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3rOM)AY, MAY 2fi, 1958 THE BLACKBIRD. ROCKY MOUNT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PAGE FIVE Ma’s, Pa’s, Advisers Thanks Go to Faculty Dnar Teachers, At this time of year, seniors seem to be tlie ones receiving all the praise, honor, and glory, but we know who the power behind the llirone has been. Thanks fir.’t to oiir principal, llr. ('. >1. Kdsdii, for his ever ready help and to .Miss Kkiiiior l’piirs:il! 1'or all her aid in the library, es pecially at senior theme time. To 3Iiss Kate Parlis Kitcliin we extend a hand of thanks for the expert guidance she has g>en us. Homeroom teachers who have been ma’s, pa’s and advisers in a place which, in reality, has been a second home. These teachers — Mrs. Kirnin Ciillin'II, .Mrs. T. T). Yoiiiiir, Miss Jiis(‘i)!iiii‘ (Jniiil, Miss Dorolliy ( rai^'liill, Mrs. Iteltie Sue Hunt, and Mr. A. Malloy Mc(Jrepor — have given time and effort to make oiir higli school years successful onrs. They luive adv'sed and dono e\erytliing in their powei- to help put over piojrcl,'. When th(> pro jects were successful, to v.iiom was the credit given? — The c ass meniliers, of course! Wo do not mean to ovej'Iook our subjcct tcachers, for they ar;i the one to whom wo are pr'm:u’ily re sponsible. ^'.’e conrsidor nurnelves lucky. Anyone can teach wluit’s in a book, but not a’l scl'.ools Irive tcachers who encourage individuals to do, to act, and to think for them selves. In Inter year", when men!l)ers of our cl:ss are .'succesFfuI and fam ous, 5'ou teachers will crrtainly have the right to say, “I helped make that person what he is to day.” 'I'ho Senior Class EDITION Spring Fever Hits, Affects Everybody Spring fever has hit Rocky Mount Senior High students like a bo;nib, but they aren’t the only ones affected by this d'.sease. Coming out of The Blackbird of fice, I spied Mrs. T. I). Yoiiiif?, ad visor, slumped over her desk check- I ing copy in a lazy manner. (It | could bo fatigue, though). i I Rambling down the hall, I peek-1 ed :'n tha Span'sh rocni and savi' Mrv. I3ir;n;i Cnllira!!, icok'ng :is if she were ready for a siesta. As f fth p;n-iod arrived, I noticed Mr-:. Janice 'iViiiiains explainin.i: algebraic logarithms in 2C8. 'I’cac h- .ng s2rn:s to have rlov/od down from a fast jitterbug to a slow v/altz. No-w is the time fcr .Ur. Ilsiro’d Parry to get out his m.usic sheet ‘‘Barefoot ’, as this seems to be running through everyone’s m'nd. Evidence of this was JIary Lewis Laiig'ley, at the library Monday nirht — bare foot! Everybody's Got The Jitters SflM (M" ’58 in Review Look Shows Leadership Following is a review of an im aginary play of the class history of Senior High’s ’58 graduates, among whom were many of out standing leadership qualities. Act I Setting: Long, empty halls of Rocky Mount Senior High School 1955-1957 Characters: Green shivering sop homores Act II Scene I — Home of local resi dents Scene II — Gymnasium Characters: A class of hard working eager, fun-loving young sters. Act III Setting; Most .anywhere but the classroom Characters: A greatly decreased number of boys and girls who are suffering from mixed feelings of joy and regret. Confused at .\rrival The cast of Act I. a group of confused young people, strayed a- long the mystery laden halls Oif RMSHS 1 nthe fall of 1955, but it did not take these boys and girls long to clear the confusion and solve the mysteries before them. Under the guidance of teachers and the capable leadership of San dra Melton, president; Molly Ar nold, vice president; I’at Hell, sec retary; and David Barney (now living in Maryland), treasurer; they gained a firm foothold and strug gled through their first year. In Act II the leading characters were Blount Taylor, president; I’at Tliurinaii, vice pres’dent; Anna Spruill, secretary; Vickie Taylor, treasurer. The curtain rose on the first scene with a group of boys and girls earnestly soliciting ma gazine subscriptions among the townspeople. The class led the sop homores and seniors in this cam paign. In the second scene preparations were underway for the long-await ed Junior-Senior dance. The gym with its weird murals, sp'ders, weeping willow trees, and ceiling of stars was a product achieved by hard labor. Leading in the ca.it th's time were Itlunnl Taylor, president; Celia Brake, chairman of the de corations committee and secretary, and their a/ble understudies Craif? Daufflitridg'e, vice president, and and Brenda Burnette, treasurer. Act III Climaxes Years Act III brought together all the fun and work, the joy and sorrow these actors experienced through out the play. Larry Medford was cast in the leadin.g role in scene I and Mitoliell McKinney plays vice president, Pejfffy Lamm, secre tary; and A1 "Words wortli; Pat IJell, secretary; and Sonya Hooker, treasurer. Outstanding events of this act were the Junior-Senior at which the actors were this time the guests. Senior Day, baccalaureate, and graduation. The curtain will ring down on 190 actors (seniors) as they re ceive their coveted diplomas on May 30, 1958. ^Vonder why students now jump at the idea of being “sent to the office”? Well, that’s one place that has air conditioning! Juniors in Mrs. Gladys Kobbins’s English class have been handing in a lot of themes on Mondays about their weekend experiences at various beaches. Mayibe the next time someone ventures to one of these beaches they will see Mrs. Robins soaking up the sun. Some have already “soaked.” Among those are our practice teachers — Miss Barbara Brown, .Miss Frances .McKniffbt and 3Iiss Helen Wiite. i \i \>s\\ Seniors Receive Caps, Gowns And Practice Commencement “I got it! — at last I got it!” shouted seniors when tliey received their commencement robes and caps and started the long prac tice for baccalaureate and com mencement exercises. Last Monday all seniors met with Mr. 31. Kdson in the auditorium to begin practicing marching for baccalaureate exercises. PJach stu dents was arranged in alphabetical order and practiced every morning from 8:30 until 9:00, sometimes running over into first period (much to the joy of some seniors). Dress l{(‘licarsal, Friday Friday the group, dressed in caps and gowns, practiced with' Mr. James Roboits and the Senior High School band, which pl.iyed for the processional and recession al. Sunday Vv’as the big day for the beginning of graduation activities W'itli the baccalaureate sermon. This Week, More Practice! This week, which is regular exam week, seniors will meet in the au- ditoriuu) at 11:00, dressed in robe and cap to practice for graduation exercises. I'ractices will last ap proximately two hours. If any senior has to take an exam during regular exari week, ho will do .so and then report to practice. '58 Graduates List School Plans Officers Revealed At Class Breakfast Permanent officers for the sen ior class were announced during the Senior Breakfast at the Rio Restaurant this morning as fol lows: Larry Medford, president; Sandra .Melton, vice president; Judy Brown, secretary; and Celia Drake, treasurer. With the closing of school, this year’s graduates will represent Rocky Mount well in many colleges and other types of schools next fall both in and out of the state: Below is a list of “who’s going where.” North Carolina State — W’illard Dafts, John Ttrowii, Freddie Gard- ntr, Glen Lee Hill, Henry Hinson, Tommy Hobbs, Cecil Marks, Ronald Roberson, John Stnrf?ess, Blount Taylor, Eddie Willialf and Al ‘Wordsworth. University of N. C. — Russell Claek, Allen Cronenberjr, Jerry Daley, Hill Dunn, David Harper, Dan Robbins, George Staton, Larry IVard and Bill Winters. Peace College — Sylvia Barrett, Celia Brake, Linda Carole Kelly, Linda (iail Pridgen, Peggy Single tary, Julia Sutton and Jean IVat- son. East Carolina — Caroline Camp bell, Lillian Currie, Bobby Daniel, Margaret Sutton Deans, Jimmy Gardner, Sonya Hooker, Bobby Jackson, Jimmy Thorjie, Kay Turn- age and Alton Oakley. Womans College—Betsy Alexan der, .Molly Arnold, Pat Bell, Jane Bradley, (Jwen Cnrrin, Craig Dau- ghtridge, Connie (Griffin and Bar bara Southerland. Louislburg — Bobby Fisher, Roger Sellers and Louise Walts. Chowan — Keith Abbott, Gene Eason, Wayne Ivnoules, and (lius Lancastei'. Campbell — John Baggett, Andy •Morgan, George Putnam, Pat Tlinrman and Bu/zy Tilh'y. Wake Forest — Dorsey Daniel, Pal Lowder and Slanley Vaughan. Marjorie Webster — (iloria Gold and Kay Toler. R- P. I. — Ernestine Barnes, Bill Colson, Puddie (Jold, Jimmy AVaters and Chii»ps Wood. Lipscomb College, Nashville Ten nessee — Ray White. University of Miami —. Carol Wil son. Merdith — Patsy Danghlridge and ('arol Heck. St. Mary’s — Vickie Taylor. Duke University Judy Brown. Lees McRae — Barbara Bronn. Mais Hill — Lee Biilluck and Jeff (Jrlffin. High Point College — Haywood I'idmundson. Salem — Carol Treatt. Davidson — Bob M»ore. West Point — Sammy .Meyer. Rex Hospital - iVaney Harlow and Kugenia \ornient. N. C. Baptist Hospital — Ken- n th TarKon. Carolina School of Conunerce — Ifcna Vasilakou. Aabury College, WMlmore, Ken tucky — Milon Barnes. Belmont Abboy — Frank Brake, Atlantic Christian — Joyce Bur gess, Iris Kdwards and Jitfumy Land. School of Nursing; Medical Col lege of Virginia — Sandra .Melton. Those not going to -college but have other plans are as follows: Navy — Charles Edwards and Don Lancaster. Coast Guard — 'rommy Hedge- palh. Marriage — Jeannie Dixon.
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