Grimsley High School - Whirligig Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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Jl NIOR ENGINEERS CLUB spurts ahead with television Loverin, Starmer, Snyder, Callicutt, Pratt. Third row: Brown, shows and members’ projects — launching “little sputniks.” Wray, L. Sawers, Ekslrom, J. Sawers. Front row: Hinshaw, Wedler, Boyd, Price. Second row: Junior Engineers enlighten public by TV series In a year when scientific articles appeared on the front page of every newspaper, the Junior En¬ gineers Club advanced its activities into a new medium also. The new project was a bi-weekly program over WUNC-TV. With necessary adap¬ tations the programs were the same as those pre¬ sented by members at club meetings. The club, which has a two-fold purpose - stimulating interest in and learning more about science — continued its spring projects of helping sponsor Science Day and the Science Fair. Although not necessarily limited to those in¬ terested in engineering, the club changed its name from the Science Club to Junior Engineers last year. The N. C. Society of Engineers and the Greensboro Engineers Club furnished funds for equipment, basic literature, and some scientific periodicals to be purchased. More than this finan¬ cial assistance, the club members appreciated be¬ ing recognized and encouraged by the adult organization. OFFICERS OF JUNIOR ENGINEERS gather to discuss im¬ portant business, to share common interest: (seated) Presi¬ dent Snodderly; (standing) Kennon, Stevenson, Russell. Hughes, Sawers. Page 29

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Science students advance from frogs to rockets Russian-launched satellite “ Sputnik” is first to conquer outer space. SOPHOMORE biologists get graphic demonstration in study of human anatomy. The science department welcomed sophomores with a smell of formaldehyde as they began the year dissecting frogs. Biology was practically the only outdoor course at Senior. Students went out in the fall to stroll across the campus gathering specimens of leaves or insects for notebooks and exhibits. After biology, science enthusiasts could take chemistry or physics. Chemistry students could easily be detected by their serious attitudes and acid burns. The lab was the scene of constant activity, as students rushed to complete experi¬ ments or boned up for that next impossible” test. Physics was one step farther on the science ladder. Jabbo” drilled his students in everything from a slide rule to Newton’s law of accelerated motion. At the impressive Science Fair, held in March in the boys’ gym, student projects amazed adults as well as fellow students. On March 4, the Science Day assembly gave the student body a peek into the fascinating world of science. There were some students who found time to accomplish even more. No less than a rocket was launched on GHS ' tennis courts. The enthusiasm displayed by science students was a clear indica¬ tion that GHS’ students realize the big role of science in the world of tomorrow. HOLDING THEIR BREATH, anxious chemistry students peer Intently at experiment and await results. Page 28

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D.E. STUDENTS — Front row: Wilkins, Pugh, Brady, Put¬ nam. Greene, Williams, Melvine Angel, Collins. Kiser. Second row: Wilson, Thompson, Hinshaw. Rich. Christy, Jones, Maxine ngel. Brown, Hanson. Third row: Cockerham, Led- heller. Clark. Simpson. Barker, Langley, Ham. Parker, Mur¬ phy. Fourth row: Linda Marsh, Co-ordinator Hadden, Steele, Kernodle, Vandergrift, Parrish. McCall, Cochran, Elkin. Anderson, Spears, Carroll, Ward, Beck, Beatty, Crum, Gales, Leslie Marsh. D.E. OFFICERS for first-year ( lass of seniors: Jones, Put¬ nam, Sullivan, Crum, President Christy, Brady. They find Greensboro map helpful. Don’t sell the thing — sell the results. 1 hat s one of the first slogans you could see as you entered Room 60 of the Vocational building. There Mrs. Hadden instructed her D.E.’ers in all types of salesmanship — retail, wholesale, and service. Playing a double role, they took major courses in the morning and each afternoon put into prac¬ tice their salesmanship knowledge. They worked in thirty training agencies around Greensboro. This gave them an excellent chance to find what they wanted in a career. Field trips to Kroger ' s, Cone Mills, The Daily News-Record Building, and other business establishments helped to ex- Page 30