Christmas
Holidays
Dec. 16-Jan. 2
oi? Moxboro Mambler
PUBLISHED ONCE A MONTH BY THE STUDENTS OF ROXBORO HIGH SCHOOL
Merry
Christmas
to All
VOL. III
ESTABLISHED 1936
ROXBORO. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1938 5c PER COPY, 50c PER YEAR NO~3
Senior Class Elects
the Class Officers
(Mary Lewis Dickens)
The seniors have been very busy the
last few weeks electing their class offi
cers. This year there are two senior
home rooms. Each home room had
to vote on the officers for themselves.
Then the whole senior class was to
vote between these officers chosen
from each home room for the officers
of the whole senior class. The offi
cers elected for Miss Bower’s room
were:
President, Barden Winstead; vice-
president, Mary Lewis Dickens;
secretary, Carolyn White; treasurer,
Bill Michaels.
The officers chosen for Mrs. Nich
ols’ room were:
President, Ella Harris Winstead;
vice-president, Helen Reid Sanders;
secretary, Martha King; treasurer,
Charles White.
After these officers were voted be
tween for the whole senior class the
following were elected:
President, Ella Harris Winstead;
vice-president, Mary Lewis Dickens;
secretary, Carolyn White; treasurer,
Bill Michaels.
Boy! Were those seniors cam
paigning! It was a very close run
between the presidents. There was a
difference of one vote between them.
The seniors think they have been
very wise in selecting their officers
and wish them much success during
.the vear.
Boy Patrol Renders
Excellent Service
The local school boy patrol ren-
dered an excellent and honorable
piece of work directing traffic during
the night of the high school play.
During the past week the entire
patrol’s average was 98% in service.
Captain Harris is a very creditable
leader and has done a fine job. The
school appreciates his services. The
patrol consists of eighteen boys and
its motto is: “Prevent any accident
from happening during this year to
any school pupil.” Will every student
of R. H. S. help the captain, lieu
tenants, and entire patrol force to
carry out this motto.
Mr. Sledge said he was well
pleased with the work of every single
patrol.
3rd Month Honor Roll
11th grade—Mrs. Nichols’ room:
Ella Harris Winstead.
10th grade—Miss Davis’ room:
Kitty Elmore, Lois Pickering, Louise
Walker. Miss Hester’s room: Elaine
Crumpton; Mr. Titus’ room: Doris
White.
9th grade—Miss Yancey’s room:
Emma Bailey Jones, Arh^ Newell,
Eleanor Winstead; Mto Rogers’
room: Reuben Bowes; Mr. Tilley’s
room: Marie Deering.
Sth grade—Mrs. Clayton’s room:
Mary Louise Dixon.
7th grade: Thomas Long, Mary L.
Harris, Marion Long, Marion James,
Janie Pearl Crumpton, Clara Lee, M.
Ella Morris. 1 ’
6th grade: Era Mae Ashley, Jac-
jueline Gordon, John Pass.
Post Graduates: Lucille Stephens,
Estelle Clayton, Eleanor Hamlin.
Industrial Education Depart
ment Completes Projects
Lewis E. Lawes says “never give
a man up until he has failed at
something he likes.” Surely there is
no failure in Mr. Titus’ department
for each one likes his work and does
his part well.
Several projects of the year have
been completed. The county super
intendent, R. B. Griffin, has a nice
new garage that he would not have,
had this department not stepped
across the street and built it for him.
An excellent exhibit has been dis
played in Long, Bradsher hardware
store, which demonstrated the ability
of several of the students. The model
house in Hambrick, Austin, Thomas
was also planned and constructed by
this group. i
It is understood that several of the
Roxboro girls hope that Mr. Titus
will plan and build a larger house.
Anyway our hats are off to Mr. Titus
and his excellent group of workmen.
Activities of Home
Economics Department
In November the second year
class of home economics served the
Roxboro Rotary Club a typical
Thanksgiving dinner. There was
turkey, cranberry sauce, plum pud
ding, and everything necessary to
make such a dinner complete.
The room was decorated beauti
fully to represent an autumn outdoor
scene, with pine leaves, sheaves of
wheat, pumpkins, and corn. The at
mosphere was truly one of Thanks
giving.
Mr. Gaddy, our principal made
a very interesting speech on future
education. Because of the impor
tance of the well-being of the com
ing generation, we believe that
proved to be beneficial to everyone
present.
The officers of the home economics
classes have teen elected for the
new year. Thou tor the first period,
first year class, are as follows:
Hostess, Gloria Stanfield; secre
tary, Frai.es Talley; treasurer,
Alen Humphries.
Those for the seventh period, first
year class, were:
Hostess, Virginia Warren; secre
tary, Rachel Tillman; treasurer,
Margaret Oakley.
And the officers elected for the
second year class were:
Uiostess, Lorraine Long; secretary,
Edna Parham; treasurer, Annie Rob
erts.
Among these girls election day is
very exciting.
T. J. Fowler Talks
Mr. T. J. Fowler, sanatarian with
local health department, gave a very
interesting talk to sixty home eco
nomics students in their department
on December 2. He explained in de
tail points of inspection of dairies,
public eating places, and hotels. All
of this was in connection with the
students’ unit of work, “Food for the
Family.” Each girl was presented
with a bulletin on Laws, Rules, and
Regulations for Sanitary Manage
ment of Hotels and Cafes, and a
dairy farm inspection form. The
study of milk came in their unit of
work on “Foods for the Family.” Mr.
Fowler’s speech was greatly enjoyed
and appreciated by everyone.
Miss Davis, the Home Economics
instructor, is interested in the wel
fare of each student and is doing all
in her power to add to their progress.
What Others Are Saying
1. A former Roxboro resident—
“The general appearance of the
sheet as a whole, the topics found
worthy of discussion in its pages, the
variety of news notes, and all the de
tails of the workmanship involved
in producing the paper are indicative
of the wholesome, genuine interest
which students and faculty must
have in the publication. Accept my
thanks for the copy.”
2. A former principal of our
school—“Hats off” to the editor and
staff of one of the best high school
papers ever to reach my desk! How
ever, the quality of your paper is
nothing more than I would expect
from your school—one of the finest
anywhere. I trust your editorial
about the band which was unusually
well discussed and presented will get
results.”
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The staff is most grateful for these
letters and also for the other kind
things that have been said about the
November issue of our paper. We
pass the praise on to those who made
it possible.
George Long Wins in
Speaking Contest
One section of the ninth grade has
been testing its speaking ability by
working on Eugene Field’s poem,
“Jest ’Fore Christmas.” The best ren
dition for each day was selected by
the vote of the class. George Long
was selected the first day and
Blanche Hurdle the second day. A
vote was then taken to decide be
tween the two with honors going to
George Long.
Twentieth Annual Y.M.C.A.
Older Boys’ Conference
In Greensboro, December 2-3-4,
1938, boys from over all North Caro
lina met to discuss boys’ problems
in an Older Boys’ Conference.
The main speakers were Dr. Hart,
Duke; Dr. Manchester, Duke; Dr.
Lacy, Jr., Richmond, Virginia; Dr.
Mielsur, Guilford College; and Dr.
Irving, Pennsylvania.
The general theme, “The Great
Adventure,” indicates the desire of
those responsible for this gathering
to assist boys in their quest to dis
cover the meaning of life. In the dis
cussion periods, the worship pro
grams, the addresses and the dinner
meetings, this theme was constantly
in the foreground.
Mi. Sledge recently received a let
ter from Mr. Peterson, Durham Hi-Y
president, and he has agreed to bring
a model Hi-Y program to the Rox
boro club in the near future. We hope
all boys will be present that night.
“The Great Deliverer” Given
by Students of Central School
Everyone who failed to see “The
Great Deliverer,” a sacred dramatic
Christmas cantata at Central School
Thursday night, December 8th,
suffered, a lasting loss. The cast of
over one hundred children, chosen
from each of the six grades, most
effectively displayed thorough train
ing and furnished an evening’s enter
tainment of the highest type. The au
dience soon sensed the atmosphere of
reverence, sincerity, and devotion
which emphasized the aim of the can
tata. The meaning of Christmas was
most fittingly portrayed in this pre
sentation.
Eighth and Ninth Grades
See “Treasure Island”
Katherine Spencer
Thursday morning, December 1st,
the eighth and ninth grades saw on
the screen a thrilling drama which
they had already studied and en
joyed—“Treasure Island.” We are
very thankful for the kindness of Mr.
Kirby in bringing the picture back
for our benefit. Everyone thorough
ly enjoyed the picture.
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Whitten Enjoys Visit
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Bob Whitten thoroughly enjoyed
his visit to Charlotte as he mingled
with the all-star football players on
the gridiron and of course he was
delighted that North Carolina won
over South Carolina 19-0. Bob was
invited as an all-star fullback. He
has done excellent work for the Rox
boro School and we are indeed very
proud of him.
New Course Offered in
Roxboro High School
For the first time in the history
of Roxboro High School a new course
has been offered in behalf of the
school as well as the students. In
order to give the students of this
school a better education this course
has been offered so that they may
obtain a new knowledge 'of traits
used in the outside business world.
This new course is Salesmanship. The
class this year consists mostly of
seniors and is small, but this will not
hinder the growth of the class in the
years to come. The seniors, espe
cially, are wise in taking advantage
of this opportunity for the most of
them, this will be their last year as
a student in Roxboro High School
and too, this is a new course in the
present high school age.
There are very few educated
salesmen in the business world due
to the fact that this course has not
been sustained in the high schools
of America until a few years ago, and
in all probability Roxboro High
School will produce some very suc
cessful salesmen or saleswomen in the
future.
This course was obtained in Rox
boro High School by the efforts of
our school principal, Mr. J. W. Gau
dy, Jr., who has a very keen interest
in the growth of the educational de
partments of this school. Speaking
for the Salesmanship class as a whole,
we are proud to say that we are
the first to try to obtain a unit in
this cuu.se. c.. t,u. mtn,. vve iTupe-
to say that we helped pave the way
for the success of Salesmanship in
R. H. S.
Miss Westbrook, who is a native
of Rock Hill, South Carolina, and
who is now the new commercial in
structor of Roxboro High School,
teaches this course and deserves
credit for the progress of the class.
Miss Westbrook is a new teacher in
this school, and we, the Salesman
ship class, will not let this, her first
year in Roxboro as a member of the
high school faculty, be a disappoint
ment to her in any way.
We, the Salesmanship class of
1938-39, will to the best of our abil
ity, try to make this one of the most
interesting as well as educational
courses in this school and hope that
our followers will make this their
aim in the years to come.
Wallace Moore and Hassel
Winstead Named Captains
Headed by Coach Dunlop as chair
man the 1938 football squad named
as its co-captains for the 1939 season
Hassel Whitfield and Wallace Moore.
These two boys throughout the whole
year have shown all the qualifica
tions a captain should have and both
boys played a large part in the very
successful season the Ramblers have
just finished. Looking ahead to next
year’s squad with these two boys as
captains, we see good prospects for
our next year’s team and we feel sure
that they will not disappoint us.
Speaking for the student body as
far as school spirit is concerned, I
fee! sure that they will not disappoint
the team. So, here’s to a very suc
cessful Roxboro High School football
team next year with these boys as
captains.