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Page Eight High Lifl September 17, 1954 Gymnasium Finished; Ready For Use ^‘I believe it will add a lot to the life of our community as well as the high school,” were head coach Bob Jamieson’s words expressing his pride in Senior’s new gymnas ium The $500,000 building first open ed its doors to the public on Au gust 10, at the first basketball All-Star game to be held in Greens boro. The completion date this sum mer marks the end of a struggle nearly twenty years old to obtain adequate facilities for Greensboro’s gym and basketball program. The 14,400 square feet of maple floor with a. total anticipated seat ing capacity of 3500 will serve as home court for the Greensboro Whirlies, who have traveled to Guil ford College for their home games for two years. This addition to the athletic de partment will, not only serve as a drawing card for talent on the high school level, but will be host to games between the varsity squads of the Carolina, Wake Forest, and Virginia basketball teams. Uncompleted are the varsity dressing rooms, training, laundry, and equipment areas. The modern spaciousness of the new gym, considered one of the finest in the South, contrast the old facilities. The chronological history begins in 1933 with the construction of the boys’ old gym. This supposedly temporary building costing $4000 was to be retained for only five years. After 15 years it lost its tem porary title and became a perma nent fixture on the campus. Its limitations included a seat ing or rather standing capacity of 600 and floor space of 5400 square feet. Then the floor started caving in under the hapless basketball squad and the fire department in 1952 condemned it to spectator use. In 1953 help came from the County Board of Education which appropriated the necessary funds. In February a cement and brick structure rose behind its white frame predecessor on the athletic field. * Steel girders were eliminated in a construction process new to the United States. The roof is support ed by seven 120-foot pre-stressed concrete beams weighing 63 tons each. The beams were cast on what is now the gym floor and raised into position. The formal dedication of the gymnasium will be held on Decem ber 3 at the Raleigh-Greensboro basketball game. MRS NELLIE KATE BLACK- burn is replacing Miss Mary Ellen | Blackmon as Dean of Students.) Due to the large demand for his-1 try classes .Miss Blackmon was' needed in the history department) and Mrs. Blackburn could be spar ed from the biology department of which she had been head. gDBURN shrdlu cmfwy SERVING AS REPORTER OF city school news for the GREENS BORO RECORD is Lynn Cochrane assistant editor of HIGH L^E. Lynn’s duties are to gather up news from all the city schools and write it into a daily column. ' *»■»■**»* ■I ft GHS Bus Drivers Travel Four Times 'round Globe During Last School Year D.O. D.E. Classes Reveal Officers Just recently completed Senior’s $500,000 gym is modern in every way. In the upper picture is a shot of the gymnasium floor. Be neath it is an exterior view showing the front of the gym. Transfer Students Swell Enrollment New this year at Senior along with the 606 sophomores are 45 transfer students, the majority of which come to Senior from nearby high schools. Those who have transferred from Guilford are Truman Clute, How ard Hinshaw, William McSweeney. Martha McLees, Patricia Duncan, and Donald Marshburn. Sarah Jane Bruce, Randolf Dodson, Mary Frances Guard, Bill Ingram, Nan cy Neill, Elizabeth Sutton, and Dale Whitfield are the seven new stu dents from Curry. From . James town come Kay Wood, Nancy Beam, Faith Monroe, and Furman Baines. Also new are Nancy White, Brenda Cox, Jane Parkins, and Harry Smith from Rankin. Although many of the remainder of the students come from neigh boring states, a good many have transferred from schools as far away as Illinois, Indiana, and Mon tana. The student holding the rec ord for having transferred from the school fartherest away is David Wood who comes from Okinawa. Betty Goddard and Renie Saspero hail from Indiana—Clinton and Goshen, respectively. Louis Gan- ter transferred from Champaigne, lilinois, and Nancy Harris comes from Grea Falls, Montana. Other new students are Dan White, Asheboro; Connie Daniels, Tappahanock, Virginia; A1 Hatta- way, Burlington; Ed Holden, San ford; Virginia Lee, Miami, Flori da; Mack MhJankin, Winchester, Kentucky; Bobby McJankin, Texa- kana, Arkansas; Wendy Mayrond, Salemburg; Lorena Neff, Radford, Virginia; Jimmy Radabough, Wash ington, D. C., Eleanor Strubble- field, Alamance; Florence Weaver, Wake Forest; Juliet Williamson, Thirty-seven boys and 92 girls Bus drivers of GHS have proved. make the 129 students who are there is more than me way to go, g^rolled In D.E., D.O. and D.O. around the world. Yes, just last, , o 4.1. u i year our road travelers drove near- Trades classes for the school year, ly 100,000 miles, which is four) There are 50 students working times around the globe. j in offices at Blue Bell, Vicks, Pilot Supervisor^ L. W. Anderson hasi^ife Jefferson Standard, and Beil announced the 15 regular drivers; i. j 4. i. u and the 6 substitutes. The regu-' Telephone. Fifty D.E. students hold lars are Roger Barricks, Max Cole-^ positions at leading business es- man, Bob Dixon, Eddie Dunman 1 tablishments in departments rang- Don Everhart, Michael Hayes, Bob! £j.qj^ stock to display. The 37 Herford, Van Mills, ! D.O. Trades students work at hos- Oliven, Doug Paschal, H^h I pitals, mills, radio and television Jerry Rodden, J^rold ®^th, companies, and as dentists’ assist- Grady Tucker, and Tommy Wago-|^j^£g ner. The substitutes are ^orgej q q ^ organized Craddock, Harold Moss, as clubs with officers, projects, and Schofield, Gary Snider, and Eddie j functions. Officers of the Taylor. , , . , I D.O. club are Jerry Varner, presi- To be eligible to drive a school, Wilson, vice-president; bus, one must be safe and h^ve | ingle, secretary; and Bet- no record of law violations. Any • Collins, treasurer., boy or girl who is 16 years oldj officers of the D.E. club are and has a driver’s license may ap-| period, Shirley Hinson, presi- ply. Before given the responsibil-1 jean Gregory, vice-president; ity of driving a bus, the drivers; oiara Alexander, secretary: Peg- sign a pledge. | Holmes, treasurer; Shelia Bea- Each day the 15 buses carry an. social chairman; Joan Bul- ayerage of 2,000 pupils to ^11 ^®|iock, room chairman; and Betty city schools. Most of the hoys have, bulletin board chairman, to leave home about 7:30 and period officers are presi- ually return home about 5 p. m. ^ Pegram; vice-president Some of the drivers have four loads, Westphal; secretary, Barbara a day. , , Moorefield; Audrey Mills, treasur- The Wheel Club, composed of 1 g^,. lyigry Frances Lowe, social bus drivers, soon will be spon^red 1 p^y Knight, room chair- by the Junior Chamber of Com- g^^ bulletin board chairman, merce. Members of the club wiU j^g^y M:urray. The third per- be on television and radio to talk elected Pat Ogburn, presi- with the public about safe driving, Other leaders are Pattie Sue i ~ j May, vice-president; Sylvia Seagle, Olivia; Louise Hemby, Chocowinik;' secretary; Mildred Hodge, treas- Wayne Seism, Chatham, Virginia; I urer; Frances Parris, social chair- Katherine Privette, Salem, Virgin-1 man; Betty Jo McFarland, room ia; Rosa Lee Pitts, Tarboro; and ■ chairman and Nancy Seay, bulle- Vernon Watson, Laurihburg. 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