Schley County GaArchives News.....S.C.H.S. first school newspaper March 1, 1940 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Connie Bozeman http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00025.html#0006238 March 12, 2010, 7:38 am S.C.H.S. Newspaper March 1, 1940 Wanted: - A Name! What would you like to call your paper? We would like to have suggestions. Let us have yours now. Vol. I Ellaville, Ga., March 1, 1940 Number 1 SAYING, “HELLO” Here is the first edition of the S.C.H.S. newspaper right off the press! All serious difficulties have been overcome and the first step has been taken toward establishing S.C.H.S.’ first journalistic enterprise. However, don’t think that now since the inevitable has been accomplished silence will be characteristic of this paper. Fellow students, your every deed is to be exploited and reported in order that the new enterprise be supplied with news. In other words, the local girls and boys will be in the limelight. The splendid cooperation of fellow students has been deeply appreciated. Of course it is understood that we are all working toward one goal—that of making this paper a lasting enterprise. All contributions and helpful criticism will be gratefull(y) accepted. CONGRATULATIONS During the past six years our school has initiated many worthy undertakings. Few, if any, will be more outstanding or helpful than this new endeavor, provided we give it our wholehearted support. Let’s all boost our paper. E.M. Palmer, Supt. S.C.H.S. PUPILS ON WSB Robert Hilton and Hall Rodenberry of the seventh grade are receiving congratulations from fellow students for having repeated last year’s success in winning the Columbus district honors in the Atlanta Journal School of the Air program. The program was presented on Thursday, January 2th, over the air from WSB studios in Atlanta, directed by Mrs. John Lindsey. Ann Brooks, sixth grade, opened the program with the piano solo, “Salute to the Flag”, Michael Aaron. Lillian Purvis, tenth grade recited, “My First Trip to Perlanta”. Chopin’s Prelude, Opus 28, No. 7, was the piano solo rendered by Aileen Pye, ninth grade. Carrie Jacobs Bond’s “A Little Pink Rose” was sung by Jane Hill of the eighth grade. Robert Hilton, seventh grade, in grammer school declamation, spoke “The National Flag”, by Beecher. Barbara Cripps, junior class, played the first movement of the Sonata in G Minor, by Beethoven. Mary Frances Perry, member of the senior class, read “Scrath, The Newsboy’s Dog”, by Leota H. Black. “Beautiful Dreamer”, by Foster, was the vocal selection of Hall Roddenberry, seventh grade. Hilda Manning, eleventh grade, closed the broadcast with, “The Rosary”, by Nevin. The group was accompanied by Mrs. Lindsey, W.R. MacDonald, Mrs. O.T. king, Misses Carolyn Currie and Majorie Lanier, Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Williamson, and Glen Lindsey. Many friends of the group from Atlanta were present at the broadcast. By Mary Frances Perry BASKETBALL The Schley High Sextet is proving its ability to withstand strong teams, even though it has been defeated twice during the 1939-40 season, this is an improvement over the last year’s record, though two games have been lost this year compared to one last season. This improvement is accounted for by the fact that all games have been won by a wider margin this year. The girls are eyeing with a great deal of anticipation the tournament, which is to be held in our gymnasium beginning March 4, Chauncey, the defending champions of the third district, are in our division for the first time, and it would greatly benefit our team from the standpoint of revenge to put them out of the tournament. They did just that to us in March 1939. The boys team has just returned from Perry where they lost their first game with Hawkinsville by the heartbreaking score of 25 to 24. The Boys’ team showed a spirit of fight and determination that night which helps to make us proud of them, even though they lost. We expect to hear quite a bit more of the boys’ team next season, since the team contained a number of inexperienced men who have shown decided improvement during the season. The manager of the Girls’ team gives the following data on their season record to date: No. games played --------------------- 23 Number points scored: Ellaville – 844 Opponents – 325 Avg. number points per game: Ellaville – 37 Opponents - - 14 THE A AND V CORNER Friday, February 2nd, the two literary societies met for an unusual type of debate. Six debaters tried their luck at impromptu debating. While the sextet was trying to calm their nerves and wondering what the subject would be, Mr. Palmer was chuckling to himself because he was the only one who knew what the subject was to be. Well, the subject was: RESOLVED: THAT A FIRE DEPARTMENT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN A POLICE DEPARTMENT. Incidentally, the Vanguards drew the affirmative, and the battle had begun. Billy Johnson was very quick with wit and sarcasm, giving Margaret McMickle the compliment of being “another Shakespeare”. To complete the victory of the Vanguards over the Altorians, Lewis Devane closed the debate by saying, “Our opponents had just as well try7 dipping the Atlantic Ocean dry with a tea cup as to prove that the police department is more necessary than the fire department. Our next debate is due just after this paper is issued. The subject will be: RESOLVED: THAT A SUBSTITUTE FOR TRIAL BY JURY SHOULD BE ADOPTED. Here our boys and girls will be delving into one of the three branches of government. More about this in our next paper. PERFECTION consists of not doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extra well. “How many lives we live in one, And how much less than one, in all!” -Alice Carry Published monthly by students of Schley County High School. STAFF Elise Cosper ………………………. Editor-in-chief Hilda Manning ……………………….. Assoc. Editor Mary F. Perry …………………….... Managing Editor REPRORTERS Eugenia Snipes ………………… Senior Class Marion Mott ……………………... Junior Class Billy Johnson ……………………. Sophomore Class Jane Carter ……………………… Freshman Class Margaret McMickle ……………... Vanguard Lit. Society Billy Johnson ……………………. Altorian Lit. Society Nellie Lamar …………………….. Faculty Advisor HIGH SCHOOL CHORUS A recent addition to the extra-curricular activities of our school has been the organization of a school chorus by Mrs. John Lindsay and Miss Carolyn Currie. Approximately twenty students from high school take part in the chorus. They are rapidly progressing in their work and we are looking forward to their first appearance. The chorus is a valuable asset to the school in that it helps cultivate a taste for music and it creates interest in the school activities. It is a source of improvement for each chorister’s voice. “Anybody who can sing and won’t sing ought to be sent to Sing Sing”. Maybe we don’t have any Lily Pons or Grace Moores of Jeanette MacDonalds but we can carry a tune or can we? At least we’re trying, so won’t you wish ud success? JOY OF LIVING Jane Carter Storms may come; joys may cease, But in my heart there’s always peace. I’m content with what I’ve got And I consider that a lot. The stars, the moon, with all their light Help to brighten up the night. But life is brightened through the way Others react to what you say. Happiness is brought to another soul. Then a bell begins to toll. A message of joy is brought to a heart; Then you’ve do9ne your part. So whether joy, whether tears, Whether love, whether fears- Thank God for life; You live it. SENIOR SLANTS Eugenia Snipes We seniors were complimented to learn that we have as one of our members a person who has been called the “second Shakespeare”. During the past week we have been studying poems by Bob Burns in Literature. Several of the seniors were allowed to teach poems. They enjoyed this very much, even if it did make them feel crazy. In the course of teaching we found we have a talented teacher in our class; namely, Professor Lewis Devane. Miss Lamar must like to receive a lot of mail. We judge this by all the letters she has made us write in Business English. Since over half of the senior class has joined the school chorus, we think we must really have something worth talking about. According to Eva Reid, the Industrial revolution has at last hit Ellaville, since we actually did study in study hall one morning. We seniors are still mourning the death of our goldfish during the cold weather. ODDS AND ENDS A teacher called for brief essays on “The Funniest Thing I Ever Saw”. One boy got through several minutes before the others, and the teacher asked to see his effort. On his paper was written, “The funniest thing I ever saw was too funny for words”. While in Atlanta, a newspaperman was interviewing Mr. MacDonald. The reporter asked, “I hope you don’t mind, sir, but are you married?” Replied Mr. Mac, “I am not married, and I don’t mind either”. Remember girls, it’s leap year. But here is fair warning! A certain young man, when asked to give his opinion about girls proposing, answered: “Well, for the past four years the girls have been doing the proposing. Why not give a man a chance in leap year?” A salesman put up at a hotel, and the clerk warned him that the man in the next room was very nervous. When he undressed he thoughtlessly threw his shoe down hard then he happened to think of the poor nervous chap so he laid the other shoe down very gently. About two hours later he heard a rap at the door and a weary voice asked: “For heaven’s sake when are you going to throw down that other shoe?” STUDENTS PLAN TO ENTER DISTRICT DEBATE The district debaters are making steady progress with their debates even though the subject, Resolved: that the federal government should own and operate the railroads”, is difficult for high school students to debate. Mary Eddie Carter and Billy Johnson, two sophomores, who were successful in debating the affirmative side of the question last year, again have the affirmative; which of course is the more complicated side. Myra Brooks and Ethel Johnson, both seniors are debating the negative, and it is their first attempt at such an undertaking. Here’s hoping the school goes far in debating this year. FRESH IDEAS Jane Carter Does anyone know why Miss Currie blushes when School Days is sung? We do, ‘cause … “You wrote on my slate I love you Joe!” Miss Lamar was giving an English test to the boys’ class. She called upon one of the boys, and said “Son do you follow the directions”? The boy said, “I can’t follow them; they aren’t going anywhere”. The Freshman girls’ class received a letter from Claire Morris, a former class member recently. Additional Comments: Schley County High School's first issue school newspaper. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/schley/newspapers/schsfirs2915nw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 11.4 Kb