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Volume No. IV
J. F. WEBB HKPH SCHOOL, OXFORD, N. C., APRIL 16, 1968
No. 5
TOMMY AHRINGTON
Tommy Selected
Student Of Month
Versatile Tommy Arrington was
elected February student of the
month. Tommy has shown his ath
letic abilities by his participation in
football, baseball, and basketball
here at Webb. He was quarterback
for our tough eleven during both his
junior and senior years. This win
ter he was a tri-captain and a lead
ing scorer for Webb’s basketballers.
Not only has he displayed his
sports ability, but Tommy has also
demonstrated his leadership quali
ties. Currently, he holds the posi
tion ol “vke-pvcsidtnt of Ms «ea:cr
t.asb ; with membership in var
ioi udent clubs.
Students Enjoy
Annual Dance
The annual Twirp dance was held
in the Webb cafetorium on April 6.
The girls were required to ask the
boys and pay their way in. The
“Sands” combo provided the music.
Three boys from each class were
selected by the entire student body
to represent their class in the Twirp
Court. Representing the Freshman
Class were Kenneth Adcock, David
Powell, and Wallace Vaughan. Rep
resenting the Sophomore Class were
Jerr>' Barker, Keith Clement, and
Frank Hielema. Representing the
Junior Class were Reggie Currin,
Dal Mackie, and Bill Powell. Rep
resenting the Senior Class were Joe
Hensgen, George Hunt, and Donnie
Tingen.
From the senior class, the boy
who receives the most votes becomes
Twirp King. This year our good-
looking Student Council president,
George Hunt, was selected. The
Spectator congratulates George Hunt
and the other members of the Court
for receiving this honor.
Seniors Contribute
To Memorial Fund
For Chuck Rose
The seniors of Webb contributed
$50 to the memorial fund of Chuck
Rose, who was killed in action in
Viet Nam. This fund is to be spent
for books to go in the newly-built
Wesley House. A portion of these
books will be sports books and the
remainder, reference books. A pla
card will be placed in the books
containing Chuck’s name and the
contributor’s name, the Class of '68.
Webb Clubs
Beautify Campus
In spite of wind and weather, the
Key Club and FFA have made pro
gress on the sidewalks in the large
courtyard adjacent to the cafetor
ium, For a few days the boys in
these clubs worked like slaves dur
ing their study-halls and lunch per
iods. But then the rains came and
work had to be halted. But neve:
fear, our boys came through and
finished their work as soon as things
dried off.
Meanwhile, the Student Council,
in a regular meeting, decided to
undertake the task of beautifying
the small court-yard next to the
Science Department. This project
is to be the Council’s yearly project
to help our school.
Student Teachers
Arrive At Webb
This spring, Webb is very for
tunate to have two temporary addi
tions to its teaching staff. They are
Pamela Vaughan of Fort Meyers,
Florida, and Miss Suzanne Weikert
of Mansfield, Ohio. Both of these
student teachers are currently at
tending Duke University and com
muting from Durham each day.
Miss Vaughan, who is teaching
under the supervision of Mrs.
Brock, is just in her third year at
Duke. However, she will graduate
after attending summer .school-this
snmme>- She Is c _rrentj'' :*rdi»’,
-.wn cats, on^ .ag, eight guinea pigs
and :wo white mice. She says that
she enjoys teaching here and that
Webb students remind her o* her
five brothers and s‘'ters.
Miss Weiker*^, W ju u teaching for
Mrs. Bunn, is graduating this spring.
She said that she had completed all
her classes but has a term pap>er
to submit before graduation. She
says that she enjoys teaching at
Webb, though it is very different
from the high school which she at
tended where there were three thou
sand students. She plans to teach
in Michigan next year, but she likes
North Carolina and says that she
may return someday.
Key Clubbers
Elect Officers
At its last meeting, Webb’s Key
Club elected its officers for next
year. The new officers will work
with the present slate for the rest
of this school year, so that they
may learn the responsibilities and
duties of their respective offices.
They will become active as officers
next school year. The new officers
are as follows: Dal Mackie, presi
dent; Bill Mitchell, secretary; Ed
die Stallings, treasurer; Tommy
Currin, reporter; and Robbie Clark,
chaplin. The vice president will be
elected from the group of up-com
ing juniors voted into the club.
On Friday and Saturday, March
ISth and 16th, four members from
the J. F. Webb Club attended Caro
lina’s District Key Club Convention
in Winston-Salem. These four rep
resentatives were Billy Sharpe, Tom
my Currin, Robbie Clark, and Dal
Mackie. At this convention new
district officers were elected, and
workshops on different functions
the Key Club were atten'^ _. Re
ports concerning this convention
were given by Tommy and Billy at
the following regular meeting of
our own Key Club.
SIDNEY COMER
Council Honors
Sidney Comer
In a recent meeting Webb’s Stu
dent Council selected Sidney Comer
student of the month . for April.
Sidney has always been an active
Webbster. Besides being a member
of Webb’s “Jet Set,” he also be
longs to the Latin, French, and Sci
ence Clubs. Sidney is currently
playing on the golf team where he
has lettered previously. This year
he holds the position of business
manager of the WILDCAT, and
he was recently inducted into the
National Honor Society. Congrat
ulations, Sidney.
DECAEamingsBoom
During School Year
The fifteen students who are
members of the DECA Club have
really been productive. From Sep
tember to February the group has
earned a total of $9511. January
proved to be their best month.
They made $1779.36.
The hard working DECA officers
are: Tommy Arrington, president;
Henry Denny, vice president; Len
ny Green, secretary; Alvin Wood-
lief, treasurer; and Danny Currin,
parliamentarian.
Debbie Williams
Wins Contest
The annual FHA Talent Show
was held February 17, 1968, at 8
o’clock in the cafeteria.
The master of ceremonies for the
night was Miss Ann Hayes. Mem
bers of the judging panel were Mrs.
Sam Stallings, Mrs. Henry Thorpe,
and Mr. Bob Clark.
Students from Webb exhibited
such talents as singing, dancing, and
playing the piano and guitar.
Miss Debbie Williams, with the
assistance of Benjie Hester, was the
winner. She sang “Lindy Lou”
wearing a very colorful and origi
nal costume. First runner-up was
Miss Kathy Webb, who played
“Cherish,” “Downtown,” and “Bom
Free” on the piano. Second runner-
up was Miss Martha Hilton, who
sang “Almost Like Being in Love”
and “I" Enjoy Being a Girl,” ac
companied by Kathy Webb.
While the judges were making
their decision, Claudette Hilton, a
Webbster who has won numerous
talent awards, sang several songs.
Mardi Gras
Recreates Old
New Orleans
On March 15 the French Club
held its annual banquet which this
year was in the form of a Mardi
Gras in all its splendor. Hippies,
flappers, farmers, Indians, and oth
ers (actually French Club members
and guests) entered the doorway
expecting to walk through the lobby
of J. F. Webb High School but
found themselves instead to be
strolling down none other than
Bourbon Street in the heart of New
Orleans. They found the cafeteria
transformed into a French nightclub
displajdng colorful lights, stained-
glass windows, tables decked with
checkered table-cloths and candle-
topped wine-bottles. (Empty, of
course!) Delicious refreshments were
being served from a bar with Mike
O’Brian and Kay Kittrell as bar
tender and saloon girl. After ex
amining each other’s costumes, ev
eryone joined in the merriment by
dancing to the fabulous music of the
“Soul Six.” Of course, no nightclub
is complete without a floor show.
The grand attraction of the “Pur
ple Cat Cafe” was the Joey Gleason
(alias Joe Haskins) Show with his
variety of talent. The first act was
the all male “Cece Pruitt Dancers”
rendering a Can-Can number. This
was followed by Webb’s version of
Bill Cosby (Charlie Clark), the
Smothers Brothers (Bryant Haskins
and Robbie Clark), and a singing
group (composed of some talented
junior girls).
Every Mardi Gras must have a
king and queen. The French Club
selected Donnie Tingen and Sanne
Jones to fill these positions.
Thi/e were many lovely, funny,
and original outfits; but the judges
selected the following people as the
most outstanding in their categories:
funniest—George Clark, as a wom
an; most original—a couple, Peggy
Sumrell and Davis Smith, as Minnie
and Mickey Mouse; prettiest—Me
lina Bifulco, as a harem girl; and
best looking couple—Nancy Critcher
and Bill Daniel, as a clown duo.
Roman Banquet
Draws Near
J. F. Webb Latin Clubbers are
looking forward to their annual Ro
man banquet scheduled for Saturday
evening, April 20. That is as close
as the local “Romans” can come
to celebrating the founding of Rome,
which, according to tradition, was
on April 21, 753, B.C.
A new emperor and empress will
be chosen by popular vote (from a
list of eligibles with 90-or-above
average in Latin) or Latin II mem
bers. They will be crowned at the
banquet by outgoing rulers. Dal
Mackie and Teresa Currin. Brad
Cannady and Benjie Hester will rule
the freshmen as Head Slave and
“Miss JCL.”
Lucy Hancock, a former JCL
dancer at an earlier banquet, will
direct dance rehearsals for the ’63
program. This year’s dancers are
Sheila .'Arrington, Shiela Barker, Ju
dy Broyal, Emma Day, Sally Elliot,
Gay King, Sue Raynor, Charlotte
Sloan, Connie Thomerson, Lynn
Westj Rebecta Winston, and Debbie
Yancey.
The banquet theme will be illu
strated by a mural to be painted
by Gene .Avseue and Jean Roller,
artists for last year’s mural also.
GLENDA CURRIN
Webbster Wins
State Office
On Saturday, March 30, at the
North Carolina Junior Classical
League Convention in Chapel Hill,
Webb’s Latin Club distinguished it
self by winning several honors.
Glenda Currin, an outstanding
sophomore and associate editor of
the “Spectator,” was elected to the
office of state secretary — defeating
an opponent from Durham High.
Lucy Hancock and Tommy Currin
were her campaign managers.
Several Webbsters participated in
the program. Kathy Webb for the
fourth year was convention pianist,
while Jane Oakes, a sophomore, sang
the Lord’s Prayer for the devotion.
Among the contest winners on the
state level were Webb’s Cece Pruitt
and Joy Wilkie whose art work won
second place, and Sally Smith who
won second place in Mythology.
Jean Hart‘s scrapbook took second
place, and the club finished as over
all publicity winner for the state.
Science Club
Hear$ Dr. Watson
The topic of discussion for the
last Science Club meeting was “The
Heart Transplants, A Medical
Breakthrough.” Dr. John Watson
of Oxford came and gave a talk on
his new field of surgery. Before
describing the transplant itself, he
gave the club a background on the
heart and its past research. Dr.
Watson then related the preparation,
the actual transplant, and recovery
procedure. Following the talk, a
brief discussion period was held for
questioning.
At this meeting, the clubbers got
a big surprise; they had refresh
ments, which were served by Debra
Fox. Following this, the meeting
was adjourned.
Band Plans
April Concert
The Webb Band will give a con
cert at the O.xford Elementary
School .April 26 at 8:00 p.m. No
admission will be charged. Featur
ed will be such numbers as “T e
King and I,” “Beguine Festival,”
“Shennandoah,” and “Georgy Girl.”
Another highlight of the evening will
be the presentation of band a-
wards. .After the concert the band
will begin preparations for the Sun
Fun Festival at Myrtle Beach, South
Carolina.