C ommencement
Calendar
Friday, May 21—Class Day, 9:30
a.in.: laincheon 11 a.m. at the
Masonic Temple.
Sunday, May 23—Baccalaureate
Sermon at the First Presbyterian
church at 7:30 p.m., Dr. Paul
Austin Wolfe of New York otRci-
ating.
Monday, May 24—First and sec
ond period senior examinations.
Tuesday, May 25—Third and
fourth or fifth period examina
tions.
Fnday, May 28 — Final gradua
tion activities in which editor
Santford Martin of the Winston-
Salem Journal-Sentinel will make
the final commencement address
at 7:30 p.m., and over 375 sen
iors will receive their diplomas
at 8 p.m.
VOLUME XIX
HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
GKEENSBOEO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. GREENSBORO. N. C.. JEW 31. 1943
Nl'MBER 17
G. H. S. Student Councit
Ends Year Successfutly
With Elections and Play
.Vs a climax to a year of succe.ssful
operations, the C. IT. S. student coun
cil supervised elections and presented
a council play, “Getting Pinned.”
With a large audience of Senior high
school students looking on, the student
(duncil i)resented their play at first
period. Friday. !May 14, in the audi
torium.
.\fter preparations lasting for more
than two months. Miss Sara Mims,
council adviser and supervisor of the
production, said that the play was a
remarkable success, its purpo.se being
to raise cf)uncil funds.
(lust of Play
The complete cast for the play pro
duction, “Getting Pinned,” is as fol
lows : Janice Sterling, played by Mau
reen (Mickey) Black; Dinah Sterling,
played by Meegie Cloninger: Mrs. Ster
ling. portrayed by Betsy Holt: Luther
Lansing, portrayed by Buddy Bullock;
Haywood Darrance, played by Bill
(Beefie) Lambert; Harold Ford, im
personated by Decatur Cunningham;
Clover, portrayed by Dacia Lewis,
Verna Garson, played by Nancy Curtis.
The story is about two sisters, Janice
and Dinah Sterling, who never seem
to “get pinned,” (get a boy for keeps)
and their dramatic adventure to the
land where love is everywhere. Hay
ward Dorrance (Bill Lambert),
Harold Ford (Decatur Cunningham),
and Luther Lansing (Buddy Bullock)
are the objects of their affections.
The election campaigns lasted two
weeks. Howard Morris defeated Jean
Barry, and Irwin Smallwood defeated
.lim Allred for the offices of president
and vice-president, respectively, of the
student body.
Among the qualities for leadership
possessed by Howard Morris were his
activities as mayor of Aycock school
and more recently, his position on the
football s(piad at Senior, while Irwin
Smallwood may best be remembered
for his service as sports editor anl
staff photographer on High Life.
Other Winners
I‘ete Miller defeated George Bryant
for the office of traffic chief, who now
for the first time is an integrate part
of the student council; Allene Parks
nosel out Doris Vereen for senior class
president, whose main duty is to plan
the commencement exercises; for vice-
president of the senior class, Ilichard
Hornaday edged out Mege Cloninger;
for the office of secx-etary of the senior
class, Mary Glendenning defeated Sue
Brooks; and for treasurer of the senior
class, Ralph Lewis nosed out Marion
Boren.
New Representatives
The following six representatives of
the rising senior class were chosen dur
ing this election: Gertrude Archer, Bill
Bogart, Jim Brown, Billie McNeeley,
Jean Patterson and Margaret Rhudy.
Other candidates for the office of repre
sentative to the student council who
did not win included ilary Clay Bruff.
Thettis Hoffner, Leon Hayes. A.shton
Kearney. Bctt.v Cooley and Cora Belle
8chuinm.
Installation of Officers
“Some time before the closing of
School for this year,” Miss Mims re
vealed, “the present student council
will convene to usher in the new mem
bers.”
GRADUATION ACTIVITIES INCLUDE
SERMON, CLASS DAY, DANCE, FINAL
Above seated, left to right, Class of ’43 leaders pondering graduation inelude Marilyn Younee, class
treasurer; Praneis Rives, class secretary; Margaret Daniel Wilkerson, class president and executive of
Quill and Scroll; and Charles "Wagner, vice-president of student council.
Standing are Bob Lloyd, editor-in-chief of High Life; Sillus Michalove, student director of Senior
Iiigli’s band; Dora Lewis, president of Greenslioro higli’s choir; i)ave Sewell, Representing the Greens
boro Athletic Association and member of the state eliampionship football and baseball team; and Martha
W^eidler, president of Torchlight. Tim Warner, council president was absent at the time of the picture.
Helen P. Dees, Dovie McSwain Succeed
Bob Lloyd, Frances Paschal As Staff Heads
Smallwood, Swain, Bell
Named to High Life
Helen Page Dees, semester six honor
roll student and council representative,
will take over the duties as editor of
High Life, succeeding Bob Lloyd, who
has held the position during this school
year. Dovie McSwain will follow Fran
ces Paschal as business manager, exec
utive position of the business depart
ment of the publication.
“Helen Page has studied journalism
for two semesters and has written sev
eral outstanding editorials and news
stories,” explained High Life adviser
Mi.ss Lelah Nell Masters, “while Dovie
has shown outstanding ability in the
business department in her first semes
ter of newspaper work.”
Managing Editor Appointed
Irwin Smallwood, versatile sports
editor of this year's staff, was pro
moted to the newly-created post of
managing editor. In this position
Smallwood will head the make-up de
partment and help assign stories to
the reporters.
David Swain and John Sevier, semes
ter six and seven students, re.spective-
ly, will be associate editors of the
paper for the coming year, succeeding
M. C. Anderson and T. P. Vaughan.
Swain specializes in newspaper make
up, while Sevier will write editorials.
Beverly Bell, Notion Counter colum
nist, will succeed Sue McFadyen as
feature editor.
Freeland Ad Manager
Jean Freeland, who has sold scores
of column inches of advertising for the
past semester, will take over the duties
of Betty Gale Edwards, jidvertising
manager: while Susan Ward will suc
ceed Marguerite Johnson as assistant
business manager and accountant. Sue
Jarvis will also act as a bookkeeper
next semester.
The sports department will be head
ed next year by Irwin Smallwood.
IIOM.IKI) MORRIS
IRWIN SM.\LIAVOOD
Dr. Paul Austin Wolfe,
Editor Santford Martin
To Make Principal Talks
Cbncluding over a decade of school
ing. of which the last year and a half
have been on a wartime basis, over
375 students of Greensboro Senior high
school will receive their diplomas at
8 p.m. Friday in the high school audi
torium after they have completed a
week of intensified commencement ac
tivities, which include a Class Da.y-
celebration, a Junior-Senior prom, a
baccalaureate sermon, senior examina
tions, and the final grahiation pro
gram.
A Class Day program was staged
this morning at 9:30, after which grad
uating seniors retired to the Masonic
Temple for a Luncheon at 11 a.m.
Theatre tickets were provided for sen
iors and were valid through Friday.
Carl Pritchard and his band will
play tonight at the Junior-Senior prom.
Further details on the dance and .addi
tional descriptions of the musical or
ganization will appear on page nine.
Wolfe To Preach Sermon
The baccalaureate sermon committee
beaded by Miss Lily Walker announced
recently that it had obtained Dr. Paul
Austin Wolfe, pastor of the Presby
terian Brick church of New York City,
to deliver the address Sunday at 7 :30
p.m. in the First Presbyterian church.
It was previously announced in the
March 19 issue of this publication that
Dr. Charles F. Myers, local Presby
terian minister, would make the bac
calaureate address. Since that date
Dr. Wolfe has been secured.
Examinations for seniors will be
given on Monday, Tuesday and Wed-
ne.sday of next week, tests for the
first and second period subjects l)eing
on Monday, the third and fourth or
fifth period subjects on Tuesday, and
the sixth and seventh period studies
on Wednesday.
Journal-Sentinel Head To Speak
Editor Santford Martin, of the Win-
.ston-Salem Journal-Sentinel, will de
liver the final graduation address on
Friday night at 7:30. Pre.sentation
of diplomas and awards will follow.
Graduating candidates will wear
caps and gowns during the Class Day,
Baccalaureate, and Commencement pro
grams. ^
BKASWeCl IVINS ART AIVAKI)
Mrs. Callie 0. Braswell has been
notified that her oil painting, “Oakland
Avenue,” has been chosen by a jury
for exhibition in national show at
Mint Museum from May 2 to June 9.
Johnson, McDonald, Jacoby Leave Senior
Greens!)or() Senior High School will
l)e minus tliree of it.s teachers: two in
science and one in the music depart
ment next year. 'I'hese being Mrs. Car-
lotta Jacol)y, Miss Agnes McDonald,
and ilrs. Stanley Johnson.
J. Stanley Jolinson, affectionately
known as “Jabbo” accepted a job for
one year at the T’niversity of North
Carolina. He will assxnne this posi
tion at the beginning of the next school
term.
“Jabbo” graduated from Wake For
est in 1923, and for two years held a
position at the Western Carolina
Teachers’ College, teaching math and
coaching all sports. He then came to
Greensboro in 102,'), and has taught
math, history, physics, biology, and
coached some .sports. His new position
at ('arolina will be in the line of
physics.
STANLEY JOHNSON
Mrs. Jacoby came to Senior Higli
School to fill ail emergency vacancy
createil by Raymond Krietz who left
here to go into business in Charlotte.
She goes to Woman’s College whore
she will teach summer classes.
Mrs. .Jacoby states: “My year at
Senior High School has been of in-
estimalile value, for I have learned
imudi. Seeing excellent work going on
in singing groups and among singing
individuals has bwu an inspiration;
I am grateful to the administration
and Students for tlie co-operation I
hav(‘ been given.”
Miss Agnes McDonald, who is leav
ing G. 11. S. this year to take a posi
tion working for the government after
being in th* eniployment of the Gre+ms-
boro schools for five years. She was
graduated from Salem college in Win
ston-Salem.