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From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
volpme XXIX
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., FEBRUARY 13, 1953
NUMBER 8
302 Attain Honor Roll
For Third Six Weeks
Having an average of 90 or bet
ter, 302 students have been named
on the honor roll for the third six
weeks period.
Achieving a position on the spe
cial honor roll list were 61 students.
'The Junior Class led the field in
that group, having a total of 26
members on the special list. Next
in line was the Senior Class, which
placed 20 students on the list, and
then the Sophomores, who had 15.
Leading the school with the high
est number on the regular honor
roll is Room 12, Mrs. Higgin’s sen
ior home room, which had 12 stud
ents making the honor roll. Claim
ing the honors for the Junior Class
is Room 2, with ten students, and
for the Sophomores, Room 200
boasts seven members reaching the
goal.
Special Seniors
Room 313—Mary Henri Arthur.
Room 307—Lois Duncan, Jo Ann
Eberenz, Patsy Eways.
Room 12—Ann Falk, Barbara
Farley, Gardner Fol^ey, Hugh Ger-
ringer.
Room 21—Ann Hunter, Rachel
Ingold, Shirley Johannesen.
Room 315—Joyce Lee, Gail Mc-
Cutcheon.
Room 305—Mary Ruth Mitchell,
Martha Moore, Joan Osborne.
Room 302—Joan Poteat, Virginia
Redhead Sylvia Phillips.
Room 22—Kate Wharton.
Juniors
Room 24—George Artope, Rao-
ula Bach, Dawn Barbour, Willie
Rae Barricks, Kitten Baringer,
Betty Bell.
Room 202—Barbara Brown.
Room 16—Betty Lou Cudd.
Room 204—Lucinda Holderness.
Room 300—Ann Inman, Barbara
Jamieson, Martha Jester, Mary El
len Kaelin.
Room 1—George Makely, Kelly
Maness.
Room 306—Enid Mayberry, Mar-
celine Moss, Joyce Owen.
Room 3—Barbara Sharpe, Nancy
Jo Smith, Frances Stafford.
Room 103—La Reeta Stanley,
Doyle Swofford, Michael Tempko.
Room 7—Bettie Jane Upchurch,
Rose Wharton.
Sophomores
Room 317—Rachel Allen, Janet
Anderson.
Room 10—Phyllis Brooks, Lynn
Boren.
Room 4—Bob Cowan.
Room 14—Robert Grant.
(Gontmued on Pape Three)
Choir, Band Present
Midwinter Concert
JCL Meet Plonned
Junior Classical League held a
meeting on January 13 in which
Claire Jacoby, a member, was the
featured speaker, and plans for
the statewide J.C.L. convention
were discussed.
Claire told the group about her
trip to Rome, and explained the
Roman influence thr oughout
Europe.
The main order of business of
the meeting was the discussion of
plans for the second state-wide
J.C.L. convention to be held here
at Senior High on April 18. The
first state-wide convention was held
in High Point last year.
Honor Roll Names
Citizens of Month
Students representing each class
have been selected for outstanding
citizenship during the third six
weeks period.
Representing the Senior Class
are Virginia Redhead, the daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Redhead of
704 Dover Rd.; and Eddie Yost, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Yost, of
412 N. Cedar St.
Junior representatives are Bar
bara Jamieson, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. R. B. Jamieson of 3125 Friend
ly Rd.; and Stewart Colson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Colson of 112 W.
Avondale Dr.
Martha Wilkins, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Wilkins of 201
N. W. Greenway; and R. B. Arthur,
the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B.
Arthur of 4115 Walker Avenue have
been chosen from the Sophomore
Class.
Citizenship pens were awarded
Thursday, February 5, by Barbara
Massey, president of the Junior
Class.
Each member of the three classes
were recognized in last week’s as
sembly by Barbara Massey.
Homerooms of each class select
ed one representative to enter the
citizenship competition; those stu
dents were then judged by mem
bers of the faculty before pins were
presented to the six winning stu
dents. At the end of each six weeks
bomerooms and teachers will make
^“ccomraendatlons for the cUixen-
sbip awards.
Members of the choir, under the
direction of Miss Eula Tuttle,
joined the concert which is con
ducted by Mr. Herbert Hazelman
‘to present the annual Mid-Winter
Concert last night, February 12, in
the high school auditorium.
The 80-piece band opened the
program with “The Bullfighter’s
March” by Kottaun, which was
written ‘to capture the excitement
and color of the national sport of
Mexcio.’ Borodin, a Russian com
poser, who is said to have written
less nationalistic music than his
fellow countrymen, composed the
next number on the program,
“Symphony No. 2 in B Minor.” The
following rendition, “Pictures at
An Exhibition,” by. Moussorgsky,
suggests a series of eight paintings
which include Promenade, Tuille-
ries or children playing in the
park, Bydlo-a Polish ox-cart. The
market place at Limoges, Ballet of
the Unhatched Chicks, Catacombs,
The Hut of Baba-Yaga, and The
Great Gate at Kiev. Mr. David Ar-
ner, assistant director of the band,
narrated this number.
After the Intermission, the 60-
voice choir assisted the band in
presenting four pieces. “With a
Hey and a Hi and a Ho Ho Ho,”
arranged by Captain Thomas Dar
cy, changed the mood of the pre
vious selections to a light tone.
“Holy, Holy, Holy,” a paraphrase of
the hymn by Eric Leidzen set a
religious note.
“A Tribute To Romerg,” by
Douglas McLean, which contains
several songs by the American com
poser Sigmund Romberg, was next
on the program. In response to
many requests, the final song in the
concert was “Battle Hymn of the
Republic,” the last chorus of which
the audience was asked to join in
singing.
MRS. JOAN HANSON
Mrs. Hanson Resigns
As Office Secretary
Mrs. Joan Hanson, for a year
secretary of Greensboro Senior
High Schodl, will leave her post
this month.
Mrs. Hanson is leaving Senior to
become an ordinary housewife. Al
though she has been married for
two years, this will be her first
attempt at devoting her entire
time to her household profession.
She said, “I would never leave high
school for another job, but a home’s
a big thing to manage and that’s a
full-time job.”
Mrs. Hanson came to Senior after
being employed at Burlington Mills
as a secretary. Before moving to
Greensboro five years ago, she and
her family (her father is Reverend
Folger) lived in California. She at
tended Whittier College for three
years and then went to Guilford
College her senior year where she
met her husband. She was in the
May Court at Guilford College.
Mrs. Hanson really hates ta leave
Senior and as she puts it, “I think
that the teachers and students are
the nicest I’ve ever known. This is
the best job I’ve ever had, and the
nicest boss. I do hope that every
one will be as nice to the new sec
retary as they were to me, ’cause
she’ll be mighty lucky if they are.”
Mrs. Hanson’s duties as secretary
range from completing student files
to giving consolation to those who
come into her office.
Two new teachers who have
been added to the faculty of Senior
High for the spring semester are
Mrs. Julia Roe and Miss Jean Mur
ray. Mrs. Roe, who is taking over
Mrs. Bailey’s post, is a graduate
of Wake Forest, where she received
a B.S. degree and did graduate
work at the University of Louis
ville. Miss Murray, a native of High
Point, is replacing Mrs. Burch in
the Commercial Department. She is
a recent graduate of Woman’s Col
lege, where she earned a B.S. de
gree in Business Administration.
D. O.-D. E. Classes Plan
Banquet, ^Bosses^ Night
Employers and special guests of
Distributive Education and Divei^-
sifted Occupations students will be
honored at the tenth annual Bosses’
Banquet March 10.
Plans are already underway for
the annual banquet sponsored by
the D. O. and D. E. Classes of Miss
Browne, Mrs. Hodden, and Mr.
Jones.
Irish Green
With a background theme of St.
Patrick’s Day, students will dine
with their employers and entertain
at the Masonic Temple on the even
ing of March 10.
Approximately 300 will attend
the annual affair directed by Mr.
Jones, Miss Browne, Mrs. Hodden,
and their classes. Besides employ
ers of D. O.-D. E. students, repre
sentatives of Greensboro Senior
High School, the city school admin
istrative unit, the state Department
of Education, the Chamber of Com
merce, the Merchant’s Association,
Greensboro Industries Incorpor
ated, and the press will receive in
vitation to the banquet.
Formed by the presidents of the
six D. O. and D. E. classes, a com-
College Applications
Are Filed by Seniors
First applications for college en
trance are now being mailed, upon
request, from Miss Blackmon’s
office.
Approximately 62 students from
the Senior Class have decided or
have some idea as to the college
they wish to attend and have asked
Miss Blackmon to send their grades
to that school.
Early application is urged by
Miss Blackmon “more because of
the housing problems than for any
other reason, but at smaller schools
where the enrollment is limited, it
is advisable to insure being ac
cepted.”
Duke University applications
lead the list with 21 forms being
sent-.at present. Woman’s College
is next with 15 applicants and the
remaining 53 are almost evenly di
vided among state and out-of-state
institutions.
Students who have applied for
admission to Duke are Jimmy Arm
strong, Mary Henri Arthur, Tricia
Booth, Jo Ann Eberenz, Ann Falk,
Pat Gregg, John Sauvajot, Vir
ginia Redhead, Barbara Still, Sara
Walters, Kitty Holt, Ann Hunter,
Martha Jordan, Joe LeBauer, Joyce
Lee, Ronald Locke, Ray Lutz, Al
fred Williams, Charles Harrie, Fred
Stanley ,and Jimmy Clark.
Woman’s College hopefuls are
Bobbie Holler, Chris Velonis, Mick
ey Downing, Ann Carlson, Barbara
Prago, Delains Turner, Anne Hobbs,
Louise Toler, Barbara Rosser, Bar
bara Farley, Joan Hester, Kitty
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ColsoHy Barringer Contributions Noted
HIGH LIFE has chosen Kitten
Barringer and Stewart Colson to
be recognized for their work, her
alded and otherwise, which pro
motes many school projects. While
interviewing these two, the re
porter discovered that they are co
editors for the junior class on the
Whirligig staff and used this as a
pretense for making a picture of
them together. Another accomp
lishment Stewart and Kiten have in
common is their swimming abili
ties; Kitten’s specialty is the breast
stroke, and Stewart specializes m
the standard strokes. Mr. R. B.
Jamieson and Mr. Patrick Earey
are the respective coaches.
Each is a member of Quill and
Scroll, literary honor society, and
the Junior Classical League. Of
this organization Stewart is presi
dent and Kitten serves as secretary.
Both arc special honor roll students
and carry a full schedule.
Kitten Is a junior member oi tne
student council and during the year
she has served on the welcome com-
mlttce for Social Standards Day,
checked attendance at the confer
ences, and was one of the hoatesses
COLSON AND BARRINGER
at the Social Standards luncheon.
She was chairman of the decorating
committee for the Midwinter
mittee is now laying preliminary
plans for the yearly feature. James
Lester, chairman of the group, will
be assisted by Jimmy Clark, Bar
bara Barrier, Milton Aderfer, Alton
Hall, and Charlotte Evans.
The following student of Mr.
Jones’ second and third period
classes will be placed in charge of
responsibilities; seating arrange
ments, Pattie Apple, Jean Barracks;
and publicity. Jack Alman and Burt
Ozment.
i Dance. As vice president of the
Junior Class, Stewart is on the
junior council and served on the
committee which made the shakers
sold as a class project the early
part of the year. In this capacity
he was in charge of the wrapping
paper sale sponsored by the Juniors
at Christmas, and worked with the
home room vice presidents.
Stewart was elected as a marshall
from home room 16 and has served
at several functions this year. Kit
ten was again elected secretary of
an organization and this time she
serves as treasurer, also. This job is
with the Future Teachers of
America Club here at school. She
is a member of the GWI social
club and Stewart is a Key Clubber.
Kitten is present secretary of her
home room.
In the next issue, HIGH LIFE
will give credit to a sophomore be
hind-the-scenes couple.
Keeping the Juniors unsuspicious
was for obvious reasons a more
difficult feat than fooling the Sen
iors. But this week’s behind-the-
scenes couple pretended to be en
tirely innocent.
Decorations Arranged
Carrying out the theme of St.
Patrick’s Day, decorations will be
arranged by members of Mrs. Hod
den’s Distributive Education
classes.
From Miss Browne’s second
peroid class Barbara Barrier is in
charge of arrangements for stud
ent entertainment and the guest
speaker for the occasion. Char
lotte Evans is now directing the
design of printed programs and the
mailing of invitations.
Auditions for talented D. O. and
D. E. students who will appear on
the varied program were held
Thursday evening, February 5.
For nine consecutive years the
Bosses’ Banquet has been an im
portant event on the calendar of
every part-time student enrolled in
the part-time cooperative program
at Senior High School. It is solely
presented and planned by the stud
ents and coordinators of the pro
gram.
Past Program
Last year’s banquet featured
at its guest speaker Chancellor
Robert B. House of the University
of North Carolina.
This year a total of 117 students
are enrolled at part-time students
in the vocational department.
Goal Passed in Drive
Exactly 1,150 copies of the 1953
Whirligig have been sold to date,
surpassing the goal set by the fin
ancial staff of 1000.
The book contains 240 pages
which makes it even larger than
last year’s book. All stories and
pictures were sent to the printers
on February 1, but will not be re
ceived by the students until around
Class Day.
During the final printing in early
May the staff, along with Miss
Powell, will travel to Charlotte to
watch the yearbook while on the
press.
N. H. S. Convention
Planned for March
Torchlight, local chapter of the
National Honor Society, will send
representatives to the annual state
honor society convention March 19,
20, and 21 in Winston-Salem.
Students of R. J. Reynolds High
School will play hosts to members
of the National Honor Society for
the three-day meet in March. All
discussion groups will carry the
theme of ‘Responsible Youth Citi
zens”.
Led by representatives to the
convention, eight discussion groups
will be conducted on the following
topics: National Honor Society’s Re
sponsibility to the Home: Its Re
sponsibility to School: to Other
Teenagers: to the Church; and to
its Community. Following the
periods of discussion a grand
assembly will be held for reports
of all groups.
Representatives will attend a
banquet Friday evening followed by
a dance: business sessions will con
vene Saturday morning, March 21.
Only one official delegate will rep
resent the local chapter of the Na
tional Honor Society, but other
members will be invited to discus
sion groups, the social gatherings,
and the business sessions as unoffi
cial delegates.
An inritatlon has been extended
to one of the members of Torch
light to lead one of the discussion
groups on The Natiwial Honor So
ciety’s Responsibility to Other
Teenagers.