Page Two
High Life
December 3, 19551
There’s Nothing Like A
Good Long Lunch Period
There’s nothing like a good long hinch
period—a mass exodus to the peddlers of
gastralgia on top of the hill, a return trip
at speeds designed to permanently befud
dle all “whammies” and stUl there’s time
for a parking lot convention featuring at
tranquil mist of cigarette smoke occasion
ally tainted by fumes from a sulfur bomb.
Sounds peaceful enough, doesn’t it? Well,
some aggressive person or persons finally
decided to arouse the parking lot from its
lanquid reverie. Firecrackers were the first
step in a progressive campaign designed
to enliven proceedings. These novelties did
not rave the desired effect, and the next
study in confussion was the infamous pine
tree incident. But now we have a guaran
teed panacea for boredom during our long
lunch periods—drag races!
For the benefit of those who are not in
cluded in the loyal and elite brotherhood
of “dragsters,” a drag race is a race eb-
tween two or more cars from a standing
start for a specified distance. It’s a wonder
ful pastime, particularly after you pass 80
miles per hour.
The inviting strip of asphalt recently
constructed behind the school is perhaps
responsible for this innovation in recrea
tional trends, but you have to have some
thing to do during such a long lunch period.
What’s wrong with this pastime? There
is just nothing more invigorating than the
good stiff breeze which a 70 miles per hour
a race generates. Even the spectators bene
fit. Such an exciting spectacle is undeni
ably conducive to more profound and ef
fective thinking during the afternoon class
es. Besides, this panorama of cars and
people provides an answer to the inevitable
boredom of such a long lunch period.
Has a large group of students at Senior
High passed the point where an appeal to
reason and common sense is effectual?
Apparently they have. Why would anyone
deliberately endanger the lives of so many
people with a practice as chUdish as these
drag races? Who is in danger? Besides
the driver, there are passengers—this is
the group which deserves little sympathy.
How about the spectators though? They
are indirectly involved in the races but
directly exposed to the possibility of a
disastrous accident. You can imagine what
would happen if a couple of these “fanatics
behind the wheel” should happen to meet
head on with an innocent motorist using
the road for the proper reason.
Lunch periods are too long apparently.
What other conclusion can be made? We
have too much free time on our hands.
Should the periods be shortened? Would
this solve the problem?
A shortened period would undoubtedly
solve many aspects of the lunch-time prob
lem, but this is a course any reasonable
school administrator would hesitate to fol
low for an obvious reason.
Lunch is an essential break in the routine
HIGH LIFE
Published Semi-Monthly by the Students of
Gi'eensburo Senior High School
Greensboro, N. C.
^iNTtPHArlOH^
Founded by the Class
of 1921
^ Revived by the Spring
Journalism Glass
of 1937
Entered as second-class matter March 30,
■1940, at the’ post office at Greensboro, N. C.,
under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Ed,itor4n‘Chief ^ ^... Jim Martin
Assistant Editors : Donna Oliver
Diane Schwartz
Managing Editor Dick Robinson
Business Manager Mary Lou Hutton
Advertising Manager Ginger Bass
Copy Editor Mary Wheeler
Feature Editor ■ Betty AdamS
Boys’ Sports Editrr Jerry Farber
Girls' Sports Editor Mary Jane SeaweH
ExchaTige Editor Nancy Tuttle
Circulation Editor ^ Anne Greeson
Photographers Dan McConnell
Claiborne Cordle
Cdrtoonist Diana Harmon
Pi’oofreadera : Jerry Mann
Judy Shallant, Paula Tuttle
Reporters- Anne Greeson, Jane Parkins
Lou Spence and Sue Spence
Adviser Miss Peggy Ann Joyner
Financial Adviser Mr. A. P. Routh
What Senior High School students need is not the "drag" race STRIP
they’re asking for, according to a fetter on the street, but a STRAP of
the old-fashioned razor variety.—(Taken from William Rhodes Weaver’s
Monday Moanin’ column)
of a school day. This opportunity
to temporarily forget the class
room is absolutely necessary. We
need these forty minutes to make
the afternoon periods profitable.
There are alternatives, however.
This problem presents an excellent
opportunity for someone to create
a constructive, wholesome recrea
tional substitute for the drag races
and other dis^sting situations
which this spare time has bred in the
parking lot. If the Student Council
would elaborate on its lunch time
programs which were initiated last
year, and could make them attrac
tive to large groups, the whole situa-
tio nwould be gireatly improved.
Nothing entirely legitimate, how
ever, would appeal to the parking
lot element which is interested pri
marily in causing trouble. If' the
wild tendencies in the “dragsters”
can not be pacified by a reasonable
recreation program, force will have
to be used. This is pessimistic view
point, but perhaps the only practical
solution. If some kind qf plan is not
evolved by someone, the lunch per
iods are bound to get shorter.
HALL TALES
By Judy Shallant
Have you ever noticed it? Teachers are a funny thing (this excepting the ones
from Senior, of course)* They say one thing and usually mean another, for in
stance :
Teachers say:
1. Tills is not very important.
2. T]’is assignment is not difficult in the
least. You should have no trouble
with it.
3. All right. Little One, what is bother
ing you?
4. Do you have an excuse for your ab
sence?
5. This school is your school, and we
konw you want to keep it in gTOd
condition.
6. You get less credit for work that is
handed in late.
7. No.
8. Do you agree with that, class?
9. Some of this class should go to col
lege.
Teachers mean:
1. Mark this, you will lave it on the
test.
2. This is hard. You are probably too
dumb to understand it, but study it
anyway.
3. Hurry up! I have work to do.
4. Can you prove you did not go fish
ing?
5. Just wait until we find out who has
been carving on the desks.
6. It is easier to throw all the papers in
the wastebasket at once.
7. No.
8. The preceeding statement was incor
rect.
9. Many of you will never get out of
GHS.
Here's A Droodle
For Your Noodle!
the risky, daring lot,
To the rough way, the dangerous way,
where hope is all I’ye got;
And all I ask is a chance for the door
when I finally part the swell
And. a quiet class, a peaceful class, when
at last I hear the bell!
.. ..(With apologies to John Masefield)
Miss Moore: Don if you subtract 56
from 75, what’s the difference?
Don Douglas: That’s what I say, who
cares?”
I must go out to the hall, my friends, to
the thundering crowd and the mass,
And all I ask is an even break to get to
my next hour class.
To the strong shove and the mad pace
and the multitude’s fighting,
And the sweet thought of that clear spot
I’m almost sighting.
I must go out to the hall, my friends,
where the thought of that jam packed
stair.
Is a reckless one and a wild one that
summons up a prayer.
And all I ask is the strength td push
when my doorway I have found,
And'there’s thanks in my heart for all
mankind-th'at I haven’t hit the ground.
Inquiring student: Did you take a shower
this morning?
His friend: Why, is there one missing?
I must go out to the hall, my friends, to
P. S. By the way, the droodle is !‘two
giraffes necking”.
Tinion Poll
“Dragging'^ is just one of the problem^
which has arisen in the parking lot area.
There has been little interest in planned
recreation during the lunch periods; but
more interest has been generated by the
parking lot episodes. How would you
solve the parking lot problem?
Apparently, the idea of dancing in the
girls’ gym during lunch period has fal
len through. But there must be some
answer to the drag-racing situation at
Greensboro Senior High. Perhaps if
there were a few more “authorities”
hanging around the dragging area, it
would serve as a reminder to those very
foolish boys who think it is cute to I
“drag.” '
Jackie Mabie
I believe the con^ct of the students'
here at Senior has been fostered by »|
lack of respect for themselves and oth
ers. This bad attitude can only be remov.
ed by a rebirth of the HONOR CODE. [.
When our Code becomes a personal,
meaningful way of living to each of tu, {
the problem will be solved. i
Eve Putdom 
I believe that a drag^trip could be ob-|
tained if dragsters would cooperate with
city, recreation, and law officials. Stu-!
dents should talk with members of thel
recreation and city law departments to|
let them know exactly the student
body wants in way of recreation and)
after-school activities.
Bill Lewey
Everyone knows ^t when a person:
is not occupied, he is more likely to \
get into trouble. I believe that the only!
way to stop the races is to give us some-'
thing to do. The juke box in the gills’
gym should be repaired, and we should
be allowed to “work off the steam”;
stored up during the morning by dan
cing, playing ping-pong, or some other >
form of recreation. To obtain a drag-
strip, I believe the boys involved in the '
races should form a committee and woik ^
out the problem with recreation and law i
offfcials. [
Dwight Witty
If the students themselves don’t try
to do something about keeping our lunch
periods in “proper order” the lunch
periods are likely to be cut short and
our permits taken away from us. Most
of the boys are 17 and 18 years of age. I
think that they have enough foresight to
put a stop to the races themselves and
to see what will be. the terrible results if
they don’t stop “dragging.”
Kay Wallace
Seeing as how intent local “vehicle I
wizzards” are in the matter of obtaining |
from the city an official drag-strip, Tm '
in favor of the movement! Eveiy other ^
najor town in the state has some sort I
of this facility provided. Turning down !
the students at this stage of the game
would be as useless as slamming a I
swinging door, and if the space could |
be grasped, a drag strip would solve a
lot of diffusion in and around GHS:
circles.
Jerry Farber )
By the time students reach Senior
High School age, they ought to have
enough sense to realize the danger in
“drag-racing.” The fact that they are
endangering their lives as well as those
of their friends ought to make them
think twice! I don’t think that other
forms of recreation would help because
1 doubt if these boys would be interest
ed, but I do think that we are granted
enough privileges so that these boys
won’t have to resort to “drag-racing”
as a means of entertainment.
Rita Stephenson
Bobby Baynes: I wonder where bugs
go in winter.
Bobby Johannesen: Search me.
Bobby Baynes: No, thanks. I was just
wondering.
I believe there is no better way to
spend the extra time at lunch than to
stand around and talk or review the ma-
Katesy Webb: I know fish is brain food,
but I don’t like fish. Is there some
■ other kind of brain food?
Ann Davis: Well, there’s noodle soup.
terial which will be coming up in the
afternoon classes. Games, if provided,
might attract a few but not everyone
could or would play. Drag-racing is
exciting, but it is dangerous and out of
place during limch hour. We should have
a supervised drag-strip somewhere close
to town where drags could be safely
carried on.
Buddy Gallimore
Miss Mims:. Remember those sugges
tions I gave you on how to make your
articles more interesting? Did you
can^ out any of them?
Ronnie Parks: Did you see Jane going
out the door?;
Miss Mims; Yds.
Ronnie Parks: Well, she was’earrying out
your ideas.