HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
VOLUME XXX
SENIOK HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., OCTOBER 16, 1953
NUMBER 3
Serving The Sophs
r,
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Making plans for the year at their first meeting are the newly elect
ed officers of the sophomore class. Seated are John Gardiner, presi
dent; and Janie Walters, secretary. Reading over their shoulders are
Dick Robinson, left, new treasurer of the group, and Jimmy Turner,
vice president.
Sophomore Class Officers Assume
Lead Of Largest Class In History
Recently elected Sophomore
Class officers are assuming their
duties for the 1953-54 term fol
lowing their election October 1
and 2.
They met with Mrs. Mary
Madlin, class adviser, October 5 to
discuss plans for the future of the
651 sophomores who compose the
largest class ever to enter Senior
High.
* John Gardiner was elected presi
dent; Jimmy Turner, vice-presi
dent; Janie Walters, secretary; and
Dickie Robinson, treasurer.
Elected to positions as Council
Representatives vi^re Zade Turner,
Sam LeBauer, Lisa Anderson, Gail
Kirkman, Eugene LeBauer, Wayne
Griffin, Pat Haley, and Louis Glas
cock.
John Gardiner, president, is the
past president of Lindley Elemen
tary and Junior High Schools. He
was last year’s recipient of the
Civitan Citizenship Award, the
Johnson Cup, awarded to the ideal
student and was voted "Most Like
ly to Succeed.”
Jimmy Turner, vice-president,
was the president of Central Junior
High. He was also recipient of the
Civitan Award.
The American Legion Award was
presented last year to Janie Wal
ters, secretary. While at Lindley,
she was also cheerleader and elec
tions chairman.
Dickie Robinson, treasurer, was
given the Coach’s Outstanding
Sportsman Award and was voted
Students Taking
Drivers Course
Two boys and 10 girls are now
taking the student drivers course
which is instructed by Mr. Oscar
Williamson of the Greensboro Po
lice Department.
This course is offered to- stu
dents 16 years of age and over
during their free period or one
hour before and after school.
Due to the large number of stu
dents wishing to take the course,
priority is given to seniors then
juniors then sophomores.
October 8 was the opening date
for the second course which will
continue through October 28.
In the class from 8 o’clock-9
o’clock are Ann Henderson and
Joan Prince; from 9 o’clock-10
o’clock are Nan Ayers and Betty
Jean Stamey; from 10 o’clock-11
o’clock are Barbara Conner and
Patsy Bell; from 11 o’clock-12
o’clock are Sara Robertson and
Joanne Saleeby; from 1:30-2:30 are
John Covert and Archie Redell;
from 2:30-3:30 are Cordelia Good
night and Dot Phillips; from 3:30-
4:30 are Pat Helgeson and Patsy
Jones.
“Most Likely to Succeed” at Cen
tral.
John Gardiner, speaking in be
half of these officers and the entire
Sophomore Class stated, “Our main
objective at present is to raise $200
for Whirligig, and I feel confident
that we will far exceed our quota.”
High Life Staffer
AppearsOnPanel
Harriett Perkins, girls’ sport edi
tor for High Life, appeared on the
Sports Writing Panel, October 10
at the meeting of the North Caro
lina Student Press Institute held j of $100. Both of these are offered
Information On Aids
To Coilege Entrants
Availabieln Room 64
Information on scholarships of
fered by colleges all over the na
tion may be obtained from Miss
Lucille Browne, director of guid
ance, in room 64.
Scholastic ability, leadership, and
character, with some consideration
as to the need of the individual,
are the main requirements for ap
plication for most of the scholar
ships, according to Miss Browne.
College Board Tests, given on
December 5, January 9, and March
13 in this district, are required for
students applying for aid at some
of the schools. Early November is
the deadline for applications at
these places.
“There are many scholarships
and loans open to nursing students
now,” says Miss Brown. Three $500
and three $100 grants are offered
at the Duke School of Nursing. A
$1000 liberal arts course and nurs
ing degree aid is given each year
at Radcliffe College, and there is
also a Kellog nursing scholarship.
Students who meet the require
ments of the Presbyterian Church
of the United States may receive
one of 20 scholarships ranging in
value from $100 to $2000 yearly.
These are open only to Presbyterian
students to be used at a Presby
terian school. Davidson. Agnes
Scott, Queens, Lees McRae, and
Peace College are on the accepted
list of schools.
At the University of North Car
olina there is the Josephus Daniels
grant, $500 for up to four years of
study, the H. Worth Jackson Me
morial which gives two scholarships
for four years, and the Marvin B.
Smith award, four $400 aids for
students of Business Administra
tion, renewable for up to four years.
State College at Raleigh offers
eight scholarships for boys in the
fields of science, engineering, and
agriculture. '
Home economic students may_ap-
ply for help from the Kroger Foun
dation, which offers two $200 schol
arships, or the Sears Roebuck grant
College Day To Be Held
On Wednesday, Oct. 21
at Chapel Hill.
The panel, moderated • by Mr.
Wade Woodall, adviser of the Wil
son News, discussed the many prob
lems involved in writing a good
sports column.
Among the problems discussed
were the use of too much sports
slang and the lack of original ways
which sports stories could be
presented.
It was stated that a good sports
writer knows the game and could
thus eliminate the use of slang
forms. Mr. Woodall said, “Simplic
ity signifies a first-rate news writer
in any field of reporting, whether
it be sports or straight news.”
Harriett suggested that live action
pictures brighten a sports page
considerably. She cited in particu
lar the unusual picture which ap
peared in the October 2 issue of
High Life. This shot revealed two
Whirlie players dreaming of that
night’s game while in class.
Others attending the same con-,
ference were Martha Jester, Cor
delia Goodnight, Martha Burnet,
Mary Louise Shaw, Marilyn Neer-
man, Lynn Cochrane, and Miss
Paula Abernethy, High Life ad
viser.
at W. C. There is also the Mina
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9 New Members Named
To Journalism Society
Entries in the competition for
membership in Quill and Scroll
have been graded by the judges
and nine new members will be in
ducted into the society soon.
WHIRLIGIG staff members who
were selected are Joyce McNamara,
Nancy Jo Smith, Dava Cashwell,
Holly Deifell, Amanda McConnell,
and Joe Clapp. Representatives
from HIQH LIFE chosen as mem
bers are Marilyn Neerman, Martha
Burnet, and Nancy McGlamery.
Judges graded the entries on the
basis of originality and treatment
of the subject. Essays, monologues,
poems, and short shorts were con
tributed by prospective members.
To be eligible for this interna
tional honorary society for high
school journalists a student must
maintain an average of 90 or above
and must be a member of the staff
of one of the publications. The
board of three judges from the
English faculty also rated the sub
mitted articles for creativeness and
potentiality of the writer.
$610 Of P. T. A. Funds
To Be Used By Students
Approximately $610 of the P. T.
A. funds for the present year have
been allotted for almost exclusive
use of the students, according to
the budget accepted by the finance
committee.
H. A. Gordan, chairman qf the
committee on finance, has an
nounced that a $200 item has been
set aside for aid to the WHIRLI
GIG. Also the P. T. A. has voted
two $25 savings bonds which will
be presented to the best all round
senior boy and girl at the end of
the year.
Expenses for one delegate to
Boys’ State are also provided in the
budget to the amount of $37.50.
The Woman’s Auxiliary of the Am
erican Legion post here pay the
cost of sending a delegate to Girls’
State.
Money for the annual college day
and for social standards day, a $200
sum, is given the school by the
P. T. A. Another item on the list
which will be used exclusively by
the students is the $100 recreation
allotment. Student lunch aid is also
provided through the contributions
of the association. The total budget
for the year is $992.25.
Bible Club Organized;
Hoids First Meeting
One hundred and twenty-two stu
dents attended the organizational
meeting of the Bible Club at the
Mayfair Cafeteria last Tuesday
night at 6:30.
Reverend D. D. Holt spoke about
the problems of young people and
the Christian solution. Dr. Holt is
the director of the.Methodist Col
lege Foundation for North Caro
lina.
Plans to continue having regu
lar meetings with speakers, panels,
and discussion groups are featured
as part of the program. Plans to
undertake various service projects,
this year are underway. It Is com-1
posed of members of Mrs. Ran-J
dolph’s Bible classes j
Officers were elected for the first
semester. They are David Sox, pres
ident, Sammy Walker, vice-presi
dent, and Phyllis Brooks, secre
tary. These officers along with the
council, which is composed of a
boy and girl from each class, will
conduct the business of the club.
To decide which college is best
for the individual is the purpose of
the annual College Day, to be held
here Wednesday, October 21.
■Representatives from the various
colleges will be here from 9 o’clock
to 12 o’clock for Senior High stu
dents and parents and from 1:30 to
3:30 for county schools.
All juniors and seniors are eligi
ble to talk with the college dele
gates along with their parents who
are urged to come. Miss Lucille
Browne, general director of the
day, asks that everyone taking part
have definite questions in mind to
ask the representatives. They will
have such information as entrance
requirements, curriculum, extra-’
curricula activities, in what fields
the college specializes, social life,
when application must be made,
available scholarships, and means
of self-help at college.
Issued Invitation
All junior and senior colleges in
the state have been issued an in
vitation, and any out-of-state col
leges who ask to, may come.
Most students who wanted to
have signed the slip of paper tell
ing their preference in colleges.
On Wednesday these cards will be
sent back to the home rooms. This
is the permit which allows the
pupils to see the college repre
sentative at the appointed period.
All the members of the different
home rooms will be excused from
class at one of the' first three per
iods to talk with the delegates, who
will be in either the library or ad
joining study halls.
Browne, Routh Direct
Miss Browne and Mr. A. P. Routh
have had the job of overall direct
ing. Under them are several co
hostess groups in charge of such
jobs as giving the representatives
lunch and showing them around.
These are Torchlight, advised by
Miss Sara Mims; D. O. office prac
tice group, advised by Mrs. Kathryn
McEntire; Jiome economics, advised
by Miss Mary Yqrk; and the li
brary assistants, advised by Miss
Mildred Herring and Mr. Charles
Brinkley.
The committee, chosen from
these three groups, is made up of
Joyce Steele, Torchlight, Dot Cau
dle, D. O., Loreeta Stanly, library
assistants, and Jo Anna Nesby and
Mary Call, home economics.
The following colleges will be
represented here: Agnes Scott Col-
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Whirligig Campaign
WHIRLIGIG book sales cam
paign was begun Wednesday,
October 14 and will continue
through Tuesday, October 20.
Barbara Jamieson, business
manager of the annual, has an
nounced that the goal in the
drive is 1100 copies. Home
rooms are handling the sales
with booster speeches and pos
ters from the staff members.
Each copy is $4.50.
TV Panels Discuss Fire, Highway Safety
Highway safety and fire preven
tion were the topics under discus
sion on two television programs
presented recently in which sev
eral high school students partici
pated.
During Fire Prevention Week a
panel discussion was presented on
both radio and t. v. Michael Temko
was the moderator and Forbes
Ramsey, Barbara Massey, Dale
Pearce, and Betty Sink participated
in the talk.
When interviewed after the pro
gram, Michael commented, “I hope
the people of Greensboro have
profited by this program. It’s very
important to take every precaution
against fire.”
Danger and destruction wrought
fire, its causes, and methods of
prevention were brought up by the
panel members.
WFMY-TV has inaugurated a
new panel which will be done each
Friday at 5:15 p. m. by members of
the speech and dramatics classes on
the topic “Highway Safety.”
Sponsored by the Greensboro
Police Department, the program
will consist of the discussion of
questions sent in by viewers. Chief
of police, Jeter L. Williamson, is
the moderator of the group. Panel
members for the first program were
Margaret Kinsey, Dale Pearce, Gin
ger Brauns, and Rudy Marshburn.
Each week a different panel will
be selected by Miss Mozelle Causey,
dramatics coach, to appear on the
telecast.
Prizes will be awarded to those
viewers who submit the best ques
tions for discussion by the panel.
Mary Ann Boone, Bob Parker,
Charlie Davis, and Michael Temko
were recipients of prizes on the
first show.
This week the members on the
panel were Harvey Knox, Holly
Deifell, Michael Temko, and Paula
Tuttle.
Schlag On Panel
For Red Cross
Nancy Schlag, president of the
Senior High Junior Red Cross, ap
peared on a panel of four during
the annual meeting of the Greens
boro Chapter of the American Red
Cross held at Brooks School Sep
tember 25.
Others appearing on the panel
were Mr. George Bradham, Chair
man of the Greensboro Chapter;
Mrs. Howard West, Chairman of
the Graduate Nurses Committee;
and Reverend C^l Herman, Vice-
Chairman of the ’Sisaster Commit
tee and Chairman of the Home
Services Committee.
The theme of Nancy’s talk con
cerned the various functions of
the Junior Red Cross. In mention
ing these functions Nancy stated,
“We in the Junior Red Cross try
to show our friendship to world
neighbors by sending gift boxes
and school chests.”
She also told of the services ren
dered to veterans in hospitals, sold
iers at Fort Bragg, and patients at
O’Teen.
In closing she expressed her
opinion that the spirit of the Junior
Red Cross was captured in the
Pledge.
“We believe in Service for others,
for our country, our community,
our school, in health of mind and
body to fit us for better human re
lations throughout our world. We
have joined the American Junior
Red Cross to help achieve its aims
by working together with members
in our town and other lands.”