TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1958
THE BLACKBIRD, ROCKY MOUNT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
PAOB THBKI
News
These 'n Those
by Regina Harles
Spring!!!! That seems to be the
main thought in the minds of stu
dents these days. Wai'm weather
brought raaniy' out to spring sports
practices. Charles Edwards, Cecil
Marks, John Baggett, Jimmy Wat
ers, Johnny Williams, and A1
Wordsworth were only a few seen
playing basketball by the river.
On the golf ccmse were Pat Thur
man, Jerry Daley, Henry Waters,
and Dan Robbins.
Home for weekends during the
several weeks were Susan Keel,
Lee Newby, Eleanor BuUuck and
Bettie Ann Whitehurst from St.
Mary’s. Prom Stratford came
Mary B. Wimberly, Peggy And
rews, and Betty Lou Savage.
Don Harris and Ed Justa travel
ed home from Carolina, Freddy
Fulcher and Bob Moore from
State, and Billy Merritt, Porter
Hamric, John White Fisher, and
Johnny Brown from Campbell.
If you should happen to go by
the “Goodie Shop” on Saturday
or Sunday afternoon, you would
find a great number of Senior
High students, for something new
has been added! A small booth
has been built right on top of the
tailding, a broadcasting booth,
from which music Is played from
two until five p. m. every Satur-
dajy-' and Sunday afternoon.
Bill Winters has this program,
and requests are sent up by curb
boys.
Several of our students have
had the opportunity to sit in thia
booth and even to talk on the
radio! Lost articles, mainly shoes,
seem to find their way into the
booth to provoke comments. This
broadcast has proved very popular
with students, and everyone hopes
that it will continue for many
months!
Commercial students treated
their teacher to a party recently!
The shorthand class of Mrs. Nel
lie Winstead surprised her at her
home Tuesday, February 24, by
giving her a birthday. Carolyn
Yount, Barbara Southerland, Janie
Wester, Peggy Lamm, Judy Per
ry, Sonya Hooker, and Brenda Bur
nette helped make this an enjoy
able occasion.
Nancy Coggins received a sur
prise birthday party February 20.
Honey McIntyre, Wayne Bulluck,
Bonnie Baker, Bonnie Murchison,
Betsy Coleman, and Lou Ann Ran
dolph were among the girls who
Fee, Abuse Cause
Of Privilege Veto
Because of a fee involved and
of some seniors’ abusing the pre
sent senior privileges, such as
leaving classes too early and not
eating in the cafeteria, the request
for a parking resolution was veto
ed by Principal C. M. Edson after
he had talked the matter over
with Superintendent D. S. Johns
ton.
The parking resolution stated
that stickei’s were to be sold only
to seniors for 25 cents and in re
turn they would have parking lot
nearest the school and have prio
rity over the other side too.
It was introduced, discussed,
and passed as a senior privilege
by the Student Organization re
presentatives. It then went to the
principal, Mr. Edson.
dropped by her house to wish her
many happy returns.
Seniors are getting; mighty ex
cited over college plans. Many
have already been accepted in the
college of their choice while
others are waiting hopefully.
Most minds should be made up
before graduation.
Other plans are in the making
such as those for the Jimior-Senl-
or. Spring Dance, and the tea
given to the mothers of the rising
sophomore class.
30 Latin Students
Attend JCL Meet
TIhirth-nine local Latin students
attended the annual North Caro
lina Junior Classical League Con
vention, over which Bill Stancil,
junior, presided in Chapel Hill,
March 8.
About 1,200 students from all
over North Carolina were reported
to have attended. The program
consisted of Roman costumes
which were donned during the af
ternoon session for presentation
of skits by groups from various
schools, an exhibition at the Moi’e-
head Planitarium, and closed with
the election of next year’s officers.
Dr. B. L. Ullman, author of the
Latin text book, and Robert P.
Sonkowsky, a University of North
Carolina graduate who also stu
died in Rome under a Pullbright
Scholarship, spoke to the group.
Local students attending were
Frances McGee, Donna Ramey,
Louise Raper, Carole Roberts, Ann
Joyner, Sue Hutto, Susan Harris,
Alie Cooper, Betty Brock, Geral
dine Hill, Brenda Ethridge, Patsy
Daughtridge, Marion Creech, Linda
Klitzner, Virginia Riddle, Brenda
Robinson, Burt White, Judy Wil-
demuth, Jeannette Widdifield;
Margaret iStrickland, Jo Wil
liams, Jo Serena, Frannie Harri
son, Lynn Lindsey, Mary Peyton,
Charlotte McIntyre, Jane Crump-
ler, Jenny Fields, Margaret Carmi
chael, Lucy Aldridge, Jim Speight,
Ann Adkins, Parks Cobb, Judy
Sorrell, Mike Lundy, Janice Davis,
Mickey Gerlinger, Freddie Jones,
and Faye Simpson.
Mrs. W. H. Harris and Mrs. Juli
an Aldridge chaperoned the de
legation.
Typing Time Tests
Become Problems
Typing students are at that time
of the year when they are wori’y-
ing about whether or not they’ll
I>ass their time tests before com
pleting the second semester’s
course.
Mrs. Nellie Rhea Winstead and
Mrs .Frances Snipes require finst
year students to pass three ten-
minute tests at 35 net words per
minute. Second year typists must
pass three ten-minute time writ
ings at 45 words per minute .
First year students under Mrs.
Snipes are required to make a
typing notebook using letters
they’ve taken in class.
Kay Toler and Annie Lecheva-
lier, both first year students and
office assistants, say the accuracy
achieved in speed helps them with
their varioiis activities, in school
and out.
Projects, Activities
Fill Clubs’ Agendas
As Year Advances
Club members find themselves
busy with projects and other acti
vities as the second semester ad
vances.
The Kudos Club is getting ready
to take orders for yearbook covers.
These covers will be plastic and
well sell for approximately 25
cents.
Tlie Good Sports Club is work
ing on next year’s Christmas
scene, planning baseball projects,
and getting ready to sell Easter
corsages.
Members of the SOS Club are
busy planning a money-making
project that will entertain the
students as well as make money.
Service Clubbers are preparing
for their annual Sxmrise Service
at the Lutheran Church April 3.
The organist will be Teddy Gos
sett and pianist, Sandra Hedge
peth; the welcome b> Stanley
Vaughan: Sammy Meyer will give
the devotional; and the speaker is
Honey McIntyre. Other members
are working on committees at the
present. Cocoa and donuts will be
served in the high school cafeteria
afterwards.
“Teen Time” sponsored by the
Radio Broadcasters Club each
Friday at 4 p. m. over WCEC is
the club’s newest pi-oject. Presi
dent Bill Winters also is in charge
of “Castle Kool”, a new teen-age
music program each Saturday and
Sunday afternoon from two until
five p. m. A booth has been built
on top of tJie “Goodie Shop” and
the program is broadcast from
here.
Service Clubs have received ap
preciation certificates for helping
with the annual Polio Drive held
recently.
To promote spontsmansliip a-
mong the students and basketball
players the Phalanx Cluib, now un
der the advisorship of Mrs. Emily
Williams, selects a player of the
week. After the tournament m
Greensboro Febi’uai'y 26 - March
1, a “Player of the Year” was
chosen. Telegrams were also sent
to the boys while at the game.
Which College Shall I Attend?
Five Points
Drug Store
Drugs, Soda Fountain
Cosmetics
Phone 2-7127
123 Tarboro St.
Anita’s Beauty
Shoppe
Hair Styling Center
Phone 6-5964
Ray Bandy’s
DeSoto — Plymouth Dealer
Phone 2-4111
GEHHAN'S
JEWELERS
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Seniors, John Baggett and Celia Brake, are making use ofl some
of the facilities in the guidance center as they check coUeee
catalogs.
Guidance Center Requires
Above Average Rating
To obtain a guidance center and
a dean of girls a sch.ool must have
an above average rating and Rocky
Mount is one of the more for
tunate cities in North Carolina in
having a modern center with a
capable adviser, Miss Kate Parks
Kitchen.
What are some of a guidance
center’s uses? First it is used as
a first aid room for those who get
sick or hurt during school.
A guidance center is supplied
with college and university cata
logs. One may get information on
scholai’ships or college boards.
Miss Kitchen is available for
any type of conference at almost
any time except third period, when
she teaehes senior English. These
conferences are both voluntary
and involuntai’y. However, volun
tary conferences make up the ma
jority. Topics range from, dating to
home and financial problems.
Kuder preference tests, design
ed to help students discover which
field of work to enter and wh^
college to choose, are given here.
Other small jobs that go on
the guidance center are comnxlt*ee
meetings, tabulation of scho^,
class, and Campus Sweetl^eart
election tabulations, and clcu^
business conferences.
The center Is attractiveliy de
corated and is made up of five
comfortable rooms. In case of any
illnesses there are two rooma with
beds, one for boys and one lor
girls.
Miss Kitchen sayg students
should realize the valu^ and hn-
portance of a guidance center and
use it wisely.
Mary Lewis Langley
Teachey -Womble
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