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THE BARKER
TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1958
Council Performs Ably
BY BILL HALL
Commendations are due to the student council for its fine work this
year in carrying out numerous projects conducted for the improvement
and benefit of W. H. S.
Among the first projects engineered by the W. H, S. student council
was the Freshmen Orientation Day. This service welcomed the freshmen
to the W. H. S. student body.
The Platter Chatter Party, a fine rock 'n roll dance in the cafeteria,
was the next student council project. In October, all social affairs were
overshadowed by Homecoming. The gigantic Homecoming Parade and
half-time show at the football game were sponsored by the student council,
as were the prizes for best floats.
Our very useful student stores have been operated by student council
members every day, before school. Motorcades were very numerous during
the year’s primary sports activities away from home.
During the year the student council deliberated for many days before
attempting a revision of the school constitution. The constitution was
critically discussed, article by article, until the student council’s toil proved
successful.
Revisions were that an “A” on conduct and a “C" scholastically had
to be maintained by student body officers each six weeks, and the point
system for extra-curricular activties was discontinued.
The year’s largest undertaking by the student council which was
considered to be the greatest improvement and most effective project was
the Western AAA conference meeting held at W. H. S. Each school in
the conference was invited to send representatives to the meeting.
Better sportsmanship all-around and better school policies were di.s-
cussed. The meeting came to some definite beneficiary plans for better
school relations. W. H. S. has set an example which it hopes other schools
in other conferences will follow.
The student council plans to make this conference meeting a regular
affair, in hopes of uncovering many new benefits for each school con
cerned. Good school relations and student problems will receive top billing
on the programs of these meetings.
For this idea, W. H. S. has received recognition throughout this and
surrounding states. Already, other schools are making plans for these
meetings. The inter-.school conferences by the student councils of these
schools are expected to show much progress within the next year.
W. H. S. sent “Welcome” telegrams from the student council to the
visiting teams this year as a part of its “Better Sportsmanship” program.
Teams from other schools appreciated the warm welcome and fine recog
nition given them by the student council.
Future projects include the all-important election of student body
officers for next year, and probably an “Operation Spirit” movement to
increase attendance at the spring sports activities, baseball, track, tennis,
and golf.
The latest student council project is a section in the school library
for all school annuals and newspapers. These will be presented for stu
dents to look at and study in the library.
Alvis Rich, our student body president, deserves a great deal of
recognition for the leadership he has given our fine student council. With
the help of the ’57-’58 student council, progress is the key word at W.H.S.
THE BARKER
Published monthly as the official voice of Williams High School.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Calvin Linnemann
MANAGING EDITOR Wanda Ware
NEWS EDITOR Jim Copland
EDITORIAL STAFF
Feature Editors Frank Rich, Ruth Lemmons
Society Editor Becky Carlyle
Sports Editors Malcolm Kilpatrick. Phil Deaton
Associate Editor Sandra Schiffley
BUSINESS STAFF
Circulation Manager Jack Newrnan
Business Manager Alvis Rich
Advertising Manager Tripp May
Photographers George Best, Lin Puckett
Typists Billie Gray Thomas, Sandra Rackley
ASSLSTANT EDITORS .... Mike Burham, Nancy Lorimer. Ruth Lupton
Advisor Mrs. Ella Booker
New York City Excites Publication Staffs
BY RUTH lupton
New York City, that magic me
tropolis, is more than the world’s
largest city to the 1958-59 publica
tions staffs of Williams High School.
It represents a great pilgrimage, made
annually by thousands, to attend the
Columbia Scholastic Pre.ss Associa
tion Convention.
Burlington's representatives left the
bus station Wednesday night, March
12, at 8.30, with their families and
the old staff members giving final
advice about New York conduct
(from the parents) and N. Y. “musts”
(from the old staffs). This year an
unprecedented event took place on
the trip. Some people slept. Alan
Long was the first to do the “im
possible” but after about five minutes
of sleep he was as wide awake and
excited as any of us. How can any
one sleep when New York lies ahead?
After a long night of singing, eat
ing, and talking, we stopped in New
Jersey for breakfast—at a Howard
Johnson’s, of course From there it
was only a short time before we
entered the big city.
Our triumphant arrival was marked
by the great Confederate flag being
waved at Yankees through an open
bus window. Arriving at the Taft
Hotel, we were greeted by a man
who read our room assignments. The
Study Habits A re Helpful
BY NANCY LORIIVIER
Study means to apply the mind
to a subject in order to learn about
it. The student obtains fact and skills
by which he can organize and express
his thoughts and talents. The secret
to acquiring successful study habits
lies in following a few simple rules.
Effective studying calls for know
ing where and how to obtain facts,
and the ability to make intelligent
u,se of them. It means that the stu
dent must be able to organize, classi
fy, and arrange facts in their proper
relationship to the subject being
studied. Because knowledge is very
important to every person it is wise
to learn how to study well.
The art of studying effectively can
be acquired only with regular prac
tice. If we neglect to study today, it
becomes that much easier to neglect
studying tomorrow.
Good reading habits arc an im
portant aid to studying well. Cultivate
the habit of taking notes in outline
form both while reading and during
classroom work. Notes provide a
ready source of reference and they
also help to fix a subject in the
person’s mind. This is very important
and can be accompli.shed only by
mental discipline. The mind is often
tempted to wander, sometimes even
from an interesting subject. Mental
discipline is a habit which can be
cultivated only through constant ef
fort.
Each day’s work should begin
with a quick review of the previous
lesson. This helps to fix in mind
the points already learned, and to
form a bridge to the next assignment.
All the work covered in a semester
should be reviewed at regular and
frequent intervals.
A study method is a virtue of
greatest importance to both the
teacher and the student. Even the
citizen who has to cope with life’s
problems has to have a method of
study for the most effective approach
to his .solutions.
With the clo.se of school only two
months away, every Williams High
School student should seek to apply
these study habits.
I amazing thing is that he pronounced
Ginger Hruslinski’s name correctly,
with no effort at all. That afternoon
most representatives set out for Co
lumbia and the press meetings. How
ever, not all of the group reached
Columbia. After all, most Burling-
tonians are not familiar with the fast
moving subway, and ending up in
Harlem instead of at the University
was a true experience. Thursday night
we attended the television show “Tic-
Tac-Dough.” From there it was either
off to bed, or off to explore New
York at night. Anyone for hiking to
the Empire State Building?
Friday morning found the city
covered with snow, which caused
many of us to run out to buy boots.
Hurrying to Columbia through the
slush and cold early in the day is no
picnic, but it was worth it to find a
.second place rating for “The Barker”
posted in the Low Memorial Library,
Also in the Library were exhibited
•student publications from throughout
the nation. Lectures and displays were
interesting and informing, and should
prove helpful in the staff’s work
next year. That night we enjoyed
seeing the hit miisiFal, “My Fair
Lady.”
The banquet at the Waldorf As
toria Saturday morning was the cli
max of the convention. The rest of
that day was spent shopping. (Who
came home with three “sack” dresses,
a hat, and a pair of shoes?) For our
last night in New York, we saw “The
Brothers Karamazov” at Radio City
Music Hall.
Sunday, after a four-hour tour of
the most famous New York sights,
we left it all behind for Dixie and
“our town.”
Easter Time For Worship
BY GAIL ELKINS
Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise
from the dead the third day: and that repentance and remission of sins
should be preached in his name among all nations, begging at Jeru.salem.
And ye are witnesses of these things. And behold. I send the promise of
my Father upon you. —St. Luke 24. 46-49.
Isaiah predicted His coming, and John the Baptist was his forerunner,
yet He was born humbly in a stable. During His thirty-three years on
earth. He did more good than other man before or since. He was a true
King, but his throne was a cross and His crown one of thorns. He led
the perfect life, defying evil, and exemplifying the righteous way. “An
eye for an eye ” was replaced by a kiss to the offender. His 12 disciples
were His court, but everyone shared in His ministry. His one great
procession was on the back of a donkey over palm-covered streets. One
of His beloved betrayed Him. Yet His living, suffering and dying was
for a purpose. As He died on the cross, centurians gambled for His clothes.
On Sunday morning the three Marys journeyed to His tomb to pay hom
age, and the Angel of the Lord told them of the resurrection. Christ had
arisen! Truly He was the Almighty!
Easter is the commemoration of this event, and churches will be crowd
ed with devoted worshippers. The day stands for more than a holiday or
a suit of new clothes; it stands for a man and His gift to the world. And
what could be a greater gift than one's own life.
Couldn't we afford to give a little time and a little extra effort for
one who gave so greatly, for one who sacrificed His life in the lowliest of
deaths, for our sins. We pay tribute to Him when we visit His house and
praise His name.
Will you be in church on Easter Sunday?
Fortunes Of The Tea-Leaves
Are Found In New York
BY PAT PEGRAM
The “Gypsy Tea Room” was ad
vertised in bright red letters across
the street from our hotel. Six of us
who made the trip to New York with
the publications staff decided to ven
ture forth and investigate. We stood
in the doorway and looked up a tiny
winding stairway.
There was a mysterious, eerie at
mosphere about the room as we
entered at the top of the stairs.
Kay Ellen Isley, Judy Wrape,
Pollyanna White, Ann Porterfield,
Linda Browning, and I were the un
fortunate girls who stood hesitantly
at the door until an old Gypsy wom
an dres.sed in a pink flared dress
came to take us to a table.
What a creepy place! The lights
were turned down low, and small
tables were scattered about.
We all ordered tea; all of us, that
is, except Judy, who had already
been once and knew how the awful
stuff tasted. It was more like water
with lemon in it than tea. I took one
sip and started to give up this fortune
idea, but I managed to down the rest
of the cup—only for the sake of my
fortune.
Ann gave up after she had drunk
half a cup and let Judy finish it. In
her fortune .she was told she was
wish-washy and lazy. After finishing
the tea, we sat very still and watched
the weird looking fortune tellers
reading tea leaves, palms and decks
of cards. One strange man with a
turban on his head sat staring out
a window as if he weren't there until
a woman came up to have her palm
read. Another fortune teller sat gaz
ing at the palm of a half frightened
girl. She predicted a future happy life.
Finally they got around to us. Kay
Ellen went first and had her tea
leaves and her palm read. While her
fortune was being told, I was led off
to a dark corner where a mysterious
looking woman sat waiting to tell my
fortune.
Kay Ellen never disclosed what the
Gypsy told her.
It was fun while it lasted, but I
think all of us felt a little bit re
lieved when the door shut behind us
and we were downstairs just looking
at the sign again.
WHS Music Excels
In District Contest
The Glee Clubs of Williams High
School have led and will continue to
lead a busy schedule throughout
the rest of this year.
They began the year with rehears
als for their Christmas program given
with the orchestra for the P. T. S.
A. in December.
When the New Year rolled around,
came the contest music. As a result
of many strenuous rehearsals they
achieved very high ratings in the con
test. The Mixed Chorus which meets
first period received a Superior as
did the Girls Chorus, made up of
girls from second, third, and sixth
periods. A rating of Excellent went to
the fifth period Men's Chorus.
Next on the agenda is the Spring
Concert set for April 18, followed
the next week by the N. C. Festival
Chorus which will be held at Wom
an's College in Greensboro.
And, last, but not lea,st, is the mus
ic for Baccalaureate and Graduation.
Many people don’t realize the big
part that the Glee Clubs play in the
curriculum of a high school, but stu
dents join in giving a round of ap
plause to them and Mr. William
Fitzgerald for the fine work they
have done this year.
Can You Imagine?
Calvin Linnemaiiii president of the
Elvis Presley fan club?
Ben Rushin going to Boosters Club?
Dee Brown singing with the “Harm-
onettes?”
Anyone being able to spell Ginger
Hruslinski’s last name?
.liinmy Suggs not talking?
Bonnie McEvoy on a girl’s soccer
team?
Mike McMannus wearing elevated
shoes?
Fuzz Carter playing center on the
Williams basketball team?
Liz Loy with black hair?
Fred Miller in a double-breasted suit?
Nancy Lorimer in a charm school?
Alvis Rich being expelled.
Frank Rich being cremated at
Burke’s?
George Best with a Thunderbird?
Mrs. Coleman talking about Virginia?
Frances Windham having an overdue
library book?
,Iohn Yarborough carrying a picture
of George Best?
Rossana Gant playing hopscotch?
•lim Copland failing speech?
William Bane pole vaulting?
Linda Gilliam winning a hog-calling
contest?
Mike Lassiter taking a Charles Atlas
course?
Gary Kent .smoking a Viceroy?
Sally Wright with a poodle cut?
David McCorkle with a Southern
drawl? !'
Bill Harriss going to Duke?
R. B. Jennings with laryngitis?
Wesley Batten being in the eighth
grade?
Miss Gill having a Spanish accent?
Who wrote this?
A salesman was passing through
a small town and had several hours
to while away. Seeing one of the
natives, he inquired, “Any picture
show in town, my friend?”
“Nope; nary a one, stranger,” was
the answer.
“What form of amusement have
you here?” asked the salesman.
“Wall, come on down to the drug
store. Thar's a freshman home from
the university.”