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THE GRYPHON, FEBRUARY 10, 1978 - PAGE 3
SOAPBOX
By CLIFTON BARNES
Jana Lucas, Gaye Shearin, and Kaye Batts model fashionable outfits at Tress Chic by
Oakwood. (Photo by Hutchisson.)
Visit Tress Chic At Oakwood
For Quality Junior Fashions
Jane at
By LINDA ROBERSON
Although we are still fighting
the cold and icy winds of
winter, we all anticipate the
many signs of the coming of
Spring. Thoughts of blooming
flowers, green g^ass and best of
all, the new spring fashions, fill
our heads. .
To get a head start on your
spring wardrobe, I suggest you
visit Tress Chic by Jane at
Oakwood Plaza. Unlike the
Tress Chic by Jane located at
West End Plaza, which caters
mostly to the missy customers,
the store at Oakwood is mainly
concerned with junior fashions.
The store opened in October.
Tress Chic at Oakwood Plaza is
stocked with such names as
“Sweet Baby Jane” a very
popular manufacturer which is
hard to find around Rocky
Mount. They also have “Plain
Jane,” “City Fox” and “City
Girl.” The prices for these
clothes are unbeUevably rea
sonable.
Mrs. Jane Page, owner of the
store stated, “I buy for quality
not for the name.” When you
visit Tress Chic, I’m sure you’ll
agree that Mrs. Page has done
a great job of combining quality
and price together in a way that
will be great for your pocket-
book, and gfreat for your looks.
Mrs. Page has filled her store
with fabulous Spring coordi
nates. One of the most fashion
able looks for this spring is the
Blouson top with a light weight
cowl neck underneath as model
ed by Jana Lucas. Also, many
coordinates by “That’s Me”
(Once named Old Town) can be
found at Tress Chic by Jane.
The colors for this spring’s
wardrobe are bright yellows
and oranges and deep royal
blues.
If you are a skirt lover, Mrs.
Page has what she calls “Ruf
fles and Ridges.” They are
skirts with lots of layers and
ruffles, which also have match
ing tops to acompany them.
The material for spring?
You’ll be seeing a lot of terry
cloth and cotton. Also, ChaUs
and Kiania for the dressier
look. For the “Baby Innocent
Look” there are tops in dusty
pastel colors trimmed in lace,
especially eyelet lace, which
will be the look for both Spring
and Summer.
Tress Chic by Jane at Oak-
wood Plaza also carries a great
variety of accessories. If you
want to look your very best this
spring, without spending a for
tune, please go by Tress Chic,
and take a look at the fashions
and the prices.
Letters To The Editor
Dear Editor:
We as cheerleaders are very
proud of our school and our
athletic teams but we are not
always proud of our students,
especially during this basket
ball season. Most people who
come to a game want to see
some great shots, cheer and
have a good time. But some
seem to come just to show off.
They are disrespectful to the
officials, the opposing team,
and parents and friends of the
school who have also paid their
money to come to the game. By
crowding the side lines, throw
ing debris on the court, leaving
early, and going on the court
during the game they show
disrespect to the team they
claim they have come to sup
port. We don’t want people to
say we have a high-class team
but low-class students.
The Varsity Cheerleaders
^th Hutchisson
Renee Freeman
Kathy Callahan
Jana Lucas
Dorothy Brown
Beth Berry
Gloria Barnes
Pam Hudgins
Lindi Fields
Jenny Mitchell
Cynthia Lloyd
Lisa McCullough
Sheri Vines
Dear Editor,
On behalf of my team mates
and myself, I would just like to
thank all of you for coming to
support us Friday night, Jan.
27. It was a great win for us and
everybody there played a big
part. It’s becoming a well-
known fact that playing Rocky
Mount at home is very diffi
cult because of the big fan
turnout, and Friday night defin
itely proved it. Thank you for
your support, and my team
mates and I hope to keep
winning for you.
Oie Osterkamp
Many people have asked me what the word “soapbox” means. I’d
like to clean it up.
Yes, it is a container in which soap is packed, but that’s not the
meaning that THE GRYPHON originally intended. As everyone
knows, in the English language there is often more than one definition
to a word. Also slang terms have appeared over the years.
Well, our meaning of soapbox is not actually slang, but it is taken
out of context from the second and final noun definition from
Webster Soapbox: “an empty box or other improvised platform for
making an informal, impromptu, or unofficial speech, especially on a
public street.
This corner is a platform for opinions that are of school and public
interest. I hope it’s not just an empty box, though. In the past, these
informal writings have caused controversy and with that, change. But
there have been and always will be journalistic and social merit. One
student wrote me a letter and questioned my sources. I appreciate and
want letters written to me, but please if you don’t have the nerve to
sign your name don’t write. By the way, I did have sources that I
won’t reveal.
Incidentally, the word soapbox can be found in Roget’s New
Thesaurus as another word for “opinion.” Finally we come down to
my definition. Soapbox; A newspaper column used as an outlet for the
specific writer to express his opinion on a certain subject of his choice.
The purpose is to explain, entertain, inform, voice views and
solutions, and initiate some action towards the alleviation of a
problem.
This soapbox will hopefully cover all of these qualities after I make
a statement that I feel all students will agree with. Our basketball
players and coaches want, need, and truly deserve pep rallies—as
many as we can possibly pve them.
Counselor's Corner
By EDYTHE TWEEDY
NEW GUIDE TELLS STUDENTS WHERE MAJORS
ARE OFFERED
Students desiring information about what colleges offer majors in|
I tv®’’ subjects as environmental design or forensic science may find!
I Handbook Index of Majors very helpful. This publication]
has just been added to the many others in the Guidance Department.!
I The information was provided by over 2,000 colleges and universities!
and the Index is organized on a state-by-state basis that lists more
I than 350 curriculums and the colleges that currently offer majors ir
I each.
VISIT THE GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT
TALK WITH ONE OF THE COUNSELORS
Laura Watts
Harold Dearing
Edythe Tweedy!
William Hutchisson!
QUESTIONS COMMONLY ASKED ON FINANCIAL AID
The financial aid application process and schedule have changed!
I this year to allow families to use only one form, instead of two or!
I three, to apply for aid from several sources. The following questions!
I aid helpful to a student applying for financialf
#1-WHAT SHOULD STUDENTS AND PARENTS
I WHO USE THE FINANCIAL AID FORM DO TO FIND OUT IfI
I THEY’RE ELIGIBLE FOR A BASIC GRANT AS WELL AS FOrI
IMONEY AWARDED BY COLLEGES? I
I Any family that wants to apply for a Basic Grant may do so now I
Isince the earUest filing date-January 1, 1978-has passed. It is not!
■necessary to wait untU 1977 income tax forms are filed. Families using!
■the Financial Aid Form should pay special attention to the section!
^bout the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program on the back
^over of the form. I
On the FAF itself, students and parents must check “yes” to item I
3 u they want CSS to release information to the Basic Grant!
■program. If iten 83 is blank, or marked “no” CSS will not be able to!
Iforward their FAF date to the Basic Grant program. I
I Also, the BEOG program requires students to provide their social
Isecurity number on the form. I
I Question #2—HOW DO FAMILIES KNOW WHETHER THEY
I SHOULD APPLY FOR A BASIC GRANT OR WHETHER THEY’LL
Ibe ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN AWARD?
I The CSS has the same advice for BEOG applicants as for others
I who are unsure whether they would qualify for aid: WHEN IN
IDOUBT, APPLY. Most colleges will require families to apply for a
IBasic Grant, and there is no extra charge to use the FAF for this
■purpose. It s a good idea to apply for as many forms of aid as possible I
■when completing the Financial Aid Form.
1 Although there is no income cut-off level for Basic Grant eligibility,
Emilies with incomes under $15,000 have a better chance to qualify!
rrhose with higher incomes may also qualify, depending on such
factors as unusual expenses, famUy size and assets.