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VOLUME XXVIII
SEKTIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO. N. C., OCTOBER 5, 1951
NUMBER 2
Homeroom Officers Are Elected
Officers To Assist
In Homeroom Programs
Pictured above are the newly-elected marshals. They are all members of the Junior Class. They are
(left to right, front row) Joyce Lee, Charles Hutton, Anne Fullton, Joanne Hutchinson, Jean Barracks,
Dottie Crews, and Ken Barber; (back row, left to right) Tot Wagner, Kate Wharton, Ann Flaherty,
Branch Crawford, Jackie Scott, and Barbara Prago.
Duke Scholarship
Announcement Made
Announcement of the annual An
gler B. Duke scholarship to Duke
University has been made by the
Angier Duke Regional Prize Com
mittee. Nine prizes of $750 each
are annually awarded to six men
and three women.
The winners are chosen upon the
basis of tests to be administered
later in the school year. The prizes
are awarded for only one year,
but they are renewable from year
to year for a maximum of four
years on the condition that the
holder maintain an average in the
upper quartile of his class. Lead
ership is the basis for the original
selection. The total value received
by a winner for the entire four
years is $3,000.
To be eligible, the contestant
must be a resident of the State of
North Carolina regardless of where
he or she prepares for college. A
candidate may be a graduate of
either a secondary school, public
or private, located within or be
yond the borders of the state. A
candidate must be eligible for ad
mission to the freshman class of
Trinity College, College of Engi
neering, or the College for Women.
A scholastic standing in the high
est 25 per cent of his or her class
must be attained at the close of
his or her most recently completed
semester. .
The objective of this scholar
ship is to help develop leaders out
of those students who show definite
or potential qualities of leadership.
The prizes are designed to stimu
late character, personality, intellec
tual integrity, vitality, and imag
ination to become citizens with a
genuine interest in society and an
ability to influence and direct the
course of affairs.
Greensboro Senior High School
has had three winners in the past
four years. These winners are Zack
Piephoff, Bob Greeson, and Eva
Newlin.
School Calendar
October 5, Friday—Sophomore
elections.
October 8, Monday—Final elec
tion.
October 11, Thursday — Stu
dent Council Assembly.
October 16, Tuesday — Billy
Graham.
Torchlight Election
On Tuesday, October 2, Torch
light chose its oflicers for the
year. Anne Wrenn was elected
president and Norma Veney took
the vice-president’s post. Carol
Stroud was chosen secretary.
The meeting was held in 106
and plans were made for College
Day. The treasurer will be elect
ed as soon as the new members
are inducted.
Causey in Charge
Of Speaking Contest
All potential orators of Greens
boro Senior High School should sit
up and take notice of the ensuing
information. All the following con
tests to test the oratorical abilities
of high school orators are open
to those who are interested.
Perhaps the foremost contest of
this series is the “I Speak for
Democracy” contest. This contest
is open to students now in the
tenth, eleventh and twelfth grades.
It is under the co-sponsorship of
the National Association of Radio
and Television Manufacturers As
sociation. The sole purpose of this
contest is to set the nation’s youth
thinking and talking about democ
racy. Rules and other data on
the contest can be obtained by
seeing Miss Causey in Room 307.
Another contest of this type is
the High School World Peace and
Speaking Program. Greensboro
High School has been invited to
participate in this contest. This
contest is local in nature and may
be held at any convenient time in
the scholastic year. There is a reg
istration fee of $5 for schools in
North Carolina. The winning con
testant will receive a World Peace
Gold Key. Anyone interested
should contact Miss Causey.
The other contest in this series
is “What Is Freedorh?” This con
test is under the sponsorship of
the Holmes-Darst Coal Corpora
tion. The subject of course is,
‘“What Is Freedom?” It Is open
to all members of the tenth, elev
enth, and twelfth grades. First
prize in this contest is $500 cash,
with succeeding prizes down to $10.
In addition to the cash prize, if
the winner is picked from G. H. S.,
the Parent Teachers’ Association
will receive $50 as complimentary
gift. All entries should be in not
later than midnight October 15,
Marshals Are Elected
For School Functions
The junior marshals are respon
sible for ushering and greeting
visitors at the high school func
tions. In the past the marshals
have been elected in the spring;
but the marshals have been elected
this fall, since there are many func
tions at which the marshals should
be present.
Each of the junior home rooms
elected two members. The follow
ing students are this year’s mar
shals:
Home room 6: Anne Fullton and
Dan Haley.
Home room 12: Bertha Mitchell
and Bill May.
Home room 22: Kate Wharton
and Robert ^V^agner.
Home room 23: Barbara Prago
and Tommy Pearce.
Home room 102: Ann Flaherty
and Rodney Edwards.
Home room 302: Barbara Stan
ford and Howard Stanley.
Home room 304: Jackie Scott and
Arthur Scott.
Home room 305: Joyce Lee and
David Kersey.
Home room 311: Dottie Crews
and Branch Crawford.
Home room 313: Jean Barricks
and Kenneth Barber.
Home room 315: Joanne Hutchin
son and Charles Hutton.
The duties of the marshals are
to be present and on duty at all
school functions. The main activity
is the commencement exercises.
The home rooms have elected
the class oflicers for the school
year. There are 41 home rooms,
and each room elected a president,
vice-president, and secretary-treas
urer. It is the officers’ duties to
help in the administration of the
home room program.
Senior Homerooms
Among the seniors. Grey Eger-
ton has been elected president of
home room 200? Other officers in
clude vice-president. Gene Doug
las; secretary, Janet Frederick; and
treasurer, Everett Ellingwood.
Functionaries of room 4 are:
president, Bobby Gladwell; vice-
president, Rene Heyward; and sec
retary -treasurer, Shay Harris.
In room 206, Doris Phillips will
fill the position of president. She
will be assisted by Sam Pierce,
vice-president; Becky Phoenix, sec
retary; and Martha Pierce, treas
urer.
Officials in room 106 are: presi
dent, Bob Jackson; vice-president,
Barbara Kennerly; secretary, Anna
Huffines; and treasurer, Martha
Jester.
The following students were
elected to office in room 317: Tom
my Smith, president; Tommy
Steele, vice-president; Rita Schnei
der. secretary; and Ray Rumsey,
treasurer.
In room 10, Bill Whedbee, pres
ident, will be assisted by vice-
president, Mary Wisseman: secre
tary, Mary Lee Wells; and treas
urer, Rene’ Zapata.
Mickey Chamblee will serve as
president of room 27. Toby Brock
man was elected vice-president;
Kathryn Clegg, secretary; and Da
vid Brawn, treasurer.
Functionaries of room 25 include
Clint LeGette, president; Cather
ine McLean, vice-president; Steve
Leonard, secretary; and Bob Lau-
ghan, treasurer.
President Bill Michael will pre
side over room 301. Assisting him
will be Jimmy Melvin, vice-pres
ident; Mary Jane Moring, secre
tary; and Tommy-Neese, treasurer.
Senior Band Plays for
U. N. C.-Stale Game
Journalism Classes
Attend N. C. S. P. A.
Members of the Senior High
School journalism class leave today
for the annual conference of the
North Carolina Scholastic Press
Association which is held at Chapel
Hill.
The group, including Marion Os
borne, Gay Williamson, Anne Full-
ton, Martha Moore, Anne Ford-
ham, Patsy Eways, Beverly Shoff,
Grey Egerton, Henry Ferrell and
Steve Leonard, will be chaperoned
by Mrs. Williamson and Mr. Sam
J. Underwood.
The girls will stay at the Caro-
lian Inn while the boys will room
in boys’ dormitories.
The Greensboro Senior High
Marching Band left at 11 A.M. Sat
urday morning, September 22, to
attend the Carolina-State football
game at Chapel Hill, N. C. The
marching band, directed by Mr.
Hazelman and assisted by Mr.
David Arner and Mr. George
Toenes, had been invited by the
directors of the State and Carolina
bands to present a show at the
half-time period. Each member of
the band was attired in complete
marching outfits, belts and spats.
The new drum major, Archie An
drews, was dressed in his new uni
form, as were the six snappy ma
jorettes.
The half-time show, which lasted
approximately six and one-half
minutes, consisted of letter forma
tions honoring the respective
schools and the playing of the alma
mater song for each school. The
band, composed of one hundred
and twenty members, did a tricky
boogie step as it played the “Boogie
March” while crossing the field
between the school songs. It did
not join in playing the “Star Span
gled Banner” with the State and
Carolina bands in the pre-game
ceremony, but did have the dis
tinction of being the only band
which performed during the half
time period.
The band traveled in three CarO’
lina Trailways buses. Band mem
bers carried their lunches with
them and ate together before
marching to the section which had
been previously reserved for them
After the game was over, the band
left immediately for Greensboro.
Officers of room 309 are: presi
dent, John Streat; vice-president,
Bobbie Suddlefield; secretary., Mar
tha Stokes; and treasurer, Bob Sti-
gall.
Juniors’ Officials
Among the junior home rooms,
Tommy Crowder will serve as pres
ident of room 311. Other officials
are: vice-president, Dickie Chalk;
secretary, Ann Carlson; and treas
urer, Branch Crawford.
Officers in room 102 include
George W. Ferguson, president;
Ann Falk, vice-president; Barbara
Farley, secretary; and Jo Ann Ebe-
renz, treasurer.
In room 315, Buster Jenkins was
elected president. Other officers
are: vice-president, Ann Hunter;
secretary, Francis Hosley; and
treasurer, Ann Hobbs.
Functionaries of room 305 are;
Joe Keller, president: Joyce Lee,
vice-president; Geraldine Lee, sec-
rtary; and Sherold Klein, treasurer.
Ann McKay, president, will pre
side over room 12. She will be
assisted by: vice-president, Wayne
Malone; secretary, Doris May; and
treasurer, Shirley McIntyre.
The following students were
elected to office in room 23: Unita
Pope, president; Jeanette Oliver,
vice-president; Judy Newnam, sec
retary; and Notra Pegram, treas
urer.
President John Sauvajot will
preside over room 304. Other offi
cials include: vice-president, Ar
thur Scott; secretary, Jackie Scott;
and treasurer, Gary Sheffield.
Students holding offices in room
313 are: Bob Bell, president; Jim
my Armstrong, vice-president; Bob
by Boggan, secretary; and Kenneth
Barber, treasurer.
Elected to office in room 302 are:
president, Delaine Turner; vice-
president, Robert Thompson; and
secretary-treasurer. Iris Starr.
The following functionaries have
been elected in room 22: president,
Eddie Yost; vice-president, Sara
Walters: secretary, Chris Velonis;
and treasurer, Alice White.
Sophomores’ Officers
Sophomore home rooms have
also elected officers. Among these,
Ann Alexander will act as presi
dent of room 24. Other officials
are: vice-president, Kaye Banner;
secretary, Carol Atcheson; and
treasurer, Tommy Andrews.
In room 202 the following stu
dents were elected to office: Betty
Bell, president: Bob Blanchard,
vice-president; Cynthia Burns, sec
retary; and Sonny Bishop, treas
urer.
President Barbara Brown will
preside over room 16. She will
be assisted by Stewart Cass, vice-
president; Betty Carson, secretary;
and Suzanne Chambler, treasurer.
Functionaries in room 307 in
clude: president, Marian Corne
lius: vice-president, Stewart Col
son; secretary, Barbara Connor;
and treasurer, Phil Crockett.
The following students were
elected to office in room 1: presi
dent, Tommy Davis; vice-president,
Jimmy Egbert; secretary, Helen
Davis; and treasurer, Mary Louise
Davis.
Sandra Hamby will act as pres
ident of room 14. Anne Fordham
will perform the duties of vice-
president, secretary and treasurer.
In room 203 officials include:
president, Gloria Gilmore; vice-
president, Jean Griggs; secretary.
Pat Harrison; and treasurer, Jim
my ‘Griggs.
Officers of room 100 are: presi
dent, Charles Highfill; vice-presi
dent, Mary Ann Hill; secretary,
Dal Hicks; and treasurer, Claire
Hilgedick.
The following students will serve
in room 204: Bob Jackson, presi
dent; Barbara Kennedy, vice-presi
dent; Anna Huffine, secretary; and
I Tommy Kirkman, treasurer.
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