GRAPHIC ARTS "RATS" HAVE A FRONT SEAT IN CLASSROOM
The “Rats'* Had A Day
THIS "RAT" IS A REAL CAT
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QUEEN AND KING—On the left Is the duly elected Queen of
Rats, Roy Mitchell; and of course the majestic person to "her"
left is His Majesty, The King of Rats Freda Britt.
By SYLVIA GEORGE
Twas the night before Rat Day
and all through the dorms every
one was frantic. For a minute we
thought the Freshmen were In
the wrong dorms. The girls were
running around in boys trousers
and boys were wondoring why in
the world the girls dresses
wouldn’t fit!
Calisthenics were led by a few
of our football players at the un
earthly hour of 6:30 A.M. out 6n
our practice field. Of course,
there were a few of the girls
who tried to get by without “rat
ting” their hair but the boys,
equipped wih hair brushes rem
edied that situation.
A compulsory breakfast wasn’t
enjoyed by all, not by the Fresh
men anyway. They found it rather
hard to eat on the floor with only
a spoon. The Sophomores, as us
ual, took advantage of this situa
tion by making Rats get their
breakfast, and other sorts of
catering service. Naturally the
Rats gobbled their food down as
fast as possible in order to get
away from the many demands of
Sophomores.
Only eleven hours of torture
left; things like scrubbing floors,
cleaning rooms, doing push-ups,
ironing clothes, running errands,
etc. It wasn’t all bad however,
in fact it was funny watching
George Seymour and a couple
other boys “Leap Frog” in their
tight skirts, or watching Margaret
Rideout trace her foot prints
all the way from the columns to
the Science Building.
There was quite a bit of imagi
nation displayed on the part of
the boys. In fact, some of them
were very attractive as girls.
Likewise, the girls were pretty
snappy boys too! Do you follow
me?
The hour had come now for a
project in which all Rats were to
participate but only a handful
actually did. Everyone was to
meet at the school bus, tooth
brush in hand and plenty of ener
gy. We provided the water and
soap. All in all it only took about
an hour to clean the bus up for
inspection by Darrel Hughes. It
wasn’t as clean as it would have
been had all 400 Rats helped but
nevertheless the ones who did
clean it were good sports. A
couple of Sophomores almost got
drowned because they stood
around heckling the Rats.
After this the Sophomores were
as exhausted as the Rats so
everyone took a rest until 6:30
when it was time for the Rat
March. We all assembled in
front of the columns, Rats in one
straight line and marched around
the campus—in complete silence.
It was hard for some, and utterly
impossible for others. We headed
for the gym where a few of our
faculty members picked a “King
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KING FREDA BRITT POSES
and Queen Rat”. Freda Britt
from Murfreesboro, one of our
day students was “King Rat” and
Roy Mitchell from Hampton, Va.
was “Queen Rat”. Miss Pam
Norvell, Queen Rat of 1960
crowned Roy and Freda, After
cutting up awhile in the gym, the
Rats were cordially invited (com
pulsory attendance) to attend the
annual Rat Court in the audi
torium.
This was the last but certainly
not the least event of Rat Day.
This was the time for the Rats
who had not done as they were
suppose too to be punished. And
believe me, they were punished.
Our jury was an unbiased, un
prejudiced one, deciding with
each case individually. The most
honorable judge “Termite,” the
attorneys, baliff, and jurors
started off with a rather lawful
court. I’m afraid it ended up in
a mess though. It was fun watch
ing them pour molasses, along
with flour, eggs, and tomatoes
over the defendants. It wasn’t
fun cleaning it up—especially
after the flour dried on the chairs
where water was mixed too.
I think everyone had a good
time Rat Day—that is the pur
pose of it whether it is realized
or not. I’d like to thank the
Freshmen and everyone else
that participated in this day.
Social Co-Chairman Soph. Class
Sylvia George
RATS" WASH BUS WITH TOOTHBRUSHES
A LADY "RAT" AT WORK
THE CHOWANIAN