u)annanoa School Scoops
prepared by the Students of Swanmmoa Schools
from One to Eight
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Letters.
r,.ad the unit “On
;,d Different Ways,”
letters telling:
ginary trip they took.
,f the letters:
Swannanoa, N. C.
Farm School Road
April 17, 1953.
I, ,,,nd. rful trip to Texas.
named Sain Wolf. He
(■rile V ranch. I met
there too. There
I liked very much
U name was Shorty He was
I. d the ranch. 1 saw
... and calves. 1 saw
brand cows and calves too.
I [ Went to Texas Sam Wolf
fn-t repe a thing, but two
|3 befoia I left he had learned
L practicing on a post,
i they’went to the roundup. I
L,r.When they came back
I told ,nr this story I’m going
I]1 you. While they were there
Lv'jT0t into trouble. A cow
. \vj!,| :ind butted at Shorty’s
ami the horse fell to its
\V vn the cow jumped Sam
jumped too. He roped the
that had charged at Shorty.
Sam Wolf was a hero. Of
{/this was just an imaginary
Weil goodby for now.
Your friend,
Didne Veneris.
Sa» The Opera,
day afternoon we had an
the name of it was the
Is Roots opera. I think almost
pone enjoyed the opera. There
three women and three men
In the opera the girls’ lov
fhai been called to go to rnili
Jservice. The girls were brok->
leaned and in come their lov
|n disguise. The disguised ones
the lovers dressed in real
skirts and how the people
led! At the end they were
lied.
4 B-l Reporter,
Yvonne Belanger.
I B-2 Travels To Marion.
One of the most interesting
things that has happened to u.
this year was our train trip t
Marion. The day was cloudy and
rainy but in spite of all this w,.
had a wonderful time. We were
sorry that one of our pupils, Lar
ry Gill, was not well enough to go
with us on our short journey.
Going through the tunnels wa
the fun. In the longest tunnel the
K R. policeman turned the lights
off to see what some of us would
do. You should have heard them
‘■holler!” One of the girls in our
room was so scared that she grab
bed the hand of a boy who was
sitting beside her and held on for
dear life.
When we came to the geyser we
thought it was the most beautiful
sight, shooting up into the air.
It was about five in the after
noon when the train rolled into the
Swannanon station. Many of the
parents were waiting at the sta
tion. We were all tired and hungry
but happy.
7 B-3 Gets New Paint.
We have just had our room paint
ed. Our class is trying to keep it
clean for the next grade group.
While it was being painted we
stayed in the auditorium. The col
ors are blue and rose.
School is almost out and only
two girls have had perfect attend
ance. They are June Shook and
Mary Martin.
The names of those who made the
B honor roll are: Carolyn Magnant,
Wyona Howie, Helen McKinny and
Ruth Clayton.
We are busy preparing for our
Spruce Pine trip. We have re
viewed our study of rocks and
minerals. We think our trip will
be very educational and enjoyable.
Edwin Breedlove
Mary Martin, Reporters.
Eighths Visit Biltmore Estate.
On Friday, May 8, students of
the eighth grades accompanied by
Mrs. Moser, Mr. Shaver, Mrs. Sam
Davidson and Mr. J. L. McMahan
made a tour of the Riltmore Es
tate. The trip took five hours and
included all of the "extras.” The
students, having recently studied
North Carolina’s “show places,”
were well prepared to appreciate
the art treasures and architecture
as well as the gardens and out of
door beauty. Eleven students who
remained at school were taught by
Mrs. Sawyer, who helped some of
them to catch up on needed work
in several subjects.
Students of the eighth grades
have tried writing "fun poems” in
connection with a unit in English.
Heie are a few of them:
„ Hot?
Mrs. Sawyer hits the spot,
here ,t son,etimes make you hot;
Hot, hot, hot, phew'
It sometimes even makes you stew.
Craig Eller, 8 B-L
I here was an
W hose hair
bean,
Shades
old girl named Jean
looked like a string
"hen to her surprise,
Which made her hair rise
Peroxide turned it bright green.
Jimmie Ledford, 8 B-3'
<>ur High School
Our high school’s a pretty good
bunch,
Except when they’re going to
lunch;
They go dashing down stairs
" bile we say’ our pray’ers
I hat we’ll not hear any bones
crunch.
No Brother Wanted!
A little girl whose name was Elaine
Came skipping down a wide long
lane,
Says she to her mother
Who was spanking brother,
"1 think all your effort is wasted
in vain.’’
When her mother asked her just
why
As little brother continued to cry,
Said she to her mother
Who was scolding her brother,
“Please send hint back up to the
sky.”
—North Carolina’s milk cows
are valued at $56,000,000.
CHICKEN-HAM dinner
IS SET FOR FRIDAY
A chicken and ham dinner
will be given on Friday, May
15, from 6:00 to 9:00 p. m. in
the school cafeteria. A won
derful menu has been planned
under the sponsorship of sever
al members of the faculty and
community.
The proceeds of the dinner
will go to the school’s Finer
Carolina auditorium project for
this year. Everyone is urged
to come at any time during the
three hours. A free entertain
ment program will be given in
the auditorium at 8:0. This
will include entertainment from
a state-wide list of performers
and entertainers under the
sponsorship of the Finer Caro
lina projects.
The public is urged to attend
the dinner and the free enter
tainment. Tickets are on sale
at the school and are 50 cents
and $1.25.
Mrs. Nell Porter and Mrs.
Mary Stevens are Chairmen of
the committee.
SI IS Hox Scores
Hie scores below are through
Mav 6:
AII
McCraw 3
Wilkerson 23
Davidson 22
Mahaffey io
Stevens 19
Stroupe 25
Kay Settles 11
Merrill 5
Mills 4
Waldrup 29
Burleson 14
Bell 28
Harper 26
Rogers 11
Roy Suttles 19
Barnwell 25
By as 7
Team Avg. 280
Doubles
Stroupe 2
Harper 1
Davidson 1
Stevens 1
II IIB Ave.
1 1 500
!) 2 420
6 4 333
3 1 333
5 2 291
6 2 260
1 7 250
1 1 250
1 0 250
4 12 240
2 5 222
5 3 200
4 5 190
1 1 100
1 1 60
0 11 000
0 2 000
50 60 227
Triples
Wilkerson 1
Strike Outs by Pitchers—Rogers,
18; Waldrup, 14; Byas, 6.
Games played and scores.
Oakley 12. Swannanoa 7.
Bethel 4, Swannanoa 7.
Fairview 8, Swannanoa 7.
Black Mtn. 5, Swannanoa 7.
Valley Springs 17, Swann. 10
Marshall 9, Swannanoa 5.
Sand Hill 5, Swannanoa 7.
Marshall 15, Swannanoa 2.
Lost Won Avg.
Swannanoa 5 3 600
Coach—Hornaday.
Student Council
Holds Elections
The student council met last
Thursday at a regular meeting.
The chief item of business was
plans for the election of officers.
The president of the council will
be chosen by the student body from
the rising junior class, the vice
president from the rising junior
class and the secretary-treasurer
from the rising sophomore class.
There are four eligibility rules
for office. They are:
(1) Must be a leader.
(2) Must be dependable.
(3) Must have high moral stan
dards and other traits of good cit
izenship.
(4) Must have passing grades,
that is, not more than one failing
grade in any grading period.
Seven nominations each were
made by the various groups and
the executive committee of one
student council chose three nomi
nees to run for each office. Those
running for president are Phyllis
Hutchins, Evan Powell, and Joyce
Stuart; for vice-president are Reba
Lewis, Nancy Jones, and Phyllis
Pyatte; and for secretary-treasur
er are Betty Woody, Laura Smith,
and Carolyn Thomas.
The elections are this week and
a spirited campaign has been un
derway since the nomination. The
installation will be next Wednes
day in chapel.
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BLACK MOUNTAIN, N. C.
SEVENTH GRADES SEE
PRECIOUS N. C. GEMS
()ne hundred and seven students,
their teachers, Mrs. Helen P. Hipp,
Mi's. Mary M. Noah, Mrs. Miriam
Hryan and Mrs. Eula E. Croy, ac
companied by Mrs. Walter Cooper
and Mr. W. M. Graham, made an
educational tour of North Caro
lina’s mineral sections located in
and near Spruce Pine.
1 hey left the school grounds at
9 a- m- Thursday, May 7. Stops
"ere made at Burnsville where
students were allowed to get
drinks and relax. One fourth mile
out of Spruce Pine, groups were
taken in numbers of 15 through
I he Mayland Mica Manufactur
ing Co. shop.” A guide gave an
interesting and descriptive lecture
on the cutting and manufacturing
of mica parts which are used as
insulation of electrical appliances.
The second tour was made
through “Green’s Mineral and Gift
Shops” in Spruce Pine. There
were many precious and semi
precious gems and fine specimens
of North Carolina’s minerals which
Mr. Green has collected and lab
eled, including uranium, quality
crystal, golden beryl, ruby aqua
marine, sapphire, gold in quartz,
rutile, amethyst, mica, emerald,
garnet and others. Two of the
most exciting were a very small
emerald Mr. Green cut and has
refused to sell for $1500, and a
view of the darkroom in which
was a clever arrangement of North
Carolina gems forming a miniature
church, organization emblems,
stars, moon, and animals. When
ultra-violet rays reflected upon
the minerals they gave forth rays
of their natural colors.
Mr. Green is a nationally known
gem cutter and authority on min
erals.
After all the groups had gone
through his shop they were di
rected to a large grassy plot for a
picnic lunch.
On their return trip stops were
made at Little Switzerland, Pen
land, Alpine, Look Out, and Point
Look Out.
Everything was favorable. The
weather, scheduling and children’s
behavior.
The educational tour was an out
growth of the seventh grades
science study on minerals and
rocks.
—Mary Noah, reporter, 7th grade.
BIBLE PROGRAM
A Bible program was presented
Friday night, May 8, at 8:00 p. m.
in the school auditorium. The
theme of the program was “God’s
Word."
Bible is taught in grades three
through seven with approximate
ly 570 boys and girls in these
grades. A selected group from
each grade presented a little of
their work in the special program
for the public. The program in
cluded several memorized scrip
ture passages, appropriate hymns,
inspirational poetry and a skit.
Everyone has enjoyed knowing
Miss Glass, o, - Bible teacher, and
would like to take this opportuni
ty to thank her for the splendid
work she has done this year.
Down The Hall
Seniors Completing Plans.
The senior class has been rather
busy this week completing plans
for graduation.
We have chosen our motto, flow
er, colors and mascots. “Before
us lies the timber, let us build,”
is the motto, the Flower is yellow
rose buds, green and yellow are
the class colors. Patsy Moody and
Stevie Peek are the mascots.
Our calling cards have arrived
and we are expecting the invita
tions soon.
Honor students have not been an
nounced, but grades are being av
eraged.
Junior Class News.
The Juniors are working on
their program for the Junior-Sen
ior banquet. Some of the juniors
that are in the Music club are prac
ticing on a song to sing at the
bacculaureate service.
Mr. Reed was at Swannanoa
High last week and measured the
juniors for their class rings, and
they ordered their calling cards.
The junior class is looking forward
to being seniors next year.
Sophmove News.
Here we are as we see ourselves.
There are seven girls in the tenth
that haven’t missed a day. They
are: Mildred Clark, Melva McKin
ney, Jackie McMahan and Ina Bell
Smith. From Mrs. Hamed's 10 B-l,
Kathleen Magnet, Shirley McKin
ney and Carolyn Wood. From Mr.
Hornaday’s 10 B-2. We’re sorry
we don’t have any boys with per
fect attendance.
The tenth grades are getting
ready for our class picnic which
we are planning to have May 22
at Royal Pines.
We had a meeting May 6 and
elected seven people. The council
is going to choose three, to run
for vice president and secretary
for Student Council. The seven
names voted on were Sara Dilling
ham, Imogene Cline, Phyllis Pyatt,
Nancy Jones, Reba Lewis, Donald
Barnwell and Stanley Gregory. We
think all of these are qualified for
the purpose.
Goodness! What a rush. Every
one is tearing the woods apart to
get their wild flowers for Biology.
—Turn to Page 8
May Birthdays
Vivoleen Cooke, 2; Sondra Bal
lard, 4; Laurence Wood, 7; Ima
Jean Cline, 9; Barbara Clark, 10;
Phyllis Pyatt, 12; Roy Burleson,
14; Donald Gant, 15; Gwenviere
Nanney, 16; Charles Stroupe, 17;
Donald Barnwell, 19; Kenneth
Davidson, 20; Beatrice Carson, 22;
Shirley Lewis, 25; Marlon Patton,
29; Mildred Clark, 30.
MAY 14 133,
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