March, 1962
THE MARY POTTER GAZETTE
Page Five
Cluh News
Thespians Present
Final Production
The Thespians of the Mary
Potter Dramatics Club pre
sented their final play produc;
tion, February 28, 1962 in the
school auditorium. The final
play production consisted of
three one-act plays entitled
“The Charm,” “The High Win
dow,” and “The Fall and De
cline of Wilbur’s Empire.”
Those featured in “The |
Charm” were Robert Hester,
Demeterias Daniel, Eugene Gee,
Catherine Jordan, Colonel
White, and Selena Harris.
Starring in “The High Win
dow” were Margaret Stewart,
Evelyn Hall, Sherwood Spells,
Annie Daniel, and Otis Chavis, j
Participating in “The Fall and |
Decline of Wilbur’s Empire’
were Tommy Cates, McCoy I
Harris, Selena Harris, Annie I
Daniel, and Demeterias Daniel.
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MEMBERS OF FORENSIC SOCIETY—Left to Right—Stand- i Left to Right—Seated: Mrs, M. W Gant Maxzina Glover^
mg: Mrs. B. B. ^dding, James McDougle, Delaine Jeffers, Thomas Katrina Carroll, Mrs. M. H. Scott, Gwendolyn Knight France^
McGimpsey, and Mr. H. R. Williams. ) Colbert, Anita Dunston, and Mr. R. L. Bass. ’
Mrs. T. W. Anderson and Mr
L. Platt directed the plays.
Red Cross Planned
For M. P. Students
Forensic Society
Organized At M. P.
The Forensic Society of Mary
[Potter High is debating the pro-
'posal; That the Federal Govern
ment should give aid to public
elementary and secondary edu-
On February 12, 1962 Mrs
Gunnell, American Field Regis-1 cation by m.eans of grants to the
trar for the National Red Cross,
and Mr. C. G. Credle, chairman The debaters are Anita Duns
of the Red Cross Chapter for Colbert, Maxzina
Oxford City Schools, along with Carroll, Delaine Jeffers,
students, Frances Colbert, Gloria Barbara Jones, Juanita Rogers,
Bullock, Delaine Jeffers, Larry James McDougle, Don Royster,
Hamme, and Robert L. Hester,[and Thomas McGimsey.
met to discuss plans to organize
a “High School Red Cross”
which comes from the original
“Junior Red Cross”. The princi
pal, Mr. J. H. Lucas, our student
counselor, Mrs. M. W. Gant, and
a selected advisor. Miss J. M.
Dublin were also present at the
meeting.
It was decided that after the
officers are installed the follow
ing outline would be carried out:
first, the undertaking of “pro
grams” and second, “projects”.
The name of the organization at
Mary Potter is “The Mary Potter
High School Red Cross Council”.
Acting Reporter,
Robert L. Hester
High School
Assembly Held
Each Thursday
Mr. Leonard Platt, a new
comer to the staff of Mary Pot
ter School, has scheduled regu
lar high-school assembly pro
grams which take place every
Thursday.
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Several interesting programs
have been given which also in
cluded a talk to the student
body by Principal J. H. Lucas.
Many of the programs have been
centered around important peo
ple and events.
Each homeroom has selected
a date to present a program,
thus, the schedule for the year
has been completed.
Parents and other interested
members of the community at
tend many of the programs and
are cordially welcomed.
Mrs. B. B. Redding, Mrs. M. W.
Gant, Mr. R. L. Bass, and Mr. H.
R. Williams.
The debating team will have
their first competitive debate
later in March.
Teachers Attend
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Classroom Teachers, was work
shop coordinator, while Fred D.
McNeill served as workshop re
corder.
Choral Club To
Participate In
Musical ProOTam
During the early part of the
school year, about 50 students
joined the choral club. Vertie
Bagby was elected president;
Floriatta Gilreath, vice-presi
dent; Mary McGhee, secretary;
Mary Alice Parham, assistant
secretary; Randolph Lockett,
treasurer; and Veronica Dolson,
reporter.
The Choral Club gave a com
bined musical and dramatic nar
ration with members of the Dra
matics Club in December.
Practices have begun for the
annual participation in the
County Music Festival, a Spring
Concert, and Commencement.
Junior-Senior Prom
Set For May 4 Here
The eighty four members olj
the junior class are very busy
making plans for the Junior-
Senior Prom which is scheduled
for May 4, 1962.
The members are getting dy
namic leadership from our three;
advisors and class officers.
We are very glad to have
Mrs. T. W. Anderson as a new
advisor during the absence of
Mrs. E. J. McGhee, who was one
of our advisors at the beginning
of the year. Our two other advi
sors are Mrs. L. J. Solomon and,
Mr. R. A. Hunt.
The officers are: president,^
Catherine Jordan; vice presi
dent, Demeterias Daniel; secre
tary, David Puryear; treasurer,
Willie Mae Bullock; and parlia
mentarian, Marilyn Hargrove.
N. H. A. Sponsors
Annual Pupil-
Parent Banquet
The NHA Club is striving to
make this organization the most
active club within the school.
The club officers are presi-'
dent, Shirley Blackwell; vice
president, Brenda Hawkins; sec
retary, Betty Wilson; assistant
secretary, Demeterias Daniel;
and reporter, Betty Wilson.
Members of this club have
been very busy during this
made
field trips and also attended the
District Rally in Durham, North
Carolina in November.
On March 14, 1962, Mrs. M.
W. Gant, Director of Counseling
and Testing, Mary Potter School,
was the guest speaker at the
Parent-Pupil banquet held in
the school Cafeteria.
Mrs. M. J. Holley, club advi
sor, gave remarks. Mr. J. H. Lu
cas, principal, presented awards
to the winners of the Betty
Crocker Knowledge and Apti
tude Examination and to other
members of the club.
Betty Wilson,
Reporter
Three One-Act Plays
Presented By Thespians
A large number of students
from the ninth through the
twelfth grades organized the
“Thespians”, a dramatic club,
for the school year of 1961-62.
Elected officers were: president,
Elijah Holman; vice president,
Lucy Hester; secretary, Janet
Baptiste; assistant secretary,
Frances Colbert; make-up ar-i
tists, Janet Baptiste, and David
Puryear; reporters, Linda Lyons
and Glendora Hedgepeth; publi
city artists, Randolph Lockett,
Anita Dunstan, and David Pur
year.
The club decided to produce;
three one-act plays which played
to a capacity audience: a drama,
“The Refuge”, starring Lucy
Hester, Katrina Carroll, Tonya
Redding, Otis Chavis, and Sher
wood Spells; a comedy, “Wilbur
Takes His Medicine”, featuring
Tommy Cates, Selena Harris,
Junior Science
Club Plans Many
Activities Here
The purposes of the Junior
Science Club are (1) to give the
child experience in using scien
tific methods; (2) to create and
arouse interest in the field of
science; and (3) to help the
child to develop an appreciation
of the contributions of science
to modern living.
The Science Club’s projects
for this year are: (1) an assem
bly program; (2) participation
in the Science Fair; and (3) a
trip to the Planeterium.
The Junior Science Club re
ports the following officers for
the 1961-62 term:
President, Inez Cooper; vice-
president, Henry Burwell; secre
tary, Edith Hawkins; assistant
secretary, Loretta Chambers;
treasurer, Annie Wilkerson; re
porter, Bertina Glover.
The Club’s motto is “Be Alert
Through Participation, Investi
gation, Listening, Observing,
Thinking, Studying, and Experi
mentation.”
served as toast master; McCoy
Harris, Vice President, gave the
welcome address; and Robert
Hester extended a toast to the
ladies. Responses were given by
Marian Bass; MP Princess and
Gloria Bullock, Miss Mary
Potter.
Mr. F. D. McNeill, science
teacher here at MP School, was
the guest speaker and was in
troduced by Joseph Colson, Jr.
Immediately following the pro
gram and Dinner, the ball was
held in the gymnasium.
Annie Daniel,
and Demetrias
tragedy, “A
Khxifu”, with
Roland Lyons,
Daniel; and a
Message from
Eugene Gee,
Robert Hester, John Davis, and
Robert Taylor as players. Di
rectors were Mrs. E. J. McGhee,
and Mr., Leonard Platt. .
JUNIOR DRAMATICS
CLUB ORGANIZED
Students from grades six,
seven, and eight met in Room
29 to organize their Junior Dra
matics Club for the school year.
Officers elected were: presi
dent, Gloria Brown; vice presi
dent, Henry Burwell; secretary,
Annie Wilkerson; assistant sec
retary, Frank Clark; treasurer,
Carolyn Lawson; parliamen
tarian, Roy Bass; and reporters,
Maquilla Smith, Omega Peace,
and Corine Hunt.
Our first production will be
three one-act plays: a comedy,
“Call It a Day”; a serio-comedy,
“Broken Rehearsal”; and a
mystery, “The Haunted Book
shop”.
Junior Dramatics Club advi
sors and directors are Mrs. S. R.
Wilson, Mrs. Myrtle J. McNeill,
Mrs. R. P. Wilson, and Mrs.
Bessie B. Redding, chairman.
OFF PRESS DURING
MONTH OF APRIL
The 1962 Ram Staff has
worked hard to produce a pic
torial accoimt of life at our
Alma Mater.
Parthenia Daye, yearbook
editor, reports that the printer
is now in the process of com
pleting the book which should
be delivered in April.
The yearbook staff includes:
Parthenia Daye, Editor; Barbara
Jones, Annie Daniels, Associ
ate Editors; Joseph Colson, Er
nest Bibby, Photographers;
James McDougle, Sports Editor,
Anita Dunston, Layout Editor;
Joan Moore, Maxzina Glover,
Brenda Hawkins, Bettye Wilson,
Typists; Mr. R. A. Hunt, Katrina
Carroll, McCoy Harris, Business
Managers; Mr. R. L. Bass, Mrs.
M. H. Scott, and Mrs. B. P.
Lucas, Advisers.
HI-Y CLUB STAGES
DINNER - DANCE
The Hi-Y Club of Mary Potter
School held its annual Dinner-
Dance in the school cafeteria
and gymnasium on Friday,
March 16, 1962.
James _ McDougle, President,
Junior Librco'y Club
Active At Mary Potter
The Junior Library Club of
1961-62 was organized October
4, 1961. The members are show
ing great interest in this club,
and have planned many events.
The Club celebrated “Book
Week” with a play given by the
club members. One of the out
standing events of the year will
be a trip to North Carolina Col
lege at Durham.
Mrs. H. T. Wilson is the advi
sor of the group, with the fol
lowing officers: Barbara Jean
Cates, president; Annie Bullock,
vice-president; Wanda Burwell,
secretary; George Daye, assis
tant secretary; Thelma Cox,
treasurer, and program chair-'
man; Gloria Edgerton, publicity
chairman, and Joan Greenwood,
publicity chairman.
Reporter
Joan C. Greenwood