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HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
volume XXV
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., FEBRUABT 25, 1949
Good Luck
To Our Team
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NUMBER 9
Three Religions Join in Brotherhood Week
Brotherhood Fights
Hate and Prejudice
Tlie American -vsny of life is based
upon the recognition of the dignity
of man as a creature of God; it is
endangered by prejudice and bigotry.
Brotherhood Week is sponsored by
the National Council of Christians
and Jews. Every year it comes dur
ing the week of Washington’s birth
day, and this year it is from Febru
ary 20 to 27. The definiticm of Broth
erhood is “giving to others the rights
and respect that we want for our
selves” ; its motto is “Brotherhood
must be lived.”
During the war, America demon
strated a unity that was not thought
possible by our enemies. People of
all races, religions and classes fought
for a common cause. We need this
kind of unity in peace as weU as in
war.
Purpose of Council
The National Council of Chris
tians and Jews was founded to meet
the bigotry of the Ku Klux Klan
and the A1 Smith presidential cam
paign. It was a religious education
al organization and remains so after
twenty years.
The Council is not an interfaith
organization and seeks participation
of Catholics, Protestants, and Jews,
who join together to promote Broth
erhood every day of the year as w'ell
as the one special w'eek.
Assembly Carries Theme
Last Tuesday, February 22, a rep
resentative from each of the three
great faiths spoke before the stu
dent body. They were Dr. Eugene C.
Few, a Protestant; Rabbi Fred I.
RypiiLs, a Jew; and Monseigneur
Hugh Dolan, a Catholic. Introduc
ing them re.spectively were Nancy
Beale, Herbert Falk, and Julia Ann
Ogletree. For the devotional Sara
Noll Maness sang “Hear My Prayer”
by Humphreys.
Hi’Y Club Hears Men
Speak on Vocations
Another in a series of vocational
programs for the Alpha Omega Hi-
Y club was presented at the Y^MCA
last Monday night at 7:30.
These programs are to try to
help the members decide what voca
tion they w’ish to go into after
graduation from high school. Pro
grams of this kind are planned for
the next six weeks and will include
talks by outstanding men from such
fields as dentistry, engineering, and
insurance.
Previously the club bear’d Curt
Welbourn, sport’s announcer for
WGBG, speak on radio announcing,
and Mr. Hayes of York Corpora
tions talk on refrigeration -and air
conditioning. In their talks Mr.
Hayes and Mr. Welbourn told of
the educational requirements neces
sary to go into their particular fields
and material gains the members
Qould expect. Both brought out the
fact that one started in the organi
zation. it is up to the individual to
acheive his own goal.
Plans are being made by the club
under the direction of Mr. McNairy
to have a combination swimming
and dancing party at the “Y” in
Ihe near future. Also, tentative
plans are being made by the club
to have an overnight camping party
at Camp Nawakwa sometime in the
spring. Riich events have proved
highly .succe.ssful in the past.
Each Saturday, a basketball team
composed of members of the club,
meets teams form other clubs at
the “Y.” So far the Hi-Y team is
undefeated. Jim Patton. Gregory
Patterson, and Angie Kontoulas
have been outstandin,g for their
team.
Gil Murphy has been elected the
club’s treasurer, while Rowland
Wisseman, president. Bill Wrenn,
^Ice-president, and George Yelonis.
secretary, have been re-elected for
a new term.
May Queen Honor Given to Schweistris
Three girls were made outstanding by their classmates by being elected by their respective classes as
May Queen and junior and sophomore maids of honor. In the center above is Yvonne ^hweistris, queen
of the May Day. On the left is Pat Mateer, the sophomore honor attendant; and on the right is Elinor
Wrenn, honor attendant from the junior class.
Judge Gwyn Speaks Before Student
Body During Crime Prevention Week
Last week was “Crime Prevention
Week,” and Superior Court Judge
Allen H. Gwyn of Reidsville spoke
to the student and teachers of
Greensboro high school. Judge
Gwyn opened by saying, “I doubt
if it has been my privilege at any
time to speak to a finer audience.”
The speaker was introduced by
Roy M. Booth, prominent Greens
boro attorney and member of the
Exchange club whose project it was
to sponsor this assembly. Exchange
clubs all over the nation have spon
sored this week.
“I can't help but feel at loss,’'
said Judge Gwyn, “for you are not
the people we have to deal with.”
He stated that he didn’t recall hav
ing sentenced a college student for
term in prison, because if we
have good influence and a good home,
we do not have the urge to go out
and do the things that are condemn
ed by society. You students can do
more than the court in overcoming
that deficit -in society,” he added.
He gave a very clear picture of a
criminal in that he was a young
man under twenty years of age and
who had not reached high school.
“One of the chief reasons is that
he has been alone: he feels rejected.
The greatest percentage are under
privileged boys who haven’t had a
chance or fine parents and teachers
to guide them in their daily work.
Without these aids, they have grown
hostile.”
“You can do a great deal and at
the most valuable time if yon will
consciously look out for an oppor
tunity to do something for these
Senior Class Again Leads
Members on Honor Rolls
For the six weeks period that
marked the close of the semester
the seniors with 88 honor roll mem
bers led the other two classes. They
also excelled with 24 special honor
roll members. On the special and
regular honor rolls respectively the
junior class total was 20 and 46,
while that of sophomore class was
14 and 50.
Those people making the honor
roll were:
SPECIAL HONOR ROLL
SENIORS
Room 3 — Oscar Paris, Tommy
Payne.
Room 4 — Beverly Chalk, Wilma
Coiner.
Room 5—Delores Whisonant, Bill
Wright.
Room 8—Carolyn Gibson, Camilla
Greeson, Alice Hardin, Mildred Hed
rick.
Room 24—Jackie Stafford, Sarah
Swain.
Room 206—Chippy Johnson, Lad
die Landau.
Room 301—Julia Ann Doggett.
Room 303—Nancy Lowder, Bobby
Michael, Jackie Miles.
Room 309—Lois Rosecrans, Bill
Sarles, Yvonne Schweistris, Jean
Sharpe, Sidney Smith.
Room 317—Sue Batxer.
JUNIORS
Room 6—Sara Nell Maness, Jeanne
Martin.
j Room 100—Hope Brown.
Room 302—Richard Whittemore.
Roland Wisseman, Fred Upchurch,
I Elinor Wrenn, Carol Williams.
Room304—-Edith Trosper.
j Room 305—Alex Pauas, Emma
I Belle Pickett, Margaret Pearce.
Room 306 — Sally Gray Hicks,
Doris Hill.
Room 311—Elizabeth Ann Allred,
David Bradley, Barbara Braxton.
Room 313—Ann Edwards, Nancy
Lou Foust.
• Room 315—Sue Purdom. ’
SOPHOMORES
Room 7—Betty Mitcbell, Elizabeth
MePheeters.
Room 10 — Alice Snyder, Marie
Sizemore.
Room 12—Lyndon Anthony.
Room 14—Betsy Wright.
Room 16—Betty Jo Benfield.
Room 23—Julia Thomas.
Room 25—Betty Bonner Jones.
Room 200—Billy Crowder.
Room 201—Delbert Parrish.
Room 202—William Tutterow.
Room 203—James Fulton.
Room 300—Frankie Ogburn
REGULAR HONOR ROLL
SENIORS
Room 3—Gordon Nelson, Barbara
Oakley, Dick Painter, Bill Parker,
Betty Jean Pope, Vera Parker.
Room 4—Magdalene Carter, Pat
Carson, Addle Belle Clemmons, John
(Coniinucd on Page Six)
people. You have no idea how
much it will really mean.”
“Having the greatest country on
earth,” stated Judge Gwyn, “w’e
should love it more. We take it as
a matter of fact. Not only is our
country looking to you, but the w’orld
looks upon you through the way
you solve the problems that con
front you. You will be our coun
try—the world depends on you.”
In conclusion, he related that,
“After all, the dangers, and the
troubles are based not on our mate
rial life, but upon the spiritual mat
ters. Our forefathers have concen
trated too much on material things
and not on spiritual and human
tilings. Only insofar as we have a
country with independent people and
are individually free, may we have
a free country and a free public.
Build in your life the foundations
of good citizenship.”
Best Citizens Named
A fter Faculty Meeting
For the third six weeks period,
as is always the custom, again
six Senior High students were
chosen by the faculty as best
citizens. Mrs. Blanche Smith
is the faculty chairman for both
the scholarship and citizenship
honor rolls.
From tlie sophomore class
Thomas Ginis and Betty Mit
chell are the best citizens, while
Show Fu Seen and Edith Tros
per are from the junior class.
Bobby Michael and Yvonne
Schweistris receive the honor
from the seniors.
Choir Sings at Cotteges,
Civic Ciubs, and Schoots
Singing under the direction of
Miss Eula Tuttle, the choir has
appeared before many groups this
.'^emester in special programs.
They have sung for the K* *iwanis
club. Lions club, .and Co-op club.
They performed at the assembly at
Woman’s College and at Central
iunior high school this month. Dur
ing January they appeared before
the Rotary club and Greensboro
college.
The Girl’s Glee club has received
an invitation to sing Jlonday for
the Rotary club -at its weekly meet
ing.
The district contest is scheduled
for March 23 in Winstton-Salem.
Maids of Honor Are
Wrenn and Mateer
Senior high school will hold
its annual May Day Tuesday,
May 3. Yvonne Schweistris will
reign as queen, attended by the
junior and sophomore attend
ants, Elinor Wrenn and Pat
Mateer.
The coronation will begin with
the court’s procession and the atten-
dent’s dance. After the crowning
of the queen, the May day exercises
will begin for the entertainment of
the queen which will include: folk
dances, tumbling stunts, and the
May pole dance.
Court Attendents
Senior class attendents are Addie
Belle Clemmons, Bonnie Jean Craw
ford, Martha Everitt, Chippy John
son, Jackie Miles, and Theona
Pearce.
The girls attending the queen
from the Junior class are Nancy
Beale, Carolyn Birgel, Roberta Bur
gess, and Sally Grey Hicks.
Sophomore girls on the court in
clude Henrietta Bell, Jackie Gilmore,
Jackie Lane, and Nola Miles.
Yvonne is a regular member of
the honor roll, a member of Torch
light, national honor society, and a
senior class representative. She
head cheerleader, editor of the girl’s
sport page iu High Life and a mem
ber of the Les Soeurs. Last year,
Yvonne was junior honor attendent
for the queen in the May Day.
Elinor is a Mariner scout of the
Sea Scout Ship Joseph Conrad,
secretary of her Sunday school
class, secretary of the high school,
and secretary of the Youth Council.
She is also a member of the DDT
club.
Pat was voted prettiest girl at
Central junior high school last year
and she was also secretary of the
Squads. This year Pat has become
a member of the DDT and LSP
clubs.
Miss Louise Smith and Miss Mar
gie Gabriel are the faculty advisers
for the event and the student co-
chairmen are Anne RnJd and Lining
Burnet. The committee members in
clude Julia Ann Doggett. Anna Bee
son, Betsy Bishop, Bill Sartin, and
Jerry Bryan.
Speech Students Plan
For Oratory Contests
Begining another active semester,
the aspeech class has already plan
ned three contests, the debate,
dramatic readings, and play produc
tions in their schedule. Advisor for
the class is Miss Mozelle Causey.
Contests Are Listed
Next week the American Legion
Oration contest will be held. Seven
students from Senior will compete
for the prizes. They are: Billy Fer
guson, David Barbed, Thomas Ginis,
Rebecca Frazier, Wilhelmina Mot
ley, Bill Zuckerman, and John Utley.
The subject for the first part has
to be on some phase of the Constitu
tion, and for the second part stu
dents have to make an exttempor-
aneous speech.
“How Civic Clubs Can Best Serve
Youth" is the title for the second
contest also scheduled for next,
week. Students that are taking part
are: Joan Huggins, Steve Agapion,
Bill Zuckerman, Margaret Van
Court, Jackie Miles, Alice Hardin,
Treva Adams,- Bob Carlson, and
Sheow Fu Seen.
Although plans have not been
completed yet, the Soil Conservation
contest will be sometime in March.
On Februar.v 12 Lining Burnet
went to Raleigh to speak in the con
test on the “Republican Party and
Its Future.” Lining won third place
and received a ticket to the banquet
which closed the Lincoln day cele
brations.