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High Life
April 7,1950
X Marks Your Vote
Where is all that get-up-and-go that we
Seniorites so boastfully claim? Where is our
school interest, our school patriotism? And
where will our school leadership lie, if not
in ourselves ? Could it be that we gave our all
to the football and basketball games, to the
many trips taken by our different groups this
year ? Or have all our clubs and social activi
ties absorbed the last ounce of our compound
ed energy and strength, leaving nothing to
give to one of the most important occasions
at Senior—ELECTION TIME?
Take for an example another annual affair
happening along the same time as our elec
tion days. Compare them. Over one hundred
and sixty persons showed up early at school
so as to secure permission to go to Washing
ton. Of course you say, “They are Seniors.
We Juniors and Sophomores can’t make that
trip.” That is all true, but the point is, the
Senoirs are interested. They are interested
because they know that this trip to Washing
ton will directly benefit them.
The same principles should apply to you
and election time. Those elected will make
up your Youth Council or Student Govern
ment. They will be the deciding factors along
with the faculty, who will have the say-so
about improvements around Senior, dated for
May Day, time and place for the Prom, cer
tain financial provisions, representation of
the school and many other things closely asso
ciated with your everyday life at Senior and
directly beneficial to you.
It’s up to you now, and so far we have
observed little outward interest in this year’s
election. Where the trouble lies we don’t
know. Are you not interested as it seems to
be or are you just too lazy ? Anyone at Senior
with average scholastic standing and good
record is eligible to participate in the actual
running for offices. If you don’t do some
thing about this opportunity, if you haven’t
enough gumption and sincere interest to bcr
come a real part of the government at Senior
High School, then let’s not have any griping
next year when the things don’t go your way.
Then it’d, be too late. Think it over—and at
least vote.
Sheow Pu Seen, Election Day Chairman,
who has more to do than the majority of us,
seems to have to take time to put this election
over—but he needs your help. How about
you? Can you take the time to help Sheow
Pu and yourself?
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The Purpose of High Life Is To
et and preserve the history
of our school.
H old individuals together under
high standards.
S eparate the worthwhile from the
worthless and promote the highest
interest of students, teachers,
and school.
HIGH LIFE
Published Semi-Monthly by the Students of
Greensboro Senior High School
Greensboro, N. C.
Founded by the Class ^TewaTioRro
of 1921
Revived by the Spring
Journalism Class
of 1937
Kntered as second-class matter March 30,
1940, at the post office at Greensboro, N C
under the Act of March 3, 1879. '
Editor Xom Neal
Associate Editor Elizabeth McCulloch
Feature Editor Barbara Hutton
Sports Editor Richard AMiittemore
(f irVs Sports Editor Barbara Moffi,tt
Exchange Editois — Evelyn Sink and Barbara
Moffitt
Ualcc-Lp Carolyn r^entz
Business Manager Dara Lea Bassinger
Circulation Manager Dick Herbin
Art Editor _ Don Vaughn
Ihotographer Charles Manfield
i roofreader jody Wilkinson
Reporters—Anne I^ewis, Elaine Darnell, Rosa
lind Fordham, Rodney Harrelson
Adviser Mr. Sam J. Underwood
Art Adviser Mrs. Grace Faver
Pinancial Adviser Mr. A. P. Routli
APRIL 7, 1950
Wheah Are You
From, SuhF
All of US have met people from all
over the United States, whether it
was on a bus, train, or more than like
ly at the beach. When you know a
person for only a short time, first
impressions are very important. If
you’ve never been to their home, town
or state, you get your opinion of that
place directly from the habits of your
new acquaintance.
This year G.H.S.’ers have been
traveling all over our state and many
others. They leave impressions—fa
vorable, or possibly unfavorable. We
hope most of them that we have left
are of a likable nature.
Now about one hundred and sixty
of our Seniors are going to Washing
ton, D. C. They will meet students,
business people, and even celebrities.
These people will form lasting opin
ions of the South, North Carolina,
Greensboro, and even G. H. S., by
what these Seniors do, say, and how
they act. People further North and
also in the South have the opinion
that we Carolinians are all mountain
eers, or either tobacco farmers. These
opinions hve been left by former ad
venturers. More and more the people
in other districts of our country are
beginning to understand that this
section is a well-rounded, diversified
area in which to live. We are judged
by the actioiis of our majority, so nat
urally if someone has met only one
person from Greensboro, he thinks
that everyone else has practically the
same habits and ideas. Let’s watch
what we say and do so that Greens
boro will be known as a nice place
to visit, and a swell place to be from.
Election Capers
Most of you will agree that on the
whole the student body’s conduct in
chapel has been admirable. It’s not
the student body to whom we are call
ing attention. It’s those impractical
pranksters who were interrupting the
speeches of the candidates by sticking
signs out and all such shenanigans as
that. These signs defeated their real
purpose by the childish conduct that
they showed.
Advice to the lovelorn
By Dorothy Ann Dix Hutton
Recently we Lave received many letters
exipressing problems along tbe same line,
“How should I act toward my old steady
not that we’ve broken up?” Of course, this
is a general question w-hich could possibly
include all the different cases which are
now more or less viewed betwen the lines.
In general, -when you and your steady
come to the parting of Che ways, it’s always
admirable to be able to leave this closer
relationship on a friendly basis. However,
this friendly basis is usually the result
of mutual agreement between the two to
stop “going steady.”
This steady business is usually a one
sided affair. In most cases, there is one
who love and one who is loved. Nat
urally when the pattern is upset, only the
pieces are left to be put together again
like a jig saw puzzle. When such is the
case, (by this we mean w'hen only one
person has decided that the present rela
tionship is no longer agreeable.) someone
is usually hurt, causing bitterness and
sometimes even hatred. That person is
the one who needs ad\'ice.
Example: Betty and Jack have been
going steady for a long time now. Every
one thinks they are a cute couple and are
meant for each other, but Jack wants to
break it up. Now Betty fels like there is
nothing left for her.
Example: Anne and Joe just broke
up. Anne grew tired of the idea of go
ing steady with Jack, but she wanted to
keep dating him. With Joe it was all or
nothing at all, so he went out and found
another. Now Anne is only regretting
that he won’t date her.
The two above cases are excellent ex
amples of what sometimes happens at
the cross roads. In both cases it is
probably hard for the two to face
each other. Things happen that way in
life and just mark it up as just one more
phase of life that you’ve mastered. Al
though you usually feel miserable the
first few days, believe us this feeling
will pass. Pretend to be happy and be
fore you I'ealize it you really will feel
better, ready to go out and conquer the
world (male or female, such as the case
may be).
Save your Confederate money, boys ...the South’s gonna rise again!
Evct Wonder About Such?
Comments on Marriage
By Bobbitt and Beaver
Ever wonder how you will meet the
boy or girl you will some day marry?
A blind date, sharing a history book, an
assignment on the school paper — any
chance meeting may turn into a perma
nent romance. And since it takes two to
make a marriage, “Ladies’ Home Journal”
has asked several prominent married
women to report “How I Met My Hus
band” in the March issue.
“Tex McCrary’s interview was the very
nicest ever written about me and
couldn’t wait to thank that very attrac
tive newspaperman. W’’e’d really hit it off
and I felt sure he’d come back to another
rehearsal, but I guessed wrong. I didn’t
see or hear from him again until two
years later, when we met—by accident-
and this time we really clicked.”—Jinx
Palkenburg McCrary.
“I was annoyed that night because I
hadn’t wanted a blind date. My date was
annoyed, too—he’d been a last-minute
substitute. We started out being deter
minedly gay, discovered we both loved
books and dramatics, and had made an
other date before the evening was half
over.”—Mrs. David Lilienthal.
“When I first saw Jesse, he was stand
ing under an elm beside the walk leading
up to the high school where he was a
freshman. He had been out trapping, and
the teachers complained about the scent
of skunk on him, I looked at him and he
looked at me but neither of us spoke.
In sophomore year, he started carrying
my books. I don’t know if I loved him
then or just admired him. We waited
seventeen years from the day we first
met, before we could get married.”—Mrs.
Jesse Stuart.
“Just after I was slated for an appear
ance on the Screen Guild radio show
produced by Tom Lewis, whom I’d never
met, the phone rang. A very nice voice,
Tom Lewis, told me that rehearsal was
scheduled for Sunday at eleven. ‘No, Mr,
I>ewis,’ I replied. ‘I go to church at
eleven’. There was a pause. ‘I’ll go to
church with you,’ he said. ‘That is, may
I?’ We had many dates after that, and
I finally realized that Tom Lewis was
definitely the man for me.”—Loretta
ICnung.
Darnell’s
Doodlings
By Elaine Darnell
With the arrival of spring, came new
thoughts, new ideas and new sports. All
across the country in abstract sizes,
shapes, and forms lay the luring golf
courses. The baseball diamonds are well
cleared for spring practice and the perox
ide bottle seems to have effected every
one. A few of these bottles blonds beinng
Skippy Montgomery', Charles Casey, John
ny Clark, Bob Dyer, Jean Garrity, and
Leeta Highflil.
Quite a few of the G. H. S.’ers looked
like they’d taken a quick trip to 0. B-
the other day when the walked into class
with glowing sun-tanned faces. They
had only attended the golf tournament.
Arnold Leary, Clint LeGette, Gilbert Tur
ner, Martha Van Link and Mary Jane
Crawford were some of the studes who
brought a little sunshine into the dim
halls.
Congratulations to Jean Wells and
Jimmie Barham upon their engagement.
They plan to be married in August.
Yon can spot a Senior a mile away
these days, can't ya? Seems like their
eyes sparkle a little bit more than every
one else’s. With the measurement for
caps and gowns, the ordering of cards
and invitations and the many other plans
being made, the Seniors realise that their
days at Senior are short. Let’s make the
best of these last few weeks. They can
mean a lot, you know.
The Juniors, also, have a distinction
all their own, those class rings..