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High Life
February 5,1959
Looking For A Good Time??
You Can Find It In Greensborol
By Jean Ellen Jones
Just a few short years ago the words
“There’s nothing to do in this town”
were a familiar cry of teenagers and
adults alike. How things have changed!
Greensboro city councilmen, business,
and other interested citizens have fin
ally begun what Greensboro has sorely
needed for so many years—good rec
reation. Teenagers especially had felt
the boredom due to the lack of ade
quate recreation facilities. Occasional
parties, movies, and school sports
events were the only places where
Greensboro teenagers could date. The
few concerts and plays were given on
school nights when many students
could not attend. An attempt by a local
church to alleviate the situation end
ed in a few weeks because of improper
conduct.
Summer Fun
Something can and is being done
about the situation. This past summer
hundreds of students took advantage
of the weekly dances at Latham Park
and reported that they “had a blast.”
School dances and open houses have
become more fun because of the ef
forts and good planning of the Youth
Recreation Council and the Student
Council. Several students have been
overheard remarking that midwinters
this year was the best school dance
they had ever attended.
The new coliseum has added a king-
sized portion to Greensboro’s recrea
tion. Ice skating and top basketball,
ice hockey, horse shows, plays, and ex
hibits have put Greensboro on the rec
reational map. The several new bowl
ing alleys in town have become quite
popular with teenagers, too.
Self-improvement
The city recreation department and
other organizations have also greatly
improved the cultural and self-im
provement side of recreation. In the
past few years inexpensive courses
ranging from interior decoration to
bridge to ceramics have been offered
regularly. Art exhibits, concerts, and
recitals at nearby colleges offer won
derful opportunities for the student
to broaden his outlook and knowledge.
Opening up for us are opportunities
for cultural enlightment and plain
HIGH LIFE
Published Semi-Monthly by the Students of
Greensboro Senior High School
Greensboro, N. C.
^;iwATigjj^ B’onnded by the Class
of 1921
Revived by the Spring
Journalism Class
of 1937
Entered as second-class matter March 30,
1940, at the ost office at Greensboro, N. C.,
under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Editor
Managing Editor
Feature Editor
Geanie Black
Jean Ellen Jones
Jeanie Deese
Copy Editors Pam Pfaff, Page Acree
Sports Editor ; Bill Barrier
Photographer Bill Good
Advertising Manager Ralph Burroughs
Business Manager Jo Anne Oliver
Circulation Managers Sharron Oates
Norma Jean Brown
Cartoonist ....
Sports Staff
Linda Carrigan
Tommy Gardner, Phil Callicut
Dan Conway
Reporters Wade Gresham, Jo Jane Pitt
Suzanne Kiser, Linda Lael, Diane Smither
Ann Barham, Carolee Pruitt, Prank Pat
rick, Janie Leigh Wall
Copyreaders Kathy Greer, Prank McComb
Ann Gibson
Typists Martha Sprinkle, Kathryn Story
Business Staff Henry Poole, Clyde Rudd
Linda Simpson, Sherry King
Advisor Mrs. Joy B. Averett
Financial Advisor Mr. A. P. Routh
Student Column
By Smith Goodrum
Behind swollen eyelids (the result of a
successful Midwinters), many of us are
planning to make this the most successful
semester ever. For some of us, this is the
last semester, our last chance to prove to
ourselves and to others the extent of our
capabilities. Another third of us are at the
halfway mark; experience from the past
telling us what to do and yet no definite
pressure from the future making us do it.
The last third, and actually the most im
portant (because the school will be in their
hands for two more years), are just getting
on their feet and can really make an im
pressive mark with continual effort.
Very often it is the tendency of the high
school student to fall when the slightest
obstacle is put in his path. Very few of us
actually realize the abilities we possess and
what goals we could reach with extra effort
and determination.
Sophomores, having just stepped into for
eign languages and more precise sciences,
shouldn’t you try to overcome an obstacle
put in the way of something you want
rather than give into it?
Juniors, you know what lies ahead for
those of you who want to go into advanced
and accelerated courses. Why not use some
personal initiative and get ahead instead of
waiting for the grinding pressure?
Some of us seniors say we are going to
buckle down next year. Do we really think
we can do that when we will be in a new
place living an entirely different kind of
life when we can’t do it now in surround
ings we have become accustomed to and
relaxed in?
“Better late than never,” but don’t wait
too late ! I speak with a voice of regret.
Happy Birthday, Seniors!
By Kaye Riley
Forty seven seniors will be celebrating
their birthdays during February, the month
of St. Valentine.
Starting off the month with birthdays
Feb. 1 are Boyd Taylor, Bayard von Her
mann, Colin Foley, and Paul Masten. Nina
Kennedy is the only senior with a birthday
Feb. 2. Three boys dominate Feb. 3. They
are Lanny Smith, Jim Perry, and Charles
Atkins. Wayne Reaves and Jackie Farring
ton have their natal day Feb. 4.
Ann McMinn, Martha Whitley, and Jimmy
McGee will celebrate Feb. 5, 7, and 9 re
spectively. Feb. 10, Garry Roberson and
Christine McGrady were brought into this
world. The next day the stork brougt Kay
Bindley, Nathan Jones, and Michele Gray.
Four seniors, two boys and two girls, were
born Feb. 12. They are Leslie Marsh, Jean
Ellen Jones, Harry Eckstein, and James Buf
fington. Feb. 13 brings forward Betty Nor
ris and Paisley Gordon.
Two valentine babies. Arthur Springer
and Ann Kluttz, were born Feb. 14. James
Parker, Carmen Erwin, and Amanda Bul
lock first saw the light of day Feb. 16. Two
girls were bom Feb.. 17 and two boys Feb.
19. They are Lynn Bowles and Suzye Mc-
neely, and George Hardy and Robert Mur-
Phy-
"The only birthday Feb. 21 will be Bill Sea-
brook’s. Becoming a year older that same
week will be John Christopher, Craig Falor,
Feb. 22; Corp Reed, William Walters. David
Wells, and Shelli Levy, Feb. 24; Howard
Montgomery, Feb. 25; and Johnny Sink, Feb.
27. Bob Skees and Dickie Bowen rounding
out the month, just missing being Leap Year
babies by one day.
Happy birthday to you all!
good fun that are not available in
many larger cities. How many teen
agers can boast that they can see in
person “Look Homeward Angel,” Rog
er Williams, and the Glo.be Trotters all
in one week? How many teenagers can
attend so many weU-planned city-wide
recreation activities just for them?
Cost Too Much?
Of course, many of these activities
cost money—often much more than
the average G. H. S.er can afford. How
ever despite this drawback, which
we feel must, and wiU be adjusted in
the near future with more student
tickets, the student in Greensboro can,
by keeping up on the latest recreation
news, have at his fingertips more fun
and good times than he will ever want
to use. We at G. H. S. have little room
to complain “This town is dead'” We
have only to wake up and look around
us to discover the innumerable oppor
tunities.
Let’s show those who have worked
so hard toward good recreation in
Greensboro how much we appreciate
their interest. We have wonderful ad
vantages. Let’s use them!
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By Wade Gresham
I was sitting in the High Life room the
other day and was looking up at the bulle
tin board which contains Mrs. Averett’s
orders and various other articles of dirty
gossip and saw the following—
“Run an ad in Miller (High Life) asking
all single good looking Soph, and Jr. girls
that want to date a sloppy, sickly, puny slob
to write in 31 words or less why I want to
date Bo and send it to my address which is
BR 5-3341. Ok?
Let’s make the scene, jelly bean.”
Dickie Bowen
quite unusual) and you know? Just wh«
I was beginning to think pretty well i
people, I run across someone who pu
sugar on sliced tomatoes.
Have you heard about the new cookie
instead of a fig newton it is an Oliver Ne
ton. (Steve and Pat that is).
I don’t mean to be cutting the intelli
gence of girls anyway but I know this girl
who received a backless, frontless, bottom
less, topless evening gown as a gift. A week
later after wearing it to Midwinters she
discovered it was a belt.
Special Notes In The Goose Creek Dai
Gazette;
1. At the Odd Fellows’ picnic Sunday, M
Murgeon won first prize in the ladh
rolling-pin throwing contest. She thr
her pin ninety-nine yards.
2. Dr. Murgeon, the surgeon, won the he
dred yard dash.
An important college boy after dialing
BR 2-5481 continuously for a half hour was
icily informed by an operator, “I’m sorry,
sir, but that number has been taken out.”
“I know darn well she’s been taken out,”
wailed the boy. “What I’m trying to find
out is by whom?”
Sam White stood there staring at her. Th.
moonbeams flowed over his shoulders am
fell on her exquisite form illuminating i1
She raised her delicate hand and touche(
his face, with loving care. Sam, struck b;
the beauty of her hand, leaned over to kis
her. As I said Sam was struck by the beaut;
of her hand.
Have you heard the choice tidbits fur
nished by Chuck McDonald?
Thoughts;
Stomachs should never become waist
baskets.
This is bad weather for chimney sweeps.
They all come down with the flu.
The task ahead of us is never as great a
The Power behind us.
He uses the Columbus system in typing.
He discovers a key and lands on it.
Everyone can give pleasure in some man
ner; some can do it by entering a room
another by leaving.
I’ll have some fish, but kindly omit the
Napoleon. I refer to the bony part.
Courage is fear that has said its prayers
I was thinking the other day (which is
Most foot prints in the sands of time weri
made by work shoes.
COUNCIL CORNER
By Pam Pfaff
The Council hopes that everyone had a good time at Mid
winters. Thanks are in order for all those'students who helped
with the decoration. Chicket and his committee really did a
fabulous job. Congratulations !!
The Suggestion Box Committee appreciates the construct
ive criticism given by the students. If results are not visible,
it is not because the Council hasn’t discussed them, but be
cause some of the suggestions cannot be handled by us.
Lunchtime recreation privileges have been abused quite
often recently by students fooling with the jukebox and bring
ing food into the gym. Anyone who has lost his youth recera-
tion card should tell the council member supervising lunch
time recreation his name and homeroom number, and a card
will be given to him through his homeroom teacher. If the
rules are disregarded any more, these privileges wiU be taken
away from us, so let’s keep the gym clean and the jukebox
in good condition.
After talking to the-students in homeroom, the council
members found that almost 300 students would use a study
hall during lunch. The Council is now sponsoring a study haU,
and we invite all of you who wish to study during lunch to use
it.
Janet Rankin, junior class president, and Dick Tontz,
sophomore class president, were recently elected to. represent
the Student Council at a Leadership Conference at Wake For
est College on February 5 and 6.