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VOLUME XXXV
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., APRIL 10, 1959
NUMBER 12
Linda Johnson To Reign Over May Day Festivities
History Honor Society
Organizes;Club Elects
Hinshaw Top Officer
Greensboro Senior High’s new
est organization, the History Hon
or Society, conducted its first full
meeting, Tuesday, April 7, at 7:30,
highlighted by the election of of
ficers and a discussion led by a
local editor.
Bill Hinshaw, senior, who served
as the chairman of the steering
committee which established the
society, was elected president.
Senior Bob Stanley was chosen
vice-president and senior Martha
Jordan was elected secretary-
treasurer. Mr. Robert Fredrickson
was named the adviser.
Holley Mack Bell, associate edi
tor of the Greensboro DAILA
NEWS led a discussion on the
“Cultures of the World”.
Aroimd 30 juniors and seniors
were taken into the group after
a review of petitions for mem
bership. Membership is open to
students who have maintained a
90 average or better in the history
courses they have taken high
school and evidence an interest
in discussing and doing research
in history and current affairs.
The club constitution provides
that members be inducted twice
yearly.
The History Honor Society is
scheduled! to conduct two meetings
each month.
The charter members o fthe
group are seniors Bill Hinshaw,
Angie Dayis, Bob Stanley, MartJia
Jordan, and Clyde Wilson, and
juniors, Lynn Westmoreland, Sue
Wade and Henry Poole.
The History Honor Society plans
to conduct meetings twice month
ly for which public figures will
be secured as speakers and dis
cussion leadiers where possible.
Queen of this year’s May Day
will be Linda Johnson, with Susan
Caviness as senior maid of honor.
Sue Anne Wrenn was chosen
junior maid of honor and Gloria
Griffin, sophomore maid of honor
in special elections held March
24 and 25. Other senior members
of the court are Carol Overstreet,
Barry Troxler, Pat Hutchins, Kay
Smith, Robin Farr, and Harriet
Coble. Elaine Ellis Sondra Child
ress, Carol Smith, and Betty ’Tuck
er made up the junior members.
Sophomores Dale Mauldin, Tam
Slade, Virginia Harmon, and Mar
tha McKee complete the May
Court.
Los Condes Will Change Name;
Club To Be Called Jr. Jaycees
Above is Senior High’s elected
May Queen, Linda Johnson. Be
low, the three maids of honor of
the May Court: Susan Caviness,
senior; Sue Ann Wrenn, junior;
and Gloria Griffin.
The 1959 May Day will be held
May 7 on the lawn, weather per
mitting. “The Old South” has
been chosen as the theme by the
May Day committee, headed by
Mr. Hubert Morrow, driver-train
ing teacher. Student co-chairmen
are Lila Wolff, Robin Farr, Patsy
Parker, Sally Martin, and Toni
Carter. The script, which has al
ready been written, is being
adapted to the plans of the com
mittee by Robin Farr and Linda
Thornley.
The program will feature the
presentation of the court and
eight dances—each with colorful
costumes and music. Mrs. Lam
bert, dance chairman is in charge
of the May Pole Dance. The other
dances are headed by Beth Sher
rod, Varsoewianna; Jerry Robert,
Military Schottische; Mr. Morrow,
square dance; Toni Carter, Polka;
Robin Farr, Waltz; Mrs. Lambert,
Minuet; and Margaret Rich, Vir
ginia Reel.
Mr. Morrow will arrange music
for the May Day. Sally Martin
is in charge of flowers; Patsy
Parker and Mary Ann Crocker,
programs; LUa Wolff, Mary Lynn
Hammond, and June Rubin, pub
licity; David Patrick and Dave
Keller, props; and David Thomas,
speakers and public address sys
tem.
Concert Band To Present
Musk At New York Clink
GROUP TO PERFORM AT NEW YORK U.
GHS’s Concert Band has been
selected to play at a clinic for
teachers, student teachers, music
majors, and directors, which will
be held in New York.
The band will leave Greensboro
at 12 noon Thursday, April 30, on
three chartered busses. They will
spend the night in Delaware, New
Jersey, and the next day will
continue on the way to New York.
While in New York, the band
will stay alt the Picadilly Hotel.
They will present a concert
at the New York University, lo
cated in Greenwich Village. Be
sides playing at the University,
they will give a concert at a school
on Long Island. At these concerts,
the band will play several num
bers, among which are; “Italian in
Algeria,” by Rossini, “Prelude and
Love Death” Wagner, “Roman
Carnival, “Beriloz, and “Zampa
Overture” which was written by
Herold. On the lighter side the
band will entertain with the score
some marches. 'Two numbers fur-
Los Condes, which affiliates with
the Greensboro Junior Chamber
of Commerjee, will change its
name to Junior Jaycees at the be
ginning of the school year 1959-
:1960.
Organized four years ago, Los
Condes has participated with the
IGreensboro Jaycees in various ac
tivities such as paper drives, soap
box derbies, and the annual
Greater Greensboro Open Golf
Tournament.
Plans are being discussed to
help Mr. Glenn in his parking lot
Improvement program. To be con
tinued is the annual $300 Scholar-
iship and the “Athlete of the
Week” Bulletin Board, which will
be supplemented by “Most Valu
able Player” awards for football,
basketball, and baseball, and a
trophy for the “Athlete of the
Year” award.
Included in the club’s projects
this past year have been the dona
tion of the Whirlie-bird, (which
was portrayed by sophomore Bill
Good) and the presentation of the
bench-warmers for the Whirlie
team. The club has also participat
ed in many service projects for
the city.
Los Condes meets in the newly
remodeled club room of the S&W
Cafeteria. Advised by Mr. Phil
Magruder, ithe club’s exsecutive
committee consists of Hal Qree-
son, Bennie Team, BiU Banner,
Blake Tharin, and Jimmy Harris.
Elections Eminent
Senior High students will ballot Wednesday, April 15, to
select student body and class officers for 1959-60; voter regis
tration for the election will be conducted April 13-14.
Candidates were narrowed down to two for each of the
major offices and trimmed to just double the number of seats
available on the Student Council and Youth Recreation Coun
cil by home room primaries, Wednesday, April 8.
Because no more than two candidates filed for any major
student body office the election activities do not include the
traditional nominating convention.
Candidates were presented to their feUow students in assem
bly Thursday, April 2, when nominees for the six student body
bffices and the class presidencies kicked off their campaigns
with speeches and skits.
some marches. Twe numbers fur
ther will be “On the Esplanade,”
by Baron and “Valzer Compestre,”
by Marinazzi.
The band, however, will have
some enjoyment for itself. They
are planning to see the Broadway
musical. Music Man. Several other
plays and musicals will be taken
in by various individuals. Among
these plays will be West Side Story
and the popular hit. My Fair Lady.
Some of these tickets have already
been received by Mr. Hazleman.
Present plans of some band mem
bers include their visiting Radio
City Music Hall.
The fun and work will termin
ate early Sunday morning, when
the band will begin the long trip
back to Greensboro. They expect
to arrive home around eight
o’clock, Sunday night
The cost of the trip will run
into the thousands of doUars. Last
week, the members of the GHS
band were raising some money
by selling tickets to the annual
Barbershop Quartet show at $1.50
each. The quartets sang Saturday^
April 14, with a successful attend^-
dance. They also sold tickets to
the concert recently given by the
bands and orchestra. They now-
are planning to sell tickets to
the Air Force Band concert.
HOMESPUN Exacts
Praise Of Librarian
GHS’s literary publication,
HOMESPUN, has received praise
from a college professor and a
librarian.
The compliments came from
Richard Walser, member of the
English Department at North
Carolina State College and Wil
liam Powell, Library of North
CaroUna Collection, UNC Li
brary.
^ Mr. Walser is currently pre
sident of the North Carolina
Literary and Historical Society,
He is also author of two books
concerning North Carolina arts;
North Carolina Poetry and
North Carolina Drama. As Mr.
W’alser is constantly looking for
works of young writers, he com
mented that he was glad to
know of writing talent “up this
way.”
Mr. Powell expressed praise
for the contents of the magazine,
noting* especially the works of
Frank Harmon and Richard
Windham.
homespun’s 1959 issue was
released for sale to GHS stu
dents March 18.