Students, Support the
Fourth War Loan
Drive!
HIGH LIFE
Students, Support the
Fourth War Loan
Drive!
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
VOLUME XX
GREENSBORO SENIOR fflGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., JANUARY 21, 1944
NUMBER 8
The editorial staff of High Life for the coming semester is pictured above. Standing, left to right,
they are: Bill Bogart, Carl Cochrane, Jean Preeland, and John Sevier. Seated are: Adger Williams,
Irwin Smallwood, Beverly Bell, Aileen Mateer, and Shirley Flowers. (Photo by David Hollowell.)
Second Semester Will Bring
Changes in High Life Personnel
That the new semester has brought many changes to the editorial
and business boards of High Life is evident from an announcement
issued this morning at the publication’s office by Irwin Smallwood,
“^editor, and Miss Louise C. Smith,
adviser.
School Is Commended
On Recent Bond Drive
In a letter addressed to Irwin Small
wood, c-hairman of the recent war bond
dri-^’e which was sponsored by the stu
dent council, students of Senior high
were commended for their active par
ticipation in the war effort through
the sale of bonds and stamps.
In the letter, Mr. .1. F. Stevens, chair
man of the War Finance committee for
Greemsboro and rural Guilford, con
gratulated the school for having held
several successful bond drives in the
past. He expressed his opinion of the
recent campaign by saying, “Each indi
vidual member of the student bod.v has
thus fulfilled a patriotic duty, and at
the same time they have made a real
contril)ution to the war effort.”
The double “triple-threat” campaign
was opened here December 7. Sales
soon surpassed the goal, which was to
sell enough bonds to buy two jeeps,
two sea jeeps or amphibians, and two
Grasshopper airplanes. When the cam
paign ended December 14, Miss Frances
Sowell, who acted as financial adviser,
announced that the total amount of
sales was ,$12,601. This exceeded the
original goal by almost $200. Elmo
Sellars and Harry Turner were cred
ited with buying the most bonds and
stamps.
Routh Announces New
Civic Representatives
Frank Eddie Curran and Robert Bax
ter were chosen to share the honor of
being Junior Rotarians by the Greens
boro Rotary club and Jean Freeland
was named Junior business woman by
the local Business and Professional
Woman’s club announced Principal A.
P. Routh recently.
Each month the Rotary club chooses
Junior Rotarians on the basis of their
high school activities. This practice is
followed also by the Business and Pro
fessional Woman’s club.
Students previously chosen this year
are Howard Morris, Irwin Smallwood,
Ed Mabry, John Schopp, Allene Parks,
Jean Barry and Dovie McSwain.
John Sevier and Aileen Mateer,
associate editors, will be assisted in
their duties by Adger WillAms,
who has been promoted from
junior journalism chairman, Shir
ley Flowers, former exchange edi
tor, also moves up to assist Beverly
Bell, feature editor.
Irwin Smallwood retains his sports
editorship, but will be aided by Carl
Cochrane, who comes up from the first
semester journalism class.
Back at their old jobs are .lean
Freeland and Ted AYilliamson in charge
of the make-up department, while Bill
Bogart will be the new headline editor.
Replacing Shirley Flowers as ex
change editor is Sally Waddell, a mem
ber of the senior journalism group. Ted
Williamson continues in his second
staff position as official photographer.
Several changes have taken place
in the business staff as well as the
editorial board. However, Davie Mc
Swain and Jean Freeland are con
tinuing as business and advertising
managers.
Jimmie Rawlins, better known as
the smooth columnist of “Student
Stuff,’’ takes over the circulation de
partment on a partnership basis with
Shirley Flowers.
In order to publish a iiaper, the
reporter’s manuscript must be typed
before it is ready for the printer. This
seemigly dull but indispensable job
has been faithfully and cheerfully per
formed by Emily Ann McDowell, Ann
Keys, Essie Brown, Betty Jane Tucker
and Vivian Baker.
Miss Louise C. Smith and Miss Fran
ces Cowell will continue in their duties
as faculty advisers.
Deaths in Families
Cause Two Absences
In the past week, two members of the
Senior high school have been absent
due to deaths in their families.
Miss Pike, teacher in the English de
partment, was called away from school
for two days last week because of the
death of her father. Rev. W. M. Pike,
who lived near Liberty, N. C.
Miss Amy Caldwell, also of the Eng
lish department, was absent from school
Friday because of the death of her first
cousin, Joseph Franklin Kent of
Charleston, W. Va.
Suggestions For Study
Made By Mr. Routh
In making a list of helpful sugges
tions for Senior high school students.
Principal A. P. Routh has listed the
following as the most important points
to follow in order to he considered a
well-rounded student.
Select courses that will l|e most use
ful for your own purposes. ;
Make a personal schedule for your
own day so that you will pi\epare ever.y
assignment. Get certain lessons during
,vour study i^eriods and have a regular
time and suitable place for preparing
other studies. Try to limit social en
gagements to week-ends.
Put forth your best efforts to make
the highest iwssible grades. Future
possibilities and opportunities will de
pend upon your success here and now.
The average student does not realize
how frequently employers inquire into
his high school record.
Particli)ate in school activities—mu
sic, speech, athletics or some other—
but avoid overloads. Do well what you
undertake.
Enter into the program at hand.
There is a time to listen, a time to
play, a time to speak up, a time to sing
and a time to cheer. Do not cross up
activities.
Be loyal to your school, your fellow
students, your teachers and principal.
Although no one claims that Greens
boro high school is perfect, neverthe
less, it ranks with the best and it de
serves the very best support you can
give it.
Protect the school’s property; de
struction is sabotage. Praise its good
points.
Exams Get Underway Today;
Registration To Begin Soon
Examinations for the first semester of the school year 1943-44 are
to begin this afternoon, when the students will take their sixth period
exam instead of having their regular sixth and seventh period classes.
^Students will report to their re
spective classes as designated by
Noble Cain, Choir
Director, to Visit City
Noble Cain, director of the Chicago
acapella choir will visit Greensboro
Thursda.y, February 10, when he will
be at AVoman's college for vocal in
struction.
Greensboro’s Senior high school choir
has been asked to attend a vocal clinic
under the direction of Mr. Cain, which
will be held at the college during the
early afternoon. The choir is highly
honored by being invited to such an
instructive event.
Two songs are being learned by the
choir for this clinic. Under considera
tion are “Gonna Join the Heavenly
Choir,” a negro spiritual arranged by
Mr. Cain, and “Prelude.”
Cain has, on .several occasions, been
in Greensboro, altiiou,gh he has made
no recent visits. Often he was the
central judge in state music contests
held here a few years ago, but such
colorful events are no longer presented
because of existing war and tran.spor-
tation difficulties.
At the present time, Mr. Cain is
touring southern states trying to arouse
more interest and enthu.siasm in vari
ous vocal groups.
For many years Mr. Cain has resided
in Chicago, Illinois, but his interests
in music have taken him on several
nationwide tours. This famous com
poser and arranger began his career as
an organist and a choir director in a
small church. During the post-war
.vears of 1918-19, he served with the
United States Naval Aviation. Cain
has over .350 published works, many
of which are well known.
Scouts Plan Court of Honor
For Anniversary Week
National Boy Scout week, February
8-14, will be celebrated in several ways
by the Greensboro scouts, it was an
nounced by George AV. Hamer, scout
executive.
Boy scouts will be honoring their
34th aniversary, when they attend
church by troops in observance of Scout
Sunday. This ceremony has been ob
served for several years in the city
and has been highly successful, with
a large group of boys attending annu
ally.
Also, Air. Hamer announced that the
scouts will hold a “grand anniversary
court of honor” at 7:30 p.m. on Feb-
ruar.v 14, in the courthou.se. The meet
ing will be open to l)Oth city and county
.scouts, and the opening and closing
ceremonies will be conducted by the
Order of the Arrow.
Survey oF Christmas Jobs
In a job survey conducted by Airs.
Christine Florence, diversified occupa
tions director at Senior, it was revealed
that Senior high students earned an
estimated $9,350.40 from all types of
work during the Christmas holidays.
Of the 515 students working during
the holidays, 317 are part time students
and 198 were employed for Christmas
time work. Of the 515 workers, 267 were
boys and 248 were girls.
On the average, holiday workers re
ceived pay of 40 cents per hour for an
eight hour work day.
This survey revealed that the majori
ty of students working during the
Christmas holidays were employed
either in sales or office jobs. Of the 260
workers in sales jobs, 175 were girls
and 85 were boys; of the 65 office work
ers, 32 were boys and 23 were .girls.
Fifty-five boys were employed at the
post office and railway express company.
Of the 19 students engaged in industrial
and manufacturing work, ten were girls
and nine were boys. Seventeen boys had
jobs carrying newspapers, thirteen boys
worked in service stations, ten boys and
one girl were employed in the trades;
six boys and five girls were theater ush
ers; five boys were truck drivers; two
boys worked on farms ; three girls were
employed as children’s nurses, and
eleven were not classified.
Stating that students with part time
schedules are doing their bit to ease
the manpower shortage and at the same
time make an average of 40 cents an
hour. Airs. Florence stated that 165
have as yet to be placed.
the exam schedule and will remain
there for an hour and a half, even
though the test does not cover the
entire period of time.
Cheating during the examination
will automatically give the pupil a
zero on the subject for the semester.
Those not reporting to their classes,
whose absences are unexcused by the
office, will also fall the course. Stu
dents are asked to bear in mind the
fact that absences have to be re
ported to the office and admit cards
Exam Schedule
21-2:15-3:45,
Friday, January
6th period exam.
Monday, January 24—9:15-10:45,
1st period exam. 11:00-12:30 2nd
period exam.
Tuesday, January 25—9:15-10:45,
3rd period exam. 11:00-12:30, 4th
or 5th period exam.
Wednesday, January 26 — 9:15-
10:45, 7th period exam. 11:00-
12:30, all make-up exams.
will be issued from there—not from
the heme rooms as is the usual cus
tom.
AA'ednesday, January 26, at 11 a.m.
has been set aside as the time for
make-up exams. Students are urged
to make up what they have missed,
as the final examination counts one-
fourth of the semester’s grade.
Registration for the second semes
ter will take place Thursday, Janu
ary 27. No one will be permitted to
register until all claims against him,
such as books, library fines, fees, etc.,
have l)een cleared up.
The following day, Friday, a half
day schedule will be observed in order
that students may become acquainted
with their new classes. Book fees
will be collected and new books will
be issued.
The first and second period exams
will be given Alonday, January 24;
the third and fourth, or fifth, Tues
day, January 25; the seventh period
t'-xam, AVednesday, .January 26.
Screening Test Given
By Army Air Forces
The Ihiited States Army Air Force
Alental Screening Test was adminis
tered l)y representatives of the Army
and the t’ivil Air Patrol here at
Greensboro high school last Tuesday.
Sixteen and seventeen year old boys
were eligible for the exam and boys
from eleven other schools in tlie vicin
ity of Greensboro reported here and
took the examination. The schools in
cluded were: Proximit.v, Central, Sum
ner, Alamance, Pleasant Garden, Stokes-
dale, Summerfield, Gilli.spie Park, Cur-
r.v, Guilford, and AIcLeansville.
This examination was given between
the hours of 10 a. m. and 3 p. m. and
was divided into two parts, the first
part lasting for one hour and the second
part lasting for two hours. These ex
aminations were conducted throughout
the Southern states. The results of this
examination wiil be of value both
to the school for statistical purposes and
to the individual student to determine
in his own mind his capabilities for
future positions.
All schools in the vicinity of Greens
boro whose students took this exam
provided transportation to Greensboro
high school. If transportation wasn’t
found, then students were dismissed
from classes in order that they could
participate in this examination.
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