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VOLUME XLIV
GRIMSLEY HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., 27410 MARCH 4, 1969
NUMBER 12
Peace Vigil Talk
Has Large Response
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In a meeting held after school
on Thursday, February 20, ap
proximately 100 Grimsley students
came and discussed the recent
Peace Vigil held on this campus
eight days earlier. The discussion,
which was initiated by the stu
dent Council and moderated by
student body president Tye Hunt
er, lasted until five o’clock and
adjourned with the possibility
that further such meetings might
be held in the future.
Although the meeting had not
been labeled beforehand with any
specific purpose other than mere
ly talk about the peace vigil, the
discussion generally centered
around the legitimacy of such
vigils on the campus. In general,
those who supported the vigil
believed that as lopg as their
gathering was peaceful and they
did not directly disrupt the activi
ties of the school, they had the
right to demonstrate as they did-
This group felt that their right t
assemble should not be restricted
because others, reacting to their
vigil, might gather and attack the
vlgllers, either vocally or physi
cally, and thus bring about a dis
ruption, The school, many be
lieved, is the most logical place
for the demonstrations because it
is the center of their education
and the vigil is primarily educa
tional in intent.
Those who spoke against the
continuation of the vigil said that
they did not think that the school
was the proper place for demon
strations of that kind. They ar
gued that even though the vigilers
may remain perfectly peaceful
themselves, the situation at Grims
ley makes it likely that some
opposing students will inevitably
react and cause some trouble.
This trouble, they reasoned, would
be indirectly caused by the vigil
ers. Because a totally peaceful
vigil is unlikely and because teach
ers would have to be called' away
from their classes to prevent any
trouble, those opposed to the vigil
believed that it should not be
continued.
Near the beginning of the meet
ing, Gary Richardson .read -a list
of three possible student requests
which he believed would help in
solving the student problems at
Grimsley. The proposals were dis
cussed for a short while, but
meeting soon moved on to the
question of the' vigil itself and
no action was taken on them.
Richard Cohen also told the group
that he had spoken with officials
at the police department who had
told him that there were no city
ordinances forbidding them from
holding a vigil on the sidewalk
in front of the school on Wen-
dover Ave. The sidewalk is city
property and not considered on
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"Anastasia" To Be
Presented Instead Of
"A Sunday Morning
Since the last issue of HIGH
LIFE some changes have been
made. The play “A Sunny Morn
ing” has been dropped and the
play “Anastasia” (recognition
scene) is going to be presented.
Liz Young and Dinnie Dinwidd'e
will be in the play. It is a play
about a lady who claims to be the
daughter of last Czar of Russia
and what they go through to
recognize her. This play will be
presented March 18 and at the
District Festival Competition.
Presby Players
To Present Play
In their first production of the
1969 season, the Presbyterian
Players will present ‘ A Man For
All Seasons” on March 5-8. The
Presby Players are a group of
local High School students whose
plays are sponsored by the First
Presbyterian Church of Greens
boro. The group, however, is non-
denominational and has been rec
ognized for the high quality of.
its productions. Previous produc
tions of the players include
New Torchlight members back row left to right—Robbie Minis, Peter Beck, Martin
Schott, Howard Stang, Joe Carruthers, Bill W ilkins, Ted Tally, Laura Truitt, Cathy Shields,
Cathy Pemberton, Ronnie Dick. Those on the first row are Mary Allegrone, Janie Bingham,
Betsy Farthing, Elaine Frye, Marianna Matthews, Ida Glascow, Donna Cates, Margaret
Willis and Cindy Heard.
New Torchlight Members
Inducted At Assembly
At assembly last Tuesday the
traditional second semester Torch
light Tap-ln was held as new
members for that organization
were chosen from members of the
audience. The assembly began
with a candlelighting ceremony
in which students representing
Scholarship, Leadership, Service,
CLUBLICITY
The Jr. Exchange Club participated in the Heart Fund Tag Day,
Feb. 15. They also had a joint dinner meeting of the Page and Grimsley
Exchangettes in late February. There will be a joint dinner meeting
of the Page and Grimsley Jr. Exchange Clubs, sponsored by the Sr.
Exchange Club, in early March. The Jr. Exchange Club recently donated
a tree to the GYC Youth Plaza downtown as one of their service
projects. Keep in mind that the Exchange-Exchangette Dance is coming
up in March.
Sub-Juniors recently participated in the March of Dimes and
Heart Fund Drives. We made sewing kits for girls at Murdock and the
Halfway House here in Greensboro, and are sending toothpaste and
toothbrushes to orphans in South Vietnam. Twice a month Sub-Juniors
have helped with the underprivileged children at Falrview Cmmunlty
Center and once a month, we plan the entire program for the children.
The Y-Teens had a dinner meeting February 3rd at which the new
members were introduced. They are Penny Bornaman, Beth Johnson,
Betsy Leonard, Donnalyn Perryman, Carol Reeves, and Karen Slack.
The Y-Teens will be collecting for the Heart Fund on Feb. 15, and
also working at Project Sharp at the Warnersville Community Center.
The club will be cleaning the erasers for their school project.
1 nd Character each light candles
symbolic of their different areas
of achievement. Then, Torchlight
president Carolyn Kornegay chal
lenged the members to go into the
audience and find those students
who were worthy of being mem
bers of Torchlight.
Membership in Torchlight, the
Grimsley chapter of the National
Honor Society^ is based on schol
arship, leadership, service, and
character. To be eligible a student
must have an average of 90 or
better (3.4 grade point average)
for the years he has been at Grims
ley. The actual members of the
organization are chosen from those
eligible by the teachers of the
school. The major project of
Torchlight at Grimsley is their
annual Talent Show held later in
the semester to raise money for
a scholarship that is awarded ev
ery year to some Grimsiey student.
Be sure to watch . , .
Lance Africk
and Friends
Sunday at 1:00 P. M.
on WFMY TV
Everyman, The Crucible, Saint
Joan, and J. B.
“A Man For All Seasons” is
an adaptation from English His
tory of the story of Sir Thomas
More who, while serving as Lord
Chancellor to Henry VIII, rt-
fused to support the king’s plan
to defy papal authority and di
vorce Catherine of Aragon in or
der that he might produce a male
heir. More was eventually be
headed for his defiance and was
latr canonized by the Roman Cath
olic Church The play was written
by Robert Bolt and later adapted
into a very successful movie.
Grimsley students apeparing in
the play include Ted Talley in
the leading role of Sir Thomas
More, Bill Wilkins as the Common
Man, Chuck Steacy as Cromwell,
Judy LeDuc as Margaret More,
and Lee Gildersleeve as William
Roper.
Curtain time for all perform
ances will be at 8:00 o’clock. The
play will be presented in the So
cial Hall of the Presbyterian
Church facing Elm Street. Tickets
.J'? purchased at the, door at
$.75 for students and $1.25 for
adults.
THE TRUTH
ABOUT
BARNEY
BARNEY Day!? How many of
you realized that Friday, Febru
ary 21st was BARNEY Day? After
reading many wierd signs on class
room doors, I decided to invest!-,
gate. Upon entering Mrs. Rich
ardson’s art class seventh period
I inquired about BARNEY Day.
These are actual quotes from the
art class about Barney. “He’s
tall!” “He’s short!” “No, he’s in
between!” “This is ridiculous!”
“His first name is always Barney,
bue he has many last names! And
for each name he’s different!”
“He’s love!” “No he’s not!” “Don’t
try to put these together or you’ll
really get confused!” “Barney
does whatever he wants to do
whenever he feels like it, so that
he doesnt hurt anyone’s feelings.”
“When Barney’s given a sketching
assignment, he’ll do fourteen
sketches in four different colors!”
“Barney hates school!” “No, he
doesn’t!” “I refuse to tell you
anything!” “He wears sneakers all
the time!” “You’re crazy, he goes
barefoot, always!”
So, these were my answers to
what and who Barney is! All I
can say is keep guessing, ’cause
your guess is as good as mine as
to the truth about Barney and
BARNEY Day!
TALENT SHOW
TO BE HELD
ON MARCH 8
The annual GYC-Knights of Co
lumbus Talent Show will be held
again this year at the Greensboro
War Memorial Auditorium on Sat
urday, March 8, at 8 p.m. The
show will consist of 24 acts in
cluding combos, individual vocal
ists, vocal groups, pianists and
other instrument soloists, dancers,
dance groups, and variety acts.
All those participating are high
school students from a number of
northern Piedmont cities. They
were chosen from 86 acts that
initially tried out for the Talent
Show.
At stake in the Talent Show will
be three prizes. A special cash
award will be offered by the
Knights of Columbus to the best
vocal act. The judges will also
award to the best combo in the
competition a free recording ses
sion- and special promotional ma
terial for the group. A represent
ative from the Ted Mack Amateur
Hour will also be in the audience
to present to one of the contest
ants a chance to appear on their
show and an expense paid stay in
New York.
Each of the twenty-four acts
also gets a chance to appear on
the “Good Morning Show” over
WFMY-TV during the two weeks
preceding the Talent Show. A
number of Grimsley students will
be participating in the Show.
They include: The Whirling Boots,
vocalist Sharon Spencer, and dan
cer Karlene White.
Tickets for the Talent Show
will cost $1.00 for students and
adults and fifty cents for chil
dren. They may be purchased
from any GYC member or may
be bought at the door.