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VOLUME XIII
GREENSBORO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., MAY 20, 1937
NUMBER 2
Edward Hipp Is Elected
Student Body President
BY CLOSE BALLOT
Merrimon LeGrand Defeats
Jane Murray for Position
of Cheer-Leader.
ALL ARE VERY CAPABLE
Annis Hines to Be Vice-President and
Christine Allen Secretary of
Student Council.
Winners in the student body runoff
election held Tuesday "were Edward
Hipp, "wdio Avas elected president of the
group, and Merrimon LeGrand, who
was selected as cheer-leader. They
were opposed by Howard Moffett and
Jane Murray.
EdAvard Hipp, Avho has been, outstand
ing during his entire high school career,
succeeded Bill Murray in office and
was installed this morning during as
sembly as president of the student
body for the year 1937-38. Ed moved
to Greensboro from Charlotte and is
now residing VAuth his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. L. M. Hipp, at 1015 Wharton
street.
Annie Hines, who Avas opposed by
D. C. Hall for the position of vice-
president of the Student Council, Avas
elected to that office; and Christine
Allen received a majority of the votes
cast for secretary of the Student Coun
cil. She w'as opposed by Mary Belle
Guin and Euth Heffner.
Jean Yates Avas elected treasurer of
the student body, defeating Willa Jean
Hayes by a small majority.
The 3prn"“«tf>r officers are as follows:
Semester 8 — President, Virginia
Vache; vice-president, Burron Flem
ing; secretary-treasurer, Doris Bent
ley; representative, Marty Cockfield.
Semester 7—President, Elfred Penne-
kamp; vice-president, Stokes Eawlins;
secretary-treasurer, Jean Davis; repre
sentative, Laura BroAvn.
Semester 6 — President, Ed Grosse;
vice-president, Hobart MeKeever; sec
retary-treasurer, Gordon West; repre
sentative, James Wolfe.
Semester 5—President, Edwin Booth;
vice-president. Lib Bennett; secretary-
treasurer, Dorothy Greene; representa
tive, Jane Webb.
Semester 4—President, Bob Banks;
vice-president, Marian Barbee; secre
tary-treasurer, Dorothy Pearce; repre
sentative, Carlyle Groome.
ST OP I LOOK! THINK!
Students, have you any back
copies of the National Geographic
Magazine? Mrs. Hall is trying to
collect these magazines so that she
can have them bound and placed
in the library as reference books.
Examine your attics and store
rooms today! Any copies brought
in Avill be greatly appreciated by
the librarian, Avho put on a sim
ilar campaign several years ago in
Knoxville and thus secured a com
plete file of the same periodical
for a tAventy-year period.
Leaders in G. H. S. Election
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SUMMER SCHOOL
TO OPEN JUNE 7
Registration Will Be Held in
Room 106, Saturday,
June 5.
A. P. ROUTH IS PRINCIPAL
The annual G. H. S. summer ^school,
under the direction of Mr. A. P. Eouth,
principal, AA'ill open Monday, June 7,
and continue through Wednesday, July
21, 1937.
Registration aaoII be held in room 108
at Senior High School, Saturday morn
ing, June' 5, at 8 o’clock. The tuition
fee of $10.00 per subject must be paid
in advance.
Any student Avho successfully passes
rhe subject taken Avlli reterve Tull creulL,
provided he has only one excused ab
sence.
The faculty Avill include: Miss Sara
Mims, English; Miss Mary Ellen Black
mon, history; Miss Lily Walker, math;
Mr. P. S. Jenrette, science; Miss Estelle
Mitchell, French; Mrs. Callie BrasAvell,
Latin and math; and Miss Beatrice Hall,
librarian.
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Above are shown, from left to right, Howard Moffett, runner-up for
the presidency, Annis Hines, who is the new vice-president, and
Edward Hipp, newly-elected president of the Senior High School
student body.
STUNT NIGHT PROGRAM
NETS HANDSOME SUM
WILLA JEAN HAYES WILL
HEAD DEBATING CLUB
Marty Cockfield Elected Vice-President,
Shirley Weaver Secretary-Treasurer,
Charles Lewis Parliamentarian.
LOVING CUP AWARD IS VOTED ON
Torchlight Society, School Band, and
Dramatics Club Are Chosen for
Best Performances.
12 CLUBS PARTICIPATE IN EVENT
Approximately $125 Avas taken in at
the stunt night program held here re
cently. HoAvard Hoffett, student chair
man 0)f the stunt night committee ; Miss
Marj'' Ellen Blackmon, faculty adviser,
and Mr. A. P. Eouth, school principal,
announced that- they were highly
pleased Avith the results. “The pro
ceeds,” stated Mr. Eouth, “aauII be used
to pay for the publication of next
year’s student government handbooks.
TAA^elve clubs presented skits, every
one of Avhich Avas enthusiastically re
ceived by the audience.
The Torchlight society Avas awarded
$3.00 as first place prize for “Selecting
the Trousseau,” a skit in AA’hich the
boys in the club modeled a bi-ide’s
trousseau. Second place AA^ent to the
school band for its stunt, “German
Band,” a comic imitation of a sym
phony. The Dramatics club Avon third
place Avith “Beautiful Belles of the
Ballet,” their stunt being an interpre
tive dance done by four braAvny ath
letes.
Willa Jean Hayes, a member of the'
Greensboro High School forensic team,
AA"as elected president of the Debating
club for 1937-38, at the called meeting
held Tuesday afternoon. Willa, who is
the daughter of Judge and Mrs. John
son J. Hayes, of 1511 Allendale road,
Avill succeed Graham Bartlett, the re
tiring head of the group.
Marty Cockfield, selected as vice-
president, AAfill take the place of Maiw
Anderson. Shirley WeaAmr, as secre
tary-treasurer, will replace Bobbie Lee
Clegg. Charles Loaaus Avill be the neAV
parliamentarian,' succeeding Teddy Mills.
A second feature of the program Avas
the vote taken for the AA’inner of the
loving cup to bC' aAAmrded to the senior
member of the club, adjudged to be
the most Amluable to the group.
Frequently this cup has been aAAmrd-
ed to a member of the debating club,
but this has not ahvays been the case.
Members of the group Avho are eligible
for the honor are Graham Bartlett,
Ronald Bolton, Jerry Gregor, James
Kirk, Teddy Mills, Paul King, Mary
Anderson, Mary Lindsay, Bobbie Lee
Clegg.
Insurance Contest
Papers Due Today
Thei entries for the insurance con
test being sponsored by the English
department in connection with Na
tional Life Insurance Week are due
today. Last week the 150 students
entering were addressed by a repre
sentative of the Life Insurance As
sociation, who gave them some help
ful instructions. A table has been
set aside in the library where con
testants can find all of the informa
tion needed.
SEWELL SUCCEEDS
MITCHEU ON STAFF
Miriam Sewell to Be Editor-in-
Chief, Cassie Kernodle Busi
ness Manager of High Life.
OTHERS ■ CHOSEN IN FALL
A. P. R0UTH,-1'A. HELMS
SPEAK AT UNIVERSITY
Are Guest Speakers at Meeting of
Newly-Organized Student
Education Club.
PROF. G. B. PHILLIPS IS ADVISER
Principals A. P. Eouth, of Senior
High, and H. A. Helms, of Central
Junior Fligh school, were the guest
speakers at a mee'ting of the neAvly-
organized University Student Education
club, Wednesday eAmning, May 12, at
Chapel Hill.
Composed of students who are pre
paring to teach, the Education club
was formed to aid in professional de
velopment of the members and to fur
ther the ideals of teachers’ training.
It also offers an opportunity for the
prospectiAm pedagogues to mingle AA’ith
present members of the University fac
ulty.
Professor Guy B. Phillips, of the edu
cation department, is faculty adviser for
the group.
Art Exhibit Will Be Shown
An art exhibit from the Nbav York
city schools Avill be shoAvn in the
Greensboro schools from May 24 to 28.
The exhibit Avill be held at Senior High
on Thursday, May 27.
Hobby Contest Winners Announced
The Avinners in the Hobby Contest
essays have been announced by Miss
Mims, head of the English department.
They are as folloAvs: Virgie Wall, a stu
dent of Miss Wall, first place; Eebc'Cca
Pickard, a student of Miss Cason, second
place; and Wade Pox, a student of Miss
CaldAvell, third place.
Miriam ScAvell AAms elected editor-in-
chief of High Life for the year 1937-38
at a recent staff election, presided over
by Elisabeth Mitchell, Avho has served
in the editorial capacity since the be
ginning of tlie s'eCond'seniesrer. Cassie
Kernodle, staff member since January,
Avas selected as next year’s business
manager, replacing Marty Cockfield.
Miriam received her first journalistic
training at Central High School in Char
lotte, Avhere she AAms a member of the
Rambler staff. She further proved her
capability as a reporter on the Spot
light last fall. In January she was
selected as make-up editor of the G.H.S.
publication, and has serAmd in this ca
pacity very successfully.
Although Cassie has not served quite
as long an apprenticeship as the in
coming editor, she has been a most use
ful assistant to this year’s business man
ager by efficiently soliciting and col
lecting advertisements. She has also
made much success as an editorial
Avriter.
In former years it Avas customary to
Avithhold the selection of the new staff
for High Life until September, but the
tAvo most important officers were elected
this year so that Avork on the paper
could be continued during the vacation
period. The remainder of the staff,
hoAA^ever, Avill be chosen next fall.
Only five members of this semester’s
staff Avill graduate in June: therefore.
High Life should be in excellent condi
tion to begin next semester under the
direction of the new editor. The grad
uates from the Journalism II class are:
Elisabeth Mitchell, editor-in-chief; Mau-
rine Love, student adviser; Mary Spen
cer Watkins, Stanley LeAAus, and Hoav-
ard Adair, reporters.
FORTY MEMBERS OF
GRADUATING CLASS
VISIT WASHINGTON
Will Stop at Places of Historic
Interest in and Around
Richmond En Route.
WILL RETURN SUNDAY
Several Faculty Members and Parents
cif Students to Accompany
Sight-seers on Tour.
A group of approximately 40 gradu
ating seniors and faculty members are
leaving tomorrow' morning. May 21, at
6:30 a.m., in private cars, for Washing
ton, D. C., where they will visit the
various notable and historic spots iii
and around the city. The tour will not
be an extensive one, as the seniors,
chaperoned by several parents and three
or four faculty members, will return
to Greensboro late Sunday evening.
As they expect to arrive in Richmond,
Ya., about 11:30 Friday morning, the
group AAull visit the State Capital, White
House of the Confederacy, Federal Re
serve bank, St. John’s church, Holly-
Avood cemetery, and Monument avenue.
Monuments to Lee, Davis, Jackson, and
Stuart will be found at the latter site.
From Richmond they will travel to
Mount Yernon, the home of George
Washington; and from the latter his
toric site, the travelers will arrive in
Washington at the Ebbett hotel. After
dinner, the Library of Congress will
be explored, and finishing up the day
will be a theatre party at the Fox
theatre.
The group will be off to an early
start Saturday morning, when they visit
the Bureau of Printing and Engraving,
make a tour of the White House, the
Pan-American building, the Supreme
Court building, and the Capitol.
Saturday afternoon the seniors will
make a general circuit of the historic
spots in the vicinity of Washington,
visiting Lincoln Memorial, Washington
Monument, Lee’s home at Arlington,
Fort Myers, and the tomb of the Un-
knOAvn Soldier.
Later in the evening the Smithsonian
Institute Avill be duly explored, and
from that point of interest the seniors
AA'iH navigate to the navy yard at
5:30 p.m.
Religious services will be attended
Sunday morning at the Catholic Cathe
dral, after Avhich the group will be’gin
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TORCHLIGHT SOCIETY
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
Howard Moffett is Chosen President,
Jean Yates Vice-President, and
Annis Hines Secretary.
Margaret Wrenn Koont2, Wins
Coveted Honor in Scholarship
Margaret Wrenn Koontz, student of
room 203, has just been given a cov
eted honor—a scholarship to Greens
boro College. Announcement of the
aAvard AA'as made this Aveek by Dr. Lu
ther Gobbel, president of the Methodist
institution, and Mr. Eouth, principal of
the high school.
Given to the senior girl making the
highest scholastic average over, the
three-year period of her stay in high
school, the award is valued at $70.00
and is deducted from the regular tuition
fee of the' college.
Margaret Wrenn, Avho is the daughter
of Solicitor and Mrs. H. L. Koontz, of
328 East GreenAAmy, is a member of
Quill and Scroll, Torchlight, is on the
special honor roll, and recently Avon a
bronze medal, aAA’arded by the AllianC'?
Franeaise, for accuracy in French.
VIRGINIA VACHE IS TREASURER
At a called meeting of the Torch
light Honor Society last Friday after
noon, the officers for next year were
elected.
Howard Moffett Avas chosen as pres
ident to succeed Joy Cann. After his
election HoAAmrd took charge of the re
mainder of the meeting. Jean Yates,
newlj^-elected treasurer of the student
body, is to take over the duties of vice-
president, replacing Graham Bartlett.
Doris Shaffer, who is the present sec
retary, is retiring in favor of Annie
Hines, next year’s vice-president of
G. H. ,S., Avhile Burt McKenzie, is re
linquishing his job as treasurer ta
Virginia Vache.
Torchlight AA’ill lose approximately 27
members through graduation, but the
loss to the chapter Avill be compen
sated by the fact that a large number,
of neAV members Avere initiated this
semester.