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VOLUME XXXVI
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., APRIL 8, 1960
NUMBER 12
DR. WILLIAM B. AYCOCK
Chancellor Ay cock of UNC
Addresses GHS Graduates
Dr. William Brantley Aycock, Chancellor of the University
of North Carolina, will deliver the address to graduating
seniors June 9 at 8 p.m. in the Senior High gymnasium.
Dr; Aycock was a professor of law at the University Law
School before becoming Chancellor in 1957. He received a
master’s degree in political science in the Graduate School
of UNC in 1936.
During 1937-38 Dr. Aycock taught here at GHS, and later
he held an administrative post in the state headquarters of
the National Youth Administration in Raleigh.
Dr. Aycock served in the Army’s European Theater of Op
erations. He was decorated with the Silver Star Medal for
bravery in action.
He is married to former Grace Mewborn, an alumna of
WCUNC and Duke University, and has two children.
The Baccauluareate Sermon will be given Sunday, June 5,
by Dr. Claud Bowen of the First Baptist Church of Greensboro.
Seniors Outran\ Others
In Special Honor Grades
Seniors ranked above the jun
rs and sophomores by placing
I on the special honor roll for
e first six weeks of the second
mester, while the sophomores
ited 18 and the juniors, 16.
Seniors from Room 202 making
ecial honor roll are Judy Black-
on, Lynn Bowles, Priscilla Cau-
e. Diana Charles represents
jom 204; Bessie Hudson, Room
i3; and Tara Dinkel, Room 2.
)b Jones, Yvonne Kincaid, and
irnley Kinney come from Room
-60.
Representing Room 300 are
;ra LeCraw, Kay Lindley, Jeanne
ttlejohn, Chuck McDonald, and
irolyn McMasters. Sammy Mc-
iiry and Meredith McNeil come
om Room 21. June Mullis is
om Room 306; Joyce Payne
id Wilma Kay Pegg, Room 3,
lerry Rottman and Corby Rouse,
)om V-61.
Room 4 has Helen Stanfield;
Room 9, Ann Thayer, Harriet
Thompson, and Scottle Troxler;
Room 302, Mary Ann Weber and
Peter Weltner. Jewel Williams
and Linda Williams represent
Rom M-204.
Juniors
The following juniors made
special honor roll: Sandra Boyles
and Judy Rrady from Room 10;
Joel Drinkard from Room 103;
Adele Freedman from Room 206.
Room 8 has Don Grimes, Irene
Gulledge, and Virginia Harmon.
The representatives from Room
V-63 is Judy Jordan; from Room
14 is John McCulloch; and from
Room 203-A is Michael Patter
son.
Other juniors are Evelyn Pee-
den, Pam Pfaff, Caralee Pruitt, and
Mary Radcliffe from Room 317:
and Charles Thompson and Judy
Watson from Room 203-B.
Sophomores
Rick Ahart represents Room
Continued on Page Seven
Whiteside, Harmon For President;
H. Gibbs, P. Pfaff Contenders For VP
Yesterday GHS students went to
the polls to cast their final votes
for the 1960 spring elections.
The student body chose the two
finalists for each student body of
fice in the convention Tuesday
morning. Dale Keller was elimi
nated from the balloting fer presi
dent leaving the race between
Tommy Whiteside and Virginia
Harmon.
Rodolph Gibbs and Pam Pfaff
were still in the running for the
1960-61 vice presidency. They were
chosen to run over Charles Thomp
son and Dan Conway.
Traffic chief is either Phil CalU-
cut or Rea Ferrell. Judy Brady and
Sam White were dropped from the
voting during convention proced
ures.
The candidates for student body
secretary, treasurer, and you rec
reation chairman were the origi
nal six persons running for those
offices. They are as listed: June
Carter, Libby McComb, secretary;
Cecie Boren, Sandy Friedman,
treasurer; and Jeannie Anderson,
George Andreve, youth recreation
chairman.
'Changing World' Theme
Of Torchlight Convention
“Individual Responsibilities In
a Changing World,” was the theme
of the Torchlight Convention at
I.ouisburg College, Louisburg,
North Carolina, April 1-3.
Jess MacFarland led one of the
eight subtopic discussion groups.
Her subject was “Individual Re
sponsibilities to International Citi
zenship.” This discussion group
lasted approximately two hours.
Others attending the conference
with Jess were Judy Stone, senior;
Ann Waters, senior; Bob Dixon,
senior; Pam Pfaff, junior; Preston
Earle, senior; and Anne Starr Min
ton, junior. These six were select
ed on the bases of one for every
ten people in the society.
Some of the events the parti
cipants took part in were a buffet
supper, delegates’ breakfast, a
banquet, a semi-formal dance, and
finally the instaUation of the
newly-elected state officers.
Mrs. Mary Madlin, advisor to
the Torchlight, accompanied the
group on the trip. Miss Sara Mims
is the club’s other adviser.
Sophomore Home Roem
Wins Scholarship Plaque
Sophomores from Mrs. Mary
Lea Hamilton’s home room 68 won
out over seniors and juniors to
take the scholarship plaque with
an average of 89.1.
Senior home room 204 whose
teacher is Mrs. Jessie Gorrell, fol
lowed with an average of 88.60.
Close behind with an average of
87.96 was Miss Dixie Hueke’s
senior homeroom 2.
The two junior homerooms with
the highest averages were Miss
Estell Mitchell’s home room 317
with an average of 86.45 and Miss
Peggy Joyner’s homeroom 7 with
an average of 85.61.
Having an average of 85.07,
Mrs. Mary Gamble’s homeroom 1
followed with the second highest
average for a sophomore home
room.
The differences in the averages
are slight, thus giving plenty of
opportunities for competition be
tween homerooms.
Primary Balloting
The primetry ballots cast last
Friday left Don Grimes and Janet
Rankin in the running for senior
class president; Sue Foster, Jean
Shaffer, secretary; Jimmy Bullock,
Sharon Eldridge, treasurer. The
two vice president candidates are
Dennis Saunders and Anne Starr
Minton.
Patsy Boone, Sam Garren, Peggy
King, Jess MacFarland, Dale
Mauldin, Jack Milton, Dale Neese,
Roddy Stout, Jean Waters, Connie
Waynick, Diema Wellons, and Ann
Winchester were named finalists
for student council out of 42 con
testants.
Candidates for the Youth Rec
reation Committee from the rising
senior class are as follows: Eileen
Ackerman, Joan Clark, Harriett
Eiler, Karen Gill .Nancy Helton,
Mary Clyde Overmlan, Dorothy
Payne, Linda Pearman, Sharon
Sandling, Bill Stanley, Susan
Stentz, Judy Watson, Dicky Weeks,
and Sarah Welch.
Rising Juniors
Sherrill Newnam and Jane Tay
lor reached the finals in the race
ofr junior class president, while
Charles Ephland and Lesa Hamlin
are contending for the vice presi
dency.
The secretary’s position was
filled by Lynn Summey or Vir
ginia Lowe; either Jo Ann Knight
Chairman Announces
May Day Festivities
May Day festivities are sched
uled to be presented May 4
beginning at 5 p. m., announced
Vera McCraw, chairman of the
May Day activities committee.
'Tryouts for the dances were
held last Tuesday afternoon and
the various dancers were selected.
Wilma Kay Pegg and Vera are
in charge of the dances' in gen
eral with Elaine Ellis and Patsy
Parker heading the costume com
mittee.
Presiding over the respective
dances are Lucinda Clark, Lynn
Fifield, Sallye Flowe, Janet Rank
in, and Ann Thayer. Any props
seen will have come under the
jurisdiction of Coral Mills and
Smith Goodrum.
The May Day committee is be
ing advised by Miss Peggy Ann
Joyner, English teacher. The ac
tivities will be presided over by
Betty Tucker, May Queen, and
her maid of honor. Sue Anne
Wrenn.
or Sara Collins was selected class
treasurer.
The eight junior student council
members were chosen from the
following finalists: Pam Angel,
Sam Coble, Carol Golden, Brenda
Hanna, Ina Jean Harris, Cheryl
Jones, Barbara Massel, Sandra
Neal, Lucy O’Brian, Carol Roberts,
Carol Sheets, Lonnie Sprinkle,
Anne Tate, Richard Tontz, Camilla
Walters, and Brock Wellons.
Rising juniors for the youth
recreation committee were chosen
from Kay Ackerman, Charles Ben
nett, Carol Biser, Pete Bondanella,
Trisha Bourne, Mary Stowe .Boyd,
Bill Bullard, Carolyn Dees, Susan
Dixey, David Edwards, Jim Freed
man, Nancy Frick, Paul Gardiner,
Mike Lawrence, Nancy Martin,
Kaye Riley, Dale Smith, Ed White,
Betty Wilkins.
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History Society Adviser
Inducts Fifteen Juniors
Fiftean new junior members
were inducted into the History
Honor Society last Tuesday by
Mrs. Kathleen Pfaff, adviser to
the group.
The new members are Annette
Anderson, Lawrence Banks, Sandra
Bargamian, Patsy Boone, Jeanne
Burwell, Sharon Eldridge, Karen
Gill, Suzanne Kiser, Mary Clyde
Overman, Pam Pfaff, and Charles
Tate. \
Remaining members inducted
are Shirley Truitt, Alan Turner,
Judy Watson, and Connie Way-
nick.
Three Studenls P!ace
At Wake Forest Fair
Three Senior High students won
places at the northeast district
Science Fair at Wake Forest Col
lege April 2.
Paul Kivette, junior, and Shirley
Sampson, sophomore, won first
prize blue ribbons. Another sopho
more, Arthur Moore, won honor
able mention. Paul’s “Microhydro
phone” won the highest award in
the physical science division of
the GHS science fair. Arthur’s
“Technique in the Study of pH
Factor and Indicators” also won in
Senior’s physical science division.
Shirley’s “Human Eye” was a first
place winner in the biological di
vision.
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Letf to right above the finalists for the student body elections
completed yesterday are Tommy Whiteside, Virginia Hannon, presi
dent; Rodolph Gibbs, Pam Pfaff, vice president; Rea FerreU, Phil
Callicut, traffic chief; and Jeannie Anderson, George Andreve,
youth recreation chairman.