The Spectator
Volume No. VI
J. F. WEBB HIGH SCHOOL, OXFORD, N. C., Ji^NTUARY 30, 1970
No. 3
Latin Students
Busy With Plans
Holidays may come and holidays
may go, but “Latin goes on forev
er,” says Mrs. Satterwhite’s “Ro
mans.”
After celebrating “lo Saturnalia”
for a sixteen-day vacation they are
back, looking forward to the state
JCL convention in Chapel Hill in
the spring and the Roman banquet
scheduled for April 18.
Following exams, the 1970-71 em
peror and empress will be elected by
the Latin II Club to succeed Shelia
Arrington and Merlin Young. Latin
II Club officers are Bruce Miller,
president; Mary Thomas, vice-pres
ident; and Gwen Dickerson, secre
tary.
Latin I officers follow: Denise
Clark, Cynthia Currin, Marshall
Seate, presidents; Nancy Sherman,
Butch Shotwell, Shelia Shearin, vice-
presidents; Bonnie Chambers, Lil
lian Neal, Cliff Wheeler, secretaries.
From the Latin I JCL’ers, the
head slave will be chosen to direct
the other slaves at the banquet. Al
so a “Miss JCL” will be chosen to
succeed Gwen Dickerson.
Webb’s JCL membership this year
stands at 120, Usually the local
club is the largest in the state con
vention.
Margie Reinitz, a junior at Webb,
is state JCL historian. The scrap
book she will compile for the state
conventon will be entered in nation
al competition.
Christmas Dance
Enjoyed By All
Webb was really groov’n Satur
day night, the 13th of December.
I know you’re wondering how could
Webb be groov’n! At the Christ
mas Dance teenagers were really
doing their own thing. The combo.
Salt and Pepper, were sprinkling
salt and pepper as they kept the
group roaring. Most teenagers got
a treat that night, for the dance
began at 8:00 and wasn’t over till
11:45.
For refreshments a few of the
good homemaking students prepared
some homemade cookies along with
delicious strawberry punch that real
ly quinched one’s thirst.
The week of the 13th really end
ed with a BANG! for both the
young and old! Everyone really
enjoyed the dance, especially since
the teachers were there too. It was
one to be remembered.
All Present Enjoy
Christmas Parade
On the bright and brisk morning
of December 6, 1969, a huge and
excited crowd gathered to see one
of Oxford’s grandest Christmas pa
rades. It was one of the largest
parades in quite a while with all
tlie trimmings and excitement in
cluding the traditional Santa Claus,
Leading the parade at nine o’clock
was Oxford’s distinguished mayor,
Mr. Hugh Currn, and his lovely
wife, Mrs, Doris Currin, a favorite
and well-known teacher here at
Webb. Then came Webb’s own high
school band leading in the familiar
sounds of Christmas. There were
many decorative and imaginative
floats sponsored by various stores in
Oxford. Many bands from sur-
roundng cities also brought enter
tainment throughout the parade.
Ending up this wonderful parade
was the well-loved Santa Claus
which heightened the spirits and
glow of children.
PEGGY BRYAN
HARRY DIXON
Peggy And Harry Honored By Council
Peggy Bryan has been selected as
November’s Student of the Month.
Peggy is one of Webb’s most active
students; still, she is always ready
to lend a helping hand to any new
activity.
During her four years at Webb,
Peggy has been a valuable asset to
the Latin, French, and Science
Clubs, holding offices in many off
these. Much of her time in her
junior and senior years has been
devoted to the Pep Club.
Last year, Peggy worked as an
office assistant and served as Secre
tary of the Class of ’70. She is
a ddigent member of the Student
Council this year as well as Art
Editor of the Wildcat.
Outside of school, Peggy is in
volved with the Youth Group at
the Episcopal Church, Webb is
proud of you, Peggy, and hopes
that you will keep up the good
work I
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Bradley Places
In All-State Band
At recent All-State tryouts on De
cember 13th, in Fuquay Varina,
North Carolina, Bradley Jones, a
member of the J. F. Webb band,
was chosen as a select member of
the .All-State Band. Jones entered
the annual competition along with
other high school band members
chosen throughout the state.
The .All-State band presents its
concert in Februarx-, following a
three day clinic.
Jones’ somewhat modest comment
was, “Well, it surprised me,”
Congratulations, Bradley! Keep
that trumpet polished.
The Student of the Month for
December is Harry Dixon. Harry
is certainly one of the busiest sen
iors around!
He has participated in various
clubs and served as an officer in
many of them. He has been a mem
ber of the Latin, French, Pep, Key,
and Monogram Clubs.
If possible, Harry is even more ac
tive in athletics. He was one of
the few freshmen ever chosen to
play varsity football and he has
lettered for all four years of high
school. In football he h.as served
as a co-captain, tri-captain, and has
been elected all-conference and most
valuable player. He has played J.
V. basketball, and lettered in Var
sity Basketball, Track, and Baseball.
Because of his atheltic ability,
Harry was chosen to play in the
Shrine Bowl Game and is the re
cent recipient of a Duke scholarship.
He has served as president of the
Class of ’70 for four years. Last
year Harry became a member of
the National Honor Society as a
result of maintaining a high scho
lastic average. He also received a
letter for his accomplishments aca
demically.
Congratulations, Harry, for a job
well done.
Drama Club Offers
New Challenges
Have you heard about the new
and exciting Drama Club ? The
meetings take place on Wednesdays
in Room IS after the dismissal bell.
Miss Betty Adams is the club’s sup
ervisor. The members plan to take
part in the programs.
If you are looking for a new
challenge, come to the Drama Club
meeings and see what it has to of
fer you.
Sfudenf Council
Keeping Busy
Although the Christmas dance
cannot be termed a financial suc
cess, it can safely be said that it
was enjox’ed by all who attended.
A smaller crowd than was expected
was present at the dance.
The exchange student programs
which were being investigated prev
iously have been tabled. This was
decided in accordance with the up
coming merger of Toler, Mary Pot
ter, and Webb.
Elections were held on Tuesday,
January 20. The nominations com
mittee of the Student Council pre
sented a slate, and other students
were allowed to nominate themselv
es by petition.
Semi-Finalists For
NMS Are Named
Kitty Lee and Linda Silver, two
outstanding seniors at Webb, have
been named semi-finalists in the
1969-70 National Merit Scholarship
Program. They are among the high
scorers in the state on the National
Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test
and are two of 14,000 across the
nation trying for Merit Scholarships.
National Merit Scholarships are
valued at $100 to SI,SCO annually.
The 2,900 Merit Scholarships which
are awarded exceed $3 million in
amount.
As semi-finalists, Linda and Kitty
constitute less than one percent of
the graduating secondaiy’ school
seniors in the nation. They are now
eligible to compete as finalists in
the National Merit Scholarship pro
gram and might possibly win a
scholarship.
Three Ribbons
Given For Doors
On Friday morning a special treat
was in store for everyone. A real
live Santa Claus (alias Jim High
tower) visited Mrs. Bullock’s mo
bile unit steps during homeroom
period, and Webb students had the
chance of sitting in Santa’s lap and
relate their Christmas wishes to
him. An additional treat was the
candy that Santa gave to all his
visitors.
Besides the above described, many
doors were wrapped as presents,
embellished with angels, the little
drummer boy, and “Merry Christ
mas” greetings.
A committee of FTA members
viewed the doors and decided to
award 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place rib
bons to certain doors. First place
winner was Mrs. Joy Averett’s
homeroom. This original idea fea
tured a mantel-piece with stockings
which were placed on the door and
on both sides of it. Besides receiv
ing the blue ribbons these home
room students were given a large
stocking of candy and fruit. Also
a big stuffed animal was given as
the mascot of the homeroom. Mr.
Tillotson’s room was the recipient
of the second place red ribbon. This
door was decorated with a green
background and a large candy cane
on it. The 3rd place white ribbon
was acquired by Mrs. Kay Slaugh
ter’s homeroom. The background
was green with gold kings watching
the Star of Bethlehem and looking
into the distance at the town of
Bethlehem.
The FTA would like to thank
everyone for participating in this
event which added much to the
Christmas spirit at Webb.
French III Dinner
Thoroughly Enjoyed
On December 18, just before we
got out of school for Christmas,
Mrs. Shirley Shaw’s French III
class met at her house to enjox- a
French meal. Included on the
menu were cheese “fondue” and “la
bouche de Noel.” The class also
feasted on -American favorites, broil
ed steak and tossed salad — with
French dressing.
The students gave Mrs. Shaw an
engraved silver bowl as a Christmas
gift. They also did a lot of talking
about their plans for the holidays.
Some very interesting trips and par
ties were discussed.
Thus the French III dinner, an
informal affair thorouehh- enjoc'ed
by all, ended about 9:30, when the
dishes were done.
French Students
Attend Reveillon
“Joyeux Noel” was the expression
of the French students who attend
ed the French reveillon on Decem
ber 14. The festivities began al
7:00 with a few words in French
from Father Peter and continued
until 9:00 P.M.
Father Peter told us about the
reveillon in France. On Christmas
Eve the French attend midnight
mass. Following the mass is a feast
which lasts until all hours of the
morning. He also commented on
the difference between the French
language and English and how some
words in English are very difficult
for a Frenchman to learn to pro
nounce.
The reveillon took place in the
cafetorium at Webb. The dinner was
covered dish style. It featured the
appetizers, main courses, and des
serts which represented French
dishes. Dinner was eaten at candle
lit tables with a background of
rock and roll music. Mock cham
pagne was used for the French bev
erage.
The special guest, Father Peter,
was from the Catholic monastery.
He was born in France but has been
a resident of the United States for
twenty years. All enjoyed talking
with him during the reveillon.
Nine o’clock rolled around all too
soon and the reveillon came to an
end.
Many thanks go to Mile, Warner
and Madame Shaw for making this
occasion possible.
Cindy Elected
District Chaplain
On November 21 the members of
Webb’s Library Club attended the
District Convention which was held
in Durham at the Holiday Inn.
There was an excellent program
given, including a pictorial tour of
Greece with a commentary by some
Chapel Hill students who had taken
the trip to Greece, members were
shown the actual films from the
moon flight, and a guest speaker was
present.
Webb members were sponsoring
Cindy Howard for District Chap
lain and are now celebrating her
victory. Having seen the campaign,
this reporter would like to congrat
ulate the Webb members on their
creativity and imagination.
The meeting began at 1:00 p.m.
and was over at 8:00 p.m. Dinner
was served in the Holiday Inn din
ing room. The meeting was enjoyed
by all and anticipation for the State
Convention is now rising.
FTA'ers Discuss
Life At College
“What will life at college be like?”
“.Are most people friendly?” “Will
it be very, very hard?” “What
kind of professors are at Louisburg
College?” These and many other
questions about college life were
answered at the FT.A meeting on
Thursday, December 18, which met
in Mrs. Bullock’s mobile unit.
Ginnie Lee Dickerson and Glen
da Montague, students at Louisburg
College, spoke to the FT.A members
about life at their college. The
FT.A members listened with interest
to these girls who graduated from
Webb last year.
The business meeting included a
report of the homeroom door
Christmas decorations.
-A social hour followed the busi
ness. and refreshments were served
by Martha Hilton,