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Fold-Out Pages OLUME XLV GRIMSLEY HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C. 27410 APRIL 1, 1970 NUMBER 15 Grades To Be Abolished ^ new method of teaching will into effect in the following irs at Grimsley High School, th this new method of teaching il come the abolishment of ides. Students will he on a pass fail system where they will re to work for their own know- [ge instead of for a grade, ang with this new method will ne many new and interesting rrses. One of the courses will an Independent Study Pro- im. This is a two hour course lere a student picks a subject ’ would like to know more out and then does research on for a period of six weeks. The ident would be under his own pervision and would go and jase as he decided. Another course will be a class lich consists of students from of the four Greensboro City gh Schools. The students will ;et together during the regular iiool period to discuss school d community relations, world ohlems, etc. This class will ret at different high schools ch week. During the spring, teachers will able to hold their classes out- ie if they would like. This will able the students to work under fresh and healthy atmosphere which the student can think ore freely. , Hopefully, if all goes well this ogram will go into effect by GEESE FLOCK TO THE SHORES OF LAKE GRIMSLEY Lake Grimsley At A Slow Season Gorilla My Dreams Gas Masks Added Fo Dress (ode Gas masks became standard Iress today, after last week’s lear-fatal pollution seizure. The :ause, the nearby smokestacks on he safeteria and boys’ gym, has ireated the need for the use of he gas masks on campus. Last yeek, we had 6 cases of near fatal jronchial attacks due to the hea- /y cloud of noxious gases suspend ed in the air. One student was leard to comment, “I was just walking along, minding my own Dusiness, when all of a sudden, I ’elt a slight tickle in my throat, grew more noticeable as I liked on the now black grass, jegan to cough, only a little at St, but then more incessantly, went down to my knees, gasp- r for breath. Suddenly, my ,ry gas-mask appeared in a puff smoke and spirited me away the country for some fresh •. There, the fresh scent of fir d hemlock filled me with the eath of new life.” The new masks come in a vari- ■/ of colors, ranging from psy- edelic day-glow for the non- nformist to khaki-green for the ilitary fanatic. Assorted sizes e on sale now for heads with ircuts from bush to crew cut. ,ND THEY SAID CIGARETTES IE BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH! Grimsley is the proud owner of a pet gorilla. The animal was bought by the Future Homemakers of America and will be kept on the shelf of animal books. Hans, a 2,000 pound gorilla, was bought to be used in Child Development, home economics, and experimental reading. They will conduct experiments on how he reacts to the new toys, what kind of gourmet chef a gorilla makes and how fast a gorilla can learn to read. From preliminary tests. Hans seems to have one idea on his mind, to. smash everpthing in sight. So far he has battered five Barbie dolls, four complete Matt Mason sets, 20 basketballs, and a baby grand piano. When he settled down, he went up against the wall and preceded to tear it down. Given a cooking test before coming to Grimsley, a scientist found Hans make a great banana and beer soufle. After they con sumed the first in one the scien tist gave him a new recipe. The gorilla was not considered sober for the next three days. He now has a great like for anything that looks or smells like vodka. (This morning after discoverin ga water fountain, he preceded to drink it dry. thinking it ran over with vodka.) Hans is said to be ^a very in telligent reader. In the library he has been trying to read such works as “The Cat in the Hat” and “The Cat in the Hat Comes Back.” Next week he is going to progress to “The Complete Works of Shakespeare” with colored pictures, “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich” as told by Cap tain Kangaroo, and the Playboy that keeps showing up in our li brary. If this experiment is successful, two elephants will be purchased. They will be used in drivers’ ed ucation. The thinking is that they will be easier to park than the Fords and the Plymouths. ’ Right now we only have our one gorilla and if anyone would like to interview him contact HIGH LFIE. No one on our staff is dumb enough to make any sense out of what he is saying. Each year, thousands of the rare Canadian Goose flock to the shores of Lake Grimsley (located just about anywhere on the school grounds after rain) for a rest stop on their migratory journey. They arrived on Wednesday, March 11, to frolic in the drenching downpour. It is a trib ute to wildlife preservation that our excellent drainage system provides such a natural (?) habi tat for the rare species of birds. It’s too bad that it doesn’t pro vide a natural habitat for us. After all, this school was built for us students; however, it is appar ently for the birds. (Bad pun) Lake Grimsley was a major problem in past years, but now it is the answer to an even larger problem. For several years, we have been thinking about putting in a new, expensive swimming pool, but now. after the swim ming team recently held an acci dental practice in the lake (fell in), the administration has chang ed its mind. Another result of this accident surprised everyone. Louis Allen achieved a new interscho lastic record for the 242 yard free style: 7 minutes, 56 seconds. We have all this water, so why build a pool? If the swimmers can make it through the geese. Lake Grimsley would provide a cheap method of revising the swimming program. And, to top it all, the adminis tration plans to stock the lake X with trout, bass, and other game 'fish for the local anglers. Fur ther plans include creating a visitor center called Marineland of the Piedmont, where small children can come to see the whales, dolphins^ and other water mammals and fish. Various pizza establishments in the area have been inquiring as to the possi bilities of an anchovy market at the lake, but the administration and other concerned citizens have decided to favor the more sport ing fish. Also, with all the expanding interests of the Coliseum, it was suggested that hockey games be played on the frozen lake. How- over, this suggestion was not con sidered, as everyone knows that it doesn’t get cold enough down here for the lake to freeze An unidentified source stated recently that the periodic issu ance of report cards is part of a teachers’ plot to take control of the world. Reportedly, these teafchers wish to completely demoralize the world with these sheets of paper. If their plans succeeds, they will then step in during the crisis which would eventually occur and take over. The ringleader of the plot is believed to be Mr. Perceval Pea body, a biology teacher at Grims ley Senior High School in Greens boro, North Carolina. Peabody disappeared last Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. The F.B.I. is trying to locate him. He is considered quite dan gerous. According to a government spokesman. Federal money is be ing used in the plot. The Peace (RIGHT!). In short, I feel that we at Grimsley are very fortunate to possess such a valuable asset to modern scholastic life here. We just hope that no one else drowns on the way to the Science Build ing. Why Not "Pogo"! In the March 10 HIGH LIFE, it was stated that the theme for May Day was “Pogo”. This was a bit of misinformation. The real theme for May Day is “Hansel and Gretel”. This will be a gala special on May Day, but why not “Pogo”? Let’s look at the facts. The , story of “Hansel and Gretel” is all well and good, but the “Pogo” comic-strip is far more popular than some stupid fairy tale. Fur thermore, the front lawn after the monsoon season is almost a perfect semblance of a swamp, if a few ferns and a pool of fun gus were placed on the lawn, it would be a perfect replica of the Okefenokee Swamp. Now let’s look at the charac ters. The characters in “Hansel and Gretel” are mediocre. A typi cal boy, an ugly girl, and an aver age, run-of-the-mill Wicked Witch are the only characters in “Han sel and Gretel”. Last year, we had a girl and a witch, too. This year, let’s be original. In “Pogo”, the characters are an alligator, an owl, a turtle, a mongoose, and other assorted swamp vermin. It seems that plen ty of the students at Grimsley could fill these roles perfectly. Can you imagine the May Court clad in fur and tails and their escorts in green skin and a smelly cigar in the mouth. Biology Film Gets'T' Rating Teachers Are Using Report Cards To Take Over The World Corps and similar programs are part of the teachers’ demoraliza tion plan. Under the guise of “helping” the bills for these pro grams slipped past Congress and the President. Although students are the init ial recipients of report cards, the unidentified source stated that* parents are more adversely af fected than are students. After seeing a report card, parents us ually upset the status quo by grounding their students. This grounding process generally re sults in demoralization for parents and students. A Pentagon spokesman stated that students can help them fight this plot by remaining calm when they see D’s and F’s on their re port cards. All report cards should be given to an incinerator instead of parents. ' BY RHONDA WATERWHIP PTA Secretary * The Grimsley PTA has brought charges against the Biology De partment here at Grimsley over a controversial movie, “Hemo„ the Magnificent”. Thadeus Rontoon, a member of the PTA, said that his childt Sugar Rontoon, came home ex tremely upset after seeing this questionable movie in his Biolo gy class. Mr. Rontoon also said that for days afterwards, his son was so upset that he could not eat^his meals or watch television. “Hemo, the Magnificent” is a movie about a scantily-clad, mu tant hippie that runs around the woods teaching little animals about blood. Besides this being a false idea, it is also misleading our children’s ideas about mutant hippies running around the woods talking about blood. Everyone knows that mutant hippies talk about trees and flowers. In the view of the PTA, this film is a communist plot and poisons the minds of our young people. This film shows an un wholesome view of vampirism and exhibitionists. For these reasons, this film has received an “X” Rating. From now on, no one- under 18 years of age will be admitted in Biology class on days when this movie is being shown.
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