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April, 1950 THE OWL Page Three Junior High School Page Junior Hi Page By Peggy Lou Smith Each month “The Owl” provides a page to be used by the Junior High School pupils. At the beginning of the school year each of the seven teach ers draws to determine which month her grade will write articles for the Junior Hi Page. The room working on the Junior Hi Page may have a picture of the class officers and articles concerning the officers. These pictures create in terest because everyone likes to see pictures of himself and friends in the paper. This page carries news about Jun iors, articles about famous people, poems, jokes, and other materials in which Juniors are interested. Month of April By Helen Powell April was named from a Latin word that means to open. It is the month of showers and sunshine. Buds begin to open, and leaves and flowers appear. The daisy is April’s special flower, and the diamond is its precious stone. The first day of April is called April Fool’s Day or All Fool’s Day. In many states, Arbor Day occurs in April. Easter almost always occurs during this month. There is plenty of new life in spring time. It awakens everywhere out of doors in April. Meadows and hills are covered with fresh misty green. Buds swell and burst forth on trees and shrubs. The birds are busy with their nest-building, and young colts frolic in the fields. Everything is new and fresh, and seems to grow while we watch. HONOR ROLL First Period Miss Atkinson’s Eighth Grade: Patricia Dickerson, Ellie Mitchell, (all A’s), Jackie Shaw, (all A’s), Ronald Sneed, Jean Wheeler. Miss Bullock’s Eighth Grade: Billy Batts, Sonny Belcher, Willie Belle Boyd, Eugenia Brummitt, Joy Burwell, Leonard Dean, Gerleen Hester, Bettie Sue Knott, Violette Parham, Jean Sherman, Woodrow Thomasson. Mrs. Wi'ight’s Seventh Grade: Mary Ann Currin, Howard Dorsey, Jan Park. Mrs. McFarland’s Seventh Grade: Bobby Blackwell, Betsy Burnette, Rachell Connell, (all A’s), Benny Currin, Nancy Cutts, Helen Daniel, Virginia Dean, Annette Hart, Mar tha McFarland, Charles Noblin, Bobby Parrott, Helen Powell, Rob erta Rucker, (all A’s), Helen Wat kins. Miss Fletcher’s Seventh Grade: Joann Adock, Betsy Bullock, Mary Ann Dean, Ann Smith, Meriwether Walker. Miss Smith’s Sixth Grade: Allan Baker, Nelson Blackwell, Dora . Allred Bryan, Jimmy Crawford, Jean Earl Hawks, Charlotte Hunt, Nancy O’Brien, Patricia White, Kay Williams. Miss Fuller’s Sixth Grade: David Baker, Frances Day, Peggy Hamme, Roland Matterson, Hay ward Morgan, Mary Helen Par ham, Mary Helen Phillips, Jackie Raper, Guy Reid, Margaret Seate, Shelba Walters (all A’s), Johnny Welch. Seventh Grade Officers Pictured above are Mrs. McFar land’s officers: Charles Noblin, presi dent and secretary, and Roberta Rooker, vice-president and treasurer. Charles Noblin By Betsy Burnette Charles Noblin, the blonde blue eyed boy in Mrs. McFarland’s room, is the vice-president of our class. Charles likes to be vice-president because there is not much work to do. Charles is the Captain of a Safety Patrol Group. His favorite pastime is fishing, although he never catches many fish. His fa vorite subject in school is history and he likes art. He wants to be a doctor when he grows up. If you don’t want Charles giving you medicines and piercing your arm with needles, you had better practice your health rules. Roberta Rucker By Annette Hart Roberta is four feet and eleven inches tall. She has hazel eyes and blonde hair. Her favorite sports are skating and swimming. Roberta’s fa vorite subjects are spelling and physi cal education. Her favorite pastime is making all “A’s.” Roberta’s hobby is collecting dolls from foreign countries. If you would like to meet her, be at Skateland” Friday night. Her nick name is “Stinky.” Roberta is president of our class and she is a very good one. A Busy Sixth Grade The pupils of the sixth grade took part in the art exhibit. Roy Boyd, Johnny Welch, and Rowland Matter- son painted pictures that were sent to Greensboro. Some sixth grade pupils drew a frieze about India. On it is the Taj Mahal, a Mohammedan Mosque, the Maharaja’s Palace, the Maharaja rid ing on an elephant, and many people rich and poor alike walking around. These pupils also took part in donat ing money to the Red Cross Drive. Miss Fuller’s sixth grade won the prize with the amount of $15.05. Miss Smith’s sixth grade was the runner-up with $9.80. Shelba Walters made the first hon or roll. Frances Day, David Baker, and Jackie Raper have seen the program given at the Morehead Planetarium in Chapel Hill. The sixth grade hopes 0 go soon. The pupils sent a nice box of clothes ;o Germany. They have been writing o the children in a family of eleven and their pai’ents. Physical Ed, By Nancy Cutts How we get in we never know, But into the dressing room we all go. We all get dressed as fast as we can. And talking sounds like a fast going fan. We all line up and the exercises be gin. One! Two! Three! Four! And start over again. By the time we finish we are ready to play. And you should see those girls try to make an “A.” Well, the time is about up. And we’re about through. ' t I had a good time. Didn’t you? April By Eugene Milton April is here! April is here! Brings everyone so near. April showers Bring us lovely flowers. With flowers you love so dear, April showers will bring them here. Being a Singer By Betsy Burnette You say you want to be a singer some day. But you just sit around waiting for fortune to come your way. If by chance it comes your way, You just sit around and fiddle your time away. Instead of practicing your songs each day. You just go around in your own usual way. Your first concert you get by But you still don’t understand why. You get a good job in a nice neighbor hood. Then you think you’re really good. Then it all happens one fatal day. You don’t know your songs so you are sent away. Wouldn^t It Be Fanny If: By Sam Royster Stella was Slow instead of Quicke? Ronnie was a Cart instead of a Wagon ? J. D. was a Cardinal instead of a Wrenn? William was a Baker instead of a Cooke? Wilma was East instead of West? Jan was a Street instead of a Park? June was Black instead of White? Shirley was Lewis instead of Clark? Patsy was a Seamstress instead of a Taylor ? Johnny was a Whitewell instead of a Blackwell? Roland was a Pine State instead of Daniel? Inez was Wrong instead of Wright? Julia was a Cook instead of a Ba ker? Charles was a Weston instead of an Easton? D. K. was a Caveman instead of a Pittman? Merriwether was a Runner instead of a Walker? Jimmy was a Fog instead of a Haze? Jim was Hobbad instead of Hob- good? Joyce was Blonde instead of Bur nett? Great Events Of April By Ann Jones, Rachel Connell, and Patsy Taylor Paul Revere is remembered for his famous midnight ride on April 19, 1775. His comrade was to raise one lantern in the tower of the Old North Church if the British moved by land, and two if they moved by sea. Two came up and Paul was on the ride to call the Minute Men to arms. They were ready when the British came. Paul Revere was born in 1736 and died in 1818. Lincoln went with Mrs. Lincoln to Ford’s Theater to see a play, “Our American Cousin.” In the third act he was smiling at the play when a shot was heard. The puzzled audience look ed and saw the President fall. The au dience recognized the actor. It was John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor. At twenty-two minutes past seven, on the morning of April 15, the doctors announced him dead. The “Titanic” was a White Star Line steamship which sank after strik ing an iceberg on April 15, 1912. The “Titanic” was sailing at high speed about 1,600 miles northwest of New York City on her first trip when the accident happened. The ship sank in two hours and killed 1,517 passengers. It was one of the greatest tragedies of that time. In April, 1789, a messenger dashed ^through the Mount Vernon gates and announced to the family that Wash ington had been elected the first Presi dent of the United States. Washington could not refuse. Planes and ships bombarded Okina wa for nine days before the Invasion. The landing took place on April 1, 1945. Marines assigned to take the south-half of Okinawa i-an into stub born opposition. American troops fi nally captured the island on June 21, after suffering nearly 45,000 casual ties. “Good Habits” By Dick Calvert When you have your health lesson you study good health habits, but there are other kinds of habits. These are habits of self control, will power, cour age, initiative, honesty, and self-reli ance. You should be able to follow at least three of these. Self-control, honesty, and self-reliance are the most important. To have self-control, we must control our actions, our speech, and our manners, and not “fly off the handle” all of the time. LYON-WINSTON COMPANY Heavy Groceries—Feed Stuff Farm Implements Wagons and Harness Fertilizers—Field Seeds Phone 633 Oxford, N. C.
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