TUESDAY, APRIL Z8, 1959
THE BLACKBIRD, ItaCKT MOUIfT SE5I0B HIGH SCHOOL
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Fun in the Making!
Frances McGec demonstrates tactics tjiat she used to make the
dress she is wearing and to place second in a sewing contest held re
cently at Montgomery Ward.
Photo by Johnnie Harper
Frances McGee Wins Second
$
In Competitive Sewing Contest
Frances McGee, taking second the participants were invited to
place honors, walked off with a dinner at Buck Overton’s and Mr.
W. M. Christie announced Marga
ret Melton winner on the basis of
a public vote. Margaret, as the
top winner, was awarded a cabinet
model sewing machine and Frances
won a porbable.
portable sewing machine as tiie
result of a contest at Montgomei'y
Ward, March 21.
With the close of the contest.
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That
extra-special
something . . .
for that
extra-special girl
Make sure your Junior-Senioi
date’s the belle of the ball by
presenting her with a lovely
corsage from Drummond’s. Place
your order early!
DRUMMOND’S
FLORIST
Miss Josephine Grant, home eco
nomics teacher who chose Frances
to represent Senior High because
of her ability to sew, had this to
Eay, “I chose Prances on her past
performance in my class. She sews
exceptionally well and makes many
of her clothes at homje. She has
a special interest in home econo
mics and plans to major in this
field.”
Miss Gx’ant continued by saying
that the portable sewing machine
Frances won will be valuable to
her because she can take it to
school when she begins her college
career.
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TEEN FASHIONS
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Tlsit
The Dairy Bar
For Good Sandwiches
English 10-C Poets
Try Clever Styles
In Verse, Prose
Come spring, and Miss Alma
Murchison’s English 10-C class
begins to show signs of spring, in
poems of love, animals, birds, the
vi’eather, and count-less other things.
Below ara some examples of the
talents of these creative sopho-
iiiiores.
A BAR OF SOAP
I cannot help but thinK sometimes,
How lucky I have been
Tliat I wasn’t born a bar of soap
Without a single friend.
Ah, soap, it is a gentle tiling.
But gentleness has no place
Among tile dirt, and grit, and grime
Of all the human race.
A bar of soap, it knows no castes,
Nor levels of society.
Yet everywhere it tends to be , . .
The essence of propriety.
Its job is not a simple one.
I’m sure you must agree.
It caters to the gripes and groans
Of cranks like you and me.
The problems of the world are
thrown
Upon its little back.
But has it ever griped about
Its sacroiliac?
And though, despite It sacrifice,
It still remains undaunted,
And while it’s not a hostile thing,
It’s often taken for graunted.*
‘intentional misspelling — Ogden
Nash style.
By Tommy Baysden
My Friend The Alley-Cat
A long, low frame like a fifty-
eight Ford . . . they call him the
lord of the garbage-can ... he
stmts and he strolls with his tail
cocked high ... he always smiles
when a kitten walks by ... on
Saturday night, he discovers life’s
joys ... he sings soprano with
the fence post boys ... he plays
a little poker, and drinks a little
booze ... he even owns a pair of
blue suede shoes . . . he’s black all
over, not a speck of whitie . . . you
can find him in the alley most any
cl’ night . . . he’s havin’ a little
trouble with a few of his pals . . .
he’s “goin’ steady” with six differ
ent gals . . . he’s taiin’ life easy In
this day and age . . . on a back
stteet corner he’s all the rage . . .
last time I saw him, he was ridin’
high ... he winked at me with
his bloodshot eye . . .he had joined
in a poker game, and had gotten
in the hole ... he was riding in
a truck marked “RABIES CONT
ROL.” By Tommy Baysden
MONEY
To make it is hard.
To keep it is worst;
There’s nothing better
Than a big, fat purse.
It makes you feel frivolus
To have some to spend;
But remember it can bring
Destruction and sin.
By AI Sanders
PTSA Brings Year To Close
With Barbeque Supper-Meet
Completing a successful year, the
PTSA sponsored a bai'beque supper
last Thursday evening at 6::30 in
the Senior High cafeteria and made
plans for the coming year.
Plates sold for $1.50 In the pro
posed budget $150.00 was allocated
for a scholarship to a senior plan
ning to go into tile teaching pro
fession. The supper provided the
additional funds necessary to carry
out these plans.
After the supper, the new PTSA
officers were installed. Due to other
leeponsibiliities, Dr. S. F. Home
was unable to serve as president
of the PTSA and Mr. Russell Sor
rell was elected. Other officers were
Dr. H. B. Grant, first vice-president;
Mr. Alfred Stancil, second vice-
president; Mrs. F. W Hobbs, secre
tary; and Mrs. X. S. Watson, trea-
siu«r.
Retiring officers are BIr. Alfred
Stancil, president; Mr. George Gor
ham, Jr., first vice-president; Mrs.
Annie Mae Denton, secretary and
Mr. Randolph Griffin, treasurer.
Principal Discusses Curriculimj
After the installaton of officers,
Principal 0. M. Edson discussed
the curriculum for the next school
term and explained how it will
affect the students. During the dis
cussion Mr. Edson anouiiced that
Mr. Julius Abernathy will rejoin
the Senior High faculty next year.
The proposed plan for a six-period
day was also a topic of discussion.
The meeting was adjourned at
8:00 p. m.
Past Programs of PTSA
Programs during the year covered
topics such as Building For Matu
rity in a Democracy and Information
About Our City Schools. Anothei
program designed so that the pa-
aeiits could meet the teachers was
(Jetting Acquainted-Open House.
Selections from the Senior High
Choir and Foreign Exchange Stu
dents Speak were two other pro
grams.
Ann Sugg, Rocky Mount, U. S. A.,
Penny Connell, Norberry, England,
and Bjorn Lagerkirst, Stockholm,
Sweden, discussed the foreign ex
change program. A Round Table
Discussion on Subjects Suggested
by the Parents and Planning Ahead
— Installation of Officers were the
final programs.
Otlier activities of the PTSA in
cluded the serving of pancake and
barbeque suppers, the furnishing of
refreshments for school functions,
the providing a teaching scholar
ship and a senior supper.
Typing Time Tests
Become Problems
“Wonder if I’ll pass? I’ll just die
if I can’t pass this last time test!”
Such remarks have been heard
in conversations among typing stu
dents lately.
Mrs. Nellie Rhea Winstead and
Mrs. Martha Hipps require first-
year students to pass 3 10-minute
tests at 35 net words per minute.
Second-year typists must pass 3
10- minute time writing at 45 words
per minute.
At this time first-year students
are typing outline^ bibliography
sheets, and form letters.
Typing studsetns have reported
that accnu'acy acliieved in speed
helps them with their various ac
tivities, in school and out.
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