IJG
VOLUME XLI
GRIMSLEY SENIOR HIGH, GREENSBORO, N. C., NOV. 23, 1964
NUMBER 4
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US" Plans 'High I. Q. Bowl'
The History of GHS
'Editor’s Note: This article is a
reprint from the 1951 issue of
WHIRLIGIG. We thought that the
students would find the history
of Greensboro Senior High School
interesting, so we will run a series
of articles on its beginning.
Today, we at Senior are proud
of our high schoo-l, which has one
of the fullest academic programs
in the South, many modern con
veniences, and numerous extra
curricular activities. But how often
do we think back through the
years of all the planning and work
that went into making Senior High
what it is today?
The Greensboro schools date
back even further than 1863, when
Eli Carruthers was principal in a
little brick building on Sycamore
Street. This school was an out
growth of the old Caldwell Insti
tute, the first of Greensboro’s
public schools. The public schools
were chartered by the North Car
olina State Legislature in 1845.
Public Education
From these earliest schools in
Greensboro, an extensive public
education system has grown, hav
ing its tap roots on Lindsay and
Forbis Streets. It was on Forbis
Street that the first class grad
uated from a new and separate
department, the high school, in
1900.
As we have come from carriages
to slick convertibles and from bus
tles to ballerinas, the high school
has also seen astounding changes
since that first class.
Through the past fifty years our
school has been steadily expand
ing, adding new subjects and cre
ating through its activities and or
ganizations, new outlets for our
talents and interests. These play
important parts in our develop
ment as useful and well-rounded
individuals.
WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A
WIDE PHYSICAL DEVELOP
MENT.
As more and more students en
rolled in Greensboro High School,
the four rooms in the old Catho
lic Church building on Forbis
Street became crowded. The City
of Greensboro appropriated 40,000
dollars for building a new school
on Spring Street which was com
pleted in 1911. A cafeteria was
added in 1919.
There developed a need for an
even larger high school, complete
ly separate from the lower grades.
A plan was proposed for the
erection of a junior high school,
a senior high school, and a junior
college, in separate groups, facing
Westover Terrace in consecutive
order.
New School
In 1927 the million dollar senior
high school project was started
on the 129 acre tract. During the
year 1929 three of the six pro-
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Contest For All Students
In Area High Schools
“US”, the teen-age television show produced in cooperation
wth the Greensboro Youth Council on Civir Affairs, is plan
ning a “High I. Q. Bowl”, which will be seen on WFMY-TV
either in late February or early March.
The principal in each of the high schools in the viewing area
has been asked to ndicate his interest in the special show by
organizing a panel of four outstanding students to compete
with the other entering schools.
These seniors were recently tapped for Torchlight National Honor Societ, .it (In fill program
Novem her 5
Torchlisht Inducts 20 Members
Competition for membership in Torchlight, the National Honor Society, while not always
active is present in fields.
Each fall, members of the faculty ballot on the candidates for Torchlight and judge them
on the basis of his scholastic record, service to school and community, character, and quali
ties of leadership.
At the induction ceremony, the officers explained the principles on which each of the cri
teria for membership is based by representing them with a color. Gold is the color for schol
arship, signifying wealth. Service is represented by blue expressing an unselfish charge.
The color for character is white
which stands for purity, and pur
ple, the color of royalty, symbo
lizes leadership.
Carol Bowen, president of the
society presided over the cere
mony and charged each of the
other nine members of Torchlight
with the duty of searching for and
tapping those who had been
deemed eligible for membership
in the society.
To the music of “Ava Maria”,
the members combed the audience
to find the new members. Those
selected for the fall tapping are
members of the senior class. They
are Ken Bell, Jane Bowman, Billie
Chambers, and Jerry Chostner.
Also tapped were Miriam Early,
Wayne Farlow, Tim Frye, John
Higgins, Louise Homey, Ellen Htif-
fines. Chuck Mendenhall, Sarah
Pearce, Sankey Price, Sara Sain,
Candy Sauer, Susan Stansbury,
Alice Weldon, Jimmy Wilkins, and
Max Wilson.
These twenty members will as
sist those previously chosen in
the annual talent show sponsored
by Torchlight and in the special
tutoring project that has just been
established.
Another tapping ceremony will
take place in the spring at which
time both juniors and seniors will
be accepted. From the juniors in
ducted at that time will be the
nucleus for the operation of
Torchlight for 1965-66.
Queen's Men Chosen
Miss Eula Tuttle and Miss
Jeanne Meredith, directors of the
Grimsley High School choir, have
selected the Queen’s Men for
1964-1965.
The boys in the group are Ken
Bell, first tenor; David Quinn,
second tenor; Phil Stogner, bari
tone; and David Nard, bass.
The Queen’s Men is a group
made up of four senior boys in
the choir. The group performs
mostly with the choir. The boys
also sing at club meetings and at
assemblies as representatives of
the choir and of the school.
Each year the Queen’s Men pre
sent a December program of mu
sic at the Masonic Home. They
find a great deal of pleasure in
bringing happiness into the in
stitution through music, and
Greensboro’s older citizens look
forward to the yearly visit.
The Queen’s Men will be ar
ranging a lot of music this year.
David Nard will accompany the
group on his guitar part of the
time.
At present the boys are com
bining their purpose of entertain
ment with a second purpose: they
are looking around for a sports
car for Phil Stogner, because he
is the only one in the group who
does not drive one.
JCL Party
Held Nov. 18
The Junior Classical League
held a party for its members on
Wednesday, November 18, in the
Audio-Visual room at 3:45.
After a short devotional given
by Debbie Rubin and Sandra Rut-
tedge, the JCL members were in
volved in an atmosphere of fun,
fun, fun,” presided over by Candy
Sauer, JCL Vice-President.
The participants worked cross
word puzzles which were in Latin
and played other Latin word
games. A form of Latin bingo, in
which the words were called out
rather than numbers tested each
student’s skill.
Prizes were given to the win
ners in each event
Cynthia Wharton is the Presi
dent of the Junior Classical Lea
gue. Two newly appointed posi
tions include Srapbook Chairman,
Billie Chambers and Publicity
Chairman, Jane Turpin.
The new members of the JCL
were formally inducted at the last
meeting during the traditional
candle-lit ceremony. They will
soon receive their membership
cards and pins.
Preliminary rounds will be held
on a Saturday to eliminate all but
the two top teams, who will com
pete for the championship on the
following “US” television show.
The same questions will be used
for all teams in each round.
At the present moment, the
“US” Committee is seeking schol
arships of $500 each for the four
winners. One of the prizes has
already been donated by a Greens
boro civic club.
Questions
The questions for the competi
tion, to be chosen by a panel of
competent adults, will be locked
in the vault in one of the Greens
boro banks until the time of the
contest. The group to prepare the
questions will consist of selected
teachers and professors from local
high schools and colleges.
Including all phases^ of educa
tion, the questions wifi be based
upon all t3q)es of media. Thus,
students to participate in the
“High I Q Bowl” will be chosen
from the upper crust of their class
for their all-around intelligence.
Teams and Coaches
The schools who have already
applied will be notified in the
near future of the rules and reg
ulations of the contest and the
methods of choosing and prepar
ing a panel. All teams must have
a student captain and a faculty
coach.
The “High I Q Bowl” is Just
another of the special programs
to be presented by the “US” team
this year. Tentative plans include
a special Christmas program, a
dance marathon, a Hawiian luau,
and a special program centered
around the Youth Week to be
presented this spring, among oth
ers.
Thanksgiving Offering
Collecfed Tomorrow '
Activities of the student council
included a party given for trans
fer students and the Thanksgiving
offering.
Contributions for the annual
offering will be collected in home
room today and tomorrow for the
gifts which are to be presented to
the janitors. This project, which is
sponsored by the student council,
is a means of showing the grati
tude of the student body to those
who clean and maintain Grimsley,
A committee from the Council
will use the funds that have been
contributed to purchase food for
the maids and janitors and will
present these gifts on Wednesday.
Transfer students were invited
to attend the party which was de
signed to welcome them to the
student body.