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Pare 2 THE BLACKBIRD Friday, May 26, 1967 The Hazy Future The year is now closing and for about three-hun dred members of our student body, an important part of life is closing with it. Twelve difficult years are climaxing with the presentation of a High School diploma. It seems fitting now to wonder what the future holds for each member of our school. The Seniors will soon meet together for the last time. Some wil go on to higher education and train ing. Others will immediately fill positions in busi ness and become active citizens. Some will become members of the armed services and undoubtedly have to fight for the beliefs of our country. The Sen iors are beginning a new, different stage of life. The Juniors are shortly to become the new Sen iors. They do not yet fully realize how close they are to completion of their high school years but they soon will. With this realization will come a new out look on school, the future, and most of life in gen eral. The Juniors are now the leaders in the school. Finally, the Sophomores are no longer the under lings of RMSH. They have proven themselves as worthy members of our outstanding school heritage and capable managers of our school’s future. They are well into their high school work with a complete education as their goal. Upperclassmen now see that RMSH has as bright a future as it does a past. So the year closes with every member of the school thinking of the future. The view is cloudy and, for many, uncertain. But the warmth of faith in ourselves and the light of a full education gained here can burn through the clouds, no matter how thick, and reveal a future to which we can all look forward. Final Letter To Editor May 19, 1967 Dear BURDS, Ever since I was a little girl I have, like the PEANUTS, been wondering what happi ness really is. Last year I had to write a theme about it for my Danish class and I couldn’t. But this year I havie found my answers as I wan you all to hear; Happines® is . . . seeing our Blackbirds play Happinesis is . . • passing an Am. History test Happiness is . , . ■a “Hi Elsebeti!” in the hall Happiness is , . . pyjama parties Happiness is . . . sitting .at the Goodie Shop Happinesisi is . . . the assemblies Happine® is . . . a hamburger Happixess is . . . BEING A STUDENT AT SENIOR HIGH Why I was the lucky one to come here, I don’t know. But I do know that this year has been the most wonderful one in my life. All I can siay is thank you to every one of you, for all you have done to make me happy here. I have noticed that the clock on the wall out side the school has not moved since I came. I wish that clock was right so we could do it all over again. It does not seem possible that my year soon has come to an end, and I will have to leave, but Rocky Mount will always be in mind. If you are in New York on the 22nd of July seeing “Rijndam” leave the harbour, you will hear me yell.” I shall return!” Love always, Elsebeth Burd Of The Week No. 12 As the year closes, all the burds anxious'ly gather laround the nest to see which will be recognized as the greatest, the one, the only, that burd of burds, leader of the flock, pro- tecto rof the week, protector of the month, keeper of the cellophane eraser—the burd (if the year! Therefore, this final issue will name the final burds, the last of the ones eligible for the coveted burd of the year 69 cent scholarship to any college, univers'ity, business sehooil, magazine stand or army of the winner’s choice. This issue, it seems that Dale Hall must be .a burd. When Dale was at the beach, he was not a burd. But when Dale, better know as Super Shifter, hit the parking lot, he bacanie a burd. His hot six-cylinder has been dubbed “Chevy II Much” by the parking lot drag- strip group. In the twenty foot drag in reverse, no one can matdh Dale. Rumor has It that Ford has hired Carrol Shelby RMSH ’66-’67 While the 1966-67 school year closes, time comes to not only look to the future but also to the past. In all, it has b^en a good, profitable year. Sports started this year with everyone hopful for another outstanding team. The football season ended as a disaster with only one thing still intact—^the RMSH school spirit. Time went on and basketball began with high hopes renewed. When this season was over, the fans could only think of one thing worse than the basketball record—the football record! . . Now, we are finishing the season with somethmg new: a winning team. May will say that this is the only Rocky Mount group that achieved anything this year. But think! The Seniors have distinguished themselves with honors, awards, scholarships, and accomplishments. The Juniors have given an out standing Junior-Senior, achieved well scholastically, and fully prepared themselves for their final year. The Sophomoers have matured into capable students, proven themselves as worthy inheritors of the RMSH heritage, and become a part of their school. Much has been done and much has been left to do. It has been a good year. Biggest Burd Here it is! The thing that everyone hais so long awaited has now larrived. It is time to announce the first winner of the fabulous Burd of the Year Scholarship. This annual gnant of 69 cents .is made to the one person who has dtone the most and, accord ingly, has accomplished the least. Unfortunately, this year’s winner owes us $29.21, since we spent so much, trying to get in touch with him. Now, the win ner. . .BEN GAZZARA, judge for the beauty court, who neg lected ito select a winner. Glory, laud, thrills, spills, whoopee, etc. to Ithe burd of the year. It is ithe sincere wish of the BLACKBIRD, the Hi-Noc-Ar, and the Stuldient Orgiamization, the Beauty Court, and the en tire group which attenidied the Junior-Senior, thait the cure for Mr. Paul Brytan’s disease will be found—one day too late to save him. Also, m/ay Mr. Gazzara stand warned: “If you ever see any member of the 1967 Beauty Court, you had better ‘Rlin For Your Life’.” to build some kind of machine which will have a chance but this seems impossible. Supo Shifter is just too much. At one time, Dale actually had two gear shifts in his oar. He said this made it twice as fast as' usual (fantastic). For extra fast runs, Dale has been known to ladd S.T.P. stickers to his car, thus adding 50 horsepower. All in all. Dale (Super Shifter) is the fastest burd in the herd. Great. Several members of the Na tional Honor Society also have become burds. During the last day of the yearly oar wash, they captured the machine own ed by Ann Taylor and took off. Unfortunately, the boyis bad been cleaning cars too long and could not stoip, so as they rode down the street, they brushed the floor, washed the windows changed the oil, cleaned the seats, and generally overhaul ed the car. This is burdy. Next, it is time to recog nize Chris Stanley for his out standing move. One day re cently, while tihe band wias prac ticing for its Washington trip, he worked the whole class time and still seemed to have ae- compliished nothing. It was just a bad day. Therefore, he went back to the band room and threw his drum through the window. Glary, laud, and honor isiuch la burdy act. Karen (jolumbo and her dis tinguished father, Mister, be came bunds together recently when' their named appeared in the Jiews'paper. It sieems that they were racing when a friend ly Rocky Mount policeman saw fit to pull them over. He de clared that since Karen had won the race, she was also speeding. However, since Mis ter was in second place, he wiasn’t speeding. Instead, he had run through a stop sign. Shame! At the same time, Glory, burd®! The Final Eggs From The Nest Congratul'TtiDns to the mem bers of the Class of 1967. They have succeeded. Next Friday night they will receive a piece of paiper wliich wiU be one of their most valued postsessions. This diploma irepresents twelve or more long years of study, toil and determiniation. They have worked long and dili gently to graduate and they should be proud of it. The Class of ’67 is leaving a rec- offd that will be difficult for tlie future seniors to equal. The oliasses of ’68 laMdi ’69 will be prudent to use the ’67 rec ord of achievement as their goal. A Winner The mention of the base ball .team of RMSH should make all of us swell up with pride. Our Birds have come through with a fantastic rec ord on a combination of scrap py determination and ability. The most evident characteristic of Rocky Mount athletes, de termination, is in abundance on this edition of our baseball nime. They have fought hard and well with dignity and sportsmajnship. This s truly a team of championship calibre. Junior-Senior The junior class is to be andcommended for the beauty and dignity of this year’s Jun ior-Senior. The determined ef fort of the decorations com mittee and of the entier jun ior class made this year’s Jun- ior-Senior one that will be long remembered. I would like to thank the faculty, laidministration, and the studenit body of RMSH for the support and cooperation given to me land to the BLACK BIRD during my tenure as editor. It has been a wonderful experi^-ce to serve you. Although we have had some rough spots this year I am quite pleased with the quality of our pub'Mcation. The staff and aldvisor of the BLACK BIRD deserve ,a tremendous amount of credit for this year’s success. They are a wonderful group of people, and it has been a pleasure to be associated with itliem. Bes.t wishes to everyone. I would like to remind the un derclassmen to strive to achieve excellence in their academic endeavors. It is real ly great to be exempt. Member of Columbia Scholastic Press Association $1.25 Yearly —• $.25 Single Issue EDITOR—George Clack UNOCH BUSINESS MANAGER—Lynda HarreU . UNOG ADVERTISING MANAGER—Bobbi Creech UNC-G CIRCULATION MANAGER—^Mack Pridgen UNC-CH 1st Page—Roger Stancil WAKE FOREST 2nd Page—Chris Stanley DAVIDSON 3rd Page—Bruce Gurganus UNC-CH 4th Page—Kathy Viverette UNC-G 5th Page—Lynda Harrell UNC-G 6th Page—Dan Ballance UNC-CH 7th Page—Arthur Marcus UNC-CH 8th Page—George Clack UNC-CH JUNIOR STAFF: Carolyn Bryant, Carolyn Davis, Betsy El more, Dianme Flower, Betsy Heady, Betsy Mamn, Kathy Matthews, Pat Stussie, Dina Wilde, Sarah Willis, Julia Whitfield, Lee Wheeler, Dickie Bradshaw, Bob Chapman ADVISOR Mrs. Margaret Williams PRINCIPAL Mr. V. J. Columbo
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