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Seniors
HIGH LIFE
Welcome
Sophs
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
VOLUME XXI
GREENSBORO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., JUNE 5, 1945
NUMBER 15
DIPLOMA NIGHT FEATURES 'BRIGHT HONOR'
Braswell, Crutchfield,
Holmes Mount Pictures
Individual pictures of all seniors
are being included in this final
issue of High Life, largely be
cause Mrs. Callie Braswell, Martha
Holmes and Lora Crutchfield vol
unteered to take over the tedio-us
and painstaking work involved in
cutting, mounting, and lettering
the large mats.
Other art students who con
tributed their time and efforts to
the project are Carlson Howerton,
Paul Lawhorne, Peggy McMuiTay,
Barbara Boren, Margaret Donald,
and Betsy John Hurley.
$100 Award Goes To
BryanI; Scholarships
To Hammer, Berwick
Class Day Reveals
Seniors' Superialives
Class day came to a climax last
Priday when senior superlatives vvere
revealed for the first time. They are
as follows:
Prettiest girl, Helen Sykes; best
looking boy, Don McCormick; most
athletic girl, Athena Pappas; most
athletic boy, Cartland Howerton; most
talented girl, Sylvia Rose; most tal
ented boy, Harold Schift'man: wittiest
girl, Nannie Lee Harrington; wittiest
boy, Eddy Styers; best dressed girl,
Alice Thacker; best dressed boy, Har
rison Barbee; most intellectual girl,
Annie Charles Smith; most intellectual
boy, Raymond Bryant; sweetest girl,
Marie Graham; sweetest boy, Paul
Lawhorne: most popular girl, Barbara
i iiortki, most'popular d'oy. Bit! Ph .pps;
biggest flirt, Margaret Donald; biggest
flirt, Jimmy Mann; best sport, Janice
McPalls; best sport, Ed Mabry; class
baby, Betty Lou Purr; class baby.
Bill Ownbey ; cutest girl, Jane Boyles ;
cutest boy, Stan Travis.
As the pageant reached its close, an
expectant hush fell over the assembled
audience. At that point, the Serenad-
ers began to play “Sweet and Ix)vely.”
With this music in the background,
Paige Flynn introduced the couples,
who came slowly from each side
of the stage and formed a semi
circle on the night-club-like scene.
When all the superlatives had been
introduced, the curtain fell as the
Serenaders played “Serenading Mood.”
These superlatives were chosen sev
eral weeks ago by all seniors in a
secret ballot, and speculation has been
high since then regarding their iden
tity, but the committee succeeded in
keeping the group secret.
Three Senior high students have
been awarded schoiarships — Raymond
Bryant winning the $100 Torchlight
award, and Imogene Hammer and
Frances Barwick each receiving $50
scholarships to Woman’s college thru
the efforts of the Guilford county
alumnae group.
Raymond Bryant was selected from
a group of seven applicants for the
Torchlight prize.
Senior Officers Sworn In
During Last Chapel Program
Initiation of four new Quili and
Scroli memi)ers, inauguration of school
officers and a performance by Seniors’
01-piece band under the direction of
Herbert Hazelman made up a final
chapel program which was presented
Tuesday, May 22.
After Quill and Scroll’s four mem
bers were sworn in by Sarah Allison,
president, the program was turned
over to Ed Mabry who administered
the oath of office to new school officers.
Those who were elected in the recent
voting follow: president of the student
body. Bill Moore; vice-president. Her
bert Paught; secretary, Jean Millikan ;
trasurer, Jimmy Finch. Senior class
officers will be headed by Henry
Gabriel, president; Hey Robertson,
vice president; Betty Lou Bryant,
secretary, and Eileen Curry, treasurer.
Joe Melvin will be the senior class
representative to council.
Dot McCormick Junior Prexy
Dot McCormick, president of the
rising junior class; Margot Grimes,
vice president: Betty Sue Alexander,
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Torchlight Committee
Using these blanks, plus private in
vestigation as a guide, the scholarship
committee composed of representatives
from both the society and the facuity,
determined the winner.
Members of the faculty on the com
mittee which selected Bryant were Mr.
A. P. Routh, Miss Cleo Brendle, Miss
Ida Belle Moore, Mrs. Estelle LeGwin,
Miss Mary Ellen Blackmon and Miss
Louise C. Smith.
Torchlight members on this commit
tee were Annie Charles Smith, Patsy
Lowe, Margaret Siegmund and Alice
Thacker.
In addition to this scholarship, the
society voted to give Imogene Hammer
$50 to supplement the $50 scholarship
from the Woman’s college alumnae
' association.
In past years, the Torchlight award
has been in the form of a 'oan with
out interest to the winning applicant.
This is 'h.o fir-‘t y'^ar in A’t'ich the
scholarship has been given to the win
ner. Also unique this year was the
method of raising the money. Several
months ago the society sponsored a
talent show to finance the scholarship.
W. C. Scholarships
Scholarships of $50 each were given
by the Guilford county chapter of the
Woman’s college alumnae association
to Imogene Hammer and Prances Bar-
wick.
These awards are made on the basis
of scholarship, character, leadershixj
and need.
Imogene Hammer is a member of
Torchlight and a consistent honor roll
student. She won the girls’ badminton
tournament and is active in after
school sports.
Prances Barwick is also a Torch
light member and honor roll student.
She is a member of the Senior high
orchestra and band, the Greensboro
college orchestra. Woman’s college or
chestra and the state orchestra. She
is employed at Woman’s college on
Saturdays.
The committee which selected these
two students are Mrs. Joe Johnson,
president; Mrs. Milton Ellis and Miss
Louise C. Smith of the Senior high
faculty.
From Cub tj Editor
Cullon, Cochrane Write
Pageant Climaxed By
Diploma Presentation
Graduation night will feature
“Bright Honor,” a five-act pageant
written by Carl Cochrane and Yancy
Culton with the assistance of Mrs.
Estelle Le Gwin. Each division will
be punctuated by the awarding of
cups and trophies by Supt. B. L. Smith,
Principal A. P. Routh, and others.
Busily engaged above in “making up” the paper is Mary Reynolds,
High Life’s next editor-in-chief. Ad numbers are gags. In reality,
the advertising department has done a bang-up job this year.
Mary Reynolds Heads New
Staff for 45-46 ^High Life^
According to a recent announcement from Miss Louise C. Smith,
High Life adviser, tentative plans for the paper’s new staff put capa
ble Mary Reynolds, rising junior, in the position of editor-in-chief.
Jeannette Wade and Martha Trulove return to their old jobs of
Alumni editor and Service News editor. Katherine Routh is slated
for the all-important job of Make-up editor, while Mary Barton and
Aubrey Hoggett the News editor’s spot. Jack Matlock as pho-
^>erapbc,^cOiTini^ p jno ,^ito”i;d ^ K ^
George Jarvis as\ l| manager,
.lay Schenck and Bill / ones as adver
tising managers, and" Herbert Jones
and Sherwood Batchelor as circulation
managers compose the business staff.
By stepping into the editorship, Mary
has completed the “Cinderella-like”
cycle from cub reporter to “boss” in
the space of one school year. Having
tried her hand at writing straight news
stories, features, sport stories and edi
torials, she has achieved the aim of
every journalist—versatility. Some of
the big stories she has covered during
the year are the Y. M. C. A. confer
ence, the Christmas church services,
the Christmas work survey, and last
issue’s story about Girls’ State.
In addition to her services as a
reporter, Mary has been News editor
this year and has helped in dummying
each issue of the paper, a job which
requires many hours of after-school
work. This service and experience
plus her knowledge of journalism have
earned the paper’s number one posi
tion for her.
Katherine Routh, one of Mary’s pros
pective right-hand helpers, is also a
rising junior. Having served this year
as a reporter and member of the cir-
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(up Honors Mrs. J. S. Bells,
Former High Life Adviser
Coming from a mysterious bene
factor, the' Olive Minor Betts award
for journalism, honoring a former
High Life adviser, will be given
to some member of the senior class.
A former High Life editor, the
anonymous donor stipulated that
the cup be awarded to the person
who had contributed the most to
High Life during the year, and
that the winner’s name be inscribed
on the cup each year; however, if
there was no worthy applicant, the
space on the cup for that year
would remain biank.
Mrs. John Betts, whom the cup
honors, revived High Life in 1937
in the form of a mimeographed
sheet, after it had lain dormant
for several years. This publica
tion appeared in 1921, and under
Mrs. Betts’ expert supervision soon
grew to four, six, and then eight
pages. After much effort on Mrs.
Betts’ iwrt. High Life finally at
tained a first place rating.
First act will be entitled “Honor
ing the Body,” and here ali sports will
be represented by both boys’ and girls’
physical education groups.
Second Act
“Honoring the Mind” is the subject
of the second act, which wiil include
a torchlight scene and incidents typi
cal of various elective ciasses such as
home eo., D. E., D. O., commercial
courses, shoj), art, choir and “High
Life.”
Lab scenes from the chemistry and
physics class under Dr. Ott will be the
first part of the third act, “Work and
Play,” while the serenaders, and
games of ping-pong and chess will
represent the latter part of the title.
Fourth Act
Under the topic, “Honoring Our
Country,” the fourth act wiil center
around the service flag with Barbara
Byrd giving her “I Am An American.”
All branches of the armed forces will
be represented; a boy and siiri Ma
rine, a Sailor and a Wave a Coast
IGoa^'d, ai'.d*-
Wac, and
Climaxing the entire paa-eant will'
be the presentation or diplomas by
Supt. Ben L. Smith and Principal
A. P. Routh under the fifth and final
act, “Honoring Achievement.” This
act will also include presentation of
cups and other traditional graduation
exercises.
On hand graduation night will be
Senior’s faithful stage crew, who will
have an all-important job in the pre
sentation of the pageant. They are
Raymond Bryant, Biil Anderson, Joe
Albright, Bill White, Harry Johnson,
Yancey Culton and Bob Barbee.
Hr-.- ..
a Red Cross worik-r.
Senior Cap and Gown
Commitfee Announced
Senior High Teachers To Spend Summer Vacationing
in Varied Places Including New York and Washington
It’s only human (after all, teachers
are human) that some teachers will
not be found lurking around these
rooms all summer. But studes, if you
were thinking that the seats would get
cold, never worry! Many of the
Senior tribe are keeping them warm
untii July, when the summer heat
gets well under way.
Many tutors are staying at home,
probably just to find out what a bed
room looks like at noon. Did it ever
occur to you that teachers, loving us
as they do, grow weary of teaching
us ? Perish the thought!
On the list of stay-at-homers are:
Miss Sara Mims, 404 Walker Avenue:
Mrs. C. O. Braswell, 307 Tate; Mrs,
Blanch Smith, 517 S. Aycock; Miss L.
Smith, 211 Tate and U. N. C.; Miss
Cleo Brendle, 503 S. Aycock; Miss
Cathleen Pike, 602 Forest Avenue;
Miss Mary Ellen Blackmon, 814 Olive
St.; Miss Louise Burnette, 1108 Madi
son Avenue; Mrs. Vivian Blackburn,
Route 2, Box 46-A; Miss Mozelle
Causey, 634 Asheboro Street; Mr.
Broadus Troxler, Asheboro St. Ext.;
Miss Lily Walker, 208 W. Bessemer;
Miss Bernice Love, 306 N. Chapman,
Greensboro and New York city; Mrs.
Grace Alton, 911 McGee St.; Miss
Mildred C. Herring, 920 AValker; Mrs.
Myrtle Nym, 217 Tate St.; Mrs. Chris
tine Florence, Westover Terrace; Miss
Gertrude Farlow, summer school at
Guilford College; Mr. J. Kimball Har-
riman, 603 Woodland Drive; Mr. G.
O. Mann, 421 Northwood St.; Miss
Dot McNairy, Route 2, Box 211; Miss
Frances Sowell, 2514 Berkley Place
and summer school at AV. C.
Leaving our city of charm for rea
sons hitherto unknown are: Miss
Louise Brown, Jamestown, N. C.;
Miss Ida Belle Moore, Burgaw. N. C.;
Miss Frances M^hitiock, 740 Ferry St.,
Salem, Oreg.; Miss Sarah Leslie, Lake
Junaluska, N. 0.; (Congratxilations)
Miss Crawford, 2810 Hawthorne Ave.,
Richmond 22, A^a.
In addition, we find the following
sojourning at various other places:
Miss Estelle Mitchell, 1015 Guilford
Ave., Greensboro, and later. Route 2,
Cleveland, N. 0.; Miss Eula Tuttle,
AA^alnut Cove, N. 0. (sounds good) ;
Mrs. Estelle LeGwin, 500 Lake Drive,
and AAh-ightsville Sound; Miss Doris
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Chosen to look after that important
“cap-with-a-tassel” and long, gray robe
committee are: from room 4, Jimmy
Fleet; room 7, Joe Albright; room 10,
Clifford Goodman ; room 14, Roy Mof-
fitt; 8, Jimmy Oates; 306, Carl Coch
rane ; 307, Bill Little; 300, Billie
Sherwood; 204, Mary Joe Usher; 301,
Jack AA’imbish.
This committee will distribute, col
lect and check the gowns, caps, tas
sels, and collars. To save the com
mittee time and trouble and also to
help students get away as quickly as
possible, it is requested that each per
son follow these simple directions. At
the end of the graduating exercises,
as you march out, go directly to your
home room and check in your cap and
gown.
CORRECTION
According to the custom of pre
vious years, when High Life’s first
place rating was published, the
names of the incumbent staff were
listed. However, since the staff has
changed hands, it seems only fair
to give the names of former edi
tors, Irwin Smallwood and Yancey
Culton, and associate editors Jean
Freeland, Beverly Bell and Carl
Cochrane, who had such a large
part in securing this excellent rat
ing for High Life.
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J.