PROCONIAN
Vol. XXXV, No. 3
Chapel Hill High School, Chapel Hill, N. C.
Wednesday, November 21, 1962
Marshbanks Cited by FT A
Thanksgiving Dance sponsors make plans for tomorrow night.
Clockwise Jane Graham, Jayne Cottingham, Terrell Seawell,
Eva Lee Blaine.
Dance To Be Held
Thanksgiving Nite
The highlight of the
Thanksgiving holiday fcr the
Chapel Hill High School set
is the annual Thanksgiving
Dance, which will be held to
morrow, from 8:30 until 12
P.M. in the Carolina Inn ball
room.
Plans began weeks ago with
the selection of additional
sponsors from the three high
school classes. Former senior
sponsors are Becky Tatum,
Peggy Umstead, Jayne Cot
tingham, Eva Lee Blaine. Ter
rell Seawell, Ann Cleaveland,
and Gale Greene.
Chosen as new senior spon
sors are Toni Dorfman, Sally
Ivey, Barbara Lalanne, Bev
erly Leng, Susan Prince, Jane
Russell, Nikki Watts, and Win-
borne Shaffer.
Junior class sponsors are
Jane Dyer, Mary Ellen Lane,
Nancy Saunders, Dale Sloan,
Myrt Trageser, Sue Tyree, and
Deedee Whitney.
Representing the sophomore
class are Nancy Ayccck, Jane
Graham, Ann Phillips, and
Marianne Thompson.
Invitations have been sent
out to all Chapel Hill High
School students and other
Chapel Hill students who at
tend private schools.
The sponsors have engaged
the Embers combo to provide
dancing music. Dr. Howard
Thompson, superintendent of
schools, has been invited to
serve as master of ceremonies
during the presentation of the
sponsors and their escorts at
9:15 P.M.
Miss May Marshbanks, prin
cipal, has been cited by the
Future Teachers Club fcr her
outstanding work in the field
of education. This announce
ment was made by the FTA
for the first time today.
“During National Education
Week (November 11-17) the
club members tried to evalu
ate why they wanted to be
come teachers,” explained Mrs.
Carolyn Horn, FTA adviser.
“Most of them agreed that
the decision resulted from the
inspiration they had found in
some of their teachers. Be
cause of her outstanding work
in teaching and administration
and the great variety of her
teaching interests, the club de
cided that Miss Marshbanks
was an excellent example of
high teaching ability.”
Jill Hickey Sparks Drive
In Powder Puff Rivalry
Miss Marshbanks majored in
biology and Latin at Meredith
College, where she later earned
a certificate in music. She
also did graduate work in
mathematics and education at
the University cf North Caro
lina.
She taught music, Latin, and
math in Canton, N.C. She
taught math at CHHS before
becoming the first woman to
be principal of a North Caro
lina high school.
In addition to teaching. Miss
Marshbanks has served as ad
viser to the Student Council.
She was also instrumental in
organizing the Honor Council
and the local chapter of the
National Honor Society.
An accomplished organist.
Miss Marshbanks is a member
of a national organists’ associ
ation. She has sung in the UNC
Choral Club and is director of
the choir of the University
Methodist Church.
Miss Marshbanks is also a
member of the Delta Kappa
Gamma, an honorary teachers’
society.
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Miss Marshbanks prepares
public address syslem.
make announcements over the
Junior Jill Hickey paced her
team to a victory over the
senior girls in CHHS’s second
annual powder-puff football
game Friday
Jill tallied all of her team’s
points as she scored on two
long-yardage runs. In the first
quarter she intercepted a
senior pass and raced down the
sidelines to put the juniors
ahead 6-0.
In the opening moments of
the second quarter, Jill again
carried, this time on an
around-end run, and scored
again. The extra-point at
tempts failed both times.
Later in the second quarter
the seniors broke into the
scoring column for the first
time with Beverly Leng’s scor
ing run from the junior 20-
yard line.
The seniors added two points
on a touchback when a junior
punter found herself unable to
3 Parties Scheduled by Rec Council
“The purpose of the Recrea
tion Club is to fill in gaps in
the needs of recreation in tlie
community,” explains Mrs.
Dana Hiller, director of the
teenage recreation program.
“The funds allotted us by
the Recreation Department en
able us to have almost any ac
tivities we wish. This year we
She's Fast
On Draw'
Senior Gale Greene has re
cently released the informa
tion that her aunt is a celeb
rity. Mrs. Gerry Wayne Mcln-
tyre, a 25-year-old native of
Dayton, Ohio, has received the
title of “fastest girl draw in
Ohio”.
As member of the Mustang-
er’s Club, which studies the
Old West and practices sharp
shooting, Mrs. McIntyre en
tered and won the local shoot
ing contest in Dayton. She
then entered the 1960 state
contest and won first place.
are broadening the program to
include athletics, specific inter
est groups, and community
service projects, as well as
social programs.”
A Rec Council, headed by
co-chairmen Lee Fambrough
and Doug Anderson, will plan
programs according to inter
est shown in various activities.
So far three combo parties
have been scheduled, the first
of which will be a Holiday
Dance held on December 28.
Other Christmas activities will
include a party for a local or
phanage which will be given
by the club members.
Open houses at the Rec Cen
ter after all home basketball
games are also a part of the
plans.
“Last week we passed out
interest questionnaires in the
homerooms,” explains Lee
Fambrough. “These will help
us plan more activities, be
cause we will have a better
idea of CHHSers’ areas of
special interest.”
Possible programs include
organized bridge tournament-,
bowling leagues and tennis and
golf instruction.
get the ball while she stood in
her own end-zone.
There was no scoring in the
second half and the game end
ed with a 12-8 victory for the
junior girls.
Outstanding linemen for
each team included Sally Ivey,
Becky Tatum, and Joan Archer
for the seniors, while Jackie
Jennings and Wendy Chipman
defended the juniors.
Backs Wanda Jones and
Gale Greene moved the
seniors, and Jill Hickey and
Susan Culbreth sparked the
victorious juniors.
During the half-time period
the class kings were announced
and officially crowned by
CHHS faculty member Miss
Helen Wilkin, who planted a
kiss on the cheek of each win
ner. The senior king was
Corky Norwood with junior
king Randy Ellington and
sophomore king Donnie Clark.
Heading the graceful cheer
leaders were David Ripperton
from the junior class, and
David Clark and George
Thompson from the senior
class.
Parents and Students Join
To Organize New League
Many students who have
heard about the Parent-Youth
League may have questions
about it.
Mrs. Ida Friday, newly
elected president, recently
answered these questions
posed by Proconian reporters.
O: What exactly is the pur
pose of the Parents-Youth
League?
A: We hope that the league
will act as a medium through
which parents and children
can exchange ideas and sug
gest standards for cultural,
recreational and social activi
ties. Ideally, it is a program
through which parents can
better meet the needs of their
children.
Q: How does the league ex
pect to help parents meet these
needs?
A: At the league meetings
among parents and students of
certain grade levels, general
agreements will be made.
These agreements will be pub
lished in a list of suggestions
to the family.
Q: Must these agreements
be observed by every family?
A: No. Each family will still
set its own standards for chil
dren’s activities. For instance,
if the ninth grade group sug
gests a curfew of 10 or 11, this
curfew does not necessarily
have to be observed by each
family.
Q: What role will the stu
dent play?
A: The student can play as
large a role as he wishes. He
is a full member of the organi
zation; his suggestions and his
vote are respected just as
much as his parents’.
Q: Has much interest been
shown by the students?
A; Several students attended
the first meeting, some with
out their parents. Study groups
are set up on the sixth through
twelfth grade levels, and any
students in these grades can
join the league.
Q: What is the origin of the
league?
A: The league was started by
a committee set up by the
Methodist Church to study the
social needs of this area.
Conspiracy Ensnares
Unwary Instructor
"Leaves by the hundreds came
Mrs. June Basile was the
victim of one of the happiest
conspiracies of her life two
weeks ago.
Her fifth period Spanish
class, in league with Miss
Elizabeth Raney and Mrs.
Becky Shepard, tricked Mrs.
Basile into celebrating her
wedding anniversary at school.
(Which anniversary she was
observing was not revealed.)
Mrs. Shepard lured Mrs.
Basile away from her room so
that students could lay cut the
wedding cookies, but unfor
tunately the counselor got her
signals crossed, for she dis
tracted Mrs. Basile during the
v/rong period.
Miss Raney came to the
rescue by inviting Mrs. Basile
into her room to observe her
students taking a French test.
Somewhat puzzled but never
theless interested, Mrs. Basile
fell into the trap.
When she finally unlocked
ihe door to her room, she
found her blackboard decorat
ed v/ith anniversary greetings.
Goodies went along with the
Spanish lesson that day.
Passing Views
Linda Upchurch paying for
her annual with 465 pennies
. . . Ann Dye shaking her
pocket book frantically trying
to get a bee out of it during
U. S. History . . . Peter Bream
turning the junior class meet
ing over to Jill Hickey because
of his wisdom-tooth extraction
. . . Grove Burnett kicking
Miss Raney's desk in frustra
tion when a drawer wouldn’t
open . . . Pat Mann in the
school store teaching Mary
Beth Coker how to box . . .
Mary Lindsay Spearman and
Nancy Sasser becoming ac
complished thespians in the
Playmakers’ production of
“Guys and Dolls.”