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THE GRYPHON
FEBRUARY 27, 1974
To be Great
6r*ofn«ss.. thm quality s—n but never heard. A
charaeterlstle shown by actions, not words. A person
does not have to be president of anything or even
popular to acquire the quality of greatness.
One needs only to have ambition ... the key to
success. To know your goals and limitations and to
have determination In conquering them ■ that Is
ambition. But one must not become so toally In
volved In himself In achieving these goals that he
forgets the kindness and love he owes to his fellow
man. To show kindness and love Is a necessity to one
Idea everyone needs. This Idea Is understanding
other people and their problems, and being able to
help them, even If In some small way, to help
themselves. Also, one needs to acquire within
himself the sincerity and honesty that helps to
shape his Ideas to those which 'will be beneficial to
not only him but to others. To top this list, one needs
to obtain one more chacacterlstic • one more Im
portant than any of the others - humility. Without
humility, one may never hope to acquire a quality
of greatness, for the two are, In a sense,
synonymous.
This past month has been a perfect opportunity
for one to see that the quality of greatness can be
achieved. With the celebration of the births of two
of our Presidents, Washington and Lincoln, we see
that man makes himself and his country what he
wants It to be, but, most Important, his country or
others come first.
That Is the quality of greatness - when people
put others first and work with them and himself to
reach a goal.
The Other Ways
Rarely does one find In the records of RMSH that
an Important request of the students Is denied by
the administration! Yet, the last request of the SRA,
that the president of the SRA be an Ex-offlcio
member, was denied at the last meeting of the
school Board. Your first Impulse Is to throw up your
hands In despair and give up any hope for the future.
But first think on this - The School Board deliberated
for two meetings on this sub/ecf and examined
every angle of the request. It's fust that the students
were looking forward to having the pride and
responsibility of having a student represent them In
this high position.
So, don't get disgusted. We still have the
Student Advisory Council and now Is the time to use
It more than everl They have a great amount of
power and can use It to your advantage. There could
be many reasons for the request to have been
denied, but the Important thing to remember Is that
we, the students, have other ways such as the SAC
and open board meetings to express our opinions. So
use them. Instead of complaining about the ad
ministration.
Do your best with little opportunities.
And there will be big opportunities.
Learn from the past... Live in the present... Plan for the future..
And work those plans.
Did You
Know?
“If you’re going to throw a
silver dollar across the Poto
mac, George, use this counter
feit one.”
Around the Campus
^ By Debbie Harvey ]
“We are number 1 and
you are number 2.” This may
well become the theme
behind the ’73-’74 school year
as the Gryphon name once
more grabbed the victory
position. The Gryphon Cagers
are the Division I Champs - a
title they well deserve for the
great job they have done.
Along with watching these
thrilling basketball games,
RMSH students have had
many other activities to oc
cupy their time. Recently the
senior class held its first class
meeting for second semester
to order announcements and
other items in preparation for
graduation. Also, the junior
and sophomore classes held
meetings for the installation
of their new class officers.
“Each day is an op
portunity to start all over
again, to cleanse our minds
and hearts anew, and to
clarify our vision. And let
us not clutter up today with
the leavings of other
days.”
Oliver Wendell Holmes
SEVEN CANDIDATES
NOMINATED TO GOVER
NOR’S SCHOOL
(Continued from page 1)
The Governor’s School’s
three main areas of learning
activity are: the area where
the pupil’s special talent lies,
the area where the pupil
expands his interest and
knowledge in classes other
than their area of acceptance,
and the area of Personal and
Social Development. The
purpose of the Governor’s
School is to open windows into
the future for the State’s most
gifted young people thus
seeking to prepare them for
the role they will be playing in
the future.
THE PEOPLE
A big house
can be a little home
if the people are little.
A little house
can be enormous
if the people are big-
hearted.
Any wealthy house
can be a poor home.
And warm houses
can be cold homes.
And brilliantly lit houses
can be dark, indeed.
It’s people in those houses
Uiat make the difference.
People make houses
large, though small.
For people, though very poor,
can be quite rich.
Only people
make houses, homes.
Loving people...
The GRYPHON staff is
busy preparing for their trip
to New York. This is the first
time the GRYPHON staff has
gone to New York since the
merging of schools and the
staff is very excited about
going. For one member of the
staff, Kim Nelson, this trip is a
second generation thing. Her
parents went on the same trip
“a few years ago” when they
were members of the BLACK
BIRD staff.
The next issue of the
GRYPHON will be put out by
the junior members of the
staff. The senior members
will be taking a break from
their work of editing and
writing copy for the
GRYPHON. The junior
members have lots of
imagination and spunk so the
next issue should really be
something. At any rate, it
should be good.
Although a few members
of the staff will miss the
TWIRP dance because of the
New York trip, I encourage
everyone to attend this dance.
Jamie Council and the Social
Committee have worked hard
in preparing a dance everyone
will enjoy.
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SCHOLARSHIP
(Continued from page 1)
activities, and the school’s
recommendation.
Wadye is serving as a
homeroom officer and is a
member of the NHS, the
Student Advisory Council, the
Editor’s Note: The following
is an article taken from
RMSH’ “The Tragedy”, a
comical newspaper, printed in
December, 1M7.
‘Way back in 1492
Columbus discovered
America. As he flew over in
his little airplane he spotted
Plymouth Rock on which he
landed the craft. Christopher
did not like America because
the Indians did not smoke his
brand of cigars. On that ac
count he went to England and
brought Sir Walter Raleigh
who had plenty of cigars.
Raleigh also brought with him
a lost colony.
Raleigh fell in love with
John Smith and asked
Pocahontas to propose for
him. Instead Pocahontas
married William Penn, her
true love. Columbus became
disgusted with the Sir and
telegraphed Germany for an
army.
In the meantime
Christopher went cruising on
the Pacific with Balboa.
Balboa didn’t like Columbus
so he shot him with his little
hatchet. When the queen of
Spain asked who had killed,
Columbus, Balboa replied, “I
did it with my little hatchet.”
A phrase which is still famous.
Columbus’s death caused
William Penn to get a divorce
which started the modem
wave in America and made
Reno famous. From Reno
came the Lone Ranger to fight
for the fight of justice and
freedom. Along with him was
DeSoto and his dear friend
Tonto. Later the Ranger
teamed up with Jessie James
to fight Cancer.
With the help of Napoleon,
Cancer succeed^ in defeating
the Ranger. Soon came
Napoleon’s retreat from
Moscow along with Joe
Walcott. But let us not forget
Woody Woodpecker and his
friend Pluto. They ruled the
universe with an iron hand
and put Napoleon out of
Business.
There you have a picture
of the young world in 1490.
Hi-Noc-Ar staff, and the band.
She is considering N. C, State
or Wake Forest as her college
choices, where she plans on
majoring in science. Wadye’s
feelings on being selected as a
finalist are “I was really
shocked and surprised and
really pleased. I feel greatly
honored.”
THE GRYPHON
Member of Columbia Press Association
Member of Quill and Scroll
PUBLISHED
Editor
Advertising Manager
Business Manager
Circulation Manager
Debbie Harvey
Myra Fisher
Maxine Joyner
Marcia Robinson
Staff Writiers Cathy Allen, Joy Bradley.
Sara Jane Collier, Nancy Davis, Dawn Gindrup,
Phyllis Goffney, Terre Kilpatrick, Janice Joyner,
Deborah Turner, Isabel Williams, Bill Matthews
Kim Nelson, Gail Parrish, and Joe Reeves.
Advisor
Principal
Assistant Principal
Assistant Principal
Mrs. Margaret Williams
Mr. Elton Newbern
Mr. Carl Edge
Mr. Robert Miller