October 25, 1963
High Life
Page Seven
GHS Teachers Parser and Moore
Enjoy Spicy Stay In Mexico
BY BECKY REES
“Now we can be place-droppers
too!” So say Miss Ann Moore
who teaches commercial subjects,
and Miss Mary Nell Parker, of the
English department, about their
week-long jaunt to Mexico last
July.
All went well on the flight from
Greensboro to Mexico City until
they discovered that Miss Parker’s
luggage hadn’t yet arrived. As a
result, she honored the Continent
al Hilton with her seersucker suit,
but the article she missed most
was her toothbrush.
The rainy season was in full
flow in Mexico City, but they
braved the downpour for forty-
five minutes to see a bullfight,
and Miss Moore’s word, “El toro
almost got el matador!” Still, all
that water put them in the right
frame of mind to enjoy the float
ing gardens of Xachimilco.
Also in Mexico City, Miss Par
ker was overwhelmed by the beau
tiful modern architecture of the
University of Mexico. She was
especially impressed by the color
ful mosaic adorning the library
building. Other edifices from ear
lier periods were the shrine of
Guadalupe and pyramids. They
were satisfied just to see the lat
ter, and didn’t attempt to climb
them. Finally they left Mexico
City serenaded by eight street
singers.
Small Problems Fail to Daunt
Brave Teachers
After a trip to Taxco, a little
silver-mining city in the moun
tains where they did more sight
seeing than buying, they were af
flicted with car trouble. The auto
mobile broke down three times,
probably because of the Mexican
oil and water, which is of such
poor quality that smoking is ab-
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solutely forbidden in all the filling
stations. They had a little diffi
culty with their driver too, be
cause their Spanish was unbeliev
able and his English was even
worse,
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They were cheered by the sight
of the beautiful beach resort at
Acapulco and their own Alcapulco
Hilton. Rumors flew that Nancy
Sinatra and Tommy Sands had
just checked into this hotel and
were planning to star in a film
there at. Acapulco the next week.
Miss Moore and Miss Parker told
everyone that they had been of
fered bit parts, but refused to be
satisfied with anything less than
the leads!
The following days brought with
them, more contact with Holly
wood, and even Hyannis Port.
They took a boat trip to ogle the
homes of John Wayne and Lana
Turner, a house the Kennedys
had once visited, and the mansion
where Mike Todd and Elizabeth
Ta*flor honeymooned — “not the
one she and Richhard Burton are
using now," Miss Moore hastily
added.
Culinary Considered Low Point
of the Trip
Neither of our teachers should
name the high point of their trip,
but both agreed that the low point
was culinary. They had been warn
ed so strongly about Mexican
water that for days they consumed
no liquid but coffee. Miss Parker
thought she would die if she
didn’t get water, and believes that
everyone should try dry-brushing
their teeth as she did. They
weren’t carried away by Mexican
food, either. Miss Moore says Dip
lomatically, “It just wasn’t home
cooking!” but Miss Parker can
only grit, “Ekkk!”
After winding up their tour in
New Orleans with a peek at the
French Quarter, lunch at Antoines’
and a trip up the Mississippi on a
steamer, they were so broke that
they had to call home collect. Still,
they were good citizens. They had
vowed to keep American gold in
America; therefore, the only arti
cle they purchased in Mexico was
a raincoat for the watery bullfight.
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BY PAT GARDNER
Through' life, each and every
human being has many interesting
adventures. One of the most ex
citing of these adventures is meet
ing people; really discovering what
people are like, what they wear,
and how they think.
Fads this year are much like
they were last year. The SKY
HIGH of Lee Edwards High School
In Asheville. N. C., reports that
burgandy is still popular. Weejuns
are too, only this year they have
a new twist—they now come in
burgandy, navy, and a host of
other colors. Elbow patches are
worq on sweaters, blouses, shirts,
and dresses. Pert skirts, corduroy,
madras, turtle neck sweaters, and
knee top boots are the “thing” at
Plymouth High School in Ply
mouth, N. C. Parkas—especially in
burgandy—are popular at Page.
Anyone for elephant jokes? THE
CHATTERBOX of George Wash
ington High School reported these
two new (?> ones.
“How did the elephant take his
trunk out of the alligator’s
mouth?”
“Carefully!”
“Why do elephants never for
get?”*
“What do they have to remem
ber?”
THE EAGLE'S CALL reported
the following conversation be
tween a youngster and an “old
timer”.
“Do you think it’ll rain soon?”
the youngster asked the old timer.
The old timer snorted and re
plied. “When God was a-running
our country I could always predict
the weather right. Now. with the
government running it. nobody
can predict nothing.”
Folk music has hit America
hard. The students of Rock Island
High School, Rock Island. Illinois,
express their feeling for folk mu
sic by stating that folk songs
demonstrate the true emotions of
people. On the other hand. THE
RHS NEWS of Las Vegas, N. M.
states that today’s folk music is
not the true “stuff”. The paper
also stated that today’s folk songs
had a worn out beat.
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