PUBLISHED EACH SCHOOL MONTH BY THE STUDENTS OF THE OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL
Volume XI
OXFORD, N. C., APRIL, 1950
Number 6
Oxford High Students
Participate In
Music Festival
Oxford High, this year, will be al
lowed to send eight, or possibly six
teen, students to a festival chorus
which meets in Greensboi’o at Wom
an’s College April 19 and 20. These
will join a gi*oup composed of high
school musicians from all over North
Carolina, and will present a program
on the College Campus. Those students
from Oxford participating will be John
Dean, second bass—alternate, Tom
Newton; Bobby Daniel, first bass—al
ternate, Jimmie O’Brien; Gilbert
Averette, first tenor—alternate, Ray
O’Brien; Sara Walker, second alto—
alteimate, Joan Parker; Naomi John
son, first alto—alternate, Lila Haney;
Donna Yancey, second soprano—al
ternate, Betsy Tunier; and Donnie
Dean, first soprano—alternate, Har
riet Arrington.
Music Groups Receive Ratings
March 23, the music groups of Ox
ford High journeyed to Meredith Col
lege in Raleigh for the district music
festival.
Ratings which are given are supe
rior, excellent, average, and below
average. Oxford received the follow
.ing- ratingsi-mixed- chorus, excellent;
boys’ glee club, excellent; girls’ glee
club, superior; junior high chorus,
average. All three soloists, John Dean,
bass; Ann Daniel, alto; Jasper Jones,
baritone, received average ratings.
Senior Play Cast
O.H.S. to Stage
Field Day
On May 3, the students of Oxford
High School will go all out for a Field
Day. This is the first such event to be
held at Oxford High in three years.
The Field Day will begin promptly at
10:30 Wednesday morning and con
tinue until 3:30.
The activities are under the direc
tion of Miss Crinkly and Mr. Culton,
along with the various committees con
sisting of students from each home
room. Among the many events, there
will be barrel races, high jumps, and
dashes.
The Field Day is sponsored by the
Student Council with Gene Bullock as
chairman.
Students will be served a picnic
lunch by the Student Council.
Seniors To Visit U.N.C.
The University of North Carolina
has extended an invitation to high
school seniors throughout the state to
attend the Seventh Annual North
Carolina High School Day at Chapel
Hill on Saturday, May 6. A program
will consist of tours through the vari
ous departments and Morehead Plane
tarium. Coach Snavely has prepared a
special football game which will fea
ture such University football stars as
Justice, Rodgers, Williamson, High-
smith, Weiner, Camp, and Pupa
against varsity prospects for next fall.
Right to left, first row: Nat Burwell and Edgar Wilson. Second row:
Sara Walker, Marianne May, Harriet Arrington, Jean Clark and Joan
Parker. Third row: Arthur Oakes, Bobby Greene, Joe Bryan, Nelson Daniel,
and Tom Ragland. Not pictured is Miss Lorena Averett, director. '
“The Owl” Given
Columbia Ratng
The monthly publication, “The
Owl,” of the Oxford High School, has
been awarded third place in the 1950
typographical contest sponsored at the
26th annual convention of the Co
lumbia Scholasitic Press Association,
meeting March 9-11 at Columbia Uni
versity in New York City. The Owl
was in a classification of senior high
schools with 300 or less pupils—print
ed newspapers.
The eleventh annual typographical
competition was conducted in coopera
tion with the National Graphic Arts
Education Association. A certificate of
merit, made possible through the co
operation of the American Type
Founders Department of Education,
will be presented as the high award.
The competition enables the school
publications to receive an appraisal of
their printing from men high in pro
fessional ranks. This may be used to
advantage in effecting improvements.
Seniors To Present
“The Eyes of Tlaloc”
The Senior Class will present its an
nual play “The Ey^s' of Tlaloc” Fri
day evening. May 5, at 8:00 p.m. in
the high school auditorium. Delay in
presenting the play was caused by
much needed electx’ical work on the
stage.
Characters in the play are Amanda
Simpkins, a New Englander and ranch
lousewife, played by Sara Walker;
Ezra Simpkins, her husband, care
taker at the ranch, played by Nelson
Daniel; Pudge Rogers, a sagebrush
taxi driver, taken by Nat Burwell;
Tommy Tinker, who is interested in
many things, Bobby Greene, whose
jart has been taken by Jasper Jones;
Nancy Howe, John Wayne’s niece,
Jean Clark; Virginia Lee Byrd, Nan
cy’s Southern friend, played by Har
riet Arrington; Pat Gillis, a breezy
Western girl, played by Jean Parker;
Nawa, an Indian, played by Edgar
Wilson; Salvador Del Santos, a Mexi
can gentleman, taken by Arthur
Oakes; Pepita Del Santos, his sister,
played by Marianne May, whose part
las been taken by Dorothea Niles and
John Wayne, owner of the Rancho de
os Alamitos, played by Tom Ragland.
!VIiss Lorena Averett will direct the
play.
Baseball Schedule
Coach Culton and his baseball team
lave gotten under way with the spring
baseball practice. John Parham and
Gilbert Averette are the pitchers for
the “Wildcats.” The busy season for
the boys has begun. Following is the
baseball schedule:
April 20 Roxboro at Oxford
April 21 Henderson at Oxford
April 25 Roxboro at Roxboro
Api'il 28 Durham County at Durham
May 2 Chapel Hill at Chapel Hill
May 4 Hillsboro at Oxford
May 9 Durham County at Oxford
May 12 Henderson at Henderson
Juniors Entertain Seniors
With Springtime Banquet
O.H.S. Band Performs
The seventy-five piece Oxford High
School Band under the direction of
Bandmaster A. J. Wagner, presented
its annual spring concert in the audi
torium on Friday evening, April 24.
The ^following program was present
ed to an appreciative audience:
1. “Salute To Youth”—Vander-
Cook
2. “Medallion”—Johnson
3. “A Moonlight Melody”—King
4. “Moonlight on the Nile”—King
5. “Carnival of Roses”—Olinadate
6. “American Patrol”—Meacham
7. “Men of Ohio”—Fillmore
8. “The Sky Pilot”—Laurens
9. “Chestnuts” with Narrator—
Long
10. “Mexican Overture”—Isaac
11. “Best Loved Southern Melodies”
—Hayes
12. “Sun Maid”—Lee
During intermission, chenille lyres
with “0. H. S.” and a star for each
year of high school participation were
presented to the high school students.
Eighteen music awards were present
ed by Mr. Wagner for outstanding mu
sic ability and band loyalty. Also, six
awards were presented to the Junior
Band students who had shown out
standing progress. The six color
guards, four majorettes and three
tumblers served as ushers for the
night’s performance.
Farm Youth Festival
The O. H. S. band traveled to Dur
ham on April 27 along ^ with the
4-H’ei*s of Granville County and par
ticipated in the annual Farm Youth
Festival.
“In a world of friendship” the Sen
ior Class of Oxford High School was
entertained by the Junior Class at
their annual banquet held at the
Woman’s Club, Friday evening, April
twenty-first.
The clubhouse tables had been at
tractively decorated with the Senior
colors in mind—green and gold. Over
head was a bright mast of rainbow
colors which tied-in attractively with
the huge world used as a centerpiece
of the room. Dolls and miniature flags
representing the various nations were
used for effect.
Mr. Credle offei'ed the invocation
and the welcome followed by the Presi
dent of the Junior Class, Frances Par
ham. John Dean offered the toast to
the Seniors and Buck Hicks gav| the
response. The menu consisted of fruit
juice, turkey, dressing, gravy, peas,
carrots, potatoes, rolls, butter, cran
berry salad, iced tea, cake, and ice
cream.
A toast was proposed to Mr. Credle
by Margaret Seabolt with Mr. Credle
responding, E. V. Strother toasted Mr.
Pittman with the response from Mr.
Pittman. The toast to the faculty was
given by Ruth Hedgepeth and Mr.
Alexander responded. Bobby Daniel
presented the toast to the mothers.
An attractive dance was presented
by the waitresses. The after-dinner
speaker was Dr. Isawo Tauaka, a resi
dent of Durham who comes from Ja
pan. His wife entertained with a few
native dances. Mrs. Tauaka is a noted
musician, opera singer, and dancer.
Dancing was enjoyed by all after a
brief intermission. The very lovely
and memorable 1950 Junior-Senior
came to a close at twelve o’clock.