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i>AGS FOUit THE blackbird, rooky MOUNT SENIOR Hiea SCHOOL Honor Week Comes to a Close TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1957 As honor we«k came to a close, which included speakers in as sembly, posters, and student sup port, Don Harris, representing the student organization, announced that honor was not a week long activity but a life long project. The speakers for these assem blies included Chancellor Robert House of the University of North Carolina, iwlho emphasized faith, work, and play in all endeavor, J. Bryan Scott, a local lawjier, who stressed the effects of cheating later in life. Mayor P. K. Gravely, who spoke on honor in the busi ness world, Joe Brooks, a local minister, emphfl-sized that all peo ple have a choice of honor or dis honor, and Charlie Philips from Women’s College, who spoke on the need of ihonor in the school. All students have observed the posters on the walls of every room and in the halls, also. These pos ters varied in all sizes, shapes, and colors and had an obvious theme in every form. Paoulty members and students alike have expressed the hope that the posters and assemblies have had proper effect on the stu dent body and that permanent good will come of these progmms. All of the speakers remarked that it wa;s a good sign when stu dents themselves realized that higher standards of honor were needed. Many homerooms are carrjiing on this campaign with large bulle tin board display. ! V; Clubs Elect New Off Lcers Make Plans For Semester OPERATION HONOR — In lower picture Jo Dare Williams, Mary Brent Elmore, and Bill Stancil prepare a bulletin display on honor. (Right) Allen Cronenberg introduces Rev. Joe Brooks and (left) Mr. Charlie Philips of Woman’s College, addresses the student body. Don Harris is in the background. Photo by Billy Faulkner For Courteous Audience If it’s fresher Than Tip Top, its stHI ill the oven FIRST FEDERAL IK S. FRANKLIN ST. ROCKY MOUfh*. NORTH CAROLINA Senior High Gets Award “This is to certify that the High School .... for its courteous re ception of the guest spe^jker Is hearby named audience of the week,” reads the citation given RMSHS by Mrs. Jack Raymon after his herpatology act ' here January 18. Mr. Rajimon addressed nearly 12,000 students in various schools of both North Carolina and Vir ginia that week and chose Rocky Mount Senior High School as the school with the best all around audience behavior and with the most receptive student body. This award is an especially coveted honor for Rocky Mount High School because proper conduct in assembly and good audience Daughtridge Oil Co. “Be Sure With Pure” Fuel Oils - Gasoline - Motor Oil Hill’s Grocery Cokey Road Ext. “Open Every Wednesday” CITIZENS COAL SUPPLY CO. 1017 Cokey Road Phone: 6-8116 manners are two things both stu dents and faculty earnestly strive for. Mr. Raymon’s act brought to the school some of ithe snakes which can be found at the Ross Allen Reptile Institute in Silver Springs, Florida. He told the student body some of his true life experiences with snakes and something, of his knowledge about them. Next lie called' a girl from the audience to the stage. He let her meet some of the other inhabitants of the animal kingdom. Mr. Raymon then went further in explaining the structure of the reptile. He next explained haw a snake bites and how to treat a snake bite. In closing, Mr. Raymond remarked on the extraordinary conduct of the student body. It is interesting to note that several other vistiors to Rocky Moun Senior High have comment ed on the attentiveness and excel lent conduct displayed by fhe situdent body. Marigold Service Station 203 Marigold St. Clubs have bee,n busy electing nelwi officers for second semester and planning new projects. Good Sports New officers of this club are Barbara Davis, pre sident; Jo Jo Cutbrell, vice presi dent; latty Thurman, secretary; and Dorothy Sykes, treasurer. Members plan to bujj baseball jackets and present them to the team as theirproject. Service To increase its treasury, the Service Club sold cookies, fudge, and other goodies before school and during both lunch hours last week. Faye Kirland presides again, Anna Spruill is vice president; Celia Brake, re cording secretary; Jane Palm- green, corresponding secretary; Dan Robbins, treasui-er; and Stan ley Vaughan, chaplin. SOS New officers of the SOS club are Jerry Daley, president; Vickie Taylor, vice president; Judyi Parker, secretary; and Peggy Lamm, treasurer. Kudos Club To start off the first BLACKBffiD Want Ads Lost: A careless, neansighted girl (Sandra Melton) has lost her glasses. This is the third time in almost a week and we are get ting fed up with hier and her ad. If you find the glasses, please step on tnem. Found:. An excellent wrist watch in the student lounge. If it’s yours, forget about it, be cause it’s “Finder’s keepers, loos er’s weepers.” PERSONALS Forget the whole thing now, Frank. Don’t ever come around here again. ANTIQUES Old Jokes Bought:. Puddle Gtold. SERVICES Build powerful arms, chest, legs and shoulders. Sell them to your friends. They’ll be simply crazy about them. See Jackie Skinner. meeting of the new year, Cecil Marks was elected president; Corky Ecklin, vice president; Mar garet Ricks, secretaiy,; and Lee Bulluck, treasurer. Radio Broadcasters One can still hear “News and Blues” each Saturday on WEED at 11:30. Netw officers of this club are O. L. Harris, president; Octave Battle, vice president; Honey McIntyre, secretary; Allen Updegraff, trea- hurer; and Edward Riner, busi ness manager. National Honor Society New NHS officers are Prank Wilkin son; president Edward Riner, vice president; Charlotte Carmichael, secretai-y; and Faye Kii’kland, treasurer . F. H. A. New FHA officers are Fannie Mae Poison, president; Alice Starling, vice president; Bet ty Jones, secretary; Doris Wil liams, treasurer; Peggy Bridges historian; Peggy Bulluck, reporter; Linda Speight, song leader; and Alice Medford, parllmentarian. ‘Works Leads Them All” Phone 6-5229 Threatt Plumbing & Heating Co. Old Wilson Road Dial 6-4631 Kelly’s Cleaners Complete Laundry Service Phone 2-3608 546 S. Franklin St. Your DeSoto Ray Bandy Plymouth Dealer Visit OAKWOOD DRIVE IN (at Fairground) Open daily from 2 o’clock to 12:00 P. M. You will enjoy it Joe Chambliss Owner New Cars — Used Cars Allan Mims Inc Your FORD Dealer Who Will It Be? After careful consideration, a local committee selected Al len Cronenberg-, Jerry) Daley. Anna Spruill, and Carol Threat as applicants for the American Field Service Scholarship. One, two, or more of these four may be selected by the Field Service to go aSr^iQf'iiirii' summer. Since Rocky Mount has participated In the foreign exchange program this year, at least one local student will probably be selected. If two students are accept ed, the amount of money raised byi Rocky, Mount will be divid ed between them and the dif ference will be payed by the parents. The amount of $475 Is needed to send one student abroad. Rocky Mount Hlgih School hopes (to hear from the APS In March and to leam then the winner of this scholanshlp. Meet Your Friends At THE LUNCH BAR Gay’s Hdwe, Building & Household Supplies Art Supplies Dial 2-1482 Howard St. ROYAL CLOTHING COMPANY “The Peoples Bank” BANKandTRUST COMFANYs
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