Congress Representatives
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Seated, left to right, are the Senior High students who will attend the
State Student Congress in Asheville next week: Jim Fineh, representing
the senior class; Ted Leonai-d; Betty Lou Moore, seeretaiy^ of the con
gress; Andy Bell, the junior class delegate; and Mirvine Squier, repre-
senting the sophomore class. (Photo by Lominack). ‘
Rev. Goodson To Keynote
Social Standards Program
Under the direction of Lora Lou Gallagher, chairman of the
Social Standards Day Committee, and Mrs. Estelle D. LeGwin,
adviser, the stundent council has completed plans for the annual
Social Standards Day Conference, to be held November 7, with
the theme, “Where Do We Go Prom Here?”
Stressing the importance of the*®^
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
VOL, xxm SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., OCTOBER 18, 1946 NUMBER 3
Four Senior Students Leave Monday
To Attend State Student Congress
Jim Pinch, Betty Lou Moore, Andy Bell, and Mirvine Squier, with Mrs. Estelle Le Gwin as
faculty advisor, will leave for Asheville October 21 to represent Greensboro Senior High School
at the 20th State Student Congress, which is being held at Lee Edwards High School this year
from 2 p.m., October 21, through noon, October 23.
^ Meeting each year at a different®'
high school of North Carolina, the am u ^ m ■■
99 Students Enroll
In D.O.-D.E. Classes
U. D. C. Page
decision of what to do after grad
uation, Kenneth Goodson will de
liver the keynote address and will
conduct the forum in the after
noon. The schedule this year will
be similar to that of previous years,
including one morning discussion,
alternate lunch periods, and a dis
cussion period in the afternoon, fol
lowed by a forum.
Topics for discussion have been
decided upon and speakers have
been found for most of them. Among
the 34 subjects listed are; Photog
raphy, Marriage, Choosing a Voca
tion, Jouranlism, Drama, Hostess
Work, Nursing, Personnel Work,
International Government, Dietetics,
Modeling, Foreign Diplomatic Serv
ice, Business Management, and
Radio.
Other topics are: Recreation,
General Office Work, Retailing,
Science, Trades, Teaching, Aviation,
Medicine, Hobbies to Vocations,
Music, Religion, Law, Designing and
Interior Decoration, Professional
Sports, Military, Engineering, Li
brary Work, Agriculture, and Art.
In asking students last Monday
and Tuesday to fill out a form, list
ing both first and second choices
for the two discussion periods, the
committee hopes to avoid over
crowding any one group.
Senior Girls Organize
Three Class Clubs
Y-Teen clubs which were former
ly Girl Reserves have had their
initial beginning at Senior High
with the organization of three class
clubs.
Serving with Ada Jane Moore,
president of the senior club, is Kath
erine Routh, vice-president and
membership chairman; Sara Sue
Clark, secretary; Prances Sue Mar
quis, representative; Betty Lou
Moore, program chairman; Lois
Bowman, social chairman; I’eggy
Bentley, welfare chairman; anil
Martha Trulove, publicity chairman.
Miss Eloise Blaekwelder is advisor
of the club, assisted by Miss Ed
win a Barger.
To start a drive for new member.s,
the senior girls had a tea last Tuesi
day night at the Y. W. C. A. which
was followed by a candlelight in
stallation of new officers.
Dorothy Ballenger was elected
president of the junior T-Yeen at
their meeting last Thursday at the
Y. W. C. A. Other officers elected
were Elsa Garrity, vice-president;
Betty French, secretary; Jane Peg-
ram, treasurer; Betty Pearl and
Betsy Smith, representatives; Gail
Schaffert, publicity chairman; and
Doris Hendrix, social chairman.
The sophomore club, under direc
tion of Miss Margaret Woosley, has
only begun its organization, but
permanent officers are to be elected
at the next meeting. However,
until the new officers take over,
P.-T. A. Membership
Totals 577 to Date
Results of the first P.T.A.
membership drive at Senior have
been released by the office. 577
memberships were received from
a total of 1200 students. Forty-
four memberships were those of
teachers.
Receiving 39 memberships.
Miss Euia Tuttles’ homeroom
was outstanding in the drive.
Aiso cooperative were those of
Mrs, Nellie Blackburn, Miss
Sarah Mims, and Miss Estelle
Mitchell.
Although the campaign has
not yet ended, very few addi
tional memberships are expected.
Money receiv^ from these
membership dues is used to
sponsor dances, parties, and
other recreational activities car
ried on by students of GJ1.S.
5 Senior Boys Attend
Fellowship Conference
Attending the annual North Caro
lina Order of the Arrow Fellowship
Conference held at Morrow Moun
tain State Park near Albemarle,
N. C., were five Senior High boys,
all members of the high honor
camping organization of the Boy
Scouts.
Boys who attended the confer
ence, held October 5 and 6, were;
Parker Gay, Bob MePheeters, Hal
Sigman, Charles Neeley, and Brown
Patterson. The conference began
at 2 o’clock on Saturday afternoon.
Approximately 125 members of
the Order of the Arrow from all
over the state were present.
Main feature of the program was
an open forum, where questions of
interest were discussed. Also on
the program was a report on the
National Order of the Arrow con
vention, which was held recently at
Chanute Field, Illinois.
George Thomason, local chief
Scout executive, received the highest
honor awarded in the Order of the
Arrow.
Dramatic Club Makes
Play Selection Plans
Plans are now underw’ay in the
Dramatic club for selection of a
play for the gi-oup to produce, ac
cording to an announcement from
President Larry Lambeth.
Members agi-eed to order copies
of several plays recommended by
the play-reading committee, Lucile
Driver, Bobby Price, Dolores Hada-
way, and Mary Reynolds, in order
that they may read the whole play
before selecting one.
Tentative date for production is
set sometime in December. The
members aiso agreed to meet every
Monday afternoon with Miss Sus-
anne Hurley in room 307.
Jean Pugh, popular senior, pic-
tuierl above, was in Wilmington re
cently, serving as a page for the
U. D. C. Golden Jubilee celebration.
Jean, who is a member of the Lizzie
Lindsey chapter. Children, of the
Confederacy, attended the pages
ball while she was there.
Fairgoers Flinch at
Ferocious Fees
Wheel A fair day for Fair Day!
Let’s see, first a (;ouple of side
shows. What’s this?
“Cover girls.” That doesn’t sound
very much like an educational show
to me.
Oh, to heck with the sideshows.
I think a nice dizzy ride would
cheer me up.
“How much for the Loop-O-
Plane?”
Great guns, man 1 Do you want
to retire on my fare alone? Well,
all right, but it had better be good 1
Now, my safety belt is tight, and
he is starting the plane.
Hooray 1 I haven’t had so much
fun since Uncle Luke dropped me
off the church steeple when I was
seven months old.
Say, it just occurred to me!
Where is my billfold? Not in this
pocket, nor this one, nor this one
either. I’ve been robbed. Police!
Thief!
Oh, nuts! It’s no use! I’ll never
find it in this crowd.
Well, now I’ve got about two dol
lars in change. What shall I do
with it?
I think I’ll try my luck at knock
ing the bottle over. I believe they’ve
got it growing out of that table.
Now, how about an airplane ride?
Yes! That’s it.
Another wild pric'e! Wow!
There’s a surplus of money shortage
in my case, right at the moment!
(Figure that one out, Smarty).
After the airplane and loop-o-
plane rides, my stomach is already
turning a highland fling, so I think
I’ll put something solid in it, like
cotton candy and frozen delight.
Whoops, now I’ve done it! It’s
changed tempo. Now it’s the Sea
farer’s Stomp. Maybe a hamburger
would slow it down to a waltz, may
be, huh?
“One hamburger, please.”
“ONE BURGER, BARKING!” he
whispers to the fellow at the other
end of the long counter.
As I finish, the hamburger, I’m
sure my stomach is growling the
Death March.
Maybe it would be best if I
wended my way homeward. Spend
ing my last bit of change on taxi-
fare (I am too tired to thumb or
wait for a bus), I finally got home,
minus money, nerve.s, and health.
The moral of this story is; “A
fair in the next county is a penny
earned. A pretty penny, that is.”
(Also, “never cry over spilled milk;
there’s enough water in it already!)
State Student Congress seeks to
promote interchange of ideas about
student government and other im
portant topics between the high
school students of the state.
As each school is invited to send
three official delegates and a fac
ulty advisor, one delegate was
elected by the student council from
the council members of each class.
.Tim Finch represents the senior
class; Andy Bell, the juniors; and
Mirvine Squier, the sophomore
class. Betty Lou Moore is not an
oflieial delegate, but since she is
state secretary of the Congress,
she will attend. Mrs. LeGwin,
Senior’s faculty advisor, is also
state chairman of the advisor group.
Due to critical housing conditions
in Asheville this year, no unofficial
visitors can be invited to attend
the Student Congress.
Jim Finch, president of the stu
dent body, received a letter on Oc
tober 7 from Thomas Mann, general
chairman of the planning committee
of Lee Edwards High School in
Asheville, (expressing their pleasure
in being this year’s hosts and out
lining some of the activities in which
the students will participate. Mon
day, October 21, there will be an
informal party and picnic supper
for the deiegates, and Tuesday eve
ning a semi-formal dance will be
given for them by the Lee Edwards
student council.
The art committee of the A.she-
ville high school will arrange a dis
play of the newspapers of the va
rious high schools repreesnted. This
should prove an opportunity for an
exchange of ideas and constructive
criticism, which may make for finer
high school publications throughout
the state. Several issues of High
Life have been sent to Asheville
by the GHS student council.
Ex-Edllor Heads
Quill and Scroll
In the first meeting of Quill and
Scroll, international honor society,
Mary Reynolds, former editor of
High Life, was elected president.
Other officers who were elected
are: vice - president, Katherine
Routh: secretary, Martha .Trulove;
and treasurer, Charlie Melvin.
All the officers are outstanding
in other school activities. Mary is
a member of the High Life staff, the
Dramatic club and the Debating
club. Katherine was editor of the
Whirlie handbook, a member of
the recreational committee, and
vice-president of the Y-Teens.
Active in various school activities,
Martha is news editor on the High
Life staff and publicity chairman
of the Y-Teens. Charlie is sports
editor for the pai)er and plays on
the reserve football team.
I’lans were discussed for the ad
mittance of new members. English
teachers are asked to recommend
juniors and seniors who are out
standing in creative writing. Those
who are recommended will be asked
to submit a sample of their work
to Mrs. R. John Holland, advisor
for the local chapter, who will send
it to the national headquarters in
Chicago. If the work is approved
there, the student will be accepted
for Quill and Scroll membership.
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All enrollment records have been
broken by this year’s Diversified
Occupations and Distributive Edu
cation classes, better known as
‘“D. O.” and “D. E.,” with, a total
of 99 students participating in the
cooperative work program.
This work is planned primarily
for those students who wish to
learn a specific vocation while they
are in high school and will enter
the work upon graduating. Mem
bers of this group attend regular
school classes in the morning, but
in the afternoon they go on the
job to secure actual vocational
training. D. O. and D. E. are major
elective subjects and carry with
them five credits for the year.
Diversified occupations is for stu
dents who are interested in secur
ing actual job training in various
trades and in office work. This
year’s classes are made of those
working in bookkeeping, typing, fil
ing, office machines, stock work,
bookbinding, auto mechanics, theater
management, dental mechanics,
photography, business management,
meat cutting, child welfare work,
hand tools, electricity and wiring,
baking, newspaper reporting, watch
repairing, stock display, and radio
servicing.
Distributive Education is' for
those planning to enter the field of
distribution—retail, wholesale, and
service organizations. These stu
dents receive specific training in
salesmanship, store organization,
merchandising, color, line, design,
advertising, display, and other
phases of store work.
At a meeting on September 24,
the Distributors Club elected offi
cers for the new year. They are;
Bill Vaughan, president; Cornelia
Falls, first vice-president; Jack
Simpson, second vice-president;
Betty Mooneyham, secretary; Marie
Permar, treasurer; and Helen Mc
Farland, publicity chairman.
The first vice-president is in
charge of programs for class and
social meetings, and she is helped
by Bessie Simmons and Joyce
Ritchie. The second vice-president
acts as chairman of the social com
mittee, whose members are David
DeVane and Margie Monnett, while
the publicity chairman takes charge
of all material for the newspapers
and keeps the club scrapbook.
Miss Browne’s D. O. class re
cently held a class election and
chose the fololwlng people fpr offi
cers : Martha Nell Keigh, president;
Fred Patterson, vice-president; Lil
lian York, secretary; Bobbie Wiggs,
treasurer: Mabel Byrum, chairman
of the welfare committee; Catha
rine Cox, program chairman; Jen-
nioe Moore, publicity chairman ; and
\ irginia Bryant, room chairman.
Many business concerns of
Greensboro are using part-time
workers from the Diversified Occu
pations and Distributive Education
classes, including Carolina Theater,
Art Shop, Pegram’s (Jarage, Taylor
Studio, Tillman’s Market, Braxton’s
Service Station, Woolworth’s, Pern’s
Awning .^Company, Kress, Wool-
worth's, Ferris Awning Company,
Woodward Prosthetic Laboratory,
National Theater, Starr Electric,
Ambrosia Bakery, • Kiser Radio
Shop, Sears-Roebuck, Neese’s Jew
elry, Belk’s, Vanstory Clothing,
Meyer’s, Charles, Silver’s, Mann’s,
Burlington Mills, Merchants’ Asso
ciation, O. Henry Drug, King Cot
ton Hotel, Johanesson Electric
Company, Travelers’ Insurance
Company, Ellis-Stone Company,
Field’s Store, Boy Scout Office, De
pendable Machine Company, Na
tional Bella-Hess Company, Ru-
zicka’s, Bain Oil Company, News-
Record, Grants, and Rierson
Grocery.