THE NEWSPAPER OF THE STUDENT ASSOCIATION
Volume XXI
Goldsboro, N. C., Friday, May 14, 1948.
Number 7
Most Representative
SA Officers
Polly Edgerton
Donald Pike
Polly Edgerton, Donald Pike
Chosen Most Representative
Polly Edgerton and Donald Pike
have been selected by the student
body as the most representative
boy and girl in GHS.
Anna Frank Strosnider and
Davis Byrd were runner-ups in the
election.
Those on the first ballot were:
Janie Bartlette, Eunice Bizzell,
Polly Edgerton, Erline Griffin,
Lillian Overman, Jane Parker,
Anna Frank Strosnider, Marilyn
Tolochko, Davis Byrd, Harold Cau
dill, Miller Eason, Billy Howell,
Donald Pike, and John Thompson.
Polly has been very outstanding
in many activities during her four
years in high school and has repre
sented her class and school in
many fields.
As a freshman she was secretary
of the Freshman class, S. A. Coun
cil representative and a member
of the Library Committee.
During her Sophomore year she
was a member of the Devotional
Committee and played a leading
role in “Cinderella.”
Polly’s third year kept her very
busy since she was tireasurer of the
Junior class, chairman of Devo
tional Committee, delegate to
Eastern State Student Council
Congess, tapped into the National
Honor Society, music co-chairman
of the Spanish Club, played a mi
nor role in “Bethlehem Road” and
“Ramona” and leading role in “Our
Town” and “Seventh Heaven.”
To wind up her career in high
school, thiS' year as a senior, she
is an S.A. council representative,
S.A. vice president. Assembly
Committee chairman, class editor
of the Annual, corresponding sec
retary of National Honor Society,
assistant chief marshal for “The
Shepherd’s Song,” took part in two
state-wide network radio shows,
‘‘Legend of the Dust” and “The
Key.” On the Goldmasquers’ New
York trip she made a speech on
“Progress of the Goldmasquers.”
She was also elected as a Senior
superlative (Best All-Around) and
was in “Who’s Who Among Stu
dents in American High Schools.”
Polly has indeed been a repre
sentative girl. Her devotion to her
many duties, her outstanding abi
lity, and her many helpful, cheer
ful ways have endeared Polly to
G.H.S. students.
Donald has been connected with
See Most Representative on Page 3
Janie Bartlette
Wins UN Contest
Janie Bartlette, representative
of the senior class, was awarded
first place in the “How to Streng
then the United Nations” essay
contest held here last week.
Herbert Hulse, president of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce, pre
sented the medal on which was
written “World Peace” to the win
ner.
Others participating in the fin
als of the contest were: K. D.
Pyatt, freshman; Peggy Pittman,
sophomore; and David Johnson,
junior.
Candidates for the finals were
selected from class competitions.
Each English class chose a winner
and these competed among them
selves for a first place in each
class.
Those chosen from the English
classes were: freshman: K. D.
Pyatt, Martha Komegay, Lydia
Alexander, Frances Malpass, An
nie Clare Savage, Joyce Pate,
Junior Cousins, Neil King, Dorothy
Hill; sophomores: Peggy Pittman,
Eddie Mitchell, Janet Cook, Gene
Roberts, Florence Bowden, Albert
Pate, Barbara Russell, Jimmy El
lis; juniors: David Johnson, Ru
dolph Alexander, Ruby Forehand,
Joyce Bagley, Rebert Souther
land; seniors: Janie Bartlette,
John Thompson, Gilda Vann, Anna
Frank Strosnider, Faye Branch,
Elwina Miller.
Judges for the final contest were
Mrs. Wilbur Creech, Homer BalU
and Rev. Leon Ruseell.
Prsves Colorful
For Year
“Mny Day” was ihe theme used
May 7 by the juniors at the annual
Junior-Senior Dance.
The gymnasium pictured a
southern garden with trees and
flowers used as decorations.
During the program, which was
jriven in honor of the May Queen,
!he icJea of twelve months of the
•-ar was depicted. For each month
hei'y was a dance or a drill.
Jrine Parker reigned as May
Queen during the program with Eu
nice 13'zzell as her maid of honor.
Each class was represented by two
girls. They were: senior, Janie
Bartlette and Mary Ann Ward;
junior, Patsy Donnell and Bennett
Daughtry; sophomores, Ruth Fore
hand and Ann Hood; freshman.
Dawson Thompson and Betty Gai-
ny.
The committee chairmen for the
Junior-Senior were: decoration,
Shirley Haynes and Ray Bryan;
program, Ethel Parks; refresh
ment, Lewis Bryan; invitation and
dance, Ruby Forehand.
The advisors who worked with
the committees were Misses Betty
Kinlaw, Janie Ipock, Britt Davi?.
Rachel Brooks, and Eleanor Simp
Juniors Select
Their Class Ring
One hundred and twenty-eight
juniors have purchased class rings.
The junior class met in the lib
rary and after hearing a descrip*-
lion of the available rings, decided
to buy the antique blue spinel
rings. The boys’ rings are two
penny-weight heavier than the
girls’. All are ten karat gold.
The rings are to be sent next
September, around the fifteenth of
the month.
Seventy-Nine Are
On 3rd Honor Roll
Seventy-nine G HS students
made the third quarter honor roll.
The number in each class is: fresh
man, 34; senior, 19; sophomore, 16;
and junior, 10.
Following are the names of
those who made the honor roll:
Seniors: Janie Bartlette, Eunice
Bizzell, Anne Boyette, Davis Byrd,
Harold Caudill, Susie Coward, Pol
ly Edgerton, Ruth Edgerton, Mary
Olive Grady, Erline Griffin, Lillian
Overman, Jane Parker, Donald
Pike,' Evelyn Southerland, Ed
Strickland, Anna Frank Strosnider,
John Thompson, Marilyn Toloch
ko, and Mary Ann Ward.
Juniors: Lewis Bryan, Doreen
Denise, Patsy Donnell, Robert Fle
ming, Ruby Forehand, Dana James
Gulley, Victor Herring, Betty Hol-
lowell, Carolyn Loftin, and Robert
Southerland.
Sophomores: Karl Albert, Betty
Jane Barbee, Florence Bowden,
Peggy Ann Britt, Ann Butler, Ruth
Daughtry, Jimmy Ellis, Ruth Fore
hand, Owen Ginn, Barbara Hin-
nant, Sara Dewey Hunt, Geraldine
Pate, Peggy Pittman, Elizabeth
Smith, Adaline Vann, and Ed Vin
son.
Freshmen: Bobby Anderson,
Christine Bartlett, Betty Best,
Margaret Bissette, Joy Creech,
Charles Denning, Keith Goodson,
June Handley, Nancy Hamil,
James Ham, Lillian Haynes, Do
rothy Hill, Ann Johnson, Sam
Johnson, Harold Kadis, Neil King,
Martha Komegay, Coletta Lahr,
David Lane, Edith Long, Callie
MacArthur, Frances Malpass,
Jesse Ray Mitchell, Bobby Noble,
John Parker, Joyce Pate, John
Pearman, K. D. Pyatt, Annie Clare
Savage, Bobby Jean Thompson,
Dawson Thompson, Hilda Toler,
Veryl Trueblood, and Lucille Wil
liams.
SA officers for 1948-49 are shown above. They are front row,
left to right: Herman Vinson, head cheerleader; Ruby Forehand, cor
responding secretary; Jimmy Ellis, vice president; top row: Troy Pate,
president; Judy Adams, recording secretary; “Cotton” Kluttz, treasurer.
(News-Argus Photo.)
Troy Pate Is Named Head
Student Government At GHS
Sub-Freshman
Week Held Here
Sub-Freshman Week was ob
served during the week of April 26
through April 30.
The guides, members of the re
ception committee, were Anna Lee
Pennington, chairman; Josephine
.Tackson, D. J. Rose, Anne Lee, Ray
Bryan, Peggy Malpass, Hugh
Shine, Anne Smith, and Harold
Kadis.
Thursday was Sub-Freshman
Day, when the sub-freshmen spent
the day at GHS.
The schedule of tha day was:
general science demonstration and
industrial arts exhibition, 10:00-
10:45; campaign speeches for Stu
dent Association officers, 11:00-
11:45; lunch in cafeteria, 12:00-
12:45; singing and cheering in
auditorium led by SA cheerleaders.
On Monday, April 26, a concert
was presented by the Glee Club at
William Street school. Tuesday
the GHS band gave a concert at
William Street. The SA Council
met in the William Street audito
rium on Wednesday.
Talks were given on Friday by
representatives of extra curricular
activities of GHS. The representa
tives, were Donald Pike, Student
Association; Marilyn Tolochko, HI
NEWS, National Honor Society,
and Spanish Club; Lillian Over
man, marshals; Jerry Sandford,
Goldmasquers; Charles Brown,
Distributive Education club; Miller
Fiason, Varsity Club; Harold Cau
dill, band; Herman Vinson, cheer
ing squad; Barbara Russell, Latin
Club; and Christine Byrd, French
Club.
Troy Fate has been elected pres
ident of the Student Association
for the year 1948-49.
Elected to serve with him were
Jimmy Ellis, vice president; Judy
Adams, recording secretary; Ruby
Forehand, corresponding secre
tary; Bobby Kluttz, treasurer; and
Herman Vinson, head cheerleader.
Kluttz Elected
Bobby Kluttz was automatically
elected treasurer as he had no
competition.
Candidates running on the first
ballot for president: Bryan Sutton,
Rudolph Alexander, Ethel Parks,
and Troy Pate; vice president:
Lewis Bryan, Isaac Braxton, Jim
my Ellis, Alvin Joyner, and Caro
lyn Loftin; recording secretary,
Florence Bowden and Judy Adams;
corresponding secretary. Ruby
Forehand and Shirley Haynes;
head cheerleader, Joyce Bagley,
Jimmy Thomas, and Herman Vin
son.
Revote Held
The first revote was between
Ethel Parks and Troy Pate for
president; and Isaac Braxton,
Lewis Bryan, Jimmy Ellis, and
Alvin Joyner for vice president.
The second revote was between
Jimmy Ellis and Alvin Joyner for
vice president.
D£ Students Go
To State Meet
Fourteen students of the Distri
butive Education class of Golds
boro High School attended the
State Meeting of Distributive Edu
cation held in Greensboro, N. C.,
on April 30th and May 1st.
Delegates at the state meeting
were: Tom Price, Pauline Ingram
and Addie Pilkington.