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VOLUME XLIII
GRIMSLEY HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO. N. C. 27 41«, FEB. 19, 1968
NUMBER 15
TeenageTalentShow
To Show Youth Skill
Greensboro’s Teen-age Talent Show, jointly sponsored by
the Greensboro Youth Council (GYC) and the Knights of Co
lumbus, Piedmont Council, will take place on March 9, in the
Greensboro Memorial Auditorium. This will be the fifth con
secutive talent show in the city.
The purpose of the show which
Midwinter's Dance
Given This March
Photo Credit—Howard Ratsch
Typical activity of TWIRP Day, last Friday was a reversal of the positions traditionally
enjoyed by girls and boys. Girls were carrying books, opening doors, and asking for dates
to the TWIRP Dance, after the basketball game with Burlington. Shown here are Gary
McNeill and Gayle Cantrell.
Miller’s The Crucible’ Rehearsed
To Portray Salem Witch Trials
Witch trails occurring in Salem,
Massachusetts from 1648 until
1706 provide a subject for Arthur
Miller’s play The Crucible, which
is currently being rehearsed at
the First Presbyterian Church.
Performances of the play by
this ecumenical group, sometimes
loosely called The Presbytprian
Players are set for Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
nights, February 21, 22, 23 and 24.
Turner Directs
Jim Turner, a lawyer who has
worked wit the Greensboro Lit
tle Theater, is directing The Cru
cible. Members of the cast and
stage crews come from schools
throughout the city.
Carolyn Lyday and Sheila Stea-
cy are co-stage managers of the
play. Erras Davis is in charge of
stage properties, and Chrissie
Cooke is costume manager. J.
Courtney Hill Originals will help
with costume design. Karen Dud
ley heads the make-up committee,
Buhny Coble is in charge of pub
licity and Chuck Steacy is the
light technician.
Cast Listed
Those in the cast include Jim
UNC-G Plays Star Young
Childrens’ Drama Difficult
“Most peope don’t realize it,
but it’s the hardest type of drama
to clay,” commented Flip' Young,
senior, as he explained his part
in “Many Moons,” a children’s
play presented by the Junior
League.
Flip further explained that the
Junior League is a part of the
Pixie Playhouse and thatt his year
is the first time that male actors
have been used.
“In Many Moons” Flip plays
the part of a Court Jester, who is
the hero. Performances for the
play are scheduled for February
15 through 17. and 21 through
24.
Flip first began acting in the
theater of UNC-G at the age of
15. His first play was “My Fair
Lady.” He starred as a cockney
and as a gentleman.
“Li’l Abner” was Flip’s second
Members of the Grimsley Hi
I Q Bowl Team are;
David Labell
Caxolyn Lyday
Mike Schott
Mike Spital
Martha Wilmering
Competition will take place
February 17 and 24
play. His parts included Daisy
Mae’s cousin, a secretary to Gen
eral Bullmoose, and a townsper-
son. In “The King and 1,” he
played the part of a priest. Dr.
Herbert Middleton directed the
musicals.
Flip also has been involved in
examples of straight drama, which
were directed by Ellen Acker in
“Skin of our Teeth” by Thornton
Wilder, which was given in Octo
ber of 1966, he played several
minor roles. He had the role of
the brother of Jesus in “Family
Portrait,” directed by Maynord
French. Flip said that rehearsals
for this type of play generally
lasted four weeks.
Childrens’ Theater plays in
which Flip has been Involved
include “Mr. Popper’s Penguins.”
He was an expressman in this
play in 1964. Peter Paily, a han
dyman and the leading role, was
his part in the 1965 production of
“Junket.” The title role was that
of a dog.
Flip again played the lead in
1966 when he was Luke in “Un
wicked Witch.” “Rama and the
Tigers” last year found him play
ing yet another lead, as Rudra,
Rama’s father. Ralph Kearns di
rects all the plays produced by
the Childrens’ Theater.
Hinck playing the Reverend Par
ris and Jane Blair as Betty Par
ris. John Ann Washington plays
Tituba, Kathy Mildleton has the
role of Abigale Williams, and
Melissa McCoy is Susanna Wal-
cot.
Playing Thomas Putnam is Da
vid Labell. Mercy L“wis is por
trayed by Susan Dean; Mary
Warren, by Linda McKee. Robert
Pendley plays John Proctor; and
Joanie Anderson is Elizabeth
Proctor, his wife.
Rie Davis has the role of Re
becca Nurse, and Joe Cancemi
plays Francis Nurse. Dick Lane is
Giles Corey, and Ted Tally por
trays the Reverend John Hale.
Jack Goodman is Ezekial Cheever.
The role of Marshall Herrick
is played by John Lauten. James
Smith plays Judge Hawthorne;
Frank O’Neill, Deputy Governor
Danforth. Olive Edwards has the
role of Sarah Good; and Steve
Dixon, that of Marshall.
Part to be Cast
Stiir to be cast is the part
of Hopkins.
The Crucible will be performed
in the Social Hall of the First
Presbyterian Church.
A Midwinter Night’s Dream is
to be the theme of this year’s an
nual Midwinter’s Dance, which
will be on Friday, March 15, from
8:00 until 11:30.
Tickets to the dance, which will
require semiformal dress, will
cost $1.50 each. All Grimsley stu
dents and their dates are invited
to attend.
Playing for the dance in the
boys’ gym will be the In-Men.
Estimated cost of the entire dance
is $600.
Kathy Carlton is in charge of
the dance. Gibbie Edwards and
Gail Knieriem are responsible for
decorations. Ticket chairman is
Martha Monett.
The Students Council spon
sored dance was originally sched
uled for mid-January, but as in
the past several years, snow and
missed school days forced post
ponement to avoid exams and
the beginning of second semester.
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Choir Sells Bulbs
For Annual Project
Members of the Grimsley Choir
and some members of the Ad
vanced Girls’ Chorus are selling
Sylvania light bulbs for the Choir
project this year.
The bulbs are available in all
wattages. Coming in packages of
six, the bulbs cost 25 cents each.
Three way bulbs (those with
three different levels of wattage)
cost slightly more, depending on
their size.
The Choir expects to be selling
the bulbs through February and
into March. Members sell the
bulbs at school and in their neigh
borhoods.
Money received from these sales
will go to help finance the Choir’s
annual concert trip to Nassau in
June. Members of the bands of
GHS also go on this trip. Money
remaining after the trip will be
retained for next year’s Choir.
March of Dimes
Allows Teens To Give
Teen-age efforts to contribute
tQ the March of Dimes have taken
the form of a Benefit Concert to
take place Sunday, February 25,
in the Greensboro Coliseum.
All proceeds over the bare ex
penses will be given to the March
of Dimes, presenting the youth
of Greensboro and the surround
ing area with a chance to help
others and have a good time do
ing it.
Playing for the concert will be
the Tams, with their recording
orchestra, the Showmen, Maurice
■Williams and the Zodiacs, and
the Drifters.
The Tams will sing, among oth
ers, What Kind of Fool, and A
Little More Soul. It WUl Stand,
39-21-46. and In Paradise are hits
to be performed by the Showmen.
The Zodiacs will do May I, and
more. The Drifters will perform
many of their recorded hits.
Emceeing the show will be disc-
jockeys from radio stations in
Greensboro, who will be giving
away records during the concert.
Admission to the show will cost
$2.00, $2.50 and $3.00. This bene
fit is a show for teen-agers and
by all teen-agers.
will begin at 8:00 p.m., Saturday
evening, is to give the youth of
Greensboro a chance to show what
talents they really possess.
Acts Previewesd
Samples of the acts to compete
in the show will be previewed on
GYC’s teen-age television show,
“Our Side,” which is ■ on WFMY-
TV, Sunday afternoon at 1:30.
There will be five acts for each
show.
’Twenty-three different acts
ranging from combos and rag
time bands to singing, comedy and
skits will perform the night of
the Talent Show.
Prizes Awarded
Monetary prizes will be award
ed to various winners in the show.
Grand prize will be an appearance
on the Ted Mack television pro
gram. Combo winners will be
given one-week jobs at a beach
night club this summer.
In charge of the contest are
Audrey Lavine, a senior at GHS,
and Mr. McNulty wh© is in the
Knights of Columbus. Admission
charge will be $.50 for children
under 12, and $1.00 for adults.
Audition Take Place
Auditions for different types of
talent were given separately. Vo
cal auditions were January 20, at
the First Presbyterian Church;
combos, January at St. Pius X
Church. Instrumental, solos and
group try - outs were January
27 at the First Presbjderian
Church, where dance, drama, nov
elty, comedy and other acts audi
tioned February 3.
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Winners Of Art Awards
Number 10 From GHS
Scholastic Arts Awards program
Gold Key winners from Grimsley
are Julie Foard, with three keys,
and Sandra Collins, Gregory Dick
son, Shae Hollingsworth, Henry
Leung, and Cynthia Stephens,
with one each.
Those winning a Certificate of
Merit include Terri Anderson,
Julie Foard. Shae Hollingsworth,
Henry Leung, Donna Nichols,
Charles Powers and Garp Wap-
nick. Each of these seven students
was awarded one Certificate.
This program is conducted na
tionally by Scholastic Magazines
in cooperation with WFMY-TV.
which is the sponsor for this re
gion of North Carolina.
All 125 Gold Key pieces will
be on exhibit in Weatherspoon
Gallery from February 18 through
March 3. From there, the pieces
will be sent to New York for
further competition. UNC-G’s El
liot Hall will house the Certifi
cate of Merit Winners during the
same period.
Announcement of the awards
was made Sunday, February 4.
Classifications in the program in
cluded painting, print-making, de
sign, sculpture, crafts and pho
tography. Entries for the Pied
mont area totalled 320,076 this
year, with submissions coming
from 93 high schools. This rep
resents a slight decline over last
year’s entries, largely due to
schedule upsets brought on by
snow.