HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of 0. Henry
VOLUME XXXI
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., DECEMBER 17, 1954
NUMBER 7
Seniors Present Annual Christmas Assembly
Senior High Holds
Youth Safety Traffic
Meeting, December 8
In Senior High School Auditor
ium on December 8 from 9 o’clock
until 12 o’clock, an annual Youth
Traffic Safety Conference was
held for 180 junior and senior
students of GHS.
Two boys and two girls from
each of the 29 junior and senior
home rooms were selected to at
tend this conference along with
the original planning committee,
24 bus drivers, and representatives
of the speech classes.
Chief of Police, Jeter William
son and Mr. A. P. Routh, principal,
assisted with the conference. Mr.
Routh opened the conference by
giving a summary of the plans
made previously and introducing
Corporal E. Sewell, instructor of
the driving course at Senior, who,
in turn, gave the invocation. Fol-'
lowing the invocation Michael
Hayes, conference vice-chairman,
introduced Mr. Jeter Williamson,
who^gave an address concerning
traffic problems locally and na
tionally.
Don Everhart, conference chair
man, gave instructions to tbe dele
gates concerning the discussion
groups scheduled to meet immed
iately after the general assembly.
Each delegate, upon entering
the auditorium, was given a memo-
graphed sheet giving instructions
concerning the convention, a reg
istration form, and the number of
the discussion group to which he
was assigned. In addition to this
sheet, each person was given r
folder containing a booklet stating
the purpose of the convention,
agenda to be discussed, and the
people conducting the program.
Also included in the folder were
three printed sheets depicting the
t)verall accident statistical picture
of Greensboro, “The Passing
Scene”, a booklet of 1954 street
and highway accident data of the
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Torchlight Holds Annual Induction
To the music of “Ave Maria”
supplied by the girls’ glee club
Torchlight, Senior High Schol Na
tional Honor Society, held its an
nual fall tapping on Tuesday, No
vember 30, in the school auditor
ium.
The 16 seniors inducted into the
society were voted upon by th
Senior Class, the faculty, and th-
six members of Torchlight from
last year. Chosen on the basis o
scholarship, (To be eligible one
must have an average of 90 o
better) leadership, service, and
character were Lynn Boren, Mar-
34 Seniors On Special Honor Roll;
JuniorS/ Sophs Follow ^X^ith 28, 20
Seniors led the special honor
roll for the second six weeks grad
ing period as 34 students attained
an average of 95 or better.
Next on the list is the Junior
Class with 28 honor grade students.
Sophomores place third with 20
for a total school list of 82 pupils.
SENIORS
Students placed on the special
honor roll in room 317 were Rachel
Allen, Elaine Anderson, Rita
Oration Declares
Dumaresq Victor
Ann Dumaresq was chosen win
ner of the “Voice of Democracy”
contest on Thursday night, Decem
ber 2, at the Guilford County
Court House.
Competing with 23 other stu
dents, Ann was decided to be the
first place winner after two elimi
nating processe's. Bill Mauldin,
senior, and Peyton Neal, sopho
more, followed in second and third
places. Judges for the contest were
B. Gordon Gentry, Bob Stroh, and
A. L. Meyland.
Ann, who is very active in speech
work and president of the Play-
masters dramatic club, won the
Constitution oration last year and
competed in the district contest.
The “Voice of Democracy” con
test is sponsored annually by the
Americanism committee of the Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce; and
anyone in the tenth, eleventh or
twelfth grades is eligible to com
pete in the oration.
Boggs; room 23, Phyllis Brooks,
Martha Ann Burnet; room 200, Bob
Cowan, Holly Deifell; room 5, Mar
gie Earl, Jeneil Edwards, Barbara
Flynn, Pat Frazier, Helena Frost,
Ann Fry, Terry Garrison; room
14, Bob Grant, Michael Hayes,
Susan Hege, Eugenia Hickerson,
Edith Hargrove; room 101, Judy
Johns; room 8, Pat Leary; room
9, Ed Morrisett, Kay Overstreet;
room 206, Rob Pearce, Julie Red
head; room 100, Mary Louise Shaw,
Betty Sink, Wanda Slade; room 20,
Jane Tate; room 305, Herbert Tay
lor; room 22, Paddy Sue Wall, D.
Ann Welch, Martha Wilkins,
Charles Woods.
JUNIORS
Laura Adams and Linda Barham
are the special honor roll students
from room 6. Those from room 11
ard Hinshaw, Ruby Hough, Amy
203, Jerry Danford, Livvie Dog-
gett; room 2, John Gardiner, Em
ma Garvin, Phyllis Glynn; room
27, Diana Harmon; room 25, How
ard Hinshow, Ruby Hough, Amy
Hutchinson, Barbara Jessup; room
21, Nancy Key, Kay Kuykendall,
Katherine Leonard; room 315,
Louise McGee, Mary Ann McNeely;
room 311, Jo Ellen O’Briant; room
203, Michael Powell, Bose Ravenel,
Eve Purdom, Dick Robinson; room
303, Diane Schwartz; room 302, Sue
Spence; room 304, Sara Toenes;
room 15, Martha Yates.
SOPHOMORES
From room 12 is Doug Albright;
room 102, David Craig, Alec Deck
er; room 106, Stratton Eldridge,
Gilbert Frank; room 204, Doris
Guill, Elwood Hartman, Hal Has-
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tha Ann Burnet, Dava Cashwell,
Bob Cowan, Sally Durham, Terry
Garrison, Susan Graham, Bob
Grant, Eugenia Hickerson, Bobbie
Meeks, Norman Odyniec, Banks
Ritchie, Sue Simmons, Betty Sink,
Paddy Sue Wall, and Martha Wil
kins.
Mrs. Edna Earle Randolph, Bible
teacher at Senior High, delivered
the devotional. As president of
Torchlight, Julie Redhead frist
gave the aims of the society. Speak
ing on scholarship was Phyllis
Brooks, with the color gold repre
senting her quality. Susan Hege
spoke on leadership, represented
by a purple color. Telling about
the quality of service symbolized
by a blue color was Rob Pearce,
while Charles Woods told about
character represented by white.
Julie then instructed those mem
bers and Rita Boggs, the remain
ing member from last year to go
out and tap those people elected
for the society.
As a olose to the ceremony the
16 new members took the Torch
light pledge, delivered by Miss
Sarah Mims,, the club’s adviser.
Garrett Directs Play
Tuttle Leads
Big Choir
“A Symphony of Christmas.”
contrasting the voice of one with
that of many, was presented by
members of the Senior Class as the
annual Christmas pageant at the
assembly hour this morning in the
school auditorium.
Eleven tableaux emphasizing
Christmas as “the world’s greatest
story mankind’s greatest exper
ience, and God’s gift of love to
man” were presented by a chosen
cast of Senior Class students. Ar
ranged and directed by Mrs. Mar
garet Garrett the program also
featured a speech choir of twenty-
seven students and Harvey Knox
as the co-ordinating reader.
Providing traditional Christmas
music selections for the pageant
were the boys’ and girls’ glee
clubs, and the choir, under the
direction of Miss Eula Tuttle who
was assisted by Mrs. Virginia
Toenes. Alternating at the organ
as accompanists were Lisa Ander
son and Betty Cates.
Following a ten-minute proces
sional of Chirstmas carols and
hymns, Jimmy Jordan offered a
prayer, “Christ of Christmas.”
After the singing of “I Heard the
Bell on Christmas Day” by the com
bined ch(ft-uses Ann Dumaresq read
a recitation entitled “Christmas
Bells.”
Ann Rountree played a sympho
ny of bells before and after the
recitation.
Prophecy
Featured in the tableau of The
Prophecy of Isiah were Richard
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Sophs, Juuiors, Seniors Continue
Whirligig Fund Raising Campaign
Harriman Directs
Senior Orchestra
Under the direction of J. Kim
ball Harriman, the Senior High
School Orchestra played for the
students and faculty of GHS a fes
tival of songs in assembly on De
cember 7.
Five selections composed the
program. A Spanish melody by
Paditlo, “El Kelicario:” Loewe’s
melody of songs “Brigadoon” from
the movie of the same name; and
“Adoration” by Borowski.
Susan Leonard played a violin
solo to Arnell’s “Canzona.” Assist-
I . •it, orcriestra airecior, Robert
Fredrickson, directed the orches
tra lor the “Canzona” selection.
“The Christmas Festival of Song”
by Leroy Anderson was the fifth
melody played.
The students joined in with
members of the choir to sing sev
eral Christmas songs. Glenn Han
cock and David Tucker sang the
second vqrses to “The First Noel”
and “Silent Night” respectively.
Other selections were “O Come All
Ye Faithful,” “Jingle Bells,” “O
Little Town of Bethlehem,” “Joy
to the World,” and “It Came Up
on a Midnight Clear.”
Irvin Berlin’s famous “White
Christmas” along with the school
Alma Mater ended the program.
A Christmas devotion was given
by Camille Merriman.
Sophomores, juniors, and seniors
are still continuing with their proj
ects for raising money for their
classes’ contribution to WHIRLI
GIG.
Selling pencils with the GHS
Alma Mater and the football sched
ule engraved on them started the
class projects for the sophomores.
Each home room president was
given a box of Christmas cards
which they were responsible for
selling. After the Christmas holi
days they .will continue selling
pencils. These will have the' top
12 players, their numbers and the
basketball schedule written on
them. Their adviser is Mrs. Kath
ryn Pierce.
Soph Representatives
Sales representatives from the
sophomore home rooms are Brad
ley Anderson, 12; Butler Bennett,
201; Ann Butler. 202; Lee Cory,
24; Chip Durham, 102; Woody
Fordham, 106; Libby Garvin, 307;
Jack Hatfield, 204; Buck Hoyle, 4;
Bobby Johannesen, 10; Nancy Lam
beth, 13; Howard Lockamy, 309;
Dennis Maynard, 300; Bill O’Brien,
1; Katherine Polk, 306; Karl Ray,
3; Elizabeth Smathers, 103; James
Spence, 7; Sandy Tucker, 60; Mike
Word, 16; and Robert Willett, 313.
The Junior Class is selling sta
tionery, Christmas wrappings, rib
bon, and paint sets for small chil
dren. Mrs. Blanche Smith is their
chairman of sales. Mrs. Mary Mad-
lin is the class adviser.
Junior Class
Sales representatives for the
Junior Class are Linda Barham and
Jimmy Andrews, room 6; Angela
Butt and Cynthia Burley, 11; Mary
Ann Culpepper and Tommy Gail
Clegg, band room; Lina Farr and
Jim Everett, 203; Betty Goddard,
2; Joanne Haase and Houston
Groome, 27; Amy Hutchinson, 26;
Bill Kellam and Phila Jones, 21;
Louise McGee, 315; Shelley Mor-
genstern, 311; Ann Poole and Rose
Ravenel, 203; Betty Sapp and San
dra Rogers, 303; Vicki Stewart, 302;
Zade Turner and Ray Thomas, 304;
and Carolyn Whittington and Davis
Wilson, 15.
Ribbon Sales
Seniors started their sales by
selling ribbons carrying football
slogans. These were sold for all
the home games and for the games
that were nearby. The seniors also
sold school pins with the year of
graduation on them.
Both of these were sold by com
mittees which came from senior
home rooms. The Senior Class ad
viser is Miss Sstelle Mitchell.
Lunch Recreation
Supplied In Gym
Dancing and ping pong are of
fered during the fourth and fifth
lunch periods in the girls’ gym.
Many people gathered in the
gym last year, and the attendance
has increased this year. Bill O’Bri
en and Taylpr Doggett are in
charge of the recreation during
fourth period. Rob Pearce and John
Gardiner take over fifth period.
Miss Margie Gabriel, girls’ physi
cal education instructor, is also in
the gym during fifth period.
The music for dancing is pro
vided by a juke box with popular
records. There are also three ping
pong tables available for those
wishing to play.
Another lunch time activity is
the prayer meeting held during
both lunch periods. At the fourth
lunch period the meeting is held
at 12:30 in room 23. The meeting
is held in room 4 at 1:45 during
fifth period lunch. Anyone is in
vited to atend these prayer meet
ings.