tUESDAY, jfANUAKY 47, IdSJ
THE BLACKBIRD. ROCKY MOUNT HIGH SCHOOL
THS
Sum
The Magic Bow
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With The Students
By MANUEL KOMROFF
Nicolo Panzaninl, the greatest
violinist of all times, lived for his
music. Prom his first conr-ert he
was acclaimed throughout all Italy
as an extraordinary violinist. The
violin maker in Genoa arranged
for him to get a Stradivarius vio
lin. Later in his carrer he got a
Guarnerius violin, even greater
than a Strat'ivarius.
Once when Panzaninl was in a
restaurant in Vienna, he met a
yo'ung man who was having
trouble with the pianist about his
song. Pazanin. picked up a violin,
played the song and then played
impromptu variations on the
theme. The young man was Franz
Shubert.
Pazanini’s life was full of joys
and disappointments. He fell in
love with Countess Janne de Ver-
mond but could not marry her
until later in life. He had to pawn
the Stradvirius to pay off gambl
ing debts. This proved to be his
greatest joy because he got the
Guarnerius that night.
This book would hold the -at
tention of a person who Is not In
terested in music because of the
excellent stop’. It shows that the
violin is an individual Instrument
and not merely a part of an or
chestra.
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Sports Issue Bids
Elaine Peters, Janice Gray, Jan
ice Sumner, Sue Gregory, Marga
ret Daughtridge, Peggy Bateman,
Gordon Wilkinson, Patricia Har
ris, and Ruth Reese Sides were the
nine junior girls receiving bids to
the Good Sports Club Friday.
Old members of the club saj
they expect over a hundred dollars
profit after the completion of the
sale of school sweat shirts. Sales
for the past month have been
good.
Newly elected officers are Beryl
Peters, president; Sheila Robbins,
Vice president; Joyce Thomas,
secretary; and Claranda Man gum,
treasurer. Mrs, Thelma Lundy apd
Mrs. Corinne Landis are the ad
visers.
“Once upon a time”—Bonnie
Bartholomew, four-years old, lis
tens and looks while her sister,
Claranda Mangum of the senior
Tri-Hi-Y Baby Sitters bureau,
reads from her favorite book.
The bureau is a project started
by this group last semester. It has
fixed rates and the sitters give a
small percent of their earnings to
the treasurer of the club. Enough
money was made during first
semester for the club to take a
needy family from the Christmas
welfare list.
Plans are in progress for a dele
gation from Wilmington to visit
the local Y-clubs. However, due to
basketball games and exams at
’■>oth schools, no date has been set
for the visit.
Newly elected officers are Clar
anda Mangum, president; Betty
Jean Spence, vice-president; Jo
’ nn Windham, secretary; and La-
Verne Fleming, treasurer. Mrs.
Louis OTuel is the adviser.
Exchange Column
How Would You Like A ‘Buss’?
D. E. Jobs Train
Pupils For Future
Students interested in the field
of retail, wholesale, and service
establishments have the opportu
nity to rec eive practical training
while still in high school. This is
made possible by the school Dis
tributive Education department.
Boys and girls, sixteen or over,
are trained by Miss Jean Riddle, a
RMHS graduate, to become buy
ers, advertising managers, depart
ment or store managers, salesmen
for a wholesale business, and
managers of laundries and res
taurants.
Working students have specific
regulations set up by the D. E.
’epartment. These govern ab
sences from school and work,
changing jobs without the coordi
nator’s knowledge and consent,
and maintaining a good rating
vith the store manager.
At the District Convention held
in Durham November 12, Dur-
wood Murray presided in the ab
sence of the president. District
officers elected from RMHS were
Ray Matthews, treasurer and
Manley Godwin, associate presi
dent. Delegates from the local
jlub plan to attend the state con
vention in Greensboro in Feb
ruary.
'I’he club’s main project during
the first semester was an assembly
program. A Christmas party was
held and a Bosses’ Banquet is
planned for the Spring.
COR^
The Student Council of Grain
ger High, Kinston, has adopted
Joe Heldur, a twelve-year-old Es
tonian refugee. Joe lives with his
mother in the American zone of
Germany.
The Radiogram of Wilson re
cently asked a number of students
what they would do if given a buss.
Some of the answers were “Strip
It down and make a hot-rod”;
Charge couples 50 cents an hour”;
Use it all I wanted to.” Naturally
most of the students thought the
reporter meant a bus. However,
the buss referred to was a kiss.
High School seem to be attracted
by full and pleated skirts this
vear, according to The Hickory
Twig. Angora, however, is “the
fad of the year. Angora caps,
some of which are trimmed with
fur, are popular at HHS along
with angora gloves of various
colors.
Feminine members of Hickory
Girls at Farmington High
School. Honolulu, Hawaii should
be glad most of their dates have
strictly “old fashioned” ideas.
Most boys replied emphatically
no ’ to the question of whether
or not a girl should share the
expense on a date. However, most
of the girls felt that they should
go “dutch” on certain occasions.
Seniors Sound Off
“I think it must be Satan’s own
Invention,” was Wilson Pitt’s opin-
'on of the exams he had to take
'or the first time last week.
Several other seniors who were
exempted as underclassmen voiced
their opinions. Claranda Man-
gum’s startled reply was, “You
mean we have to take 'em?!!?"
Donald Edwards thinks it’s a
good idea, because it prepares stu-
dpts for college. Mary Ruth Di
vine regrets the loss of. her usual
vacation.
A school regulation reqlres that
all seniors take exams at the end
of first semester. This was made
so that straight A students
would have some experience at
■a king tests before entering col
lege.
“Kordota file-um....Platy-hell-
men-these. Whut them Miz Van?”
“These are biological terms.
Many of my students missed the
spelling and definition of those
n their exams. I certainly hope
hey’ll profit by these mistakes
ind do better.
“Well, Whut iz exams?”
“Ah Clem, how stoopid kin yuh
?it? Ain’t yuh bin hyar long enuf
tuh tell thet hits tests these chil-
'uns haf-tuh take."
“Oh, thet accounts fer them
har long faces I’ve bin seeln’ late
ly.”
“Yeh. Well, we gotta go now,
Miz Van. See ya later!”
“Say, Cora, les askt this hyar
boy whut’s wrong wid him. Hey,
boy, whut’s yor name?....George
Strickland? Whut’s thuh matter
wid yuh, boy? Yuh looks lik your
nammy jist giv’d yuh som kaster
erl!”
“I just made forty-two and one-
half on that American history
exam.”
“Dad-lemit, boy. In my day they
didn’t pay us fer takin’ a test an'
hyar yuh done made forty-two
an’ one-haf cents. They’s down
rite inspiratin’.”
Clem, yuh mean exasperatln'.
An’ besides he didn’t make forty-
two cents; he failed thuh exam."
“Yuh know, Cor.a. I alius
thought teachers were purt’ nigh
the smartest people there wuz.”
“ Whut yuh mean, Clem? Ain’t
they?”
“Well, if they is, I don’t see why
they askt all them younguns tuh
inswer their questuns fer em?”
“Ah, jpiem, yuh know them
eechurs knows thuh answers and
hey is jist tryln’ Uih find out if
huh chilluns do.”
“Well, maybe you iz rite, but I
Aink them teechurs Iz cami-
■loged a way tuh lam sumpin’
lew.”
“Oh, yuh iz thuh impossibalist,
mule-headedness piece of flesh
this side uv Ant Sadie’s pool room
in South Hick-n-Sack!”
Since it was established in 1938,
through 1952, the National Foun
dation for Infantile Paralysis has
allocated more than $16,200,000 in
March of Dimes funds to finance
professional and public education.
Since it was established in 1938
through 1952, the National Foun
dation for Infantile Paralysis has
allocated $18,000,000 in March of
Dimes funds to finance scientific
research into every phase of polio.
Review Of First Semester’s News In A Nutshell
(Ed. Note—News around RMHS
was plentiful last semester. Fol-
lov,'ing is a review of the most im-
po tant events from September
through Dscember.)
September
Sept. 2—Some 821 students were
greeted by Mr. C. M. Edson, prin
cipal, on their return to RMHS.
Sept. 23—Juniors and freshmen
set a $4,000 goal for magazine
subscription campaign.
Sept. 26—The first of the paid
assemblies, a show by the Ham-
merettes, an all girl marimba
quartet, was given.
Sept. 30— The new Blackbird
hits the streets.
October
Ort. 3—After six long years,
the Blackbirds finally defeated th*
powerful Wilmington Wildcats by
a score of 6-0.
Oct. 4—Y-Teen officers attend
ed training course at New Houe
Presbyterian Church.
Oct. 5-11—^Fire Prevention Week
observed.
Oct 10—Members of the junior
and freshman classes reach and
go over their magazine sales goal
of $4,000. Total sales were $4.-
536.40. Joe Lancaster and Neil
Wiggins were the high salesmen.
Oct. 15—PTSA had its annual
open house.
Oct .16—Mr. D. S. Johnson, su
perintendent of city schools, was
ejected vice-president of the
North Carolina Education Associa
tion.
Oct. 17—Sylvia Crocker, a
beautiful blonde .senior was
crowned “Miss Campus Sweet
heart of 1952” at the Rocky
Maunt- Washington football
'lamo.
Oct. 23—James Chandler, Elisa
Williams, and Nancy Leehane re
ceived bids to the Junior Music
Club.
Oct. 23—Mrs. Patty Bratton
Tuiner, heme missionary, speaks
on mountain work and service to
student audience.
Oct. 31—Donald Edwards, Ed-
wina Moore, Claranda Mangum,
Beryl Peters, Gertrude Coggins.
Judge Johnson, Jo Ann Windham.'
and Donna Clark were tapped in
to the National Honor Society.
Oct. 31—Margie Parker repre
sented Rocky Mount at the Goob
er Bowl in Enfield.
November
Nov. 2-8 _ National Future
Homemakers of America Week.
Nov. 5—Local Exchange Club
presented photostatic copies of
twenty-eight Important docu
ments to Rocky Mount.
Nov. 7—^RMHS observed Its
first homecoming. This was also
the day for the annual Good Will
tour between Rocky Mount and
Wilson. The Birds defeated the
Cyclones to keep the coveted Shel
ton Looms Trophy for another
year.
Nov. 12—^Mr. Sam GrathweU,
the second In the series of paid
assemblies, gave an Interesting
talk on the FBI to students.
Nov. 16, 17, 18—Donald Bryan,
Mary Wilkinson, Elise Williams,
Baxter Savage, and Miss Kate
Parks Kitchin represented RMHS
in the twenty-sixth State Student
Council Congress held in Burling
ton.
Nov. 20—Lillian Daughtridge, a
freshman, was crowned Miss Print
of 1952. Margie Parker, a sopho
more, was runner-up.
Nov. 21—“The Late Christopher
Bean”, presented by the Edson-
ians, was successful.
December
Dec. 1—Miss Antje Dendler. a
German exchange teacher, arrived
to study the Rocky Mount city
school system.
Dec. 15—The D. E. department
held their annual party.
Dec. 19—Christmas festlTitlea
started for high school students
with the annual Christmas dance
sponsored by the Student Organl-
.".ation.
day^’ 5—^hrlstmas holt-