PT
HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of 0. Henry
VOLUME xxxrv
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., MARCH 28, 1958
NUMBER 10
Marsha Bumpass To Reign Over May Day
A/Tarsha TJnim.TVQcc' /^TTO • •
m
r''
S\M)U\ IIOI.DI K\F^S
Marsha Bumpass, GHS senior,
was elected. 1958 May Queen by
vote of her classmates Friday.
M arch 21.
Sandra Holdemess. student
body .president, will be the Senior
Class Maid of Honor at the fes
tivities Thursday. May 1 on the
fl'ont lawn. Susan Caviness will
represent the Junior Class as Maid
of Honor, andi sophomore Betty
Tucker will be the third Maid
of Honor.
Eighteen 'girls will be in the
May Court this year. The Senior
Class will have eight representa
tives: the junior and sophomore, White; and Ann Wilson will have
classes will have five each.
Michaux To Crown
Marsha will be crowned and
escorted by Roy Michaux, presi
dent of the Senior Class in the
annual program on the front
lawn. Sandra Holdemess will have
Jim McGregor as her escort. The
other seniors and their escorts
are as follows: Anne Baldwin
with Wallace Williams. Meyressa
Hughes has Harry Smith as her
escort; Lynn McGregor will be
escorted by George Murphy; Jim
Eskridge will escort Peggy Sink;
Bill Owen will be with Kitty;
Eddie Hines as her escort
Susan Caviness will be accom
panied by Jimmy Harris.
Robin Fail’ and Penn Waldron
will be paired as will Pat Hutch
ins and Rodger Durham from the
Junior Class. Buddy Rives will
escort Linda Johnson, and Larry
Hudson will do the honors for
Sheila Sapero.
Soph Maid of Honor
Sophomore Maid of Honor Betty
Tucker "will have Tom Kitzmiller
for her escort. Lacy Coble will be
escorted by John Starr, while
Elaine Ellis will have Wellford
Lineweaver as an escort. Edgar
Sockwell will escort Carol Smith
and Sue Ann Wrenn will be es
corted by Eddie Burton.
Lynn McGregor is the chair
man of the committee which will
plan in detail the program for
May Day. Mrs. Mary Alice Moody
and Mrs. Eleanor Lambert are
the faculty advisers for the event.
High Life Places First
In Publication Contest
HIGH LIFE, GHS's own news
paper, has once again received
first place in the 34th Annual
Contest for school publications,
sponsored by Ccdumbia Scho
lastic Press Association at a
convention in New York, March
14. 15, and 16.
HIGH UFE, along with news
papers from other schools witti
an enroUment of 1501 to 2500,
was judged by a board of 30
press specialists.
Morgan The Winner
’58 Torchlight Talent Round-up
Includes Variety of Student Acts
Junior Civitans Plan
Soph Guidebook
Sophomores of Greensboro Sen
ior High School will be better in
formed about the clubs, organi
sations, and various activities
around GHS when the Junior
Civitans issue their Sophomore
landtoooks.
Members of the Junior Civi-
•an Cliib axe sponsoring a cam-
3aign to increase attendance to
>aseball games. They feel that
lalf a team’s ability is the sup-
)ort of their school.
Bare Spots
If the bare spots on the GHS
laonpus are not bare next it’s
because Bob McNairy and his
:omimittee did a good job planting
rmss seed.
Students of GHS Who visited
*age High School were taken on
L tour by the Junior Civitans who
served as guides.
Watch th^ bulletin 'board in
he main hall for the Junior Civ-
tans are going to keep students
>0S'ted on GHB baseball develop-
lents.
Keep Cafeteria Clean
A campaign to keep the cafe-
eria clean is being sponsored
y the Junior Civitans for the
temaining paiilt of this school
ear. They have put up posters
■ound school and have placed
uds on the tables in the cafe-
tria to remind the students o-f
heir personal obligations. The
emibers of this club don’t think
hey can keep the cafeteria clean
y themselves. They want the
of the student body. i
Elections Maior Event
On Agenda For Spring
Major events on this year’s
agenda of spring elction events
have been announced by Senior
Class president, Roy Michaux.
Application Deadline
Deadline for application to of
fice will be Wednesday, April 2.
Forms may be obtained from any
council m^nfber or from Mrs.
Margaret Garrett, adviser. Can
didates and their boosters will
meet after school the following
day, April 3, in the auditorium.
The purpose of this meeting is to
organize the presentation pro
gram. (As in the past only those
persons vying for student body
IMDsitions or president of the sen
ior or jimior classes will be al
lowed to have boosters.)
Presentation of Candidates
Presentation of candidates will
take place after the Easter holi
days. April 8. April 10 is the day
for home room primaries. Con
vention delegates, two from each
home room, will meet April 11,
while the convention will be April
14. Registration date is April 15,
and fmal voting is set for April
16.
Roy comments, “We can’t have
a convention this year unless at
least three persons file candidacy
for the major positions. A con
vention always adds spice to any
election plans, so we want to urge
as many people as possible to
think about running. Our biggest,
aim this year, however, is get-1
ting everybody, seniors, juniors,
and sophomores, to register and'
vote. Remem'ber these people will'
be your officers; come out and'
select those whom you believe to
be 'best suited for the job.”
Harry Smith, chairman of the
Torchlight Talent Show, presided
as master of ceremonies during
the presentation of the program
to the majority of the student
body, Tuesday, March 25.
Jane Morgan, senior, was
named as first place winner of
the Torchlight Talent Show
Tlesday, March 25, by the
judges. Rev. Joe Floro, director
of youth recreation at the First
Presbyterian Church; L. W, An
derson, principal at Caldwell
School, and Miss DoHs Hutch
inson, Director of Girl’s Ath
letics in Greenboro. Second
place went to the Queen’s Men,
and te Mad Lads received hon
orable mention. First and sec
ond place winners received re
spectively $10 and $5 prizes.
The various aots appeared in
the following sequence, with a
girls’ quartet getting the show un
der way. The quartet included
Phyllis Collins, Faye Thomas,
Mary Dale Kemodle, and Kay
Tidwell, seniors. They were fol
lowed by Fred Cleaves, sophomore,
in a comedy act. Next, Jan^ Mor
gan, senior, sang “Saint Louis
Blues.” i
Following was Johnny Tyndall,
sophomore, who did a Victor
Borge routine. Constituting the.
next number were Jerry and Laxxy
Sawers, sophomores, who playett
the bagpdpes. Jeanne Davant, ao-
companied by Nancy Hewett,
Rooms 317, 15, 306 Win
High Scliolaslic Plaques
Soholarsdiip plaques 'have been
awarded to the home rooms with
the highest scholastic averages fw
the first grading period in the
second semester.
The highest room in the Senior
Class is Miss Estelle Mitchell’s
room 317, with an average of 88J9.
Senior runner-up is room 9, Mrs.
Roe’s, with' an. average of 88.2.
The scholarship plaque goes to
junior room 15, Miss Notie Vay
White, with Mrs. Joann S. Taylor,
rocrni 304, runner-up. Room 16
has an 87.8 average while room
304 has an 87.7.
In the Sophomore Class room
306, Mi^ Edna Nicholson, was
hi^ with an 85.8 average. Miss
Mildred Maddox, room 303, was
in second place with an 85.3
average.
Clyde Wilson To Be High Life Editor
During 1958-59 Year; Assistants Named
HIGH LIFE’S 1958-59 staff will
be headed by Clyde Wilson, rising
senior, as editor-in-chief, with
the editorial staff composed of
Angie Davis and Jane Thompson,
assistant editors; and Sue Snow,
managing editor.
On the business staff, Becky
Chamtbers, rising senior, will re
tain her positio-n as business man
ager and Martha Spence, rising
senior, will assume duties as ad
vertising manager.
Assistants
Carolyn Marks, rising senior,
will serve as assistant managing
editor, and Sharon Oates, rising
junior, will become circulation
manager.
Geanie Black, rising junior, will
become girls’ sports editor. There
will be no change in the boys’
sports staff, with Bill Barrier,
Relle Moore, and Jim Perry con
tinuing in their positions. Other ^
members of the writing staff will
include Marie Blakely and Genie
Sykes, rising seniors.
Henry Zwicky and Kelly Evans
CLYDE WILSON
are schedruled to continue as
HIGH LIFE photographers, and
June Rubin as cartoonist.
The editor is responsible for
contacts with the printer and en^
graver, front-page make-hp. pic
ture planning, and serves as co
ordinator and final arbitrator.
Assistant editor Jane will direct
newswriting and make-up of page
8, while assistant editor Angie
will supervise the writing of hu-
moroiis and informative features,
-columns, and editorial page make
up. As managing editor, Sue will
be responsible for the writing of
all headlines and captions. Caro
lyn will assist all members of the
editorial staff.
Experimental Issue
The traditional experimental Is
sue of^ HIGH LIFE, put out by
next year’s staff without the aid
of any present seniors, is sched
uled in May.