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Superlatives
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HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of 0. Henry
VOLUME XXXVI
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., DEC. 4, 1959
NUMBER 6
The senior class superlatives
pictured to the left are left to
right, starting at the top, as fol
lows: Carol Smith, DicWe Bowen,
most popular; Helen Stanfield,
Charles Jones, wittiest; Christina
Stewart, Bob Jamieson, most ath
letic; Sherry Mullins, Bob Dixon,
most courteous; Betty Tucker, Bus
ter Wales, cutest ;Wilma Kay Pegg
Cricket Connor, most talented;
Janie Leigh Wall, Skip Jones,
sweetest; Elaine Ellis, Walton Mc-
Nairy, best looking; Sue Anne
Wrenn, Tootle Blair, best person
ality; Penny Taliaferro, Carroll
Inman, most likely to succeed;
Tara Dinkel, Pete Weltner, most
intellectual; Judy Stone, Preston
Earle, most dependable; Linda
Upchurch, Charlie Atkins, best
dressed; Sondra Childress, Ed
Black, friendliest.
Concret Band Premiers
'Meharry Hall Sonata'
Paul W. Wheon’s “Meharry Hall
Sonato for Band” was performed
for the first time at the opening
GHS band concert of the season
November 19.
Mr. Wheon wrote to thb band
and asked that they play his piece
and send him a tape of the per
formance. Ronald Sneed, on the
clarinet, and Bobby Foster, on
the oboe, were the soloists for
the selection.
Selections from “West Side
Story” by Leonard Bernstein and
arranged by W. J. Duthoit were
warmly received by the audience.
The band members who saw
the play “West Side Story” in
New York last spring liked it so
much that they requested that Mr.
Hazelman get the music.
The concert band opened their
program with “Merry Wives of
Windsor Overture” by Otto Nico-
loi. Following the “Meharry Hall
Sonato for Band,” the band play
ed “The Standard of St. George
March” by Kenneth J. Alford, and
selections from “West Side Story.”
For the closing number the
group presented selections from
the ballet music “Casse Noisette”
(The Nutcracker) by Peter Tschai-
kowsky and arranged by John M.
Rogon.
Hr. Herbert H. Hazelman dlrec-
ed the concert band with Mr.
Edwin Rooker, assistant director,
and Mr. James R. Decker assis
tant director announcing the pro
gram.
Students Take Exams
For College Entrance
College Board Entrance Exami
nation tests will be taken by over
300 students here at Senior High
all day tomorrow, December 5.
Students from Senior High, Oak
Ridge, Notre Dame, and Burling
ton will take the tests which be
gin at 8:30 in the morning imtil
12 noon for the Scholastic Apti
tude Test, while the Achievement
Tests begin at two o’clock and
last until 5:30.
The morning test, the Scholastic
Aptitude Test is a test of reason
ing ability. It is required by most
colleges for entrance.
The afternoon test, or the Apti
tude Tests, are for testing ability
in specific fields such as English,
mathematics and foreign langu
ages.
The original cost to take the
Scholastic Aptitude Test is six
dollars. If the application for this
test was sent in later than Novem
ber 7, however, a penalty fee of
three dollars was added. The cost
of the Achievement Tests is nine
dollars. No applications for this
testing date of December could
be sent after November 21.
Senior Class Selects Superlatives
For The 1959-60 Graduating Class
The I960 graduating class elect
ed the senior class superlatives
last week.
Dickie Bowen and Carol Smith
led the list as most popular. Dickie
is the senior class president, while
Carol is serving as president of
the student body.
Charles Jones, Civitan Club
member and Helen Stanfield,
member of Torchlight, were chos
en wittiest. Most athletic are Bob
Jamieson and Christina Stewart.
Bob has been on both the football
and basketball squads since his
sophomore year. Christina is a
cheerleader as well as a partici
pant in girls’ sports.
Bob Dixon and Sherry Mullins
were decided most courteous. Bus-
DeadlineForMajor Scholarships
Passes; Students Await Results
The deadline for application for
the Aubrey Lee Brooks, Angier B.
Duke and Morehead Scholarships
has passed and several other state
scholarships will be closing soon.
Miss Blackmon, senior guidance
counselor, urges students who are
interested in applying for a scho
larship to send in their applica
tion as soon as possible. One still
open is the Talent for Service
Scholarship to State.
Morehead Applicants
The fourteen hoys who have ap
plied for the Morehead Scholar
ship are Tommy Clark, Cricket
Conner, Tommy Cribbin, Bobby
Dixon, Bob Jamieson, Skip Jones,
Sammy McNairy, Jim Perry,
George Rosental, Johnny Sink, Bob
Skeee, W^ton McNairy, Corby
Rouse, and Peter Weltner. The
scholarship which is worth $1250
per annum, is awarded on the
basis of scholastic ability and at
tainments, , character, leadership,
and physical vigor, as shown by
interest in competitive sports or
in other ways. Some definite
quality of distinction, whether in
intellect, character, or personality
Or in any combination of these is
the most important requirement
for a Morehead Scholarship.
In the scholarship to Carolina
financial need is not considered.
The boys applying were interview
ed November 17 and 20 by Mr.
Reed Devon and Mr. Michaux
Crocker. On the evening of No
vember 24 all candidates in Guil
ford County were guests of the
processing committee at the Pilot
Life Club.
Fourteen Brooks Applicants
The Brooks Scholarship also had
fourteen applicants from Senior.
Six boys and eight girls are in the
running for the scholarships good
at W. C. of U. N. C., Carolina, or
State. Worth at least $500 per year,
the Brooks Scholarships are
awarded on the basis of academic
standing, character, leadership,
and financial need.
About 25 students have aplied
for the Angier B. Duke Scholar
ships.
Senior’s twenty - seven Merit
Scholarship semi-finalists face the
next round of eilnjinations at the
December 5 College Boards. Out
of the 307 semi-finalists in North
Carolina only nine scored higher
than GHS students.
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Dell Magazine Gives
Jamieson Top Honor
Dell Sports Magazine’s special
basketball issue has named
Bob Jamieson, a senior here at
Greensboro Senior High, as the
best high school basketball player
in the state.
Bob has played on both the foot
ball and basketball teams since
his sophomore year. His achieve
ment is saluted by the magazine in
an article titled ‘500 Top High
School Stars.”
This honorary pre-season rating
was based on recommendations
from sports writers and high
school coaches.
Mr. Harold Hutson,' shown be
low, was guest speaker for the
Thanksgiving Assembly program
last Wednesday. His topic was
“Are You A Thinking Man?”
ter Wales and Betty Tucker were
designated cutest. Bob was tapped
into Torchlight during the 1959
fall induction, while Sherry is a
member of Civinettes. Betty, who
was homecoming queen, was es
corted by Buster.
Cricket Connor, drum major,
and Wilma Kay Pegg, head ma
jorette, were selected most talent
ed. Skip Jones and Janie Leigh
Wall were elected sweetest. Skip
is a member of the Junior Jay-
cees. Janie is youth recreation
chairman. Walton McNairy and
Elaine Ellis will reign as best
looking. Walton is president of the
Key Club, while Elaine has been a
member of the May Court since
her first year at GHS.
Best personality went to Tootie-
Blair and Sue Anne Wrenn. Sue
Anne has been a cheerleader since-
last year. Tootie is traffic chief.
Carroll Inman, who is president
of the Junior Civitans, and Penny
Taliaferro wereV tagged most likely
to succeed. Penny is head cheer
leader. Peter Weltner, chosen most
intellectual, is a Key Club mem
ber. Tara Dinkel, president of
QuiU and Scroll, was selected for
the same superlative.
Most dependable are Preston
Earle and Judy Stone. Preston is
a Civitan, and Judy is president
of Torchlight National Honor So
ciety. Charlie Atkins, Junior Jay-
cee member, and Linda Upchurch,
nominee for last year’s May
Court, are considered best dressed.
Ed Black, Civitan, and Sondra
Childress, president of the Civi
nettes, wind the list up as friend
liest.
Miss Mozelle Causey, senior
class adviser: Miss Dixie Huske,
and Mrs. Edna Hutton, superla
tive chairmen; were in charge of
the balloting. There were no run
off ballots this year.
DE Department Offers
Salesmen Courses
“Selling To Today’s Customer”
was the topic for the course of
fered to any high school student
by the Distributive Education De
partment, (Mnber 29-November
12.
Forty-three students took part
in the six hour training course
which included how to apply for
a job, getting a worker’s permit,
parts of a sale, and traits of a good
salesman. Film strips, films, and
Conttnned on Page Three
Sophomore Class To Sell
Pencils After Christmas
Members of the sophomore class
will sell pencils after Christmas
as their class project; this will be
the second pencil sale of the year.
According to Mrs. Julia Rowe,
the pencil sale will officially be
gin after students have returned
from the Christmas holidays. A
few pencils may be sold before
the holidays.
The pencils will sell for 10 cents
apiece. Each pencil will have the
basketball schedule printed in
white on a blue background.
Each sophomore homeroom will
be given a certain number of pen
cils to sell. The home room presi-
dents will be responsibile for see
ing that home room members sell
the pencils, and that the money
is turned into Mrs. Rowe.
'The first of the pencil sale was
conducted earlier this year. 'Tho
pencils sold then were printed!
with the football schedule on them..
Dick Tontz, president of tho
sophomore class, and other class^
officers helped to give the project,
a boost. Dick along with other
sophomores sold pencils at PTA.
It was reported that this helped
greatly in making the pencil sale
a success.
Profits from the pencil sale win
pay for the sophomore pages in
the school yearbook, WHIRLIGIG.
Mrs. Rowe has reported that
profits from the first sale amount
ed to over $200: