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ROCKET
Monday, June 1, 1953
THANKS!
On behalf of the ROCKET staff,
I would like to say that we have
enjoyed publishing the paper this
year. We sincerely hope that it
has met with your expectations
and approval.
I would like to thank students,
teachers, and everyone who help
ed us in any way to make the
ROCKET a Columbia Scholastic
Press second rating paper.
The Rocket staff wish each of
you a happy summer and we’ll
be seeing you come September.
Barbara Stewart
Editor-in-Chief
Davis Gels Trip To HY
By Wijining Peace Contest
Bert Davis of Roxboro High
School won the North Carolina
“World Peace” speaking contest
and received for himself and Mrs.
Nichols, his coach, a trip to New
York. When interviewed by this
reporter, Bert stated that they
left on Wednesday April 22, and
returned on Saturday, April 25.
There were about twenty students
and twenty teachers who went on
the trip
A planned schedule was made
^cJut directed by Mi!. Peter
Cooper and sponsored by the
United World Federalists. The
students and teachers left Greens
boro about 5.30 P. M. Wednesday.
The trip included a tour of Radio
City, the Statue of Liberty, and
China Town on Thursday. Thurs
day night they attended the Broad
way stage show, “South Pacific.”
“I have never seen anything
like it, including the girls,” said
Bert.
The entire day of Friday was
spent visiting the United Nations
headquarters. The group visited
the Economic and Social Council
while it was in session and also
toured the conferences.
Asked about the impression that
the U. N. made upon him, Bert
said, “The beauty and magnifi
BERT DAVIS
cence of the U. N. is something
you can not begin to imagine until
you have seen it.” Bert also said
that they tried to make peace
while they were up there but just
couldn’t.
Dr. William Agar, Director of
the Public Service Division, took
time off from his work to speak
to the group for an hour. Having
Dr. Agar as their speaker was
quite an honor, because this is not
dune very "ften.
On the trip home the group
visited Sen. Clyde R. Hoey’s office.
Sen. Hoey also spoke to the group.
They then visited the Senate where
Sen. Wayne Morse of Oregon was
just finishing his 26 hour speech.
Vice President Nixon, Sen. Taft,
and several other officials were
also present.
Both Bert and Mrs. Nichols
said that it was a most enjoyable
trip.
Making Kew Friends
By Eva Oakley
1 know that many of us are
going on vacations this summer
and college this fall and we shall
meet new people. Do you really
ROCKET
PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY STUDENTS
OF ROXBORO HIGH SCHOOL
Editor-in-Chief Barbara Stewart
News Editor Barbara Cobb
Feature Editor Suzy Long
Sports Editor Norman Bowen
Typing Editor Harold Buchanan
Business Manager Betsy Willson
Staff Photographer Buddy Gentry
Faculty Adviser W. J. House
Staff Members: Ann Long, Nancy Perkins, Pat Satterfield,
Ralph Lewis, Bobby Taylor, Eugene Harris, Betty Brown,
Sylvia Hester, Nancy Wilkerson, Eva Oakley, Jane Burns,
Betty Miles, and Dorothy Whitfield.
know how to meet and talk to
others?
At the beach, this is not too
difficult! (as many of us know)-
Everyone there is ready to make
new friends and no bashfulness
enters in. But at other places, it
is somewhat different. I think that
you need to be interested and look
so when you are talking to a fel
low guest of the hotel or house.
You always have to be polite and
certainly on your best behavior.
The first impression is the “last”
one too. It is the same every
where and that “tip” will hold
true most of the time. Courtesy
plays anytime and anywhere.
When some of you enter col
lege this fall, you want to be sure
to show your personality. Every
one can have a good personality,
you know. If you go off to school
with a chip on your shoulder or
“lull of yourself” you won’t get
very far in your search for friends
and popularity. Should you have
the trouble I mentioned, I assure
you that others at college or just
the college will take you down a
notch or two. I don’t think anyone
graduating from Roxboro High
will have any trouble making
themselves liked and popular at
the various colleges they may at
tend. Just be yourselves and you’ll
get along fine. Always try to smile
no matter how many disappoint
ments you might have.
I have enjoyed writing my col
umns for the paper this year and
I sincerely hope you have enjoyed
reading it. Perhaps it has helped
someone in their problems of
everyday life.
Have a happy vacation everyone!
We’ll miss you Seniors next year.
May you all have the brightest
future possible. Come back to see
us often.
ORIENTATION
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class called the roll and gave a
resume of the course.
Assembley in chapel was pre
sided over by the Student Coun
cil President, Bert Davis. The pro
gram consisted of a concert pre
sented by the Roxboro High Band.
Greetings from students organi
zations were given.
At the close of this day some of
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BABY OF THE MONTH
Well, school’s out, and most of
us are happy! “It isn’t that we
don’t like school,” some students
say. “Its’s just the princple of the
thiitg.”
I can’t say that.
With that obvious clue. I’ll con
tinue by telling you something
about myself. I was born and
educated in Person County.
I graduated from Duke, at that
time old Trinity College, taught
school, later received a masters
degree at Columbia. Then I man
aged a cattle ranch for 3 years
in Guatamala.
I returned to the United States
and taught five years in Wilson
County before coming to Roxboro.
Who am I?
the senior boys played next year’s
varsity in basketball.
According to Mrs. Clayton de
finite values have been derived
from Orientation Day in the past.
Drop-outs were fewer than in the
year preceding. Now students
seem to overcome the fear of at
tending a new school and of meet
ing new students and teachers.
Opening of school in September
was facilitated
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