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Volume VIII
PUBLISHED EACH SCHOOL MONTH BY THE STUDENTS OF THE OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL
Oxford, N. C., September, 1946
Number 1
0. H. S. Adopts
New Report Card
An entirely new report card will
find its way into the homes of the
Oxford High School students this
year, and it is the hope of all school
personnel that this new type report
will bring about a closer relationship
among students, teachers, and par
ents. The old report “card” has been
discontinued and in its place has come
a subject sheet from each teacher,
made out for the individual student.
Thus, a student who is carrying five
subjects, will receive five subject
sheets, each of which will show the
student's grade, and evaluation of
his citizenship qualities and work
habits, as well as a personal com
ment from the teacher by whom the
subject is taught. These subject
sheets are to be sent to the parents as
a report of their child’s progress at
the end of each six weeks’ period.
The system of grading by letter
has been retained, but the evaluation
of the letters is somewhat changed.
In order to receive a grade of “A” on
a given subject, a student will be
expected to hand in all work at all
times, to participate freely in class
discussions, to do the required work,
and to seek consistently to go beyond
the requirements of the teacher. The
new evaluation of the “B” average
is that the student shall participate
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freely as the “A” student, and that
he shall seek to meet all requirements
of the instructor. A grade of “C” on
a given subject will mean that the
student is doing the required work, but
that he needs to be more consistent
and dependable in preparation. The
“D” evaluation will signify that the
student is barely “getting by,” that
he is usually late with assignments,
and fails to participate intelligently
in class discussions. The “F” student
will be the student who has failed to
meet even the minimum requirements
of the course, and who has failed en
tirely.
In order to develop a sense of citi
zenship responsibility, each student
will be graded by each of his instruc
tors on such desirable characteristics
as courtesy, dependability, honesty,
fairness, tolerance, etc. Attention will
also be called to undesirable charac
teristics of the student in the hope
that he will seek to overcome them
with the aid of his instructors’ guid
ance.
Journalism Club Makes
Plans For Year
The school year ’46-’47 will intro
duce a new plan for publishing “The
Owl.” The schedule this year allows
for a fifth period Journalism class
which will be responsible for manag
ing and editing the paper. Thus far
nine students have enrolled in this
class but they will be assisted by the
remainder of the Journalism Club
who were unable to include this class
in their studies. However, they hope
to work out plans for regular joint
meetings.
A new plan for advertising has
been adopted that allows “The Owl”
fewer advertisements in each issue
(Continued on page four)
Student Council
Representatives Elected
The Student Council had its first
regular meeting on Monday, Septem
ber 9, with Dot Strother presiding.
Dot made a fine record as the Social
Chairman in the council last year and
her election as president was unop
posed. Miss Helen Wilkin has again
taken the responsibility of being the
sponsor. Many fine works were ac
complished last year and the same is
expected this year. Each room has
two representatives, a boy and a girl,
to represent them in the council.
Those members were elected at a
special home room period on Friday
morning, September 6. They are as
follows: Thomas Sneed, Martha
Landis, Bryan Finch, Sylvia Currin,
Irvin Adcock, Peggy Jones, Jack
Niles, Yvonne Hughes, Joe Bryan,
Donna J. Yancey, George Moore,
Caroline Crews, Ferebee Patterson,
Betty J. Nutt, Tutus Dickerson, and
Blonnie D.- Bunn. These representa
tives, with Alice Peele, vice-presi
dent, Bill Currin, treasurer, and
Archie Fort, secretary, will act as the
advisory and executive board of the
student body during this school year.
Memorial Plaque
Presented To School
Lest we forget the boys who so gal
lantly gave their lives during Woria
War II, the members of the twelfth
grade of the Oxford High School has
presented a plaque to the school in
their honor.
The memorial was presented to the
school at commencement last spring
by Dot Strother, president of last
year’s Senior Class.
The plique is made of mahogany,
with a gold eagle at the top. Under
neath the words “They gave their
lives” are the following names:
Joe Cooper, Jr.
Edward C. Critcher
James Currin
John Ashton Daniel
Melville L. Dickerson
Ray Garman
John L. Gupton
Charles Bryant Herring
Eugene Wilson Knott
Leonard Hubert Knott
Hoover Murray
Beverley S. Royster, III
Milton Walters
Henry H. White
J. C. Yeargin, Jr.
Football Schedule
Sept. 20 Tarboro—here
27 Bragtown of Durham—here
Oct. 4 Chapel Hill at Chapel Hill
(afternoon)
11 Roanoke Rapids — there
18 Open
25 Roxboro—here
Nov. 1 Methodist Orphanage —
here
8 Burlington—there
15 South Boston—here
22 Oxford Orphanage
28 Thanksgiving game with
Henderson if arrangements
can be completed
All home games at night will be
played at the Oxford Recreation Park.
CO-CAPTAINS
Bobby Jones and Brent Currin
Football Practice
Gets Underway
The Oxford High Wildcats began
football practice Monday afternoon
Sept. 2 at 2:30 under the leadership
of the new coach Robert Culton. Mr.
Culton was a three letterman at Ca
tawba College where he played under
Gordon Kirkland, a former Oxford
High Coach. Mr. Culton coached at
‘'Boyaeii High in Salisbury prior to his
service as an officer in the Marine
Corps. He will be assisted by Mr.
A. A. Muelenaer.
Oxford High feels that with a full
time coach for the first time, it will
develop into a strong and winning
team. On the field its team will be
under the leadership of its Co-Cap
tains, Brent Currin and Bobby Jones.
Thirty-eight boys repoTted to practice,
of which nine were lettermen. The
lettermen were: Jack Niles, Brent
Currin, Bobby O’Brien, Walter Nutt,
H. J. Jackson, Jr., Roland Wilson,
Macy Falkner, Frazier Cherkas and
Bobby Jones. Others reporting to
practice were: Kennon Taylor,
William Burwell, John D. Carring
ton, Ed. Meadows, Charles Brewer,
Thomas Chappel, Bob Thomas, Maur
ice Blackwell, Arch Fort, Bobby Tal
ley, Harold Currin, Joe Bi'yan, John
Parham, Randolph Matthew, Ralph
Blalock, Jimmy Breedlove, Sonny
Beard, Norris Cole, Hennant Suit,
George Moore, and Ralph Avery.
Chai’les Brewer, Thomas Chappel,
Bob Thomas, Maruice Blackwell, Arch
Fort, Bobby Talley, Harold Currin,
Joe Bryan, John Parham, Randolph
Matthew, Ralph Blalock, Jimmy
Breedlove, Sonny Beard, Norris Cole,
Hennant Suit, George Moore, and
Ralph Avery.
Greatly missed in the line up this
year are such forces as Paul Walters,
Lawrence Blackwell, Tuck Powell,
Jimmy Daniel, Albert Parham, Edgar
Tally, and Bill Currin who will not
be able to play because of a knee in
jury.
“Son, fetch the old horse.”
“Why the old one, father?”
“My motto is: Wear out the old one
first.”
“Then you fetch the horse.”
—Pointer.
OXFORD HI WINS
SOFTBALL TITLE
High School Team
Defeats Exchange
Club In Playoff Series
By Bobby O’Brien
The Oxford High School softball
team defeated the Exchange Club
Monday night, September 2, by the
score of 9 to 4 and won the softball
crown.
Oxford High decided to have a soft-
ball team toward the close of school
last year. The team was sponsored
by Kirk Duncan with Thomas Currin
as manager.
The team wasn’t given much of a
chance by the fans at the first of the
season because the other teams had
older and more experienced ball play
ers, but, as the season got underway,
Oxford High had one of the best
teams in the league.
At the end of the season and time
for the playoffs, Oxford High was
in third place and played the Kiwanis
Club to determine who would go to
the finals. Oxford High defeated them
twice by the scores of 12 to 2 and 9
to 3. Oxford High then played the
Exchange Club for the title. In the
first game the Exchange Club won
3 to 2, but +ho High,
this set-back in the second game to
take it 2 to 1. It was also the first
time the Exchange Club had been de
feated in the season. In the third
game Oxford pounded the pitching of
Hurbert Cox all over the park and
went on to win 9 to 4.
In Lee J. Harris, Oxford High had
the best pitcher in the league and is
grateful to him for pitching it to the
championship.
Boys taking part in the softball
games were: Lee J. Harris, Howard
Newton, Jim Ballou, Bobby Jones,
Macy Falkner, Billy Talton, Dave
Mitchell, Bobby O’Brien, Walter Nutt,
Bud Hicks, H. J. Jackson, Ralph
Avery, Brent Currin, Robert Han
cock, John Parham, Nelson Hicks,
Tom Brummitt, Lennie Cottrell, Tal
ton Hughes, and Thomas Currin.
On Tuesday, ^eptember 3, the
team was given a stew supper at the
Oxford Park.
O. H. S. Meets Bragtown
Friday, September 27
On Friday night Sept. 27, Oxford
High will meet Bragtown of Durham
for the first time since Oxford High’s
athletic system was organized. Little
is known about the Bragtown eleven,
but it proved to be one of the stronger
teams of the smaller schools last year.
This year’s Oxford High team has
seven starting lettermen from last
year’s fine team. Under the direction
of the new coach is expected that the
team will put on an exciting game
for the home fans. We are very for
tunate for Oxford High to have two
fine coaches to lead them to victory.
The game will take place under
the lights of the Oxford Recreation
Park at 8:00. It is hoped that a
large number of students and fans
will turn out to support the team.