MONDAY, MAY 26, 1958
TirE BLACKIURD, ROCKY MOUNT SUXIOR HIGH SCHOOL
'A Thing of Beauty Is A Joy
PAGfi THSBB
-Note Exchange Notes-
Skipping, Clothes-talk Among
Year’s Last Exchange Topics
by Carolyn Nichols
r T 1,, *1"’ croHiicd I.) Jninoi-St iiior pi()ijri^y !(
(arol Tlireatt, editor of Tlie Blackbird at the '
I'lioto by KillebreAv
Carol Wilson Receives Crown
As Queen Of Junior - Senior
Amid applause Carol Wilson, a
l)Uie-eyed, 'blonde senior, walked
down Senior High’s gym to receive
her crown and throne as Beauty
Queen at the Junior-Senior Friday
night May 9.
Carol received this honor thr
ough the judging of George Dewitt,
T. V. star of “Name That Tune”.
Court memlbers, chosen from 16
juniors and seniors were Brenda
Biinielfe, maid of honor, .Anna
Spruill, Linda Oail rridgeii, Sfolly
Arnold, Linda Carol Kelly, Celia
Brake Judy Brown, Kay Beach,
Xaiioy Carr, Nancy Coggins, K«n-
nie IJaker, Lou Bryan, Janet Jtul-
luck, Virginia Nonnent, and Gloria
Xelson.
Decorations Show Theme
The gym was decorated in red
and the throne was red and gold.
From the walls hung twisted red
and white crepe paper and in the
green ceiling center hung multi
colored ballons. All decorations
carried the theme of “Temptation”.
Entertainment for the queen was
presented by 3Irs. Yirgina Harper,
“The Seniors”, (a quartet com
posed of Jefi’ Griffin, Tommy Whit
ley, Hobby I’isber, and Henry IFin-
soii), Teddy Gossette, Bobby Col
lins, Jndy Sorrell and Mr. and 3Irs.
Russell Sorrell.
Eighty In Figure
Eighty juniors and seniors per
formed the grand march before the
Exchange Program Continues
queen. Kach person in tlie figure
carricd a torcli and at a specified
moment raised it liigh. The red
covered torches filled with water
and hot ice, gave the effect of
smoke pouring from them.
Music for the dance was furnish
ed by “The Night Hawks”, a group
of seniors from Durham.
The queen led her court down to
their escourts and after she be
gan to dance the mmbeers of the
court and figiire joined her.
Banquet at Josh Bullnck’s
Josh Bulluck’s was the scene of
the Junior-Senior banquet prior to
the dance.
Chaperones for the prom were
faculty memtoers of the junior and
senior classes.
Penny Connell Comes, Ann Sugg Goes
Tips on how to skip school (a
noteworthy subjcct), news of a
local student, clothes-talk, and a
student inffle are topics for Oie
year s iar;t loolc at notcv; of nnir-li-
boi'iii^- scliools.
Myers Park H;gh School, Cliar-
lottc, recently came u]) w.Hh a
gland idea for raising money. 7'iiey
rafiled otf boys to be servants for
the girls to raise money tor I lie
Juiiioi’-Senior. A sinlliar project
was u.;ed by Miss Louise Tarker’s
Latin classes when they sold stu
dents as slaves to raise money for
the annual Roman Banquet.
One of Rocky Mount’s own, An-
nie Lechevalier,
recently made
headlines in “The
IGreen Light,”
I Greenville’s high
I school paper. At
i the request o f
“The G r e e n
Light” staff Annie wro'te an article
telling of some of her experiences
while in America.
Did you know — that girls make
better Eskimos than boys? 'I’he
Western Reserve University’s “Re
serve Tribune” announced that it
had been proved by experiment that
girls need less clothing than boys.
Tj-pical winter clothing for a boy
weiglis 8 pounds, 12 ounces while
Ann Sugg, a junior, will go to
Norway as the summer exchange
student this summer and Penelope
Ann Connell from Norbury, Eng
land, will come to Senior High for
1958-1959, according to news from
the American Field Service.
Penny, as she prefers to be call
ed, will arrive in North Carolina
around August 10. For one year
she will become the “adopted dau
ghter” of 3Ir. and Mrs. George (.lor-
ham and the “sister” of Frances,
who is “thrilled to death over her
coming.”
“Good Mixer”
“Good Mixer” — says country
man.
The 17 year old who attended
Sutton High School in Sutton, Eng
land, has been called an outstand
ing mixer and an excellent student
by one of her countrymen. She
speaks three languages; English,
French and Spanish. Her father is
an executive officer in the Over
seas Telecommunication and her
mother is a teacher. She has a
brother, John, who is in the armed
forces in Germany. She is an ac
tive member of the Baptist Church
and is expected to continue her
DE Club Gives
Bosses Banquet
That the annual D. E. banquet
for club memlbers and their em
ployees was an enjoyable and mem
orable occasion was reported by
several who attended the affair at
Josh Bulluck’s, April 30.
I’atsy Taylor, president of the
cluib, gave the welcome and “I’ud-
die” Gold introduced the speaker,
Mr. Harry Young, who spoke to
the club “The Points of Success.”
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Whenever you think
of Music
students of Senior High (L)
to X Sununer exchange
‘ Courtesy The Kvening Telegram
activities as her host parents are drews, Mr.
members of the local Lakeside Bap
tist Church.
Quick Service
Fergusson’s
Laundary
You Bring It . . .
We Wash It , . ,
Program Cost Extensive
Cost for bringing Ole Askholm
from Denmark, Senior Highs first
exchange student, was $650. To
biing Annie Lechevalier from Bol-
bec, France and to send Allen
Cronenburg to Braunscheweig, Ger
many, last summer cost $1100. It
is estimated that the cost will be
the same for the next year. This
money is raised hy local civic or
ganizations and by various organiz
ations in Senior High.
Officers are Mr. Clinton An-
H. L. Faulkner and
Mr. Frank P. Spruill.
The Store of Ivy Styles
Superior Cleaners
& Laundromat
520 N. Church St.
Phone 2-2122
South Side
Laundromat
572 Nashville Road
Phone 2-5583
572 Nashville Rd.
If your clothes are >ot becom
ing to you, thej' ihGuld be
coming to us.
I a Iioy’s weighs 18 pounds. 3 ouncrs
These tips or
how to K 1; i 1 I
school found in
“Tho Cl 1' 0 u )
I-'ight^” misht Ix i;
iielplul to soiDc^
students. (J u s 1 |
jok'ng, of coursG.)
(1) Leaving .gias.ies at homo.
(Hov.'cver, one must r(niembcr to
remove one’s specs before entering
the office.)
(2) Feeling sick. (Girls must be
sure to remove all make-up.)
(3) Forgetting lunch. (Students
must remember to carry a paper
bag on the return trip.)
(4) Falling in a mud puddle.
(This is a bit messy and is used
only in extreme cases.)
Teachey -Womble
Outstanding Ladies’
Ready-To-Wear
126 Nash St.
For The Finest In Hair
Styles, It’s — — —
Kyser’s Beauty Shop]>e
135'/^ S. Main St.
ALMAND’S
Rocky Mount’s
Exclusive Rexall
Drur Store
Soda Fountain
Luncheonette
‘Apparel That Appejtls’
Carole Dress
Shop
LEE’S
Food Store
821 Hammond St.
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116 S. FRANKLIN ST
ROCKV mount, north CAROLINA