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Page Two THE ROXBORO RAMBLER Thursday, May 12, 1938 The Roxboro Rambler ROXBORO, N. C. Published Monthly by the Roxboro High School Editor-in-chief Frances Winstead Associate Editor..Mary Hester Austin General Business Manager..Billy West Assistants Eloise Newell Bitty Bullock Advertising Mary Hester Austin Page Harris Circulation Managers.—Ruth Brogden Richard Long Society Grace Osborne Clayton Sports Barden Winstead Art and Design Curtis Long Mondelle Holleman Copy Reader T. C. Wagstaff RePOETERS Eleanor Winstead Sth Grade Louise Walker Sth Grade Mary Susan Henly 10th Grade Frances Foushee 11th Grade Typists Louise Dickens, Louise Ashley, Billie Street, Thomas Perkins Alumni Notes Helen Reid Sanders, Mary Seviers Woody Faculty Advisebs Mrs. A. F. Nichols, Miss Lucy Bowers especially teen-age girls and boys. A good time does not always in these years mean what it will mean by and by. It takes some time to discover that work is the best sort of play, and some people never discover it at all. Merely for good time, romance, for society, college life offers une qualled opportunities. For full hap piness we want health, friends, work, and objects of aspiration. The second gift of college is friendship. Today above all things we need the influence of men and women of friendliness, of generous nature, of hospitality to new ideas, in short, of social imagination. The third and probably greatest gift of college life is ideals of personal character. To most people the shap ing ideals of what character should be, are given by persons whom they admire before they are twenty years old. The greatest thing any friend or teacher, either in school or col lege, can do for a student is to furnish him with a personal ideal. Now, in every modern college there are opportunities for a college stu dent to become an expert in use of his own tongue and pen. Every language, ancient or modern, is now taught in college. Its history is examined, its philology, its masterpieces, and more than ever is English literature studied and loved. The subjects which stand beside the classics and mathematics are history, economics, ethics, and sociology. To the open-minded and ambitious boy or girl of moderate health, abil ity, self-control, and studiousness, a college course offers the most attrac tion, easy, and probably way of se curing happiness and health, good friends and high ideals, permanent interest of a noble kind, and large capacity for usefulness in the world. BMMMBld Newell from .uicv _ I^^..anrauncr"s Why Go To College.” Class History (1938) Eleven years ago quite a large group of children was escorted by their parents to the Roxboro Gram mar School and began to be “good.” Some of us were good and some bad but soon learned that a tantrum in school mean real punishment. Every thing was so different from home and we could not understand why we should not talk and play. It was impossible for some of us to sit still, which fact our teacher readily learned. But we were interested in pictures and stories and gradually learned to read and write before we learned the alphabet. It was all very interesting and playtime was grand. All kinds of games were indulged in and often a bloody nose or a black eye was nursed by our patient teacher. . Soon we were advancing and com petition was growing keen. We promptly displayed our report cards on which were all “A’s” for the first year or so. We had chums and formed lasting friendships in those early days. And not a care did we have save our text books. We loved our teachers, but were glad when vacation time came and we could don our overalls or shorts and go barefooted. But were we glad when September came and we were called to school again. Time passed rapidly and we were a proud group when we received our seventh grade certificates. We were ready for high school. It was in the year 1935 that our class, numbering 44 boys and 46 girls, began their high school career. Surely it was a happy day when we could tell the world we were full- fledged high school students, as we had the idea that high school was “one grand sweet song.” This illu- Graduation Graduation is a word that brings a thrill into the heart of every senior. Yet there is so much more to take into consideration than we usualy do when we think of graduating. There is a hapy side as well as a sad one. We are happy because we feel that we have accomplished something that no one can ever take away from us. It is something that we have been working for for eleven years. After graduation we have climbed the first rung in life’s great ladder. There is not a senior but gets a thrill at the thought of marching down an aisle to receive a diploma with his or her name upon it. But we must consider ates. Some of Uo .mi start uxdKirx fe our own living, others of us will con tinue our education. No matter which we do life will never be the same. We must grow up and take on our share of responsibility, we must learn to make decisions without the help of mother and daddy. In a certain sense we must leave our childhood days behind. Another thing that brings sorrow to us is the thought of leaving friends whom we love devotedly. We hate the thought of leaving behind a single classmate or teacher, instead we would like to take you all with us to share our joys and sorrows. All good things must end and as we come to the termination of our high school years we are leaving not with the idea of setting the world on fire but to do the best of our ability that which is our part in life. Why Go To College To a largely increasing number of young boys and girls college doors are opening every year. Our Ameri can young people are becoming aware that they need the stimulus, the dis cipline, the knowledge, the interests of the college in addition to the high school, if they are to prepare them selves for the most serviceable lives. Pre-eminently the college is a place of education. That is the ground of its being. We go to college to know, assured that knowledge is sweet and powerful, that a good education emancipates the mind and makes us citizens of the world. No college which does not thoroughly educate can be called good, no matter what else it does. No student who fails to get a little knowledge on many sub jects, and much knowledge in some, can be said to have succeeded, what ever other advantage he may have found by the way. Some of the collateral advantages of going to college are, first, happi ness. Everybody wants a good time, The New Curtain The Central School has a great reason for feeling especially proud of itself, because its stage is all dressed up with a handsome new velour curtain. With the exception of a $50 donation by the P. T. A., this curtain was paid for from such small items as selling doughnuts, candy, milk, grammar grade enter tainment, selling the most Easter seals, and various other means of making money that most schools re- sort to. The curtain consists of two parts, the rear part being of monk’s cloth, and the front of a rich dark crimson velour of very good quality, with a valance trimmed with a wide gold fringe monogrammed with R. G. S. The school hopes that each patron and friend will make a special effort to come and see this curtain. They will find a most cordial welcome from teachers and pupils alike. The pupils have been made to feel that they are largely responsible and have made it possible for the school to have this curtain by the great share they have had in obtaining the money, therefore, they have already shown a great deal of pride and in terest in it. Last Will And Testament We, the Senior Class of Roxboro High School, Class of ’38, being of sound and intelligent minds, do de clare this our last will and. testa ment: Section I To the Faculty we bequeath our remarkable intellect and very sweet (we hope) memories of those “trifling seniors.” Section II To the Junior Class we leave the right to follow in our “important” footsteps and also reserve our desks in “Miss Mildred’s” room especially for them. Section III Louise Ashley wills her “red curly locks” and bashfulness to Rachel Fox and Mary Susan Henley. Donald Bradsher bequeaths his charm for those “certain teachers” to Billy West, and his play acting abil ity to Edith Grey Ritchie. Eloise Newell leaves Charles White to Mary Seivers Woody and her curly locks to Carolyn White. Bitty Bullock bequeaths his “bash- fulness” to Charles White. Frances “Lady Bug” Winstead wills her “Winstead strut” to Elva Moore. Ruth Brogden wishes to leave her figure to Mary Lewis Dickens and she sez, sez she, “I hope you can use it to your advantage.” Here’s luck to you, Mary Lewis. Grace Osborne Clayton leaves her popularity and dancing ability to Louise Jordan. Evelyn Satterfield bequeaths her ability to lose her voice at the proper time to C. C. Garrett, and hopes for an “appendicitis operation” to anyone who really needs it. Sarah Winstead leaves “that mas tered art” of flirtation to Helen Reid Sanders and her stool in* the drug store to Ben Thaxton. Charles Reade Long bequeaths his “smirk” and heighth to Buddy Par ham. Frances Foushee wills her freckles to Mamie Maude Walker and in terest in “Semora” boys to Hazel Carver. Mondelle Holleman bequeaths her drawing ability to James Bradsher. Page Harris leaves his big nose, la vache, and tennis ability to Barden Winstead. Mary Hester Austin leaves her ability to play basketball to Annie Laurie Day and leaves to the school the memory of the Austin-Wagstaff affair. “Vic” Black bequeaths her north ern accent and dignified ways to An nie Mae McWhorter, and sweet mem ories to Bob Whitten. Louise Dickens wills her page bob and all of her books to Mary Seivers Woody. Katherine Bowles leaves her chew ing gum under the fourth desk in the senior class room to Shirley King. Hannah Brewer leaves her sister Rachel Brewer to Thomas Long. Good luck, Thomas. Anne Margaret Long bequeaths her “promptness” to Doris Jones. Helen Carr leaves her talkative ways to Hazel Warmack. Earl Stewart bequeaths his “spe cial” intelligence to Curtis “Pluto” Long. Janie Bradsher leaves her “Dur ham twist” to Kitty Collins. Virginia Dixon bequeaths her “dig nity” to Frank Winstead and heighth to Isla Fuller. Helen Evans leaves Mr. Dunlop to Miss Davis (no competition now, Miss Davis). Nellie Scott Featherston wills her love for something “ commerciaV’ to Lewis Adams. (Continued on page 12) sion was dispelled however when we were confronted with Latin and civics and we soon realized that there was no time for day dreams. Of course we were as green as the proverbial freshman, we realize it now, but we managed to survive the hardships with the aid of our sym pathetic teachers. Soon we were sophomores with a bit of dignity, but still dreading Latin. We were more accustomed to high school life and thoroughly en joyed initiating^ the freshmen. There were more activities, both social and otherwise, during our sophomore year and we eagerly looked forward to them, for by then we were “growing up.” Having joined the athletic clubs, we won many games of football and basketball from neighboring towns. This ended our sophomore year and we were glad to lay aside our Latin books for our younger brothers and sisters. When we entered high school as juniors we were still “growing” and were a happy group of boys and ; girls. We organized Hi-Y clubs and ' enjoyed every feature of them. We * also published The Roxboro Rambler to advertise our school. Local mer chants cooperated with us, and our I last publication was in the form of an annual of which we were very proud. I One of the most interesting fea tures of the year was the Junior- Senior banquet. It was our first real dress-up affair. After a jolly vacation we enrolled in the fall of 1937 as seniors and "grown-ups.” Not very dignified yet, but few were the cases of an infe riority complex among us. We chose for our class motto, “Ambition has no rest.” The red rose for our flower, and red and white for our colors. We had been told that our senior year would be our easiest, but not so. Howere, we will not discourage the juniors, for despite our work it has been a very happy year. Of course we are thrilled when we think of graduation day, but sad dened when we think of separation. But true to our class and its col ors, with a loving tribute to her mem ory, we resign the years of difficul ties and endearments to those who follow us and bid farewell to the high school that is so dear in the hearts of its members. —Page Harris, Historian. Farewell to Seniors When we think of school without you, Class of thirty-eight, Things look mighty dark and gloomy We are free to state. Through four years of toil and struggle You have stood the grind And a finer class of graduates Would be hard to find. You have been so wise and jolly, Honored Senior class, That we never thought it folly When you failed to pass. When you go away to college Keep your record straight, For your friends back here’ll be boosting Class of thirty-eight. As you leave these halls of learning And we say goodbye, May your thoughts be ever turning Back to Roxboro High. —Billy West. Senior Farewell Our days in high school have been filled with many joys and sorrows all of which have helped to make us what we are, the “Seniors of ’38.” We owe much of our happiness to our teachers and all the students in our school. Without your friendship and understanding our senior days would have meant little. Now that our happy high school days are com ing to a close we think of those who are to take our places in the years to come. To you we leave our “Rox boro Rambler” and may its news ever be read in the state of Carolina. Also our Hi-Y Clubs we expect you to carry on with all the honor that is due them. We expect some day to see the name of Roxboro High School on the Aycock Cup. Of our Dramatic Club we know we will hear things of great renown. As for' our athletics our boys and girls will always be the tops. Last, we entrust to your care our teachers everyone. Love them as we have and I’m sure they’ll never lack proper care. To all of you students and teach ers we bid a fond farewell and wish that your coming years will be filled with as many joys as you have made possible for us. Class Poem So, we must say goodbye, To our beloved Roxboro High, For years we’ve anticipated this date, But now—now we seem to hesitate. Our thoughts take us over these last four years, And we chuckle over our freshman fears, Even the uneventful sophomore days Now seem to us a most pleasant phase. And so on—’till now, as seniors we stand, We’re young and strong—an opti mistic band; Ready to go out, and show of what we’re made, Then come back, having earned our accolade. So, dear Roxboro High, ’till we meet again, We leave this word to lessen the pain We’ll come back to you some date And you’ll be proud of the class of ’38. —Mondelle Holleman, Class Poetess Appreciation We feel that parents have been so kind and liberal to the whole of Cen tral School, to both teachers and pu pils entrusted to their care, that we, the teachers want to begin now to thank all who have had part in the favors, grade mothers and just friend ly parents.