so Names Slate
Pu b. StaffsPickNext Year ^sEditors
Edward Riner and Bettie Ann
V/hitehurst have been elected edi
tors of the two seniors high pub
lications, THE BLACKBIRD and
the Hl-NOC-AR, and Student
Organization names slate.
Bettie Ann Whitehurst, who ser
ved as a staff writer this year on
the yearbook staff, is next year's
editor of that publication. Larry
Warner, who also served as a
staff writer, was elected business
manager. At the time of this ar
ticle the other officers of THE
HI-NOC-AR had not yet been
nnnounced.
I Edward Riner, a devoted joum-
alism student who has done out-
Gtanding work on the paper this
year, will head THE BLACKBIRD
next year. Clare Davenport, a top
student who also has done com
mendable wo'rk on this year’s
paper, was elected business man
ager. Ellen Joyner, who has done
excellent work as assistant art
editor this year, is next year’s cir
culation manager. Barbara Davis,
v/lio has worked hard as a staff
writer and columnist is advertising
manager. Ed Justa, golf enthusiast,
who has done commendable work
as a staff writer, is next year’s
sports editor.
Nominations for Student Or
ganization officers as presented by
the nominating committee are
president, Don Harris and Roger
Gregory; vice president, Adam
Maples and Allen Ci’onenburg;
secretary, Judy Brown and San
dra Melton.
Others may receive the nomina
tion by petitio'ning. The petition
blanks may be acquired in Miss
Kitchin’s office and m’ost be sign
ed by one hundred students to be
effective.
VOLUME XXVII
THE BLACKBIRD
Rocky Moant Senior High School Published by Journalism Class of
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1»5K NUMBER 8
‘Cinderellas’ Prepare For Ball;
CoronationOfQueen,Highlight
to 1:00, the dance will be in the
Senior High gymnasium, where a
selected theme will be carried out
in the decor. Though the theme
proper is a secret, many students
have been induldging in guesses.
Coronation of the beauty queen
and the program will take place
approximately from 10:30 to 11:00,
after which there will be more
dancing.
Band for the anticipated oc
casion is The Collegians, from
Beautiful Cinderellas (without
the traditional midnight curfew)
in dainty, frothy evening gowns,
eating delicious foods in an at
tractive dining hal,l and dancing
in a lavishly decorated balli-oom,
with handsome princes in dinner
Jackets and tuxedos, to the sti'ains
of a big name orchestra — that’s
RMSHS’s annual Junior-Senior
fete, April 27.
An interesting aspect of the ball
will be the coronation of the beau
ty queen, and the pliqii||jiaiMig
urc ana program m iiunor oi Her
and the beauty court. The pro
gram iWill feature dancers from
Mrs. Valeria Sorrell’s dance stu
dio. Mrs. Lou Hines will plan and
dii'ect the figui'e, which will be
executed by various officers of
high school organizations.
In the Senior High cafeteria,
at 7:30, the Junior-Senior Ban-,
quet will be conducted. Prom 9:00 gymnasium.
‘Wonderful Experience!
WmF auIknerSaysOf Exchange
have the party formal, gii'ls in
evening dresses — and boys in
tuxedos or dinner jackets. That
all Senior High faculty members
be invited to the banquet and
dance was also decided.
Last year, the banquet was at
Benvenue Country Club, and the
formal dance was in the school
Ed. Takes Award
For Newspaper;
Editorial Wins $5
Jimmy Moore and Don Han-is
brought honor to the staff in
Jimmy’s acceptance of the Honor
Certificate won by The Blackbird
and Don’s winning first place in
the Evening Telegram’s first
Junior Forum editorial contest
last week. ^
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tor the school publications, THE BLACKBIRD and THE HI-NOC-
Photo by Barringer
Club Plans TV Talent Show
Jimmy Moore, editor, was noti
fied by Mrs. Calena Brothers that
the feature stoi-y by James EZzell
sdikmal-bs-Dsn Harris that
appeared in The Blackbird (Dec
ember) had won for the. paper
state honors. Jimmy accepted this
award at a luncheon in Raleigh,
April 10.
■“Having Ole Askholm as a
roommate next year will not only
be a wonderful experience fo^r
Ole and me but for tne school and
the city as well,” says William
Faulkner, at whose home Ole, the
foreign exchange student, is resid
ing next year.
Ole Geoigi Askholm will ari’ive
here in September from Odense,
Denmark, and during his stay the
Faulkners will provide room, board
and other services needed for his
comfort. He will attend Senior
High.
Ole will have superivsed study,
and school adltisers will help him
choose his subjects. He will par
ticipate in as many outside activi
ties as possible. He speaks four
languages — Danish, English,
German, and French. On his ap
plication blank Ole said that his
favorite subject is physics but that
he is also interested in music and
sports.
Ole is the only boy in his fami
ly. He has two sisters, one 17 and
one 6 years of age. Hisfather,
Peter Egon Nielson Askholm, is a
collector for the Danish Gas Com-
I pany, and his mother, Mare Karo-
I line Askholm, is a housewife.
Mr. Don T. Evans of the Javcees
and Jean Edwards of the Student
Organization are co-chairman for
the bringing of a foreign exchange
student to Rocky Mount.
Pictured above is the foreign
exchange student who will be
in this school next year.
The Evening Telegram Is spon
soring a series of editorial writing
contests called the Junior Forum.
Contestants submit articles on a
specified subject to the Telegram
editorial staff to be judged and
the winner receives five dollars.
Don Harris won the first Junior
Foi-um with his editorial on teen
age manners.
Music! Music!
Practice Underway
For Third Concert
Plans for the third annual com
bined band and choir concert are
in full swing as Mr. Ernest Black,
band instructor, pushes the band
through its paces and Mr. Harold
Parry, choir director, practices the
new selections with his choir.
Time and date of the two-hour
affair to be conducted in Senior
High auditorium is not set at pre
sent, although it is expected to be
about middle of May. The choir’s
progi-am will appear first; then
the band, composed of Senior
High and some Junior High stu
dents, will perform.
Some of the selections chosen
by the groups for this occasion
are “Lustplel”. “El Captain” by
Sousa, “Park Avenue Fantasy”
“Hymn of Freedom” by the band
and “Life is a Song,” “Montone”,
“Onward Ye People” by the choir.
Talent! Variety!
These important elements, plan
ned on high school level by mem
bers of the Radio Broadcasters
club, will be featured on several
television shows from cnamiel 9,
Greenville, April 10 at 5:00, May
5 at 2:30, and April 28 (time to
be detei-mined later).
Members of the choir, dance
band, and ther entertainers will
be included in the April 21 pro
gram. Aaron Matthews is director
ot Aliow and assisted by "Sli'i'.
estine Barnes, musical director;
Calendar
April 27
. Junior-Senioi
Dance
April 28
Program
May 4 ...
May 11
. . . Jazz Concert
Spring Dance
May 27 .. .
Sermon
June 1
Jerry Hocutt. stage manager; and
Mae Da.Ls, publicity chairman.
Second variety show is to fea
ture pianists Pay Batts and Min
nie Lou Williamson, tenor, Larry
Gupton, contralto Nonna Bulluck,
monologlst David Barney, and
singer and insti-umentalist Harold
Gilbert. Directors of the program
ai e Foy Bradshaw and James
Ezzell; Pay Batts is musical direc
tor; and James and Poy are hand
ling tliejr own publicuy.
Aaron Matthews, technical di
rector of the Barbara Hunter tele
vision series, promise televiewers
Apil 28 a show, “High School
Showcast”, featuring talent from
Nash and Edgecombe counties,
and Rocky Mount, Nashville and
Tarboro. ’
Last year, Ron Felton direct
ed two television show for the
Radio Broadcasters club. In Dec
ember, 1955, the group presented
a variety show with Fay Batts,
Minnie Lou Williamson, Fred
Hallaman, David Barney, Peggy
Jones and members of the school
choir.
Senior Boys Waiting For Notice
From Armed Forces Academies
After being appointed by one
of the North Carolina Congress
men or Representatives, seniors
boys, Ray Joyner, Luke Landin,
and Butch Weaver, are waiting to
be notified by the armed forces
academy of their choice whether
or not they will be accepted.
As alternate appointees to the
naval academy, Annapolis, Butch
and Ray took their examinations
and physicals March 27-28. They
anticipate learning the results
during the last of this month.
When Tommy Vaughan did not ac
cept his appointment to the Mary
land academy beceause of plans to
study pre-med at Wake Forest
College, Buitch became the princi
pal appointee.
Early June is the time Luke ex
pects infomatlon concerning the
exams which he took In February
for the Air Force located at Colo
rado Springs, Colorado. Luke and
Butch also took a Naval l^^eserve
Officers Training Coi-ps test at
West Edgecombe school in Feb
ruary, the results of which will be
known in May or June, acord-
ing to Luke.
Jimmy Davis, Tommy Vaughan,
and Rodney Pittman also had ap
pointments but Rodney’s eyesight
didn’t meet the requirements.
Jimmy and Ray failed to get in
the Coast Guard academy because
they didn’t make 580 points on the
mathematics exam; therefore, they
were disqualified from the other
tests. Ray explained that. “Jimmy
came closer than I did.”
Flaye Hammond of RMSHS
won an appointment to the Air
Force academy last year.