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1*AGE TWO THE BLACKBIRD, ROCKY MOUNT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1956 Let Us Not Forget This Day “All that I am I owe to my mother,” said Abraham Lincoln who rose from hum ble poverty to the highest office in the land. Loving inspiration in that case found fertile ground for growth in the heart and life of young Abe. The same is pos sible today in children, young or old, for one is always the child in a mother’s eyes. There must be, however, just as in Abe’s case, a willingness to accept the inspiration and work toward its completion. There must also be the desire to return devotion and give credit where credit is due. As Mother’s Day nears, it is good to think about the guiding; light whose love IS the cui’rent keeping the light aglow. On this, her special day, each child could do something extra for the VIP in his Hie. Better still each should remember chat every day whatever ne is or may become, he owes to a great degree to mother’s love and understanding. “Honor thy father and thy mother” admonishes tne Commandment, “that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee,” it con tinues with a promise. Titles Tell Stories About School Life Titles of books sometimes apt ly apply to situations and cir cumstances around school. P’- rinstance: “From Here To Eternity” ■— 8:45 — 3:25 Monday — Friday “Young Man With A Horn” — Jimmy Gardner “Room For One Mare” iQlrl) — Mr. Mac’s second period Pee Wee Jumps In New NO Jazz Album Pee Wee Hunt, who is playing for the Spring Dance here, has a great album out, “Dixieland Classics”, which contains some of the real pillars of New Orleans jazz. “Twelth Street Rag”, the record that put Pee Wee on the 'way, was recorded in 1948 and since that time he has built up a band to rivival one that Louis Armstrong took across the ocean; this brings us up to the present and this album. Can He Make It? Sophs! It’s Your Turn Now Sophomores! Now its your turn to sup port ihe cafeteria and help lick the finan cial problem from lack of support in the cafeteria. That the juniors made a poor showing last month by not participating actively in the voluntary plan of eating in the cafeteria is an indication of a lack of school spirit on the part of many in the class. Seniors, however, are to be congratu lated for their cooperation. This class has less to lose than the junior or sophomore groups. Too, since a large percenta'ge of seniors have cars, it would have been simple for them to have gone home or elsewhere to eat. But they didn’t! They kept their promise to support the cafe teria during their month. Show the public the grain of which 3'ou’re made. Nobody “twisted your arm” to get you to vote for this, so why not keep your word? You’re the winner—or the loser! K'C Young’ Man’s Fancy Spring Shows No Romance Here?!! Moderation, Plan To Pursue At a Kiwanis Club meeting during March the treasurer of North Carolina, Edwin S. Gill, spoke on the assets of this state and pointed out how North Caro lina had followed a syste'm-of moderation from the dawning of liberty to the present, giving as an example, the signing of the Constitution in 1789 to the present prob lem of segregation. No one can say that this is an unwise procedure. It could have been that this new government would fail, but North Carolina played it cautious until it was sure of the stability of the central plan. Time will probably show' also in the segre gation problem that a system of moder ation is necessary. To a certain extent this has already been evident in that there have been no serious outbreaks in North Carolina as there have been in at least one other state. Moderation is a good plan and should be continued if the people of this state are to live, work, and jrrow' together hap pily. “Spring a young man’s fancy light ly turns to thoughts of love,” said the immortal bard. Is it true? Observations, over the past few days indicate Sir William was jumping to conclusions, or only citing his own case as an example. By the “specs” of this reporter havs marched following indications of something other than love: Jackie Williams brooding over the rained-out baseball game . . . Junior- Senior decoration committee frantical ly rushing around gathering supplies, . . beauty court contestants giving out vital statistics and being meas'ured . . Miss lola Parker’s history class labor ing over those thousand-word Civil War themes . . . Spanish classes en grossed in plans for attending ths annual Pan America Banquet in Goldsboro . . . John Pearson apparently thinking about nothing at all , . . Jackie Skin ner at the pancake and sausage sup per getting his money’s worth . . . Downcast expression on evei’yone when it’s raining . . . Mr. Greogor trying to explain radicals to second year algebra students . . . Linda Prid gen slowing down a tinybit . . . Faye Kirkland studying . . . Charlotte Carmichael ci'amming for Fi'ench test . . . Faye Batts getting the first parking ticket under the new parking lot rule . . . the faint air of superior ity of sophs in the cafeteria line . . . the a/wed silence at the oratorical contest and the frantic applause at the end . . . Kathryn Batten’s pleased expression when there’s a crowd at the student Store . . . Anne Dove always with a sweet smile and friendly hello, for everybody . . . The grand acting of all the cast in both the contest play®, especially Henry Warren , , , —Ed Justa and that loyely crewcut ■Uhmm-m-m—I’ni sleepy, THE BUCKBIRD Rocky Mount Senior High Member of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association EDITORIAL STAFF EDITOR JIMMY MOORE News Editor ^nita Taylor Sports Editor Don Harris Feature Editor Edward Rinei Exchange Editor jane Palmgren Columnist .. Eleanor Bulluck Barbara Davis Staff Artists Jean Williams, Ellen Joyner Staff Writers John Pearson, Clare Davenport, Ed Justa, Lois Pollard, Kelsey McGee, Gail Sutton BUSINESS STAFF BUSINESS MANAGER NORMA BULLUCK Assistant Business Manager Martha Ann Fountain Co-Adi'vertising Managers James Ezaell, Foy Bradshaw Circulation Manager , Sonny Cherry ADVISER MRS, T. D. YOUNG Leading off is “South”, which doesn’t feature any particularly outstanding or ■difficult solos, but contains much “precis- ionistic” (This is a world??!!) unison from the clarinet, comet, and trombone. One or two numbers later and the wildest one of all jazz is hit — namely, “The Saints”, which feature terrific solos on the part of Hunt plus the dioim, comet, and clarinet. Then over on the “B” side, which is equally as good as the “A”,’ is hit the “South Rampart Street Parade” having as its main feature the improvisation thro ughout the duration by Hunt except in two brief solos from the cornet and clarinet. “Washington and Lee Swing” (which incidentally is not quite the calm affah on the football field) completes this sup erb album. The first time through, though not a Straus waltz, is very respectable, bul the second time all bedlam breaks loose with the clarinet and then cornet. After this, is the first atid only bass solo of the a!bum :wliich is real wild and then comes iuipru.isation from the cornet, clarinet, and trombone, (who all go ape) one thro ugh and ends with that final choiiis, which leaves everyone limp. It would be a good idea for the cafeteria music staff to get Uiis record and play it once in a while to drum up some business for the jazz concert the afternoon May 11. To speak of any trombone player re minds me of one thing — the clarinet solo in “Let’s Daiice” by Benny Goodman. (Tc relate how this is brought to mind is a proceaa too lengthly for this colurrm.) B. G:. has several recordings of this out but tbe: one that is really used most is that from; the soundtrack of “The B. G. Story”. He really flies! It’s good to see the good old 40’s on the way back with the recuiTence of several great names, B. G., Pee Wee, and others, becau.^e it gives this generation a chance to hear the great music — jazz! Rockets Awa-a-av! By Martha Fountain Following is a tribute to Paul Revei-e’s imaginary counterpart in the year 2075i when the solar system is danger of an in vasion by the planet Mars. Listen, you kool kats, and you shall hear, Of the rocket ride of Saul Veneer On the eighteenth of April in seventy - five; (Hardly a man is now alive Who’ll be present that future day and year.) Through the universe rides Saul Veneer, And so through the void goes his cry of alarm To every planet’s town and farm A cry of defiance and not of feai- — A voice in the darkness, a knock at the door, And a word that shall echO' forevei’more! For down through the light year, oh so fast. ' In the hour of darkness, peril, and need,. The people will waken and listen to hear The blasting of rockets at great speed And the “rocketin’’ ride of Saul Veneeiv
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