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THE BLACKBIRD, ROCKY MOUNT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1962
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Off To A Good Start
Education Determines Our Success
We should all remember that much hard work and
many sacrifices are being given .daily so we can receive
an education. The quality education program initiated by
Governor Sanford, the fine facilities given to us by the
Rocky Mount School Board, and the marvelous work
done by our own faculty are only a small part of the
mass program being provided for us, the students of
Rocky Mount Senior High School.
We should be more aware of this fine education that
it is possible for us to receive. If we would all apply
ourselves and give a little more effort, we could leam
a great deal more than we are learning now. We must
realize that the amount of education we have gained is
probably the key factor in determining our Isuccess as
adults. We should see these facts and appreciate the truly
great education that is standing before us, waiting to
be absorbed. By making poor use of it we are hurting
no one but ourselves.
Students Shsw Good Sportsmanship
The sportsmanship shown thus far by the student
body has indeed been commendable. Not only have the
students rallied behind the football team, but they have
done so in a most respectable manner. The cheering at
the games has generally been limited to that of a con
structive nature, though there have been several in
stances when officials were belittled and cheers went
up when a member of the opposing team was injured.
Something like this, however, is often done out of habit.
This habit should be fairly easy to break, and it would
indeed be wise to do so.
This has been the only evidence of poor conduct,
however, as the student body on the whole has performed
excellently. Good will was shown to all of the teams
that have visited Rocky Mount, and the students who
made the trip to Henderson showed due respect to the
host team. If a few corrections are made, and this fine
brand of sportsmanship continues to exist during the
year. Rocky Mount Senior High will indeed have some
thing to be proud of.
More Personal Morals Are Needed
To most people, morals and ethics are synonymous
with religion. To be sure, our churches and religions
have established basic sets of principles for us to follow,
and these codes have proven to be very reasonable and
effective. Indeed, man’s acceptance of the basic laws
of God is the backbone of our entire civilization.
These fundamental doctrines are essential, but we
should not hesitate to establish personal morals which
supplement them. It is very convenient to completely
adopt those principles conr.tituted for us, but we should
not rely - on them alone, for the incentive to form in
dividual ideals might be lost. Nothing should hinder our
adoption of personal morals. Someone may not approve
of your ethics, but if you continuously uphold them he
has no right to call you unethical.
Individual morals and ethics are clearly lacking, but
greatly needed. Basic moral principals are the founda
tion of all our ideals. If indifference about this necessary
groundwork continues, a lack of individuality in all
thinking might develop. Let us begin to crystallize some
truly individual morals arid ethics.
THE BLACKBIRD
offirial publication of
Rocky Mount Senior High
Member of the
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
Editor
Assistant Editor
Circulation Manager
Business Manager
Advertising Manager
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Principal
Dliright Thomas
J. C. Kermon
Mike Floyd
Dell Harris
Nancy Helms
Marilyn Spencer
Greg Low
Jimmy Williams
Carlton Edwards
J. C. Kermon
David Lamm
Mike Floyd
Dell Harris
Betty Armstrong
Barbara Swinson, Cheryl Andrews, Ellie Watson,
Betty Armstrong, Laurie Collins, Nancy Peyton,
Sherry Bulluck, Jeff Kincheloe, Linda Edwards,
Ann Chandler, Jean Joyner, Jay Kridel, Bob Sides
Mrs. Z. L. Williams
Mr. C. M. Edson
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BLACKBIRDS MUST HAVE STUDENT SUPPORT TO WIN
Oui' iootball squad has open
ed tne 196:4 season in quite
an impressive fashion. The
Blackbirds have scored out-
sianding victories over non-
ccnlerence toes Henderson and
Kinston, and have racked up
line wins over their Eastern
4-A rivals Goldsboro and Wil
mington. Rocky Mount has
been ranked as top contenders
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(Editor’s Note: Here are sev
eral slips and funny ads that
were found printed in news
papers across the country and
abroad).
(1) FROM the Manchester,
England, Evening News: “Will
the parents of the boy who
gave a little boy an apple in
exchange for his tricycle kind
ly return it at once?”
(3) HELx^-WANTED ad in
Elmira, N. Y., Telegram: “Wage
and Salary Administrator.
Salary open. ^Profiteering plan,
and other excellent fringe
beneiits/1
tor both conference and state
honors, and the possibility that
our boys might bring home
the state championship is cer
tainly not to be ignored.
ine Blackbirds have six re
maining football games this
year, two of these home tilts
with the Birds meeting- Myers
Park of Charlotte, then Tar-
boro. The^e are both big games,
but not nearly as important
as those left on the conference
schedule.
Each of the remaining con
ference tilts is crucial, but this
week’s game at Fayetteville is
probably the key game of the
entire season. If we can go
down to Fayetteville and win
that ball game, we may well
be on the road to glory. There
will then remain only three
conference games on the
Blackbird’s schedule, a home
contest against our arch-rival
Wilson, and two out-of town
tilts at Durham and Raleigh.
Just two wins out of these
three games, plus a victory at
Fayetteville and the two con
ference games that we have
won to date, will give us a
5-1 conference record at the
end of the season. This record
should be good enough to put
the Birds in a first place tie
for the conference crown, if
not first place itself.
As you can easily see, there
are still many bridges that the
Birds must cross before they
can wind up conference
champs. We must all help push
the Birds past those bridges
that stand in their path. We
have a tremendous football
team here at Rocky Mount
Senior High, and they can win
that conference crown, but only
with our support. It has truly
been excellent so far this year.
This soaring school spirit
must be con/tinued. Let’s keep
up the fever pitch and push
our Blackbirds all the way.
Studetii Organization Is Composed
Of Three Levels Of Responsibility
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"CHEERIOS
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(Continued From Pago One)
five boys and twenty-five girls
have been selected from each
class for a total of 150
“Cheerios”.
Students interested in join
ing the organization filled out
an application which was made
out by the Student Organiza
tion officers. Such questions as
Who was the father of Egor—
Have you sold any magazine
subscriptions—an,d How many
games have you attended—were
asked? Two discussion ques
tions dealing with the reasons
for joining the “Cheerios” were
also included. From these ap
plications a judging team se
lected the 150 students.
A section on the 50 yard line
at the football games will be
reierved for the “Cheerios”.
Select seats will also be re
served for them at backetball
and baseball games. These stu
dents must be wearing the
identification of a “Cheerio”,
v\?hich is a special pin, in order
td sit^ with this group.
(,j:;aitors iNote: This is the
first in a series of articles.de-
scriDiiig tne maKe-up oi Uie
Stuaent Organizauon of Hocky
Mount Senior High School-.
Tne isLUQent Organization of
RocKy Mount Senior Higii
School is seperated into three
uiauict levels. jiadA' 'att!iat*At
siiouid be aware ol tnese tnree
aiii'erent levels, and should
realize that he is represented
in each of them.
Tne first level is the general
Student Organization, wnicn is
composed of every student in
scnuoi. 'I'nis general organiza-
iiuu IS headea by officers elect
ed by the entire student body,
anu dll stuaenLS are represent
ed in tnis central division by
iiomeroom delegates to the Re-
preseniativj Assembly.
iiie tnree Class Organiza
tions make up the second level
Ox tne Student Organization at
Senior High. These Class
Organizations are composed of
ail siudents in their respective
Classes, and are led by the re
spective Class Councils. The
Class Councils include class
cificers. the class advisor, and
tne Student Organization re
presentative serving his home
room for the second semester.
Tne third level of the Student
Organization is composed of
all homerooms in the school,
'ihe Homeroom Organization
iincludds the elpcted officers
of each individual homeroom.
These specifically defined
levels of membership and re
sponsibility completely make
up the Student Organization
ox' Senior High. It is seperated
into these three different levels
in order to simplify and divide
^fitj-its'm^ tasks. The divisiok
of powers gives each student
an opportunity to express his
views and ideas to three dif
ferent groups, two groups
where he represents himself,
and a third where he is in-
directly represented. This
makes our Student Organiza
tion a more democratic institu
tion and a much more effective
group. The three levels of our
Student Organization certainly
make an excellent example of
the tremendous advantages
brought about by a division of
powers and responsibilities
within an organization.
Ben Blackbird
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