Atkins High School - Maroon and Gold Yearbook (Winston Salem, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 64 of the 1956 volume:

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DAWKINS MARGUERITE DRUMMOND BENJAMIN DUNCAN Seniors MAGDELINE FEASTER ALBERT R. FORD ROOSEVELT GAITHER BERNICE GASTON EVELYN GHOLSTON CLARENCE GILLIAM MARY E. GLENN , DOREEN de OCTAVIA GOORE MIRIAM JEAN GRAHAM KIE A. GRAY BETSY E. GREENE DOLLIE MAE GREENE JANIE C. GREENWOOD JOSEPHINE K. GRIFFIN CURTIS E. GULLICK BETTY J. GWYN ...I955 DORIS E. HEATH JAMES W. HIGGINS CLIFTON L. HINES CAREY HODGE JACOB S. HOLLAND DE LANDA HOOPER NAPOLEON L. HCRTON DORETHA E. HUMBLE 'DP' ELEANOR C. HAIRSTON FOSTINA J. HAIRSTON MAE OPHELIA HAIRSTON KAREN HAYES BERTIA MAE JOHNSON CAROLYN E. JOHNSON CHARLES JOHNSON EDWARD H. JOHNSON MONTICELLA HUNTER KAY FRANCES INGRAM PEGGY D. INGRAM MINNIE B. JACKSON DELPHINE E. JAMES ERICSTEEN JEFFERSON ELIZABETH ANN JETER AUDREY J. JOHNSON Seniors RICHARD JOHNSON WILLIAM H. JOHNSON CLEO F. JONES DARNELLA JONES DONALD B. JONES GWENDOLYN JONES WILLIE MCBRIDE JONES ISADORA A. JORDAN CLAUDETTE P. KINARD MILDRED VERMELLA KINZER WILLIAM E. KOGER JACQUELINE O. LASH JUANITA LASH ROBERT S. LAURY LEON LONG DAVID LYLES ...I956 NATHANIEL D. MCCULLOUGH MILDRED MCFARLIN HARRY D. McGHEE WALTER L. McMAHAN JOHN B. McWILLIAMS EDWARD A. MARTIN ROSE MARY MARTIN LA SAUNDA MASON WILLIE LYLES J. S. McCLOUD ROBERT LEE McCOLLUM CARRIE B. MCCCNNELL DENNIS N. NICHOLSON ALLIE L. PAIGE ROBERT E. PENN ROLAND PENN MINNIE M. MAUNEY CATHERINE MILLER EDDIE LEE MOORE NORMAN R. MOORE MARY MONTGOMERY WIVONA E. MURRAY JOHNNY A. NESMITH MAE LETHIA NICHOLS Sensors E. ,. MICHAEL L. PECPLES MSE ...gig IRENE D. PETERS N-' BERNARD J. PICKENS ELwooD P. POOLE ' LA MARR EBARCUS PRCFFITT DELOIS K. RADER PEGGY R. RAY JOE ANN REAVES ANDREW B. REYNOLDS DELOIS I. RICHARDSCN ROSINA P. RCBINSON WILLIE R. RCBINSCN EUGENE ROSEBORC CHARLES T. ROSEBORO LORETHA ROSEBCROUGH ANNETTE ROWELL I956 ROBERT SHAW GWENDOLYN SHELF BARBARA JEAN SHELTON LORETTA SHIELDS' WILLIAM E. SHOUSE DELOIS SHULER X MURRAY SIMMONS BERNICE L. SINGLETARY MARIAN E. SCALES JUANITA SCOTT MELVIN C. SCOTT MARCELETTE S. SEARCY ALPHONSC SMITH ELIZABETH O. SMITH LOUELLA SOLOMON GWENDOLYN SPEASE HERBERT STANBACK ' HUBERT STANBACK ERNEST TANNER ERNESTINE TANNER JANIE A. THACKER JOSEPH S. THOMPKINS Seniors ...I956 KAYE L. THOMPSON ROBERT L. TUCKER JIMMIE L. WATKINS JAMES E. WERTS BETTY J. WESTMORELAND VONETTA J. WHEELER I I LORETTA D. WHITE IRVIN WILLIAMS JAMES A. WILLIAMS JUANITA WILLIAMS 'Ii A In I KENNETH RAYNOR MARCELEAN M. MARY L. STACY L. WALTER J WILLIAMS WILLIAMS WILLIAMS WILLIAMS WILLIAMS EVELYN MARGARET D. WALTER EUGENE JOHNNY H WILSON WILSON WILSON WOLFE WOODS SENIOR DIRECTORY VELMA ELIZABETH ADAMS Glee Club, Y-Teens. CLARENCE ANDERSON GENEVA ANDERSON Y-Teens. WILHELMINA ANDERSON Student C o un c i I, Y-Teens, Ye-Merrie Stenos. REATHA MAE ARNETTE Y-Teens, Jr. Red Cross, Photography Club, Student Council, Infer-Club Council, Library Club. NETTIE MAE ATTUCKS VIRGINIA CORNELL BAILEY Photography Club. ALEXANDER BARBER VERNA DELOIS BELCHER Band, Y-Teens, Orchestra, Co-ed Council. ALPHONSO BELL, JR. Dramafics Club. THELMA SYLVIA BELL Dramatics Club, Red Cross, Y-Teens, Dance Group, Traffic Squad, Co-ed Council. BETTY BENSON Y-Teens, Traffic Squad. EDYTHE BENSON Y-Teens. GLORIA BITTING JUANITA W. BLUE Y-Teens. JONES BROADWAY, JR. ll JERRY JAMES BROOKS, JR. Band, Hi-Y, Co-ed Council. CLARK SAMUEL BROWN, JR. Hi-Y. FRANCIS HIAWATHA BROWN, JR. Drcmafics Club, Band, Glee Clubi Yew' book Staff, Crown ond Scepfer Club. NANCY CAROLYN BROWN Traffic Squad. DONALD GRANT BRUCE Foofbal l, Track, Hi -Y. ASHBY CHAMPAGNE Hi-Y. MARION CHARLES RUBY JEAN CHARLES Co-ed Council: Y-Teens, Chorus. Ba nd, Orchestra, Ye-Merrie Stenos WILEY CHARLES BESSIE LEE CLINKSCALES Y-Teens. ERVIN CLINTON, JR. Carl Difon Choral Society, Hi-Y. CLAUDETTE COLEMAN Y-Teens, Photography Club. JOE COLEMAN LAFAYETTE ANDERSON COOK Band, Jazz Band, Traffic Squad. JOHN COOKE Hi-Y. BARBARA JEAN CORNELIUS Jazz Band, Y-Teens. GLENN L. CORNELIUS, JR. Hi-Y. BETTY ANN COUNTS Glee Club, Cheerleader. PATRICIA SARAH COVINGTON JOHNNY DEDRICK CRAWFORD Band, Hi-Y. QGIFIS '.n.,- ' SENIOR DIRECTORY NORA CRAWFORD Y-Teensp Jazz Bondi Band. WILLIE CUNNINGHAM DORIS JEAN CUTHRELL EUNICE DAVIDSON BETTY JEAN DAVIS Y-Teens. ELAINE PAIGE DAVIS Photography Club. NELLIE DAVIS Bandp Jazz Bondi Dramatics Club. RICHARD ANTHONY DAVIS Hi-Yi Traffic Squad. ROBERT DAWKINS Bandf Jazz Bandg Baseballg Tennis. MARGUERITE E. DRUMMOND Y-Teensg Student Councilp Ten n i sg Glee Clubg Library Club. BENJAMIN DUNCAN Photography Club. LLOYD ELLIS Footbal IpBasketbaI IgBaseba I I5Track5Tennis . WILLIE JOYCE ELLIS Photography Club. LEWIS WALTER EVANS Bandp Jazz Bandg Hi-Y. WALTER WADE FARABEE Photography Clubg Hi-Y Clubg Traffic Squadp Public Speaking Clubg Co-edg Maroon Wavep Maroon and Goldf Student Councilp Track. MARY MAGDELINE FEASTER Traffic Squadf Y-Teensp Bandg Photography Clubp Girls Jazz Band. ALBERT RAYMOND FORD Glee Clubp Football Team. CLARK ROOSEVELT GAITHER Hi-Yp Baseballg Track. BERNICE GASTON EVELYN EARLINE GHOLSTON Photography Clubp Y-Teens. CLARENCE GILLIAM MARY ELIZABETH GLENN Dance Groupp Y-Teens. DOREEN de OCTAVIA GOORE Bandp Orchestrog Y-Teensg Jazz Bandp Stu- dent Councilp Maroon Wave Staffg Co-ed Councilp Crown and Scepter Club. MIRIAM JEAN GRAHAM Bandf Orchestra5Ye-Merrie Stenosg Maroon Wave Staffy Yea rboo k Staffp Girls Jazz Band. KIE GRAY Junior Red Crossp Student Councilp Hi-Y. BETSY ELIZABETH GREENE Bandp Crown 8. Scepter Club. DOLLIE GREEN JANIE GREENWOOD Orchestrag Crown 8- Scepter Clubg Y-Teensp Public Speaking CIubgMaroon Wave Staffp Yearbook Staffg Inter-Club Councilg Li- brary Club. JOSEPHINE FRANKLIN GRIFFIN Glee Clubg Y-Teensp Photography Club. CURTIS EUGENE GULLICK Baseball. ' BETTY JEAN GWYN Y-Teens. ELEANOR CHRISTINE HARISTON Y-Teensg Crown 8. Scepter Clubg Inter- Club Council . FOSTINA HAIRSTON OPHELIA MAE HAIRSTON Student Council. KAREN VERNICE HAYES Ye-Merrie Stenosp Y-Teensp Crown8- Sce- pter Club. DORIS ELIZABETH HEATH Dance Group. JAMES WILLIE HIGGINS CLIFTON HINES Glee Club. CAREY HODGE JACOB SAMUEL HOLLAND Choir. De LANDA LUELLA HOOPER Bandp Ye-Merrie Stenas. NAPOLEON HORTON Tennisg Hi-Yp Maroon Wave Stoffp Year- book Staff. DORETHA ELIZABETH HUMBLE Y-Teens. MONTICELLO HUNTER Hi-Yp Tennisp Baseball. KAY FRANCES INGRAM Y-Teens . PEGGY DELORIS INGRAM Y-Teensg Junior Red Cross. MINNIE BELL JACKSON Photography Clubg Ye-Merrie Stenosf Band . DELPHINE ELIZABETH JAMES Band. ERIC STEEN JEFFERSON Ye-Merrie S t e n o Sf Photography Clubg Y- Teens . AUDREY JEAN JOHNSON Glee Clubp Y-Teensg Red Cross. BERTIA MAE JOHNSON Carl Diton Choral Societyg Photography Clubg Y-Teens. CAROLYN ELIZABETH JOHNSON Carl Diton Choral Society. CHARLES JOHNSON Baseball. EDWARD HOWARD JOHNSON, JR. WILLIAM JOHNSON Footballg Baseballg Track. CLEO JONES Baseballg Track . DARNELLA JONES Photography Clubg Y-Teens. DONALD BERNARD JONES Bandg Carl Diton Choral Society. GWENDOLYN HARPER JONES Dance Groupg Red Cross. WILLIE MCBRIDE JONES II Glee Club. ANN ISADORA JORDAN Photography Club. CLAUDETTE PRESCILLA KINARD Junior Red Cross. MILDRED VERMELLA KINZER WILLIAM KOGER Glee Club. JACQUELINE LASH Y-Teensp Orchestrap Jr. Red Crossi Maroon Wave Staffg Yearbook Staff. JUANITA LASH Red Crossy Y-Teens. ROBERT S. LAURY Bandp Student Councilp Traffic Squadp Jazz Band. LEO N LONG DAVID LYLES Baseball Teamg Track. WILLIE LYLES Track. JAMES McC LOUD ROBERT MCCOLLUM I Dramatics Clubg Traffic Squadg Carl Diton Choral Societyg Hi-Yg Footballg Baseballg Track . CARRIE BEATRICE MCCONNELL Dramatics Clubg Y-Teens . NATHANIEL DEWITT MCCULLOUGH Glee Club. ,-Y.-v -YYY . .-..-ew.-1.-wi--Y - SENIOR DIRECTORY MILDRED LOUISE McFARLlN Photography Clubg Y-Teensg Band. HARRY DEAN MCGEE Baseball. WALTER LEWIS MCMAHAN JOHN McWlLLlAMS EDWARD ALLEN MARTIN Baseba I lgTennisg Hi-Yi Dramotics Club. ROSE MARY MARTIN LA SAUNDIA MASON Y-Teens. MINNIE MARILYN MAUNEY CATHERINE YVONNE MILLER Photogra ph y Clubg Y-Teensg Dramatics Clubg Public SpeakingCIubg Jr. Red Cross. some LEE Moons, JR. NORMAN MOORE Track. WIVONA ELIZABETH MURRAY Paper Staffg Y-Teensg Library Clubg Photo- graphy Clubp Public Speaking Clubg Year- book Staffg Crown 8. Scepter Clubf Traffic Squad . JOHNNY NESMITH LETHIA NICHOLS Dance Group. DENNIS NORRIS NICHOLSON ALLIE LEE PAIGE Photography Clubp Y-Teens. ROBERT EUGENE PENN Hi-Y. MICHAEL LAVERNE PEOPLES Bondi Jazz Band. BERNARD PICKENS Student Councilp Tennis. ELWOOD PRINSTON POOLE Bondi Hi-Y. LA MARR EBARCUS PROFITT Student Councilg Dramatic Clubg Carl Diton Choral Society. DE LOIS KATHRYN RADER Bandg Y-Teensp Girls Jazz Bandp Co-ed Council. PEGGY RUDINE RAY Y-Teensg Ye-Merrie Stenosp Crown 8. Scepter Club. JO ANN REAVES Y-Teens. ANDREW REYNOLDS Bondi Jazz Bondi Orchestrap Dramatics Clubp Traffic Sq uadp Hi-Yp Photography. DELOIS RICHARDSON Carl Diton Choral Soc ietyp Junior Red Crossp Y-Teensp Traffic Squad. ROSINA ROBINSON WILLIE ROBINSON Track. EUGENE ROSEBORO Bondi Jazz Band. CHARLES ROSEBORO, LERETHA ROSEBOROUGH ANNETTE ROWELL MARIAN ELAINE SCALES Y-Teens. JUANITA SCOTT Y-Teensp Jun ior Red Crossp Photography Club. MELVIN SCOTT Baseballg Track. SHIRLEY SEARCY Glee Clubp Y-Teens. ROBERT SHAW Carl Diton Choral Societyg Baseball. GWENDOLYN SHELF BARBARA JEAN SHELTON Y-Teensg Junior Red Cross. WILLIAM EDWARD SHOUSE Traffic Squadp Hi-Y. DELOIS SHULER Y-Teens. MURRAY SIMMONS Carl Diton Choral Societyg Baseball. BERNICE LARRAMEN SING LETARY THOMAS TRACY SINGLETARY Red Crossg Bandg Orchestrap Dramatic ClubgTraffic Squadp Dance Groupg Co-ed Councilg Photography Clubg Hi-Y5 Track. DONALD ALPHONSO SMITH ELIZABETH SMITH Photography Clubg Crown 81 Scepter Clubp Y-Teensg Carl Diton Choral Society. LOUELLA SOLOMON Photography CIub5Ye-Merrie StenospCrown 8. Scepter Club. I GWENDOLYN SPEASE - Bundy Orc h estrag Senior Y-Teensp Girls Jazz Bandp Crown 8. Scepter Club. HERBERT STANBACK Footbal If Baseballg Basketbal Ip Track Team . HUBERT STANBACK Footbal Ip Basketballg Trackg Baseball Team. ERNEST TANNER Hi-Yp Baseballg Basketball. ERNESTINE TANNER Y-Teensg Dramatics Club. JANIE ALICE THACKER Student Council. JOSEPH SAMUEL THOMPKINS KAYE LOUISE THOMPSON Drama t i c s Clubg Y-Teensg Maroon Wave Staffy Red Cross. ROBERT L. TUCKER JIMMIE LEE WATKINS BETTY WESTMORELAND Dramatics Clubg Student Councilp Y-Teens. VONETTA JUANITA WHEELER Y-Teens. LORETTA DELORESDELL WHITE Glee Clubp Maroon Wave Staffp Yearbook Staffp Dramatics Club. JAMES WILLIAMS Trackp Tennisi Baseballg Hi-Y. JUANITA WILLIAMS KENNETH RAYNOR WILLIAMS Ill Bondi Orchestrop Hi-Yp Student Councilp Co-ed Council. MARCELEAN MARTHA WILLIAMS MARY LOIS WILLIAMS Carl Diton Choral Societyp Photography Club. STACY WILLIAMS Student Councilf Maroon Wave Staffg Y-Teensi Photography Clubg Library Club. WALTER WILLIAMS Traffic Squad . EVELYN WILSON MARGARET DELOIS WILSON Y-Teens: Orchestrag Photography Clubp Ma- roon Wave Staffp Yearbook Staffp Public Speak- ing Clubp Library Club. WALTER WILSON EUGENE WOLFE JOHN HENRY WOODS Baseball . ALLA. NEATEST GIRL ..... NEATEST BOY .... CUTEST GIRL ............ MOST HANDSOME BOY ..... BEST ACTRESS .... BEST ACTOR .... QUIETEST GIRL .... QUIETEST BOY ..... TALLEST GIRL .... TALLEST BOY .... SHORTEST GIRL .... SHORTEST BOY ...... BEST PHYSIQUE BOY ..... SHAPLIEST GIRL .... FRIENDLIEST GIRL ..... FRIENDLIEST BOY .... MOST POPULAR GIRL. . . . MOST POPULAR BOY .... BEST ATHLETE GIRL .... BEST ATHLETE BOY ...... BEST PERSONALITY GIRL .... SUPERLATIVE BEST PERSONALITY BOY ..... BEST ALL AROUND GIRL ..... BEST ALL AROUND BOY ..... MOST STUDIOUS GIRL. . . . . .Claudette Kinard . . . . Alphonso Bell . . Gwendolyn Jones . . . . .Donald Jones . Carrie McConnell . . . . Robert McCul lom . . . . Karen Hayes . . . . . .Eddie Moore . Mary Montgomery John Cooke . . . . Elaine Davis . . . . Eugene Roseboro . . . .William Johnson . . Gwendolyn Jones . . . .Reatlna Arnette . . . . Clark Brown . . . Miriam Graham . . . Walter Farabee . . . . .Delois Rader ... .... .Lloyd Ellis Mary Lois Williams . . . .Walter Farabee . . . . Doreen Goore . . . .Walter Farabee . . . Janie Greenwood MOST STUDIOUS BOY ..... ..... H iawatlwa Brown BEST DRESSED GIRL .... .... B etty Westmoreland BEST DRESSED BOY ............. ..... A lphonso Bell MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED GIRL .... . . .Janie Greenwood MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED BOY .... . . . Walter Furabee L J- 1 CLASS PROPHECY Imagine that four years have passed since l956. It is now l960. I have just received a letter from a former classmate of mine. It began: Dear Reatha , I received your last letter requesting me to inform you of some of your former classmates. lt took some doing but I finally came up with this. Nellie Davis, a flight nurse, takes most of her flights with Charles Johnson and Monticello Hunter. Alexander Barber finally got himself an army career and Nancy Brown and Gloria Bitting are stewardesses. Hiawatha Brown is Governor of California while Kenneth Williams is Secretary of Treasury and Clark Brown is Secretary of State. Claudette Coleman isa wealthy dress designer, Johnny Crawford, a famous doctor and Willie Cunningham,a prominent lawyer. Robert Laury finally became a radio announcerand Marguerite Drummond is signifying in every- body's business, she's a switchboard operator. Andrew Reynolds is now a doctorand Ericsteen Jeff- son is a dentist. Napoleon Horton is doing a good iob of managing Cavana Hotel along with the assistance of Clarence Gilliam, Shirley Searcy, and Melvin Scott. Gwendolyn Jones and Mary Glenn are dancing their legs off while William Koger sings his heart out. Doreen Goore finally got married to an engineering student and Karen Hayes is master of them all, she's the manager of the Mademoiselle Dress Shop. l was down there the other day and was very surprised to see that Mary Lois Williams, Claudette Kinard, Elizabeth Smith and Delois Shuler were employed there. Walter Farabee is an architect and Patricia Covington runs a Beauty Salon. Out here in Oklahoma Wiley Charles is the editor of one of our best dailys. Working on the same paper are Barbara Cornelius and Bessie Clinkscales. Curtiss Gullick is an ace player for the Dodgers and Carrie McConnell is a golf champion. LaMarr Profitt turned out to be a fine engineer and Glenn Cornelius manages the airport. Elwood Poole and Delois Rader are Social Investigators and Peggy Ray, Joe Ann Reaves, Delois Richardson, and Loretta White are Public Health Nurses. Of course you know that Janie Greenwood is very famous for her cure of the common cold. Wivona Murray is a lab. technician. Eleanor Hairston finally married you know whom and the last time l heard her family was still increasing. Walter Wilson and Eugene Wolfe are business consultants and Juanita Williams and Betty West- moreland are stenographers. Ervin Clinton owns a bus company. Joe Coleman is a brickmason and Jacob Holland is a doc- tor. Miriam Graham owns a Music Studio and Verna Belcher and Barbara Shelton finally are hired as music teachers il pity the poor childrenl. Josephine Griffin is now the wife of a mortician and Edith Benson reaches Commercial Arts. David and Willie Lyles own c gas station and Richard Davis is a l-'ealth Inspector. Virginia Bailey and Nettie Attucks are dieticians while Carolyn Johnson and Wilhelmena Anderson are successful businesswomen . Before I close I must commend you on the fine job you are doing of teaching mathematics over at Sanford. I saw the write-up in the paper of you the other day and it was very interesting. As for myself I'm Superintendent of Nurses at Washington Hospital. Yours truly, Margaret Wilson Prophetess A V- www- Y. , ,,,-.,,., m,,...,.ne ,,,-,..-, . c.,-.v..,.w..,e........-.. .- CLASS HISTORY lf we could turn back the hands of time of l952, we could see an excited class entering high school. Com- ing from the four elementary schools of the city, we were a large group. Now we were divided into sixteen sections with sixteen homeroom teachers. After we had become acclimated to our new school home at Atkins, we began participating in all the extra- curricular activities including sports, clubs, and music groups. At homecoming time the first year, we elected Mary Glenn to represent us in the contest for Miss Atkins High. By this time ten of our classmates were members of the advanced band. These members included: Jerry Brooks, Barbara Cornelius, Doreen Goore, Miriam Gra- ham, Donald Jones, Robert Laury, Michael Peoples, Delois Rader, Gwendolyn Spease, and Kenneth Williams. Only one of our classmates, Lloyd Ellis, made the varsity basketball and football teams. Those who received honor certificates for their scholastic ability were: Hiawatha Brown, Janie Greenwood, Doreen Goore, Wivona Murray, Rudine Ray and Gwendolyn Spease. We managed to pull through algebra and Latin and go on to the tenth grade. Our basketball and football teams, coached by Mr. Oldham, Mr. Ervin and Mr. Washington, were the state champions. We were very proud of our boys because they worked hard for this honor. This year marked the year when the following students made the advanced glee club. Among these were: Betty Counts, Marguerite Drummond, Clifton Hines, Bertia Johnson, Carolyn Johnson, Willie Jones, William Koger, Robert McCollum, LaMarr Proffit, Delois Richardson, Shirley Searcy, and Loretta White. Hiawatha Brown,Miriam Graham and Andrew Reynolds made their first appearance on the stage in a mystery- comedy play, Romantic Rickey. At last we felt important. We were Juniorsl Representing our class in baseball were: Curtis Gullick, Harry McGee, Lloyd Ellis, and William Johnson. Football team: Donald Bruce, Roland Penn, Andrew Reynolds , and William Johnson. Those students who were inducted into the Crown 8. Scepter Club, the honor society of Atkins, were Betsy Greel'1e,Janie Greenwood, Eleanor Hairston, Wivona Murray, Elizabeth Smith and Louella Solomon. IV At last the time had come. ln 1956 we were full-fledged seniors. We have come to find out that being a senior is not all a bed of roses as we had thought. Instead we find ourselves slaving over French verb forms, Trig functions, and Physics notebooks. Carrie McConnell was the only one of us to star in the mystery comedy play, Murdered Alive. Robert McCollum is president of the senior classg Robert Shaw, Vice-President and Josephine Griffin, sec- retary. Walter Farabee was elected president of the Student Council and Robert Laury is VlCe'pI'eSident . Janie Greenwood is Editor-in-chief of the Maroon Wave, our school paper. Donald Bruce, Lloyd Ellis, William Johnson, Robert McCollum, Roland Penn, Andrew Reynolds, Herbert Stanback, Hubert Stanback, Albert Ford and Ernest Tanner have shown their ability as athletes by participating in the various sports at Atkins and bringing Atkins many victories. Miriam Graham, a member of our class, was crowned Miss Atkins High during the half time activities of the homecoming game this year. The clock hands show us that our time at Atkins is nearly gone. We realize at times that we could have used our days to better advantage, but we sincerely believe that our years spent here have contributed immensely to insuring a better future for each of us. Historians Kenneth Williams Miriam Graham ,,.. .... 'UL ' vu lg V ? K -3 i ' . ' bi , ' X k -XX ' Q' X it ' 33514 ' - Xffgi - , ff ,J X1 fy! 2 ,Z . D.- . . i 1' , 1 fp X 5 'i--idx? 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I f RK 1 ,f , ff A 'W W 1 fp 5 '01 ff' 'V' :Z f' 1 59035399 iv 0 A0951 M bww w W f 44 Oe'gvgw A. ,al ww' I W ff ' 5 ,Z 5 E , ff ,f f 17' X I ..- , f1!3R0W,V Qt 'lm as-ns gg, 5 my Q 53 LEE! f, Es 'M' ,X mn -.1 e ,., -9- 6586 IN!!! 2 ,H fr ,L T., if ,f-W4 'lfggfis f- .., fax-5 W Q P IN rf '-on M ' R 7,-.af fd .. -MQ wand, af FOOTBALL SQUAD 1955 FOCDTBALL 1955 ffhe 1955-56 football season was one of change for the Atkins Camels. The team was under a new coach and it used a new system. With these changes the Camels ended with a successful season. With determination and through hard work, the team , compiled a record of four wins, two losses and one tie When the season started 'there were only eight letter-men returning. This nucleus consisted of Lloyd Ellis, Nathan Cook, andWilliam Johnson--backs, Hubbard Alexander and Billy Nance--tackles, Monroe Johnson and Franklin Tillman--guardspand Andrew Reynolds--center. After considerable work by the coaching staff the team emerged: ln gram and Penn--ends, Alexander and Nance--tackles,Tillman and Johnson--guards. The backs that ran behind this hard charging line were:Cook--quarterback, Ellis and Simon--halfbacks, and Johnson--fullback. These eleven men were backed by such linemen as Jones, Werts, Green, Benson, Dunlap, Anderson, and Crosby and such backs as Adams, McCallum, Wilkins, and J. Cook. The first game was a night affair in Thomasville where the Camels were defeated 13-6. The second game saw the first vic tory for the season over Second Ward 13-6. ln its next encounter the Camels hit their stride with a sound 33-0 defeat of Wash ington of Reidsville. The team was then tied by William Penn of High Point 6-6. Gaining inspiration from this game the Camels next defeated the highly rated team from Dudley of Greensboro, 13-6 The traditional battle with arch rivalCarver saw the Camels lose its second game of the season 26-7. This loss did not up set the young Camels for they came back in the next game with a 13-O victory over Highland of Gastonia, The Gastonia game was the last for seniors, Ellis, Stanback, Reynolds, Penn, Johnson and McCollum Determination to give Atkins the representative team that has been evident in the past was responsible for the success of this team. The players deserve credit for this determined attitude S LK KKKKKKK. W-wfmwmm.. W- .www-Y fKKM..mmm. .ss. .iff W s,,.-,. e-W..,s. ,K H., K 5 . . - 1 -Q v . , . . .1 5 L A . , ,ef , 5 QQ 1 we 5515.1 455 -sff lls' fl, . .. . , A ,J i .. , ,si , K K Q, E . Q. ,K -K . , -K eK Q, -1 f '5 i' -Er ,.'..K ,,k., QKIKK, : . if in X x..K' 5? -ggi :5gK.KK515?.K 1:5 W5 3 ' .K if , X 5 - ' . -'J ' ,. , 1: . ' -. - E' 5 ' . . 5 ' F -.- -' fs ' f , 5 , ff . PA Q' up -- 5 22: V f' 5 '12-if 5 .1 ' - ' ' z lf .E Q ,:'.I - - , ' -4 1 5 - -. - ' 9' H 1- as- ,-- 2 - ,l,s 133 - .. 5 A as Cs s 5 F , M 5 5 M . 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K . 7' -ae, 1 f A A 5 Y '5., , '7,., i ' ' ,. , 7 .1 Q J 1? ' vi' 1 ' . ' D 4 lffif' K 'K 5 ' V . 5 , KK K Q 5 J .gs-. 5. ri GRIDIRON q Sf SCENES ' K I I K -v.g,L.ss:ev 3 ,,1 fA W ,iffg y 5 . ,st gill mtl'-N .x '34 :XJ 'W 'fi e-...ND T -.. ...I .L X --- -- S 7 '-... 'Q ....v ' is--.., I -- 2 E ' .Q , M is ff? 5 t t 'A , , ' ' 5 I 5 is i E S S 4 ..,k 51755551 K A A ' 1. x A s fi T I 7 kai 65 ' E 1 l F ,. . , V . K V BASKETBALL TEAM This year's basketball season has been an exciting and happy season for our cagers, although the boys lost in the state meet. The boys began practice late in November and when the regular season ended in February, Atkins had defeated all schools whom she opposed, with the exception of two. This goal was achieved despite the ab- sence of four of last year's starters, Bobby Hemphill, Robert Epps, Farnsworth Hester, and Johnell Campbell. What this year's team lacked in height was balanced by superior teamwork and determination. Our opponents discovered quickly that despite everything Atkins still had the power and the spirit to win. Playing a season's schedule of eighteen games, our boys came out on top sixteen times losing only to Arm- strong Tech. and Second Ward. When tournament time arrived in March, Atkins was again stamped as the team to beat in the District Tourney and was somewhat favored to win the State Crown. At the state meet in Durham Ligon High of Raleigh defeated the Camels in the first round 6l-53. lt was onlythe third loss against high school foes that the Camels suffered all season . . Despite the fact that Ellis, Tanner, and Stanback are ending their high school careers, the Camels will re- turn to the hardwood next season with this yearstarting lineupand promising re-intorcement of this season's junior varsity men . ' T955-56 RECORD WON T6-2 Atkins 55 .... .... Se cond Ward 53 Atkins 44 .... .... H illside 43 Atkins 48 .... .. Armstrong 53 Atkins 89 .... ...Reidsville 44 Atkins 69 .... Danville 48 Atkins 50 .... . Danville 4l Atkins 75 .... . .Fayetteville 45 Atkins 56 .... . Rocky Mont 39 Atkins 46 .... . . . Highland 39 Atkins W .... . . . Hillside 46 Atkins 62 .... . . . Gastonia 32 Atkins 68 .... . ..... Dudley 55 Atkins 49 .... .... R ocky Mount 42 Atkins 47 .... ..... C arver' 46 Atkins 52 .... .... S econd Ward 59 Atkins 77 .... ..... C arver 58 Atkins ..... . . . ..... Dudley 57 Atkins .......................... High Point .62 District Tournament Atkins 73 ...................... .. Reidsville 27 Atkins ................... . .. Dudley 54 State Finals Atkins .................. . . . Raleigh 61 ..,.-,..,,iM.,.- .. i CAGERS IN ACTION . .. - X lm .fx lm ,FRE . .5 iw. B NES Nigga, W 'X.- rg A . :Sy i SQL '::ZLZ,:, ff, H' - . ,, ekflsa. . A A, I agifgfw ggggigi L 5 :f x - ' Q12 W 'A viisiggwgk ki swf Hww gfg , 1 g :. g3 '.E,, Qgffsggiffii W . . ' , 57 M .g m , ., A --iw.. , .3 5 , - x . .fs -W. W ,Q-f,,fsS5nf,QfW . 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BASEBALL 1956--TENTATlVE SCHEDULE March 20 Burlington Uherel March 27 Reidsville fHereQ March 29 Reidsville lTherei April 3 Burlington , QHerel April 5 Yanceyville lThereD April 10 Yanceyville lHereQ April 26 Madison fHerei May l Madison lHerel May 3 Walnut Cove lThereJ May I0 Walnut Cove lHereJ SNAPSHOTS 533W 5 Km Nh ., NM.-nf' kN s .3 f x R TENNIS i956 Front Row, left to right: Helen Royal, Jacqueline Finney, Marie Prince, Laura Mauney, Eva Parks. Back Row: James Johnson, Richard Archie, Lafayette Cook, Hamlet Goore, Napoleon Horton, Coach Mr. Graves. Other players who are missing are: Talma Holden, Edward Bynum, George Hill. The Atkins netters have only five returning veterans this year. They are: Talma Holden, Eva Parks, Laura Mauney and Jacqueline Finney who are ranked as the number one, two, three, and four players respectively. The returning veteran in the boy's division is Napoleon Horton who will be the boys number one player. The new- comers for the boys are George Hill, James Johnson, Lafayette Cook and Richard Archie, who are ranked as number two, three, Four and five respectively. The schedule up to press'time is indefinite, but the team anticipates playing High Point, Carver, Dudley, and Concord. The team is also planning to compete in the State meet in Durham. qi' AUTOGRAPHS J gx s 4 Kai' J, 6 1 , 1' 1 I V, .VJ . 'V', , i IJ, fax 1 5 1 J Q f p.zi.,,w!, iwfA ff an 1 f C' V rf' 5 , R X I- , ' , . f' , J f ,ff ,' A 1 - - 5-'M -ff L If f '. 1 fVYfLi'd2! - QMIMI 0 A K , . , f 3.4.4.-s AUTOGRAPHS W bf U fx i ian! 'D . xx arg. A I 1,h,ea f-55if,?,,. -EE 1,5 Q . .gxwafnfkgai .5 :ja - .N X. nge! f',x-i'4Js'bs'Pif' -gg K :: 5 F,1gQ'X i xk J- ' !.. 4,fl ffU f '35?M w+'JW7M,M ' ' RQ, , ..-QL!!!-- L 1 W 0 yy, fy ',u-'L ' if X E' '-A 1 fu X' . -.1 Q PM KIOM-iffy, Li if I, S ., WMM ilu, .77 QBJXQN' . 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