Student Voters Pick
Thorpe SO Prexy
bathing beauties.
Run-Off Necessary
Polling places were in the
homerooms of the advisers where
the voting was done on Tuesday,
May 4th. Sophomores voted in
Mrs. Robbin’s room, juniors in
Miss CraighilPs room and the sen
iors in Mr. Privett’s ropm. Polls
opened at 8:30 and closed at 4:00.
The run-ofi voting was done on
May 6th. in the same order.
Campaign managers, who ai’e
selected by each candidate, pre
responsible for the campaign of
the candidate they are serving.
Sf.ridy Thorp’s manager was Thto
Pitt : Bobby Savage’s, Elise Wi’-
ha.ms: Fred I’^arris’s, L'ti- Parki-r:
BoDb^ Wimbe-ly’s, M;mi Brewer:
,/nhnny'Hammond’s. Ruth Sides;
N-iima Savage’s, Jimmy Selby:
Kay Williford’s, Freddy Turnage,
and Erwin Robbins’s, Marvin
Bames.
In an election which boasted of
74 per cent of the registered vot
ers, Sandy Thorpe defeated his
opponent Bobby Savage, for i,he
position of next year’s president
of the Student Orgonization.
Bobby Wimberly was elected to
lill the office of vice president in
a run-off election, against Fred
Harris: Johnny Hammond was
eliminated from the slate in the
first vote. Secretarial nomina
tions were Norma Savage, Kay
Williford and by petition, Erwin
Robbins. Norma v.^avage naving
been eliminated in the first vote,
a run-off election was held in
which Erwin won over Kay.
Posters Spark Campsiign
Campaign poisters, hand oills,
and stunts were i^een throughout
the school during the week prior
to the voting date. Campaign
speeches were given in assembly
April 30th,
Chairman of the election com
mittee, Wiley Fisher, states that
this campaign was a most suc
cessful one. Everything went off
with a bang, especially whan the
beauty show was given by Bobby
Wimberly featuring Jimmy Lan
caster, Johnny Warren, Stan Leg
gett and Eddie Pennington as
Exam Dates Set
June is not only a month for
brides and graduation but Is also
the month for final exams, which
are scheduled here for June 1, 2,
3.
First period exams are to start
at nine o:clock T\iesday morning,
June 1. and second period ones
begin at one o: clock that aft
ernoon.
Third and fourth periods will
follow the same schedule on Wed-
re.sday.
Fifth period exams are sched
uled for Thursday morning.
Thursday afternoon is reserved for
make-up exams for those students
who for acceptable reasons are
not to take them at the specified
time.
Senior exams will be given the
week of May 25-27.
All delinquent dues must be The American Legion sponsors
paid before exams. Girls and Biys’ State Conventions.
6 To Attend ‘States’
Delegates have been elected to
attend the fifteenth annual Girls’
and Boys’ State which will be con
ducted in Greensboro and Chapel
Hill in June.
Kay Williford and Jane Hatch
ett, _ delegates to Girls State are
to go to Woman’s College In
Greensboro, June 6-11 where they
will attend concerts, parties, and
other activities. One of the five
days will be spent in Raleigh,
Joyce Pierce and Lenore Brown
•are alternate delegates in case
either of the others is unable to
attend.
Delegates to Boys State—Julian
Aldridge, Flaye Hammond,
Charles Daughtridge, and Bill
Kinchelow will be at the Univer
sity of North Carolina in Chapel
Hill, June 13-20. Boys ff'om all
over the state plan to set up city,
s*;atn, and National governments.
From these delegates two boys
will be chosen to go to Boys’ No
tion.
Loral delegates were choseu by
the faculty from the rising senior
class on the basis of scholarship,
leadership, ability, service, and an
interest in the affairs of govern
ment.
Hi
New officers of the Student Or-
£:ani2ation are 1‘^* to rjjht Bobby
Wimbefly, vice-president, Ervin
Robbins, secretary, >ind Sandy
Thorpe, president.
Published -fay Journalism Class of Rocky Mount .Senior High School
VOLUME XXV
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C. TUESDAY. MAY U. 1954
NUMBER
Last Curtain Call
Drama Final Project
As the final curtain came down
on the senior play “Our Miss
Brooks’’ Friday night, the class
of ‘54 completed its last project.
“Our Miss Brooks” is the story
taken from the radio-TV show
about the trials and tribulations
of a high school teacher. For the
first time high school dramatics
here a teacher portrayed a teach
er on the stage. Miss Alma Mur
chison played Miss Brooks. Miss
Brooks is beset with problems of
th j senior play, fights with the
basketball coach and judging of
cnntests.
Students taking part in the act
ing were Mollie Spruill, Miss
Finch, the librarian: Janice Gray,
fliss Audubon, the music teacher;
Jimmy Lancaster, Hugo Longacre,
the athletic coach; Jimmy Selbyi
Mr. Wadsworth, the principal’
Ruth Farmer, Rhonda Allen;
Patsy McAuley, Mrs. Allen: Kay
Sanders, Elise; Edith Anne John
son. Jane: ’Theo Pitt, Ted.
Other students are Robert
Daughtridge, Stanley ;Mavp'arst
Daughtridge, Doris; E. L. Daught
ridge, Steve: Rose Booth, Marge;
Garland Chick, Martin; Elise
Vi^illiams, Faith; Peggy Pet.i'.t,
EJaine; Dave Barnes and Smokey
l ancaster, two basketball players.
Members of the production staff
included Barbara Ann Moore and
Phil Wheeless, student direcrors;
Carolyn Stancil and Peggy Sex
ton, prompters; Elizabeth Thomp
son, Gordon Wilkinson, and Sis
Livengood, make-up; B a r b a ra
Brown, costumes: Kay Sanders,
publicity: Barbara Ann Moore,
gifts; Janice Gray and Sallie Ann
Bartholomew, properties; Eddie
Pennington, stage manager; E. L.
Daughtridge, and Nicky Shine,
lights; Bart Ritner, ^obby Ches-
so nand rfenry Thompson, sound:
Wiley Fisher, business manai/er;
Marvin Ward, house manager;
Mollis SpTuill, posters.
The Plr.y was directed by Miss
Winkle Harris who is completing
succe.ssful first year in dramatics
at RMSHS.
The proceeds from the play will
be used by the senior class to help
pay for the gift to the school The
class has selected a scoreboard for
the new gym to ^eave as its final
gift to 0)6 Alma Mater.’
Kincheloe To Serve
As Chief Marshall
Bill Kincheloe has been select
ed by the National Honor Society
to serve as chief marsliall at the
graduation exercises, June 4.
It will be the duty of the chief
marshall to lead tlie seniors into
the auditorium during commence
ment programs. This is perhaps
one of the greatest honors that
can come to a student in his jun
ior year.
Other marshalls are Jane H.it-
chett, Erwin Robbins, Kay Willi
ford, Mary Lee Fountain, Muni
Brewer, Bobby Savage, and Julian
Aldridge. These students aro the
.junior members of the National
Honor Society.
Jiiiimy Sslby, chairman of the
Baccalaureate committee for the
senior class, has announced that
the Reverend Vann Bogard Dunn
of the Duke University Divinity
School will present the com
mencement sermon in the school
uuditorium. May 30.
The Reverend Mr. Dunn, a na
tive of Sedaha, Kentucky, re
ceived his B. A. degree from Mur
ray State College in 1946 and his
B. D. degree from Duke Univer
sity in 1948. After graduating he
became pastor at the Methodist
Church in Kirk'ey, Kentucky In
1951 h.2 retumr-d to Duke to s+jdy
for his Ph. D degree, which he re
ceives in June 7.
The eve lend Leon Russell of
th3 First Met>)odist Churoh and
the Reverend ’I, P. Surratt of the
Clnrk Street Methodist Church
will 8'!sist Reverend Dunn in die
service.
State Supt. Carroll To Deliver
Annual Commencement Address
Dr, Charlie F. Carroll, State
Superintendant of Public In-
sti-uction, has accepted the invita
tion to be the principal speaker
in the* commencement exercises of
the class of ‘53-‘54 in the auditor
ium, June 4, at 8 p. m.
Other guests on the program
are Rev. Hoke H. Ritchie, Past:r
of the Trinity Lutheran Church,
who will deliver the Invocation
and Benediction, Mr. Frank S.
Wilkinson, a member of the Board
of Trustees, who is to present the
diplomas and Bibles, and Super
in uendent of the city schools, D. S.
Johnson, who will preside over
the exercises.
The class will march into the
auditorium led by their chief
mai'shall. Bill Kincheloe, to the
traditional processional Pomp and
Circumstance, Elgar, played by
the high school band. Huldegruns-
grsmarsch, Grieg, will be used ps
the recessional.
Under the direction of Mr. Har
old T. Parry the choir will sing
You’ll Never Walk Alone" etaoieta
You’ll Never Walk Alone, Hodgc'is
and Hammerstein, and Brittle
Hymn of Republic. Howe, Steifs,
and Ringwald.
Freddie Turnage, president of
!he class will also present the
clas.s gift at this time.
This is ihe ^irst class to f>’’ad-
unte from the new Rocky Mount
.'’onior hi'jh and also the largest
to graduate in the history of the
.school.
Newsees
Dickie Pearshall, a former stu
dent now living in Charlotte, won
the State ' high school singles
champions'hip. May 14.
Musettes had a weincr roast
pt the River Side Park, May
J3.
_ . _ V'
*
The band played with other
fri es't b,>r d.-i Tor the opening of
th-. TnvT.oro swimming pool, I.Iay
16. Af*-erv/ard they could go swmi-
- ming .'or an hour and a ludf.
Marrare^ Daughtridge. cnair-
itsun of ‘.he commencement coiu-
n.ijtee, Rc-oiiey Malcom, Nancy
Hoj)ingsv/c-th, Fdith Gardner,
Charles Hughes, Sarah Moore,
Dt'rrel Bojd, Jerry Reniiow, Peg
gy Bateman, Mrs. Orii VanBus-
Virk, adviser, planned :he pro-
gjam ano bulletin for gr.'jduation.
Decorations will be the courtesy
of Weather s Florist.
Eat, Dance, Play
All This Sr, Day
Eats, dancing, music, and dra
matics—all of this, and more, too,
will entertain the seniors when the
annual Senior Day is observed
Monday. May 31.
Seniors will begin the day with
a breakfast at the Ricks Hotel at
8:30 a. m. At the meeting Janet
Spain, chairman of the Senior
Day Committee, will preside and
Mr. and Miss Senior will be ,'ielect-
ed by three Judges. Mayor Jack
Murchison will proclaim the day
officially, “Senior Day.”
After breakfast the membei’s of
the class of ‘54 will return to
.■^cliof'l but not to assume the task
of karning. Instead, they may if
they desire and if it meets v;ith
the ppprovai of the teacheio.
tcach the class.
After lunch, senicrs will not be
required to letum until 1:30 p.
ni. At this tir.ic they wili report
to tilt auditorium where m'ch
senior. homeroom will prtsecit a
sho’t skit and the Last Wii; and
Tf5!i ament ;:nd the Prophecy \^ill
be ivad.
A Vesper Service will be held
at-Gay’s Park at 5:30 and th^s
will be foili'wed by a simper at
Josh Bullupk’.s and a movie at the
Cente.- Theatsr.
To top^the big day the seniors
will be entertained by Walter
Plummer and his band at a street
dance *n the parking lot behind
the school.
Seniors will not wear .cars and
I'oa-ns on this day. Insteid .iiev
will wear the class flower wiih
r-lbhons iden*-:fying them as“ Sen
iors of 1954.’