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October 1 .. .... m NEW ■ '|€ I : ISSUED ONCE A WEEK ( editorial *5 staff 1 * Business Manager: James Sams. Sports Editor: Eugene Bur nett. General School News: Margar et Newton. Personals: Virginia Boyd and JBen Warren. Joke Editor, Bill Tyus. Literary Editor, Ethel McLeroy. H. S. FACULTY DIRECTORY J. R. Byrd, Principal. F. E. Wilson, Commandant R. *0. T. C. E. C. Hulsey, Mathematics. J. H. West, Latin. R. H. Taliaferro, Manual Arts adn Athletics. P. H. Cohoon, Modem Lan guage. J. E. Baynard, Science. Miss Maud Cumming, History. Miss Myrtle Paulk, English. Miss Margaret Kennerly, Com mercial Work. Miss Lucile 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— 8:15-9:0Q. 2— 9:00-9:45. 3— 9:45-10:30. 4— 10:30-11:15. 5— 11:15-12:00. Lunch—12:00-12:45. 6— 12:45-1:40. 7— 1:30-2:15. 8— Drill—2:15-3:00. MORAL MEANINGS IN EDUCATION (By Annie McElveen, Editor-in Shief) The purpose of moral education is to set up the life of the indi vidual right behavior. One’s best judge is his own opinion of the way he feels, thinks and behaves. This, of course, is contingent up on the fact that the school sets about definitely to develop in the pupil tye right feeling, right thinking and right conduct; and this the school should assuredly do. If one goes carefully over the curricula of the schools, one will come to the conclusion that the school is giving undue emphasis to the thought-life of the pupil This is an error. It is the basis of much criticism that is difficult to combat because it is largely justified. Dr. White has said that tt con duct is three-fourths of life.” If then, the school is to prepare one to live completely, it is evident that more emphasis and atten tion should be given to the con duct of. the pupil. His place in life and his success in that place will be vastly more secure and useful when he is trained to behave seemly than when he is simply trained to think clearly. Life is more than thought. All good teaching seeks to nourish and develop the emotion al life of the pupil. To this end all sorts of incidents such as the unselfish, heroic or patriotic acts of others, are presented to the child. This is one of the po tent values of biography. Poems v> that carry five emotional ele ,w?: ments are given as memory ex ercises. Music and drawing and other emotion-training factors find their necessary place in the day’s activities. The way we do things is con ditional more by the Way we feel than by the way we think. In moral trainings the emotions play a very significant part. The train ing of the emotions is of great value not only as the basis of aesthetic appreciation of beautiful, but it is also of greater value in (TlTposhig one to right behavior. If then, it is our aim to send pupils from school with right moral reactions, with reas onable assurance that they will behave seemly, the school must train the emotions with as much care and perserverance as it seeks to train the thought-power of the mind. One must feel right in order to behave right. The difference between the way one thinks and the way one acts is often so great as to become pitiful. How often a. child sets up as a defense, “I didn’t think. it He means, of course, that if he had thought he would not have acted as he did. The child fails to understand that his thinking is not always a certain control over his actions. PEP” MEETING (By Elmer Griffin) The students of the Griffin high school assembled in chapel Thurs day mornin S for a “ Pe P Meeting. >» The object of these ifieetings is to stir up the enthusiasm of, the student body and to prepare for the games that we are about to play. Thursday morning we assem bled knowing that we had a hard game ahead, Lanier vs. Griffin, and everyone was full of pep. Af ter yelling and singing until we were hoarse, we were about ready to adjourn when, without a bit of warning, Mr. Lester came to the front of the room and after fussing a little wanted to yell some more. He called Mr. Talia ferro and his football players to the front of the room and made them give several yells. After they finished we had another school song and adjourned so full of pep that we didn’t quiet down until about the third quarter of the game Thursday afternoon. ♦ THE R. O. T. C. Ik, (By F. E. Wilson, Lt. Col. uTIfl A. Retired. P. M. S. & T.) I have been asked to write a few words about the progress of the R. O. T. C. Considering the time they have be in . training, I am of the opinjon that the students who are enro fjed in the R. O. T. C., have made' excellent progress. Following the appearance of the Battalion in the business section of the city some days ago, I heard many complimentary re marks on their appearance and the progress shown by their drill on that occasion. As time goes on, their drill will improve, so that in the near future, the Battalion will become a well drilled unit. Its success is in the hands of the members of the Corps them selves, To illustrate the idea, let me briefly state a number' of combinations which cover prac tically all schools in which there is a unit of the R. O. T. C. 1. A poor student body, plus a poor Instructor equals Poor Unit. 2. A poor student body, plus a good Instructor equals Poor Unit. 3. A good student body, plus a poor Instructor equals Good Unit. 4. A good student body, plus a good Instructor equals Good Unit. You will notice that in each case, the student body is the con trolling factor in all of the above combinations. The Instructor can tell what to do and how to do it, but the DOING is the student’s part of the game. The Federal Government is lib eral in supplying uniforms and equipment, without cost, to those enrolled, and it is only fair and good sportsmanship therefore, for the students to hold up their end and take the training seriously, as it will undoubtedly be of bene fit to them mentally, morally and physically. In additioh to standing for Re serve Officers Training Corps, the letters, R. O. T. C., might also stand for. Reliable, Orderly Train ed, Citizen. ♦ i SENIORS HAVE CHARGE OF ASSEMBLY PERIOD (By Etl\el McLeroy.) The Seniors had charge of the assembly period in chapel Mon day and a very enjoyable program was rendered. The first number bn the ffrogram was a selection by the Mandolin Club, followed by a piano solo by Raye Imes. The Griffin, Ga., October 25, 1924. - next was a dialogue, “A Slight Misunderstanding,” by Evie Epps and Annie* McElveen. The last number was a selection from the Mandolin Club. After the program a number of announcements were made by sev eral members of the faculty, after which the students were dismissed to attend their various classes. The following were appointed on the new program committee to arrange the programs during the following month for the Senior “Home Room:” Miss Katherine Rogers, chairman; Miss Lucy Hemphill and Frank Pittman. R. 0 .T. C. (By Ben Warren.) The Jj. H. S. military battalion has been drilling diligently for the past week in column of squads, and in company front. The drill of the first few days was takefi up on the manual of arms. Practically everyone has learned the manual of arms' except the “wellknown cadet,” Star Ingram, who- is “plugging hard.” Every one is confident that he will be able to execute order arms by the end of this semester. As soon as Company B learns to keep in step with Abie Goldstein and when Star Ingram learns the manual of arms, then Company B will be considered perfect. To the deep regret of all cadets inspection of pieces was held Monday and very many demerits were given for various offences such as: a dirty piece, .unshined shoes, mixed uniform, incomplete uniform and improper uniform. j£> “WHY DO WE WORK (By Robert Shapard) Why do we work? Is a question asked by most business men near ly every day. While in a large city once I thought of the same question- and decided to ask Several why they worked. The first person I asked was a Greek selling peanuts. His answer was: I gotta de wife, I gotta der child. I» That is reason for working, and it is a very good one. I saw a small boy selling pa pers, I also asked him why he worked so hard for a small boy and his reply was: “I have to work to help support my mother and me. Dad died a few years ago and did not have much insur ance.”......................■ His answer was good, he show ed that he was not selfish. The next person I asked was* the rich president of a cotton mill. I told him I was trying to find out why everybody worked. I asked him why he worked when he had plenty of money. He re plied, it The reason I work is to help other people. Every person that works for me is paid well, and this enables them to be hap py. ft A man with an idea like this is sure to make good. So lets ev erybody work for the good of others. ATHENIAN SOCIETY The Athenian Society met in the main auditorium Friday. The fol lowing program was rendered: << How eacd one of us can help to make our society a better one,” Mr. West. Recitation, “High Culture in Dixie," Nadine Pursley. “Current Events,” Myrla Bow den. Play, “A Slight Misunderstand ing,” Frances White, Grady Nor ton, James Knox. At the conclusion of the pro gram the election of officers for the society was held. The follow ing were elected: President—Grady Norton. Vice-President—Mary Alice Beck. Secretary and Treasurer—Kath erine Weaver. Sergeant-at-Arms—'Sam Lump kin. Critic—Ruby Bolton. News Reporter—Evie Epps. America now has 5,000,000 ra dio receiving sets in regular use. ►AILY PERSONALS (By Virginia Boyd.) Miss Helen Harroll, of Macon, is the guest of Miss Mary Alice Beck for the Week-end. Ernest Carlisle motored to At lanta today and attended the Tech-Alabama game. Miss Elizabeth Norman spent today in Atlanta with friends. Mr. Julian Griffin, better known as “Egghead,” and one of Griffin High’s most famous alumnus, spent the weekend in Griffin with his mother, Mrs. Harold Griffin. Mr. Griffin now holds a responsi ble position with the Atlanta Con stitution. Robert Shapard entertained at a delightful informal buffet -sup P'r Friday night in compliment to ILiss Helen Harrold, who is the attractive guest of Miss Mary Alice Beck. George Carson spent several days during the week in Athens, as the guest of Friar Thompson, who is now attending the Uni versity there. Misses Ima Brown, Mary Good enberger, Almira Chambers and E’isabeth Bethune were among those from Macon attending the Griffin-Lanier ’game. EDUCATIONAL NOTES In North Dakota a law recent ly passed prohibited the employ ment of children under 14 years of age during the school hours. Robert Loveman, the poet, died on July 10. His some was in Dal ton, Georgia, He had written much for magazines and had pub lished several volumes of poems. His best known poem was “April Rain With the Lives: << It is not raining rain to me, It’s raining doffodils. 11 In Iowa and Minnesota the islatures have passed laws re quiring that in all public elemen tary and secondary schools there shall be compulsory physical edu cation. In Iowa, after Sept. 1, of the year 1923, every teacher training institution is required to provide classes in physical edu cation. A state-wide survey made in New York state has revealed that children in small rural schools are a year or more behind city school children as regards reading ac complishment, A similar condi tion exists in other states where the matter has been investigated. Lack of adequate reading materi al is regarded as largely respon sible. It was an Englishman who once said “Wherever the French go you will find a railroad; wherever the Germans go you will find an arsenal; wherever the British go you will find a customs house; while wherever the Americans go there you will find a schoolhouse.” Kansas has abolished county high school and created in their place community high schools whose territory is that not be longing to other acredited hijrh school districts. All schools a-c to have a minimum term of eight months—between September 1 and June 1—and all children be tween the ages of seven and six teen are required to attend. It has been estimated that du ring the last vacation over 200, 000 of the 700,000 teachers in the United States attended summer school. A report of Milwaukee school recently made shows that in grade schools of that city 50 per cent more boys fail to be promot ed than girls. Wisconsin has abolished the State Board of Education. The State University, the normal schools and the public schools are now controlled by separate boards. * Construction of the largest high school in the Uhited States began in October. It will be sit uated in Chicago and is planned to cost $4,000,00<K The building will cover eight and one half acre site and will have a seat ing capacity of 4,076 pupils. It will be completed in 1925. THE TEACHER’S “IF" If you can take your dreams into the classroom and always make them part of each day’s work— If you can faee the countless pet ty problems nor turn from them nor ever try to shirk— If you can live so that the child you work with deep in his heart knows you to be a man— If you can take “I can’t” from out his language and put in place a vigorous “I can”-— If you can take love with you to ’ the classroom and yet on firm ness never shut the door— If you can teach a child the love of nature so that he helps him self to all her store— If you can teach him life is what he makes it, that he himself can be his only bar— If you can tell him something of the heavens, or something of the wonder of a star— If you with simple bits of truth and honor, his better self oc casionally reach— And yet not overdo nor have him dub you as one who is inclined . to ever preach—......._....... ..._ If ybu import to him a better lik ing for all the wondrous things we find in print— Yet have him understand that to be happy, play, exercise, fresh air we must not stint— If you can give of all the best that’s in you, and in the giving always happy be— If you can find the good that’s hidden somewhere deep in the heart of every child you see— Jf you can do these things and all the others that teachers ev erywhere do every day— You’re in the work that you were surely meant fpr; take hold of it; know it’s your place and stay! —R. J. Gale. SOPHOMORE CLASS ORGANIZATION (By Wellborn Persons. The sophomore class of the Griffin High school held their first meeting of the term Mon day morning immediately after chapel. The principal business of the meeting was the election of j Free ¥■ FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS IN SCHOOL i 500 school tablets to be given away—one with each hair cut. These tablets retail at 5c and are given to the boys and girls to familiarize them with our barber shop. They will be given any day except Satur day. :r Si BARBER SHOP SECOND FLOOR—BETTER WORK FOR LADIES, BOYS AND CHILDREN Slaton-poMdl CLOTHING * COMPANY CMcn's anil 'Boys' Outfitters , V officers and the following were Susie Dozier, president; Zollie Ison, vice president; Fannie Willis Niles, secretary and treas urer; Wellborn Persons, News reporter. GRIFFIN HI DEFEATED BY FAST LANIER HI TEAM THURSDAY (By Sporting Editor) The first part of Hie game was 1 very good, some hard playing from both teams was seen in the first period In the beginning of the second period Capt. Hunkie Jones received a sprained ankle and was unable to play any more. Smaha acted as captain and from then on the team looked as if all the spirit had been taken out of them. : s> Lanier hkd perfect interference and some flashy backs that made the local boys look sick at times. Gannon and Key played the best game for Griffin while John son looked best for Lanier. JOKES (By Elizabeth Norman) “Skinny Davis—In the new road they’re building from At lanta to Macon they’re going to eliminate all grade crossings, T. Goddard—Is that so. I ?! mrnmm X A ’ y x y jg* \ ®i [Tr fc \ Ig0. •m OAT' \ o'-y lA A ■ - Mothers! Don’t neglect your Boys and Girls. See that they the proper shoes—PROPERLY FITTED. This is essential to perfect health. Our shoe fitter graduates of American School of Practipedics and prep* prevent or correct all foot troubles. —SAFETY FIRST— BRING THEM HERE TO BE FITTED Boys’ Shoes $2.25 to $5.1 Girls’ Shoes ..........$3.00 to $5.1 " EVERY PAIR CORRECTLY FITTED WB ' ■ GRIFFIN MERCANTILE - ‘2 ’3' «7 , MW 3 , ‘ an i 22SSS2S3SSS thought it that didn’t stop. A Clyde—If all there would he no nt Doris—Yes ail me equal but some of th it J. Ward—Where did originate “That good d J. Little—O, I guess i you meet so few of th adult stage. Sara Beck—What i> a girl? Harriet Berry—A mode is one who has a shotgun hope chest.” M. V. W.—Why are many Japanese immigra Nelle—If they had the qu of bobbed hair it would take minds off of immigration. E. Griffin—Which has the n sense, man or woman? M James Knox—I can’t r-: ex* say, but women stopped weal stiff collars ■Vv years ago. ■ J. Berry—Say, did you when the circus was here the (Continued on Page 7.) -