Page Two
High Life
November 16, 1956'
'*et and preserve the history of our
f school.
H old individuals together under
high standards.
Separate the worthwhile from
the worthless and promote
the highest interest of stu
dents, teachers, and school.
Thank You, God, For Everything
Now Thank We All Our God,
With Heart and Hands and
Voices . . .
Since the Pilgrims first came to Ameri
ca in 1607, Thanksgiving has been observed
as a day on which we are especially con
scious of many blessings which are ours.
November 22, we, as' teenagers, will join,
with people all over the United States in a
prayer of thanksgiving for our democratic
land, our American Heritage, and our four
precious freedoms, just to mention a few.
This is as it should be; however. Thanks
giving should not be reserved for a mere
day in November. It should be prevalent
every day, 365 days of the year.
Each of us is gifted with some God-given
talefit. There is no better way of express
ing thanksgiving to our Creator than by
using these talents in a manner which
would be beneficial to our classmates and
friends
School presents a wonderful opportuni
ty to do just this. A person with a good
voice can add much to the choir; the fast
typist is a valuable asset as an office or
library assistant; the swift runner brings
glory to his school through his efforts on
the track team. Through the medium of us
ing his talents diligently, a person definite
ly shows his Heavenly Father a fervent
latitude for his individual talent.
May we, not just on Thanksgiving Day,
but each day of the year .. .
Bless the Lord, 0 my soul; and all
That is within me, bless His holy name-
Psalm 103:1
Thanksgiving Prayer
Dear Father we as students pray
Our thanks for this Thanksgiving Day.
We thank You for Your guiding light.
For watching o’er us day and night.
We thank You for our special friends,
For all the joy their presence lends.
And if on us You did bestow
Some certain talent we can show
To keep others from feeling blue.
Again we give our thanks to You.
Here, freedom’s light is stUl aglow;
With Your great pow’r we’ve kept it so.
Four blessed freedoms we possess
Assembly, education, press;
Freedom to worship as we please—^—
We thank You, God, for all of these.
So at this special time, oh. Lord,
Our thankful prayers go heaven-ward.
That You may see, and You may hear.
The thanks we give throughout the year.
mGHTJFT^~"
Published Semi-Monthly hy the Students of
(rTeensboro Senior High Sehool
Greensboro, \. C.
f1WTEl>HVTl5aS>
Fonnlel bv ^e Cla.ss
of 1921
Revived by the Spring
Journalism Class
of 19S7
Entered as second-class matter March 30,
1940, at the post office at Greensboro, N. C.,
under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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Assistant Editors
Managing Editor
Feature Editor
Business Manager
Adverting Manager .
Copy Editor
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Cartoonist
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Financial Adviser - Mr. A. P. Routh
Volume XXXIII
November 16,1956
No5
WE SHOULD ALL BE
grateful - ALL YEAR
COUNCIL CORNER
BY BILL O’BRIEN
During the recent state convention of
- the North Carolina Student Council Con
gress which took place in Wilmington,
North Carolina, Greensboro Senior High
School was well represented.
The main theme of the convention was
“The Student Council Builds For Better
Leadership and Citizenship.” Your repre
sentatives were able to acquire many new
ideas that will help our ovra Student
Council this year.
Discussion Groups Aid
Most of these ideas were brought to
light in the various discussion groups
and swap shops held during the course
of the convention, and from the pros and
cons presented, each student was able to
see both sides of the problems discussed,
and many felt that they could go back
to their schools with constructive solu
tions for working out their individual
needs. Specific questions discussed in the
groups were: “How can the Student
Council promote better driving prac
tices among the student body?” In this
group various safety programs were dis
cussed, and it was agreed that all should
participate in a campaign to make safe
driving the popular thing
Are Standards Needed?
2. "Should there be standards for mem
bership on the Student Council?” A
good citizenship' record and average
grades are the two qualifications the
groups felt necessary lor membership.
3. “How can the Student Council train
better leaders?” The general feeling was
that when students reveal leadership
ability, powers should be delegated to
them in order to give opportunity for
proving this potential.
4. “How can the Student Council and
the student body be brought into closer
oneness of aims and works?” The need
for the student body to have accurate
and full reports from the Council and
the need for the Council to have reports
from the student body were stressed
here.
5. “How can the Student Council pro
mote better citizenship and sportsman
ship?” This was discussed from many
angles and many suggestions were made
The problems pertaining to better citi-
zenship and sportsmanship were recog
nized by representatives from all schools,
but generally the problems here will
best be solved in the individual school
where it arises.
Your Council members are continuing
their work in setting up organization for
Career Day November 29. Again we re
mind each of you to think over your
questions, so you will be able to partici
pate intelligently in your group discus
sion.
Thank You
Greensboro Senior High School is
fortunate in having the people of
this city supporting them in many
projects and activities.
Each day items of interest con
cerning the student body are writ
ten up in either one or both of our
daily newspapers. Through the med
ium of these write-ups, GHS re
ceives valuable publicity, which to a
greater degree, determines the suc
cess of many projects requiring the
support of the townspeople. Rarely
ever are school activities or unfortu
nate incidents written up unfavor
ably.
Civic clubs in this area do a great
deal for students, yet receive little
recognition mther in the form of ex
pressed thanks or otherwise. A
great many clubs help support Sen
ior High activities in a financial way.
The band’s trip to Florida, the or
chestra s trip to St. Louis, and again
the band’s trip to Washington re
ceived invaluable aid from civic-
minded citizens of Greensboro
through the individual clubs.
A number of business concerns
as well as clubs in this area provide
scholarships and loan funds for wor
thy students. Friends of the school
support our football games and oth
er activities including dramatical
performances.
To these people and organiza
tions supporting us we say thank
you. Senior High could never do
without you.
A half holiday! My lands can
you imagine that? Don’t you all
live it up too much in this free
time; remember, Monday is still
the same number of hours away!
Here is a little ditty that opght
to set things off with a bang . , .
ABCD goldfish?
MRNO goldfish.
OSAR
CM swimmin’?
Po’ Soul came up to me yester
day and told me in the most su
perior tones that I am inebriated
with the exuberance of my own
verbosity! Who me?
Speaking of Po’ Soul, all you
Seniors be real nice to Po’ this
week, ’cause he says he's begin
ning to feel left out. After receiv
ing the Most Unlikely superlative,
how would you expect him to feel?
Mother: Do you know why the
little chickens come out of eggs,
dear?
7 year old: ’Course I do. They
knew they’d get boiled if they
stayed in!
Bill Weatherly: Did you read in
the paper about the man who
fell asleep with a cigarette in
his hand?
Betty Palmer: No ....
Bill: You ought to, he’s the toast
of the town.
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall;
All the king’s horses and all the
king’s men
Had scrambled eggs and bacon
for breakfast!
“You know, there are three
things for which I am most noted,”
says Rick Aderhold; “First, there’s
my marvelous memory, and . . .
the other two I forget.” (such is
life)
APPLE PI
?{on-SupportStands In Way of Youth Center
. m/on tilo Vniith suDDorted? PerhaD.q “suDDorted” is
The cries, “We want a Youth Cen
ter; give us recreational facilities”
have arisen from GHS students for
many years. Teen-agers, claiming
that the youth of Greensboro were
robbed of aU supervised amusement
when the “loft” was closed several
years ago, are stiU waving the ban
ner, campaigning for a replacement
or adequate substitute for their loss.
It does not follow reason how
ever, that these students, loud in
their protests and demonstrations
as they are, will ever gain their re
quest. They have proven that they
will not give necessary support to
recreational programs whether they
are city or school sponsored. Many
times this has been made evident;
Student Council sponsored recrea
tional programs and even the Youth
Recreation’s bridge and dance les
sons teetered on the brink of fail
ure merely because of lack of inter
est on the part of the student body.
Yes, the pleas for a better recrea.
tional setup have been voiced be
fore and will go on in the future.
Words can become trite, however,
especially when not backed by ac
tions. So much effort has been lost
in mere talk while little active par
ticipation or interest has been dis
played.
Lunch time facilities, a thing
which students have stated that they
wanted, have been arranged so
that students have a chance to dance
or play ping-pong during the lunch
periods. How has this program been
supported? Perhaps “supported” is
the wrong word. Often the activities
have gone unnoticed by the majori
ty of our classmates. Some students
do attend, although their conduct
has made them practically unwel
come. Lack of manners or restraint,
if allowed to continue, could necessi
tate an end to these programs.
It is true that in a democracy ev
eryone can voice his opinion. Still
rpTiptition of insincere phrases can
easily reach the stage of being both
monotonous and boring. Students
really interested enough in the pos
sibility of a Youth Center and fur
thered recreational programs must
enthusiastically lend their support
and make their ideas and opinions
become actions.