HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of 0. Henry
VOLUME XXXI
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., FEBRUARY 11, 1955
NUMBER 9
Rotten Apples
Black Sheep
The students of Greensboro Senior High School have placed
themselves in an embarrassing position—a position HIGH LIFE
feels should be dealt with strongly and immediately. And it is
our duty as students to drag ourselves up from the depths
of this position. /
It is not hard to figure out what position we are talking
about. Only an extremely unobservant person would not notice
the change in the conduct here at school, at basketball games,
during assemblies, and the all-round handling of ourselves.
This general lack of courtesy shows nothing but a lack of
good deeding on the part of the “cut up.”
Comparisons are odious, but in this case we will compare
ourselves with the us of just last fall. Then we, the student
body, could go around feeling happy and satisfied with our
selves and our behavior. We were acting like the young adults
we choose to consider ourselves, and our contentment v/as
reflected in the outstanding school spirit shown here.
Then, the few bad apples in the bunch showed a little of
their rottenness, and like the proverbial sheep, many of us
followed suit. We don’t think those followers are being malici
ously bad; they just don’t have enough spirit and courage to
stand up for what they know is right and prefer the easy way
out by falling in with the group.
There are, of course, those who don’t sheep-like follow the
crowd, but neither do they do anything about the deplorable
conditions. It is these pupils who can “strive to make the right
thing popular. It is our right and our duty to show the bad
apples and the sheep,” we don’t think they are cute but, on the
contrary, believe they are only making idiots out of themselves
and are unnecessarily bringing criticism upon all the students.
It is all well and good to disapprove of such behavior as has
been exhibited here, but the only way it can be corrected is
through our verbal incriminations and reproof. Thus we can
lead the sheep back to the fold and make the bad apples feel
as rotten as they are.
Parley In New Orleans
Goal of Choir Members
Sixty members of the GHS choir
are leaving by bue at 6 a. m. on
March 23 for New Orleans to at
tend the Southern Music Educa
tor’s Conference and to take part in
a Concert Hour along with three
other groups which have been
selected from throughout the 'Unit
ed States.
They plan to carry their lunch
and stop in Atlanta, Georgia, for
R. E. Moore Speaks
To Business Students
Tuesday, February 8, Mrs. R. E.
Moore, Navy representative of the
U. S. Navy Recruiting Station,
talked to all the business students
of Senior High School who are in
terested in working as typists and
stenographers for the Navy.
Mrs. Moore expressed that there
were not enough Washington girls
to work for the Navy; therefore, it
is necessary to offer the job to
girls in various parfe of the coun
try. The girl must be 18 years of
age at the time she actually begins
work, but she may apply and take
a qualifying test any time six
months prior to her entrance on
duty.
Requirements are the speed typ
ing of 40 words a minute and short
hand speed of 80 words a minute.
She must be physically capable of
performing clerical work. A per
sonal interview and good character
references are required by the
Navy Department prior to employ
ment.
Salaries are $2950 per year for
beginning stenographers having no
previous business experience,
$3175 per year for beginning
stenographers having qualified ex
perience and meeting the Navy’s
established standard, and $2950 per
year for beginning typists.
Miss Pat Stevens, a Senior High
School graduate, is now in Wash
ington working for the Navy. “She
is doing a wonderful job,” stated
Mrs. Moore.
Anyone interested may write to
Mrs. R. E. Moore, Navy represen
tative, TJ. S. Navy Recruiting Sta
tion, Post Office Building, Greens
boro, North Carolina.
dinner. Their first night, Wednes
day, will be spent at the Saint
Frances Motel near Montgomery,
Alabama. On their journey they
will travel along the coast and
also the Gulf of Mexico.
The choir plans to arrive in New
Orleans about 6 p. m. Thursday.
Their first rehearsal is scheduled
for 11:30 Friday morning. The
conference is to be held at the
Jung Hotel in New Orleans. Reser
vations have been made for Greens
boro to stay at the DeSota Hotel
while in the city.
The costumes which the girls
will wear for their part in the
program will be navy blue princess
style dresses with white jackets.
Many of the girls are making their
own outfits and the remaining
group are having them made. Bur
lington Mills has donated the ma
terial from which the dresses will
be made. The boys will wear navy
blue suits.
Chaperons for the trip will be
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Routh, Miss
Eula Tuttle, and Mrs. Virginia
Toenes. A newspaper reporter will
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School Council Holds
Honor Code Week
Initialed By Jordan
“We strive to make the right
thing popular” was the slogan car
ried throughout February 14-18,
Honor Code Week. The campaign,
which was planned by the members
of GHS Studet Council, was an
attempt to evaluate the success of
the Honor Code during the past
year.
The activities of Honor Code
Week consisted of speeches made
daily over the public address sys
tem during the room room period.
Jimmy Jordan, president of the
student body, initiated the program
on Monday by introducing the goals
that GHS students should strive
to accomplish.
Devotion Given
In the regular weekly assembly
on Tuesday, Mrs. Edna Earle Ran
dolph, Bible instructor at Senior
High, used the idea of the Honor
Code as the basis of her devotion.
Bill O’Brien, president of the
Sophomore Class, gave a brief hig-
tbry of the Code on Wednesday.
Home-room discussions followed a
speech made by John Gardiner,
president of the Junior Class on
Thursday.
In many home rooms, panel dis
cussions took place with the home
room president acting as moderat
or. Some rooms read aloud rules
of the Honor Code and had discus
sion from the class, while others
let the president and teacher an
swer questions put forth to them
by the students.
Weaknesses Discussed
The weaknesses of the Code were
discussed, and suggestions pertain
ing to the improvement of it were
turned over to Miss Dorothy Mc-
Nairy, adviser to the Student Coun
cil. Many seemed to think that
there were no weaknesses in the'
code itself, but the weakness came
because of those people who did
not support, understand, or have
interest in it.
Suggestions Given
Suggestions as to the improve
ment of the code were to keep it
always present before the students,
have a monthly devotion based
on a rule of the Code, and to re
issue Honor Code cards to the
students.
The week was ended with home
room discussions that followed a
speech made by Rob Pearce, presi
dent of the Senior Class, in which
he gave the true meaning of the
Code.
Junior Marshals Serve
At School Presentations
Regalias of navy blue and white
satin distinguishes the junior mar
shals of GHS from other students
when they are seen at school
functions.
At the beginning of the year
each junior home room chose a
boy and a girl to represent them
as marshals. This year they have
marshalled for the band, choir, and
dramatical presentations. They
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WHAT
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City Reroutes South-Bound Traffic
Through Senior High’s Back Yard
No, it’s not the long awaited and much needed new parking lot that
engineers are shaping out of Mrs. Nellie Blackburn’s once verdant
nature plot. The morass of red clay stretching out northwest of
Greensboro practically through the middle of GHS is another solution
to the traffic problem in and around Greensboro.
The North Carolina Highway
Commission and City Public Works
Department have combined forces
to cohstruct a four-lane highway
designed to channel south-bound
traffic on U. S. 220 around the
congestion of Battleground Avenue.
When completed, the extensive
changes in the road may well en
able Yankees to pass through
Greensboro more quickly than be
fore and be on their way to Flori
da and all points South.
The state men are assuming re-
Seniors Discussing Graduation Plans;
Select Committees For Varied Events
With graduation approximately
three months off, members of the
Senior Class have been discussing
plans and choosing committees in
home rooms for the various events
connected with the occasion.
Each home room selected one
girl to serve on the luncheon com
mittee headed by Mrs. Cordelia
Walke. The members are Sandra
Bentz, room 317; Martha Ann Bur
net, 23; Mona Davis, 200; Ann Fry,
5; Dianne Helms, 14; Barbara
King, 101; Pat Leary, 8; Leah Mil
ler, 301; Kay Overstreet, 9; Bar
bara Rector, 206; Sandra Shep
herd, 100; jane Tace, 20; Linda
Kav Thornbei'iy, 305; and D .A.nn
Welch, 22 Tickets for the luncheon
will be $2.00.
The cap and gown committee
with Mr. Clifford Long as faculty
adviser is composed of Johnnie
Bolick and Kip Bachtell, room 317
Bobby Caffin, 23; Larry Cox, 200
Helena Frost, 5; Nancy Harris, 14
Margaret Jessup and Fred Hutton
101; Marsha Kreiger, 8; Tommy
Mclver, 301; Charles O’Brien, 9;
Jerry Purgason, 206; Mary Louise
Shaw, 100; Penny Starnes, 20; Sara
Tetterton, 305; and Carolyn White,
22. These people will be responsi
ble for helping members of their
home room turn in their caps and
gowns after graduation exercises.
Seniors are now placing orders
for graduation invitations and
cards at the school store. The price
of the invitations is eight cents
each and the card prices vary with
the quality. Mr. Stanley Johnson
heads the committee responsible
for showing the samples of these
things during home room period.
They are Gayle Bell, room 317;
Joyce Byars, 23; Jane Cheek, 200;
Susan Graham, 5; Norma Hanner,
14; Brauna Jacobs> 101; Barbara
Lindley, 8; Jean Medlin, 301; Artie
Neller, 9; Faye Riddle, 206; Rose
Seagraves, 100; Kay Stewart, 20;
Patsy Traughber, 305; and Diane
White, 22.
The Washington trip committee
is composed only of those people
who are planning to make th’e
annual trek which will take place
in late April. The group, with Mr.
A. P. Routh as faculty adviser, is
composed of Margie Boren, 317;
Mary Brady, 23; Ann Dumaresq,
200; Bill Fields, 5; Bob Grant, 14;
Sue Johnson, 101; Ed Lashley, 8;
Jerry Matherly, 301; Alma Ruth
O’Briant, 9; Doris Ann Rayle, 206;
Dot Short, 100; Betty Jean Stamey,
20; Herbert Taylor, 305; and
Charles Younce, 22.
sponsibility for the distance just
outside the city Iim;ts to the pres
ent school drive. City engineers
will then bring the pavement to
Buffalo Creek and across on a
new bridge. The old wooden one
spanning the creek at Westover
Terrace has just about seen its
last days. (See map).
The fleet of tractors and bull
dozers, according to a state en
gineer, would have the causeway
completed and open to tragic by
next fall.
All East-West traffic will then
flow over the new bridge making
Westover virtually a dead-end. De
tails pictured in the map above
include straightening of a “spur”
road perpendicular to U. S. 220
terminating at Friendly Road in
the new Starmount shopping cen
ter.
Murray Directs
First Aid Class
Mr. Garland Murray, Red Cross
director in Greensboro, directed
a first aid class for all interested
Senior High student on Monday,
February 21, in room 9.
The course will be completed
after 18 hours of work. It is open
to both boys and girls and will
meet twice a week, Monday and
Tuesday. At the end of the course
all those successfully completing
the instruction will receive a card
stating they are licensed first
aiders.