VOLUME XXX
Published by Joumalism Class of Rocky Mount Senior Hifh School
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C. THURSltAY, DECEMBER 18, 1958 DUMBER 4
‘Moon Queen’ Picks
Miss Print of ’58
In Special Program
111 a scitting of a thitojie i''(xwn
located on the nnoon, the ‘M'oion
Queeii’ crowned Doltie Lou Thorpe
us the most beautiful represeota-
tive for the sateiWite and as Miss
Print of 19G8, during an assembly,
t-his afteriiloon.
Dottie Lou had 18,423 votes to
make her the winner. Runner-up
was Nannie Hussey with «,77!)
votes.
Forty-five thousand, n:n:e hnn-
idred and seveuty-saven (4'5,977)
votes weru collected by all the
glJis and their •helpers. Each, pen
ny counted a.s a vote and vvajs ac
cumulated by the girls fcir Tiic
Hlackbird, which has sponsored tlhre
ili£s I’rint contest for the laisit ten
yt'ars.
With so much attention in tlie
nicdein world on space and trips
to the nioion, the staff decided that
the theme of tbe program should
be ceutered around the lattcir. The
Queeai, Susie Street, and the
Prime Minister, Hajiiiond Parker,
B1 ■ ke(I^^'u 'tfelviii7vllest ^
K'irls from which one would be
chosen to repreisw.t the moon when
the earth people land there.
The two girls, w'ho received the
most votes were :-eeognized as Miss
Print, the Lady of the Moon; and
the runner-up, little Mo.on Beam,
Other contestants were Xaiicj
Cojreiiis, Margaret (’armicliaei,
Bonnie Baker, Sandra IVeller, Jmli
Weller, Dade Mall, Patsy Warren,
Betty Jane 31unden, (Jloria Nelson
and Jane Sutton.
i he program was made more
lovely with Selections of music
played by Kaye Simpson. The de
votion was given hy Alvin Daiiffht-
lidffe and the story was narrated
by Clark Lee Slniff.
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Saint Nick to Visit Here,
Choir To Siug Tomorrow
Santa will make his annual visit
to Senior High in the perso'n of
Principiil C. 31. Edson, Miss Alma
JInrcliisoii will give a special Chrisit-
majs reading, and the Senior High
c'lu)ir w\]l sing duriing regular
assembly tomon-ow aftoruo'on.
For the past few yeais, the Ser
vice Club sponsored the last assem
bly before the holidays with Mr.
Udson representing 8anta Claus,
Schools, Armed Forces
College Day Draws Many
Api,ro,l„«fcl, JO coll.ga, Cte:.!!™, Ch„„„,
Imsane® schools. 4 schools of nur- Carolijia, Flora MacDonald ’card
smg and 4 branches of the armed Her Webb, Oree.isbovo, Lou’sbur°-
services ihiad representatives here Alars Hill, Mereditli, N c Stat^
for College Day, Deeenil.er 8. { Brevard, LaC.rana:?, ’.Vcistern Caro-
Many juniors and seniors gather-1 lina. Peace Jr. College, Pfieffer
ed in groups in th« gymnasium to Queens, St. Ma'y’t, Jr. CoMege'
V'llsit the representatives of the Salem, Stetson University, Delaud'
schools in wluoh they were most
interested.
The morning period was divided
into six lialf-hour apprmtnient per
iods. The schedule was arranged
so that ea«h situdent, if he so
desired, could see as many as
three different rtipresentatlves dur
ing the appointed periods.
All except East Carolina and
UNO met in the gymn. Due to the
number of sitiidents interested in
these sichiools, they met in the
bandroom.
Colleges represented were Atlan-
Fla., Stratford; University of X.
C.; Virginia Interment Jr. College.
Bristol Virgin'a; W’ake Forest and
W'onians College of UXC.
Two business schools were Caro
lina School of Coniinerce and Kings
Business College. TJie nursing
Eichools were Rex Hoapital, Park
View, Highsmith :\Iemor:al Hospi
tal of Nursing ani Petersburg
General HosptaJ.
Four branches of the armed ser
vices attended: the Army, the
-N’avy, the Air Force and the Ma
rine Chrps.
and Miss Murchison reading either
a light or seriouis story. The stu
dents never seem to tire of this
freait.
Choir Program Tradition
It has been the tradition for a
very long time for the choir, under
the direction of llr. Harold Parry,
to sing at the Christmas assemiWy.
ilcmbers this year practiced many
weeks on several Fied Warinig ar-
rcngemea+s before the Christmas
seaison for performances in ajssem-
b.y and for various civic clubs
and organizations around the city.
'I'he program begins with “It I
Can Help Soimebody,” the Christ
mas seal song; th's is followed by,
“Calm On the Listening Ear of
Night,” with Frances (iorliam as
soloist; next “The Amish Carol of
the IlilJs,” a duet by I'i'ffffy (iup-
ton and Barbara White; thiis is
foiloweI hy “Christmas Niigibt,”
“As Lately W'e Wiajtched,” “Dear
Sania, Have You Had the Measiles,”
and “Christmas W'^as Meant for
Children,” with Frances Gorham
as Soloist. The program ends with
“Birtliday of the King.”
(iroiip Schedule Fnll
The cha r has kept busy perform
ing for the following groupis:
P. T. S. A., Decemiber 2; Woman’s
Club, December 7; Kiwanis Club,
Deciember 8; and an assembly,
December 19.
December 17, the choir will sing
in the Municipal Stadium. The band
and choir will also lead the public
and the East Carolina TraJning
School boys in carols: all are
cordially invited to attend.
Paper, Part Exam
Exams already?!
6endo.r members of The Black
bird staff are heavng a sigh of re
lief as this paper “hits the street.”
because it means that they have
compleited part of their mid-term
jofurnallsm exam.
Bach of the senior members had
to plan a page, cover the beats,
and then write every stoiiy on the
assigned page.
Junior members will be using the
knowledge they have gained during
the semester into putting out the
February issue on their own, with
little assd/sitanice from the senior
members.
Santa Mural, Tree,
Lamplighter Music
To Highlight Dance
Beautiful dc’coraitii.-.ims cf a large
“Santa” mural, Christmas seals,
a big Ciirisitmas tree, beils, and
music by tihe Ijamplighters high-
ligfliit the annual informal Christ
mas dance in the gym tomorrow
night, December 19, from 9-00-
12:00.
Each st.udent will recei\e a bid
in the shape of smiling old Sai«t
Nick. \o one will be aUowal to
enter the gym witliouit one. ’Gues.t
bids may be secured from Jliss
Kate Parks Kitchen, social direc
tor.
Tlie I^mpligQiteiis will furnish
the music. They form the State
College Band and are taking the
l>lape Oif tile Staitesmen. Nancy
('og'Srlns, social committee chair
man, secured this, group for $158.
Regular rules for school dances
wEl be obstrvod. The are as fol
lows: no. admasions witliout a bid,
no re-entering the gym after leav
ing, no admissio-n of a junior high
studenit, no- smoking in the gym,
nni proper conduct throughoait
the evening.
D\irin8 the intermission, refreslh-
menits of punch and eanidwlches,
furnished by the P. T. S. A., -will
be served. The P. T. S. A. also ore
helping the social committee to
pay for tho bail'd. ^
he &ocia,l oomniittce is compofi-
ed of the foMowing situd-ents: Sue
l)aiij,-htridge, Virginia Riddle, Etc-
l.vn Harrell, Franiile llnrrlson,
3rar(;aret Carmichael, Sam Gor
ham, Bobby (ianlner, Ann Battle,
Bobby Branch, Kay Beach, Gloriii
\eIson, Jiidl Weller, George Wil
liams, Ellen Stovall. Jndy Smith,
Jimmy Wheeler, Bntcli Jones, Bet
ty Gail Fuller, Bill Stancil and
->rary Carol Cochran.
Paint in That Line!
Shown above working on a nniral for the Christmas dance are
Frannle Harrison, Sam Gorham, Ellen Stovall, Bobby Gardner and
Betty Gail Fnller, nieml>ers of the social committee.
Photo By Johnnie Harper