HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
VOLUME XXXI
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., MAY 5, 1955
NUMBER 14
Traditional May Day Honors Queen Clark
History Students
Present Civil
Detense Information
“It could happen here!”
was the theme expressed by ap
proximately 42 members of Mr.
Claude Manzi’s and Mr. Robert
Fredrickson’s History 6 classes in
a Civil Defense program presented
to the student body of GHS in
assembly on April 26.
The program represented 10 days
of preparation by the two first
period American history classes
who have been studying the sub
ject of Civil Defense for the past
month. The script for the program
was written by Dick Robinson, a
member of Mr. Manzi’s class. Mike
Powell, also a member of Mr.
Manzi’s class, aided Dick in the
direction of the 35-minute program.
Wayne Griffin, a member of the
Student Council, narrated the stu
dent production.
A tableaux of a common hall
scene at GHS was dramatized by
members of the American History
classes. An enemy attack caught
the students unprepared to reach
an attack shelter—but they knew
what to do. They had studied the
CD survival techniques and knew
how to protect themselves. The
narrator explained the other Civil
Defense work, such as the promo
tion of. the program. “Senior High
School is the second high school
in the state of North Carolina to
have a CD program,” said Mr.
Fredrickson.
Colonel Bates, head of the DO-
DE department here, explained the
Civil Defense operation last month
at Sternberger School. On April
27 the school had another complete
evacuation. Colonel Bates also
serves on the CD board of directors
in the Greater Greensboro District.
Library Closing Early
Friday, May 20, the Senior High
School library will close for circu
lation, Miss Mildred Herring, heod
librarian, announced. Tuesday,
May 24, it will close for all refer
ence work and no student may en
ter. All library books are due to
be turned in by the closing date for
circulation. This early closing date
will give the librarians a chance
to take invertory on the books.
Bob Cowan To Compete
In University Math Test
Miss Ida Belle Moore, head of
the Senior High math department,
has announced that Bob Cowan is
the first place winner in the GHS
competition of the University of
North Carolina state math test
which Bob took on April 15 along
with 23 other members of the
advanced math classes here at
Senior.
Since only one paper could be
sent to the state competition from
each high school, Bob's paper was
graded and voted as the best by
the members of the GHS math
department. Selected on the basis
of correctness, balance between
geometry and algebra, organiza
tion, and neatness, his paper, along
with others from high schools
throughout the state, will be
judged by members of the Carolina
faculty. The boys whose paper
receives the highest rating will be
the recipient of a $150 scholarship
to Carolina, renewable for a four-
year period.
Placing second in the GHS com
petition was James Ray, whose
paper ranked close behind Bob’s.
Barbara Callisher received third
place in the contest.
All students who took the test
are at present taking either solid
geometry or college algebra, and
in some cases, both. Bob has had
all the advanced math offered at
Senior High.
Atomic attack, though a remote pos^bility in the Greensboro
area, was stressed by the Civil Defense slogan “It could happen
here.” In the event of an actual bombing, assuming that the blast
would originate at Jefferson Square, even a minimum power bomb
would cause extensive damage. The map above divides the city into
three major districts of destruction. Area 1 including Central
School, the First Baptist Church, and the Fisher Park Circle area
would be completely destroyed. Area II, including A and T College,
Woman’s College, and Cone Hospital would experience moderate
damage with fires and evacuation necessary. Area III, including
Senior High and Gillespie School would have light damage to build
ings with evacuation unnecessary.
66 STUDENTS TO EXEMPT ONE EXAM;
12 GOLD STAR SENIORS TO GET TWO
Mrs. Blanche Smith, compiler of
the honor roll, has announced the
names of the students at Senior
High School rating exam exemp
tions.
Gold star wearers taking four
majbr subjects are allowed to
exempt one of their exams. From
room 317 are Rachel Allen and
Rita Boggs; room 23, Dava Cash-
well and Martha Ann Burnet; 200,
Bob Cowan and Sally Durham;
5, Margie Earl, Barbara Flynn,
Pat Frazier, Helena Frost, and Ann
Fry.
Also on the list are Bob Grant,
Susan Hege, and Eugenia Hicker-
son from room 14; Mary Ann Mc
Namara, 301; Vivian Morgan and
Kay Overstreet, 9; Rob Pearce,
Julie Redhead, and Banks Ritchie,
206; Joanne Saleeby, Sue Sim
mons, and Betty Sink, 100; Jane
Tate, 20; and Martha Wilkins and
Charles Woods, 22.
Exempting two exams are those
seniors who have earned -their
gold star and are taking five ma
jors. These are Mary Ann Boone
and Lynn Boren from room 317;
Phyllis Brooks and Joyce Byars,
23; , Barbara Lindley, 8; Jerry
Miatherly, 301; Ed Morrifesett, 9;
Bill Simpson and Wanda Slade,
100; Celia Jo Strader, 20; Paddy
Sue Wall and D. Ann Welch, 22.
Ten seniors have made honor
roll at least seven times and have
one exemption to choose. These
are Emily Bowles and Joan Chand
ler in room 23; Jane Cheek, Tay
lor Doggett. and Deanna Dickson,
200* Susan Graham. 5; Rachel Kin
caid, 101: James Ray, 206; Kay
Stewart, 20; and Fay Parrish, 9.
Juniors who have attained hon
or roll at least seven times and
are wearing silver stars may ex
empt one exam. From room 6
are Linda Barham, Betty Adams,
Laura Adams, Lisa Anderson, Reg
gie Bell, David Bercherer, Leon
Boggs, and Angela Butt; 203B.
Jerry Danford, Ann Deal, and
Livvie Doggett.
Also on the list from room 2
are Faye Fuquay, John Gardiner,
Barry Fraham, Michael Gardner,
Emma Garvin, Phyllis Glynn, and
Jane Gravely; 27, Joanne Haase,
Diana Harmon, and Robert Her-
ford; 25, Ruby Hough, Amy Hutch
inson, Barbara Jessup, and Hilda
Holt; 211, Joyce Jones and Nancy
Key; 21, James King, Kay Kinsey,
Gail Kirkman, Kay Kuykendall,
and Katherine Leonard.
In room 315 are John Lund, Dan
McConnell, Mary Ann McNeely,
Louise McGee, and Julia McNairy;
311, Horwood Myers, Jo Ellen
O’Briant, and Donna Oliver; 203,
Michael Powell, Eve Purdom, Bose
Ravenel, and Richard Robinson.
Rounding out the list are Ann
Rountree and Diane Schwartz from
room 303; Sue Spence, Lou Spence,
1 Continued on Page Fvt'e)
Select members from the GHS
choir participated in the North
Carolina Music Contest-Festival
point concert at Woman’s College
last Friday night at 7:30 in the
Cl i j t • Aycock Auditorium.
iiXClfH ^chcdtilc The joint concert was directed
Goode Receives Honors
For Essay On Theorems
Barbara Goode, a student at
Greensboro High School, received
state recognition for her essay
which was published in the stu
dent issue of the NORTH CARO
LINA TEACHER’S ASSOCIATION
MAGAZINE.
The magazine is published in
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, by
the NCEA, in four regular issues
with one student issue per year.
Barbara’s essays entitled “Try
ing to Learn a Theorem,” was
printed in this issue. It was written
in the same style as the Sleep
Walking scene in MACBETH.
Two other students received rec
ognition for their literary work.
Sally Durham and Joanne Plott
received honorable mention for
their works entitled “Almost Au
tumn,” and “Solution,” respective
ly.
To the music of “Pomp and Cir
cumstance,” played by the Senior
High band, the traditional May
Day ceremony began last Wednes
day at 5 o’clock with the proces
sional of the Court.
The first couples to appear were
Pat Leary, accompanied by Frank
Jones, and Madeline Holley ac
companied by Tony Schiffma^. Fol
lowing them were Rita Boggs with
Alan Pultz and Joan Moring with
Waiyhe Griffin. Brokie Lineweaver
and Bill Mauldin escorted Kay
Wrenn and Susan Hege, respective
ly. !
The next couples were Peggy
Durham and Giles Bristow walking
with Terry Garrison and Bob
Grant. Rosemary Furlong with
Fred Hitchcock and Harriet Wells
with Bill O’Brien were the next
to appear. Bobbie Jean Williams
was escorted by John Jester and
Nancy Lambeth by Dick Lambeth.
Sue Simmons and Charles Woods
appeared with Libby Smathers and
Louis Glascock as the next cou
ples.
The sophomore maid of honor,
Jane Lynch was escorted by Dick
Robinson, and the junior attendant,
Ann Poole, by David Wible. Josie
Ward, the senior maid of honor
had as an escort, Charles Quinn.
The May Queen for 1955, Julian
na Clark, crossed the lawn unes
corted, and Jimmy Jordan, presi
dent of the student body, crowned
her.
Chosen as a theme for the cere
mony honoring the Queen and her
court was “School Daze.” The
dances that were performed were
all based upon this theme. Mem
bers of the girls’ and boys’ glee
clubs sang “The Little Red School
House” to begin the activities. The
subject of English was depicted by
an English folk dance. Two dances
from history were the Charleston
and an Indian dance done by
scouts in the Order of the Arrow.
For the subject of math there
was a square dance and for science
the bunny hop and a jitter-bug.
Next there was a French can-can,
a Spanish tango, and a Latin dance
performed by members of the
Junior Clssical League. A dance
(Continued on Page Six)
Select Members of Choir
Sing In Festival At W. C.
The examination schedule which
all students at Senior High will
follow is listed below:
Seniors
Wednesday, 25—9:00-10:30,
Period one; 10:35-12:05,
Period two
Thursday. May 26—9:00-10:30, Per
iod three; 10:35-12:05,
Period four or five
Friday, May 27—9:00-10:30, Period
six; 10:35-12:05, Period
seven
Monday, May 30—9:00-10:30, Make
up or Re-examination
Others
Thursday, May 26-1:05-2:35, Per
iod four or five
Friday, May 27—9:00-10:30, Period
six; 10:35-12:05, Period
seven
Monday, May 30—9:00-10:35, Per
iod one; 10:35-12:05,
Period two
Tuesday, May 31—9:00-10:30, Per
iod three; 10:35-12:05.
Make-up.
by the festival’s guest conductor.
Dr. Lara Hoggard of Hemet, Cali
fornia, noted choral leader long
associated with the Fred Waring
organization.
The majority of the senior mem
bers of the GHS choir, along with
a few junior members, joined with
other boys and girls from 56 North
Carolina high schools to compose
the two 500-voice choral groups.
This year marked the first time
that joint vocals by the two groups
—boys and girls—have been per
formed. Also for the first time this'
year, the concert was televised
over Channel 4, WCUNC-TV, in
an hour and a half program.
A 16-pieee brass and timpani
orchestra from Greensboro and
High Point accompanied the chor
isters in their singing of the final
number. Charles Stevens of Wash
ington and Mrs. R. J. Overton of
Greensboro, were the piano ac
companists, and William Waters of
Winston-Salem was the organist.
Previous to the Friday night
performance, five rehearsals were
conducted on Thursday and Friday
at the Aycock Auditorium. This
concert closed the annual- North
Carolina Music Contest-Festival,
which began at Woman’s College
one week before the concert. These
rehearsals were to perfect the
group in pearshaped tones,, accent,
pronunciation, and musical team
work.
The auditorium program was
under the direction of the Greens
boro Kiwanis Club. The festival
choruses program was a project
of the North Carolina Choral As
sociation, of which Dr. Charles C.
Taylor, High Point, is president.
The 14 selections sung by the
choristers from the “superior” and
“excellent” North Carolina high
school glee clubs and choruses in
cluded “How Firm a Foundation,”
“Jesu, Dulcis Memoria,” “Two
Kings,” “Mary, Mary, Where Is
Your Baby?” “Early in the Morn
ing,” “Love Is Come Again,” “All
Creatures of Our God and King,”
“Echo Song,” “Lacrymosa” from
“Requiem Mass,” “Sanctus and
Hosana” from “Requiem Mass,”
“O Praise the Lord,” “David’s La
mentation,” and “Hodie, Christus
Natus Est.” The final number was
“Gloria in Excelsis Deo.”