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FRroAY, DECEMBER 2, 1977 -- PAGE 7 Total White Male White Female Black Male Black Female Murder Yes No Und. 70% 20% 8% 89% 9% 2% 79% 12% 9% 58% 34% 8% 52% 35% 13% Rape Yes No Und. 41% 43% 16% 51% 35% 14% 47% 31% 22% 31% 57% 12% 31% 56% 13% Arson Yes No Und. 42% 34% 23% 58% 22% 20% 45% 24% 31% 28% 51% 21% 34% 48% 18% Women Convicted Of Capital Crimes Yes No Und. 80% 12% 8% 93% 4% 3% 93% 3% 3% 68% 18% 14% 65% 21% 14% 16 yr olds Convicted Of Capital Crimes Yes No Und. 27% 53% 20% 35% 48% 17% 21% 49% 30% 23% 64% 13% 24% 52% 24% Under 16 yr old Convicted Of Capital Crimes Yes No Und. 22% 57% 21% 35% 47% 18% 23% 51% 26% 19% 60% 21% 13% 69% 18% Death Penalty Deterent to Crime Yes No Und. 50% 25% 25% 66% 16% 18% 53% 18% 29% f 40% 32% 28% 38% 34% 28% This chart represents the results of a survey conducted by Mrs. Ellen Rose’s 4th period Democracy class.. The percentages were computed for the whole school and by black male/black female and by white male/white female. The calculations and rounding off errors made some totals 99% instead of >..-t fmn 1 t Book Fair Successful Library Club members Natalie Barnes, Darius Miller and Dale Allen examine some of the books that were on sale at the Book Fair. Photo by Jerry Joyner Book Fair Lauded “The Book Fair received much response from the stu dent body. The Library Club sponsored the Book Fair. The student reaction was very good, Mrs. Barbara Edwards, librarian, stated. Dale Allen, Co-chairman of the Book Fair, said that the Book Fair was successful. “As far as the outcome of the Book Fair goes, we did pretty good in sales. We sold more than I thought we would. Being that this was Senior High’s first Book Fair, student and teacher involvement was pretty good. I’d like to thank everyone who helped make the Book Fair a success,” commented Dale. “I think the Book Fair could be beneficial to anyone who supports it because the prices of popular books have been reduced from newsstand prices. Therefore, support of the Book Fair is advantageous to the students, stated Cathy Sharpe, a member of the Library Club. “The Book Fair shows evi dence of good effort and the students have shown interest in it,” Karen Dudley commented. The Library Club is a recent ly formed club at Senior High. The club is made up of library assistants. The Book Fair was their first money raising pro ject, and they plan to brave another fair next semester. They plan to have different books, best sellers, and popular books. “We encourage students and teachers to participate,” Dale stated. Civic Center Still In Planning Stage In the past nine months the prospect of Rocky Mount’s building a civic center has moved to a more successful stage than ever before. The City Council has hired an architect to do some rough sketches of possible community centers that Rocky Mount could benefit from. These drawings should be completed by the first of the year. The City Council will review the possible sketchings and then hire a Task Force to study how a center that is picked from the draw ings would fit Rocky Mount. The Task Force will work on such problems as finances and location which have been the main drawbacks to the center to begin with. A need for a community center to assist in many of Rocky Mount’s activities has been a talked about issue since 1945. In 1974 a detailed study was done to see if Rocky Mount could feasibly build a center looking towards the future growth of the city and its needs. The study proved favor able, but because of the reces sion at this time the matter of financing caused the issue to drop once airain. lyjje center, if built, will contain a large room for social activities such as dances, a conference room with five smaller meeting rooms, and a fully equipped kitchen. The Task Force will report back to City Council. The City Council will make the final decision as to whether or not to build the Civic Center. Physics Students Go Star-Gazing The Physics class at Rocky Mount Senior High, under the direction of Mr. Walter Rub- lein, has been involved in a star gazing project. The class, in volving 31 students, engages in viewing and identifying celest ial bodies twice a month. “Nobody is required to go. The project is based on self- interest,” Mr. Rublein stated. Tuesday, November 8, the class viewed Jupiter and four of its satellites. They also observed Pleiades, which is an open cluster, and the Andromeda Galaxy. Regina Perler, foreign ex change student, commented, “It was really interesting. I never knew anything about stars before I went.” In order to observe the stars, the class uses a six-inch reflect or telescope which is a Newton ian Telescope. “I usually find whatever we want to look at and then the students look at it,” said Mr. Rublein. “The only real prob- ■ lem we have is when the sky is hazy because the stars can’t be seen.” Atlantic Office Supply Co. 130 Howard Street Rocky Mount, N. C. Printing-Engraving-Embossing Invitations-Calling Cards Graduation Announcements Telephone 446-5892 SPORTS CENTER Sports & Sportswear Headquarters West End Ploio - 4434210 X)ovvti'Tc>Earth. PLANTERS NATIONAL BANK
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