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Page Two HIGH LIFE Nov. 28 1967| 0?/^/ I^OUt^j) 3dtl£W^^ Sof>HP/^on0S cAfJ - ^ €§)& ^"iS(S>f /0 ■y Following The Leader Game Played By U. S. Economics GHS Students Have Progressed, Bound To Win School Beautiful Congratulations, Grimsley stu dents! So far this year, you, the students of the high school which has continuously won the city-wide school beautiful trophy, have done the absolute minimum in preparing Grimsley for school beautiful judg ing and competition! School beautiful work days have flopped! Only a handful of students attend them, and what can be ac complished with so few students? It’s easy enough for anyone to throw his trash from lunch down on the ground, but many backs might be broken if anyone dared to bend over and pick up one piece of trash. Of course any student who uses the trash can is just “out of it.” What’s happened to the number one high school where students do care and actions show it? Can the school of lazy students who do not even try to promote their school be Grimsley High School? Have the seniors decided that they’re too good and too mature to help with the project? Juniors head the school beautiful committee, but where are their fellow classmen? Surely the sophomores aren’t too dumb to help clean the school yards. Smith High School has already accumulated points towards gaining the School Beautiful Trophy. GHS is behind, not ahead, but behind! There lacks enthusiasm, willing ness and interest of the students! During the “Anti-Litter Week”, competition between classes was perpetuated to arouse some spirit towards picking up paper. Each dass, sophomore, junior, and sen ior, had its own trash can in which trash was to be placed. However, most students still did not bother themselves to place litter in their trash cans. This year students have become dependent upon the chairmen of School Beautification; Miss Lynne Hundley, the faculty advisor; and Mrs. Ross Pringle, advisor to aU of the work. Students must honestly beUeve that because Grimsley has received this honor so many times in the past that it wiU again receive the trophy this year. However, in years past the tro phy was won because of hard work by the student body. The committee began in the fall, struggled through the winter, and was rewarded in the spring. Each year when the trophy was won, it did not only give satis faction to a few students and ad visors. Instead, it was a school con quest which gave satisfaction to many who had contributed their time and effort to their school. One topic of discussion today is the comments and complaints of the cost of living. It continuously rises as time passes. People, too, continuously complain because of inflation. As people make more money, prices are set higher. It is a continuous scale of following the leader. Taxes are increased to provide more money in which the govern ment may invest in its many dif ferent areas. Tax increases parallel with pay increases. The President and Congress are continuously rais ing the minimum wage of interstate commerce businesses. As wages in crease, prices increase. Conversa tions concerning inflation and de pression also increase. One. step which is made to alleviate one problem produces many new prob lems and worries. However, these aspects of life never cease. Teen-agers are said to spend the most money of any age bracket. Yet how do they obtain this money? Allowances and parents provide some handouts. Less fortunate youths are forced to work. Al though there may be a desire to work, the job is not always there for the teen. Resorting to ad jobs is usually the next step taken. One of the many tasks in which teen-agers engage to earp money is babysitting. For years the set wage for this has been fifty cents per hour. However, now as wages in the business world increase, so must others! In many areas of the North, babysitters are paid one dol lar per hour. Sitters are charging more, but this change is slow. Since the price of living has in creased and prices have steadily climbed and will probably continue to do so, the babysitter must also increase his price. Sections of the city are paying sitters 75 cents per hour. Although this price seems Happiness, Best Gift For All, Hard To Give, Good To Receive Editor-in-chief Marilyle Upchurch Managing Editor Jean Broadway Business and Advertising Manager Franklin Stewart News Editor Karen Dudley Feature Editor Taylor Tally Sports Staff Morty Morgenstem, Sarah Ward Erras Davis John Foust Photographer Howard Ratsch Copy Editor Cartoonist „ Circulation Manager Sarah Ward Exchange Editor Susie Steinberger Although Christmas is one month away the time and holiday is re^y fast approaching. With the spirit of giving, Santa Claus, and parties, comes also a feeling of kindness. Christmas greeters wish everyone happiness and serenity. 'They do wish this more at this season than any other time of the year. Perhaps it is a shame that today people do not wish their feUowman happi ness and peace of life more often. One person who has given his life to other making people happy is Emitt Kelley. Who is he? He is the most famous clown today, blit he is only a clown in his act and costume. Mr. Kelley is one persbn who cares for his fellowman. He, himself, receives happiness by giv ing happiness to his audiences and friends. Ironically though, Emitt Kelley’s facial expressions do not picture happiness. He is sad, for lorn man in his act, but just think what he must be in his inner self. Why must Mr. Kelley be the most popular clown? His secret, no one really knows. He has explained this in Emmitt Kelly, Jr. In their acts, they have ne v e r spoken a word nor will they ever. Why? The Emitt Kelleys have sought universality and have found it. Their act may be given to people of different nationalities. Yet to each one, the performance is in his own language. He understands and loves it. Yes the Kelleys have no language barrier. Happines is about the best gift anyone can give; it may also be one of the hardest, for it is not a gift which money can buy. This present takes something personal from the giver and gives it to the receiver. Perhaps happiness is the most important gift of today. Whether or not it is Christmas, the gift is always appropriate and ap preciated. This year a shopper can give the present most desired — HAPPINESS! radical to some, it is not when thei person realizes that others are con-1 tinuously being paid more and that 50 cents will no longer buy very; much. Teens can and do provide many! services for others. However, for; any job, they must be paid ade-1 quately. For the age group whO( spends the greatest amount oL money, it probably earns the leasti amount and has even a greater: problem trying to earn what little) it does. Elmore's Experiences By Flip Young See Elmore at the football game. See Elmore cheering. Is Elmore cheering for the Whirlies? No! Is Elmore cheering for the other team? No! Elmore is cheering for the men ini the black and white striped) jackets!! See Elmore in Biology. See EJmore dissecting. See Elmore cut through the skin. See Elmore peel the skin back. See Elmore examine the muscles. See Elmore scream. Why did Elmore scream? Elmore just dissected his finger!! See Elmore go away | See Elmore go to Washington '' See Elmore at the Pentagon See Elmore protest See Elmore’s sign, “I want peace!”' See Elmore’s face Why does Elmore look worried? Elmore doesn’t know what he wants i a piece of. See Elmore at the pep rally. See Elmore cheer. See Elmore shout. See Elmore at home. Why isn’t Elmore at the game? Elmore has a sore throat and can’t' cheer any more. Dear Editor: Recently I noticed what a mess our school grounds were in. It now bothers me to think that a student at a fine school like Grimsley would loiver our school by such an act. I now cry to my feUow classmates—don’t down your school. Pick it up by pick ing up that trash. Johnnie Ingrim Class of ’70 TraffU Squad Improvesi As Years Pass By In recent years the traffic squad at Grimsley has been the object of much critical comment in HIGH LIFE. However, this year the change has been marked enough to draw comment again, this time favorable. Smoking on duty, a primary tar get area for both teachers and stu dents, has been virtually eliminat ed. Most of the members of the squad do not smoke at all. How ever, conscious of the image of the entire group, Mike Hassell, Traffic Chief, said, “One guy smoked so much that 1 had to take him off the squad.” Another improvement has been in staying on posts during the five- minute class change. More of the squad members are on their posts, more of the time than before. This especiaUy noticeable during was the first weeks of school and oni rainy days when the traffic tends to move more slowly. Criticism has also been directed) at the abuse of the privilege of i leaving class early and arriving late to allow the traffic members to be on their posts the entire five minutes. Less laxity in observing, the two minutes has occurred this year, and more of these boys dO' not take advantage of this and “skip out” of classes. Mike has done a good job of se^; lecting dependable, courteous boys to patrol our halls, stairs, and door ways.
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