Preliminary Rounds Begin
For High I. Q. Bowl Team
Grimsley has selected a team of
five students, including an alter
nate, to compete in the “US”
preliminary High I.Q. Bowl to he
held Saturday, February 20 at
Elliott Hall, UNC-G.
Francie Ferguson, Louise Hor-
ney, Joseph Montgomery, and
Richard Levy are Grimsley’s en
trants for the event. Cynthia
Warton, alternate. The finals will
be telecast over WFMY-TV, chan*
nel 2, Saturday, February 27, at
1:00.
Through the High I.Q. Bowl,
teams of four members each rep
resenting schools as distant as
Asheboro High School, Central
High School in Lexington, South
ern High School in Graham, West
Forsyth High School in Clem-
mors, and Williams High School in
Burlington, will compete in twen
ty minute rounds answering ob
jective questions to which certain
point values have been assessed.
The teams which gain the most
points in each round will be de
clared winners and will be match
ed and rematched until a cham
pion is decided.
All questions used in the com
petition have been formulated es
pecially for the High I.Q. Bowl
by the North Carolina Depart
ment of Public Instruction, the
Science Research Association, and
the Educational Testing Service.
They will be kept locked in a
Greensboro bank until the day of
competition. Adult assistance is
being furnished by the Greensborci
Jaycees.
Grants will be made to each
member of the winning team, and
a revolving trophy will be pre
sented ot the winning school.
The idea of the High I.Q. Bowl
was first conceived by the “US”
committee of the Youth Council
on Civic Affairs headed by chair
man Jane Turpin as a part of the
committee’s aim to exhibit to area
citizens the varied accomplish
ments of local youth.
Continued On Page Six
Serving on the Grimsley High /, Q. Bowl team are Cynthia Wharton, Frances Fergus^
son, Dick Levy, and Louise Homey. Cynthia is serving as an alternate. Joe Montgomery
is the fourth member of the team, hut he was not available when the picture was taken.
VOLUME XLI GRIMSLEY SENIOR HIGH, GREENSBORO, N. C., FEB. 15, 1965
NUMBER 8
Fund Raising For Orchestra Trip
Begins With Exchange Concert
First steps towards Athens, Georgia were made this week by the Grimsley Orchestra.
Yesterday, Sunday, February 14, in the auditorium of Central High School in High Point,
North Carolina, the GHS Orchestra gave the first preview of the concert they will present four
times in Athens and Atlanta, Georgia. The dates s for the trip to the University of Georgia at
Athens have been set for April 8-11.
Not only was the recent performance in High Point a joint concert with the Central Orches
tra, but it was also an exchange concert. High Point will return the visit on Tuesday night,
March 23.
A large crowd was present at
High Point Central High yester
day for the joint-exchange-con
cert. The GHS orchestra is count
ing on an equally large or larger
crowd on March 23. Tickets will
be sold for $.25. The profit taken
in will determine whether Grims
ley will make the Athens journey.
The March 23 concert will be
the only preview of the Georgia
presentations to be given at GHS.
The same pieces played in High
Point, plus light selections by
Leroy Anderson, will be present
ed in Greensboro.
One of the most popular pieces
played yesterday was the “Adagio
for Clarinet and Strings”. Mr.
Edward Rooker, who is conductor
of the Grimsley Marching and
Concert bands, was soloist. He
and his wife plan to accompany
the GHS Orchestra to Athens.
Another selection was “Concert
Grosso, Op. 10 No. 34” by Vival
di. Two of the violin soloists were'
co-concert masters, G. H. Sharp
and Lynn Labell of Greensboro.
The other soloists were Gail Sad
ler and Nancy Coble.
A third piece was the first
movement of Beethoven’s “First
Symphony”. This is a piece which
is performed painstakingly slow
in the first few minutes and then
breaks into a rapid and breath
taking pace,, which continues until
the last exciting moment.
A very unusual composition
presented yesterday was the
“Overture and Allegro” by Cou
perin. Other features were the
“Brandenburg Concerto Number
3” by Bach, presented at GHS
November assembly, and Niraldi’s
“Cello Quartet”.
Part IV
History of G.H.S.
Editor’s Note: This is the last
portion of the history of Grimsley
High School as it was originally
published in the 1951 WHIRLI
GIG.
In 1929 a special day, known
as Home-Coming Day, was set
aside for all the alumni who so
enjoyed returning to Greensboro
High School. The next year, rep
resentatives from several colleges
were invited to attend the first
College Day.
Publications Discontinued
With 1931 came the first So-
cimal Standards Day and the dis
continuance of the yearbook, THE
REFLECTOR. Because of the de
pression, two years later HIGH
LIFE was temporarily discontin
ued; and the old original HOME-
SPUN, after having won national
recognition, succumbed the next
fall.
HIGH LIFE was revived in the
spring of 1937, while HOME-
SPUN was republished, though
modified, for this, its final year.
May Day Begins
With the spring of 1939 came
the crowning of Jean Stafford,
our first May Queen. The dra
matics association, directed by
Miss Lottie Wall, sponsored that
and the following ceremony, which
was the last before being discon
tinued during the war years.
When our constitution was
amended in 1941, we felt that our
school was complete except for
an organized recreational pro
gram. Three rooms were, there
fore, set aside specifically for our
entertainment; also parties and
dances, co-sponsored by the PTA
and student council, were sched
uled at regular intervals.
After World War II, the coim-
cil revived our May Day. At last,
in 1947, the Greensboro Youth
Center was established. This gath
ering place had its inception in
the recreation program which had
begun at school. At first it was
under the direction of Mr. Weddie
Huffman. Since it is sponsored
by the City, the Center is avail
able to all of Greensboro’s youth.
Alma Mater Written
The last class of Greensboro
High School’s first half century
heard for the first time our Alma
Mater, written by Mr. Herbert
Hazelman, the band director, and
it saw the installation of a driver s
course.
Also, the class of 1950 had ef
ficient Fred Upchurch as editor
and patient Mrs. Estelle as ad
viser when they received our
yearbook and changed its name
to WHIRLIGIG.
Thus ended fifty years of ob
stacles and work, hope, boundless
progress, and SUCCESS. Now, this
first class of the second half cen
tury steps out into the world to
take their places among the men
and women of America, giving
themselves wholeheartedly to the
service of their God, their coun
try, and the high ideals of their
own Greensboro Senior High
School.
National Survey Brings Facts
On Teen Drinking, Smoking
Cia'rette-smoking and drinking alcoholic beverages spell
DANGER to America’s teen-agers according to a national
survey conducted by the Institute of Student Opinion last fall.
The 6,907 junior and senior high school students participat
ing in the survey agreed that smoking and dHnking were
serious pitfalls on the road to good health, morals, and future
happiness.
Yet, do todays ten-agers tend to “practice what they
preach?” Is it uncommon to see a student smoking or even
drinking?
A breakdown of the results of the survey is shown below.
How would YOU rate each of the following as to the amount
of danger they would create to YOUR health, morals, and
future success?
DRINKING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT HOME
Would Not Might Be Would Be
Harm Me A Slight Of Serious
In Any Way Danger, But Danger No
Not Much To Me Answer
% % % %
Total Students 8.8 23.8 65.2 2.2
Ages 12-14 3.6 14.3 79.4 2.7
Ages 15-16 7.8 25.5 65.0 1.7
Ages 17 & Over .... 14.9 30.9 53.0 1.4
DRINKING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ON DATES OR OUT WITH
FRIENDS
Total Students .... 3.2 13.5 81.1 2 1
Ages 12-14 1.9 7.8 88.1 2.2
Ages 15-16 2.8 12.6 82.8 1,6
Ages 17 & Over .... 4.8 19.8 73.7 i.6
SMOKING CIGARETTES
Total Students .... 2.5 19.8 75.8 1 9
Ages 12-14 1,4 13.6 82.8 22
Aages 15-16 2.8 20.0 75.9 1.3
Ages 17 & Over .... 3.3 25.5 70.0 1.3
Whirligig Sales Top 79%
Breaks 15 Year Record
Spring sales for the 1965
Whirligig boosted the total per
centage of books purchased to
79%, breaking all records set
since the yearbook was revived
15 years ago.
The 1965 Whirligig, which is to
be distributed during the first
two weeks in May, features a pic
ture gallery of GHS student life,
coverage of all service clubs, the
student and faculty picture direc
tory, plus many surprises being
saved until you open its covers
for the first time.
Whirligig, advised by Miss Vir
ginia Powell, Grimsley English
teacher, has been published an—
ually since 1950 and has won the
highest national honor—the AlT-
American Award granted by the
National Scholastic Press Associ
ation—each year.
Co-editors Marianne Buie and
Susan Stansbury are ’.pleased
with the book’s progress” as they
work toward their February 15
deadline. Helping them in the
task are: Tim Weikel and Joyce
Robinson, Business Managers; Ja-
nine Webster, Index Editor; Louise
Homey and Linda Harville, Sen
ior Class Editors; Barbara Hen
derson and Pat Martin, Junior
Class Editors; Susan Breger and
Linda Sharon, Sophomore Class
Editors; and Billie Chambers,
Faculty Editor.
Completing the staff are Johif
Giles, Sports Editor; Jerry Chost-
ner and Tommy Cannon, Engrav
ing Editors; Kathy Hutton, Print
ing Editor; Kathy Zimmerman.
Photography; and Carolyn Dees,
Paula Breger, Alan Ray, and David
Nisbet, who serves as writers.