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Page Six High Life October 7, 1949 THE OTHER SIDE of the DESK By Estelle Mitchell Editor’s Note: If High Life is to mirror life at Senior High, it must reflect ALL life—hoth student and faculty. We present, therefore, another in a series of articles by members of the faculty. Of course you know what the li.S.V.P. at the bottom of your invi tation means. Your hostess mere ly wants to knowi how many cups of water to put info the sherbet before she l>egins to freeze it. But if you are one of tliose i)eople who have to imscramble a multiplicity of XYZ’s, OPA’S and Q.E.D.’s be fore you can remember what to do about it, just ask your neighbor who is studying French, and he will promptly tell you that it means Repondez s'U vous plait, or “Answer if you please.” -Do you know what the waiter means when he asks you if you wish to eat a la carte, or if you prefer table d'hote? If you don’t, I hope you have plenty of money; you may have to pay for your ignorance. Do you wish an hors d’oeuvre? What will you choose as the piece de re sistance? Do you like your pie a let mode? Try not to make a faux pas at the table. Are you on the qui vive for things which will improve y-our etiquette and increase your pouularity? One of the traits you will w'ant to develop is savoir faire. Bgoaix gestes will help impre.«!S the girls — if that’s what you want to do. And be sure to keep every rendez-vovs you make. Be very flattering when you engage in a tete-a-tete with your girl, and don’t forget to send a bon voyage note at the proper time. But, you say life is not altogether san^ soucis wdth you; you have les- . sons to study. Is your hete noire history’ Then maybe it’s because you don’t understand laissez-faire, lettres de cachet, noblesse oblige or a coup de’etat. (Really the French have given more history than La- Fayette, the Curies, and Pasteur.) And did you forget what your math teacher said about Q.E.D.? You did, and you don't want to ask NEW ERA CLEANERS her. because then she’ll know you weren’t listening’? Then ask the student across the aisle who is studying fjitin. He’ll tell you, and .you can make a hundred in ge- ometiT- * Did you ever realize that even in Caesar’s time they knew about habeas corpus, per capita costs, wages per diem and per annum ad valorem taxes, post-mortem inves tigations, and speakers who ran on ad mfinitum? And do you ever in this enlighened age know the mean ing of tcmpiis fugit, ex officio, sine qua non, quid pi’o quo, bona fide, alma motci’, cx libris, terra firma, note bene, status quo, vox populi, and in mcmoriani? Pray tell me what would we do without alumni and alumnae, verbatim and gratis, per se and in toto, or even the little ablu'eviations i. e. and c.g.? (Ylaybe Latin would make your scholastic world a real Utopia.) But if this seems serious and if you are in a lighter mood, has iit ever occurred to you what you are missing without at least a passing acquaintance with Spanish senor- itas, gay caballeros,. dashing vag- neros with broad-brimmed combre- ros, colorful fiestas, nice long siestas, partis al fresco, or out in the patio and beautifu Ifar a way places where work never has to be done until manana? (Say, Spanish can be fun. Try it pronto!) If you had to use your dictionary more than twice ns you read this article, I suggest: T^t’s learn. Any body can be ignorant. Daily Doubles By Evelyn Sink This pair are both Juniors. On Thanksgiving night during the ninth grade they had their first date. They both like banana splits. Their fa vorite song is “Stardust."’ Both are very good in si>orts and like sports very much. He dislikes Simnish and likes her. Who are they'? The couple in the last issue of High Life are K. N. Hale and Nancy Foust. Patronize our advertisers. fheBookVfonr It is our purpexse through our col umn this week to give information wliieh may be of Itelp to any of you who ai-e thinking of purchas ing encyeloiH'dias for use in your homes. Even though we have all of the encyclopedias mentioned in this article in the Senior High School library, we are quite sure that many of you do some of your school work at home and need to refer to these b(X>ks in your own homes quite often. In other words, we feel that high school girls and boys should have ac-cess to some ood reference books in their own homes. Since librarians are well qualified to advise you as to which encyclopedias are the best purchases, some valuable information concern ing the standard ones is being given here. If your funds are limited, The Lincoln Library of Ecccntial Infor mation', which is available in either a one or two-volume edition as a cast of about $2o, would lie a very good selection. However, it should be pointed out that a new edition of this title is not published each year and that it is not kept up-to- date with any type of annual sup plement. In spite of this fact, it i^ a very valuable reference book. The one-volume edition is usually con sidered the most convenient one to handle. In the event fJiat you wish to invest as much as $100 or even a much larger sum for a good ency clopedia, there are four excellent standard ones to chose from : name ly, Compton’s pictured Encyclope dia, The World Book Encyclopedia, The Americana Encyclopedia, and The Encyclopedia Britanlca. The first two named sell for as much as $100, while the last two are much higher in price. No attemi)t is being made here to give exact prices of these sets of books, since prices of books change so rapidly. All of them are kept up-'to-date, however, with an annual supplement, except Compton's, which publishes a com pletely new set each year. The other three mentioned usually publish new sets each year in addition to the annual supplements. Compton's is required for first purchase in elementary school libra ries, and The World Book is re quired for high schools. This state ment may help some of you in making your decisions as to which encyclopedias are best for students in public schools. It is wise, how ever, to consider the ages of girls and boys in the home in making a selection of an encylclopedia for use in the home. 1)5^ Greensboro Nehi Bottling Co
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