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OLUME XLU
GRIMSLEY HIGH SCHOOL, GRE ENSBORO, N. C. March 7, 1966
NUMBER 16
Talented Musical Students
Plans of Musically Talented Whirlies
Include Broadway, Conducting, Church
By Hallie Austin
“I wouldn’t enter into a music career. It doesn’t pay much. The odds against a woman get
ting into a big orchestra are great. The New York Philharmonic has a rule against taking female
members. That means I might have to be a music teacher. The behavior problem of the GHS
orchestra in rehearsal has shown me that this would be just too strenuous a job.”
These were the words of senior Marian Scott, a violist and violinist voted the Most Talented
Girl by her class, as she discussed her plans for the future.
“Besides,” added Marian, “I’m . . . . . , , »
enjoyment from singmg, but I
Plans of Grimsley’s talented music students vary. Some
vill major in music, others will not. Lyn Lahell, violinist,
mints out some difficult sections to Marion Scott, violist
ind violinist. Neil Clegg, sax, discusses an upcoming concert
vith Mary Ellen Dunn, flute. Skip Spenser, tenor, and Paul-
•tte Potent, soprano, prepare for a program. Read about
heir planned careers, ranging from Broadway to architect-
ire to the Air Force Band, in the story opposite photograph.
interested in other things. I want
to be an architect. That will be
a five year course. However, I
will keep up my music.
“What I have enjoyed the most
about orchestra is meeting people
with similar interests. It was al
so fun to learn an instrument
and to broaden my self-culture.”
Marian has played for eight
years and has been in All-State
and Governor’s School.
Skip Spenser, Most Talented
Boy, plans to try singing on Broad
way for a few years, and then
teaching privately.
Skip, who will major in music,
states that “. . .a music career
is a great challenge, if one plans
to do a good job. Only exceptional
people get to the top. The altern
ative is some uninteresting job
at the other end of the ladder.
There is nothing in the middle.”
Skip, who has studied voice
with Mr. Lorane Grant for several
years, states that the songs he
likes to sing the most are slow,
moody songs with meaning.
“I derive a great deal of en-
Grimsiey Could Send Two Students
On Fifteen Day New York City Tour
By Jan Petrehn
Touring Washington, D.C., New
fork City, and the New England
states—all expenses paid for 15
lays—can be the highlight of
fOUR 1966 summer.
Grimsiey has been invited to
lend two boys and two girls to
he annual United Nations speech
jontest, sponsored by the Odd
fellows of America, on March
15. Contestants, who must be in
sither their sophomore or junior
i^ear of high school, will speak
ipproximately five minutes on one
>f two subjects:
1) What the United Nations
means to me.
2) Why I should like to take
>art in the United Nations Pil-
Srimage Tour.
One boy and one girl will be
selected as Greensboro winners
)f the 15-day tour. They will
pin other winners from through-
mt the state. A visit to the
Jnited Nations building will be
ncluded on the agenda when the
jroup reaches New York City,
hast year Grimsley’s Matt Gib
son, now a junior, was named
:irst place winner.
Interested students are asked
to see Miss Mozelle Causey in
room 106 as soon as possible.
Other schools that have been in-
rited to participate in the city-
iride contest include Curry, Guil
ford, Notre Dame, Page, Smith,
and Sumner.
* * *
1 Four days spent touring Wash-
ngton, D.C. and New York City
■his April are awaiting some
Grrimsley student—and that stu-
ient will also have an opportun-
ty to win a $1000 scholarship.
’ This second speech contest deal
ing with the United Nations wUl
be staged here at GHS in mid-
March. Contestants are to speak
for five minutes on the subject
“Twenty Years After.” One win
ner from each high school will
participate in the ail-expense paid
trip.
A written copy of the winning
speech will be entered in the
state-wide scholarship competition.
The recipient will be named as
state winner while the group is
in New York City.
Miss Causey has details in room
106 for interested students. Flan
ahead now, as the finals are less
than three weeks away.
Varsity, Novice Debaters
Face Difficulty In March
Grimsley’s debating teams are
facing a tough schedule in March,
but, coached by Miss Causey,
they hope to emerge from the
battle victorious.
On March 8, the Whirlie Vars
ity debating team will enter com
petition in the Round Robin Tour
nament. Sponsored by Chapel
Hill, the tournament will be held
at North Forsyth High School.
Opening round begins at 9:00
in the morning and will last
throughout the day. Each school
will have a chance to debate three
times. Participating schools will
be North Davidson, North For
syth, South Stokes, and Grimsiey.
Grimsley’s Varsity members are
Ronnie Gallimore and Mike Cole,
affirmative, and Janice Younts
and Jay Pringle, negative.
On March 11 and 12, GHS will
send both its Varsity and Novice
teams to compete at Wake Forest
Festival. They will face other
teams from all over the state.
Besides debating at the Festiv
al, there will also be entries in
Extemporaneous Speaking, Orig
inal Oratory, After Dinner Speak
ing, Oral Interpretation, and Rad
io Announcing. Schools may also
bring One Act play groups.
Whirlie Novice Team members
are Tyra Winfree and Diane
Barth, affirmative, and Chris Val
entine and Jimmy Thomas, neg
ative.
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Traveling Principal
Attends Jersey Meet
A. P. Routh, GHS principal,
joined 12 other Greensboro school
officials and educators in repre
senting the Gate City at the nine
ty eighth Annual Convention of
the American Association of
School Administrators (AASA).
The convention was staged in
Atlantic City, New Jersey, from
February 12-16.
Nearly 30,000 people attended
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think many students don’t realize
how much they could get from
choir concerts.”
Mary Ellen Dunn, a junior, has
made an impression on all those
around her with her tremendous
talent for playing the flute.
While she was Only a sopho
more, she had already secured
third chair in the Symphonic
Band, a band which few sopho
mores reach, much less such a
high position. Even in her soph
omore year she was highly prais
ed by other band members.
This year she is second flute,
always a threat for first chair,
now held by a senior.
Mary Ellen now plans to major
Mid-Winters Finally
Comes To Grimsiey
Grimsley’s Student Council will
soon sponsor the big dance of
the winter season when their
snow flakes and icicles come
floating down for a Whirlie “Win
ter Wonderland,” the theme of
the 1966 GHS Midwinters.
Saturday night, March 12, is the
date for the social event which
will last from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Music will be provided by the
“Imperials.” Dress is semi-formal.
Gigi Cooper, chairman of Mid
winters, says that the boys’ gym
nasium will be transformed be
yond recognition for the atmos
phere of a “Winter Wonderland.”
Refreshments will be served by
Mrs. Garland Murray and the
P.T.S.A.
Tickets are $1 each, if pur
chased from any Student Council
member. If purchased at the
door, they are $1.25. Out-of-school
guests may come.
Gigi Cooper states, “Midwin
ters is tradition. It offers some
thing for every student. For sen
iors, it marks the close of their
high school career. Juniors can
get together and celebrate their
upperclassmanship. And sopho
mores can really get into the
swing of things here at GHS by
attending its first big dance. So
everybody come!”
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Carolina Debaters Give
Demonstration To GHS
By Jay Pringle
Three members of the Univers
ity of North Carolina debate
team staged a sample debate in
room 106 on Wednesday, Febru
ary 23. Grimsiey was one of six
North Carolina schools chosen as
a site for the demonstration de
bate.
The debate was on the national
high school debate topic for 1966.
It is: Resolved: That the federal
government should adopt a pro
gram of compulsory arbitration
in labor-management disputes in
basic industries.
Speaking for the affirmative
was Craig Bradley. He was oppos
ed by a negative team consist
ing of David Kiel and Steve Kem-
ie. The college debaters were ac
companied on their visit by Dr.
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in music. “I became more in
terested in music when I came
to GHS because I met people who
were devoted to music and saw
what it meant to those who try
to succeed in it.”
Mary Ellen has played for eight
years, and participated in All-
State and college programs.
Lyn Labell is another talented
member of the junior class. A
student of violin for eight years,
he will either major in violin or
conducting.
“A music career would be chal
lenging because of its many op
portunities for personal expres
sion, and the satisfying partici
pation in a field of challenges
which holds the attentions of
geniuses would be its greatest
reward.”
“I will probably become a con
ductor of a community orchestra
in one of the 1200 cities which
have them.”
Paulette Poteat is a choir mem
ber who will major in music
education. Paulette has had some
help from Mr. Eldon K. Moen and
also nine years of piano.
“I will prepare to teach music
and then do graduate work at a
seminary, in order to go Into
church music ministry.”
CONCERTS FOR MARCH
March 8—^Assembly
Orchestra—“West Side
Story” “Bach Concerto”
with two soloists “Sand
Piper Ballet”
March 24—
Band—7:30 p.m.
March 29—
Orchestra—7:30 p.m.
“Barber of Seville” Men-
delsonn, with soloist
“Westminister Bridge”
with vocal solosits
“I like to sing classics, ballads,
and show-tunes. 1 listen to, but
don’t sing a go-go music.”
Neill Clegg, a saxaphonist, says
that he will major in music”
. . . simply because I want to be
a musician.”
Neill, who might take a minor
in philosophy, will get some of
his education at the Bertlee Con
servatory in Boston.
Charleen Pyron, concert mis
tress of the orchestra, will com
bine teaching and performing.
Steve Adair, first oboe, will
attend dental school at UNC-CH.
Dan Daniels, first bass clarinet,
will be called for active service
in the Air Force in mid-August,
and hopes to be a member of the
Air Force band, and later major
in music.
Kathy Howe, first french horn,
wants a public relations career,
but will continue to play in civic
groups.
Kathy Lilbum, first cello will
be a music major. Bob McMillan,
second horn, will be a medical
missionary, and Bob Freedman a
doctor.
Don’t forget the drive to
raise $500 to buy dried milk
for the Viet Nam orphans. If
the amount is raised, the Unit
ed States Air Force will fly
the milk to Viet Nam free of
charge.