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Page 10 THE BLACKBIRD Friday, Dec. 17, 1965 RMSH Students Plan Summer Study Abroad “It’s the opportunity of a life-time,” said Mis Murk in regard to the American In stitution for Foreign Study Summer Sefliool program. This summer two groups of students from RMSH will be participating in the foreign study program. Miss Murk will be watching over a flock of English students at the Uni versity of Durham, England, while Miss Dorothy Craighill will chaperone French students at the University fo Poiters at La Rodhelle, France. Durfham, on the River Wear in northern England near the Scottish border, is the third oldest English university, Jiav ing been founded in 1883. Courses being organized fo« ■this school are Post-War Eng lish Theater and Novel, Archae ology (with field trips to Had rian’s Wall and Stonehenge), Shakespeare, Milton, Chaucer, Englisih Architecture, and Early English History. The atudents wiU live In ■historic Durham Ccistle or in St. Mary’s CoUege in single or double rooms. They will enjoy boating, tennis, and hockey, and wiU have the opportunity to learn to play cricket. Reactions from participating students were varying. “The experiences of travel and meet ing people wUI add to personal assets and help me for years to come,” remarked Mack Prid gen. Roger Stancil commented, “1 think it wUI be very education al, but I also plan on meeting lots of people because ‘England swings like a pendulum do. The group of French students wiiU be attending the University of Poitiers at La Roehelle, France. It is located on the West Coast of France, halfway between Bordeaux and Nantes, about 150 miles from Paris. Fifteen minutes away by ferry is the island of Re, famous for its beaches, sand dunes, and pine woods. The courses offered stress conversation and acquisition of vocabulary rather than gram mar or translation. When asked what she thought of the trip, Pam Robinson isaid, “I think it’s just great! Ann Robertson was glad to find out there will be contact between the students and the local popu lation. This program is open to stu dents who gave the recom mendation of Miss Murchison or Miss Craighill and Mr. Colombo but is limited to 15 students per group. Tuition and the cost of transportation to and from Europe will be ap proximately $725. Other ex penses, about $275 include laun dry, books, transportation to and from New York, and sou venirs. The students will attend school. for four weeks, after which tliey will take a short sight-seeing tour through Western Europe and then fly home. DE STUDENTS—David Jordan and Martha Parrish, checkers, and Elton Gardner and Wayne Cochran, bag boys, receive on the job training at Winn-Dixie grocery store. (Photo by KiUe- brew) Students Gain Experience THRiLL OF A LIFETIME 50 M-SO—Mort hortepower. mor« fun, more go. Low on co(t, high on fun. Rld« one nowl I HARLgY-DAVIDaON | M-50 SPORT — Italian Styling, American quality. That's the M-SO sport.The iharpest little iportcycle on the road. J W’s Motorcycle SALES and SERVICE There Is Something Better Than MONEY Ws the cash you carry In a special checking account In our bank. It can't get away from you because of loss or theft. It's available, instantly, at the point of your pen. It offers a convenient way to pay your bills. Yes, there is something better than cash and that is the money you deposit in a special checking account. Open one! Plariters^ J ^Motional Bj(nk and Trust Til* PUCE h> BANK ...and SAVE This year the Distributive Education, as in years passed, is playing a major role in stu dent job training at Rocky Mount Senior High School. Mr. Joihn D. Langley, the new DE instructor co-ordinator, points out that, “Distributive Educa tion rounds out the student as a total person and seasoned worker to have a full know ledge of the job when he enters it, and to begin at a high posi tion rather than at the bottom.” The DE job success is based on competition. The student wiho participates in class and learns the w.ork usually gets the job. The student must learn what the employer and customer ex pects of him. Through the know ledge gained in class and Uie experience of the job, the stu dent stands an excellent chance for promotion and higher wages. The average hourly wage, as of November, is $1.12. The total earnings of all 'the 43 students to date is $11,349.22. Most of'ihe DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION—Officers are (from left to right) Margaret McGee, associate president; Vivian Winders, vice president; Kenneth Carpenter, president; Linda Pope, treasurer; Martha Parrish, secretary; and Gail Parrish, reporter. (Photo by Killebrew) Rocky Mount Machine Works 526 N. Cliurch Street For The Best In Scrap Metal students have successfully re- do^« COMPLETE HOME FURNISHERS Phone 442-6115 203 S. Main ROCKY MOUNT, N. C. ceived a raise for work so far. The DE student must work a minimum of 15 hours a week. There is no maximum work week. The student usually leaves school during his lunch period to go to his job. The student is represented in one of the 29 businesses, in the area of re tail, wholesale, anfi service stores. The Distributive Clubs of America, brought to Rocky Mount 19 years ago, provides for the career-minded em ployee, conscious of strides he can take to satisfy his employ er, the customer, and himself. DECA is effective in that money is not lost educating tlie student in a job training col lege or school. The program of tihe high school itself instructs the student on helpful hints to please customers, good groom ing habits, and good general disposition. A nine-man board of promi nent Rocky Mount citizens aid the instructor and students in their advantageous activities for tlie businetss and communi ty. 5 MINUTE WASH 0 NOW OPEN ooky Mount, N. C. 415 W. Thomas LEDER BROS. A CHRISTMAS WONDERLAND OF GIFTS Fabulous Gifts for Everyone on Your List FOR HIM H. I. s. Hubbard Gold Cup Truval Wembley Swank English Leather FOR HER • Pandora • Playtex • Salem • Sans Sougi • Rainshedder !• Burlington • Claussner • Capri Jr. LEDER BROS.
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