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Page Two HIGH LIFE -Dec. 17, 197( Wherefore Art Thou, Whirliehird? By David Kalifon Weaverbirds, Western Tanagers, Whippoorwills, Woodpeckers . . . no, Whirliebirds! In fact, there is no Whirliehird, extinct or liv ing in this world ... or is there? How did this never-bird become the mascot of Grimsley, if it, indeed, is? The search for the Whirliehird took us to Miss Vir ginia Powell, adviser of the WHIRLIGIG. “In 1956, we wanted a bird’s eye view of Grimsley for the theme of the yearbook. Chic Forbes, a staff member, came up with a little bald-headed bird and crowned it the GHS Whirliebird,” says Miss Powell. He was fea tured on division pages and scat tered here and there throughoht the book. “The Whirliebird was a smash that year,” Miss Powell goes on, “and a few years later, the Junior Jaycees borrowed the idea and featured him at a football game.” Success brought him Phoenix like to life again. The whimsical Whirliebird has brought forth a lot of problems. The coaching staff resents him because the fight name, which was originally the “Purple Whirl winds” before our colors became navy and white, is now simply “Whirlies.” The ^aff feels that the mascot was unofficially changed, if at all, and that the beastly bird is a usurper. Some other older teachers think that the Whirliebird as a mascot is silly, remembering the “Purple Whirlwinds” of yore. Though the Whirliebird caus ed a lot of problems, it caught on quickly with students. The students use him in almost every thing to do with the school. He is super-imposed on the student handbook, towels, stickers, and a few pennants. Most students look forward to seeing him at games and enjoy watching the person inside the costume make a fool of himself. The ill-bred bird now has his talons well-sunk into GHS tra dition. He is expected to be at every game with his plumber’s helper. It is still a mystery why he carries it or whose idea it was to begin with. Contests were run a few years ago concerning who the Whirliebird was, and many times people have discussed who or if he really is. Does he fly above the lights at football games or perch on the rim at basketball contests? Does he peep from beneath the mat at blue-clad wrestlers or ride the ripples with GHS swimmers? Who knows? Like Santa, he sort of dwells within the soul of GHS’ers. Like it not, “Yes, Grimsley, there is a Whirliebird!” High School Students At College By Hank Bullard If you are like me, you probab ly are happy to see a report card full of A’s and B’s in courses such as French and Math. How ever, there are two seniors at GHS this year who did not want to waste their time taking easy subjects such as Physics, French VI, or Russian VIII. These two Einsteins are Debbie Metzger and Kyle Woosley. Debbie is taking Intermediate German at Greensboro College. She attends classes every day (except Wednesdays) from 12:30 to 1:30. In addition to class time, she spends three hours per week in the language lab. Debbie began taking German her sophomore year in Florida. She says that this course at Greensboro College is more de manding because the class moves so fast. The semester she has just finished ended December 8 and will have covered the equiva- Int amount of material that she would have received in a full three years of high school Ger man. Debbie feels that taking this course has been of great value to her because it has helped her to learn to do more things on her own. Kyle is taking basic chemistry at UNC-G. His lecture class meets each Monday and Wednes day with a recitation class on Friday. His lab, too, is three hours long, and it is met every Wednesday from 2:00 to 5:00. Kyle is taking this course be- caues he is interested in making Kyle has three tests a semes ter which are hard because they cover a very large amount of ma terial. His class is also covering a vast amount of material at a very fast pace, but this has help ed Kyle. his major in college oceanogra phy. His lab class has around 230 students in it. This has been dif ferent from Grimsley, obviously, but he says that it keeps the probability of pop tests down considerably. Dungarees Are For Looking Good. Four patch pockets, new higher rise, funky colors make this bell bottom dungaree the fashion news of the season. Waist sizes 29 to 38 $7.50 VANSTORY 105 N. ELM ST. 3mm A’ GREENSBORO’S MOST POPULAR SANDWICH SHOP Take-Out Orders Ph. CY 9-0263 Curb Service W. Market St. An Excellent College Close To Home AT GREENSBORO COLLEGE YOU'LL FIND — An excellent faculty — Good facilities — A full curriculum — A friendly atmosphere >- Small enrollment . GREENSBORO COLLEGE Write or Contact: DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS GREENSBORO COLLEGE GREENSBORO, N. C. 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