Seniors Elect 28 Superlatives By Secret Ballot To Represent Class In *54
Released for the first time since
ballots were counted secretly last
Monday are the names of the 28
superlatives of the class of ’54.
Jimmy Powell, president of the
Senior Class, and Miss Eula Tuttle,
adviser, were in charge of the bal
loting which was done by the mem
bers of the Senior Class last Friday
morning. i ual are Rose Wharton and Forbes
The most popular couple among | Ramsey,
the seniors is Frances Strother and ■ Listed as the most talented are
Kelly Maness, while the most like- Barbara Massey and George Ear
ly to succeed are Martha Jester! tholomew. Joyce Steele and Sam-
and Johnny Carroll. my Walker were cited as the
Marian Cornelius and Stewart friendliest. Betty Bell and Jimmy
Cass were voted the seniors with Powell were rated the most co'ur-
the best personality. Most intellect- ' teous.
Dependability was the important
quality representing Bettie Jane
Upchurch and Stewart Colson. Vot
ed most athletic were Jean Bate
man and Wayne Wyrick.
Pat Price were listed as the sweet
est couple.
Nan Ayers and Jack King were
chosen wittiest. Gloria Gilmore
was voted prettiest co-^d, and Tom
my McDonald most handsome boy.
Cutest girl among the seniors, Best-dressed seniors, Henrietta
is Beckie Schweistris, while class- i Reed and David Lambeth, corn-
mates chose Wallace Freemon as j plete the list of the 53-54 superla
the cutest boy. Bootsie Fowler and I tives.
HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
VOLUME XXX
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., OCTOBER 30. 1953
NUMBER 4
Annual College Day Termed Success;
Students Interview 62 Representatives
Educaiors Selecf Theme
For Week Of Nov. 8-15
American Education Week will
begin Sunday, November 8th
and will conclude November 15.
The week’s theme will be “Good
Schools Are Your Responsibility,”
and there will be an individual
theme for each day during Edu
cation Week.
Wednesday, November 11, dur
ing parent visitation hours, par
ents will visit the numerous
schools in the city. Wednesday
night, the Greensboro teachers
will be guests at a dinner. Rev.
George Heaton of Charlotte will
be the principle speaker
On Friday, industry will visit
the schools, and at noon, the
schools will close. Greensboro
teachers and industrialists will
lunch together after school has
closed Friday afternoon. Teachers
will visit various industries in the
city as a conclusion to American
Education Week.
Revival Of Homespun
Chosen As Project
HOMESPUN, former literary
quarterly published by G. H. S.
students, is the project for the
year chosen by members of Quill
and Scroll.
Kitten Barringer, project chair
man. has announced that plans for
possible revival of the book are
under way and the group has. de
cided to publish at least one issue
this year.
Individual students and English
teachers will be invited to submit
material, the best of which will be
published.
Society members and a commit
tee from the faculty will choose
the selections to be printed. Early
January is the tentative publication
date. Copies of the book will be
sold to interested students for $.25.
Humor, poetry philosophy, short
stories, anecdotes, and descrip
tions are among the classifications
into which contributions will be
divided.
Representatives of 62 colleges
visited Senior High Wednesday,
October 21, for the annual College
Day.
Approximately 500 G. H. S. stu
dents visited the conference tables
during the morning, and County
school students were invited for
the afternoon session.
Mr. Charles Hendricks, repre
sentative from Guilford College,
stated, “I think this college day
has been very successful. The hos
tesses have been very cordial and
cooperative. This is the best one I
have attended this week, and I have
been to three others.”
Sponsored jointly by D. O. and
library clubs, home economics
classes, and Torchlight the sched
ule for the day included refresh
ments in the morning and a lunch
eon for the delegates and hostesses
beside informal talks with interest
ed students.
“College Day here at Senior has
in my opinion been very successful.
The organization, especially, has
been outstanding,” commented Mr.
Roger Gibbs of Elon College.
Representative from High Point
College, Mr. Grady Whicker, com
plimented the students on their
display of interest in the schools
and their effort to get more infor
mation about them.
Best Citizens Announced i
By Schoiarship Committee
Best citizens from the senior,
junior, and sophomore classes were
announced recently by Kitten Bar
ringer, chairman of the scholar-
ship committee. |
Joyce Steele, daughter of Mr. i
and Mrs. W. D. Steele of 1404
Batleground Avenue and Stewart
Colson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Grady Colson of 112 West Avon
dale Drive have been chosen from
the Senior Class. Joyce is presi
dent of Torchlight and Stewart is
page editor of WHIRLIGIG and
vice president of the honor society.
In the Junior Class Phyllis
Brooks and R. B. Arthur have been
chosen by classmates and teachers
to receive the scholarship pins.
Phyllis is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. T. H. Brooks of 415 Sun
set Drive, and R. B. is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Arthur of
4115 Walker Avenue. Phyllis is
president of home room 10 and
secretary of the Bible council.
R. B. is treasurer of the student
body.
Chosen for this honor from the
sophomore class were Julia Mc-
Nairy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
R. W. McNairy of Route 97, and
Louis Glascock, son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. T. Glascock of 905 Mag
nolia St.
Above is shown a typical scene from College Day which was held
October 21. Pictured left to right are: Anna Huffine, Marilyn Park, Avfl
Alexander, Patsy Addison, Carolyn Boone, Nancy Jo Smith, Patty
Wolfe, and Tini Rae Chambers with Mr. J. C. Drake Wake Forest
representative.
JOHNNY CARROLL
Johnny Carroll Receives
West Point Appointment
Notified of his candidacy
for appointment to West Point
recently was Johnny Carroll,
member of the 1954 graduat
ing class.
Representative Carl T. Dur
ham notified Johnny that he
is the principal candidate for
the appointment from the
sixth Congressional District
and must pass the entrance ex
amination to be accepted into
the military academy.
Johnny is an active member
of the Civil Air Patrol unit
here and this summer was an
exchange cadet to France.
During his junior semesters he
served as a marshall and was
president of his home room
in both sophomore and junior
years.
When asked for a statement
about his pending appointment
Johnny exclaimed, “I was very
happy and excited upon hear
ing this neT^^, and I consider
it a great honor to have the
opportunity to attend an insti
tution which has held the re
spect and admiration of the
American people as long as
West Point has. I have hoped
for this day for the past four
years.”
72 Sludents Allain
Special Honor Roll;
Seniors Lead List
Seniors' led the special honor
roll for the first six weeks grad
ing period as 30 students attained
an average of 95 or better.
Next on the list is the Sopho
more Class with 25 honor grade
students. Juniors place third with
17. for a total school list of 72
pupils.
Special Honor Roll
SENIORS:
Students placed on the special
roll in room 24 were Patsy Addi
son, Ann Alexander, George Ar-
tope. and Kitten Barringer; room
202. Dorothy Bristow; room 16,
Betty Lou Cudd; room 204. Jane
Gerringer and Cordelia Goodnight:
room 102, Marietta Hinshaw and
Martha Jester; room 300. Mary
Ellen Kaelin and Martha Leonard;
room 1, Joyce McNamara, George
Makely, Kelly Maness, Marceline
Moss, and Jane Mulvey.
Those who made special in room
12 were Martha Sue Ray, Jean
Robbins, and Barbara Sharpe;
room 306, Burt Ozment; room 3,
Mary Helen Shelburne, Nancy
Shelton, Nancy Jo Smith, Frances
Stafford, and Joyce Steele; room
103, Mary Ann Thomas. Dawn
Tucker and Bettie Jane Upchurch;
room 7, Rose Wharton
JUNIORS;
Rachel Allen and Glenda Amos
are the special roll students from
room 317. Those from room 10 are
Phyllis Brooks, Barbara Callisher,
Jane Cheek, and Martha Ann
Burnet: room 23, Bob Cowan and
Sally Durham; room 200, Barbara
Flynn and Susan Graham.
In,room 5 Susan Hege and Eu
genia Hickerson were placed on
special: from room 301, Alan Puitz
and Julie Redhead; room 206, Sue
Simmons; and room 305 Beth
Westphal and Martha Wilkins.
SOPHOMORES:
Three of the 25 sophomores are
from room 317. They are Laura
Adams, Lisa Anderson and Linda
(Continued on Page Three)
Cast For ^One Foot In Heaven’
Announced By Mozelle Causey
Origin Of All Saints* Eve
Shows Festival Customs
Weird witch cackles that rent
the erie darkness and the tradi
tional game of “trick or treat” are
not so far a cry from the original
celebration of October 31 as one
might think. It is the popular be
lief that on this day anything can
happen. This idea is not a new one
for it was originated over 2,000
years ago. It was at this time of
year that the great Roman Empire
gave its autumn festival in honor
of Pamona, goddess of fruit and
gardens.
Later, the people of Britain and
Gaul who had been conquered by
the Romans added some of their
customs for autumn festivals. It
was they who believed that the
witches sweeped the skies and
elves turned the sober men into
the ridiculous. Samon, god of
death, was believed to walk .Aboard
at that time with those who had in
the past year descended into the
not so happy hunting grounds.
Together they would visit all who
were not living lives that were
above reproach. The Druids,
priests of the early Britains, also
built bonfires into which they cast
their magic powders. A small stone
repres^mting each person present
was p aced in the dying embers
and if one was displaced, the per
son whom it represented was sure
to die within the coming year.
After the spread of Christianity,
November 1 was made a holiday
honoring all the saints. The eve
of that day was called All Hallo
ween, meaning the “holy eve” of
All Saints’ Day.
Many of these ancient pagan
customs h a ve . survived, and
thus the now civilized world cele
brates this holiday in the same way
its ancestors did those, many years
ago.
Studenf Council Congress
In Session October 25-27
Albemarle High School was host
to this year’s Student Coun
cil Congress which was in session
October 25-27.
Delegates from Greensboro Sen
ior High School who attended the
meeting were Kelly Maness, Stew
art Cass, and Miss Dorothy Mc
Nairy. The congress opened on
Sunday afternoon and continued
through noon on Tuesday as the
delegates compared notes and ac
complishments of the past year and
shared plans for the coming
months.
Delegations from every school in
the state that has a student coun
cil were present.
At these meetings various school
problems were discussed. The
many ways in which the student
council can influence the attitude
and organization of a student body
were also discussed.
Roles have been cast for the first
play of the year, “One Foot in
Heaven,” to be given by Miss Mo
zelle Causey’s dramatics class on
November 20.
Forbes Ramsey will be Rev. Wil
liam Spence; Barbara Massey,
Hope Spence; George Cox, Hart-
zell; Alma Ruth O'Brient, Eileen;
Bootsie Fowler, Maria; Ginger
Brauns, Louise; Micheal Temko,
Dr. Romer; Mary Ann Boone, Moll;
David Sox, Ronny; Eleanor Pear-
man, Letty; Paddy Sue Wall, Mrs.
Sandow; Alma Swinson, Mrs. Dig-
by; Dale Pearce, Georgie; Gloria
McQueen, Mrs. • Cambridge; Ann
Fry, Mrs. Jellison; Charles Younce,
Major Cooper; Rudy Marshburn,
Bishop Sherwood.
“One Foot in Heaven” is a three-
act comedy based on a book by
Hartzell Spence and dramatized by
Anne Martens. The plot is concern
ed with the trials and tribulations
of a minister’s family after just
moving to a new town. The play’s
many complications include the
splitting of Rev. Spence’s congre
gation, his son getting thrown in
jail, and the minister’s almost get
ting dismissed from the clergy.
To help produce the play several
committees have been chosen. The
student directors are D. Ann Welch
and Ann Dumaresq. Jo Bullard is
the business manager. In charge of
stage and scenery are Buddy
Haynes, Ashton Edwards, Jalna
Eaton, and Judy Levine. Peggy
Kinsey, Ann Fry, D. Ann Welch#
and Joanne Plott are the ticket
committee. Sound effects will be
done by Robert Ward. The poster
committee is composed of Betty
Sink, David Sox, Alma Ruth O’-
Brient, and Gloria McQueen. The
properties committee is composed
of chairman Cassie Flatow and
Charles Young. Barbara Massey,
Dale Pearce, Ruby Marshburn, and
Alma Swimson are in charge of
publicity. Those on the make-up
committee are Dale Pearce, chair
man, Raoula Bach, Martha Bright,
Deanna Dickenson, Pat Miskelly,
Joanne Plott, and Betty Sink.
Those on the costumes committee
are Martha Bright, chairman, Cas
sie Flatow, Bootsie Fowler, Gloria
McQueen, Mary Ann Boone, and
Ginger Brauns. In charge of pro
grams are Betty Sink, D. Ann
Welch, and Paddy Sue Wall.
The date for the play has been
tentatively set for November 20 if
the auditorium is completed by
then.
Mr. W. C. Burton from Reidsville
visited the class on October 21 to
give his interpretation of the role
of Rev. Spence. Mr. Burton spent
his summer at Flatrock Summer
Theater and was in “One Foot in
Heaven” while there. From this
he was able to give many facts
about its production.