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Scene from the annual Christmas pageant above pictures Lawrence
lAl^augli as Joseph and Ann Collson as Rfery. The pageant was presented
■to the P**.A. Tuesday night, Decemb^ 16, and to the students in assem-
|bly Wednesday, December 17.
(High Life staff photo by Lowell Dryzer)
IChristmas Pageant Given
|By Various Music Groups
By DONALD HARDISON
Under ,the direction of Miss Moore, the annual Christmas page
ant was presented to the Parent-Teacher association meeting last
■Tuesday at 8 p.m,, and to the student body the following day in
Ian assembly program. Presented in tableau form, the program
■consisted of an especially large cast
The opening scene was entitled^
■^‘Prophesy,” and the music consist-
HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
VOL. xxrv
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., DECEMBER 19, 1947 NUMBER 7
Plans Laid for Yuletide Season
Jed of the well-known hymn, “0
■Come, All Ye Faithful.” The school
■orchestra led the singing, and the
■audience joined in the chorus. The
■cast of the first scene was made up
■of 22 angels who were represented
■by the following people: Betty Mat-
■thews, Jo Ann Zimmerman, Marilyn
■Matoer, Alice Hardin, Anne Shep-
■herd, Chorline May, Jean Shiffer,
■Nancy Lowder, Julia Anne Doggett,
■Josephine Langley, Sue Purdom,
■Marcia Furnas, Glena Dewitt, Mar-
■jorie Weatherly, Patsy Plunalt, Bet-
■ty Lou Van Hooke, Pat Thorpe,
■Betty McCraw, Theona Pearce, Peg-
■gy Everette, Emily Leets, and Jean
■Thor,
The second scene entRled “The
■Annunciation told of the Angel’s
■coming to Mary, telling her that she
■was highly favored. The part of
■Mary was played by Anne Colson,
■and the head angel was enacted by
■Yvonne Schweistris.
The Journey of Mary and Joseph
■into Jerusalem was portrayed in
■the third scene, which closed with
■the singing of “Once in Royal Da-
Ivid’s City.” The part of Joseph was
■played by I^awrence Alspaugh.
In the fifth scene, the shepherds
■were pictured as they faithfully
■watched their flocks in the night.
■The six shepherds were Bill Hogs-
■head, Dave Burtner, Billy Fergu-
Ison, Dicky Sharpe, Jim McSweeny,
|and Jimmy Alspaugh.
King Herod (Leon Siler) and his
■two scribes (John Ivowry and Clyde
■Taylor) were introduced in the sev-
■enth scene as they went to behold
■ the new-bofn babe. King Herod’s
|bcdy guard was played by Ed Finch.
In the next to the last scene,
■the three wisemen were shown as
■ they brought their gifts to the
■young child, Jesus. The wisemen
■were played by Bill Ledford, Joe
|Johnson, and Tiny Burtner.
(Continued on Page Eight)
Yule Holidays Begin
3:30 This Afternoon
Christmas holidays for the
students of Greensboro high
school and the other schools of
the city system will begin today
at 3:30 p.m., and on January 5
will reopen for classes. High
lights of the Yuletide season
will be the Christmas dance to-
idght at the school; the Y-Teen
dance Monday night, December
22; Christmas, December 25;
the Hi-Y party, December 29;
the Youth Center New Year’s
dance, December 31; and New
Year’s day, January 1.
$1,000 To Be Awarded
In Short Story Contest
Rules for the second annual Short
Story Contest have recently been
released by “Seventeen Magazine.”
The contest is open to high ischool
boys and girls between the ages
of thirteen and nineteen.
More than one manuscript may
be submitted, but all entries must
be accompanied by a notarized
statement attesting the age of the
writer and the originality of the
work.
All prize-winning stories will be
judged by the Editors of “Seven
teen” and published in subsequent
issues of the magazine.
$1,0()0 in prizes will be awarded
to five winners.
The contest has a December 3''
deadline and winners will be an
nounced in April or May, 1948, issue.
Manuscripts should be sent to
A-ddie Weinerman, Publicity, “Seven
teen Ma.gazine,” 11 West 42nd St.,
New York City, New York.
Home-Coming Event
Planned for January 5
Home Coining will be held
January 5 at 9 ajn. in the
school auditorium.
This is the first home coining
event in several years due to
the conficting holiday schedule
of the high school and colleges.
The alumni will have com
plete charge of tihe program.
S^dents are urged to invite
their friends and family who
have graduated from Greens
boro High School.
[Honor Rolls Released by B. Smith;
[226 Students Receive Recognition
Speial and regular honor rolls
vere recenty released by Mrs.
^Blanche Smith.
Students making special honor
■roll numbered 33, while those on
Ithe regular honor roll totaled 193,
"^thus making a grand total of 216.
SPECIAL HONOR ROLL
SOPHOMORES: room 2, Carole
■Williams; room 302, David Brad-
jley; room 305, Sue Purdom; room
oil, Elmma Belle Pickett, Margaret
Pearce; room 315, Nancy Lou Foust;
jroom 317, Frances Dixon.
JUNIORS: room 4, Julia Ann
Doggett; room 7, Hope Leonard,
''obby Michael; room 8, Gordon Nel-
. room 10, Jean Thacker; room
115, Mildred Hedrick; room * 24,
eloree Whisonant; room 100,
Lois Bosecrans.
SENIORS: room 14, Zack Piephoff,
, ickie Neal; room 16, Mary Dur-
^,;,‘^;bland Sapp; room 200, Betty Kirk-
^mao; room 203, Rita Goldstein,
Annie Maude Harrington; room
300, Dot Burton, Glenna DeWitt.
REGULAR HONOR ROLL
SENIORS
Room 12—Jane Long, Lacy Lucas,
Bob MePheeters, Warren Matthews.
Clark Mitchell, Jennie Lee Moser,
Jim Murray, Sylvia May, Prances
MofBt't, Geraldine Mooney, Mary
Mooneyham, Marie McLennon.
Room 14—Brown Patterson, Fran-
I ces Newton, Betty Pearl, Nolan Pres-
nell, Mary Ellen Parker, Joanne
Payne, Sarah Presnell, Mary Poe.
Room 16—Earl Shaw, Jean Sink.
Betsy Smith, Nancy Smith, Clyde
Taylor, Louise Thacker, Sara
Thompson.
Room 20(1—Mary Hubert, Jean
Irving, Bill Ledford, Joyce Lemons,
Martha Jones, Ann King, Betty
Brown.
Room 262—Andy Bell, Jimmy
Alspaugh, Lawrence Alspaugh, Iso-
(Continued on Page Eight)
Teachers' Vacation
Plans Are Revealed
Vacation plans of Greensboro high
school’s teachers were revealed re
cently in an announcement by Prin
cipal A. P. Routh,
Miss Mozelle Causey will be in
Atlanta part of the ‘time, the rest
of the time she will be at 1819
Asheboro St., Greensboro.
Mr. Herman Smith is going to
Eastern North Carolina for a very
Merry Christmas.
Miss Dorothy McNairy is just
glad to have a reSt; she will enjoy
this time at 920 Walker Ave.,
Greensboro.
Mrs. Helen Cooke will be at Guil
ford, N. C., Box 43.
Miss Jessie B. Gorrell is spending
Christmas at 2122^ Wright Ave.,
Greensboro.
Mrs. Jewel Bates is planning to
be in Alberta, Va„ about four days
and in Marietta, S. C., the same.
Mrs. Bates home address is P.O.
2683, Greensboro.
Miss Margaret Woosley will spend
Christmas at 7 Forrest Ave., Granite
Fails, N. C.
Miss Jane Abemethy says she
just can’t wait. Miss Abemethy will
be at 116 E. Ridge St.-, Rocky
Mount, N. C.
Miss Mary L. McArthur thinks
it is nice to have so much free time.
She will be in Lumberton, N. C.
Mrs. Grace Alton is spending
Christmas at 911 McGee St., Greens
boro.
Mr. Herbert Hazelman will be
at 5218 Denvonshire Rd. Ricbmoncl,
Va. C/0 E. L. Morrison, Jr., during
Christmas.
Miss Nannie Fisher will be at
Route 3, Rocky Mount, N. C.
Mr. Charie Baker has no special
plans; he will be at 402 Radiance
Dr., (ireensboro.
Mrs. Estelle LeGwin plans a trip
to Wilmington after Christmas. Mrs.
LeGwin’s home address is 500 Lake
Dr.. Greensboro.
Mrs. M. W. Pleasants will reside
at 205 Waverlyway Rd., Greensboro.
Mrs. Emma Avery plans to be at
311 S. Mendenhall], Greensboro, at
Christmas.
Miss Eula Tuttle will be at Wiil-
nut Cove, N. C., during Christmais.
Mii^ Ida Belle Moore plans to go
to Burgaw, N. C., for Christmas.
Miss Virginia Powell will spen('
Christmas at Lenior, N. C.
Mrs. W. V. Blackburn is spending
vacation time at 1220 Westover Ter..
Greensboro.
Miss Mary E. York will be in
Greensboro at 210 Adams St.
Miss Lottie Burnside plans to
spend Christmas at 809 Courtland
St., Greensboro.
(Continued on Page Three)
Five Students To Attend
Methodist Conterence
Five Senior High School students
will attend the Methodist Youth
Conference Decemeber 30 through
January 2 at Cleveland, Ohio.
The group will leave December
29 by chartered bus and will return
by way of Washington, D. C.
Those attending from Greensboro
are: Treva Adams, Joan Boyd, Doug
Galyon, Betty Eller, and Wayne
Cates. If any reservations are can
celled, they will be filled by Jerry
Crawford and .Timmy Richards.
Methodist youth from all the
United States will attend. The
group will number about 10,000.
Christmas Dance Planned for Tonight;
Youth Center To Hofd Holiday Socials
Greensboro high school’s annual Christmas dance will be given
this year in the girl’s gym at 9 o‘ clock tonight, with music fur
nished by Paul Beil and his orchestra, Carrie Chamberlain and
Clyde Collins, co-chairmen of the recreation committee, recently
announced.
> Decorations for the dance include
the traditional Yuletide finishings,
including a large Christmas tree.
CJhaperones consist of members of
the P. T. A. recreation committee.
They are Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Me
Pheeters, Mr. and Mrs. J. Norman
Black, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Collins,
Dr. and Mrs. S. P. Gay, Mrs. Mal
colm Clement, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Richmond, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Carlson.
Extensive plans are being made
by the Youth Center for the Christ
mas season, with a New Year’s
party climaxing the holiday fes-
tiviti^.
Tomorrow morning at the Loft, a
special show will be presented for
elementary school children, includ
ing a special Christmas broadcast
by the cast of “Youth on the Air.”
On Wednesday, the 24th, there
will be a carol singing for all mem
bers, and Santa Claus will make
his appearance.
Christmas day, the Loft vrill be
open from 4 until 6 in the afternoon
only. Clark Russell and the Youth
Center orchestra will furnish music
for a two-hour tea dance.
Plans for Christmas decorations
include not only mistletoe and holly
but also a Christmas tree to be
placed between the lounge and the
dance floor.
Li’l Critters
The Li’l Critters, girls’ social club,
have joined with the 69’er8, a boys’
club, to aid the Elks club with their
Christmas party for the polio hos
pital. They will help with decorat
ing the hospital and with wrapping
the pr^ents.
Other Activities
The Hunters’ club, with Roy
Suggs, president, have planned a
social for the Friday night after
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Y-Teens Plan Yule
Dance and Party
With “Christmas Song” as the
theme, the Junior Y-Teens Christ-
mais dance will be held Monday
night, December 22, at ‘the YWCA
with music by Paul Bell and his
orchestra. Members of the Senior
and Sophomore clubs have been
invited.
Decorations for the “Y” gym
nasium will be in keeping with the
theme and are being planned by
Jackie Foster, chairman of Decora
tions Committee assisted by Jackie
Miles, Dora Ann Bowden, and Becky
Fondrone.
Other committees working on tlie
dance are: Reception committee—
Anne Russell, chairman, Carolyn
Gibson, Jackie Miles (social chair
man), Betty Jean Pope; Refresh
ment committee — Alice Hardin,
chairman, Barbara Oakley, Betty
Duck, Betty Jean Pope (Publicity
committee)—Carolyn Gibson.
As their annual Christmas service
project, the Junior Y-Teens spo’i-
sored a Christmas party for fifteen
under privileged negro children of
Greensboro. Santa Claus, making a
special appearance at the “Y,” dis
tributed gifts of candy, clothing, and
toys to the children.
Senior Y-Teens
During their regular Thursday
afternoon meeting, the Senior Y-
Teens celebrated Christmas by ex
changing gifts with person whose
name they had drawn in Pollyanna.
All the Y-Teens in Greensboro
participated in the annual Christmas
street sales of the tuberculosis
bangles, Saturday, December 13.
T.B. or Not T.B.
Watching Bobby Walson get his free chest X-ray for Tuberculosis,
and waiting for their turn are; first row. Dot Wright and Jean White;
second row, Donease Newnom, and SaiTlh Nell Maness (with head turn
ed). Standing in the doorway is Zack Piephoif. The X-ray unit was at
G.H.S. on December 9, 19, and 11, aral every student and tocher had an
opportunity to be examined for traces of TB.
(High Life staff photo by Lowell Dryzer)
Home Ec. Class Gives Yule Party
Third j^ear Home Ec class gave a
Christmas party for the children
in the Kindergarten on the campus
yesterday morning in the Home
Economics Food Lab.
Two very old baby dresses have
been brought into class for observa
tion. Both these baby dresses,
brought in by Betty Davis, are en
tirely handmade. One of the dresses.
her,great uncles’s, is 82 years old;
the other is 49 years old.
Activities in the second year
classes include completing various
garments such as skirts, blouses,
pajamas and starting others.
Two claisses which are studying
units on Christmas foods, have
prepared colorful popcorn balls for
the Christmas dance tonight. These
classes have also given two class
suppers to which they invited
several guests.