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McCormick High
School News
Sam Pries asked Herman Sandi-
fer if he needed any help with his
lesson. “Aw, no, Sam” replied to
German.
“I might as well get it wrong all
fey :nyself.”
Mrs. Langley: “You imprudent
Pappy! You want to marry my
daughter. So you think you could
give her what she’s accustomed
to?”
James Dorn: “Can I? Say just
leave her to me. I’ve got a violent
temper myself.”
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O’Neal Strom: “Do you know
tfee music to the Stein Song?”
John T. McGrath: “Every note
of it.”
O’Neal: “Sing them.”
J. T.: “Do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti,
do.”
Mildred Britt: “So there was
some hot necking at your house
last night.”
Margaret Burnside: “Yeah, Uncle
^teorge got too near the gas jet
with his celluloid collar.”
LITERARY SOCIETIES HOLD
FIRST MEETING.
The regular semi-monthly meet
ing of the Simms anti Tim rod Soc
ieties held their first meeting in
the auditorium Friday afternoon,
December 5, 1930; with Ruby Coth-
T&n presiding and Sara Schumpert
and Frances Strom as recording
secretaries. The minutes were
read and approved. Each society
presented a program. The follow
ing program was presented by the
Timrod Society; a short biography
of Henry Timrod was read by Ruth
Banks, “Carolina” a poem by Tim
rod by Mabel Lyon, and “Katie,”
another of Timrod’s poems by Ruby
White. Eula Caudle then favor-
od us with a piano solo: “Stars
and Stripes Forever.” Jokes which
were enjoyed by all were contribu
ted by Pearl White.
HELEN TALBERT, Reporter.
TORCH CLUB
IS OitCrANIZEti w >
TTje Hand f^nd Torch Club me£
Monday afternoon at 2:05 in the
auditorium for the purpose of or
ganizing and electing officers. The
following were chosen:
Helen Brown, president.
Claude Workman, vice-president.
James Willis secretary.
Helen Talbert, treasurer.
This Club is composed of 23
members of the McCormick High
Behoof The five out of each grade
making the highest average for the
first two terms work were auto
matically enrolled as members. The
one pf each grade making the
highest average next term will be
added a member, in this man
ner there will be four new mem
bers added at the end of each six
weeks. On account of ties in the
eleventh and tenth grades there
are six members from each of these
grades. , ..
We have not yet definitely decid
ed what our work will be. But each
member is expected to take an ac
tive part in the work of the club.
H. T.
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‘“COURTESY”
Courtesy is politeness,
Which very few possess:
Sad to relate the polite ones
Seem to be growing less.
John sits up at the table,
And eats with hands and fists,
Mary never says a word,
And mama’s always saying,
like us.”
The older children giggle,
And laugh fit to die,
But they get pretty mad,
When the “kids” begin to cry.
jjjo children let me give warning,
Before big sis act just so,
Course she won’t let you watch,
;When she’s talking to her beau.
Courtesy is “Thank you,”
jmd such words as that,
4< YouTe welcome” is a good word,
And to strangers lift your hat.
EFFIE LEE CRAWFORD.
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For some friends to make.
Love is always calling.
For someone its love to take. ~
So when you are blue,
And the whole world sad,
Just show a little love,
And it will make you glad.
Don’t hold yourself back,
And wait for a ffiend,
Just show a little love,
And happiness, God will send.
He will send a friend.
To help you to be gay,
And the world will
Love you some day.
EFFIE LEE CRAWFORD.
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF-
Sllen Bosdell forget to giggle?
Martha Major lost her appetite?
Bill Dowtin should get energetic?
T. W. Savage ran out of excuses?
Sam Young was not lazy?
William Mayson knew his" Eng
lish?
Alleen Arrington stopped popping
jum?
E. C. Winn ceased being “cute?” bert, and their little
Mabel Lyon should forget to talk Lyon going to McCormick in an old
and argue on “Rights of Women?” model Ford. The tires, crank, and
Ellen and Mildred weren’t on tail light were boys from the elev-
good terms? enth grade. Finally after much
Emmie Mayson made sarcastic vexation the mother threatened to
remarks? chastise her little girl and after a
Lorenza Sturkey failed to study? great deal of tire trouble they
Herman Sandifer did not started walking.
“blush?” MABEL LYON,
1930 the seniors entertained the
student body with a series of
amusing stunts. After the devo
tional was conducted by Welbourne
Schumpert, Senior President, the
human curtains (Azile Self and
Louise Huckabee) arose for the
first stunt.
1. Ellen Bosdell played two selec
tions on her “Human Organ” com
posed of eight girls with black and
white tarns. One of the keys was
inclined to stick which caused
much laughter.
2. Next, crossing the railroad
with all her brood of children, an
old woman personified as Helen
Talbert had much trouble with the
station Master, Welbourne Schum
pert.
3. After Paderewski’s life was
read by Alleen Arrington, we were
delighted to have with us the
famous composer and he favored
the audience by playing two of his
famous pieces, “Yankee Doodle and
Prisoner’s song” James Patterson
was Paderewski.
4. Last was the old fashioned
couple, Billy Britt and Helen Tal-
girl mabel
ture money payments, goods being
transferred for a promise to pay
and as this may cover a consider
able period, stability in money
value is of first importance. Preci
ous metals were chosen by ad
vanced nations for physical char
acteristics, for economic conditions,
and also because they are portable,
durable and divisible.
The values of money are express
ed as prices, and conversely prices
rule high when money is cheap,
and low prices prevail when money
is dear. The value of money de
pends on supply and demand as
with all other commodities. The
demand for money is determined
by rapid circulation,'and this is
carried on by savings banks.
International trade is regulated
by the “Balance of Trade” method.
That is the balance of one coun
try’s exports with the imports of
another. When one country buys
more than it sells, it owes for the
balance. Such balances are paid
in gold, which is the only universal
or international money medium.
Thus, we may epitomize the pur
poses of money as follows: 1-As
a medium of exchange; 2-as a
standard of value, 3-as a standard
of deferred payments.
Money, or this thing which the
world has gone mad over, may
bring joy and happiness to some:
yet, it may precipitate the down
fall of others, as did the overvault
ing ambition of Macbeth in, the
last of the great tragedies by that
master mind, Shakespeare.
WELBOURNE SCHUMPERT.
thing, nor does it consume any of
our time, and yet, at the same time
it makes others happy.
Henry Clay once said that
“Small courtesies are the ones
which strike deepest to the grate
ful and appreciating heart.”
I once knew a young man who
while traveling on a train had as
the companions of his coach a very
old man and woman, extremely
ragged and poor. He, having
enough to be comfortable, sat and
watched them for several moments.
Then, realizing they needed help,
this thought came “That is some
one’s father and mother, and they
must be helped.” His own father
and mother were far away, and
probably in the same condition. If
they were in need, he would want
someone to take care of them.
With this in mind he advanced
and took his place beside them,
giving them every assistance pos
sible, forgetting self entirely. Al
though we may be ourselves, let us
do similar tasks like the young
man and have the older people
saying that from the way we
young people act we must know
the meaning of the word courtesy.
HASKELL TUMBLIN.
sep-
Senior Reporter.
“LOVE”
I.ove is Uke a burning candle,
Sending forth its light,
lave is like a radiant star,
Shining every night. •
jjove is no hardship,
If you treat it right,
Ixfte J# no difSn^BS,
If you keep it bright. S
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I/>ve is always waiting,
Billie and Welbourne were
arated? \
Janie Pearl Brown wasn’t good- “MONEY”
natured? | Money is a term used to describe
Ruby White kept up a constant medium of exchange for equiv-
“chat?” alent values. Gold, silver, nickel
Lillie Mae Robinson wasn’t sweet and copper are the coinage of
to everybody? modern nations, but sheep, wam-
Ellen Bosdell forget to wear red? pum, furs and other commodities
Frances Lyon liked French? have been the medium of exchange
Annie Bell Langley didn’t have ( among primitive people. These
“Sam" to discuss? commodities were known as “bar-
J. P. Sullivan didn’t want Robt | ter.” Money is the measure of
Wiggins to play tit-tat-toe in study value, and buying and selling not
hall? !o|jly A apply relative values to things
■ * bought and' iold, but to all things
llTHr-A ENWIITAINS WITH that*, could be sbl^lor money, all
cha*el rmmjM. 'credit being dependent on this fact.
Thursday morning December 11,1 Credit organization calls for fu-
DISAPPOINTMENT
The hour was set at eleven. It
was now only ten thirty, but fear
ing that he would be late he had
come ahead of time so as not to
miss one thrill.
He and Frisbie paced the aisles
of the old church impatiently.
Thirty minutes seemed like thirty
years to him. The old clock ticked
slowly away in the ancient belfry—
twenty minutes—ten-five — only
five minutes, and he and Natalie
would be made man and wife.
It was time for the bridal pro
cession to arrive! He waited—
. ■ * •• f
eleven o’clock, no bride, why had
they not come?
He still waited. The minutes af
ter eleven began their old time
lullaby. They had not come, the
crowd grew restless, for it was now
eleven thirty.
Finally after what seemed a
nightmare, a man entered the
church and hastily turned his
footsteps toward the front. When
he reached the spot where the
groom was standing, he paused and
removed something from his poc
ket—a note! ! !
He handed it to Darrow.
“Read it, Frisbie,” exclaimed
Darrow. “I can’t.”
Darrow opened the note. It was
written in a girl’s handwritnig on
yellow paper. Thus he read:
“Eleventh hour.”
Dear Old Darrow:
We have made a mistake I feel
sure, for we were not made to be
married to each other. I love an
other and you do too. I have elop
ed with Dan Snead, my aviator pal,
in his aeropldne, named for me
“Sweet Natalie.” Please don’t think
hard of me. I only loved you as a
good sport, but I could never think
of you as my life partner. I am
sure that it has been for the best
and glad that we discovered our
mistake before it was too late.
Always still a friend,
Hastily,
, /T “Nattie.”
“Well,” exclaimed Darrow, with
an air of calmness and sincerety,
when Frisbie had finished, “it’s all
over now. The congregation is dis-
:nissed.”
The crowd left. Then he turned
back to look at the altar where a
few moments ago he* had hoped to
be made the happiest man in the
world. “I too thank God, that I
was disappointed before it was too
late to mend my mistake.”
MABEL LYON.
SIMMS SOCIETY.
The Literary Societies held their
meetings in the auditorium, Friday
afternoon, December 5. The fol
lowing program was rendered by
members of the Simms Society.
Biography of Simms—James
Willis.
A poem—“The Swamp Fox”—
Frances Robinson.
A poem—“The Sweet South”—
Elsie Langley.
Piano solo—Alma Faulkner.
Jokes—John Morrah.
After both societies had render
ed their program Miss McCord fav
ored us with a reading which was
enjoyed by all.
LOUISE DAVIS, Reporter.
GIRLS GO TO WASHINGTON.
The girls basketball team went
to Washington Wednesday after
noon, and played the first game of
the season with Washington. Both
teams played well. Much good
passing was done by both teams.
The score was 18-9 in favor of
Washington. Our team was de
feated but we are not discouraged.
The following played in the
game:
Jump Center—Elsie Langley.
Side Center—Sara Bracknell.
Guards—Betty Workman and
Elizabeth McAlister.
Forwards — Eugenia Langley,
Evelyn Winn, Frances Strom and
Kathryn Brown.
MISS McMASTERS IN CHAPEL.
We had a visitor in chapel Tues
day, December 9th, Miss McMasters
who gave us a talk on the sale of
Christmas seals. She told some
thing about the disease of T. B.
and of the good each penny does
for some person. She is a nurse
who will be in McCormick this
week, examining grammar school
children. She told us that if Mc
Cormick sold enough seals, we, and
another county combined, would
have a nurse the entire year.
“COURTESY”
Courtesy is a very small word
with a large meaning. Until we
3top to think about this and other
virtues of living, we shall never
realize how useful our lives can be.
Courtesy means kindness, and yet,
we can be kind and not even be
courteous.
Often our minds are centered
alone on self. , We never notice
anyone around us. Do you think
that doing one courteous act a day
will make you stand out among the
crowd? No. During every second
Qf the day ..courtesy can be used
with all the facility possible, and
after all, It does not cost us any
MR. PRESSLY WITH US AGAIN.
I feel sure a thrill passed through
every real soul as we listened last
Wednesday morning to the most
emphatic message which Mr. Press-
ly brought to us. As he spoke
about our great Southern men. He
talked mainly about Woodrow Wil
son, a southern man of his day
and one of the greatest of the
world. He was far above the aver
age boy or girl intellectually, yet
he was very companionable, Mr.
Pressly brought to us the fact that
some of our greatest men of re
nown, namely Robert E. Lee, who
took defeat as nobly as victory.
Wade Hampton, Stonewall Jack-
son, and John C. Calhoun were
Southern men. To be able to
claim men of the rank and intel
lectual ability of those men is a
rare honor and one of which every
Southerner should be proud.
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MR. PARKS IN CHAPEL.
We enjoyed the privilege of hav
ing Mr. Parks our County Super
intendent of Education in chapel
with us last Friday. He gave us an
interesting talk on the duties of
his office which we enjoyed very
much. After his talk Mr. Lake an
nounced that he had planned to
have each of the county officers
come over and explain his work.
“LOVE”
What is love?
“God is love” 1st John 4:8. What
is God? Can one define God better
than God himself? Once, several
hundred years ago, a large num
ber of preachers were studying to
gether profound heart searching
questions like this, but when they
came to the question, What is God?
no one could give a satisfactory
answer, they called on a young
preacher to lead them in prayer
asking for guidance in answering
this question. He began his pray
er thus: “O God, thou Spirit in
finite, eternal, unchangeable in
living wisdom power, holiness, jus
tice goodness and truth.” This
august body of learned men held
their breath in awe and deepest
humility, for they all recognized at
once that the spirit of God was
answering their question, and to
this day, this question is answered
in their catechism as the young
preacher began his prayer. Sinco
God is love, then love transcends
every other known virtue of men,
for it is infinite in its scope. It
is not strange that one great au
thor has as the subject of one of
the finest books ever written, “Love
the Greatest Thing in the World.”
Money can’t take its place;
brains are poor substitute; fame is
too short lived; pleasure is at its
best only when moved by this
grandest of forces. It cannot be
seen but its effects are felt, in the
quickning pulse beat, the sympa
thetic tear drop, the hand clasp,
the deeds of mercy, the exchange
of presents. “For God So loved the
world that he gave his own begot
ten son”—Love cannot be seen,
God cannot be seen, but we know
God loves us, because we love him.
Love begets love; friendship begets
friendship.
“As we sow so shall we reap,” if
we crave the love of others, we
must first love one another.
William Penn says “Love is in
deed Heaven upon earth; since
heaven above would not be heaven
without it; for where there is not
love, there is fear, but “perfect
love casteth out fear and yet we
naturally fear most to offend what
we most love.”
The poet said, “Love why do we
one passion call,
When ’tis a compound of them all?
Where hot and cold, where sharp
and sweet,
In all their equipages meet;
Where pleasures mixed with pains
appear.
Sorrow with joy, and hope with
fear.” _ J