Farewell Speech
By Sandra Holderness
and
HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of 0. Henry
Interview With
Jerry Robertson
On Page 2
tOLUME XXXTV
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., MAY 16, 1958
NUMBER 13
GHS’s Service Clubs
Select Future
Library Gives Notice
All students who have books
fcliecked out from the Greensboro
Benior High Library are remind-
by Miss Mildred Herring that
heir books must be returned by
Jlie 26 of May by 4 p.m.
A charge of 25 cents per book
^ill be charged for each day that
I book is kept after the deadline
ate. The library will be open for
ieference work now through May
|o.
Shown above, left to right are tJ? newly-elected presidents of GHS’s
service clubs, Charlie Garren, Junior Civitans; Pat Hutchins, Junior
Civinettes; Randy Blackwelt, Key Club; and Hal Greeson, Los Condes.
Tommy Bobbitt Is Winner
Of Club^s Speech Contest
Tommy Bobbitt, sophomore, took
first (place in the local part of the
speech contest, “Salute To Our Gen
eration,’’ which was sponsored by
the Optimists Club and held at
Senior Graduation Schedule Released
Senior Class schedule for the last week of school has been
released by Mrs. Jean Newman, Senior Class Adviser.
Wednesday, May 28—Class Day program at 10:00 a. m.
Seniors are not required to report to first period
class and after the Class Day program are free for
the remainder of the day.
Thursday, May 29—Exams begin for Seniors.
Friday, May 30—Senior Exams,
Prom at 9 p. m.—12 midnight.
Sunday, June 1—Baccalaureate Sermon at West Market -
Street Church given by Dr. Charles P. Bowles at 8 p, m.
Monday, June 2—Seniors finish exams.
Tuesday, June 3—Make-up exams for Seniors.
Each Senior is allowed one re-exam per subject.
Wednesday, June 4—Line-up practice at 1 p. m, for graduation
Graduation at 8 p. m. Boys’ Gymn.
Senior High School, April 30.'
Mr. Nance, the ;president of the
Greensboro Optimists Club will pre
sent Tommy with a trophy signi
fying Tommy’s success in the ilocal
contest. If he wins the national
prize he will be presented with a
$1000 scholarship to the college of
his choice.
Tommy will advance to the state
contest held in Durham, May 23.
The winner selected there will be
eligible for the Inational honors
given in Houston, Texas, some time
later this year.
Boys, age 15 and under, were
eligible to participate in the con
test. From the 16 boys who entered
the local contest, the four finalists
were: Tommy, Philip Brady, Wal
ton McNairy, sophomores, and Sam
Wyrick, a student at Kiser Junior
High.
Tommy has previously won the
annual Odd Fellows speech con
test, “Pilgrimage for Youth.” This
sumimer he will make use of his
prize, a two-week, all-expensenpaid
trip to Washington, D. C. and New
York.
All of Senior High’s four service
clubs have completed the elections
which selected their leaders for
the 1958-1959 school year.
Charlie Garreif was chosen pres
ident of the Junior Civitan Club,
Randy Blackwell was elected to
head the Key Club, Hal Greeson
has the top position in (he Los
Condes Club, and the Junior Civ
inettes will be beaded by Pat
Hutchins.
All the clubs held the final bal
loting at their meetings, Wednesday,
May 7, except the Junior Civitans,
who chose their officers earlier.
Junior Civitans
Other officials of the Junior Civ
itan Club will be Penn Waldron,
viceipresident; Bayard von Herr
mann, second vice-president; David
Weils, secretary; Johnny Sink,
treasurer; Carrodl Inman, chaplain;
and Barry Morgan, sergeant-at-
arms.
The Key Club slata includes, be
sides Randy, Mackie Stout, vice-
president; Sammy McNairy, secre
tary; Bill Hoyle, treasurer; and
Fred Wedler, chaplain.
Los Condes
Los Condes’ other officers will be
Benny Team, vice-president; Bill
Banner, secretary; Blake Tharin,
treasurer; Jimmy Hards, service
chairman; Philip Byrum, chaplain;
Ashley James, sergeant-at-arms,
and Wade Gresham, telephone
chairman.
Other Civinettes officers are Robin
Farr, first vice-president; Ann
Thayer, second vice-president; Carol
Eichhorn, secretary; Judy Stone,
treasurer; Judy Blackmon, chap
lain; Mary Win Corcoran, historian;
and Sue Ellen BarkOT, sergeant-
at-arms.
Edgar Sookwell, present Civitan
president, was announced as a win
ner of the Civitan Wade Snipes
•Award for outstanding work in the
Civijans this year, and Civinette
president Laura Pearce was named
Civinette of the Year by the Hamil
ton Lake Civitan Club.
A Word Of Explanation
If you have noticed recently
that the senior members of the
HIGH LIFE staff seem to have
lost their habitual worried looks,
your suspicions were probably
wrong.
Spring is not the reason; nor
are they slowly losing their minds.
They have merely takert a well-
served two-weeks rest and shifted
their HIGH LIFE production wor
ries to the junior and sophomore
members of the staff for the tra
ditional experimental issue. That
issue is in your hands.
The masthead on page 2 lists
the students who will compose
next year’s staff.
Senior High To Present
Advanced Biology, Latin
arolyn Dahifues Named To Head
earbook; Staff Members Are Chosen
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parolyn Dahifues, rising senior,
head the staff of the WHIRL!
fxlG during the next school year, it
%s announced by Miss Virginia
twell, the yearbook adviser, in an
ichisive interview with HIGH
P'S, May 9, 1958.
[■he 1958-59 WHIRUGIG yearbook,
iplete with a central color spread,
1 distributer Thursday, May 15
the more than 1400 students who
Id ordered it during the sales
ipaigns in October and January.
Levine was editor-in-chief of
^ yearbook with Angelyn Stokes
^ literary editor and Pat Howell
« managing editor. Sales, pubUcity
^ ads were handled by businesr
•aager Nancy Hewett asissted by
fsgy Sink. The annual featured
Jwings by Charlie Mills and the
Jnral color spread. WHIRLIGIG
dedicated to assistant principal
Jy Glenn. WHIRLIGIG regularly
peives top honors in the judging
the National Scholastic Press
sociation. The day for distribu-
came just before the formal
louncement in HIGH LIFE of the
Tly-elected yearbook editor.
Other top positions will be filled
by Beverly Settan, as literary edi
tor; Sherry Rottman as managing
editor; and Anne West and Ellen
fields as business managers.
Other Officers
Art editor will be Jim Lowe, as
sisted by -Dianne Taylor, and pho
tography editor wild be Lacy Coble,
assisted by Carol Mills.
Carolyn Key will be printing edi
tor, and Sarah Newby wild be en
graving editor with Diane Taylor
as assistant.
Preston Earle and Mike Thomp
son will head up the sports section.
Senior editors are Nancy Williams
and Linda Carter, and junior edi
tors are Michele Gray and Toni
Carter.
Literary Staff
The literary staff will include
Wilma Kay Pegg, Sue Wade, and
Betty Gene Westbrook, and the ad
vertising staff Mike Thompson,
Preston Earle, and Madeline Angel.
Annette Glanckopf will serve as
circulation manager.
The staff is already at work on
the next WHIRLGIG, according to
Miss Powell.
In answer to demands for ad
vanced courses, GHS has added ad
vanced biology and -third year Latin
to its ourric-ulum for the school
year 1958-1959.
Honor roll students who have
completed the required biology
course will be eligible for the ad-
vanved biology. The 24 students who
have enrolled for the course plan
to take advanced biology sixth per
iod and will give study hall seventh
period to allow -for longer research
periods. Miss Sarah Yarbor-ough,
who will be the teacher for the
course, plans to stress research.
Tl^ research will include • field
trips, lab work, and many other
projects.
Third Year Latin
Third year Latin has been re
quest^ for several years, but the
demand was not great enough to
justify having a class. This year 24
students have enrolled for the
course, the prerequisite of which is
to have' completed two years of
Latin. It will be taught by Mrs
Mary Madlin, head of the Latin
department, and will include works
of Cicero, both his Orations Against
Cataline and some of his philosoph- I
ical works.
Senior • will also offer the usual
advanced courses in math and Eng
lish, trigonometry, college algebra,
and solid geometry whl be the
courses offered to students who wish
to advance their knowledge of math
ematics. The English department
will offer creative writing and
Shakespeare if -there are enough
students who wish these courses.
Spring Prom Dale Sei;
Soulherners Will Perform
Friday, May 30 is the date for
this year’s Spring Prom, which will
be in the boys’ gym from 9 p.m.
until 12 midnight.
It has been arranged for the
Southerners to provide the music.
A special figure to honor the Sen
iors will include the Senior Class
president and council members and
the Senior home room presidents.
Tickets priced at 50 cents will
be on sale in advance. AH commit
tees for the Prom will be coordi
nated by co-ehairmen, Jerry Rob
ertson and Carol Overstreet, both
juniors.
CAROLYN DAHLFUES
Do Top Students Take Hard Subjects?
Study Reveals Facts About Honor Roll
promptt
average are actually taking -hla^v^-^t^de^c c^^Jses
A study made recently by two Senior TTitTh u
some enMghtening facts on the situation teachers presents
the attention of P. J Weaver Stv attracted
by Miss Mary Ellen Blackmon and Mil Ma^ Fureffor T'
and junior classes. rurey tor the semor
Of 142 seniors who made the hrvner* vah +1,^ r- ^
second semester, 39 were takirig five major suhlelt?^ Period,,
did not include electives in the English Department o^nn'"'
courses in the History Department.) 58 weTtaktau fnnn
one minor, 10 were taking four majors onT 8 wte^taWn^r"
ors with one or two minors, and 27 were on
3 majors (includes 22 D.E. or D O Ttudentsf TW
seniors who made the honor roirhadifrny affour mljom
I or roU, 79 eSd ^/vl'n^Us^? had‘’fo hon-
I taking less than foi^ m^o" ' « were