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THE BLACKBIRD
Published by Journalism Class of Rocky Mount High School
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VOLUME XXIII
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C., TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1952
NUMBER 10
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Triangular Debates Held
Resolved: That All American
Citizens Should Be Subject to
Conscription in Time of War. This
was the topic for the annual Tri
angular Debates held in the high
school auditorium last Friday at
9:40. Several interested classes at
tended.
The schools represented here
were Kinston and Wilson. Rocky
Mount sent their teams to Wilson
and Kinston. The local teams,
which are coached by Mr. Ralph
Gorham, was composed of Donald
Rooker and Albert Rabil on the
negative side and Rose Booth and
Lee Parker on the affirmative.
Judges for the debate were Mr.
Ben Fountain, Jr., Mr. Jack
Murchison and Mrs. Ruth Jeffries.
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Musettes Represent RMHS 3u.q;auios iBa;s pinoqs aq ;Bq;
Betty Ann Talton and Lewis ,;aq; b mor -qouij
Faulkner were Rocky Mount’s
representatives to the State Fu
ture Teacher’s Meeting, held in
Asheville last week-end in con
nection with the State Teachers
convention.
Hocky Mount was honored to
have one of its representatives
chosen to preside over the high
school group.
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Miss Jessie Johnson, teacher-ad-
viser to the group.
Speaking Contest Held;
Ben Williams Selected
“Building World Peace: What is
the Responsibility of the United
States in the Light of Communist
Aggression?” is the topic of the
High School World Peace Study
and Speaking contest this year.
Rocky Mount had twelve stud
ents in the preliminaries held
March 20. The winners were
Chi’istine Huffman, Betty Sue
Cash, Jimmy Davis, Ben Williams,
Sonny Hallford, and Donald Bryan.
The semi-finals were held March
25 and the finals came off Friday,
March 28, during assembly. Those
contestants reaching the finals
were Ben Williams, Betty Sue
Cash, and Christine Hufham. The
winner was Ben Williams. He will
compete with winners from other
cities in this district. Two winners
of the district will receive a three-
day trip to Washington, D. C., and
New York for themselves and their
teachers.
The contest is sponsored in this
state by the Extension Division of
the University of North Carolina.
Here in Rocky Mount, it is spon
sored by the Kiwanis Club and
the Student World Federalists are
working with them.
Addresses Assembly
Dr. H. G. Werner spoke to RM
HS in a special assembly last
Thursday. Preston Bradshaw in
troduced Dr. T. M. Grant who in
turn introduced Dr. Werner. The
sincerity of his speaking kept all
students interested.
Dr. Werner came over from
the First Methodist Church where
he was holding a week’s evang
elistic services in the evenings and
in the mornings.
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