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THE GRYPHON
Friday. March 5. 19H
Enthusiastic students visit UNC-Chapel Hill. From right
to left are: Gerald Costen, Roland Valentine, Gay Wilgus and
Thupbert Baker.
RMSH Students Venture
To UNC For Convention
The time was about 7 p.m.
Saturday morning, February 13.
The radiant sun was beginning
to peak through the massive
clouds as they emptied their
mu Itltudes of rain upon this sec-.
tion of the state. What could any
one be doing besides dreaming'
sweet thoughts in his warm bed?
Well, a group composed
of Gay Wilgus, Gerald Costen,
Roland Valentine and Thurbert
Baker were preparing to jour
ney to UNC-Chapel Hill. They
were on their way to a conven
tion sponsored by the NAACP
concerning problems in our
public schools. The students
were chaporoned by Mr. Samuel
Gray, Executive Director of
the Rocky Mount Human Rela
tions Committee. Theralncon-
tlnued for the entire trip to
Chapel Hill. On srrlval the
group had some difficulty in
finding the Student Union Build
ing where the convention was
to be held. After weaving
through the vast catacombs of
buildings at UNC, they found
the Union Building and regis
tered. Each person was given
a folder containing information
and a color written at the top.
The color determined what or
der the people would attend the
four workshops.
The first one was centered
around Education and Desegre
gation in the public school. Mr,
Rufus Huffman chaired the dis
cussion, and many interesting
points were thrown out to the
delegates. The second work
shop concerned Law and Dese
gregation in the public schools.
Mr. J. LeVonne Chambers, a
well known black lawyer carried
on the topic. The third sub
ject discussed was racism in
the schools. It was chaired by
Mr. Joseph C. Champion. The
final workshop was centered
around the Legal Rights Of
Students. Many helpful points
were given.
The convention was then dis
missed for lunch, A second
period was held that evening
in the auditorium. Mr, Roy
Wilkins, a well known figure
with the NAACP, was the
spieaker.
On the way home, the exhaust
ed group stopped off at Kemps,
a small store In Chapel Hill.
Gay Wilgus could not help from
purchasing some small article
to bring back to Rocky Mount.
The students arrived in town
about 5 p.m. The weary pupils
all said their goodbys and were
off for home.
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Orchestra to most people
means the New York Philhar
monic, but to the members of
Mrs. Ruth Bell’s World His
tory class it means drums,
bells, rattles, and a little
“soul.”
As the class is studylngworld
cultures; it decided to show
how African music has trans-'
formed over the years, and how
it has affected western music.
Slaves brought from Africa
the chants, rituals and tribal
dances which have influenced
spirituals, jazz, blues, "soul”
sounds, and Black folk songs.
Drums, bells, and rattles
comprise the musical Instru
ments ' In' the orchestra. Of
the three instruments the drum
was the Africans* most prized
instrument. The drum was the
means by which most Africans
communicated. Various
rhythms served as words.
Students who participated in
the program were appropriately
dressed in African styled robes
^and dlashekis. Dorothy Hannon
served as narrator for the pro-
Jabberwock, Debutante Plan
Outstanding Spring Events
Have you heard of the Jab-
berwock and Debutante? No,
they aren’t strange creatures
from Mars. They’re simply
fund raising programs for the
young ladles in and around the
community.
Debutante is a program spon
sored by the Beta Zeta Sigma
Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho
Sorority, Incorporated. Each
year a committee composed of
thirty-two professional women
selects these outstanding girls.
They in turn are given several
events during their member
ship to introduce them to so
ciety. If a delegate raises over
a certain amount of money, the
rest of it will be used to help
her through the college of her
choice. Through such an effort.
Beta Zeta Sigma Chapter has
l)een able tocontribute approxi
mately $20,000 to high school
graduates attending college.
Jabberwock Is similar to the
above program In that it is also
done In the welfare of the young
ladies in the community. It is
sponsored by the Rocky Mount
Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority. They also raise
funds to be used in furthering
their education. The girls go
through several events during
their membership also. At
the close of the time designated
for them, they will sponsor four
Broadway Programs. The first
will be "West Side Story,” a
modern day "Romeo and Ju
liet.” The second will be,
humorous tender musical that
ticks with sheer brilliance.”
The final one is "Around the
World in 80 Tunes.” The girls
are looking forward to a very
busy schedule.
Debutante and Jabberwock
are truly great events for the
progress of our fine ladie^
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gram. She explained how the
bell followed the drum, and the
rattle. Sam Lucas demon
strated how the Africans
"talked” with the drurii.
Jacqueline Shaw did an Afri
can dance from the song "Ba
Kayana Be enda” (The Girls
They Go). Vickie Person and
Dorothy Hannon sang moving
Negro spirituals. The class
demonstrated how an African
son was first sang and then how
Christians harmonized it. A
trio also sang a Negro spiritual.
At the end of the program the
students sang an African song.
They were led.by the bell, fol
lowed by the dnim and rattle.
Each student who attended the
assembly was better able to
realize how African music has
affected the western world.
Teachers Attend
Lit. Seminar
During January, February,
and March of this year, sev
eral RMSH English teachers
are participating in an in-ser
vice, televised course entitled
"English for Teachers: Liter
ature”.
The course consists of nine
telecasts of thirty minutes each
with a follow-up discussion of
one hour and a half at a mini
mum. The classes are held
every Wednesday from 3:45 un
til 5:30 in the Board Room of
the Administrative Building,
and any teacher or para-pro
fessional who is under contract
to the local Board of Education
was eligible to register and par
ticipate In the course.
The purpose of this course is
to provide an In-depth study of
literature, and to help imple
ment the literature materials
currently being developed and
printed by the State Department
of Public Instruction. Elemen
tary and secondary school
teachers are Involved, as It Is
also geared to those levels.
An added inducement for teach
ers to attend is the fact that the
course carries one unit of non
college credit which can be ap
plied toward renewals of cer
tificates.
In each lesson, the partici
pating teachers have been guid
ed in thefollow-throughdiscus-
sions by Mrs. Ruby Sharpe, lo
cal seminar leader, and teach
er of English at RMSH. When
asked how she feels about the
program, she replied; "The
teachers seem to be enjoying
Dr. Smith’s presentation of a
conceptual literary curriculum.
We hope to incorporate his new
Ideas In our own curriculum.”
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