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WEATHER TODAY ? ? ? ? THE BLACKBIRD Published by Journalism CUss of Rocky Mount Mi^h School June i set FOR RELEASE DATE VOLUME XXll Rocky moUnT, n. c. Tuesday, April lo, 1951 NOVEMBER 11 VIEWS and REVIEWS by Shirley Robbins Edsonians Enter Chapel Hil] Contest “Miss Starlight” was held to make money for the Students Organization. The Student Organi zation, which works for the good of every student in school, needed money for its extremely low treasury. Approximately $200 profit was made from “Miss Starlight,” but there were other benefits from this performance which are more im portant than the amount of money collected. The choir supplied about 50 students who were the actors in the musical comedy. The Edsonian Dramatic Organization built the scenery. The Art Department painted the many beautiful posters to be distributed up town to adver tise the production. Mr. Parry taught the singing. Mrs. Lundy taught the dancing. Mrs. Kramer supervised the stage setting. Miss Murchinson coordinated these parts for the finished product. This willing co-operation from so many students, departments, and teachers made “Miss Starlight” a model project in co-operation. Co-operation such as this makes a better school in which the students feel they are really a part. ^ operation would be a good slogan, since co-operation is the key word for our Student Organization. The group was very proud to sponsor a project which was so successful and which tends to im prove our school spirit. It has been suggested that a musical comedy be an annual af fair. It certainly would be a worth while project for our school. The adience behavior, too, was excellent and everyone is to be congratulated on the active par ticipation as actors, directors, and observers. ‘Ashes Of Roses/ ‘Cracked* Ice^ Given Locals Take Debates From Kinston Students Rocky Mount high school de baters took both ends of a double- header from Kinston^s Grainger high school on March 30, 1951. The annual dual and triangular debates are sponsored by the North Carolina high school debating union. The query for this year’s de bate was; Resolved that the American people should reject the welfare state. Local stdents par ticipating were Donald Rooker and Nancy Jane Harper for the affirm ative and Helen Walters and Jim my Pierce for the negative. The RMHS negative team debated in Kinston while the affirmative team played host in Rocky Mount. After the debates, the teams in both towns were honored at lunch eons in the home economics de partment of both the schools. Mr. Ralph Gorham, RMHS de bating coach announced that the debaters will travel to the district contest later on this month. —^photo by James Reid, Barring^ Studio Above is pictured a scene from the contest play ‘Ashes of Roses’. Left to right are Barbara lowland. Carol Wiggins and Fay Reynolds. May Ffn^ Comi In Oratorical Goniest Kay Finch, RMHS juniir, won the state finals of the American Legion Oratorical Contest leld in Albermarle, N.C. Kay has received numerois other honors in high school this year. She won the “I Speak for Demo cracy” contest sponsored ly the Junior Chamber of Comnerce. She served on the Comnunity Chest speakers board. Sh> was also appointed by the Sudent Organization as a delegate to the Eastern District Student Council Congress held in Wilmhgton, (Continued on Page 0 Distrubutive Education students of RMHS presented a short play, explaining the various phases of merchandising as studied by them when they held their second annual DE banquet at Buck Overton’s on the evening of April 2. The play, entitled, “The Court of Customer Complaints” was given entirely by the students. Characters were judge. Tommy Powell; clerk, Colin Sholar; Mr. Clam, Jack Davis; Miss Lost, Doris Blanford; Gertie Gossip, Docky Carmichael; Mr. Indifferent, Ran dolph Sellers; Susie Snooty, Mil dred Fredrick; Mr. Layon, Linwood Barkley; Miss Never Know, Char lotte Brown; Mr. You Are Wrong, Bobby Matthews; Miss Eva Care less, Mary Eva Howell. Helen Wells, DE student named winner in a speech contest held recently in Greensboro, explained the different activities of the course. In her talk she stated that 26 students, working part time have earned $8,779.67 since the middle of last September. The students have classroom instruction part of every day and then spend 15 hours a week on the job in the different business establishments. She urged all employers who can possibly hire DE students to do so. Floyd Ganious, presdent of the DE class, presided at the meeting and Colin Sholar conducted the devotion. John Sloan Presents Liquid Air Experiment Mr. John Sloan’s experiments with liquid air were exciting and enlightening. Some students, es pecially those on the first few rows, probably classed themselves as dangerous also. Mr. Sloaii started the program offi with a bang and these “bangs” were heard .quite frequently throughout the program. He explained how to make liquid air and some of the uses and then went into his experi- m.ents, which included everything from frying eggs on ice to driving nails with a banana hammer. He froze all types of foods and arti cles, shot guns and burst balloons. This was the last of the varied and interesting paid assembli^ students have witnessed this year. East Carolina Holds Annual Senior Day Interested seniors of RMHS visited East Carolina Teachers College April 6, Senior Day, to participate in an interesting and varied program. The program for the visitors was planned to give high school seniors a glimpse of varied activities on the campus and to asquaint them with the purposes and ideals of the col lege. The day’s events included a tour of the campus grounds and buildings where special exhibits were on hand. An opportunity was given the seniors to see the col lege nursery and kindergarten, to observe student teaching, to visit dormitories, and to see the Air Force ROTC unit drill. Included in the afternoon pro gram was a barbecue luncheon. Students from the Edsonian Dramatics department presented two plays, “Ashes of Roses,” and Cracked Ice,” at the State Drama Festival held in Chapel Hill last week. Julia Jordon received fij«t place on posters and Peggy Deitzel won second place. Grace Dew took second place in costume designs and Bobby Mat thews received a second on his stage model of the R M H S audi torium stage. “Ashes of Roses” was awarded an honorable mention. This play was written by Constance D’Arcy Mackaye and all her works are well known for the beauty she places in them. “Ashes of Roses” depicts an incident in the life of the famous English actress Kitty Clive. The setting is in London one spring night in 1741 in the theatre dressing room of Kitty Clive. The members of the cast were Kitty Clive, Barbara Rowland; Horace Walpole, Bruce Miller; Phyllis, Faye Reynolds, Roxane, MiBcress Cllve, Carol Wiggins. Along with the hard work of ptting the exhibits ready, model ing costumes, putting on plays and observing the work of others, the students, from all reports, man aged to have a great deal of fun. The plays werp held at sessions in the morning, afternoon and at niirht. The girls all roomed at Nash Hall. They ate at such places as “Port Hall,” “Coffee Shop,” and at “Danziengers,” a little German Sweet Shop. The students and Mrs. Kramer worked hard and spent many hours to obtain these honors and should be highly proised. Talent Qaims Reward The RMHS glee club unler the direction of Harold T. Pary, and the Roanoke glee club unler the direction of J. P. Parker, Till give a concert Thursday night at 8:15 in the Rocky Mount higi school auditorium. The combimd choirs will be conducted by ;he well- known Dr. Karl V. Gilb;rt. The following numbffs will be sung by the Roanoke fepids Glee Club, “Let There Be Misic,” “Sal vation Is Created,” “Hking Song,” and “Thanks Be To jod.” 3’hese numbers will be sung Jy the RMHS glee club “Ave Maris” “Where In the World But In Anerica,” “Into the Night,” and “hvictus.” The choirs together wil sing “This Is My Country,” “Orward Christian Soldiers,” “Tadanns Te,” “Monas tery Garden,” “lighty Fortress,” and “Gloria in Eccellis.” The members of the choirs are looking forward to this big event. From all reports the program should be an entertaining one. The admission is sixty cents for adults and thirty cents for students. Music Club Bids Given Worthington Hobbs, Dickie Col lins, Grace Daniels, and Nancy Parry received bids to the Junior Music club last week. The club, sponsored by the Rocky Mount Woman’s club, is composed of students who are both talented and interested in music and it meets on the third Wed nesday of each month at the home of one of its members. Each year the Junior Music club presents a $25 scholarship to a senior member of the club who plans to major in music at col lege. This student must be selected by a committee as the one most worthy of the award. Clyde Straughn is the winner of this year’s scholarship.
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