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High Life
November 14, 1966
HIGH LIFE CALLS
Editor’s note: In the October 11
issue of HIGH LIFE, there ap
peared a letter to the editor,
written by a Grimsley student,
calling for more Grimsley stu
dent participation in contests at
local radio stations, as the lack
of student interest reflects on
their school spirit. Therefore, the
question for this week is: What
is your opinion about Grimsley’s
entrance in inese contests?
Roger Bernholz, ’67, replied,
“Have you noticed our school spir
it lately? I have, and it’s different.
Sure, we cheer at pep rallies and
at games—louder than ever before.
But we also win school beautiful
trophies, help the starving people
of Bolivia, serve as charity volun
teers, and participate in service
projects. How can anyone com
pare this kind of spirit to an idiotic
and childish radio contest?^ For
some schools, winning a radio con
test is a great dsplay of school
spirit—it’s just about the best that
they can do. To Grimsley this is
and should be unimportant and in
significant.’
Paul Levy, ’67, answered, “I
think the contests are petty. It
isn’t necessary to enter such ridic
ulous contests to prove that your
school has spirit.”
Stan Brunt, ’69, added, “I agree
with Paul, to some extent. I do
not believe that it is necessary to
enter the contests to prove Grims
ley’s school spirit, but I do think
that it would be nice if we had
a “player of the week” every so
often.”
“The contests really shouldn’t be
that important to us as Grimsley
students, but winning some of
them greatly helps to improve the
image of the school.”
Mike Ett, ’67, said, “I think all
the contests are stupid. If the stu
dents of this school think that they
have to, prove their spirit in stupid,
idiotic radio contests, then our
school spirit isn’t worth talking
about.”
Donna Hildebrand, ’67, ad
vanced, “Just exactly how much
school spirit does it take to sign
one’s name? If the other schools
have so much more school spirit,
why do they not win such con
tests as the school beautiful con
test, that really prove some
thing?”
Jack Carpenter, ’67, replied,
“Bluntly, we do not have to partici
pate in radio contests to show our
strength, for all they show is that
a school can get each student to
sign a memiographed paper three
or four times. The participation
in these contests should be, and is,
based on a personal interest in the
station (we showed that a school
using the radio station doesn’t
prove any superiority over a silent
but deadly school.)
Ronnie Knedlik, ’67, decided, “I
like the different contests, but
after a while you get tired of
them. I don’t think they have to
have so many contests, because
even with fewer contests, the rad-
ia stations could still achieve the
^me purpose.”
Bob Lutfy, ’67, commented, “I
just think they have too many con
tests. To enter so many contests
would be plain stupid. I think that
Grimsley students should perhaps
pick one contest and then go all-
out on just that one, but it would
be senseless to try to enter them
aU.”
Editor’s note: The lack of jun
ior and sophomore comments
should not be taken to mean that
these classes do not have opin
ions, but so many excellent quotes
from seniors were received, that
there wasn’t enough room for
them all.
THE DIFFERENCE!
BY GENE ACTION
The gum-chewing Grimsley student.
And the cud-chewing cow,
Are very much alike.
Yet different somehow.
Just what is the difference,
I think I know now
Tommy Edwards, ’67, thought.
It’s the intelligent look,
On the face of the cow.
Sixty Is Not Enough
Last week, to start off Grims
ley’s school beautiful program for
this year an anti-litter week was
proclaimed that began with the
first student workday, which, ac
cording to Jody Turner, co-chair
man of the school beautiful com
mittee, was a complete success.
From Turner, it was learned that
about sixty Grimsley students at
tended the Saturday workday, and
this was claimed to be a success.
With a little mathematical figuring,
it can be concluded that the sixty
students represent around three-
hundredths per cent of the student
body.
Since forty per cent of the grad
ing in the school beautiful con
test is based on student partici
pation, it appears that this school
is sadly lacking in this respect.
But while it’s relatively easy to
find out what the problem is, the
discovery of a cure is much hard
er.
So, the problem is how to get
more Grimsley students to go to
the work days. Pleading has never
helped, for every chairman of the
school beautiful committee has, for
years talked to the students in as
semblies, and over the speakers.
But it doesn’t work, because people
are too smart to listen.
Then too, appealing to your pa
triotic sense never works, because
the students look at the trophy
and say, “We won it those times,
and we’ll do it again.” But I don’t
have time ,and besides, there are
always the co-chairman of the
committee. They volunteered for
the job ,and thought up the ideas
WHM DOES IT PROVE!
BY RICK BREWER
A letter was written to the edi
tor in the October 31 issue of
HIGH LIFE concerning school
spirit. In the letter the wrirter
urged the GHS student body to
participate in contests staged by
a local radio station, thereby
showing the world how much
school spirit Grimsley really has.
There is nothing wlrong with
taking part in these contests; GHS
participation is fine and dandy.
However, I do not think that the
contests are any indication of
school spirit.
What a person is actually doing
when he submits a list of names
or a petition for “player of the
week” or any other contest, is
showing his allegiance to that
radio station, not his school. He
is saying that he feels that sta
tion is very important in the com
munity and that it would be an
honor for his school to be men
tioned on the air.
If the personnel of this radio
station, or any other institution for
that matter, would really like to
know if Grimsley students have
school spirit, they should attend
the athletic events.
By observing the student body
to a place where school spirit
should be displayed, anyone, even
disc jockeys, ouvht to be able to
decide if the students are sup
porting their team.
Even this , however, would not
be a true picture of Grimsley’s
school spirit. School spirit is more
than supporting one’s team. It’s
things like buying ribbons, helping
to win the school beautiful trophy,
and correctly singing the alma ma
ter, In short, it’s loyalty and pride
in one’s school.
for the campus improvement, so
we’ll let them do their job.” Ra
tionalization like this has led to
the downfall of many institutions,
including whole governments.
Thus, there are several devices
that may be used to obtain helpers
for the work days. Yet, as has been
seen, they do not always work. It
remains up to each of you to decide
for himself whether he wants to
continue in his, old, slow way, or
help to make Grimsley the best
looking school campus in Greens
boro. V
LYNN'S PROGRAMS
ARE EXCELLENT
Although it may still be too
early in the school year to decide
just what has caused the change,
everyone must without a doubt
admit that there has been a no
ticeable improvement in the be
havior of Grimsley students at
assembly programs, and this im
provement can be directly at
tributed to the type of programs
that have been presented.
The upperclassmen at least, re
member some of the things that :
happened at the assemblies last ;
year. This bad. behavior was a re
sult of the presentation of pro
grams that simply did not hold the :
students’ interest. As a part of his :
campaign, Lynn Rose promised to i
have much better assembly pro
grams, and HIGH LIFE would like '
to say that he has fulfilled this ■
promise.
Who would have thought that
we would see in assembly this
year a saxaphone-playing would-
be chancellor of UNC-G, a pro
gram about the needy people of :
Bolivia, and how we could help i
them, or that we would see a dra
matization of materials soon to be !
used in the production of passen
ger cars? Compared to the pro
grams last year, and the term is
used loosely, this year’s programs i
are terrific.
True, Lynn has some people i
helping him in this job of finding !
programs that will interest most i
of the students, but still, it is large
ly his responsibility. With such a
job like this, Lynn has continued
to present very interesting and
usually educational p r o g r ams.
Lyim Rose deserves the thanks of
every student at Grimsley, for at
the very least, he has provided you
with a way to keep out of trouble.
HIGH LIFE
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