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PAGE FOUR THE BLAGKBIRD, ROCKY MOUNT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1956 Clubs Plan Trips, Projects As Main Work of Month Service — Members of this club stuffed TB seals in envelopes at the tuberculosis office, October 26-27. They have also been busy helping Mrs. R. L. Yelverton stamp pamphlets for the Heart Drive. Good Sports — Members of the Good Sports Club are busy making flowers for bomecoming. This is one of thed:- biggest projects of the year. They also plan to cut confetiti for homecoming and sell it for a bag. Musettes — Members of the Mu settes attending the State Associ ation of Future Teachers in Chapel Hill Saturday, November 3, were Lou Bryan, Susan Keel, Gail Walker, Mary Lewis Langly, J'rances Yost, Linda Lewis, Jean Eulluck, Judy Boyd, Jane Sutton, Virginia Norment, and Kay Beach. Mrs. Sue Bowden and Gail Walk er’s mother chaperoned the girls.' SOS — To increase its trea sury, the SOS Club is selling Chi-istmas cards. They are selling three kinds of slick cards and comical and religi ous greetings. These all at $1.00 per box. Kudos — As a money making project, the Kudos IClub members plan to sell plasticoat book covers. They will sell two for 15( and will be of the school colors, featuring a blackbird on each one. Acting as ushers of the PTA back-to^school meeting is the club’s service project for this month. The members plan to have two business meetings and two pro- crram meetings each year. Junior Classical League — New officers of this club axe Janet Bulluck, president; Ann Sugg, vice president: Eveln Harrell, secretary; Bill Stan- cil, treasurer; and Henry Wat ers, parliamentarian. Mrs. Clarence Godwin showed Elides of Italy at their first meeting. Radio Broadcasters — Members of this club present the radio show “News and Blues” each Saturday morning on WEED. Another pro gram will also be heard on WCEC at a later date. No More Lagging Heavy Books New Benches Aid ‘Waiters’ Mag. Sales Fall Short of Goal With a final total sale of 1074 subscriptions amounting to $5214.- 84 from which -the school receives $1442.00, the annual magazine sales campaign closed. Monday October 22, raj: below its goal. Break down of sales and profits by classes is as follows: senior — 342 subscriptions totaling $1357.27 ■with class receiving $470.97; Juni or — 454 subscriptions totaling 1816.73, class getting $617.92; sop homore — 278 subscriptions total ing $1040.84, class receiving 353.11. Class Share Profits Since the Student Organization is losing one money-making pro ject this year and needs funds to supplement its budget, each class voted to give a part of its earnings to this account. Seniors voted to donate twenty-five percent or $117.74; junior, ten per cent or $61.79; sophomore, twenty-five percent or $88.28. so Gets Donation This totals $267.81 to be given to SO by the classes and the will be deducted from each class’s amount. Each class will also have to pay its proportionate part for prizes won. Mr. C. M. Edson, principal re presented Mr. Charlie Doak of Curtis Publishing Company last Friday in making awards to high salesmen, homerooms and oithei’s. To aid in students standing In line, the school had the benches built to solve the problem, eliminating- the sittlngr on the floor. Photo by BiUy Faulkner Briefly Stated Fire Drill Orderly but Slow One minute amd fifteen seconds might be too slow in case of a real fire, but that’s the time it took to empty .the building in a fire drill. Students had better move rapidly or they might get their heels scorched. Haywood Edmundson, head of the fire drill, committe, said the conduct and behavior was good for the first fii'e drill, October 16. Alice Baraes Makes Dean List Alice Bames, recent graduate, made the Dean’s list at Slweet Briar College. The Dean’s list gives recognition to s,tudents who have demonstrated outstanding ability, dependability, and achieve- ment in their academic work. Students Try For Scholarship Approximately twenty students have been accepted for th« Second Annual Time Inc. Earned Scholar, siiip Program. This program originated last year and is open only to seniors. It ilaas helped many students ob tain money to go to college. “No mere lugging heavy books through the lunch line for me!” ,says Bai’bara Brown who with many others Senior High students is finding that the new benches outside the cafeteria provide a fine p!ace for dropping boolcs dur ing the lunch hour. Mr. C. M. Edson, principal explained the purpose of the benches this way: “They ai’e to sit on, of course!” Actually after receiving permission from Mr. D. S. Johnson, superintendent of the Rocky Mount City Schools, Mr. Edson sponsored the project so iihat the students in the lunch line may be seated while waiting or liave a place to leave their books. More bences ai'e to be built in “A” building near the commerci al department so that students will iiave a place to sit during the v/ait for the start of the ater- lunch-classes. These benches will also eliminate thg traffic problem caused by student groups and gatherings in the middle of the hall. Although wooden benches may not have the qualities of a “big easy chair”, they serve a useful purpose! Notes from ^Abroad’ M any Interview Celebrities By Gwen Currin From exchanges it appears that everyone from everywhere lias been interview’ing celebrities. Joan na Risbon of Myers Park High School in Charlotte inteiTiewed Pat Boone, who was part of the grandstand show at the county fair; John Clifford of Charlotte’s Central High interviewed Rita Gam, who modeled in a fashion show; John Clifford and rx>n Rie- I FIRSTMFEDERAL 116 s. FRANKLIN ST. ROCKY MOUNT. NORTH CAROLINA Griffin’s Bootery and Style Shop Rocky Mount, N. C. 116 & 118 N. Main St. Tel. 2-4793 Eastern Carolina’s Most Complete Stock Of Toys SPORTING GOODS JOYNERS’ Sportsmen’s Headauiarters We urge your support off the “N. C. Wesleyan College” Rocky Mount College Committee toan also met Terry Moore; Mar- gai’et Harrell of Greenville inter viewed Sam Rayburn 'When he was there for a political supper. Vice-president Nixon sent a Nor wood High civics cla.ss a message in response to a sympathy note the class sent him after his father’s death. “The Peoples Bank” Serving the Finest Children in the world With the Finest Dairy Products in the world ■ T R A O'E'^M a'R K e America’s Favorite — Make it yours! One record is the price of an ajmouncement made on radio sta tion WGHS. The is a student station in the cafeteria of Granby High School in Norfolk. Holiday on elections day! Stu dents of Triadelphia High in Wheeling, West Virginia were given a holiday. No school for a whole year! That’s right Ginger Parker of Greenville High School didn’t go to school all last year but she learned a lot. She traveled In South America with her parents (her father is a history professor at Woman’s College). Anita Taylor is now the only girl in a solid geometry class of thirty boys. She says she enjoys it, except for one thing: the teacher never calls on her. (Can you im agine that! Lucky gal) BROUGHTON & Appliance Company DIXON Refrigerators Ranges Washers 'Television 131 Sunset Ave Dial 6-4647
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