Hey, Whirlies,
Heard the Mews!
HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of 0. Henry
Durham High's
Gonna' Lose!
VOLUME XXXI
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., NOVEMBER 24, 1954
NUMBER 6
ThanlS3iving Classic Pits Whirlies, Bulls
Clark Representative In
Piedmont Beauty Contest
JuUanna Clark, a GHS senior,
htas been selected to represent
Greensboro Senior High School at
the Piedmont Bowl Beauty Queen
Contest taking place in Winston-
Salem on Saturday, December 4.
A 5 foot, 3 inch, brown hair,
brown-eyed girl, Julianna was
sophomore and junior maid of
honor in the May Court and be
sides being in the concert band
she is head majorette. Julianna
serves on the Student Council as
she did also in her sophomore and
junior years and is a member of
the LSP’s. This fall J. C., as she
is nick-named, is observing at
Brooks.
Her only comment when asked
how she felt at being selected to
represent Senior was, “Wonder
ful!”
Julianna will be in the contest
in competition with other girls
from high schools all over the
Piedmont. Players from the
visiting teams will choose the win
ner who will be announced during
half-time activities at the game.
The dress chosen by J. C. to wear
at the judging is pink net. She will
carry flowers furnished by the
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
A banquet for all contestants is
set for Friday, December 3, at 6
o’clock. At the game and dance
afterwards Julianna will be es
corted by a boy of her choice.
Annual Receives Top
Rating From NSPA;
Campaigns Totai 1020
GHS’s 1954 WHIRLIGIG has
recently received the “All Ameri
can” rating from the National
Scholastic Press Association which
judges the high school and college
yearbooks and newspapers all over
me United States.
This award being the highest
that a publication may achieve was
given to only six of the yearbooks
in the entire United States. These
six included Senior’s yearbook.
Bettie Jane Upchurch served as
editor of this edition of WHIRLI
GIG; Kitten Barringer, associate
editor; Sarah Hornbuckle, art edi
tor; Barbara Jamieson, business
manager; Susan Graham, present
editor of the publication, served as
literary editor, Miss Virginia
Powell was adviser for the edition.
THE SCHOLASTIC EDITOR,
the national magazine for all
student publications, is now in the
process of using seventeen of the
photographs from the '54 Whirligig
throughout their magazine as il
lustrations of outstanding shots.
One of the engravings has appear
ed on the cover of the magazine.
Sally Durham, business manager
of the ’55 Whirligig has announced
th^-t during the recent sale of the
yearbook, 1020 booics were pur
chased. A goal oi 1200, had previ
ously been set.
Another sale will be held fol
lowing the Christmas holidays for
all students who did not purchase
a book during the first sale. The
price will be $5 instead of the pre
vious $4.50.
Bose Ravenel, junior member of
the business staff, has recently as
sumed his responsibilities as the
new assistant business manager of
WHIRLIGIG.
D. E. Classes Elect Harris, Carter,
Matherly, Chandler ^Most Typical
Distributive Education Classes have elected four students, a
senior boy and girl and a junior boy and girl, for the “Most
Typical D. E. Students” of the 1954-55 school year.
Elected for the senior girl was '
Barbara Harris. This is her second
year taking D. E. and she works
in the millinery department at
Belk’s Department Store. Her
hours are from 2 o’clock until 6
o’clock Monday through Friday
and all day on Saturday.
Hallie Chandler was elected as
the junior girl. She is also em
ployed by Belk’s, but she works in
the sportswear department. She
works Monday through Friday,
from 2 o’clock until 6 o’clock and
all day Saturday. This is her first
year as a D. E. student.
James Canter holds the title for
the senior boy. He is employed by
the A&P on Summit Avenue. His
hours are from 1 o’clock until 6
o’clock Monday through Thursday
and until 8:30 Friday night. He
works all day Saturday. His future
hope is to be a store manager.
The Junior Distributive Educa
tion Class president, Billy Math
erly, was chosen as the boy to rep
resent junior D. E. students with
the title of the “Most Typical D. E.
Student.” The A&P on Summit
Avenue employs him from 1 o’clock
until 6 o’clock Mjonday through
Thursday, until 8:30 on Friday
nights, and all day Saturdays.
These students were all placed
in the jobs they now hold by Mrs."
Margaret Hadden, D. E. teacher.
after they
course.
started taking the
Two North Carolina colleges are hosts this Thanksgiving week-end to football classics. One is
between the rival squads of Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill. The other which is generating more interest and enthusiasm at Greensboro Senior High
matches two teams, the Whirlies and Durham, representing East and West in the statewide
high school competition at spacious Duke University Stadium for the state championship.
"i-zi Us Be Thankfur* Theme For
Junior Class Thanksgiving Pageant
“Let Us Be Thankful” was the
theme of the traditional Thanks
giving pageant which was pre
sented this morning by the Jun
ior Class in a special holiday as
sembly.
The production, written by Mrs.
Julia Roe and Miss Ida Belle
Moore, was narrated by Wayne
Griffin. The story of Thanksgiving
wes depicted in six separate scenes,
each dealing with a different phase
of the celebration.
The first scene was Demeter,
goddess of agriculture heralds. The
part of Demeter was filled by
Randy Burnett, In the same scene
Carole Homey did a solo dance.
Accompanying her in the routine
were Carol Ann Levy, Fay Kivett,
Paula Tuttle, Helen Sharpe, Cyn
thia Hughes, and Sylvia Gregory.
Scene two showed an Indian war
dance, with Bill O’Brien, Buck
Hoyle, Tom Hudgips, Doyle Moore,
and Jimmy Phillips taking the
parts. Thanksgiving in 1621 was de
picted in scene three. Playing the
part of Governor Bradford was
John Gardiner; Miles Standish,
Howard Hinshaw; Indian chief. Bill
O’Brien; Pilgrim men, Jim Mar
tin, Eddie Murellfe, and Ray Gil
bert; pilgrim women, Carolyn Pas
chal, Kitty Privett, Sue Spence
Pat Gilley, and Betty Simmons.
Acting the part of Abraham Lin
coln, when he proclaimed Thanks
giving a national holiday was Nes-
tus Gurley. Josefa Hale was por
trayed by Eve Prudom. Moving up
to present day, Thanksgiving—
1954, the characters were John
Homey, as grandfather; Ruby
Hohn, grandmother; Mike Powell,
father; Amy Hutchinson, mother;
Dan White, big brother; and Penny
Hines and Kay Kuykendall,
daughters.
The final scene brought out fur
ther the theme of the production,
“Let Us Be Thankful,” with Hor-
f. T, A, Club Assisting
Last issue of HIGH LIFE carried
an article concerning members of
the Future Teachers’ Club who are
assisting at Brooks. In order to
correct any misunderstanding,
HIGH LIFE wishes to explain that
the girls do not do any actual in
structing but are only assisting the
regular teachers.
wook Myers cast as the pastor. The
choir consisted of Peggy Ross,
Shirley Smith, Ruby Hough, Carol
Ann Levy, Carol Homey, Helen
Sharpe, Bill Kellam, James King,
Ellagene Johnson, Joyce Gift,
Grady Phillips, Johnny Neese,
Jimmy Andrews, and Jane Robert
son, Faye Kivett, and Edwin Sapp.
The faculty aidviser in charge of
properties was Mrs. Martha Hund
ley, assisted by Bill Hanna and
Mike Haley. Miss Mary York took
over the job of costuming, aided
by Louise McGee, Diana Harmon,
and Eve Purdom.
Make-up was supervised by Miss
Mozelle Causey and junior mem
bers of her dramatics class. Those
working with her were Barbara
Jessup, and Lisa Anderson. Miss
Rowena Montague was in charge
of the programs. Barbara Tice and
Diane Schwartz also worked on
this committee.
The organ which supplied the
music and was played by Mr. Jack
Butarell was furnished by Moore
Music Company. The turkey was
courtesy of Emile Hodge.
Duke Candidates Meet
Students wishing to be can
didates for the Angler B. Duke
scholarships to Duke Univer
sity met in the Conference
Room of the library on Thurs
day, November 4.
From the State of North
Carolina eight scholarships
will be given to boys and three
to girls. The grants are valued
at $1,000 per academic year
and can be renewed provided
scholastic and leadership qual
ities are continued at the
university.
Prizes are awarded on the
basis of secondary school
scholastic record, college ap
titude as shown by tests, ex
tra-curricular activities, par
ticipation in church and other
activities along with leadership
ability, personality, appear
ance, stability, poise, and
vitality.
People eligible from Senior
are those in the upper fourth
of the Senior Class. Applica
tion blanks are available in
Mr. A. P. Routh’s office. These
must be filled out and at Duke
offices by December 15.
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D. E. ‘^ost Typical Students” are shown above at their jobs. Billy Matherly and James Canter are
the boy representatives and Barbara. Harris and Hallie Chandler the girls elected.
Mr. Robert B. Jamieson, com
pleting his twenty-first year as
head football coach at Greensboro,
has unveiled a 1954 football squad
which stands at the top in the
Western conference. The Greens
boro Whirlis now venture on to
the eastern field of. battle to meet
Durham, the conference champion
from the East.
This decisive battle, previously
scheduled for the Durham High
School field, is now to be played
at Duke University on the after
noon of Friday, November 26, ac
cording to an announcement by
the North Carolina High School
Athletic Association.
Both the Whirlies and the Bull
dogs are on top with regard to
conference standing. The only
blemish on the 9-0-1 season rec
ord for Greensboro is a 6-6 tie
with the AA team from Reidsville.
Durham’s only setback this sea
son was at the hands of these
same Greensboro Whirlies. The
earlier encounter ended 30-12 with
the Greensboro double-wing at
tack making the difference in the
two championship clubs.
Durham is recognized more
readily than Greensboro as a state
power after their 1953 performance
which netted for them not only the
eastern title but the state co-cham
pionship honors shared with Win
ston-Salem Reynolds.
Outstanding dates in Greens
boro’s football history include 1942
when the Whirlies captured the
slate crown and 1946, the season
which ended with eight wins and
two ties.
Senior High’s 139-piece march
ing band will accompany their
team to Durham. Their halftime
show will include excerpts from
the most popular programs pre
sented at home games throughout
the year. The cheerleader squad
led by Mary Ann Boone will lend
their support to the occasion.
Mr. L. W. Anderson, assistant
principal at GHS, has announced
that chartered buses will be avail
able to students planning to at
tend the game on Friday.
December 2 Dale For
Navy Band Performance
Monday, December 2, is the date
that the United States Navy Band
will give their concert at the
Greensboro Senior High School.
Two performances will be given.
At 2:30 the band will perform be
fore the students of GHS. At 8 p.
m. a public performance will be
given.
The band under the direction of
Com. Charles Brandler makes two
tours a year. 'These tours are made
with the permission of President
Eisenhower. On the tours the band
has been as far west as Arizona and
New Mexico. The concert in
Greensboro is the last stop before
returning to Washington.
In the program, the band will
feature several soloists and sing
ers. They feature a soloist in every
section of the band.
Bruce Young, a graduate of Sen
ior, is now playing in the band.
While at Senior, Bruce was a mem
ber of the percussion section and
drum major.
Tickets for the performance will
be on sale Monday and Tuesday,
November 29 and 30 only. Stu
dents wishing to see the show will
have to get their tickets from their
home room teachers on these days.
The price of the students’ ticket is
50 cents each and tJie price for the
adult tickets are $1.00 and $1.50.