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VOLUME XXXVI
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., NOV. 13, 1959
NUMBER 5
Torchlisht Inducts Seniors In Fall Tapping
Torchlight National Honor So
ciety’s fall tapping ceremony took
place Tuesday morning while par
ents and students looked on.
The 14 seniors who were induct
ed are Pat Adams, Bobby Dixon,
State Library Personnel
Tal\to Club On Careers
Miss Mary Frances Kennon and
Mr. Leonard Johnson, who are
both well known state library
workers, together made a brief
talk on careers in library work
Thursday night, November 5.
The talk was presented at the
monthly meeting of the Senior
High library staff meeting. Miss
Mildred Herring, librarian, had
asked Miss Kennon and Mr. John
son to speak on their own careers
in library work and also on jobs
available today. This was all part
of the Book Week program which
was carried out through Novem
ber 1-6.
State Supervisor
Miss Kennon is the State Associ
ate Supervisor of school libraries
while Mr. Johnson is the State
Library Consultant. Graduating
from college with a teachers de
gree, Miss Kennon later went back
and received her Master’s De
gree in Library Science at the
Class Writes Russian
On Hungarian Revoiters
An appeal to Nikita Krushchev,
Soviet Premier, will be made in a
letter to him from the students of
Miss Sara Mims’ first period Eng
lish class.
This appeal is on behalf of the
Hungarian revoiters of 1956 who
will be executed when they be
come eighteen.
Dale Keller explained the ap
peal, which Ed Sullivan made on
the “Ed Sullivan Show,” Sunday,
October 25. According to Dale,
Ed Sullivan expressed a hope that
Krushchev would pay attention
to letters from the U. S. if he
received enough of them>
The students approved the idea
of writing Krushchev. One student,
John Monroe, volunteered to do
research on the Hungarion Revolt
for the class. Pam Pfaff agreed
to talk to her father. Dr. Eugene
Pfaff, of Woman’s College, con
cerning the wisdom of the class
writing such a letter.
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University of North Carolina. Mr.
Johnson also has a Masters De
gree in Library Science which he
attained at Appalachian State
Teachers College.
The main part of interest
brought out was the fact that
there is a great need for help in
all fields of library work and par
ticularly as regular school librar
ians. Throughout the state of
North Carolina some school li
braries have started staying open
at nights and even during the
summer days. Right now there are
only 489 fulltime librarians in the
whole state and this figure include
Miss Kennon and Mr. Johnson,
who actually are not real librar
ians but who travel around and
help those schools that do not
have a full time librarian.
Also in connection with Book
Week, Miss Herring announced
that many new books were in the
library. These books were display
ed from November 1 through 6
and were then put on the shelves
to be checked out Friday, Novem
ber 6. A few of these books are
The Three Musketeers, No Time
for Sergeants, Twixt Twelve and
Twenty, Mrs. R—The Life of Elea
nor Roosevelt, and The Autobio
graphy of Mark Twain.
The entire meeting was presided
by A1 Bennet the newly elected
presiden tof Senior High Library
club. At this meeting A1 also in
troduced the new officers who are
Sally Marsh, vice-president; Patty
Smith ,secretary; Amanda Bul
lock, treasurer; and Dale Keller,
reporter.
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The above seniors were inducted
into Torchlight last Tuesday morn
ing. They are left to right, top
row, Pat Adams, Bobby Dixon,
Jean Ellen Jones, Skip Jones, and
Vera LeCraw. Second row, left to
right are Walton McNairy, Suzye
McNeely, Wilma Kay Peg, Jerry
Sawers, Larry Sawers, Helen Stan
field, Janie Wall, Jack Watson,
and Pete Weltner.
Senior Class Elects
1959-60 Superlatives
Jean Ellen Jones, Vera LeCraw,
Walton McNairy, Suzye McNeely,
Wilma Kay Pegg, Jerry Sawers,
Larry Sawers, Helen Stanfield,
Janie Leigh Wall, Jack Watson,
and Peter Weltner.
Eligibility for membership in
Torchlight depends on the scholar
ship, leadership, service, and char
acter of the nominee. An average
of 90 must be maintained as proof
of scholastic ability as well as
service to the school and church,
and a favorite conduct record.
Judy Stone Presides
Judy Stone, president, presided
over the program. Preston Earle,
senior, gave the devotional. The
four qualifications for member
ship were outlined in speeches by
Anne Thayer, Carol Smith, Cricket
Connor, and Scotty Troxler, all
senior^ They discussed scholar
ship, leadership, service, and char
acter respectively.
Selection of members is con
ducted as follows: a list of all
persons scholastically eligible Is
distributed to the students and
faculty for preliminary voting;
then Torchlight members vote on
the entire list; the results of the
previous voting and the list of
candidates is forwarded to a fac
ulty advisory committee which
makes the final selection.
Another tapping in which jun
iors as well as seniors will be in
ducted, will be conducted in the
spring. Mrs. Mary Madlin, Latin
teacher, is adviser to Torchlight.
She is assisted by Miss Sara Mims,
head of the English department.
State FT A Members Elect
Jess McFarland President
Senior class members conduct
ed the preliminary voting for
the 1959-60 superlatives Wed
nesday morning during home
room period.
The voting as it has been pre
viously was by secret ballot.
After a faculty committee head
ed by Miss Dixie Huske and Mrs.
Edna Hutton, co-chairmen, com
pletes the counting of these
votes, the three persons for each
superlative with the greatest
number of votes will be in the
runn-off. The run-off ballot will
be distributed to the seniors
during the early part of next
week.
The final outcome of the elec
tions will be announced in HIGH
LIFE Friday, December 4.
Dr. Harold H. Hutson
To Speak At Program
DE DlstrictConvention
Elects Jerry I. Smith
Juniors And Seniors
Purchase (lass Rings
The orders for Senior High
School class rings were taken on
Wednesday, November 4th, and
Thursday, November 5th, purchas
ed by Juniors and Seniors for the
price of $11.76.
The total cost of the ring is
: $10.40 base price plus federal tax
of $1.04 plus state tax of $.32,
■ equaling, in all, $11.76.
To be eligible to order the ring
j a student must have at least 16
i; credits. Juniors may buy rings in
V order to wear them during their
' Senior year.
The rings will be delivered late
; next spring.
Jerry I. Smith, ^senior, was elect
ed President of the Distributive
Education District Club, an office
which has been held by a GHS
student for the past four years,
at a district convention, Novem
ber 4.
Other students from our school
who received honors were Barry
^ Cockman, who was elected Dis
trict Editor of Promotion Manag
ing. Lou Ellen Hart, who placed
second in her speech contest,
“What Makes the Star Salesman
Click”, and Jim Lowe, a third
place winner in the Job Intferview
Contest.
The Greensboro D.E. Club,
along with Page, left for Durham
at 7:30 Wednesday morning, No
vember 4. They were met outside
the city limits by a police escort
which led them into Durham. Mrs.
Margaret G. Hadden, the co-ordi-
nator from Senior, and Mr. A1
Lochra, the co-ordinator from
Page accompanied the group.
Benjie Spears, a ’59 graduate of
GHS, who is president of both the
District and the State organization,
presided.
Highlighting the annual Thanks
giving program as a speaker will
be Dr. Harold H. Hutson, well-
known educator and president of
Greensboro College.
This year’s program will be pre
sented on Wednesday, November
25, at 10:00 a.m., and is scheduled
to feature music, both group and
individual, in addition to the guest
speaker.
Dr. Hutson is now in his eighth
year at G. C., managing, in his
spare time, to get in some post
graduate work at Duke University
and the University of Chicago. He
is the father of four children, one
of whom, his daughter Martha, is
a student at GHS.
In charge of the program, as
chairman of a special committee,
is Janet Rankin. Janet is presi
dent of the Junior class and a
majorette, as well as a regular
member of the honor roll. Others
serving on the all-girl committee
are Jean Shaffer, junior, and Terri
Quincannon, junior. In addition,
Mrs. Nancy Edwards, English
teacher, and Miss Ann Moore
business teacher, are acting as
faculty sponsors.
According to Mrs. Edwards,
there music will be furnished by
the choir, under the direction of
Miss Tuttle and Miss Meredith, to
supplement the speech and set the
overtones for the program. Boyd
Perry, junior, will be a soloist.
Linda Pearman, also a junior, will
give the devotions.
Miss Peggy Ann Joyner is the
junior class adviser.
JESS MacFARLAND
Jess McFarland, junior member
of the GHS Future Teachers of
America Club, was elected presi
dent of the North Carolina Associ
ation of High School Future
Teachers Clubs, last Saturday at
the convention at High Point Col
lege.
Lynn Fifield, senior, was Jesse’s
campaign manager. She and Jess
together had three minutes allotr
ed to them for speeches. Posters
were put up, candy was distribut
ed, and cheers were done by
Greensboro members in the con
vention hall and cafeteria.
Bohhy Spinks from Charlotte
was Jesse’s opponent.
52 Delegates
Greensboro, with 52 delegates,
had the largest single group pres
ent. Thirteen cars were taken from
Senior. They were accompanied
by the club advisers. Miss Mozelle
Causey, speech and English teach
er, and Miss Estelle Mitchell,
French teacher.
George Cline of Concord, presi
dent, called the convention to
order at 10:00 a.m. The devotions
were given by Myro Bullock, vice-
president. Dr. Dennis H. Cooke,
Director of Teacher Education at
High Point College, presented the
welcoming speech. J. W. Isenhour
Jr., corresponding secretary, rec
ognized the platform guests. The
speaker. Dr. Cameron P. West,
Chairman of the Division of Edu
cation at Pfeiffer College, was
introduced by Mrs. Phobe Em
mons, Future Teachers Consultant.
Dr. West spoke on “The Joys of
Teaching.”
Skit and Dance Band
After Dr. West’s address a skit
was presented by members of the
High Point FTA club. Following
this was music by the Boyden
Dance Band of Salisbury.
The business session began at
11:30 a.m. The minutes of last
year’s convention were read by
Connie Padgett, recording secre
tary of Kings Mountain. Following
this were the nominations for pres
ident, vice-president, and record
ing secretary. The corresponding
secretary is to be appointed by the
president.
Lunch" was served in the college
cafeteria at 12:30 p.m.
The second general session be
gan at 1:30 p.m. with greetings
by Mrs. Anne Neese, Director of
the Central District of North Caro
lina Education Association. '
Miss Causey, adviser to GHS’s
FTA, with three other panelists,
answered questions asked by a
panel of FTA members.
The election of officers was
conducted at 2:30 p.m. George
Cline then presented the retiring
president’s address. The officers
were installed and the Future
Teachers’ Pledge was repeated.
The meeting was adjourned at
4:00 p.m.
Playmasters Present
'Dracula'Production
“I Was A Teen-age Dracula,” is
the title for the latest Playmas
ters production, which will be
presented in the future.
This play, a mysterious horror
show, is the first of its type to he
presented to GHS by the Play-
masters. It will be presented to
raise money for the annual Spring,
contest plays which will be given
in Chapel Hill; a deserving sopho
more or junior may be sent to-
Chapel HilJ. to study dramatics in;
the summer.
At their first meeting, the Play-
masters elected Christina Stewart,
president; Carol Clapp, vice presi
dent; Bob Jones, secretary; and
A1 Bennett, treasurer. After the
elections, the Constitution of Play-
masters was turned over to Doris
Jones, A1 Bennett, and Gary Rob
ertson, all seniors, for revision.
The members of the committees,
make-up, scenery, props, and the
business committee are being de
cided upon, and will be announced
later.
New-members sheets have been
passed out. To become a mem
ber of Playmasters, one must have
100 points. These points are pro
cured by making costumes, acting
in plays, selling tickets, making
posters, or participating in any
activity which aids the Playmas
ters. Then after the required num
ber of points IS reached, the mem
bers of Playmasters vote and the
majority rules.