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THE GRYPHON
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1972
The Qiristmas Spirit
“Let there be peace on earth” sums up well the
feelings that are in the minds of people during the
Christmas season. The true spirit of Christmas
is LOVE and all over the world people join hands
to share a common bond of love and peace, Chris
tians league together to show their joy during this so
dearly cherished time of the year.
The Christmas season presents the best opportuni
ty for people to express their love. People expect
It from each other; therefore, more love is generated
during these few days than during any other time of
the year. The under-privileged and “needy” are
given “special care” by those more fortunate than
they. People express their love to close acquaintances
by giving them special presents as tokens of love,
Christmas is the most celebrated time of the year.
People capitalize on the spirit of love and carry it
to its peak, often developing it as a habit and carrying
it well into the new year. Hopefully, everyone will de
velop this habit and the love that will be generated to
help the real meaning of Christmas come true can be
enjoyed all year. After all, love never grows old
and a little more love during the rest of the year helps
make Christmas more enjoyable.
We Were Heard
The word has finally been received. Seniors may
have optional semester exams if they have a ninety
average or above in a subject. This decision, made
Monday a week ago at the teachers meeting was
agreed to by a vast majority of the teachers. The
main argument for the continuation of the complete
option of exams was that a single test cannot deter
mine accurately the knowledge of a student over an
expanded period of time. An example cited by those
pupils was the NMSQ/PSAT test where so much is
dependent upon the test. Variables such as the indivi
dual student’s need are not taken into consideration.
Also, many feel if you’ve sweated out almost 12 years
(or more, if you went to kindergarten) of schooling,
that one exam won’t make much difference, and you de
serve a break. At any rate, all these arguments
were presented by the Senior Privileges Committee
in their meeting with “the administration,” and its
decision was based on the feelings of both the faculty
and the students. Although neither side was complete
ly satisfied, students now realize that they may be
heard if they go through the proper channels. And
although we didn’t received everything asked for, we
can and will live with what we got.
You’ve Come A Long Way
There was a time in Rocky Mount City Schools
when girls could do nothing but sit in class very
passively, make good grades, and look pretty. It
seemed all the awards and activities, particularly
in athletics, went to the male species. But now
things have changed. With the introduction of track
on the senior high level in addition to tennis and gym
nastics, the female sex cantruthfully say “we’ve come
a long way, baby.” The
is all part of an effort of the
more students, i.e. girls,
activities. Also, at the jui
is being initiated. It is he
nucleus for a varsity levels|
and for many students.
SPACE TAIK...
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Have peace oh eartu
ANP SOLVE- SOME OF
OUR PROBLEMS WeIl
COME BACK
VISIT you AGAIN /
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Around The Campus
—by Ray Brinn
Well, seniors, we’ve finally
found out about exams. The re
cent requirement of a 90 aver
age or above has a lot of stu
dents talking. Many had hopes
of being exempt from all ex
ams,
SRA has been pretty exciting
lately. Last week, Steve Bras
well explained to the group
why the senior class was not
to attend the assembly by the
DE Club last Friday, What was
on the bulletin as “promotion
al reasons," was exactly right.
The DE Club Is using the as
sembly to stimulate interest in
those students who may be DE
members next year. The clari
fication was made in hopes of
avoiding any mixup or ill feel
ings,
, ^T^IL^TICS
Athletically, things are real
ly looking sharp. The cagers,
behind the flashy floorplay of
a fearsome Phil Ford are hea
ded into the Holiday Festival
in Raleigh with perhaps the best
shot at taking top honors, Ra-
Complainers
“It was an objective test
and it didn’t really let me ex
press myself.”
“What good are finals any
how? You forget everything as
soon as they're over.”
“The exam was based on
class discussions. Can’t learn
nothin’ from lectures,”
leigh will be the place to be
over the holidays.
The Gryphon Grapplers are
having their best season on
record. Behind the able coa
ching of Coaches Phil Harris
and Stan Bastian, the team has
knocked off Wilson Fike, a first
in Rocky Mount wrestling his
tory, as well as the first time
we’ve beaten Fike this year,
ENCOURAGEMENT
On other topics, the “Let
ter to the Editor” is a letter
read to the students in last
week’s SRA meeting. It’s real
ly encouraging to know those
folks in the superintendents of
fice are interested in us.
Overall, the year up to now
has been pretty good, let’s keep
it that way. Be careful over the
holiday, drive carefully, and
^^ave a good holiday. See you
next year.
Choral Department
Journeys To WITN
The Choral Department of
Rocky Mount Senior High tra
veled to Washington and the
studios of WITN-TV December
14 to tape a Christmas program
for use during the holidays by
the station on a Christmas TV
special.
The department, headed by
Mrs, Antoinette Battle, jour
neyed by bus to the station.
Wfcije visiting the station, the
Letter
to the
Editor
(Editor's note: The following
is a letter received by Miss
Kate Parks Kitchin December
5 frorri Superintendent Ben F.
Currin, The letter was read
before the SRA last week at
their meeting.
Miss Kate P. Kitchin
Rocky Mount Senior High School
Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Dear Miss Kitchin:
This letter is to express to
you in writing some of the com
pliments I related to you con
cerning your recent success at
the State-wide student council
convention. Our student coun
cil organization is an important
part of the activities at Rocky
Mount Senior High School. Plea
se express to those members of
the student council my attitude
toward their importance, I
can think of no other group that
this is more diverse and that has
such potential for providing
the leadership that is necessary
to have a truly outstanding se
nior high school.
The successes of the various
students in this organization
have been so numerous that I
wish to make my comments
general and compliment the en
tire student council organiza
tion, Please convey to each
member my sincere apprecia
tion for the fine job they are
doing with the student council
at Rocky Mount Senior High
School,
With best wishes, I am
Sincerely,
Ben F. Currin
Superintendent
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on December 4,1839.
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