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the gryphon
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1973
SRA Turmoil
As far as we knew, it was going to be another
relatively unalarming SRA meeting, with the usual
confusion due to the new homeroom representatives
and the absence of the SRA president. So, when the
vice president got up to start the meeting, only to hand
it down one more office to a shocked secretary who
was completely caught by surprise, the faces of all
present were filled with schoshock, sadness, and even
sadistic grins, for the SRA vice president had just
turned in his resignatiwi.
It’s not everyday that events like this take place,
and the implications surrounding from his statement
of resignation must make one wonder. Has the of
fice of vice president turned into one of a “mainte
nance man?" Certainly the timing of the announce
ment could come at no worse time, with fledging re
presentatives on hand, not to mention a reaccredita-
tion committee which was soon to come to look at our
student government in motion. Perhaps we should
make a self-analysis of ourselves, our school and its
activities, A cause for alarm? Definitely, We can
only hope that the affair will be settled satisfactor
ily for alL
Something To Cheer About
As sports fans at RMSH, we have a lot to cheer
about — in all sports. But perhaps overlooked by an
observer but not by the student is the sportsmanship
displayed on the part of the students during athletic
contests. Visiting others schools, being stared and
sneered at, being bumped and jolte^ being the object
of ridicule on the part of host schools, theilMSH
student becomes aware of the fact that unlike some
other schools in the division, RMSH can be proud of
its reputation as a school where visitors are welcom
ed and accepted as neighbors rather than invading
barbarians. The student body deserves a tremend
ous vote of thanks.
PITAU
Around The Campus
—by Ray Brinn
Just when we are thoroughly
dug out from our first snow
fall, some dude up there in the
clouds thinks we deserve some
more. And again the city and
students were besieged with a
white'covering. Only this time,
the , novelty had worn' off, in
..mtt, hardly anyone wanted the
white stuff around too long,
THE GRYPHON would like to
■" welcome the reaccreditation
committee and we hope, for our
sake, that their visit will be an
enjoyful and profitable one.
f North Carolina State Drug Laws j
The high number of teenage
drug arrests in Rocky Mount'
may be attributed to the fact
that many young people are uni
formed or misinformed about
the drug laws. In view of this
possibility the GryjAon staff
has decided to publish the drug
laws now in effect in North
Carolina.
Drugs are listed in schedules
ranging froai one to six. The
most dangerous drugs are in
schedule one, and the least da
ngerous are in schedule six
and so forth. The penalties
range in degree from schedule
one to six. The lower the sc
hedule number the higher the
penalty.
Schedule One
Schedule One includes drugs
which have no accepted medi
cal use in the United States.
Some examples are Heroin,
Peyote, Mescaline, LSD, DET,
and DMT. The penalty for pos
session or sale is the same.
First offense - 0 to 5 years,
and/or a fine of not more than
$5,000, Second Offense - 5
to 10 years, and/or a fine of
not more than $10,000, Subse
quent offenses - 15 years to
life, and/or a fine of not
more than $15,000,
Schedule Two
Schedule two drugs include
those formerly known as “Class
A Narcotics,” and in addi
tion, the amphetamines and me-
thamphetamines. Some exam
ples of narcotic drugs in this
schedule are Opium, Morphine,
Codeine, Cocaine, Dilaudid, and
DemeroL Some examples of
amphetamine drugs in this sc
hedule are: Benzedrine, and
THE GRYPHON
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Advertising Manager Janet Barkhouse
Business Manager Theresa Stubbs
CirculatlMi Manager
News Editors:
Pam Longwill, Lynne Hobbs, Jeanne Wilson, Beverly White
hurst, William Farmer
Feature Editors:
Mona Macky, Theresa Stubbs, Sue Ford, Maxine Joyner, Myra
Fisher, Kent Washburn, Frank Gilllspie
Sports Editors:
William Bennett, Cameron Prlvott
Editorial Writers:
Debbie Harvey, Ray Brinn
Advisor Mrs. Margaret Williams
Principal Mr. Elton Newbern
Associate Principal Mr, Robert Hines
Assistant Principal Mr, Robert Miller
Dexedrine. Some examples
of methamphetamine drugs in
this schedule are Desoxyn,
Desbutal, and Norodin. The
penalties for possession and
sale of any of these drugs is
the same as for schedule one
drugs (see above).
Schedule Three
Drugs in this schedule include
in part those formerly known
as “Class B Narcotics.” Some
examples are Empirin with
Codeine, A.S.A. with Codeine,
Hycodan, and Donnagesic, In
addition to the above narcotic
drugs, the following are some
examples of non-narcotic drugs
in Schedule three: Doriden,
Amytal, Seconal, Tulnal, and
Nembutal.
The penalties for possession
of any of these drugs are as
follows: First offense - 0
to 2 years, and/or a fine. Se
cond offense - 0 to 5 years,
and/or a fine of not more than
$5,000, Subsequent offenses -
0 to 10 years, and/or a fine.
The penalties for sale of any
of the above drugs in schedule
three are as follows: First
offense - 0 to 5 years, and or a
fine of not more than $5,000.
Second offense - 5 to 10 years,
and/or a fine of not more than
$10,000. Subsequent offenses-
15 years to life, and/or a fine
of not more than $15,000.
Schedule Four
Some examples of drugs in
this schedule are Barbital, Phe-
nobarbital, Valmid, Methylphe-
nobarbital, Miltown, Librium,
and Valium. The penalties for
possession or sale of any of
the above drugs are the same
as the penalties for possession
or sale of schedule three drugs,
(see above),
(Ccmtinued on Page 6)
f to
Any conscientious student sh
ould be very interested in to
day’s outcome of the SRA mee
ting, where hopefully by the
end of the meeting a new vice
president will be named. Be
sure to read Steve Braswell’s
“Letter to the Editor,’* for 
possibly some insight into the
situation, »
Next issue for sure, the ju
nior GRYPHON staff will put
the paper out, William and
get sort of tired of helping the,
poor kids, and it’s about time
the fledgings were “kicked out
of the nest.” So, should there be
a dip in the omnipresent high
Journalistic style of THE GRY
PHON next issue, the reader
will know that seniors were not
a part of it.
The “open house” last Thur
sday was a lot of fun for most
of us. Mrs, Ruth Sledge and
everyone that had a part de
serve a pat on the back for ihis
time and worry it took to plan
the festivities,
I see, as my deadline for this
article draws nearer (marked
by the frequent shouts from
Mrs. Williams’desk)that I must
get on and write my editorials,
not to mention laying out my
page. So hang in there until
next issue for some insights
and some highlights for some
more on the fun and games at
RMSH,
Poetry
Once I had a sweet little girl,
her name was Mary Jane.
And everytime we were on a
date,
we would go to lover’s lane.
Once we stayed a little too
long,
which wasn’t a smart thingto
do.
As ,we were leaving the car
behind us,
flashed on its lights of blue.
If you know the meaning of this
poem,
it can cause you a lot of pain.
For there is more to do on a
Friday night,
than go to lover’s lane,
YOU see if it hadn’t been for
my girl,
that sweet little Mary Jane,
I might not have gotten that tic
ket
for parking on lover’s lane.
By Mike Todd &
Wade Allen
LETTERS
to the
EDITOR
Dear Editor,
Equality. We hear people
crying for it all around us,
yet some of those who say they
want it most do not believe it
100 per cent-
Take the RMSH lunch line,
for example. How many days
have you stood in line, that at
least one person didn’t break
in front of you? It is ridi
culous for one person toassume
that he has the right to break
the lunch line, or allow some
one else to do it. No one has
the right to break the line,
not even seniors.
If we really feel that all
men are created equal, then
let’s respect the rights of our
fellow man all the time, I
respectfully ask the coopera
tion of the student body in this
matter.
Tom Dickens
Dear Editor,
This year at Rocky Mount
Senior High we are fortunate
to have had successful sea
sons in football, basketball, and
wrestling. Our football team
was at one time ranked as one
of -the best in eastern North
Carolina. Our basketball team,
^ with a 20-2 record (prior to
the Wilson gameX is presently
ranked as the top Eastern 4-A
team, and Senior High's wrest
ling team enjoyed an unbeliev
able 11-1-1 season.
The last pep rally in support
of our athletic program was
before the Wilson Fike game,
during football season. I feel
that this lack of pep rallies
is an insult to our athletes and
coaches, who work long hours
to participate in the name of
Rocky Mount Senior High.
It has been said that our
school spirit is not worthy of a
pep rally during school hours.
I wonder how school spirit can
be expected to survive at all
without any outlet by the which
the student body can express
its appreciation for the ef
forts of its athletes. Optional
pep rallies are not the ans
wer, since many students must
work after school, I think our
student body deserves more pep
rallies in which we can ap
plaud our hard-working cheer
leaders, pepband and Gryphons,
Bruce Alexander
Dear Editor,
Realizing the need for com
plete cooperation for an effec
tive student government and
knowing that I cannot, because
of personal feelings fulfill my
duties as vice president of
RMSH, I resigned my office.
I felt as if my purpose of
being a Student Organization
officer was being hindered and
the student life of others was
hurt because of it.
My resignation was not in
tended to polarize students or
compel them to feel resentment.
However, I do hope that this
school may become better than
best in the years to come and
that the fruits of our labor
now may be the cause of it,
Steve Braswell
Editor's Quote Book
"Don’t let ambition get so
far ahead that it loses sight of
the job at hand."
—William Feather