HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O, Henry
VOLUME XXX
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., SEPT. 17, 1954
NUMBER 1
Senior H Greets
New Faculty
GHS has nine new teachers add
ed to the faculty this year. For
some, this is their first year of
teaching. For others, it is nothing
new. The only question that arises
in the minds of surrounding teach
ers and students is, “Can they hold
out?”
New teachers, just, as sopho
mores, lost their way about GHS
the first few days. They too, have
many questions to ask. To help
them with their problems, each
teacher is assigned a shadow. These
shadows are teachers who have
taught here a few years. The
shadow is there to help the new
teacher with class, reports, records,
and any other business or question
he may have.
The new teachers and a small
portion of their history is as fol
lows:
MRS. KATHERYN AYERS, who
was born in Lexington, North Car
olina, went to college at W. C. U.
N. C. She has had previous teach
ing experience at Waynesville High.
Waynesville, North Carolina, where
she taught the eighth grade. She
also taught home economics for
two years just outside of Lexing-
Showing just which is the right door to enter is Larry Cox, GHS
squad. He along with the other squads are helping to regulate the
increased flow of traffic brought by the influx of new students.
C. U. IM. C. She taught at Brevard
Jr. College for seven years. Mrs.
Hundley, practically a new bride,
was married this past April. Her
shadow is Mrs. Cordelia Walke.
Chief Cowan Names
MB. JACK LUTTRELL, the ^
only new male addition to the fac- .
ulty of Senior High school, hails! Bob
from the town of Shulls Mills.! ^owan chief and Mr. Donovan
, M A u - .V, ~ i North Carolina. Although Mr. Lut- faculty adviser, has as-
ton. Mrs. Ayers, who is the new j^ell seem new to most chemistry! ‘be responsibilities of keep-
ntr= alumni I‘Og ‘be large amount of traffic
Enrollment Breaks Record
With 1,641 Total Students
TT* 1 T -TV ' Enrollment at Senior High for
Jr^ irst XTI^n Life Freci this school year is a record break-
I er with the exception of the enroll-
I ment in 1936 when the total of
j GHS pupils reached a high of ap-
I proximately 1700. At that time.
fhis first issue of HIGH
LIFE is free of charge in ac
cordance with the school pol
icy.
The annual subscription
drive will be opened on Wed
nesday, September 23, by the
staff members. Rates are 50
cents a semester.
assistant librarian for GHS, says
that everything has worked out
just fine and it is wonderful.
Columbia, North Carolina, is the
home town from which Miss
JOYCE BATEMAN comes. She
teaches commercial subjects here
at GHS. She attended W. C. U. N.
C. and did student teaching here
last year. Her outside interests
consists of collecting sheet music
and foreign postal cards.
MISS DIXIE POE HUSKE comes
from Fayetteville, North Carolina.
She attended Greensboro College
and has had previous teaching ex
perience at a high school in Hope
Mills, North Carolina. Miss Huske.
who teaches algebra, enjoys sew
ing outside of her school work. She
has Miss Ida Belle Moore for her
shadow.
MRS MARTHA HUNDLEY, who
teaches commercial studies, hails
from Louisburg, North Carolina.
She attended Eastern Carolina in
Greenville, North Carolina, and W.
may remember him in the years in a smooth manner,
of 1950 and 1951. The army then Seniors selected to aid Bob in
claimed him for two years, and
he has now come back to try again,
under the shadow of Mrs. Nellie
Kate Blackburn.
TalAig over Miss Paula Aber-
nethy’s job as HIGH LIFE staff
adviser and sophomore English
teacher is MISS PEGGY ANN
JOYNER, who is from Siler City.
North Carolina. Miss Joyner has
taught at Central School in Greens
boro as a student teacher, but
Tdels as if she likes teaching at
Senior better because she said,
“You feel more on your own.” Miss
Joyner attended Greensboro Col
lege. Although teaching school
takes up much of her time, she
finds time to make all of her
clothes.
Greensboro is the home grounds
for MISS JOANN SCOTT, who
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Paper Staff, Adviser
Assume New Dufies
"Miss Peggy Ann Joyner has re
placed Miss Paula Abernethy as
adviser to the 1954-55 HIGH LIFE
staff.
Serving as editor of this year’s
paper is Martha Ann Burnet, sen
ior.
Lynn cochrane, junior, is assist
ant editor. Her' co-assistant was
to have been Jimmy Turner; but
. ... ^ moving to Great Falls,
the traffic situation around the South Carolina, she will serve this
school building are R. B. Arthur | position alone.
Steve Arthur. Jim Bilisoly, Don . In the capacity of business man
ager is Mary Louise Shaw. She has
charge of finances for HIGH LIFE
Ads will be supervised by Bar-
DeSanto, Taylor Doggett, Brantley
Edwards, Bob Grant, Fred Hutton,
and Dave McGraw. ^ar-
Other squad, members include! bara Lindley, advertising manager
Ed Morrissett, Norman Odyniec, | Feature editors are Donna Oliver
Alan Pultz, Banks Ritchie, Bill; and Diane Schwartz, while Dick
Simpson. Herbert Taylor. Lanny. Robinson is news editor
Voight, Larry Cox, Doug White, and, Working as copy editor i«; Fn
Charles Woods. • i genia Hickerson with Pat Frazier
The duties of the traffic mem-: Rica Boggs, and D. Ann Welch
bers are to emphasize that students! assisting her in proofreading
ascend and descend the correct' . s-
however, junior high was included
in the school, and thus, it is cor
rect to say that the present total
of 1641 students on roll sets the
record.
Every available bit of space is
being put to use, and as a result,
home rooms are in the gym and
band room, creative writing is be
ing taught in the conference room
of the library, Mrs. Everhart has
a 'study hall in the balcony of the
auditorium, and Mr. Glenn is
teaching history in the auditorium.
There is also a home room in the
audio-visual room, 101.
The Sophomore Class is ' the
largest in history, numbering 606.
The Junior and Senior classes are
composed of approximately 500
students each.
There are roughly 150 more stu
dents at Senior this year than last,
and since the average class room, is
said to contain 30 pupils, ideally
there should be five more class
rooms and teachers.
Since the laying of the corner
stone of the main building in 1928,
it has been necessary for expan
sion, and in the course of time,
I the science, vocational, cafeteria,
I and gym buildings were added,
j Plans have been proposed for a
o. I new building which will contain
^ ^ , . I V, sports are edited by Jerrv 1 home economics’ classrooms, thus,
st^airs, t^o prevent pushing, hurrymgi Farber, while Alma Ruth O’Briant lending the rooms which they now
through the buillings and on stairs j is girls’ sports editor. Jerry’s staff ! possess in the Science Building
and to keep the students moving at; is composed of Jim Martin and to other classrooms.
Homerooms Elect Officers
For New School Year
Senior’s 50 home rooms have. Redhead, secretary;
elected officers for the 1954-55 Pearce, treasurer.
and Anne
school year. The 14 senior, 15
junior, and 21 sophomore rooms
have each chosen a president, vice-
president, secretary, and treasurer.
Senior Home Rooms
In room 317 Rachel Allen will
serve as president. She will be as
sisted by Rita Boggs, vice-prei-
dent; Johnnie Bolick, secretary;
and R. B. Arthur, treasurer.
Officials in room 200 are Bob
Cowan, president; Julianna Clark,
vice-president; Sally Durham, sec
retary; and Holly Deifell, treas
urer.
Terry Garrison will act as presi
dent of room 5. Assisting her will
be Barbara Garner, vice-president;
and Barbara Flynn, secretary-
tr •“sr
President of room 14 is Glenn
HancucK. Other oiiicers are Gary
Hester, vice-president; Norma Han-
ner, secretary; and Henry Hamil
ton, treasurer.
In home room 101 president
Freddy Hutton will be assisted by
by Sylvia Kimbro, vice-president;
Judy Johns, secretary; and Martha
Hyams, treasurer.
In room 8 officers include Jerry
Lee, president: Sue McEntire, vice-
president; Marjorie LeRoy, secre
tary; and Tim McCollum, treasurer.
Bobbie Meeks, president; Ronnie
Money, vice-president; Kaye Moore,
secretary; and Barbara Moorefield,
treasurer: will act as officers in
room 301.
Officials of room 9 are Norman
Odyniec, president; B o 01 s i e
O’Briant, vice-president; Vivian
Morgan, secretary; and Tip Noe,
treasurer.
Room 206 will have the follow
ing officers: Rob Pearce, president;
Alan Pultz, vice-president; Julie
David Scurlock is the president
of room 100. Serving with him are
Sue Simmons, vice-president; Mary
Louise Shaw, secretary; and Bob
Sawyer, treasurer.
In room 20 Tom Sweatt will act
as president, Jean Sutherland
vice-president, Penuy Starnes
secretary, and Kay Stewart as
treasurer.
Students holding offices in room
306 are Lanny Voight, president
David Thompson, vice-president;
David Tucker, secretary; and
Frances Thompson, treasurer.
Margie Boren, president, will
preside over room 23. Other of
ficers are Buck Carson, vice-presi
dent; Lynn Boren, secretary; and
Mary Anne Boone, treasurer.
Frank W’’ilder will serve as presi
dent of room 22, Doug White, vice-
president; Charles Younce, secre
tary; and Wesley Whitworth, treas
urer.
Juniors Officers
The following students of room
6 hold offices: John Baber, presi
dent; Lisa Anderson, vice-presi
dent; Betty Adams, secretary; and
John Albaugh, treasurer.
Officers in room 11 are Jay
Brame, president; Peggy Booker,
vice-president; and Edna .Brad
shaw, secretary-treasurer.
Students holding offices in room
2 are Louis Glascock, president;
Mark Foster, vice-president; Mich
ael Gardner, secretary; and Pete
Freemon, treasurer.
Wayne Griffin will preside over
room 27 with Houston Groome,
vice-president; Diana Harmon, sec-j
retary; and Bob Hall, treasurer, j
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continuous speed and in an or
derly manner.
All boys on the squad are per
mitted to leave their classes two
minutes early and are allowed to
Dick Robinson
Alma Swinson is exchange edi
tor: and Mary Jane Seawell, circu
lation manager.
Photographer and cartoonist are
be two minutes late in arriving to i Dan McConnell and Billy Holder-
classes. j ness respectively.
— —o — I HIGH LIFE’S reporters are —
Anderson, Groome Named
As Council Replacements and Virginia McKinney.
! Miss Joyner comes to GHS from
Greensboro College where she was
editor of her college paper, The
Collegian. Her home when she’s
not teaching is Siler City.
This summer Miss Abernefhy
was married to Mr. John Kelton,
and she is now teaching in Chapel
Hill.
Lisa Anderson and Houston
Groome, members of the Junior
Class, were designated to fill the
two positions on the Senior High
Student Council which were
cated during the summer at the
Council’s first meeting on Sep
tember 7
Lisa, runner-up to the other
seven junior representatives chos
en in the spring election, was con
sidered the natural choice by coun
cil members to replace Walker
Lockett who recently moved with
his family to New Jersey.
Exercising their constitutional
authority, the council placed Hous
ton Groome in the position pre
viously held by Jimmy Turner.
Jimmy and his family moved to
Great Falls, South Carolina, in
August.
Lisa was a representative to the
council during her sophomore
year. Houston has been placed on
the last ballot for two years but
had never been elected to this po
sition.
High Life Subscriber
May Be Prize Winner
For anyone wishing a free
year’s subscription to HIGH
LIFE, this paper is sponsoring
a “Name the Column” contest.
Last year the humor column
in HIGH LIFE was called
School Pigeon, but now its
writers, Alma Swinson and Ann
Spence, need a new title and
want the column’s readers to
suggest one.
A box has been placed in the
main hall to receive all sug
gestions. Contestants should be
sure to sign their name along
with the title of the column.
More than one title may be
submitted.
Even though enrollment is at
its highest, it has not yet reached
its peak as the influx of World
War II babies has' not yet reached
high school age. They are expect
ed to enter high school around
1956, and since the birth rate has
continued its peak, conditions will
to grow more crowded
with the passing of years.
However, this condition is not
a new one, for educators have
faced it for many years. According
to Lacy Anderson, assistant prin
cipal, there is an old saying which
states, “Boom children are taught
in depression schools,” meaning, of
course, that the great number of
children are taken care of in out
moded and terribly crowded
schools.
Divided Assembly Marks Beginning
Of Senior High School Programs
Students of GHS attended their
first assembly of the new school
year, with juniors and seniors go
ing on September 8, and the soph
omores going on September 9.
Single assembly was impossible
because there are only 1585 seats
in the auditorium and there are
approximately 1680 students and
faculty enrolled.
principal, explained some of the
rules here at GHS. Smokers must
have permits and confine their
smoking to around the cafeteria
and in the parking lot. Peonle who
go home for lunch must have per
mits to do so. Those who become
ill at school must obtain a sick slip
from the office before leaving.
I “These rules must be enforced,”
As devotional the Honor Code, j added Mr. Anderson,
which GHS adopted last year, was j Mrs. Nellie Kate Blackburn, dean
read. Members of the Student 1 of the girls, talking to juniors and
Council passed out Honor Code j seniors, asked them for their co
cards to all sophomores, which operation in the office when ob-
were to be signed and to be carried
in the wallet.
Coach Bob Jamieson explained
that’the Whirlies will not have any
push-over games this year because
all teams are in the AAA confer
ence. He urged all students to
come see the Whirlies in action
and to be behind them in school
and team spirit.
Mr. Robert Glenn, cafeteria su-
taining permission to leave school,
tardy permits, or sick slips. She
also asked for students to file in
and out in an orderly manner when
reporting tardy because of school
bus trouble. Mrs. Blackburn add
ed that she was very new in this
kind of work, but with the help
and cooperation of the students,
evervthi^’® would wo^’k ou’ ‘^’ne.
Miss Virginia Powell, adviser to
pervisor, asked students for their WHIRLIGIG yearbook staff, told ali
cooperation in the lunch room. “Put seniors that their pictures in the
all trays in the window where they j yearbook will have the boys wear-
are intended to go, all milk bot- ing white shirts, with ties, and
ties in cases near the window, and! dark coats; and the girls, will wear
all paper in the trash cans. If this j white blouses. The juniors and
is done everything will run more sophomores will wear dark sweat-
smoothly,” stated Mr. Glenn. ' ers. boys with their collars open
Mr. Lacy Anderson, assistant I and the girls with white pearls.