HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of 0. Henry
VOLUME XXXV
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. GREENSBORO, N. C., FEB. 27, 1959
NUMBER 9
Dr. Redhead To Del iver
Graduation Baccalaureate
Dr. John R. Redhead of the
First Presbyterian Church of
Greensboro will deliver the bacca
laureate sermon,for Senior High’s
Class of 19.59
The date set for the baccalaur
eate services is Sunday, May 31.
Dr. Redhead is a nationally rec
ognized clergyman whose sermons
have appeared in several publish
ed anthologies, and is himself the
author of several books on re
ligious subjects.
The baccalaureate service is be
ing conducted this year at the
First Presbyterian Church in ac
cordance with the custom of ro
tating annually between the city’s
Senior Girls Selected
Chairmen of Class Day
Angie Davis and Carolyn Marks
are to act as chairmen of plans for
the annual Class Day, announced
Mrs. Joann Taylor, chairman of the
faculty advisory committee for this
production.
Plans are under way for the two
hour program. Carolyn and Angie
will be in charge of the casting
and directing committees, from
which numerous committees
Torchlighters Induct
Students In Assembly
Senior High’s Torchlight tap
ped twenty seniors and seventeen
juniors in their semi-annual cere
mony Thursday, February 26.
The seniors chosen as members
were Anne Bourne, Sandra Coe,
Anabelle Current, Kay Easterling,
Walter Ellis, Jimmie Finnison,
Frank Harmon, Margaret Hum
phrey, Danny Hurst, Martha Jor
dan, Wanda Kinney, David Liner,
James Michael Morton, Dianna
Pfaff, Patricia Anne Phillips, Sue
Snow, Susan ’Tilley, Beverly Ran-
ier Troxler, Richard Windham,
Lila Wolfe.
Making up the list of juniors
are Sandra Childress, Cecil (Crick
et) Connor, Mary Anne Crocker,
Preston Earle, Carol Inman, Rob
ert (Bob) Jamieson, Nina Kenne
dy, Sammy McNairy, Patsy Parker,
Johnny Sink, Carol Smith, Judy
Stone, Penny Taliferro, Ann Thay
er, Harriett Thompson, Scottie
’Troxler, Bayard Von Herrmann.
branch out.
Sue Snow will be chairman of
the script committee. Working
with her on the composition of
Class Day will be Frank Harmon,
Jane Gibson, Sandra Coe, Richard
Windham, Sue Ellen Barker, Sto
Fox, and Sheila Sapero.
The program, as has been the
custom in the past years will re
main a secret until the actual day
of the presentation. In the past the
programs have been a satire pic
turing the school, its teachers and
principle, and some of the humor
ous and other not so humorous
things that happen obout old GHS.
June Rubin has been chosen to
direct the art work on the scenery
and props. She will announce her
committee at a later date.
In charge of the stage crew
will be Maurice Jones, while the
program committee will be under
the direction of Mackie Stout and
Tommy Edwards, vice president
and treasurer of the senior class.
There are still many vacancies
in committees to be filled and all
seniors are requested to sign with
Mrs. Taylor in room 304, Mrs.
Julia Roe in room 200. Mrs. Fran
ces Wilder in room 102, or Miss
Mildred Maddox in room 303.
Seniors may also sign with Caro
lyn Marks or Angie Davis.
The Class Day is a presentation
of the Senior Class entirely and
all Seniors are urged to contribute
their parts to the production of
“^his event in order ^hat it may be
the best in the history of the
school.
three largest churches, the First
Baptist, Methodist, and Presby-
erian Churches.
The annual tea sponsored by
the faculty for the graduating
seniors has been scheduled for
May 20.
Class Day will be observed
Thursday, May 28. The Class Day
committee, under seniors Angie
Davis and Carolyn Marks, is al
ready under way with plans for
the observance.
Examinations for the spring se
mester will begin Friday, May 29,
Commencement exercises are
scheduled for Thursday, June 4.
No announcement ha§ been made
in regard to the commencement
speaker.
0
Group Laying Plans
For History Society
Plans are under way at GHS
for the formation of a history
honor society dedicated to stim
ulating an interest in history
and allied subjects.
A steering committee of in
terested students and faculty
members met Friday, February
20, to consider plans of organi
zation.
Bill Hinshaw, senior, is serv
ing as chairman of the steering
committee.
The proposals which are being
drawn up into a constitution
provide that the history group
would be limited to students
making honor grades in history
and evidencing an enthusiasm
for discussing and doing re
search on current affairs.
Other members of the com
mittee are seniors Angie Davis,
Mai-tha Jordan, Bob Stanley and
Clyde Wilson; juniors Lynn
Westmoreland, Henry Poole, and
Sue Wade; and Miss Mary Ellen
Blackmon, Mrs. Kay Pfaff, and
Robert Fredrickson of the fac
ulty.
The constitution will be con
sidered at the next meeting,
Sunday, March 1.
DR. JOHN R. REDHEAD
Benjie Spears Elected President
DE ’59 State Convention
Meets At 0. Henry Hotel
Fifteenth Annual State Con
vention of North Carolina Dis
tributive Education Clubs con
vened at the O’Henry Hotel last
Friday and Saturday.
Highlights of the festivities were
the annual banquet and dance
Friday evening and the various
contests between clubs and dis
tricts.
Benjie Spears, State Editor and
GHS Distributive Education
President, ran for the office of
President of the State D.E. or
ganization. The speech contest
representative from Greensboro
was Mary Lee Simpson, who spoke
on Professional Salesmanship.
Other contests which took place
during the convention covered
various phases of D.E. activities.
These contests were; Job Inter
view’ in which the actual inter
views took place in the personel
offices of two of the local store.s
in Greensboro, Ad Layout and
Copywriting, and the contest for
the best Club Activities Manuel.
There were also an Outstanding
Student Award and a Club
Achievement Award.
Attendance
Attendance to the convention is
limited with each cluh selecting
delegates. The GHS representa
tives were Gerald Long, Barry
Cockman, and Patsy Bowman,
delegates, and Mike Fulcher, a
district officer.
Three members of each host
Continued on Page Seven
Civinettes Present Check
To Library For Records
Pat Hutchins, president of Jun
ior Civinettes, in behalf of the
club has presented the Senior High
library with $87.50, which will be
used to purchase 23 phonograph
records, including “Little Women”
“The Necklace’” “David Cooper-
field,” “Les Miserables,” “Tale of
Terror,” “Ivanhoe,” and “Tom
Sawyer.”
Miss Mildred Herring, librarian,
stated that this is the first check
given to the library by a service
club since she has been at Senior.
There is no budget set up to
include the purpose of educational
phonograph records, and for that
reason the librarians are especial
ly thankful for this donation and
any others which may be contrib
uted.
Council Corner
Coach Bob Jamieson talks with part of his Whirlie powerhouse that will face Salisbury tonight
in an important conference contest. Shown are starters Stick Wilson, Bob Jamieson Jr., Randy
Blackwell, and Larry Hudson. The Whirlies are almost a sure bet for the State AAA tournamenet
starting March 11.
By Jerry Robertson
Why go to school? Is it to hear the latest gossip, gals, or
to race around the campus in that hot car, fellows? Think
about the real reason—to make ourselves ready to take the
responsibilities as good citizens of tomorrow. How do we do
this? We do it by taking advantage of everything offered by
the school to better ourselves. Let’s not pass up our last op
portunities for free education.
“Some students . . . are like wheelbarrows ... no good un
less pushed; ... are like canoes . . . need to be paddled;
are hke kites ... if you don’t keep a string on them they fly
away; . . . are hke footballs . . . you can’t tell which way they
will bounce next; ... are like neon lights ... off as much as
they are on; . . . are like trailers . . . have to be pulled to get
them to iriove.”
Want to have a May Day this year? Are you willing to work?
Let your Student Council members know how you stand on
thisi issue.
Our school spirit this year at Senior is tops. Let’s keep it
that way!