The Spectator
Volume No. 5
J. F. WEBB HIGH SCHOOL, OXFORD, N. C., APRIL 9, 1969
No. 5
ANITA CURRIN
Color Guard Named
Student of Month
Webb’s student council met Mon
day, March 10, and elected Anita
Currin as February’s Student of the
Month.
Anita has been a member of the
high school band since her freshman
year here at Webb. She has been
color guard each year and this year
she has served as leader of the pep
band.
Through the years, Anita has done
much for the welfare and interest
of our band. She is certainly a mem
ber that we are proud to have had.
Anita is a member of the French
and Library Clubs, She participates
in Sunday School and youth activi
ties at the O.xford Baptist Church.
Upon graduation, Anita plans to
attend a beauty school. Congratula
tions, Anita!
NHS Taps Members
During Assembly
On March 10, the National Honor
Society held an assembly for sopho
mores and juniors. The purpose of
this meeting was to tap the new
members that were to be inducted.
President Sanne Jones called the
meeting to order and then explained
what the NHS was and what quali
fications were needed before one
could be inducted. Last year’s mem
bers tapped these Juniors; Bonnie
Wilkens, Cindy Ross, Tommy Hob-
good, Frank Hielema, Harry Dixon,
Julius Johnson, Three Wilson, Kitty
I Lee, Ivy Lawrence, Tommy Currin,
Debra Fox, Anne Cheatham, Deb
orah Blalock, Joan Roberson, Lut
her Penny, Cathy Daniel, Glenda
Currin, Bert Sherman, Shirley Ann
Averett, Dot Williford, Edna Bras
well, and Kimball Royster. Also
tapped were the following Seniors:
Mark Royster, Susan Hunt, A1
Barnes, Dale Williford, and Maxine
Cox.
The induction ceremony for the
new prospective members was held
Thursday night, March 20. Reverend
Clarence Godwin, introduced by
Steve Wright, spoke to the new and
old members as well as the parents
of the incoming ones. Next a pro-
g[ram entitled “Great Americans
was presented by Mike O’Brien,
Teresa Currin, Cecelia Pruitt, and
Tommy Currin. The presentation
compared the qualities of four past
presidents with ones that NHS mem-
, bers should display. The new mem-
1 bers then signed a beautiful scrap"
book that Judy Cash had prepared.
The ceremony was finally concluded
when the new members took the
pledge to uphold the high ideals of
the NHS. Refreshments were served
afterwards.
French Mardi Gras
Delights Club
“Sock it to me?” You can bet
your sweet bippy everyone at the
French Mardi Gras had it “socked”
to them. On March the seventh and
eighth the cafetbrium was trans
formed into a night club on Bour
bon Street in New Orleans. Look
ing at the decorations, you could
tell that somebody had put a great
deal of time and effort into this oc
casion.
The program at the dance was a
tremendous hit. It was Webb’s ver
sion of Laugh-In complete with our
own Goldie (Nancy Finch), our own
Aretha Franklin (Mary Ann Fields),
and our own Henry Gibson (Sam
White). Bobby Colenda was in
charge of the program, and he did
a great job of organizing it. Every
thing was “authentic” in the show
from the music on down to the
“sock-it-to-me” bit. (Joy Wilkie was
the unfortunate one who got it
socked to her with water.)
The climax of the program was
the presentation of the Mardi Gras
court and the crowning of the King
and the Queen. The girls in the
court were Teresa Currin, Susan
Fox, and Melina Bifulco; the boys.
Bill Mitchell, Michael Currin, and
Dal Mackie. Out of these Teresa
Currin was elected queen and Mich
ael Currin, king. (Someone remark
ed how it was funny that their last
names were both Currin and they
were both going to Wake Forest
next year. I wonder if that had any
influence?)
There was a great variety of ori
ginal and unusual costumes. Prizes
were given for some of the best
ones. Lyna Breedlove (Scarlett
O’Hara) won the prize for the
prettiest costume. The prize for the
funniest one went to Frank Hiele
ma, who was one of the cartoon
characters of the Banana Splits.
Joan Roberson, who came as a
flower, won the prize for the most
original. The Best Dressed Couple
was Michael Currin and Laura Bul
lock, who were Spaniards.
Everyone seemed to have a won
derful time expecially listening to
the music of The Lonely Drifters.
This combo knew how to play
everything from our special “soul”
songs to Happy Birthday. (It was
Cecil Peebles’ birthday!)
As a whole, our Webb Mardi
Gras was definitely improved this
year. This was due to the hard work
of the many French students and
their teacher’s. (Mrs. Pace’s room
will never be the same again.) Let’s
hope the good work keeps up each
year so that the Mardi Gras will be
come one of the biggest events at
Webb.
FHA Talent Show
Entertained Many
On Saturday night, February 22,
from 7:30 to 9:00, FHA’ers and
other attendants were entertained at
the annual FHA Talent Show in the
Webb cafetorium.
The master of ceremonies for the
evening was Mrs. Frank Daniel.
The first prize of $10.00 was a-
warded to Emma Day, who played
the piano. Martha Hilton, first run
ner-up, sang “My Favorite Things”,
“More”, and “I Could Have Danc
ed All Night”, and won $5.00.
The second runner-up was Debra
Bowling, who did the Charleston
and won $3.00. Honorable mention
went to the “Sons of Fate” Combo.
Teresa Currin, chairman of the
program, coordinated the talent
show.
Man From NASA
Presents Program
Let’s go to the moon! We all
should now be fairly educated
enough to think about such an ad
venture even if we can’t go at the
present. On February 21, NASA
(National Aeronautics and Space
Administration) presented in our
cafetorium a Spacemobile program.
Our lecturer was William M., Cole
who hales from Arkansas. He gradu
ated from the University of Arkan
sas in January 1961. He also did
graduate work there and he attend
ed the National Science Foundation
Institue of Arkansas during the sum
mer of 1966. Furthermore, he has
had five years of teaching experi
ence. Mr. Cole presented a very in-
tresting and very informative pro
gram. He discussed the history of
rockets and space exploration start
ing with the development of the
rocket in the Orient and carrying it
all the way through our present
sophisticated technicalogical achieve
ment. Also he presented discussion
and demonstrations in the develop
ment and synthesis of fuels and pro
pulsion systems. Mr. Cole displayed
how effective miniaturazation was
in building a spaceship. For example
he showed a component of the com
munications system in its original
size which he had to hold in both
hands. Then, he showed the same
component in its miniaturized state,
which was smaller than his finger
nail. In addition, he had replicas of
the rockets and satellites which have
been used in the past, anjl of a
spacesuit that astronauts wear,
which usually cost about $1,000 dol
lars.
Following the 60-minute assembly
program that morning, Mr. Cole
conducted further discussions in the
Physics’ room during the afternoon.
In these lectures he delved into the
drinking, disposing of waste pro
ducts, etc. He showed pouches and
complicated processes of eating,
tubes with which the astronauts add
water to the dehydrated food, let it
set for a while, then squeeze the
food out. He further informed the
students that the substance of the
average meal of an astronaut is
equivalent to that of meals on
earth. Mr. Cole then let students ask
questions about the space program.
It was a very interesting program
and we appreciate NASA making
this opportunity possible.
Busy Latin Clu^
Plans for Spring
Webb’s Latin Club will be repre
sented at the state JCL convention
in Chapel Hill April 12 by nearly,
fifty students, going by bus.
Heading the delegation will , be
Glenda Currin, state secretary, who
has already participated in two pro
gram-planning sessions. Glenda’s
pages are Shirley Ann j Averett, Ka
ren Cutts and Andy Howard.
Linda Montague will be conven
tion pianist, with Mrs.- Mac Satter-
white as song-leader.
Several freshmen and sophomores
will enter contests in mythology, de
rivatives, grammar, and history.
Others will attend one of several
workshops. The Membership work
shop will be conducted by Debra
Fox, who with Glenda Currin, led
a similar session for N. C. JCL at
the National Convention at East
Lansing, Michigan last August.
The week after the convention
local “Romans” will have their an
nual banquet, Saturday evening
April 19, from 7 until- 9 o’clock. At
that time out-going -rulers; Harry
Dixon and Debra Fox, will crown
th§ir successors, two out of four
chosen by Latin II students. Those
four are Shelia Arrington, Nancy
Callahan, Mike Peters, and Merlin
Young. The head slave this year will
be Ronald Pruitt, and Gwen Dicker-
son, Miss JCL.
Latin II students will present dra
matic skits, and certain Latin I girls
will present ? dance, choreographed
by Debra Fox and Joy Wilkie. Latin
I students, dressed as slaves, will
serve the three-course meal to their
masters, after which they will be
“sold at auction,” with Mr. T. J.
(Pooky) Currin as auctioneer. Pro
ceeds from the slave sale; will be
used to help send delegates to the
National JCL Convention August
10-14 in New Orleans.
JCL-ers in Latin II Clubs 6b-
observed the Ides of March with a
skit on Caesar’s death. Participating
were Dowell Godwin, Steve Timber-
lake, Harold Owen, Bill Wilkie, Mer
lin Young, Mike Peters, Karen
Cutts, Gay King, and others.
Latin I Clubs are planning ^a,n
April Fool program for March 31, a
day early.
FOUR FROM WEBB WINNERS IN FINE ARTS
Listen to this, “Webb had four first place winners at the District Fine
Art Festival for the Oxford Woman’s Clubs.” Isn’t that great!
Deborah Simpson won first place in the 1969 Art Talent Contest for
High School Seniors sponsored by the General Federation of Women’s
Clubs with four scholarship awards offered by Hallmark Cards. Her entry
was sponsored by the Oxford Woman’s Club and was a pen and ink
drawing of a lonely chimney engulfed by weeds arid nearby old trees. It
was entitled, “Ghost of the Flames.” The picture must be sent to Greensboro
to compete in the national contest, just as the other state winners.
Brenda Slaughter was the representative in the contest for the Oxford
Junior Woman’s Club. She modeled a dress and hat that she made under
the supervision of Mrs. Dorothy Pruitt. The dress had long set-in sleeves
and a gathered skirt. She made gathered self-fabric ruffles that were sewn
around the neck, sleeves, and down the front. The hat had six sections to
the crown with a versatile snap brim. Both the dress and hat were made of
green whipped cream. The dress and hat were judged from top to bottom
for construction. Brenda won first place at district level and will also
compete at the state contest.
Steve Wright was presented the first place award for the public
speaking contest. Steve spoke on “Electorial College; Should it be Abolished
or Reformed?”
Steve Puckett, an active student here at Webb, also participated in the
public speaking contest. Second place was not awarded by the judges but,
if it had been, Steve would surely have received it. Steve spoke on
“States Rights and Responsibilities.”
Last but certainly not least, we can’t forget the one and only Dowell
Godwin and his abstract art. Dowell won first place at district level in the
Abstract Art Division. His painting, “Introspection”, was done in oils and
consisted of a simple man thinking.
We want to congratulate each of these outstanding students for his
or her grand F>erformance.
TOMMY CURRIN
Currin Named
Mgrehead Scholar
Congratulations are in order for
Thomas Lee Currin, son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. R. Currin, Webb’s
first student to achieve the John
Motley Morehead Scholarship.
Tommy, who will be attending
the’University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill next year, will receive
$2,000 for student needs each year
upon continued satisfactory work.
His award is one of the most valu
able and hardest to attain that the
University of North Carolina has to
offer. Nominees must first be sug
gested fay their high schools, accept
ed by the county commitee, and
then face one interrogation after
another before being suggested for
the three day session with the John
Motley Morehead Endowment
Committee.
Here at Webb, Tommy has been
one of the most active students. He
is associated with the Latin Club,
French Club, Science Club, Key
Club, National Honor Society, For
ensic Society, Student Council, and
Spectator Staff, serving as Editor-
in-Chief last year and the present
Sports Editor. His academic achieve
ments are best explained by the re
peated' appearance of his name on
the roster of honor roll students.
ButiTommy’s interests far exceed
the bqundaries.of our school. He is
also active in the Amis Chap)el Bap
tist Church and 4-H Club. In 1967
he attended North Carolina Gover
nor’s ' School in Winston-Salem and
the following year sp)ent two weeks
in the high school Speech Institute
at Wake ForW College.
Tommy was also considered for
a Natonal Honor Society Scholar
ship. After earning a degree in Busi
ness Administration, he plans to
study law.
Library Club Held
Second Meeting
On February 13, the second meet
ing of Webb’s Library Club was I
held. Cathy Daniel presided over the
meeting. After the minutes were
read and approved the meeting was
turned over to the discussion of the
State Convention.
The State Convention is to be held j
in Durham at the Jack Tar Hotel, '
April 11-12. The members were in- |
formed that any number could at- ’
tend, but each one should pay $2.50
to Mrs. Washington by March 14»
if she or he plans to go.
Susan Hughes then presented a
very interesting classic film, “Trea
sure Island.”
Refreshments were served by Mrs.
Gray and enjoyed by all.