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VOLUME XL
GRIMSLEY SENIOR HIGH, GREE NSBORO, N. C., DEC. 20, 1963
NUMBER 6
cAnnual Christmas Pag,eant Presented
Anne Lashley as Mary and Phillips Jones as Joseph re’
hearse for the annual Christmas pagent presented this
morning.
Grimsley High School’s youth
council built and manned a float
in Greensboro’s annual Christ
mas parade Friday, November 29.
The theme of the float was
“Many Wishes For a Merry Christ
mas.” Members of the youth coun
cil designed each of the four cor
ners of the float to portray a
wish. Costumed members from the
senior class were spotlighted.
Parker Norman represented the
adult’s wish for peace. Dee Dun
can and A1 Lineberry portrayed
parents in the family’s wish for
unity. The teenager’s wish for love
was depicted by Kathy Poer and
Pete Cross. The wish of a child
for toys had charming, non-senior
representatives in two children.
Ellen Barrier, youth council chair
man, supervised.
A huge Aladdin’s lamp adorned
the center of the float. The lamp
had give genies, or perhaps they
should be called Jeannies, since
they were all girls. Ann Jamieson
was head genie to assistants Bun
ny Hartman, Nan Mason, Marian
Parker, and Gail Walters.
Planning for the float began
several weeks before the parade.
Numerous committees, such as the
lamp committee, the backdrop and
floor committee, and the costume
First Christmas Pageant:
History Begins In ig^2
By John Giles
On December 16, 1932, the history of the GHS Pageant be
gan. Actually, Christmas spirit was demonstrated in 1921,
when Miss Evelyn Snow, a well-known speaker of the day,
gave an inspiring talk on the meaning of Christmas. However,
the pageant itself did not come into existence until 1932.
“Lasting Glory” was the theme for that historical pageant,
and Miss Mary Ellen Blackmon became the first director. The
play was an exact replica of
the first Christmas, with Allen
Cheek and Alice Henley play
ing the leading roles. At the
conclusion of the play, the school
orchestra, which was thirteen
strong, played excerpts from the
“Messiah”.
There was no outstanding change
in the theme of the pageant until
1937. There, the theme was
“White Christmas.” The plot was
of a simple, poor family at Christ
mastime. Christmas Carols were
sung during the play, and after
wards.
the direction of Mis Estelle Mit
chell, the class will portray a play
on the first Christmas.
GHS’s first Christmas Pageant
was a long time in arriving, but
when it finally did arrive, it
brought a lasting interest and tra
dition to GHS that will last
throughout the years to come.
Special Ed. Scholarship
To Be Awarded Annually
Unusual Twist
GHS Cheerleders participate in the Holiday Jubilee Parade
Youth Groups Participate
In Annual Holiday Parade
1940 marked an unusual twist
to the usual Christmas Pageant
procedure. Instead of the actual
Christmas story describing the
birth of Christ, the scenes took
place before his birth. The main
idea was to pave the way for the
coming of Christ.
“Star of Bethlehem” was the
title of the Christmas play in
1952. It was the same story that
was presented previously, show
ing and telling of the first Christ
mas.
In 1955, Mrs. Martha Hundley
stepped into the act and directed
the play entitled “Of Men and
Angels.” It was written by a pres
ent faculty member, Miss Louise
Smith. Instead of telling the whole
Christmas story, the play was con
fined to the night of Christ’s birth.
The setting was in the inn keeper’s
stable, and the school choir sang
rejoicing Christmas Carols from
behind the stage. This play was
described by many persons as one
of the better productions put on
at GHS. Talk was created mainly
because of its attracting beauty.
A scholarship for Grimsley stu
dents interested in Special Educa-
has been established in honor of
the late Leslie Garrett by her par-
ents. Mr. and Mrs. J. Orville Gar
rett have specified that two hun
dred dollars be given to a grad
uating student each year.
Winners of this award will be
chosen on the basis of several
qualifications:
committee, were organized. The
actual construction of the float
began about a week before the
parade at Coleman’s Tobacco
Warehouse. The float was built
on a trailer provided by S. & W.
Motor Lines. Members of the
youth council and several other
GHS students, volunteer “ham
merers,” put Grimsley’s entry to
gether right alongside a group of
students from Page High School.
Page won second place in the
contests for the best non-commer
cial float. Second prize received
$50; third prize, $25; first prize,
$75. Each group sponsoring a float
in the non-commercial division
was given $25 for building. Any
other money used had to come
from the group itself.
Although GHS’s float failed to
win a place in the contest, youth
council chairman Ellen Barrier
stated that as a result of the work
on the float, the youth council
members grew closer, and they
made valuable new friendships,
especially with Page students.
These new relationships will ease
planning for joint GHS-PHS open-
houses during the basketball sea
son.
Additional forces from GHS, the
cheerleaders in two cars and the
marching band, also participated.
Added Attraction
An added attraction to the 1960
Pageant was the combined singing
of the school’s three main choral
groups, the boys’ chorus, the girls’
chorus, and the choir. The theme
was “Mary of Nazareth,” and the
story told of the three Wise Men
preparing for their long journey
to visit the Christ Child.
However, in 1962, a new idea
was introduced. The class decided
that since the first Christmas had
been demonstrated for so many
years, they would tend to change
the monotonous trend. As a result
of this, “A Christmas Carol,” by
Charles Dickens was produced.
The main characters in the play
were portrayed by Mike Andrew,
as Scrooge; John Christy, as Tiny
Tim; David McKinney, as Bob
Cratchet; and Larry Lund as
Scrooge’s nephew, Fred. This play
proved to be a booming success
because of the fact that it was so
different from the previous ones
presented.
Special Education
New Pageant
As another Christmas year ar
rives, so does another Chirstmas
Pageant. The senior class will add
another page to this growing tra
dition by demonstrating their tal
ents in this year’s pageant. Under
Grimsley Senior High School’s
Annual Christmas Program was
presented today, December 20, at
second period assembly. As has
been school tradition, the pro
gram was presented by the Senior
Class and the Department of Vo
cal Music.
Cast
The cast included portrayals of
Mary, Joseph, the three Wise Men,
eight shepherds, and seventeen
angels. Cornelia Anne Lashley
played Mary. Joseph was por
trayed by Phillips Jones. The
three Wise Men were Paul Early,
Paul Hirsch, and Bill Mitchell.
The narrators consisted of Tom
my Hutton and Alice Crutchfield.
Included in the cast were Ken
Kinney and Marilyn Carter.
The story was told in tableaux
with musical backgrounds. A tab
leaux is a silent scene with out
side narration and music. The mu
sic was furnished by Grimsley’s
choir. Vocal selections included:
“O, Come all ye Faithful,” “While
Shepherds Watched their Flocks,”
“Watching my Sheep the Whole
Night Long,” “Angels we Have
Heard on High,” “Allelulis, Angels
Sang,” “O Holy Night,” “What
Child is This,” “Silent Night,”
“Virgin’s Slumber^ Song,” “We
Three Kings of Orient Are,” and
“As With Gladness.” Several of
these selections were solos given
by members of the choir. At the
conclusion of the program, the en
tire student body joined in the
singing of “Joy to the World.” The
vocal department is under the di
rection of Miss Tuttle and Miss
Meredith.
1) The high school graduate
must be interested in Special
education as a vocation.
Advisors
2) The recipient is to be one
who has a real need for the
scholarship.
3) The person chosen should
show definite promise of fu
ture success.
4) The student must have
shown some effort to help
bear his own college ex
penses.
Interest in special education
may include any form of teaching
or administering therapy. Work
with mentally retarded, physically
afflicted, or exceptionally talent
ed children must be the goal of
the applicant to this award.
Faculty advisors for the Christ
mas program were Mrs. Kate Ev
erhart, Mrs. Lily Fields, Miss
Dixie Poe Huskte, Miss Jeanne
Meredith, Miss Estelle Mitchell,
Mrs. Jean Newman, Miss Mary
Nell Parker, Miss Mary Price,
Mrs. Leona Ridens, Miss Eula
Tuttle, and Mrs. Cordelia Walke.
Miss Mitchell and Mrs. Fields
were head advisors. Miss Price
was in charge of costumes. Miss
Tuttle and Miss Meredith pro
vided direction for the music de
partment. Mrs. Walke was in
charge of designing the program
Leslie, a sophomore at Grimsley
last year, was very much interest
ed in special education before her
death in July. Excelling in the
field of art, she had been a mem
ber of the accelerated classes since
the sixth grade. However, Leslie
had often worked with retarded
children—only last summer as a
member of the staff at Camp Joy,
sponsored by the Kennedy Foun
dation. Mrs. Garrett has been the
secretary of the Greensboro As
sociation for Retarded Children
for the past five years. Mr. Gar
rett was the president of this or
ganization several years ago.
The story of the Christmas pro
gram was based on the traditional
Christmas story. Until 1954, this
program was an annual event at
GHS. In 1955, the traditional
Christmas story was presented
again. Two years ago the Christ
mas pageant was the story of the
Wise Men. Last year, Dicken’s A
Christmas Carol was presented.
This year, the traditional Christ
mas Story was presented once
again.
GHS’s annual Christmas pro
gram is a firmly woven part of
GHS tradition.
A committee will be organized
by Mr. Routh to present this
scholarship on Awards Day each
year for an indefinite length of
time. A letter will be given to the
boy or girl stating that he or she
is the recipient of the award. Aft
er the student has chosen his col
lege, a check for two hundred
dollars will be sent to the treas
urer of that college to be applied
on the expenses for the first year.
Plaque Average
Senior
Parker 88.47
Massey 87.92
Junior
Alton 86.54
Woodlief 86.42
Sophomore
Jennings 85.26
Powell 84.79