PUBLISHED EACH SCHOOL MONTH BY THE STUDENTS OF THE OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL
Vol. XXV
Oxford, N. C., November, 1959
The Juniors Mode
$200 From
Bulb Sole
The juniors made approximately .1^200
on their annual light bulb sale, under the
direction of Mr. Justin.
This money will be used to entertain
the Seniors at the Junior-Senior Prom
next spring.
District captains were Lea Lea Hall,
Nancy Griffin, Donnie Hawks, John Cri-
tcher, and Jenny L. 0‘Brian.
Bill Hicks
Heads Band
Bill Hicks is president of the Band, S.
G. Elliott is vice president, Caroline
Vaught, secretary, and Arch Hicks trea
surer.
The band has appeared at four out-of-
town football games, four home games,
two pep rallies, and Band Day at Carolina
on October 11.
Several Christmas parades and a concert
are on the roster for the month of Decem
ber, announces Director Frank McCulloch.
Majorettes Linda Currin, Kay Garner,
and Claudia Currin are led by Caroline
Vaught, head majorette. Serving as color
guards are Linda Smith, Lynette Currin,
Emilie Adcock, Diane Cox, and Catherine
Duffy.
Yearbook Pictures
Are Completed
Mr. Penny of the publishing company
returned November 5-6 to photograph the
clubs and other activities for the Oxonian,
During October individual pictures were
taken. For weeks now the bill-fold size
Sfydei^f Couir^cil
Works Oil
Honor Code
The Student Council is working on honor-
code cards for the high school. The pro
gram committee is working on movies,
to be shown probably before Christmas
and in February.
The Student Council voted for Student
of the Month from the following candi
dates: Peggy Averett, Wiley Emmett,
Harry Williams, Robert Powell, Anna
Peed, Roy Dean, Ray Williford, and David
Norris.
A Thanksgiving program was sponsored
by the Council Nov. 20. Shirley Tippett
led the devotional, and the high school
chorus, directed by Mr. Scoggins, sang
“Thanks Be To God.” Annette Culbreth
spoke on the “Origin of Thanksgiving”
and Roy Dean on “Thanksgiving 1959”.
A skit entitled “Thanksgiving Day is for
Thanksgiving” was given by Billy Frazier,
Mary Campbell, Nancy Plogan, Betty
Howard, Joe Currin, Robert Powell, Jim
my Frazier, and Annie Laura Dixon.
Mr. Scoggins led the assembly group in
three Thanksgiving songs.
have been being exchanged.
Dr. W. J. House
Talks To Local
A. A. U. W.
Harrell Attends
4-H Congress
Howard Harrell, president of the Oxford
Senior 4-H Club, attended the 13th An
nual N. C. 4-H Club Farm and Home
Electric Congress in Asheville, October
29-30.
The Congress was under the leadership
of L. R. Harrill, State 4-H Leader.
Other officers of the club are as follows:
Richard Brooks, vice-president; Gussie
Currin, secretary-treasurer; and Sylvia
Clark, devotional chairman,
F. H. A. Banquet
Dec. 4
G.A.A. Places First
Again in Annual
Sfynf Night
David Norris
Student of Monfli
David Norris, a Senior, was announced
Student of the Month by Betty Lou Rawls
in assembly November 13.
“David, who has played football four
years, and has played basketball part of
the time, is an active member of the Mono
gram Club, she explained.
“David, a member of the Oxford Bap
tist Church, exemplifies qualities of lea
dership and good citizenship that recom
mend him for this honor,” she added.
His brother John and sister Victoria
have graduated here. John is in the mili
tary service after three years at the Uni
versity. Victoria is now working in Ox
ford, after two years at Mars Hill. He
has a sister. Sue, in the ninth grade, and
a brother Matt in the fourth grade.
Girls’ Athletic Association again, as last
year, won first prize ($10.00) in the an
nual Stunt Night sponsored by the local
chapter of The National Honor Society
Friday night.
Mrs. Satterwhite’s homeroom won sec
ond prize ($7.50), and Mr. Scoggins’ High
School Chorus won third ($5.00). In the
talent division Diane Saunders won the
prize of $5.00 for her ballet dance.
In the winning stunt Bonnie Lou Currin
and Julia Ruth Carrington starred in an
“operatic” version of “La Prunia”.
Emceeing for the whole program of 21
students were Julia Ruth Carrington,
honor society president, and Ray Willi
ford, senior class president. Judges
were Mrs, B. F. Sloan, Mrs. James
Dunn, and Mr. Hart Curl. Miss
Eugenia Boyd is faculty sponsor of the
honor society.
This year stunts were given by the high
school only. In previous years the nine
Junior High grades on O.H.S. campus
also participated, but it was decided by
the honor society not to include the
younger students in order to make me
program shorter. Even so, the program,
which started exactly on the dot at 8
o’clock, lasted until after 10:30.
During intermission home-made candy
and fountain cokes were on sale.
This is the honor society’s money-mak
ing project during the school year.
35 New Members In
Latin Club
Dr. W. J. House, former O.H.S. princi
pal and now associate as superintendent in
the Greensboro system, was guest speaker
for the local chapter of A.A.U.W. Novem
ber 23 in the main building at Oxford
Orphanage.
Dr. House talked on “Education in Rus
sia and in the U.S.”. Mrs. House came
with him.
O.H.S. teachers who are members of
A.A.U.W. are Miss Evelyn Breedlove, pre
sident, Mrs. Mac Satterwhite, Miss Mattie
Mae Lyon, Mrs. Tom Speed, Miss Mildred
Bullock, and Miss Lois Waller.
Several visitors were invited to hear Dr,
House. After the program, he and Mrs.
House were honored with an informal re
ception with Orphanage A.A.U.W. mem
bers as joint-hostesses.
Mrs. Peggy Mann is to be guest speaker
for the Mother-Daughter Banquet of the
Future Homemakers of America to be
held at the C, G. Credle School December
4.
To Language Day at
Woman's College
Mrs. Satterwhite and four of her stu
dents, Pat Leveque, Lea Lea Hall, Bar
bara Rogers, and Brenda Gupton, attended
Language Day at Woman’s College, Octo
ber 29,
The program included folk songs of
various countries in their native languages,
a report from natives of or visitors to
foreign countries, skits related to several
languages, and foreign movies.
The hundred visitors at Language Day
were guests of Woman’s College for lunch.
The Latin Club welcomed 35 new mem
bers into the club at the November meet
ing.
They follow: Marvin Averett, David
Currin, Thomas Donegan, Paul Duffy, Ray
Griffin, Henry Hall, Arch Hicks, Charles
Peed, Royster Washington, Harry Watts,
Dudley Williams, Richard Wyscozka.
Patricia Averett, Peggy Averett, June
Blythe, Mary Campbell, Ruby Clark,
Claudia Currin, Linda Day, Catherine
Duff, Ruby Finch, Shirley Finch, Anne
Gholson, Diane Green, Daisy Hall, June
Hall, Judith Harrell, Judy Hart, Louise
Hunt, Bobbie Rawls, Nancy Rogers, Linda
Sanford, Vera Schmit, Betty Tippett, Betty
Whitehurst.
Tharsksgiying
Recess
School will recess for a long Thanksgiv
ing weekend after classes end Wednesday.
Christmas holidays are Dec. 23-Jan. 3,
inclusive.
Shirley Tippett
D» A. R» Winner
The Seniors voted Shirley Tippett as
winner of the D.A.R. Citizenship award.
For the award a senior girl is picked as
exemplifying qualities of service, leader
ship, and patriotism. The vote is taken
by written ballot.
Shirley was a member of the Bible Club
as a Freshman. As a Sophomore she was
a member of the Owl Staff, Latin Club,
and Bible Club.
As a Junior, Shirley was in the Bible
Club, Owl Staff, Debating Club, for which
she was treasurer. National Honor Society,
and was a marshal.
This year she is a member of the Bible
Club, Circulation Manager for Owl staff,
secretary of the Student Council, National
Honor Society, marshal, treasurer of F.T.A.,
and a Class Night speaker. She is also a
Senior superlative (most intellectual).
Betty L. Rawls Heads
Bus Drivers
Elected officers of the Bus Drivers Club,
are Betty Lou Rawls, president; Judith
K. Currin, secretary-treasurer, and Bill
Dickerson, reporter.
The club tries to have a supper or some
other social activity once a month. A bar-
beque supper was held November 19, in
Louisburg.