Bon Voyage
Class of
1961
BantJjer
Congratulations
Parents of
Graduates
Volume V — Number IV
Roxboro, N. C., Wednesday, May 24, 1961
Price: Fifteen Cents
Five Delegates With Sponsor Attend
Fourth Piedmont District Meeting Of
Student Councils In Fuquay Springs
On April 15, 1961, five dele
gates with their sponsor, Mrs. H.
F. Satterfield traveled to Fu
quay ' Springs, to the Fourth
Piedmont District Meeting o:?
the North Carolina Association
of Student Councils. The five
delegates were Maxine Royster,
Virginia Bullock, LeVonnej
Baird, Theodore Lawson, and
Leondis Jeffers.
From 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. there
was a Registration and Mixer
Opening General Session.
At 10:00 a.m. the meeting was
called to order by Annie Mc-
Dougal, president of Fuquay
Consolidated Student Council.
There was a panel discussion on
“The Role of A progressive
council in a Changing Society
Through Leaderships Moral and
Spiritual Values, Career Pre
parations, Better School and
Community Relationship, Scho
larship, and Programming.”
After the discussion lunch
was served in the school cafe-i
teria.
The delegates were then di
vided into groups for discus
sion's and then were further di
vided into buzz groups, because
more material could be covered
in less time.
The afternoon session was
called to order by Patricia Gill,
State Secretary of the NCASC.
There was a demonstration of
group dynamics.
The time and place committee
reported that the fifth piedm'tmt
--j; OIL uie Nortn
Carolina Association of Students
Councils will be held at Person
High School in Franklin Coun
ty, the third Saturday in April.
There was a social hour held
during the sponsor’s meeting.
Reporter,
Theodora Lawson
Junior - Senior
Prom Held May 5
The juniors and seniors of
Person County High School
were anxiously awaiting the
date of the Junior-Senior Prom,
an annual affair. May 5, 1961
in the school gymnasium.
The theme this year was
“Evening in Paris.” This scenq
aroused the interest of all
ROAM WITH THE
GRADUATES
The spring season brought
many familiar faces to the Per
son County High School cam-^
pus. Ex-grads, Christine Crutch
field, Frances Rogers, Annie
Chavis, William Harris and
Wallace Latta were greeted
with a friendly welcome.
Charles Burton, who recently
enlisted in the Army, is spend
ing some time with his family
before leaving for his new staT
tion in England.
Rumors have it that Frank
Bradsher and Shirley Outlaw
are expected to graduate from
college this June.
Annie Chavis, who is attend
ing St. Augu^ine College in
Raleigh was recently granted a
scholarship by one of the cam
pus sororities. She is majoring
in elementary education.
As alumni editor for this
school year, I am leaving with
the assurance that my successor
will find it an enlightening ex
perience as I have.
To the seniors, dear old
“Alma Mater” says: “Beaucoup
de success.”
LeVonne Baird, World Peace Contest
Winner With Other Students Tours
United Nations Building In New York
Pictured above is LeVonne
Baird, World Peace Contest
winner.
juniors and seniors, as well as which had been re-
Journal Club Tours
WSRC and Herald
Sun Building
On April 28, the Journal
Club, composed of 27 members
and their guests along with Mrs^
Tillman and Mrs. Hester, advi
sers, toured the WSRC Radio
Station and the Herald Sun
building, Durham. Mrs. Hestei;
was on the air briefly at the
Radio Station. At the Herald,
Sun building the tour lasted
about 45 minutes. Souvenir Dur
ham Sun papers were given
each member at the end of thg
tour.
Following the tour, the group
had lunch at the Algonquin
the guests.
Everyone looked forward to
that special night and hoped
that it would be one of the best.
They were not disappointed.
The boys and girls for the most
part acted with their best be
havior and kept themselves un
der control. Everyone really had
a swell time.
Reporter,
Shirley Graves
Commencement
Calendar
Sunday, June 4, 4: P. M.
Baccalaureate Sermon
Speaker-Reverend J. W. Smith,
Jr., Pastor Covenant Presby
terian Church, Durham, N. C.
Monday, June 5, 8 P. M.
Graduation Exercises
Theme: “At the Crossroads”
Speakers-Carolyn Word, Alice
Allen, Barbara Pettiford,
Samuel Bullock, Esther Poole.
Both exercises will be held in I REVEREND J. W. SMITH
the gymnasium. The public is [ BACCALAUREATE SPEAKER
cordially invited to attend. |
served for this purpose. Frond
there the group participated in
an hour of recreation at the W.
D. Hill Recreation Center before
returning to the school.
Sociology classes
Studying Births
The Sociology Classes imder
the supervision of Mr. W. A.
Claytor have been studying
illegitimate births in Person
County.
The classes found the subject
very interesting and thought
provoking. Such matters were
discussed aS' the need for a re
creation center, a nefjd for cour
ses taught in sex aducation, a
need for more discussion of sex
by parents with their children.
The members of each class con
sulted several profesV-ional peo
ple such a,s dp’to’jp“;4. .-XT’cr,
teacuers, iinct* the fschool gui
dance counselors or the matter
of what can be cone toward
eliminating illegitihate births.
Each member of tie class was
asked to write a thene on thei
subject: “What can .-itizens of
Person County do tc eliminatq
illegitimate births?
The following are sime of the
findings revealed in tie themes.
1. Parents are partially re
sponsible for these illegiti
mate births because they
fail to discuss sex with
their children.
2. There is a need for a recre
ation center.
. 3. Churches also fail because
sex discussions are con
sidered taboo.
4. Courtship and marriage
should be taught in school
on the 9th and 10th grade
level.
The objectives for the unit on,
marriage and family were as
follows:
1. A better understanding of
the meaning of emotional
and ideological maturity.
2. A better understanding of
the need for personality
complementary needs of
mates.
3. A better understanding of
desirable dating and court
ship and their functions to
ward preparing for a suc
cessful marriage.
4. A better understanding of
the basis of real love.
5. A better understanding of
the rudiments of child de
velopment and child rear
ing.
Reporters,
Sarah Chandler
Garland Thorton t
LeVonne Baird, winner of the
World Peace Speaking Contest,
along with other student win
ners throughout the state toured
New York City and the United
Nations recently. The tour is
sponsored annually by the
American Freedom Association,
in an effort to foster peace
throughout the nation. Mrs. W.
C. Bryant, sponsor also made
the tour. The Peoples Bank of
Roxboro paid the expenses of
the winner and sponsor.
A stop for lunch was made in
Richmond, Virginia. Another
was made in Washington, D. C.
Dinner was eaten in Delaware.
The next stop was at the Picca^
dilly Hotel in New York where
the group stayed during its tour
of New York City.
Monday morning a general
tour of New York was made.
Places of interest seen during
this tour were Chinatown, the
Empire State Building, the Sta
tue of Liberty, Times Squarq
and Radio City Music Hall.
Lunch was eaten in the Down-
under Restaurant in Rockefeller
Center after a tour of the Cen
ter. In the afternoon, a visit waS
made to the International House
where the group ^wa's to talk
with students from foreign lands
studying in America. Dinner?
was eaten in the house dining
room. Monday night the group;
attended a UroaUwe^ ti-eatre
pioauLiiOh, “Ad - ise and ?Coj:.'
sent” at the Cort Theatre.
Tuesday after breakfast a;
trip was made to the United Na
tions where a photo was made
of the group. A tour of the
United Nations Building wad
climaxed by a special briefing
on one of the specialized organi
zations of the United Nations,
the World Health Organization.
Lunch was eaten in the Dele
gates Dining Room. Visits were
made to the United Nations
Bookstore and the Gift Shop,
The World Affairs Center was
the next place visited. A very
interesting talk was made. Im
mediately after the visit to the
World Affairs Center, the group
left New York for Washington
where it arrived about 10:30
that night. Overnight stay was
provided at the Marrotit Motor?
Hotel.
Wednesday, the last day of
the tour was spent mainly at the
Senate Building. The group was
supposed to have interviewed
the Senators from North Caro
lina but due to the fact that they
were busy there was a briefing
and question and answer period.
Lunch was eaten in the Senate
Cafeteria. After lunch the group
left Washington for home. A
stop was made in Richmond for
a box supper and short rest. The
bus arrived in Roxboro about
7:30 P. M.
Interesting discussions w 3re
held about the United Nst’pns
on the bus going and comi\ng.
I'uis^ trip was Vex'y j vxducatic-Jial
and enjoyable.
Five Members of Journal Club Attend
Annual SSPA Conference On April 17
On Friday April 7, five mem
bers of the Journal Club along
with Mrs. Tillman and Mrs. Hes
ter attended the Southeastern,
Scholastic Publications Confer
ence held at North Carolina
College in Durham.
After registering in the lobby
of the Commerce building, the
group assembled in the audi
torium for the morning session.
First on program a “Head
ache Panel” discussed “Finding
and developing writers and sol
ving the deadline problem.”
Following the discussion there
was a question and answer
period.
From 10:30 until 11:30, work
sessions were held in rooms of
the Commerce building. The fol
lowing topics were discussed:
1. Organizing the Staff and
organizing the Work
2. “Interviewing and Writ
ing”
3. Starting a Newspaper and
Keeping It Going
Immediately after the work
sessions the group assembled in
front of the Education Bfuilding
for photographs, then went to
the dinning hall for lunch.
From 2:00-3:00 P. M. there
was a critical review of the
1960-61 high school newspapers.
(Gossip Columns were criti
cized most because National
Standards do not recommend
them.)
Following was a Round-Table
discussion on “Providing Incen
tives for the Staff, Creating a
Sense of Responsibility, and De
fining Issues on the question of
Male Participation.”
As quoted by the five stu
dents who were Juanita Lawson,
Arnie Bass, Regenia Bass, Claire
Johnson and LeVonne Baird.
“The conference was very in
teresting and enjoyable.”
Band Attends
Music Festival At
N. C. College
The Person County High
School Band attended the an
nual District Band Festival at
North Carolina College, Dur
ham, North Carolina, on April
18, 1961.
Mrs. Frances P. Sharpe, a
band mother, accompanied the
group as chaperon.
The Student Prince Overture
and Ensenada Overture, both
“B” class selections, were
played by the band. A rating of
3, which is good, was received
by the band.
On the agenda of the band for
the remainder of the year is the
celebration of National Music
Week, May 8-12. Highlights of
this week will be the appear
ance of bands and choirs from
neighboring schools, a parade,
Thursday and last but not least
a Music Social in the high school
gymnasium.
The band has striven very
hard this year and has achieved
a great deal. The members are
looking forward to the next
school term so that they can
work even harder to make it a
better band.
Joyce Cates
Reporter