Page Four
THE OWL
November, 1956
Junior High Personalities
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Catherine Duff}', Bill Burnette, Betty Wilson
BETT\" WILSON
Betty Wilson is a cute, petite black-
haired, soft-spoken girl in Mrs. Thomas-
son’s room.
Her list of likes include sweet potatoes,
horses, blue, swimming, and Rudy Wat
kins.
She may be found often in the gym
practicing to be a majorette for the O. H.
S. band. Diane Saunders is one of her
best friends.
Betty has for the past two years been
a state-winner in the B. T. U. Bible
Memory Contest sponsored by her church.
She is also active in her church choir.
She plans to attend Meredith after she
graduates here.
CATHERINE DUFFY
That’s our girl—, Catherine Duffy, a
golden blonde. She is 4 feet 7, and often
wears her favorite color, blue.
Her favorite singer is Elvis Presley
singing, “Don’t Be Cruel.” She takes
dancing and likes to go to the theater
which her father manages.
Catherine has a perfect attendance re
cord in Sunday School for the last three
years. She gets good grades in school,
where she is treasurer of her class.
He favorite food is turkey and cran
berry sauce.
She is often seen with Ann Gholson,
Daisy Hall, and Nancy Rogers.
If she doesn’t change her mind, she is
planning to be an army nurse when she
grows up.
BILL BURNETTE
Bill Burnette, 13, is class president in
Mrs. Lamm’s room, “and a mighty fine
one too,” his classmates say.
He plans to fly with the Air Force after
he finishes school. His favorite food is
french fries, sport is hunting, and pastime
is horseback-riding.
^Tongress” Great Help Say
Delegates
Those who recently attended the Student
Council Congress in Wilmington were asked
to give their dominant impressions, which
appear below.
MARTHA TAYLOR: “My trip to Wil
mington was very interesting. Meeting
many students from all over North Caro
lina and some from Europe proved most
enjoyable. Groups in which ideas were
exchanged were the most valuable part of
the Congress. All in all, the convention
was very worthwhile and helpful. I am
sure all the delegates who attended pro
fited greatly. I did.”
JIMMY BAUCOM: “The Congress, be
sides being most enjoyable to all of us,
was also helpful in that it gave us valuable
ideas to be executed in our home councils,
and inspiration to carry out these ideas.
The days I spent in Wilmington will be
paramount in my memories. I hope, and
will try to make it so, that the council
and the student body as a whole will bene
fit from our going. The discussion groups
were most helpful, and the entire exper
ience was the utmost in perfection.”
ANNE WHITE: “While attending the
Congress, I learned many things about
what a Student Congress should do. There
were discussion groups which helped every
one. In my way of thinking, I thought
the “Swap Shop” groups were the best.
In this shop the students from many places
told what their council did about different
matters. The whole convention was truly
a success.”
Mrs, Ballou Talks to French
Classes
Mrs. J. W. Ballou came back to French
class the day after Halloween to share
with both French classes her “week-end
in Paris” last spring.
Last year when her daughter Nellie
Holmes enrolled for French, Mrs. Ballou
decided she would start too, to brush up
on her “Parlez-vousing” in case she should
be going to France sometime.
Little did she dream then that within
a lew months she would be deep in the
heart of Paris, managing to surprise a per
fume saleslady with “merci beaucoup”.
She and Mr. Ballou spent two months
in England, while Mr. Ballou was there
representing the Imperial Tobacco Com
pany.
They flew to Paris one week/end but
made the return trip to London by train
and ferry, from Calais to Dover.
It was a packed week-end of sightsee
ing, shopping, and Folies Bergere. They
were able to “crowd in” one bus trip to
Versailles and another in Paris. She show
ed a few souvenirs and pictures from her
“wonderful week-end to beautiful Paris”.
There was precious little time for shopp
ing, as stores in Paris are closed Saturday
afternoon and Monday morning, she ex
plained.
The perfume and leather shops, the rose
window in Notre Dame, the service Sun
day morning in the American Cathedral,
the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles, the Eiffel
Tower, the “Mona Lisa”, “Venus de Milo”,
and “The Winged Victory” in the Louvre,
the Champs-EIysees, .■Xrc de Triomphe, etc.
contributed to a “thrilling visit which I
hope you’ll be saving your pennies for,”
she told the classes.
G, A, A, Sponsors Sock Hop
In Gym After Henderson
Game
A Sock Hop was sponsored by the G.
A. A. in the gym November 9 after the
game with Henderson, which ended the
1956 football season.
This dance was given primarily as a
fund-raising project, to raise money to
buy sweaters or jackets for the Seniors.
Music was supplied by a record-player.
Drinks were sold. Candy and Cookies
were free.
Honor Roll
Honor roll for the first six weeks is
printed below. To be eligible one must
have a 90 average or above.
Seniors: Nellie Holmes Ballou, Patsy
Hughes, Bettie Parham, Marilyn Spencer.
Juniors: Dan Averett, Lindy Baker,
Hope Harrison, Delores Johnson, Martha
Taylor, Jo Anna Watkins, Anne White,
Julianna Yancey.
Sophomores: John Webb, Elouise Hor
ner, Marsha Ray.
Freshmen: Nancy Lawson, Shirley Tip
pett.
Eighth: Becky Dement, Bobby Dicker-
son, Carolyn Jones, Billy Seate, Flora
•Watkins.
Seventh: Lynette Currin, “Sonny” New
comb, Howard Harrell, Russell Harrison,
E. B. Huff, Emilie Adcock, Nancy Fara-
bow, Cynthia Watkins, Patricia Woodlief.
Sixth: Claudia Currin, Charles Peed,
Betty Averett, Marvin Averett, Ruby
Finch.
(If this roll is incomplete, it is because
information was not sent to the editor
from all of the homerooms.)
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Alumni Return For
Homecoming
Many O. H. S. alumni returned to 0.x-
ford for the Homecoming game and dance
given in their honor Nov. 2.
Carolina was represented by Dick Tay
lor, Candace Tatsy, Jimmy Crawford,
Jackie Raper, Hayward Morgan, and John
Norris.
From way up in the hills of North
Carolina came Tommy Hogan, Billy Cur
rin, and Tommy Clayton. Billy and Tom
my Hogan have parts in the fall play at
Mars Hill, with Billy having the leading
role.
Jimmy Adcock and Harvey Horowitz
were here from State College.
Louisburg College students here for the
weekend were Ann Smith and Walter
Crews.
Charles Easton was here from V. P. I.
Among other alumni here were Joanne
Hatton, Julia Baker, Vera Cheatham, Edith
Newton, Autry Gentry, Taylor Jackson,
Kink Taylor, and Mr. and Mrs. Maynard
Averett.
Mock Campaign Staged In
Assembly
Miss Bunn’s U. S. History class pre
sented mock campaign speeches in assembly
Friday before the national election.
President Eisenhower was impersonated
by Derwood Robinson, and .-Vdlai Steven
son by David Currin. Russell Barlowe
“was” Richard Nixon, and Zack Mitchell,
Estes Kefauver.
Others made campaign posters for their
candidates.
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