***■  tiy ^ --^™^"^ jAWA* ■^  j. ,wW'>S)' 'V-?' y^*"*]..V.-4. >3^^
Newnam
Sheets
Gardiner Weinrich
Sartin
Tontz
^iKiiaBsawmani^^.
Taylor O’Briant
Blair
Beginning: at
top left:
Lewis, Kel-
let, Keller,
Penny, Lowe,
Dees, Wel-
lons. Sain.
History Honor Society
Eiects Crumiey Head
New officers for the 1961-62
History Honor Society are Chip
Crumley, president; Charles Bep-
nett, vice president; Don Cuh-
ningham, secretary; and Brenda
Hanna, treasurer.
The history group met for the
first time this year October 6 for
purposes of organization. They
have received applications for
membership from seniors who
wish to join and will vote on these
students October 23. There will
be another meeting October 24 in
room M-202 to hear the report of
the membership committee, head
ed by Chip Crumley.
Some of the requirements for
membership in the History Hon
or Society are (1) a 90 average
on all subjects taken in the his
tory department; and (2) comple
tion of at least five semesters of
high school, including ninth grade.
Program Committee
The program committee, led by
Charles Bennett, plans meetings
this year based on phases of his
tory from ancient and renaissance
history up through contemporary
history. Manners of presentation
will include panel discussions, in
dividual reports, guest speakers,
and films. The November 7 meet
ing will be a panel discussion on
ancient times.
Purposes
The purposes of the History
Honor Society are (1) To stimulate
a deeper interest in those studies
dealing with history; (2) To pro
vide an outlet for the student in
terested in history and related
fields; (3) To install a desire to
remain alert to current world af
fairs; and (4) To promote greater
academic achievement in history
and its related subjects.
0
Office Practice (iub
Eiects Lee President
Wayne Lee has been elected
president of the Office Practice
Club this year.
Other officers elected by the de
partment include Sylvia Simpson,
vice president; Cynthia Purgason,
secretary; and Ronda Garner,
treasurer.
The Office Practice department
consists of 41 students and is su
pervised by Mrs. Katherine Mc-
Entire. Mrs. McEntire has an
nounced that a cookout supper is
planned by the group to acquaint
the new members with the other
members of the club.
HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of 0. Henry
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., OCT. 20, 1961 NO. 3
Senior Class Selects 28 Student
Superlatives For 1961-1962
Members of the Senior Class
have recently elected superlatives
for 1961-1962.
GHS’s Most Popular students
are Dick Tontz and Georgianna
Sartin. Dick is president of the
Student Body and Georgianna is
serving as head cheerleader.
Bones O’Briant, Key Club mem
ber, and Jane Taylor, a member
of Civinettes, were selected
Cutest. The Best Looking boy and
girl are Richard Best, Clvitan
member, and Libby McComb, jun
ior maid of honor in last year’s
May Court.
Most Likely To Succeed
The two students Most Likely
to Succeed in the years to come
are Pete Bondanella, president of
Torchlight, and Vera Leonard,
president of Civinettes. Mike Law
rence, president of Jr. Jaycees,
and Cede Boren, treasurer of
Torchlight, were choen Most De
pendable.
Richard Sain and Linda Blair
were selected Best Dressed, while
Brock Wellons and Becky Cain
were chosen Sweetest. Richard is
president of the choir this year
and Linda was in the May Court
last year. Becky is a member of
the WHIRLIGIG staff, and Brock
is vice-president of the Student
Body.
Most Talented honors went to
196fWHfRLfGt6wiiis
Top Yearbook Rafing
WHIRLIGIG, Senior High’s
yearbook, was awarded the All-
American rating for the 1961 vol
ume by the National Scholastic
Press Association.
All-American is the highest rat
ing given by the NSPA, ranking
above first class. This is the 12th
consecutive year that WHIRLIGIG
has received this high honor.
The book was edited by Brenda
Meadows and advised by Miss Vir
ginia Powell. Jess MacFarland
was the literary editor, and Vir
ginia Harmon was the business
manager.
Four Get Rating
WHIRLIGIG was graded in the
class of schools with 1501-1700
students. Only four schools re
ceived the All-American rating.
The yearbooks are judged on a
system of points. A certain num
ber of points is given for each of
several categories. Out of a pos
sible 6500 points, WHIRLIGIG re
ceived 6345. A book needed 6000
to merit the All-American award.
Rating Basis
The books were rated on Year
book Design, Administration and
Faculty, Academic Content, Sen
iors or Album, Underclasses, Or
ganizations and Activities, Ath
letics, Student Life, and Special
Matters, such as cover, binding,
and end sheets.
The note to the staff from the
judge read as follows: “With the
excellent pictures, interesting
copy, and fine job of 'editing you
have told the story exceedingly
well. Your book has been a joy to
judge."
Barbara Alley, who is a member
of the choir, and to Johnny Meeks,
who plays in the band.
Most Athletic
Ralph Lowe, Whirlie quarter
back, and Carolyn Dees, a mem
ber of the girl’s varsity basket
ball team, were chosen Most Ath
letic.
Most Courteous students are
Sherrill N e w n a m and Carol
Sheets, while Sam West and Ca-,
milla Walters were selected
Friendliest. Sherrill is vice pres
ident of Torchlight, while Carol
is a member of Civinettes. Sam is
president of the Junior Civitans
and Camilla is treasurer of the
Senior Class.
Elected Most InteUectual were
Roger Lewis and Sherry Kellett.
Roger is a member of JCL and
Sherry is first vice president of
the Civinettes.
Wittiest
Wittiest twosome at Senior are
Bob Keller, a member of the
Junior Jaycees, and Grace Pen
ny, a member of the WHIRLIGIG
staff. Paul Gardiner and Joyce
Members of JCL Plan
Forthcoming Induction
All old and prospective mem
bers of the Junior Classical
League met recently for a call
meeting to discuss the forthcom
ing induction.
The Junior Classical League
Constitution was explained to
prospective members, who were
given an admendment for the con
stitution.
Induction services for the new
members will be held near the
end of the month, announced Mrs.
Mary Madlin, club adviser.
Weinrich were selected the stu
dents with the Best Personality.
Paul is a drum major of the band
and Joyce is head majorette.
Mrs. Marjorie Proctor and Mrs.
Grace Alton were the faculty ad
visors in charge of superlative
elections.
Beginning at
right, top:
AUey,
Meeks, Leo
nard, Bonda-
nella, Boren,
Lawrence
Walters
West
McComb
ig6i Homecoming ^een
To Be Crowned Tonight
Senior High’s Homecoming
Queen for 1961 will be crowned
tonight at the halftime of the
Whirlie-Lexington football game.
She will follow in the footsteps
of Gloria Griffin and Betty Tuck
er, Homecoming Queens for 1960
and 1959, respectively. The Queen
is to be an excellent representa
tive of school spirit at GHS, sup
porting activities of the Student
Council as well as athletic events.
Selection of Candidates
The reigning monarch is elected
by the student body from a group
of girls sponsored individually by
the senior members of the foot
ball team.
The candidates, their sponsors,
and their escorts are as follows:
Patsy Allison, sponsored by Jerry
Bettlni, escorted by Dan Jensen;
Bonnie Beeson, sponsored by Jake
Murray, escorted by Steve Dunn;
Cede Boren, sponsored by Bob
Folsom, escorted by Sam Coble;
Mary Stowe Boyd, sponsored by
Bill Hudson, escorted by Richard
Best; Becky Cain, sponsored by
Dan Howe, escorted by Richard
Sain; June Carter, sponsored by
Bill Apple, escorted by Paul Gard
iner; Sandy Friedman, sponsored
by Bones O’Briant, escorted by
Jeff Phillips; and Brenda Hanna,
sponsored by Steve Davis, escorted
by Chip Crumley.
Other girls in the court are
Diane Lea, sponsored by Cam Pen-
field, escorted by Brock Wellons;
Nancy Long, sponsored by Dan
Hawks, escorted by Harold Holy-
field; Virginia Lowe, sponsored by
Dave Edwards, escorted by Mike
Lawrence; Nancy Martin, sponsor
ed by Leonard Hayes, escorted by
Dan Hughes; Barbara Massel,
sponsored by Rickie Hale, escort
ed by Sam West; and Brenda Max
well, sponsored by Don Jackson,
escorted by Henry Deal.
Rest of Court
The remaining girls are Libby
McComb, sponsored by Charles
Ephland, escorted by Pete Bonda
nella; Lynne McNeely, sponsored
by Bill Bishop, escorted by Paul
Davis;Georgianna Sartin, sponsored
by Ralph Lowe, escorted by Tom
my Troxler; Anne Tate, sponsored
by Tommy Fuller, escorted by Jim
Freedman; and Camilla Walters,
sponsored by Sherrill Newnam, es
corted by Ken Williams.
The candidate receiving the sec
ond highest nmber of votes will
be declared runner-up and will be
given a place of honor beside the
Queen.
Pictured above are members of the 1961-1961 Homecoming Court. Left to right ar^ Amt Ttate, Cede
Boren Brenda Hanna, Mary Stowe Boyd, Brenda Maxwell, Bonnie Beason, June Cartm-, Georgianna
Sartin. Nancy Long, Lynne Mo neely, Libby McComb. Becky Cain, Camilla Walters, Barbara Maaael,
Nancy Martin, Dianne Lea Virginia Lowe, Paty Allison, and Sandy riedman.