HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of 0. Henry
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., NOV. 2, 1956
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VOLUME xxxm
NUMBER 4
GHS^s Graduating Ci ass Chooses
Senior Superlatives For ^56-^57
Superlatives ofr.the 1957 graduating class were elected by
members of the Senior Class Thursday, October 25.
The identity of the 28 superlatives has been kept secret
until now in order that HIGH LIFE could break the story for
the third straight year.
Bill O’Brien, president of the
student body, and Libby Oarvin,
qbairman of the Youth Recreation
Committee were named as the
most popular.
riynt
McCullock
Craig
Bose
Choir Among Top Ten
Featured In Nationwide
School Musical Edition
Senior’s choir, under the direc
tion of Miss Eula Tuttle, will be
spotlighted in the November 1956
issue of THE SCHOOL MUSICIAN
magazine, being one of ten high
school choral groups selected for
this recognition.
The chorus will be presented in
a feature of the magazine called
“The Choral Spotlight,” which
will include a picture of the vocal
group, a picture of the director,
a listing of the music from recent
repertoire, and a few interesting
facts about the chorus and the
director.
The choir’s outstanding repu
tation, its superior performances,
and the high ability of Miss Tut
tle were brought to the attention
of the editor of the publication.
Forrest McAllister, and Walter A.
Rodby, choral editor, last spring
and after further Investigation,
they felt that the chorus deserved
national recognition.
Quill and Scroll Releases
Names of New Members
Bonnie Adelstein, Elwood Hart
man, A1 Hattaway, Sue Levine,
Frances McCormick, Jane Parkins,
Katherine Polk, Betty Rose, Max
Snodderly, Ann Wheeler, and Kay
Wood are the eleven juniors and
seniors who have been chosen as
the new members for Quill and
Scroll, the national organization
of young wiIters.
^Turned In Works
These people turned in original
works which consisted of essays,
short stories, themes and poems.
Three English teachers, Mrs. Jean
Newman, Mrs. Julie Milligan, and
Mrs. Janne Taylor judged the
T^orks.
In order to try for membership
a student must have had a 90
average for all his high school
career and must have had been
a member of either the HIGH LIFE
or the WHIRLIGIG staff.
Initiation services for these
members is planned for Monday,
November 5 at 3:30 in room 10.
Ann Butler, Quill and Scroll pres
ident, and Jane McLennon and
Mary Lou Hutton, club members,
will be in charge of this induction.
The purpose of the Greensboro
chapter of Quill and Scroll Inter
national Honor Society for High
School Journalists is to produce
for the students and teachers in
the school a literary magazine of
student works and to increase stu
dent interest in writing.
This magazine HOMESPUN,
will be published during the spring
semester. It will be made up of
poems, essays, short stories, and
themes written by the students.
The editor of HOMESPUN has not
been elected yet; however he will
be selected soon from the 14 mem
bers of Quill and Scroll.
Over Half of Student Body Favors
Eisenhower For Nation’s President
EXwight D. Eisenhower swept a
majority win of 63 per cent of the
mock national election sponsored
by HIGH LIFE Tuesday, October
23, in home room period.
Out of 1418 ballots cast a mar
gin of 380 votes topped GOP Ike
over Democrat Adlai Stevenson.
Most favored Nixon as Ike’s run
ning mate for the vice-presidency,
although several ballots showed
a split party preference. Eisen
hower received 899 votes to St_e-
venson’s 519, while Nixon, with
837 votes, beat Kefauver’s 560 by
277.
Republican Voters
The number of boys and girls
who selected the Republican pres
idential nominee was almost the
same ratio as the entire school
with 64 per cent of the boys and
62 per cent of the girls choosing
Eisenhower. The vice-presidential
candidates didn’t attain as many
votes as the candidates for presi-
I ident, but Nixon still overran Ke-
fauver by an average of 139 votes.
I The overall consensus of each
Individual class showed Ike leading
lover Stevenson by approximately
1126 ballots with Nixon following
close behind by only about 20
! votes. The difference between Nix-
‘on and Kefauver was definitely
Faculty Chooses Ike;
One Vole Breaks Tie
Senior’s faculty also partook in
'the presidential poll last week,
I in which Eisenhower emerged vic-
I torious over Stevenson by one
I vote.
[ Of the 75 teachers at the school,
163 cast ballots; these 63 teachers
proclaimed a preference of Estes
Kefauver for vice-president to
Richard Nixon.
less than that between Eisenhower
and Stevenson.
Sixty-four per cent of the Senior
Class elected Ike for president,
but only 60 per cent favored Nix
on. The girls cast one more ballot
for the Grand Old Party than the
boys, but the latter topped the
opposite sex by 90-65 for Steven
son. The vice-presidential candi
dates emerged in about the same
proportion.
Juniors Like Ike
Juniors placed Eisenhower vic
torious in the race with a lead
over Stevenson of 287-156. Nixon
beat Kefauver by a closer margin
of 86 votes. In every class not
as many students voted for vice-
president as did for president.
Stevenson defeated Eisenhower
in only one instance — by the
sophomore girls—-but Nixon tallied
more votes than Kefauver. The
boys, conversely, elected Ike with
213-87 ballots, a margin of 126.
Martin
Chosen as wittiest were Bobby
Johannesen and Camille Merri-
man. Larry Gill and Lynn Rankin
were named most athjetic in the
clSss of 1957.
Buck Hoyle and Jean Ogburn
were selected as being the most
courteous, while Phil Causey and
Barbara Cooke were named cutest.
Most talented Randy Dobson
and Jane Lynch were so named
by their classmates, and Charlie
Quinn and Harriet Wells were
selected as being best looking.
Dick Lambeth and Nancy Lam
beth were paired as the two with
the best personality, while James
Spence and Elizabeth Antrim
were named the most likely to
succeed.
The class elected Henry Plynt
and Ruth McCulloch as the most
intellectual, and David Craig and
Margie Rose as the most depend
able.
Davis Bowen and Susan Brooks
were chosen friendliest. Sweetest
seniors, Doug Albright and Maxie
Callisher, and best dressed, Bud
dy Johnson and Patsy Martin
were elected by the class.
These outstanding students will
be celebrated in the forthcoming
WHIRLIGIG and will also appear
in the annual Class Day program
in the spring term.
Senior Class Heads List
Of Special Honor Students
Seniors head the list of special
honor roll students for the first
six weeks’ grading period, placing
21 on the list while juniors and
sophomores follow with 19 and 17,
respectively.
Special honor roll students from
room 202 are Prances Blake and
Larry Brown, while room lOl’s
epresentative is Diana Evans.
Coming from 307 are Henry
Plynt and Hilda Garrett, and
from 204 are Bill Hanling and
Elwood Hartman.
Room 4’s representatives are
Tom Hudgins and Jeanne Jenkins,
and 303’s are Judy Kellett and
Nancy Lambeth.
Representing room 300 are
Jerry Mann and Susan Martens,
while from room 306 come Gary
Massel and Camille Merriman.
Special honor roll students from
room 3 are Jean Ogbum and
Maranell Pearsall, and room 103’5
representative is Judy Shallant.
James Spence is the special
honor roll student from room 13,
while from room 8 come Kay Wes
ton and Henry Von Herrmann.
Connie Coltrane is the only jun
ior from room 5 making special,
w’hile from room 14 come Anne
Davis and Peggy Earle.
Room ID’S representative is
Mary Henderson, while room 301
has as its representatives Sandra
Holderness, Joanne Horne, and
Meyressa Hughes.
Robert Johnson is the special
honor roll student from room 60,
W’hile'Frances McCormick repre
sents 317.
Coming from 23 are Carolyn
Manuel, Jean Medearis, and Rhoda
Miller. Room 305’s representatives
are Laura Pearce and Marilyn
Pearce, and room 9’s, Ellen Rankin
and Betty Rose.
Concluding the list of jimiors
making special are Peggy Sink,
room 203A, and Don Stokes and
Eddie Stubbins, room 2.
Sophomore Room
Sophomore home room 311 has
its special honor roll representa
tive Mildred Blakey, while Larry
Burton represents room 17.
Coming from the band room are
Susan Caviness, Becky Chambers,
and Sandra Coe.
Marty Cone, David Gribbin, Bob
Cunningham and Jeanne Devant
come from room 1. Betsy Glynn,
orchestra room; Rodney Hill, room
6; and Carol Overstreet, room 7,
^Continuea on Fage Six)
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Home RoomsReceive
Scholarship Plaques
Winners of the first six weeks
scholarship plaques have been an
nounced by Mrs. Cordelia Walke,
chairman of the scholarship com
mittee.
Miss Mildred Maddox’s home
room 303 is the senior winner with
an average of 88.23; second place
went to Mrs. Jessie Belle Gor-
rell’s room 204 with 87.8.
Winner in the junior home room
is Clifford L. Long’s room 301
with an average of 88.18, while
Mrs. Jean Newman’s room 305 is
second with 86.75.
Sophomore winners are Mrs.
Martha W. Hundley's room 24
with 84.61, and second place went
to Mrs. Blanche H. Smith’s room
203 with an average of 84.
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