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Welcome Sophomores HIGH LIFE From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry Support Your Team Tonight VOLUME XXVI SENIOB HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C, SEPTEMBER 23, 1949 NUMBER 1 Annual Staff Begins year*s Work Early Sue Purdom Elected Torchlight President At Advance Meeting The Torchlight Chapter of the National Honor Society elected Sue Purdom as president for the com ing year in a preliminary meeting held at the school on September 14. Other officers chosen at this time were David Bradley, vice- president, and Elinor Wren, secre tary. The treasurer will be elected from the Junior Class after the induction this fall. Four major projects for the school term were adopted by the society, it was announced by Miss Sara Mims, faculty advisor. They include the “tapping” ceremonies held in the fall and spring and the annual talent show. Admission funds collected at this talent pro gram will be used to finance a one hundred dollar scholarship fund awarded a senior member each year. ’ New GHS Council Plans This Semester's Work The Student Council is making plans for the full semester ahead of them. Social Standards Day and the Sophomore Elections are on the agenda at the present. Committee heads have been elected by the Council. They are as follows: Rec reation, Eleanor Wrenn; Constitu tion, Billy Crowder; Social Stand ards Day, Rebecca Frazier and Alex Panos; Traffic, Billy Fergu son ; Welfare, Sally Boren; Inter School Relations, Constance Curry; Alumni, Betsy Wright; Program, Nancy Beale; Elections, Sheow Fu Seen, and Cleap-up, Jerry Bryan. The Council met on September 1, in the music room to hear the new Alma Mater Song for the school. They were very much im pressed with the words and music. They also made plans for helping with sophomore registration. Registration day for the Sopho more election is scheduled for September 26, followed by the vot ing on the 27th. After this election there will be an open Council in Chapel October 4, for the installa tion of the new Sophomore officers. The tentative date planned for So cial Standards Day is November 9, during American Education Week. Pictured above are the members of the Yearbook staff, who are: Left to right standing, Sara Ann Taylor, John CoUison, Steve Agapion, Sonny Battle, Edwin Boyd, Thatcher Townsend, David Bi-adley; second row, Elinor Wrenn, Mrs. Estelle, LeGwin, Carole Williams, Nancy Beeson, Nancy Birgel, Ann White. Seated are left to right. Lining Burnet, Carolyn Birgel, Fred Upchurch. DO-DE Has Large Group; Hours and Salaries Given Approximately 8 per cent of the | from general office to typing, book- student body at Senior are enrolled i keeping, tenographic, and secretar- the D. O.-D. E. program this year. This program is a form of part-time education used to train high school students in a variety of skilled occupation. It involves a cooperative arrangement between the commercial and industrial en terprises of the community and the high school. The commercial and industrial enterprises furnish part- time employment to students dur ing and after school hours. One of these groups is the office Tvorkers, 1). O. Glass under the supervision of Miss Lucille Browne. Miss Browne has a total of 40 students in her classes. Jobs'range Superintendent’s Message To the Students, Senior High School: I extend a most cordial welcome to every one of you, especially to those who are this year entering the Greensboro Senior High School for the first time. It is my sincere wish that you may have both a profitable and an enjoyable year. The prospects are bright for a successful term. You have the dis tinction of having the finest high school stadium in the South. The sidewalk, along Westover Terrace has been completed. An Annual is to be published. Courses in Metals, Printing, and Health are to be of fered. An educational FM broad casting station is to be constructed. All the good things we have had in the past, we shall have this year— only better, we hope. May I suggest that each of you resolves to be friendly, .studious, and r^ponsible. Everyon^ should widen his or her circle of friends; he should do his work w’ell; (this is important) and he should take a part in one or more school activi ties : athletics, journalism, dramat ics, music, work experiences, stu dent government, etc. Please be lieve your teachers, coaches, direc tors and student officers to be your helpers. Work with them, and you will find your greatest happiness and greatest profit. Be loyal to your School and boost it. Lend a hand in all its enter- (Cmtinued on Page Two) Speech Class Gives Skit For Meeting The speech class presented the program for the city meeting of the A. E. A. group Tuesday afternoon at the Alumni House at Woman’s College. The group of five students pre sented a short dramatic sketch en titled, “My. Little Boy.” Rebecca Frazier played the part of a Mo-th- er who feels that her little boy, played by Billy Ferguson, has so many problems to solve, and so many truths to learn. She event ually iturns him over to the school and to society. The part of the father and a neighborhood boy w’ere played by Bill Zucherman, with Marian Fai son playing the neighborhood girl. Jean Tribble took the part of the Aunt. ial w’ork. Students who plan to work in office positions should take as many business related subjects as possible prior to applying for B. O.—office work. Next largest in the “co-op” pro gram is the D. E. class. This class works primarily in retail stores. Mrs. Margaret Finch is the co ordinator of these classes. She has a toial of 37'students who work in 19 places of .employment. The other class in the D. O.-D. E. system is Mrs. Grace Illman's D. O. trade class. Her 20 students work in a variety of places ranging from the airport to photographer’s studios. Others work at a service station, drycleaners, florist shop, as an engineer, and at other positions. I>. O.-D. E. students have classes either three or four periods each day. They then go on to work. Hours of work range per day from 3% hours to 5 hours. General salaries paid to the part- time workers range from $.50 to .$1.92 per hour. Students are paid in proportion to other employees by tbe respective employers. Students are admitted to the program on a competitive basis. Approximately 25% of those ap plying must be turned down due to lack of skill, and low academic records. New GHS stadium is Now Completed Enrollment Given For Senior High The total number of students enrolled at Senior High as 1331. There are 63 new students from out of the City School System. Faculty members num ber 63 also. The Sophomores outnumber the Juniors, as well as the Seniors this year. The total number of Sophomores is 586. The Juniors are outnumbered by the Seniors. Juniors total 352; Seniors, 393. The dream of many a Greens boro High School alumnus has fin ally come true. Yes, we’re talking about the same thing, because it was truthfully started by past stu dents. In the 1930's the shell was completed. Many years passed be fore anyone thought of the need of our having our own stadium. Fin ally, last year, work was begun on the project by the T.fee Construction Company of Charlotte, N. C. The swamp around it had to be drained and the many woods around it had to be cleared to pro vide ample parking facilities. After the stands were completed, the press box, lights, and the track arouiid the gridiron had to be built. Also, tile playing field had to be made over. A new road was cut through the woods ‘ to help ease the traffic situation after the game: aiul a brick field house is being constructed. The stadium will seat approxi mately ten thousand “fans,” and special seats along the fifty yard lines have been reserved for the stockholders. At either end of the field are two sets of wooden bleachers, one for Greensboro stu dents, and one for visiting stu- [ dents. The Greensboro Senior High Senior High has this year, for the first time in. twenty years, a yearbook. Contracts for printing and en graving have been let to Lassiter Press of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Jahn and Oliver of Chicago, Illinois, respectively. The printing and engraving are both to be of superior quality, and the yearbook is said to be one of the best—if not rhe best—in Jhe United States. The annual staff has compared year books throughout the nation and in them they have seen common mis takes, and have found ways of eliminating these errors. Separate Pictures . One of the outstanding features of Senior’s yearbook is that indi vidual pictures of each student— Sophomore, Junior, and Senior—as well as of faculty members will appear. In other school yearbooks, •Sophomore and Junior Class pic tures are usually group pictures. There will also be a section In the yearbook devoted to last year’s Senior’s pictures. (It will be re membered that it was they who so vigorously carried through the idea of planning for a yearbook.) Other Contents To be included in the 200 page yearbook will be a section of pic tures of school scenes. Also in this group will be pictures taken at dances and, at O'ther special occa sions. Approximately 40 pages will deal with Sports. Football—the major sport—will cover 15 pages. There will also be a large section devoted ito clubs such as the Stu dent Council, High Life, the orches tra, band,' glee club, as well as other social clubs. Carol Martin is doing the general photography while Meyer’s Studio is doing the portraits. Cost of Yearbook A large portion of the initial cost of the yearbook is being meft by civic-minded firms of Greens boro as well as by parents, alumni, and school patrons. The cost to students will be $3.50 per copy. Students are advised by the Editor of the annual to order their books during tbe campaign to assure themselves of getting a copy. Subscription Drive The yearbook staff has an nounced that there will be two sub scription drives. One will take place in October and the other in the later part of November. Plans are incomplete as yet, but those who do not order their copies at those dates will not bt- able to secure copies. No extra copies what soever will be printed for sale. ^ Date of delivery of the yearbook is scheduled for May 20. This will give ample time for distribution to all subscribers. Cover and Printing The cover of the book will be imitation leather of the highest quality, and will be of durable material. The printing will include two colors of ink. Black and an other color of ink will be used. Name of Publication The contest for suggesting a will the band and ithe visitor's band occupy separate bleachers alon; fifty yard line. This new stadium is considered, by everyone who observes it, as one of the finest, if not the finest, stadiums in the south; and con sidering Winston-Salem’s Bowman Gray stadium, that is a big order. First High Lije Free The High Life staff hopes that the students are enjoying this first issue of Hi^ Life, which is free of charge. To se cure the remaining 15 issues, each person will be given a pledge ea^ stating that he will pay 50c in November for the first semester and another 50c in March for the spring semester. A bonus issue will appear the first of April, as an April Fool’s Day edition. name for the new annual ended last Monday. Students, pai^ents, teachers, alumni and patrons were invited to suggest names for the publication. The name selected will be announced this week, the originator of the name used will receive a prize. Staff Given Heading the staff of Senior’s new annual is Fred Upchurch. He has as Associate Editor, Carolyn Birgel. Eleanor Wrenn serves as Photo graphy Editor, and Bert Wade is Art Editor. Gordon Battle is Sports Editor; Linning Burnett Is Busi ness Manager. These major posi tions head a staff of forty-five. Miss Estelle Le Gwin is faculty adviser. Publication Dates High Life will be published on the following dates: September 23, October 7, October 21, November 4, November 18, December 2, Decem ber 16, January 13.
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