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HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
VOLUME XXXII
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. GREENSBORO, N. C., DEC. 16. 1955
NUMBER
SENIORS PRESENT CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
Orchestra Delegation
Of All-State Members
Bound For Greenville
On January 26, a delegation 35
strong of Senior’s orchestra will
travel to Greenville. North Caro
lina, to participate in the 1956 All-
State High School Orchestra.
The assemblage will be held at
East Carolina College, whose Music
Department dean, Dr. Kenneth H.
Cuthbert, is to be the clinic host.
The gue^ conductor for the 125-
piece orchestra will be Professor
Nathan Gothschack of Obcrlin Col
lege. He is now on a fellowship at
Boston University and has formerly
been the assistant conductor of the
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
Featured activities for the Janu
ary 26-29 week-end include two
concerts, television and radio ap
pearances, a dance, a banquet, and
other entertainment. As a special
attraction, the Griller String Quar
tet from the University of Califor
nia will perform.
Keprcsentlng Senior on the first
violins will be Julia Adams, Laura
Adams, Henry Flynt, Lynn Ran
kin, Janet Snider, and Martha
Yates. Playing second violins will
be Anne Cole, Susan DeVeny,
Betty Harrell, and Janice Thomp
son.
Marcia Felt, Kay Kinsey, Louise
Matthews, Jan Phillips, Judie
Phillips, Sylvia Sox, and Joan
Weinstein will play violas while
Linda Cashwell, Joyce Jones,
Phala Jones, Katherine Leonard,
Sus^n Levine, Caroline Sikes, and
Helen White will play cellos.
Angela Butt and Sandra Rogers
will be on basses, and Doris Guill
will play flute. On oboe will be
Rufus Russell and on clarinets,
John Gardiner and Mary Lou Wall.
Dan McConnell will play the
bassoon. Shelly Morganstern, the
French horn; BUI Kcllam the tuba;
and Ann Rountree and Bob Wilkin,
son, the percussions.
There are two alternates from
Greensboro. They are Carol Stout
on the bass and Ronda Dandllker
on the flute.
'Of Men And Angels'
Theme For Pageant
Directed By Hundley
Of Men and Angels. Peace -
• Good WUl-
• The Ideal that cannot be destroyed.
Of Men and Angels,” the tra,
ditional Christmas pageant pro
duced annually by the Senior Class,
was presented to the entire stu
dent body this morning during the
first period.
Written by Miss Louise Smith,
senior English instructor, the one-
hour presentation emphasized the
religious aspect of the Christmas
season. The combined tableaux and
action scenes were staged and di
rected by Mrs. Martha Hundley,
Miss Julia Brown, and Dick Rob
inson, student chairman. These
were assisted by Mrs. Mary Mad-
lin, senior class adviser.
MUsic provided by the combined
chorus and by selected members
of the Senior High School orches
tra under the direction of Miss
Eula Tuttle and J. Kimball Harri-
man respectively, predominated
throughout the program.
Narrators Eve Purdom and Shir
ley Smith introduced the first scene
after a prelude “Adeste Fidelis,”
by the combined choir and glee
clubs. The ancient Biblical prop-
hesis of Moses, Isaiah, and Daniel
foretold the coming of the “Prince
of Peace.” Edmund Schenck, Louis
Glascock, and Chic Forbes por
trayed the prophets in the Hrst
tableaux.
The three annunciations were
pictured in the next scenes. Zach-
arias, John Gardiner, was con
fronted by the angel Gabriel. Caro
line Sikes, in the Jewish temple.
Mary, Janie Walters, was next
visited by the angel. Gabriel last
appeared to Joseph, Jim Martin.
The arrival of the three wise
men portrayed by Der Hong Han
son, Alton Brewer, and Tim Good
man, in the court of Herod was
pictured in the third scene. James
King, as Herod, presided over the
court scene where the wise men’s
mission was revealed.
(CovHnued on Page EighP)
Youth Council Open House
Conducted After Ball Game
With the help of the Recreation
Department and the Parent Teach-1
ers’ AssoMation the Senior High
Youth Council was able to conduct
an Open-House, the first of the
basketball season, last ^iday night,
December 9, in the girls’ gym. A
combination of musicians, supplied
by Charlie Morrison, leader of the
Washington Street AU-Stars, ap
peared to play music for the danc
ing and listening pleasure of th'(f
open-house group.
‘The Youth Council will strive
to have Open-houses every Friday
night after the home basbetball
games. Open-houses are plann^ for
the entertainment and recreation of
the students, and they will continue
only as long as the students con
duct themselves in a manner be
coming young adults.” Gail Kirk-
man, vice-president of the Youtr
Council and Chairman in chareg of
post-basketball game open-houses,
also states. “Students must learn
to obey and observe the rules set
down by the PTA, Recreation De
partment, and the Youth Council.”
The openu-house rules are as fol
lows:
1. Senior High Students must
have an identification card along
with an admission ticket—^there
will be no exceptions.
2. Students may have as a date
someone who is not .a member of
the student body, provided the
^nduct of the g\iest la guaranteed
• by -the atud^t end the guest
aU^s the guest book.
3. Anyone thought to be con
suming alcoholic beverages will
not be admitted.
4. Positively no smoking in the
building.
5. The right to refuse admis
sion upon refund of money is
reserved.
Identification Cards which have
been lost may be replaced by con
tacting Bill Hanna president of the
Youth Council, or a member of the
Council.
Tickets for the open-houses,
which are chaperoned by members
of the PTA.
Danford Wins Prize
For Best Choir Act
Jerry Danford, senior choir
member, was chosen by several
judges as giving the best perform
ance at the Choir-Orchestra Show
Thursday, December 1.
As a priie for his pantomime of
"The Yaller Rose of Texas," Jerry
received a silver bon-bon ,d,ish
which he will have engraved with
the date and occasion,
Jerry states that this has not
incited him to a future on Broad
way, but that he will continue to
pursue a profession in medicine.
Tlw award was based on the edni-
plied Opinions of several people
who viewed the show.
Basketball, Wrestling
Explained To Students
In Special Assembly
Members of the wrestling and
basketball teams, directed by their
respective coaches, presented the
assembly program, Wednesday, De
cember 7, in the school gymnasiiun.
The purpose of this assembly was
to familiarize the students with
the fundamentals of the two schooh
sports.
Demonstrating wrestling tech
niques were Kent Carter, Jackie
Jones, and Larry Rogers. Also on
the wrestling team were Edward
Meade, David Levy, Lewis Gunter,
Benny MoKce, Roger English,
Dwight Witty, Bill Ward, Bobby
Brown, Charles- Whedbee, and Bert
Wilder. Coach Glenn supervised
the wrestling.
Bill White, from the city recrea
tion department, explained bas
ketball fundamentals. On the bas
ketball team were Fred Hitchcock,
Doug Orr, Brad Anderson, Bill
Hanna, Doug Albright, Larry Gill,
James Spence, Harry Smith, Paul
Dyson, Owen Johnson, Wilson Car-
ruthers, and Mike Haley. Coach
Manzl acted as referee for the
basketball game.
Befiore the sports demonstra
tions,. Judie Bittinger gave he de
votional. Houston, Groome, student
body president, announced plans
for the Christmas bulletin board
Mntest, which was judged Decem
ber’ M.
Special Honor Roll Pupils
AnnouncecJ For Six Weeks
As the second six weeks of
school have come and gone, 68
students made the special hon
or roU. The Senior home rooms
and students are room 6, Lisa An
derson, Linda Barham, Reggie Bell
and Jean Battle; room 201B,
David Bescherer, Leon Boggs and
Angela Butt; room 201A, Shelba
Creed; room 2, John Gardiner and
Emma Garvin, room 11, Diana Har
mon, Howard Hinshaw and Hilda
Holt; room 24, Ruby Hough, Bar
bara Jessup and Jerry Kersey;
room 25, Kay Kuykendall, Kather
ine Leonard and Louise McGee;
room 21, Betsy McKeel and Bev
erly Mitchell; room 311, Eve Pur
dom and Dick Robinson; room..^04,
Diane Schwartz; and room 203B,
Sue Spence, Toby Stanley and Beth
Stout.
The junior home rooms and stu
dents who made special honor
roll arc room 102, Elizabeth An
Science Club Hears
HI FI Demonstration
Riley Brown and Rufus Russell
presented a demonstration on high
fidelity at the second meeting of
the Science Club, Tuesday, De
cember 13.
The boys began the demonstra
tion by ^ving a general explana
tion of the technical terms, also
giving the members a definition of
high fidelity. They then assembled
a Hi Fi system for the group, after
which they played old records on
the set Following this, high ft-
^lity records were played to show
,th« contrast between the old ree*
ards and new ones. >
trim; room 202, Larry Brown and
Ann Butler; room 106, James
Ebert and Alec Decker; room 307
Stratton'Eldridge, Henry Flynt,
Gilbert' Frank and Libby Garvin;
room 204, Elwood Hartman; roem
4, Tom Hudgins; room 13, Jack
Jessup and Mary Katslka; room
303, Jane Lynch, Ruth McCixllock
and Jane McLennan; room 301,
Gary Massel; room 1, Jean Ogbum
and Maranell Pearsall; room 306,
Margie Rose; room 3, James
j Spence; and room 103, Kitty Wago
ner and Kay Weston.
The sophomore home rooms and
students who made special honor
roll are room 8, Julia Adams, Mary
Lee Adams, Helen Allen and Bren
da Alvis; room 10, Judy Hartsook
and Sarah Heath; room 20, Carol
Hinshaw; room 301, Joanne Home
{and M3rres3a Hughes; room 206«
Peggy Martin and Jean Medearis;
I room 27, Laura Pearce,' Barbara
I Phillips, and Jean Phillips; room
300, Peggy Sink; room 22, Carol
jWeitzel; and ro-qm J6, Wallace
I Williams and Camille Wimberly.