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Thnrsdajr. October 28. 1971 THE GRYPHON Page 3 Newest Thing Since Roller Derby New Sport Added To Curriculum With lfS21 Participating At RM Pictured above are the four RMSH contestants in the Miss Rocky Mount Pageant. They are from left to right: Karen Klrkman, Sue Overton, Janet Fish, and Miriam Lee. Ten R. M. Ladies Compete For Beauty Pageant Title btudents, beware! A new var sity sport has been included as part of the curriculum. If you are aggressive and love to hit, this is the sport for you. There is no definite name for this sport although many com pare it to Roller Derby. Many feel it was derived from this game. As a participant (probably more of a victim) of this fast-growing competi tion, I can tell you truthfully tliat all you’ve ever heard about it is true! The contest is divided into six five-minute time periods. This is a new ruling from last year when the time segments were only four minutes long. In primitive times, man lived in fear of animals, night, and any other force of nature that he could not predict or under stand. Thus, his enemy was na ture as he knew it. Today, civi lized man lives in such an ad vanced era, that he no longer lives in fear of large carnivor ous animals. But now, man is faced with evan a greater prob lem, himself. The powerful, de structive enemy of man today, is, ironically, man alone. Novtr, in an age of such scl- entific advancement, we forget to respect each other as indi viduals. We see each other as a mass of people with a certain race, color or nationality, dif ferent from our own. Conse quently, we are separated from each other, because we seldom try to bridge the “differences” between us. A great portion of the peo ple in our booming metropoli- A change of the authorities from a single commissioner to a tri umvirate has been cited by some as the main stimulus for this change. For those students who don't know too much about the sport, let’s listen to a taped segment of the last game, which may be heard over WRMSH, everjday on the hour, with 1521 kilo watts of power. “Hello fans, featured here today are four of the finest teams Rocky Mount lias ever put together for quite some time. For you new listeners, let me tell you how it works. At the Signal of the bell, the four teams enter the playing tan cities seldom see the crystal blue sky, or a spring green lawn of grass, unless they leave the filthy cities to take “refuge” in suburban areas. But even then the sky is a blue grey, and the green grass is cluttered with ugly waste. Commercially, everything is being made easier for us, but is it really? This is a very “disposable” society, but nottiing is thrown away in the proper manner. We are all guilty of being too lazy to find a trash can, so we just drop waste paper on the nearest green lawn, in hopes that some one will eventually pick it up. There is a solution, but only man can make it work. We must stop competing with each other and begin to help one another. Too much time is put into sci entific development and too little is given to human na ture. The question is now, will we realize this necessity in time? area at once. Now, the fun be gins! Each team tries to move to the opposite end of the arena before the time runs out. Here at Rocky Mount, a hotbed of the bruising sport, the playing area consists of four halls which meet at one point. Now for some of the ‘play by play’ action. AND THE GAME BEGINS “The bell rings, signaling the start of action in the first period. And here come the lead blockers from each side . . . WOW! What a hit! A player just had his books (books? what is this, a satire on between- class hall traffic or something?) strewn all over the floor. No one will help him collect them, for in this sport, it’s every man for himself. Of course. If the teams get really rough, the coaches have the right to detUn them after the game. And there’s a coach now, warn ing a student of his over aggressiveness, By the way, that particular coach has been on the professional circuit for quite some time now; and on the side she teaches English (She? a woman coach, sure, this is a non-discriminatory sport!). SPORT THREATENED Fans, many of you know or have heard that recently there has been some dissention ex pressed by the administration, coaches, and participants who feel that the halls are not ade quate for the growth of the game. Many have gone as far to state tliat they want this sport abolished. Well, let’s go back to your local stations for 1- dentification . , This satire was not written strictly as a feature artictej and the writer hopes that through the use of symbolism, he has conveyed his point clear ly - that is, the need for or derly movement in the halls be tween classes. “There she is” , , , Miss Rocky Mount, Althoughwewon’t have Emcee Bert Parks at our Miss Rocky Mount Pageant, we promise it to be just as ex citing as if we did. In Atlantic City,* there are more cdhtest- ants, more spotlights, and more spectators than in Rocky Mount. But that makes no difference to the citizens of our communi ty; the RMSH auditorium win still be flooded with jittery parents, hopeful friends, and distinguished judges. The Miss Rocky Mount Pageant is sponsored by the Rocky Mount Jaycees. It will be held on November 13, 1971, in the RMSH auditoriu}n. Rocky Mount Senior High is proud to have four of their ac tive Seniors to participate in the Pageant. They are Janet Fish, Karen Klrkman, Sue O- verton, and Miriam Lee. The contestants from other schools in our area are Margaretta Minges, Gay Warren, Candy Tanner, Kathy McIntyre, and Paula Drake. The winner of the Miss OIC Pageant, Claretta Washington, was not able to par ticipate in the Miss Rocky Mount Pageant because she was not of the required age. Therefore, the first runner-up, DonevaChavis, will run for the title of Miss Rocky Mount also. The contestants will be judged in three competitive categories. They are the evening gown, swimsuit, and talent competi tions. The winner and first run- ner-ups will be awarded various scholarships by the Pepsi-Cola Company. The best of lick to each of these young ladies! RMSH Deserves Students’ Support For Clean School Take a loojc around the RMSH cafeteria. If there is trash on the table, Mrs. Bell is there to get it off. The trash left on the tables is a disgrace to the school Is this the condi tion in which we leave our ta bles at home? Of course not. So why not have good manners at school!! The trash in and around the cafeteria is the re sult of laziness and forgotten responsibility of many students. It is also the result of a lack of school pride. If we intend to have a clean school, the stu dents themselves must make it their responsibility to cleanup. To a visitor in our school, the condition and appearance of the cafeteria, for example, would cast a degrading shadow over the general appearance of our school Perhaps we are not conscious at the things which we do that tend to damage the appearance of the school We must become aware of these things ourselves. Mrs. Bell should not havfe to devote her time and effort to cfeaning off lunch tables. We the students should be the ones to follow her example. Starting now, have pride In your school and make it the best one possible. ROSCOE GRIFFIN SHOE GO. featnring Adore, Edith Hency, SRO, and Life Stride Shoes Rocky Mount New Car Dealers Association Bel Air Chevrolet Bone International Cadclell Motors Crest Ford, Inc. Davenport Motors Farris Motors, Inc. Flake B. Chipley Howell Buick Friar Volkswagen, Inc. John Vann Motors Ray Bandy Dodge Joyner Glass Shop Rocky Mount, N. C. RALPH W. WALLACE ROCKY MOUNT OPTICIAimS OFFICE HOURS Telephone 446-S825 9:00 A.M. TO B:30 P.M. 151 S. E. MAIN St. SAT. 9:00 A.M. TO 1:00 P.M. Rocky Mount, N. C. VOGUE DRESS SHOP 312 S. MAIN ST. Campus Right Fall Fashions WOOTEN'S SMALL ENGINE AND MARINE WE SELL THE BEST, SERVICE THE REST Lawn Mowers, Chain Saws, Outboards 1145 Cokey Rd. GI 2-2369 218 S. Main St. Phone 446 4350 OAKWOOD PHARMACY “THE NEIGHBORHOOD PHARMACY” 329 Fairview Rd. Tel. 442-8159 Another Outlook Mankind—Pollution Or Solution?
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