BIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
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SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. GREENSBORO, N. C., DEC. 2, 1955
NUMBER 8
GHS Drama Group To Present
'^Hearts Were Young and Gay^^
Key Club Distributes
Phone Directories
To Students, Faculty
Senior High School directories
containing alphabetical listings of
the 1700 students at Greensboro
Senior High and their addresses
and telephone numbers were dis
tributed during home room period
on Thursday, November 17 by
members of the Key Club.
The directory, a service project
of the local Key Club which is
now in its eighth year of contribu
tions to the school, was initiated in
1949.
The club’s president, John Jes
ter, related that work was begun
on the 1955756 edition during the
first week of September at the
club’s first meeting.
John Gardiner, treasurer of the
group, has handled the financial
aspects of the project which
amounts to more than $600. This
sum was raised by soliciting ad
vertisements from approximately
90 local business firms and clubs.
Guy H. Simpson, former Kl-
wanis adviser to the club and own
er of the Riser Printing Company,
worked with the club in produc
ing the directory.
Members of this year’s Key Club
are Doug Albright, Leon Boggs,
Davis Bowen, John Burwell, David
Craig, Boyce Crothers, Jey Deifell,
Manley and Randy Dodson, Mark
Poster, John Gardiner, David Gar
rison, Lou Glascock, Tim Goodman,
Wayne Griffin, Houston Groome,
Buck Hoyle, Tom Hudgins, John
Jester, Dick Lambeth, Eugene and
Sam LeBauer, Guy McGraw, Jim
McGregor, Bill O’Brien. Charlie
Pemberton, Dick Robinson, James
Spence, David Wible, and Bill
Williamson.
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Sikes Represents School
At Piedmont Music Meet
Caroline Sikes, senior, represent
ed Greensboro at the fall meeting
of the junior division of the Pied
mont District, North Carolina Fed
eration of Music Clubs, November
19, in High Point.
Ending her year as Piedmont
District president, Caroline con
ducted the business session of the
meeting. Also attending the meet
ing, which convened at High Point
College, was Joyce Jones, secre
tary of the Piedmont District, and
a student at Greensboro Senior
High.
Two Senior High students, both
sophomores, won in the election
for new officers. Paula Sain was
elected first vice-iH*esident, and
Jan Phillips, secretary.
Students from over the district
participated in a musical program
which was presented after the bus
iness session. The Greensboro High
School students taking part were
Peggy Sink, Janice Thompson, Ju
dith Adams, and Jan Phillips, who
composed a string quartet.
The Piedmont Music District is
composed of separate music clubs
from each city in the district.
Three clubs represent Greensboro
-the Junior Euterpe, Euterpe
Sjinphonia, and the Mozart Junior
Music Club. Caroline, who served
as president of the Junior Classi
cal League last year, has recently
been elected Junior Red Cross
president. She is also a present
member of the orchestra and an
active participant In the Girl
Scouts.
Next Thursday night. December
8, in the school auditorium, at 8
p.m., "Our Hearts Were Young and
Gay,” a oomedy by Cornelia Otis
Skinner, will be presented by the
Greensboro Senior High Playmas-
ters.
The play, centering around the
antics of two girls on their first
trip abroad, has in its cast Mike
Powell, Shirley Smith, Diane Hill,
David Plyler, Camille Merriman,
Bill Morrison, Elizabeth Antrim,
Frank Dennis, Nestus Gurley, Gor-
dayne Egbert, Ruth Hunt, John
Mobley, Jackie Mabie, Myma Au
try, Judie Bittinger, Reggie Bell,
and John Lund.
In addition to the cast, many
Peggy LennonElected
Writers' Club Officer
Peggy Lennon, a Greensboro
Senior High junior was recently
elected to the office of state re
cording secretary for the North
Carolina Association of Young
Writers at its second annual state
meeting on November 19, at Senior
High School. Other state officers
elected by the Association of
Young Writers were Virginia Poel-
king, president; Johnny Cocke,
vice-president; Joan Hawk, corre
sponding secretary; and Frank
Barnes, treasurer. With the excep
tion of Peggy, all the newly elected
officers hall from Asheville, North
Carolina.
Speaker for the occasion was
Randall Jarrell, professor of Eng
lish at Woman's College. Professor
Jarrell spoke on the chosen sub
ject, "The Intellectual In America.”
Alma Graham, past president of
the NCAYW, presided over the
meeting and conducted discussions
on membership, district organiza
tion of the association, and the
adoption of a constitution. A con
stitution which was drawn up by
Virginia Poelklng was accepted and
passed by the members present.
Richard Knox, Donna Oliver,
Diane Schwartz, Jim Martin, Eddie
Murrelle, and Peggy Lennon rep
resented Senior High at the Young
Writers meeting. Graduates of
GHS attending the annual meet
were Jerry Matherly, who is now
enrolled at Wake Forest college
and is past treasurer of NCAYW;
Richard Johnson, Guilford College;
Helena Frost, WCUNC; and Frank
Bondurant.
Refreshments were supplied by
the Greensboro Senior High chap
ter of Future Teachers of America.
The committee consisted of Kay
Kuykendall, chairman, Donna Oli
ver, Sandra Rogers, and Jackie
Mabie. L. W. Anderson, instructor
in creative writing, and his class
were responsible for arrangements.
other students will be necessary
for the productibn of a play.
"Those behind the scenes are
important,” insists Miss Mozelle
Causey, the dramatics adviser. “It
is amazing how much work goes
on that cannot be classified as
glamorous, but the play certainly
could not go on without the work
of many people.”
Several committees have been
set up to handle the various duties.
Mike Powell is in charge of ticket
sales, but every member of the
class is considered a member of
this committee.
Publicity is headed by Pollyann
Young, with Faye Kivett, Frances
Blake, Nancy Key, and Ruth Bates
working with her on this phase of
the play’s production.
Vallnda Beall and Wayne Robey
have the responsibility connected
with the props. Make-up is under
the direction of Gayle Apple. As
sisting her are Judee Rivers, Eli
zabeth Antrim, Gordayne Egbert,
Patsy Wimblsh, Carol Underwood,
and Betty Stanford.
One of the special features on
this year’s play will be the scen
ery. Miss Causey has announced
that C. O. Jeffries, a school en
gineer and member of the Little
Theater group, will take charge of
the stage sets. He plans to make
a combination set since the play
calls for two different scenes.
contrary to fche plan of previous
years of giving two performanc- s.
matinee and evening, the senior
Ihcspians will give only the ev r-
ing uiesentatlon. The admission
price is fifty cents, and tickets may
be purchased from any member
of the dramatics classes.
New junior Civitan Club
Has Charier Assemblage
On Friday, November 25
On Friday, November 25, mem-
bf*rs of the newly organized Jimior
CiNdtan Club held their charter
meeting at the Starmount Forest
C cuntry Club.
The dinner meeting, the third
which the service club has held,
featured the presentation of the
(iuirter by the Hamilton Lakes
Civitan Club, sponsors of the jun
ior organization. Installation of of
ficers followed the ceremony. The
elected officers who will serve for
the remainder of the year are Bob
Herford, president; Karl Ray, vice-
president; Stratton Eldridge, sec
retary; and Edgar Sockwell, treas
urer; Curry Singletary, sergeant-
at-arms; and Graham Talbot, chap
lain.
A branch of the Civitan Inter
national movement, the local chap
ter of Junior Civitan is the first
to be organized in Greensboro. Its
initiation is the result of efforts
by Dr. Allen Andrews, president
of Hamilton Lakes Civitan Club,
to create a service organization on
the high school level comparable
to the Key Club.
The 25 charter members of the
club listed by classes are seniors,
Reggie Bell, “David Bescherer, Jan
Hensley, Bob Herford, Robert Hew.
ett, Lairy Hoyle, and Graham Tal
bot; juniors, Rick Aderhold, Lee
Cory, Chip Durham, Stratton Eld
ridge, Allen Thomas, Fred Hitch
cock, Paul McGwier, Peyton Neal,
Karl Ray, Curry Singletary; sopho
mores, Jim EsMdge. Ed Sockwell,
Bob MfcNairy, Roy Michaux, Larry
Wachter, Harry Smith, and Spen
cer Gaylord.
The club’s first project is as
sisting Hamilton Civitan Club mem.
bers in the sale of fruit cakes.
Playmasters in action with hearts both young and gay are pictured
above as they put in last minute additions and cmreciions to their
dramatic endeavor for the year, "Our Hearts Were Young and Gay.”
Packing for a trip to Never-never Land are Diane Hill, Camille Meni.
man, and Mike Powell. Below: Trying to guess what’s in the "secret”
pocket are Myrna Autry, Judy Bittinger, Shirley Smith, Nestns Gurley,
Dave Plyler, Frank Dennis, and seated are Gordayne Egbert and Ruth
Hunt. (Photo by Cordle)
Choir, Orchestra Present
Musical Variety Program
Yesterday, in the Senior High
School auditorium, the GHS choir
and orchestra, under the direction
of Miss Eula Tuttle and J. Kim.
ball Harriman respectively, com
bined to present their annual mus
ical variety show.
The two groups have een work
ing together for seven or eight
years. This year the program con
sisted of 18 numbers which in
cluded songs, dances, pantomines,
and skits. Lisa Anderson, senior,
accompanied the choir during sev
eral of their numbers.
Selections Played
The orchestra played “Another
Op’nin’, Another Show” by Porter
for the overture and for the open
ing number the orchestra played
"There Is Nothing Like Our Show”
with special words by the choir.
After several numbers done by
the choir, the orchestra played
a special arrangement of "Mother
Goose Hoe Dowm” by Warner. The
two groups joined together to pre
sent "Where In The World,” after
which Houston Groome, president
of the student body, accompanied
by the orchestra, read "(M’s
Trombones.” As the final number
the choir and orchestra combined
to present "The Battle Hymn of
ithe Republic.”
I Ushering for the occasion were
the junior marshals under the
: supervision of Miss Maunida Wales,
; adviser to the marshals.
I Mrs. Blanche Smith was in
{charge of tickets with Julia Mc-
Naijry, Charlie Quinn, and Caroline
Sikes helping her. Edwin G. Coop
er, printing Instructor, and John
ny Atwater attended to the print
ing.
Taking care of the stage and
lighting were Dick Beacham, Rich
ard Parker, BUI Fogleman, Peyton
Neal, Miles Frost, Bill Ingram, An
drew Smith, SaUy Jordan, and
Edwin Sapp. In charge of the
script was David Bescherer whUe
announcers were David Bescherer,
Leon Boggs, Karl Ray, Julia Mc-
Nairy, and Randy Burnett. David
Miller was the poll taker.
Sttring Section Members
Members of the orchestra who
are in the string section are Syl
via Sox, Carol Stout, Linda Cash-
well, Laura Adams, Julia Adams,
Dorothy Kluttz, Sue Levine, Betty
Harrell, Janice Thompson, Martha
Yates, Nancy Williams, Nan Hed
rick, Nancy Hewett, Louise Mat
thews, Joan Moring, Margaret Un
derwood, Joyce Jones, Phala Jones,
Kay Kinsey, Gail Kirkman. Sam
LeBauer, Katharine Leonard, Jan
Phillips. Judie PhiUips, S^lsan
Pope, Betsy Stevens, DeUa Stevens,
Anne Stone, and Peggy Durtam.
Others are Marcia Felt, Susan
DeVeny, Peggy Earle, Joan Wein
stein, Jimmy Brooke, Anne Cole,
Angela Butt, Barbara Mabe, Doris
McCraw, Becky McQueen, Marshal
Greenberg, Amessia Hutcherson,
Bill Ingram, Jeanette Sigmon, Car
olyn Sikes, 'Lynn Rankin, Kaye
Shaffer, Henry Flynt, Miles Frost,
Judy Shope, Peggy Sink, Janet
Snider, Sandra Rogers, Ann Roun
tree, Helen White, and Jo Ellen
O’Briant.
Brass Section Members
Members in the brass section
who play the flute are Janie Wal
ters and Doris Guill; oboe, Rufus
Russell and Barbara Cooke; clari
net, John Gardiner and Mary Lou
Wall; bassoon, Dan McConnell,
Frances J. Taylor, and Agnes Tate;
french horn, SheUy Morganstern,
Carl Tate, and Carol Weitzel; trum
pet, Bob Miller, Don White, and
Joe Deare; Zade Turner, Bob My
ers, Ronnie Fullington trombone;
BiU Kellam, tuba; and Bob Wllk.
Inson, Jake Giles. Wesley Haynes,
and Jerry Oakley, percussion.