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THE GRYPHON
Friday. March 3, 1972
Parking Lot Problem
The parking lot at Rocky Mount Senior High seems
to be an almost unsafe place to park. The lot is filled
with broken glass, tin cans and other debris. This
is indeed an unsafe place for automobile tires. Who
is at fault? The students are at fault. There is no
excuse for all this debris. The time it would take
for students to use the available trash cans would be
far less time than it would to replace a tire, and I
might add far less expensive. It’s the duty of every
one who drives to school to rid our parking lot of this
problem so it will be a safe place for parking cars.
New Horizons
The day approaches. The time is near. In a few
months we will be completing the first leg of our race.
June is only a short time off and most of our Seniors
will be off into a new world. We have completed 12
years (most of us, some a little more than 12) of
education. Many of us will continue our education
in the form of colleges. This is a very wise choice
for people who are willing and able to continue this
formal education.
But for many of us, our formal education is over.
Many have chosen to meet the world head-on. These
people are basically the people who work well with
their hands, and without these talented people we
cannot expect to progress. No matter how talented
these people may be, their natural talents must be
developed. There are many fine schools in this area
that offer technical training to those whoenjoy the as
pects of technical employment. There are coarses
offered in almost all fields of endeavor, and these
fields should be explored.
With the ambitions of our young people, the talent
that they possess, and the training that is available,
we only need to explore the prospects to know that
America Is in good hands.
Unity At RMSH
The students of Rocky Mount Senior High should
begin at last to treat RMSH as a real school, a
unified school.
RMSH has never seemed to be unified since the
merger of Booker T. Washington and the old Rocky
Mount Senior High, There still seems to be a con
tinuous rivalry between the Booker T, Lions and the
RMSH Blackbirds, This rivalry is not directed toward
other schools In athletic competition, but the rivalry
seems to be between the Black and White students.
There have been several attempts by a minority of
the students to bridge the ever-widening gap. Quite
often it seems that this minority has received rebut
tals by their peers.
We who now attend RMSH should try to work toge
ther to solve our problems this year. The need for
unity is now. The upcoming sophomore class can con
tinue to build their unity only If they enter a unified
school.
With this quote in mind, “We may have come on dif
ferent ships, but we are in the same boat now”, RMSH
will surely prosper in years to come.
from HISIORY’S SCRAPBOOK ]
DATES AND EVENTS FROM YESTERYEARS I
V
The first paper money of the U.S. government was issued,
March 10,1862.
The “Blizzard of ’88" began to cripple New York City on
March 11,1888.
Presidant Franklin D. Roosevelt broadcast his first “Fire
side Chat,” March 12,1933.
On March 13, 1852, in a cartoon, “Uncle Sam” became a
symlM>l of the United States.
EU Wiiitney received the patent for his invention, the
cotton gin, March 14, 1794.
Why School?
KilWllWWWBIMIW
Aroimd The Campus
In this issue column, I am
going to vary from the normal
run-of-the-mill Around The
Campus.
Many of us have become fri
ends with a new face in our
midst. This new face is Mar
cello de Souza. Marcello is
a Brazilian college freshman
who is here on a months visit
with Sam Feurst. In this col
umn we will discuss some of
the problems that have arisen
since Marcello’s arrivaL
Number one —the Communi
cation Barrier Incident. We are
sitting at the lunch table when
Marcello decides he wants an
Icp cream sandwich. So, he pro
ceeds to the serving line and
the lady say’s “May I help
you?” Marcello’s reply “I
would like a sandwich.” She
says “What kind,” “Kind?”
inquires Marcello. The lady,
in total bafflement hands him a
ham salad sandwich, Marcello
shakes his head and remember
ing that an ice cream sandwich
has frozen milk in it, he ut-
(Ed, Note: The following
limericks were written by Mrs,
Pace’s 11th Grade English
Class.)
There was an old cat named
Floozy,
Who lov^ to dance the watusi.
She’d dance all the night
Until mid daylight
And then would go home feel
ing wooozy,
Cathy Ellis
There once was a guy named
Sonny;
The looks of his girl were quite
funny.
A friend once exclaimed
“How can you stand that
dame?”
“Simple,” he replied, “it’s her
money!”
Jerry Parker
By RICHARD NEWMAN I
ters, "Milk,” So, she irands
lilm a carton of milk Marcello
returns to the table—in ut
ter disgust.
Number two — the Change
From the Quarter Incident,
Scene — lunch room (does the
lunchroom have a patent on
Marcello?) Again Marcello
wants an ice cream sandwich,
(I wonder if they have ice cream
sandwiches in Brazil?) He
asks the lady for an ice cream
sandwich and she obliges. He
hands her a quarter and be
gins to walk away. She calls
him back to get his change. She
hands Wm a dime and he walks
away — in utter confusion.
Number three — the Carolina
- Maryland Game Incident.
Scene - The student Lounge,
Sam Fuerst (avid Carolina fan)
and myself (avid Maryland fan)
were discussing tiiat night’s
basketball contest between the
Tar Heels and the Terrepins.
Of course, Sam was positive
that the Heels were going to ini-
alate the Terps. (They were
favored by 12 points). And I
was the average underdog fan
with the “wait-and-see” at
titude, Then Marcello, who
knows almost nothing about bas
ketball, decides to side with
me, (He didn’t even realize
the Carolina team was number 3
in the nation). Marcello to
Sam: “Maryland will win -
wait and see.” Final score,
Maryland 77, Carolina, 75. Way
to go, Marcello.
One can see the problems
faced by the RMSH Self-evalua
tion Committees as they work
toward the school’s reaccre
ditation when they think about
answering this question in these
complex times.
The RMSH faculty along with
parent and student representa
tives - 125 altogether - finished
that sentence Monday night,
February 21, before they split
up into committees.
Committees will study every
aspect of the school’s activi
ties, educational media ser
vices (library and audio-visual)
guidance services, school faci
lities, and school staff and ad
ministration in this drive to
maintain RMSH’s high educa
tional standing.
The Rocky Mount School
Board, before its regular
monthly meeting, came as
guests to the organizational
meeting in the library.
Mrs, Ruth Bell presided and
introduced Dr. Maylon McDo
nald and Dr. James Batten, both
of ECU, who will serve as con
sultants, while these commit
tees make reports and give re
commendations for improve
ments.
The purpose of the Southern
Association Is to establish stan
dards of education in schools
from elementary to university
leveL Schools which are mem
bers have the highest accredi
tation possible in the South,
and RMSH has been a member
since 1920,
Principal Elton Newbern
challenged teachers to under
take their committee jobs so
RMSH continues to be “second
to none” in education in North
Carolina.
After the committees draw
up their recommendations, a
visiting committee made up of
educators from other schools
will come to study the educa
tional program, physical faci
lities, and equipment.
Recommendations will then
be considered for possible
changes before the school pre
sents its reaccredltatlon re
quest to the Southern Associa
tion, This reaccreditation ef
fort is made periodically to
assure that the school is main
taining Its educational stand
ards.
Teachers, parents, and stu
dents who make up each com
mittee met in their first of
many meetings to come In the
months ahead after the group
meeting.
THE GRYPHON
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EDITOR Richard Newman
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PAGE EDITORS:
Doug Cole
Richard Newman
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^ Debbie Griffin
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Henrietta Sellers. Becky Roberson
JUNIOR STAFF: c i:.
Janet Baritbouse. Ray Brim, William Farmer, Sue Ford,
Sabrina Gardiner. Mona Ma*y, Jo Safy.
ADVKOR Mre. Margaret liraiiams
PRINCIPAL Mr. Elton Newbern
ASSOCIATE PRlNcipAL Mr. Robert HEnes
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL . Mr. Robert Mffler
Editor's Quote Book
The ^happiness in this life
depends less on what befalls
you than the way in which
you take it.
—Elbert Hubbard