The Spectator
Volume No. Ill
J. F. WEBB HIGH SCHOOL, OXFORD, N. C., NOVEMBER 4, 1966
No. 1
KERR BLACKWELL
Kerr Chosen Oct.
Student of Month
The Student Council honors as its
first Student of the Month, Kerr
Blackwell, our 1966 Homecoming
Queen.
Kerr, also acting as Webb’s Chief
Cheerleader, works constantly to en
courage school spirit and school
pride among students, players, and
teachers.
One of the most active and viva
cious students at Webb, Kerr is
currently a member of the French
Club, and a past member of the
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Kerr Blackwell
Leads Varsity
Cheerleaders
Kerr Blackwell, Webb senior, was
chosen to lead Webb’s, varsity cheer
leaders. They include Dorothea
Jones, Annabell. Watkins, Beth.
Pruitt, Sara King, Ruth Wheeler,
Mary Mitchell, Lucy Hancock, and
Nancy Harris.
These girls have really been work
ing hard preparing for the games.
They started by meeting, early, in
the morning, at Mrs. Gravley’s
house where they began their exer
cises, getting in shape. They also
have been boosting school spirit by
making posters, which can be seen
throughout the halls.
Pep rallies were held on Septem
ber 9, for the first game, and for
homecoming, on October 7. A pa
rade was also held uptown for
homecoming with the band in their
striking new uniforms, the court,
riding in convertibles, and the var
sity and J.V. cheerleaders.
Seven of our nine varsity cheer
leaders were in the homecoming,
and our chief cheerleader, Kerr, was
chosen queen.
The J.V. cheerleaders are Wanda
Dickerson, chief, Kay Kittrell, Ivy
Lawrence, Glenda Currin, Chris
Thomasson, Pam Brummitt, Debra
Fox, and Patricia Adcock, alternate.
ENROLLMENT
Current enrollment for the,
School year at Webb High'
School is 692. Last year’s en-'
rollment was 677. This is an’
i > increase - of 15 students.
Satferwhite Romans
Resume Activities
Webb’s JCL-ers began their new
year in August when eleven Webb
“Romans” attended the thirteenth
National JCL convention in Bowl
ing Green, Kentucky.
Jimmy Wright, North Carolina’s
J.C.L. president, led the local group
and other Tar Heels on a chartered
bus to the convention. Webbsters
going were Gene .Ayscue, Tommy
Currin, Frankie Dworsky, Buster
Lumpkin, Jimmy and Steve Wright,
Lindsay Yancey, Kitty Boswood,
Nancy Hicks, Jinny Shotwell, and
.A.my Stovall.
Latin II clubs observed Virgil’s
birthday anniversary with a pro
gram October 14, a day before his
birthday, October IS, 70 B.C. In
the morning club, Brj'ant Haskins
and Jackie Clark presented papers
on the poet’s life and his Aeneid. In
the afternoon club, Kitty Boswood
and Tommy Currin spoke on the
same subjects.
Officers in the morning section are
as follows: Ruth Wheeler, president;
Mary Mitchell, vice-president; and
Susan Fox, secretary. Those elected
•in the other group are Joy Wilkie,
Dal Mackie and Bill Mitchell.
Membership in Latin II Club will
be opened November 1-4 to juniors
and seniors who have formerly been
J CL-ers. Latin I students whose
average is at least a “C” are eligi
ble after first report cards go out.
Early this month Teresa Currin,
who sp>ent p>art of her summer in
travel-study in Europe, gave an il
lustrated lecture to both Latin II
ture with slides obtained on the
trip.
Hensgen Heads
Honor Society
National Honor Society members
gathered for the first time this year
on Monday, October 10 in the room
of Mrs. Goldie Averett, their spon
sor. Gilbert Hensgen, president, ex
plained to the members the purpose
of the National Honor Society: to
create an enthusiasm for scholar
ship, to stimulate a desire to rend
er service, to promote leadership,
and to develop character in the stu
dents. Gilbert also commented on
their motto. Noblesse Obligo, which
means noble conduct. Assisting Gil
bert this year are Joan Smith, vice-
president; Pam Pruitt, secretary;
and lovable Laurie Lyon, treasurer.
After all formalities were set aside,
the group discussed College Night
at which they will be guides, the
National Honor Society Banquet,
2ind the possibility of a bulletin
board in the lobby for announce
ments, club schedules, and other
material.
DOROTHEA JONES
Dorothea Jones
Recipient of The
DAR Award
Webb seniors have chosen Doro
thea Jones to receive the DAR Good
Citizenship award. This award is
given each year by the Daughters of
the .American Revolution. Qualifi
cations for the winner include de
pendability, leadership, patriotLsm,
and service to school, church, and
community.
After winning the local title, Dor
othea will go on to compete at
district, state. national levels.
The award for national title will
include a $1,000 scholarship. The
state winner receives a $100 scholar
ship and the district winner a $10
award plus a visit to the Gover
nor’s Mansion for a tea. For being
elected locally, Dorothea received a
pin and certificate.
FHA Wins Award
At State Fair
The FHA won an award of merit
(equivalent to first prize) at the
1966 North Carolina State Fair for
their exhibit, “What You Can Make
With Your Minutes!” Outstanding
home experiences (done by the girls
themselves, of course) were used.
Fair officials paid the Webb FHA
$100 for their informative and in
teresting project which was seen by
thousands of fair goers. “The money
will go into the FHA treasury and
will be used in part to pay for the
annual Mother-Daughter Banquet in
November,” said Elaine Currin,
FHA treasurer.
Cheerleaders for the J. F. Webb Wildcats for 1966-1967 from left to
light are Lucy Hancock, Mary Mitchell, Sara King, Beth Pruitt, Kerr
Blackwell, Annabelle Watkins, Dorothea Jones, Ruth Wheeler, and
Nancy Harris. In the foreground is Joy Wilkie, Webb Wildcat.
Ten New Teachers Fill Faculty Posts
Already the students of Webb are becoming acquainted with the ten
new faculty members that have joined the staff for this school year. While'
some of these teachers are filling new posts of duty, some have filled va
cancies from last year.
Webb’s new red-headed Freshman
English teacher is Mrs. Susan Moore
Bottcher. She comes from Toledo,
Ohio, and she is a graduate of Duke
University. In her spare time she
likes to read and go mountain
climbing with her husband who is
Mr. Dana Bottcher, our U. S. His
tory teacher.
In her opinion of Webb and it.s
students, she said, “So far it’s ju.st
been great!”
Mrs. Marion Powell, who teaches
biology, B.S.C.S. and General Math
here, was lucky enough to be born
in the town of one of our feeder
schools, Berea. She, Mrs. Powell,
whose husband is Mr. Percy L. Pow
ell, has one child who is also named
Percy.
Before Webb, she taught five
years in Yanceyville, North Caro
lina. Among her many and varied
hobbies and interests are the fol
lowing: science events, sewing,
sports, and listening to music of all
kinds.
When asked her opinion of Webb,
its students, and teachers, she said,
“I like Webb. The students and
teachers are very nice to me.’’
Mr. Ira Miller, teacher of Cab
inet Making, has joined the Webb
faculty this year. He was born in
Grantville, Georgia and received
training at Tuskegee Institute in Al
abama. For the past twenty years
he has been in the field of carpen-
been in Oxford eighteen years.
We are very fortunate to have a
new faculty member in our Home
Economics Department, Mrs. Pa
tricia Davis. Mrs. Davis is a grad
uate of U.N.C.-G. After gradua
tion, she accepted a job in the Home
Economics Department at East Ro
wan High School, a consolidated
high school near Salisbury. She
taught there for several years. Then
she accepted a job as Executive Di
rector of the Dairy Council of Ro
anoke in Virginia. It was during
this time that she married, and now
she has moved with her husband to
Townsville. While talking with her,
Mrs. Davis commented, “I am en
joying teaching here and working
with .such co-operative people.”
Although new to Webb, Miss- Ro-
wena Montague is not really a
stranger. In fact, she was born
right here in Granville County. Af
ter graduating from Oxford High
School, she furthered her education
at East Carolina College. Miss Mon
tague came to Webb fom Grimsley
High School in Greensboro, North
Carolina. She teaches Bookkeeping
I, Typing I, and business arithmetic.
She remarked that she finds teach
ing in Granville County satisfying
and enjoyable.
Housed in mobile unit number
two is Mr; Rpbert L. Winston, head
of our new ICT program. Mr. Win
ston, husband of the former Miss
Linda Lilly of Oxford, got his B.S.
degree at Campbell College. He is
currently working on his Masters
degree at V.P.I. Mr. Winston is no
greenhorn for he has taught two
years previously at Stafford High
School in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Since he was a teacher of previous
experience, our news team asked
him how he thought Webb students
stacked up with other schools. Mr.
Winston remarked, “I think that
Webb lacks the school spirit that
many other schools have. I think
that each student has his own little
clique and wishes to associate only
with those in tins group. The stu
dents, however, are friendly and
well-mannered.”
Our chorus now has a new direc
tor,* Michaelle Hatcher Taylor. Mrs.
Taylor attended William and Mary
in 1946, and taught in Lincoln
County, -North Carolina, for two
years. Her husband, Robert, is an
industrial engineer for Burlington
Yarn Company. They have been
married two months.
Mrs. Taylor remarked, “I am
happy to teach in such a good
school. The faculty is excellent. I
am particularly proud of the band.
The band’s good performers show
student leadership and co-operation
in band, which is surely helpful to
the director and to their perform
ance.”
Mrs. Taylor thinks that our stu
dents seem level-headed but need an
outlet for their enthusiasm. “School
athletics,” Mrs. Taylor remarked,
“can provide this to an extent, but
I wish there were more entertain
ment, especially for Webb students
in Oxford. I personally miss bowl
ing alleys and tennis courts. (I was
just learning to play when we came
here.)”
Oxford is the nicest town we’ve
been in—people are wonderful to
newcomers. Perhaps as it grows,
a pool, courts, and a good high
school student center with one snack
bar, et cetera, will find their way
here.”
Mr. George Angus Tyler is our
new physics and chemistry teacher.
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he went on to N. C. College to
receive his M. S. In addition he
has attended Duke for four sum
mers, State for four semesters, and
the Science Institute. Mr. Tvler
has been at his teaching job for
fourteen years. Waiting for him
when he reaches home each evening,
a lovely wife and two lively sons
greet him.
When asked about the importance
of science courses, Mr. Tyler said
that they are necessary for many oc
cupations, provide the basis for peo
ple to vote intelligently on issues
involving public health and other
referendums of public service and,
most of all, broaden the minds of
high school students.
Although Mr. Tyler is having to
adjust to a new and different text,
he says that his classes are making
fairly good progress. In conclusion,
Mr. Tyler says he enjoys teaching
at Webb. '
Mrs. Wallace Mullen is our nev.^
guidance counselor. After graduat
ing from Mars Hill and Wake For
est, she returned in later years to
obtain her Masters Degree from
Carolina. Mrs. Mullen worked at
Oak Hill, Stovall, and Berea in 1962-
63 .-.v Then she was employed at
South Granville for three years be
fore coming to Webb. To keep her
self busy Mrs. Mullen ha^ two ac
tive daughters, a house to clean,
flower arranging materials, and cook
books. She quickly adds that she
plans to do these things after she
retires. In closing Mrs. Mullen said,
“I would like to think that the
guidance office is open to every stu
dent at all times.’’
If you see an unfamiliar face tell
ing you to be quiet in the library
it will probably be our new as
sistant librarian, Mrs. William De
ment.
Mrs. Dement has worked in two
other libraries before, including C.
G. Credle and the County Library.
Besides being the mother oi one
of our students, Gail Dement, she
is also the advisor to Girl Scouts
troop 38S. During her spare time,
she likes to go boating and fishing.