Best Wishes For A Joyous Holiday
|■L;1!L1SH1.^1J EACH SCHOOL MONTH BY THE STUDENTS OF THE OXFORD HIC^H SCHOOL . —
Vol. XXTII
Oxford, X’. C., December, 1957
No. 3
Stunt Night Draws
Crowd
licla Club SUiiil Nighl Nov. 21 atlract-
i’.(l more spectators than could be .seated in
the auditorium.
Mrs. Tom Speed's homeroom took first
jirize with their skit of “What Is a Hoy?”
Uan .Everett acted as master of ceremonies.
Miss .Everett’s homeroom won second
place, and the Student Council won third.
The Stunt of Miss Averett’s home room
was ‘‘A Roman Football Game,” and the
Student Council’s, “Three Centuries of a
Meeting.”
In the talent division Bonnie Lou Cur-
rin won first prize by .singing “Love is a
Many-Splendored Thing” and “Can’t FIel|i
Loving That Man.” Betty Daniel played
a medley of songs at the piano. Betty
Lou Rawls did a tap dance.
Snow King and Queen From 0. H. S.
Latin Club Sees One-Act Play
"A Day Wilhout Latin” was given in
Latin Club lleccmber .1 and again the
lollowing day in high-sehool assembly.
George Tarry was cast as the father,
Beth Lanier as the mother. Gene Woltz
as the son, and Pat Leveciue as the daugh
ter.
Twenty new members from Latin I class
were initiated, after meeting eligibility re
quirements of at least C- grades for the
first three months.
Christmas carols were sung in Latin,
the scrq.'ture uid prayer "'ere read
in Latin.
The Latin Club held a bake sale Nov.
22 to raise money for the annual banquet
in the spring.
Judge Myers on
Civil Defense
M
Gives Slide Lecture
On Plant Distribution
Mr. John Myers, local judge of Record
er’s Court, gave in assembly November
22 advice to the student body on civil
defense.
Civilian pilots interested in serving their
country through aviation organized the
Civil .Air Patrol on December 1, 1941, as
part of the Office of Civil Defense, Today
there are appro.ximateiy ,s0,000 jrilots train
ed. They have iilans developed to protect
civilian life and properly in case of air
raids.
Betty Jane Yancey led the devotional
that day.
Mr. Hugo F'crchar, research assistant in
botany at Duke University, in assembly
here November 21 gave an illustrated lec
ture on Plant Distribution in North Ame
rica.
With colored slides Mr. Ferchar showed
the different plant sections in North Ame
rica and the kinds of plants each contain
ed.
Last summer Mrs. Moore, teacher of
science at 0, H. S., attended the National
Science Foundation Institute at Duke
where she studied under Dr. Anderson,
who was assisted by Mr. Fcrchar.
Twirp Days to be
Feb. 5-7
Student Council announces that plans
for Twirp Days, Feb, 5, 6, 7 are being
formulated.
A (lance on Friday night will climax the
three days of girl-dates-boy.
In Christmas Parade
Elected to appear in the Christmas jiara-
de November 26 from Oxford High School
were Snow King and Queen Carroll Pruitt
and Dorothy Williford.
Included in the procession were a num
ber of bands, among which were the Ox
ford High and the Junior High bands.
Talent Winners
Betty Lou Rawls, Betty Daniel, Bonnie Lou Currin
“On Top Ten Dance
Party”
Sixteen couirles from Oxford High School
went to WTVD November 22 to be on
Top Ten Dance Party.
Ray Williford and Betty Lou Rawls
won the big troirhy, and Russell Barlowe
and Mary Ann Jernigan, the runner-up
trophy. Ray and Betty Lou returned
a rveck later and won second place.
Others going were W. D. Jones and
Nancy Lee Currin, Neil Yeargin and Mar
tha Taylor, Richard Breedlove and Lillian
McFarland, Zack Mitchell and Marsha
Ray, Billy Adcock and Betty Howard, W.
D. Dillehay and Lea Lea Hall, Cas Spen
cer and Linda Smith, Claude Morgan and
Judith Currin, Fielding Walker and Callie
Frazier, Tommy Robin.son and Pat Leve-
que, Jimmy Frazier and Lelia McFarland,
Charles Stovall and Beth Lanier, Bobby
Ray and Caroline Vaught, Finley Johnson
and Julianna Yancey.
Holidays Start After
Dec. 20 Classes;
.Last Till Jan, 6
Christmas holidays for Oxford students
and Ic'ichcrs begin after school closes Fri
day afternoon, Dec. 20, at 3; 10, and will
continue until Monday, Jan. 6, a.t S:30
A. M.
Tills schedule includes three holiday
weekends and New Year’s. .After return
ing to classes Jan. 6 students will circle
Jan. 22-24 as Exam Days.
Pre-holiday assembly programs feature
Christmas music. Miss Waldo’s Junior
Higli Chorus piesented their Christmas
concert Dec. 13. The high school chorus,
directed by Mr. Benton will present their
program in assembly Dec. 20.
Their numbers include “Lo, How a
Rose” (Praetorius), “Sleepers, Wake”
(Bach), “Away In a Manger” (Luther),
and “While Shepherds Watched” (German
traditional).
Choir members arc listed below by sec
tions :
Sopranos: .Ann Brooks, .Ann Burnette,
.Augusta Burwell, Margaret Cheatham,
Agnes Clay, Rebekah Cunningham, Bonnie
Currin, Nancy Lee Currin, Judy K. Cur
rin, Judy M. Currin, Mary Elizabeth Cur
rin, Betty Daniel, Kay Garner, Christine
Hicks, Peggy Hobgood, Elouisc Horner,
Betty Howard, Mary Ann Jernigan, Carol
yn Jones, Frances Larkins, Mary Katherine
Latta, Pat Lcvcque, Brenda Ligoii, Judy
Ligon, Betty Jean Minor, Faye Morton,
Jenny Lind O’Brien, jeanie Parker, Mar
sha. Ray, Barbara Reid, Betty Lou Smith,
Gale Squires, Joyce Tunstall, Doris Wat
son, and Julianna Yancey.
Altos: Helen Brown, Kay Burwell, Julia
Ruth Carrington, Madge Daniel, Char
lotte Easton, Callie Frazier, Linda Garner,
Gwen Hester, Sandra Hughes, Linda Knott,
Lynda Lilly, Linda Oakes, Anna Peed,
Carolyn Pleasants, Patricia Seate, Linda
Smith, Dora Ann Suitt, Anne White, May
White, and Brenda Conner,
Tenor: Calvin Beck, Finley Johnson, and
Bobby Ray.
Ba.m: Billy .Adcock, Russell Barlowe,
Ferrell Cozart, Ebbic, OeMent, John Hall,
‘*W. D. Jones, Edwin Knott,, William Lyt-
lon, Bobby Saddler, Joe Wheeler, Larry
White.
Canducf Drive Far
Juniar Red Crass
Nearly .SdO.OO was contributed to the
Junior Red Cross drive, headed by Miss
Gooch.
The homerooms averaged about three
dollars apiece, except Miss .Averett’s, which
gave six.
An assembly program on the Junior Red
Cross was presented several days before the
campaign started.
Juniars Sell Bulbs
Again
Their annual “Big Glow” light-bulb
.sale was conducted by the Junior Class
the week of November IS, to raise money
for the traditional Junior-Senior.
.Another fund-raising project is in the
making with plans for the Junior play next
spring. The date is March 28.
CaroFSing Set for
December 20
A carol-sing is scheduled for assembly
Dec. 20, under the direction of Mr. Ben
ton, band and chorus leader.
The Junior FTigh Chorus, directed by
Mi.ss Waldo, gave their annual Christmas
concert Dec. 13.
The Latin Club, of which Julia Ruth
Carrington is president, presented a play
let Dec. 6.
Has Operation
Miss Gooch took advantage of the
Thanksgiving recess to have a tonsillec
tomy. She was back on the job Monday
after the holiday week-end. Mrs. Lytton
substituted for her the day before thanks
giving.