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From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of 0. Henry
ftBTMSLEY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., FEB. 23, 1963
ANDREW
EDWARDS
EVANS
ABA To Meet Here;
GHS Band As Hosts
Mr. Edward Benjamin of
:ireensboro has financed the eom-
josing of two musical works for
he GHS hand to perform for the
\merican Bandmasters Associa
tion convention, which will be
leld for the first time in Greens-
3oro, at the War Memorial Audi-
;orium, March 6-9.
These two compositions have ar
rived in Greensboro and are now
being steadily rehearsed by the
band. Mr. Gunther Schuler’s work,
“Meditation for Concert Band”
was the most recent to arrive.
Prior to this, the music depart
ment received a band and choir
arrangement of the popular bal
lad, Barbara Allen. This contri
bution was written by an old
friend of the music department.
Mr. M. Thomas Cousins.
Other original compositions to
be performed before the conven
GHS, USA Musicians
Unite in March Melody
Members of the GHS band and
3hoir are currently selling tickets
for two concerts to help with the
expenses of the American Band
masters Association convention
for which they are the hosts.
On March ,7th at 8:00 p.m., the
GHS band and choir wili present
a concert in the War Memorial
Auditorium for the ABA conven
tion. This concert will be open
to the public for the admission
price of $1.00.
On March 9th at 8:30 p.m., the
world-famous United States Army
Band will perform also in the
War Memorial Auditorium. The
cost of the ticket to this concert
will also be $1.00.
In order to assure a full house
on both nights, a special double-
concert ticket is being offered
to the public. This ticket allows
admission to both concerts for the
single cost of $1.50. These three
tickets may be purchased from
any member of the GHS band and
choir.
tion the night of March 6, are
“Carolina Clambake,” by Mr. Paul
Yoder, president-elect of the As
sociation; “Perpetual Polka,” ar
ranged from The Crown Jewels by
the band’s director, Mr. Herbert
Hazelman; and “Exclamation,” by
a class-mate of John Barnes
Chance, Mr. Lawrence Weiner.
Two old friends of the band are
also to appear on the program.
The ‘“King Cotton March,” by
John Philip Sousa, will be direct
ed by Mr. Harold Bachman,, who
was a contemporary of the “march
king.” Incantation and Dance, by
John Barnes Chance, which has
won nation-wide acclaim since its
successful premier by the GHS
band in 1961, will be a main at
traction in the concert.
Opening Meeting
This concert will provide the
program for the opening meeting
which will be called to order by
this year’s president, Mr. Earl
Slocum of the University of North
Carolina.
The four-day convention will
reach its climax on Saturday night
when the United States Army
Band, directed by Major Hugh
Curry, will perform a concert.
Other highlights of the four-
day meet are a tea for the wives
of the bandmasters at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Hazelman. a
closed Thursday afternoon con
cert by the Lenoir High Band in
the Grimsley School Auditorium,
and a picnic for the members of
both high school bands and the
parents of the GHS musicians.
GHS Band Is Host
GHS band members and their
families, as hosts, are having to
work overtime to make the con
vention a success; they will house
the members of the Lenoir band
for Wednesday night, sell concert
tickets, provide food for the pic
nic, sell concert tickets, arrange
transportation for Association
members and their wives, sell
concert tickets, serve at the regis
tration desk at the convention
headquarters in the King Cotton
Hotel, and sell concert tickets.
Last year the nation-wide orga
nization met in Chicago.
NORMAN NUCKOLLS
Ninth Straight Year
SPENCE
WINSTON TOUCHSTONE
NOT PICTURED: Boyte, Ingber,
Williams!.
Male Merit Finalists
Receive UNC Invitation
Excerpts from Letter
. . . The faculty and students
at the University of North Caro
lina wish to honor the Semi-Fin
alists in a special program in
Chapel Hill on February 21-22.
During your visit we hope to ac
quaint you with the opportunities
for superior students which our
campus has to offer.
The program will include an in
terview with Chancellor Aycock,
interviews with student leaders,
information concerning the Gresh-
man Honors Program, the oppor
tunity to attend several classes,
and other activities suited to your
particular interests. A special ban
quet honoring the National Merit
Semi-Finalists will be held on the
night of February 22. You wili
receive further information of a
more specific nature concerning
the program early in February . . .
We regret that we cannot pro
vide transportation to and from
Chapel Hill, but we will provide
you with a place to stay and will
furnish your meals. Perhaps trans
portation could be worked out
with other Semifinalists from your
area. Your school should have
received a publication from the
National Merit Program listing all
Semi-Finalists, their schools, and
their hometowns . . .
Merit Nominees
In Final Running
The Grimsley High School Band, under the direction of
Mr. HerbeH Hazelman, rehearses one of five neu) pieces
which the band will perform before the American Band
masters Association conventioin here in Greensboro on
March 6. The name of this particular piec eis “Meditation,”
by Mr. Gunther Schuler. This convention, a nation-wide or
ganization, will be the guests of the GHS band from March
6 through March 9. Aside from the GHS concert, the U. S.
Army Band will also entertain the meeting. Both concerts
will be open to the public.
WHIRLIE WRESTLERS CAPTURE
CENTRAL 4-A CHAMPIONSHIP.
SEE PAGE 4
New Board Rules
On Service Clubs
New “Rules and Regulation
Pertaining to Service Clubs” has
been given to officials of all
Greensboro high school service
clubs.
The rules were drawn up by a
committee appointed by the
Greensboro City Board of Educa
tion. The appointment of the com
mittee was effected upon the rec
ommendation of the Mayor’s Citi
zens’ Committee on Youth Ac
tivities.
The committee was to recom
mend to the School Board means
for a system-wide co-ordination of
all extra-curricular activities and
a program for the expansion of
service club opportunities for sen
ior high school students.
The body of the rules are di
vided into two sections: 12 per
taining to the responsibilities of
the sponsoring clubs, like the
Greensboro Exchange Club for the
Junior Exchange Club and the
YMCA for the Senior Hi-Y Club,
and eight rules pertaining to the
responsibiltes of the service clubs
themselves.
Included among the rules are
the following:
“Membership in the club should
not exceed thirty-five in number.
Continued on Page Six
For the ninth consecutive year,
Grimsley High School Semifinal
ists have qualified as finalists in
the National Merit Scholarship
Competition, announced by John
M. Stalnaker, President of the
corporation.
The National Merit Scholarship
Corporation is an independent
nonprofit organization concerned
solely with scholarships. It ad
ministers the nation’s largest in
dependently supported college
scholarship program for high
school seniors and assists in other
scholarship programs.
Basic continuing support lor Na
tional Merit Scholarships has been
provided by the Ford Foundation.
In 1962-63 somewhat over two
million dollars will be allocated
to new National Merit Scholars
by business organizations, other
foundations, and individuals.
Almost 6,000 Merit Scholars
have been selected in the first
seven years of the program.
Some 11,000 Semilinalists are
selected on the basis of their
scores on the National Merit
Scholarship Quaiifying Test, which
was given in the spring of 1962
to secondary school juniors
throughout the United States. The
number selected from each state
is roughly proportional to the
number of graduating secondary
school seniors in that state. The
11,000 Semifinalists constitute
about two-thirds of one per cent
of the nation’s graduating second
ary school senior population.
Each finalist is awarded a Cer
tificate of Merit, a citation attest
ing to his distinguished perfor
mance on the nationwide selection
tests for Merit Scholarships. Many
Certificate of Merit winners will
receive scholarship assistance
from other sources partly as a
result of their recognition in the
Merit Program.
Each Finalist is considered fully
qualified to receive an award, but
the number of Scholarships offer
ed is limited by the funds avail
able (and available funds, in turn,
depend upon the number of spon
sors) .
In the past, about ten per cent
of the Finalists have received
Merit Scholarships.
Winners of Merit Scholarships
will be notified about March 20,
1963, but public announcement
will not be made until about May
1963. All Finalists will be noti
fied of their status by April 15.
Merit Scholars are selected
without reference to need. The
minimum stipend of $100 will be
awarded to students selected as
Merit Scholars whose parents can
meet the costs of attending col
lege.
The Scholarship is continued
provided academic progress is sat
isfactory and yearly Progress Re
ports are submitted. The Scholar
ship is awarded for four years of
study or completion of degree
requirements, whichever is earlier.
Honor grades are expected from
Merit Scholars, but they are not
required. The Scholarship is con
tinued as long as progress is nor-
Continued on Page Six
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Dropout: Case History
Part Two of a Series By Martin Hester
(Note: This is the actual case
history of a high-school dropout.
Only the first names of these
people have been used.)
Sue was a sophomore with an
excellent record, a sparkling per
sonality, and a love for people.
At the age of 16, she quit school
for no apparent reason. Now, after
three years, she is a mother of
three and wife to Jack, who is
also a high-school dropout.
She was born and raised in a
low-average income family which
resided in a socially comparable
neighborhood. The mother and
father were responsible people
but lacking in higher education.
Also in the family were Sue’s
younger brother and an older sis
ter. At the present time, the
brother is a junior high student
“who doesn’t like to study.” The
sister quit school, was married,
and then I’eturned to graduate
from high school.
Good Grades
A bright young girl with an I.Q.
of 115, Sue had no difficulty in
maintaining top grades in gram
mar and junior high school. Her
record shows mostly “A” marks
in grades 1-8. Sue was a very pop
ular girl during this period, and
looked forward expectantly, but
with some fear and hesitation to
high school.
Sue’s father deserted the family
during the start of Sue’s ninth
grade term. After this occurrence
her grades fell from good to av
erage. Also most extracurricular
activities, such as intramural
sports and eheerleading practice,
were stopped.
The high school which she at
tended was a large one, in a dif
ferent section of town. Sue found
it hard to make friends because
of different socio-economic back
grounds.
Attempts to Participate
Her first, and last, effort to
participate in student activities
was in sophomore elections. “I
Conttnned on Page Three