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From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
VOLUME xxm
GREENSBORO SENIOR HIGH, GREENBORO, N. C., SEPTEMBER 23, 1946
NUMBER 1
20 Teachers Added to G. H. S. Faculty
1225 Are Enrolled at Senior High
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20 Teachers Added;
Dorsey to Replace
Jones as Boys' Dean
Keeping in line with the ever
increasing expansion of all educa
tional institutions throughout the
state, Greensho'ro senior high has
registered approximately 455 more
students this year than last, bring
ing the total to 1,225. Coming into
the city schol system this year be
cause of the large number of stu-
ents were Rankin, Bessemer and
Proximity. The 31 homerooms are
spread over the three main build
ings. There are 12 sophomore home
rooms with a total of approximately
455, 9 junior homerooms with a total
of 354, and 10 senior homerooms
with a total of 372.
New Teachers
Of the 29 members of the faculty,
including principal A. P. Routh and
librarian, Miss Mildred O. Herring,
remaining at senior, there are 20
new teachers and W. K. Ilorsey,
Dean of Boys, Mrs. Hortense Foster,
cafeteria manager and Miss Diana
Darden, secretary.
The list of new teachers and the
subjects they teach include: Charles
D. Bates, head of the vocational
department; Miss Maude Carter,
English; David E. Diamont, physi
cal education and history; Mrs.
Evelyn Durham, typing shorthand;
Mrs. Grace Farer, art; Miss Fannie
FiBhet, physical education; Mrs.
Jean L. Holland, journalism, Eng
lish ; W. W. Huffman, history, physi
cal eduaction; Miss Susanne Hurley,
English; Miss Mabel Pleasants,
Algebra; Miss Lena Redfearn, Bio
logy ;Howard Thomas, printing;
Mrs. Grace B. Wilson, D. O.; Miss
Margaret Woosley, Spanish; Miss
Audrey Worthington, Biology; Mrs.
Tommie Lou Wright, bookkeeping,
shorthand; Miss Mary York, home
economies; Miss Cordelia Walke,
taping.
C-ourses
The courses, being taught by this
large number of new teachers, are
not new. Although, due to the large
number bf students taking trigo
nometry this year. Miss Ida Belle
Moore has tTvo separate classes.
Sophomore Elections
To Be Held Thursday
According to a recent an-
noucement by Ted Leonard,
president of the Senior class,
sophomore election proceeding
are to begin with the presenta
tion of candidates in assembly
tomorrow followed by registra
tion of voters on Wednesday,
and the elections on Thursday.
Applications lor candidates
vrishing to participate in the
election may be obtained from
Mrs. Estelle LeGwin- or any
meber of the council.
A well known figure around the “marble” halls of G.H.S. is
Jim Pinch, pictured above, who reigns this year as high school
prexy. Jim has made hiJnself. outstanding in many fields since
entering G.H.S. and has been manager of the football team for
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two years. It is well said tliat Senior can look forward to a suc-
ie cessful year with Jim as head of its student body. 
Miss Caldwell Dies
In Asheville, N. (.
Student Council Planning
Events for Coming Year
Brown, Shaw Head
High Life StaH
Senior High School
Accommodated With
Teachers for Term
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Crushmeyer Wins
Cafeteria Derby
By GERALD THOMAS
The crow’d cheered as Cringeley
Crushmeyer broke ahead of the
surging mass of humanity and won
the Cafeteria Derby for the second
Off to a flying start, the 1946-47
student council, under the direction
of Mrs. James D. Le Gwin, has com
pleted plans for the Sophomore elec
tions, to be held next week and
have formulating plans for the an
nual Social Standards Day to be
held this fall.
'Sophomore candidates for class
officers and representatives will be
time in two weeks.
Miss Amy Caldwell, who taught
English here from 1923 until her
retirement in 1944, a total of 21
years, died Thursday morning, Sept
ember 12, at Astor Park hospital
in Asheville where she had been for
two and a half months.
Having been in bad health for
about a year. Miss Caldwell became
seriously ill while visiting Miss
Sarah Lesley, Latin and English
teacher at Senior, at her home at
Lake Junaluska this stimmer.
Although Miss Campbell is not well
known by the majority of the pres
ent students at G.H.S., she is remem
bered by their older brothers and
sisters and many of the Senior
High Alumni with the highest affec
tion and respect. Coming to Greens
boro from New Bern, she taught
in this school until her retirement,
after which she was elected teacher
emeritus by the local board of edu
cation.
A descendant of the late David
Caldwell, well known local educator
and minister. Miss Caldwell made
her home in Wytheville, Va. in the
summer, making her home here dur
ing the school .session.
She entered the teaching profes
sion in 1899, after studying at Madi
son Institute, Richmond, Ky., and
George Peabody College, Nashville,
Tenn.
Fxineral was held last Friday in
Wytheville.
a close second and Smith stumbled
in third, in what proved to be the
(luickest and bloodiest race in the
past three years at Senior Hi.
The contestants have been' in
rigorous training for the past two
weeks, and their race yesterday
seemed to be the fruit of their
labors. Rumors, from more highly
informed and learned sources than
your reporter, have it that there
is actually betting going on in con
nection with this exciting event.
People even go so far to whisper
under their hats that as soon as the
presses start rolling, racing forms
will be printed, giving adds on dif
ferent eaters. The tract this year
has been divided into two main
lanes; one on the right side of the
auditorium, and the other on the
left. Spectators are safe in the bush
es on the outside of both tracks.
(This all reminds your reporter
of a joke(?), and if you can’t take
it, turn to the sports page and skip
this last paragraph.)
It seems that Harold Snarpley
and a friend went to the Kentucky
Derby one year, and, in the milling
crowds they became separated.
Harold didn’t see his friend again
until the last few people were leav
ing after the races were over.
“Say,” said Harold, “What hap
pened to you?”
“Oh,” replied his friend, “I bent
down to tie my shoe just as the fifth
race was beginnig, and some darned
fool strapped a saddle on my mack!”
“Weil, what did you do then?”
asked Harold.
“What could I do?” growled his
friend, “I finished ’ third !”
iuu Lue secuiiu , ^
Jones followed i Pi’f'sented in Chapel next Tuesday;
sophomores will register next Wed
nesday and they will vote on Thurs
day.
Social Standards Day
Around the first of November, stu
dents from G.H.S. will set aside
one day from their regular classes
to lectures and forums in obser
vance of the Social Standards Day.
Representatives from schools all
over the state will attend these dis
cussions which will cover a wide
variety of interests, ranging from
world affairs to boy-girl relation
ships.
Culton Resigns
According to Jimmy Fince, presi
dent of the student body, who pre
sides over Council meetings, the
council is now considering a person
to replace Julia Culton, Senior re
presentative who has resigned, be
cause he has taken a part-time
schedule which makes it imijossible
for him to attend the weekly meet
ings.
Council Meetings
Meeting every Monday Afternoon
in the council room at the second
period, the council riscusses student
problems brought up in various
homerooms when council reports are
made. Also, they sponsor several
outstanding events, such as Clean
up Day scheduled for early next
Spring and the traditional May Day
Beginning the school j'ear with
this issue is the paper’s new staff
for 46-47 with co-editors, Bobbie
Jean Shaw and Ed Brown heading
the list of veterans, and Mrs. John
R. Holland from Taft Junior high
school, Washington, D. C., as ad
viser.
Ed, although a first year student,
earned with his capable work last
year, his top positions as managing
editor and feature editor, where he
wmn experience valuable to him
this year in his editorship.
Bobbie Jean, in contributing so
mif‘h to High Life in her .sophomore
year as girl’s sports editor has well
prepared herself for her new posi
tion. She also did well in the field of
straight news w’riting.
Positions of new^s editor and art
editor are held by Martha Trulove,
returning to the class for her third
year and Alice McGee, a newcomer
to High Life who is proving herself
most worthy of her place on the
staff.
Editing boys sports will be Char
lie Melvin who capably filed the
position last year and covering the
girl’s sports wull be Gail Sehaffert,
formerly Girls Sports editor of the
Walter Parker Junior high school
newspaper in Reading, Mass.
Another new addition to the staff
is Abe Jones, Feature Editor ; taking
over the position of Alumni Editor
is Lois Bowman, a High Life stand-
'by.
Returning to the position of Busi
ness Manager for the year is David
liuckner, with Biake Stallings and
Peggy Bentley sharing the responsi
bility of being Co-Advertising man
agers.
The position of Exchange Editor
is placed in the hands of Donna
Martin while George Seay manages
the circulation of High Life. Both
are up-and-coming members of the
first-year journalism class.
Dire to the nation-wide shortage
of teachers and the addition of the
twelfth grade to the teaching curri
culum here. Senior high feels .most
fortunate in having secured twenty
new^ additions headed by W. K.
Dorsey, dean bf boys and assistant
to Mr. Routh, and history teacher.
Miss Diana Darden is filling the
position of secretary to Mr. Routh,
formely held by Miss Mary Coen.
English Positions
Resignation of Miss Gathleen Pike
and the leave of absence granted
to Miss Mozelle Causey, tw'O vacan
cies in the English department
which have been capably filled by
Jliss Jlaude Carter and Miss Susan
ne Hurley. Also another newcomer
■to this department is Mrs. Jean L.
Holand who in addition to her Eng
lish classes is teaching Journalism
and advising High Life.
In the commercial department, an
almost new staff is instructing
future steiiographters, secretaries,
and bookkeepers in such subjects
as business English, shorthand,
bookkeeping and typing. Completing
the staff in this department are Mrs.
Evelyn Durham, Mrs. Tommie Lou
Wright and Mrs. Cordelia Walke.
Assistant Coaches
Assisting Coach Bob Jamieson in
physical education is David E. Dia
mont and W. W. Huffman. Both of
these able assistants aiso are in
structors in history.5 and history 3,
respectively. Miss Fannie Fisher
is replacing Miss Doris Hutchinson
as physical education director.
Mrs. Robert Edwards is teaching
one of the most popular courses of
fered to G.H.S. students, that of
Bible.
Vocational Newcomers
Teaching distributive education
along with Miss Lucille Browne is
Mrs. Grace B. Wilson. Another
strange face in the Vocational build
ing belongs to Howard Thomas who
is instructing classes in mechanical
drawing and Printing, both of which
have been resumed this year after
having been discontinued several
years ago.
Miss Lena Redfern, biology and
physic instructor, and Miss Audrey
Worthington, biology 'teacher are
the new additions in the Science de-
(Continued on Page Seven)
. K. Dorsey Made
ew Dean of Boys
Coming to G.H.S. as Dean of
Boys, and assistant to Mr. Routh is
W. K. Dorsey, w'ho claims as his
native state, Kentucky.
Since graduating from the Uni
versity of Wyoming, he has served
as principal of a school in Kentucky
for eleven years and as Recreational
director at the Curtiss, Wright Air
Ifiant. For the past four years, he
has been Training Administration
for the Army Headquarters in
Greens'boro.
Promoting better citizenship is Mr.
Dorsey’s aim for the year at Senior.
He has termed general conditions at
the school, “very nice.”
Mr. Dorsey, w'ho denies all claim
to any relationship toT. Dorsey says,
hunting and fishing are his very
favorite past-time.
Teaching history is included in
Mr. Dorsey’s duties at G.H.S., in
addition to serving as Dean of Boys
and assisting Mr. Routh.
72 Vets Enrolled
In GHS Vet School
Seventy-two students have en
rolled in veterans’ scliool, the larg
est number to enroll at one time
since the opening last November.
Reorganization completed Septem
ber 4th, the veterans have made but
their schedules with most of them
carrying five subjects — English,
math, and history being the majors
with a choice of typing, biology,
bookkeeping, mechanical drawing,
and shop.
For government support the vet
erans have to go to class for five
hours per day, five days a w'eek. A
strict record is kept of the attend
ance of each student and is sent- to
the government. If one class is
skipijed, the student is marked ab
sent for the whole day, losing one
day’s pay from the government.
Consequently, fr(ni this and their
eagnerness to go to school, there
are very few absences.
Special teachers who come before
3 :.30 are Mrs. Florence and Mrs.
Wyatt. Mrs. Wright, who teaches
bookkeeping, and Mrs. Florence are
both new.
Several veterans are taking regu
lar high school courses wuth one-
half rest of the student body. How
ever, there are more advantage in
going to vets’ school because the
pupils can work ati their own speed
— sometimes making as many as
four credits a year in one subject
as compared to the two in regular
classes.
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