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TH1 r hi PORTERDALE SCHOOL IN REVIEW
Porterdate Paper
1 Today, we as high school stud
i ents, are dependent, tomorrow
will be independent. Are we mak-: J
’ ing a success not only for 0Ur
; selves, but for our parents also? do-! ,
1 Do we possess the fine art of
ing a little more than we are paid '
* ! to do. If so, independence will be
j ideal. In High School versatility
j takes us a long way. A school j
^ newspaper can prove amusing,
f helpful and the sort of character
we have. This method of outside
- work in its benefits made us, the
] students at P. H. S., focus our mind
in a determination for this one
thing. Incidentally no other school
in our county has tried exactly
i this.
c talk in class, vote our;
One a on
j u opinion, our promise as to whe
ther we would strive for a paper
i (the vote was unanimous) and in
i less than three days plans were
already underway.
Three students, Ray Carter, Ha
zel Rollins and Allene Harper,
were appointed, and after getting
Miss King’s opinion and best wish
es prepared to interview Mr. Den
or nis of The Covington News.
a* Who carried us to Covington
Monday afternoon? None other
is than Chief of Police Ray Potts.
I Let. me tell you now he’s a friend
and police (such as be) arn’t on
ly punishers of lawbreaker but
friends always. Our hats off to
you Mr. Potts.
Unfortunately Mr. Dennis was
in Atlanta and Mr. Hay couldn't
be located: but we didn't give up;
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nnt Po r t 7 dal * ;^dents we made
an^apomtment for Tuesday after
Tuesday four o’clock and
^ ^od , friend , . , steps out. . „ Who? r , „
Mr. H. L Rollins, and after work
c Sure n * f’S y we ht were hours perfectly in f ^ welcome m ° rm
Thats what the girls and boys
parents at Porterdale are made of.
They stand behind us always,
Miss Elder, our English teacher,
and chief inspiration, put us out,
wished us luck and left for other
business (The Fashion Show) that
the business girls are going to
sponsor in the near future.
When we walked in that door,
Ray, our spokesman, presented the
facts as they were in a most ap
% Dennis made
pealing way. Mr. us
see the disadvantages of a paper
like we had in mind, gi\ing us j
had several examples the rocks. of others Fortunate- who j
gone on ;
ly for us he didn't let us fall down
to the earth again without lifting j j
us right back up with even higher
hopes.
A promise of a all section in The j
Covington News” our own for
our own business importance; a
promise of uttermost cooperation;
some helpful advice and it’s no
wonder we walked of that office
across the Park with light in six
eyes and three people talking at
once.
More success at the Covington |
Furniture Company because Miss I
Elder and Earnest Bennett had 1
talked terms with Mr. Masten.
When the people, in general, at
Porterdale go after anything their
hard work is rewarded. But you
bet Miss Elder and Earnest con
gratulated us.
Wednesday morning 9:15 and
, , wanting all , the
But not as usual we weren t inter
ested in our lessons. Our staff
be chosen by popular vote and
plans for the first edition a week
later are made.
We had a hard time selecting
and electing the Staff because ev
erybody is a favorite on account
of his individual work. Neverthe
less these were chosen:
Editor, Ray Carter; Associate
Editor, Allene Harper; Sports,
Frankie Waddleton (boys); Sports,
Mary Wilson (girls); Society,
Frances (Pete) Day; Editorials,
Bill (Scoop) Statham;
Ben Reynolds; Class Representa
tive, Bette Bowden; Chairman
Reporters, Hazel Rollins; Special
Reporters, Agnes Harper, Marian
Haggard, Doyle (Buddy) Bellow.
We are sure they are putting
forward every bit of their energy
for the success of the paper.
Some serious thought was given
to naming the paper and on Mon
day the very appropriate and suit
able name “P. JI. S. in Review”
was given it.
To those who started the ball
rolling, gave it a few pushes and
now have it going steady, we sa
lute you. The P. H. S. in Review
will be a success and all our ef
forts will not be in vain. May this
lead to an ideal womanhood and
manhood with a constant
steady thought of our
—in our independence.
Glee Club
The most recent organization
Porterdale is the High School
Club, made up chiefly of
school students. The members
the club include: Frances
Bette Bowden, Mildred
Ruth Davis, Marjorie Cook,
Rye, Mae Hardman,
Sowell, Sybil Smith, Betty
Elizabeth Hodge, Mildred
Ivey McCart, Betty Martin,
He well, ^ ^’ry T Lane"
Ranees Christian and Ma^Lan.
Kite are our leaders.
We have learned many songs,
including, 1 A ,.Th» rhe Ho ur.iv y Hour H ” “The
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Holly City.” “Refuge ^
Strength,” “In My Garden,” “The
Old Refrain” and “Gianimia Mia.”
We are working on several Moth
ers Day songs now.
Our club has sung at various
places. We sang during the revival
at the Presbyterian Church, at P.
T. A., for chapel exercises, and
at Covington during the annual
Stunt Meet.
Interesting Hobl’ es
By Mary Wilson
j was talking to Miss King the
other morning about this column
p m writing for the paper on hob
bies. \ asked her what her hobby I
was and s h e told me that it was :
helping school boys. Miss King !
tells me that she likes to help |
young boys in every possible way
ot her than school work.I'll bet that
jf y OU a ] 0 t 0 f these boys in '•
Porterdale how they got their
start you will always find Miss j {
King had something to do with it.
She has helped lots of our boys
get to college. She has helped lots
of them get jobs too.
Miss Helen Glenn tells me that
her hobby is photography. She
said she started taking pictures
when she finished school. She
tells me that she started off by
making pictures of places she vis
ited last year. She made pictures
at the New York World's Fail
j when she got them developed, she
| sent a boy in New York an angle
| shot of the Ford plant at the Fair
This boy t the picture in a
| contest which was sponsor ed by
Ford Result?T Miss G lenn won
“an excellency in photography”
award. She also makes pictures
all the basketball players, and
other of her students at Porter
dale. She says she thinks it
be nice to look back at these
tures someday and say ’“Well
knew her then.”
Miss Ruth Williams, our
Economics teacher, tell me
her hobby is collecting
and believe you me, she has
of them. She has some copies
the most lovely poems ever
ten. The poem. “If for
which appears in the paper
obtained from Miss Williams.
ten she reads us poems in
Economics class. Some are
ous, and some have a deep
ing. but. all are enjoyed by the
students.
| Our Church Choirs
Bv Mary Wilson
Did you know that each
in Porterdale has a choir
people, other than the ones
go to church know about it. I
interviewed the leaders of
choir and here are a few
ing things I found out.
Miss Pennell, the choir
of the Baptist choir, said that
choir is made up of high
boys and girls. They have
of the program each Sunday
both evening and night
One special selection is
each Sunday. The members of
choir are: Mary Rye,
Sowell, Mary Lane, Marjorie
Mary Wilson, Betty Jean
Louise Lyda. Jack Wheeler,
bert Burch, Bill Savage,
Lee, and “Skinney”
Miss Gear is pianist.
Miss Conn, the choir leader,
the Presbyterian Church, told
that they had a mixed choir,
are high school students,
some are not. Their choir
in September. Miss Conn said
was glad to report that
showed grand spirit and
tion. The girls met about a
ago and cut out surplices,
were made by the girls also.
sang every night during
and play a very important part
every church service. The
bers are: Susie Carter and
mond Moody, Earnest and
Bennett, Mae and Josie
ton, Lorene and Frasie
Mae and James Hardeman,
Hettie Elder, Mr. C. T.
Dorsey Regan, Verlon Nelson,
thur Bellew, Ollie Sue
Julia Ann Merrit, Leon
and Jeannette Martin. Miss
is pianist.
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Co-Op Training
By Bill Statham
The students of Porterdale
School do not realize how
ate they really are.
They do not realize that
go to one of the few schools in
South that sponsors “co-op”
ing (officially known as
ative part-time program in
ified occupations”) which is
happy marriage of our
system with the long lost
of apprenticeship.
In Proterdale High School,
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J™ A „„ r nf fVw, efnHpntc both I
l ; >s and ^ girls, spend ^ their morn
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ful^"pervismn'machme °“* ,v shop's’
grocery stores and , , business . con
C erns.
The students receive pay from
the employers for this work and
the school gives them credit to
ward a diploma. By the time they
graduate, they know what they
want to do, what they are fitted
for, and are practically assured of
a job.
The Industrial Arts Shop, which
is located in the school building,
is another part of this program.
Mr. Lawrence Burke heads this
department and under his leader
ship, the High School boys have
turned out many projects almost
equal to that of expert workman
ship.
The shop was established by the
Bibb Manufacturing Company,
who, most of all wants to see the
boys and girls of its employees
make a success in life.
These students who attend the
sho P classes are really proud of
their work. Visitors marvel at the
things they have accomplished.
They have done many repair jobs
for th e school, and have presented ;
the different classrooms with ar- i
tides such as bookcases, bookends,
benches, tables, flower stands, end j
tables, table lamps, flower boxes, ]
they have rebound books and |
many other things too innumer-'
able to name, all of which has
helped the looks of our sphool
very muefi.
View Points
By Bette Bowden
(The following article is a con-1
versation of the editorial by How- I
aid W. Odum in the Scholastic;
Magazine, Dr. Odum is one of the
South s leading sociologists and i
has become a foremost authority
on regionalism).
Is the South the Nation’s Num
ber One Problem?
During the last few years, the
Nation has heard a great deal
about the South’s problems and
dilemmas, its promises and pros
pects. This tendency to thought
ful consideration of a particular
region is a wholeome national at
titude. The question “Is the South
the Nation’s Number One prob
lem?” is a symbol of the inquiry
which has been developed since
the President's “Report on Eco
nomic Conditions nf the South,”
of which nearly a million copies
have been sold.
Let us consider a few facts that
will answer this question. The
Southern regions of the United
States are a component part of a
great, nation, whose welfare de
pends on the coordination of all
its regions. The five major types
that go into making a rich civiliz
ation are:
National wealth and resourches.
Technological wealth—science,
skill, organization and manage
ment.
Capita] wealth—invested capital
and means for development of re
sources.
Human wealth — people, the
symbol of all wealth.
Institutional wealth—means for
developing human wealth.
Our studies show that the South
excells in two of these and lays
in three. It has a superabundance
of natural wealth and of human
wealth, having a wide range and
variety of climate and resources
on one hand, and being the seed
bed of the population on another.
It lags, however, in technologic
al wealth, skill, science and man
agement and because of this, it is
short in capital wealth. Because
of this poverty it is not able to
support its institutions for the
development of its people, as it
would desire to do.
We can answer this question
from any number of viewpoints.
( The South is daily contributing to
i !he nation. It is contributing mon
ey to the nation as a whole and is
j receiving South is little of it in return. The
poor and partly for this
reason. She is contributing her
people, also. They take their edu
cation and heritage to other re
gions and help them considerably.
Because of these two contribu
I tions the Nation owes the South
j j something in return.
Another viewpoint is to study
the way in which the problem can
be solved. We could over-simpli
fy the problem by telling the South
to overcome the three types in
j which ents she earnestly lags, but southern attacking stud- this
are
! problem. They are asking ques
j tions as these:
I What is it we have now?
What is it we want?
What is the distance between
j what we have and what we want?
What will bridge this differ
ence?
How can we get what it takes
to bridge this distance?
They look to find the handicaps
and assets of our South. Slavery
and its after-effects, war and its
reconstruction and many emotion
/
assets are the zestful and colorful
way of living, gallantry of man
nd customs, power of cultur
and ’courage *and many"’‘'other |
ideals, , ,
From the viewpoints of the
schools and those who run them,
there are three immediate tasks,
that, if accomplished, would prove
that the South is the Nation's Nc.
1 Opportunity.
First — To educate the new
Southern generation to understand
the natural wealth and its rela
tion to the living realities of its
people and their welfare.
Second—The problem of widen
ing the range of occupational op
portunity to the end that the
superabundance of southern youth
may have a chance to work, and
thus to develop and use our na-'
tural resources.
The third task is, then, actually j
to train and equip these youths
so that they may function ade- j
quately and in competition with
workers elsewhere.
It would be satisfactory to an
swer the question by saying that
at the present, the South is the
Nation’s Number One problem and
Opportunity. As such, this is a
standard American problem just
as problems reflected in the
"Grapes of Wrath" are national
problems; as the problems of the
f r0 zen monies of Wall Street and
the problems of unemployment
and crime in our large cities. In
the case of the South, our prob
lems reflect not only the chal
lenge to American democracy, but !
especially offer a test of the new
American regionalism.
Picturesque Speech j
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. By Eufaula Love
(With apologies to Readers Digest)
H e ’ s a pilgrim on the path of
least resistance.
He was no ^ mac |e for climbing
the tree of knowledge.
Snoring with all stops open.
Nedves as jumpy as popping
corn.
She was like the air he breathed,
necessary, but scarcely noticed.
I shook down the thermometer
of my wealth and found it nearly
at zero. mi-! |
He has more kinfolk than a
crobe.
Pointless as a pretzel.
She stumbled along, chin deep!
in parcels.
He lingered out of the room.
The secret was hushed about
from place to place.
I’ve made so many allowances
for him that I’m bankrupt.
She shifted her brain into neu
tral and let her tongue idle on.
Successful bridge is the triumph
of mind over chatter.
“Poets are born — that’s the
trouble.”
I have discovered that the flu |
is both affirmative and negative.
Sometimes the eyes have it and
sometimes the nose.
It seems as though this year the;
usual unusual weather has been 1
more unusual than usual.
He: “My treasure!” She: “My
treasury.”
I wouldn’t marry a man for his
money. But I'd want my husband
to have a lovely disposition and
if he didn’t have any money he’d
very likely be worried and ill
natured.
It’s always swear weather when
good fellows golf together.
Golf is like a love affair: If you
don’t take it seriously it’s no fun;
if you do take it seriously, it
breaks your heart.
Some men grow under respons
ibility. Others only swell.
He has such a swelled head he’s
thinking of joining the navy to le’
the world see him.
Do right and fear no man. Don’ 4
write and fear no woman.
He who laugh* last seldom gets
the point anyway.
Some people are like taxi driv
ers. They go through life just miss
ing everything.
1 dislike him because he only
listens when he talks.
That's all, folks.
Interesting People
I don’t know whether it has oc
curred to you or not. Here are a
great many very interesting peo
ple in Porterdgle. Since we in
High School have started thinking
a great deal about our future,
there are things about these peo
ple that might help us a lot. Then
there are some who have had very
little chance to get even a high
school education; yet they have
taken hold of every opportunity
that has come their way, and they
really have made something out
of their lives.
There are others who have com
pleted a college course and who
have come to Porterdale and en
tered into the happenings here as
if they had lived here all their
lives. They have won the friend
ship of nearly every person here.
One of the persons who came
here and made a big success was
Miss Helen Glenn. She came here
(Our Advertiser* Are Assured of Results)
two years ago and won a
ace in the heart of nearly every
Schoo) student .
She came here after fininshing
college education at Mercer
She was given a class
the grammar school and was
of the girls’ basketball team,
though the girls didn’t do so
she was praised for teaching
group of girls who knew very
about basketball, the funda
mentals, and how to be good
This year she was given
class in the high school and once
again she was given the girls’ bas
team.
There is a lesson Miss Glenn’s
success for every High School
student. When she came here,
put her heart into everything she
did. She took an interest in the
people here and became very in
terested in their welfare. Her
great ability to get along with
people is one of her most inter
traits. There are a great
many things about Miss Glenn’s
success that would help High
School students but these are the
most outstanding.
So, remember that if you enter
into your work whole-heartedly,
take an interest in your surround
ings and cultivate the ability to
get along with others that this
same success will probably come
to you,
VEnvoi
By Rudyard Kipling
When earth’s last pictures are
painted,
And the tubes are twisted and
dried,
When the oldest colors have faded
And the youngest critic has died,
We shall rest, and faith we shall
need it—
Lie down for an aeon or two,
Till the Master of All Good Work
men
Shall set us to work anew!
And those that were good will be
happy; they shall sit in a gold
en chair;
They shall splash at a ten-league
canvas with brushes of com
ets' hair;
They shall find real saints to draw
from—Magdalene, Peter and
Paul;
They shall work for an age at a
sitting and never be tired
all!
And only the Master shall
US,
And only the Mastei shall
blame;
And no one shall work for money,
and
No one shall work for fame:
But each for the joy of
and
Each in his separate star
Shall draw the things, as he sees
For the God of Things as
are!
C 0U rt of HOUOV
at Porterdale ,
At the Scout Court of
Thursday night were several
ior-Seniors. Among those going
for merit badges or advance
rank were, Hubert Burch,
Black, Everett Moody,
Sprayberry, Doyal Bellew, s -
Billy Crowell.
Ladies' Styles
By Thelma Oglesby
(The following article is
densed from a prediction found
the 1939 November edition of
ton, a magazine for textile
tries):
Ladies Styles of 1954
One of the most
predictions is that by 1954
will be relieved of the problem
“runs.” The women of
will have no problem with
for her ligs will be sprayed with
synthetic silk which will
off when desired, with skin
ing solvents.
A woven leather cloth is
gested for a tailored suit for
smartly dressed women of
It is described as a
waterproof fabric with a
ous tweed-like texture and
color of distant mountain mist
er autumn foliage. 6
The evening costume for
smart woman of 1954 is based
on a new principle of
tion — the semi-eliptical
torso clutch. It is made of a
parent plastic material of
elasticity and strength. The
of the glamorous gown is of
mering sheer, “slightly
scent at the waist and
graduating to complete
enev.
Miss Hull, with characteristic
ingenuity, makes the
shouldered bolero independent
the flared skirt, slip dress so
no matter how violently she
at the air train she will not
turb her hemline.
Another spectator of sport
creates a two-piece suit of
Thursday, 'April 4, 19^
covert cloth matching
her car or autogiro” for the active
ing covert cloth.
Whether these predictions of
America’s foremost fashion de
signers find substantiation in
styles of the future, there can be
little doubt that changing condi
tion and new trends in living will
create a demand for new fash
ions and fabric substitutes.
Fire Fire Fire
By Allene Harper
How are you reacting when a
fire breaks out?
Several months ago we had a
small fire in school. What did
you do? Whom did you think of?
When our janitor and the maid
came up the hall screaming "Fire. ‘
everybody was quiet and study
ing. It’s no wonder we ran out of
the room almost falling over the
teacher. Nevertheless, we got out.
consequently some were in
furthermost part of the ground,
while others were so close that
bricks had fallen they would have
been crushed.
When a person suddenly
claims “Fire down the hall”
no other exclamation, even
best nerves almost
start doing crazy tricks.
What’s the use of waiting on
cripple or other defestives
maybe your own life is in
danger. Is my best friend
Why should I even hesitate?
All these thoughts and
take place because we
practiced before and had time
think about this sort of
Consequently we are going to
tinue these things on into the
ture. Unless we have drills
practice it will be “big I and
tle you.” Many think P. H.
students have worked for
things. Will we work for this
of love for classmates? Will
strive for fire drills in order
teach the grammar school
how to avoid danger?
Meanwhile what could
teachers do? Although they
the children very well in
what can they do at such a
Therefore can’t we start
means of escape—perhaps avoid
major disaster? Fire drills
prove to best advantage.
The next time we have a
we want to be free of danger.
we? We can.
Georgia farmers installed
; wa t Pr systems in 1939,
with only 663 the previous year.
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date of the banquet has be
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Scout troop seventy attend I
the Methodist Church Sun*
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mon. i
The troop was very impressi (
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