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THE GRYPHON
THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1973
Class Of 1973
Graduation will be here soon, and with the depar
ture from RMSH of so many good friends who have
experienced the same feelings — begin “Super Sophs,
putting on a Junior-Senior and the many relationships
which will last for lifetimes.
The Class of 1973 has left its mark on RMSH; its
progressiveness and leadership in the SRA, its role in
athletics, and its various personalities which make dull
days a little easier to take.
Now with Sheepskin almost in hand, we must lead
on — in the school of life, holding on to our old ties
and grasping new ones at college or work; wherever,
we must strive to become life’s student, always will
ing to progress, developing new interests and friends,
remembering that our real education and its roots
started here at RMSH - as members of the Class of
1973,
It’s Your Future
This is the last straw. Time and time again a
“well meaning” student has come before Ms peers
to arouse or enlighten students and adminstration.
But one certain young man has decided that he is the
savior of youth, a prophet for his disciples. He has
gone too far.
When one gives a political speech he must take into
consideration his political and moral views. The
speech given by the student was certainly political
but was it moral. He told the students at RMSH exact
ly what they wanted to hear, (political) But did he tell
them the intire truth, (Moral). The truth is that “I;
am your prophet and you are my disciple” attitude is
terrible reasoning for a class rffic^r. In our deml^,
cracy, the elected officers follow the wishes of the
majority not the majority follow the wishes of the of
ficers, It would be easy to crucify the individual but
we must attempt to understand him and try to per
suade him to look towards the true “Prophet” of
peace, love, understanding and brotherhood.
New Members Inducted
(Continued from Page 1)
Juniors Inducted aire as fol
lows: Dean Barnes, son of Mr,
and Mrs, B. D, Barnes; Mary
Thane Barnes, daughter of Mr,
and Mrs. Joseph K. Barnes;
Jeff Collins, son of Mr. and
Mrs. F. O. Collins, Jr.; Walter
Cooper, son of Mr. and Mrs, B.
W, Cooper; Jean Dare, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Har
dee; Allison Davenport, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Da
venport; Karen Gay, daughter
of Mr, and Mrs. Mack L, Gay,
Jr.: Wilton Gay, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. Carlyle Gay; Me
lanie Goff, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. David C. Goff; Debbie
Hardey, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs, Charles A. Harvey; Pa
mela James, daughter of Mr,
and Mrs. C. A. James, Jr.;
Donna Lynn Joyner, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs, Clarence L.
Joyner; Wadye Morton, dau
ghter of Mr, and Mrs. FeUx
Morton; Paula Murrill, dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs, Joe
Murrill; Laura Nobles, dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Nobles, Chip Pearsall, son of
Mr, and Mrs, Harry S. Pear
sall; Randy Perry, son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. C. Perry; Renee
Pullen, daughter of Mr, and
Mrs, Charles R. Pullen: Bill
Roebuck, son of Mr, and Mrs,
Vernon Roebuck; David Sas
ser, son of Mr, and Mrs. W. G.
Sasser: Georgetta Sharman,
daughter of Mr, and Mrs. W. H.
Sharman; Susan SuUIvan, dau
ghter of Mr, and Mrs, C. E. Sul
livan; Gordon Vestal, son of
Mr, and Mrs, Gordon Vestal,
Jr,: Routh Thorp, daughter of
Dr, and Mrs. Lewis Thorp; and
Jimmy Weeks, son of Mr. and
Mrs. James L. Weeks.
The oath of office was ad
ministered by the president.
After the induction ceremony, a
luncheon was held at the Carle-
ton House Restaurant, under the
direction of Mrs. Elizabeth Ha
rdy and Mrs, Sue Hayowrth,
advisors of the NHS Chapter
of RMSH, Jerry Parker en
tertained the guests and me
mbers with his singing and gui
tar.
Honor Roll G)mpleted
♦These are the names that
were left off the honor roll
Ust last edition of the GRY
PHON.
Tenth Grade "A” Honor Roll
- Susan Mooring
Tenth Grade “B” Honor Roll
- Bryant Aldridge, CathyAllen,
Michael Alston, Phyllis Eas
on, Sonya Gurganus, Wanda He
nderson, Frank Inscoe, Doris
Joyner, Sue Ellen Jojmer, De
nise Renee Odom, Mildred Di
ane Nelms, A Ivan Nelson, Kim
Nelson, Mary Parrish, Anne
Ramsey, Walter Ricks, Lisa
Roberson, David Shearin, Ruth
Thompson, Susan Whitley.
Eleventh Grade “A'’ Honor
Roll - Ginny Bass, Randy Per
ry.
Eleventh Grade “B” Honor
Roll - Vicki Barnes, Jean Dare,
Karen Gay, Michael Hopkins,
Renee Pullen, Donna Williams,
Twelfth Grade “A" Honor
Roll - Joan Hayes, Kay 0’_
Neal, Mary Alice WWtaker,
Twelfth Grade "B” Honor
Roll - Vickie Alford, Diane Da
ncy, Grace Dortch, Pery Ez-
zell, Ken Fisher, Vicki Lynch,
Susan Mayo, Deborah Ruffin,
Gwen Taylor, LeUa Watson,
FIND A JOB THAT SATISFIES
ANDCouNnrs; its not how
YOU WILL MAKE A LIVING,
IT IS ALSO HOV^ YOU WILL
Make a life.
Around The Campus
—by William & Ray ^
• v'f .1-
; Finally! The last issue of
‘ THE GRYPHON!! Our ninth is
sue- it has been trying at times;
I admit, but the experience is
well worth it. To our advisor,
Mrs. Williams, whose patience
has grown thin issue by issue
but never once broken, a hearty
thank you from William and me;
as well as the rest of the staff.
Thanks should also be ex
pressed to the Administra
tion for engineering perhaps
the smoothest year in the his
tory of RMSH, A "tip of the
hat” also goes to Miss Klt-
chln, Mrs, Tweedy, and Mr.
Hutchission whose advise and
guidance have kept our prob
lems to a minimum,”
The Hi-Noc-Ar has out-done
Itself with this year’s book. Also
the D,E,, I.C.T, and VICA pro
grams for RMSH have all bro
ught the school many honors of
which we may all be proud.
Another highlight of the year
was the RMSH Band, who have
to be the best sound In Rocky
Mount Kay Kyser.
The choral department has
also had its high notes this
year. Their januts of the Mix
ed Chorus, Boys’ Chorus, Girls’
Chorus and Modernaires have
been greeted by all their lis
teners most graciously.
RMSH can also take pride
In Its drama department. The
department made Itself known
throughout the city school sy
stem as well as throughout the
statfe.
For RMSH sports, this has
been a year to remember. Two
division champions In wrest
ling and baseball, in addition
to high finishes in other sports
both conference and state - wide
are a tribute to player, coaches
and manager, not to mention
fans.
Spirit at Senior High has
been greatly motivated by our
high-leaping cheerleaders, who
all deserve commendation for
their efforts, determination,
and dedication.
Finally, William and I would
like to the THE GRYPHON staff
especially the seniors who will
be splitting up — their maturity
and good humor has made this
year a little easier — so to
Jan, Theresa, Sue, Pam, Ly
nne, Beverly, Mona, Kent, Wil
liam, and Cameron, thanks for
making journalism a little
more enjoyable.
To our rising senior staff, we
just hope Debbie can keep her
staff in line and we wish them
all the luck possible.
LETTERS
to the
EDITOR
Letter to the Editor
Being a new student this past
fall, I have compared RMSH to
the schools I have attended in
the past. RMSH students sho
uld be very proud of their pri
vileges they have here. Very
few schools allow their stu
dents to leave the campus for
lunch. We have an open dress
code, which some schools don’t.
The students are supplied with a
paved parking lot, while the fa
culty has to find a park else
where. We are blessed with
lots of assemblies, many more
than most schools.
No group can live in harmony
without rules of behavior. Ima
gine this, or any other school,
with no rules or a school com
pletely governed by students.
Utter chaos would be the only
result,
I will always be proud to say
I graduated from RMSH, and I
find it hard to believe that
some students express disgust
with this school and its admi
nistration, This school has an
outstanding faculty and lam as
hamed of students who degrade
them.
Sometimes, actions of stu
dents, bring about unpopular re
gulations, I feel that we are
treated' as we act. We are not
treated as cattle, though at
times we should be; during
some assemblies we sound like
a herd of cattle.
The majority of the students
of RMSH know we are #1, and
the actions of this majority show
this. Join us!
Thank you,
Ronnie Asborne
GR YPHON Staff Journeys
To Telegram, WCEC, WRAL
The Gryphon Staff started its
travels later in the year, but
better late than never.
The class of elghtteen stu
dents and their advisor Mrs,
Margaret Williams took Wed
nesday afternoon, April 25, and
toured the faciUties of The
Rocky Mount E^renIng and Sun
day Telegram. Vernon Sechrle-
st, editor of the paper, showed
the class many interesting acti
vities that go on at a newspa
per office.
Later that day, they went to
Radio Stations WCEC and WF-
MA. Joe Warner, program di
rector, explained the life and
times of radio.
The staff left at 8:45 on May
3 for a day long trip to Raleigh
to observe the journalistic
styles of the Raleigh Times and
the New & Observer and also
TV Station WRAL. The class
had an hour long tour at the
newspaper offlcewhere they ob
served the methods of compil
ing a paper and the way the pa
per is printed. Also, infor
mation about newspaper pho
tography was presented to the
class.
After the newspaper tour,
the staff went to Cameron Vil
lage where they ate lunch at
the K&W Cafteria and after
wards shopped for a few min
utes.
Following this, the staff went
to WRAL and observed TV jour
nalism methods.
THE GRYPHON
Member of Columbia Scholastic Press Association
Member of Quill and Scroll, I.H.S.H.S.J.
$1,25 Yearly
Co-Editors William Farmer, Ray Brinn
Advertising Manager Janet Barkhouse
Business Manager Theresa Stubbs
Circulation Manager Ford
News Editors:
Pam Longwill, Lynne Hobbs, Jeanne Wilson, Beverly White
hurst, WilUam Farmer
Feature Editors:
Mona Macky, Theresa Stubbs, Sue Ford, Maxine Joyner, Myra
Fisher, Kent Washburn, Frank Gilllspie
Sports Editors:
William Bennett, Cameron Privott
Editorial Writers;
Debbie Harvey, Ray Brinn
Advisor Mrs. Margaret Williams
Principal , - , , Mr. Elton Newbern
Associate Principal Robert Hines
Assistant Principal Mr, Robert Miller