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Let’s try a little thought-word
association. “Christmas time
Is here again, a time for ..."
Presents: What in the world
can I give him? He already has
everything . . . Shopping: How
maddening! Why does everyone
wait until Dec. 24? I can't do
anything with these crowds! ...
Decorations: basic problem,
shall I have a powder blue
Christmas tree, or a pink plas
tic one? . . . Presents: per
haps a tie. . . an onyx steer
ing wheel knob . . . he’s so
hard to please.
Trees: goodness no, it’s not
too big, the house has shrunk
. . . Santa Claus: I hope he
hasn’t been too observant . . .
ashes are a such a mess! Pre
sents: for Mother ... an eight
by ten glossy photography of
yours truely . . . won’t she be
surprised? . . . Joy: school
lets out today . . . Gifts: oh
boy, what if I spend too much
money on him, and he’s em
barrassed. Worse still, what if
it’s the other way around?
Trauma . . . Riches: if I had
all the money in the world I
still wouldn’t know what to give
him . . . Charge accounts: Jan
uary bills, angry parents, no
good . . . Mistle toe: if he
likes my present . . . maybe
. . . Bells: the only natural
next step . . . Churches: . . .
mangers . . . peace . . . good
wilL
How trivial thoughts have be
come about such a glorious
subject as the Christmas spir
it. Perhaps, as is always true,
the Bible expresses my thoughts
about Christmas the best in
Ecclesiastes; 3, 4-8. "A time
to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn and a time
to dance; a time to love and a
. time to hate; a time of war and
a time of peace.’' Let’s pray
it’s not too late.
THE GRYPHOH
PiAlished by the Journalism Class of Rocky Mount Senior ffigh Scbool
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VOLUME I. N*. 4
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C,
FRroAY, DEC. 19,196i
‘Johnny Porch Day’
To Aid Gunshot Victim
NEW MATH'SCIEIiCE BUIUDIN&—Tea new classrooms were added to RMSH with the completion of
the new Math-Sclence Building In order to ease crowded conditions in the oUsection. (Photo by
Perry)
New Math-Science Building
Enjoyed By Many Students
A dance at the Masonic Tem
ple sponsored by the Rocky
Mount Breakfast Optimist Club
and the Rocky Mount Jaycees
will be staged Saturday, Decem
ber 27 to raise money for Johnny
Porch, critically shot in Char
lotte some two months ago..
Marvin Wood, Jaycee presi-
djiit, anu Doug Henley, Opti
mist president. Joined together
to obtain hospital equipment
vitally needed to help this
youngster.
The two civic clubs will spon
sor a radio marathon from 3-5
p.m. Saturday, and follow it up
with a dance at the Masonic
Temple.
The dance will last from 7:30
p.m. until midnight and music
will be provided by the Light
and Lively. Advance tickets are
on sale at $1.50 stag and $2,50
per couple. Tickets at the door
will be $2_and $3. per couple.
Mayor John Minges v .frpi
claim the day as “Johnojf forch
Benefit Day”. A budget of $5,000
for the hospital equipment and
the $3,024 bill has been set.
Students from Northern Nash
and RMSH will also be working
on the project as will members
of the Reserve Chib, the Tri-
Hi-Y and the Youth CounclL
'/sTtiRS
Permission was given by the
administration last week for
students to begin attending
classes in the recently complet
ed math-science building locat
ed behind A-Hall, adding ten
new classrooms totheever-ex-
panding RMSH plant.
“Getting the teachers out of
improvised areas into regu
lation-sized classrooms,’'was
one of the main reasoiis for the
new building, said Associate
Principal R. D. Armstrong.
Ten teachers have moved into
the spacious well lighted class
rooms. The top floor houses
Math teachers, Mr. Davenport,
Mr. Clarence Wiggins, Mr.
Abernathy, Mr. Long, Miss Da
vis and Mr. Guy Davis in rooms
422 through 427 repsectively.
Science teachers Mr., Hicks,
Mrs. Tripp, Mrs. Speight, and
Mr. Carter occupy the first
floor. Mr. Armstrongalsonoted
other teachers will utilize some
of the rooms during the day.
The now empty mobile units
will remain on campus until a
need for their use arises, Mr.
Armstrong said.
A plaza area adds a nice
touch to the new Math-Science
building, and a new feature, Mr.
Armstrong pointed out is slick,
easily washable surfaces on the
restroom walls.
Mr. Armstrong also men
tioned that a new shop room to
house automechanics and brick
laying classes is presently un
der construction and will be
ready when school opens nect
year.
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Revised Budget, Detention Hall
Discussed In Last SRA Meeting
Gryphon Staff
Loses Top
Feature Writer
Lucinda Thompson, a mem
ber of the GRYPHON staff, is
returning after a four month
stay in Rocky Mount to her
home in Lexington, Ky.
The GRYPHON’S most talent
ed feature writer will finish her
senior year at Tates Creek High
School. While there, she will
rejoin the high school papar,
the MASTHEAD, where sh««M
front page editor her juilar
year.
The GRYPHON staff
Lucinda continued
journalism.
The Student Representative
Assembly of the Student Organ
ization approved .the revised
budget presented by treasurer
Kenny Dickerson in its meeting
Tuesday, December 9.
The revised budget, reduced
$795 from the proposed budget
at the first of the year was
planned to make up for the de
ficit In the magazine campaign
which fell short of Its goal
of $16,000. Money allotted to
the various committees was re
duced, as were the miscellan
eous, suplus, and the organi
zation’s project, the Student
Handbook expenses.
Committee reports Ijegan
with Ricky Gardner’s announce
ment that the Hl-Noc-Ar sub
scription drive will begin af
ter Christmas. Second on the
agenda was Susan Hayworth with
the AFS letter to civic groups
concerning the upcoming stock
sale. Following this, Pat Davis
of the Assembly Committee
pointed out that the next se
mester’s assemblies are now
being planned.
Valerie Batts, chairman of
the Human Relations Com
mittee, informed the SRA that
one problem, concerning Deten
tion Hall, had been brought be
fore their group. She also ex
plained that two students each
month will be recognized for
their leadership in Human Re
lations.
Dorothy Davidson of the So^
cial Committee reported that a
“Hey Day” for new students
and teachers was in the making.
President Earle Abernathy then
completed old business with a
brief report on the Eastern Dis
trict North Carolina Student
Coulcil Congress 4th Division
leadership workshop at Roanoke
liaplds.
The only new Item was the
discussion of a possible home-
cominb during basketball sea
son. The SRA passed a recom
mendation to be submitted to the
administration for considera
tion.
LUCINDA THOMPSON