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PAGE 2 THE BLACKBIRD, ROCKY MOUNT HIGH SCHOOL TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 25. 1952 WHICH? MOSS OR TREE? “Lend me a pencil!” “Do you have any paper?” “How ‘couu lonaing me your book?” Yes, that’s the way most of us get by, forever boriowmg eveiythmg irom a pencil to homework from our better suppiidQ iriends. Without a second thought, soiiic pupiis go 10 cxass unburdened by books, paper and pencils, xiiao's when the fun begins, for everyone -s scunying aiound in search of needed materials. I'nen iiko lutle parasites, we pounce upon our friends and borrow. Woe to the bewildered soul, who after passing out his paper, finds he has only one piece left. But then, why s.oiiy.'* They’re his iriends; they’ll supply him paper when he needs it. Then the poor victim of c.rcumstances hurries on his next class. Now, guess what! He doesn’t have any paper. Then who’s on the spot. If we have our materials, there will be no need for aU the frenzy that befalls us at class time. We’d have no need of borrowing frcm our friends, if we’re the borrowers; nor would we be left holding the bag aft er giving out ail our supp'ies, if we’re the lenders. LET’S PICK UP THE PIECES The American people have spoken. In a voice, the largest voice belonging to free peo ple in the world, Amer.cans have appealed to General Dwight D. Eisenhower, a man who brought victory for them in war, to lead them now to a new prosperity and peace. General Eisenhower represented a political party, to be sure, and his winning may have been the instru ment for saving the two-party system in this country. Millions of Americans however, did not vote for a . party. TJhey voted for a man,'a man in whom they had the utmost confidence. Just whv General Eisenhower was picked over Governor Adlai- Stevenson is a question with many answers. Chief among these, no doubt, was the desire to change political parties for the general good of the country, a demand for greater economy in govern ment, and the decision of many young and new voters to have a part In the brand new administration for the country. Yes, he broke the Solid South. It may have been the best thing that ever happened to us, so let us now resolve to help in every way possible to restore to our people confidence in themselves and their govern ment. Let’s all strive for a new era of good-feeling at home and abroad. Thanksgiving X for tenacity of our forefathers and car leaaers of today, H for honor of the many boys who died for the ireeaom olAinerica, A for anticipation of our future, N for necessity of our people’s uniting together as one, K for iceeness oi an tnose work ing for peace, S for simplicity of our youth— tomorrow leaders, G for generosity of Nature, I for inteigrity of our leaders. V for valor ox our soldiers, I for iiiieresi in world peace, N for need of furthering educa tion, G for gratitude on THANKS- UIVIinG. by Carolyn Gardner A Head’s A Head! The head is a well know object, but most people know it by other names. It is sometimes called tioggin, rock, blockhead, hat rack, bean, and other slang names. Most heads are covered with a very nard substance which pro tects the brain. Now the protection is all right, but this hard sub stance prevents knowledge from reaching the brain. There is only one way to get the knowledge into the head, and it is by drilling. This method is used by many teachers, but it causes large sawdust piles. The head comes in very handy in the use of a little invention called the hat. This invention may be placed at any spot on the head and will hang on at the most un usual angles. Some hats don’t help the looks of the head at all. There’s only one cap that every body needs, but nobody seems to have, and that’s the “Thinking cap.” All heads have a tremendous gap where tons of food can be stored, to say nothing of the endless noises that burst forth from that bottomless pit. Heads are the one piece we can not do without. You may take off a leg and arm, but just try taking off your head see how you get along. So with all the headaches and trouble it gets you into, be it big or it little, pretty or ugly, try to hold on to it until the end. J It's Quality, Not Quantity Help Fight TB THE BLACKBIRD Official Publication of Rocky Mount High School Member of the Columb‘j. Scholastic Press Association EDITORIAL STAFF Co-Editors .... News Editor .. “Alice, what on earth is wrong? You've been staring into your soup tor ten miputes and haven’t touch ed it.” “Oh. nothing. Mom!” “Alice, I know very well some thing is wrong. You ate an extra piece of toast for breakfast this (norning and even finished your oat meal and I heard you singing for half a block when you left for school; and only four hours later you look as dejected as a lost titten. It just isn’t normal!” “Oh Mom, I’m deflated, I mean really! For two days everybody that was anybody treated me super and all because Nick Holmes, the football hero, brought me a soda In Sunnies. They went out of their way to speak to me. Why, I even left Joan yesterday in the lunch room because Jane Kimble the It’ in everything asked me to sit In the extra chair at their table. Poor Joan ate by herself and you know we always eat together. I really shouldn’t have but Joan said she understood. Well, today Nick was with Jane Kimble and she’s dating him for the dance Saturday. I don’t mind about Nick so much but the girls hardly noticed me this morning. They didn’t even save a place for me at their table, and while I was stand ing there dumbfounded and look ing like a sad-eyed cocker spaniel, Joan asked me to sit with her. I guess if she hadn’t I’d still be standing there. And after the way I treated he»!” “Alice, you must remember false friends are like our shadows, keep ing close to us while we walk in the sun, leaving us when we move into the shade. True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in their worth and choice!” From The Faculty Album Jo Ann Windham, Wilton Holliday Nicky Shine Stanley Leggett Betty Jean Cowley Kay Sanders Peggy Jo Geddie Carolyn Gardner, George Knight BUSINESS STAFF Jane Edwards Assistant Business Manager , , .. Patsy Pearce Advertising Manager Valentine McMillan Assistant Advertising Manager Sarah Moore Circulation Manager Ruth Farmer FACULTY ADVISER MRS. T. D. YOUNG Published nine times during the year by the Journalism Class of Rocky Mount High School. Subscription Rate .. $1.00 Sports Editor .. Feature Editor ,. Exchange Editor Literary Editor Columnists Business Manager ► Christmas Greetings ►© » USA Buy Christmas Seals Buy Seals Early Christmas greetings in form of a seal were sent out all over the nation, November 17. The greeting —a Christmas Seal, is playing its annual part in the fight against Tuberculosis. Kemp D. Battle, secretary of the National Tuberculosis Association, said that the design of the 1952 Christmas Seal is the result of an artist’s desire to make the red double-barred cross better known throughout the country. The de sign features this cross with a liebted can^lle, symbolizing the light of knowledge, against a green background. BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS AND SAVE A LIFE! As we turn the pages ... Of this album so dear . . . That will carry through the ages . . . Pictures of the teachers here . . . We see a lady full of dignity and quiet itrace . . . And a closer look, at her countenance . . . Shows a kind of intelligent face ... To help you is her special fun ... In a big Roman way . . . And mean little thoughts get on the run ... In psychological play. The snapshot that we turn to now ... Is of a lady sweet . . . her voice is soft and a smile some how . . . Shines through each time we meet . . . Grey is her color, that’s for sure . . . And nature’s helping there ... By placing silver strands among the color in her hair . . . She’s polite and dainty . . . And very very kind . . . And knows well how to manage . . . Cause Home Making’s on her mind. THANKS FOR THE DIRTY DISHES “Thank God for the dirty dishes. They have a story to tell; And by the stack I have It seems we are living very well. While people of other countries are starving, I haven’t the heart to fuss; For by this stack of evidence, God’s awfully good to us.” Yes, we should even be thankful for our dirty dishes, for today there are so many who have no dish es, much less any food. Here, in America, we take our harvests for granted. We think nothing of our well- balanced meals of vegetables and meat. In those war- torn countries across the sea, millions are dying from starvation. On Thanksgiving day when we sit down to a table of plenty, may we be aware of our neighbors around the world. Let us ask God to increase our love that we may share what we have with them.
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