Excerpts From Farewell Speeches
Editor’s Note: Here are excerpts
Prom the speeches of Vice-Presi
dent Rose, Pep Board Chairman
Coleman, and President Weaver.
Lynn Rose
Truly all my world has been a
stage if 1 may misquote a line
TRACKTEAM
TAKES MEET
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SEER SEES
SENIORS
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VOLUME XLn
GRIMSLEY HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C. 27 410, MAY 15, 1967
NUMBER 23
from Shakespeare. Tuesdays for
me have been not all serious, but
filled with many enjoyable inci
dents. The antics of the Pep Board
and their skits; my homeroom
sitting on the front row of the
audience trying to make me laugh;
the time 1 introduced Judge Prey-
er as being a very talented man
and concluding by saying that he
has five children; remembering
to turn off the microphone be
fore I sang the Alma Mater; and
walking off the stage to find the
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Photo Credit by Terry McMahon
Pictured above is Dr. J. Everett Miller, Assistant State Superintendent of Instruction. He
vas the principle speaker at the annual “Bosses” Banquet for the co-operative departments
presented at the Plantation Supper Club.
City Co-operative Students
Stage Bosses’ Banquet
By Re?d Ward
Labor met hand-in-hand with
lianagement on Wednesday night
it seven o’clock at the Planta-
iion Supper Club for their ban-
juet to honor the employers of
he students.
The Co-operative Departments
if the four city high schools,
Jrimsley, Page, Smith, and Dud-
sy combined their three phase
rograms of Distributive Educa-
ion. Co-operative Office Occu-
ations, and Co-operative Indus-
rial Training for their annual
Bosses” Banquet.
GHS Students Enter
Industrial Exposition
Fifty Grimsley students entered
lis year’s North Carolina Indus-
dal Arts Project exposition at
raringer High School in Char-
>tte. May 12 and 13.
Entries for the exposition were
iken from junior and senior
igh schools. They included tech-
ical drawing, woodworking, met-
Iworking, and electronics.
Projects were entered either by
single person or a group of
eople. Ribbons were awarded
)r the most outstanding projects,
iver 750 exhibits from across
le state were included in the
tposition.
Judges, chosen from a cross-
;ction of Charlotte teachers,
rchitects, and businessmen,
warded the ribbons.
Last year the exposition was
esented at Ben L. Smith High
hool in Greensboro.
Dr. J. Everett Miller, the as
sistant State Superintendent of
Instruction, was the guest speak
er and he spoke to the students
and employers telling them that
these young employees were the
future employers of businesses.
Dr. Miller emphasized the
point that these young leaders
would be leaders in the very
near future.
After a delicious supper by
candlelight and the proper mood
was set the program started at
eight o’clock. Miss Nickie DiMaria
was the toastmistress for the cer
emonies and it was her duty to
introduce the speakers. Miss Di-
Maria is a student at Smith High
School.
Linda Hackler, class of 1967
at Grimsley, gave a special report
to the employers on the co-opera
tive departments. She explained
their pimposes and goals.
After the reports by the stu
dents then Dr. W. J. House in
troduced Dr. Miller and the topic
of Dr. Miller’s speech, “Business-
Education Partners.”
Special guests included Greens
boro Mayor Trotter, Dr. W. J.
House, and Dr. Miller. Special
guests of honor were the employ
ers and faculty members of the
high schools sponsored. Miss
Mary Alice Moody and Mr. and
Mrs. A. P. Routh were the Grims
ley High School representatives.
After dinner entertainment was
supplied by the Page High School
Choir. They sang four selections.
one of which was a contemporary
version of “Dixie.”
The banquet facilities and meal
preparations^ were directed by
Mr. Fred Koury, owner of the
Plantation Supper Club.
There were over 600 students,
employers, faculty members and
Greensboro businessmen.
auditorium floor looking like we
had just had break.
Then there was the sparkle of
an energetic speaker’s eyes; the
unbroken silence as a student de
livered our morning devotional;
the thunderous applause that each
speaker received upon completion
of his talk; and the surprise and
elation of a student as he was
tapped for Torchlight or received
a special award.
Tuesdays were Miss Meredith
singing the whole concert back-
stage while the Choir sang on
stage; the nervous candidates
joking with each other as they
made their bid for school leader
ship; the inspiring speeches by
our Honor Code speakers; and
the student body pledging allegi
ance to our flag and our country.
As the choir sang during their
Convention Elects Lyday
As Vice-President
Carolyn Lyday, a junior at
GHS, was elected Vice-President
of the North Carolina High
School Library Association at the
NCHSLA 1967 convention in
Charlotte, April 21 and 22.
Linda McKee, also a junior at
Grimsley, served as Carolyn’s
campaign manager. Mike Keever
of Hickory was selected as the
new president.
Campaign speeches were given
on Friday, April 21. The elec
tions took place Saturday morn
ing.
The Friday evening session was
in the form of a banquet. James
Neese, outgoing Vice-President of
NCHSLA was master of cere
monies. A semi-formal dance fol
lowed the banquet.
Other GHS delegates were;
Brenda Dick, Lynn Ferguson,
Susan Martin, Ricky Price, Joy
Williamson, Martha Wilmering,
and Sam Wood. Miss Mildred C.
Herring accompanied the dele
gates.
The convention was hosted by
the Heart of Charlotte Motel.
Activities and Assemblies
Mark End of School
With the end of school in sight,
activities at GHS, especially those
concerning seniors, are drawing
rapidly nearer.
As could be expected, some
money will have to be spent.
Seniors will have to pay $3.80 for
their diplomas and $4.00 for the
rental of caps and gowns.
Tomorrow, the first of two
Awards Day assemblies will be
staged in the auditorium during
first period. Students will be re
cognized for outstanding leader
ship, scholarship, and service.
Athletic awards will be given
Friday. Second period has been
designated as the time for this
assembly.
Wednesday afternoon will mark
the Annual Faculty Tea given in
honor of the members of the
Senior Class. The site of the
event will be the Alumni House
on the UNC-G campus. The af
fair will last from 5 p.m. until
6 p.m.
The Class Day assembly has
been scheduled for third period
on Friday, May 26. After the pro
gram, a swimming party will be
given for seniors at the Lindlej'
Park Pool from 1:30 to 3:30. Sen
iors who do not wish to attend
the party will be expected to at
tend classes.
The Spring Prom, sponsored
by the Student Council and the
Grimsley PTSA, will be Saturday
night, May 27. This will be the
last social event of the year.
Vesper services for the Senior
Class will be Sunday afternoon.
May 28, at 4 p.m. in the Grimsley
Auditorium. The Reverend Ernest
Fitzgerald will speak.
Final examinations will be tak
en May 29 through June 1. Grad
uation exercises will take place
Saturday evening. June 3, at 8
p.m. in the GHS Gymnasium.
Dr. Lois Edinger will do the
speaking.
assembly performance, these are
just a few of the “Magic Mo
ments” for me during the past
year.
Thank you so much for allow
ing me to be your Vice-President.
You have been a terrific audience
all year.
Joe Coleman
Grimsley is a good school, a
fine and well honored school, and
I considered myself very lucky to
have gone here. But, please con
sider this, these three years will
be some of the most delightful
of your life, but it’s only High
School. Seek, assume, and carry
on responsibilities wiUingly and to
the best of your abilities, but
never lose sight of the fact that
there are other considerations
which might even have some im
portance. Why am I telling you
this? I have because people be
come completelj? undone over the
most trivial and inane mattei-s.
Love High School, cherish High
School, put a lot in to it so that
you may get a lot out, but never
allow yourself to be ruled com
pletely by its all encompassing
reins.
Now allow me to relate to you
the discovery which has so dras
tically altered my perspective.
Man can embody truth but he can
never know it. God, uncompre-
hendable to us, is truth, and truth
is in God, this is the highest
thing; search for this; grope for
it; reach for it; although your
search be in vain, it is the high
est thing man can know.
Ciurtis Weaver
For you juniors and sophomores
you’ll have one or two more great
years here at Grimsley. I hope
that you appreciate Grimsley for
the wonderful school that it is
in all facets because as you’re
getting ready to leave you really
start to miss it.
I hope that you will give Jody
and next year’s Student Council
the same cooperation that you
have given me.
For us Seniors, many have
tired of the school vvork but I
doubt if many have tired of the
school itself. It has been a won
derful three years for most of us
and it is a saddening thought to
think it will all be over in jyst
a few weeks.
Because this program is the
last official act for me as Presi
dent of our Student Body, I want
to end this speech and this school
year with a prayer.
Will you please bow your heads
and join me in prayer.
Lord, thank you for this great
high school of which we are all
so proud. For its great traditions,
many opportunities for learning,
and the respect that it commands
throughout the State, we thank
thee.
Bless those of us who wiU be
leaving this beautiful campus and
will be going our many separate
ways; and help those who will be
staying here for one or two more
years to see the possible service
that they can do for our school.
Give our newly elected leaders
the courage and strength to do
their job well.
Thank you for thy many bless
ings and may we realize thy
guiding hand as we go our sepa
rate ways of life.
Amen.
Thank you for giving me this
year, you’ve been a great Stu
dent Body.