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PAGE 2 THE GRYPHON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1972 Thanksgiving 1972 That time of year is here again . . . the time for Thanksgiving, Once again on the day of Thanksgiving people are to show their thanks for the blessings be stowed upon them Inthe past year. Families unite with a special love for the scrumptious dinners displaying the bountiful food of a successful year. Memories are built on the good will and sharing which prevail during this holiday. Started by the Plymouth colonists in 1621, Thanks giving began as a feast for celebrating the success of a very badly needed harvest. Through the years Thanksgiving was observed after harvest season, on a date decreed by the state. In 1941, President Roose velt ruled that the fourth Thursday of November would be the national legal holiday for Thanksgiving thus giving business a longer shopping period before Christmas, Since Roosevelt's ruling, commercialism has re duced this once totally reverent day to one that is thought of for its commercial value. Stores persuade customers to buy merchandise representing Thanks giving, when in reality, there is no thankful meaning behind the purchase. The true meaning of Thanksgiving should be remem bered because there is so much for which people should be thankful. This one day should be observed as a day of giving prayer and thanks for your bless ings — not as a day with commercial value. Be thankful and have a happy Thanksgiving, We Can Make It Happen Election 1972 has left a lot of candidates wondering where they went wrong, judging from some of the upsets November 1. Not only politicians, but pollsters as welL Whatever happened to the predicted record vote North Carolina as well as Nash and Edgecombe counties were supposed to have? From what the polls reflect, we have all lost. When only 60% of some 50,000 people vote in the two counties, something is wrong somewhere. Yet, there is always an optimistic outlook which can be found. Perhaps Election 1972 has pointed out as no election in the post the potential power of the youth vote. An examination in the political machines of the parties in the area reveals that only a handful are responsible for the decisions and responsibilities of the party work in the whole county. The youth in the area have been more than welcome to come into these or ganizations, and now they can also have a voice in the party's affairs. Get involved! The youth have an op portunity never before presented in the history of the country, we can have a controlling voice come 1974 and 1976, but get involved now! It’s The Same Old Story I rolled up my sleeves, kicked off my shoes and sat down. Clinching my fists, I glared at the typewriter. It glared back in defiance, I had decided this editorial would be one of which I would be proud, one which I could look back on in re trospect and say I had done a good job. I hit a key, just to bi sure my machine was ready to go. And now the battle began. I warmed to my task, and the tempo quickened as the minute hand crept to ward that zero-hour; the omnipresent deadline hung heavy over my head, A peck here, and occasionally a brainstorm would hit, but for the most part, the type writer was stoic. The clock was still moving. With only minutes left, the typewriter once again became active, only this time the words were almost meaningless, something written just as some type of filler. And again I had finished just in the nick of time, and although it was not the finest piece of copy ever written, I felt a smug sense of satisfaction after coming through another ordeal in the life of an editor. The same story is true in other articles as well. Sportswriters sit thinking “what I can I write on next issue,” feature writers try to think of new, different, and exciting ideas, and we all feel we are under a great deal of pressure, In summary, this is • a plea to all the students. Although THE GRYPHON is the students'newspapers, we aren’t in business for ourselves, we're in this busi ness for you. So if you have something you think is newsworthy, bring it on. We'll be glad to have it. Around The Campus —by Ray Brinn It would appear with the “lull” between football and basketball season, the school’s two spectator sports, theweek- ends are going to be pretty drab. Don’t you believe it! Why just this past weekend, Wesleyan College played host to two “outta-sight” rock groups, “Captain John’s Fish Market,” and "Partly Clou dy” at Everett Gymnasium. And that’s not the half of it! One of the top groups In the Principals Attend Convention At State Capital RMSH Principals E. L. New- bern, Jr., and Robert Hines were among several top admini strators from the Rocky Mount City Schools attending the Sta tewide Principals’ Conference November 12, 13, 14 at the Sir Walter Hotel in Raleigh. The theme of the three-day conference was “Principals: Accept the Challenges of To day’s Youth,” and it was spon sored by the Division of Prin cipals of the North Carolina Association of Educators, Dr, Craig Phillips, State Superin tendent, welcomed the some 1,000 principals in attendance. The keynote address for the affair was given by Dr. Pre- zell Robinson, president of St, Augustine College in Raleigh. Five panel discussions were heW involving such topics as “The Principal as Instruction al Leader,” Grievance Proce dures,” “The Role of the Prin cipal in a Reading Program, and others, Mr, Newbern was one of three principals dis cussing the role of “The Be ginning Principal,” which was headed by Dr, Andy Miller, Pro fessor of Education of AST. and other members included Mr, Bill Brown of Fayetteville Smith High School, and Mr, Phillip Kennedy, Principal, Midway Elementary School, Davidson County, In the closing general ses sion, Mr, Eugene Causby, As sistant State Superintendent, and Mr, Dudley Flood, Director Division of Human Relations presenting a program on “Ef fectively Evaluating Personnel for Tenure.” Mr, Newbern stated he felt it was a “good conference,” say ing he thought it all went very well.” nation, “Lobo,” will be appear ing in concert at good ole’ RMSH this Saturday night at 8 o’clock. Currently, they have the number two song in the na tion, “I’d Love You To Want Me.” It’s the first time in quite some time a group of such high caliber has come to Senior High, The concert is being sponsored by WRMT, and tic kets are $3 In advance and $3,50 at the door. Who said Rocky Mount is dead on weekends? Congratulations to the DE Club for their outstanding per formance in the Leadership Conference at South Johnson High School at Smlthfleld, Hats off to Pam Southerland, winner of the District Miss DECA con test, Stephanie Farmer, who was elected District Parlia mentarian, LaVern Williams who was elected District Se cretary - Treasurer, and to Tommy Dickens for winning first place In the District Job Interview Contest, Both fall sports, basketball and wrestling, seem to have a bright outlook for the coming season. Coach Pliil Harris’ “Monster Matmen” have a good returning crop, including sev eral winners and top finishers at the division and the sectional tournaments. Coach Richard Hicks also has a highly - tout ed returning squad, with most all the starters returning from last year. Best of luck to both the Gryphon Cagers and Grap- plers this season! We’ll be pulling for you! Letter to the Editor To the Editor: , An outstanding man once said, “Behind every great man is a woman.” I would like to reword this quote to read, “Be hind every good football team there is a great schooL” The latter statement pretty well sums up this football sea son, The team this year has a lot to be proud of. There are plenty of schools in the state who would like to boast of an 8-2 record. Even though it is true that the members of the team do all the work on the field, there is always that sup porting factor which no one ever mentions; the student body. The students of RMSH are a prime example of people com ing together for a common cause. Many students do not realize how important it is to the members of the team to hear the voices of our fellow class mates supporting us. Regard less of where the game was, we could always count on some Rocky Mount students being there to cheer us on. So on behalf of the members of the football team, I would like to commend the students of RMSH on a job well done. We appreciate all you have done for us and it will never be for gotten. Thank you, Gerald Costen POETRY By GEORGE RUCKER Some say tomorrow is the things hoped for, Some say it makes dreams come true. Even some willsay tomorrow Is another day. I wait to see if tomorrow will really come, I see the sun rise and set fol lowed by the moon rising and setting. Is this tomorrow? People work during the day; Sleep during the night. Working; sleeping Is this tomorrow? This word tomorrow has a lot of us fooled Tomorrow What is it? Where does it come from? Where does it go? Who knows? Only tomorrow knows. THE GRYPHON Member of Columbia Scholastic Press Association Member of Quill and Scroll, LH.S.H.S.J. $1,25 Yearly Co-Editors William Farmer, Ray Brinn Advertising Manager J^net Barkhouse Business Manager Theresa Stubbs Circulation Manager News Editors: Pam Longwill, Lynne Hobbs, Jeanne Wilson, Beverly White hurst, William Farmer Feature Editors: Mona Macky, Theresa Stubbs, Sue Ford, Maxine Joyner, Myra Fisher, Kent Washburn, Frank Gillisple , Sports Editors: William Bennett, Cameron Privott Editorial Writers: Debbie Harvey, Ray Brinn Advisor ^*rs. Margaret Williams Principal Elton Newbern Associate Principal Robert Hines Assistant Principal Mr. Robert Miller
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