Ghost Hunting A Go-Go
VOLUME XLII GRIMSLEY SENIOR HIGH, GREENSBORO, N.C., OCT. 11, 1965
NUMBER 4
By Red Ward
GHS students have certainly always managed to often en
gage in activities that are not quite normal, to say the least
However, the past-time of ghost hunting, now the hobby of a
few Whirlie students, presents a challenge in abnormally that
will not easily be surpassed.
John Balwin, famed headless ghost of Maco Station near Wil
mington, North Carolina, has been discovered by two mem
bers of the Ghost Hunters, Inc.
A picture was taken and re-
Many Scholarships Available
For Graduating CHS Students
Seniors graduating from Grimsley this spring will find ever fifty-two scholarships will be
awarded on the basis of academic achievement and need.
Grimsley’s guidance counselors have ten-page lists of scholarships available. These include
five donated by Grimsley service clubs.
Primary sources of aid are the colleges of the student’s choice. Many universities offer aid
to students who show a sincere desire for knowledge. Student-aid bulletins are available
from these colleges.
Largest GHS-donated scholarships comes from the Junior Civinettes. The amount is $400
and is renewable upon the success and decision of the Civinettes. It is offered only to Grimsley
senior girls.
suits were conclusive. The Maco
light was in the middle left hand
side and the actual head of Bal
win is to be seen in the lower
right hand corner.
“The Maco light appeared to
be pale red in color and about
the size of a lantern,” agreed
both Murphy and Ward.
Ghost Hunters Inc. is a new
club in this area and is gradually
becoming popular. The club’s pur
pose is to track down and invest
igate legends and stories of
ghosts.
“The club is small at the pres
ent, but is continuing to grow,”
Any Grimsley senior, with the
exception of a Junior, may apply
for the Junior Jaycee scholar
ship of $300.
Torchlight Honor Society con
tributes $200 based on merit and
need. Money for the donation
comes from the annual Torch
light Talent Show.
Grimsley seniors interested in
special education and who have
need of funds and also show
promises of success, may apply
for the Leslie Garrett Scholarhip
of $200. This is donated by the
late Leslie Garrett’s parents.
Also there are scholarships do
nated for Grimsley students only.
Then too there are some which
concedp only Greensgoro and
Guilford County high school
seniors.
Most extensive of the nation
wide scholarship programs is the
National Merit Scholarship Pro
gram. Colleges, businesses, and
private citizens donate funds to
this organization. Students be
come eligible by taking a qualify
ing test in the spring of their
junior year.
Many industries offer scholar
ships to employees or children
of employees. These are available
on both the local and the nation
al level.
For those who do not receive
scholarships, educational loans are
obtainable from colleges and vo
cational schools. There are also
many other organizations offer
ing loans. Repayment of the loans
may be deferred until after frad-
uation and interest rates are
low.
Application and information
should be obtained by early fall
in the esnior year.
0
JUNIORS SELECT
NEW MARSHALLS
3
Such obvious enthusiasm, as that of the so-phomore above who poses for his mother to
snap his picture for her scrapbook, was evident in the recent sophomore elections.
All Girls^ School, Half Day
Mark Christa’s Gymnasium
By Jan Petrehn
White dresses ad dark suits
with ribbons bearing the GHS
colors once again continue to be
the uniform for Grimsley’s Jun
ior Marshals.
The dutys of the Junior Mar
shals are to collect tickets, dis
tribute programs, and seat spec
tators. This is done for any per
formance given at school by an
organization who solicits their aid.
Junior Marshals are selected
each year from the junior home
rooms. Each home room elects
a boy and girl to represent them
thorughout the year.
This year’s Chief Marshal is
Lynn Rose. Other mashals are:
Nancy Richbourg, Mary Amend,
Drew Anthony, Susan Breger,
Jimmy Blackwood, Ruth Dance,
Rusty (Stanley) Culbreth, Nancy
Duncan, Rick Gabriel, Susan
Gibbs, Eddie Harrison, Bryant
Holsenbeck, Jeff Inman, Ann
Landsperger, Ted Lambeth, Lynn
Marshall, Austin Lybrand, Jane
Murray, David Nickell, Cameron
Payne, Bruce Piephoff, Martha
Stahl, Johnny Sparrow, Ann Wag
oner, David Tucker, Linda Wel
fare, and Curtis Weaver.
“In Germany we call high
school a ‘gymnasium.’ My school
was only for girls in the 7th to
the 13th grade and we only went
in the morning. The teachers
went from class to class while
the students stayed in one room
the whole day,”concluded Christa
Kaide, who is from Giessen, West
Germany, as she related the big
gest differences between Ameri
can and German schools.
Christa, who is a sophomore
here at Grimsley High, and her
family are living in Greensboro
for a year while Mr. Kade is an
exchange teacher at the Univers
ity of Greensboro.
Attending school Monday
through Saturday, German girls
may wear long pants and boys
may wear shorts. School in Ger
many lasts four to five hours.
“School began at 8 o’clock and
ended at 12 or 1 o’clock. One
period lasts 45 minutes” Christa
explains. “Every morning I had
different coimses.”
Afternoons are spent having
“societies” at which time courses
in cooking, Latin, art, and phys
ical education are offered.
“On Sundays I went to cinemas,
to see friends, swimming, or on
a trip with my parents and two
brothers.”
“I like America and Greens
boro very much, but in summer
it was too hot.” Then she added,
“I think the weather now is
fine.”
Speaking of America Christa
noted, “If you have dollars, things
may be cheap in USA, but if you
have to pay with German money
most things are much more ex
pensive.”
A typical German meal con
sisted of hamburgers, suaerkraut,
and macaroni, much like in the
United States Christa explained.
“But we eat more potatoes and
bread in Giessen.”
In conclusion Christa states, “I
like GHS. People told me that it
was the best school and now I
think so too. I like the teachers;
they all want to help me to learn
the English language better. And
I do like U.S. students!”
Cri
ip
Course?
Certainly Notl
“Many students at GHS think
that Distributive Education is a
crip program and an easy deal
to skip out of school at 12:00,”
explains Diane Bennet, president
of Grimsley’s DECA. However,
most DE students stay at school
for four periods, one of which is
Distributive Education and the
other three from academic fields.
Then it is t'me to go to work
and there they stay til 5:30 or
6:00. From there they go home
to do homework. Thus, the dif
ference is that DE students have
actually had a much fuller and
harder day than the majority of
the student body.
Another demand on DE stu
dents is that they must earn four
sets of grades: one from their
boss, one from DE class work,
three from their academic class-
work, and one from DECA club
work.
Grimsley’s DECA chapter is
reported Ted Murphy, the creator
of the club. Present members in
clude Ted Murphy, Red Ward,
Gary Murphy, and a few others.
The club’s next ghost hunting
expedition, this time to the Dev
il’s Tramping Ground, will be
sometime in October When askeA
why he wanted to go there. Red
Ward said, “I wanna see that
Devil.”
Members of the club agreed on
one rule before officially starting
the club and that was that any
time anyone became scared, the
club would dissolve itself. ITie
club is still operating even after
the Maco Light.
o
BARTERING SOPHS
SEEK NEW
PENCIL MARKET
one of the largest in the state
and also the busiest. DECA Club
is like any other service club at
GHS; it is extra-curricular. Its
contributions and service are as
extensive as any other club’s. It
strives to develop its members in
four areas. Vocation, leadership,
civic duty, asd social amenities.
“I almost used to be scared to
even breathe around other people,”
laughed Diane, “but DE has help
ed me in my speech and made
me more aware of the way I
should look. Also, it has pre
pared me for the life after grad
uation. For students who want
to go on to college, DE provides
a way.”
Another misconception of the
DE program is that Mrs. Hadden
obtains jobs for her pupils. On
the contrary, students must find
available jobs, apply for them,
and hope that the business con
siders them worthy. Most of the
jobs are sales jobs.
Get Your Blue and White Pencils
Right Here
“If we buy your Junior Class
Play tickets and all those ribbons
the Seniors sell, why can’t you
buy one little pencil? They’re
only a dime!”
For about two weeks this may
be the plea that many sopho
mores will be using on their
fellow students. As in years past,
the annual pencil sale be the
Sophomore Class has started with
a bang and the enthusiasm is stUI
rising.
Some students may wonder
what the purpose of this sale
is First and foremost, this sale
enables the sophomores to dor
nate their contribution to the
1965-66 Whirligig. With approx
imately 645 sophomores selling
these pencils, the sale is expected
to be a great and rewarding
success.
Pencils this year are decorated
with the school colors and the
Grimsley Senior High football
schedule.
Each home room is allotted
250 pencils with each student re
sponsible for selling at least 8 or
9. Along with selling them dur
ing break, lunch, after school,
between classes, and any other
time that can be found, each
homeroom is assigned a Junior
and Senior homeroom where they
' can display their wares during
the homeroom period.
Miss Ann Moore, sophomore ad
visor and sale consultant, reports
that they hoped to raise $500.00
from this year’s project. She
also stated, “They are the best
writing pencils you can have and
are guaranteed to write.
“Each class has their ovm proj
ect and the sophomores of thin
year are well prepared to d®
their share in supporting our year
book. Though there will be m^ny
sales pitches confronting yon,
whether it be a highly emotionsd
sob story or a script straigM
from Dale Carnagie’s salesman’s
handbook, buy a pencil and show
your school you’re in the spirit.”
“Tutor, anyone? Tutor for
sale for free!” With his sales
pitch, student council repre
sentatives and guidance coun
selors began auctioning stu
dent tutors to help other stu
dents at GHS.
However, there are some
tutors left over, and students
desiring to get one should
apply to their counselors or
class representatives.
Whirlie tutorship, sponsored
by Torchlight and Student
Council, has always proven
beneficial for both tutors and
tutored.