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THE SPECTATOR
APRIL, 197C
Fools' Work Now On Display At Webb
“Fools’ names, like their faces, are always seen in public
places.” This little saying is very true, especially here at Webb
recently. As everyone knows, posters, announcements, and bul
letin boards are always being put up around the school in various
places. They are put up for the benefit of you, the students
of Webb, to increase school spirit, inform everyone of upcoming
school activities, and very often they are put up for the pure
enjoyment of the students. A lot of hard work, time, and en
ergy is put into making these articles and the various persons
who have' taken their own time to prepare them certainly do not
appreciate other people autographing and writing on them. Not
only do we have people who vrrite on and deface the above men
tioned objects but there are also those “fools” who have not
learned that walls, desks, and furniture are not writing or carv
ing blocks on which one is supposed to sign or carve his name,
initials, or anything else which may pop into his mind. These
people may think they are being smart or cute but they aren’t;
they are only showing their ignorance. Next time, think before
you write on something you shouldn’t and ask yourself, “Am I
going to be that fool?”
—Dot Williford
THE BOVING
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Stop and Listen: It's Not That Hard
Nothing is more aggravating than to have someone ask for
your honest, opinion on a particular topic and before you have
expressed your ideas, interrupt and tell you that you are' dead
wrong! After such an experience the average individual isn’t
quite so eager to explain his feelings. And when people are
hesitant to discuss their ideas, improvement is slow to come.
Strange as it seems, a great majority of the world’s problems
are centered around communication difficulties. Sure, we have
telephones and televisions and satellites, but we’re fighting wars
because peace negotiations aren’t working and practically every
day another union goes on strike because they can’t find any
other way to make people at least recognize their needs and de
mands. Everyone has forgotten how to listen!!!
Let it be understood right now that I am not saying that
I think everyone should pool their ideas and then tie them to
gether to form a general one which we can all accept. Hardly!!!
However, by listening, each and every one of us can broaden
his outlook and better understand exactly what is involved be
fore' forming an opinion. Of course, the individual could still
agree with his earlier ideas—no one says that he must change
—but the picture would be clearer and the path of change
wouldn’t be quite so rough, not to mention the satisfaction that
comes with being open-minded!
—Anne Cheatham
Guest Editorial
You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover
Try to speculate how much better this school could be if
we all were a bit friendlier to everyone,- a little more likeable;
how much more pleasing your day would be if you did not bick
er consistently with others about matters which weren’t worth
bickering about; if we weren’t hung up on our social and racial
prejudices?
I was somewhat disgusted when I heard there was a little
discrimination against our basketball team because it was mostly
black. It was rather ironic and funny to see' these people held
up to ridicule when they saw what a great job our whole team did.
The saying, “You can’t judge a book by its cover” is also
valid when applied to the subject of this editorial. Y’ou can’t
judge a person by his or her social standing, creed or color.
People are people and you owe it to them and yourself to be
fair to all. Sure man, we all have our faults, but good grief,
we’re only human! It’s wrong to sterotype an individual by one
mistake' he or she made in the past!
Think a moment and you’ll realize the most well-liked and
popular people in this school are the one’s whose 100-watt smiles
you see in the hall each day. They are not hung up on social
or racial prejudices, so why should you be? Huh???
It does a person a lot of good to hear a friendly voice or
see a cheerful smile instead of some derogatory remark or re
morseful frown. Take all of these aforementioned matters in
mind and see how much good you can do our world which is
full of choas and turmoil.
■Walking along the corridors each day
Seeing faces of sorrow, faces of cheer
faces of love
all cluttered by
faces of conceit and falsity
Some lie to me
Because they yield no expression!
Identical to the blank wall in my bedroom
How can I knov/ who you really are?
Unlock your selfish door
and let me in!
There’s a lot we both have to give.
—Larry Slaughter
A conceited young chap was try
ing to flirt with an attractive wait
ress and asked her for her telephone
number. She gave him a number.
That evening when the young man
telephoned the number the answer
he got was this—“Pest Control Ser-
She: “Every time I come to Can
ada I have to change my heavy un
dies. You know, I’m from Florida.”
He; “That so? I’m from Mis
souri."
She;
“Sir!!!”
A woman never really makes a
fool of a man. She just directs the
performance.
Dear Reade.rs.
Let’s go fly a kite! March is here
with its wonderful wind. Look out
girls and hold tight to your skirts
and hair. Of course with the length
that the skirts are these days, the
wind is left with little to blow.
March is Mardi Gras month and
this year's “wing-ding” was a real
success. With the electricity off early
in the evening, I managed to slip in
unnoticed (so did a lot of other
things). Congratulations go to
“Hoppy” and “Hot Dog” for being
chosen rulers over the joyful occa
sion. A special “congrats” goes to
Maria Mighty (alias, Jim Hightow
er) for being chosen queen of the
something-or-other pageant. My
French isn’t exactly fluent, but I
presume that the title meant some
thing strange. Strange it was . . .
our famous athletes converted into
something resembling females. Spe
cial prizes awarded after the contest
included the following: to Miss
Maybe I Would (alias, Frank Tim-
berlake), a six months’ supply of
Pampers Disposable Diapers; to
Sally Sinkable and Bernadine Fro-
bltz (aliases, Three Wilson and Mer
lin Young), went the Fantastic Fig
ure Fickle Trophy; Miss Hairy Na
ve! (alias, Bob Crumpton), receiv
ed a' $300' gift' certificate from the
Gillette Company; Gloribel! Good-
looks (alias, Harry Dixon), received
the name of a new hair dresser who
guarantees to grow long hair for
Miss Goodlooks that will not .{all
out; (incidentally, Miss Goodlooks
reported receiving a few forv/ard
passes at her locker recently but be
ing a former end on the football
team she should be able to handle
them ij she wants to). The coveted
Big Heart was given to Peggy Do It
(alias, Hamlin Landis) for sacrific
ing his beautiful rvig for Matilda
Moonshine (alias, David Powell)
who left his at the still; Cherry
Brignt (alias, Gary Angle) received
the Miss Innocence Av/ard for keep
ing cool in a difficult situation; a
special talent award went to Tanky
Tinette and Jezabel Forez (aliases.
Bradley Jones and Albert Pleasants)^
All contestants received for their
participation 1000 points toward the
competition in the Annual Fool of
of the Year Contest. If you didn’t
make it to Mardi Gras yourself just
ask one of these gentlemen (er
girls?) all about it. With all the
costumes it was really difficult for
me to tell who was doing what. I
did observe several genies. Among
them was Glenda Currin. Could
this mean some type of special pow
er in the hands of our students?
You d oetter check it out admini
stration ! Speaking of the admini
stration ... Mr. Coach Gravley, the
word on the little door is b-o-y-s
noi g-i-r-l-s. I noticed thaL’you
made a slip one day. Any interest
ing discoveries? How many of you
girls were illegally smoking without
a permit? Whi^e roving around the
library I noticed that it is “little
box” time again. Term papers are
beginning to plague a lot of seniors.
Roy Boyd is considering claiming
kin with Miss Eugenia Boyd. It’s no
use, Roy; a relative’s term paper
is graded just Uke all the rest!
While we’re on the subject of term
papers . . . there will be a rubber
band shooting tournament prior to
the next baseball game (which we
shall win). Underclassmen are eligi
ble to compete but they’d better
practice because the Seniors are in-
good form.
I speak,
But I am not heard;
I feel,
But I am not felt;
I see,
But I am not seen;
I cry.
But I am not understood;
I live.
But I am not lived with;
And I will die.
Not heard of.
—John Burwell
NEWS-IN-BRIEF
It finally happened and it’s over
with—for a while anyway. Juniors
view the play, “Minstrels, Trouba-
ing their scores.
Webb’s Drama Club traveled to
Louisburg College in February to
view the play “Minstrels, Trouba-
dbrs ,and Strolling Players.” Ev-
eryonfe said they had a great time.
We are all extremely proud of
Webb’s basketball team. They were
the first in Webb’s history to go as
far as they did. Bringing home tw'o
trophies, they were runners-up in
the district and conference. Con
gratulations once again for an out
standing job! I
Girls, get ready!! TWIRP will be
here April 11.
A couple was having- their 3Sth
anniversary. That night in bed the
wife said, “You used to hold my
hand.” She said, “You used to kiss
me,,” and so he gave her a slight
smack and said , “Now be quiet, I
want to go to sleep.” She said,
“You used to bite my ear.” He got
up and she said, “Where are you
going?” and he said, “To get my
teeth.”
Discovered recently: that our bas
ketball team dances as well -as they
play ball and that Frank Rogers
started a new fad of v/earing a bas
ketball net around the neck; that
Louis Whirley, the chief ' man of
REports of the class of ’74, is a
likely choice for my replacement;
that Mary T. Stovall’s real first
name is “Lee”; that March snow
storms don’t last very long; that
June Eller has a faithful boyfriend;
that Phyllis Coley has a new Afro
hair style; that Coach Holleman
nearly missed his own surprise birth
day party; that baseball season is
really here!
’Got to run now so I’ll see you
around. Keep smiling!
—The Roving Reporter
P, S. Girls, beware of the “Rap
per,”
The first of our star-studded sen
iors is Phyllis Bowling. Phyllis has
been an active student in all her
years at Webb, even though for a
while an intercom device was her
only contact with both her teachers
and the school. This yaar she was
an important member of the senior
float committee, and all in all has
been a great addition to the student
body and an inspiration to every
one here.
Our second spotlighted student
really does not need a spotlight. In
fact, you can’t miss him. I am, of
course, talking about Jim Hightow
er. Alway vivacious, always gre
garious, and always around if you
need his help. Jim was of the
greatest assistance during last year’s
Jr.-Sr. and both his junior and sen
ior class floats. Now he is an ac
tive member of the French Club and
was a major attraction in the Mardi
Gras program.
Brenda Meadows is the next il--
luminated senior. Brenda donated
the use of her basement for work
on the Jr.-Sr. prom and for the sen
ior class float this year. She al
ways has some part in the decora
tion or entertainment for school
functions and without her many
things would never get done. This
article is to let her know that her
work has been appreciated and to
let other people know that besides
being one of the nicest people you
will ever meet, Brenda is a devoted
and hard worker.
A good student, a member of the
N. H. S., and an excellent friend,
, Edna Braswell is another of our il
lustrious seniors this year. A marshal
for the past two years, Edna plans
to attend Durham Business College
and is interested in secretarial sci
ence. Aside from her scholastic a-
chievement, Edna has been in the
chorus for the past three years.
The last of our ’ spotlighted stu
dents this issue is Sam Phillips.
Sam was one of the star pitchers
on the baseball team last year and
with the improvement of his curve
ball, we’re expecting even more
from him this year. Even though
he has that excruciating practice of
Coach Wood’s to endure every day.
he still finds time for a cute sopho
more girl.
Protect the birds. The Dove
brings peace and the Stork brings
tax-exemptions.
“I hear a girl socked you one at
the masquerade ball last night.”
“Yeah, I told her how well she
looked in a bustle.”
“Well, what’s wrong with that?”
“She wasn’t wearing one.”
THE STAFF
Dot Williford Editor I
Anne Cbeathstn Associate Editor |
Merlin Young Sports Editor e
Shirley Ann Averett Business Manager >
Business Assistants 8
Kim Royster, Naacy Finch, Cindy Ross, Pm Evans, Frank Hielema,. |
Mary Jo Brooks, Ivy La'wrence, Jane Hart, Chris Thomasson, Frank j
Timberlske |
Typists a
Cliris Thoiasssea, Waada Dickerson, Jane Oakes, Dade Newton, Be- |
uetia Prayter |
Reporters I
Cathy Farabo-w, Benjie Hester, Marjorie Cash, Judy Broyal, Ste-re 3
Tisaberlak®, Merle MuHea, Rebecca 'Winston, Bonnie Hodges, Barfeare, I
Thomas |
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Circulation s
I'/y La'wrence, Chris Thomasson, Cyathk Currie, Emma Dzy, Pam i
Evans, Gknda Currin, Cathy Daniel, Sharon MuU&n, Becky 'Webb, |
Liada Silver 2
Photography
Gary Angk