VOLPME XXIX
HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO. N. C., NOVEMBER 21, 1952
NUMBER 5
The architect’s proposed plan of the boys’ gymnasium which is to
be erected in the spot where the condensed building stands is pictured
above. Made of face brick, the edifice will be equipped with modem
facilities for indoor sports.
Architects Draw Plans
Of Modern Gymnasium
As plans for the new Senior High
School gymnasium near completion,
Mr. Ben L. Smith, Superintendent
of City schools, has announced that
bids will be called for in January
of 1953 in time to complete build
ing for use in the succeeding year.
Replacing the condemned boy’s
gymnasium, the new building is de
scribed as modern, up-to-date, with
provisions for intramural and inter
scholastic indoor athletic sports;
dressing and shower facilities will
be included in the weight-wearing
face brick building Offices for
athletic director, coaches, storage
space, classrooms in health and
first aid, and visual aids will be
built.
A mezzanine balcony with shower
and dressing facilities will accomo
date roll-away bleachers for spec
tators; when these bleachers are
removed, area for volley ball, wrest
ling, tumbling, and other indoor
activity, will be available’. An offi
cial basketball court will be laid
out on the main floor of the edifice.
Quill and Scroll
Inductees Chosen
A total of fifteen new members
have been Inducted into the Quill
and Scroll National Honor Society.
The nine Seniors and six Juniors
who are members of the two school
publications. High Life and Whirli
gig, were admitted to the organiza
tion because of their high scholastic
averages which range from ninety
and above during their high school
career and because of their out
standing ability to write news
stories, feature stories, and the like.
The new members from the
annual staff are as follows; Betty
Jane Upchurch, associate editor;
Kitten Barringer and Stewart Col
son, junior class editors; John Sav-
ajot, Margot Hammond, and Ann
Hunter, members of the literary
staff; Mary Ruth Mitchell, senior
editor; Sylvia Phillips, art editor;
and Bob Lavietes, caption editor.
Members inducted from the
newspaper staff are as follows: Lois
Duncan and Joan Osborne, proof
readers; Martha Jester, associate
editor; Marilyn Neerman, make-up
editor; Cordelia Goodnight, girls’
sports editor.
The three officers of the club who
joined the National Honor Society
last year are as follows: Patsy
Eways, exchange editor and circu
lation manager of High Life, presi
dent; Pat Gregg, editor of Whirli
gig, vice- president; and Martha
Moore, editor of High Life, secre
tary-treasurer. Miss Paula Aber-
nethy, the journalism instructor,
acts as adviser for the club
The new members are now eligi
ble for club pins which are in the
shape of a scroll with a quill run
ning diagonally across. The words
Quill and Scroll followed by the
initials, I.H.S.H.S.J., International
Honor Society of High School
Juomalists, are inscribed thereon.
Measuring 161 by 161 feet, the
square building will seat 3,000
fans. Heat will be furnished by a
steam boiler and coal stoker. Me
chanical and natural ventilation, as
well as artificial and natural light
ing will be featured. Maple, ter-
razzo, brick, and glazed tile will be
empoyed in the construction.
The building is designed, simply
but attractively, for future excava
tion and development in the base
ment. Architects McMinn and Nor
fleet have worked with local school
and state officials in laying plans
for the construction.
Latin Students Form
Classical League
One of the more recently formed
clubs here at G.H.S. is The Junior
Classical League, a club designed
to promote an interest in and an
appreciation of the civilization,
language, literature, and art of
ancient Greece and Rome and to
give the young people of the coun
try some understanding of the debt
of our own culture to that of classi
cal antiquity. The local chapter re
ceived its charter from National
headquarters late last May but did
not elect its officers until this fall.
The J.C.L. is a national organiza
tion composed of many local classi
cal clubs in secondary schools
throughout the United States and
its territories. The president of the
Junior Classical League here at
Senior is Stewart Colson. Mrs.
Madlin, the head of the Latin de
partment, is the faculty adviser.
Holler Featured
In Annual Concert
Greensboro Senior High School’s
80-piece band, under the direction
of Mr. Herbert Hazelman, who was
assisted by Mr. David Arner, pre
sented its annual fall concert at
eight o’clock last night in the high
school auditorium. The program
was highlighted by a solo perform
ance by Bobbie Holler of George
Gershwin’s famous “Rhapsody in
Blue,” accompanied by the band.
‘Overture to the Messiah” was
the opening selection, and it was
followed by “Variations on a
Theme by Hayden,” a piece
originally composed for band by
Hayden under the name of “The
Saint Anthony Chorale.” The band
played the theme, five variations,
and the Finale as arranged by
Buthort. After a stirring march
called “Echoes of Freedom,” the
band played “The Marche Mili-
taire Francoise.” The two numbers
preceding a brief intermission
were “Berceuse,” and the Finale
from "The Firebird.”
After the intermission, the band
set the stage, tor the star perform
ance by playing “A Santa Cecilia
March,” by Radaelli, and complet
ed that section of the concert with
the overture from a Broadway hit,
“Guys and Dolls.”
Scholarships, (ash
Awards Offered fo
Sfudenfs and Grads
College scholarships and valu
able cash awards will be made to
winners of essay contests currently
under sponsorship for high school
students or graduates.
Promoted by the Medical Society
of the State of North Carolina, the
first of these contests will offer
college scholarship valued at $600
and payable to any college or uni
versity selected by the first place
winner which meets the standards
of the Southern Association of Col
leges and Secondary Schools. Prizes
will also be awarded to winners of
second and third place
Essay Topic
Approved by the State Depart
ment of Public Instruction, the con
test will require an original essay
of not more than 1500 words con
cerning “Why the Private Practice
of Medicine Furnishes This Coun
try with the Finest Medical Care.”
The contest opens January 1 and
closes February 26, 1953. On
February 27 a committee of three
teachers, designated by the prin
cipal, will select the two best local
essays: these will be forwarded to
the Superintendent of Public In
struction of the county and/or
city school system not later than
March 5, 1953. In turn the Superin
tendent will select the two best
entries and submit them to the
Medical Society of the State of
North Carolina, Public Relations
Committee. Final analysis will be
made by physician-members of the
Society; winning contestants will
be announced on or about April 2.
“Our Flag”
“The oldest fraternity of truly
American origin,” the Great Coun
cil of the United States Improved
Order of Red Men and Degree ctf
Pocahontas, will award $1,000 col
lege scholarships to winners of
their fifth annual essay contest. All
high school graduates between the
ages of 15 and 21, eligible for en
trance in the first semester of col
lege in September, 1953, may sub
mit an essay of 1000 to 1500 words
on the topic, “Our Flag—A Symbol
of Freedom.”
Sanctioned by the National Asso
ciation of Secondary-School Prin
cipals, the contest will close April
1, 1953. All essays must be com
pleted, with the properly com
pleted applications on or beore
that date. Judging will be pro
cessed under the auspices of the
National Scholarship Committee.
This program has placed twenty
students in colleges of their own
choice throughout the country; its
purpose is to allow ambitious stud
ents an opportunity to further their
education.
Bobbie Holler, outstanding musi
cal student, was featured as guest
pianist in the band’s annual concert
last evening in the high school
auditorium. Bobbie’s interpretation
of Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”
was billed as the final and featured
selection of the evening’s program.
Besides her interest in the piano
Bobbie is a stellar clarinetist for
the high school band. Mr. Herbert
Hazelman conducted the musical
ensemble last night.
Tutor 0
«
Relates
Japans Prince
der Experiences
Elizabeth Janet Gray Vining,
world-famous author and lecturer,
addressed the student body
Wednesday, as she related her ex
periences as tutor to the Crown
Prince of Japan from 1946 to 1950.
Born and raised in the Quaker
surroundings of Germantown, Pa.,
the distinguished author, became a
zealous member of the American
Friends Service Commission. After
graduation from the Drexal In
stitute in 1926 with a degree in
library science, she held a position
as librarian for the University of
North Carolina.
Besides being author of more
than a dozen books and once a
winner of the Newberry Medal for
“The Most Distinguished Contri
bution to American Literature for
Children,” Mrs. Vining has also
written numerous magazine
articles for contemporary publica
tions.
The brief sales record of her
most recent book, “Windows for
the Crown Prince,” has reached a
phenomenal proportioh, over 5259
reorders in eight days. This last
publication gives a detailed de
scription of her life and ex
periences with the Crown Prince
of Japan. The book contains not
only a story of a unique mission
but also a picture of contemporary
Japanese life.
Mrs. Vining opened her address
here a Senior by telling students
of the event that eventually led
to her acceptance of the position
of tutor to the Crown Prince of
Japan. In the Spring of 1946, when
the American Education Commis
sion went to Japan for a confer
ence, the Emperor made a request
of them for an American woman
to tutor his son in English. Upon
learning that the commission had
proposed her name, Mrs Vining
was at first reticient, but later
agreed to accept when she learned
that the Emperor’s Council had
accepted her unanimously.
Mrs. Vining made her journey
to Japan in the Autumn of 1946.
She was received upon her arrival
by the Emperor, Empress, and
Crown Prince himself.
Immediately from her first in
troduction a strong bond of affec
tion was formed between the young
boy of 12 and the gentle-faced lady
who was to become his teacher,
companion, and friend.
Balled Collecflon
^ade by Anderson
The biggest collection of N. C.
folklore in the United States has
been collected by the late Dr.
Frank C. Browne, who was head of
the Duke University English De
partment from 1920-1940. His col
lection is being divided into five
volumes and printed by the Duke
University Press. So far only
three of these volumes have been
printed, but the other two are due
to come out soon. These last two
volumes are going to be entered
in competition for the Mayflower
Award Cup which is given each
year for the best literature on
North Carolina.
Mr. Lacy Anderson, assistant
principal here at G.H.S., was one of
Dr. Browne’s five collectors of folk
lore. Mr. Anderson said that he has
collected over sixty ballads and folk
songs which help to make up the
huge collection.
The five books have been divided
into different groups of folklore.
The first volumie contains the super
stitions of North Carolina mountain
folk and the second edition is made
up of ballad collection. The third
volume is a group of folk songs
and the fourth and fifth copies deal
with variius phases of folklore.
Mr. Anderson has been given
complimentary copies of the first
three editions for the important
role he played as a collector for
Dr. Browne. The library is plan
ning to buy a set of these books
on North Carolina as soon as the
five full volumes are completed.
In the four years that followed,
besides a solid schedule of tutor
ing, Mrs. Vining had regular class
es at the democtratized Peers and
Peeresses school where the prince
iii
Pictured above are the Crown
Prince of Japan, left, and Mrs.
Elizabeth Grey Vining, tutor to the
Crown Prince. Mrs. Vining, author
and lecturer, spoke to the student
body Wednesday during chapel.
was a pupil. She also was able to
splice in talks to Japanese teach
ers on how to teach the democratic
way.
The Crown Prince was described
by Mrs. Vining as a chubby, round-
faced, serious-looking lad; honest,
with a keen sense of humor and
great potentialities.
Because she could not speak
Japanese, Mrs. Vining was forced
to develop ingenious methods of
teaching the young Prince Eng
lish. The plan she devised includ-
(Continued on Page Bight)
20 G.H.S. Sfudenfs
Enfer Speech Confesf
Annual Voice of Democracy con
test, sponsored by the Junior
Chamber of Commerce and the Na
tional Association of Radio and
Television Broadcasters, was held
at Greensboro City Hall on Novem
ber 19, 1952.
Local county school students in
the high school grades competed
for local prizes and were eligible
for state and national awards in
cluding such items as T-V sets,
war bonds, college scholarships,
and a trip to Washington, D. C.
with all expenses paid. One of the
few restrictions for the contest
stated that the written script on
the topic, “I Speak for Democracy,”
must not exceed five minutes. Con
testants were not required to mem
orize their material. Orators were
to be judged on a 100 points plan;
40 points for content; 40 points for
delivery: and 20 points, originality.
The following G.H.S. students
entered the oratorical contest.
Fritz Apple Bob Harrington, Bar
bara Massey, Barbara Callisher,
Richard Smith, Joe Clapp, Nancy
Cooke, Ann Falk, Martha Moore,
Sylvia Phillips, Dale Pearce, Mike
Temko, Forbes Ramsey, Barbara
Still, John Black, George Cox,
Joyce McNamera, Sherold Klein,
Buddy Haynes and Bill Hiatt.
Thanksgiving Pageant
Sponsored by Juniors
The Junior Class is spon
soring the Thanksgiving pro
gram which will be presented
November 26. Scenes portray
ing the meaning of Thanksgiv
ing will feature the choir and
members of the Order of the
Arrow. Members of the Junior
Class who belong to the Dra
matics Club will present a
paraphrase of the play, “Our
Town.”