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VOLUME NINE
The
Editor
Speaks
By Gene Foster
Is there really a Santa Claus?
Who is Santa Claus?
In this season of the year
these are the questions which are
on the lips of every small boy
and girl.
Santa Claus is no mythical
character, he is a personality de
rived from a group of different
persons. One of these persons
was a Bishop named Saint Nich
ols, who was known for his gen
erosity and the miracles he pre
formed through prayer.
Santa Claus could be called a
spirit, the spirit of giving and
of Christmas. If you really want
to know who Santa Claus is ask
a small child.
With a broad smile on his face
you will probably hear “Why he’s
the jolly fat man in the red suit
who comes around on Christmas
Eve with a bag of toys for good
boys and girls.”
Yes, there is really a Santa
Claus.
He is to every small child as
the rainbow is to the world. He’s
a promise of joy and happiness
that warms the heart of every
small child and he’s the smile
on the face of a small son that
warms the heart of a proud fath
er.
Yes, as long as a mother loves
her daughter and a father loves
his son, there will always be a
Santa Claus.
Hall
Poll
By Jackie Hood
ALL I WANT FOR
CHRISTMAS IS:
1. Judy White—" Coolness.”
2. Jean Thurston—“A Little
Lovin’.”
3. Durward Smith —"A pool
Table.”
4. Mary Gilbert—"A 5’ 9” San
ta Claus.”
5. Don Ashley—“ All I want for
Christmas is my two front teeth.”
6. Jerri Hatcher — “Nothing
much, just a rich good-looking
millionaire.'’
7. Gerald Lavender—“A whole
lot of something and a Httle of
nothing.”
8. Laurie Moscardelli — "I’ll
never tell till IT comes.”
9. George Jus t iss —‘' So m e
Tires.”
You Know Them By:
Talking with her hands, spec
tacular driving . . . Jeri Hatcher.
Girl-hater, black w'avy hair .. .
Toby White.
Gray jacket, and Jackie . . .
Gerald Lavender.
Broad grin, free passes to the
Drive-In . . . Judy Raburn.
Bad grades in English, loves
George’s apples . . . Sue Daniels.
Bun and Jerry .. . Janice Ferg
uson.
A ’4O Ford and Janice . , .
Jerry Watkins.
Determined looks, and loads of
books . . . Carol McSuller.
Green and Brown eyes, blonde
hair . . . Mary Lou Anderson.
Calls people mooses, wnld driv
ing . . . Sandra Hemperley.
Saying, "Knock it off. Her
•chel.” . . . Mr. Bumam,
The Panther Press
Editor-In-Chief Gene Foster
Associate Editors Barbara Tipton
Charlette O’Neal
Managing Editor Steve Scarborough
Assistant Managing Editor Paul Baumgras
Feature Editor Betty Walker
Assistant Feature Editor Judy White
Social Editor Anne Stancil
Exchange Editor Nancy Grubbs
Boys Sports Editor Jerry Watkins
Girls Sports Editor Brenda Mayo
Eighth Grade News Editor Louise Easley
Columnists Alma Hampton, Jean Thurston,
Jackie Hood, Anne Westberry, Pat Morris
Reporters Harvie Berry, Shelby Hooks,
Jerry Bryson, Kenneth Strickland
Business Manager jimmy Mayfidd
Circulation Chairman Perry Adair
Circulation Committee —Homer Brittain; Carolyn Elim,
Hershel Smith, Jerry Johnson,
Carolyn Oliver, Carroll Langley,
Joan Davis, Priscilla Williams,
Kytle Davis
Publicity Chairman David Turner
Publicity Committee Clifford Graham, Sandra White,
Joyce Warnock
The Panther Press
For And About The Students, Faculty and Staff of Forest Park High School
Johnson’s Boys Beat
Hapeville Hornets
By Jerry Watkin*
The Forest Park boy’s basket
ball team, after suffering two
setbacks this season, won its
first home game by the score of
46 to 31 at the expense of Hape
ville’s Hornets.
Forest Park completely domin
ated play, as Coach Johnson
cleared the bench giving every
one a chance to play.
Pat Overton with 19 points,
Durwood Smith with nine, and
Nicky Echols with eight points
led the scoring for the Panthers.
Coach Johnson was pleased
with his team's effort, especially
on defense, and expects his team
to improve on last years record.
Let’s Meet The Band
Under the supervision of Lloyd
Tarpley, a great new band di
rector, our high school band has
shown a vast improvement dur
ing the ’SB-’59 football season.
In their complicated, some
times very amusing halftime
shows, PRECISION is the word.
To attain perfection, this group,
along with practice before and
after school, attended camp at
Wahsega, near Dahlonega, and
had several called rehearsals this
summer.
Every bit of this drilling has
indeed paid off, as every per
formance of the band has shown.
Let’s give every member individ
ual credit:
Flutes—Pete Leistl, Judy
Tucker; Oboe—Carol Ann Baker;
Clairnets—Mary Tucker, Dannell
Coker, Douglas Johnson, David
Marston, Tony Moore, John Hal
uski, Preston Sanders, Kay Mur
ray, Lenell McKown, John Hol
berton, Buddy McDowell, Cathy
Cook, and Sonjie Waller.
Saxophones — Vicke Smith,
Shelby Hooks, Joe Plunkett, Ed
Trammell, and David Callaway.
Cornet s—Phillip Lancaster,
Carlton Cook, Ronnie Kinsler,
Jimmy Thompson, Leonard Phil
lips, Bob Rivers, Tommy Laven
der, and Don Mayo.
Horns—Joel Smith, Larry Mc-
Clung, Jerry Heims.
Trombones — Tommy Wilson,
Bill Rivers, and Randy Smith.
Baritones—Johnny Cruse, Ron
nie Lundstrom.
Basses—Lee Maro, Ken Bart
lett.
Drums—Ronnie Blackmon, Joe
Downs, Edmond Turner, Richard
Smith, Sherry Elliott, Janice
Rogers, and Steve Tanner.
Bell Lyre—Lynda Plunkett.
The band has also elected and
appointed officers. They are as
follows: Captain—Ronnie Black
mon; Ist Lieutenant—Pete Leistl;
2nd Lieutenant—Phillip Lancast
er; Secretaries — Cathy Cook,
Shelby Hooks. Librarions—Vicki
Smith, Lynda Plunkett, Sonjie
Waller, Lunell McKown, and
Publicity Agent—Mary Tucker.
Our drum major Joe Plunkett,
and the three majorettes, Nancy
Jo Bailey, Gail Nix, and Reba
Wilkerson have also done a very
commendable job.
We’re sure everyone will want
to join in congratulating all these
students and Mr. Tarpley for a
fine job so far, and to wish them
success in exerything they at
tempt to accomplish in the fu
ture. GOOD LUCK!
The Mistletoe
It had been writ that any man
May blameless kiss what maid he
can
Nor anyone shall say him “no’
Beneath the holy Mistletoe.
Always
Be Cool!
By Alma Hampton
The morning was cold and
dreary and I could see no reason
for being up at such an hour.
But if I stayed in bed I am sure
a man named Mr. Ernest Stroud
could give me 10 good reasons,
that is 10 good reasons to him
not me.
Anyway, on this particular
morning, I was going out to the
garage to get something, but to
this day after that horrible fright,
I don’t remember what it was.
As I opened the garage door
and looked down at the floor,
I saw a mouse. When I screamed
and quickly backed away from
him he ran behind a box.
Then I began
i to think to my-
Iself, you didn’t
i really see a
i mouse. It is just
I y o u r imagina
i tion playing
I tricks o n you
i because of this
, ghastly hour.” I
decided to go
। back into the
Alma Hampton garage to prove
to myself there was no mouse.
Believe me this really took
courage (notice my broken arm
from giving myself a pat on the
back). Because I am the normal
"jump on the chair type female”
when there is a mouse in sight!
Os course you know what hap
pened? There really was a mouse
in there. (Naturally, I can’t fin
ish the story yet). Weil, on my
second visit into the garage my
tiny friend (?) was standing with
his head tilted to one side and his
hands on his fat little tummy
and shouted in a melodious and
boisterious voice, “Shut your
mouth, go away, mama looka,
boo-boo day.”
Well, if you've never had a
mouse sing to you at 7:00 in the
morning you just don’t know
what you have missed!
So while this white-bearded lit
tle rodent sang a couple of Christ
mas carols to me I stood there
with my mouth hanging open and
my eyes about to pop their sock
ets!
Finally I got the courage to
run and when I got back into
the house I tried to explain what
had happened to my mother. I
know you can imagine what she
said, but I guess I couldn’t even
print what she thought. But about
the time she had almost de
clared her loving daughter wacky.
She glanced out the kitchen win
dow and there was a what walk
ing out of the garage with bun
dlesome bag over his shoulder
and yelling, “on Donner, on Blit
zen, on Comet, on Vixzen, on
Prancer, on Dancer, on ... I
guess he couldn’t remember the
rest of their names.
After seeing that, that, that,
oh, I hate to say it, is crazy when
every Christmas Eve she says,
“I don’t care who you are fat
man, get off my roof with those
reindeer.”
Well, I guess that is all for
this issue. I couldn’t decide how
to go out singing carols or out
like a light, so I’ll just go
PERIOD!
A real Merry Christmas to all
of you!
Girls Trample
Hornets 48-30
By Brenda Mayo
Forest Park girl’s basketball
team slaughtered Hapeville Hor
nets by 18 points ir a game play
ted Tuesday night, December 2,
at the Forest Park gymnasium
with the final score being 48-30.
The starting line-up; as guards,
Barbara Tipton, Laurie Moscar
delli and Sandra Hemperly; as
forwards, Polly Hanson, Betty
Walker, and Anne Westberry.
In the last quarter of the game
Gail Thomas, Mary Nell Carbo,
and Judy Knowles kept Forest
Park’s score climbling. Nancy
Chasteen. Paulette Addis, and
Mary Clair Robinson were on
the spot to keep Hapeville’s score
from gaining any points.
We would like to congratulate
the entire basketball team for
their fine work and to wish them
good luck in the future.
Choruses To Present
Concert December 18
The Forest Park High School
Chorus will present a concert on
Thursday, December 18 at the
High School Gymnasium. The
time is 7:30 p.m. Tickets are
$.60 and $.75.
Among the selections will be:
“What Child is this.”
"The Holly and the Ivy."
“We Wish You A Merry Christ
mas.”
"Winds Through the Olive
Trees.”
“Angels Over the Fields.”
“Christmas Carol Fantasy.”
Forest Park, Georgia, December 17, 1958
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RUNNING AND KICKING as shown here are Donald
Cook’s two most impressive traits in football. Donald,
who for the past six years has been playing for Forest
Park High has shown his experience in his serior year.
This year he scored 29 touchdowns and kicked the team
out of many tight spots. Although football is not the only
sport in which Donald excells, it is by far his best. Photo
by Pete Smith. (See Story)
Morning Miseries Make More
Trouble To Take Time Toll
By Betty Walker
“Ah, Ma, I don’t want to get
up, it’s only 8:30.”
These are my favorite words I
as I drag myself from under |
a pile of blankets each morning, i
And I do mean a pile!
At night, I’m so cold my teeth
jump around like pop corn, so
I dig in the closet and pull out
the blankets. Even my electric
blanket with the little lights that
stare up at me and remind me
of my history teacher when I
don't have my home work.
When I finally manage to get
both feet out of bed I bump into
the dresser. You guessed it, I’m
still asleep. My Ma to the res
cue! Two, three, four cups of
coffee, then I’m on my way to I
get dressed. Darn! Why do they
always have to make both shoes
to fit the left foot?
Believe it or not. I’m finally
off to school with five minutes
to spare.
Down the stairs, out the door,
across the railroad, past the drug
store, (just enough time for a
candy bar), around behind the
bank, across the street, and you
are right! Forgot my books.
Across the street, around the
bank, pass the drug store, (ice
cream this time), back across
the railroad, through the door,
up the stairs and to the books.
Catch your breath and we’ll
go again. Down the stairs, out
the door, across the railroad, pass
the drug store (no time), around
the bank, across the street and in
to homeroom just as the bell rings.
Betty! Go to the office and get
a tardy slip. Man, that Mr. Bur
nam never misses a chance.
Fashions
With
Jean
By Jean Thurston
In this fashion-conscious world
of ours, girls’ thoughts are per
sonally turned on ’special’ clothes
for the more important occasions.
For class parties and informal
affairs this Christmas season, the
ideal outfit would be a nice cir
cular-cut skirt made of taffeta,
felt, on faille. This skirt worn
with a dressy “sissy” blouse with
ruffles and bright cummerbund
make a complete ensemble.
Casual affairs note some charm
ing sports outfits. Slim-jims with
chemette weskits are very much
in vogue this season. To add a
festive touch, trim your outfits
with silver on gold “rick-rack.”
More formal occasions, such as
the Christmas Dance, naturally
deserve more formal outfits. Chif
fon is always suitable, and taf
feta makes a w-onderful party
dress. The trend this year is to
ward the more sophisticated
styles rather than the demure
styles of the last few years.
The semiformal dance is always
the hardest to dress for. Either
you are too dressed or not dressed
enough. Paisley print “cot”
dresses are nice, and one excel
lent for semi-formal affairs.
These dresses, made with buttons
all down the front, have subdued
thin prints somewhat therefore
have become suitable for dressy
occasions.
Whatever you wear this season,
to whatever affair you go, go in
style and have lots of fun.
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Two well dressed teachers—
Miss MoGarity and Mrs. Lucas.
As I
See It
By Charlette O’Neal
One of the most important
obligations of citizenship is vot
ing. But not being of voting age
is no excuse for bad citizenship.
There are may ways of which
we. the non voters, can practice
good citizenship.
We can be
good citizens in
I school by study
: ing hard and
contributing our
talents to
trustworthy ac
tivities. A much
more admirable
trait in a stu
dent is the co
o p e r a t i on he
Charlette O’Nealgjves to his
teachers and classmates.
Another way in which we can
practice good citizenship is by
taking care of our school and
school facilities. Although we may
not have the very newest and
most modern buildings and equip
ment, we should be willing to
take care of them.
There are many ways in which
we, the students can practice
good citizenship.
Are you a good citizen?
Odds and Ends
I think that I shall never see
A girl that quite appeals to me
One who will not always wear
A gob of pincurls in her hair
Upon whose self shall always
Rest a crazy blouse or chemise
dress
But girls are liked by fools like me
And who on earth could love a
tree.
Written by Tony Moore.
One day while Mr. Shmo was
at work he heard an awful ex
plosion. He rushed out side to see
what had happened. Soon he dis
covered there wasn’t a person to
be found in the world. He fig
ured everybody was dead and
there was no sense in living, so
he climbed the Empire State
Building and jumped off.
As he passed the 10th floor a
telephone rang.
Eighth
Grade
News
The officers of Mrs. Bell’s
homeroom are President, Mary
Johnson; Vice-President, Jerry
Loving, and Secretary-Treasurer,
Sharon Burks.
National Test To Be
Given All Juniors
ATTENTION JUNIORS! The
National Merit Scholarship Qual
ification Test will be given to
aH juniors April 28. The test
will be given from 9:00 a.m. to
12 noon. The fee will be SI.OO.
More than $5,000,000 worth of
four year scholarships will be
given to deserving individuals.
The results of this test win
be helpful in planiming and se
lecting a career.
Lifetime Os Football Pays
Off Big For Donald Cook
Santa’s Ideal Faculty
1. Principal: Clark Gable.
2. Assistant Principal: Sophia
Loren.
3. Secretary: Elizabeth Tay
lor.
4. English: Domenico Modue
no.
5. Civics: Rhonda Fleming.
6. Girl’s Physical Education:
Cheyenne.
7. Math: Jayne Mansfield.
8. Girl’s Basketball Coach:
Rock Hudson.
9. General Science: Marilyn
Monroe.
10. American History: Dale
Robertson.
11. Biology: Gina Lollabrigida.
12. World History: Bret Mav
erick.
13. Bookkeeping: Joanne Wood
ward.
14. Foreign Language: Marlon
Brando.
15. Boy’s Physical Education:
Brigitte Bardot.
16. Journalism: Tab Hunter.
17. Football Coach: Sheena.
18. Boy’s Counselor: Pier Ang
eli.
19. Girl’s Counselor: Fernando
Lamas.
20. Home Economics: Ann
Blythe.
22. Drill Team Instructor: Tony
Curtis.
23. Shorthand and Typing: Deb
bie Reynolds.
25. Band: Ricky Nelson.
26. Special Advisor: Dick Clark.
27. Janitor: Kingfish.
Christmas Not Xmas
Now approaching us is the
Christmas season. Christmas is
really an annual festival of the
church commemorating the birth
of Jesus, but now it is generally
observed as an occasion for gifts,
greetings, and so forth.
It seems as the years go by
we think more and more of
Christmas as a time to give or
receive gifts, instead of as the
birthday of Christ.
No doubt you’ve seen the word
"Xmas”. Well, right there we
are leaving Christ out of Christ
mas. This year let’s see if we
can put Christ back in Christmas
and continue to do more in the
years to come.
Library Receives More Material
Allotted From Valentine Funds
Attractive displays, quiet at
mosphere, and helpful arrange
ments of books all add to the
pleasantness of our improved and
increased library.
Did you know that from the
Valentine funds acquired last
year 500 new books were added
to our library? Ordered but not
on the shelves as yet are an ad
ditional 400-500 books allotted to
us by the state.
A library should be a place for
research and study. Mrs. Wil
liams, our librarian, has trans
formed our library from an un
organized “Study Hall” Into a
place where quiet prevails and
much studying can be done.
To aid reader* looking for
books is a new catalog case, found
along the window side of the li
brary. A new bookshelf has also
been added, having been donated
by the Eighth Grade Council.
The magazine section of the
library has been recognized and
is now located to the immediate
right of the door of the library.
An invaluable new service of
the library is the new filing room.
This room contains past issues
of the current magazines and
newspapers. Divided according to
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New Version of Last Year’s Model
NEW OLD
That’s the way the mop flops:—Tough luck.
What’s all this abstract?— What digs here?
Send that kid to camp— That boy should get lost.
I’ve got the sags— I’m feeling blue.
Don’t bug me— Don’t annoy me.
Ricket Squad— Teachers.
I’ve gone ape— I'm sent
Fog-lifter— Life of the party.
Hit the flicks— Go to the movies.
Later— Be seeing you.
Bury yourself— Drop dead.
It was a bash— The party was great.
A freep— A square.
Mug shots— Photographs.
Don’t flip your wig— Don’t get upset.
Earth pads— Shoes.
Night people— Cool Cats.
Make the home scene— Call it a day.
End it up— Go to sleep.
Tradgedy is striking— Things are no longer cool.
A blast— Terrific.
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F.P.H. Boy In National Competition,
Travel and Fame In The Balance
Donald Cook, star halfback for Forest Park High
School, was given honorable recognition by All-Auerican
High School Football Squad of Teen Magazine.
All athletes chosen for the final honors will be flown
to Hollywood, California to appear on a national television
show and spend a week in beautiful sunny California as a
guest of “Teen Magazine.”
“Teen Magazine” is a nation-wide magazine printed in
Hollywood, California.
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Jane Murphy
Girl Os The Month-
Miss Intellectual! That's our
girl of the month! She may be a
brain; she is not a square. She
is on the Drill Team, in the Fu
ture Homemakers of America,
Secretary of Future Teachers of
America, a member of the Beta
Club, and a joy to all that know
her.
Our girl of the month is an
attractive person, and she is a
bundle of fun in or out of school.
She really has the school spirit,
and she is a credit to Forest
Park High School.
She has done much for the
school which certainly is appre
ciated. She will be a credit to
the college of her choice. Good
luck to Jane Murphy from the
Panther Press.
year, the articles needed are
readily accessible and easily
found.
Another important service of
the library is that of the audio
visual aids. This consists of the
scheduling of films and the op
erating of the film projector.
The boys who help Mrs. Wil
liams during the day are: Bill
Keating, Dan Donald, Ronnie
Blackmon, William Clark. Robert
Shattles, Frank Bellanetti, Leslie
Parker, Pihllip Kimball, Mike
Mullins, Tommy King. Gary Duf
fie and Marshall Acree.
Mrs. Williams expressed the
need of our library for more
books; particularly in the fiction
field.
Mrs. Williams’ assistants in
the library are as follows: Bar
bara Calwas, Loraine Jordon,
Martha Thomas, Pat Bracken,
Martha Sue Corral, Brenda Lu
cas, Lynda Plunkett, Winona
Bradford, Joyce Conner, Yvonne
Seabolt, Carolyn Bryan, Tena
Walker, Sandra White. Jean Kim
sey, Pamela Gladden, Alma
' Hampton, Cathy Cook, Vicki
Smith, Sherry Elliott, Beverly
; Carraker, Mary Catherine Rice,
I Sara Furr, Pat Witherow, and
। Barbara Talley.
Number Five
Donald has been playing foot
ball almost all Ms life. He first
started in Griffin on a midget
team. Donald moved to Forest
Park and started playing football
in the seventh grade. In his first
year on B-team he played full
back. The second year on B-team
he became the quarterback and
also the captain.
In his freshman year he made
the varsity playing both quarter
back and fullback. In his sopho
more year he started playing
halfback, with great success, and
has played it ever since.
Donald has been playing foot
ball six years. This is his senior
year and he has obtained both
captain and high-point man. This
year he has made 27 touchdowns,
six extra points. Donald said his
greatest thrill came in the 1957
Carrollton region game when he
recovered a fumble on the 50
yard line and ran for a touch
down.
Donald said, "Half of Football
is Determination.” He obtained
success through experience, hard
work and as he says, “just plain
luck.”
He said that Wayne Smith,
his blocking back, has helped him
to success and without him he
would be lost.
Donald would like to thank
the magazine for the honor. Don
ald said, “It would have been a
lot of fun to go to California
and be on television, but it’i
great to just be honored.”
So congratulations, Donald,
from The Panther Press. We are
with you all the way.
Snooper
By: ? ? ? ?
1. Seen: Coach L. repairing
Dave B’s “seat covers.”
2. Heard: Judy W. and her
gang came to the rescue Satur
day night.
3. Favorite saying among a
certain group “The vine, Jane,
the vine.”
4. Heard: Ellen T. is really
crazy about the Navy.
5. Seen: a certain 10th grade
girl on Wascanna Road.
6. Heard: Jimmy M. saying
Grady P’s name had to be in the
paper. So —yah! Grady P.
7. Seen: lots of students runin’
around with colored paper, Scis
sors, turkeys, and pilgrims in
hand. Good thing it’s for the
bulletin boards and not the re
turn to childhood (Have we ever
left it?)
8. Seen: the results of the new
D. T. car. Coach P. more nerv
ous than usual.
9. Seen: Jackie C. and Doug P.
taking the Grapevine’ Reporters
advice in the last issue.
10. Seen: a new couple around
school; Charlotte L. and Skippy
S. together.
11. Heard: Alma H. saying “I
get to start going to the show
again, goody, goody, Benson is
getting his car fixed.”
12. Seen: the Dwarf House get
ting a good scrubbing from Ron
ies B. the other night.
13. Other couples around school
who seem to be still going strong:
Linda R. and Wayne S.; Karen
B. and Jack A.; Laurie M. and
Larry F.; Rosalind H. and Ben
G.; Barbara T. and Donald C.;
Mac T. and Polly H.; Rosemary
S. and Roland S.; Pamela G. and
Dwight C.; Mary Lou A. and
Roland S.; Janice F. and Jerry W.
14. Heard: a few choice words
from some of Mr. J’s Government
class about not knowing anything
about foot notes for their term
paper.
15. Guess Jean C’s name should
be added to the list of lovers in
school because she has quite a
few picked out.
Well, that’s all from the only
school where the seniors think
if they can ever learn enough
to pass college entrance exams,
they’ll be too smart to got
Letter Os Apology
The paper staff would like to
extend their humblest apology
to Mary Clair Robinson and
Wayne Smith for being left out
of the Senior Superlatives, the
last issue of our paper.
They were voted to have the
Most School Spirit.
Please accept our apology for
thia error.
THE PANTHER PRESS