The Spectator
Volume No. Ill
J. F. WEBB HIGH SCHOOL, OXFORD, N. C., JUNE 1, 1967
No. 7
Jr.-Sr. Prom
Graduation Plans
Highlights Year Get Underway
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MARSHALL NEWTON
Marshall Newton
Named Student
Of Year In ICT
Marshall Newton, a trainee of
Oakes Motor Company in the ICT
program conducted through Webb
High School, was named Student of
the Year in the ICT Club at the
first anhual banquet held on May 10
in the Webb cafetorium. The plaque
and certificate attesting the honor
were presented to Marshall by co
ordinator Robert Winston, who stat
ed that Marshall had been chosen
for protrress in work, spelling, lead
ership, knowledge of his job, and
human relations.
President Newton presided at the
dinner. Speaker for the evening was
Charles E. Waters, assistant state
supervisor and North Carolina spon
sor of Vocational Industrial Clubs
of America.
VICA certificates of participation
for club leadership were presented
to James Noblin, Marshall Keeton,
and W. L. Vaughan. Those receiv
ing honorary life certificates were
James Clack, Fletcher Dickerson, J.
A. Knott, William Blevin, James
Noblin, Marshall Newton, W. L.
Vaughan, Patsy Tingen, Larry
Franklin, Mildred Averette, and
Kent Currin.
Future Farmers
Win Banner
Webb High Future Farmers have
climaxed their school year by be
coming the winners of the Ken
Federation Overall Banner. They
gained this honor by defeating the
other eight high school chapters in
Granville and Vance counties.
Webb outdistanced alt the oth
er competitors with a total of 410
points. Second place was taken by
South Granville with 190 points,
and Zeb Vance took third with 100
points. The boys were judged on
livestock judging, forestry, farm
electrification, public speaking, rit
ual and parliamentary procedure,
tool identification, and soil judging.
Juniors Receive
Class Rings
Those scintillating red stones ar
rived for impatiently awaiting jun
iors on May 18! “Can the T968’
printed boldly on the sides of the
rings actually mean that one day
we’ll actually graduate?” Yes, the
arrival of class rings was the first
step for juniors to dignified senior-
ship. The question now is who will
keep his (or her) ring the longest!
Saturday night. May 20, marked
the highlight of the 1966-67 school
year. What else could this be but
the Junior-Senior Prom! Webb up
perclassmen and their dates passed
through the portals of Webb Cafe
teria into the enchanting World of
Venice at 8:30 P.M. In the back
ground, the music of the fabulous
“Sardams” added just the right
note of excitement to the atmos
phere. Lovely murals, gaily-colored
flowers, and beautiful blue and red
programs transported us back in
history to a time of romantic young
Italians warbling serenades, gondo
las, and gay streets full of laugh
ing dancers and brilliant colors.
The traditional Junior-Senior pro
gram was a big hit with the audi
ence. Louigi, the gondolier, (created
and acted by Warren Freeman)
opened the performance with a live
ly explanation of the romantic mix-
ups of Rubenio, the organ grinder
(Robert Montague) and Rosa, the
flower seller (Annabel Watkins) ;
Lisa (Claudette Hilton) and Antonio
(Sholar Powell). The skit featured
gay songs and a fantastic dance
performed by Sara King, Annabel
Watkins, Marsha Watkins, Beth
Pruitt, Susan Watkins, Donnie Tin
gen, David Carter, Sidney Comer,
and David Rose. Annabel and Rob
ert were the hit of the whole show
as they sang “Rubenio and Rose”;
a parody of “Ruben and Rachel.”
In the final act Robert’s mustache
even fell off.
Well-deserved praise goes to Mrs.
for the beautiful mood of old Venice
and to Mrs. Pruitt and the refresh
ment committee for the delicious
“eats.”
The Prom ended all too soon at
12:00 midnight. As the tired and
happy guests left, more than one
commented that next year’s junior
class will have a hard job trying to
top the 1967-Junior-Senior Prom.
Dr. Watson Speaks
At Science Club
Science Club met on May 17, 1967,
in Mrs. Currin’s room. The speak
er for the program was Dr. John
Watson. He talked on the heart and
heart diseases. Everyone attending
enjoyed the program because of its
educational value.
The long-awaited day has near
ly arrived—the day when the sen
iors will finally get their hands on
those precious diplomas. Yes, Gradu-"
ation Day is but one week away.
The Commencement Exercises will
be held at eight o’clock on June S
at the C. K. Proctor Recreation Cen
ter.
Addressing the seniors of Webb
and John Nichols High will be Dr.
Frank Slaughter, a graduate of Be
rea High School and Duke Univer
sity. Dr. Slaughter, who has written
many successful novels involving
Biblical themes, will be speaking to
about 17S graduating seniors.
The Baccalaureate Sermon will be
given in the Recreation Center Sun
day evening, June 4, by Rev. Leslie
Giles of Hester Baptist Church. The
sermon will also be held at 8 o’clock.
Seniors received their “beautiful”
caps and gowns May IS and im
mediately began to visualize them
selves accepting their sheepskins.
They have already begun to prac
tice for Class Night and Graduation.
Student Body
Elects Publication
Editors and Staff
On May IS, the student body went
to the polls. The results? Actually,
theY_ W'b be known better next year
when Webbsters view the first is
sue of the “Spectator” and ’68 edi
tion of the “Wildcat.”
Heading the staff of reporters,
typists, and humorists of the school
newspaper will be Tommy Currin,
who was. elected after a run-off with
Jinny Shotwell. Assisting him will
be Glenda Currin as associate edi
tor. Financing the paper will be
the responsibility of Nancy Hicks,
business manager; and writing sports
news will be the task of Dal Mackie,
sports editor.
Those in charge of editing our
“Wildcat” will be Donnie Tingen,
editor and Cecelia Pruitt, assistant
gditor. Financial and pictorial prob
lems will be the headache of Sidney
Comer and Betty Sue Campbell.
We send our best wishes and a
lot of luck to these newly elected
officers as they undertake their up
coming duties.
Kathy Heads Marshals For Graduation
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Reading from right to left. Kathy Webb, chief, Jinny
Shotwell, Jean Hart, Paula Huff, Patricia Elliott, Beth
Pruitt, Amy Stovall, Margaret Person, James Overton,
Mike Regan, and Henry Jennings.
Student Council
Holds Banquet
The Student Council Banquet was
held Saturday, May 13. .After a wel
come by President Sam Currin and
the invocation by Bill Currin, the
representatives, officers and their
dates enjoyed a turkey dinner with
all the trimmings. After the meal,
a presentation of the newly elected
Student Council officers was given.
The officers for ’67-68 are the fol
lowing: president, George Hunt;
vice president. Bill Mitchell; secre
tary, Sanne Jones; treasurer, Tere
sa .Currin.
Margaret Person, present vice
president, gave a talk on “What is
Student Cohmcil?” Fbllowing her
speech the Reverend Earl Howard
gave an inspirational message to the
group.
FTA Raise Funds,
Salute Teachers
The Future Teachers of America
launched a big campaign to raise
money to buy books for Peace Corps
volunteers in observance of FTA
Month. Every morning at home
room period, the FTA girls went
around to the homerooms and can
vassed the halls in search of money
for their goal. In addition, the FTA
sponsored a salute to the “Teachers
of the Day.” They announced the
honored teachers over the public ad
dress system every morning for one
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Pam Pruitt commented, “I am very
pleased with the success of our drive
to raise money for the Peace Corps.
Let’s try to naake this campaign
even more successful next year.”
Spin The Dial,
Span The Nation
“I would like to make a long
distance call, station to station, to
. . This familiar line will soon
become nearly extinct in North Car
olina for on May 26, direct long
distance calling will be established
all over the state. Webbsters gain
ed much information of the sub
ject on May 3 when a representative
of the Carolina Telephone Company
came, showed a film, and answered
many questions. He told the in
terested students that all there is
to it is to dial 1, the person’s area
code, then their own number in or
der to talk to someone out of town.
From now on, he reminded them
that it is going to be fun, fast, and
easy to dial long distance calls.
FHA Girls Chosen
To Model Garments
Twelve lucky girls were chosen to
represent Webb High School on the
Peggy Mann Show at the May S
meeting in the cafeteria. Almost fif
ty girls competed in the local fas
hion show, wearing beautiful spring
garments that they had made them
selves. The twelve girls modeled
for a television audience on Channel
II, Durham, at 1:00 P.M. on May
9. The girls were as follows: Wanda
Dickerson, Kay Vaughn, Marjorie
Cole, Fae Blackwell, Laura Leslie
Powell, Nancy Newton, Nancy Cur
rin, Brenda Slaughter, Chris Thom-
asson, Margaret Chaplin, Ann
Cheatham, and Jean Roller. Gail
Clement was chosen alternate. Hon
ored judges for the fashion show
were Mrs. Elaine Lytton, Mrs. T.
J. Currin, Jr., and Mrs. I^arguerite
Bumpass.
Students Receive
Scholarship Awards
Mrs. Dickerson, President of the
Webb PT.A, and Mrs. Watson Cur
rin, retiring vice-president, present
ed Scholarship Letters to 19 high
school students who had achieved
an academic average of 93 or above
during the year and bars to 20 stu
dent who had won letters in an
earlier year and sustained their
achievement during the year. The
39 students were the following:
Ninth grade—Debra Blalock, Anne
Cheatham, Glenda Currin, Cathy
Daniel, Tommy Currin, Frank Hie-
lema, Debra Fox, Kitty Lee, Cindy
Ross, Kim Royster, Luther Penny,
Vickie Tate, and Dot Williford.
Tenth grade — Kitty Boswood,
Mike O’Brian, Tommy Currin,
Jackie Clark, Susan Corbitt, Teresa
Currin, Sanne Jones, Dal Mackie,
Glenda Montague, Wayne Puckett,
and Steve Wright.
Eleventh grade — Sidney Comer,
Patricia Elliott, Paula Huff, Margar
et Person, Jinny Shotwell, Amy Sto
vall, and Kathy Webb.
Twelfth grade—^Gary Cash, Ray
Huff, Dorothea Jones, Dorothy Puc
kett, Patsy Slaughter, Joan Smith,
Jimmy Wright, and Robin Young.
Brenda Slaughter
Wins Honors On
Television Show
Brenda Slaughter, Webb sopho
more, won second runner-up honors
on the Peggy Mann television show
on May 16. Ten schools sent two
winners each to compete for the top
prize over Channel 11 in Durham.
Brenda modeled a dress and coat en
semble. The beautifully tailored
coat was made of white wool and
the accompanying dress was fash
ioned out of green Wool.
Congratulations, Brenda, on a
job well done!
Contest Winners
Awarded By Cluh
At the local Women’s Club com
petition in Henderson, Webb was
well represented with its talent.
Three winners and two runner-ups
brought laurels in their respective di
visions. The winners were Frances
Woodlief, a vocalist in the music di
vision; Sammy Jones, a drum so
loist in the music division; Kathy
Webb in the seveing division; Mike
Regan in the speech contest. Kathy,
Frances, and Mike went on to com
pete on a state-wide level. The
two runners-up were Annette Cur
rin, a vocalist, and Margaret Chap
lin in the sewing division.
Students Hear
Chorus Group
The choruses of J. F. Webb pre
sented portions of their Spring Con
cert to the students on May 2. The
juniors and seniors were the first to
hear the program. The freshmen and
sophomores were presented the pro
gram after the first program. The
different choruses each rendered sev
eral of the songs that they had
sung at the concert held on April 27.
The program consisted of the Girls’
Chorus, the Boys’ Chorus, the Triple
Trio, the Madrigals, the Mixed Cho
rus, and the Combined Choruses.
The program was indeed a delight-!
ful one, and each student enjoyed
it very much.