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VOL. I—No. 2
- EDITORIAL STAFF
p Business Manager—James Sams.
Sports Editor—Eugene Burnett.
. General School News—Margaret
Newton. ,
Personals—Virginia Boyd and Ben
Warren.
Joke Editor-s-Bill Tyus.
Literary Editor—Ethel McLeroy.
H. S. FACULTY DIRECTORY
J.. R. Byrd—Principal.
F. E. Wilson—Commandant ROTC
J. H. West—Latin.
E. C., HUlsey—Mathematics.
R. H. Taliaferro—Manual Arts
and Athletics.
P. H. Cohoon—Modern Languages.
J. E. Baynard—Science.
Miss Maud Cumming—History.
k Miss Myrtle Paulk—English.
Miss Mkrgaret Kennerly—Com
mercial Work.
Miss Lucille Burnet—Domestic
Science and Art.
Miss Vera Chapman—Domestic
Art and Mathematics.
Miss Amelia Walker—Science and
History.
Miss Jessie Pearl Rice—Mathe
matics and History.
Miss Mary Will Hanes—English.
SCHEDULE OF PERIODS
1- 8:15-9:00.
2- 9:00-9:45.
3- 9:45-10:30.
4- 10:30-11:15.
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5- 11:15-12:00.
Lunch—12:00-12:45.
6- 12:45-1:30.
7- 1:30-2:15.
8- Drill—2:15-3:00.
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO READ?
(Annie McElveen, Editor-in-Chief)
The reading habit requires plenty
of time. Fortunately with him * who
acquires it intensively, it is a_ pri
mary consideration and other in
terests and occupations -must neces
sarily yield to it. I have seen people
reading under Circumstances that
would seem to render it vmposible.
I, myself, must eonfess to having
read habitually while walking'' to
• and from school, until I stumbled
over a raise in the pavement and
nearly broke my neck.
I knew a boy of seven who, lock
ed in the attic for his sins, picked
up “Queen Victoria’s Diary” and
passed a pleasant afternoon.
Plenty* of noon-day lunchers read
while they eat and seem not to ac
quire indigestion. A maid on a farm
once told me that she kept an open
book at one end of her ironing
board, “you can pick up lots that
way,” she said.
He who confesses that he has not
time to read is one who does not
fundamentally care for that method
of pinking contact with the minds
of others. We always find time to
eat and to sleep and to do other
things that we consider necessary to
the upkeep of our physical life.
When we have realized that mental
food is equally necessary to the
maintenance of our intellectual life,
and that we like best to get it from
the printed page, we shall take as
much time as is necessary for this
also.
We are apt to blame our schools
for * not achieving various things
that they could not be expected to
achieve; After all, formal education
merely turns a man out with a cer
tain equipment, and even its ability
to do this is conditional^ on the
m man’s inborn qualities. You can not
equip a dog to do research work
physics—but, on the other hand—
neither can you equip a man-to fob
low a trail by sense of smell.
Granted, however, that Griffin
High is eble to turn out a perfectly
equipped person—equipped, we shall
say for acquiring the reading hab
it—whose fault is it rf he does not
acquire it? Librarians offer us a
vast stock of material for selection
and endless opportunity for exer
cising the habit after it has been
acquired.
"THE JUNIOR CLASS HONORS
By Samuel Lumpkin.
The spotlight at Griffin high today
is shining down in all its majestic
beauty o» tjie Junior Class. And
why shouldn’t it?
The Junior Claps is made of some
of the smartest students at. the
school. Not only in th# class room
but in all other branches the Juniors
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to win He Is the kind* HHnkv*! of*fellow 2
you will fight for and
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high school football team are Jun
iors.
In the back field we have the fast
side stepping Chester Huckaby. Huck
didn’t get into the first two .games
as he sprained his ankle in early
season’s practice, but keep your eyes
on Huck from now on.
James Knox and George Stan
ford of the squad, are out there
every day giving a good account of
themselves.
In the R. 0. T. C. is where the
Juniors shine. Captain George Stan
ford of Company B, Captain Samuel
Lumpkin,-of Company C, first
tenant Frank Jones, of Company A,
and Second Lieutenant Grady Nor
ton, are the commissioned o:icers.
Sergeant Chester Huckaby, of
Company B, Corporal John Gammon
and Corporal Bill Tyug are the non
Commissioned officers.
The Senior Class didn’t overlook
the Juniors in the election for the
annual staff. James Knox, assistant
art editor; Ben Warren, associate
editor of the annual staff.
The class isj mighty proud of the
above mentioned and have the best
wishes of its 99 members.
ANNUAL STAFF
(By Ethel McLeroy)
The Senior class met last week for
the purpose of electing the Annual
staff. A splendid spirit, of eo-oper
ation was shown in the election of
officers, and we hope to make the
Annua this year better than it has
ever been before.
The officers who were elected are
as follows:
Mary Alice Beck—Editor-in-Chief.
Ethel McLeroy—Assistant Editor
in-Chief.
Katherine Weaver—Literary Edi
tor.
Harriet Berry—Assistant Literary
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Robert Shapard—Business Man
ager-.
John Eubanks—Assistant Business
Manager.
Eugene Burnette — Advertising
Manager. ,
Phinazee Griffin—Athletic Editor.
Charles Newton—R. O. T. €. Ed
itor.
James Sams—Joke Editor,
Edward White—Art Editor.
James Knox-Assistant Art Editor.
FOOTBALL ORGANIZATION
(By Gene Burnette)
The Griffin Hi football men are
battered and crippled, but they still
Cling to the old fighting spirit
it takes to make a Winning team.
Most of our men are new but they
are working hard to overcome
There are always two full teams
out e\ ery day. We have two days
of rough work every week, and the
men seem to get that fighting
each trying to beat the other one
to his place. There are only twejj^;
new uniforms and about twen ive
men and all fighting for one of the
new uniforms.
The captain of the team is
other than our hard-hitting end,
“Hunky” Jones. The men out
the ^
team are: backfield, Homer
Ira Powell, Chester Huckaby, Carl
Bridges, Thomas Shapard,
Smaha, Preston Bunn and
Ison; center, Beverly Rogers and
Charles Newton; guards,
Gannow, George Stanford, Charles
Phillips, Paul Sjaton' and Brumley
Pritchett; tackles, _ Charles Worthing
ton, E4 Taylor, Mennard Shivers;
ends, Captain Prank Jones, Joe
White, Frank Pittman, Gene Bur
nette.
Opt of this bunch of men, only
five or six experienced men from
last year’s squad.
THE ATHENIAN LITERARY
SOCIETY.
What has made school life more
interesting, caused rivalry
aroused such a spirit in old G.
S. ? Why our societies. When
Athenian society was organized back
in 1919, we did not realize that
could accomplish what we have or
what our efforts would mean to
school.
Our successive presidents
been very faithful and led us
ly upward. Each officer and mem
ber has shared the victories and de
feats but we keep struggling upward
in spite of our failures and dis
couragements.
Not only do we feel that the so
cieties have been a great asset to
G.H.S., but the cup given each year
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8trive *<>*’ » S 0 * 1 t® ««ch.
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NEWS
Saturday, October II, 1924.
a smiling face; we have borne
defeat bravely. We failed to win
the cup last year, but that fact only
makes us all the more desirous to
win the cup this year, which will
probably be awarded by the faculty
to the winning team.
Our society has a new start this
year and a new goal to reach and
with the Freshmen coming in, we
feel sure that this year will indeed
be the best year in the history of
the Athenian society.
We are counting on the Freshmen
atid the other new members to make
the society what it ought to be and
to feel proud that they are a member
of the organization.
Who would not be proud to bear
the colors of the Athenian literary
society and repeat it’s motto: T<?
be, rather than to seem to be. tt
EVtE EPPES.
R. O. T. C.
Ben Warren.
The R. 0. T. C. battalion was di
vided- into three companies last
.
week. The three companies are A,
B, and C, with Captain W. B. Rog
ers in command of Company A;
Captain George Stanford in command
of Company B, and Captain Samuel
0.\ Lumpkin in command of Company
C.
ie first ., lieutenants are as fol
lows: Frank Jones Company A;
Charles Newton, Company B; and
^Eugene For the Burnette, last few Compa ny C .
days the, three
companies have been drilling togeth
er in order to be ready for the pa
rade Thursday.
Last Monday was the first in
spection day and of course there
were several demerits given. De
merits for not having buttons on
shirts, for not having full uniform
and for personal appearance. Those
with demerits are compelled to re
port to Col. Wilson’s office on Sat
urday morning and then to march in
a circle around the school building.:
for so many minutes or hours. If
a cadet has one demerit, he has to
march 20 minutes, and a cadet with
three demerits must march an hour.
The “half has not been told.”
As soon as the rifles are issued,
those who have demerits will have
to drill the length of time
theni with rifles on their shoulder.
I see right now that the boys are
going to spend more time on I
personal apearance from now on
and the mirrors at home are
to get a little more business on Mon
day mornings.
JUNIOR CLASS OR AG ANIMATION
The Junior class held a meeting
during the week to re-organize and
elect officers for 1924-’25.
Samuel Lumpkin, who has served
capably as president for the last two
years, was re-elected. The other of
ficers elected are: Elmer Griffin, sec
retary and treasurer; Chester .Huck
aby, sergeant at arms; Mary Brooks,
historian; Ben Warren and James
Know, associate editors for the an
nual.
The retiring officers are: Leon
Powell, vice president; Mary Brooks,
secretary and treasurer, and Bill Ty
us, historian.
On behalf of the Junior class we
wish to thank these officers for their
interest and work drfVing the las
year and to welcome the new officers
with the assurance that the Junior
class is ready to co-operate with
them at any time.
PERSONALS
Miss Henrietta Brewer and Miss
Elizabeth Norman are among th'os
attending the Teeh-Florida game in
Atlanta today.
Ernest Carlisle motored to Atlanta
to attend the Teeh-Florida game to
day.
Bruce Montgomery and Turk Grif
fin hiked to Atlanta Thursday and
attended the Southeastern Fair.
Miss Louise Gordy and Miss Carl
ton Jones spent the week-end in
Barnesville with friends.
Miss Ethelyn Ison was among
those attending the Southeastern
Fair.
_ The '-■sarmmarmtmpmmmti many In ends
of Miss virgmit
Wilson will regret to learn of her
indisposition at hfer home on South
Tenth street.
Miss Sara Randall left this morn
in ff tor Moultrie where she will re
over the week-end with friends
The Stagg Club entertained a num
ber of boys and girls at a weine.
roast last night.
The student body of the high
Jch ° o1 wl11 •>* interested >o knou
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as Layson and George
The student body will also be in
to know that John Brewer,
star on the Griffin gridiron,
a touchdown against the var
in scrimmage recently on Grant
We were delighted to have Mr.
with us today and we will wel
him back any time he may
VIRGINIA BOYD.
SENIOR GIRLS ORGANIZE
SOCIAL CLUB
The senior girls met last week to
a social club, composed of
senior girls with our English
Miss Paulk, who first origi
the idea of the club,
The purpose of the elub is that
with ouv school work and
we might have something
was strictly social.
Although we have known each oth
for at least three years, we feel
in a club of this kind, where
senior girl comes in contact
the others in our social endeav
to be congenial, that we may be
concerned and interested in
another.
The name if the club is “Pi R
colors, Vermillion red and
b ue; song, Midnight Rose;
red rose; place, where the
are gleaming; time, midnight.
The following were elected officers
the first meeting: President, Mar
Newton; vice president, Kath
Rogers; secretary and treas
Ruby Bolton. N
KATHERINE ROGERS.
MANDOLIN CLUB
Margaret Newton.
Under the leadership of Miss
a mandolin club has been or
from the girls and boys of
senior class, who play musical
There is some splendid talent in
senior class. ,
We hope to make this club a big
and to furnish the high
with some good music. The
practice was held in the high
auditorium Wednesday after
with the following members
Mary Alice Beck, Ruby Bol
Sara Randall, Harriet Berry,
Weaver, Lucy Hemphill,
Rogers, Margaret Newton, White!
Ruth Elder and Francis
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DEMOSTHENIAN SOCIETY
ELECTS OFFICERS
The Demosthenian Society met
jyeeks ago for the first time
year for the purpose of electing
officers of the first term. The
enthusiasm and loyalty for the
Society to win the
cup this year prevailed.
The officers for the first term are:
Phinazee Griffin; vice
president, Bill Tyus; secretary and
Mary Virginia Wilson;
reporter, Katherine Rog
chairman of program committee,
Mary Virginia Wilson; critic, James
Sains.
A special invitation was given the
freshmen to meet with us yesterday
in the auditorium. The middl f sec
tion of goats were reserved for
them.
order After and thb the jneetihg but,ines was caRdJ .to
transact' :i,
splendid program was rendered.
“Welcome to Freshmen”- Welborn
Persons,
“History of Our
Warren.
“History of Our Cup”-- Bill Ty.i.
'Talk * From an Alumnus”—Sara
McDowell.
Record, of Our Achievements -
Henrietta Brown.
Alma Mater’’-—Sun in chorus,
each person representing a letter
and spelling the word Demosthenian.
Katherine Rogers.
Jesse Ellis: How would you define
absent mindedness?
Prank Gaissert: Well, if a man
thought That he’d left his watch at
home, and took it out of his pocket
to see if he had time to go home and
get it, I’d call that man absent
minded. ,
Teacher:. Johnny, what do you
nean coming to school like that.
Your haii; is disgraceful.
John Ward: No comb, sir.
Teacher: Can’t you use your fath
er’s comb?
J. W.: No hair, sir.
Grady Norton: And after the par
.y I asked her if I might see hiei
iome f
Ware Daniel: What did she say?
G. N.: She said she’d send me a
picture of it.
ISSUED ONGE A WEEK
SPORT SECTION*
(Bill Tyua, Assistant Editor)
The game with Covington was
cancelled. They claimed that they
had changed coaches and that they
had scheduled a game with College
Park. They also claim that they
wired Coach Taliaferro Wednesday
of the cancellation. No wire W1W
received.
The money was refunded to those
who had paid t\ieir admissions and
they were admitted free to a game
between ’two teams which were
chosen from hte first and second
teams from Griffin Hi. Neither was
the first nor the second team. They
were called the Yellows and the
Whites because of the color of their
jerseys. Following is the line-up
of the, two team: Whites: White, re;
Taylor, rt; Slaton, rg; Newton, C;
Gannon, lg; Brooks, It; Pittman, le;
Ison, q; Key, h; Shapard, h; Smaha,
f. Yellows: Burnett, re; Pritchett,
rt; Stanford, rg; Rogers, c; Phillips,
lg; Worthington, It; Jones, (capt.)
le; Bunn, q; Huckaby, h; Bridges,
H; Powell, f. Officials: Smarr, ref
eree; Persons, umpire;'Powell, head
linesman.
Joe White was the big star of the
game, not only making tackles that
meant losses for his oponents, but
he picked up a fumble and ran six
ty yards for the fiwt touchdown of
t y, e Key and Huckaby excelled
in the end running business, both of
them makins? ^ tatisa h, this |
way. Smaha Was the line bucker
of the day, going through center
for eight yards to make the second
touchdown of the game. Huckaby
made the third touchdown of the
day by a run around left end. Pitt
man and Burnette played good on
the ends, Pittman recovering a fum
ble, A safety was scored against'the
Yellows in the last minute of play.
The final score was Yellows 6\
Whites 14.
SAM BAILEY SCHOOL
We regret to know that Mr .' Mc
Ghee will not be with us again as
the work under his direction was
especially, helpful.
As this goes to press the Regu
lars are planning to beat Fourth
Ward* playing the opening football
game and we are counting on the
Regulars.
Our fire drills * were good this
week, and building can easily be
cleared in one minute, and often we
clear it in much less time which
really excellent*as our building
by no means modern.
Our ‘Clean Up campaign was
a sueces. Many of the boys and
girls and all the faculty had a Tak
’ n ^ and scraping contest en the
grounds which speak for themselves
and il the eit y Wl)U, d take enough
K yu pathetic interest in our welfare
uver at Sam Bailey and fill up the
u 11 ies and mudholes our grounds
wou1 ' 5 better and our dfiposi
tions v - OR,d 1>e improved,
Grad0 7 B is raising funds to'
buy a football which speaks well
for the boys as they are required
to pass their dailies befoi - e football
is considered.
7 A is hard at their studies and
girls wage battles royal over their
lessons* The girls don’t have much
troulde scoring the most prints, /ft
though there are nineteen boys and
sixteen girls.
f< A is emphasizing personal hy
giene and neatness of room, books,
1 etc 6 * etc. B is justly
proud of their 100
per cent attendance record for the
first month.
5‘ A has painted sonic lovelv mapr
of North America and are planning
to have a beautiful di eplgy o f maps
later. ■
5 B has been doing some good
work with the stereopticon.
5 C has at the present writing the
prettiest room in the building, but
some of the others mean to “tie
with them soon and out-do them if
possible.
The FoiSrth Grade is doing very
good work in their various studies
so their teacher says and for a spe
cialty are practicing the the art of
good marching.
Our burlap bought jrith some of
play funds adds much to the ap
pearance of the rooms.
The school in general is aiming to
do more and better work in music
and art year and we all are es
pecially (glad to have our supervis
ors comers their special days,
7 A Gri especiaily enjoyed and
appreciated Mr. Lester’s three min
ite talk to them one morning re
cently.
Miss Paulk: Will you please giv«
me a sentence using triangle in it?
John - Green: Next time yon
fishing try angle worms.
PACK SEVEN
JOKES. '
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Bill Tyua, Editor.
Miss Rice (in history clasa):
Where was Caesar killed?
Ralph Whatley: On page 84,
Turk Griffin: Did you read about
man whose plane fell with him in
Alps and he was there for a
.
Mary Alice Beck: Didn’t he freeze?
T. G.: No, he landed on a moun
range,
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First student: What do you think
new pupil?
Second student: Why, he is one of
fellows that fellows that pat
on the back before your face
hit you in the eye behind your
Miss Paulk: Will Hill, why aren’t
you writing?
Will Hill Newton: 1 ain’t got no
pen.
Miss Paulk: Where’s your gram
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W. H,: She’s dead.
James Knox: Why does Robert
Shapard call that his Sunday hat.
It looks old.
Woods Ison: Because he wears It
over the weak end.
Miss Walker (to science class):
A
a biped goes on two legs, Give an
example of a biped.
Wclborn Persons: A pair of stock
ings.
Russell Elder: Where do all the
pins, go?
John Phillips: It's hard to tell.
They're pointed one way and headed
another.
Miss Maud: Can apy of you tell
me what makes the Tower of Pisa
lean ?
Cornelia G riff in: I don’t know,
ma’am. If I d _2 I’d take some!
Bruce Montgomery: How many
doughnuts did you eat?
Freshman Latin student: “Et tt\
Brute,” ■:.<
Mrs. Lester; Sherman, what do
you do in your spare time?
Sherman: Go to school.
Miss Paulk: What kind of clause
is this? m
Sloppy Carlisle: A Santa Claus,
Herman Epps; I have an awful
cold in my head.
Holcombe Johnson: Well that’s
bette r than nothiAg.___________I_
Math instructor (becoming humor
ous): Can any of you tell me where
is my polygon?
*4 Mutt” Gre«r: Up the geometree,
sir.
Mother: Bob, did ' you get any
marks in school today?
Bob Crouch (after first day at
high school): Ye- m,* but they're
where they don’t show.
Herbert Bolton: Cap you stand on *
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E.clHe Ison: Kb, it’.-! too high up.
Ed Davis*: Why all the puffing;?
Doug Deane: I’m all tired but.
There was a fight out there and I
was running to ,stop it. ^
E. D,: Who was fighting?
I). D.; Another fellow and 1. »
J pity you,’ aid Charlie Worth
ington to his boxing opponent, I
was Iporn with boxing gloves on. >»
U Yeh said bis opponent, "and I
reckon you’ll die the same way. n
English teacher: Compan* the
word “ill.”
J. W. Bryant: 111, iller, dead.
Paul D. Ellis: Did you ever see a
Saw-fish ?
Gene Ellis: No but I saw a sea
fish.
Mr. Cahoon: Who is*that I heard
laughing?
Carlton Patterson: Please, sir, I
couldn't help it. I was laughing up
my sleeve and I forgot T t was
a hole in the elbow. y
Leslie Reeves: Ain’t it dark today?
Teacher: What was wrong with
Leslie’s speech, Cary?
Cary Reeves: There ain’t no such J
word as ‘ain’t’ because ‘ain't’ ain't
in the dictionary.
Mr. West: Sam, I want you to sit
down ta front.
Sam Lumpkin: I can't because I
ain’t built that way.
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