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The Official Publication of The Raleigh Public Schools
Vol.2
RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY,' OCTOBER 10, 1924
No. 2
750 Rak
In Great Colonial Pageant State Fair Week
-a
Educational Contest
On Lighting Held
All Students Over Ten Years Old
Are Eligible for the
Prize
Special attention is called to the
fact that the electric lighting com
panies of the whole nation are con
ducting a big prize contest for school
children.
Inasmuch as a great number of the
homes of this country are lighted by
electricity, the electrical interests have
taken it upon themselves to endeavor
to solve the problem of defective
vision on account of improper light
ing in the home. A committee has
been formed, known among electrical
men as the Lighting Educational Com
mittee, whose purpose is to organize
a Better Home Lighting Activity.
This is being done this fall by means
of an International Home Lighting
Contest among the school children of
the country, by which it is hoped to
teach the elements of better lighting
in the home.
Therefore Home Lighting Contests
are being organized in every principal
hamlet, town, and city in the United
States and Canada by the electrical
men of that town. School children,
ten years of age' or older, may enter
the contest by obtaining from the
electrical r committee in the town a
Home Lighting Primer. This Home
Lighting Primer, besides giving the
.rules . of the contest describes the
JTundainenTals -olf lighting. J It Tells "ifre
effect of not enough light-gloom, and
too much light-glare. In the primer
are a number, of pictures of rooms of
an ordinaryj home. The school boy or
girl, has to cut out fixtures from an
other place in the book and paste them
in. their proper places in the rooms.
Then he must visit the homes of two
of his friends and report in the primer
the result of his inspection. Next, he
must write a 600-word essay on how
to light his own home properly.
Then the primer with the essay is
to be handed to the local judges, who
will be school authorities and promi
nent persons of the town. These
judges award local prizes, which are
fixed by the local committee. Then a
certain number of winners, dependent
on the population of the town, have
their contributions of primer and
essay sent to New York, where they
are entered into the international con-
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PARENT-TEACHERS
MEET AT PILOT MILLS
The Parent-Teachers Association of
the Pilot Mill School held its first
meeting1 of the 1924-25 session on Fri
day afternoon, October 3. Plans were
made for the organization of the
winter work.
Miss Margaret Breed, the children's
librarian, gave an interesting talk on
the selection of books for children and
the supervision of their spare time.
Miss Margaret Highsmith, assistant
to Mr. N. A, Potter, beautifully ren
dered a program of songs to the de
light of all present. L. M. S.
R.H.S. SENIOR CLASS
WILL GIVE SUPPER
At the first meeting of the Senior
Class in September It was decided that
all regular senior meetings would be
on the first Friday of each month,
and a light supper, or refreshments of
I sone kind, would be served. The Oc-
tober meeting was to have been held
last Friday evening, but on account
of the football game, the "Follies," and
; numerous other meetings, it wag post
poned until the tenth. Therefore, the
senior class meeting will be held In
the High School Cafeteria at 6 o'clock
, Friday evening. A plate supper will
j be served, fij. , THOMAS.
Raleigh Puts Up Fight
Against Chapel Hill
The Team Loses the Game by a
Close Score, But Gains
Much Glory
In a hard-fought game, on a muddy
field, Raleigh Hi lost the first football
game of the 1924 season to Chapel Hill
by the heart-breaking score of 2-0. The
game was scoreless until the last ten
minutes, when White, of Chapel Hill,
broke loose with a 35-yard run from
behind the middle of the field, fol
lowed by a 15-yard run by the same
player, and landed with line plunges
on the 1-yard line.
Raleigh held them on the 2-foot line,
and on the last down the ball was
held on the 6-inch line. Raleigh re
covered the ball but Raleigh's punt by
Bristoe was blocked, but the ball was
again recovered by a Raleigh player,
who was downed behind the goal line,
thereby giving Chapel Hill a 2-point
score. The ball was brought back on
the 30-yard line, but after a few min
utes play the game ended.
White of Chapel Hill was the star
of the game with his two long runs.
Hawkins for Raleigh played his usual
steady game.
Punting for both teams was poor,
although both teams played good foot
ball. No penalties were inflicted on
either team. The inclement weather
permitted a crowd of only about 200
fans to be present.
Football line-up Chapel Hill game:
Chapel Hill '
sg-rigy.,,..;,.
Raleigh
. Left End '
Dawson ... McNeil
Left Tackle
Williams Glascock (C)
Left Guard
Mann Hawkins
Center
Partior Bagwell
Right Guard
Maddray J. Lassiter
Right) Tackle
Stone Mason
Right End
J. Sparrow .. Goodwin
Quarterback
Z. Sparrow Bailey
Right Halfback
White Sears
Left Halfback
Ferrall (C) Terrell
Fullback
Substitutions: Chapel Hill McKee-
ver for Maddry. Raleigh Bristoe
Sears, Burrus Bailey, Bethea Mason,
Sears Bailey, Mason Bethea, Bur
rus Sears, Ray Hawkins, Lane
Burrus.
Official Referee: McDougal, N. C. S
Umpire: Rose, Trinity.
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
RALEIGH HIGH SCHOOL
Oct. 10 Wilson at Raleigh.
Oct. 17 Louisburg at Raleigh.
Oct. 24 Durham at Durham.
Up till October 10, Raleigh Hi has
played two games, losing both of them,
one to Chapel Hill, 2 to 0, and the
other to Sanford, 25 to 3.
Let'B beat Durham and go on to the
championship.
Monroe Williamson.
OUR FOOTBALL TEAM
Our football team has been working hard for some time, working
for us. What can we do for them ? First, we've got to get some
pep, let our team know we are behind them, let them know we'll
cheer and yell for them, and praise them. " We just must get behind
them in everything; and if we do, our team will play better, will
work harder, and win every game. Let's show the people of Raleigh
what we can do. Show in our pep and our spirit, and they'll see
our. team play.
"So let's show our peppy colors
And let them fly,
And fight real hard for
Old Raleigh IIilv
Probable Lineup of Team
In Wilson-Raleigh Game
Right End Mason.
Left End Ball, Jeffries, Chamblee
or Bethea.
Left Guard Oldham or Baker.
Right Guard Jess Lassiter.
Right Tackle Norman or Bagwell.
Left Tackle G. Lassiter or McNeil.
Quarterback "Fuzzie" Goodwin.
Fullback "Bugs" Burrus.
Halfbacks Bailey, King, Sears,
Bristow, or Lane.
Center Hawkins or Ray.
Terrell and Glascock will be un
able to play and will not be in uni
form. Lectures in Class
Feature English Work
English Students Talk Ten Min
utes on Early English
. Literature
The students of Mrs. Covington's
senior English class have spent this
week in giving ten-minute lectures
during the class period.
The material for the lectures was
found in "Literature and Life" (the
first chapter). This book is being used
by all Raleigh High School English
classes this year.
The students found it rather hard
to talk for ten minutes' without notes,
but some of them gave interesting
talks. ' They discussed the original
liaittljRutsii'lMgteatd,"UvehiixTislwiigi-
religions and literature.
The best of these talks were by
Robert Dunaway, Henry Sang and
Bessie Sams.
THE MORSON LITERARY
SOCIETY'S FIRST PROGRAM
The first program of the Morson
Literary Society was given at the
meeting which was held Thursday,
September 25. It was devoted to the
study of American music, and as an
example of America's best musical ef
fort, the life of Edward McDowell and
his work were studied. The program
was as follows:
History of American Music Lillie
Mai Scruggs.
Life of Edward McDowell Dorothy
Evans.
Violin Solo, "To a Wild Rose"
Pauline Buffaloe.
Piano Solo, Scotch Poem Laura
Mabel Haywood.
After the program, Miss Eflrd and
Miss McClees made some very compli
mentary comments on the program,
and the meeting was adjourned.
THE JUNIORS SELECT
THEIR CLASS RING
At a meeting of the Junior Class it
was decided to have a committee, ap
pointed by the president, to select the
ring for '26. Virginia Rogers, Ander
son York, Davetta Levine, Charles
Hicks and Arthur Bridgers were the
committee.
There were three companies repre
sented at the meeting. Finally, after
much debating about the ring, the
committee chose a very pretty ring.
Miss Russell Is Author of Production
To Be Elaborately
Lecture to Class by
Journalism Student
Laura Mabel Haywood Discusses
a Subject of Considerable
Interest
Last week Laura Mabel Haywood, of
the jurnalism class, spoke to the class
on "Journalism, lis Uses and Abuses."
She gave several interesting points,
among which were :
One of the most interesting facts
about journalism is its history. At
one time the editor, queer as it may
seem, owned the paper and wrote
all the articles for the paper himself.
As was only natural, he therefore ex
pressed his own ideas in the paper;
hence in a small measure controlled
the views and thoughts oi the people.
There have been eight principal
changes in the field of journalism.
The premium put on haste results in
the skeletonized form of the news
story.
Now they . have made the papers
much more interesting by the use of
pictures. These are used mainly for
the benefit of the illiterate.
The degeneration of journalistic
English is very marked. This is due
mostly to haste.
There is a gr,eat tendency to con
dense the -articles for the paper.. This
"is Hue 16 "thelaT?eamQuhl'6r "adver-"
tising and desire to keep down the
bulk of the paper.
The control of the paper has changed
from the hands of the editor to the
hands of the capitalist and his atti
tude is reflected in the paper.
The increase of journalistic work
has been very marked in the past
few years. The University of North
Carolina has just recently started a
journalism department. The function
of this is to supply North Carolina
with' men able to combat with other
trained journalists. Trained and re
liable publicists are needed very badly.
These men must be able to be depend
ed upon, for hom can newspapers in
form the public correctly unless they
are in the right themselves
Among the many abuses of journal
ism is the thirst for notoriety.
The greatest rivals of the newspaper
today are the motion pictures anu the
radio. These nor none other will ever
take the place of the paper. In the
first place, a business man cannot have
a radio or moving picture machine to
carry back and forth to his work. The
newspaper is much quicker than the
movies. One advantage over the radio
is that you can read what you wish
Over a radio you have no choice, but
must listen to everything.
The people should stand for good
papers representing citizenship and
be disgusted with cheap journalism.
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETS
AT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
The Commercial Club held its first
meeting Thursday, September 25. The
following officers were elected: Presi
dent, Mary Catherine Johnson; vice-
president, Minnie Nance; secretary
treasurer, Louise Farmer.
The various committees will be an
nounced at the next meeting which
will be held this month. No definite
time has yet been decided upon.
The club is planning to do some
good work and wishes all the commer
cial students to join.
Minnie Nance.
GIRL RESERVES!
We are going on an all-day picnic
and have a business meeting Saturday,
October 11. Assemble at the High
School at 9:30. Come dressed for a
hike, and bring lunch for one.
AH members, comet
Staged October 13
List of Names of Those Taking
Part, With Description of Cos
tumes, Scenes and Other Items
of Interest.
On Thursday and Friday nights
of Fair Week, Miss Edith Russell,
dramatic coach in the Raleigh Pub
lic Schools, will present 750 school
boys and girls in a historical page
ant entitled "Colonial North Caro
lina." The pageant is to be an educa
tional gift to the town and State.
Neither any individual nor any pub
lic school will get anything out of
the presentation of the pageant, as
it is to be given as a compliment to
the various citizens, societies, and
clubs that have taken interest in the
public schools of Raleigh.
"Colonial North Carolina" is alto
gether an original pageant, having
been written by Miss Edith Russell,
who has had so much experience in
this work. Miss Russell has been
working for a year on" the pageant,
and by much research work she has
been able to put some original Colonial
speeches into the pageant. Every de
tail is absolutely correct, as Mr. Mar
shal DeLancey Haywood has gone over
it"tsevPil 'times1 1w bc Trttf
accurate from a historical point oT
view.
The prologues are beautifully writ
ten in iambic style and explain the
time, place, and setting. The pro
logues connect the scenes, thus making
the pageant run smoothly.
Perhaps, the most complete scenes
are the landing of Amidas and Bar
lowe on Roanoke Island, a Colonial
Market Day, the Battle of Alamance.
The purpose of the pageant is to
show the independent spirit of the
North Carolina people.
There are 70 children from each
grammar school, making a total of
350. Junior and senior high schools
will both have 200 students in the
pageant.
Following is an outline of the page
aut: A Pageant of Colonial North Carolina
In Ticelve Episodes
1. Prologue.
2. Processional.
Scene 1. The Granting of the Char
ter to Walter Raleigh in the Court of
Elizabeth, 1584.
Scene 2. The Landing of Amidas
and Barlowe on Roanoke Island.
Scene 3. Virginia Dare and Gover
nor White's Colony.
Scene 4. The Lost Colony.
Scene 5. A Procession of the Na
tions that Permanently Settled North
Carolina.
Scene G. The Indian Massacre of
1711.
Scene 7. A Colonial Market Day.
Scene 8. The Stamp Act Riot in
Wilmington, 1765.
Scene 9. An Episode from the Regu
lator Period.
Scene 10. The Battle of Alamance.
Scene 11. Reading of the Mecklen
burg Declaration of Independence.
Scene 12. A Foreshadowing of the
Future.
Recessional. -
Epilogue.
Cast of Pageant
Heralds Elsie Williamson, Madge
Brlgman. '
Prologues Joe Allen, Senior High.
Scene 1. Granting of Charter.
Queen Elizabeth Lydia Studdert.
Walter Raleigh Albert Levine.
Burleigh Talmage Peele.
Walsingham John Dughi.
Leicester Karl Koontz.
Sussex Hugh Campbell.
Ladies of the Court Mary Alice
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