Good Luck
Seniors!
THE GRYPHON
PiAIished by the Journalisin Class of Rocky Mount Senior High School
Happy
Vacation!
VOLUME IV, NO. 9
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C.
THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1973
Affectionately Dedicated To Mr. C. M. Edson
Final Activities Planned
For RMSH Class Of 73
The Baccalaureate Sermon
for the Class of 1973 will be
held Sunday, June 3, 1973, at 8
p.m. in the RMSH gymnasium.
The program for the Bacca
laureate Sermon will begin with
an organ prelude, followed by
the processional, “God of Our
Fathers” by Warren. The in
vocation will then be given by
Mr. Franic Ebert of Trinity Lu
theran Church.
The sermon will be given by
Mr, Clyde E. Beatty, Chaplain
at Saint Augustine College. The
Reverend Beatty was born In
Wilmington, North Carolinaand
attended Williston High School,
He and his wife, Celestine,
have three children, Clyde HI,
Wayne and Carolyne. They re
side in the Chaplain’s Residen
ce on the campus of Saint Au-
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Mrs. Ruth Bell Sledge this year’s Hl-Noc-Ar dedication recipient, doing what she does best -
helping others; here with students Lossle Deans and Alfred Dayis.
47 New Members Inducted
In Recent NHS Ceremony
Publications Officers Qiosen
By Newspaper, Annual Staff
The officers for the RMSH’s
publications have recently been
chosen.
Officers of the GRYPHON
are Debbie Harvey, editor; My
ra Fisher, advertising mana
ger; Maxine Joyner, business
manager- and Brenda Barnes,
circulation manager.
Officers oftheHI-Noc-Arare
Chip Pearsall, editor; Jamie
Council, advertising manager;
Wadye Morton, business man
ager; and Joanne Boylcin, circu
lation manager.
The Wita A. Bond Chapter ot
the National Honor Society In
ducted forty seven new junior
and senior members Tuesday,
May 1, 1973, in the RMSH au
ditorium.
Seniors inducted are as fol
lows; Laura Allsbrook, dau
ghter of Mr, and Mrs, Robert
Allsbrook; Ginger Arnold, dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob L,
Arnold; Debbie Bone, daughte
of Mr. and Mrs. William E.
Bone; Doug Butler, son of
Mr, and Mrs, D. E. Butler;
Lossle Deans, daughter of Mr,
and Mrs, Ahrernon Deans; Jo
Dorsett, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Dorsett; Claudia
Fuller; daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. S. D, Fuller; Sharon Hen
derson, daughter of Mr, and
Mrs. J. W. Henderson; Michael
T. Joyner, son of Mr, and Mrs.
E. T. Joyner; Sidney Nelson,
son of Mr. and Mrs. A, A, Nel
son; Margaret Sheridan, dau
ghter of Dr. and Mrs. R. J,
Sheridan; Theresa Stubbs, dau-
^ter of Mr, and Mrs. E. M.
Stubbs; Beth Thornell, dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Thornell; Chris Weatherly,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs, J.
Weatherly Jr.; Sandra Whitman,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jes
se R. Whitman; RandyWarrick,
son of Mr. and. Mrs, J. W. Ar
rington; Gloria Carney, dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie
Carney: Sally Gower, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. L, Go
wer; Charlene Mason, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John B.
Mason; Susan Mayo, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs, Roy Mayo,
Jr.; Gwen Winstead, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Win
stead; and Stephen Bennett, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D.
Bennett.
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Pictured above are (1-r) Chip Pearsall, Debbie Harvey, and
Jamie Council, seated; Wadye Morton, Joanne Boykin, Myra
Fisher, Maxine Joyner, and Brenda Barnes, standing. (Photo
by Killebrew)
Student Government Officers Elected
For ’73-’74 By RMSH Student Body
Pictured above are (1-r) Mr. C. M, Edson, Mrs, Mary Bobbitt,
and Mr. E. E. “Knocker” Adkins. (Photo by Killebrew)
Special Recognition Given
To Retiring Administrator
It is a definite mark of ach
ievement for an administrative
iiead to contribute to a public
school system over a period of
many years. For such devo
tion and contributions, the re
tirement of Cyrus M. Edson,
Associate Superintendent of
Rocky Mount City Schools, is
deserving of special recogni
tion.
In a tea held the afternoon
of May 2, teachers who had
known Mr. Edson both as a tea
cher in his earlier years at
RMSH and as an administrator
gathered to pay tribute to so
humble a man.
And now, the GRYPHON staff
and like the rest of the student
body of RMSH, would like to
offer our thanks to Mr, Edson,
for although he was not In the
halls of RMSH with us, his work
as an educator may still be
felt in our daily lives as stu
dents at Rocky Mount Senior
High,
The officers for the 1973-74
SRA were recently elected by
the RMSH Student Body, They
are Bill Roebuck, president,
Jeff Collins, vice - president,
Paula Murrlll, secretary, and
Shirley Bullock, treasurer.
All self-nominated, the can
didates for SRA offices presen
ted their campaign speeches
Wednesday, May 3. The elec
tion was held Thursday, May 4,
with voting before and after
school and during the lunch pe
riods, There was a run - off
in every office except that of
president.
Candidates running for SRA
president were BIU Roebuck,
who was elected, Ronnie Davis
and Dillard Bullock. Running
for vice president were Jeff
Collins elected to the posi
tion, along with Stuart Vaughn
and Gail Phillips. Running for
Secretary were Paula Murrlll
who was elected^ Hannah Har
rell and Grace Dotch. Candi
dates for treasurer were Shir
ley Bullock, who was elected.
Brooks Skinner, Deborah Wil
liams, and Veronica Nelson.
President Bill Roebuck had
this comment on the 1973-74
Student Government. “As pre
sident, I’m going to work In an
attempt at better representa
tion of the students, and I hope
to make the President's Cabi
net a more active tool In advis
ing the President, Vice-pre
sident Jeff Collins also com
mented on plans for school as
semblies next year. He felt
there was a need for more
pep rallies especially during
Spring Sports which seems to
be neglected each year. Also
he hopes there will be more
participation by clubs and clas
ses in school assemblies.
Pictured above are the SRA officers for *73-7’4, They are
(1-r) Paula Murrlll, Bill Roebuck, and Shirley Bullock. Absent
from picture Is Jeff Collins. (Photo by Killebrew)