Anna Spruill and Celia Brake are the
first ffirls at Senior High responsible for
the daily flag raising as pictured here.
Carolyn Yount, manager, is busily en
gaged in checking stock and her ledgers
for the student store.
David Harper, editor of the Hi-Noc-
Ar and Carol Threatt, editor of THE
BLACKBIRD, are pictured above as they
compare publication ideas and plans.
“I’m not sure this is mine,” says Carol
Wilson as she checks a scarf with Kay
Toler, chairman of the Lost and Found
Committee.
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VOLUME XXIX
Published by Journalism Class of Rocky Mount Senior High School
rocky mount, n. c. thursdayT january^s,
NUMBER 5
Busy as Beavers
Campus Leaders Plan Work
In Phases Of SO, Club Life
“Busy as beavers” are many
senior highers as they plan and
ATOrk together in different phases
of student organization and club
life during this month.
Clubs are beginning to make
plans and elect new officers for
second semester. Pictured above
are Anna Spruill and Celia Brake,
members of the Service Club,
raising the flag In front of the
bCiiOul. Anna and Celia are
fu’st two girls in the nistory of
Rocky Mount Senior High to raise
and lower the flag. This is one of
the most important duties of the
Service Club.
Editors of the two school pub
lications find it sometimes most
profitable to work together. Carol
Threatt, editor of The Blackbird,
and David Harper, editor of the
Hi-Noc-Ar, are shown above com
paring notes.
Chairman of the Lost and Found
Committee, Kay Toler, has a big
job helping people find their lost
articles. Contrary to what some
people think, there is also some
book work to this job. Kay;, or
members of her committee, have
to check in articles that are found
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claimed.
A “behind the scene” shot is
shown above as Carolyn Yount,
manager of the student store, is
found checking stock and 'work
ing on her booics. Carolyn, with
the help of Miss Kate Parks Kit
Spanish Visitor!
Miss Nell Salinas, a Spanish
girl, from Mexico City, will
Visit Mrs. Hiram Cuthrell’s five
Spanish classes Monday, Jan
uary 27.
Miss Salinas has lived in
Mexico City for the last ten or
twelve years and will talk and
answer questions about Mexico,
the people, the language, the
government and anything else
the students wish to know.
Grass Roots Opera Presents
‘Die Fledermaus’ February 3
Do you believe in magic? You
will when y/ou are captivated by
the magical music of the Johann
Strauss waltzes in the forth-com
ing production of “Die Fleder
maus”, The Bat. by the Grass
Roots Opera Company, February
3-4.
The PTA brings this nationally
and this article gives a backward
glance at a few of the most im
portant ones.
January saw plans underway
for the honor campaign under the
leadership of President Don Ilar-
ris. Spelling was dropped from
chin, has the job of deciding what the schedule as a separate course,
Ls to be sold in the store, taking I changing the afternoon dismissal
inventory and keeping the books. 1 bell from 3:29 to 3.14. The Stu-
Backward Glance Highlights
Year’s Important News Events
Many news events and exciting | dent Council voted to sponsor an-
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For Last Term
Graduating Class Elects Officers
To Manage Affairs
After a three-day election cam
paign period including speeches
on Thursday, seniors voted for
their last term class officers Fri
day, January 10.
Tabulation of ballots show
I that s e n io r s
J picked the fol-
P lowing to repre-
^sent their class:
j Larry Medftord,
II president; A1
|Wordsworth, vice
II president: Pat
iBell, secretary;
land Sonya Hook
er, treasurer.
Larry was president of the class
during first semester also. Lany
Ls an active member of the Na
tional Honor Society and is also
a member of the Hi-Noc-Ar staff.
“The Typical Youth” of RMHS
is newly elected vice president,
A1 Wordsworth. A1 served as trea-
■M
served as trea
surer of the
class first semes
ter. He has fill- ^
ed many home- M
room offices and|
is a member of ’>
the Monogram'^
Club. He iwas
also chosen by
his teammates last year to serve
as captain of this year’s foot
ball team.
Pat Bell acted as secretary of
the sophomore
class first semes
ter. She was also
elected by staff
members as busi
ness manager of
The Blackbird
staff for this
year. Pat is a
member of the
Good Sports Club and has held
homeroom offices.
New treasurer, Sonya Hooker,
served as presi- ^
dent of the Good i
Sporte Club this |
semester. Sonya i
was a member of f
the Dramatics
Club and also the
Jiuiior Clas.sical
League her sop
homore year and
has served in homeroom offices.
Candidates foi" senior offices
put up posters beginning Tues
day. January 7 at 3:14. Such pos
ters were placed only in senior
homerooms, in the library, cafe
teria and auditorium with per
mission of teachers concerned.
Second semester officers of the
junior class are Edwin Arie pres-
sident; Cleve Cherry, vice presi
dent; Lou Ann Randolph, secre
tary; and David Williams, trea
surer.
Newly elected officers of the
sophomore class are Allen Whitak
er, president; John Waters, vice
president; Frannie Harrison, sec
retary: and Jimmy Rabil.
o Widen t.
Honor Week started off with a
bang the first week in February.
PTA Council Workshop met in the
auditorium of Senior High, Feb
ruary 5.
Hi-Noc-Ar and The Blackbird
delegates were off to Ne>w York
to attend the Columbia Scholastis
Press Association convention in
March and The Blackbird brought
home a one rating. Other honors
came from Don Harris’s winning
the Morehead Scholarship and
Eleanor Bulluck’s representing
RMHS at the Azalea Festival.
Career Week and a Clean-Up-
Week were observed during
March.
Annie Lechevalier of Bolbec,
France would be Senior High’s
foreign exchange student, announ
ced the American Field isei-vice in
April.
Eleven all-girl cheerleaders were
chosen in May. RMHS received
news that Mr. Ken Yarborough
would be the new head coach. The
baccalaureate sennon fell on May
26 and then was the unforgettable
graduation. May 30.
Back to school in September
brought TV classes, five new fac
ulty members, a new batch of sop
homores and fifty-one transfer
students.
Miss Print contest started in
October and Judy Brown was
named new DeMolay Sweetheart.
Linda Carole Kelley became
Campus Sweetheart in November
and ten seniors were tapped into
the National Honor Society. Rocky
Mount received news of Mr. Yar
borough’s resignation.
Climaxing 1957 were the crown
ing of Dottie Lou Thorpe as MLss
Print, the nomination of the
beautyi candidates for the Junior-
Senior prom and the enjoying of
the Christmas Dance, which was
describ-ed as the “best ev*»r”.
famous company of yoiuig pro
fessional singers to Rocky Moimt.
Two afternoon performances will
be for the school students and an
adult performance will be Mon
day evening, February 3. All pro
ductions will be in the high school
auditorium.
Blossom Craft, lyric soprano
from Macon, Georgia, will sing
I the role of Adele. Dan Merriman,
baritone from Texas, will sing
the role of Frank.
One w'ill not want to miss this
delightful Viennese operetta sui^
in English. Enjoy the fun when
tl'c TJ—Kintic hn.'ihs nd finds nut
that the beautiful woman he pur
sued at the party was reallyi his
own wife.
See how his friend outdoes him
in the practical joke department
when the fledermaus seeks his
revenge. Get out the walt2iing
shoes now because they are sure
to be needed for toe-tapping to
the tnines in “Die Fledermaus”.
Skits, ‘By Jupiter’
Among Programs
Original skits, “By Jupiter
Week”, and football awards as
sembly filled the assembly agenda
for the three weeks after Christ
mas holidays.
By cleverly using the names of
products such as Lux and Halo
Shampoo, Miss Alma Murchison’s
homeroom, 106, presented “n Ad-
vertiso” a comic opera, and “Wild
Nell”, a western, January 17.
Characters of “II Advertiso”
were Sir Ansco, Jimmy Wheeler;
Peacherina, Shaw Caddell; Pic-
cellina, Lucy Aldridge; Dutchess
Victoria, Ann Adkins; and Tom-
atoe Rasberry, Duke of Parcchesi,
Dennis Barnes.
Acting in “Wild Nell”, were
Wild Nell, Lillie Mae Delemar;
Handsome Harry, Mike Lundy;
Hoola Hoola, Virginia Meyer; and
Big John, Wickie Thorpe.
“By Jupiter” week started off
with a bang January 10 when the
D. E. Club presented a picture on
courtesy. Mistress of ceremonies,
Puddie Gold gave a receipe for a
“By Jupiter” day.
Awards assembly for football
boys receiving letters was Jan
uary 3. Jimmy Waters earned the
trophy for the best blocker on
the team and Paul Eilers receiv
ed a trophey for the best lineman.