Our Best To You, Seniors
Bon Voyage,
Seniors
Che
Happy Vacation
Everybody
Volume XXIII
PUBLISHED EACH SCHOOL MONTH BY THE STUDENTS OF THE OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL •
Number 6
Oxford, N. C., June 3, 1958
Juniors Honor Seniors
at Prom in “Fairy
Land”
Juniors of Oxford Hifjh entertained the
Seniors with a Prom, May 16, in the Ox
ford Gymnasium. This was the first time
there has ever been a Prorn here. In other
years there have been Junior-Senior ban
quets, followed by a dance.
Junior president was Charles Stovall,
and Senior president, Russell Barlowe.
The theme was “A Fairyland Romance”,
which was carried out with decorations
resembling that of a castle and its garden
and terrace. This fantasy land included
a wishing well and a fountain complete
with fairies and their playmates.
Freshmen waiters and waitresses follow:
Billy Elliott, Donnie Hawks, Cas Spencer,
Billy Daniel, Harper Ruff, W. D. Dillehay,
Dickie Watkins, Carolyn Moss, Lea Lea
Hall, Flora Watkins, Ann Stovall, and
Nancy Griffin. They were dressed as elves
and fairy-queens.
Attend Symposium
Held on Science
Arch Crawford, Fielding Walker, and
*rV’aiiC>^ I^aU‘son-iCim7:cntcci-O. il.-S. at-the
Science Symposium May 7-9 at Duke,
State, and Carolina.
Two students from the Orphanage,
Shelia Reid and Jimmy Bostic, also at
tended. The group was accompanied by
Mrs. E. L. Moore.
The three days were spent in listening
to lectures on science and papers read by
science students, and in touring .the labo
ratories at each school. The climax of
the Symposium came Thursday night with
the talk on relativity by the famous phy
sicist, Dr. Edward Teller. The Sympo
sium theme, “Science in the Making, Rc-
search in Progress”, was carried out as
the 475 high school students observed ex
periments currently being run to solve
im|)ortant problems in physics, chemistry,
and biology.
Have Highest Scholastic Rating
ANNE WHITE
SALUTATORIAN
Joe Wheeler Heads
Betas
Joe Wheeler is Beta Club president for
next year, succeeding Dan Averett.
May White is incoming vice-president;
Betty Lou Smith, secretary; and Linda
Garner, treasurer.
Mrs. T. G. Stem, Jr. was guest speaker
at their last Beta meeting this semester,
held in the home of Anne and May White.
She showed slides of paintings in the Art
Museum in Raleigh, and commented on
the work and the artist.
Elected to Girls'
State
Win Honors
Winners of special awards were an
nounced by Dr. W. J. House at Class
Night.
Judy Dean won the D.A.R. Award for
Citizenship, and Russell Barlowe a similar
award* given by the Rotary dub. These
winners were voted on by the Seniors.
Martha Taylor won the silver goblet
provided by the Oxford branch of A. A.
U. W., and Russell Barlowe won the
Kiwanis award. These winners were voted
on by the faculty.
Julianna Yancey, valedictorian, won the
award given in memory of the late Dr.
I. H. Davis. Anne White, salutatorian,
won the P. T. .■\. award.
Jarvis Newton and Becky Baird won
the Danforth awards, copies of the book
“I Dare You.”
Bill Hicks Chosen Latin
Club Head
JULIANNA YANCEY
VALEDICTORIAN
Julianna Yancey and Anne White de
livered the valedictory and salutatory ad
dresses Class Night. Julianna is the youn
gest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Yancey and Anne, the older daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse White.
Seniors voted Julianna “most intellec
tual”, and Anne “most likely to succeed.”
"^iiOtli '.vere lapped iuiu Bel'a'Club" lasryear.
A list of Julianna’s extra-curriculars fol
lows: Chorus, 4 years; Student Council,
3; Future Homemakers, 3 years; Bible
Club, 2; President of Sophomore Class;
in Junior and Senior Plays; Chief Mar
shal this year; and Historian of the Senior
Class.
.Anne’s activities and honors follow:
Latin Club president her Sophomore year;
Freshman representative on Student Coun
cil and Secretai-y her Junior year; Mem
ber of Chorus 4 years, and president this
year; in Band 4 years; French club 2
years; in G. A. A. 4 years; in Junior and
Senior Plays; President of her Junior
class; introducer of Seniors at Class Night;
on Basketball team her Senior year; and
in Bible club last year; school marshal.
Bill Hicks has been elected Latin Club
president for next year, succeeding Julia
Ruth Carrington.
Nancy Griffin, incoming vice-president,
will plan programs for the monthly meet
ing, as Betty Lou Rawls did this year.
Other officers will be picked next year.
Dr. Nile F. Hunt Addresses
Seniors Here Tonight
Dr. Nile F. Plunt, of the State Depart
ment of Education, will address the gra
duates of Oxford High and of John Nichols
School here tonight.
The Rev. Thomas T. Traynham, Pres
byterian pastor, preached the baccalaureate
sermon Sunday evening in the Oxford
Baptist Church.
Class Night was held here last night
for O.H.S. Seniors. John Nichols held
theirs on the Orphanage campus.
Honored in class night exercises were
Julianna Yancey, who delivered the vale
dictory address, and Anne White, the salu
tatorian’s
Russell Barlowe, class president, was
master of ceremonies, Julianna Yancey
read the class history, Lindy Lou Baker
the poem, Dan .Averett the last will and
testament, and Derwood Robinson, the
prophecy. Martha Taylor was giftorian,
and Anne White presented the Seniors.
Lindy Baker presented the class gift, books
for the library costing $150.00.
Maroon Wins Over
Gray 109-87
Seniors Honored at
Parties
Fielding Walker Heads
Council
Fielding Walker will head next year’s
Student Council, succeeding Martha Tay
lor. Marsha Ray was runner-up.
Betty Lou Rawls won over Julia Ruth
Carrington for the vice-presidency. Judith
Curriq will be secretarj-, and Lelia Mc
Farland, treasurer.
Marsha Ray and Callie Frazier have
been chosen to represent Oxford High at
Girls’ State in Greensboro June 15-21.
The Student Council will defray expenses
for one; the American Legion Auxiliary,
for the other.
Charles Stovall
Oxonian Editor
Charles Stovall will be Oxonian editor
next year, succeeding Dan .Averett.
Bobby Ray will be associate editor,
Shirley Currin business manager, and John
Cheatham, art editor.
The Seniors were entertained at six par
ties during the last week of school. Par
ties were given by grade mothers, mascot,
the marshals, senior parents, and several
members of the senior class.
The week began with a brunswick stew
supper, given by the grade-mothers at
Kerr Lake, May 26.
Nancy Hix and Linda Knott entertained
with a coke party on the lawn of the Hix
home May 27.
On Friday, May 30, Dr. and Mrs. David
Noel entertaining for David Noel, Jr.,
class mascot, complimented the Seniors at
a barbecue supper.
' Russell Barlowe had an outdoor supper
at the Barlowe home on Saturday, May
31.
On Sunday, June 1, after the baccalau
reate sermon, the marshals held a recep
tion at Mrs. Jesse White’s for the gra
duates.
After class night, June 2, Senior parents
held a reception at the Woman’s Club
for all seniors and their dates.
Maroon teams defeated the Gray 109
to 87 here Field Day, postponed from May
7 to 13 because of rain. Boys scored 45
and 45; girls, 64 and 44.
Awards were given to the top three
winners in the following events for boys:
100-yd. dash, Neil Yeargin, Carroll Pruitt,
Donnie Hawks; 60-yd. dash, Calvin Beck,
John Hall, Billy .Adcock; football punting,
Charles West, Harper Ruff, William Blair;
broad jump, Neil Yeargin, Charles Belcher,
Nelson Parrott; discus, Wilbur Longmire,
Zack Mitchell, Jack Overton; high jump,
Wilbur Longmire, Calvin Beck, Dan Ave
rett; football passing, Jackie Barnes, Jesse
Currin, Claude Morgan.
Girls who won awards follow: badmin
ton, Martha Parham, Julianna Yancey,
Kitty Boddie, Becky Baird; horseshoe,
Mary Helen Black,well, Mildred Brooks;
shuffleboard, Agnes Clay, Pat Leveque,
Frances Larkins, Joyce Blackwell; softball
throw for distance, Barbara Reid, Frances
Oakes, Carolyn Moss; 50-yd. dash, Mary
.Ann Jernigan, Mary Elizabeth Currin,
Ruby Newton; 75-yd. dash, Marsha Ray,
Frances Capps, Shirley Tippett; 3-legged
race, Doris Watson and May White, Betty
Howard and Carolyn Brooks, Linda Knott
ajid Gwen Hester; back-to-back relay,
Barbara Davis and Mary Lou Morgan,
Anne White and Nancy Hix, Frances Capps
and Frances Taylor; wheelbarrow race,
Phyllis Carmichael and Becky Dement,
Anne Stovall and Linda Currin, Ruby
Newton and Frances Taylor; caterpillar
race. Maroon team (Linda Knott, Char
lotte Easton, Martha Parham, Gwen Hes
ter) ; tennis ball race, Christine Hicks,
Eleanor Lewis, Nancy Lawson; volleyball,
Frances Oakes’ team and Annie Laurie
Dixon’s team; basketball, Barbara Reid
(Maroon) and Frances Oakes’ team
(Gray).
Maroon team won with 64 points;
Gray with 44 points.