HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
TOLUME XXIX
SEMOR HIGH SCHOOL. GREENSBORO, N. C., FEBRUARY 27. 1953
NUMBER 9
Thirteen Students Participate in Jaycee
Minstrel-Revue, February 25-27
The Jaycee Minstrel - Revue,
“Bells-A-Hoppin',” will be present
ed tonight ,9t 8 o’clock in the Senior
High School auditorium for the
third night in succession.
Thirteen Senior High girls will
take part in the musical production
directed by J. R. Bancroft, a pro
fessional associated with the John
B, Rogers Producting Company of
Fostoria, Ohio.
Those participating in the min
strel from G.H.S. are as follows:
Pat Helgesen, Chris Velonis, Bar
bara Prago, Nan Ayers, Jill Loman,
Nan Ahalt, Pat Joyce, Pat Leary,
Julianna Clark, Melburn Stubbs,
Gloria McQueen, Betty Carson, and
Susan Hege.
The show will open at the “Hotel
Be-Bop” with a scene involving
about 50 singers, dancers, and
actors.
Jo Usher will play the part of an
actress while 16 local girls will
Rabbi Rypins Speaks
At Weekly Assembly
Rabbi Fred Rypins of the Temple
Emanuel addressed the student
body in commemoration of
Brotherhood Week during * the
weekly assembly of February 17,
1953.
Michael Temko opened the pro
gram with the devotion. Following
the devotion, Stanley Wilson sang
“You’ll be Rounded Up In Glory,”
accompanied by Virginia Redhead.
The entire student body accom
panied by Miss Eula Tuttle sang
“America The Beautiful.”
The local chairman of the coun
cil of Protestants and Jews, Mrs.
Wallace Bourn, introduced Rabbi
Rypins by explaining the purpose
of Brotherhood Week and the con
struction of the National Confer
ence of Christians and Jews which
sponsors Brotherhood Week.
Rabbi Rypins opened his address
with the question: “What Is
America?” He went on to explain
the greatness of our country and its
people. “But best of all,” he said,
“they have built a great brother
hood.” He further stated that no
matter what your religion may be,
if you have the brain, ability, and
character you will get the job you
deserve. Rabbi Rypins concluded by
quoting the last few lines of
Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Ad
dress.
serve as the “show troupe” in the
next number, “Boogie Woogie Choo
Choo.”
In the skit, “Hey Rube,” Frank
Dunlap will be the bell captain;
Richard Herring, “Elmer,” Mahlon
Adams, a sleep-walker, and Vernon
Strickland will serve as hotel clerk.
A ballroom floorshow will feature
Pat Helgesen, a junior at G.H.S.,
and ten “hula girls,” Martha and
Jerry Schenk, William Sutherland,
Boyd Morris, Jeter L. Williamson,
Oka Hester, S. I. Stewart, Sr., Fred
Hitchcock, Reed Devane, D. D. Mc-
Dade, John Davis, S. T. Wyrick, Jr.,
and H. G. Bailey, Jr.
The first part of the show will
end with a “Fireman's Convention.”
The second act will be an old-
fashioned minstrel show with Hor
ace Kornegay as the intelocutor.
This performance of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce minstrel
revue “Bells-A-Hoppin’,” will end
a three-night run. Ray Menteri,
general manager of the production,
said that ticket sales have been
successful although none of the pro
ductions have been sold out.
Tickets tonight may be purchased
at the door of the school auditorium
or from a Jaycee member.
Rehearsals for the production, in
volving over 100 Greensboro citi
zens, have been underway for some
weeks.
Seniors Set Late April
Date ol Annual Trip
Seniors at Greensboro Senior
High School will be given the op
portunity to make their annual
pilgrimage to the nation’s capital
in April.
Busses will be provided for the
students, who will leave Greens
boro on Thursday, April 30, and
return on Sunday, May 3. The ap
proximate cost for both the round
trip ticket by bus and the hotel
lodging while there will be $28.
Some of the points of interest
that the group will visit will be
the Bureau of Printing and En
graving, the Supreme Court, the
Capitol, the White House, the Li
brary of Congress, and the Smith
sonian Institute. One evening of
entertainment will be offered at
either a baseball game or Glen
Echo Amusement Park.
.Mr. Routh has announced that
plans will be made soon if there
are enough Senior Class members
who show interest in going.
Sophs Boren, Woods Honored
For Behind-Scene Contributions
This week High Life honors
Lynn Boren and Charles Woods
for their contributions to the ac
tivities and projects of the sopho
more class. This is the third in a
series of articles giving credit to
BOREN AND WOODS
members of the various classes who
have rendered valuable but un-
Publicized aid in furthering class
undertakings.
Both Lynn and Charles have
taken leading roles in the govern-
iug activities of their class —
Charles being elected treasurer of
the group in the fall elections, and
Lynn serving as a representative
to the student council. Each of
these students also has musical
ability. Lynn is a member of Mr.
Hardman’s orchestra where she
plays the violin; Charles serves
under the direction of Mr. Hazel-
man as a saxophone player in the
training and marching bands. Also
in the music field, Lynn plays the
piano and is a member of the
.Junior Euterpe Club of Greens
boro.
Lynn volunteered to give up her
study during the first semester to
act as third period hostess in the
hall of the main building. She is
also a new member of the D. D. T.
social club here at Senior, and is a
special honor roll student.
In the capacity of treasurer of
the sophomore calss Charles has
been directly responsible for the
money made in the projects of the
group, some of which have been
the sale of class pins and movie
tickets. These projects were orig
inated to raise the class pledge to
Whirligig. In addition to his school
activities, Charles is an active Ex
plorer Scout and member of the
Order of the Arrow.
Charles, who by the way, is called
Woody by his friends, is a member
of the First Presbyterian Church.
Lynn attends West Market Street
Methodist Church and is active in
the MYF group there.
When asked what they like to, do,
each replied “nothing,” which ap
pears to be and understatement in
view of the previous statements.
Lynn is treasurer of home room 10
and Charles is secretary of home
room 15.
Journalism Society
Features Spearman
At Annual Assembly
Dr. Walter Spearman, professor
of Journalism at the University of
North Carolina, will be the speaker
at the Quill and Scroll assembly,
March 10.
Following his speech, “Tired Old
Words,” new members of Quill and
Scroll, International Honor So
ciety for High School Journalists,
will receive membership cards
and pins.
Dr.. Spearman, who was born in
Newberry, South Carolina, moved
to Charlotte in 1920 where he at
tended high school. Following his
graduation from the University of
North Carolina in 1929 he studied
at the University of Lyon in France
for one year. Besides holding the
position of professor of journalism
at the University of North Caro
lina, he is director of the North
Carolina Scholastic Press Institute
and writes a weekly book review
column, “The Literary Lantern,”
for state newspapers. Since 1948
he has served as moderator for the
annual Town Meeting on Books for
the Historical Book Club in
Greensboro.
He is especially interested in the
work of North Carolina writers and
has written many feature stories
on this subject.
DR. WALTER SPEARMAN
Commencement Schedule
Given to Seniors
D. E. Students Open
Annual Meeting Here
The Ninth Annual Convention of
the Distributive Education Clubs
of North Carolina begins today at
the Alumnae House of the Woman’s
College. The convention will be
held through Saturday, February
28.
Four delegates from Greensboro
under the direction of Mrs. Marg
aret Hodden, D. E. advisor, are at
tending the convention. They are
Mrs. Bobbie Jean Lackey, Carolyn
Lowdermilk, James Lester, and
Jimmy Clark.
Registration in the Alumnae
House at 10 A. M. begins the pro
gram. The first general session will
be held in the Virginia Dare Room,
with Harrill Jones of Gastonia, pre
siding. During this meeting, state
officers and a delegate to the Na
tional Convention will be nominat
ed.
An informal banquet will be held
in the ballroom of the O. Henry
Hotel during the evening, with the
Greensboro club in charge. Harold
Gale and his orchestra will furnish
the music for dancing.
The state officers and National
delegates will be elected on Satur
day, Colleen Hurly, state treasurer
of Greensboro, will give the finan
cial report. After the business has
been completed, the meeting will
be adjourned.
The officers of the Grensboro
clubs are: Senior Club, President,
Jimmy Clark; Vice-President, Mrs.
Bobbie Jean Lackey; Treasurer,
Betsy Walker, and reporter. Bob
Goldberg: Junior Club, President,
James Lester and Vice-President,
Carolyn Lowdermilk.
The Greensboro Club is the sec
ond largest in the state. Goldsboro
has the largest.
Greensboro has two Piedmont
District officers, Mrs. Bobbie Jean
Lackey, vice-president and Carolyn
Lowdermilk, associate president.
Preliminary plans for this year’s
Commencement program have
been announced, including several
important dates for the 397 seniors
expecting to graduate.
Graduation exercises are to be
held Thursday, May 28, and Class
Day is scheduled for Thursday,
May 21, at 9 a. m., followed by the
Senior Class luncheon at noon the
same day. Tentative plans are also
being made by the Junior Class
teachers for their annual tea, hon
oring seniors.
Award Day Set
Another important date is March
12, which is Award Day. At this
time, 20 to 30 cups, trophies, and
other awards are presented to out
standing students. Among these
awards are the $100 Sears-Roebuck
Scholarships given to the ten most
deserving seniors. Vocational prizes
are also presented at this time.
School Closes
Senior examinations begin Fri
day, May 22, and will continue the
following Monday and Tuesday.
Make-up exams for seniors are to
be given Wednesday, May 27.
School officially closes for every
one on Friday, May 29.
Dr. Redhead Accepts
Baccalaureate service is sche
duled for Sunday evening, May 24,
at the First Presbyterian Church
with the pastor. Dr. Redhead, as
speaker for the occasion. Dr. Red
head, a favorite assembly speaker, 1
has accepted a written invitation
to lead this important program.
Senior Prom
Preparations for the approaching
Commencement program are head-
Dramatics Students
Begin Rehearsals
For the annual dramatics con
test, March 19, between the Sopho
more, Junior and Senior classes,
rehearsals already are underway.
Sophomores, who will present the
one-act comedy, Nobody Sleeps,
have cast Alma Ruth O’Briant as
Daisy Busby; Mary Anne Boone as
Ada Busby: Elaine Anderson as
Glory Busby; Ann Dumaresq as
Mrs. Busby: Charles Young as
Spike. Doris Jean Richmond will
act as student director for the
group.
The cast of Special Guest, the
drama to be presented by the
Junior Class, includes Barbara
Massey as Nora Andrews; Dale
Pearce as John Andrews: Mike
Temko as Edward; Forbes Ramsey
as Robert Norton; and Frances
Strickland as Elaine Madison.
In the cast of Jacob Comes Home
are Nan Ahalt as Liese Braun;
Martha Moore as Magda Broun;
Billy Hiatt as Joseph Braun; Ann
Falk as Hulda; and Tommy Pearce
as Rudolph Huber.
On the night of the contest one
of these three plays will be judged
as the superior production. This
selection will be entered in the
state drama festival at Chapel Hill
April 18.
Miss Mozelle Causey will direct
each production.
Academic Contests
Planned for Spring
Announcements concerning the
five academic contests for North
Carolina high schools have been
made by the University of North
Carolina Extension Division and
the departments concerned of the
University in the spring of 1953.
The contests will include the fol
lowing high school subjects: Latin
Spanish and French.
Participation is open to all cred
ited North Carolina public high
schools. The physics contest will
be held April 10; the math con
test, April 17; the Latin contest,
May 8; Spanish contest. May 13;
and French, May 15.
Students planning to enter these
contests should notify their teach
ers before April 1.
DR. JOHN A. REDHEAD
ed by Miss Wales, who has charge
of Class Day arrangements, and
Miss McNairy, who is supervising
plans for the senior prom. Plans
for the big annual dance are now
in progress. The event is to be held
on the evening of Friday, May 22,
at the Greensboro Youth Center.
Samples Exhibited
Volunteer students representing
each senior room have already put
samples of invitations and cards
in every senior homeroom. Mem
bers of this committee are: Anne
Hobb, 6; Sylvia Phillips, 302; Barb
ara Farley, 12; Buddy Orrell, 305;
Richard Smith, 304; Lois Duncan,
307; Chris Velonis, 309; Bess Bach,
313; Susanne Chamblee, 311; Mar
jorie Johnson, 21; and Ann McKay,
315.
Faculty Dinner Held
Male members of the faculty of
Greensboro city schools held their
annual dinner last night at the
Guilford Dairy Club House.
All male personnel of Greens
boro city schools, including prin
cipals, and members of the main
tenance staff, attended. Members
of the school board were the spe
cial guests.
Planning committee for this an
nual gathering of fellowship and
fun were* J. T. Seawell, Elmer
Rankin, principal of Proximity
Junior High, and Mr. A. P. Routh.
Faculty and Staff
Additions Declared
New additions to Greensboro
Senior High School are two new
teachers and a new secretary. Mrs.
Julia Roe and Miss Jean Murray
have recently joined the faculty,
and Mrs. Margaret Malone has be
gun her duties as school secretary.
Mrs. Roe, taking over Mrs.
Bailey’s place in the math depart
ment, is a graduate of Wake Forest,
has a B. S. degree, and did post
graduate work at the University of
Louisville. She is the wife of the
new pastor of Magnolio Street Bap
tist Church and the mother of a
four-year old son. This is her first
real teaching job, although she has
had some experience as a substi
tute teacher.
Miss Murray, a High Point
native, is eplacing Mrs. Burch in
the commercial department. Grad
uating from Woman’s College in
January, she has a B. S. degree in
business administration. Her out
side interests pertain mostly to
knitting, bridge, and photography.
Mrs. Malone, who completed a
secretarial course at the College
for Secretaries, moved to Greens
boro about six months ago from
West Palm Beach, Florida. She is
taking over the position of secre
tary vacated by Mrs. Joan Hanson.
Mrs. Malone has previously been
a housewife and is interested in
tennis and swimming.