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PAGE 8 THE BLACKBIRD, RCK^K’T MOUNT SENIOR lOGH SCfiOOL Commencement Brings Plans \^^settes End Year TT \T Ax* With Election Meet Ut Happy Vacation Activities TUESDAY, may 25, 1954 Parties of all kinds have been foremost In the minds of most students during the oast month and the beaches will be favorite haunts of local students during the next few weeks and through out the entire dimmer. Last Friday night following the production of “Our Miss Brooks” the cast, production staff, the ushers enjoyed a party in the cafeteria. The group presented Miss Winkle Harris and Miss Al ma Murchison with Ship-And- Shore blouses. After the choir and band con cert, May 12, the two groups held a party at the Teen-Age Club. The directors were presented pre sents by the members. WrightsviUe, Look Out Miss Murchison’s homeroom is planning a beach party for June 5-6. The group will be found loll ing on the sands at Wrightsville Beach. The band plans to Join the Tar- boro band for a beach party this same weekend at 'Vtlantlc Beach. Brooks Hinson leaves by air June 16 for a summer £,iay in California. This summer Sarah Moore is planning to work at Lees-McRat College. Betty Sue Cash, Margaret Daughtridge, Kay Sandei’s, Joan Mixon, Tonya Pennington, Maity Purvis, Bill Kincheloe, L. M. Barnes, Skeeter Currin, Marvin Barnes, Dan Boone, Jimmy Daughtridge, Gordon Waters and Pat Alexander had a day of fun at Pamlico Beach, May 8. Atlantic, Nags Head Popular Sis Livengood has spent a num ber of weekends at Atlantic Beach since her family built their «ot- Itage there. I Erwin Robbins and Elizubeth Smith are plrnr ng a visit to Nugs Head in July For all those who' haven’t been able to go to the beach, tlie Uock Quarry has proved tlie perfect place. Writing this column for you this year has been a plep&ure. Happy sailing—reading -walking —thinking—in other words -?o long! Electing new officers for the coming year and picking delegates to attend a summer future teach ers convention at Chapel Hill were the main items of business at the Musette’s last meeting o* Wednesday. May 19. Officeis elected for next year are Mary Frances Warren, presi dent; Jessie Pittman, vice-presi dent; J"v Ann Hayes, secretary; and Baibaia Sutton, treasurer. Delegates chosen to represent the Musettes at the summer fu ture teacher convention at Chapel Hill wern Jessie Pittman and Joy Ann ilayt Mrs. Oia VanBuskirk and Mis.': I Ella Chei-ry Moore, co-advisers for I the Musettes, were presented gifts from the duo. Musete members who are left in the rlub are planning a active schedule for next year. New mem bers will be taken in the club in the fall. Band, Choir Present Concert; Feature Two Choral Soloists Williams Lumber Corp. Corner Hammond & Pine St. Phone 6-4161 Tour Lumber Number Scouts Hold Thirteenth Camporee WOBSLEY-BROOKS 125 South Main St. Rocliy Mount, N. C. Men’s Furnishings And Clothing Over twenty-five boys partici pated in the thirteenth camporee for all scouts m Eastern North Carolina at the local fairgrounds, April 30-May 2. Scouts started checking in early the morning of April 30 and all were registered by six o'clock that afternoon. The fairground was divided into four sections desig nated as Red, White, Blue and Yellow and as the troops checked in, they were assigned to a section to make camp. Girls Attend For the first time in the history of the Camporee, girls from Rocky Mount Senior High attended this camporee and set it running on a business-like level. Mr. Prank Meadows, scoutmas ter, asked to borrow four typewrit ers from the school and also ask- BLUE BIRD TAXI DIAL 6-8101 All cabs insured for your protection 309 S. Main Street Rocky Mount. N. C. F. W. Woolworth Co. “Headquarters For School Supplies” 232 S. Main St. Rocky Mount, N. 0. ed for four girls who could type to help the scoutmasters. Friday aft ernoon, Mamie Johnson, Peggy Manning. Jeanette Ruffin and Peggy Searcy agreed to do this work. This simplified the registra tion of the scouts. The high school Junior Red Cross Council sent girls to work In the first aid booth duriiig the time the scouts were here. They acted as aids to the medics, Mr. George Shaw, who was sent down from Cherry Point for the occa sion. Activities Varied During the three days stay, the Tower Drive-In Theater invited the troops to be guests to see Mr. Scoutmaster starrln" Clifton Webb. All the troops marched out to the Tower and sat around on the ground. Events of skill and worksman- ship were held on Saturday. Seventy-five points were issued for each event and the winning side was awarded a blue ribbon. Others received a tri-color ribbon. Sunday morning, Protestant worship services were held by Dr. Russell Fleming at ,the fair grounds. Catholics went to the Catliolic Church in town. ‘ Camporee broke up at three /o’clock Sunday afternoon and all the scouts went home. JEAN’S Beauty Salon Thine You “The Smartest Wear Is Your Hair” 134 Sunset Ave. Phone 6-6716 Rocky Mount, N. C. Radio Service Shop WALTER MEARS Zenith, R. C. A., Philoo TELEVISION 112 S. Washington St. Phone 6-8350 Climaxing a successful year, the band and choir presented their annual spring concert Tuesday night. May 11, in the high school auditorium. A surprise feature was the first presentation of the W. C. Reid award to the bandsman who, In the opinion of the band director, ) as made tlie most progress dur ing the year. Mr. Leonard Genung of Reid’s presented the trophy to Gordon Weeks, first-chair trum- peteer. Choir Performs First The first part of the program consisted of songs by the choir under the direction of Mr. Harold T. Parry. Music ranged from In Solemn Silence by IppoHtof-Ivan- of-Wilhousky to the ever popular Summertime by George CJershwIn. Stormy Weather, featuring an original soprano obligato by Edith Ann Johnson, was repeated by au dience request. James Chanrtler was tenor soloist for The Whiffen- poof Song by Galloway. Given as encores were Trepnk and Waltz of the Flowers from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. Other numbers on the program were Give Me Your Tired Poor, Irving Berlin; Dark Water, James; Tradi Nuka, Whitol; Into The Night, Edwards: Yon’ll Never Walk Alone, Rodgers-Hammer- ■’nd Battle Hymn of the Republic, Howe-Steffe. Band In Semi-Formal Mr. Earnest Black made his first formal appearance In the second part of the program. In stead of uniform, the band mem bers wore semi-formals. Most popular on the band’s pro- Pictiwed at left is Gordon Weeks with the trophy pre sented him by W. C. Reid and Company. gram was Street Scene by Hew- man. This is used as the theme for the “I Love Lucy” television show and was played in the re cent movie, “How to Marry a Mil lionaire.” The band concert included Grand Parade, Frangkiser; Slow March from Scipio, Handel; To A Wild Rose, McDowell; Christ Lay in The Bonds of Death, Bach; two songs by Beethoven—Love Song and Creation’s Hymn; Four Epi sodes for Band, Norrisey; United Nations March, King. Girl Aids Net Win Emily Ryals, the first girl to play in a competitive conference sport, won a tennis (’o’jMgs matcf!®W here against Durham, April 27. Emily went out to the tennis courts with the intention of play ing an ordinary game of tennis. The game between Durham and Rocky Mount was incompleted, so Emily waited. Coach Lundy asked Emily to play in the doubles match to replace Billy Colston who had not yet finished his singles. Emily accepted and she and George Burton went on to win the match. Emily said she was pleased that Mr. Lundy asked her to play and she thoroughly enjoyed it. 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