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The Panther
VOLUME VI — NUMBER I FEBRUARY, 1958
PRICE: TEN CENTS
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ALUMNI REPORT
The graduates of Henderson
Institute have far parted, but
their sentiment will forever
hold, and their names will al
ways be mentioned at the “Home
of the Panthers and Panther-
etts.”
Miss Edith Brodie, a 56 gra
duate, is a freshman at Fayette
ville State Teachers College and
is a member of the band. She
plays a flute.
Mr. Johnnie Hodge, Jr., a ’*56
graduate, is a sophomore at
North Carolina College at Dur
ham and is playing his tuba in
the marching band. He is a
member of the Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity. i
Miss Martha L. Green, a ‘55
graduate is a sophomore at Fay
etteville State Teachers College
and is a reporter and a member
of the Drama Guild.
Misses Myttle Davis and Mary
Hawkins, both ‘57 graduates are
attending Nursing School at
Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
^ Misses Susie Perry and Milli-
^ent Rodwell, both ‘56 graduates
arte attending Winston-Salem
College, Wiiis(.oii-3a-
lem, North Carolina.
A 1957 graduate, Mr. Ricardo
Sneed is a member of the
“ROTC" at A&T College at
Greensboro, North Carolina.
Miss Martha Royster, a ‘57
graduate is employed by Kings
Store of Henderson. She plans to
enter College during the second
semester.
Pvt. David L. Bobbitt, a ‘57
graduate is a member of the
282nd Army Band in Fort Jack
son, South Carolina.
Miss Yvonne M. Baptist is an
office clerk at the Carver Ele
mentary School. She is a ‘57
graduate also.
Mr. Paul L. Adams, a ‘57 gra
duate is a freshman at Hampton
Institute, Hampton, Virginia,
and is a member of the “ROTC.”
Miss Ruby Field, a ‘56 gradu
ate is a sophomore at Virginia
Union and is a member of the
“AKA.”
Miss Shirley Rogers, is a
junior at Fayetteville State
Teachers College and was an at
tendant to the Homecoming
Queen for 1957.
Miss Annie M. Hicks, is a stu
dent at Winston-Salem Teachers
■ College, and was a 1957 atten
dant to the Homecoming Queen.
Several members of the class
of ‘55 made a surprise visit to
one of their former senior class
advisors Christmas night.
’ These Alumni; William “Billy”
Bryant, Wilma Bryant, Sara
Harris, Ronald Jordon, Freddie
Alexander, Louis Gregory, and
Plummer Johnson, (class of ‘53)
visited Mrs. G. C. Turner in Dur
ham.
Mrs. D. M. White (the former
Miss Malone) also played host
to the alumni at her residence in
Durham.
Alexander and Bryant are in
the service of Uncle Sam. Gre
gory and Cornelia Henderson
are students at NCC., Wilma
Bryant attends St. Augustines
College, Jordon and Johnson are
attending V.S.C., Johnson
Mr. L. E. Spencer,
Principal Returns
Mr. L. E. Spencer, principal of
Henderson Institute, who has
been absent from the faculty and
student body and from his full
duties, because of illness since
October 28, 1957, returned to
his official office on December
2, 1957.
He has really been missed
around the Institute Campus for
the past three and a half weeks
and was heartly welcomed back
to Henderson Institute by the
faculty and student body as well.'
During our principal’s ab
sence, his duties were carried on
under the supervision of our
substitute principal, Mr. C. V.
Knight.
To Mr. Spencer, “We as mem
bers of the student body are
very thankful that God enabled
you to come back to Henderson
Institute and continue your du
ties; it is our prayer that you
will remain healthy and happy.”
Miss Hawkins Wins
Essay Contest
By Julia Burwell
The winner of the annual
“What Christmas Means To Me,”
Essay was Miss Luna M. Haw
kins, age 15. Luna is a member
of the 9th grade, Mrs. D. Ma
lone White, homeroom teacher.
Her hobby is singing and
Journalism Class
Visits S. P. Co.
By Elsie Marable
The Journalism Class visited
the Service Printing Company
in Durham, N. C., Wednesday,
December 11, 1957.
We left the campus at 9:30
A.M. and arrived in Durham at
10:40 A.M. We were taken on a
tour through the Printing Com
pany and were shown the dif
ferent machines and processes
by which newspapers are print
ed.
Pencils and memo tablets i
C. V. Knight Earns Title
“Teacher Of Semester”
Mr. C. V. Knight, for your
outstanding service and contri
bution to the life and well being
of the school in the absence of
our principal, it is our opinion
that the title of, “Teacher of the
Semester” be bestored upon you.
Thus we name you “Teacher of
the Semester.”
You assumed your duties with
a just and willing attitude, and
during the absence of our princi
pal, never once did you falter or
neglect us; being always ready
to assist any student or faculty
member at any time on any mat
ter with your comprehension,
and above all you set an exam
ple that inspired and urged us to
greater respect for our school.
It is this that we honor you
for and we hope that you will
feel free at any time to call on
us foK^ any assistance that we can
offer you. ?
Also we would like to honor
thQ other faculty members who
C. V. KNIGHT
gave so freely of their time and
patience. Thank you all for a job
well done.
The Editor
MISS HAWKINS
dancing and she wishes to teach
English as her career. A few of
her favorites in life are; Subject-
English, Song-“You Can Make
It If You Try,” Person-Mrs. K.
L. Keck, Sport-Basketball,
Ck)lor-White, and Food-Steak.
Miss Hawkins’s essay was:
“What Chrsitmas Means To Me’
Christmas to me is a day for
us to feel peace in our hearts,
to think tenderly of those who
were given as souvenirs. Wei are away from us. This is a day
then left Service Printing Com-^^at belongs to all men.'Its mes-
pany and went to Merrick-Moore sage is that of open hands, open
High School for limch. We ar
rived there at 11:45 A.M. After
lunch, we toured the building.
Mrs. A. B. Cobb, adviser to the
M. M. Jet and the Jet staff were
our hosts. We had an interesting
and enjoyable day, even though
it was snowing during our entire
trip.
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IS
Student Of The '
Month
Miss Billie Marie Harrel, a
senior aj Henderson Institute
ranked as Student of The Month
for November 1957.
She reigned as second place
winner in the 1957 Annual
Debutante Ball held at Franklin
County Training School on the
night of November 15, 1957. i
Upon receiving this honor,!
Miss Harrell received a twenty-;
five dollar (25.00) Saving Bond.
A member of the Crown and
Scepter Club, Monitorial Staff;!
Guidence Department; Hender-1
son Institute Dance Group; and;
a very outstanding Drum Ma-j
jorette. Miss Harrell seems to be'
active in each of the above ac
tivities.
Voted almost unanimously by
the senior class of Henderson In
stitute, she was elected as the
hearts, and open doors. Its sym
bol—the star—guides us toward
all that is lasting and good. It
lights our way through the dark,
and sends out a welcoming light
to the stranger. Christmas is the
acknowledgement that our only
chance for personal happiness
lies in an investment of self in
the great world around us, that
faith and kindness belong to
everyone. Make it belong to you,
feel it in your heart. Christmas
to me is special. No one should
feel alone or unwanted. Just re-
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Mt. Zion Christian
Clinrch News
By Annie Daniels
The Mt. Zion Christian Church
organized a Junior Missionary
Circle. This circle was set up by
Mrs. Mary E. Nicholson of Hen
derson, North Carolina.
The Junior Missionary service
meets every Second Sunday. The
advisor is Mrs. Margaret Jones.
Their activities consist of giving
programs to raise money to aid
the sick and unfortunate people
in the community, also to beau
tify the church.
The officers are;
PresidenV Miss Myrtle Wim-
bush; Vice President, Mrs. Ve
rona Thorpe; Secretary, Mrs.
SENIOR NEWS
By Julia Burwell
The 1958 Seniors of Hender
son Institute these days are real
ly Working wholeheartedly on
the 1958 Annual.
The advisor to the year book,
Mr. W. H. Lewis, Is doing his ut
most to make this edition of the
“Pantljer”, a good one that will
be long remembered by all.
Some of the ‘58 seniors are
somewhat popular this year.
Several of our girls attended
the 1957 Debutante Ball and
V'/'ro nonOicU aloii aS LeOs.
Marjorie Taylor and George
Flemming were selected by the
senior class as the “Most Attrac
tive” girl and boy.
Ethelene Kearney and Lee
Andrew Davis are the “Most
Popular” boy and girl in the
senior class for “58.”
Bettie Marable and Charles
Alexander are the “JVIost' Con
scientious.”
Dorothy Henderson and George
Rogers were selected the “Most
Studious” by the senior class.
Henderson also was selected by
the nominating committee of
the senior class as the Editor-in-
Chief for the Annual Staff.
The seniors have planned a
prosperous year for 1958.
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“best all around” girl in the class | Rosa Small; Treasurer, Miss
of 1958. Shirley Hargrove.
Ninth Graders
Receive Test Of
Basic Skills
All ninth grade students of
Henderson Institute were given
the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills.
These tests were adminsitered to
the students by their homeroom
teacher. 'This was dope on
January 28-31, 1958; a continu
ation of our testing program.
The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills
are tests that measure our vo
cabulary, correct English and
spelling, the use of maps, charts,
the dictionary, etc. They test all
the skills that we need through
out all the grades.
The tests gives your teacher,
you, and your parents informa
tion about parts of your school
work. They show how well you
have mastered the basic skills
generally. They also show how
your* skills compare with those
of thou sands of other pupils whe
have taken these tests.
Third Six Weeks And
Semester Honor Roll
HONOR ROLL
The following students made
the third six weeks and semester
honor ):oll. They are as follows:
6th Grade
Yvonne Alston, Johnny Al
ston, Sylvester Bullock, Barbara
Davis, Edith Glover, Arthur
Henderson, Hedy Hunt, Sandra '
Johnson, Pettie Johnson, Annie * -'
Marable, James Marrow, Robert
Perry, James Sneed, Emogene
Spencer, and James Terry.
7th Grade
Logan Darensburg LJulia Fos-
i,ter ChaHee-Tr-
Galloway, Archie (Xr e e n e,
Emanuel Joyner, VePlnica Mar
tin, Marion Perry, Artilia Sneed,
Lee Ethel Williams.
8th Grade
James Harrison, Patricia
Hawkins, Barbara Johnson, Zel-
ton Johnson, Robert Kearney,
Lloyd Peace, and Rebecca Peace.
9th Grade _
Joseph Allen, James^Brame,
Shirley Howard, Luna Hawkins,
Jasper Jones, Robert L. Jeffers,
Annie M. Jones, Sarah Kearney,
Samuel Merritt Mary A. Nic-
kolson, Amelin Parker, Edna
Roaster, Margaret Spencer, Em-
mettt L. Thomas, John Walker,
Major S. Sandfrs, Jr., and Emma
Hicks.
10th Grade
Jesse Adams, Doris Alexan
der, Geraldine Allen, Annie An
derson, Dorothy Basket, Jesse
Bowman, Hattie Braxton, Gloria
I Bullock, Lillian Carroll, Ed
ward Ellis, Lloyd Games, Thel
ma Hanks, Shirley Hargrove,
Alexander Hawkins, Samuel
Hayes, Eirddie Henderson, Gird-
die Hennerson, Irene Henderson,
Bettye Hicks, Lucille Hunt,
Laura .iefferson, Mary Jenkins,
Patricii Johnson, Louise'Jones,
Linton Jones, Margaret A. Jones;
Barba/'a Martin, Robert Mc-
KnigM, Susie Pettaway, Christo
pher Rogers, Deloris Royster,
Gale Sneed, Nannie Taylor, Lyn-
woo(\ ’Tharrington, Elizabeth
Vaughan, and Mamie White.
11th Grade
Eunice Banks, Baroara Bing,
Mi’dred Crews, Velma Eaton,
Dorothy Elam, Bettie Hicks,
Of.ra Holloway, Americus Ha-
werton, Agnes Knight, Shirley
McKnight, Annie Mason, Doris
Parker, Deloris Reid, Leandra
.'Ipencer, Odell Taylor, and Bar
bara Jean Towns.
« 12th Grade
Louise Buame, Effie Bullock,
Mary Bullock, Julia Burwell,
John Croslam, Leeandrew Davis,
Dorothy Henderson, Hattie
Hicks, Ethelene Kearney, Bettie
Marable, _ Elsie Marable, and
Sadie Turner.