Annual JCL Convention
Scheduled At UNC-CH
GRIMSLEY HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C. 37 410, APRIL 8, 1968
Foreigh Study and Student Travel
Increases As Rates Decrease
Editor’s note: The foUowing
article is reprinted from the
FOREIGN STUDY NEWS.
Overseas travel is expanding in
;he greatest boom ever. One big
reason is the increasing number
3f young Americans spending
heir summers on organied study-
»urs in Europe. It is the student,
;oday, who is traveling the most,
earning the most, yet spending
he least.
Enrollments Increase
One of the most prominent and
he largest of these international
«:hools, the Foreign Language
ROTC Program Added
As Classroom Course
Reserve Officer Training Corps
(ROTC) is being added to the
jHS curriculum next fall as a
•egular classroom course, for
vhich credit will be given.
All boys 14 or older will be
digible to take this course, a
darine ROTC. There is no obli-
'ation to join the Marine Corps
ifter graduation and the course
loes not count toward all males’
lervice obligation of two years
ictive and six years reserve mili
ary duty.
Boys Who have had this or a
imilar course will do better when
he time comes to fulfill their
nilitary obligation, according to
Assistant Principal R. L. Glenn.
Two instructors will be hired
ly the Superintendent’s office to
each the course. The senior offi-
er will be a retired Marine offi-
:er.
“This type of course is what
nany of our boys need,” stated
dr. Glenn. “It encourages patri-
itism and citizenship, along with,
>roviding the valuable experience,
/hich is a great help later on in
ife.”
New Hanover High School in
V^ilmington, N. C., was the first
n the state to have a ROTC pro-
Tam. Dudley High School in
Ireensboro has an Air Force
lOTC.
o
International Living
Experiment Participants
Receive Financiai Aid
Financial assistance has been
warded to four Greensboro girls,
moing them Gibbie Edwards, a
rrimsley junior, to allow them
> participate in the Experiment
1 International Living this sum-
ler.
The aid was awarded through
he Greensboro Inter-club Coun-
il. The other girls who will take
art in the program are Angela
ioffler, a student at the Univer
ity of North Carolina at Greens-
oro: Shirley Kindley, a student
t Greensboro College; and Ce-
elia Sparks, a student at the
(niversity of North Carolina at
ihapel Hill.
Gibbie will stay with a family
1 Finland; Angela Hoffler, in
witzerland; Shirley Kindley, in
(eylon; and Cecelia Sparks, in
brmany.
For six weeks these girls will
ve with private families in these
)untries, and another two weeks
ill be spent traveling in foreign
)untries.
League, reported a 1967 summer
enrollment of 5,200 students from
all parts of the U.S. and from
Canada. The League, the oldest
and best known of the overseas
study schools, is a non-profit in
stitution which designs its Euro
pean study-tour programs to
please the student and his pocket-
book.
As part of its continuing pro
gram, the League charters jets
and a cruise ship, leases dormi
tories and school buildings, and
schedules tours and classes. It
staffs and runs the whole opera
tion at a remarkably low cost to
students.
Prices Vary
Prices vary, but generally run
from $700 for a six-week school
—a. travel bargain, when one con
siders that normal travel tour
fees run two and three times as
much per person. The Foreign
Language League’s low tuition in
cludes: three meals a day, lodging,
academic instruction, sightseeing
(museum fees, opera or ballet
tickets), round-trip jet tickets be
tween the States and Europe,
train and motor coach fares in
Europe, and topa and hotel serv
ice charges.
Internlational foreign study
schools succeed when high stand
ards are maintained.
High Standards Attained
The Foreign Language League
is keenly aware of this fact. Its
students are graduated with cred
its which may be applied toward
high school graduation.
Both American and European
faculty are carefully screened
and selected to maintain stand
ards of excellence in such studies
as French, German and Spanish
languages, English literature and
drama, history, comparative gov
ernment and art.
The League annually selects
more than 800 American princi
pals, counselors, teachers and
even nurses for summer positions
in Europe. Most are home-town
counselors. Each teacher enrolls
eight to 15 students from his or
her town or nearby areas. Thrs
provides friendly supervision and
helps maintain highest standard.s.
30 Courses Offered
The League offers 30 courses
on 26 campuses throughout Eu
rope. The graduating classes re
ceive yearbooks of the summer’s
events.
Many of the League’s instruc
tors are American teachers, out
standing in their own schools at
home. These are supplemented
with foreign pro'fessors native to
the countries in which the Lea
gue’s campuses are located. Cour
ses range from beginning to ad
vanced French, German and
Spanish, as well as art, music,
ancient civilization, bible history,
English literature and drama,
comparative governments, and a
Mediterranean study cruise.
Campuses Are Modem
Most of the campuses are mod
ern European equivalents of U.S.
high schools and colleges. Class
rooms and dormitories are chosen
to meet American standards, and,
typically, are on or near foreign
campues, complete with restau
rants, sports fields, snack bars
and infirmary. Every effort is
made to participate and to ac
commodate student needs.
Junior Classical League of
North Carolina had its seven
teenth annual convention in Me
morial Hall on the campus of
the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, March 30, 1968.
The department of the classics,
UNC, served as hosts to the con
vention.
Scrapbook Display
Local scrapbooks and arts and
crafts were on display from eight
until nine Saturday morning. Wel
come from the University was
extended by Professor R. B.
House. Doctor Charles B. Hender
son, Jr., of Smith College was
the guest speaker.
Afternoon workshops included
programs, Roman Banquets, Latin
Week, Costumes, Publicity, His
torians, Sponsors and Member
ship. Grimsley was in charge of
the Publicity Committee.
Contests Occur
Contests in four levels of De
rivatives, Mythology, and Roman
History took place at 1 p.m. also.
Presentation and election of
candidates, contests awards,
sweepstakes awards, and instal
lation of new officers took place
in the afternoon assembly.
State officers of last year are
Scott Whisnant, president, Mor-
ganton; Trish Kellett, vice-presi
dent, Greensboro; Lynda Potter,
secretary, Asheville; Jerry Biddix,
treasurer, Swannanoa; Beth Gil
bert, Historian, Lincolnton; Tom
my Corriher, parliamentarian,
Salisbury.
Grimsley Student W ins
Optimist Speaking Contest
Winner of the Optimist Club
Speaking Contest in this zone of
North Carolina is Don DeBragga,
a Grimsley sophomore.
The topic of speeches in the
competition is the theme of the
Optimist International, which is
“The Golden Opportunities of
Youth.”
Zone competition took place in
Asheboro, with all local first place
winners participating. Within the
next month, the sectional com
petition will take place among
the winners of the five zones.
After sectional competition, the
levels are district, regional, and
international.
Trophies Given
Winners of the local through
regional levels of the competition
receive trophies. The international
winner will receive a $2000 schol
arship to the college of his choice.
All participants in the interna
tional competition will receive
$300 scholarships and gold watch
es.
The motto of the Optimist Clubs
is “to help a boy.” The purpose
[SIS/ ISTC Sponsors
Jobs ikoad Program
International Student Informa
tion Service, a non-profit organi
zation based in Brussels, Belgium,
and their American affiliate. In
ternational Society for Training
and Culture, are sponsoring a jobs
abroad program.
To enter, students must be
either a member or an associate
member of ISIS/ISTC. Essays one
hundred words long on “Why I
Want to Work in Europe for the
Summer” must be submitted, with
the entrant’s name, age, school,
and home address printed at the
top, to ISIS/ISTC Cultural Re
view Board, 866 United National
Plaza, New York, New York,
10017. Entries must be post
marked by April 30. 1968 and
will be judged by the ISIS/ISTC
Cultural Review Board.
The winner will receive free
round trip jet transportation from
New York to Brussels, Belgium,
and a job for the summer of 1969,
in the job category and language
speaking area of his choice.
Students who are not members
and who are 16 or older may ob
tain membership in ISIS/ISTC by
sending $1 to ISIS or ISTC. In
return, he will receive associate
member status which qualifies
him to enter the “Why I Want to
Work in Europe for the Summer”
competition, plus an illustrated
magazine describing the ISIS/
ISTC jobs abroad program.
of the speaking contest is to help
boys to broaden their outlooks
and to further their educations.
Speeches Delivered
Each boy wrote his own speech,
which must be longer than four
minutes and less than five min
utes. Don was coached in his
speech, which had to be delivered
without notes, by Miss Mozelle
Causey.
Individual winners on various
levels of the competition work
up through levels in a single
elimination pattern.
Don is a member of the Key
Club and the GHS state cham
pionship swimming team.
0
Band, Choir Take
June Concert Tour
By Larry Dudley
This June, members of the
Grimsley Choir and bands will
go to Nassau in the Bahamas, to
perform and vacation.
Two chartered planes will trans
port the group from Greensboro
to Nassau on Tuesday, June 11.
They will return by plane to
Greensboro on Saturday, June 15.
During their five day trip, they
will stay at the British Colonial
Hotel. The Choir and a band
formed form members of both
the Concert and Symphony Bands
will present a concert at the Gov
ernment High School on June 12.
After the concert, and excepting
one rehearsal, their time will be
their own.
The band will be under the di
rection of Mr. Herbert Hazelman,
director of the Symphony Band.
Miss Jeane Meredith and Mr.
Ronald Hill, qonductors of the
Choir, will also conduct the con
cert.
Altogether, 174 people, includ
ing the chaperones, will go on
the trip. Members of the Choir
raised money by selling light
bulbs. Band members sold tickets
to their various concerts through
out the year.
Pages from Grimsley were
Jeannie Homey and Robert Pend-
ley.
Attendants Listed
Those attending from Grimsley
were Mrs. Mary Madlin, JCL ad
viser; Bob Bender, Laura Brit
ton, Martha Foster, Martha Ga
briel, Reba Harris, Jeannie Hor-
ney, Patti Howell, Lynn Huffman,
Randy Isaacson, Trish Kellett, Lee
Levingston, Robert Pendley, and
Pat Watson.
Trish, a junior, was editor-in-
chief of TORCH, the JCL news
paper, which was published for
March 30, 1968.
o
Students Perform
Open Heart Surgery
An unusual project for Patti
Suess, Charles Vestal, and Jim
Watkins for Miss Doris Smith’s
advanced biology class took the
form of modified heart tranplant
surgery.
The patient, a frog, lived two
hours after his aorta was severed
and a plastic tube inserted in his
chest. The surgery lasted an hour.
Internal bleeding and shock were
. given as the cause of death.
The original intention of trans
planting the frog’s heart was dis
carded after an initial incision
revealed arteries to close to micro
scopic size located in impossible-
to-reach areas of the chest cavity.
Patti assisted throughout the
operation and also acted as the
anesthetist for the new surgical
team. The operation was perform
ed at Charles’ house.
At first they considered the
idea lightly, but then decided to
try it, probably making open
heart surgery history with the
unusual patient.
"'Good News" Receives
Three Standing Ovations
At all three performances of
“Good News,” the cast received
standing ovations. The produc
tion has been termed a success.
Friday night, opening night, and
Sunday afternoon, the final per
formance, “Good News” was per
formed for approximately 2200
persons. Saturday night the pro
duction was a complete sell-out.
One hundred additional chairs
were set up for viewers, yet peo
ple were turned away.
“Good News” made an impact
on the 400 teen-age cast, but
greater yet it made a forceful
impact on the entire city. The
reactor Larry Green, was revolu
tionary against Christianity and
its hypocrites and Sunday chil
dren. To the audience, the reactor
was a social outcast, for as one
lady in the audience inquired,
“How did he get in?” Yes. the
reactor shocked many. But “G'^cd
News” shocked more than the
thrilling sound of the voices of
this city’s yoi/h singing about
Christ.
Despite many difficulties which
arose before and during the per
formances, the enthusiasm of the
crowd remaind overwhelming. Dif.
ficulties included the sickness of
two of the rebels, the howling
winds outside the auditorium dur
ing the performance Sunday after
noon. and the fainting of several
cast members during all three
performances. Songs in the folk
musical included “Good News,”
“We’re Coming On,” “I’m a Reb
el,” and “Come Alive.”
Pat Fulk, senior, was one of
the soloists. Lynn Moore, junior,
accompanied the group on the
piano.