SEPTEMBER, 23, 1955
High Life
Page Seven
Jane Parkins, 4-H Clubber
Begins History Scrapbook
Jane Parkins, a junior at Senior j
High, has recently begun a year
long project in compiling the Guil
ford 4-H History Scrapbook which
is to be the first complete record
of the 4-H Club organization in
Guilford County.
The history will include such
things as the fact that the 4-H
Clubs were first called Tomato
Clubs. However, the name was
changed sometime in the 1920’s by
the state office in Raleigh, North
Carolina to 4-H Clubs.
The first Tomato Club in Guil
ford County was at Pleasant Gar.
den and was begun in the summer
of 1911. Jane has collected pic
tures from the county files dating
back to 1919. Also she will make
a trip in the near future to the
State Office to look over the old
files on Guilford County
Mrs. A. W. Wells of Greensboro,
who was the second Home Demon
stration Agent in this county, told
Jane of some of her past experi
ences as home agent.
Jane has been a member of the
4-H Club for six years and has
held offices ranging from president
of her local club to county coun
cil reporter. At the present she is
county historian.
She makes most of her own
clothes and as a result she was
recently chosen winner of a local
sewing contest.
As a climax to her 4-H Club
career, Jane was chosen state win
ner in Community Relations which
she says “is telling other people
about 4-H work.” As part of this
project, Jane has made speeches
Open Every Night Until 9
SUMMIT SHOPPING
CENTER
Greensboro, N. C.
to Civic Clubs, served on commit
tees. and had her own 4-H News
Spot on radio station WHIG,
Hobby Horsing
By Judy Shallant
Webster defines a hobby as:
“Any favorite pursuit, topic, or
object (not male or female) that
which a person persistently pur
sues with zeal or delight.”
With these words ringing in my
ears, your reporter went at once
to one of the South’s largest hobby
stores, located right here in
Greensboro; namely the Summit
Toy and Hobby Shop in the Sum
mit Shopping Center.
Lo and behold, my eyes popped
wide open—airplanes in plastic or
balsa woods, from old World War
I to modern up-to-date jets
and boats. And talking about
planes, I saw the tiniest motor
for planes and boats. Just when I
was admiring the new Ford Mer
cury model, I heard a screech from
Bill O’Brien and Mike Stogner
(both work there by the way); a
shipment of the new U. S. United
States just arrived. Both boys told
me that every day they receive
new models of the latest creations
of all reputable manufacturers.
Although some of us girls fool
around with these models (some of
the gals to please their boy
friends), I looked around for some
thing more feminine. I saw hun
dreds of paint-by-number sets, re
productions of the world’s most
famous paintings; also the new
Copper-Creations by Aurora. For a
very nominal amount, you can
make a copper picture worth many,
many times more. They also carry
a complete line of “do-it-yourself”
copper items including kilns.
Admiring all these fascinating
hobbies, I forgot that it was clos
ing time.
I will have to go back to the
Summit Toy and Hobby Shop, and
the next time will tell you more
about hobbies including the new
“American Industries” series.—Ad.
CONN
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Pianos — Organs — Sheet Music
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615 WEST MARKET
Minds, Shoes, Jsloteboo\s
Stef>s For Concentration
Don’t look so grim, buddy—only
eight more months and we’ll be
away from the salt mines and back
to the beach! Chin up—school’s
not as bad as all that. You say you
can’t concentrate? Then here’s
some advice from a very noted au
thority on How to Concentrate
After 'Three Months of Mental In.
activity.
The first step back to Thinking
is the acquisition of 'a new mind.
The old one is undoubtedly worn
cut from overuse last year. This
new mind must be completely
blank, but it must be prepared
for the worst load in history. This
goes particularly for seniors—es
pecially those wishing to graduate.
When purchasing this new mind,
be sure to scrape around the edges
and in the cracks. Remember the
words of the famous crackpot, I.
Thinknot, “Polish those tiny parts,
pupils. Your next English test may
be in there.”
Shoes is another step to concen
tration. Ridiculous as this may
seem, shoes are the key to all
scholastic achievement. As soon
as you are seated in class, kick
em off. Why not? They hurt, they
pinch, they squeeze. Besides, you
never can tell when you may be
called upon to count to 20; and
with your shoes on, this is quite
a feat, to say the least. If you
happen to be among those who
wear socks, be sure to dispose of
them in a way considerate of your
neighbors. Hang them up in the
windows—your socks, not your
neighbors.
The last step is notebooks. No
student can possibly be a success
without at least sixty notebooks
to call his own. They’re necessary
evils. Each teacher requires ap
proximately six notebooks, and of
course one must have additional
notebooks to supplement the other
notebooks and then some more
notebooks just to keep count of the
other notebooks. How does one
transport the notebooks for Con
centrating? Get a little red wagon.
Again recall words of I. Thinknot,
“That’s your little red wagon.”
BEFORE THE SENIOR HIGH
SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAMES
EAT AT
TOM GORSUCH’S
BLISS RESTAURANT
1416 Northwood Street
GREENSBORO, N. Q
7:00 A. M. —9:30 P. M.
Telephone 2-1450
Peggy Lennon
Eddie Murrelle
DAILY DOUBLES
By Mary Wheeler
It seems that our Daily Doubles
are having a little trouble with
Mr. X’s pet peeve, his car. Give
them time and maybe everything
will work out for them.
Miss X, a junior who came from
Lindley stands 4 feet, 11 inches
tall with light brown hair and blue
eyes. Mr. X seems to be just the
opposite. He’s a senior hailing
from Aycock and stands 5 feet,
inches tall with dark brown hair
and brown eyes.
They also differ in their choice
of churches. Miss X attends the
First Baptist Church while Mr. X
is a member of the First Presby
terian Church.
Miss X’s extra-curricular activi
ties include membership in the
Rainbow Girls and presidency of
the Y-Teens.
“Conceited people and folks who
call me ‘Shorty’ are my pet
peeves,” says Miss X.
When she’s not -writing letters
(her favorite pastime), or when she
and Mr. X aren’t listening to ‘their
song,’ “Love Is A Many-Splendor-
ed Thing’,. Miss X usually seen
with Marcia Felt and Linda Baker.
Mr. X is in the Hi-Y, Playmas-
ters, and Sea Scouts. He can be
found ‘most anywhere’ and is us
ually seen with Miss X. Last year
Mr. X was a member of the Allied
Youth and was a Junior Class
marshall. For the past two years
he has been president of his home
room and is fire chief this year.
Miss X played a clarinet in the
band last year.
When I asked for an amusing
incident, Mr. X recalled the time
he sprained Miss X’s ankle while
they were playing miniature golf.
It seems that he had accidentally
bumped into her, knocking her
down and causing her to sprain
her ankle. “It wasn’t too amusing
then, though,” he replied,
i Our Daily Doubles have been
going steady since November 7,
1954.
You’ll find their names in a
popular ad.
JEAN OGBURN, JUNIOR, IS
the newly elected president of
Mrs. Toones’ section of the Be
ginners Glee Club.
Other officers are: vice' presi
dent, Rachel Jessup; secretary,
Jackie Boggs; treasurer, Sandra
MacDonald; and librarian, Nancy
McDowell.
ORANGE CRUSH BOTTLING GO.
Bottlers of
ORANGE CRUSH. VIRGINIA DARE GRAPE
AND OLD COLONY BEVERAGES
1423 Westover Terrace
Faculty Club Elects
Bogart To Be Drexy
Miss Penelope Bogart has been
elected president of the Faculty
Club for the 1955-56 school year
at Greensboro High School.
In the election which was held
last spring the other officers se
lected by the members are Mr. Pat
Earey, vice-president, and Mrs.
Julia Roe, secretary-treasurer.
One outside function of the club
is that of sending cards to mem
bers in illness or bereavement.
Cards or gifts are also sent on the
occasion of a wedding or birth.
Once a year the club holds a
faculty party, which is the main
social event of the year. The an
nual affair for this year was held
yesterday at the Guilford Club
house. Mrs. Jean Newman was in
charge of the entertainment.
Other annual events of the Fac
ulty Club are taking charge of the
Industry-Education Week and of
the Senior Tea, which is held in
the spring.
When asked how she feels about
the Faculty Club and its progress,
Miss Bogart, the new president,
replied, “The club makes us feel
more a part of the school.”
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