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Saturday, December 6, 1924, ISSUED ONCE A WEEK | H. S. EDITORIAL STAFF ] Editor-in-Chief: Evie Epps. ( Business Manager: Wilbur Wilson. General School News: Myrla Bowden. Literary Editor: Ethel McLeroy. Sport Editor: Woods Ison. Joke Editor: Holcombe Johnson. Personals: Henrietta Brewer. B. O. T. C. Editor: James Knox. Senior Reporter: Ethel McLeroy. Sophomore Reporter: Nadine Pursley. EDITORIAL. There remain only a few short months until the great day of graduation—the day long looked for by the present senior class— .the day of a(l days, when each pupil will receive at last the re ward for eleven years of fruitful labor. And yet, wjll this be the end of our labors or are we going to take advantage of the educa tion we have attained? I wonder how many in the up per classes have been considering what position they are going to take in this world? Of course many are going to college and yet some will not. Certainly if a per son desires an important position in this world he must undoubtedly have a college education. It is very important that the decision made be considered care fully and seriously since it may determine one’s whole future life. Education is something which can never be taken away from you; something which our parents have striven with great cost, and sometimes sacrifice, to give us and always it should be used to it’s best advantages. FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT TO THE PUPILS OF THE GRIFFIN SCHOOLS We have discussed so far two ways in which each pupil can help to make our schools the best in Georgia. The suggestions made * were: Study Systematically Attend Regularly. Another important thing we ought to do is to have proper care for the school buildings and grounds. A man cannot be a good citizen if he does not respect pub lic property, nor can a pupil ex pect to grow into a good citizen if he does not begin by respecting property at honrfe and at school. As a rule, you are careful of your buildings, especially the cu*' rooms, but there are ways in which we can improve. Appearance counts for a great deal. At any rate, us by it. Every visitor to Griffin is interested in the schools of Griffin and his opinion of the town is largely influenced by his opin ion of the schools. If he is im pressed by the buildings and physical equipment of t the schools and if they seem well kept, he will not stop to ask people wheth er we have good schools. Rather he will remark. ‘You seem to have fine schools in Griffin,’’ and he will repeat the remark when he goes somewhere else: - .y o u w ill your school building it will have an effect on your character. I’m not going to argue the point, but most of you will agree with me if you will think a minute about it. It will help you in your effort to build up orderly habits of thought; it will teach you respect for small things; it will increase your self respect and your civic pride; it will make you more strictly honest. Those of you who are older can see what I mean. Every one should be careful in his use of public property. A building, a typewriter, a rifle, or a desk, owned by the public, but used by you, should receive the best care. I do not say the same care as your own property, be cause some people^ are very care less and extravagant with their own. One who cuts on desks now will be likely, when later he holds public office, to spend public funds carelessly or even dishonestly. Therefpre, let’s remember to do THE SCHOOL NEWS BOX no damage to school property, to help keep floors of classrooms, corridors, entrances free from needless litter; let’s keep our desks clean, with all books straight; let’s put all lunch pap ers in the garbage cans provided for that purpose. It is a great temptation to small boys and girls to slide down terraces, but it soon wears away the grass and mars the appearance. It will be well for you to think of other ways to im prove the looks of things. Last of all, be willing to join in and do.things without waiting for the janitors to do it all. Sincerely yours, ' L. M. LESTER. THE HORRORS OF GEOMETRY I hate to do geometry, It seems so awfully queer; But when it comes to algebra, I have no dreadful fear. The propositions are so hard, I study half the night; J And yet my efforts are in vain; I. still am in a plight. I dream of angles A and B, They never let me rest; And every month my blood runs cold, When teacher says “A test. *» Oh, who the deuce invented it? I’m sure he must be queer; Had I the chance to meet him now He’d never again appear. --Next Friday, December 12, is Visitors’ Day at Griffin High school, and everybody who is in terested in our work is cordially invited to come over and see just what we are doing. ATHENIAN MEETING The Athenians met in study hall Friday for a short business meet ing. The meeting was called to order by the president after which the business wps brought before the society. The purpose of this meeting was to elect a pianist, sponsor and cheer leader for the fall term debate. The result was as follows: pianist—Lois Atkin son; sponsor—Annie McElveen; cheer-leader—Sam Lumpkin. Afiother matter of interest to all was brought before the society —the election of the most popular girl from the Athenian Society. This honor fell to Mary Alice Beck, a senior. As there was no" further busi ness the meeting adpourned. Athenian Reporter. FOOTBALL (By Sports Editor) The football season ended two or three weeks ago but it is not too late to say a few words about it. We ended football with four games won, three games lost and one game tied. This is a good sea son for G. H. S. even if we did not win all the games and besides we lost all the back field men from last year and all but one line man (Hunky Jones). How ever, we did not have any Brew ers, Walkers, Wheaton’s and Imes to run around the ends and throw forward passes and ole “Dutch” Powell to bust the line open but we julled through just the same. Our line averaged about 155 pounds and the back filed weighed between 145-150. The other day the Exchange Club gave a dinner at our lunch hour. I think it was enjoyed by a n the boys and members of the Club. We were eating and having a good time, talking and laugh j n g, when there was a voice call ed out for order. Then each boy h a d to get up and tell his nick name. Some had nick-names and some had not. Then all of a sud den Bill Beek was passing around slips of paper to write your 0 n and Capt. Jones drew names until he drew seven that boy won the prize, his being Homer (Midget) Key. speeches were made by of the football team and change Club. Everyone was dis Gridin, Ga., December 6, 1924, missed after an hour and twenty minutes of fun and eating. BASKETBALL The Home Rooms of the G. H. S. have been fchoosing basketball teams and practicing up a bit so they can try to win champion ships for their own Home Rooms. Everyone is taking an interest in this affair. It is to try to put pep into G. H. S. The Junior boys played the Freshmen and won by a score of 15-3. The Seniors won over the Sophomores by a score of 10-0. The Juniors and Seniors will play for first and second place some time next week and the Freshmen and Sophomores will play for third and fourth place. The standing of the Home Rooms is as follows: W L Per. Seniors- 1 0 1,000 Juniors______ 1 0 1,000 Sophomores _ 0 1 000 Freshmen___ 0 1 000 The varsity basketball has started. There are not so many big boys and none were left from last year, Although they are small we hope to put out a fast little team. The boys are having to work hard for a place on the team now. They are going off to play a few games just before Christmas down in South Georgia. The boys realize that there isn’t much time before going and they are learning all they can and are going to bring hack a better score than ever before. As there was not place to sit in football, everybody should come out to the basketball games because there will be room for everyone. WHITE GETS HIS MAN (By Evie Epps) , Suddenly the 1 silence was rent by a piercing scream. To a lone man, Donald White, wandering over the snow-covered mountains of Canada, tired, hungry and long ing for company, this was in a way a relief. For days now in the service of the government he had been tracking a man known far and wide for the numerous crimes he had committeed, and now because much faith was placed in him and he had been successful in almost every undertaking, he was the man assigned to bring this crim inal to headquarters. He turned in the direction from whence came the terrible noise, the spirit of adventure in him, and with, the hope of at last finding a clew to the whereabouts of the stranger. For the last few days he had perceived footsteps here and there embedded in the snow and this was the only incentive that had urged him on in his undertak ing. As he was hurrying in the di rection from whence it seemed the wail came, again he heard the terrible scream, only this time it was louder and nearer and it seemed that it was the pitiful cry of a human being in great agony. Directly in the path of White a terrible battle between a wolf and a man almost unrecognizable on account of his bloody face and dishevelled hair, was being waged. It could easily be seen that in a few moments the wolf would be the victor, but White instantly drew his automatic and layed the animal low on the ground, poor wretch, almost oonquered by the wolf, raised himself, uttered a terrible groan and fell back on the ground. White thought that he must be dead, but he rushed to him and administered what aid he could to his wounds. He perceived that he was slightly breathing and with out investigating further he took him to a cabin which he saw not so far away that appeared to be unoccupied. After making a fire out of wood found in the cabin he pro ceeded to wash the face of the man with snow melted by the fire. After making him somewhat rec ognizable he perceived that (he GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS , * was the person that he had been sent to find. For a while so still was the man that White him dead, but soon he opened his eyes and tried to speak i but failed. Again he tried and this time he managed t-» say, “Who are you i>’ : In reply White told him that he had been sent to arrest' him. But he asked no more questions, and for two or three days he lay struggling with death, but at last became strong enough to walk about and then he was told that he must be taken back to head quarters, but first he asked him his real name, and where he had formerly lived. His reply was of such sort that Donald White was at first so 'as tonished that he could hardly speak. Here indeed was the solv ing of a tragedy which had almost been forgotten by White, for his brother, who had run away'in his early teens and whom be had loved very much, stood before him, a man of about 35, his life utterly ruined This was Indeed a peculiar cir cumstance in which Fa(e had placed these two men, one, an honest, upright man, seeking a criminal, and the other, younger than he, practically an outcast. It did not take Donald White long to decide what he must do. Although it caused untold agony to arrest this man whose dear mother he had left so great a distance away,. he knew that duty must come before everything else, regardless of what he wished. The next day the two brothers prepared to leave. Not a word was said between them when they started for both knew what was in each heart. They had traveled a long way and had just about reached their destination when White’s broth er became§|JJ and it^was impossi ble to travel any further. Donald took him to a dilapidated cabin unoccupied, nearby and there this criminal who had stirred a whole country to anger over the crimes he had committeed breathed his last breath. Joy rang in the heart* of the fellow who had served so faithful ly in his service as he neared headquarters. His prayers had been answered and he would not have to tell the real name of the criminal and his mother who was waiting for him could not The only answer he gave to headquarters was “he died on and I buried him in snow.’’ He wah not questioned for the word of Donald was sufficient for them. Finis. DEMOSTHENIANS MEET (By Virginia Boyd.) The Demosthenian Society Friday, December 5, in the el. The meeting was called to or der by the president, Turk IS I Buy Toys Now For Christmas MECHANICAL AND WHEEL TOYS Imported and Domestic ■ E0Q Our stock of Toys is very com plete and includes Kiddie Kars, Velocipedes, Shoo-Flys, Table TH © and Chair Sets, Desk Sets, f Pianos, Piano Stools, Mechani cal Trains with Tracks. Autos, Horns, Balls, Steam Engines. Tool Chests. Erector Sets, all kinds of Mechanical Toys, Cap Pistols, Stopper Guns, Blocks, Picture Books, Paper Doll Outfits, Tea Sets of China. 1/ Aluminum and Tin, and many, $ many others. w v Come and see them. <9 ■ <9 9 s u THE CHRISTMAS STORE" H The minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted and after a discussion about buying pins for the society, the following pro gram was rendered, The program was about how Christmas is celebrated in differ ent countries and their idea of what Christmas means. As this concluded the program the society adjourned. . «--- * THE SENIOR CARNIVAL. (By Myrla Bdwden.) There has always been a senior carnival every year since the his tory of G. H. S. began. So on Friday night, December 12, the Senior Carnival of ^4 will be staged in the Griffin Athletic court, This one is going to be differ ent. The whole school is going to take part in the program so as to help the seniors put Sver a big success. As said before, the carnival will be held in the Athletic court, while an interesting musical and stunt program will take place in the high school auditorium. As a special feature of the evening a minstrel is being planned, in eluding students of G. H. S. This will also be in the a«di- torium. I’m sure everyone enjoyed the Griffin high school minstrel last year, Well, this one is going to be even better. The seniors of *25 are going to do their part towards making this carnival a success, but they can not succeed without the help of the people of Griffin. You may be assured of a good time, so don’t miss the opportunity next Friday, December 12. JOKELETS (By Joke Editor.) What would Griffin High be without— The guy that insists that the back of your neck is the place for a piece of chalk? The poor sap that thinks Rex Beach is a summer resort? The bright sayings of John Powell ? The student that insists that 0 should have ticket to all you a the shows ? The Freshman that occupies my ieat every day in the study hall. i Doug Deane: This match won’t light. Carlton Patterson: What’s the matter with it? Doug Deane: I don’t know. It lit all right a minute ago. Mr. Lester (to student): part of speech is “nose? ft Student: None. You speak your mouth. Mr. Cahoon: What was noise I heard, Charles? Charles Worthington: That James Knox falling asleep. Prof. Hulsey: Beverly, spell fessor. Beverly Rogers: Prof. Hulsey: Leave out one of the Fs. Beverly: Which one? Sam Lumpkin: Who was the smallest man in history? Charles Phillips: I give up. Sam Lumpkin: The Roman sol dier that slept on his watch. Miss Maud: John, where was the Declaration of Independence signed? John Green: At the bottom. She: The woods seem to have a mu&ic all their own. He: That’s (Robin Hood and his band you hear. Elmer Griffin—My girl just gave me a wooden look. John Gammon—Beam, eh? Elmer—No, bored. When a man is refused by a girl and he takes a drink, maybe he’s celebrating. George Carson (in drug store): Two milk shakes. John Phillips (later): Change ;i litll tl illll!il lUUltt1 ffiUllHiHiillUllil! THE BOYS’ STORE—SECOND FLOOR ■ **1 J ■*. f\ . & DESIGNATED! We are the designated dealers f^r the Boy Scoots of America. A complete stock of Scout uniforms and supplies carried. m m r . Shop Early—Xmas Is Near Slaton-powlI L/ CLOTHING * COMPANY CMen's and f m MMNMilHNMMNNNi C. & / pUT EVERY MEMBER of your class on your ■ V Gift List and say_______________________ “MERRY CHRISTMAS with a Handkerchief. As A gay and blithe as Christmas & Day itself bright color are “Hankies”—joyous tokens of this holiday season. Decorative ones—fluffy, ruffy ones, and vivid ones, y. 9 mak£ delightfully feminine f* gifts We have many distinc tive styles to select from at :/ *5c to $1 each. 25c to $1 Gift Boxes « Griffin Mercantile Company D Pm “ £13m ' VOL. I— to a limeade. Clerk: What do you think th a sleight of hand show? ■ difference between a m< ¥^1 man - S'Jf And a conductor is quite strange. k motorm&n changes the han dles And the conductor handles the change. Roy Brown wants to know— Has a football coach got four wheels ? Is a dub sandwich made wood ? ■ Is Sing Sing a lullaby? Famous Lights in History. Maco Polo: The man who origi nated the well known American sport. Christopher Columbus, a fa mous man’s name, after Columbus, Georgia. Miss Paulk: Grady, are you talking? v Grady: No, ma’am, I was watch (Continued on Page 7.) m i