HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of 0. Henry
VOLUME xxxn
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., OCT. 7, 1955
NUMBER 2
Gail Kirkman Selected Homecoming Queen
Many School Leaders
Introduced To Pupils
In Assembly Program
“Know your School,” the theme
of the assembly program Tuesday,
September 27, was designed to
present students with more knowl
edge of the student leaders of the
school.
Philip J. Weaver, assistant su
perintendent of Greensboro public
schools, was the speaker for the oc
casion. A Duke University grad
uate, Mr. Weaver stated that school
is what the individual makes it
and that those who give rather
than receive are the ones who
make GHS not only the biggest
but also the best high school.
Before the devotion, given by
Louise McGee, senior, Danny
Thompson, sophom/are, accompa
nied by senior Lisa Anderson, sang
“Silently Into the Night.” Dick
Robinson, Senior Class president,
then announced the sophomore
registration and election dates.
Bob Herford, student body vice-
president, recognized all home
room presidents, after which Hous
ton Groome, pres., of the student
body, acknowledged the council
members of 1955-56. Those from
the Senior Class are Leon Boggs,
Wayne Griffin, Gail Kirkman, Zade
Turner, Janie Walters and Bill
Williamson. Representing the Jun
ior Class are Bob Bajmes, Susan
Brooks, Buck Hoyle, Nancy Lam.
beth, Jane Lynch, Karl Ray, Har
riet Wells, and Pete Wyrick.
Traffic chief, Manley Dodson,
introduced the new squad mem
bers and Pa5i;on Neal, junior, told
of bookroom activities. He stated
that there are 16,000 books for
use at GHS this year.
Mitchell Cook recognized this
year’s stage crew and Bob Her
ford acknowledged the bus (frivers.
Bose Ravenel, business manager
of WHIRLIGIG, told of the year
book’s progress. Editor of HIGH
LIFE, Jim Martin, introduced sev
eral of the staff member and an
nounced the subscription drive
soon to begin.
Recognition was also given Mrs.
Margaret Malone, school secretary,
and Mrs. Albright, the new cafe
teria manager for Senior High.
Walters And Turner Are Selected
To Be Co-sponSors Of Senior High
Gail Kirkman was chosen Monday, September 31 by the
football squad to reign as Queen of the Homecoming Celebra
tion October 21 during the half-time of the Greensboro-Reids-
ville game.
Houston Groome, president of the GHS student body, will
escort Gail. Since her sophomore year, when she was secre
tary, has served on the Student Council and has been a mem
ber of Torchlight during her junior and senior years. She is
a cheerleader this year.
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The Student Cbuncil elected
Torchlisht Members Pick
Lisa Anderson President
Lisa Anderson, senior, was
elected president of the Torchlight
National Honor Society Thursday,
September 22, by the five members
of Torchlight.
Other officers assisting Lisa are
Janie Walters, vice-president, and
Gail Kirkman, secretary. The treas
urer will be elected after the new
members are tapped this fall. John
Gardiner and Leon Boggs are the
other members. Miss Sara Mims,
head of the English department,
will continue advising Torchlight
this year.
The first activity of this year
for the Torchlight members will
be On October 19 when they Will
be host for the annual College
Day. Also planned for this year
are the two tappings; the one in
the fall will be for seniors only.
The second one in the spring is
for both juniors and seniors.
The exact date of the ceremony
and the names of the new members
to be tapped will not be released
except to members of Torchlight
and their adviser Miss Mims until
the tapping takes place.
To be eligible for Torchlight,
students must excel in leadership,
service, character, and scholarship.
In preparations for the tapping,
seniors with averages of 90 or
above have been filling out sheets
of paper listing all their various
activities. Torchlight members are
planning to buy electric torches to
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Egbert Elected Prexy
Of 1955 Playmasters
Officers for the 1955 Playmas
ters, Senior’s Dramatic Club, have
been selected with Gordayne Eg
bert serving the group as presi
dent.
Jackie Mabie was elected vice-
president; Elizabeth Antrim, sec
retary; and Mike Powell, treasurer.
This group of 37 thespians meet
to pool their dramatic talents each
day at seventh period. Once a year
they put on a paid performance
which displays the fruits of their
efforts for the student body.
“Our Hearts Were Young and
Gay,” ‘a comedy in three acts, has
been selected as this year’s major
production. It will be dramatized
in November.
In addition to the 17 acting parts
in the play, there will be jobs
dealing with scenery supervision,
make-up, props and business trans
actions. All the plans are incom
plete, but the cast will be disclosed
as soon as possible.
Miss Mozelle Causey is in charge
of the dramatic aspirants and has
supervised debates, oration con
tests, and play productions.
Sophomore Class Candidates Presented
Candidates for all Sophomore
Class offices were presented at
a special sophomore assembly Wed
nesday, September 28 by Dick Rob
inson, president of the Senior
Class.
Registration of all sophomore
voters was Tuesday and Wednes
day, September 27 and 28, under
the supervision of the Student
Council. Voting took place Thurs
day, September 29 with Dick Rob
inson in charge of the elections.
Only 90 students out of the ap
proximately 685 sophomores vied
for an office. This figure is less
than that of last year although the
class is 80 students larger.
Prexy Candidats
Six candidates placed their name
on the ballot for the office of pres
ident. They were, along with their
campaign managers, John Burwell,
whose manager was Jack Fjeld;
Boyce Crothers, with Carol Weit-
zel as his campaign manager; Jay
Deifell, with Peggy Sink as his
campaign manager; Rob Grant,
managed by Jim West; Wallace
Williams, whose manager was Roy
Michaw; and Kennie Miller, with
Melvin Kriegsman acting as cam
paign manager.
Vice-presidents on the ballot in
cluded Steve Bernholz, Susan Le
vine, Cynthia Parkins, Anne Rob
inson, Rufus Russell, John Stan
ton, Eddie Stubbins, Ronnie Mur-
relle, and Prissy Wyrick.
The position of secretary was
sought by eight students. They
were Denny Broadhurst, Linda
Cashwell, Margaret Cox, Jeris Ed
wards, Sally Parkins, Carolyn
Orell, Carolyn Patti^all, and
Paula Sain.
Ann Davis, Nancy Hewett, Mey-
ressa Hughes, Nancy McDowell,
Stanford Neerman, Joe Ritchie,
Harry Smith, and Linda Thompson
were the eight sophomores com
peting for the office of Sophomore
Class treasurer.
Nine students were chosen out
of the 59 contenders for the po
sition of Student Council repre
sentative. This number vying for
the job is nine less than those
biding for the office last year. The
candidates were Mary Lee Adams,
Kenny Aydelette, Elayne Battle,
Brenda Barnett, Pat Bowser, Nan
cy Brady, Riley Brown, Rusty
Brown, Evelyn Byrd, Connie Col-
trane, Bobbie Cook, Kit Cooper,
Pat Ellis, Jimmy Eskridge, Pat
Garrett David Garrison, Spencer
Gaylord, Tommy Glascock, Jack
Fjeld, Julia Graham, Mac Hall,
Bob Hammers, Linda Harrison,
Sandra Holdemess, and Judith
Lea.
Representatives
Others running for the Student
Council representative office were
Sandra McDonald, Jimmy Mc
Gregor, Lynn McGregor, Becky
McQueen, Willford Lineweaver,
Lois Lynch, Carolyn Manuel, Jean
Medearis, Roy Michaws, Elizabeth
Miller, Chas. Mills, Marilyn Pearce,
Linda Pultz, Betty Rose, Joe
Scruggs, Judy Shope, Rita Steven
son, Bonnie Sikes, Peggy Sink,
Janice Smith Judy Snyder, Ed
gar Stockwell, Florence Somers,
Sarah Jo Stanley, Betsy Stevens,
Angelyn Stokes, Frances Taylor,
Becky Tuck, Katesy Webb, Kathryn
Weikel, Carol Weitzel Kitty White,
and Ann Wolfe.
Junior Varsity Clubs
Tangle In Game Here
Tomorrow night at 8 o’clock the
junior varsity clubs from the Uni
versities of North and South Caro
lina tangle in a Kiwanis-sponsored
benefit game at the Senior High
stadium.
The aggregation of businessmen
and civic leaders who are members
of the Greensboro chapters of Ki-
wanis International have promoted
the game as a service project.
Proceeds from ‘the admission
charge will be divided for three
uses. Twenty-five per cent of the
one dollar per person cost will go
to the school selling the tickets.
The campaign has been organized
at Senior by the Key Club, the
high school service club sponsored
by Kiwanis. Tickets may still be
obtained from any club member
or from the school store.
A second percentage of the pro
fits will be donated to a fund for
establishing children’s playgrounds
throughout t^e city. The remainder
will be used to defray the expenses
Of staging the game.
An hour long band program pro
vided by all the musical organiza
tions in the city school system will
furnish half-time entertainment.
Greensboro High’s Sophomore
and Junior Classes have gotten
I under way iwth their annual class
Cn » •! which began two weeks ago
ijy ^€fltOT IdSS itiPtlS and continued through Friday, Sep
Superlatives Chosen
Janie Walters and Zade Turner as
the co-sponsors of Senior High.
Her escort will be the boy of her
choice.
Betty Bell ana Kelly Maness,
from the Class of ’54, and Sue
Simmons and Jimmy Jordon, from
the-Class of ’55, have been chosen
for the alumni sponsor.
Betty Bell, who was secretary
of the student body in 1953-54, was
a member of the Student Council
her sophomore and senior years;
was in Torchlight during her junior
year and secretary during her
senior year. She was a cheerleoder
during her three years te Senior
High and was voted “most courte
ous girl” in her Senior Class.
Serving as president of the Stu
dent Council in 1953-54 was Kelly
Maness. He was a member of the
WHIRLIGIG staff. Key Club, choir.
Torchlight, Youth Center Council,
and the Hi-Y Club. He was voted
the “most popular boy” in the Class
of ’55.
Sue Simmons, Senior High’s
sponsor for the homecoming game
last year, was a member of the
Student Council for two years, and
was vice-president of the student
body in 1954-55. She was in the
May Court all three years at GHS
and was in the choir during her
last two years.
President of the student body
last year, Jimmy Jordon was also
the Junior Class president during
his junior year and was voted
“most popular boy” in his Senior
Class.
Reidsville High will elect their
own sponsors for the game.
The entertainment for the Cele
bration will be furnished by the
band and choir. The numbers which
they will do logether includes
“The Surrey With the Fringe On
Top,” “Oh What a Beautiful Morn
ing,” “People Will Say In Love,”
and “Oklahoma.”
The sponsors will be introduced
during the half-time.
The committee working on plans
Apr the Homeconiing Game is
: Wayne Griffin, Nancy Lambeth,
Jane Lpnch, Bill O’Brien, and
Busk Hoyle.
Kay Wrenn, graduate of 1955,
was the Homecoming Queen last
year during the Greensboro-Salis-
bury game. She was escorted by
Jimmy Jordon.
Sfudenis Begin Sales
To Increase Funds
Members of the Senior Class
have recently completed the
election of superlatives for the
1955-56 year. Votes are being
counted by the Senior Class of
ficers and Miss Ida Belle Moore.
There have been no additions,
or subtractions from tiiose su
perlatives of last year.
tember 30.
The Junior Class began by sell
ing engraved and plain stationery,
which sold for $1 a box. Each home
room was responsible for selling
a certain number of boxes.
The class will follow the sta
tionery sale by a fruit cake sale
for Thanksgiving, for which the
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