Report Period Ends Next l^onday HIGH LIFE From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry Attend Asheville Game Tonight VOLUME XXVI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C„ OCTOBER 7, 1M9 NUMBER 3 Michael Gets Sophomore Election Homeroom Officers Have Been Chosen for This Semester Home room officers for the first semester have been released from A. P. Routh’s office. The officers listed below are listed by homerooms and are in order of President, vice- president, secretary, and treasurer, respectively. Room 302 — L»eon Siler, Bob Sample, Joann Scott, Bill Price. Room 16—Betty Jo Benfield, Bill Bass, Henrietta Bell, Lndon An thony. Room 12—Janet Greene, Thoiims Hubert, Mar Hudson. Room 8—Douglas Hall, Nancy Haithco.ck, Beverly Hall, Donald Haskins. Room 5—Mary Lee Wells, Anne Wrenn, Charles Wolfe, Rene Zapata. Room 3 — Betty Ruth Rhodes, Richard Routh, Freddie Rouse, Bil lie Bitter. Room 300—Bob Murray, Jack Og- burn, James W. Norman. Room 23— Don Tidwell, Frances Waldrop, Pat Turner, Jane Thomas. Boom 7—Lane McGregor, Clint LeGette, Lena McGehee. Room 317—Rebecca Phoenix, Bob Poole, Jean Phillips, Connie Panas. Room 24—Robert Stewart, Doug las Tice, Julia Thomas, Bill Tut- terow. Room 303—Eli Attayek, Arden Ashley, Nancy Beeson, Fred Ayers. Room 100—Ann Edwards, Billy Ferguson, Elaine Darnell, Anne Day. Room 10—Ronnie Stanley, Sally Talbert, Norma Jean Sparks, Joyce Strother. Room 307—Billy Crowder, Jane Edwards, Royce Garett, Margie Fowler. Room 315 — Ann Allred. Betsy Bishop, Nancy Beeson, Gordon Battle. Room 14—Betsy Wright, Barbara Wilson, Jody Wilkinson, Jere Woltz. Room 301—Billy Michael, William May, Nola Miles, Meropi Meletiou. Room 4— Betty Jane Davis, Tom my Fesperman, Patsy Eanes. Room 202—Jerry Bryan, Connie Butler, Lilia Burgess, Jimmy Cock- man. Room 201—-Norman Schlosser, Bill Sartin, Lenlei, Herman Sapmson. Room 204—Frank Matthews. Skip py Montgomery, Betty Mitchell, Fos ter Mann The first major privilege granted to the Sophomore class is that of presenting and elect ing class officers. During the last two weeks, the presentation of candidates has been made, and the usual poster-making and campaigning has gone on. Sophomore class officers were presented and installed in as sembly Tuesday morning by Sheow Pu Seen, senior class president. Michael Elected Pi'ex Elected as President of the Soph* omore Class was Billy Michael, who is also a member of the Student Council. Other candidates for presi dent were Anne Kearney, Mose Kiser, Jr., Elliott Solomon and Dave Wright. Pictured above are the newly-elected members of the Sophomore Council. They are from left to right; ' erly (lampbell, Virginia Sink, Lena McGehee, »Iai-y Lee Weils, Billy Mchael, Nancy Beeson, and Caro Vice-President Given Lena McGehee was elected vice- president. Also running for the office of vice-president were Sandra Sum mers, Harriet Vaughn, Norma Veney. Other Officers Listed Carolyn Welch is the newly- elected secretary of the sophomores. Also seeking the position of secre tary were Marjory Carter, Montez Hobbs, Elizabeth Lucas Alice Mitch ell, Martha Lou Pierce, Rebecca Phoenix and Gay Williamson. Edwin Pearce won over Tess Rus sell for the office of treaurer. Welch. NROTC Program Promoted In Nation’s High Schools A bulletin from the Naval De partment in Washington, D. C., was sent to A. P, Routh, Principal, in regard to the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps. The bulletin w'as a duplicate of ones sent to high Boom 304—Alex Panas, Jimmy Neal, Marny Perrin, Phala Perkin.s. Room 203—Ann Kersey. Abbie Keyes, Jerry LeGwln. Arnold Leary. Room 200—Mickey Chamhlee. B. G. Campbell, Beverly Campbell. John Comer. Room 106—Bobby Gladwell, Mar gie Goldman, Martha Frederick, Ann Fuqua. Room 206—'Kenan Neese, .Tohn Nall, Jack Morris, Archie Morris. Room 313—Bert Wade, Bill Wrenn, Elinor Wrenn, Bill Zockerinan. Room 6—Doug Kincaid. Ruth Knighti Betty Lane, Joe Kirkman. Room 306—Rebecca Frazier. Mil dred, Hartgage, Jeanette Hester, Dick Herbin. Room 305—Rill Marshburn. Hut- sou Moody, Jeanne Martin, Charles Nance. Room 2—Don Johnson. Barbara Holloway, r.^is Johnson, Dut Hus sey. Room .309 — Suzanne Sparling, Carolyn Turner, Velda Sue Thomp son, Boy Stanford. Room 23—Mose Kiser, .Tr., Ronnie Kreigsman, Joanne Krieger, Bar bara Johnson. Room 21—Bob Scott. Bill Self. Beverly Shoaf, Albert Sharlmrongb. Room 27 —Ernest Brown. Joe Brown, George Brown, Jack Bluster, Room 1—Ed Hudgins. Coilan Hur ley, Barbara Jackson, Alton Ingram. Pictured above is Miss Diana Dar den, retiring school secretary. “Whirligig’ Is Chosen As Name for Annual The contest to haVe a new name for the annual at Senior t.lii. year has ended, and a name has been chosen by two members of the staff and tw’o faculty members. Jerry LeGwin submitted the win ning name, “Whirligig.” as name for the annual. The three reasons for this title are as follow.-'^: {1) Greensboro’s famous son, 0. Henry, W'rote a story of that title. (2) The title is a play on the word ‘Whirlies,” which is our team’s name. (3) Definition of “whirligig” Ls pivot” — the South's pivot is Greensboro. school principals throughout the na tion. The purpose of this was to interest boys of high school age in the training program and to further acquaint them with its advantages. llie fall of 1050 will mark the enrollment of the fourth group of over tw’O thousand competitvely se lected young men in tifty-tW’O NUOl'C colleges and universities as stulents in the Navy’s Offic-er Candidate Training Program. They will be appointed Midshipmen. T'SNR, and provided with tuition, fees, books, and a living allowance of .^600 a year. These students will be required to take one course in Naval Science each term and to fulfil certain minimum requirements in English, mathematics, and phys ics. They will participate in two six-to-eight-\veek summer cruise.s and one eight-wt^k period of avia tion and amphibious indoctrination. Otherwise tliey may in general pur sue at college the academic pro grams of their own clvace. Tpon graduation, they will be commis sioned as officers in the Navy or Marine Corps and serve on active duty for a period of two years. Thereafter, many will have the op- portunit.v to become career rfficers; others will transfer to the Reserve, where they will be trained and ready for service in the event of a nation al emergency. Council Has Info. Desk in Main Hall An information desk, located in the main hall, is a new attraction of Senior High this year. Under the direction of Miss Dorothy Me- Nairy, student council adviser, the welcoming committee of the student council put the desk *in operation during the second w’eek of school. Repres^tatives Reported Carolyn Beaver, Nancy Beeson, Beverly Campbell, Beverly Hall, Lane McGregor, Virginia Sink, Mary Lee Wells, and Anne Wrenn are the eight class representatives. Others presented but not elected to office were Katherine Bobbitt Nancy Bir- gel, Betty Lou Cresdy, Betty Jane Davis, Patsy Eanes, Barbara John son, Bets.v Jones, Barbara Jones, Catherine Mcl^an, Mary Jane Mor- ing, Connie Panas, Emily Sowerby, Martha Stokes, and Carol Stroud. (Continued on Page Eight) Miss Blackmon Lists Assembly Programs Miss Blackmon has announced the li.'it of assembly programs for the first semester. Qualifications Are Given In order to qualify, a ciindidate must be an unmarried male citizen; of the United StatCvS, l>etween the i ages of 17 and 21. He must be! physicall.v qualifed in accordance, with the standards for Midshipmen. ■ Any boy wishing detailed infor mation may obtain it from his local Naval Reserve Station. It is the belief of the Navy Department that the program, by enabling deserving young men to receive a college edu cation, is beneficial not only to the Navy and the cause of national security, but ‘also to American edu cation as a w’hole. The selection of NROTC students i.s conducted on a merit basi.s, executed democrati cally and nationwide in scope. The deadline date for receipt of appli cations in Princeton, New Jersey, is November 12, 1949. I'icfiircd above is (liilftcri Mun>li.v. North Carolina IJItrary Assf>ciation President. Flower Clinic Is Held At Senior High School A Flower Arrangment Clinic is to be held at Senior High October 18. Mrs. M. Cochrane Cole from Rronxville. New York, will be the speaker. Tlie clinic will be divided into two periods. The morning session, 10:00- 12:00, will be devoted to flower arrangements. The afternoon ses sion, 2:00-4:00, will be concerned with mantel and table settings. The Sunset Hills Garden club is sponsoring this meeting with the cooperation of other garden clubs throughout the city. Assemblies will be held each Tues day morning unless otherwise desig nated. First, second or third i)eriods alternately will be omitted. The assemblies are listed below: Oetol)er 4—Oi>en Council meeting. October 11—Athletic prrOgram, October 18—-Senior forum. November 1—Open. November 9—Social Standards. November 35—Play practice. November 22—Thanksgiving pro gram. December 1—Choir and or*chestra. December G—Glee club. l)eceml>er 12—Christmas program. Local Station Presents Program on Television A program about television and the local television studio was pre sented in chapel on Tuesday morn ing, September 20. it was spon sored by the Greensboro station. WFMY-TV. Dale Kellar, director of audio visual instruction in the city schools, introduced the speakers. First on the program was Bob Currie, Pro duction Manager, wffio explained briefly the process of telecasting a program. Mr. Currie stated that much more manpower was required than in the radio field, and there fore jobs would be available for high school students who wished to train for this line of work. Speaking after Mr. Currie was Norman Gittleson, Promotion Man ager for the station. He talked to the students about the advertising and commercial side of television. Following Gittl#son’s speech, a fea ture movie on televisioi|^as shown.