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PAGE 2 THE BLACKBIRD, ROCKT MOUNT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL TUESDAY, APlRIL 27. 1954 Gripers Paradise Gripe, gripe, gripe! That seems to be all some seniors can do now. They fuss because they don’t have enough privi leges, they fuss when a privilege is taken away, they fuss because the underclass men use the senior walk. But are they trying to do anything about it? No! In the first place, why aren’t there some suggestions for new privileges? The class certainly can not have any un less they know what they want. The teachers can not vote on anything im- less they have suggestions. As for the privilege taken away, that was a privilege given to the class by Mr. Edson to be taken away if he saw fit tc do so. It really was not a senior privilege but just a privilege. It wa^ violated by a great number of students and was taken away. Now they have a senior line in the cafeteria and that is certainly a privi lege. When told that the under classmen were using the senior walk, Mr. Edson stated that if names were turned in he would certainly put a stop to it. So, seniors, turn in names and let’s stop all this griping. c MISS AVIU61 STU2ENT Or. Sfl. NO Want A Job? With spring showing its face in all places these days, many students are thinking about jobs for the summer months. Good hard work never hurt anyone and now some should realize that they can’t have everything handed to them on a silver platter for the rest of their lives. A job for the vacation brings in a few extra dollars which are mighty use ful in buying that fall wardrobe, repair ing .the car or any one of the other inci dentals that are always popping up. Now, it’s hard to realize, but parents really appreciate it when their young sters want to help with the finances without being forced to do so. Keeping children during the afternoons, doing any one of the many jobs offered by the city recreation department or even working on one of the many farms in this territory will be worth while exper ience for anyone. Trio For Four I hear singing from the ocean. Many melodies I hear Wave after wave Constantly pounding the sand Create for me Gentle music. Each day I sit. Hours without end, Without contemplation— Without knowing what I hear— Only listening tc the sound by the sea, Gentle music. The water creeps up and around me Making the soil sing. The sea, the soil, the breeze Join in trio Creating for me Gentle music. But will I ever hear The glorious sounds again? Not until I leave These walls so bare And see the water for my time. By Jerry Forbes first Hats Off To ‘Em! People who have never worked with dramatics sometimes underestimate the amou-nt of time and work that is given to producing a play. Actually most plays take about two or three hours to present, but represented in that time are many hours of hard work and steady practi cing. A large portion of the work of produc ing a play goes on behind stage. The prepamtion of the scenery and furniture are both jobs which require time and patience. Those who are in charge of controls, such as the light and sound, must study hard to learn the machines which operate these controls. It is for this reason that we give our wholehearted congratulations to you, the dramatics students arid Miss Harris, for your service to our school. Editors Note: Jerry Forbes, an outstanding poet, wrote the above poem. Recently he had his work pub lished in the NEWS AND OB SERVER. Below is the poem written by Dick Norment in a nationwide poetry contest. His work will be published In the Anthology of High School Poetry. Spring At R. M. Spring has hit ole’ R. M. too Which makes brains and energy all too few. Our teachers are really working now, School’s soon out—they’re glad— and HOW! Miss Grant hurries her girls right on.- To get their new spring dresses done. Mrs. Young is working—^you can bet, To make this “Blackbird’' the best one yet. To “Cleef' and “Parker’’ it’s a mystery. Why students won’t learn their American history: > You can hear Miss Pearsall often say, "Oh, why, when they have fines, won’t they pay?’’ Miss Vause is working real heard too.. To get these students their work to do; And Mrs. Cuthrell finds It hard Indeed To get her pupils their Spanish to read. Now, all you teachers who “ain’t” mentioned here, Don’t you worry, don’t you fear; We know you work, too, all the time; We don’t mention you, ’cause you don’t rhyme. ’ By Carolft Morgan Two Tall Tales To Europe And Back Sandy Thorpe was out riding on the river one day in his small fourteen-foot aluminum boat when suddenly a hurri cane arose and blew the little boat down the river, over the dam, and into the Albemarle Sound. The wind was blowing at such a terrific speed that the next thing Sandy knew he was on his way to Europe! The boat was moving at such a ter rific speed that Sandy was unable to fish, so he had to live off two fishing poles and a box of tackle that he fortu nately had with him! After one day on the ocean he docked in England. He immediately found a telephone booth and put in a nickel, dialed his home number, and within a few seconds was talking with his father. Upon hearing of Sandy’s exper ience, Mr. Thorpe insisted that Sandy return home at once. That same day Sandy bought a few fishing poles for food and set in his boat, cranked up his big 2 1-2 horse- potver motor and was on his way back to America. The trip back was quite smooth, waves being only on the aver age of 20 feet high. Don’t be alarmed if you should se^' Sandy chewing on a fishing pole or eat ing tackle in the cafeteria. The explan ation is that he became so fond of such “food” on his trip that he now believes it to be a delicacy! Rain The heavens are crying when it rains. But this is good. For it washes away the stains Of crime and of bloodshed. / When nothing but good remains. It will still rain, Though not out of anguish. But from sheer joy. By Dick Norment Courtesy Cues A popular student is well-man nered. These are some of the things a well-mannerei student would practice: Being careful and considerate of others’ feelings. Being friendly to old and new students. Letting others have the right of way in the locker rush. Being courteous to teachers and the office staff. Not linking arms and ambling along. Having a spirit of loyalty to his school. “Courtesy begets courtesy; it is a passport to popularity. TTie way in-which things are done is more often important than the things themselves.’’—Jacket Journal THE BLACKBIRD Official Publication of Rocky Mount Senior High Member of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Published nine times during the year by the Journalism Class of Rocky Mount Senior High SchooL Subscription Rate $1.00 Triangular Troubles Time: 10:30; place: in bed. It all happened the night before the geometry exam and it was awful. I had just dozed off when they came at me. This funny looking Square shot me a line after chasing me in circles for twenty minutes. I got mad then. I told him that he looked like a Rhombus and acted like.a Cube (a 3-D square.) Well then this Isosceles Triangle who jump- e(^ me to start with stuck his big Obli que Vertex Angle in the argument. This great big Hexagon got tough then. There I was, outnumbered three to one (expressed in ratio 3:1). From there on out things are a little hazy. They proved me, bisected me and were about to do a superposition. Oh, boy! Was I glad to wake up. Above you will find two tall tales which were submitted ^ an English assignment by Julian Aldridge and Flaye Hammond. These stories are reminders of experiences with day dreaming. Editors Note.
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