VOLUME XL GBIMSLEY SENIOR HIGH, GREE NSBORO, N. C., MAY 8, 1964
NUMBER 14
Five From GHS
Delegates Chosen ForSchool
Several Grimsley students have been selected to attend the
1964 session of the Governor’s School of North Carolina.
Chosen were Louise Homey for science, Francis Ferguson for
history, Kitty Keesee for art, Marian Scott for orchestra, and
Lari Powell for orchestra. 'The eleven students chosen from
Greensboror—five from Grimsley, two from Smith, and four
from Page—were selected fom 70 Greensboro applicants and
3,000 state applicants to be
part of the 400student school
The students received offi
cial notification in the form
of a letter from Joseph M. John
ston, superintendent of the State
Department of Public Instruction,
inviting them to take part in the
school, “a summer program for
gifted high school students.” On
the basis of school records and
other information, a selection com
mittee chose the students who
seemed to have “the ability and
the potential to profit from the
experiences which will be offered
in this school.”
Th students taking part in the
school will complete the equiva
lent of a full year’s work before
the sessions end in their respective
filds.
Considered Successful
Last year’s Governor’s school,
and experimental program, was
considered a success by the at
tending youths, and because of
this fact, it is now scheduled for
the school to run for the next
two consecutive summers.
The scholars will report to the
campus of Salem College in Win
ston Salem on Wednesday, June
10, and Thursday, June 11. Class
es will begin Friday, June 12. Stu
dents will hvae an Independence
Day vacation from Thursday, July
2, at noon until 1 p.m., Monday.
July 6. School will end Thursday.
July 30.
Supported By Grants
The Governor’s School is sup
ported by grants from the Car
negie Corporation and from Win
ston-Salem business leaders.
Concerto Night
Given By Orchestra
On Thursday, May 7, the Grims
ley Senior High Orchestra pre
sented Concerto Night for the en
tertainment of the public.
Each year in May the Seniors
of the Orchestra are given a
chance to show their ability and
improvement by playing solos ac
companied by the full orchestra.
This year there were five persons
playing, each on different instru
ments.
Jim Still, trombonist, played
“Rondo” by Presser; Joe Leonard,
bass player, performed “Bass Con
certo” by Capuzzi; Bill Mims, who
plays clarinet, played “Ballade” by
Siennicki; Ruth Trexler, cellist,
played “Elegie” by Faure; and
Dede Kent, pianist, performed the
“Piano Concerto” by Brahms.
Reward Offered
Reward offered for return of
a highly prized poster showing
picture of the French Chaeau
“Chenonceau”. It disappeared
from my bulletin board during
the week prior to the conven
tion. Did someone borrow it?
I would like very much to have
it back
Mrs. Gorrell
H. R. 204
Weldon And McSween
To Speak
Dr. Wilson O. Weldon, Minister
of the West Market Street Metho
dist Church since 1963, will be
the Baccalaureate speaker this
year.
Dr. Weldon was bom in Cam
den, South Carolina. He is married
and has three children. He ob
tained his B.A. degree at the Uni
versity of South Carolina in 1931;
his B.O., High Point College, 1952.
From 1934-36 he was director of
the Wesley Foundation and pro
fessor of Bible Columbia College,
Columbia, S. C. In 1936-38 he was
director of Christian Education
and Associate Minister of Cente
nary Methodist Church, Winston-
Salem, N. C.
Dr. Weldon has been the minis
ter of churches in China Grove,
High Point, Thomasville, Gaston
ia, and Charlotte. Also in Char
lotte, he was Chaplin of the Oasis
Temple of the Shrine.
In 1951, Dr. Weldon was a dele
gate to the Methodist Ecumenical
Conference in Oxford, England. At
the Methodist Preaching Missions
in South and Central America in
1954, he served as delegate to
other conferences and councils in
the years 1952, 1956 (2), and
1960 (2).
Dr. Weldon also serves as Trus
tee of Greensboro College, and
Scarritt College for Christian
Workers in Nashville, Tennessee.
For the graduation exercises,
GHS will be honored to have an
other South Carolinian as speaker,
the Reverend Allen C. McSween.
Rev. McSween was born in Dillon,
S. C. He is married and has four
children. Allen Jr. graduated from
Grimsley in 1961, and this year,
John will graduate from Grims
ley. He obtained his A.B. degree
from Presbyterian College in 1938;
his B.OO., Union Theolokical Sem
inary, Richmond, Virginia in 1941;
and his D.D., Presbyterian College,
1960.
McSiveen
Ph illips Crowned Queeiv
On May 6, 1964, at 5 p.m., Ann Phillips and her court of IT
girls and their escorts were presented in regal splendor on
the front lawn of the school. Crowning Ann the 1964 Queen
of the May was Jimmy Byrd, president of the student body.
Her three maids of honor and their escorts were as follows:
Senior maid—Ann Bradshaw with Keith GuUedge; Junior
maid— Bry Richardson with Larry Dempsey; Sophomore maid
—Mary Jo Whiteside with
Donn Heart. The rest of her
court and their escorts were
the following: Seniors—Ellen
Barrier with Jay Barnes; Gwyn
Coble with Phillips Jones; Linda
Filipski with Jerry Jernigan; Bun
ny Hartmann with Chet Linker;
Deanna Huckabee with Richard
Davis; Donna Newman with Tom
my Hutton; Gail Pfaff with Bret
English; and Mary Rountree wfiJa
Pat Brugh. Juniors—Cathy Court
ney with Bill Blackman; Vicicf.
Gunter with Bob Banks; Claudia
McGill with Johnny Redman; and
Lynn Wentworth with Jim Jester.
Sophomores — Huttie Kent with
Bobby Crumley, and Janice Sprin
kle with Ed McLean.
Scene Was Toy Shop
The scene of this year’s pageant
was set in a toy shop. The toy-
maker had just finished his work
for the day and left. The toys were
asleep and at 12:00 midnight, they
woke up. The main toy was the
jack-in-the-box. The tin soldiers
were the queen’s honorguard. Oth
er toys were the clowns, the panda
bears, a cowboy, a policeman, four
little talking dolls—ballerina, bea-
tle, baby, doctor. The Raggedy
Ann dolls performed the Maypole
Dance. The music box was portray
ed by the Cordovas.
General chairmen for the ps^-
eant were B. J. Pearce and Sazm
Ann Lynch. Jack Jessup was gen
eral advisor, and Miss Wood wm
advisor to the Court. Mrs. New
man had the job of teaching the
minuet to the Court and their es
corts. The props committee wm
overseen by Bret English, Charlie
Perry was chairman of the script
committee, while Mary Rountree
was in charge of publicity, Bever
ly Camras was chairman of the
costume committee. Dee Vau^im
was in charge of the music, and
Ray Perry took care of the sound*
The scenery committee was head
ed by Bunny Hartman, Bennett
Boyles was in charge of the pro-
gramis and Jo Thompson directed
the dances.
Latin Tests Sent
To State Finals
Weldon
Four Take Special English Tests
On April 24 and 28, four Grims
ley students took special English
tests. These tests were given by
the National Council of Teachers
of English, for Achievement
Awards. Pupils taking this test
had to be juniors nominated by
their school.
Those jxmiors taking the test
were as follows: Carol Bowen
whose teacher is Miss Mims; Hen
ry Harold Haynie, a student of
Mrs. Stanton; David Grimes from
Mrs. Hoffler’s class; and Alice
Weldon whosd teacher is Mrs.
Stanton. Miss Mims, head of GHS
English Department, administered
the tests; and Dr. Darwin Turner,
A&T College, was State Chairman
for the NCTE tests.
This is the seventh year, the
NCTE in 1964 gives deserved rec
ognition to the nation’s outstand
ing students of high school Eng
lish. Students are selected on the
basis of their ability to think for
themselves. Those juniors chosen
are adept in both creative and ex
pository writing. The committee
on Awards also judges a student
on the basis of his “literary aware
ness.”
Students were nominated as jun
iors according to the enrollment
in the high schools. On March
16 nominations were sent to the
NCTE headquarters. As support
ing material to these tests, the
school must submit: a letter from
an English teacher, perhaps head
of the department; a letter from
a school administrator or guidance
counselor; a 250-300 word autobio
graphy of the nominee. This must
be on a subject determined by the
NCTE and written in no more
than an hour under a teacher’s
supervision. The sample should be
submitted in longhand and with
school
of the
out revision. Also, the
should send an example
nominee’s best writing.
State committees consisting of
college and high school teachers
will grade the tests and evaluate
the supporting material. Winners
and runners-up will be notified
by November of their senior year.
Included in the notice will be a
scroll for ecah Award winner and
runner-up, and a certificate of
recognition for the English de-
artment in his school. Although
the Award carries no direct cash
value for a student, the 436 win
ners’ and 436' runners’-up names
will be submitted to all college
scholarship services along with a
recommendation. Since these tests
were started, almost all winners
and runners-up have received
scholarships and been accepted at
the college of their choice.
This year, the annual State Lat
in Tests were held on April 16.
Mrs. Madlin, head of the Latin
department at Grimsley chooses
several of the best tests to send
to the finals. This year from the
advanced group Beth Harkey;.
fourth year Latin student and Dee-
Vaughn, from third year had their-
papers sent. From second year,,
the tests of Kathy Pearce, Barbara
Homey, and Hardin Matthews
were sent, and from first year,.
Mrs. Wilder chose Sanky Price.
Winners in the state will receive-
top honors in the second year cx
advanced group receive a scholar
ship to the University of North.
Carolina with the stipulation that:
they continue Latin at the Uni*
versity. Doctor B. L. Ullman, who
has written manv Latin text books,,
personally presents the top winner
with a ten-dollar check.
Those chosen to represent
Grimsley in the state finals were
selected from a group of 61 who
took the tests.
Grimsley students have won top
honors for as many as five times
in a row.
PLAQUE WINNERS
Seniors:
Parker
Passes
Juniors:
Wilder
Alton
Sophomores:
Scarborough
Jennings
87.67
87.47
87.55
86.84
85.47
85.10