Have You Joined
\The Youth Center?
HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
Christmas Holidays
Begin December 19
TOLUME XXIV
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., DECEMBER 5, 1947
NUMBER 6
iREENSBORO SEES FREEDOM TRAIN TODAY
ocal Groups Present Operetta Tonight
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Comedy Has
lore Than 70 Voices
Second performance of “The
Slower of Venezia,” an oi>eretta in
[two acts, will presented tonight
at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium
by the choir with assistance from
the glee clubs and orchestra.
Yesterday’s matinee performance
net with much applause and lavbr-
able comment from the students,
included in the musical comedy are
i chorus of 50 voices and more than
Bo roles.
past
Hal Sigmon is cast in the part
if Pietro di Brizzi, the Doge of
■S'enice, who is a poor aristocrat
,'orried by his debts, wife, and
iuighters. Pauline, his haughty,
lmri>-tongued and domineering wife
is played by Becky Breedon. Their
lo\ ely"daughter, Florctta, is por
trayed by Sue Ellen Baxter. Betty
_ lostner plays the part of their sec
ond daughter, Lavinia, who has de
cided ambitions for a rich marriage
, for herself.
C.. I Other students in the cast include
p., t>yndon Sikes as Duke Di Bomba,
^ pile rich suitor of Floretta; Zack
p- T^iephoff as Victor Carara, the hero
[■ ^%f the play and a handsome naval
■ Officer; Larry Lambeth as Othe' the
first-officer under Victor; Frank
lages as Pico, the court .iester;
nd Jimmy Hichards and Eugene
'oushee as Orsino and O’Brien, the
family assassins for the Doge.
Uiidersitidies
^ra Nell, Maness, ^Margaret Os-
riie, and Donese Newman are
nderstudies for the girls. Jliss
lula Tuttle is directing the cho
ruses, and J. Kimball Ilarrimaii is
in charge of the orchestra.
Hina Brown Baker
Speaks to Classes
“A college background is not neces
sary for writere,” said Mrs. Nina
Brown Baker, and thirty young
journalists were amazed.
Miss Herring, school librarian,
introduced Mrs. Baker, who was
gdest of Will’s Book Store during
the observance of Book Week. She
led an informal discussion on writ
ing, which held the attention of all.
When asked how to write, or if
one should wait for an inspiration.
Mrs. Baker gave Edna I>rber’.s
simple recipe for writing, which is
“Apply the seat of the pants to the
seat of the chair and begin.”
Mrs. Baker’s first attempt at pro
fessional writing was manifested in
the publication of “Bread Pudding,”
which was the story of a greedy,
but wealthy supposed friend of
hers, w'ho always had whatever she
wanted, but who always made slight
ing remarks of Mrs. Baker’s lesser
social position. She sa.vs writing is
easy, and all a writer must put into
his novel is the idea, and clarity.
She said organizin.g thoi^ghts in
logical order is of main im^rtance.
She remarked that putting your best
into what you write should be your
main aim.
Christmas Dance
Is December 19
v; Friday, Deceml>er 10, will not
‘ only herald the closing of
Greensboro high for the Christ-
: mas vacation, but also feature
^ " the first school dance of the
year, as the others have l>een
^•l^ponsored by the Youth Center.
^ The Christmas dance will be
V I^r^emi-formal and last from 0
' - until midnight. Music iS to l>e
furnished by an orchestra which
as yet has not been secured,
and admission is $1.20 stag or
drag. Co-chairmen for the af
fair are Clyde Collins and Car
rie Chamberlain.
Photographed on Its way to- Greensboro the Fi eedoin Train, the traveling shrine of some 130 of the most
precious doiminents in American history. The train has arrived and will be on display until 10 o’clock tonight.
Accomplishments of D.O.-D.E. Program
Praised by Former Students of G.H.S.
In the second part of the receni
survey taken by the D.O.-D.E. Co
ordinators. Mrs. Margaret Finch.
Miss Lucille Browne, and Mr.'^.
Grace Wilson, graduates of the pro
gram -testified to its meriU and
praised the influence which it has
had upon their lives.
Betty Simpson, who is now a stu
dent at Guilford college, says that
by becoming a member of the D.E.
every angle yourself. It gives
you a chance to go to school and
work aiHl save nxoney at the
same time. It teaches you how
to stay happy on the job and to
increase your own dollar volume.
All these benefits are instrumen
tal in opening the door to ad
vancement for you.”
Jean Mitchell, who is now eni
ployed by Beaman’s, Inc. says that
Class, she developed an interest in'although she didn’t get her present
the affairs and problems of every job through D.O., the facts tha-:
person entering the business world she was taught in that class helped
'her to the greatest extent. “Culti
vate a personality, dress neatly ami
especially in the field of retailin:
Now employed by the Morrisoii-
Neese Furniture company, .Joe Trox-
ler sa.vs that he has just been vvait-
correctly, be sincere, honest and
work to the, best of yonr ability, all
for the chance to tell high school' f^is knowledge was acquired through
students what D.E. has meant to^^-^’>” she adds, “Why, I wouldn't
him as a former member of thaclt^kc^ anything for my training and
club.
“I’ve just been waiting for the
chance to tell high school stu
dents what D.E. has meant to
me as a former member of that
club. It has been a real help to
me in a retail business. D.E.
speaks for itself, too; just look
around you and you uill see
former members engaged in
good retail jobs, many of them
drawing top-class salaries of
their age groups. It offers you
many oi^rtunities, such as
teaching you how to face the
-public stimulate interest and
create desire on the part of the
public. It also teaches you how
to handle a retail business from
I am sure that in the yeaj-s to come
I will realize this more than ever!'’
“The training I received as a
D.O. student has been a great
help to me in my work,” says
Mary Cleo Rayle Osborne, now
a bookkeeper and stenographer
at the Burlington Mills €oiT>ora-
tion. “In fact, I feel that I took
my preparation for business in
the same way that one learns
a trade as an apprentice, work
ing and learning at the same
time. Our D.O. class served as
a “shock absorber” because we
could discuss our difficulties
there and iron them out. It also
helped us find our weakest points
(Cotitinued on Page Six)
16 Students Given Scholarship Test
Taking a scholastic aptitude test
Friday, November 21, were sixteen
honor roll students from the senior
cla.>»s, who will be eligible for the
1199 Pepsi-Cola four-year college
scholarships or 550 flfty-dollar col
lege entrance awards, determined
according to scholastic ability shown
on the 'test.
Students taking the test were:
Lawrence Alspaugh, Jimmy Al- mark of not later than January
spaugh, Clyde Taylor, Bill Black, 11948.
allowance and expenses for one
round trip home during each school
year.
There are three candidates in the
school for one of Ihe twenty scholar
ships offered by the Presbyterian
Church and ranging in value from
$2,000 to $100. Any Presbyterian
senior in high school may enter,
but applications must bear a post-
Jack Fields, Marcia Ann Furnas,
Betty French, Parker Gay, Brown
Patterson, Bill Ledford, Lacy Lucas.
Bill Hooke. Nancy Smith, Betty
Pearl, Zack Piephoff, and Boi)
McPheeters.
If one of these students should
win a Pepsi-Cola Scholarship, he
will have full tuition and incidental
fees paid for four years at any ac
credited college in the United States,
its territories, or Canada. In addi
tion, he will receive a $25 monthly
Many other scholarships are
available to persons entering college
next year. Among these are th
four awards totaling .$4200 offered
by Agnes Scott College for women.
liandolph-Macon woman’s college at
Lynchburg, Virginia, offers twelve
scholarships of .$400 each. Scholar
ships from Bryn Mawr college, Cor
nell T’niversity, Sarah Lawrence
college, and the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology are also avail
able.
Xmas Holidays Begin
Friday, December 19
Christmas holidays for Greens
boro high and the other schools
in the city system will begin
Friday, Decembei: 19, at 3:30
p.m. and tenniiiate Monday,
Januaiy 5, at 8:45 a.m.
Students will find that they
have ample time to complete
their Christinas shopping, al
though the holidays begin one
day later than usual, and they
will have three extra days fol
lowing New Years day in which
to complete the inevitable par
ties and dances.
The Christmas dance will be
held December 19.
Miss Mildred Heriing, school
librarian, has announced that
library books may be kept out
over the holidays, but must be
returned on th^date stamped on
the card.
Huffman s Hut
Chapter Two
By DAVID BREEDON
Across Westover Terrace from the
far end of the Science buihling a
structure is rising which promise.^
to be a fine looking house. A few
weeks ago when we made a report
on it, it appeared ro us to be a cave,
hut now the sub-flooring is in and
walls have sprung from the red N, C.
earth. That earth, by the way, has
become good old N. C.-Gui'lford
coiTnty red mud due to recent rains,
reports ilhe slowly greging builder,
Coach-Director Weddle Huffman.
We saw the coach at the Loft
the other day, and he .says he had to
dig a six-foot trench to drain the
waiter from his basement. “I had
my wife worried for awhile,” he
said. “She, thought I was diggin.g
an out door bath tub, and to tell
yon 'the truth, if those rains keep
up, ’Im liable to do it!”
But despite the rain, the house'
becoming a house, if that doesn’t
sound too Gertrude Stein-ish.
In addition -to building his house,
iiiyone w’ho has been around the
Loft^ecently has noticed that Direc
tor Huffman has been busy there,
too. He has glassed in the office so
it is possible to carry on a telephone
conversation without having your
ear drums pounded by the juke-box
and for club meetings he has built
conference room, also glassed in.
Traveling Shrine Has
Historical Treasures;
Includes U.N. Charier
Rededication week in Greensboro
is being brought to a close today
by the visit of the Freedom Train,
a tTa^"eling shrine which houses over
100 of the nation’s treasured his
torical documents.
After a brief ceremony, the train
was opened for public inspection
this morning at 10 a.m., and it will
remain oiien until 10 o’clock tonight.
Persons w^aiting to see the train
are to form a line along Washington
street east of the Southern railroad
station until they are admitted to
see the train, which is on track four
there.
Sponsored by the American Her
itage Foundation, the train is mak
ing a 3.S,000-mile year-length tour
of the country in order to rededi
cate the American people to their
heritage of freedom.
A partial list of some the most
important documents found on the
train follows:
The United Nations charter of
1945, the Declaration of Independ
ence. the Constitution, the Bill of
Rights, the Mayflower Compact,
George Washington’s Farewell Ad
dress, Log Book of the U.S.S. Con
stitution (Old Ironsides), Roger
Williams’ statement on religious
freedom. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Ad
dress, a letter from the King of
Siam to I'resident Lincoln offering
elephants to the United States as
a gesture of friendship, and many
others.
Loll Clubs Are Active;
Baby-Sitters Organiie
Seven clubs make up the program
at the Loft, according to Miss Mon-
sees, program director. They are
the Baby Sitters, 'the Ll’l Critters,
the Hunters, the Monogram, the
Knitting, the Canter, and the Bowl
ing CliThs.
Baby Sitters ^
The Baby Sitters were organized
several weeks ago in answer to a
demand for teen-aged girls to take
care of young children while their
parents go out. This organization
makes it possible for a parent to
locate easily and quickly a compeit-
ent girl, states Miss Monsees. The
girls take special courses before be
coming qualified as sitters. Any
member of the Ivoft is eligible for
membership in the organization.
Girls are paid at the raite of fifty
cents an hour.
Li’l Critters
The Li’l Criters, a girls’ social
club, plans to take charge of Christ
mas decorations at the Center.
Hunters* Club
Perhaps the most active club is
the Hunters’. This club holds 'weekly
meetings, at which lectures on
hunting and handling of firearms
are given, and hunting movies are
shown. Recently a picture was
shown on big game hunting in
Alaska.
Monogram
The Monogram club, organized by
holders of G.H.S. athletic letters,
have elected the following officers:
Buddy Flynn, presient; Bobby Clem
mons, vice-president; Dick McCuis-
ton, secretary; and Tal Henry and
Horace Muse, publicity chairmen.
Knitting Club
Ennis Quinn has been elected
president and Joan Cornelius, secre- •
tary of the Knitting Club. This club
holds weekly meetings at the Loft.
Canter Club
Riding is another popular pastime
at the Youth Center, says Miss Mon-
s^s. The Canter Club, the Loft’s
riding club, is divided into three
sections, which meets on Tuesdays.
Thursdays and Saturdays.