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VOLUME 1
ORAmE STREET GRADED SCHOOL
OXFORD, N. C., SEPT.-OCT.-NOV.
NUMBER I
ASSEMBLY PROGRAMS BOTH
ENTERTAINING, EDUCATIONAI.
The students of the Orange
Street School from the first
grades through the seventh
grades have done a very fine
job of displaying their individu
al talents during our weekly
chapel programs. Under the
guidance of the classroom teach
ers each class has produced pro
grams that were both education
al and entertaining.
All of us look forward to the
weekly assembly programs be
cause they are always very en
tertaining. We know that a great
deal can be learned through such
well-developed programs. I hope
that we can continue to see good
programs during the remaining
of the school year.
Cornell Hamme
Special Editor
Student Council
Elects Officers
For 1952-53
The Student Council of
Orange Street School is doing
a very splendid job. We want to
make Orange Street School the
best in North Carolina by carry
ing on the work of the Student
Council. Orange Street Graded
School has elected officers, the
following were elected:
President Helen Moss
Vice President .. Cornel Hamme
Secretary-Treasurer Mildred
Norman
Assistant Secretary — Brenda
Anderson
Each class room has two rep
resentatives. The Student Coun
cil has been worked out into
committees. Some of the com
mittees are: Auditorium Com
mittee, Lunch Room Committee,
Building Committee, Safety
Committee, Fire Committee,
Good Manners Committee, Play
Ground Committee and Health
Cmnrhittee. Our faculty advisors
are Mrs. B. M. Reeding, Miss
Betty J. Foster, and Mrs. A. K.
Allen. The Student Council is a
worthy citizenship organization.
Mildred Norman, Reporter
Mr. John H. Lucas
Principal
Orange Street
School Gets
New Principal
Our new principal is Mr. John
H. Lucas. His home is in Rocky
Mount, North Carolina. He is a
graduate of Shaw University
and North Carolina College and
is now studying for a degree at
New York University. Before
coming to Oxford, Mr. Lucas
taught in Kinston, North Caro
lina where he made a fine re
cord for himself. Last year he
received an award as “The Man
of the Year.” He is a member of
the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.
He served with the armed forces
during World War II and has
traveled in many places.
We are happy to have Mr. Lu
cas as our principal. He under
stands children and always has
a smile for them. I hope all the
children in Orange Street School
will enjoy working with him as
much as I do. We could not have
gotten a better person to take
the place of our former princi
pal Rev. J. W. Hall who retired
last year.
Mildred Norman
Editor-in-chief
P.-T. A. Gives New
Stage Curtains
We as students of the Orange
Street School feel very grate
ful to the P. T. A. for the stage
curtains and draperies that are
now beautifully hanging in our
auditorium. Our parents and
teachers in the short time of
two weeks raised $1,600 and
made a cash payment for the
curtains that we are now en
joying. Hats Off! to an organi
zation that can put over such a
big job in such a short time.
We feel very proud of our cur
tains. We are going to handle
them with care so they will last
for many years.
In addition to the curtains the
school authorities made it pos
sible to have the auditorium- and
corridors painted. Everything
looks so cheerful since the walls
and woodworks are of a bright
color. The walls are a beautiful
pea green and the woodwork is
a cream color.
Cornell Hamme
Fire Prevention
Week Observed
Fire is a very horrible thing.
It has cost the lives of more
than a million people. I’m sure
all of us know this is fire pre
vention week. The officers of
the Student Council have been
going to classrooms inspecting
them to see if there were any
fire hazards. The children of
Orange Street School have been
writing essays of “Fire Safety
Around The Home” The pupil
who has the best one will re
ceive a five dollar prize. We
have had one fire drill. The
children came out very orderly.
It took only a short time to
clear the building. This week
we would like very much to
have our fire chief from the fire
department give us a dem
onstration on fire and how to
prevent it. Mr. Lucas, our
principal, is going to tell us
something about fire. We will be
very glad to collect all the in
formation about fire as far as
possible in fire prevention week.
Mildred No^fnan, Reporter
Safety Patrol
Committee Meets
The School Safety Patrol
Committee met in the early fall,
made plans and organized for
the school term of 1952-1953.
The Patrols were selected by
their teachers on the basis of
their attitude, dep'endability, in
terest in their task, popularity a-
bility. The School Safety Pa
trol have been holding their
meetings regularly with all
members present. G. Hester,
Captain, Ernest Braswell and
Cornell Hamme, Lieutenants.
These boys are performing their
duties well.
Cornell Hamme, Special Editor
Student Council
Members Serve
I As Bus Monitors
We the members of the stu
dent council are working to
make our school a better one.
The Student Council is working
and trying to make Orange
Street School one of the most
successful schools in the United
States. We are working with the
teachers and students. We are
doing fine with our work. The
Council has chosen some of the
members to do certain duties
Some are bus monitors. The
The monitors help to load and
unload the buses. There are hall
monitors. We are also working
with our principal, Mr. John H.
Lucas. We are enjoying our
work.
Helen Moss, President
Enrollment
Increases
Our enrollment is steadily in
creasing. We now have 534 boys
and 504 girls which has brought
our total enrollment to 1038.
We are happy to have so
many new children join our
school family.
Special Editor Gwendolyn
1 Parker.