Page Two
High Life
October 10, I9S2
Extremely Speaking
It’s that time again; the day of reckon
ing is dawning. In a few short days you
may be sick with dread—dread of facing
your report card and yourself.
Yes, your teachers, the ones who have
patiently coached you in English; coaxed
you for the perfect answer in geometry;
guided your faltering steps through Latin;
or taken you by the hand—or ear—in
his tory; will submit your grades to the
office.
There will be grades that cause con
cern, devulge delight, warrant worry,
prompt pride, or reveal relief. Somehow
those little symbols on those death-white
cards are of great importance to you, your
parents, your teachers, or maybe your
girl. So why not deem the work that war
rants respectable grades important, also?
It’s an old story, but it grows more
important and valuable with the years;
perhaps we need lessons in time economics.
A wisely planned time budget can lead
you to a wealth of treasures. It can mean
more time for work and recreation; it
will pay dividends to the tune of better
grades, and what’s more priceless, learn
ing. But—
We plead that you will not hide behind
a stack of books from the joy, the wonder
ful spirit of youth, from the togetherness
that is so easily found in high school and
so easily lost in later years. So often it
is the easy thing to shield our talents,
our interests, or maybe our insecurities
with an intellectual stare or a bored glare.
This, too, is important: that we get the
most out of extra-curricula activities as
well as classes. Between the lines of your
report card should be a record of leader
ship, character, and service that will de
velop from your contacts.
Of course, there is a fine, almost indis
tinct line that sometimes separates fun
and work. Mixing the two can be as danger
ous as mixing two highly explosive chemic
als. We need to learn to play hard as well
as work hard, without doing either to ex
cess. So come out from behind that book,
that we might enjoy and appreciate the
valuable knowledge contained in your
matchless mind. But don’t forget to return
to it in order to increase that knowledge.
Don’t cheat yourself on either count!
Here We Go Again!
Does Senior High’s formula run some
thing like this: no victory equals no spirit?
Again we see the need for presenting
the pressing question of school spirit be
fore the student body of Senior High. That
such a problem exists cannot be denied
by anyone who has attended the pep ral
lies and football games during the past
few weeks. Somehow we can’t believe that
Senior suffers from a serious case of a
warped sense of values but—
It seems that we students shed all
human characteristics the moment a bell
rings at 3 o’clock, and the auditorium fills
for a rousing session of cheers. Instead,
the occasion is one of jeers, for an uproar,
for general recreation at the expense of
pride and common sense. Buoyant spirits
are in no way comparable to the boisterous
HIGH LIFE
Publishetl Semi-Monthly by the Students of
Greensboro Senior High School
Greensboro, N. C.
An Explosive Mixture
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Founded by the Class
of 1921
Revived by the Spring
Journalism Class
of 1937
Entered as second-class matter March -SO,
1940, at the post office at Greensboro, N. C.,
under the Act of March 3. 1879.
Editor-in-chief Martha Moore
Associate Editor Martha Jester
Feature Editors Alfred Williams
Dan Haley
Sports Editors Fred Marshall
Don Williamson
Girls' Sports Editors Joanne Gourley
Cordelia Goodnight
Exchange Editor Patsy Eways
Business Manager Fullam Cashion
Circulation Manager Patsy Eways
Art Editor Fran Hosley
Photographer David Carter
Proofreaders .... Lois Duncan, Joan Osborne
Make-Up-Editor Marilyn Neerman
Reporters Dick Frank. Don Morrison
Adviser Miss Paula R. Abernethy
Financial Adviser Mr. A. P. Routh
displays that frequently occure at
such times. We’re on the right road,
granted; but we’re going in the
wrong direction.
Members of the student council
and especially the president of the
senior class are making commend
able efforts to direct Senior’s spirit
in the right channels. Cheering
sections cards have been issued to
each student in an attempt to com
bine forces to support our team.
But the spirit must come whole
somely and willfully from us, the
students.
School spirit is an idea, a mutual
feeling of good for all, that does not
develop in a day or a week; it must
grow in the hearts of each individ
ual through a period of years. We
appeal to some of you to grow up
with it.
Clublicity
Bf/ Martha Jester
Les Souers
The “sisters" are planning a big year
with lots of activities. To start things
off right, they initiated their new mem
bers at the football game, September
19; the girls wore short, green and white
dresses and big hair ribbons. Some even
carried green and white suckers to
match! Those lucky ladies are Lila Ma
lone, Barbara Flynn, Nancy Cone, Sheila
Beavers, Martha Burnett, Kay Stewart,
and Martha Bright. The officers, Pat
Gregg, president; Anne Button, vice
president; Beckie Schweistris, secretary;
and Betty Bell, treasurer; are organiz
ing the plans for the Youth Center
Hallowe’en Carnival, and ’tis said their
show is to be even better than last year’s.
G. W. I.
These girls really lived up to their
name (hint) this time when they initiated
their new members in front of the
Carolina Theater. Most of you probably
saw them scrubbing the sidewalks about
eight o’clock on Saturday night, Sep
tember 13, but for those who didn’t,
here are the details: The inductees wore
pajamas, over shorts and shirts, of
course; and rolled their hair; they car
ried pails of water and toothbrushes
with which they cleaned the walk in
front of the theater. The honored ones
are Ann Falk, Julie Hollowell, Jo Len
Jamerson, Dava Cashwell, Sue McEntire,
Betty Sink, Doris Irvin, Kathy Gryder,
Sandra Bentz, and Sally Durham.
W. S. T.’s please take note—We*re
sorry to have left out two of the most
important names on the honored new
member list—Mary Anne Stamper, and
Johnnie Bolick. But to make amends we
will write them again. Mary Anne
Stamper and Johnnie Bolick.
Carter’s Corner
By David Carter
Well, we’re off to the races again
(The human races, that is.) And, for a
change, I’m hearing plenty of gossip!
But GAD! What gossip! They’d jack
up the jail and put me under it if I
printed some of that stuff!
From the looks of Allan Sharpe’s car
at lunch time, he’s planning to go into
the sardine packing business someday.
His present slogan is “I pack ’em so
tight, that even Ben Nita Black can’t
get in.” Running a close second in this
packing business is Alton Ingram, who
thinks he will someday get a job in
New York packing people in subway
cars.
Here’s a suggestion passed on to me
by some simple soul. Paul Hill better
stop dangling out of the window of
Alton’s car. Otherwise, he might get
his sweet (?) little self smeared in the
pavement. (And they tell me that
shovels are rationed these days.)
What is Jim Tunstall carrying under
the hood of his car nowadays? Does
he really help Forbis and Murray out
during “rushed" seasons?
Shirley Barbee! What do you do in
study hall?
It looks as if Walter “Abe King"
Underwood is going into the used car
business. And Walter, I think Doug
Wilson wants to “drag” you in that
“Ford.” (I reckon that’s what that
“thing" is. No wonder Henry “kicked the
bucket.”)
Wonder if Eleanor Pearman will ever
be civilized again! She walks (If that’s
what you want to call it) around the
halls with a fiendish grin on her face.
Better watch out, Jerry, she may be
dangerous!
What do you think of these sophomore
cheerleaders? Good—we do agree on
something after all.
Does “Jabbo” really serve coffee and
doughnuts 4th period?
Thought for the day: When school
is over, never worry about pedestrians
coming from behind parked cars—^worry
about the parked cars coming up behind
the pedestrians.
Do songs ever make you think of
something? They remind me of a lotta
things. Here are a few afterthoughts
recorded while listening to “Hosenose."
Night and Day—Homework.
Turn Back the Hands of Time 5
'minutes before test time.
And So To Sleep Again—Study hall.
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes—The park
ing lot.
The Wild Side of Life—Riding to
lunch.
Dancing in the Dark—The halls of
G.H.S.
Hot Rod Race—Westover Terrace at
3:3m.
Your Opinion
By Alfred Williams
Often we have heard stndents, both
out-of-town, and local, criticize Senior
High’s stndents for being so-called
cliquish, and cluh-conscious. Now we ask
you, the students, to offer your opinion
on the question.
We’re Learning!
In my opinion Senior High students
are not especially snobbish and club
conscious. To begin with, snobbishness
more or less characterizes the individual
instead of a group as large as our stu
dent body. In fact, I think students are
friendlier and less snobbish during their
high school years than any other time
in their lives because then they are
working hardest at being friendly. Surely
the fact that the sophomores have been
treated so wonderfully by the juniors
and seniors these first few weeks of
school is proof enough of this friendlj.
ness at our school.
As for being club-conscious, why, who
could help but be fully aware of the
wonderful clubs here at Senior High!
Although we do place too much impor
tance on clubs at times, I think we are
seeing more and more that some of the
nicest people we meet are by choice not
club members; and as a whole we are
learning not to be overly club-conscious,
Susan Hege
The question of cliques is a rather
delicate subject among most of the stu
dents here at Senior High. I really don’t
think any girl or boy would appreciate
being accused of being cliquish or club-
conscious. Could it be true? Senior High
is supposed to be a democratic school.
The question is—are cliques democratic?
Those in favor of our social clubs
point out that everybody can’t be in
one club, and if a club is to keep down
membership, it has to be selective,
Sometimes, though, by being so selec
tive and failing to look beyond their
little circle, these clubs can easily miss
out on many undiscovered and unknown
talents. On the other hand, this is a good
way to keep out “undesirables.”
Most of the sudents against cliques
are not members of any social clubs.
It is not sour grapes, just human nature.
Maybe some have a right to feel left
out. What about our new students who
have come from different schools? Among
them may be many valuable leaders.
How much opportunity do they have
to make themselves known?
Although some may not realize it,
cliques may play 'an important role in
dampening school spirit.
Barbara Still
Armstrong Defends
I don’t think there are any cliques
here at Senior High, other than the
various girls’ social clubs or boys’ clubs.
These clubs, in the true sense of the
word, are cliques, but they don’t ex
clude outsiders completely. Cliquish
groups who keep to themselves and don t
associate with the other students are
really hurting the school, not to mention
the fun they are missing themselves.
I think we are very fortunate here at
Senior that we don’t have any of the
harmful cliques because it makes our
school a much friendlier place.
In regard to the clubs here, many
people think the students are too club
conscious. I don’t think we have many,
if any, club conscious students. Thor®
are a few probably, as there are in every
high school, who think that club lit^
and social life should play the leading
role in their lives. I agree whole
heartedly that social life is of
importance, but it should not take over
a person’s life so completely that he
can’t grow spiritually and mentally as
well.
Jimmie Armstrong
Half As Much—Fees—$$$$ (So thats ^
where all my money goes!)
Down Yonder—Mr. Anderson’s office-
Undecided—Whether to skip or not
Wish You Were Here—The football |
game.
Take Me Out To The Ball j
I think I better stop here. Anyb |
want to buy some Christmas cards?