HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
VOLUME XXIX
Calendar of Events
April 10-11—Charlotte Boys’
Choir (story, page 3).
April 14—Chapel Program—
Boys’ Glee Club, D.O.-D.E.
(story, page 1).
April 14-15—Piedmont Exec
utive Club.
April 16 — Chapel — Band’s
Spring Concert.
April 17-18 — Lion’s Club
sponsors Barber Shop Quartet.
April 18—State Junior Clas
sical League Convention (story,
page 1).
April 21-24 — State Music
Festival—Woman’s College.
April 30—Chapel—Dr.
Douglas, speaker.
April 30—PTA Meeting.
April 30-May 3—Washington
Trip.
Choir to Participate
In Annual Concerts
Members of the choir, directed
by Miss Eula Tuttle, will present
a program at Central Junior High
School today, April 10. This has
become an annual affair. Included
in the program are several spir
ituals, some sacred numbers, and
a few songs in a lighter vein.
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., APRIL 10, 1953
NUMBER 12
Annual Tests Given
To GHS Students
Several annual examinations are
being given during April. These
are all contests in which schools
from all over North Carolina will
participate.
Outstanding members of the al
gebra and plane geometry classes
will take part in the annual Mathe
matics contest which will be held
throughout the state on Friday,
April 17. Each school will send
its best contest paper to Chapel
Hill where it will be graded by
members of the faculty at the Uni
versity of North Carolina. First,
second, and third place ratings will
be awarded as well as a few hon
orable mentions.
The length of time allowed for
the test is three hours.
Those students who plan to par
ticipate in this contest are David
Kersey, David Heinzman, Robert
Smith, Hugh Van Landingham,
Hugh Gerringer, Ann Hunter, and
Richard Teague.
Each spring, the choir plans and
works toward the music festival
at Woman’s College. It will be held
this year on Aprir23-24. A selected
group will participate in the actual
vocal practice while the remainder
of the choir will observe. Voices
from 41 schools will Joe combined
in this program. A public concert
will be given by the chorus on Fri
day night, April 24.
All physics students will be given
the physics test by Mr. Johnson on
April 10. The test is sponsored
by the Extension Department of the
University of North Carolina to
stimulate interest in physics. Last
year five students from Greens
boro Senior High were placed the
five top students in the state taking
the test.
above are members of the panel to explain the work of/the
Bi
classes. Left to right, they are: Bobbie Jean Lackey, Burt
Mr. Phillip Weaver, and Sylvia Shore.
Junior Classical League
io Convene at Senior
All students in Miss Mitchell’s
French classes will participate in
the annual contest being held here
on April 15. Students have been
given copies of last year’s exam
to study the type of questions
given. Dictation and oral compre
hension are two of the topics on
which students will be tested.
Jester, Goodnight Named As Heads
Of Next Year's HIGH LIFE Staff
Martha Jester, rising senior, has
been named 1953-1954 editor of
High Life. She, with her newly-
elected staff which will officially as
sume its duties next September,
is responsible for this issue of the
paper.
Received Citizenship Award
Martha follows in the footsteps
of her mother, the former Betty
Brown, who was editor of High
Life when she was a senior at
GHS. A recent recipient of the'
Citizenship Award, Martha is a
silver star wearer and a member
of Torchlight and Quill and Scroll
national honor societies. This year
she serves as assistant editor of
High Life, which she represented
^t the National Scholastic Press
Association held in Chicago in No
vember. Martha Moore is editor
of this year’s staff.
Associate Editor
Assisting Martha Jester will be
Associate Editor Cordelia Good
night, who now serves as girls’
sports editor with Joanne Gourley.
Cordelia, a rising senior, and a
member of Quill and Scroll, was a
member of the advertising staff of
the paper in her sophomore year.
Business Manager will be Mary
Louise Shaw, who will replace Ful-
1am Cashion.
In charge of circulation and ex
change will be Marilyn Neerman,
replacing Patsy Eways. Marilyn
serves as make-up editor this year.
News and feature editors’.posts
will be filled by Dick Frank and
Nancy McGlamery.
Sports Writers
Loyd Pugh, Charles Rayle, and
Fritz Apple will serve as sports
writers.
Harriet Perkins has been selected
as girls’ sports editor.
Mary Ellen Kaelin and Martha
Ann Burnet will replace Jane
Zager and Barbara Still as proof
readers.
Photography and Art
Bob Johnson, who transferred to
GHS from a Chicago high school
last year, will take pictures for the
paper, and Walter Wright will have
charge of all art work.
Reporters for the 1953-1954 High
Life will be Miranda Godwin, Alma
Swinson, and Deane Darnell.
Assisting with this issue are the
members of first year journalism
class. They are Dottie Crews, Su-
sanne Chamblee, Bess Bach, Sue
Dryzer, and Brauna Jacobs.
Advisers
Miss Paula Abernethy is faculty
adviser of the staff and Mr. A. P.
Routh is financial adviser.
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ike-np. Standing left to right are Marilyn Neerman,
aw, Cordelia Goodnight, Martha Jester, and Nancy
ated left to right are Alma Swinson, Mary Ellen Kaelin, Dick Frank,
rriet Perkins, Deane Darnell, and Martha Burnett.
The state-wide convention of the
Junior Classical League will be
held in Greensboro on April 18.
This will be the second annual
meeting of the organization.
At 10:30 Stewart Colson, presi
dent of the Greensboro division of
the J.C.L., will give the welcome,
which will be followed by the key
note address presented by Mar
garet Ann Smith, a J.C.L. member
from Texas.
Lunch will be served in the
school cafeteria from 12:30-1:30,
after which the following commit
tees will give reports: Initiation,
Reidsville High; Finances, Boy-
den High; Constitutions, Bessemer
High; Program and Prospect, Le
noir High; Newspaper, High
Point; Nominations, Lee Edwards
of Asheville; Resolutions, Ruffin
High.
At 2:50 a group sing will be led
by Henrietta Reed and Claire Ja
coby. Jo Ann Osborne will ac
company on the piano. Following
this a speech will be presented by
Colonel S. G. Brady, U. S. Army,
a noted authority on Caesar and
also the author of “Caesar’s Gallic
Camp.”
Election of the new officers will
be held, followed by some skits,
songs, and. gafnes presented by
Ruffin High. Included in this en
tertainment will be action songs,
and a game to prove that “Latin
Can Be Fun.” After this enter
tainment the impressive installa
tion of officers will take place.
Officers of the Greensboro di
vision of the J. C. L. are as fol
lows: President, Stewart Colson;
Vice President, Bob Harrington;
Secretary, Kitten Barringer; Treas
urer, Paul Hennon.
Ramsey, Temko
Victors in Debate
Greensboro’s negative debating
team, consisting of Michael Temko
and Forbes Ramsey, won over High
Point’s affirmative team on March
31. The topic was “The Atlantic
Pact Nations Should Form a Fed
eral Union.”
Affirmative debaters Kitten Bar
ringer and Barbara Massey, lost
to the negative team of Winston-
Salem. The triangular debate was
held with teams from High Point,
Greensboro, and Winston - Salem
participating.
The district meet is being held
at Woman’s College today. The
winning teams will go to Chapel
Hill for the state meet.
Views on Honor System
Given at Open Forum
Students who participated in the
open forum which took place on
April 9 had a good chance to ex
press their views on the school
atmosphere here at G.H.S. In prep
aration for this events each home
room had carried on smaller dis
cussions a week in advance.
Mrs. Carlton Jester was the mod
erator of the assembly with Bill
Greene presiding. Bob Carlson, a
former student here, and Mrs. Rich
ardson Preyer were also present.
Betty Bell, Jimmy Armstrong,
Kelly Maness, Chris Velonis, Kitten
Barringer, and Bob Bell composed
the student panel.
One main purpose of the forum
was for the students to discover
what the “honor system” would
mean to them and if having it
would better our atmosphere.
Massey Heads Junior Project;
Class To Sponsor Tommy Floyd
Sponsored by the Juniors as a
class project. Tommy Floyd and
his band will be the main attraction
at the Greensboro Youth Center on
April 17.
Committee Chairman
Barbara Massey, chairman of the
project committee, has announced
that there will be a barbecue sup
per, after which the band will give
a performance, and then a square
dance in which everyone may par
ticipate.
This project has been under
taken by the Junior Class in co
operation with the Youth Center.
The party is for members of the
center and their parents only.
Several members of the class
are heading committeees for ad
vertising and arrangements. Local
radio and television studios have
donated time for the ads and the
school public address system will
also be used.
daily program on WFMY-TV. Radio
stations which have volunteered
time for the skits are WBIG,
WGBG, WCOG, and WFMY, Stu
dent writers for the scripts are
Kitten Barringer, Martha Jester,
Stewart Colson, Barbara Sharpe,
and Rose Wharton. Volunteers for
the class will present each of the
four 15-minute broadcasts.
Patton Heads Publicity
Annette Patton is chairman of
the publicity committee and will
write the television skit with the
aid of Miss Carole Stoker, who has a
Motifs Suggested
Bettie Jane Upchurch, chairman
of the decoration committee, re
ports that no definite scheme has
been worked out but that several
motifs have been suggested, each
carrying out the square dance
theme. Other members of the com
mittee are Rudy Marshburn, Mary
Helen Shelburne, and Bill Right-
sell.
Those in charge of the announce
ments at school are Joan Mulvey,
Mary Helen Shelburne, and Beckie
Schweistris. “Parents are invited
to the program with the idea of
showing them the kind of entertain
ment and activities sponsored by
the Youth Center,” says Barbara
Massey, president of the sponsor
ing class.
D.O.-Di. Io Hold
Panel Discussion
Mr. Philip Weaver to Act
As Moderator for Group
Members of the Distributive Edu
cation and Diversified Occupations
classes will participate in a panel
discussion designed to explain the
principles of the D.O.-D.E. program
next Tuesday in assembly.
J. P. Weaver, superintendent of
public instruction in Greensboro,
will be moderator for the group.
D.O. and D.E. classes form the
cooperative school-work program at
Senior High School. They involve
a cooperative arrangement between
the commercial and industrial en
terprises of the city and the high
school. These business establish
ments furnish part - time employ
ment to the students during school
ho.urs. Through employment the
students learn the manipulative
part of the job under actual work
ing conditions. The school facili
ties provide the technical subject
material related to the chosen vo
cation. D.O. and D.E. classes are
available to juniors and seniors
who meet the requirements and
who wish to prepare for certain
occupations before graduation from
high school.
Student Participants
Participating in the discussion
will be Bobbie Jean Lackey, for the
D.E. class; Sylvia Shore, who will
explain the office branch of the
D.O. class; and Burt Ozment, who
will be speaking for the trades
branch of the same class.
Also on the agenda is a brief
summation of each department by
its coordinator. Mrs. Margaret Hod
den will summarize the work of
the D.E. department; Mr. R. Thorpe
Jones will speak on the D.O. trades
class; and Miss Lucille Brown will
talk on the phases of D.O. office
work.
Co-Ordinators Explain
Miss Brown will present the final
registration information to the stu
dent body, and Mr. Jones will give
general information concerning
D.O. and D.E. dealing. The topics
will include training, selection of
students, school-credit, status and
pay on the job, schedule require
ments, and typical occupations.
A devotional will be presented
by Dottie Phillips. The Queen’s
Men, composed of Fritz Apple, Bill
Turner, Eddie Robbins, and Stew
art Cass, will conclude the program.
Massey to Represent
GHS at Girl's State
Woman’s College will be the
scene of the 1953 Girls’ State Con
vention sponsored by the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary. Barbara
Massey of 227 Spring Street, will
represent Senior High. Represent
ing Curry High School will be
Jean Abernethy.
Three hundred girls from North
Carolina will participate in the
event. Two girls will be chosen
from this group to represent North
Carolina at the Girls State Na
tional Convention.
April 18 Set As Date
For High School Day
The 10th annual High School
Day at the University of North
Carolina will be held this year
on April 18.
All the faculty members,
Senior Class members, and
other students and their par-
ents are invited to attend.
Guided tours will be con
ducted through the various
departments, buildings, and
dormitories. Special exhibits
are planned in the depart
ments, and special shows will
be given in the Morehead
Planetarium.
The annual Blue-White game
will be held in Kenan
Memorial Stadium and all who
are participating in the High
School Day activities may at
tend as guests of the Univer
sity and the Monogram Club.
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