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High Life
April 24, 1959
The History Honor Society has elected its offSpers for the remain
ing school year as shown in the above picture. They are, left to right.
Bob Stonley, vice president; Mr. Robert Fredrickson, advisor: Martha
Jordan, scretary-treasprer; and Bill Hinshaw, president.
FT A Club Elects Officers;
Jane Hinton Heads Group
FTA-ers elected Jane Hinton as |
the new President at a dinner j
meeting April 16 at 6 o’clock in
the Home Economics Building.
The other oficers were vice-
president, Mary Ann Crocker; sec
retary, Pam Pfaff; treasurer, Son-
dra Childress; historian, Janie
Leigh Wall, and Parliamentarian,
Connie Waynick.
President Judy Harrill, who
presided over the meeting, intro
duced principal A. P. Routh, who
gave an invocation; and ^dter the
dinner, the meeting was opened
with a devotional by Carol Over-
street. Helen Stanfield, junior,
gave the toast to the seniors and
Becky Chambers responded tor
the seniors.
The next thing on the agenda
was the FTA pledge, followed by
Pearl Buck’s “It Takes Courage.'
a dramatic reading read by Caro
lyn Marks. The speaker for the
evening was Mr. P. J. Weaver who
spoke on the qualities he looks for
in a person applying for a teach
ing job.
In charge of preparing and serv
ing the food was Mrs. Isabelle
Powell and her classes, and dec-
Science Students Vie
For UNC Schoiarship
Senior High students took the
State Mathematics, physics, and
chemistry Examinations April 10,
March 26 respectively, the top
papers being sent to the Univer
sity of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill to compete for the state prize
in each division, a renewable
scholarship for full tuition to Car
olina.
In the mathematics department,
nine seniors took the test. They
were as follows: Michael George,
Rodney Hill, David Cribbin, Car
olyn Lyday, Frank Starmer, Susan
Caviness, Anne Weinstein, Danny
Hurst, and Sto Fox. In that group
Michael George’s paper was chos
en for the state competition.
Approximately 75 phyics stu
dents took the state physics .test.
From those who took that test
there were five papers picked to
go to the state competition. They
were Michael George, Frank Star
mer, Bob Cunningham, Larry
Sawers and Rodney Hill.
From the twenty four students
who took the state chemistry test,
the tests of Chuck McDonald, Dan
ny Hurst, and Preston Earle were
entered in the state examination.
orations were furnished by the
classes of Miss York.
The co-sponsors for FTA are
Miss Estelle Mitchell and Miss
Mozelle Causey.
Mays HIGH LIFE
Experiment By Staff
Clyde Wilson, editor of HIGH
LIFE, announces that the next
copy of the paper will be the tra
ditional annual experimental is
sue.
Next year’s staff assumes full
responsibility of all phases of the
publication, which includes adver
tising, gathering information,
writing, editing, proofreading, typ
ing, photography, make-up, circu
lation, and wording.
The issue following that one
will be the last HIGH LIFE for
the 1958-59 school year.
Two Seniors, Sophomore
Receive Science Awards
Michael George, and Frank Star
mer, seniors, and Bill McNairy,
sophomore, have won awards in
the State Science Fair in Chapel
Hill April 1 and 18.
Bill McNairy’s project on His
tology and Photomicrography won
the North Carolina Medical So
ciety Award .Michael George won
a second place with his Spec
trometer. and Frank Starmer, third
with his project on cosmic rays.
The five district winner from
Senior left at 8:30 Friday morn
ing. That evening th/e projects
were judged, and all the science
fair participants were entertain
ed by special programs at the
planetarium and at the University
of North Carolina.
Susan Williams, junior, and
Paul Kivett, sophomore, also at
tended the fair.
Knights Of Phythias Have
History Speech Contest
Knights of Phythias sponsored
a speech contest Thursday, April
23-
The subject was “My Favorite
Character In History’’, and each
person selected the character on
whom he wished to speak. Some
of the students who entered this
contst were as follows: Linda
Spencer, Judy Williams, Sandra
Sharpe, Pam Kasey, Charles
Thompson, Carolyn McMasters,
Doreen Frost, Angie Davis, Mary
RadcUffe, Frances Demetriou, and
Donna Hinchee.
The local winner, Sandra
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Reile Moore To Receive
Alternate ROTC Position
Relle Moore, senior member of
the HIGH LIFE staff, has won
an alternate position for the Naval
ROTC Scholarship valued at ap
proximately $4,000, good for any
of over 100 ROTC colleges in the
United States.
In addition to Relle three other
GHS students. Bob Boyd, Keith
Douglas, and Wiley Ballard, were
finalists in the ROTC competition
and have been accepted as con
tract students.
These four boys started compe
tition for the scholarship with a
written exam December 20, 1953.
Then they, along with the other
semi-Iinalists from North Caro
lina, reported to Raleigh for fur
ther tests and a physical exami
nation, and from this group the
finalists and winners were elect
ed
Roger Hobbs Drive Ends;
Leaders, Express ThanJ{s
i
To the Editor of HIGH LIFE,
Please publish this note in the
next edition of HIGH LIFE. We
feel that through the high school
newspaper we will be able to reach
a greater number of people than
any other way.
We would like to say a big
“thanks” and express our deep
appreciation for all of the coop
eration from you students in the
Roger Hobbs’ drive. Roger has
asked us to convey to you his sin
cere gratitude for all you have
done for him. He told us that this
had shown him that you were
thinking about him and had shown
others what Senior High students
N.C. Vocational Clubs
Elect Ferrell, Miller
Joyce Ferrell, rising senior, and
David Miller, rising junior, were
elected first vice-president and
state treasurer respectively of the
North Carolina 'Vocational Club at
the Fouiith Annual Convention
held April 3-4 in Asheville.
Attending the convention were
42 GHS students with co-ordina-
tors Mr. Richard Engard, Page
High School; Mr. A. B. Racster
Choir Members Plan
For Chapel Program
Members of the choir are now
preparing for their appearance in
a chapel program at Kiser Junior
High School, May 1.
Approximately 27 choir mem
bers attended the North Carolina
Music Festival at Woman’s Col
lege, Thursday, April 9, and Fri
day, April 10. 'Under the direction
of Don Craig, professional choral
director, GHS choral represneta-
tives practiced with the State
Festival Qioruses, Thursday for
the presentation of a concert Fri
day night at 7:30 at Aycock Audi
torium.
Choral Group I, in which the
choir participated, sang “Sing Me
a Song” by Vecchi; arranged by
Simeone. “Open Your Heart To
Spring,” and “Night Music” by
Shubert-McKay. They also sang
four excerpts Horn the “Requiem,”
with an orchestral accompaniment.
could do on their own.
The campaign was a big success..
We were able to present to Roger
a check for $1565.00 which you,
the students of Senior, raised
through the napkin sales and ben
efit.
Thanks again from Roger and
his family and us.
Sincerely,
Penny Taliaferro
Robin Farr
Kay Smith
Sondra Childress.
Sharpe, will advance to the state
meet and from there will go to
the area contest which includes
the nine southern states. The win
ners of the area contest will at
tend the National Contest. There
will be six in this group.
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and Mrs. Catherine Meintire, both
of GHS.
The Friday afternoon program
was highlighted by a speech by
Mr. E. C. Funderburk, Superin-.
tendent of Asheville City Schools,
on the topic: “Striving For A
Better Tomorrow Through VIC.”
Friday night was the date for
the Coronation Dance and the
crowning of the VIC King and
Queen, while Saturday morning
was set for the election of state
officers.
Michael George Wins
Top Honors In Exam
Senior Michael George has
taken top honors in the State
Physics Examination, shortly af
ter winning a second place in
the physics division of the State
Science Fair.
Senior Robert Cunningham’s
paper was third place in the
contest, while senior Rodney
Hill won honorable mention.
With the first place paper,
Michael receives a renewable
$1200-annually scholarship to
the University of North Caro
lina at Chapel Hill.
Each high school is allowed
to submit no more than tiiree
papers for judging. All three of
Senior High’s papers received
recognition.
Senior High has had a first
place winner in the State Phys
ics Examination for six out of
the last ten years.
Robert placed first in the
State Chemistry contest last
year, while Michael was second.
Stanley Johnson is physics in
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