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Page Two High Life February 22,1952 Ego Amo Te The slight increase in the average tem perature in our fair city seems to have caused the mating of the sexes also to step up (Far be it from Hgh Life to stop that force of nature) But ye gods . . . In all the state there are no more devoted lovers than here at Senior High. The most serious seem to be the inseparable ones (and brother, you could not get a fair sized pin between them). The average type is the Hold-Hands-Till-They-Call-Me-Lefty. They hold hands on and on and on. Of course, this is inspiring and represents a mutual respect among the parties concerned. But.. You also have the more extreme type that backs up in some dark corner, and there they make Tyrone Flower and Humfrey Slowcart look like grammar school babies . . . Tsk, Tsk . . . These people who do the above actions seem to impart a crude aspect to the whole subject. It seems very bad taste to display one’s deepest affections so blatently. If they could only see themselves as others see them, they would not be so amorous in public. And yet there are some couples here at Senior who do impart the finer aspects of love. Just look around and you will see who is going with whom for what. A Cure For An Ulcer High Life is well aware of the old truism that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Too many armchair philoso phers have given neat theoretical solutions to our cafeteria situation, but High Life should like to present the problem for further consideration. Let us state in the onset that it is very simple to criticize, but it’s a tittle more diffi cult to face up to the facts. In short, the cafeteria is a non-profit organization; it would be ridiculous to expect T-Bone steaks, coffee ’n cream, peaches ’n ambrosia with the scant financial support the cafeteria now has. Neither could the cafeteria personnel be expected to prepare short orders as the commercial eating places do, for the cost would be prohibitive. High Life is in sym pathy with those who have the almost im possible job of pampering 1,300 high school student’s sensitive taste buds. High Life has three suggestions for the solution of the problem; (1) Let those in charge of this explosive situation study the issues and try to im prove with the present resources; (2) Inaugurate an intelligent program of interpretation by way of the home rooms, for we maintain that the students will wel come the facts and act accordingly. Let those in charge take note that students have the right to know all of the facts. (3) Let’s call upon the principal and the superintendent to study the possibility of inaugurating a government feeding pro gram when aU other solutions fails. We have the utmost confidence in local initia tive, but let us point out that it’s high time that we take the bull by the horns before the bull takes us. HIGH LIFE Published Semi-Monthly by the Students of Greensboro S^ior High School Gre^sboro, N. C. “ Founded by the Class of 1921 Revived by the Spring ^ Journalism Class of 1937 second-class matter March 30, 1940, at the post office at Greensboro, N C under the Act of March 3, 1879. Editor-in-Chief Henry Ferrell Assocuite Editor Steve Leonard Feature Editor Janet Frederick ^orts Editor Dick Ledbetter Girls Sports Editors „ Lois Pond, Barbara Barrier Exchange Editor Mary Lee Wells Business Ma^er Beverly Shod Circulation Manager Bill Whedbee Art Editor Bobby Gladwell Photographer Andrew McGlamery Proofreaders Patsy Eways, Ann Fullton Make-up Editor Martha Moore Reporters... .Anne Fordham, Marion Osborne Jane Pike. Grey Egerton, Gay Willamson, Joyce Strother. Sam J .Underwood Art Adviser Mrs. Grace Faver Financial Adviser Mr. A. P. Routh For Seniors Only Well, Seniors here it is. The sands of time run low and on the Hori zon coming at a rapid rate is that dreamed for day of Graduation. Yeah ... It wiU be fine to get out of the dusty crowded old halls. It won’t be long till you walk down the main sidewalk for the last time with the red brick walls behind you. It will be fine, won’t it. No more home work. No more study hall teacher breathing their hot breath down your neck. No more 9.44 dashes into homeroom . . . Yeah . . . No more jokes in class ... No more dances ... No more basketball and football games . . . By the way you had better enjoy the terrible tortures while you can. It won’t be long, now . .. Sadie Hawkins Day Have you noticed an unusual atmos phere around here lately? Girls seem to be looking over the boys as if they were tracking an unfortunate member of the animal domain. Boys can be seen glanc ing furtively over their shoulders to make sure they aren’t being followed by a wary member of the opposite sex. What’s the reason for this “cat and mouse” tech nique? Well, it’s this way. Every so often (approximately every four years) a spe cial season rolls around and certain folks get very extraordinary “hunting privi leges.” The weapons and methods of re sistance have varied since the bow and arrow era, too. The hunters (the girls) test the strength of their weapons (eye lash curlers, mascara, atomic lipstick, etc.) against the resistance (hiding, dodging, ignoring, etc.) of the hunted (the boys). In plain ordinary words, the girls have been reported “chasing” the boys. Don’t let this fact startle you for there’s really a good explanation. It’s Leap Year! Three little words — They may actually mean a lot to you girls, especially if you take advantage of the big Sadie Hawkins’ Day dance to be held on March 1 at the Youth Center. You’ll be hearing lots more about this gala af fair, so come on gals get busy! Remem ber: “It’s the early ‘Daisy Mae’ that gets her ‘Little Abner’.” Revlon Roundup Bachelor’s Carnation—Sammy Hudson. Certainly Bed—Sara Walters. Plumb Beautiful—Nancy Birgel. Sweet Talk—Nancy Beeson, Jim Mel vin. Touch of Genius—Carol Stroud, Va lerie Yow. Dynamite—Catherine McLean, Carolyn Beaver, Natural—Mary Wisseman, Shay Har ris, Mary Jane Moring. Sweet Confusion—B. J. Davis, Love That Red—Pat Turner, Where’s the Fire?—Gordon Williams. Sunny Side Up—Lane MacGregor. Rosy Future—Pat Coble, Joe Freeman, Orchids to You!—Basketball Team! Fatal Apple—Food in the Cafeteria. Clublicity By Joyce Strother KEY CLUB Since the Key Club was organized four years ago its main goal has been to serve the school in every possible way. The club is made up of 26 boys from the Sophomore, Junior and Senior classes here at Senior High. The annual project of the Key Club is the publication and distribution of Student Directories. The Directories are published through the solicitation of ads and are given to the students free of charge. Another annual project of the club is the placing of a Christmas Tree in the foyer of the school. The club is now engaged with the Ki- wanis Club in coilecting clothes for needy children in the city. During the remainder of the basketball season the members of the Key Club have taken over the role of tickets to the games. This is no money-making project but being sponsored hoping to encourage the students to attend games. For the rest of the year the Key Club will attend a few conventions and work on several more projects hoping to fulfill the ob jectives of the club. LES SOEURS With St. Patrick’s Day coming up shortly, Les Soeurs are busy with plans for their annual Irish activities. This year they have decided to revert to the cus tomary St. Patrick’s Dance instead of the tea which was held in March iast year at the Alumnae House, Woman’s College. Plans lor dance details are stiU tentative but a dinner at the Plantation on the eve of the dance, has been decided upon. G. W. I. Have you noticed iately that the G. W. I.’s deem unusually happy? This is partly because of their new silver and green pins that everyone sees on the sweaters of the twenty-one members. Plans are in progress lor the dance which will be given later this evening as a fund raising project, the club is selling tickets to the movie “Bright Victory’’ soon to be shown at the Carolina By your ticket from any ciub member. L. S. P. The L. S. P.’s chose Valentine’s Day as an occasion to send cards and candies to the children at the Cerebral Palsy School. For Saturday night, February 23, the ^ Progressive dinner for themselves and their dates. The dinner will consist of an appetizer course at Catherine McLean’s’s, a salad course served by Gloria Gilmore, the mam course at the home of Carol Stroud and a dessert course with Iris Starr After the party the girls’ dates will leave Vh7m at Ben Nita Black’s to end these S activities with a “slumber” party. Your Opinion By GREY EGERTON This week, various students were as the question, “What do you think of th DO-DE classes here at school. Some are currently taking the course and some are not, but everybody seemed to be in favor of it. When I first thought of entering D. o I had no idea how much it would mean to me in later days. I had always thought that I would like to work in an office but I didn’t know just how to go about learning office procedure before applying for a job. I was told that through the D. 0. pro. gram students could learn the answers to their many questions and at the i time get actual working experience. This seemed to be a big opportunity for the beginning worker, but to me it would mean giving up my afternoon activities which included my basketball and tennis games. After much pondering on this subject, I finally came up with this decision. I would take D. O. because I believed that what I could learn through D. 0. would mean much more to me in the days come. Now after five months in D. 0. I feel that I am much more capable of ge: a job and holding it. I have been taught the correct way of applying for a job and the many Do’s and Don’ts in an office. These are just two of the many things we study in class. Besides our classwork. the actual working experience has taught me much more than I could get from a book. D. O. is not all work and no play. We still have plenty of time for our s activities. As all other seniors we are looking forward to our senior activities and especially the annual Washington trip. This is only the beginning of what D. 0. means to me. The decision of taking D. O. is one that I will always be glad I made. Becky Phipps No matter what the occasion, Thumbs are never flown at half-mast about 12:01 at G. H. S. The Thumbs belong to those DO-DE students who must get to town by 12:30. The letters DO-DE mean very little to most of the students here at Senior High. Perhaps they know that it stands for Diversified Occupation-Disttributive Edu cation. DE, in a larger sense, would mean clerical work. DO means work in a gen eral sense. All students who take DO or DE have classes which they attend to learn how to deal with jobs and people. The DO-DE classes serve the high school in many ways. These classes are active in intra-mural sports as well as club co operation. In my opinion, one of the best things about these classes is that they will take those students who want to work on a half day schedule, and find jobs for them. A job seeker at G. H. S. has his best chance of success right in school. The DO-DE classes are an asset to the school and a great benefit to many of its students. Johnny Comer The DO-DE classes are a great aid to many of our students here at G. H. S. These classes help to bridge the gap tween secondary schooling and the busi ness world. For those who do not pla** to go to college, this is an invaluable course. Besides giving the student ex perience in the business world and train ing him in school for a job after gradua tion, it also provides the student with an income. The average DE-DO enrollee leaves school at lunch time, much to the all-day students envy, and reports to his job after a short lunch period. Once on the job, the student is just like any other effl- ployee of the company, except that he is graded on the job, as well as the work that he does in class. The DO-DE membership is restricted to those who show promise in their work a school and are thought worthy of beini trusted to such great responsibility. J® an honor to be allowed to take either D or DE. These classes are like a club; they hold parties and celebrations among themselves as often as many of the soci clubs here at G. H. S. Billy Rhodes
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