HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of 0. Henry
VOLtJME xxxn
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C. FEB. 24, 1956
NUMBER le
Lot^ Farb er Wi nners In Torchlight Talent Show
Senior Class Favors
GraduationlnStadium
Foxir acts in the annual Torchlight Talent Show held on Tuesday, February 21, were Jerry Far-
ber at the piano who copped the second place prize; Jimmy Lott, the drummer, who was adjudged
first place winner; the Harmonettes, Barbaro Biddle, Bunny Marshall, Ann Poole, ond Sylvia Tal
ley; and dancii^ couple Bussell Dunivant and Margaret Soots.
Besults of the Senior Class
balloting on problems associated
with graduation have been tab
ulated by the Senior Class offi
cers. Preceeded by a mass class
meeting on Thursday, February
9, the votes were cast during
home room period on Monday,
February 13.
A large majority of the 451
students who participated in
this gauge of public opinion
favored the traditional formal
luncheon rather than the pro
posed picnic.
Three hundred and two pros
pective graduates favored the
stadium as the graduation site.
This is the second year that a
graduating class has indicated
by vote their desire to hold com
mencement in the staditim rath
er than in the auditorium. Stu
dents explained that, even
though facilities are more ade
quate in the auditorium, they
wished to invite more than just
the two guests who would be
able to attend the exercises if
held in the auditorium.
Students favored a guest
speaker for the'^major part of
the commencement program.
Junior and Soph Classes
Surpass Financial Quotas
Reports from the two grade
chairmen indicate that both the
Junior and Sophomore Classes ex
ceeded their quotas in the recent
sales campaigns which were stag
ed in order to raise money for
this year’s WHIRLIGIG.
Each class was expected to raise
$200, but the Sophomore Class
cleared just short of $400, and
the Junior Class, going well over
its goal also, showed a profit of
over $300.
Bill O’Brien, Junior Class presi
dent, was the student in charge
of the junior sales. In the absence
of Miss Mary Ellen Blackmon,
t’rade chairman of the Junior
Class, Miss Mildred Maddox, Mrs.
Eloise Higgins, Miss Edna Nich
olson, and Mrs. Grace Alton serv
ed as advisers to the class.
This year the juniors sold fruit
cakes, stationery, and Christmas
wrappings. States Mrs. Alton vas to
her opinion of the campaign.
"The sales checked out perfectly,
and everyone, home room teachers
included, did a wonderful job.
They were most cooperative.”
Student Council Propose
Changes In Constitution
Senior High’s Student Council
is planning to make an amend
ment to its constitution which
will provide that the president
of the Youth Council be made a
member of the Student Council
and be elected in the spring elec
tions along with the other five
school officers.
In order to be passed a pro
posed amendment, as stated by the
school’s Constitution, must have
a two-thirds majority vote in the
will help the Student Council by
bringing about a closer relation
ship and better co-operation be
tween the Student Council and
the student body.” Miss McNairy
also said that the newly created
office will be called the chairman
of youth recreation.
The new amendment will be the
second one ever to be made in
the school’s Constitution. The first
was made in 1948 and provided
that a student who fails a subject*
Mrs. Margaret Garrett, sopho
more grade chairman, was adviser
to the Sophomore Class during
this campaign. This year, as in
years past, sophomores sold pen
cils—football pencils in the fall
and basketball pencils in early
January-. They also - sold school
pins. During the pencil campaign
e^ch home room was given 60
to sell and most home rooms sold
their quota. One girl in Mrs.
Garret’s home iwm sold 85.
Mrs. Garrett says, "Sophomores
have had a very cooperative atti
tude during these sales. What
pleased me most in my home room
trude during these sales. This was
not a one-man project but rath
er a group project. I feel that
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DAR Choose Doggelt,
McNairy, Jr. Pages
For Slate Convention
Queen's Men Placed
With Honor Mention
Livvie Doggett and Julia Mc
Nairy, seniors, have been selected
to serve as junior pages, represent
ing Greensboro DAR at the state
convention in Asheville, March
8-10.
Julia, a member of Torchlight,
is also an active member of the
young peoples’ group at the First
Presbyterian Church.
Livvie is a member of the West
Market Street Methodist Church.
She, too, is a member of Torch
light.
Julia and Livvie, along with
girls representing other DAR
clubs from various North Caro
lina cities, will be responsible for
delivering messages and carrying
out other duties of pages.
Three From Journalism
M o vedToHigh Life Staff
Elwood Hortman, Prances Me- a sportscaster.
Student Council and must be read I for any two successive report
in all home rooms and favored
by a two-thirds majority vote in
two-thirds of the home rooms.
A constitution committee, head
ed by Bobby Baynes, is working
on the amendment and plans to
begin the voting within a few
days.
per
iods toe automatically removed
from the council.
Before the first amendment was
made, the Constitution stated that
"any member of the Student
Council who shall have failed to
maintain a passing grade in any
subject during any report period
Miss Dorothy McNairy, adviser j shall* be automatically removed
for the Student Council, stated from office.” The Constitution
that "this creation of a new of- j was amended because there was
fice in the Student Council will constant change in office among
strengthen the Youth .Council and |the sophomore group.
Cormick, and Add Penfield Jr.,
became members of the HIGH
LIFE staff at the beginning of the
second semester.
Experiencing his first year as
a member of a newspaper staff is
Elwood, a junior. He decided to
take journalism because he is in
terested in writing and finds that
in journalism he has ari oppor
tunity to meet many interesting
people. Elwood has not yet de
cided what he will do after grad
uation or what college he will at
tend.
Frances, a sophomore, came
from Central School. She has had
previous experience in newspaper
writing, as she was editor of the
Central newspaper, the ECHO
and is now editor of the young
peoples’ paper at her church.
Frances also is undecided as to
v.'hat she plans to do after grad
uating. •
Coming to Senior from Guilford
High School and serving on a
newspaper staff for the first time
is Add Penfield, Jr., also a sopho
more. He is particularly interested
in reporting sports events and at
present covers the Whirlie basket
ball games. Add plans to attend
These three new staff members
took Journalism I preparatory to
joining the HIGH LIFE staff.
In the annual Torchlight Talent
Show conducted in the school
auditorium Tuesday, February 21,
Jimmy Lott, senior, won the first
prize of $10, by playing an origi
nal drum solo.
Presenting a monologue "Ro
mance is not my specialty”, Jer
ry Farber won the second prize,
of $5, and the Queens Men, com
posed of Leon Boggs, Charlie
Quinn, Ray Thomas andEdd.e
Gibbs received honorable mention
for their rendition of “He.”
Judges for the talent show were
Miss Doris Hutchinson, supervisor
of health ond physical education
in the city schools, Mrs. Crystal
Bachtell, city school music super
visor, and Mr. David T. Heiberg,
principal of Stemberger School.
Other acts included in the show
were Jimmy Powell, singing "An
gels in the Sky” while playing the
electric guitar, Elwood Hartmon
playing “On Wings of Song” on
the piano, and Faye Kivett, ac
companied by Lisa Anderson on
the piano, singing "Its a Most
Unusual Day.” The Harmonettts,
composed of Ann Poole, Barbara
Riddle, Bunny Marshall and Syl
via Talley, sang “Once in a While,"
Judie Bittinger, occompanied by
Carolyn Gibbs, did a monologue
"I’ve Been Waiting For Your
Phone Call,” and Jane Morgan,
accompanied by Mrs. Melva Strong
sang “Cry me a River.”
The Junior Band, made up of
Cooper Null, Lee Cory, Sandy
Tucker, Carl Tate, Dennis May
nard, Bobby Johannesen, and Bill
Ward, played their version of
“Band of Gold,” Russell Dunivant
and Margaret Soots, did a dance
routine, "Mambo Madness,” and
Tony and Tommy Martinez pre
sented a tumbling act.
While the judges were making
their decision, Patsy and Karl
Ray sang a medley of old songs,
and Jean Ogbum and Boo Hunt
did a soft shoe ranee routine to
"I Don’t Know Why I Love You
Like I Do.”
The narrator for the talent show
was Ed Schenck, Torchlight treas-
ui*er.
Ticket chairman for the variety
show were Kay Kuykendall, sen
ior chairman; Jean Ogbum, Jun
ior chairman; and Libby Garvin
ond Martha Williamson, sopho
more co-chairman.
This performance, the only paid
regular assembly, cost 25 cents.
The proceeds will go for a Torch
light Scholarship, which will be
awarded to some senior late this
spring.
Journalism 2 class to assume responsibUities as
HIGH LIFE staff members are Elwood Hartman, Frances Hc-
Cormick, and Add Penfield, Jr.. Elwood and Frances are receiTing
experience m the pubUcaUon of HIGH LIFE by writing news and
^t^ stories; Add specializes in the sports field. A large part
^ "power •behind tiie press” will Tia ^innliMi Kv
Duke University and later become bers in next year’s editions of HIGH LIFE.
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