November, 1955
School Safety
Pofrol
The School Patrol was organized
September 12, 1955 for the school
term. We were happy to become
members of this splendid organi
zation, and we hope that you have
observed that we are by the way
in which we are performing our
duties.
The Captain and Lieutenants
are constantly checking on the
various patrol members, seeing
that they are carrying on their
work according to the instructions
given in, the Standard Rules.
We Wish to thank Mr. James
Gregory for the school zone signs
that he was instrumental in secur
ing for us.
We are asking your continued
cooperation.
Danny Holloway, Reporter
SAFETY PATROL MEMBERS
Calvin Hester
Allie Slaughter
Percy Winston
Ray Boyd
James Davis
Danny
Hollaway
Emmitt Fields
Thomas Parker
Willie Williams
Jerry Rogers
Albert Alston
Floyd Betts
Roy Handy
William Peace
Charles Wilson
Joe Allen
James Jordan
George Lyon
George Bailey
William Downey
James S. Jones
Thurman
Henderson
John Fuller
Eugene Fields
Covaster
Downey
Louis Parker
Thurman Thorpe
Orange Street School Has
Two Television Sets
The teachers and pupils are
thrilled over the wonderful addi
tion made to help foster the edu
cational program of the school.
It was really funny when Frank
Scott, then a fifth grade pupil and
now a Mary Potter seventh year
student, predicted in one of his
Early Bird features that televi
sion would come to Orange Street
School. Well it’s no longer funny.
Now it’s a pleasure to know
that the predictions have come
true and we now have T-e-l-e-v-i-
s-i-o-n-s at our school. One is a
console 27” model, the other is
a portable 24” model. Our hats
are off to our principal, Mr. J. H.
Lucas for this wonderful accom
plishment.
THE EARLY BIRD
, ;
Principal of Mary
Potter School
We are very happy to welcome
Mr. Erdman R. Bryant to our
town as principal of Mary Potter
High School.
Mr. Bryant is a native of Kins
ton, North Carolina and a gra
duate of Johnson C. Smith Uni
versity, Charlotte, North Carolina.
He holds a M. S. Degree from
North Carolina College, Durham,
North Carolina. He attended
Catholic University, Washington,
D. C. and also did extensive work
at Columbia University, New
York City where he received a
professional Diploma.
His service record with the
United States Army covers a
period of thirty months.
Mr. Bryant’s wife is the former
Miss Corinthia Davis of Kinston,
North Carolina.
We are happy to have both Mr.
and Mrs. Bryant become a part
of our community and hope for
them much success.
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V/elcome New Faculty
Members
Orange Street School has four
new faculty members this year.
We are happy to welcome each of
them to join our school family.
We love these teachers already,
becau'p they see|.n sq pleasant
and friendly. It seems they have
been with us all the time.
We hope they will like our
school and all the children.
We want our Early Bird readers
to know more about these teachers,
so I will give a brief history of
them.
In the Second Grade we have
Miss Whelma M. Hicks of Oxford,
North Carolina a graduate of
Shaw University, Raleigh, North
Carolina.
In the Fifth Grade Miss Cyn
thia Harris of Oxford, North Caro
lina, a graduate of St. Augustine
College, Raleigh, North Carolina.
In the Fourth Grade we have
Miss Lucille Fields of Oxford,
North Carolina, a graduate of
Fayetteville State Teachers Col
lege, Fayetteville, North Carolina.
In the Music Department we
have as our Music Supervisor,
Mrs. Althea Revelle of Ahoskie,
North Carolina, a graduate of St.
Augustine College, Raleigh, North
Carolina.
We wish for each of these tea
chers an enjoyable school term at
Orange Street School.
Eva Owens
P. T. A. Chatter
With our new president. Rev.
J. W^ Gwyn, the new look is very
noticeable around our buildings.
There has already been purchased
two beautiful televisions for the
entire student body and teachers
to enjoy. The P.T.A. has provid
ed for the installation of the out
side antenna.
The P.T.A. plans to add to the
beauty of our school grounds by
filling in the low places with
crushed rock.
The membership of the P.T.A.
has grown greatly with Mr. L. L.
Shoffner as chairman of the mem
bership committee. We are look
ing fonvard t'o more parents be
coming members of the Orange
Street P.T.A.
Page Three
Student
Leadership
Council
As a result of a unique voting
system, the Student Leadership
Council made a final posting of
officers elected for the year 1955-
56: President, Betty Jean Wilson,
6B; Vice President, Parthenia
Daye, 6R; Secretary, Annie Mae
Daniel, 5H; Assistant Secretary,
Anita Dunston, 5V; and Treasur
er, Janet Baptiste, 4A.
Room representatives to the
Student Leadership Council are:
Janice Chambers 6H
Thomas Parker 6R
James Jackson 5C
Harvey Oakley 5J
Mildred Norfleet 5W
Gladys Holmes 4F
William Peace 4T
Mary Henderson 6B
Gloria Bullock 6W
Catherine Anderson 5H
Marvin Rose 5V
John Dunston 4B
Jacquelyn Smith 4A
Miss Lucille B. Fields, fourth
grade teacher, joins the Student
Leadership Council Committee
this year as an adviser. Other ad
visers are Mrs. A. K. Alien, and
Mrs. B. B. Redding, chairman of
the committee.
The officers of the student Lea
dership Council were installed in
office in an impressive Installation
Ceremony marked with beauty and
dignity. The glow of candles and
the gold and white dress of the
officers was beautiful. The Rev.
J. W. Gwyn, President of the
Orange Street School P. T. A. ser
ved as installing officer. Mrs. B.
B. Redding, advisor, acted as pre
senting officer. Invocation was
made by the Rev. T. E. Parker,
Jr., Pastor of the First Baptist
Church.
Mrs. Lena Glover Smith, Prin
cipal of Angier B. Duke School,
was the guest speaker. In her
own forceful and personable man
ner, Mrs. Smith interestingly help
ed the pupils to understand how
they might, day by day, live more
purposeful and wholesome lives.
Mr. J. H. Lucas, our principal,
gave the response and introduced
the visitors.
Room representatives and fa
culty advisors, Mrs. A. K. Allen
and Miss L. 13. Fields were pre
sented.
Remarks were made by our
Supervisor, Mrs. M. W. Gant. y
Officers installed are: President,
Betty Jean Wilson; Vice Presi
dent, Parthenia Daye; Secretary,
Annie Mae Daniels; Assistant
Secretary, Anita Dunston; and
Treasurer, Janet Baptiste.
Room representatives are: Jac
queline Smith 4A, Gladys Holmes
4F, John Dunston 4B, William
Peace 4T, James Jackson 5C,
Catherine Anderson 5A, Harvey
Oakley 5J, Marion Rose W, Mild
red Norfleet 5W, Mary Henderson
6B, Janice Chambers 6H, Thomas
Parker 6R, and Gloria Bullock
6W.
Have A Nice
Thanksgiving