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VOLUME XXVI
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C„ NOVEMBER 18, 1949
NUMBER 6
Torchlight Holds Tapping Service
Senalor Clyde R.Hoey
Talks on Democracy
Clyde R. Hoey, North Carolina
Senator from Shelby, and Chair
man of the Senate Investigation
Committee, spoke on the general
theme of American Education
Week, “Making Democracy Work,”
at a Professional Dinner, Novem
ber 7, 1949, at Greensboro College.
Luther R. Medlin was toastmas
ter. Invocation was by Rev. Carl
Herman. Superintendent of Greens
boro Public Schools, Ben L. Smith,
introduced the speaker. Principals,
superviS'Ors, and classroom teach
ers of Greensboro attended.
Week Is November 6-12
Throughout Novtoiber 6-12, the
dates set aside for American Edu
cation Week, radio and such other
programs were presented on daily
topics by schools of the city. The
dinner was one of such programs.
In the beginning of Mr. Hoey’s
address, he stated that etlueation
in North Carolina began in earnest
in 1901—$100,000,000 was appro
priated for this purpose. Later the
Equalization Fund was founded to
help carry this forward to a great
er extent.
Mr. Hoey said, “I believe that
America needs to assume the re
sponsibility of education for the
youth of America. I supported the
bill for Federal Aid to Education
because it is a just and fair meas
ure. It was founded upon the need
of the section.”
“I wanted to vote for some meas
ure,” he added, “which would give
North Carolina as much appropria
tion as other sections. This bill
•' give. .>th£.,J^esc_ amount
where there is the greatest need. It
includes salary, classroom, mate
rial, and citizenship.”
Mr. Hoey told his listeners that
the Government should not enter
private enterprise to a large extent,
“Education is a national matter,’
he declared.
Talks On Federal Aid
Senator Hoey said that many
people oppose Federal Aid because
it would dictate instructional pro
gram and dominate the idehs of
philosophies of education. Private
schools would not get any benefit
from this measure. *
“It should remain a state re
sponsibility, and the state should
have absolute control of supervi
sion and administration of public
schools.”
The state would be able to use
the money for education, the same
as tax money is used by the statq.
Busses and Health Provided
Two things the state provides are
school buses and health programs.
Under the Federal Aid bill exti'a
services such as physical examina
tions and bus transportation could
be added.
“I have visualized the day when
North Carolina would have greater
educational opportunities,” replied
Mr. Hoey.
Senator Hoey said, that in the
classrooms, students needed to be
taught the principles that have
made our country great, freedom of
speech, freedom of the press, etc.
“Youth should get a great inspira
tion from the past,” he added.
Shown above are the old members of Torchlight following the induction of new members during the
Social Standards Day program. Left to right they are: Scholarship, David Bradley; Leadership; Eleanor
Wrenn; Torchlight, Sue Purdom; Service, Caroljii Birgel; and Character, Carole Williams.
(Photo by Mansfield)
Deskins, Gooch Play
In Local Concert
The Greensboro Orchestra
will give a concert at Aycock
Auditoriui^i on Sunday, Novem
ber 20, at 4:30 p. m.
Selections to be perfoi*med
are “Toccato,” written by Gira-
lamo Frescebaldi, Poeme Opus
25, Suite for String orchestra
and Symphony No. 101 (“The
Clock”).
Students from Greensboro
High School taking part in the
concert this Sunday are Julia
Leskins and Jack Gooch.
Dr. Redhead Speaks
To General Assembly
A short sketch of the points out
lined by Dr. John A. Redhead, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian
Church are given below. Dr. Red
head addressed the general assem
bly on Social Standards Day, No
vember 9.
“If you want to achieve you have
got to have the desire to do well,”
said John A. Redhead, “and if you
are going to achieve you’ve got to
know soraiething, do something, be
something. Those who achieve
eminence are characterized, not
only by ability, but persistence,
faith in themselves and good
character.”
“The- secret of persistence is
PURPOSE,” he continued. “The
world stands aside to let a man pa.ss
who KNOWS where he is going.”
“Success comes in cans .failure
in can’ts. Never overestimate your
self in your official report, but never
underestimate yourself in action.”
Upchurch Announces
“Mop-Up” Campaign
Fred Upchurch, editor of the
WHIRLIGIG has announced
that there will be a “mop-up”
campaign for sale of the, an
nual. At that time the year
books will be sold for ($4.00).
This campaign will last for only
two days and will run in the
^rly part of January.
After that time no other sub
scriptions to the annual will be
accepted.
Librarians Enierfain at Tea
Emphasizing Book Week
The librarians and librar^v assist
ants of Senior High held a Tea in
honor of bookweek Wednesday,
November 16 in the library.
Among the many guests of the
tea were Mr. Richard Chase and
Miss Mary Gould Davis w’ho will
speak to English classes today.
Other guests include the City li
brarians, the faculty of Senior High
and Proprietors of local book shops.
Mr. Chase, who has written sev
eral books on folk lore, will be at
the Youth Center tonight for the
folk festival.
Five Seniors Are Selected
For Appearance on WBIG
The five winners of the Student Forum for Safety Conte&t from.
Senior High School are as follows: Hutson Moody, Marvin Perrin,
Fred Upchurch, Ann Edwards, and Bill Lippard. They were
chosen by judges of the Contest Committee on the merit of their
test papers, which they took in their English classes.
These Seniors will compete with*^^
winners from other schools in North i m 1% >
PageanI to Be Given
Prior to SchoorsOut
Carolina for the finale winner. The
grand prize is a four-year $1,000
Bulletin
Anil Edwards, a Senior at
GHS has been named to com
pete on the finale program of
the Student Forum for Safety
Contest, currently being spon
sored in the state.
She is now eligible for the
$1,000 scholarship.
college scholarship at the college of
his or her own choosing, in the
amount of $250 yearly. A four-
year college scholarship • in the
amount of $500 will be presented
as a second-place award, wr.h $125
yearly.
Ten-Week Contest
The contest will run for ten
weeks. During this time, the win
ning Seniors from all the schools
will appear at different appointed
times on the Radio Safety Quiz
program, which may be heard over
WBIG at 4:30 on Sunday after
noons.
A winning participant will be
chosen from each weekly quiz pro
gram. At The end of these broad
casts, the ten winners will be taken
to Charlotte, where they will ap
pear over Radio Station WBT. A
finale winner ■will be chosen from
this broadcast.
Resides the scholarship awards,
there will be other valuable 3rd,
4tli and 5th prize awards.
Upchurch Appears
Winning Seniors, chosen from the
schools, will be notified where they
are to appear over the radio. Fred
Upchurch, from Senior High, has
been notified to appear November
20, 1949. over WBIG.
Only 1950 high school graduating
Seniors in' the State of North Caro
lina were eligible to take the Safety
Test.
Thanksgiving holidays begin next
Wednesday, November 23, at 3:30.
On this day, the Thanksgiving pro
gram will be presented, sponsored
solely by the Junior Class. School
will be resummed Monday, Novem
ber 28, at 8 :45.
The Thanksgiving program ■will
be in the form of a pageant, en
titled “From Full Hearts.” It will
depict scenes from the Thanksgiv
ing of 1623 np to the present day,
1949.
Scene one will show Pilgrim men,
women, and children, and the In
dians, making the Thanksgiving of
162:3.
Second scene wyi show i)eo-ple.s—
preachers, hunters, woodcutters,
Pilgrims, and immigrants—of the
Colonial Days in America.
Third scene depicts the First
Continental Congress in session.
Scene four disi)lays the Monroe
Doctrine.
The last scene depicts Thanksgiv
ing, 1949. In this scene, the three
“Freedoms” will be emphasized.
Those students participating in
the program are as follows: Sandra
Giles, Jerry Bryan, Ann ' Kersey,
Jean Garrity, Jean Calhoun, .John
nie Smith, Floyd Rollins, Bill Sar-
tin. Mildred Price, Dot Buchanan,
Martha Stokes, Ellen Holt, Wayne
Stafford, Beverly Campbell, Caro
lyn Beaver,. Nancy Beeson, Billy
Ferguson, Connie Mack Butler,
Carmen Soleeby, Betty Smith, Nola
Miles, Pat Query, .Tan Austin,
Peggy Ann Beale. Margaret Allen,
Peggy Andrews, Betty Jo Benfield,
Rehe Solomon, Andy Bristow, Bobby
Brown, Lyndon Anthony, Lacy
Baines, Howard Brewer, Billy
Michael, Bob Kennerly, Mose Kiser,
Jr., Everett Ellinwood, Rugb Shel
burne, Hettie Lou Raiferd, Char
lotte Collson, and Vance Scoggin.
Torchlighf Inducts
Fourfeen Students
The traditional tapping ceremony
of the Torchlight Society -was held
in the morning assembly program
on Social Standards Day. The event
came as a surprise to the student
body, 'as is the custom here at Sen
ior. Fourteen members of the Sen
ior class were inducted at this
time.
New Members Named
The new members are: Anne All-
red, Nancy Benson, Hope Brown,
Dorothy Deckard, Anne Edwards,
Billy Ferguson, Nancy Lou Faust,
Doris Hill, Tom Neal, Alee Panas,
James Robertson, Edith Trosper,
Fred Upchurch, and Roland Wisse-
man.
Students who were inducted into
the Chapter last spring participated
in the ritual prior to the tapping.
Sue Purdom had the presiding role;
Service was Carolyn Birgel: Char
acter, Carole Williams; Scholarship,
David Bradley, and Leadership,
Eleanor Wrenn. Annie Laurie Rog
ers, a glee-club student, sang “Ave
Maria.” The members taking part
in the ceremony wore white robes,
newly purchased by the Chapter.
Parents of students to be tapped
were notified early that morning,
and a few of these w’ere able to at
tend the ceremony.
Qualifi cations Stated
In order to be eligible for mem
bership in the society, a student
must have maintained a scholastic
average of at least ninety per cent
throughout his high school career.
Other requirements which a pupil
must meet before he can be in
ducted are: be must have definite
proven qualities of leadership; he
must be of good character: he must
render some service to his school
and community.
A list of eligible students is com
piled and they are voted upon by
the Senior class, the teachers and
the members of Torchlight, in that
order. The final list must be ac
cepted by Principal Routh.
Musicians lo Present
Program On Dec. 1,2
The choir and orchestra of G. H.
S. will present an original play,
“Tragedy in the Tavern” or “The
Fearful Fate of Gentle Jennie.” A
matinee of ‘this production will be
given on December 1 and a night
performance is scheduled for De
cember 2.
The play which is completely
original takes place toward the end
of the nineteenth century in the
middle west. The man characters
are as follows: Rollins, the hero,
Roger Jewett: Jennie, the heroine,
Mary Jane Kornegay; Rudolph, the
villian, Bobby Murray; the tavern
owner, Carey Gibbs; the ballad
singer, Keith Bowman.
Specialty acts Include a real
“murder” on the stage, a black
face act, a can-can number, tavern
quartet, a trio by three maids who
waited too long, and other out
standing features.
Tickets to the performance will
go on sale next week before
Thanksgiving holidays. Students
may secure tickets from either choir
or orchestra members. Matinee
tickets are 25c and night tickets
are 50c.
Dot Deckard Enters
Poetry Contest
Dorothy Deckard entered a
poem entitled “St. Patrick” to
the Poetry Digest Annual An
thology' of Verse, 1949 Edition.
Her poem was accepted and will
appear in the 1949 Anthology.
This is a society which accepts
poems from all over the United
States and publishes them in
their annual book.