“Even if you’re on the right track,
you’ll get run over if you just sit
there. ’’
— Will Rogers
VOLUME IV
W. P. GRIER SCHOOL
GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA, FEBRUARY, 1971
NO. 3
CHANGING OF THE
GUARD
This is the last article in our
series of interviews with teachers
who are new at Grier this year.
First, let’s meet Mr. Gary Britt.
He is married, and his wife teaches
at Ashbrook. They reside in the
Fern Forest Apartments. Last year
Mr. Britt taught at Aberdeen
Middle School in Aberdeen, N. C.
His hobbies include bird-watch
ing and water sports. He enjoys
teaching at Grier. Mr. Britt said
that if he teaches in Gaston County
next year, he would like to con
tinue teaching at Grier.
Another newcomer to Grier is
Mrs. Frances Medlin, who has only
been here since January 4. She
replaced Mrs. Young as the Civics
teacher. She is married, but has no
children. She attended the Univer
sity of South Carolina and did her
practice teaching at University
High School in Columbia.
Before coming to Grier, Mrs.
Medlin taught at South Point and
Holbrook High Schools.
Mrs. Medlin enjoys basketball,
swimming, reading, and the snow.
She and her husband have two bird
dogs who get treated like pets.
They reside at 6915 Pawnee Drive
in Charlotte.
DANCE
Well, it’s time for another thrill-
filled Grier dance for the Valentine
season! February 19 will be called
Maid Marion Day in honor of the
Robin Hood heroine. That night’s
dance will be called the Sherwood
Stomp in honor of Robin Hood’s
hiding place. The dance, lasting
from 7:30 to 10:30, is sponsored
by the recently elected ninth grade
officers. The students will jive to
the sound of records. The dance is
for eighth and ninth graders. It is
informal so just wear regular school
clothes. The cost is $.75 stag,
$1.00 drag. THE GIRLS WILL
ASK THE BOYS TO THE DANCE.
See ya’ there!
WEDDING BELLS RING
ON CHRISTMAS DAY
FOR MISS HAMILTON
On December 25, at 8:00 in the
morning. Miss Paulette Hamilton,
9th grade English teacher, became
the wife of Mr. Bob Duncan. The
wedding went off just fine, accord
ing to Mrs. Duncan, except “I for
got my shoes and my mother had
to go get them for me!” The
bridesmaids wore emerald green
dresses and carried red flowers.
Mr. and Mrs. Duncan spent their
honeymoon at Wrightsville Beach.
The weather was cold and rainy.
They didn’t get a chance to go
swimming!
The first meal Mrs. Duncan
cooked for her husband was bacon
and eggs. It was apparently a suc
cess. Her only failure so far is an
attempt at collard greens. They
were described by Mrs. Duncan as
simply “bad”.
The Duncans have had one
embarrassing experience so far.
One night Mrs. Duncan woke up
and went into the kitchen. She
didn’t even think about her
husband waking up. But he did,
and decided to scare his new bride.
So Bob went into the living room
and laid down in front of the
bookcase. When his wife walked
by, he yelled and grabbed her
ankle. Mrs. Duncan said, “I must
have screamed for a long time. It
scared me so much, I just froze!”
The newlyweds are currently
making their home at 220 Auten
Circle, Mount Holly.
WHAT TO GIVE YOUR
BOYFRIEND FOR
VALENTINE’S DAY
1. Tie-dye or embroider his
jeans for him.
2. Draw up his horoscope for
the whole year of 1971.
3. Polish the chrome on his car,
motorcycle, or bicycle.
4. Learn to cut hair. Become
his own personal barber.
5. Cook him his favorite dish.
6. Help him with his home
work.
7. Write a poem about him or
yourself.
8. Invent a new and private
nickname for him.
9. Treat him to a show he’s been
waiting to see. (It won’t kill
you to sit through three
hours of a war picture if it
makes him happy!)
10. Buy him a make believe
mustache 'or beard to try on
for size.
CASSANOVA GETTING
HITCHED
Mr. Keener, perhaps Grier’s
greatest teacher-Cassanova is get
ting married! The lucky girl is
Mary Anna Combs, of Lincolnton.
She is now teaching at Woodhill
Elementary School. They became
engaged after one of those short
5 year: romances beginning when
they met and started dating at
Appalachian State Teacher’s
College. The wedding is tentatively
scheduled for sometime this June.
When asked about their
common interests, Mr. Keener
commented, “We both like water
skiing and heavy music, but she
can’t do Algebra at all!”
Both Miss Combs and Mr.
Keener plan on continuing their
teaching, so if it’s any consolation
girls, he’ll be back next year.
Congratulations, Mr. Keener!!
We wish you the very best!
“LOVE STORY”
“What can you say about a
twenty-five-year-old girl who
died?” And what can you say
about a book like Love Story?
Nothing. After you read the first
sentence (above), it captures you
and you can’t get out of the new
and beautiful world. And if you
have to say anything, your tears
do it for you.
Take two beautiful people,
really beautiful people-a simple
Radcliffe co-ed who loves Bach
and the Beatles ,ind a rich Harvard
hockey player. Let them enjoy the
simple things in life; together, and
what have you got? A truly
beautiful Love Story. It’s so simple
and that’s what makes it perfect.
Read it, for a true love story is
something we’ve missed for a long,
long time.
IF YOU HAVE. . .
moved
eloped
sold out
been drafted
been snobbed
been robbed
lost one
found one
accidently ran over one
bought a car
sold one
wrecked one
stolen one
had company
been visiting
lost your hair
lost your teeth
found someone elses
been in a fight
had an operation
got a new girlfriend
got a new boyfriend
broken up
made up
had a house that blew up-
It’s news!
Turn it in -
We’ll print it!