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HIGH LIFE From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry VOLUME XXXI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., MAY 20, 1955 NUMBER 15 Committee Proclaims Senior Prom Theme, "Kow Is The Hour" “Now Is the Hour” will be the theme for the Senior Prom, May 27, irom 9 to 12 in the new gym with Jimmy Perkin’s eleven-piece band with vocalist from Burlington furnishing music for the dance in honor of the Seniors. Juniors, sophomores, teachers' and parents are invited. Students can obtain tickets for 50 cents per couple or stag from any Student Council member. It is requested that flowers should not be sent. Special entertainment at inter mission will be Don Heath and Jerry Varner, Jane Lynch, and Agnes Tate and Jimmy Powell. As an added attraction, David Tucker will sing the theme, Margie Boren, social chairman of the Student Council, is in charge of the Senior Prom. Lynn Boren heads the refreshment committee and Phyllis Brooks and Maxie Cal- lisher are assisting her. Bill O’Brien is in charge of tickets. The entire council will help Gail Kirkman, the chairman of the decorating com mittee, to decorate the gym. Before the entertainment at in termission. several seniors will be introduced. Jimmy Jordan, presi dent of Student Council; Sue Sim mons vice-president and Bob Cow an, traffic-chief will be presented. The Senior Class council mem bers and class officers will be intro duced. Council members are Lynn Boren, Margie Boren, Phyllis Brooks, Juliana Clark, Susan Hege, and Kay Wrenn. Rob Pearce, Pad dy Wall,'’ Rita Boggs, and Tip Noe are the class officers. The twelve home room presi dents will be presented. They are Rachel Allen, Dava Cashwell, Terry Garrison. Glenn Hancock, Freddy Hutton, Jerry Lee, Bobbie Meeks, Norman Odyniec, Dave Scurlock, Tom Sweatt, Frank Wilder, and Lanny Voight. Margie Boren stated, “The Sen ior Prom is a trial dance for the future use of the new gym for simi lar. occasions. If the gym is abused in any way, the chances for future use will be slim.” Teachers Honor Seniors &t Annual Tea At W. C. Junior teachers were in charge of the annual tea at which the faculty honored the seniors yes terday, May 19, at Woman’s Col lege Alumnae House. Class colors dominated the scene in white and gold decorations. The (Continued on Page Five) Students of Senior High Win Many Scholarships Many GHS seniors within the last few weeks have been awarded scholarships valued from $100 to $1500 per year to numerous col leges in North Carolina as well as to some outside the state. Three boys —■ Bob McConnell, Joyner Announces Staff Of 1955-1956 HIGH LIFE Miss Peggy Ann Joyner, HIGH LIFE adviser, has announced that six first-year Journalism students have been selected for the 1955-56 HIGH LIFE staff. These six people are Betty Adams, Ginger Bass, Ann Greeson, Jane Parkins, Nancy Tuttle, and Mary Wheeler. Betty will serve in the capacity of feature editor. She will be taking over the job of Diane Schwartz, who has been ad vanced to associate editor. Ginger Bass, assuming Barbara Lindley’s job will be next year’s business manager. Ann Greeson will serve as cir culation manager, thus taking the job of Pat Frazjier, while Jane Par kins will be a reporter. Nancy Tuttle will hold the position of ex change editor. That station has been held this year by Mary Jane Sea- well. Mary Wheeler, who has served on the staff for part of this year, as a member of the copy staff, will take over the job of Eugenia Hick- erson, copy editor. Other members of the staff have been previously announced. They are editor, Jim Martin; associate editors, Donna Oliver and Diane Schwartz; managing editor, Dick Robinson; boys’ sports editor, Jer ry Farber and girls’ sports editor, Mary Jane Seawell. Max Miller, and Jimmy Jordan— were recently notified by the chief of Navy personnel that they have been selected as winners of Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps scholarships. The grants have been estimated to T^e worth $1500 per year for four years and to pay room and board in addition to tuition and book costs. Jimmy has been accepted for entrance at the University of North Carolina. Bob has applied for en trance at the University, and Max has applied at Tufane University. Celia Jo Strader has been award ed a $500 scholarship recently es tablished by Burlin^on Indus tries Foundation to the University of North Carolina’s School of Nurs. ing. This grant, to be awarded an nually to one girl in Guilford County and one in Alamance Coun ty, is renewable for a four-year period. The other award this year went to Barbara Faye Miles of Burlington. Susan Hege has been chosen as one of two girls in North Carolina as winners of the Colonial Dames of America $100 Scholarships. This grant, known as the Florence Kid der Memorial Fund Scholarship, was awarded on the basis of schol arship, leadership, and character. Susan was one of two winners picked from about 25 names sub mitted to the state headquarters of the Colonial Dames in Wilming ton. She plans to attend Woman’s College, where she is entering the one-year commercial course. Another senior, Pat Leary, re cently received the Delta Kappa Gamma $100 Scholarship. This award, based on the desire of the (Continued on Page Three) All Books Due Today ‘Miss Mildred Herring, li brarian, announces that all li brary books are due today and must be returned to the li brary by 4 o’clock. A charge of 15 cents per book per day will be changed for all books not retiV-med by 4 o^clock. Tuesday, May 24, will be the last day the library will be open for reference work. The library is closing for the se mester inventory which will begin next week. New School Officers InsfalledAfAssembh^ On Friday, May 6, the newly elected officers for the school year 1955-56 were publicly installed in a special assembly called for this purpose. Jimmy Jordan handed the gavel over to Houston Groome, newly elected president of the student body. Bob Herford was installed as vice-president of GHS. This of fice was formerly held by Sue Sim mons. Maxine Callisher and Tom Hudgins were installed as secre tary and treasurer of the student body, respectively. They were con gratulated by the outgoing officers Gail Kirkman and Dick Robinson, Manley Dodson was sworn in to take over Bob Cowan’s duties as traffic chief. The officers installed for the rising Senior Class were Dick Robinson, president; Jim Martin, vice-president; Robert Hewett, trea surer; and Leon Boggs, Wayne Grif fin, Gail Kirkman, Zade Turner, Janie Walters and Bill Williamson, council representatives. Rising Junior Class officers in stalled were Bill O’Brien, presi dent; Libby Garvin, vice-president; Camille Merriman, secretary; Susan Martens, treasurer; and Bob Bay nes, Susan Brooks, Buck Hoyle, Nancy Lambeth, Jane Lynch, Karl Ray, Harriet Wells, and Pete Wy- rick, council members. Ail staff members for next year are rising seniors except' Nancy Tuttle and Jane Parkins, who are rising juniors. Hsme Rooms To Throw £nd-Of-School Parlies Weiner roasts seem to be the rage for home room parties this year. Home room 12 has already cele brated their leaving this year, by going to the Battleground, April 25, or a weiner roast. The party was filled with eating, dancing, and playing carpet golf from 5 p. m. until 10 p. m. Each sthdent of the (Continued on Page Eight) Awards Received By 130 Students For Achievements Approximately 130 Greensboro Senior High students received awards and recognition during the Awards’ Day assembly in the audi torium on May 17. Mr. Phillip Weaver, assistant su perintendent of Greensboro pub lic schools, was the chief speaker for the occasion. Mr. Weaver, who is a former basketball and baseball star at Duke University, stated that the awards were being given to those students who did more than their best and succeeded in the special field, they entered. Mr. A. P. Routh, GHS principal, was in charge of the annual pre sentations which took approximate ly one hour and fifteen minute^ Music Awards Special orchestra awards went to Rita Boggs, Bob Grant, Susan Leonard, Kay Overstreet, Tom Wagg, Rob Pearce, and Helena Frost. Susan Leonard was the re cipient of the Harriman Trophy for outstanding work in the or chestra. Sarah Edwards was the winner of the H. Grady Miller Cup. The Brietz-Hozelman Vocal award went to David Tucker, .'ind Don Wall was the winner of the Robert G. Troxler Music Trophy. Pat Pegram was given the Woman’s Club Award for vocal music. Sports’ Trophies The wrestling cu^ and the Hen drix Track trophy were presented by Coach Lody Glenn to Charles Ward and Dave Scurlock. Larry Cox was the winner of the Bob Jamieson Football Trophy, and the swimming cup went to Bob Sawyer. Norman Odyniec was the recipient of the McDanie Lewis Cup for best all round. Norman, also, was awarded the Tom McCan football "ophy by Earle Hellen, DAILT NEWS sports editor. Tommy Nance and Dave Scurlock were the win ners of the Hoyt Boone Baseball trophy and the Nichols Basketball Trophy, respectively. Tommy Mclver won the Philip Hammond Tennis award. The Ford ' kittle Golf Trophy went to Gene Smith who wasn’t present to re- (Continued on Page Six) Applications for Various Schools Prove Senior High College-Minded Applications of seniors to the various colleges are listed below. Many have applied to more than one college, and merely an appli cation does not indicate acceptance. Woman’s Collee applicants include Johnny BbUek, Joan Chandler, Jane Cheek, Doris Dean, Holly Deifell, Ann Dumaresq, Barbara Fjeld, Barbara Flynn, Pat Frazier, Helena Frost, Terry Garrison, Edith Hargrove, Barbara Haney, Ann Harris, Barbara Harris, Nan cy Harris, Jean Heath, Susan Hege, Eugenia Hickerson, Judy Hester, Martha Hyams, Brauna Jacobs, Sylvia Kimbro, Rachel Kincaid, Barbara King, Marsha Krieger, Pat Leary, and Janet Loops. Other applications to W. C. were filed by Pat McPherson, Sue McEntire, Lila Malone, Susan Mc- Glamery, Leah Miller, Vivian Mor gan, Sylvia Murphy, Pat Ogburn, Kay Overstreet, Serena Politis, Joanne Plott, Carole Scott, Nan cy Robertson, Sue Simmons, Wan da Slade, Ann Spence, Jane Tate, Kay Stewart, Ramona Teller, Ann Taylor, Barbara Thomas, Sara Fetterton, Bunnye Villines, Carolyn White, Kay Wrenn, Shelia Vincent, Sandra Bentz, Rita Boggs, Nancy Doggett, Virginia McKinney, Betty McMillian, and Bobbie McMillian. Thirty boys have applied for ad mission to Carolina. They are Bob Dixon, Bob Cowan, Taylor Dog gett, James Don Everhart, Bill Fields, Dick Grove, Henry Hamil ton, Bill Holderness, Freddy Hut ton, Tommy Isely. Harvey Knox, Jerry Lee, Brokie Lineweaver, 'T’im McCollum, Robert McConnell, Bill McCuiston, Dave McGraw, Tom Mclver, Bill Mauldin, David Montgomery, Art Neller, Ermon Nichols, Charlie O’Brien, Jerry Purgason, Tony Schiffman, Mike Weaver, Robert Sawyer, Bill Simp son, Walter Echols, and Charlie Younce. State follows Carolina in popu larity with these twenty-one ap plicants: Steve Arthur, R. B. Ar- (Contmued on Page Seven) Summer School Classes To Begin Terms June 6 Summer school at Senior High , School will begin Monday, June 6, and continue through Wednes day, July 13. \ The school will operate six days per week with Monday, July 4, celebrated as a holiday. The hours for classes are from 8 a. m. until 1 p. m. Each student may take a maxi mum of two subjects representing a semester’s work each or one sub ject representing a year’s work. The length of each period will be two and one-half hours with an hour and a half of class work and an hour of study hall. Fees, payable on the day of reg istration, are $15 for one subject or $25 for two. Registration is at 9 a. m. June 6, and one must reg ister in person. Any student who successfully passes the work taken will receive credit. No credit is given for work if a student has more than one unexcused absence or more than two unexcused tardies. If as many as five students reg ister for any high school subject, the course will be taught. The faculty will be chosen from the current Senior High group.
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