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tAGfi SIX THE BLACKSmD, RQCKT MOim' SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1958 Bond and Scholarships Elks Club Sponsors Contests Recognize Values, Leadership One thousand dollars in defense bonds and a scholarship to help further education will be a/ward- ed to the RMHS students as a re sult of contests sponsored by the Elk’s National Foundation. Eleven students, who entered the “Most Valuable Student” schol arship award contest, are com peting for the national champion ship and a scholarship to help further their education. Students Prepare Applications Jane Bradley, Gwen Currin, Craig- Daughtridge, Carol Heck, Peggy Lamm, Margaret Sutton, Carolyn Yount, Milan Barnes, Glen Hill, Tommy Hobbs and Mit chell McKinney are preparing to send in their applications to the state head of the club for judging. Each senior entering has to list the offices, honors and awards he has won, his extra-curricular ac tivities and his education history. Also each must send in a state ment in his a*Ti handwriting sum marizing his activities and giving his objective in furthering his education. Enter Leadershp Competition Winning the National Champion ship and a $1,000 defense bond is the present goal for six su- ■ i dents who have entered the “Youth Leadership Contest” si>on- sored by the Elk National Foun dation under the supervision of the BPOE Youth Council. David Harper, Allen Cronen- burg, Larry Medford, Carol Thre- att,Judy Brown and Brenda Bur nette are competing to determine the person most outstanding in leadership, courtesy and depend ability! in Senior High. Letters Accompany Requests Letters of recommendation from responsible people, a letter stat ing the family history and finan cial position, and a statement under 300 words from the student, giving his accomplishments and puiposes in life, are to accom pany the application of each. The Elk’s Foundation is giving $8,500.00 in defense bonds, with $1,000 awarded to the national winner, $50 to the state winner, and $25 to the local winner. ‘Stay Home, Study On School Nights,’ Advises Dr. Carter “Students need to stay home at night, Monday through Thurs day, to study without the dis turbance of television,” spoke Dr. E. J. Carter, ECC professor to the PTSA, January 29. These words brought remarks from students, teachers and par- Mrs Hirrv Harlp.'!. mnther of Regina Harles, states, “I think he was splendid. He gave both the parents and students some thing to think about.” Teachers generally agree with Mrs. Harles. Mrs. Nellie Winstead commercial teacher commented, “If students wcjld follow Dr. Car ter’s plan and practice good study habits while in high school, they would find college much easier.” Not every listener finds him self in full agreement with the professor, however. Corky Ecklin, senior, who attended the meet ing, says, “Dr. Carter’s talk on col lege preparatory was interesting and informing, but he mentioned his own theories on homework which I do not entirely agree with.” Corky did not explain his own theories on the subject, however. Senior High Picks Most Courteous 3 Linda Gail Pridgen, John Hines and Larry Medford are the thi’ee most courteous students in Senior High, according to ballots cast by their classmates each day of “By Jupiter Week,” set aside as a courtesy emphasis week, January 13-17. Sponsors of the campaign, the Distributive Education Club, pre sented Linda Gail, first prize win ner, with $1 attached to a blue mouse trap, a sjimbol relating courtesy to the old saying “If you build a better moiise trap, the world will beat a path to your door.” Second prize of a red mouse trap with $1 enclosed went to John, while Larry took a white trap and $1 as third prize. Mrs. Bettisue Hunt, DE adviser, announced the winners and made the presentations in assembly Fri day, February 6. Oty Resources Help Further Class Projects Local classes use city resources through speakers in class, art treasures brought to school and group visits to a business place during this teim. Tomorrow the journalism class with Mrs. T. D. Young, adviser, will visit the Rocky Mount Sani tarium, where those who wish it may receive free X-rays. TIhe doc tors will explain X-ray; procedure, its value and what one may deter mine from these pictures. This visit is sponsored by the Rocky Mount Tuberculosis Committee, with which the class has a project each year. Mile. Dorothy Craighill’s French I class has been studying French art during the past week. Several students borrowed art works from the newly completed Art Center here and brought them to class for the benefit of their classmates. Psychology students of Miss Louise Parker have been making talks on how to get along with their fellow students better. To supplement their study on family life, theyi invited Doctor Margaret Battle of Park View Hospital to speak to the girls in the class and Doctor Allen Whitaker, also of Park View Hospital, to speak to the boys. Local Faculty Has Workshop Of 6 Television Programs ^Royalty’ Picked A1 Wordsworth and Linda Carole Kelley are King and Queen of Hearts as a result of a school-wide election sponsored lay nie tukuo Broadcasters Club in connection with local radio station WEED, January 30. The station conducted the con test in celebration of its twenty- fifth anniversary. By naming the mystery tune, “My Funny Valentine” and telling in 15 words or less “Why I would like to date the King and Queen of Hearts,” Nancy Carr and Skip- py Best won dates with the King and Queen. The quartet enjoyed a night of dining and dancing at the Rio Restaurant February 15 and gifts from local merchants. Bunting, Hardy & Minges London Fog Flyfront French Coats 65 % Dacron — 35% Cotton-Washable $29.75 Davenport Motor Co. YOUR Cadillac — Pontiac Dealer Ralph Williams While it is well known that many local Armerican history stu dents are taking television cour ses, would anyone ever guess that the teachers of RMSHS are par ticipating in television classes also? For their in-service training, which must be taken for the school to keep its high rating. Senior High teachers decided to study “Contemporary Issues and Trends in American Education” for 1957- 58. Programs on this topic are televised each Wednesday at 4 p. m. over WUNC-TV with Dr. W. C. Ryan, Kenan Professor of Ed ucation, Emeritus, as instructor. On a selected six of these Wed nesdays, the Senior High faculty, after a gruelling full-daji’s work with “Thick-skulled” students, re port. to the general purpose room for coffee and cakes and a chance to get the kinks out of their bones before seating themiselves at the television for an hour-long class designed to help the teachers bet ter understand their pupils. A brief discussion period follows each telecast. Discussion of “The Mentally Re tarded in the Modern School Pro gram” took place on January 18. January 15 brought a discussion on “The Gifted Child and the School.” “Today’s Teachers” was the topic of January 29. Programs still to be studied are “Shcools and Emotional Health,” “Integration in the Schools” and “Who Should Go to College?” Miss Alma Murchison and Mrs. Hiram Cuthrell relax a moment before taking their hour-long television course. Photo by Killebrew Killebrew Studio Photography At Its Finest 142 Howard St, Dial 2-3600 Z. B. Bulluck Inc. 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