Page Two
High Life
March 15, 1965
Whirlies Whims and Whispers
Barbarians Of Twentielh Century
Leave Questionable Codes, Symbols
The year is 3000 A.D. and the scene is a large pile of dirt known as the
Greensboro Mound, or the GHS Mound (experts differ). Dr. Know is talk
ing to a fellow archaelogist.
“They were, I am, confident, an unusual population. Their primitive civil
ization destroyed itself sometime in the late Twentieth Century.”
“Too bad but what’s that object in your hand?”
“This, this is the archaelogicai find of our generation—sealed off from
decoy, a wooden tablet of some kind, with numerous writings on it.”
“Yes, I see, they surely were primitive.”
“This is no doubt some sort of religious verse, and here, drawn in, is a
picture of one of their animals or gods.”
“Let’s see if we can translate it.”
“This line ‘Goldwater for President,’ is no doubt the title of their war
god as it’s written in red ink.”
“Or this, ‘Beat Dock,’ obviously refers to some horrible monster that
must ave existed at that time.”
“This code, ‘no.’=x/y, 2 x’, 3 7xy’ is probably the basic elements in a
primitive mathematical system. And the name, ‘Alfred E Newman,’ is found
so frequently in their other writings.”
“Perhaps he was a great military or spiritual leader.”
“‘Ban the Bomb!’ Such an odd expression What do you think of it?”
“It could have been an ancient fertility rite. It is often found near ‘Go
Army’ or ‘enlist today’, two oaths of blood sacrifice. But who can. know
for sure?”
“This sequence ‘S.Q. plus R. S., J. G. plus P. H.. R. N. plus 0. W , and
F. M. plusF. M.’—is it a primitive alphabet?”
“No, I think it is an early poetic sequence. Compare it with ‘Go Whirlies’,
which could also be a prayer to some sort of nature god.”
“Look, on the back!”
“What a horrible mess!”
“Not a very neat lot, were they?”
The following report was given by Dr. Know several months later to
the Intergalatic Archaelogicai Association:
“In summarizing their condition, I now mention the tablet found at the
GHS Temple (to the god of money, statues, and success). It indicates
that they were a primitive race, devoted to childish frolics, rude anatomical
observations, and general idiocy. The scribblings found on their wooden
tablets could only have been produced by an infantile and barbarian niind
These writings give evidence that they were not capable of civilization.
And that, no doubt, is the reason their race became extinct,”
For the sake of Western culture, and human civilization, don’t write or
abuse your desk.
Greensboro yCCA Evaluated
It is sometimes easier to evaluate one’s own standing by comparing it
to the standing of a group. Through its participation in the First National
Congress of Youth Councils, Greensboro’s Y.C.C.A. has been able to eval
uate its position on a nationwide level.
Theoretically all Youth Councils are developed for the purpose of helping
and involving aU of the communities teen-agers in its programs. Many of
the nation’s Councils, however, have a closed membership of only a certain
number while Greensboro’s Council has, in effect, an executive board of
46 teen-agers, each of which is in charge of a certain project which any of
the 6000 teen-agers in the city can help with. In other words, Greensboro
has the ideal council organization.
Many of the Youth Councils are merely youth clubs, doing nothng but
competing with all ready organized clubs in scheduling their own dances,
talent shows, and other projects. The Greensboro Youth Council, however,
makes it a point not to compete but rather does its best to help the already
organized establishments make their projects even better.
The Greensboro Youth Council is in so many ways superior to other
Councils. Perhaps that is why so many other Councils dropped their former
plans to follow Greensboro’s plan.
By Hallie Austin
WANDERING WHIRLIE: Hello
Herbert Horation. Have you ever
noticed how dated our school is?
For example . . . the No. 102
blackboard boasts that one J. B.
Smitherman was at GHS 1945-1952
... A motto about war has stayed
in the upper left corner of No. 301
since September . . . one can really
get the history of Senior from the
backs of seats in the auditorium.
One proclaims that “J.B. and M.C.
Improved Conduct
Needed In Assembly
As the school year has pro
gressed, it has been the opinion of
much of the student body and fac
ulty that the standard for conduct
in assembly programs has been
steadily deteriorating.
The Honor Code adopted by the
student body, and which has be
come a tradition, has evidently
been ignored during the regularly
scheduled hour. Each of its nine
points should be followed in as
sembly, and the sixth and eight
points should especiaUy be obeyed.
The points deal with “proper con
duct” and the creation of a “warm,
friendly, happy atmosphere.”
Such displays as untimely and
uncouth remarks, deliberate misin
terpretation of a phrase of speech,
a general display of lack of interest
in what a speaker is saying, and
leaving the auditorium while the
Alma Mater is being sung are in
dicative of a lack of pride in one’s
self and his school, and exemplify
poor taste.
Few students appreciate the
spectacle some persistently make of
themselves in assemblies, and many
should realize that if the students
themselves show their disapproval
most of the misconduct would stop.
Proper conduct cannot be forced
upon anyone, but everyone has the
privilege of practicing it. Personal
ity and popularity are judged on
the basis of conduct, and those
who are popular are predominately
those who exercise proper conduct
no matter what the circumstances.
A school with as much renown
as Grimsley Senior High should be
able to compare the students’ con
duct with any high school in the
nation and come out on top. Un
less improvements are made, it is
doubtful if Grimsley could even
compete. Grimsley could promote
an exceptionally outstanding image
if the speaker could say that they
had never addressed a more well-
behaved student body.
SUGGESTIONS
S. Please do something about the lack
of enthusiasm concerning our Alma
Mater.
A. A committee has been set up to find
out what can be done about this
problem. Some of the possible solu
tions made are transposing it to a
lower key, having a student leader
when we sing it, and vary the pre
sentation of it in the assemblies
S. Plant grass between the parking lot
and campus drive.
A. This area will probably have grass
planted on it this spring by the
club who has it as a School Beauti
ful project.
S. Open the second and thii'd floors
before school.
A. It has been a long standing policy
here to keep the second and third
floors closed before school. This is
mainly due to the teachers working
in the classrooms before school.
The second floors, however, is open
for all people who are going to the
library.
—Curtis Weaver
just got married.” That must have
been one of the most impressive
assemblies . . . great stars (and
stagehands) signed their notorious
names on the wails backstage . . .
a determined to stick political sign
on a blackboard. Looks like it says
“Dewey for President.” . . . the
rotten ten year old flats of the
Drama Department must have a
hundred coats of paint on from Jr.
Class Plays, May Days, Playmasters,
Christmas Pageants, and Class Days
. . . everywhere, benches from of
the Class of ’57 . . . library’s Na
tional Geographies dating back to
1909 . . . talking about May Days,
about ten years ago, the Latin
Club had a big part in May Day.
Seems some gods, Cicero, Caesar,
and the whole bunch of disintegrat
ing ancients did a dance. How, I
can’t see it.
WANDERING LITTLE BOY
BLUE: Dear me! Where could I
have been when they passed that
law? The one requiring the traffic
squad to sell all sophs stUl carrying
their green-bound Kiser note-
backs. Oh yeah, must’ve been when
I was at the Convention to Help'
Sophs Who Can’t Figure How to
Operate the Stamp Machines.
LOST AND FOUND: “If we es
tablish an Arithmetic Association
and Study Hall Society then there
can be some students who belong
to a club for every subject they
take. Wow!” (Yeah! You forgot
Family Life. Add a Family Founda
tion to your list and they’ll have
it made!)
THINGS I REMEMBER ABOUT
BEING A SOPH: Reading for the
tenth consecutive year in my gram
mar book the sections about talk
ing on the phone, introducing peo
ple, and writing friendly letters.
MISCELLANCY: During Torch
light tapping time, a robed student
approached a section near the back
and began to go down a row, in
tending to tap someone. Farther
down the row a boy tapped the
girl in front of him on the shoulder.
The unsuspecting girl jumped up
with delight only to find out it was
all a joke.
BULLETIN BOARD: Jaycettes
have recently cleaned their plot
and ask all trash to be thrown in
the Civinette garden from now on
. . . there will be a meeting of the
GHS chapter of the Great Society
this afternoon in the Band Room
. . . Parking lot Maintenance Staff
asks a certain car to be banned.
The blue V.W. with the Key Club,
Go Whirlies, Greensboro Senior
High, Lions Club, Jr. Spinsters,
JCL, Shriners, and FFA decals . . .
everybody buy a ticket to the April
6 concert and help the orchestra
get to Athens. Buy only enough for
a one-way trip.
AND SO: We have no right to
pat ourselves on the back about our
courtesy to other schools at sports
events when we have no respect
at aU for the members of our own
student body. The childish cough
ing during the Torchlight program
was nothing of which to be proud.
Right, Humpy?
HIGH LIFE
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