motor Vehicles,
the 5,000 buses used by North Carolina for the
transportation of school ebildreii are operating
much more eOiciently than in the past. Tliis new
peak of etlfieiency has been reaehed jiartly because
llie bii.ses operated by girls retpiire 40 per cent
less money for rejiairs and 20 ])er cent less fuel
tban reiuired by tbe veliieles on identical routes
driven liy men and boys.
Ber]ia|'s. G. II. S.'ers. yon will soon lie driven to
school by a fi'ininine driver, for statistics show
that the nninber of women bus drivers has in
creased IVoni fewer than 100 in 1940 to 800 in
1912.
“War’s Toll at Senior High”
Why only two ('Impel programs a month?
What has bajjpimed to the' club program at
Grei'iisboro high?
What lias become of Social Standards day?
The .fad that this eonntry is at war ans\yers all
of tliese disturbing qiu'stions.
Because of a lack of transportation facilities,
spi'akers or (mtertainers cannot come to a Social
Standards observance. The time for a chib sche
dule during school day is too valuable since the
time cannot be taken from tbe classes where work
for victory is ])erfornied. If time is lost from
them. Greensboro high students are not preparing
themselves for tlie war. Heat cannot be wasted in
the auditorium more than twice a month, because
fuel is aniinunition ; it must be used wisely.
'riiese tinvid iiou-essentials heretofore enjoyed
here are just a few iiieouveuieiiees brought by the
war. If Senior pujiils deprive themselves of these
few iusignilieaut luxuries, they may be able to see
victory a little sooner.
DONALD DUCK • . •
Christmas Seal Sale To Provide Care
For Victims Of Deadly Tuberculosis
Verboten. tbe German word for “])robibited”
lalieled a liook disjjlay at Grinm-sboro public library
last week. 'Fhe writings of sneb noted authors as
llemar((ue. Finstein and jMai'k Twain were in-
elndcd among those burned by the Nazi govern-
numt.
Never could a similar disiday of banned Ameri
can ])ii])lications be .shown in tbe German father
land. where even ]\lick(^y Mouse would be put in
a coiB'cnlration cami;. Free reading and free
dom of jiress are two of the giamt privileges of
American citizenshij).
The next time you go into a library remember
that an Amerii'an author does not make a fatal
mistake when be chooses to differ in ojiiiiion from
the jiarty in power, nor is tliere a penalty for
reading any liook from any nation’s presses.
Huge bombers, armoixHl tanks and com
pact, powerful jeeps, these iiro rolling off
Ainerica'.s a.ssembly lines by the thousands.
Those are weapons vital to the T’nited na
tions’ war effort. They must keep coming
in greati'r and greater nnmhers. To keep
this .snx)ply of weapons aviiilable for the
armed forces, workers are needed. Thons-
ands and millions of workers for a vital
cause, victory.
Into this pictur(> of wiir industries step
Iwo deadly enemies, sabotage and disease.
Sabotage can he liattled—force Jigainst force,
hut disease is ii treacherous and cowardly
enemy.
America's war workei's must he protected
from all diseases, hut particuhirly from one
of the most deadly and infectious—tubercu
losis. Tlu'so woi'kers' coiitrihution to the
war effort is vital; therefore, every iireciiu-
tiou must l>e tjikeu to safegiuird their In^alth.
Miiiiy of those wjir workers are young,
and T.I>. is found to he more coiniiuni in this
;ige group than any other. This means that
T.R. must 1)0 detcH'ted iind tri'iited immedi
ately. M.'iiiy of those infected are not liniin-
cially al)l(^ to provide for the treatment of
this dtaidly ailment.
Here is where every American steps into
the picture. The ti'C'afment and cure of these
tuh(‘rcul()us patic'iits can he ii contrihution to
the w(‘ll-heing of America. This aid is not
expensive, nor does it call for a groat deal
of time and energy. All one must do is
purchase (’hristmas seals at the nominal
price of one cent each.
This nation is at war and ntH*ds man-
l)ower. Re pjitriotic! Ruy (’hristimis seals
and help an unfortunate tuherculin to do his
share in a nation that needs everyone's help
for victory.
Remeiuher. when one buys Christmas seals
one lessens the danger of his own infection
from an unattended T.R. victim.
\\’ell. hepcats, here's ole ”Nic Notes" again
after a W(‘e hit of a rest.
U' course, If you listeued to the "Hit
Parade." you heard the imtion's ten favorites.
The top three were "White Christmas." which
has been the top for several weeks: “Praise
(he Lord and Pass the Ammunition," second:
and third, that solid hit of jive, "Mr. Five
by Five."
Carl Pritchard's "Sorenaders" are usually
a source of news for this column, and this
week is no exception. Charlie Simpson has
been standing during Pritchard's ah.sence,
and ha.s been doing a very line job ()f it.
Tile swingsters have played at several local
dances latidy, and have hopes of move en-
gagemoiils during the holidays. They have
the earnest hope of their maestro's return
before then.
Jimmy T/tineeford. well-known swing band
leader, was in Grw'iishoro for the annual
Thanksgiving dance at Xeese hall. From
all reports, he was ivally in there jiving.
Classical Favorites
Everyone loves a Strauss waltz, and one
of his most beautiful, "Tales of the Vienna
Moods," has reoimtly been recorded by Fritz
Piener and the Pittsburgh Symphony orches
tra.
Typical “Gink” W rites
or
Book Report Blues
Aftin- answering many (]ue.stions about what
a hoy expects of a girl, the next (piery that
iirises is, "What does a girl expect of a hoy?”
First of all, lads, he sure that the girl has
the proper attention. This is certainly one
thing that all women love, and it is essential
that she has enough of it. Re sure to compli
ment her new skirt, suit or dres.s. and it won’t
hurt to notice tluit new hair-do. Girls, on the
whole, spend much time trying to make their
appc'arance more pleasing, and it is always a
help when the "big moment" comments on it.
Nagging Does Not Help
(tne thing that will surely get them down
is a persistent boy. After you have a.sked hei
fer several dates, and she still won't give you
one, try sonuHiiie else. It's A'ery annoying to
have anyone constantly nagging at you. Giice
she has made up her mind, she certainly will
not change it.
Of cours(\ it's tempting to make those cer
tain little catty remarks that so often slip as
far a.s the end of your tongue, but this is one
thing that no girl can stand. Quite often they
may he taken the wrong way. and. before you
knou it. you will find that you don't rate so
high ill her estimation.
Don’t Be!
Don't he ‘'bull-headed"! Of course you boys
think that you are tJie stronger sex and should
have your way in spite of fate, hut the women
like to have their say-so, too. If she simply
does not care to go to the movies, don't sit in
your corner and pout all evening because you
want to set' the picture. Somebody has to give
ill. ami if might as well !)e you—part of the
time.
East, but certainly not least, don't forget
that she is a girl and wants to he treated like
one. Cut the rough business, and try being
gentle for a change. You might possibly like
There it is in black and white, m' lords;
see what you can do about it!
A bright, sunny Thanksgiving . . . Decem
ber here with no signs of snow, yet ... an
other report period with good grades and
otherwise . . . students indignant over lines-
liected deportment grades . . .
PARENT’S VIEW
He may not have the brain
That makes the teachers rave,
But when Willie goes to school,
He can at least behave.
S. M.
The picture of the ‘‘man in the iron mask”
whi(‘h was run in the last issue has aroused
fjuite a hit of comment. It is the general
opinion that our hero is . much improved by
the addition, and it is regretted that it will
not be permanent.
A direct (juote from Jimmy Mann: “He
had a blank expression on his face.”
Jimmy Junior, average G. II, S. student, is
writing a hook report one day before it is
due. He rn.'^hes to the library and checks out
the fhinest volume acceptable.
Now he turns to the front of the book and
copies the lirst parjigraph. This is u-sually
the setting, though the method is not infalli
ble.
Then he turns to the hack of the hook and
reads the last. This gives some idea of the
indefinite' terms, (he plot.
Next, he thumbs slowly through the hook
and copies down every proper noun that he
.sees. These are the characters.
N'ow he realizes tluit there is only one little,
unimportant detail left, the reading of the
hook.
Finally he wonders why the teacher writes
iicross it in large, violent, uiifrustrated rod
letters; ‘‘too hri('f,'’ "(ixplain." "inadeciuate.”
The home economics pupils decided that:
Fruit cake
Isn’t so sweet'
When the cooks
Don’t get to eat.
S. M.
‘■Oh. hoy!” he thought, as he ambled along
toward his chemistry chiss, “a substitute
teacher.'’ He had already planned a long
tale iibout the way his regular teacher usu
ally conducted the class. Was he discour
aged to learn that there would be class as
usual, and homework!
( HRISTMAS SHOPPING
Perfume for Mae,
A knife for Jim,
A (loll for Jean,
A tie for Tim.
•A stmlent studies
Frcin sun to sun,
But Christmas shopping
Is never done.
S. M.
Thanksgiving Reflections
There have been many arguments among
the hoys as to which of them consumed tbe
greatest amount of food during Thanksgiving,
It is generally agreed, however, that every
one did all right by himself.
The turkey.s this year had only one Thanks
giving to worry about. ‘Wonder what a
tui'key thinks about while the ax is'poised
over his head?
Did you hear about the student who sprang
out of bed and was fully dressed before he
realized that it was a holiday? They say
he is still kicking himself.
Bl S BLUES
When rain has made
.An awful muss—
Is when I have
To miss the bus.
S. M.
‘When Johnny start.s cutting friends, you'll
know that he's just trying to get out of buy
ing some Christmas gifts. Of course, there’s
an excuse for not buying gifts now. You
can always say that it's not patriotic.
ho were the members of the Bible cl
who confused fish with cows and sheep u
sheaves in explaining one of Joseph’s dreai
Night Before Christmas
or
Santa Claus Is Cornin’ to Town
Roys .smothered laughter, and girls turned
aside to stare as Jliss Louise Rurnette walked
down the hall of science building. As she en
tered her home room, the students grinned
with delight. Miss i^urnette. however, showed
no surpri.se but smiled complacently at the
group.
The pupils were looking, not at her, hut at
the baggage that accompanied her. It was not
a roll hook or home work papers, or any of
the regular paraphanalia teachers usually
carry, hut an armful of brightly colored toys.
A ripple of queries circulated around stu
dents mumbled among the room. "Was Miss
Burnette running a nursery, or was she going
hack to her second childhood? Everyone was
curious, but interest abated when they learned
the real purpose of the toys. They were to
demonstrate to the home ec classes now study
ing child care the proper toys for children.