HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
VOLUME xxxn
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C. APRIL 13. 1956
NUMBER 13
Bill O’Brien Elected New School President
Sheeted at the annual spring elections on Wednesday, April 4, to fill the principal positions in
schod and class governments were, left to right, James Spence, Senior Class president; Buck Hoyle,
student body vice-president; Sandra Holdemess, secretary of the student body; Jey Deifell, treasurer
of the student body; Bob Baynes’ traffic chief; Libby Garvin, chairman of youth recreation; Wal
lace Williams, pre^dent of the Junior Class; and Bill O’Brien, student body president. These will be
installed in May 11 in assembly.
Theme For 1956 May Day
To Be Base d On C ircus
Plans for a circus theme are
materializing for the 1956 May
Day exercises to be given at Senior
High on May 2.
For the entertainment of the
May Court and the spectators,
ciixjus activities will comprise the
majority of the program. In
charge of oi^anizing the produc
tion axe Zade Turner, Mrs. Judy
Milligan, and Miss Margie Gab
riel. The Student Council annual
ly sponsors the l^ay Day.
The different skits include
clowns, a ballet, a chorus, cowgirls,
the Maypole dance, the Minuet,
a tumbling act by Tony and Tom
my Martinez, and a brass band.
McGee Chairman
Louise McGee serves as chair
man of the group of cowgirls.
Those who are working with her
on this particular phase are Rita
Stevenson, Susan Martens, Bar
bara Clifton, Carolyn Pearson,
Elizabeth Ellinwood, Lou Richie,
Jane Mclennon, and Carolyn Hin-
shaw.
The chorus will be composed of
Sylvia Willard, Marie White, Mar
garet Soots. Betty Thorpe, Su
zanne Martindale, Betty Jo Som
ers, Juliet Williamson, Valinda
Beall, Jerry Mann, Janice Cain,
Ann Stoe, and Deanna Wagoner.
Taking part in the circus bal
let will be Judy Lea, chairman,
Maxine Callisher, Jeris Edwards,
Judy Schaffer, Sally Bruce, Judy
Welch, and Cynthia Parkins.
Animals Named
Zade Turner is chairman for the
group of animal imposters. Betty
Wilson, Ann Hudson, Barbara
Harris, Emily Hargrove, Deanna
Wagoner. Keith Smith, Jeannine
Van Kerchove, Molly White, Lyn
da Biddy, ifancy McDowell, Ann
Wheeler, Evelyn Riddle, Linda
Cashwell, and Sue Levine.
Katsey Webb, Fran Taylor,
White, Dot Mattox, Betsy Stevens.
Evelyn Byrd, Pat Ellis, Molly
State Math Contest Today
A $150 scholarship, renewable
for four years of work at the
University of North Carolina, will
be awarded the winner of the
state maih contest which is taking
place in schools across the state
this morning. Greensboro partici
pants in the annual program be
gan the three hour test at nine
o’clock.
Brenda Malone, and Ellen Ran
kin will perform in the cater
pillar skit. Ann Davis is the chair
man of these actresses.
Dressed in the funny vest will
be Sara Jo Stanley, Mary Kat-
sikas, Ellen Watson, Liz Sutton,
Bobbie Cook, Becky Ozment, Kay
Wallace, Susan Brooks, and Molly
White, who will be the circus
clowns. These girls are under the
chairmanship of Sara Jo Stanley.
Sandra Holderness, Judy Eberenz,
and Mary Jane Higgins will be
the horse for the festivities, and
Lois Lynch and Nancy Hewett will
be the cow.
The Maypole dance will be han
dled by girls who have third period
study halls. Members of the school
band will play in the circus band,
and Tony and Tommy Martinez
will lend further to the ringside
entertainment with their tumbling
act.
Zade Turner, Gail Kirkman,
Michael Gardiner, and Buck
Hoyle are also serving on the
head commitee.
HIGH LIFE Winner
Of First Place Grade
By Scholastic Press
Greensboro Senior High’s School
newspaper, HIGH LIFE, won first
place in the 32 Annual Contest
for school publications that was
sponsored by the Columbia Scho
lastic Press Association at a con
vention March 15, 16, and 17.
HIGH LIFE was judged, along
with other newspapers from
schools that have a student en
rollment of 1501 to 2500.
Papers dated from December,
1954 to December, 1955 were en
tered in the contek, and the May,
1955 issue was selected by IJie
judges as the one to be graded.
HIGH LIFE scored 896 points out
of a iwssible 1000, with 278 out
of a possible 300 on content, 344
out of 400 on writing and editing,
174 out of 200 on make-up. and
100 out of 100 on general con
siderations. Last year, the 1954
HIGH LIFE also won first place
with 888 points out of a possible
1000.
Bill O’Brien, rising senior, was elected president of the
Greensboro High School student body by students who cast
their votes Wednesday, April 4, in the annual spring election.
The president of next year’s Senior Class will be James
Spence, and Wallace Williams will be president of the rising
Junior Class.
Elected as vice-president of the student body was Buck
Hoyle. Sandra Holderness will he secretary of the school for
next year, and Jey Deifell was named treasurer of the school
Bobby Baynes will serve as traffic chief, and Libby Garvin
will assume duties of the first chief of youth recreation.
Vice-president of the Senior
Co-Chairmen To Head
New Y Youth Canteen
Established For GHS
“If this Youth Canteen suc
ceeds and is supported by the stu
dents, it will bring us closer to
having another Youth Center,”
stated Eve Purdom, senior, speak
ing in reference to the new Youth
Canteen Council which has been
set up jointly for Senior High
students by the local YWCA and
YMCA.
This coiancil, which is headed
by co-chairmen Eve Purdom and
David Bescherer, has as its main
purpose to provide and supervise
teen-age recreation in* the city of
Greensboro. They plan to sponsor
open houses on the week ends and
monthly will sponsor a big-name
local band to provide entertain
ment for the youths attending.
Membership cards will be dis
tributed in home rooms, and these
will be presented by the students
for admittance to the open houses.
The advisers 'for the council are
Bruce Galloway and Miss Dorothy
McGlamery fi^om the YMCA and
YWCA respectively. The secretary
is Caroline Sike^ while Spencer
Gaylord is treasurer. Other mem
bers are Kay Clarke, Pat Steele.
Bovee Crothers, Joe Scruggs, Bill
O’Brien, Denny Broadhurst, Jerry
Mann, and David Garrison.
The first meeting of the coun
cil was on Tuesday, March 20, at
which time the officers were elect
ed. The first open house sponsor
ed by the organization will be
sometime in the near future.
The Youth Canteen Council
will in on way conflict or interfere
with the school's recreational
plans. All activities will be regu
lated as to time and date so that
no competitive feeling or conflict
will arise.
Class will be Rick Aderhold, and
Prissy Wyrick will serve as v-presi-
dent of the Junior Class. Margie
Rose and Jan Phillips were named
as secretaries of the Senior and
Junior Classes respectively. Treas
urer of the Senior Class will be
Butler Bennett, and treasurer of
the Junior Class will be Harry
Smith.
Student Council representatives
from the rising Senior Class are
Dovis Bowen, Susan Brooks, Nan
cy Lambeth, Jane Lsmeh, Camille
Merriman, Jean Ogbum, Jim
Phillips, and Harriet Wells.
Marsha Bumpass, Boyce Croth
ers, Pat Ellis, Linda Harrison,
Lois Lynch, Lynda McGregor, Roy
Michaux, Peggy Sink, and Kitty
White will represent the 1956-57
Junior Class.
Bill O’Brien, whose campaign
manager was Jim Martin, defeated
Karl Ray, whose campaign mana
ger was Leon Bog^s.
Running for vice-president of
the school were Buck Hoyle, whose
campaign manager was Gail Kirk
man, and Tom Hudgins, support
ed by his campaign manager,
Manley Dodson,
Sandra Holderness, and Laura
Pearce competed for the office of
secretary of the school with cam
paign managers Lisa Anderson and
Jean Og' urn. respectively,
Sf'tkmg the office of school
treasurer were Jey Deifel, whose
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School Orchestra To Play In St. Louis
For Golden Anniversary Convention
The Greensboro Senior High
School Orchestra has been invited
to play for the Golden Anniver
sary convention of the National
Music Educators Conference in
St. Louis, Missouri, on Wednes
day .morning, April 18. in Kiel
Auditorium, the convention hall,
which seats 11,500 people.
Singular Honor
Greensboro’s orchestra is the
only high school orchestra in the
11 southeastern states of the
United. States which has been in
vited \o perform. The Executive
Committee of the North Carolina
Music Educators selected the Sen
ior High Chohestra as a candi
date to represent the musical or
ganizations of North Carolina. J.
K. Harriman, director of the or
chestra, then received a telegram
from the president of the national
organization officially inviting the
78 members of the orchestra to
perform in St. Louis.
The members of the orchestra,
along with six chaperones, will
leave Greensboro on Saturday
morning, April 14 in two charter
ed buses. They will stop overnight
in Louisville, Kentucky, and will
stay in the Hotel Statler in St.
Louis after their arrival on Sun
day afternoon.
While in St. Louis, besides re
hearsals, the group will give an
assembly program at one of the
high schools in St. Louis. On
Monday night they will hear a
concert given by the National
High School Orchestra, Band and
Chorus. Senior High has two rep
resentatives taking part in this
concert. -They are Laura Adams,
violinist, in the National Orches
tra; and John Gardiner, clarinet
ist, in the National Band.
Entertainment planned
Tuesday evening the musicians
will be entertained by an AH-St.
Louis Night Program, and on
Wednesday they will attend a
Jazz Clinic which features Dave
Brubeck.
The Senior High School Or
chestra will make its appearance
before the MENC Golden Anni
versary convention on Wednes
day, in the Kiel Auditorium.
Their program will include
“L’ltaliana in Algier Overture”
Rossini, second movement, Sym
phony No. 1 from “Nordic” by
Hanson; “Bacchanale from Sam
son and Delila” by Saint Saens;
“La Folia” by Corelli and Sopkin,
and “Carousel,” selection by Rod
gers and Paul.
Return Wednesday
After their performance, the or
chestra will leave St. Louis at
Wednesday noon and return to
Louisville for an overnight stop.-
Although individual members of
the orchestra have been chosen in
recent years to play in AU-State
and AU-Southem Orchestras in
Florida, Virginia, and Missouri,
this will be the first long trip a
GHS orchestra has made in many
years- Last year the orchestra
performed in the College Music
Series at Appalachian State
Teachers’ College in Boone, North
Carolina. The orchestra plans to
be back in Greensboro in time to
take part in the North Carolina
State Contest-Festival in Greens
boro.
Goodson To Deiiver
Commencement Talk
Dr. W. Kenneth Goodson, es
teemed Methodist minister and
present superintendent of the
Winston-Salem District of the
Methodist Church, has accepted
an invitation by Senior Class offi
cers to deliver the commencement
address on the night of June 1.
Born in Salisbury, North Caro
lina, Dr. Goodson attended Boyden
High School and continued his
education at Catawba College and
the Duke Divinity School. He fur
thered his ministerial preparation
at the Union Theological Semi
nary, in New York.
An old friend of this high school.
Dr. Goodson states, “I don’t know
of any one high school anywhere
in the country that I have had
more of a feeling of friendship
with across the years than
Greensboro High School.”
Dr. Goodson’s participation in
graduation exercises this year will
mark his third address to a grad
uating class at Senior High in.
the past seven years.