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From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
Gastonia High
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VOLUME xxxn
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GBEE NSBORO N. C., FEB. 10, 1956
NUMBER 9
Torchlight National Honor Society Holds Service
Newly tapped members of Torchlig^ht National Honor Society shown here are left to right, first row: Ann Rountree, Pat Ray, Martha Williamson, Katherine Leon
ard, Mary Ann McNeely, Phyllis Glynn, and Jerry Danford: second row: David Bescherer, F.mma. Garvin, Jackie Mabie, Vicki Stewart, Buck Hoyle, Nancy Lambeth,
Karl Ray, James Spence; thii^ row; Kay Klykendall, Martha Yates, Liwie Doggett, Reggie Bell, Donna Oliver, Diane Schwartz, Libby Garvin, Camille Merriman,
David Craig, and Doug Albright.
Music Students Represent p?o“dMo"u!cii“
GHS In State Orchestra
Thirty-fotir students represent
ed Senior in the All-State Orches
tra at East Carolina College in
Greenville, North Carolina, Jan
uary 27-29,
The orchestra was not compet
itive, and its purpose was to bring
together the more advanced musi
cal students from all over the state
to work londer a nationally known
musician, to work on some of the
better musical literoture, and
to promote and encourage the
music program in the state.
Robert A. Fredrickson, presi
dent of the Orchestra Division,
was the leading organizer of this
year’s clinic.
Other High Schools
Thirteei^ high schools, besides
Senior, took part in the Orches
tra, and they were: Ayden High
School, Charlotte Central High
School, Charlotte Myers Park,
Concord, Durham, High Point
Senior High School. Kannapolis
High School, Kinston Grainger,
Washington, Waynesbolo, Win
ston-Salem Haynes High School,
and Winston - Salem Reynolds
High School.
The students, while in Green
ville, stayed in private homes and
dormitories. They were chosen for
the Orchestra by applications
judged by a special committee of
directors.
The students from all the
schools present combined to play
the following songs:
Overture to “Marriage of Fig
aro,” by Mozart; Finale, Sym
phony Number 5. from “The New
World,” by Dvorak; Concerto
Grosso Number 8 (Christmas Con
certo), by Corelli-Schering; La
Vie Parisienne Overture on Themes
by Offenback, by Dorato; Russian
Sailors’ Dance from the Ballet
“The Red Poppy,” by Schmid-
Gliere; Piaaicato Modeme, by
Davenport; Rogers and Hammer-
stein Orchestra Folia, transposed
by r>ourdon; and “Dance cf the
Comedians” from the Bartered
Bride Opera, by Smetana.
GHS’ers Taking Part
Those taking part from Senior
were:
Julia Adams, Laura Adams,
Henry Flynt, Lynn Rankin, Janet
Snider and Martha Yates, First
Violin; Anne Cole, first chair;
Susan DeVeny, Betty Harrell, and
Janice Thompson, Second Violin;
Marcia Felt, first chair; Kay Kin
sey, Louise Matthews, Jan Phil
lips, Judie Phillips, Sylvia Sox
and Joan Weinstein, Violas; Lin
da Cashwell, Joyce Jones, Katha
rine Leonard, Susan Levine, Caro
line Sikes, and Helen White, Cel
los; and Angela Butt and Sandra
Rogers, Basses.
Doris Guill playing the Flute,
John Gardinw and Mary Lou
Wall playing Clarinets, Rufus
Russell on Oboe, IZ>an McConnell
on Bassoon, Shelley Morganstern
playing the French Horn, Bill
Kellam playing the Tuba, and
Bob Wilkinson on Percussion com
pleted those attending from GHS.
Enthusiasm for the basketball
games is the object of a new
project to be undertaken by the
Student Council, when they spon-
^sor a contest forrthe home room
with the largest attendance at
the Burlington game on February
21.
The Student Council is striving
to increase interest in attending
the Whirlie home games, and the
contest is part of their plan. For
the senior, junior and sophomore
homerooms with the largest num
ber f students attending the game
and selling the most tickets, free
admission to the High Point
game will be given.
Tickets will be sold on a home
room basis and the council is
The conductor of the Orchestra hoping that there will be a “crowd’
was Mr. Nathan Gottschalk, who going to the game. The contest
is assistant Professor of Violin at is also being held to interest peo-
Oberlin College. At present he is pie in the state basketball .toum-
at Boston University pursuing ament which will be here In
graduate work in music. Greensboro in March.
Seniors Lead Special Honor Roll
Followed By Juniors, Sophomores
Prom Seniors’ student body of
approximately 1700, 72 students
attained a scholastic standing
of 95 or higher and were placed
on the special honM* roll for the
third grading period of the first
semester.
Seniors led the three classes
with 37 having the required av
erage. Juniors followed with 20
and the Sophomore Class had 15
making special honor roll.
Special honor roll seniors and
their home rooms are, room 6,
Betty Adams, Lisa Ander^n, Lin
da Barham, and Reggie Bell;
room. 201B, Angela Butt; room
201A, Jerry Danford; Band Room,
Lina Hendley Parr, and Barry
Frahm; John Gardiner and Emma
Garvin from room 2; Hilda Holt
and Howard Hlnshaw from room
li also achieved special honor
roll.
Ruby Hough, Barbara Jessup,
James King, Gail Kirkman, and
Sally Jordan are the students from
room 24 making special honor
roll; with Kay Kuykendall, Kath
erine Leonard, and Louise McGee
representing room 25.
Those from room 21 include
Betsy McKeel, Mary Ann McNeely,
and Beverly Mitchell; represent
ing room 311 are Alice Pugh, Eve
Purdom. Patsy Ray, and Dick
Robinson, while those from room
304 include Diann Schwartz, Mary
Jane Seawell, Mary Ellen Sharp,
and Jeanette Sigmon.
Other seniors on the list are
Vicki Stewart, Beth Stout, Bobbie
Tice, from room 203B; Sara Toe-
nes, from room 302; and Betty Lou
Wiles and Martha Yates from
room 15 complete the list of sen
iors.
Juniors on special honor roll
are Elizabeth Antrim, room 102;
Larry Brown, room 202; David
Craig and James Ebert, room 106,
Stratton Eldridge, Henry Flynt,
Gilbert Frank, and Libby Garvin,
room 307; and Elwood Hartman,
room 204.
Tom Hudgins, from room 4;
Jane Lynch, Ruth McCulloch,
Jane McLennon, and Jerry Mann,
room 303; Camille Merriman,
room 300; Jean Ogbum, and Mar-
anell Pearsall of room 1 also made
special honor roll.
Completing the list of juniors
are James Spence, room 3; Kay
Weston, room 103; and Robert
Willett, room 313.
The 15 sophomores achieving
the 95 average are Mary Lee
Adams, and Brenda Alvis, room
8; Charles King, room 9; Judy
Hartsook; room 10; Sue Hoffman,
room 20; and Joanne Home, Mey-
ressa Hughes, and Robert John
son, room 301. Laura Pearce and
Barbara Phillips represent room
27, while room 309 is represented
by Max Snodderly and Peggy Sink.
Concluding the list of sopho
mores are Gloria Tippett, room
12; and Katesy Webb and Carol
Weitzel, room 22.
Selected on the basis of
scholarship, leadership, charac
ter and service, 26 students,
juniors and seniors, were
tapped into Torchlight Nation
al Honor Society, Tuesday,
February 7 in the school audi
torium.
Lisa Anderson, president of
the local honor society chapter,
presider over the tapping. Lou
ise McGee spoke on scholar
ship; Dick Robinson, leadei^
ship; Bob Herford, service; and
Eve Purdom', character.
A. L. Brooks Donates
One Mlliion Dollars
To'Imperial Dislricl'
A. L. Brooks, Greensboro attor
ney, has created a million dollar
scholarship, The Aubrey Lee
Brooks Scholarship, which is to
be awarded to one representative
from each of the 11 counties
forming what was once known as
the old “Imperial District” of
North Carolina.
'The scholarship, which is to be
awarded on the basis of charac
ter, leadership, scholastic stand
ing, and financial need are de
rived from the interest from 8,000
shares of Jefferson Standard life
Insurance common stock valued
at one million dollars. Each year
each of the 11 coimties will re
ceive $2,000 to present to a high
school student entering college
the following September.
Every high school of these 11
counties is entitled to one nomi
nation for the award. All of these
candidates are then screened at
a district meeting of the high
school nominees. Prom the district
only two of the many individual
school candidates are chosen for
the final round. One of these
finalists will receive the grant of
$2,000, which is equivalent to $500
a year, for his four years of col
lege.
In September of each year the
winners are announced that have
been selected by that coiinty’s
committee. Serving on the Guil
ford County Committee for the
scholarship are Mrs. Herbert S.
Paulk, Mrs. W. P. Brewer, and
Paul Schenck, Jr., all of Greens
boro.
The 11 counties to whom the
award is available once comprised
the “Old Fifth Imperial District
of North Carolina” as it was po
litically known. They are Surry,
Stokes, Rockingham, Caswell, Per-
jsen, Granville, Forsyth, Guilford,,
t Alamance, Orange, and Durham.
Lisa Challenged the present
Torchlight members to select
those students deemed worthy
for membership into the socie
ty-
The 17 seniors tapped were
Reggie Bell, David Bescherer,
Jerry Danford, Liwie Doggett,
Emma Garvin, Phyllis Glynn,
Kay Kuykendall, Katherine
Leonard, Jackie Mabie, Mary
Ann McNeely, Donna Oliver,
Patsy Ray, Anne Rountree,
Diane Schwartz, Vickie Stew
art, Martha Williamson, and
Martha Yates.
The juniors inducted were
Doug Albright, David Craig,
Libby Garvin, Buck Hoyle,
Nancy Lambeth, Camille Merri
man, Jean Ogburn, Karl Bay,
and James Spence.
Diana Harmon led the Torch,
light devotion. Mrs. Toenes,
assistant musical director, sang
“Ave Maria,” while Nancy
Hewett accompanied her on the
piano, and Jan Phillips, Janice
Thompson, and Julia Adams,
sophomores, on musical instru
ments.
Ray Elected To Serve
As Bible Club Prexy;
Farr Named As Veep
Patsy Ray, a senior in Mrs.
Roe’s home room, was elected to
serve as president of the Bible
Club for the second semester by
members of the Bible classes on
Wednesday, February 1. The Bible
group, under the supervision of
Mrs. Edna Earle Randolph, Bible
instructor here at Senior High,
also elected Lina Hendley Farr
to act as vice-president; Ann Hud
son, secretary-treasurer; and Bob
bie Tice to be chairman in chaise
of projects.
A boy and a girl representativo
were elected from each of Mrs.
Randolph’s classes to serve oh
the Bible Council. Representatives
from first period are Laura Little
and David Plyler;^ third period
members are Pat Clark and Larry
Harris; and sixth period repre
sentatives are Ann Wilson and
Jim Martin.
The new officers serving the
Bible Club this semester will re
place the first semest^ officers
who were Manley Dodson, presi
dent; Carolyn Paschal, vice-presi
dent; Joan Moring, secretaiy; and
Barbara Riddle, reporter.