Mrs, Ml
The Spectator
Volume No. IV
Student Body
Elects Officers
J. F. WEBB HIGH SCHOOL, OXFORD, N. C., MAY 13, 1968
No. 6
Webbster Wins Webbsters Win W
Trip To Capital Fine Arts Honors
BILL MITCHELL
Bill Mitchell
Chosen President
Vote for him! He’s the best man
for the job! Put your ‘“x” beside
his name. These were the battle
cries of many students at Webb
during the month of April. Why ?
Because it was time for the election
of Student Council ouicers. The po
litical spirit h^d f-nneht on
at Webb
You couldn’t miss the posters and
slogans that were plastered all over
Webb’s walls and windows. Even
people got into the act by wearing
little badges and stickers. All this
just seemed to make spring more
colorful and brighter than ever.
As election time drew near, cam
paign speeches were given. Every
thing from the script of “Dragnet”
to the singing of Webb’s own “Geo
rgy Girl” was used. Campaign man
agers told why they thought their
candidates were the one for the job.
With so many people running, two
(lays were needed for the speeches.
There were five people running for
the office of treasurer. They were
Sheila Arrington, Jackie Clark, Bob
by Colenda, Emma Day, and Steve
Wright. Melina Bifulco was the
only on"* pinning for sc. ^ ;rv. The
loll I. mg } eople ran fo. vie -pres
ident: Jerry Barker, Tommy Currin,
Erank Hielema, and Davis Smith.
Hill Mitchell and Lindsay Over'on
were running for president. With
all these qualified candidates, Webb
voters had a real tough time decid
ing whom to elect!
On April 22, the first election was
held. The results were that Bill
was elected president and Melina
was elected secretary by acclama
tion. There was to be a run-off
between Jerry and Davis for vice-
president and one between Jackie
and Sheila for treasurer. On April
24, the run-off electon was held.
Davis and Jackie won the offices
of vice-president and treasurer, re
spectively. All candidates had work
ed hard and had enjoyed their cam
paign.
Whether good or bad, all the new
Student Council officers are rising
seniors. Soon the old officers will
turn their jobs over to these peo
ple, This year’s officers’ diligent
and hard work has paid off by the
Council having a very successful
year. The Spectator’s staff extends
wishes of good luck to the incom
ing officers for they have a rough
but very rewarding job ahead of
them.
Bryant Henderson, a Webb Jun
ior, was recently selected as one of
the winners of a nationwide essay
contest. One of the twenty-eight
first place winners in North Caro
lina, Bryant received an expense
paid week, June 10-14, in Washing
ton, D. C. this summer.
The contest was part of an R.E.
A. sponsored project to get young
people interested in electricity. While
in Washington, Bryant will stay
with the group of North Carolina
winners and at one point will be
staying with students from all over
the United States. .■Mthough there
will be some free time, most of the
trip will be part of a Youth Tour
of our nation’s capital.
NHS Inducts
New Members
March 27 was a red letter day
for twenty-four lucky juniors and
seniors, for this was the day of
their induction into Webb’s most
important organzation, the National
Honor Society. The ceremonies
were held on a Wednesday night
in the Webb Cafeteria. NHS Presi
dent, Mike Regan, impressed on
each new member the importance of
the NHS’s four goals: character,
scholarship, leadership, and service.
Dr. Ray Pruette of Louisburg Col
lege then addressed the new mem
bers on the subject of adaption of
one’s personal and professional goals
to fit one’s own talents and skills.
Following the induction service, re
freshments planned by the present
NHS members were served.
New National Honor Society
members are Sanne Jones, Kitty
Boswood, Tommy Currin, Teresa
Currin, Mary Lilly, Dal Mackie,
Cinderella Boyd, Bill Mitchell, Jim
my Overton, Sidney Comer, Glenda
Montague, Steve Wright, Jackie
Clark, Debbie Simpson, Susan Cor
bitt, Melina Bifulco, Betty Sue
Campbell, Mike O’Brian, Cecelia
Pruitt, Judy Cash, Sybil Royster,
Wayne Puckett, Buster Lumpkin,
and Gary Garrett.
Tommy Currin, Kathy Webb, and
Claudette Hilton, talented Webb
students, won contests in the Four
teenth District Women’s Club Fine
Arts Festival in Roanoke Rapids
last March. Sweeping aside all com
petition, Tommy Currin won the
honors in public speaking by dis
cussing lowering the voting age ^n
this state. Claudette Hilton won
the female vocalist’s award with
her rendition of “In the Time of
Roses.” Kathy Webb won honors
in piano by playing a Beethoven
sonata and honors in sewing with a
bright yellow suit.
Winning these district contests
qualified the three students to com
pete in he N. C. State Women’s
Club Fine Arts Festival held in
Greensboro on April 6, 1968. Al
though none of the three won, they
gained valuable experience in com
petition with other students in high
school.
Hashimura Speaks
To History Class
Do you know what a Hyack is?
The students of Mr. Winston’s fifth
period world history class can an
swer the question. On May 3, they
were entertained and informed by
none other than Norikai Hashimura.
Who is he? Mr Hashimura is an
immigrant from Japan who will
spend the next three years in the
U.S. learning about the business
functions of America. Although he
has been in the States for only
three weeks and knows little Eng
lish, Mr. Hashimura managed to
communicate with the Webb stu
dents. They learned much about
the Japanese customs concerning ed
ucation, religion, government, and
even dating.
Mr. Hashimura demonstrated his
abilities in the field of art by draw
ing the popular American cartoon
character, Charlie Brown. He also
taught the students to count in Jap
anese. From this lesson it was
learned that Hyack is the number,
100. When asked what he liked
best about America Mr. Hashimura
replied: “Everything!”
DONNIE TINGEN
Editor Chosen
Student Of Month
Hard-working, fun-loving Donnie
Tingen was recently elected May
student of the month. In just a
few weeks Webbsters will receive
their 1968 Wildcats which were ed
ited by none other than Donnie
himsfelf. Not only has he devoted
a great deal of time to the publi
cation of our annual but he has
also participated in the activities of
many clubs. Among the various
honors which have been bestowed
upon Donnie are election to mem
bership in the Twirp Court, mem
bership in the National Honor So
ciety and his being chosen as King
of the French Mardi Gras. Last but
not the least of Donnie’ high school
accomplishments is his safe bus
driving record of which all his pas
sengers and acquaintances are espec
ially proud.
Annuals Soon
To Arrive
A familiar phrase around campus
the past few weeks has been, “When
do we get the annuals?” Word
was received from Hunter Publish
ing Company that the WILDCAT
’68 will arrive around the middle of
May. Any day now, people.
Sanne Jones Chosen Chief Marshal For Graduation
The 1968-67 Marshals chosen for their high scholastic record are from left to right Sanne Jones,
Chief; Wayne Puckett, Tommy Currin, Dal Mackie, Kitty Boswood, Susan Corbitt, Steve
Wright, Jackie Clark, Glenda Montague, Teresa Currin, and Mary Lilly.
Senior Plans
For Graduation
Being Completed
\s June 3, 1968, draws nearer and
nearer, seniors get more and more
excited. Ordering invitations, meas
uring for caps and gowns were just
the beginning. In a class meeting
Monday, April 29, Class Night
speakers were elected. Introducing
the seniors will be George Hunt. The
Class Prophecy will be written and
read by Sidney Comer. Sholar Pow
ell was elected to write the Last
Will and Testament. Like last year,
due to the large size of the gradu
ating class, seniors will be seated on
the windowed side of the cafetori-
um. Senior colors of red, white and
Carolina blue will be displayed.
Class night will be held Friday, May
31, 1968.
The big events of the Baccalau
reate sermon and Graduation will be
held as usual in the Creasy Proc
tor gymnasium. Rendering the mes
sage will be the Reverend Clarence
Godwin of Oxford Baptist Church.
Graduation speaker will be Dr. Leo
Jenkins, President of East Carolina
University.
Although seemingly joyous and
excited at finally graduating, many
seniors are perhaps hiding deep re
grets. How many graduations have
there been without tears?
Students Earn
Scholastic Awards
The presentation of scholastic let
ters and chevrons was the highlight
of the last PTA meeting, held Mon
day night, April 22. These awards
were given to the students attaining
a scholastic average of 93 or above
for four six-weeks’ work. The a-
wards are the letter “W” in red,
the school color, with the lamp of
knowledge in gold in the center. The
chevron, which is to be sewn on
the letter, is a gold stripe on a
black background.
Presenting the awards to the fif
ty-nine students were Mrs. Hesley
Clark, the PTA president, and our
principal, Mr. Stallings. The fol
lowing freshmen received the letter:
Shelia Arrington, Nancy Callahan,
Brad Cannady, Karen Cutts, Kathy
Daniel, Sally Elliott, Arthur Gris
som, Jr., Benjie Hester, Marjorie
Anna Hobgood, Robbie Moss, Lau
rie Noto, Mike Peters, Gary Roy
ster, Anna Tarry, Wallace Vaughan,
Becky Webb,^ and Merlin Young.
Maxine Cox and Julius Johnson
were the only ones to receive letters
from the sophomore class. There
were nine juniors to receive letters:
Jacqueline Bailey, Buster Lumpkin,
Graham Moore, Phyllis Owens, Ce
celia Pruitt, Debby Simpson, David
Stewart, Lindsay Yancey, and Da
vid Wheeler. Three seniors, Janet
Lumpkin, Barbara Payne, and Don
nie Tingen, were also given the scho
lastic award.
The chevrons are presented to
those students who have attained
an average of 93 or above for the
second or third consecutive year.
There were seven sophomores re- -
ceiving the chevrons: Glenda Cur
rin, Cathy Daniel, Frank Hielema,
Kitty Lee, Luther Penny, Kimball
Royster, and Vickie Tate. The fol
lowing juniors also received chev
rons: Melina Bifulco, Kitty Bos
wood, Jackie Clark, Susan Corbitt,
Teresa Currin, Thomas Lee Currin,
Sanne Jones, Mary Glenn Lilly, Dal
Mackie, Glenda Montague, Wayne
Puckett, and Steve Wright. Eight
brilliant seniors also received chev
rons: Linda Cannady, Sidney Com
er, Patricia Elliott, Paula Huff,
Margaret Person, Jinny Shotwell,
Amy Stovall, and Kathy Webb.