/HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
VOICME XXXIII
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., MARCH 22, 1957
NUMBER 12
Durham High School
Host For Convention
Of State NHS Pupils
Durham High School plays host
for the April 4-6 State National
Honor Society Convention which
six delegates from Torchlight will
attend.
Delegates
Jean Ogbum, president of
Torchlight; Nancy Lambeth, sec
retary of the honor society; Jack
Jessup, Jey Deifell, Jean Medear-
is, and Laura Pearce will repre
sent the Greensboro chapter of
Torchlight. The group will be ac
companied by Mrs. Mary Madlin,
adviser for Torchlight, and will
attend the Friday sessions, arriv
ing in Durham at approximately
9:30 a. m.
During the three days of the
convention, at which all chapters
of the National Honor Society in
North Carolina will be represented,
such activities as panel-led dis
cussion groups and the election of
state officers will take place.
Scrapbook Entered
Torchlight members will take
the club scrapbook which was
prepared by Gilbert Prank, chair
man of the scrapbook committee,
and. will enter it in the scrapbook
contest at the convention.
Each chapter in the state sends
an official delegate for every 10
members, and edch chapter is
entitled to one unofficial delegate.
Greensboro’s delegates were
elected by the 55 members of
Torchlight.
Rick Aderhold, Torchlight treas
urer, has taken orders from the
new members for the organiza
tion’s jewelry.
James Spence, President Of Senior Class,
Announces Plans For 1957 Spring Elections
Up-to-date plans for the 1957
elections have been released by
James Spence, Senior Class presi
dent and chairman of the elections
committee.
Deadline for application to of
fice is set for Friday, March 29.
Application blanks must be ob
tained in room 206 from Mrs.
Margaret Garrett, cotxncil adviser
or from any council member. Both
boys and girls may run for each
office; however, there are class
level requirements for some. Ac
cording to the constitution, the
president, vice-president, traffic
Scholastic Press Rates
HIGH LIFE As First
Greensboro Senior High’s
schools newspaper, HIGH LIFE,
won first place in the 33rd An
nual Contest for school publica
tions which was spcmsored by
the Columbia Scholastic Press
Association at a convention
March 14, 15, and 16.
HIGH LIFE was judged along
with other newspaper from
schools that have a student en
rollment of 1501 to 2500.
The contest was sponsored by
the ColumUa University, and
the papers were judged by a
board consisting of 30 school
press specialists.
Content, makeup, and head
lines were the basis for the
judging. Papers dated from Eas
ter, 1955, to December, 1956,
were entered in the contest and
were selected by the judges as
the ones to be graded.
chief, and youth recreation chair
man must be rising seniors, while
the secretary and treasurer will be
rising juniors.
James state.s, “Last year we did
not have a convention, which is
incidently modeled after our na
tional party conventions, because
of the small number of candidates
for the major offices. Some of the
student body have indicated they
feel the absence of a convention
does away with a major high
spot of election time.
“We will have a convention this
year, however, only if at least
three persons run for each of the
major officers, which include stu-
STRAHON ELDRIDGE, SENIOR, RECEIVES
ANGIER B. DUKE $4,000 SCHOLARSHIP
Stratton Eldridge, GHS senior,
was notified March 9 that he had
been selected as a recipient of an
Angler B. Duke $4000 scholarship.
$4000 Award
The award is for $4000 or $1000
for each year’s study at Duke.
Stratton, toe first winner from
GHS in four years, went to Duke
the weekend of March 8 and 9
for the final round of' selection.
Stratton, who along with a
group of eight boys from Senior
chosen as semi-finalists in the
regional competition, was strange
ly enough not chosen as a finalist.
By coincidence a finalist withdrew
from the competition upon win
ning a Morehead scholarship, and
Stratton was asked to come to
Duke as an alternate.
Guest of ATO
While on campus Stratton was
guest of the ATO fraternity and
during his free time was taken
over the university by his student
host. Stratton returned to Greens
boro Satiirday afternoon smd was
notified by telegram of his win
Pupils Selected As Representatives
On Fourth Citizenship Honor Roll
Jane Parkins and James Spence, j Sapero and Penn Waldron, sopho-
seniors; Lnn McGregor and Rog- mores, have been elected to the
■er English, jimiors; and Sheila j Citizenship Honor Roll, accord-
Good citizens for the fourth six weeks arc shown clockwise, Sheila
Sapero, sophomore; Lynn McGr^or and Roger English, junim^; and
Jane Parkins, senior. Not pictured are James Spence, senior, and
Penn Waldron, sophomore.
ing to Mrs. Grace Alton, faculty
chairman of the citizenship com
mittee.
Senior Jane is a member of
Torchlight, is gifls’ sports editor
of HIGH LTFE, member of Quill
and Scroll, and FTA. Jane was
recently honored in Chicago in
connection with 4-H work.
Senicn* Winners
James is pr^ident of the Sen
ior Class, forward on the basket
ball team, and member of the
tennis team. Torchlight, and the
Key Club. He recently set a high
score record in the State AAA
Tourament when he scored 43
'X)ints.
Recently tapped into Torchlight,
Tjynn is a May Court attendant
ind a member of the choir and
DDT’s. In addition, she is a junior
marshal, and her name frequently
appears on the special honor roll
ist. Likewise a special honor roll
student, Roger is a member of
the band, wrestling team, Les
Preres Hi-Y, and G-30’s. His list
of activities also include partici
pation in the Thanksgiving Pag-
' ant and serving as chapter chief
of the Order of the Arrow.
Sheila is a member of the Stu
dent Council and the LSP’s and ir
a home room officer. A May Court
attendant, she is a consistent spec
ial honor student. Last year she
was secretary of Lindley, “Best
All-Around” superlative, and win
ner of the American Legion Award.
Penn, who vice president of the
Sophomore Class, is also vice pres
ident of his home room. He is a
member of the Junior Civitan Club
and the Les Preres Hi-Y. Since
coming to Senior, Penn has made
honor roll three times.
ning the award.
Stratton’s record from GHS was
no doubt one of the reasons for
his selection. While a sophomore
he served on the Student Coun
dent body president, vice-president,
secretary, and tieasurer. This con
vention, scheduled for Tuesday,
April 9, will narrow the number
of major candidates down to two
while a home room primary,
Thursday, April 14 will narrow
down minor offices.”
This year, as in past years,
candidates running for president,
vice - president, secretary, and
treasurer of the student body will
make campaign speeches, and
have skits in a special assembly
for the presentation of candidates.
At this time the candidates for
the presidency of the Junior and
Senior Classes will also be allowed
time for speeches. This will take
place Tuesday, April 2.
Other important dates so far as
, elections are concerned include
■registration April 10 and 11. “We
;hope,” says James,” to top a rcc-
|ord set when 60 per cent of the
student body registered thereby
qualifying themselves for a vote.”
Voting will be Friday, April 12;
results of the election will be re
leased in the morning newspaper
the following day.
STRATTON EIJ>Rn>GE
cil. He has been a home room
officer all three years, has served
on the youth recreation commit
tee, and has been a host for Col
lege Day. A Torchlight member,
Stratton is also president of the
Junior Civitan Club, an Eagle
Scout, vice-president of the MYF
group at West Market Street
Church, and senior representative
to the Band Council.
Stratton is not definitely decided
what he will do after college, but
he plans to major in business ad
ministration and presently leans
toward accounting.
Lambeth, Long, Whitely's
Classes Receive Plaques
Scholarship plaques, signifying
that each room named topped
other rooms on its grade level in
so far as an overall grade average
is concerned, went this grading
period to Mrs. Eleanor Lambert’s,
Clifford L. Long's and S, L. White-
ley’s senior, junior and sophomore
home rooms respectively.
Mrs. Iiambert’s class 101 J>oast-
ed an average of 88.49, while Miss
Mildred Maddox’s home room 303
followed a close second with 88.33.
Mr. Long’s group 301 all-tolled
averaged 88.19, and Miss Ann
Moore’s room 23 had an average
of 87.14. The sophomore home
rooms, having a lesser average
than the senior and juniors were
led by Mr. Whitely’s group in
room 12 with 85.92. Following
close behind this average was Mrs.
Martha Hundley’s room 24 with
85.55.
Sophomores Place 31 On Special
As Seniors and Juniors Trail
Senior and Junior Classes had
25 students each on special honor
roll tor the first six weeks of the
second semester, while the sopho
more special students totaled 31.
Boots Antrim and Shirley Ber-
nau are the special honor roll
students from home room 102,
while Larry Brown represents 202,
and Stratton Eldridge, Mary Pat
Elig, and Diana Evans come from
101.
Henry Plynt and HUda Garrett,
room 307, and Elwood Hartman
and A1 Hattaway, 204, also made
special. Room 4 has Tom Hudgins
as its sole representative, while
from 303 come Judy Kellett and
Nancy Lambeth,
Senior Representatives
Special students from 300 and
306 are Jane McLennan and Wil
liam David Miller, respectively.
Coming from room 3 are Jean
Ogburn, Becky Ozment, Maranell
Pearsall, and Carolyn Phillips.
Concluding special seniors are
Margie Rose, 103; James Spence
and Ruth Mary Stanley, room 13;
Joan Weinstein and Kay Weston,
room 8; and Kay Wood, 313.
Juniors from 206 are Mary Lee
Adams, Brenda AIvls, and, Judith
Arrington. Denny Broadhurst, Ja
net Coble, Je Deifell, and Ann
Elder represent rooms 201A, 6, 14,
and 100 respectively. Coming from
room 10 are Garland Goode, Betty
Hackett, and Nan Hedrick, while
Liz Hodges, Sandra Holdemess,
Joanne Home, and Meyressa
Hughes come from 301.
Other Juniors
Special students from 201M.B.
are Robert Johnson, Brenda Jones,
and Charles King, and Lynn Mc
Gregor Is from 317. Jean Medear-
is, room 23; Robert Parrish and
Jan Phillips, 305; Max Snodderly,
203A; and Edgar Sockwell, Don
Stokes, and Angelyn Stokes, room
2, also made special from the Jun
ior Class. Anne Wilson is the rep.
resentative from room 16.
Ann Adams is the lone sopho
more from 309 to make special,
as is Mildred Blakey from 311,
Judy Britt and Larry Burton come
from room 17, and from the Band
Room come Susan Caviness, Becky
Chambers, and Lucille Coltrane.
Marty Cone, David Cribbin, and -
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