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Buy A ’61 WHIRLIGIG HIGH LIFE From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of 0. Henry Don’t Let The Goblins Get You Halloween VOLUME xxxvn SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., OCT. 28, 1960 NUMBER 3 The Torchlight constitution i s studied by Miss Mary Madlin, Charles Thompson, Pam Pfaff, and Miss Sarah Mims, standing left to right. Members of JCL Choose Sixty Five Pupils For Club JCL inducted 63 members and 2 honorary members into their organization, Thursday, Oct. 20, during the club’s traditional cerCr monies. The two honorary members are Mary Leary and Mike Patterson. New members include Linda Abel, Kay Ackerman, Clyde Aiken, Jimmy Allen, Dixie Andrew, Steve Anthony, Andy Ayers, Trisha Bourne, Caroline Brockman, Anne Bullen, Ann Cantrell, Jerry Clay ton, Rhetta Jo Clements, Janice Crain, Sharon Davis, Fred Denis, Mary Earle, Carolyn Ebhardt, Durwood Edwards, Arthur Eisen- band, Milton Evans, Steve Far rington, Betsy Finison, Sarah Flin- ton, and Lola Gurley. Other new members include Ann Harris, Cindy Hickerson, Helen Hinshaw, Barbara Howell, Walter Howerton, KeUy Hunter, Ann Kaufman, Boyce Kendrick, Ben Kennerly, Kitty Kusenburg, Donna Lane, Bill Lee, Brenda Lentz, Virginia Lowe, Carol Marvin, Mary Mat thews, Carolyn McKenzie, Mar garet McLeod, Jill Miller, Bar bara Monroe, William Norman, Many Jr. Students Take Scholastic Aptitude Tests Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Tests were taken by 265 juniors Saturday, October 22. PSAT is a two-hour version of the Scholastic Aptitude Tests, which is an entrance requirement of more than four hundred col leges. The test measures verbal and mathematical abilities. The verbal section tests ability to understand word relationships and compre hension of reading material. The math section tests ability to im- derstand and solve problems. The PSAT scores permit a com parison of a student’s scores with those of national and college groups outside of his own school. As a result of interpreting PSAT scenes a student may investigate different types of coleges. Donna Paoli. Charles Prentzas, Bill Richardson, Vicki Sandford, Karen Schwabenton, Chini Smith, Nancy Smith, Barbara Stum, Ca thy Waldon, Monette Weaver, Kay Wharton, Janet Williams, Linda Williamson, Phyllis Winston, Sue Continued on Page Four YearbookSales Begin Sale of the 1960-61 WHIRLI GIG, the Senior High annual, be gan October 25 and will continue through November 1, with the or ders being taken in the home rooms. Cost of this year’s book will be $5.15. Their goal is 1250 subscrip tions, fifty over last year’s goal. Virginia Harmon, business man ager of WHIRLIGIG, is in charge of the sales campaign. Queen Gloria Expresses Joy, D^sbelie^ At Winning BY JO JANE PITT Gloria Griffin, senior, was crowned Homecoming Queen of 1960, and Martha McKee was an nounced the first runner-up at the half-time of the Whirlie- Reidsville football game Friday night, October 14. Besides being Homecoming Queen her senior year, Gloria is a varsity cheerleader, vice-presi dent of her home room, president of Playmasters, the dramatics club and mascot for Philomathions. Her sophomore and junior years were also active ones. She was sophomore and junior maid of honor on the May Court, and Miss School Spirit of the Sophomore Class. Her junior year she be came a Junior Varsity cheerleader, was elected secretary of her home room, treasurer of Young Life, on the citizenship honor roll, third place winner in the Torch light Talent Show, Junior Mar shall, and a member of Playmas ters. She also won the title of “Miss Greensboro Queen of Cot ton.” Couldn’t Believe It ■When questioned what her first reaction to the announcement that she was Homecoming Queen, Gloria replied, “Gosh, I couldn’t beheve it was me. I was just real happy. You know,” she laughed and went on, “It’s hard to explain. It’s the most wonderful feeling any girl could have.” Besides her many school ac tivities. she enjoys ice-skating, I water-skflng, and pantomine. She won third place in the Torchlight Talent Show by pantomiming Doris Day’s “I Enjoy Being A Girl,” and combining it with a dance routine. “I especially like k> meet people, too,” she added. Gloria has considered doing youth work in the church, or be coming a dancing teacher, but she stated, “I’U probably go to airline school after I graduate.” Martha McKee, runner-up for Homecoming Queen, also has a busy schedule, including serving as head cheerleader, photography editor of WHIRLIGIG ,treasurer of Playmasters, and vice-president of her home room. She was on the May Court both her sophomore and junior years, served on the Youth Council both years. Her sophomore year she participated in the Junior Classical League and was a Jayvee cheerleader, as weU as joining the Junior Civi- nettes her sophomore year. Her junior year she became a Varsity cheerleader, a Junior Marshall, and secretary of homeroom. This year she is also sweetheart of the Les Freres. Martha especially likes to be in plays, but dancing and letter writing are tops on her list of favorite activities, also. Plans to Major in Dramatics Martha spoke seriously of her future plans: “I plan to go to college, probably WC and major in dramatics. Then I want to get married and maybe work with a childrens’ theater.’’ She also men- Continued on Page Four Torchlight, Local Chapter Conforms To NHS Ruling Adhering to changes in National Honor Society procedure of se lecting members, the Senior High National Honor Society Chapter recently announced revision in the local chapter according to nation al rules. National Honor Society Of Secondary Schools Charter Greensboro Chapter, Greensboro High School Greensboro, N. C. Know all men by these present, that whereas character, scholar ship, leadership, and service are cardinal qualities worthy of en couragement in all schools, there fore the National Honor Society of Secondary Schools gives, grants, and delegates through the author ity of the Charter the right, privi lege and power to establish con duct, and administer the Greens boro Chapter as a local chapter of the National Honor Society of Secondary Schools. This charter, Number 73, is given and granted this first day of November, 1922 by the Nation al Council. Greensboro Senior High has had an active chapter of National Honor Society continuously for almost forty years. This is the seventy-third chapter in the United States to be granted a charter with the first state con vention of NHS being held here at Senior High School in 1938. Members have been chosen for this chapter by a democratic pro- New Furniture Adorns Clinic and Outer Ottice (Sec Picture on Page Seven) New walnut furniture was de livered to the clinic and main office Monday, October 10. The school store bought the furniture, a table, lamp, three piece working area including a desk. The top is of a special plas tic that cannot be injured by spills and scratches. There are new leather uphol stered chairs in the outer office that have replaced the long wood en bench. Miss Wood was given the honor of selecting the new suite, and according to her, “just loves it!” cess of 1. Vote by classmates; 2. Vote by faculty; 3. Vote by mem bers of Torchlight; 4. Final vote by Mr. Routh’s committee com posed of the sponsor or sponsors of Torchlight and other represent ative members of the faculty. Last year during the state con vention at Louisburg College the Senior High delegation was in formed that this method of stu dent participation is no longer acceptable to the National Honor Society. The Handbook and the model constitution for every chap ter expressly forbid that members be chosen by student vote. There fore, if the local chapter is to remain in NHS, the constitution must be revised to provide for the selection of Torchlight mem bers by 1. Vote by faculty mem bers; 2. Final vote by Mr. Routh’s committee of four or more teach ers. “There is no question that we shall wish to retain our member ship in this most distinguished of all high school national honor societies; therefore, this year we shall amend our constitution, and conduct our initiations subse quently in accordance with na tional regulations,” stated Miss Sara Mims, co-adviser for the organization. Junior Engineers Change Name To 'Science Club' Junior Engineers Club was re cently reorganized and the name was changed to Science Club. The interests in the Science Club are mainly chemistry, phys ics, electronics, astronomy, and the physical sciences. The first club project of the year is deal ing with high altitudes research. A balloon will be sent up con taining helium. It will travel up several miles and collect data about cosmic rays and weather. The Science Club meetings are in room 11 on Thursdays after school. The newly elected officers are president, Ray Kutos; vice- president, John Monroe; secre tary, Irene Gulledge; and treas urer, Mary Brennan. The adviser for the Science Club is Mrs. Carol Fountain, chemis try teacher. Queen Gloria Griffin beams after being crowned as she stands with her escort Rea Ferrell.
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