i^OLUME XL,n GRIMSLEY HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., FEB. 28, 1966
NUMBER 15
How About A Girl For Next
Year’s Traffic Squad Chief
By Lari Powell
Excerpt from the diary of a Girl Squad Member: “Today
everyone saw the T.T.S. (Teriffic Twirp Squad) swing into
action—I don’t mean to brag but we were great. (Of course,
look at the example we had to follow). But why couldn’t it
continue?
It wasn’t our hearts we wore on our sleeves, but the T.S.
armband, our free pass to leave class two minutes early . . .
or was it five? Well, to be true to our predecessors, we tried
for ten.
A trouble maker tries to sneak out the wrong door, but an alert traffic squader catches
the villain in the act. Despite all the wild garb and fanfare that the twirp squad partici
pated in on Twirp Day, they really were successful and effective. This could continue
next year, if a girl with originality ran for squad chief this spring.
Production of a Paper Is Hard Work;
Staff Answers Questions of How Done
By Hallie Austin
“How do ya’li get exactly the
right amount of words in HIGH
LIFE, so that equal margins are
kept around the paper?” “Why are
the pictures sometimes blurred?”
'Does the staff print the
paper?” “Who writes all the
stories?” “Why are there quite
a few mis-spelled words?”
HIGH LIFE staff members oft
en hear these questions of mem
bers of the student body who
wonder just how their paper is
put together. However there is
rarely time or an easy explana
tion to such inquiries.
To satisfy all curiosity and stop
all harassment to staff members,
I would like to explain the pro
cess. I will use the news (front)
page as your guide.
First, one may observe that only
the news and editorial page are
devoid of advertisements; this is
because they are the two most
important pages. They also take
more work to produce, because
more copy (stories) are required.
The news page takes more work,
because it has five columns, com
pared to the second page’s four,
and it also must use a smaller
type. The type on the first page
has approximately forty words
to an inch, whereas the second
page has thirty-five.
A news editor first -makes a
list of all stories that should be
covered at GHS Sometimes
these stories are assigned to re
porters. It is best to match the
subject of the story with the
personality of a reporter, if pos
sible.
Sadly, sometimes a page editor
must write a whole page by him
self, if it is too much trouble to
get reporters to hand copy in on
time. The fewer stories, the more
words to be written, because of
the smaller amount of space oc-
icupied by headlines.
An editor must estimate how
many words each story is worth.
Then a page “makeup” is drawn
on notebook paper. After deter
mining where to put the picture
and HIGH LIFE nameplate, the
stories are mapped. It is useless
to try to write an explanation of
a make-up.
In preparing headlines, HIGH
LIFE editors may choose from ten
different types. Some are dark,
some iight, some bigger than oth
ers, and some italicized. It is
hard to write an explanation of
how to write a headline. Writing
headlines ..requires mathematical
computations in order that they
can be the correct length.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch,
when a news story comes in, the
news editor edits it, and then
hands it to a typist. It then goes
to the copy reader, who corrects
all mis-spelled words and mistakes
The proper headline is at
tached by the news editor. De
sired bold type, subheads, and
italics are indicated.
Copy goes to the printer (Acme
Printers, off Lee Street), on Mon
day afternoons.
Pictures (which had to be taken
by the preceeding Friday in or
der to be developed by Monday)
also go to the engraver. (If the
news editor forgets to have a pic
ture taken, he must draw a car
toon for the page). First, how
ever, unnecessary parts of the
picture are chopped off, and in
structions attached that will gov
ern its final size. Thus, if it is
not extremely clear at first, the
enlargement is blurred.
Two copies of each story are
run off on newsprint, and return-
ed to the staff on Wednesdays.
One set of the stories is read
by the proofreaders. In red pen,
they mark the mistakes to be
changed before final production.
The other set is cut up, and
pasted down on a page of an old
HIGH LIFE. This is called a
“dummy”. The news editor uses
his make-up to know where to
paste down each story.
Because the principle of forty
words to an inch is not infallible,
occasionally there k too much
copy. The ends of stories must
often be cut to have the make-up
work out. In writing news, the
inverted-pyramid is used (putting
least important facts at the end
so that cutting will not ruin a
story.
The finished dummy is sent to
the printer who uses it as a
guide for story placement. Not
all stories are strictly news. There
are news-features, such as this
one. These receive by-lines (line
telling who story was written by).
Often a news story receives a by
line if it seems to be editorialized,
or if it is unusually good.
It is not necessary to take
journalism to write for the paper.
Anyone who wishes to, should
contact the editor of the page
for which he wants to write. De
pendability is one requirement for
all applicants.
Boys' Clubs Make
Report To Grimsiey
Last semester GHS received
service with a smile from its
many boy’s service clubs. Work
ing hard, the boys have had a
wide range of benefiting projects.
Grimsiey Civitans were really
busy with their sophomore hand
book, goal-post banners for foot
ball games. Also they flew the
Victory Flag, presented the Ben
L. Smith Student Teacher award,
and supplied a cheerleader speak
er stand.
—The GHS Student Directory was
issued by the Key Club. They
also cleaned up the football field
after all the games.
Jaycees had quite a list includ
ing the Whirlibird Contest, a new
Nativity Scene, cokes for both
basketball teams during halftime
and they also collected for the
T.B. and Heart Funds.
During Christmas, “High-Y”
helped deliver food and toys to
needy families. They, too, collected
for the Heart Fxmd, cleaned up
the parking lot and helped in
collecting magazines and books
for the. soldiers in Vietnam.
School spirit was shown by the
Exchange Club with their plaque
awarded to the home room with
the highest attendance at the
Page-Grimsley football game.
Interact was busy this year with
the re-landscaping of the corner
at Benjamin Parkway and West-
over Terrace. They also collected
for three drives including the
March of Dimes, the Heart Fund
and the Celebral Palsy Fund.
Work has already begun on
service projects for the spring by
Grimsiey Service Clubs.
As for the many duties of the
traffic squad, under the able di
rection of Little Shoefoot and
Sitting Girl, alias Martha and
Mary Nelle, we did twice as well
as the regular squad.
We blockaded twice as many
doors, tripped twice as many
sophomores, and wounded or kill
ed twice as many teachers. 1 shot
four myself.
The day was short on arrests.
There were only four. John Mc-
Nairy for breaking and entering
—breaking through the squad line
and entering a one way hall, Bobby
Rinker for loitering, Mary Fran
cis Quick for speeding, and twelve
juniors who forgot to say, “May
I.”
However, the day was not un
eventful. 'Two-gun Ellstrom mis
took Secret Agent Lake for a
spy from Page and shot her
through the left earlobe. Fort
unately, our secret agent will re
cover.
All in all, the day was such
fun, I hope other girls will take
over again soon . . . starting next
fall and lasting for the school
year of 1966-67. All it will take
is for a girl to run for chief this
spring.
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations go to Grims-
ley’s High I.Q. Bowl team for
reaching the finals, along with
Lexington High School. Seven
teen other schools had to be
beaten by Grimsiey and Lex
ington in order for the two to
reach the finals.
At the time this paper went
to press, the finals had not
yet been held. Either first or
second place is a honor in the
Bowl, when the number of
schools competing is consid
ered.
Whirlie Artists Take City Awards;
Athletes, TAR President Honored
By Jan Petrehn
HIGH LIFE’S spotlight features five students this week, as the list of individual achievements
grows. This is the third installment of this article which strives to recognize deserving students.
The work of two GHS artists will be entered in state competition March 18 at UNC-G’s
Weatherspoon Gallery. Leslie Mitchell, senior, was runnerup for best over-aU work in Greens
boro competition. Her woodcut was entitled “Land of the Thousand Dances.” Her ink drawing,
“The Orchestra Pit,” also won an honorable mention.
Frances Austin, senior, won
pillar of strength offensively and
defensively and on the hoards in
Greensboro’s honorable mention
for “City,” a piece done in mixed
media, which is a combination of
any two materials such as water
colors and ink. Both Leslie and
Frances are enrolled in Miss Ruth
Scarborough’s art class, and have
reaped recognition for their work.
Leslie plans to major in art in
college and plans to pursue fash
ion designing as a career.
Frances, whose mother is an art
teacher, won her first prize in the
third grade for a creation she
had done. That award proved to
be the first of many, as she has
been recognized on numerous oc
casions for her artistic touch. She
prefers working with water colors.
Whirlie Sports Stars
Senior Jack Whitley has been
awarded a four-year scholarship
to North Carolina State. “The
scholarship,” says Jack, who let
tered in football, “may be good
for five years if I decide to go to
graduate school.”
Jack is still undecided, though,
about his career plans. At the
present he is interested in engi
neering and physical education.
“ . . . I expect him to be a
Choir Presents Concerts
To Various Civic Groups
Grimsley’s choir, a music group
most popular with Whirlies and
everyone else in Greensboro, has
been hard at work recently.
Although the Blue and White
would like to hear their favorites
here at home once, lately they
have had to share them with
others.
A recent Valentine dinner of
the Greensboro Kiwanis Club saw
the choir present a program fea
turing songs, and hymns, and
three numbers performed by the
Queen’s Men. The same program
was given a few nights later for
the Rotay Club at Sedgefield
Manor.
Pieces performed were: “My
Love Swelt in a Northern Land,”
“Two Brahms Love Songs,”
“Smoke Gets in Your Eyes,” and
“Battle Hymn of the Republic.”
Queen’s Men Lane Atkins, Bob
by Bain, Steve Cumbie, and Jim
my M. Oakley sang “Blowing in
the Wind,” “Dear Heart,” and
Country Style.”
our remaining games. I am very
much impressed with Larry’s at
titude both on and off the floor.
He is both a gentleman and a
scholar.” This was Duke fresh
man Coach Tom Carmody’s re
cent tribute to Larry Dempsey,
1965 GHS graduate.
Dempsey, a pre-medical major,
tallied 65 points in the Blue Imps’
first five basketball games.
According to one sports writer
for THE GREENSBORO DAILY
NEWS, “Larry Dempsey just
might be the second Greensboro
athlete in Duke history to win
varsity letters in both football
and basketball.”
Outstanding TAR
“. . . For outstanding service
to the North Carolina Federation
of Teen-age Republicans . . .”
reads the Outstanding TAR of
the Year award recently given to
Eddie Farthing, 1965 GHS gradu
ate.
Farthing, who is president of
the TAR, received the award dur
ing the North Carolina Young
Republicans’ Convention staged
in Winston-Salem February 12-13.
He is attending the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.