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Saturday, December 20, 1924. \ THE SCHOOL NEWS BOX :k -:Wi ISSUED ONCE A WEEK ( H. S EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-In-Chief: Evie Epps. Business Manager: Wilbur Wilson. General School News: Myrla Bowden. Si literary tor: 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. WHAT GRIFFIN HIGH WANTS ON A CHRISTMAS TREE For the past week the pupils have been telling each other what each wanted on the Christmas tree. What does Griffin High want on the Christmas tree this year? I think I can make a fair guess. What the school wants most is a new building—one that will hold all of the pupils, since the num ber has increased to such an ex tent that in another year it will be almost impossible to conduct all of the classes in the school. Also the school wants a larger auditorium in the new building, capable of holding the large crowds which attend the enter tainment and especially the grad uation exercises. Another thing I am sure the school would appreciate very very much is a fully equipped gym nasium. Our school needs one and every school as large as Griffin Hi should have one. In a very short time G. H. S. will have a fully equipped library but just now we are in need of books and we hope that St. Nicho las will bririg uslmany good ones when he pays his annual visit. DO YOU COUNT THE COST? In everything you do Whether it is gain or loss Whether it is big or small Do you alw^rs count the cost? Perhaps you’ve earthly riches gained And your honor they did cost, You tho’t of nothing but yourself Is that gain or loss? Perhaps you sacrificed a pleasure For hard work and maybe sorrow, You lost the pleasure, but also gained Experience for tomorrow. So it is in this life of ours We pay our prices big and small, What we sow in the Spring of life We reap it in the Fall. —Myrla Bowden. R. O. T. C. NEWS (James Knox, Editor.) Lots of events can happen in two weeks in a school where there is a lively R. O. T. C. unit like the one in Griffin High. During the past two weeks each company has taken up target practice and there have developed several good marksmen out of each company. Colonel Wilson is going to pick a rifle team from each company and let them com pete for the battallion team, he is going to select after a while. Equipment came last week for a drum and bugle corps; the corps consisting of one bass drum, four small drhms and six bugles. We hope next year to have a band instead pf a drum and bugle corps, which would be a great boost to the school. Each company stood a physical examination recently to determine whether or not any were physical — Jy disabled to be a member of the R. O. T. C., and much to the dis appointment of a few, none was found. j The battalion pulled off a pa rade through town Thursday and ( it was a success in every way. Each member of eqch company was showing what Captains Rog- 1 ers and Stanford had worked so t hard to drill into their heads. One of the greatest achieve has ( menta yet been in teaching Abie Goldstein to keep step, and Sparr Ingram to do the manual of arms right, which has been ac complished by Captain George I Stanford, of Company B. One of the greatest dreads of the R. O. T. C. is the Bull Ring, i the popular punishment for all those desiring to have their own way against that of their super lors. Dements are given for such things as dirty rifles, disrespect to officers, incomplete uniforms, etc. While our faculty gives them for such things as crawling up the ventilators, throwing chalk, talking and the like. But it, takes such things to make the world go round, bo here is to a better G. H. S. in the fu ture. HIGH SCHOOL WISHES FRIENDS MERRY CHRISTMAS . .To the people of Griffin: The pupils and faculty of oiir school wish you a Merry Christ mas and a Happy New Year. We hope that Old Santa Clans will not forsake any of you and that the coming year will be one of the moat prosperous in the his tory of our city. v THE GRIFIN HIGH SCHOOL. INTERESTING PLAY GIVEN Mr. Taliaferro's Home -Room, a section of the Sophomore class had charge ef the program at the assembly period on Wednesday. An interesting play taken from Dickens’ Christmas Carol was presented. The first act showed. Scrooge, the miser. The second a version of the Cratchets on Christmas Day shown Crooge by the fairy, And the third the change made in Scrooge’s life by the vision. Between acts a read ing and a piano selection were given. Gertrude Scifres. PERSONALS (By Henrietta Brewer) Among those going on the bas ketball trip were Ernest Carlisle, Charles Phillips, Frank Pittman, Marvin Beckham, John Gammon, Spivis Rogers, Homer Key, Woods Ison, Bill Tyus and others. Henry Smith, a former G. H. S. student now attending school at Riverside, will arrive home this evening to spend the holidays with his parents. John Hammond, George Imes, Lewis Brewer, John Brewer, John Hall Murray and Frank Binford are among those from Tech spend ing the holidays in Griffin. - Wiliiam Nichols, a student at Sewanee Military Academy, ar rives tonight to be the guest of his mother, Mrs. W. G. Nichols. Some of the alumnus of G. H. S. spending the holidays here are: Misses Alice Searcy and Mary Nichols, students at Sweet Briar, Va.; Miss Mary Ella Hammond, who attends school at Agnes Scott, and Misses Lena Walker and Louise Carver, students at Bessie Tift College. Misses Eunice Bolton and Mar tha Sams are among those from G. S. C. W. spending the holidays here. Durant Mayes, who now at tends school at G. M. A., will be a guest during the holidays of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mayes. Among those to be home for Christmas are Gordon Wheaton, Robin Wheaton, Friar Thompson, Fleming Touchstone, Bill Scott and Harrell Drewery, who are now attending the University of Georgia. Misses Marie Weldon and Vir ginia Flint, who are students at Weslyan, are guests in Griffin for the holidays. We are glad to see Miss Paulk, We were so sorry to hear of our English teacher, out. the illness of Mr. Hulsey’s father and we wish for him a speedy re covery. , LENGTHY HOLIDAYS BEGAN FRIDAY The fal j term at G H> g hag been very succesful but everybody is rea<Jy begin the Christmas holidays. This year we will have seventeen days, including Satur days and Sundays in which to be f ree f rom a ll books and studies, The boyg ‘ basketball team will p i ay bve interesting games during the holidays. So let’s don’t forget to back up the teams, for we feel as if they’re coming home success We wish everybody a merry Christmas and we want to come back to G. H. S. next year deter mined to finish up a successful year. General News Reporter. BASKETBALL TEAM OFF ON SOUTH GEORGIA TRIP The Griffin Hi basketball squad left Griffin about 2 o’clock Friday afternoon for Marshallville. They win p i ay two games on this tour, Marshallville in Marshallvilie on Friday night land Montezuma in Montezuma Saturday night. They wilLreturn to Griffin Sunday. Two fast games are expected for both Marshallville and Montezuma are reported to have good teams. GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS Griffin, Ga. t December 20, 1924. SENIORS HAVE MOCK CHRISTMAS TREE (By Senior Reporter) The Senior girls determined not to be out-done by others in show ing Christmas spirit, so they planned a mock tree for Friday. This was a private affair, and on ly the senior girls, with Miss Paulk, were present. In order that every girl might receive a present, we drew names Tuesday and discussed our plans. It was agreed that only mock gifts should be given, but they should suggest some point char acteristic of the girl to whom they were given, and should be accom panied by an appropriate verse. A small cedar tree was arrang ed on a table in the Sewing room, and was very prettily decorated in tinsel and ornaments sugges tive of Christmas. The party was much enjoyed and every girl seemed well pleas ed with the entertainment. THE ATHENIANS WIN DEBATE After a strong argument by both representatives of the so cieties last night the Athenians # won the debate by a 3 to 0 decis ion. The subject was, “Resolved, That all nations should disarm and settle their disputes by arhf tration. *» Ruby Bolton and Joseph Smaha ably represented the affirmative, the winning side, and came off with flying colors. We are indeed proud of our de baters, not only because they carried us to victory, but because of the interest they took in the debate, which showed that they were well prepared for the occa sion. James Sams and Wellborn Per sons both put up a strong argu ment and their society might also well be proud of them. This term marked the beginning of a new contest between the so cieties and the Athenians are de termined to win the faculty cup .offered and the decision of last night gives them a splendid chance A good crowd attended the de bate and everybody was “full o’ pep” and enthusiasm. The yells and songs for both societies were splendid and show ed the spirit with which the stu dent body had entered into the occasion. Athenian Reporter. JOKES Mr. Taliaferro, (in barber shop) —A hair cut. Barber—You need hair-cut badly, sir. Mr. Taliaferro—That’s how I got it cut last time. See if you can’t do better today. i Aaron Seff says that a hill is nothing but a level piece of ground with its back up. Edward White—So you’re the circulation manager of the team? What do you do? * Bill Tyus—Why, I give the rub downs. No, Bruce, You can’t shoot stool-pigeons with a gun. Dr. Gable—You have acute ap pendicitis. Female Stude—Oh, you flatter er. Why.is your face so red? Cause. Cause what? Cosmetics. A Poker Game » The tenderfoot holds four aces. His opponent holds an auto matic. The coroner holds an inquest. I don’t know what part of the family tree Jesse Reid represents, but is must be the sap. A lady in Griffin is in the habit of taking her cat, clothed in a little coat for a walk on Hill street every day. This is sure the cat’s pyjamas. Miss Cumming—Doug, if the president and the vice president of the United States were to die, who would take charge? Douglas Deane—The undertak er. Miss Kennerly—I forget the name of the car I wanted to buy. I think it starts with T. Salesman—All our cars start with gasoline, lady. SAM BAILEY SCHOOL Fourth Grade C For Friday we are planning to have a Christmas tree and also a nice Christmas program. We drew names and every one is ex pecting a present. We thank Mr. Lester for giving qs two weeks for Christmas. Those on the honor roll for the past week are: Ruby Bonner, John Rosser and Margaret Ruck er. John Rosser, Reporter. Fifth Grade C We had »*» arithmetic match be tween the and *ir ls - Th * » lrl ® won. We have been putting up decorations such as bells, holly and mistletoe for Christmas and Visitors’ Day. We are glad to say we had 36 visitors on Visitors’ Day. We have been leanring Christmas songs. We are trying to read classics from the/ubrary, Minnie Ruth Suggs,/Reporter. Fifth Grade Jo We wrote an article on the qualities a well behaved boy or girl should have, and we all en joyed having them read to us. We are delighted with our San ta Claus jumping jacks that we made this week. We are planning to have a Christmas tree and program and we hope that everybody will have a Merry Christmas. Margaret White, Reporter. Sixth Grade B We have been interested in Eng lish this month and we had a match between the boys and girls. The boys won f We also enjoyed the visit from our parents on Vis itors Day. We hope that they will make us another visij^ Friday to see our Christmas' tree and hear our program. Elizabeth Collier, Reporter. Sixth Grade A December the twelfth was Vis itors’ Day. We enjoyed it very much. We want to thank every one that came to se us. Our room was decorated m Christmas decor ations and we gave to each person that came a souvenir basket. We had 38 visitors in our room. We were very happy a few days ago when Miss Crawford came in to our room and told us we were to have two weeks for Christmas. We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Charlotte Tyus, Reporter. Seventh Grade B Those making head marks in spelling since the last report are: Clarice Stanfield and Edna Prich ard. Class Reporter. Seventh Grade A We are glad to report a record breaking number of visitors to our grade Friday, which was our Visitor’s Day and we surely did enjoy having our parents and friends . with us. We tpust they will come often in the niture. As Friday, December 12, was Arbor Day also, we planted two dogwood trees on our grounds. One tree is in care of the boys and the other is in care of the girls, and we are going to see which one develops into the finest tree. Our drive on Red Cross Seals is succeeding fine and we hope to sell $10 worth. The whole school was saddened beyond words to express by the death of Walter Wayne Byrd. Walter Wayne was a member of our grade and was one of the most loved pupils in the entire schools. His name is never mentioned but that some one immediately has a word of praise. He will be forever loved and missed. Rice Graham, Reporter. SAM BAILEY ANNEX First Grade We are going to have a Christ mas tree Friday and are very ex cited over it. We are doing fine in reading and can write a few words. Second Grade Frances Prothro is eaptain of the girls and Samuel Farrar is captain of the boys. '; ? V Third Grade. We have a little hospital for sick words in the back of our speller and we are glad to say we have very few patients in it now. This hospital is a great help to us in curing crippled words. We enjoyed making Our Christtnas border which illustrates the Christmas story. We know and enjoy singing some of the Christ mas Carols. Fourth Grade A This week has been full of pleasures. We have finished the work that has been assigned up up until Christmas, and are ready for the New Year term. Our class has had good attendance and we have enjoyed our new studies, his tory and geography, very much. Vfp are also looking forward to our Christmas tree on Friday, af ter which we will be dismissed for the holidays. Fourth Grade B We have ten framed pictures in our room. We have had a Christ- mas play and the first cast was: Scrooge—Marvin McKneely. Nephew—Jim R. Williams. Fairy—Rosebud Jones. Bob-Bob Cheatham. Mrs. Chatchit—Elsie Hewell. Martha—Carmen McRennie. Belinda—Lorene Adams. Peter—Judy Johnson. Fanny—Edna Pullin. Dick—Chalmers Pass. Tiny Tim—J. T. Peek. One of our pupils has moved to Barnesville. We will have two weeks for Christmas. We have lots of pretty flowers in our room. Each of us brought a nickel, dime or a penny to get some Christmas seals. Our plan is to give presents to the people of the county farm. NORTH SIDE. Visitors’ Day was quite success ful at North Side school last Fri day. We appreciate the Visit of so many of our parents to our school that day and were glad to know they found our exercises and regular class work so inter esting. We are enjoying our swings and see-saws which were bought recently with money earned by the children a! North Side school. Second Grade A We made our room attractive with Christmas decorations for our visitors Friday. We were happy to have such a large number of our Dayj; parents visit our room Visitors’ and also appreciated the visit of Mr. L. M. Lester to our room that day. We enjoyed our Christmas tree exercises at the close of school Friday. After working hard at our school duties, we are looking for ward to our Christmas holidays with joyful anticipation of a visit from Santa Claus. Our Christmas wish is a “Merry Christmas to all.” Second Grade B We all enjoyed Visitors’ Day last Friday and were so glad to have so large a number of moth ers come to our school. We had among our visitors one father, Mr. C. C. Stanley. We hope all the mothers and fathers will visit us more often. We wish for every one a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Third Grade A We thoroughly enjoyed Visitors’ Day last Friday. All of our moth ers and sisters who called on us received a hearty welcome. Our room was “en fete” for the oc casion, being decorated ‘ with Christmas bells and cedar. Be sides our regular lessons, we ren dered a program of Christmas songs and recitations. We want to tell you the mem bers of our class who made high est scores in the tests Mr. Dug gan gave us: Roy Lee Peurifoy proved to be our best reader, both in rate and comprehension; Cecil Pryor led in arithmetic and Fran ces Helms had the best language paper. As a class we measured up to the required standards. Cecil Pryor made highest aver age in spelling for the month of November. We wish our readers a “Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year” and hope Santo will re member each and every one of you this year. Third Grade B Friday, December 12, was Vis itors’ Day. The following visited Miss Hammond’s third grade: Mr. Lester, Mrs. E. C. Doke, Mrs. T. L. Christie, Mrs. Rix Wright, Mrs. R. A. Comers, Miss Emily Pounds, Mrs. Clyde Maddox, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Corley, Mrs. Nannie Payton, Mrs. Phil Turner, Mrs. M. E. Gol den. . .......' Thechildren gave a play, “Brother’s Fox Tar Baby.” Per sons in the play: Brother Fox, Elmo Hays. Brother Rabbit, Darnel Wright. The Tar Baby, Lewis Miller. Recitotiop, Katie Leach. Recitation, Dorval Wright. Christmas Songs, Class. Poem, Whyken, Blyken and Nojl, Wayne McKneely, Dorval WrigMi, Elmo Hays, Inez Martin, Ewell Atkinson, Katie Leach, Lewis Mil ler, Evelyn Doke and Willie Cook. After the program, regular les sons were continued. We enjoyed having the parents and friends with us. This week we were busy finish ing our fall term work. Friday we had our annual Christmas tree and program. A small vanity case has been made to be worn on a ribbon bracelet, or as a locket hung around the neck. Wordsworth was such a poor penmln that his sister copied all his poems. Christmas Cold Weather By MARTHA BANKING THOMAS wlth * !t ’* «> 14 COLD!! Not ., yoar grey. pinched, peeked-y backdoor yard cold where bits of paper dance in a forlorn, forgotten reel; none of your brick-front houses on dismal streets, seeming by the best calculation, to store up a chill bleakness rather than affording protection lively, against It—not that, but a brisk, tingling cold which makes one hurry to feed the wood boxes before derk; a cold that etches crystal ferns on the win dow glass, thoughtfully leaving a peep-hole near the top where you can peer out; a cold that fringes the Ice-house with an orderly row of Icicles that look like white cor rugated carrots, and manufac tures thin, papery ground,'the Ice In the hol lows on the sort of Ice children like to stomp on, delight sunburst ing in Its noisy crackle and the of fine lines radiating from the point of contact. There are waffles for sapper! Do you remember how waffles look and smell and taste on a cold night, when you're “holler as a bar-post hole?" Do you, now? "Get out the maple syrup," orders Candice, flop /j ping over th# & waffle iron and making a par ticularly neat job of It “You’ll find the jug on the pan try shelf." Soon we are Ov. sitting before a pile of waf fles a foot high. Now, Peter,” Candice remon strates, "don’t giveme such an everlasting helpingbut, Peter serenely continues to fill up her plate. "They say Shorty’s little shaver ain’t so well tonight,” he remarks, passing the smoking beatifies to his wife. Got an awful cold. They had the doc this afternoon.” Ch risti nas—and Shorty’s little bd )T SKk! Hp Ryes across the road and bestows ms cheerful chatter and shining eyes upon us without charge and great generosity. “I had something to give him. Guess 1*11 run over after supper,” says Candice, making the first luscious incision Into her layered waffles. His name la Billy, and he’s about as big as a grasshopper: he gets “under foot” and Is al ways frolicking at somebody’s heels like a puppy. He It was, upon one occasion, who explained to us the nature of hl% dinner. "Well, William,” we said, apro pos of his third cookie In the mid dle of the afternoon, “didn’t you have any dinner?” “Oh, yes,” he beamed upon us, “we had putting for dinner.’ "Putting?” we Inquired. “Don’t you “No, mean pudding?” putting!” he insisted, “be cause we put the flour in, you know t” Dear little Billie, with his high, clear voice that always reminded one of water running over peb bles. “His father said he was going to get him a Christmas tree this year,” continued Peter. "I saw b 1 m dragging It down from the woods day before yester day. Bill was hoppln’ up and down some, I can tell you. Tickled to pieces. Guess that’s where he caught cold. At this point there was a great tramping and puffing in the kitchen. People walk right in on a cold night, i “Only me,” sounds the soft, slurring voice «. of Billy’s Ital ian father. T jus' come t' say flat boy o’ mine all right now, Verra seek dls momln’—fine by now, an’ can I have d’ milk?” A quick lightheartedness flows over us. We had not realized how deliberately cheerful we had striven to be. Billy better! All's right with the world! It’s colder! A careful scrutiny of the thermometer reveals the temperature at six above. Peter pokes around down cellar and caters no h*s annineoat a. 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! & SDCOND NATIONAL BANK 8YBTBM =3 ' ’-‘>’:..-';1 ”émfiffl’wfi: £32333 2.9.2:»? ,: ,R ** , u , » “32::11 xc‘hffl 4“ “‘3‘; 5.3.34“ 5:3; w .. c 3 ‘. ‘1» | , {- us:;-;:.«‘-;Sv;~t;;i $55 ‘ . _'§\,"’>‘.*5,~.'.v_r’" . \\ 5m: , ' ' ’7‘ 5i“; ‘ C‘iaééfiw‘?i I ' VOL. 1—No. U ■ tow agsnwi a tugst or true and brings up some red bea to be consumed later In the bins with nuts and popcorn. Wd . . . COLDER I Sleigh bells jlq road! ■ Merry Christ mss! ***«. Weet»r» N*wq»»p.r UbIm.) Contorpioca tor Chriotmaa An attractive centerpiece for the Christ me* dinner Is made by cut ting a large five-pointed’star out of white sheet wadding. This Is placed smooth-side downward. The fluffy upper side is that pulled aparta tittle to simulate Frist Wow and sprinkle thick with Jack powder. In the center of this is placed a howl or tall glass vase flllsd with holly twigs and scarlet berries, and the edges of the star are outlined with pieces of holly, GRIFFIN HIGH SCHOOL BASKET TOSSERS LOSE TO MARSHALLVILLE Marshallville, Ga., Dec. 20__ In a hard fought game of basket ball here last night Marshallville high school defeated Griffin high v school 24 to 17. The first half was slow and ended 5 to 2 in favor of the locals, but the second period saw things livening up considerably. It was Griffin’s first game of the season and the visitors put up a good brand of the court past time, but not good enough to combat the experience of the lo cal outfit. Griffin line-up: forwa (10), Gammon (2); Center, Carlis le (3); guards, Garrett, Pittman. Substitutions, Isom (2) for Gam bon; Griffin for Carlisle, Huck *by for Pittman. By No Mount A fanner had a dispute with his son. For some months they quar reled until, at last, wishing to settle— matters one way or the other, the fanner Issued a summons against the young man. “Your name Is Hezeklah Perkin*, Is It not?” Inquired the son’s conn •el. “It la sir," replied the fanner la dignified tones. “You have brought this action against your son?” I have sir. ♦ «» And do l understand yon to any that you have ignored jour son for the past month?" "What?” asked the old man, some what puzzled. “Have you Ignored your son for the past month?” “Oh, no,” said the old man, ahak log his head. "I have had nothing whatever to do with him.” — ■ Radiola i OK, 4 m/iodfi i ChnStmos j j ■ O.J2R I For Mother! For 1 Dad! For the lkd* fellow—and for the boys and girl* to i their »uens—you S’ can’t pick a better gift (h an a Radiola! It’s a year-’roond of as sortment enter tainment. And we’ll •how you the right for * j Radiola your puree. i Radiola Ilia With •I! 1 & t. VARNER ELECTRIC COMPANY Griffin, Ga.