Number 1
PUBLISHED EACH StilHOOL MONTH BY THE STUDENTS OF THE OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL
Volume X Oxford, N. C., October, 1948
Work Begins on New O.H.S. Gymnasium
Completion Set
For Christmas
Work on the new $70,000 Oxford
High School gymnasium is well under
way and school officials hope that the
building will be ready for occupancy
by Christmas. Early in the spring the
task of clearing the athletic field was
begun by the high school students and
the work of draining the field was
begun dui’ing the summer. That work
has now been completed and grass
seed has been sown. The new building
which will be made of brick will com
prise one floor only. Included in the
floor plan will be two classrooms, two
locker rooms, a basketball court, and
a band room.
Basketball Court
The main portion of the gymnasium
will be the basketball court which
will be entered through the foyer. This
court, which conforms to all modern
regulations and which will have a
maple fioor, will be 105 feet by 84
feet. Bleachers will be placed on each
side of the court and will seat ap
proximately 1,000 people.
Classrooms , - >
The new building calls for two
physical educational classrooms which
will greatly relieve the present con
gestion in the high school. The two
classrooms will be thoroughly modern
in every respect and will be located
in the front and in the rear of the
building respectively. The addition of
these classrooms will enable Mr. R. C.
Culton and Miss Janet Crinkley,
physical education directors, to ex
pand the physical education program
of the high school.
Locker Rooms
The gymnasium is to provide locker
rooms for both boys and girls. The
locker rooms are to be complete with
showers and with individual lockers
for both boys and girls. Ample storage
space is to be provided.
Bind Room
Included in the new building also
is a practice room to be used solely
by the members of the Oxford High
School Band. This room is to include
a director’s platform, ample space for
seating band members, and storage
space for music and for other band
materials and supplies.
Football Schedule
1948
OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL
Date Opponent
Sept. 24—Chapel Hill at Chapel Hill
Oct. 1—Hillsboro at Oxford
Oct. 8—Garner at Oxford
Oct. 15—Oxford Orphanage at Ox
ford
Oct. 26—Erwin at Oxford
Oct. 20—Henderson at Oxford
Nov. 5—Roanoke Rapids at Roa
noke Rapids
Nov. 12—Methodist Orphanage at
Oxford
Nov. 25—Roxboro at Oxford
The New Gymnasium
Classes Elect
Officers
On September 2y, tne lour ciasses
of Oxford High School met at the
special period in the morning to elect
officers for the coming year.
Seniors
The senior class, advised by Miss
Wilkin and Miss Boyd, met in Miss
Boyd’s room. Arch Fort called the
meeting to order and the floor was
opened for nominations for a senior
president. Jimmy Steagall was elect
ed president; John Parham, vice^
president; Joe Pruitt, secretary, and
Charles Brooks, treasurer.
Juniors
The Juniors met in the auditorium
with both Mrs. Clay and Miss Reams
present. Donna Yancey called the
meeting to order and presided until
Titus Dickerson was elected president.
Howard Critcher became vice-presi
dent and Donna Yancey, secretary.
The class chose Libby Peele, ti'easurer.
Sophomores
Ruth Hedgepeth was elected presi
dent at the Sophomore class meeting;
Bobby Daniel, vice-president; Mar
garet Morris, secretary, and “Pete”
Strother, treasurer. Margaret Sea-
bolt was the class’ choice for histor
ian. Miss Averett and Mrs. Yancey
are the sophomore sponsors.
Freshman
The first meeting of the Freshman
class was held on September 29 in
Miss Crinkley’s homeroom. Janet
Speed was elected to the pi’esidency;
Joyce Yeargin was elected vice-presi
dent, and Juanita Hughes, secretary
and treasurer. Miss Folger and Miss
Crinkley, homeroom teachers, were
present.
The members of all classes are
urged to choose their projects for the
year. These projects, sponsored by
the Student Council, have been a fea
ture of the school year for three
consecutive years. Choice of a project
should be reported to the Council.
Band Off
To Good Start
The band made its first public ap
pearance of the school vpov 4-Un n..
iora-r uquay ^prmgs football game
on the Daniel Memorial Field at Ox
ford Orphanage September 18.
The band, composed on sixty-two
musicians, six color guards, three
tumblers, five majorettes and drum
major, made a splendid performance
at half-time for the Oxford-Oxphan-
age game. The group went through
the telescope formation and forming
an “0.”
On Saturday, October 2, the band
participated in the Tobaccoland Festi
val Parade in Durham at ten o’clock
in the morning and attended the foot
ball contest between Duke University
and the University of Tennessee.
This year Barbara Elliott has
taken Dorothy Ragland’s place on the
left pivat of the color guard line.
Margaret Parham has moved back
one row into line with the tumblers.
Jan Parks has taken Margaret’s place
as Junior Majorette.
With this good start the band will
really be tops this year.
BURWELL HEADS
CHEERLEADERS
On September 22, and 23 the try
outs for cheerleaders were held in
the high school auditorium. The
lucky nine chosen are William Bur-
well, chief, Betsy Turner, Ruth Hedge
peth, Jeanette Potter, Marianne May,
Jean Clark, Ludie Maxwell, and
Dorothy Currin.
This year’s tryouts were the largest
ever known; in all there were twenty-
six contestants. The judges were com
posed of students and teachers. The
participants were judged on grace,
poise, voice, cooperation and leader
ship. The duties of the cheerleaders
are to lead the student body at ath
letic contests, and promote school
spirit.
Home Rooms
Choose Council
The Student Council under the
leadership of Arch Fort began its
year’s work with a meeting on Sep
tember 20. Home rooms in the high
school had elected representatives to
the Council previously: Miss Wilkin:
Ann Pace and Charles Brooks, Miss
Boyd: Jimmie Steagall and Betty
Nutt; Miss Reams: Bobby Green, Jean
Belcher; Mrs. Clay: Mildred Currin,
Titus Dickerson; Miss Averette: Sam
Finch, Ruth Hedgepeth; Miss Austin:
Nat Burwell, Edith Ashley; Miss
Crinkley: Homer Hobgood, Violet
Overton; Miss Folger: Alec Hancock,
Leslie Hall.
Organizational meetings have been
held since that date and plans for the
year’s work have been partially com
pleted. Committee chairmen and com
mittee members have been appointed
as follows: Program: Buck Hicks,
chairman, Bobby Green,^Leslie Hall,
Mx's. Yancey, adviser; Social: Ann
Pace, chairman, Alex Hancock, Joe
Pruitt, Mrs. Currin, adviser; Hall
traffic: Sam Finch, chairman, Edith
Ashley, Betty Nutt, Mrs. Clay, advi
ser; Finance: Barbara Elliott, chair
man, Ruth Hedgepeth, Homer Hob-
good, Miss Reams, adviser; Projects:
Jimmie Steagall, chairman, Nat Bur
well, Mildred Currin, Violet Overton,
Miss Crinkley, adviser; Welcome and
Congratulatory: Betsy Hobgood,
chairman, Titus Dickerson, Jean Bel
cher, Miss Boyd, adviser.
Eloise Gill, a member of the Junior
Class, has been chosen by the executive
committee of the Student Council to
assist in running the school store.
Eloise will assist Jimmy Steagall who
has been connected with the council
for the past two years.
During the year, as usual, the Stu
dent Council is planning to sponsor
a number of paid programs for the
student body.