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VOLUME XXV
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO,N. C., NOVEMBER 19, 1948
NUMBER 4
Outstanding Seniors Tapped in Ceremony
Dr. I. G. Greer Has
Plan for Happy Life
The seventeenth annual Social
Standards Conference began Novem
ber 10 with the pledge of allegiance
to the flag and the singing of the
Star-Spangled Banner. Bobby
Michael read the devotional and
Betty Costner sang. Other music
was furnished by the orchestra.
Bob Carlson, student body presi
dent, gave a short introductory
speech to welcome the visitors. The
history of Social Standards Day was
given by Mr. A. P. Routh, and Mr.
Ben h. Smith discussed the stand
ards of life. “Roimnce” was then
played by violinist Gordon Nelson,
accompanied by Betty Hendrix on
the piano. Sue Baxter, Peggy ^Yic-
ker, Bill Utley, and Hal Sigmon sang
“Bless This House.”
Subject : Blueprint of Life
Dr. I. G. Greer, keynote speaker of
the conference from the University
of North Cai-’Olina, spoke to the
students and visitors. His topic, in
keeping with the subject o-f the day's
actitities, was “The Blueprint of
Your Life.”
“I never speak to young people,”
said Dr. Greer at the beginning of
his talk, “that I do not feel that
I am treading on holy ground.”
Everything and everyone that
grows need a blueprint or plan, he
told the assembly. The blueprint
that one follows in his life must
originate in his own heart and mind.
He said that in saking a blueprint,
one should be sure not to lose the
true values of life and not to destroy
individuality.
“God gives each person the basis
for personality at birth. He chal
lenges you to develop that x>©rson-
ality . . . Normal people do not fail
because of what they do not have;
they fail because they do not use
what they have.”
Then Dr. Greer mentioned the say
ings of three great and wise men of
the past. “Socrates said: Know
thyself. Marcus Aurelius said: Con
trol thyself. Jesus said: Deny thy
self.”
He added that we have good ex
amples such as these men that we
should follow; also we have bad
examples that are dangerous. We
should emulate the good but not
copy, he assured the attenth'e
audience.
In closing Dr. Greer said, “In the
final analysis our blueprint wull
determine w’hether sve .fail or suc
ceed in life. I offer Christ as the
best example for you to follow.”
Activities Planned
At Youth Center
Members of the Youth Council
have planned a “Holiday Festival”
for the Thanksgiving holidays. On
Thursday, November 25, Sam Dona
hue and his orchestra will play |or
a dance. This band played for a
dance at the Center early last June
and is making a return engagement.
Annual members will be admitted
free, but others wall have to pay $2.
For November 20, a hayride has
been planned. It will begin at five
o’lock at the Youth Center. Trucks
will be on hand to carry members
to the City Park. Here there wall
be a w'einer roast and a dance with
music by the Rhythm Kids’ orches
tra. After the dance the trucks will
furnish transportation back to the
Center. Those who plan to go on the
hayride are asked to w^ear bluejeans.
The 'hayride was scheduled for next
Wednesday, but because of the foot
ball game between Greensboro and
Raleigh, the date was changed to
Friday. Then on Friday the Greens
boro chapter of the American Fed
eration of Musicians was to play
for a tea-dance. This band consists
of from 12 to 14 members. This
dance was postponed until a later
date.
Last Saturday night Tex Miller
and his western swing band played.
Several weeks ago he played on
“Youth On The Air.”
At the Torchlight tapping last
Tuesday, Treva Adams, Jackie Miles,
Dickie Painter, Oscar Paris, Bill
Shown above are Torchlight members, who left
were busy making the final plans for last Tuesday’s
tai>ping ceremony. Seated, they are left to right:
Julia Ann Doggett, Amia Beeson, Miss Sara Mims,
faculty adviser for the group, Jackie Stafford, and
Bobby Micliael. Standing are Bob Carlson and Emily
Ann Dees.
Sea Scouts Plan Cruise on New Boat;
Deliver Posters; Have Social Cruises
The Sea Scouts of the .ship S.S.S.
Davy Jones distributed posters
throughout the business section in
cooperation with the annual Christ
mas seal program last Wednesday,
November 17.
The ship under the direction of
Skipper Harold Ross have aided
in many community projects in the
past several years and this wms just
another of the many community aids
they have rendered.
Attend Funeral
In honor of one of their ifiost
respected members, the entire ship
attended the funeral of Ray Pear-
man. Mates Ed Alexander, George
Paschall, Kenneth Knight, and crew-
leader Larry CrawTord were pall
bearers, while the remainder of the
crew w’ere honorary pall bearers.
The annual Sea Scout camp held
each summer at their base on High
Rock lake, had to be called off this
summer due to the polio epidemic,
but despite this many boys spent a
large part of their vacation at the
beautiful lake.
Had Social Cruise
One of the most “looked forward
to” events in the Sea Scout program
is the social cruise held each sum
mer at High Rock. This summer
the event was held in the middle of
242 Attain Places on Honor Roll;
48 Make Special Honor Roll
Having announed the first six
w-eeks grading period of the 1948-’49
school year, Mrs. Blanche Smith
found 242 people making honor roll.
Included in this number were 48
making special honor roll.
Special honor roll students must
maintain an average of 95 to 100
and honor roll students must main
tain an average of 90 to 95. Those
people who have held this average
are listed below;
SPECIAL RONOR ROLL
Seniors
Room 3—Tommy Paine.
Room 5—Dolores WMsonant, Peg
gy W’icker.
Room 8—Mildred Hedrick, Betty
Hendricks.
Room 24—Jackie Stafford, Iris
Summers, Sarah Swain, orothy
Swaney.
Room 206—Chippy Johnson.
Room 301—Julia Ann Doggett,
Betty Duck.
Room 303—Nancy Low'der, Jackie
Miles. ^ ,
Room 309 — Bill Sarles, Jean
Sharp, Sidney Smith.
Room 317—Sue Ellen Baxter.
Juniors
Room 6—Jeanne Martin.
Room 302—Elinor Wrenn, Carol
Williams, Roland W^isseman.
Room 304—Edith Trosper.
Room 305—Alex Panas, Margaret
Pearce.
Room 311—David Bradley.
Sophomores
Room 7—Elizabeth McPheeters,
Betty Mitchell.
Room 10—Georgia Smith, Alice
Snyder.
Room 12—Lyndon Anthony.
Room 14—Betsy, 'Wright.
Room 16—Betty Jo Benfield, Hen
rietta Bell.
Room 23—Julia Thomas.
Room 25—Betty Bonner, Jones.
Room 101—Prances Eliz.abeth Lar
sen, Rtuh Larsen, Elaine Leonard.
Room 200—Evelyn Dermatos. Bil
ly Crow’der.
Room 202—William Tutterow'.
Room 203—Jim Fulton, Thomas
Ginis.
Room 204—Ellen Holt, Barbara
Hutton.
Room 300—Jerry Ann Moore.
REGULAR HONOR ROLL
Seniors
Room 3—Gordon Nelson; Barbara
Oakley, Oscar Paris. Dick Painter,
Bill Parker, Betty Jean Pope, Pat
Raiford.
Room 4 — Penelope Caloyianis,
Magdalene Carter. Pat Carson, Josh
(Continued on Page Eight)
Allgust over a three day period with
some couples staying the entire time,
while others spent only Sunday.
Features of the event were sailing,
canoeing, and picnics held on the
banks of the lovely lake. During the
weekend approximately 25 couples
visited the base, and all had a good
time.
A bridge of honor ig being planned
by the Sea Scouts sometime in the
near future. At this time members
of the ship are given aw’ards w''hich
they have earned in the past-year,
and afterwards a semiformal dance
is held. Last year the Sea Scouts
and their lates had supper together
at the Bliss restaurant.
Given Boats
The ship has recently been given
the right to use a large sailing boat
w'itb an auxilary engine and accomo
dations. for about ten boys. A cruise
is being planned on the boat during
the Christmas holidays. Due to the
fact that the boat is docked at Wil
mington the boys will not be able to
have as many cruises on it as they
would like.
.In addition to this the Davy
Jones has been given tw'o good sized
whale boats w-hich they are going
to transport to their base from
South Carolina as soon as possible.
Already at their base the ship has
tw'o whaleboats, four moths, tw'o
skiffs, and three cano^.
Meetings are held each Tuesday
night at 7 ;S0 at the Holy Trinity
Episcopal church.
Ten Seniors Become
Torchlight Members
Sarles, Yvonne Schweistris, Sidney
Smith, Jean Thacker, Betty Jane
Thompson, and Bill Wright were
made members of the National
Honor Society. The people were
elected on the basis of the four
qualities for w'hich the society
stands. They are: Character, Lea
dership, Scholarship, and Service.
In scholarship, an average of 90
per cent or better is required on
school work all during high school.
Leadership requires that a person
be looked upon by his fellow stu
dents as one worthy to be followed.
Character is being honest and trust
worthy. Service requires one to
serve God, his country, his city, and
his school.
Qualities Explained
In the tapping ceremony, Torch
light-president, Jackie Stafford, told
of the society’s nature. Speaking
on leadership, character, scholar
ship, and service, respectively, were:
Bob Carson, Emily Dees, Bobby
Michael, and Julia Ann Doggett.
During the serii.ce Gordon Nelson
and Mary Louise Ahern furnished
music on the piano and the violin.
Miss Dorothy Ligon gave the de
votional.
The new members were ^ken into
Torchlight by the votes oif their
classmates, the faculty, Torchlight
members, and committee appointed
by Mr. A. P. Routh.
New Robes Worn
For the ceremony the old mem
bers wore long white robes and white
caps. The robes were purchased
through the money made last year
by Torchlight talent show.
Relief Clothing Sent
Overseas to France
GHS French classes are again
this year sending relidf clothing
packages to La Bresse, France,
where L Abbe Toussaint is in charge
of distribution of the packages.
La Bresse, place of destination
is a small town in the 'Vosges moun
tains where snow this year fell early
in October. Letters of appreciation
were received last year by members
of the French, classes who sent
packages.
Miss Estelle Mitchell, who is in
charge of the package stated “The
new long look has been responsible
for a heavy collection of girls'
clothing. Many warm suits and
skirts of last year’s vintage will be
long enough for undernourished
French girls not grown so tall and
large as those who have had plenty
of eat.” Miss Mitchell also stated
that another allotment of clothing
will be sent soon after Thanksgiving.
Miss Weyie Is Director
For Seasonal Program
Mrs. Smith Publishes
Best Citizens’ Names
Best citizens elected by the
faculty for the six weeks citizen
ship honor roll are: sophomores,
Nonnan Schlosser and Elizabeth
McPheeters; juniors, Lining
Burnet and Elinor Wrenn; and
seniors, Richard Clemmons and
Ju’ia Ann Doggett.
Two students were elected
from each homeroom as being
outstanding citizens and having
good qualities. Of these stu
dents, six were selected by the
teachers.
For chapel next Tuesday a
Thanksgiving program has been
planned under t-he direction of Miss
Louise 'Weyie. Nancy Lowder is the
student chairman. Featured on the
program will be special Thanks
giving music, a reading in negro
dialect given by Nancy Lowder, and
a play.
In this play Edwin Boyd will
have the leading role by portraying
Mr. Collins, a wealthy business man
and Rachel Hussey will take the
part of his wife. Hutson. Moody
plays the part of an office man,
.John Riggs that of the Rev. Mr.
Griffin, while Tomy Paine is the
son of Mr. Collins and husband to
Rev. Griffin’s daughter. Sara Ann
Taylor is the daughter, Josephine
Langley is the grandmother, and
Margaret Van Court is the 15-year-
old daughter of the Collins’.
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