plastic Wonders . . ,
HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
VOLUME XIX GREENSBORO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., APRIL 16.1948 NUMBER 15
Council And Elections Board
Arrive At Agreement On Program
President Of Student Body Announces
Candidates And Delegates' Meeting
Greensboro Art Classes
Win 26 Top Honors
Shown above is M. II. Hnnier, DuPont wonder demonstrator.
Sponges, False Teeth, Heels
Made of Cotton or ^X^ood
M. H. Bruner, DuPont
Representative, Lectures
During Chapel Program
Plastic lijis for shoe striiijts, plastic
iiDii-sciifl^ coverings for women's heels
ajid a plastic paint that will not chip
ar»' just a few of the things M. II.
Brnm r. agricultural consultant for the
T)ul’{)nt agricultural extension division
showed the students of Senior high in
assembly last Tuesday.
All of these products replace some
substance formerly imported. These
substitutes are usually made from the
simplest farm products, like cotton or
wood.
Another interesting item demonstrat
ed wa.s a 720 page book w’hich was
rt'produced completely on approximate
ly a yard of film. Mr. Bruner said
that «piantities of V-mail worked in
much the same manner.
Next, he exhibited some plastic rods
which conduct light around corners,
strange as it may seem.
Air. Bruner, said that science has j
made it possible for Mary or John (if
they are so inclined) to have blue eyes
one day and brown eyes the next. This
is made easy by the new “invisible”
gla.sses. These glasses are thin lenses
which tit next to the eyeball.
After the war. tennis raocpiet strings,
rope, bristles of brushes and screening
will all be made from plastic.
Also, when Johnny comes marching
home, he will find fire-proof curtains.
H‘ (Johnny) is already familiar with
water-proof cloth, for many of his
clothes were chemically treated.
Tlastic screening will he very useful
after the war when it is manufactured
ia great quantities for use at beaches
and around salt water especially. The
wa air and salt water spray have no
effect on fins new screening.
Air. Bruner held up a soft, silky, tan
ob.ioct and said. “Girls this is a pair
of nylon hose.”
great sigh of disbelief occurred
first and if he had not quickly re
placed them, Air. Bruner might have,
heen stampeded for everyone knows
how the shortage of nylons affects
the members of the student body. IIow-
t'ver. he assured the young ladies that
as soon as the war is over, nylon will
again be used for hose as well as
parachutes.
In closing, Air. Bruner said there
'vas a big opening in scieiice for high
school students in the post-war Avorld.
Cherry Folger To Play
For DeMolay Dance
(’berry Folger and her “Barliugettes”
will (uitertain at the dance to be .staged
by the Greensboro chapter of (he order
of DeAIolay at the Alasonic 1'emplo
from 8 till 11 p.m. on April 20.
The DeAIolay-sponsored affair will
informally include all members of the
fraternity and any of the brothers’
friends who are invited.
The charge for the dance will be
one dollar twenty-five cents for couple.s,
seventy-five cents stag, tacket sales
being directed by members of the order.
Aliss Folger, leader of the “Darling-
ettes,” is a student at AVoman's college
as well as the rest of her ten accom-
plisses.
She started her band this winter and
has already played at many socials in-
(‘luding dances at C'atnp Butner. Cald
well and Fort Bragg.
The local DeAIolay order has had to
curtail many of its .social activities dur
ing the winter. However, with the
softening of gasoline restrictions it
will continue its entertainments.
DeAIolay members on the social com
mittee who will be in charge of ticket
sales include Douglas (’obb, Willard
Dy'r, and Charles AVells.
('ontestants in the state art contest
have .just been .judged at V. X. (', in
(’Impel Hill, and there were twent.v-
six places won by members of ihe
art department at Senior high. The
heads of this department are Airs.
Callie Braswell and Mrs. Fleanor
Jamieson. Tin* exhibit will travel
through the ‘state for a year, spon
sored by the AA'oman’s Club of North
Carolina.
The winners are the following:
Oil Paintings: ('olbert Smith, first;
Bily Carr, first: and Dora Kirkpatrick,
first.
Textiles; Lee Gorrell, first: Edmond
Attyack. first.
Sculpture: Buddy Nolan, first: Ber-
mond Lane, second: Hill Taylor, hon
orable mention : Don Everett, honorable
mention: .liminy Simmons, honorable
mention: and Paul AVilliams. second.
Single Prints: Lou Ellen Duncan,
honorable mention.
Pemil Drawings: David Evans, hon
orable mention: Billy Carr, honorable
mention.
Ink Drawings; Hilly ('arr. first: Bil
ly ('arr. honorable m(‘nti»n.
Water (’dors: Edith Wagoner, hon
orable mention: ('olbert Smith, second:
Colbert Smith, honorable mention: Da-
id Evans, honorable mention; Billy
Carr, first: Hilly Carr, honorable men
tion: Shirley Carter, honorable men
tion : and Ann Overcash, honorable men
tion.
Charcoal Drawings: Dticia J.ewis.
honorable mention.
College Day To Be May 5lh;
Armed Services Included
Following the precedent set in years
past. Senior High plans to hold (’ol
leg* day on Wednesday. May 5; liow-
ev'r. year it is hoped (hat repre
sentatives from the Army. Navy and
Alarim* (’orps (inclndiitg the AVAA('
and (he WAVES), will be present with
re])resentatives from approximatol.v 80
colleges of North Carolina ami ad-
.joining statt's.
The College day committee is com
posed of representativt's from the bome-
rnoms as follows:
Boom 8 (Burnside)—(’orinne Abor-
nath.v.
Boom 4 (Hrendle)'—Bacbel Johnson.
'Boom d (Caldw(‘ll)—Georg(* Curran.
Boom S (Lesley)—Mary Ann Alitcli-
Boom 1.0
ind.
Boom 100
( Burnette)—Bob AIcEar-
(White)—Alary Frances
Sta
Trophies On Display
In Library This Week
On display in (he library are 72
trophies won Ity students at Senior
High in past years. These trophies
date back to 1910 and will be on
display through Tuesday of next
week, according to the librarian.
.-Vlthough they have been in the
main liall trophy oases for years,
many students have never examined
them.
Boom 200 (Alastors)-Alargarct Ad-
ms.
Boom 202 (Walker)—Betty Wilson.
Boom 204 (Strickland) — Kathryn
('assidy.
Boom 800 (Alims)—Nell Biddle.
Boom 807 (Caus«*y)-~Beece Harry
Dne to the fact that so many of the
senior class will'be •(Uittfilng milira-r>-
service, and to find out if a college
day is timely, tlie following form was
passed around to the senior home
rooms: “I e.xpect next .vear to (1) to
go to college. (2) to go intO' military
service, (8) to go to work. If you ex
pect to go to college indicate your
choice of three schools. If you expect
to go into military service, indicate
.vour two choices. Jf you expect to go
to work indicate your preferen*e:
would a college day he helpful to yon
in making your plans for another
year'/ Answer. (1) yes, (2) no, (8)
I don't care.
On \\'ednes(la.v morning a meeting of
the ('allege Day committee was held.
Vest‘rday members reported the plans
to their respective bomerooins.
Senior High Qualifies As ^Victory SchooK
Miss Lottie Burnside
Is Patient at Hospital
Aliss Lottie Burnside has been a pa-
'■(‘iit at St. Leo's hospital for the past
two weeks. It is hoped she will be
■“fifie to resume her duties in the near
future.
Co-Recreational Commlllee
Planning Easter Dance
Tlu' next dance on the schedule for
G. H. S. students will be held on
Thursday night. April 22 at S o'clock.
Alusic will he furnishel by Carl I’ritcb-
ard and his band and the admission
will be •■■'()(• for couples and 8."c for
singles.
7)n Friday, A])ril 0. Senior liigb
■bool and the Co-recreational Commit-
tee sponsored its first dance since
Htillowe'cn. The dance was held in (ho
afternoon beginning at 4:1") and the
music was furuislied by (be school's
])ickloodeon.
Airs. Clark AIcNairy, ebairmnn of
the co-recreational committee, is as
sisted this mouth by Aliss Sara Mims,
Airs. Callie Braswell and Aliss June
Wilson. The committee met two weeks
ago to plan the two dances. The sub
committees are the following: pub
licity. Charles Wagoner. Ada Sue Ale-
Bane and Bacbel Jobn.son: music',
Alartha Aforing. Bacbel Johnsoji and
"Dinky” Bradford: cold drinks. Har
old Howell and Sara -Vnn I’osser.
Due to the ban on pleasure driving,
the committee suspended entertainment
for the winter months.
Gr( eiisboro Senior high scliool would
(inalify as a virtor.v school according
to certain standards set up by the
r, S. Office* of Education.
The victory school (jualifications ax-e
giv*n to a school if it pos.sesses ccr-
t.-iiu prer(‘(iuisites.
“Docs your school teach pre-iiiduc-
rion -ourses in the regular e-urriculum'/”
was one of the (iu*ri(‘s submitted by
government age-ncy. Greensboro high
offers pre-induction mathematics and
pre-induction aeronautics as well ;is
bigb(*r mathematics and .science courses
which aid the prospective indtictee.
"Does your school sponsor militai'.v
drill in its A'ictor.x' Corps program or
in a'ny other branch of its curriculum?”
Senior high can meet this qualifica
tion since it sponsers military drill
under the dirc'ctiou of N. (’. State
Guard officers in the physical educa
tion classes of (he scliool.
‘•To what, extent have you carried
your A'ictory ('orpsV' was another (pies-
tion asked by the communication which
IS sent to all high school principals.
Vltliougli Grcenslxiro Senior high
school has no! followed the i-egular
orgauMation of the High School Stu
dent A’ictory Corps, it has to a great
degree tidopted its school pi'ogram to
fit into the war effort.
House Cleaning Week
Invades Senior High!
If a visitor had chanced to walk
into G. 11. S, during the jiast wwk, he
niiglit havi* found himself in the midst
of the traditional spring cleaning.
Although hous‘wives hav* long con-
sid(‘rcd it abstjlutcly essential to con
duct streiiumis ck'aiiiiig episodes with
in tin* in'eniiscs of the home, students
lmv(* never felt iiartieularly incliin*d
along those lim's.
Now. how(‘V(*r, foi- on> w*ek the
whole school has engaged in a clean-up
weelc. AA'indows which have la'cn eii-
aseii in lust and decorated with fing‘r-
prints liav* assnm(*(l a slight trans-
parency under the hands of Aliss Cath-
leeii Pike's and Aliss Sara Alims' stu
dents.
The desks in Aliss July AValker's
room have taken on a lu'w smoothness,
dm* to tin* infiuenc* of wax.
Aliss Agiu's AIcDonald has be(*n giv
ing instructions in the age-old art of
dish-washing. In the fnlur*. the chem
istry e|nipment will glow from much
polishing.
And so. tin* visitor would liave re-
fir(*d inconspicuously, all dotit)ts re
moved about the younger generation
oing to the dogs.
; The Student Council met Alonday
afternoon to make final plans for the
coming spring convention and elections.
AlargaiH'f Danu*l AVilIccrson. chairman
of the elections board, ami Tim AA’ar-
ner, prosidenf of the student body.
lU'esc'iited Hie following plan which is
subject to ebange:
April Hi — meeting of candidates;
April 2t)—presentation of candidates in
chapel; Ajxril 21—delegates meeting;
April 2S—f'onveiition : Alay 8. 4—ri‘gis-
Iration: Alay d—vofing.
•All (h'legates have been chosen and
will be instructed by their resjxective
borne I’ooms how to vote at a date to
be aunouix'od; Not only tlu* delegates,
but the borne rooms will be present ttt
the opening session of (he convention.
Since, however, the workings of this
convention an* somewhat coinp]ieat(‘d,
President AVarner will explain publicly
the details of this electoral bod.v.
It has b(‘('ii decid‘d b.v the eleclions
l)oard and (be Student Council that the
only candidates who will be reiinired
lo make campaign speeches are the
Hies running for presid(*ut and vice-
president of the student body. Since (his
the first time (bat the etliee of
Trallie Chief has appe-ared on the bal
lot, aspirants (o (his otiice may be
asked to make a sliort siK'ech.
Each spei'eh to be made shonbl not
be longer than two minutes but should
sot forth Iho aims of (bat eaiulidate
elearl.v ami precisely. Successful ‘an-
(lidates, however, will make acceptance
spet'ches in the chapel program im
mediately following the elections.
Faculty Club Holds Parly
Tonight At Woman's Club
'I’lu* Faculty clul) is having a iiarty
loiiigbt at the AVoman's club at S
o'clock. Tills is Hu* first .social affair
the club has had for a long while,
since tlu* ban on pleasure tlrivliig and
illness of members ciiiised cancella
tion of the fall party.
'rile committee planning the party,
liieli will consist mainly of rummy
and bridge, is lieaded by Aliss ('leo
Bn*ndle.
Tlu* otlieers of the faculty club are:
presid>iit. Airs. Blanche Smith: vice-
president. Aliss (’leo Breiulle: seere-
lar,\-, Aliss Doris Ilutcbinson: and
treasurer, .Miss G(*rtriule Farlow.
According to the president. Airs.
Smith, tile party will consist of four
tables of bridge and two of rummy
with pri/es offered in both games.
Guilford College Offers
Six New Scholarships
Six comiiefitive scliolarsliips are
waiting foj- as many luek.\- young
men of Greensboro. The scholarships,
amounting to UK) dollars each are be
ing offer(*d by Guilford ColU'gi*. Guil
ford often called "Greensboro’s Home
Collegi' Cor Alen,” is se«*lving (u enforce
this slogan. II(‘Ii)ing (o do this is the
Greensboro advisory Boanl wliieh lias
■eoogiiized the close* ti*s between tlu*
•ity and -i liege*. It wishes to ]ilac* em
phasis upon that fact and lias raised
tlu* necessary funds to (‘stablisb six
unpe'titive sclu larsbijis.
Prominent Greensboro citizens on the
Greeiislioro Advisory Board of Guil
ford colh'ge include D. !•:, Iliulgins.
A'iliam II. Andrews. Britt M. Armfiehl.
S. ('alboun. Benjamin Cone. Jos.
D. Cox. F. Duval Craven. Bob‘rt II,
Frazier. ('. AV. Pbilli|)s. H. \V. Kendall.
Huge*!' S. King. John Van Limlley. John
Patt(‘rson. W. H. Sullivan and David
J. AVbite.