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Saturday, December 13, 1924.
THE SCHOOL NEWS BOX
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.
R. O. T. C. Editor: James Knox.
Senior Reporter: Ethel McLeroy.
Sophomore Reporter: Nadine
Pursley.
SCHOOL SPIRIT
Although school spirit has been
discussed time after time, it is a
subject’which can never be given
too much consideration.
To keep our schools going, to
carry on the work of our literary
societies and to turn out the right
kind of athletic teams, there must
be plenty of spirit in every school.
There must be a willingness by
everyone to respond to the de
mands made upon him.
Without school spirit there
would be no co-operation. Without
co-operation a schSol could not
very well give the right education
to the pupils.
School spirit is displayed more
in our societies and on the ath
letic field than anywhere else.
If every boy and girl would
take the proper interest in our
societies and would co-operate
with the officers, surely the spirit
of rivalry that exists between the
two would be keen and conse
—quently—there would be a close
race for the cup.
W’hat would G. H. S. be with
out athletics, and yet, what
would athletics be without the
proper spirit to arouse interest?
Naturally we are more inter
ested in our athletic teams than
, in other organizations. We want
our teams to win, but the teams
themselves cannot win, it is the
spirit behind them, the fact that
) the student body is cheering
them and urging them on to vic
tory.
The basketball season is at
hand and it is up to us to help
make it the most successful sea
son that ever existed in the his
tory of G. H. S.
Are we going to do it?
FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT
TO THE PUPILS OF THE
GRIFFIN SCHOOLS.
In talking about things which
will make our schools better, we
have mentioned that the first
things we should do are
To study systematically.
Attend Regularly;
Care for school property.
There is something else. The
school is judged by the manners
and conduct of its pupils. This is
not always fair, because our
homes are responsible, first of all,
for training in these matters and
there are always a few who wbuld
have not had the opportunity to
learn at home.
But the fact is that we must
not any. of us. shirk- the responsi
bility: - Teachers aihl parenUTTiave
their parts in training for man
ners and conduct, but the big re
sponsibility is on the pupil him
self. He must have respect for
the A feelings of others and must
be anxious not to offend. If he
has^this point of view he will eas
iiy classify in the real sense of
the word as a gentleman. The
rules of conduct are easily learn
ed by one who wishes to learn
them.
Before we talk more about this
subject, I wish you would think
about it, write down on a slip of
paper the qualities which you
think should be possessed by a
well mannered boy or girl and
ask your teacher to give a short
time to the discussion of them
next week. I am going to ask
the teachers to give me the best
suggestions which she may receive
from you. Besides that, I should
like to have a talk with you in
your classroom some day.
Every boy a real gentleman and
each girl a true lady!
No finer thing could be said of
our school.
DEBATE
Everybody is looking forward
with expectation to next Friday
night. I wonder how many know
what the great event is and why
it is so important?
Why of course, it is the an
nual fall term debate and it is
a
important because both societies
have a clean field and a new
goal to look for.
But the question is, “Who is
t
going to win the debate? ft Of
course we can’t tell exactly, but
we are almost sure that the
Athenians will win. Why? Be
cause we have two of the best
debaters in the school, Ruby Bol
ton and Joseph Smaha, and we
Athenians are backing them up
and are counting on them to take
us to victory.
We want a great crowd at
Griffin High next Friday night
and we want the people of Grif
fin to back us up and help us to
win.
We invite you to come!
Athenian Reporter.
G. H. S. DICTIONARY
SENIORS—Objects which think
they are twice as great as they
are.
JUNIORS—A class of dissen
tion and strife.
SOPHOMORES—A class wor
thy to take up the work started
by the Seniors.
FRESHMEN—A band of little
boys and girls experiencing the
thrills of High School.
CHAPEL—Where we gladly go
once a week to get out of les
sons.
IGNORANCE—The inheritance
of Freshmen.
TUITION—Lost money.
DEPORTMENT—What we can
get caught doing.
FACULTY—The cause of our
misery.
REPORTS — A wonderful ex
cuse to get your parents to fuss
at your teachers.
LITERARY SOCIETY , A
place to overlook your talents.
PESTS—Girls selling various
tickets.
PENS A&D PENCILS — In
struments to be borrowed.
EXAMS—Discovered to make
students flunk.
RUMMAGE SALE”
A number of Senior girls will
conduct a ‘Rummage Sale next
Saturday, December ■ 20. The
proceeds from this sale will go
towards defraying the expenses
of the Annual.
The Seniors of ’25 are doing
all in their power to make
enough money to carry them
a over the top’ in the publication
of their Annual.
Last year a number of Junior
girls, now Seniors, carried over,
very succesfully, several rum
mage sales, thereby increasing
their present treasury something
two hundred dollars. ~~
over
We thought this a rather neat
little sum and we know that such
another one will be very welcome
to the Annual staff.
As I have said before, the
previous rummage sales have
been sqk sucesful that we think
it well V*orth our time to at
tempt another one.
If anybody has anything they
wish to donate to this sale,
please call Mary Alice Beck be
fore next Saturday or bring the
things to the store next to the
Taylor street bakery, next Sat
urday before 9 o’clock.
PERSONALS
Miss Sara Randall was amang
those motoring to Atlanta this
week.
Charles Philips was among
those going to Atlanta today.
Miss Annie McElveen spent
this week end with her parents
in Concord.
Miss Louise Gordy and Sara
Griffin, Ga„ December 13, 1924.
Randall motored to Barnesville
this afternoon with friends.
The many friends of Louise
Carver will be glad to know that
she is recovering rapidly from
her recent illness.
Miss Elizabeth Norman spent
today in Atlanta.
Frank Pittman and Robert
Shapard spent Sunday in Ma
con as the guests of Miss Laura
Heard.
Griffin Hi meets Williamson Hi
tonight at 7:30 in, the first bas
ketball game of the season.
EVERYBODY BE THERE.
JOKES
He—“I am now going to pull
off the biggest event of my life.”
She—“See here, John, let your
shoes alone.”
' Miss Paulk *» Have you com
pleted your outside reading? >»
Student—“Mother says it’s too
cold to read outside.
•• I hear Mary has strained her
voice.
‘Yes, she sang through a screen
door. M
Annie—“Can you keep a sec
ret?”
Sara- I’ll tell the world. n
Chemistry Teacher—“What is
steam ?”
Student—“Water gone crazy
with the heat.”
“What makes Helen so cheer
fifl7 T wonder ? ” ______________
“Her pretty teeth.”
Some people acquire culture
to such a degree that they often
slip on their own polish.
Log
GRIFFIN “HI” CARNIVAL
The Griffin Hi Carnival was a
brilliant success, and the people
of Griffin have been shown that
G. H. S. always lives up to ex
pectations.
The first attraction of the eve
ning was a. musical and “stunt ”
program which was rendered in
the, High School auditorium.
First came the various “stunts
by the Freshmen, Sophomores,
Juniors and Seniors, respectively
The “stunts” were as follows:'
Baby show—Freshmen.
Kitchen orchestra—Sophomores.
Spanish dance and chorus—Jun
lors.
Pantomime, “A Bachelor’s Rev
erie”—Seniors.
Next on the program was a
violin solo by Miss Elizabeth Nor
man, after which four girls repre
sented. the four seasons of the
year. Miss Emily Halliburton ap
peared as Spring; Miss Katherine
Rogers as Summer; Miss Ethelyn
Ison as Fall, and Miss Mary Alice
Beck as Winter. Miss Elizabeth
Gammon sang a solo at each ap
pearance.
The audience was entertained
next with a dance by Thelma
Smith and Katherine Bridges.
Last ori the program was a
dance and chorus by girls from
the Junior and Senior ciaasea. . . I
Directly after this program a
delightful ministrel was enjoyed.
Next came the carnival, which
was held in the gymnasium.
There were many interesting
booths and various things of
amusement.
Miss Mary Virginia Wilson was
crowned the ipost popular girl in
G. H. S., Miss Mary Alice Beck
being a close second.
The carnival as a whole was
successful and I’m sure the stu
dents of G. H. S. appreciate the
co-operation of the people of Grif
fin.—Genera] News Reporter.
’ SAM BAILEY SCHOOL
Fifth Grade B
We had an arithmetic match be
tween sections A and B. Section
A won.
We have been putting up decor
ations, such as bells, holly and
mistletoe, for Visitors’ Day and
Christmas.
We have been learning
GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS
mas songs.
We are all trying to read
classics from the library.—Mar
garet White, Class Reporter.
Sixth Grade B .
r We are interested in Visitors’
Day. We hope all of our mothers
will come to see us.
We are glad to say we haven’t
had a tardy in our grade this year.
—Milford Jones, Class Reporter.
Sixth Grade A
We Wave been enjoying the tests
that have been given to us. We
have put up a few Christmas dec
orations that we made.
We hope to have many visitors
Friday, which is Visitors’ Day.
We will be glad for everyone that
can to come to see us, and will
welcome you. - Charlotte Tyus,
Class Reporter.
Seventh Grade A
The boys won the November
contest by a close score of 4607
to 4537. The boys have won only
one contest to the girls’ two so
far this year. The contest con
sists of our lesson, behavior, etc.
Twenty-three out of thirty-five
pupils were neither tardy nor ab
sent last month.—Alice Graham,
Reporter.*
Nothing Else Can Say
as Mach as a Letter
“Nobody will buy you,” laughed
n red poinsettia at a duil-looking
pad of paper. “You have been on
the counter so long you look posi
tively dog-eared. Besides, you’re
not Christmasy at all. Why they
don’t shove you out of sight I can’t
Christmas understand—you don’t belong on a
counter.”
— The red'poinsettia " flaunted her
brilliant petals under the electric
lights and felt that everyone was
admiring her.
The pad of paper said nothing.
There was nothing to say.
Finally there came along a poorly
dressed young man. He touched
the velvety petals of the poinsettia.
‘‘Ma would like that,” he mur
mured ; “it would dress up her room
real pretty.’!
“Mercy!” breathed the poinsettia
in disgust, “I hope I shan’t have to
be disgraced by being sent fo some
shabby little place. That Vould
be unbearable. »>
The young man looked longingly
at the red flower. “I could send it
to her very well,” he decided, “and
I can write her a good long letter.
She would like that, I guess. Here,
I'd like this paper pad, please, miss.
It ain’t handsome, but my mother
will like some of the words I am
going to put on it. Only five cents?
Well, well, I can buy her some
thing else. The poinsettia is mighty
pretty, but ft can’t say what my
letter will.” — Martha Banning
Thomas.
(©, 1924, Western Newspaper Union.)
Old Pa Sauer and the
Red Christmas Candle
Old Pa Sauer emerged from his
little house, which was more like
a hermit’s cave, and looked out.
There was a crisp odor of frost and
frozen things in the air. People
hurrying along the snowy sidewalks
made a loud crunching noise. Au
tomobiles decorated with little red
wreaths and holly flew past, whisk
ing up snow and dirt. Almost
every window had Its holly wreath.
Gay, tinseled Christmas trees and
lighted candles shone out from
many. Down the narrow street the
tall church spire stood out in gray
prominence. The chimes were play
ing “Adeste Fldeles.”
Christmas, Christmas—yes, this
is Christmas.” The feeble old man
shut the door again. Inside there
was nothing to suggest the Yule
tide. There was only the usual dis
malness. A large old chest stood
in one corner of the room; on the
chest were piled a few pans, some
dirty clothes and an old gun. Pa
Sauer removed all these things
carefully, opened the chest and took
nut—a—UUt-k, -mi— candl e— bu r ned
down almost to the end. Tills lie
lit and placed iu the window. Its
warm glow shone brightly in his
wrinkled old face. ‘‘Christmas!
And may praise be to God!”—
Marion R. Reagan.
(©. 1924. Western Newspaper Union.)
The Y. M. C. A. at JJrooklyn,
New York, gives a short educa
tional course to prospective bride
grooms.
FATHER-and the BOYS-
G ET the boys started right in their
banking arrangements.
The privilege is theirs, to take
advantage of the vast resources be
hind the Federal Reserve System—if
not now—later.
Your Bank can’t be too strong!
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Kiddies’ Evening
Story
By MARY GRAHAM BONNER
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Orang’s Dirty Hand *
Windy, the Orang-Utan, was a
great favorite. He had some friends
who come to see him again and
again at the zoo.
He remembered his friends^ too.
Oh, yes, Windy was not one to for
get his friends.
He did not like them for presents
they might bring him. In fact, that
made no difference.
If they brought him presents he
was delighted, but he did not think
they should bring titm presents be
cause they had before.
He was not on the lookout for
what he was going to receive. A
member of the monkey family en
joys his food and enjoys presents,
but they are not a greedy family.
So when a great friend of Win
dy’s went to see him not long ago
and had not brought go much as one
banana as a present to him he did
not think it was strange at all.
The lady who thougnt so much of
Windy was sorry she had not had
time to stop off and get him some
thing, but Windy never seemed to
think of it.
He seemed to be delighted to see
her. He shook hands with her and
patted her and then he handed her a
bunch of straw and, sitting with his
back to her, he told her by his ac
tions that he would love to have hi#
back scratched.
“A nice little rubbing,” he seemed
to say as he looked around at her to
see if she would pet him.
She did. Indeed. She played with
Windy. And she shook hands with
his companion, who did mnny tricks,
jumping acting around on a trapeze and
With a great deal of clever
ness and grace.
But next door to Windy was an
other orang-utan. Tills orang-utan
was not the great friend that Windy
was, but he was a very nice animal
and had very nice manners and
ways.
He was very anxious to shake
bands, too.
Out between the bars of his cage
went his great long arm. He waved
it np and down.
But the lady did not shake bands
with him.
He did not understand it. She
waved her hand at him and seemed
to be pleasant to him, but she did
not shake hands with him and he
greatly wanted to shake hands.
The keeper saw him waving his
long arm and said to him:
“Oh, you can’t expect anyone to
shake such a dirty hand as that. It
to terribly dirty. It Is sticky from
the last banana you ate and it is
quite dirty. Wipe it off nicely and
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He Seemed to Be Delighted.
that lady will shake hands with
you.
Now the orang-utan felt better.
He had felt quite sad that the
lady had not shaken hands with
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So he went back and took gome of
the straw in his cage and wiped his
hands again and again, partlcularij
the hand which he intended to put
through the bars to shake the lady’s
hand.
He dried it so nicely and he
wiped it off so carefully.
He took great pains over that
hand.
He was so anxious to be noticed,
too.
The lady was still talking and
playing with Windy and his compan
ion and she did not seem to be
showing any signs of leaving right
away.
He had kept looking to see, for if
she lmd shown signs of leaving he
Intended to see if she would shake
hands with him if he had partly
w iped his hands.
But he had time to do a very good
Job of It.
Then he put forth his hand and
he turned it so that the underneath
part where it had been so sticky be
fore could be seen.
And the lady shook hands with
him. It had been too much to ex
pect her to take a wet, sticky, dirty
hand before. He had not been po
lite to have offered her such a hand
for hand-shaking.
But the keeper had explained it
all to him and he had understood.
And he, too, had been greeted
properly and had, in turn, greeted
the visitor properly and—-with clean
hands finally. .
, (®, 1924, Western Newspaper Union.)
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the eyes is the width of one eye.
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VOL. 1—No. 10
YOUNG STRIBLING
WINS EASILY FROM
TOLEDO BOXER
Grand Rapids, Mich., Dec. 13.—
Young Stribiing, of Atlanta, Ga.,
decisively defeated Joe Lohman, of
Toledo, in a 10 round no decision
fight here last night.
The Georgia boxer outguessed
and out-fought Lohman in all but
the eighth round, which was even.
Lohman’s nose was bleeding and
his eyes puffed with tantalising
lefts which Stribiing kept putting
in throughout the fight.
Lohman weighed 173 and Strib
iing 172 pounds. - W
FORMER GRIFFIN
NEGRO WINS PRIZES
AT CARROLLTON SHOW
S. H. Lee, negro demonstra
tion agent, formerly of Griffin
and Forsyth, and now located at
Barnesville, made a good record
with his entries at the winter
poultry show in Carrollton recent
ly.
He was awarded four prizes.