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MORGANTON, N. C., JANUARY, 1946
Get In Step With
The Annual
March of Dimes
Number 4
Christmas At The School
Students Give Pageant
The Christmas program at the School started
with an impressive pageant, “The Story of the
Nativity”, in the Chapel the evening of Decem¬
ber 18. The stage scene was Bethlehem with
the Inn at one side and the Stable at the other.
The pageant opened with the Innkeeper and his
wife taking in the wayside travelers. Then came
Joseph and the Virgin Mary who were giver,
quarters in the stable where the Christ Child
was born. Then followed the scenes: The Angels
appearing in the Annuication tableau, and bring¬
ing the glad tidings, the Visit of the Shepherds
and the Visit of the Wise Men from the Far
East. The lighting effects in colors added greatly
to the sublimity of the stage.
The pageant, which has become a part of
cur Christmas observance, was directed by Mrs.
Knox assisted by Miss Jeter and Mrs. Marie
Davis with Miss Bowers at the piano playing
appropriate Christmas music for each scene.
A large crowd of visitors from town was present.
Those students taking part in order of their
appearance were:
The Innkeeper .
His Wife
Travelers — .
. Marvin Tuttle
. Earlcne Crater
Billy Weaver
Pattie Kerley
LeRoy Binkley
' Frances Withrow
Carl Bunch
. Sarah Hinson
Mary the Virgin _ . . . Emily Gray Sexton
Joseph _ _ _ Irving Reynolds
Angels . . .
The Shepherds .
— 1
The Wise Men _ . _
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Gladys Hodges
Lctha Riddle
Ina Pendcrgraph
Shirley Edwards
Bert Dee Rufty
Jimmie Dollard
Earl Harrell
John Weaver
Lorenzo Taylor
Dan Autrcy
Bambino _ _ Phoebe Faircloth
King Herod . . Claude Barlow
Santa Claus’ Visit
The evening of Dec. 19th the students gather¬
ed around a beautifully decorated Christmas in
the center of the Auditorium. While waiting for
Santa Claus, a playette, “The Night Before
Christmas” was given under the direction of
Mrs. Knox and Miss Jeter. Just before the play
was over, Santa appeared. The first thing we
saw was his feet dangling in the make-believe
fireplace. Every one started clapping hands and
stamping feet and bellowing as hard as they
could. One of the boys had to help Santa get
out of the fireplace because his big “bay-window”
was such that he could hardly get through with¬
out help. Santa was so fat and jolly. We were
reluctant to see Santa leave so soon, but we
were assured that he was coming back next year.
The Christmas Dinner
What a grand Christmas dinner we had! It
was such a feast that afterwards every body
talked and talked about it. We had roast capons
which all admitted was more delicious than roast
turkey and all the trimmings. On the “top ’
we had minced pie. — Tenth Grade
Over 22 Tons Paper Collected
Scoutmaster Paul B. Crutchfield announced
that Troop 3 has collected 45,200 pounds of
salvage from January 12, 1945 to December 20,
1945. That is a record that has not been beaten
by any troop in this district. — E. IV., Scribe
Elevated to Eagle Rank
Introducing to our readers Dan Autrey (left) of
Spruce Pine, and John Weaver of Bessemer City.
Scouts of Troop 3. Morgan ton who were given
the coveted Eagle awards last June at Piedmont
Scout Camp. Joining the Troop in 1938, Dan and
John worked the hard way to the highest honors.
Only seven other Scouts from Troop 3 have at¬
tained the Eagle rank since its organization in
1927: Russell Herring and Lyon Dickson, 1935;
Van Long, 1937; Paul and Ralph Crutchlield, 1940;
Dr.
С.
E. Rankin and Gilmer Lentz, 1944.
The March of Dimes Is On
The March of Dimes began on Jan. 14th. It
will end Jan. 30th. January 30 is the late Presi¬
dent Roosevelt’s birthday.
All over our country they will try to get
money to help people who have polio. Pres.
Roosevelt was sick one time with polio. He never
could walk very well again. He wanted to help
other people who had been sick like he was.
Every year on his birthday, they get money to
do this.
Drop your dimes in the boxes in the School
buildings. — Fourth Grade
Seniors Get Class Rings
Did you hear that awful squeal that came
from the Senior Class room on the seventeenth
day of December? I know you did because we
all yelled when we heard that our class rings
had come. We were supposed to get our rings
on the tenth of December but the Christmas
rush in the post offices held them up. We were
so afraid they wouldn’t get here before we went
home for the holidays. But they did come and
they are beautiful! On one side of the ring the
slate seal of North Carolina is shown with dog¬
wood and on the other side the seal is surround¬
ed by pine cones. There is a pretty red stone on
top with an N. C. S. D. emblem in the middle.
We are so proud of them. We had such a good
time while we were at home showing them to
our friends. Everybody thought that they looked
like college rings. — Gladys Hodges
Miss Jeter Entertains Seniors
At Christmas Party
The Senior Class was invited to a Christmas
party at Miss Jeter’s home on Friday night,
December 14th. Each Senior invited our guest
to the party. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Butler,
Miss Bowers, Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Davis, and
Mrs. Jeter were Miss Jeter's guests. The fun
began when a city bus came for us at 7:30.
Ihere were twenty of us. We had drawn names
and everybody was carrying an attractive Christ¬
mas package. Soon after we arrived, we had a
quessing contest. Patty Kerley and Billy Weaver
won the prize. Then we were divided into four
groups according to when our birthays came.
Those born in the spring made up the first
group, those born in the summer made up the
second group, those born in the fall made up the
third group and those born in the winter made
up the fourth group. Each group had to give a
little play that was about their season. The
spring group had an Egg Hunt, the summer
group went fishing and had a big fourth of July
celebration, the fall group had dogs that put to
flight hidden quail, but the winter group won
with their play “The Night Before Christmas.”
After that we went to the dining room. The
table looked so pretty. There was a Christmas
tree in the center and gifts were piled all around
it. There were red candles every where. Ice
cream, cake and stick candy were served. Mr.
Butler was Santa Claus and handed out the gifts.
You should have seen the funny things that some
of us got. Later in the evening the boys shot
off beautiful fireworks. The bus came for us
all too soon, and we arrived at school about
eleven o’clock. We can never express in words
how much we enjoyed the party. Emily Sexton
Seniors Select Class Tree
The Senior Class has had a hard time select¬
ing a class tree. We wanted to plant a Blue
Spruce. Dr. Rankin wrote the Howard-Hick-
ory Nursey about one. They told him that they
did not have a Blue Spruce. It does not grow
very well in this part of the country. They
suggested that we plant a Deodara Cedar. They
sent us a picture of one and told us that it
would grow better in this climate than a Blue
Spruce.
Mrs. Davis was in our room one morning and
she told us that the big cedar in Mrs. Phifer’s
yard next to Hord and Long’s Filling Station
was a Deodara Cedar. We all agreed that it is
a beautiful tree, so we have voted to plant a
Deodara Cedar. We will put it in front of West
Hall. — Billy Weaver
Seniors Prepare Class Book
1946 is here! It is hard to realize that it is
our graduation year. We have been looking at
invitation samples, taking our measurements for
caps and gowns and talking about our Class
Book. We hope we will have a nice book. Yester¬
day afternoon the advertising Committee made
their first trip to town. I am chairman of the
committee. LeRoy Binkley, Dan Autrey and
John Weaver are my helpers. The merchants,
we talked to yesterday were very nice. If we get
enough advertisements we can have many cuts
made. We want lots of pictures in our book.
Gladys is working hard on the “Class History,'’
Emily on the “Class Will” and I have begun
the “Class Prophecy.” Wish us luck!
— Jimmie Dollard
