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Page Two THE OWL May, 1955 Staff Box Editor Helen Watkins Assistant Editor Guy Reid Circulation Manager—Nellie Holmes Ballou Photographers—Nellie Holmes Ballou, Jimmy Baucom, Tommy Carrington Reporters Jane Wilson, Martha Taylor, Nancy Hix, Martha Parham, Mary Anne McSwain, Katherine Roach, Sally Webb, Joyce Woodlief and Meriwether Walker, Howard and Randall Oliver, Buddy Norwood, and Frank Bullock. Advisors Miss Eugenia Boyd, Miss Carol Beck. The Good *Ole Summertime The end of school is right at hand and it is almost vacation time. Friends, stu dents, and otherwise, what are your sum mer plans? Are you going to use this time doing something constructive or waste it away and then call it a “dull” vaca tion. The best way to stay happy is to stay busy and there are innumerable ways you can use your time. First you can attend a camp. There arc good camps for both boys and girls offered to you through clubs, schools, and religious organizations. Camps give you a chance to grow mentally, physically and spiritually and to meet many new and interesting people. Second you can begin a good construct ive hobby which will be both beneficial and hold you spell bound for many hours. There arc numerous books on hobbies from which to choose at your County library. Speaking of the library, you must re member to keep reading books during the summer so your reading level will not fall. This, too, makes for a pleasant way of passing the time. If you are interested in music, art, or dancing, and have never had the time to study it, now is a grand time to take lessons in these fields. These things will fill your time and also be constructive and helpful later. Last and desirable, try to take a trip during this summer and stay at least a week. A change of scenery is helpful to anyone and here again is an opportunity to dev'elop new friendships. I hope these few suggestions have helped you decide how to best spend your vacation time to the best advantage and that you have a happy, pleasant and constructive vacation. Senior’s Lament The time has finally come When w'e walk down the aisle. These are just a few of the things That we will miss “A-While”; The mad dash at three-ten Going to get admit slips for Miss Reams Bull sessions in the halls at lunch Soup Football games in the rain Field day Jimmy Crawford’s car Waiting for the OWL and the OXON IAN Magazine sales Jr.-Sr. Committee meetings Miss BOYD The Plays “Goofing” in the afternoon Study halls in the library The leaky chemistry lab Campaign speeches The Jr.’s green rings Our lockers The lunch rush hour Love assignments given by “you know who.” Senior term papers Martha’s truck Dan Noblin’s “Cadillac” Quiet halls Traffic jams around the lockers Day of Fashion As we step into the current fashion world the spotlight turns to Oxford, North Carolina. All eyes are focused on the fashionable salons of Madame Martha McFarland, and Monsieur Ballard Nor wood. As we arrived at the designers country villa the Cadillacs were already swarming like flies. Among the first celebrities we saw Nancy Cutts smothered in mink and her escort “Little Levi Clayton.” As we entered the ballroom the show was about to begin. We were seated next to President William Wat kins of Caracas, Venzuela and his lovely wife the Countess of Chile, Martha Tay lor. Among the other notables present was the wealthy granite heiress, Jane Hedrick, attired in Italian lace covered with seed pearls. The pearls came from Walter Crew’s oyster market. As the lights dimmed the spotlight turns to the extravagant stage made to repre sent a spring garden. The first model, Helen Watkins, the eminent anaesthetist, wearing a cocoa sequined fishtail evening dress. Her diamond tiara was a gift of the Russian Milk Emperor, Johnny Black- well. The next model was the glamorous beauty queen Julia Baker who recently won the “Miss Solar System” contest. Her thousand dollar gown was designed by the C. P. P. originals. Her escort. Tommy Steagall, was attired in a Scotch plaid dinner jacket with red Bermuda shorts and red knee length socks. The Metropolitan Opera Star, Miss Betsy Bul lock, sang “Die Manner Sind Mechant” (Men are all the same). Her escort, Ben ny Currin, clad in his plowing clothes was really the last word for the farmer’s styles. Misses Martha Parham, Nellie H. Bal lou, Nancy Hix, Mary Hall, Anne White and Sally Webb modeled McFarland’s af ternoon tea dresses of organdy, satin and silk. They were indeed very stunning. Among the eye catching men’s fashions were Norwood’s sport coats of lime green, cherry red, Parisian pink, ebony black and sandy tan. The coats were modeled by Dan Averett, Hayward Morgan, Buddy Talbert Autry Gentry, and Derwood Robinson. Then the beach wear; lovely socialite Jan Park modeled a stunning bikini bathing suit by Royster’s Beachwear Inc. Next were Charlie Easton and Jo Anna Watkins modeling identical bathing suits of rose lace. The Bermuda shorts were next on the agenda. Yen Burwell, Neil Yeargin, Hedy Cheatham, and Martha Gregory modeled lovely pink cord bermudas and they really stopped the show. The chapeaus were next; Mary Ann McSwain wore a lovely bird-house upside down hat with a buzzard perched on top; Hope Harrison wearing a lovely hat fash ioned of carrots, asparagus tips, and sauer kraut was really magnifique! Suddenly the stage lighted up and the two famous designers came out. Monsieur Norwood was wearing the very latest in high fashion, a light pink tux—while the lovely Mademoiselle McFarland was attired in an ice blue cocktail dress of chiffon with a $50,000,000 diamond tiara adorning her exquisite Italian haircut. The lights were dimmed and the curtain crashed to the floor. As we arose to leave the Countess of Monte Cristo, Charlotte Ann Hunt, presented us with a check for $10,000 to purchase chalk and erasers for Mr. T. K. Huss’ Math Classes. As we drove away from the fashionable villa, Jimmy and Judy Burnette were struggling’ with their Rolls Royce. This ended our Day of Fashion! Personalities Why were the little ink spots worried? Their mommy was in the pen and they didn’t know how long the sentence was. CHARLES EASTON PEGGY HAMME JIMMY BAUCOM Charlie Easton WK 6’ 5”! 220 lbs.! Eyes of blue! Brown hair! That’s Charlie Easton, one of our most popular senior boys. You can usu ally find Charlie walking with Joanna W. Charlie’s school activities include the chorus, B. A. A., special chorus, and the senior play. His pet peeve is moody girls and he loves sea food. Charlie was one of our most outstanding football and basket ball players. He played tackle on the football team and center on the basketball team. This year Charlie won the football Sportsmanship Trophy which he deserved. Charlie plans to attend V. P. I. this fall and major in animal husbandry. We wish Charlie the best of luck in his future career. Peggy Hamme The Junior personality this month is one of the most outstanding members of the Junior Class. Peggy has a pleasing smile and a winning personality, and spreads a ray of sunshine wherever she goes. Peggy’s hobby is trying to keep that snazzy ’55 convertible clean. She is an active member of Intramurals, the G.A.A., the French Club, the Beta Club, and was “Asma” in the Junior Play. Some of Peggy’s likes include basketball games, potatoes (French fried), “La Via Rose”, Gene Kelly, “I Love Lucy”, Ted Morton, and St. Mary’s. Peggy is sixteen, has blue eyes, and brown hair, weighs 101 and is 5’ 5” tall. She plans to enter St. Mary’s after she finishes school and right now her ambition is to get at least one A in Geo metry. Here’s wishing Peggy the very best of everything always! Jimmy Baucom Always found on Linden Avenue is “The Owl” sophomore personality of the month, Jimmy Baucom. It’s not hard to guess why! Jimmy moved to O.xford from Washing ton, D. C. in January. Because of his effervescent personality he adjusted him self quickly and made many friends. Jimmy is a member of the Baseball Team, “The Owl” Staff, Latin Club, B. A. A. and the Bible Club. His hobby and pastime is photography. Among his favo rites are Wake Forest, steak, English, and Basketball. His ambition is to be a minister. Jo Anna Watkins “Jo Anna”—I mean “Jo Anne”. Every one remembers this incident and how red our personality became. A tall black haired Freshman girl that participates in the G. A. A., the Latin Club, the O. H. S. Chorus, and the M. Y. F. is Jo Anna Wat kins. Her favorite color is blue and Wake Forest and Carolina are her favorite col leges. Playing tennis, and enjoying golf are Jo Anna’s favorite pastimes, along with dating a certain Senior boy. Her plans for the future are undecided but we are sure she will make a big success of what ever she does. JO ANNA WATKINS These Things We Shall Remember The jubilee Judy’s Brunswick stew Hilarious initiations Afternoons at the drugstore The Pep Rally and Victory over the Orphanage Latin Club meetings with Mr. Yeo and the J. C. L. Convention “Annie” records Henderson-Oxford game and the G.A.A. Dance Wally’s dancing Homecoming festivities Friday and Saturday nights at the teen age club. Chorus and band concerts Talent night “The Messiah” Bullet’s Car Christmas holidays and the wonderful dances and parties New Year’s Eve The new Band uniforms and exciting band trips Saturday morning cake sales The basketball victories, especially over Henderson The hard-earned trophies Chaperones “Study” halls The suspense before the announcement of new marshals Hard fought elections and campaign speeches Lunch line rush “Girl Shy” and “The Clutching Claw” Those sleepless nights over themes, mod ern authors, and term papers Girls rushing around asking for dates Twirp Week The thrill of a Junior-Senior Invitation “Wild” W'eek-end parties at Kerr Lake Tired and Happy people leaving school after Field day When everyone wore long beads, Ber muda shorts, and socks The crowd at Three-Way after a ball game The mad rush to the park for baseball games “I’m irked” Sitting in the auditorium at dinner Cramming before exams Commencement To The Levi Kid ... Hey, Levi Kid, you think you’re tough, You wear your pants too tight; You’d better pray that when you bend. You won’t be in the light. To The Messy Gal... You comb your hair in classes. You smear your lipstick on. You think that you’re a walking doll; We’ll be glad when you walk on.
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