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THE APRIL HIGH SCHOOL PAGE
HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE
ELEVENTH GRADE
TO A LILY
By Eva Willis
Beautiful Lily! Symbol of Life!
Banishing^ Death and the horror of strife—
Thou bringest joy on the wings of the morn,
Thou herald’st the day of resurrection.
Emblem of Beauty, spotless and white!
Bearing good tidings on wings of light,
Thou bringest balm in thy heart of gold;
Thou tel lest a story ever new, though old.
Sweet Easter Lily, whiter than snow!
We hail thee as blithely as ever before.
Give us the hope of Life Everlasting,
Let us catch the gift that thou art casting.
THE SCRIPTURE
CONTESTS
Much interest was manifested in the annual
Chamberlain Scripture Reading Contest and the
Lucinda Hayes Scripture Recitation Contest held
in the Assembly room of Giles Hall, Friday,
March 28, 1930.
Every class in the High School was well rep
resented. Sara Murphy, ’33,' 1 Lottie Lyons, ’30,
and Carrie Adams, ’30, participated in the Read
ing Contest with Carrie Adams as winner.
Marie Jones, ’32, Essie Jones, ’33, and Annie
Buclcins, ’31, were the contestants in the Recita
tion Contest, with Annie Buckins as winner.
Each girl made a splendid showing and we of
fer our hearty congratulations to each one of
them.
THE REAPER
By Blakie Farmer
She is alone, always alone, this reaper of
whom I speak. Sometimes she comes singing
and happy, sometimes in pain and misery; but
she always brings sorrow. Never have I known
her to come into the! presence of anyone without
throwing a shadow of sorrow 7 and grief around
the people to whom she pays a visit.
When she comes, someone goes away with
her—never to return. We have long tried to
understand her but we can’t. Her personality is
such that it cannot be comprehended by any
human being.
When she comes and takes aw r ay our loved
ones, we feel the touch of her cold, icy fingers
tearing at our very heartstrings. We shrink
hack in horror and fear, wondering if we shall
be the next to bow before her sickle .
She comes and goes and never says a word.
She only takes her chosen one and goes away,
leaving the living to wonder who she is and
why she comes, taking away the ones we love.
Why can't they stay with us always? She
merely shakes her head in silence, gathers in her
harvest and goes her way.
It is said that we should rejoice when we see
this reaper coming. \\ e don’t. \\ hy ? Perhaps
it is because we do not understand her and we
also have a certain fear of her, to such an ex-
THE CAMPUS MIRROR
S C H O O L
A SERIES OF HIGH SCHOOL
LECTURES
During the week of March 24 to March 31,
the twelfth grade English class had the rare
opportunity of hearing a series of lectures on
some of the novelists that they have been read
ing the past six weeks. Hardy, Eliot, Dickens,
Barrie and Galsworthy were selected as repre
sentative.
Miss Cooke made the initial lecture to au
appreciative audience with a talk on Thomas
Hardy. Among her reasons for liking Hardy,
she stated that the name Hardy is so strong and
so “earthy” that the sound of it gives one the
impression of strength. His characters also re
mind her of Gothic architecture in the way they
are presented, for they are arched and lofty.
Miss Roudabush presented George Eliot very
clearly by calling attention to the way in which
she treats her characters. They are real and life
like, and we live with them through their ex
periences. As in real life, they weave their
own destiny by the habits they form.”
“Our deeds still travel with us from afar,
And what we have been makes us what we
are.”
Mrs. Willis gave a short sketch on the early
life and works of Dickens, and also a list of
his books that she encouraged everyone to read.
She heightened the group’s enthusiasm by read
ing first a description of a meal in a New York
boarding house from “Martin Chuzzlewit,” and
next Joe’s deathbed scene from “Bleak House.”
These were read especially well, and all deter
mined to better acquaint themselves with Dick
ens.
Miss Spaeth continued the series by firmly
defending a friend of hers—Sir James Barrie,
who is often considered sentimental. Miss
Spaeth maintained, however, that the epithet
“whimsical” better describes the characteristics
of Barrie, and that Barrie is fundamentally
true, though the outstanding traits in his writ
ings are his fancy and humor.
On Monday, March 31, Mr. Redding of More
house College lectured on Galsw'orthy. He was
greeted by an enthusiastic audience, as his visit
had been looked forward to for some time. He
drew attention to Galsworthy’s technique and
his theme of property as one of the main in
fluences on men’s lives. Galsworthy has writ
ten nineteen novels within a period of twenty
years, which gives an average of almost a book
a year. The book that has perhaps made him
famous is “The Forsyte Saga,” which comprise
three novels. From Mr. Redding's point of
view, Galsworthy is the best living novelist.
tent that we do not have the courage to ap
proach her.
No matter how we feel when she comes, no
matter how we comprehend her, she will always
come, take her chosen one from among us and
goes her silent way.
“If we who are in life cannot speak
Of profound experiences,
Why do you marvel that the dead
Do not tell you of death?”
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THE FAT LADIES’ SOCIETY
As a result of a very much wanted and a
much needed reducing machine, another society
has been formed in the High School Depart
ment. The name of the society suits the use of
the machine—“The Fat Ladies’ Society.” Those
who are eligible arCj sometimes looked upon as
fortunate by those not eligible, for they too wish
to try out the new machine. Very often a slim
girl will ask, “Miss Dupuy, do I need to re
duce?” Quickly will come the answer “I think
not,” which shatters the hope of the expectant
speaker. Much fun is obtained by teasing those
who have joined the Society or those who
haven't and ought to. Occasionally, a person to
whom a little plumpness could be added with
better results will be asked, “Are you in the hat
Ladies’ Society?” Surely this machine will
bring benefits to the members of the High
School student body.
PRACTICE TEACHERS IN
THE HIGH SCHOOL
The High School Department has been
happy to have a group of practice teachers
from the Senior College class. It has also
been quite a novelty to have Mr. Floyd Sul
livan and Mr. William Cook, of Morehouse
College, teachers of Solid Geometry and
World History, respectively.
Miss Minnie Cureton, Miss Justine Wilkin
son, Miss Annie Hudson, Miss Lois Daven
port, and Miss Evelyn Green have been
working under the supervision of Miss
Frisby, and the students of World History
and American History have thoroughly en
joyed having them.
Miss Ruby Brown and Miss Etta Haynes
are teaching in Miss Rose’s department,
pouring out their knowledge of Latin cases
upon two of her Latin I divisions.
One section of the French I students have
been enjoying “Blue Beard” and “Little Red
Riding Hood” with Miss Samantha Howard.
Part of the eleventh grade have explored
the rich pages of George Eliot’s “Mill on the
Floss” with Miss Allen, in Miss Spaeth’s
English III class. They have also increased
their vocabularies by leaps and bounds.
The students of English IV are reading
and discussing the poems of Browning with
Miss Phyllis Kimbrough, Miss Elsie Ed
mondson, and Miss Frankie Berry. The
Seniors of the High School have enjoyed
the contact with members of the Senior Col
lege Class who have passed over the dark
depths of Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior
years. The twelfth graders themselves will
soon be making new tracks over these same
paths.
Miss Lottie Jordan, Miss Johnnie Price,
and Miss Johnnie Hadley have been advanc
ing the theory that a well-prepared meal is
the nearest way to the heart. They are teach
ing in Miss Davis’ sections of Home Eco
nomics.