HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
VOLUME XXXI
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREEN SBORO, N. C., OCTOBER 1, 1954
NUMBER 2
All lined up in the auditorium
Where they will serve are 1954-55
junior marshals. In the first row
are Houston Groome, Becky Wal
ters, and chief marshal John Jes
ter. Behind him are Penny Hines,
Emma Garvin, Betty Adams, Lou
Spence, Shelba Creed, Louise Mat
thews, Gail Kirkman, Renie Sa-
pero, Barbara Monnett, Peggy
Booker, Joanne Hasse, Anne Poole,
Lnna Henley Farr, Mike Em
ery, Jimmy Andrews, Jimmy Stan
ley, Sam LeBauer, Jimmy McNairy,
Mack Riley, Miss Rebecka Frazier,
adviser; Chic Forbes, Jay Brame,
and Ray Thomas. Absent when the
picture was taken was Betty Wil-
■mx AND SCROLL
NINES OFFICERS
At its meeting on Wednesday:
September 22, Quill and Scroll.
GHS literary society, elected Dava
Cashwell as its president.
Holly Deifell was selected to be
vice-president and Martha Ann
Burnet, secretary. Other officers
will^be chosen after, new members
are 'inducted.
Eligible for membership in the
society are Rachel Allen, Phyllis
Brooks, Sally Durham, Eugenia
Hickerson, Barbara Lindley, Jerry
Matherly, Betty Sink, Ann Fry,
Martha Wilkins, Susan Graham, Bill
Sides, Donna Oliver, Dick Robin-
s 0 n, Tim Goodman, Diane
Schwartz, Pat Frazier, and Martha
Williamson. To be eligible one must
be either on the HIGH LIFE staff
or on WHIRLIGIG, have a 90
average all through high school
and have done outstanding work on
one of the tVvo publications.
Since the membership of Quill
and Scroll is limited, not everyone
eligible can be inducted. Candi
date,s must write a poem, essay
short story, or some other literary
contribution to be rated by mem
bers of the English Department o;
Senior High School.
son. Bill Williamson, Don Roth-
rock, Eddie Murrelle, and Wilson
Carruthers.
J0hnny Jester Chief;
Walters, Groome
Named Assistants
At the first meeting of the junior
marshals which was held Wednes
day, September 22, Mrs. Mary Mad-
lin, Junior Class adviser, intro
duced to the group Miss Rebecca
Frazier who is the new adviser to
the marshals.
The group is composed of 30 stu
dents, a girl and boy from each of
the 15 junior home rooms. They
will serve at school functions
which include dramatic presenta
tions, PTA meetings, and gradua
tion exercises.
Marshals can be distinguished by
their blue and white bands. Boys
wear dark suits, navy blue or black,
and girls wear white evening dress
es when marshaling in’ the eve
ning.
At their first meeting John Jes
ter was elected head marshal, and
Becky Walters and Houston ,Groome
will serve as assistant marshals.
Other marshals are Emma Gar
vin and Chic Forbes, room 2; Betty
Adams and Jimmy Andrews, room
6; Peggy Booker and Jay Brame
room 11; Betty Wilson and Bill
Williamson, room 15; Gail Kirk
man and Sam LeBauer, room 21;
Penny Hines and John Jester, room
9; Joanne Haase and Houston
Groome, room 27; Ann Poole and
Mack Riley, room 203; Lou Spence
and James Stanley, room 302;
Renee Sapero and Don Rothrock,
room 303; Becky Wajjters and Ray
Thomas, room 3,04; Barbara Mon
nett and Eddie Murrelle, room 311;
Louise Matthews and Jimmy Mc
Nairy, room 315; Shelba Creed and
Wilson Carruthers, band room;
Lina Hendley ^arr and Michael
Emery, gym.
Mm Speaker On U. S. Military Service
in CHS September 22 All-Male Assembly
“What the Military Service Law
Means to You” was the topic of
assembly in the auditorium of GHS
on September 22 in which only th€
males were present.
The United States Military Serv
ice was represented by Lieutenant
Commander John Brown of the
Navy, Major Edward Sieyers of the
Army, and from the Marine Corps,
Captain Turner.
Lt. Comm. Brown stated, “There
are two laws, which every able
bodied American boy is subject to
—the Universal Military Training
and Service Act and the Armed
Forces Reserve Act of 1952.”
UMT&SA is the nation’s draft law.
It makes every qualified young
man liable for service on active
duty with one of the Armed Forces
when he reaches age 18>/.. Under
the law, he can be called to serve
his specified period of active duty
anytime between that age and his
2P birthday.
It further provides that everyone
under 26 years of age who enters
an Armed Force—bv enlistment
induction, or appointment—auto-
m.at:cally acquires an eight-year
military service obligation.”
Major Sievers pointed out the ad
vantages of enlisting in the service
at 17 rather than waiting for the
draft board to call. The most im
portant reasons were, that a boy
will finish his eight-year pull at
25, even before some of the “wait
ers” are called on, that he will
earn twice as much money, and be
in the “Stand-by” reserves. Major
Sievers explained the difference
between “Stand-by” and “Ready”
reserves. The Ready and Stand-by
designations are classifications
which denote an individual’s avail
ability for recall in case of nation
al emergency or war. The Ready
can be called by the President at
any time, and the Stand-by by the
Congress only.
Captain Turner elaborated on
the Reserves and explained sorne
of the Reserve Units here in
Greensboro. They were the Nation
al Guard, Air National Guard, and
the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, an-d
Coast Guard Reserves. He explain
ed pay rates, nights which these
units meet, training received at
the meetings, and types of weapons
and machinery dealt with at these
units.
Pamphlets explaining “What The
Military vService I^aws Mean to
You” were distributed to the sen
iors.
New Vote Necessary
In Soph Elections
In the Sophomore Class election
held yesterday Bill O’Brien and
James Spence were selected to be
in the presidential run-off which
occurred this morning.
In the run-off position for vice-
president were Davis Bowen and
Phil Causey. The remaining con
tenders for the office of secretary
are Camil Merriman and Elizabeth
Sutton and Jack Jessup and Susan
Martens are the two who will be
voted on for treasurer.
Eighteen candidates are in the
run-off for council representative,
of which 9 will be chosen. The ones
who are still in the running are
Elizabeth Antrim, Bob Boynes.
Butler Bennett, Susan Brooks,
Maxine Callisher, Lee Ca'ry, Strat
ton Eldridge, Woody Fordham,
Fred Hitchcock, Jerry Hocutt, Bob
Hubner, Nancy Lambeth, Jane
Lynch, Jean Ogburn, Jimmy Phil
lips, Steve Schlosser, Harriet Wells
and Helen White.
Members of the student council
were in charge of voting.
Candidates For Sophomore Offices
Number 98 In Monday Assembly
fSP! MEETS
M CHAPEL HILL
October 1 and 2 are the dates set
for the Thirteenth Annual North
Carolina Scholastic Press Institute
held in Chapel Hill each year for
newspaper and yearbook delegates
from over the state.
The purpose of this meeting is tc
help schools plan their publications
for the coming year.
The Institute is being sponsored
this year by the University School
of Journalism, the University Ex
tension Division, the DAILY TAR
HEEL, and the North Carolina De
partment of Public Instruction.
Each school is asked to appoint
three official delegates. Among the
many high school delegates will be
professional newspapermen from
the RALEIGH #NEWS AND OB
SERVER, the CHARLOTTE NEWS
CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, the
DURHAM HERALD, the WIN
STON-SALEM JOURNAL-SENTI
NEL, and the DAILY TAR HEEL.
Jerry Farber has been invited
to appear on the sports panel Oc
tober 2 to discuss “Putting Pep
in Your Sports.” Also on the paneJ
will be a professional newspaper
sports writer, a high school ad
viser, and a member of the DAILY
TAR HEEL sports staff.
Other students going from
the HIGH LIFE Staff are Mar
tha Burnet, Eugenia Hickerson,
Alma Ruth O’Briant, Josie Ward
Barbara Fjeld, Ann Pearce, and
Dick Robinson.
Senior's College Day
Set For October 20
October 20 has been the day set
aside for College Day which is to
he held in the new gym of Senior
High School.
College Day was set up several
years ago for the purpose of help
ing students and parents discuss
the various questions pertaining to
college.
All junior and senior colleges of
North Carolina are invited. Col
leges outside of the state which re
quest invitation are also invited
Sixty-nine institutions attended Iasi
year.
Guilford County schools will at
tend again this year. Conferencer
for Senior High students will be
held in the morning while confer
ences for Guilford County schools
will be in the afternoon'.
College Day will be more mean
ingful to students if they know
what college they are planning to
attend.
A few of the questions student^--
find helpful to ask are: What are
the expenses? What courses are
offered? What scholarships are
available? What type college is it?
What is the rating of the college?
What is the social life and extra
curricular activities?
The College Day committee is
made of Miss Lucille Browne. Miss
Sarah Mims. Miss Mildred Her
ring, Mrs. Katheryn Ayers, Mis.s
Mary York, Mr. A. P. Routh, Mrs
fVontinurd on Page Sic)
Candidates numbering 98 were presented for offices of the Sopho
more Class last Monday in a special sophomore assembly.
On Wednesday registration of voters was held, supervised by
members of the student council and voting took place yesterday
and voting took place yesterday.
Fire Prevention Fair
Set For October 3-9
Greensboro’s first fire preven
tion fair, designed to teach every
one attending a lesson in fire pre
vention, will be held during fire
prevention week October 3-9 in the
Aldridge Motor Company Building
at the corner of Belmeade Street
and Battleground Avenue with the
theme being for the fair “Let’s
Grow Up—Not Burn Up.”
With the enrollment in all of the
Greensboro City Schools the larg
est in the city’s history, fire, pre
vention has become more import
ant than ever before, and each
citizen is faced with a greater re
sponsibility than in previous years
The Greensboro Fire Prevention
Bureau, who sponsors the fair be
lieves that “Only through educa
tion can lives and • property be
saved.” They urge everyone tqJ^et
your share of fire prevention^fbe-
cause “Fire prevention is not just
one person’s responsibility; it be
longs to everyone.”
So far this year Greensboro has
not had the lossvof one life by fire
States the Bureau, “We want tc
continue in our efforts in fire pre
vention and safety to keep our
records and our consciences clear
All of us want to know how to dc
the things that will save for us
what we have gained.”
Greensboro Senior High School
and other city schools have ^already
begun fire drills to prepare them
in case a fire should strike. The
main objective of Fire Prevention
Week, however, is as Sparky says
In 1954-55 don’t give fire a place
to start.”
Our Miss Brooks
DAR Names Brooks
Year's Good Citizen
Rob Pearce, president of the Sen
ior Class, was in charge of the elec
tions.
Out of a Sophomore Class of 606.
16% ran for one office or another.
Presidential Candidates
The six candidates for the office
of president, along with their cam
paign managers, were Randy Dod
son, whose manager was • Chip
Durham: Buck Hoyle, managed by
Stratton Eldridge; Bill O’Brien with
Jane Lynch as manager; Karl Ar
thur Ray, whose manager was Phil
Causey; James Spence, managed
by Bobby Baynes; and Pete Wyr-
ick, with Bobby Johan 3ssen as
manager.
Running for the position, of vice-
president were nine people. They
were Davis Bowen, Phil Causey
Roger English, Libby Garvin, Don
ald Marshburn, Nancy Martin, W
David Miller, Becky Ozment, and
Naomi Stout.
Six For Secretary
• The office of secretary was
sought by six people: Betty Ker-
nodle, Paggy Lennon, Camille
Merriman, Elizabeth Sutton, Saun-
dra Wray, and Judy Wiles. ,
Pat Elig, Jody Hunt, Tom Hud
gins, Mary Lou Hutton, Billie Jes
sup, Jack Jessup, Susan Martens
Tommy Myers, and Joan Weinstein
were the nine contenders for treas
urer of the Sophomore Class.
Council Representatives
The largest number running for
any office were the 68 people com
peting for student council repre
sentative, of which eight were
chosen. This was an increase of 9
over last year. The candidates were
Rick Aderhold, Elizabeth Antrim
Mynia Autry, Linda Baker, Har
riett Banks, Bob Baynes, Valinda
Beall, Butler Bennett, William
Clarence Breedon, Susan Brooks
Sally Bruce, Ann Butler, Eddie
Butler, Maxine Callisher, Barbara
Clifton, Anne Cone, Gordon Lee
Cory, David Craig, Alec Decker
Charles Donohoe, James Ebert
Anne Elder, Stratton Eldridge
t'Conlinncd on Page Sir)
National Honor Society
Names Redhead Prexy
In a Junior Class election held
last spring Phyllis Brooks was
elected - Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution good citizen.
Phyllis, chosen from a list of
junior girls, now seniors, compiled
by the GHS faculty, is on the stu
dent council, WHIRLIGIG .staff
and secretary of her Sunday school
class. She was elected on the basis
of four qualities — dependability j
service;,'leadership, and patriotism ]
Other DAR winners from Guil
ford County schools along with
Phyllis will make a scrapbook of
their accomplishments at home
church, and school. A county win
ner will be chosen, and this win
ner will enter the state, contest
Phyllis will receive a pin and cer
tificate of merit at a November
meeting of the DAR.
Last year’s winner, Betty Bell
came in second in the state contest
Julie Redhead, senior, was elect
ed president of 'Torchlight, Nation
al Honor Society, at a meeting of
the members in the conference
room of the school library on
Thursday morning, September 16.
Other officers chosen include
Charles Woods, vice-president;
Rita Boggs, recording secretary;
and Phyllis.Brooks, corresponding
secretary.
Present Torchlight members
chosen in spring, 1954, are Rita
Boggs, Phyllis Brooks, Susan Hege.
Rob Pearce, Julie Redhead, and
Charles Woods. The adviser of
the society is Miss Sarah Mims,
head of the English department.
Additional mejnbers will be tap
ped into the organization later this
semester, and from the new mem
bers the treasurer of the society
will be elected.
Cowan Contes! Winner
Winner of the ‘^‘Name the Col
umn” contest sponsored by HIGH
LIFE was Bob Cowan, traffic chief
of GHS, and member of home room
200. His suggestion, Hall Tales,
will be used as a title for the
humor column in this and succeed
ing issues th’s year. Bob received
as his prize a year’s subscription to
HIGH LIFE.
In addition to Bob’s winning sug
gestion there were several other
excellent ones. The staff decided
that honorable mention should be
given to three other entries. Ra
chel Allen and Katherine Polk both
entered the name High Laughs.
The other honorable mention goes
to Miss Louise Smith who suggest
ed in class that the title should be
Whiiligags.