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PAGE 4 THE BLACKBIRD. ROCKY MOUNT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL TCESDAY, FEBRUABIT 23, 1954 5 Boys Tryout, Give Interview Jimmy Selby, Jimmy Davis, Stanley Still, Carter Hedrick, and Geoige Knight were interviewed Weanesday, February 10, in Goldsboro for the Angler Duke Scholarship worth $4,000. Prior to the date of the inter view these boys were given an lO test. Having passed this examina tion, they were then given inter views along with boys from all over this district of North Caro lina. At a later date those boys pick ed as a result of the interviews to compete in the finals will be notified. They will then compete in the finals which consists of an other test and interviews. One boy from each of the six districts of the state will be select ed as a winner. Lo$t--One Key!! Bobby Savage with eleven other Boy Scouts took a camping trip during the weekend of February Vt, which turned out to be .an un- Jtorgetable one for Bobby! I'he boys were camping at Camp Cooper, a Boy Scout camp ap proximately tv/enty miles from Rocky Mount. All went well imtil it was time to load up for the re turn trip home. Then Bobby dis covered he had lost the car keys! Here they were in the heart of the woods all alone except for the car which was not very useful without the keys. After “racking” their brains trj-ing to think of a solution to tlie problem, Bobby decided to put his mechanical knowledge to effective use and attempt to start the car without the keys. He climbed un der the dashboard—holding a flashlight in his mouth, pushing on the accelerator with his shoul der, using his hands to cross the ignition wires, and pressing the starter button with his foot— finally succeeded in starting the engine. Then all the boys climbed in and they were soon homeward bound after an exciting weekend in the “wilds”. What Is Your Choice? Choosing the proper college to suit individual needs is one of the most important factors facing the majority of high school students. As guidance director in the Rocky Mount senior high Miss Kate Parks Kitchin’s job is to help stu dents make the correct selections and decisions. Miss Kitcliin’s new office af fords students privacy so they m y hav(' ui intcrnpted confer ences with her. She gladly advises students on any matter that troubling them. The office also has two rooms for students who are ill and a conference room that can be shut off from the rest of the office. When discussing a college choice Miss Kitchin helps students pick the college where they can best pursue their course of inter est and one which will be finan cially suitable. She is pictured helping Valentine McMillan select Aftier the above article had been sent to the printer, Jim my Selby received a letter notifying him that he had been accepted a.s a finalist for the Angler Duke Scholarship and will go to Durham for the final test and Interviews. WALKER-ROSS Printing Co. “Where Quality Printinr Is A Habit" Rocky Mount, N. C. Vogue Dress Shop Phone 6-410S - 312 Main St. “Always Something Neiv" Rocky Moimt, N. C. WORSLEY-BROOKS 125 South Main St. Rocky Mount, N. C. Men’s Furnishings And Clothin; DRUMMOND’S FLORIST 119 N. Main St. Rocky Mount,_ N. C. EDGEMONT SODA SHOP tNDERWOOD ?67.50 Vp CARKTINO CASI INCLUOKB III wU KiM (Htrn cn tm! Seosatim) Hw (latms (irsyttttt tnincss ortclnlastic kiBtwiik... Nnr stnailiRel ktaiti... Jbuzkill Iw iricii! Sm oU Uadtrv/ood PortcMts oft Carolina Office Equipment Co, TERMS: JUST H A WEEK! a college that will have a good music school. Why do students want to go to college? Is it to join sororities and fraternities? To gain prestige? To get a higher salary after gradua tion? To meet people of social prominence? To play football? These questions are asked in a college folder, “So You’re Plan ning to Go to College.” Miss Kitchin asks students to read this book and discusses their reasons for goincr to college with them. The students come to see that if the above questions are the only reasons for them going to col lege it is best to stay at home and not clutter up some campus. Photo By Barring-ei State Y-teens Meet To Exchange Ideas I “Wheri, if not now—who, if not you,” was the theme for the 1954 mid-winter, state Y-teen confer ence in Durham, February 5-7. Anne Proctor and Sarah Moore from the local senior club and three junior members were ac companied by Mrs. Ann Bulluck Gilliam, Y-teen director. Highlighting the weekend was a dinner-dance with Mrs. D. St. Pierre DuBose, speaker. She in troduced the “Fenny Parade”. This is a project which asks each girl for a year to save a penny a day to donate to the improve ment of the International Y. W. C. A. in celebration of its 100th anniversary. Purpose of the conference was to get the state-wide clubs togeth er in order to exchange ideas and to get a better understanding of the aims and ideals, of a Y-ten. Club clinics were held in the form of discussion groups on health, personal relations, work, religion, problems of social con cern and the arts. Rocky Moupt was in charge of the discusion for personal relations. Music worship, public realations, rea- crea-tion, and crafts were the subjects for the workshops, which make up a vital part of the Y-ten program. During the business meeting and evaluation of the conference, the group decided to investigate the possibilities of having the con ference inter-racial next year, which would uphold the Y-teen purpose to recognize all races, creeds, and religions. Raleigh asked the conference to be their guests in ‘55. Hiding Talent? Rocky Mount Senior high I school is full of talented studepts, I many qf whom have not been discovered. One such pupil Billy McIntyre, a lanky junior. Billy can sing and his friends are constantly begging him to do so—but he seldom does. He has never appeared on a talent show and he says he never will. Who knows?— Is it possible that BIDy might be convinced that he shouldn’t hide his talent under a bushel? Did you know that Carol Casey, another junior, can play the piano? Well, she can—like no one you’ve ever heard before, except the professional of course. And believe it or not, she has never studied music: She can play just about anything she wants to by ear. Many have never heard her for she has not appeared In any of the talent shows . Music is not the only field in which RMSHS can boast of fine talent. Jimmy Herring, also a junior, is rapidly gaining a repu tation as a talents artist. He is. a devoted art student and is al ways willing to lend his services whenever they are needed but seldom receives wide recognition. And so the list could go on and on. but here’s hoping that the student bodv will be hearing from these talented students in the future. Eastern CaroMna’s Most Complete Stock Of TOYS SPORTING GOODS JOYNERS’ Sportsmen’s Headquarters Rocky Mount, N. C. Kelly’s Cleaners 546 South Franklin Street Dial 2-3609 NEWELL’S JEWELERS 700 Branch St. “Your Authorized Elgin Watch Dealer” LET ROCKY MOUNT LAUNDRY Keep YfTur Clothes At Tiieir Best ■ 233 S. Washfngton St. Dial 6-7158 James M. Fox W. L. Watson JAMES M. FOX JEWELER I 126 S. Main Street ROCKY MOUNT. N. C. RADIO HOSPITAL TELEVISION 144 South Washington St. Phone 2-2972 ENTERPRISE Furniture Co. Complete Rug Department (Wail To Wall Insta^ation) DECORATIVE FABRICS Phone 6-5920 Mary A. Proctor Lelia D. Steadman Interior Decorators 701' North Church Street Rocky Mount, N. C. H. L HICKS Drug Company -FOR- All Your Drug Needs PENNEY'S Saves You Money On Style And Quality Capps' Grocery 847 FaUs Road Harris Conservatory Of Music 269 Tarboro St. Phone 6-5667 Piiano - Voice - Organ Private or Class Beginner or Advanced Full 2 year college course Free Scholarship ALMAND'S Rocky Mount's Exclusive Cut-Rate DRUG STORE 0 SODA FOUNTAIN I LUNCHEOSrETTE
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