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New Officers
HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
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VOLUME XVII
GREENSBORO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N, C., MAY 16, 11)41
NIMBER 15
PERRY, DONALD IN PRESIDENTIAL RUN-OFF
Chairman Announces
Senior Social Plans;
Concert First Event
Tlirongli the efforts of the social
committee, headed by Sarah Power
Armstrong, the 1041 graduating class
^vill probably be the most highly en
tertained in the history of the school.
Beginning Sunday, June 1, and continu
ing through Friday, June 6. the seniors
face a full week of activities.
Concert to Be First Event
On Sunday afternoon, June 1. the
choir will entertain the seniors with
an annual concert in the school audi
torium.
After class day, Tuesday, the seniors
will have a swimming party and picnic
at Battleground lake. The charge for
this event will be 25 cents.
The last lunch in the school cafeteria
for many of the graduates will occur
on Thursday, when a special meal will
be prepared for them b.v the cafeteria
workers.
Bowling ami Show Featured Friday
Passes good from Thursday through
Saturday to attend the (’’arolina theater
will be used by many on Friday of
commencement week. It is expected
that on this day the seniors will be
allowed to bowl at the (iiaHUisboro
Bowling alleys at a reduced rate.
Working diligently with Sarah on
the social program are Louise ilorton.
Gloria Arnold. Eva Bowles, Nina Mc
Intyre. Eva Allen Travi.s, Doris Jones.
Caroline Fickling, Hussell Byrd, and
01i^•er Beiiman.
Winterling Girls State
Delegate For P. T. A.
Selectwl from the girls of the
junior chuss, Ruth Winterling,
chairinan of the archives commitee
and member of home room 204, will
represent the Senior high school
P. X. A. at' the annual North Caro
lina Tar Heel Oirls State, June 15
through 21, at Woman’s college.
Although Ruth will be the only
gii'l sponsored financially by the
Parent-Teacliei’s, other girls from
Senior high will be selected by local
civic organizations, upon tlie rec
ommendation of Principal A. P.
Routh, (o attend the session.
Barbai'a Bond is alternate, in
case the first choice should find it
impossible to be present.
Senior ki Groups Exhibit
In Rotary Hobby Show
Senior high school was represented
by an exhibit from the art department
and individual exhibits from high
school students at the Greensboro
nol)by show held last week at the
Armory.
The art department exhibit ineuded
etching, hand-made moccasins, hand-
woven bags, and several types of boat
models. Mary Lynn Lewis, a junior,
exhibited her collection of metal.
Wooden, china, and cloth horses. In the
sea scout exhibit Charlie Weill, senior,
had on display his life-size moth boat,
which took him three months to com
plete.
Emily Harris Stresses
Personality in Address
Illustrating her informal talk with an
acrostic. Miss Emily Harris, former in
structor at Green.sboro high school, ad
dressed members of home room 10 on
Thursday, May 10, at activity period
on the popular subject of personality
and popularity.
As she spoke, she illustrated the
word. Popularity, with each letter rep
resenting the following tpialities: Per
sonality. Originalit.v. Patience. T'seful-
ness, L{)yalty. Activeness, Kesi)onsi-
bility. Interest, Tactfulness, and You,
Yourself,
■'Develop these qualities in yourself,”
ifiss Harris recommended, "and yon
will have a well-rounded personality.”
Wste Plans
Far Symmer School
With the exception of Friday and
Saturday. Jul.v -I and 5, summer school
this year will ojjerate six days per
week, lieginning Monday, June B and
extending through Thursday, July 17.
declar(‘d Principal A. 1*. Kouth yester
day.
Although teachers will not be selected
until the registration is comiilete, it is
probable that department heads will
instruct summer school pupils.
Five Must Register
Aliy subject for which as many as
five students register will be included
ill the schedule, (''lasses will last two
liours and a half each.
For each course he completes in sum
mer school, a student will receive one
semester credit. At the conclusion of
the summer, a eommeiicement exercise
coni])lete with awarding of diplomas
will he held for those who were to have
graduated June 6 but had to make up
some deficiency in summer school.
•Bob Peny and Billy Donald, top men in yesterday's election for
student body jiresident, who will fight again in today’s riin-off.
Choral Speaking Absorbs
Local Speech Students
"With the end of school onl.v a
few weeks away, the Speech class
has been studying choral speaking-
in order to improve the students’
interpreting ability." stated Miss
IMozelle Cause.v, adviser, .vesterda.v.
At present the class is working on
"The Conga.” a poem by "i’achel
Liiidsa.v. Because of its distinctive
rhythm, the poem is among the
easiest selections for this type of
work and also one of the loveliest
when properly interprefel, con
cluded Miss (’’ausey.
Class Day Calamities
or
Superlatives and All
"If may look like su.gar and cream
to you. but graduating's really a pain.'’
Thi.s remark was overheard in the hall
last week after a strenuous day of
rehearsals for class day.
Elverything is going line—at least the
teachers think so—except for a few
minor details. X'’here are occasional in-
tei'impt ions when one of the characters
or superlatives shows up to sa.v. "I'm
not going to graduate,” or when they
don't show np at all.
In addition to other worries, the set
ting of the program entails (piifi' a hit
of research, for the time is 19X0 and
the furniture will probably cau.se the
pi’operty eoinmittee to have an awful
headache. So if ,vou see an.vone mur
muring, “Streamlined"? of "Victorian”?
don't be worried, it's preparation for
furniture borrowing to suit the 21st
century.
But, in spite of delays and mistakes,
students are looking forward to o)ie
of the most original class da.v programs
ever presented by the school.
English 6 Class Publishes
Creative Writing Booklet
Business department pupils of Senior
high have mimeographed a booklet of
creative writing put out b.v Miss Cath-
leen Pike's English 0 class. The pamph
let consists of poems and essays.
Letters From Great Britain
Describe Mine Explosion
Holler, ’37 Alumna, Gives
Fiano Graduation Recital
Having completed four years of mu-
sic study with JIark Hoffman at the
Greensboro college school of music.
Gwendolyn Holler. G. 11. S. alumna of
gave her graduation piano recital
^lay 0 in Odell anditorinm. The dan.gh-
tev of Mr. and Jlrs. Z. X. Holler and a
•'andidate for the B. M. degree, she
lias tigured in both choral and instru
mental work.
. . . Just at present we need only
a parson at the Parish ehnreh who can
bo calm and steadfast witness to those
who have little or no faith to hold
to."—so read a letter written to
Beverly Ileitman's mother and father
b.v the former's aunt. Miss Clara Menrs,
who lives at the family home-jdace
called "The Homestead." Victoria Road.
Pitsea, Essex. England.
. . 'These mines I talked about in
m.v letters," she continued in a recent
communication, "are pencil - shaped
aluminum cases about eight feet long,
tightly packed with T.X.T.. and sent
down b.v huge parachutes. 'When they
explode, the blast is terrible.”
Nine Houses Flattened by Mine
In a recent letter Miss Clears de
scribes the explosion of such a mine
across the road from their home. “At
10:15 on Wednesday night a land mine.
without any warning fell on the houses
across the road. Well, it flattened nine
houses, made four others untit to live
in. and then injured dozens like ours,
whi-h can soon be put to rights. We
are lucky because some of the badly
wrecked homes were further away than
ours.”
English Say, “Do Not Worry”
In describing the condition of their
own home. Beverly's great aunt wrote—
"The roof of our luinse was (•omi)letely
lifted off. the bedroom ceiling all fell
on me. the windows were blown out.
and the doors were blown off their
hinges. But we are so thankful, for
These can be put to rights. We have
things very well straightened out now.
Yon really need not worry about us
because we are (piite all right and not
a l>it more frightened than we were
before.”
Dr. Graliam I@ Speak
Du Citizenship Day
Dr. Frank Porter Graham, president
of the T'niversity of North Carolina,
will address the Citizenship day cele-
t)ration scheduled for observance at
Senior high, Sunday at 2:80. announced
Superintendent B. L. Smith this week.
Plans for the event, in addition to
the Graham address, under the direction
of Mr. Smith, include the presentation
of a number of musical selections b.v
the school band under the leadership
of Herbert Hazleman, band director.
Idea Begins in West
'The idea for Citizensliip day, never
before observed in Greensboro, origi
nated in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, where
a similar plan attracted widespread at
tention in educational circles. The ])iu'-
pose of the day is to recognize the ar
rival of the citizenship stage for all
IH'rsons reaching the age of twenty-one
and to honor all aliens who have re-
centl.v become naturalized.
Norman Promoles Groyp
Of Junior Advertisers
Ella Mae Norman. High Life busi
ness manager, announced that Charles
Iluffine, lOarle Holliday, and Evelyn
Tlufffne, members of the elementary
.jouninlism class, have been promoted
to the position of advertising agents
on the staff of the school paper.
As shown by the mast head of to
day’s High Life, Jean Kiger. also a
member of journalism 1, will serve as
advertising solicitor.
'I’bese recent appointees, along with
Ella Mae Norman. Betty Routh. Jack
Gi-oh. and Beverly Langslon, directors
of the business department, now com
pose the major advertising sipiad.
Scout Leaders to Attend
Troop Camping’ Session
I Scout leaders of the Greenslioro
eouiieil of the Boy Scouts of America
will hold their lirst annual training
session in troop camping at Camp
Graystone Alay 24-25 muhu- (ho direc
tion of Ben Ward, chairman of the
local seoiiters' training ‘ominittc*e.
'I'(‘n dollars will be awarded to the
troop whoso scoutmas'ter, assistant
scoutmaster, or eonimitteeman attends
and submits the best name for the
session.
R. Winterling Chosen
Hew Vice President,
Defeating N. Beard
Bob Perry, present school treasurer,
and Billy Donald, president of the jun
ior class, yesterday eliminated lau\v
Sellars and Charles Foglenian to enter
the tinals of what thus far has been
the closest student body election in
.vea rs.
In the race for vice-president the
issue was more easily decided, and
Ruth Winterling. lirst girl to hohl the
ofKee since Annis Hines tilled it in lft8X,
defeat'd Neil Beard, cheerleader and
council member.
2 Run-Offs in Senior Cla.ss
Close struggles for two of the major
offices in the senior class caused run
off's to be scheduled there also. Jewel
Hyatt, who at present is a member of
the student council, will contest for
the office of presidetd' with Paul Mil
ler. former president of tlu* student
council at Central junior high school
and assi.staiit make-up editor of High
Life, while Margaret Boren ami Kath
erine llarriss remained in the race for
secretary. In the el.-iss. ns in the stu
dent body elections, (hero were onl.v
two eaudidates for tho otliee of vice
president. In this contest Charles
Vaehe was re-eh’cted, defeating .lack
Watson.
Representatives Chosen
Seven high men in a field of 22 can
didates foi- senior el.ass la'preseiitatives
were Earle Holliday. Daisy Belle An
derson, Delia Atkinson. Jean Garber,
Joan Holk'.vman, Virginia Hunter, and
ilartha Sliolar, all of whom will he-
eoine members of lu'xt year's council.
Other CiUKlidates included Doris
Bain. Nellu* Beeson. Katherine Camp
bell. Boliby Clark. Betty (Xement,
Sheila Kaplan. Martha Ann Moore. Ann
Newton, Helen Pappas. Joe Powell,
Betty Routh. Mary Lou Snw.v‘r, Ed.gar
Sikes. Ji\. Eleanor White, and Rachael
Whiteside.
Mrs. LeGwin To Present .
Voice Recital, May 23
Emerging from the chemicals and
cadavers in her laboratory, Mrs. Estelle
Ix'Gwin. local song.stress - biology in
structor, will i>reseiit a voice recital
May 28. at Odell auditorium, Greens
boro colle.ge. 'The i)erformam‘e, to begin
at 4 o’clock, is a project of the college
music school under the direction of
AValter Vassar and Mark Hoffman.
Although beginning with two Italian
numbers, the remainder of the recital
will consist of two French songs,
"T/Insana Parola” from the first act
of “Aida", four selections in German
from Schubert, and four English num
bers.
Florance Tells Pupils
Where to Find Jobs
In ord‘r that Senior high students
may know bow and wbert* to apitl.y
for summer jobs. .Mrs. Christine Price
Florance. co-ordinator of diversiiied
occupations, has recmitly discuss(>d the
subje(‘t with several home rooms and
interesti'd classes.
IMrs. Florance advised the job hun
ters wh(‘re to seek jobs, how to ap-
pi-oach the ‘nii)loyer. how' to dress, and
what to expect in case of success
in landing the position or of failing
in the task.
Tiiten'sted students were given nppli-
afion blanks to fill out. outlining their
interests in the Imsiness world. X'hen
during the summer, wlum iirs. Florance
has a va-aiicy in a speeitied ludd. she
will consjilt these blanks to find a suit-
tible applicant.