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THE OWL
September, 1946
THE OWL STAFF
Editor-in-Chief Jacquelin Beard
Associate Editor Marie Perkins
Business Manager Thomas Sneed
Feature Editors Charles Brewer and Peggy Jones
Circulation Managers Caroline Crews and Zora Nicholson
Reporters Dorothy Strother, Sylvia Currin, Peggy Jones,
Ann Bergen, Zora Nicholson, Lucy Fort, Helen Hall,
Caroline Crews, Dorothy Cutts, Charles Taylor, Ran
dolph Matthews, Irvin Adcock, Charles Brewer, Thomas
Sneed, Jr,, Arch Fort, Betty Jean Harris, Walter Nutt,
Brent Currin, and Bobby O’Brien.
USS Oxford High
As the USS Oxford High sets out once more for a nine month
cruise around mathematics, literature, grammar, French, Latin,
science, history, and commercial studies, it is once again guided by
the able Admiral D. N. Hix, with the assistance of his faithful
captains. Captains Boyd and Wilkins are leading the “first class”
passengers, which are for the first time in the history of Oxford
High a twelfth grade. Captains Noble and Reams are training
the “second class,” Captains Culton and Averette the “third class,”
and Captains Cooper and Haney are trying to calm those vigorous
“fourth classmen.” Captain Mewborn will lead the “golden-
throated” mixed chorus and glee club, while Captain Wagner
waves his baton as director of the band which has represented the
school so well in many state affairs. Captain Wilkerson aids the
fairer sex of Oxford High in their future home making, while
Captain Wilderman commands the boathands who wish to follow
the “trade winds.” Captains Culton and Muelenaer will be guid
ing those rough and ready Wildcats through vigorous football prac
tices and on to victory in the games to come. The Student Body
is led by its able president, Dorothy Strother and their assembly
programs will be planned by the vice-president, Alice Peele. With
these faculty and student leaders chartering and guiding the USS
Oxford. High, it will certainly have a smooth cruise.
The Benefits of a Twelve Year School Program
Ann Bergen, Guest Editor
After much controversy and after surmounting many obstacles,
Oxford Public Schools, for the first time, have succeeded in ob
taining an extra year of schooling for its students, through the
courtesy of the state. This places Oxford High School in the top
bracket among North Carolina’s public schools.
This extra year of school will prove to be invaluable to our fu
ture students. For a student with the intent of going out into
life immediately upon graduation, this extra year of training will
make him or her more mature physically and mentally, and will
better qualify him for his obligations in later life. For the stu
dent whose aim is to attend college, this extra year of training
should prove priceless. The many courses added in this extra year
will put our students on an equal level with other students with
whom they must compete. This extra year makes our school
system more complete and qualifies each of our graduates to at
tain higher and better goals in life. I am sure we will all agree
this is definitely to our advantage.
As this new grade becomes a part of our school system each
student should take advantage of the training offered by this
newly added educational opportunity.
Let’s Help Too
m
Everyone has seen some thirty-eight Oxford High boys limping
around since September 2 and we know they have been practicing
football. All have cleat bruises, scratches, some have pulled liga
ments, and broken bones. Why are these boys working so hard
on football practice? They want Oxford High to have a strong
team that we can be proud of! And what can we students who
are not on the football team do to aid them in their playing? We
can certainly ATTEND the games and help cheer them on to
victory!! We should co-operate with the cheerleaders. Often we
think they cheer at the wrong time and not when it is needed, but
no person is perfect! If we expect to help with the cheering we
must first all learn the school yells which are in the back of our
handbooks. When we are at a game we may not hear what the
yell is going to be, but after it is started we can join in, so let’s let
people know we have good lungs!
Do You Remember????
All the wonderful happenings in
Oxford during those swooning eighty-
eight days of summer vacation. They
were packed with thrills, chills, drills,
frills, and pills.
The studious O.H.S. students who
left for Mars Hill June 10, three days
after school ended: Dot Cutts, John
D. Carrington, Bryan Finch, Becky
Duncan, and Betty Hart.
Dave Mitchell leaving for New Jer
sey—hating to go because of his po
sition on the O.H.S. softball team??
Walter and Jackie, Joanna and H.
J.—habitual foursome!
Monkey choosing Howard out of the
four of the G-string (remember Gee-
Gee??). It didn’t keep her from get
ting a beautiful locket, brush and
comb set, and fountain pen from three
out of four.
Anne Cannady’s gob coming home
for the first time, Hubba, Hubba!!
Our visitors—boys and girls—
Jean Jenkins, popular all way
around,
Lesley Pickett giving all the girls
a charge,
Walter Clarke—B. J. Harris get
ting him, first,
Jackie Bullock arriving at the same
time James Montague arrived with
his discharge!!
Ruth Wheeler from Durham—Ask
Ed F. if you don’t remember!
Frances Marie Bendall coming from
Greenville, receiving a rush from
those “Bryan Boys.”
Macy spending the summer at Cher
ry Grove and Mariana C. and Bill D.
going to Nags Head off and on.
The State Guard going to Virginia
Beach for ten days! Frazier and
James C. returning twelves hours
later—much to the surprise of every
one; but luckily returning in time'foi’
that glorious evening of August 28!!
R. H. Ligon arriving on the scene
after being expected by a certain
brunette every day for three months.
“Perk’s” birthday party—lovely
presents, delightful evening!!
Helen P. leaving for Washington.
“T” going several weeks later and re
turning with a most unexpected re
port : P. U.
O.H.S. softball team defeating the
Exchange Club two out of three for
the first game of the season. Also
Jim Boo’s excellent first base playing.
Kennon Taylor going to Crescent
Beach and meeting “Miss Rich” (alias
Lou Porters). The afternoon when
there seemed to be so much excitement
and mystery in the air and it turned
out to be nothing other than Bobby
O’Brien taking Katie Powell to a
matinee, —Hayrides of “The Currin
Bros., Inc.” —Moi’e fun, food and late
hours. (Marie Badgett and Punky
Boring partnei'S in the Corp). Joyce
H. going to buy shoes in Henderson
SO often. Only place she could find
them was at “Webb’s.”??????
August 28—the event being that
dream of a dance given by the F. H.
A. girls. —A grand summer vacation
Orchids
Orchids to Mr. Hix and the faculty
for their fine work in getting our
classes and schedules as near like we
want them as possible.
Orchids to our new coaches for their
fine work in getting our boys in
shape for the opening game.
Orchids to so many of our alumni
who are entering college as freshmen
this fall. We wish you much success.
Orchids to Dot Strother and Sylvia
Currin for their fine work in the
Home Ec. Club. They surely have
gone places, even a radio broadcast.
Orchids to our advertisers who have
so kindly consented to back our school
paper.
Orchids to the members of the
Journalism Club who always get their
articles in on time and onions to those
who never seem to realize that the
paper has a deadline for publication
and don’t get their articles in until
the eleventh hour.
Orchids to our new teachers. Miss
Lorena Averett, Miss Cooper, Miss
Mewborn, Mr. Muelenaer, to Coach
Culton, and to Mrs. Haney who has
come back as our science teacher after
being out on account of illness last
year. We wish you a successful year.
Orchids to Carrol Montague, one of
our alumni who has made an outstand
ing record in the early football prac
tice at E. C. T. C., we are keeping our
fingers crossed, Carroll.
Orchids to our Co-captains Bobby
Jones and Brent Currin, we are look
ing forward to a victorious year with
you to call the games.
climax.
Mary Nell being ill for the opening
of school and after two weeks of
Carolina Beach. Now that we are
jack in that good ole groovy-groove
of going to school, let’s buckle down,
iids, and show the faculty what we
can do in the way of “laming.” Also
please try to stir up some easy-greasy
doings for this column.—“Memory ”
Duke is to be congratulated for its
ability to recognize a good athlete who
has the ability to be a traditional
Duke player, namely Ben Williams
who made the second team there re
cently.
Music Clubs Plan
Coming Year’s Work
Great plans are underway at O.H.S.
as the music lovers in the student
body" pfepaTfe to enrolF fil"Miss IVIew^
born's music classes. Until Christmas
all singing students will be enrolled
under the name of Oxford High School
Mixed Chorus. Following Christmas
holidays the Mixed Chorus will be
divided into a glee club and mixed
chorus. If possible the school will
have more trios, quartets and en
sembles organized in the music depart
ment. This will create more interest
and competition. Miss Mewborn
stated that she hopes to have three
trios or one trio and a sextett and at
least one boys quartet. To go further
in the advancement of our music de
partment she has planned to have
sectional voice lessons.
The four main projects planned for
the coming year are: First, The
presentation of the “Gay Nineties Re
view.” Second, Presentation of a
Christmas pageant. Third, partici
pation in the State Music contest.
Fourth, presentation of the Gilbert
and Sullivan operatic, “Mikado.”
These are a few of the wonderful
things planned by our new music
teacher. Miss Mewborn. Her home is
in Kinston, N. C. After completing
her musical training at the Woman’s
College of University of North Caro
lina, she began teaching at Williams-
ton. There she remained six years.
Upon leaving her job at Williamston
she entered into Red Cross recrea
tional work at Fort Bragg. She
worked there until she accepted the
position in Oxford. We are all glad
to have Miss Mewborn, and hope that
we will all be happy working together.
Steve Royster and Stan Fox, who
started out from High School togeth
er, headed for Davidson and Carolina
respectively. Stan will see the familiar
face of Charlie Jones, a fellow school
mate who is entering pharmacy school
at Carolina.