HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of 0. Henry _ ,
VOLUME XXXIX
"gRIMSLEY senior high school, GREENSBORO, N. C., DEC. 20, 1963
NUMBER 7
Seniors Presents Dic\ens ‘CaroT
In Annual Christmas Pageant
Citizenship Honor Roll Students for the past six weeks
are Dave Grimes, Carol Bowen, sophomores; Steve Antho
ny and Susan Monroe, seniors; and Chet Linker and Susan
Ray, juniors.
GHS Orchestra Makes Trip
To Band Clinic In Chicago
Grimsley Senior High School’s
Orchestra left for Chicago last
Tuesday, December 18^ immedi
ately after school. They are the
first high school orchestra in the
nation to play in a concert for
Orchestra Day, which officially
opened the Sixteenth Mid-West
National Band Clinic,
Arriving in Chicago late Tues
day afternoon, the group was car
ried to the Sherman House Hotel
by buses. After all the Orchestra
members had tmpaclced, a rehear
sal was held in the hotel.
On Wednesday, “Orchestra Day,”
registration was held and exhibits
in the hotel were open. Orchestra
Day was sponsored by the Na
tional School Orchestra Associa
tion. At 9;30 after workshop dem
onstrations and clinic panel dis
cussions, the GHS Orchestra,
with several members from Page,
presented its concert with Mr. J.
Kimball Harriman conducting.
Program
The program consisted of 12
pieces. The first number was
“Program Prelude,” based on two
English folk tunes, written by
Orien Dailey. Following this were
“Georgian Tunes,” arranged by
Adam Carse; “Air and Cakewalk,”
by Arthur Frackenpohl; and “Park
Avenue Hoe Down,” by Edmund
J. Siennicki. “Fiddle Folly” was
written by Clifford P. Barnes;
“Magic Melodies,” arranged by
Herfurth; and “Student Concerto,”
by Seitz-Klotman, “Marche Mili-
taire Francaise,” from “Algerian
Suite” by Saint-Saens-Isaac, was
conducted by the arranged. Merle
J, Isaac.
I Following this was “Overture
and Allegro,” from “La Sultane
Suite” by Couperin-Milhaud. Miss
Martha Leonard directed the vio-
loncelli of “Bachianas Brasilieras
No. 5,” by Heitor Villa-Lobo. Mrs.
Patricia LaBella was soloist, Bern-
stein-Mason were the composers
of the Orchestra selection of
West Side Story.” The last num-
I ber, “Capriccio, third movement,”
by Vivalid-Muller was directed by
the arranger, Mr. J. Frederick
. Muller.
I After this program a high school
orchestra from Bryan, Ohio, play-
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Needs Create
Christmas Carol"
This year is celebrated through
out the world as the one hundred
and fiftieth anniversary of one of
the greatest English authors —
Charles Dickens.
For Charles Dickens the year
1843 brought many problems. His
new novel, Martin Chuzzlewit,
was not selling well; his demand
ing brothers were plaguing him
for money; his home in Devon
shire Terrace was expensive to
run; and he had to support a
wife, four small children, with
another on the way. Dickens was
infuriated when his publishers.
Chapman and Hall, suggested that
he reduce his monthly expendi
tures to 200 pounds to 150 pounds.
Way Out of Troubles
One day early in October, in the
midst of a speech on public edu
cation, a way out of his troubles
flashed into his mind. Something
in “the bright eyes and beaming
faces” of his audience—in such
glowing contrast to the gloomy
greediness of the industrial Mid
lands—gave him the idea for a
warm and heart-moving story.
It would be published in time
for the Christmas holidays. It
would sell tremendously ,he was
sure. He could make at least
1000 pounds and his financial
problems would be over! With his
desperate need for money, Dickens
unharmoniously created A Christ
mas Carol, with its powerful re
jection of the simple greediness
of prosperity.
Less Than 7 Weeks
This little book utterly took
possession of the author. After
Dickens’ return from his speech-
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Librarian To Cheek Out
Books For Holiday Use
Grimsley Senior High Libra
ry will allow books to be check
ed out during the Christmas
Holidays, according to Miss
Mildred Herring, head librar
ian.
Any person wishing to check
out books will be allowed to do
so. All people now having
books with a December due
date will be required to have
the book renewed, while all
others can merely check out a
book today. Reserve books may
be checked out after school and
may be returned upon return
ing to school on January 2,
1963. It was pointed out by
Miss Herring that this will be
a good time to make up a past
book report or to get a head
start on second semester work.
Mrs. Gamble Mends
History (onventlon
Mrs. Mary P. Gamble, teacher
of American and world history at
Grimsley Senior High School, at
tended the Forty-second Annual
Meeting of the National Council
for the Social Studies during her
Thanksgiving holidays.
This convention, held at the
Bellevue Stratford Hotel in Phil
adelphia, was attended by 25,,0(X0
people from all over the United
States and Canada. Here social
I studies teachers met together,
compared notes, and participated
in panels and discussions. They
attended exhibits of books and
pamphlets and toured the historic
city of Philadelphia,
Many distinguished guests spoke
to the convention body. Dr. Lewis
Todd, author of one of the United
States History Books used at GHS,
presented his book to the teachers.
Assistant Justice of the Supreme
Court William J. Brennan spoke
on the Bill of Rights; men from
the United Nations discussed the
' Common Market and Communism.
I Besides these speakers, panels,
and discussions, the assembly car
ried out the routine business of
the organization.
“A Christmas Carol” by Charles
Dickens was presented this morn
ing in assembly by Grimsley’s
Senior Class.
The main characters of the pag
eant were portrayed by Mike An
drew, playing the part of Scrooge;
John Cristy, Tiny Tim; David Mc
Kinney, Bob Cratchit; and Larry
Lund, Scrooge’s nephew Fred.
Besides the many characters ap
pearing on the stage, many stu
dents were involved in the actual
production of “A Christmas Car
ol.” Committees on scenery, cos
tumes, make-up programs, record
ing, and staging were co-ordinated
by Mary Earle and Cindy Hicker-
son, chairman and assistant chair
man of the Christmas Pageant.
They were advised by Miss Nichol
son, Miss Scarborough, and Class
Adviser Miss Maddox.
Costumes
Betsy Finison, chairman of the
costume committee, struggled in
securing cut-away coats and top
hats for many of the boys and
long, frilly dresses for the girls.
Some of the boy’s coats were bor
rowed from Miss Mozelle Causey,
teacher of dramatics at GHS. Cam
Harris, Jean Stephenson, and Nan
cy Okerson had costumes made for
the performance. James Powell,
Marley’s ghost, did not know what
to use for his chain until he
thought of car chains. Bob Lam-
geth, ghost of Christmas Present,
wore his brother’s old blue, black,
and red bathrobe with no shoes.
The ghost of Christmas past, Cary
Root, dressed in a white tunic,
while Betty Scott, ghost of Christ
mas future, was draped in a long,
black robe.
Scenery
Carolyn Ebhardt chose nine
other students to help her on the
committee in charge of scenery.
When the group first met they
tried to decide just what to paint.
JUNIOR (LASS LEADS SCHOOL
IN SPECIAL HONOR ROLL LIST
To promote student interest in
wrestling, all home matches have
I been changed from 7; 30 to 3:30.
Statistics show that Grimsley
Senior High School’s Junior Class
leads the Senior and Sophomore
Classes on the Special Honor Roll
List for the second six weeks’
grading period, as it did the first
period.
Thirty out of 606 juniors held
a 95.0 average or above for a
percentage of .0495. Seniors fol
lowed with a .0394%, 22 from the
558 in the class making the list.
Only ;28 of the 1093 sophomores
made Speeia:! Honor Roll, for a
.025 percentage. On the first Spec
ial Honor Roll List of the year,
juniors also led with a percentage
of .046. Seniors averaged .036%
of their number on the list, and
sophomores were last with .028%.
As a whole the school’s percent
age of students attaining a 95
average was exactly the same this
grading period as it was the first
six weeks. Eighty students were on
the Special Honor Roll List this
time, while 80 were on the list
last time also. Only 47 names,
however, appeared on both of the
lists.
Special Both Times
Seniors who have achieved this
average twice this year are: Pam
Burkholder, room 204; Carolyn
Griggs, room 27; Janet Latham,
room 15; Carolyn McKenzie, room
300; and Nancy McNairy and Carol
Marvin, room 21. Home room 306
leads other senior home rooms
with three habitual Special Honor
Roll students—William Norman,
Linda Nunn, and Donna Paoli.
Alan Robinson represents room
V-61; Karen Schwabenton, room
4; Nancy Smith, room 9; John
Weisner, room 302; and Phyllis
Winston, room 106-B. The total
number of these seniors is 14,
Fifteen juniors have made Spec
ial Honor Roll both times this
year. Four members of home room
317 are on the list—Ann R. Lash-
ley, C. Ann Lashley, Sara Ann
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Mrs, Stanton supplied them with
a picture of an English street
scene that was used five years
before in another play at GHS.
After reading the play the com
mittee measured the scene and re.
arranged the pattern of the stage
printed in the book. After this the
backdrop was measured.
The most important problem
was deciding what method to use
to build and paint the scenery.
Finally they decided to paint the
backdrop itself, rather than to pre
pare flats or to suspend cardboard.
After sketching the scene on the
backdrop, and buying the neces
sary paint, the painting began.
Besides painting the backdrop,
flats were borrowed from the dra
matics department. Some of the
flats, which were used in the Jun
ior Class Play, had to be patched.
Because they were to be used in
the future and could not be paint
ed, other flats were covered with
paper and then painted.
Two minor problems included
making a real wreath for Fred’s
door and finding two fire places.
One was found among other school
props and the second one was sup.
plied by Tommy Shadoin.
Committee
Members of the scenery commit
tee include Louise Rufty, assistant
chairman, Doris Johnson, Barbara
Jones, Tommy Shadoin, Nancy
McNairy, Linda Scher, Doris
Crow, Janet Latham, and Mack
Smith. Mrs. Annie Puett was the
faculty adviser.
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o
New Service Clubs
To Be Formed
Progress is being made to create
several new service clubs at
Grimsley Senior High School.
Four to six womens’ organiza
tions and one or two men’s orga
nizations have expressed a desire
to help in the formation of these
additional service clubs. Many
students have indicated an in
terest in this movement, and steps
are now being taken to set up
these clubs.
These clubs will not be on a
selective basis; those interested
may join. The six service clubs
already established will also begin
to be on a voluntary basis.
By the end of the year more in
formation on the formation of new
clubs will be available.
COP Students prepare Christmas project. For story,
see page 6.