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HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
Congratulations
to
Baseball Team
VOLUME XXVI
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., MAY 12, 19.50
NUMBER 16
Jerry Bryan Takes Oath of Office
Senior Class Excels
In Fifth Six Weeks'
Regular Honor Roil
The Senior class excells in the
highest number of Total Honor
Roll members, although the Junior
class had more Special Honor
Roll members. Mrs. Blanche
Smith has announced that 17 sen
iors, 19 juniors, and 14 sopho
mores attained Special Honor Roll.
There were 71 seniors, 63 juniors,
and 56 sophomores making regu
lar Honor Roll.
SPECIAL HONOR ROLL
Seniors
Room 2—Frank Hough, Nancy
Hudson.
Room 6—Martha Lashley.
Room 100—Ann Edwards, Mar
ion Faison.
Room 302—Sue Purdon, Patsy
Plunkett.
Room 304—Emma Belle Pickett,
Margaret Pearce.
Room 306—Virginia Harris.
Room 311 — David Bradley,
Hope Brown.
Room 313—Rowland Wisseman.
Room 315—Phyllis Belle, Nancy
Beane, Nancy Benson, Margery
Beane.
Juniors
Room 12 — Ellen Holt, Mary
Hudson, Barbara Hutton.
Room 14—Jody Wilkinson, Bet
sy Wright.
Room 16—Bobby Brown, Lyn
don Anthony.
Room 24-~Becky Squires, Ken
neth Trantham, Bill Tutterow, My
ra Teasley, Sara Ann Taylor, Jan
Thomas.
Room 201—Georgia Smith.
Room 202—Marie Craven.
Room 203—Betty Jones.
Room 204—Elizabeth McPheet-
ers.
Room 300—Eva Newlin.
Room 307—Billy Crowder.’
Sophomores
Room 1—De Armon Hunter.
Room 5—Mary Lee Wells, Ann
Wrenn.
Room 7—Steve Leonard.
Room 8 — Rachel Hall, Shay
Harris, Christine Hill.
Room 10—Carol Stroud, Bobbie
Stubblefield.
Room 27—Larry Bumgardner.
Room 206—Kay Mitchell, Mar
ion Osborne.
REGULAR HONOR ROLL
Seniors
Room 2—Joan Huggins, Doris
Hill, Barbara Holloway, Irene Hut
chinson, David Jackson, Ashley
Holland.
Room 6—Sid Le Bauer, Eliza
beth McCulloch, Pattie McDaniel,
Sue King, Barbara Killibrew,
Betty Lane.
Room 100—Anne Day, Dorothy
Deckard, Frances Faires, Nancy
Lou Foust, Betty Jo Fee, Billy Fer
guson, Katherine Falls.
Room 302—Joanne Scott, Janet
Price, Janice Richmond.
Room 304—Ruth Overton, Alex
Panas, Clara Jane Pearman, Dick
Patterson.
Room 305—Jeanne Martin, Mary
Martin, Barbara Jean Mays, Sara
Nell Maness, Anna M5Tick.
Room 306—Jo Ann Hendrix,
Jeanette Hester, Maitland Freed,
Rebecca Frazier, Sallie Gray
Hicks, Anzalette Ham, Norma Je^n
Glass.
Room 309—Mary Blair Smith,
Norma Stewart, Joan Springs, Car-
lene Tat, Beverly Talley, Becky
Thomas, Edith Trosper, Sylvia
Smith.
Room 311—Audrey Brady, Bar
bara Braxton, Dot Buchannan,
Mary C. Clymer, Frank Burton,
Roberta Burgess, Lining Burnet,
Dottie Carter, Billie Jean Brown,
Merle Cates.
Room 313 — Fred Upchurch,
June Van Horn, Carole Williams, I
(Continued on Page Two) I
Pictured above are members of the Class Day Committee. They wrote the script for the class day pro
gram. Faculty chairman is Miss Ida Belle Moore. Standing, from left to right, they are: Ann Woffard,
Edith Trosper, Emma Belle Pickett, Roy Stanford, Pat McMahan, and Gordon Battle.
Besf Citizens Named
After Faculty Meeting
For the fifth six weeks students
were again chosen for the best citi
zens. Each homeroom nominates
two best citizens and the final de
cision is left up to the faculty.
From the Senior class Sheow Fu
Seen and Mary C. Clymer are the
best citizens. From the Junior
class are Jerry Bryan and Barbara
Cashwell while Mose Kiser and
Katherine Bobbitt receive the hon
or from the Sophomore class.
High Life Is Awarded
Rating of Excellent
High Life was recently entered
in the 42nd' National Scholastic
Press Association All - American
Critical Service, and ij; received a
rating of excellent. The score was
890 out of a possible 1,000.
Subjects taken into consideration
by the judges were news values,
sources, news writing, editing, head
lines, typography, make-up, special
feature stories, and department
pages. Critics carefully consider
special problems, and a complete
report of the local situation is
studied.
Specific comments voiced by the
judges were: “Staff does an effec
tive job of gathering school news,
the Other Side of the Desk is an
excellent idea for feature series,
effectively designed headlines, and
attractive modern typography.”
The purpose of this Association
is to stimulate higher journalistic
achievement by student staffs
across the nation, to continue im
proving student journalism stand
ards, and to help the staffs in the
solution of their problems. It pro
vides a practical critical outline
from the several viewpoints, com
mon to all school papers. High
Life is entered in the Senior High
Classification under commercially
printed publications, twice month
ly frequency, and 1,400-1,999 high
school enrolRnent-
Final criticism of the judges was,
‘High Life has much excellent
copy of interest.” This year’s rat
ing is an improvement over that
of previous years. The same is true
of the Columbia rating.
High School Day Held
At University of N. C.
The members of the Senior class
of Greensboro High School were
invited to the Seventh Annual
North Carolina High School day at
Chapel Hill last Saturday, May 6,
1950.
The Seniors were guided
through the departments of the
University, its buildings, dormi
tories and campus. Guides were
provided by the University club.
Morehead Planetarium presented
special shows beginning at 10:00
a. m.
There was an unusual football
game, planned by Coach Snavely,
for that afternoon. The members
of the Senior class, their teachers,
and chaperones were the guests
of the Athletic Association and the
University Monogram Club for the
football game. Such stars as Jus
tice, Rogers, ’Williamson, High-
Annual Torchlight
Party Is Given
The traditional Torchlight party
held each year in honor of the new
members was held Tuesday, May
9, at Guilford Dairy Clubhouse.
The new Senior members hon
ored were Emma Belle Pickett,
Edwin Boyd, Elizabeth McCulloch
and Bill ’Wrenn. New Junior mem
bers present were Henrietta Bell,
Marie Sizemore, Bill Crowder,
Elizabeth McPheeters and Betsy
Wright.
Other members present, with
Miss Sarah Mims and Mr. and Mrs.
A. P. Routh, were Sue Purdom,
president; David Bradley, vice-
president; Alex Panas, treasurer;
and Elinor Wrenn, secretary; Ca
rol Williams, Carolyn Birgel, Bill
Ferguson, Fred Upchurch, Roland
Wisseman, James Robertson, Edith
Trosper, Doris Hill, Anne All-
red, Anne Edwards, Hope Brown,
Nancy Benson, Tom Neal, Doro
thy Deckard, and Nancy Lou
Foust.
Carol Williams headed the plan
ning committee.
smith, Weiner, Camp, Pupa and
others of the Charlie Justice Era
performed against the varsity
prospects for next fall.
The University Club acted as
sponsors for this Seventh Annual
North Carolina High School Day.
Invitations were also sent to many
high school bands in the State.
The visitors for the day unload
ed at the well, a welcome sight
about the campus. Some students
took picnic lunches. Others bought
sandwiches and drinks on the cam
pus and in town.
Clendenin and Wrenn
Named Best Citizens
Kemp C. Clendenin, presi
dent of the student body, and
Elinor Wrenn, another promi
nent member of the Senior
class, were presented luggage
as gifts from Rustin Furniture
Company at the conclusion of
the regular assembly program
this Tuesday. The award was
made after a vote from the
members of the Senior class.
Miss Ida Belle Moore, Senior
class sponsor, made the award
and said, “it is an honor to be
chosen as best citizen (of the
Senior class.)” Ann Wrenn ac
cepted the honor for her sis
ter, Elinor, who was absent
due to illness.
French Medal Awarded
To Soph, Sheila Harris
Senior High received its French
government medal last week with
the instructions to award it to
Sheila Harris, first year student.
The American Association of
Teachers of French provides a
medal for each school participat
ing in the national contest.
The paper of Sheila from the
first year, and that of Emma Belle
Pickett, from the second year,
were entered in the state era con
test. State winners will be an
nounced at a later date.
Clendenin Swears In
Officers; HIghllghfs
Of Year Are Given
“During the past year the stu
dent council has promoted many
successful projects. In all, I think
each one of you will agree that
this has been a successful year. I
will try next year to promote any
projects or programs that will
benefit you. the students, and fac
ulty and that will be a benefit to
our school. We want to make you
proud of your student council and
Greensboro Senior High School,”
quoted Jerry Bryan in assembly.
Tuesday morning. May 9, before
the student body in regular weekly
assembly, Jerry Bryan, Betty Jo
Benfield, Anne Wrenn, Jimmy
Betts and Bill Sartin took the oath
of office as the newly elected
school officers for 1950-51.
Other Officers Recognized
After swearing in these, Kemp
Clendenin, the outgoing president
of the school, recognized the rising
Junior class officers: Bobby Clark,
president; and Catherine Bobbitt,
vice president; Mary Wisseman,
secretary; Ruth Ann Neilson as
treasurer. Norman Scholsser,
Charlotte Collson, Julia Thomas,
and Kacky Holt were recognized
respectively president, vice presi
dent, secretary and treasurer as
the rising Senior class oflicers.-
The new student council repre
sentatives are Lyndon Anthony,
Henrietta Bell, Sallie Boren, Con
nie Mack Butler, Elizabeth Mc
Pheeters and Marie Sizemore; rep
resenting the Senior class of next
year. The seven council represen
tatives elected for the Junior class
are: Eli Attayek, Nany Beeson,
Beverly Campbell, Betty Jane
Davis, Beverly" Hall, Lane Mc
Gregor and Bill Michael.
Years Highlights Reported
While the student body re
mained standing, the assembly was
opened with the Star Spangled
Banner sung by Paul Smith. Lin-
ning Burnett read the devotion.
During the course of the pro
gram the secretary, Henrietta Bell
gave a report on the highlights of
the year concerning the student
council.
The welcome committee und,er
Beverly Hall, had a desk put in
the hall from which any guests are
received or information concern
ing the school is given out. The
social committee had a party for
the new council members last fall,
sponsored a barn dance and the
Christmas dance, and is now plan
ning for the biggest social of the
year, the annual Senior Prom. Bill
Ferguson and his traffic committee
took the parking lot and traffic as
their main objectives while Alex
Panas and Sheow Fu Seen revised
the hand book, “Whirlie,” which
is now being printed.
Sheow Fu Seen and the Elec
tion committee conducted two
elections: in the fall for the Sopho
more officers and the present elec
tion. Connie Curry in the field of
Inter-School Relations wrote let
ters to schools, inviting represent
atives to different events and Sal
lie Boren through the Welfare
committee has sent cards to stu
dents who have had bereavements
in the family.
The other council committees
with their chairman are Scholar
ship, Betty Jo Benfield; Finance,
Jack Ogburn; Constitution, Bill
Crowder; Social Standards, Alex
Panas and Rebecca Frazier; Alum
ni, Sara Anne Taylor and Betsy
Wright; and Program chairman,
Nancy Beale; Recreation, Eliza
beth McPheeters and Elinor
Wrenn; Archives, Ann Wrenn and
Jimmy Betts; Clean-Up, Jerry
Bryan; and May Day headed by
Steve Agapiah and Betsy Wright.
The rest of the program was
under the direction of Miss Eula
Tuttle and the choir.