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

Text from Pages 1 - 64 of the 1957 volume:

QW R I Q S 55 S525 Q63 ww 0 y EFDQ ASL if 08553 LQCG C1 57 Q5 mg Bfuvm Ofu- ' maroon and Gold Htkins High School 1957 c.. - M.,.deaiW+'ka' Dedication ln the years that he has been at Atkins High School he has been a constant source of inspiration to the students he has taught. His life and his devotion to his work have made him and our Mathematics De partment famous. ln his more recent endeavors as assistant principal and guidance counselor he has worked unceasingly toward the welfare of the students. We, the Senior Class, with deepest gratitude and affection, dedi- cate the 1957 Maroon and Gold to Mr. Togo D. West. , I?- ,, V V 5 - . , ' W 0 i 1- Q 5 . ik A f. WU xv xxx! ffffffff X XxNXNxXX1fffffGfff XXXX fly!! X! KQFX' 2 K X uccessls Yozflii S X X I f f X ' IC! 1 'tiff ,f 1 3 if , R 'RH-5hicld5 si 34 if- i fl 55 l-,V , xi lv f E,'i,-ig! '5- - -1 fi Irv' I V W . fl ff . . FIRST ROW WILLIE R. ADAMS - Billy - Well, sl'1u, - Band, Jazz Band, Traffic Squad - Am- bition: Aero-dynamics. MILLER ALLEN - Hi-Lite - Miller-Hi-Lite, - Baseball - Ambition: Pilot. RHODFORD L. ANDERSON - Rodney - Look over your shoulder, I'm walking behind you. - Hi-Y, RaclioCIub, TratficSquad - Ambition: Mortician. CATHERINE ARCHIE - Kitty - Thct'Il work, everyday. - Y-Teens - Ambition: Secretary. DAVID ARCHIE -Slick - Take it easy. Basketball, Baseball - Am- bition: Coach. FIRST ROW TOBY Z. BARKSDALE - Zeke - Everything comes to him who waits. - Photography Club, Radio Club, French Club, Traffic Squad, Etiquette Club, Junior Engineers Club, ScienceClub - Ambition: Automotive Engineer. DEVENIA BARNES - Vean - lt'll work, everyday. -Y-Teens - Ambition:Teacher. WILLIAM V. BELL - Twist - Tal-ceit easy, daddy. - Traffic Squad, StudentCounciI, Band, Hi-Y, ScienceClub - Ambition: Electrical Engineer. EUGENE BELTON - Bull - Lookout there. - Band -Ambition: Pilot. SCHIRLEY BELTON - Sherl - You'rarightl -Crown anclScepter Club, Y-Teens, F.B.L.A., Science Club - Ambition: Stenographer. I-f .2 ff' F :GIF my W x Y Y U., v , I 4 SECOND ROW IDA PATTERSON - Squeaky - lreallycouldn'ttell you. - Public Speaking, Maroon WaveStaft', Dramatic Club, Lettergirl, V-Teens, F.5.L.A., Year BookStaff - Am- bition: Scientist. MARY PEARSON - Honey Love - Tl1at'll work, every day. - Glee Club, Jr. KedCross, Y-Teens, Leaders Club, French Club - Ambition: Nurse. ETHEL PERRY -Jenny - 'Sure it is. - Y-Teens - Ambition: Nurse. JACQUELINE PETERS - Jackie - Felling tolerable well, your're iooking nice. ' - Jr. Red Cross, Band, Co-Ed Council, French Club, Etiquette Club, F.B.L.A. - Ambition: Social Norlcer. MAE PHILLIPS - Mae Kat - Do unto others as ye would bave them do unto you. - Chorus, Library Club, Y-Teens, Student Council. SECOND ROW .fv ' 1... -J - Lolse C DLL: t' unjy Louie 'o frtosu mo .-fait. - r-icem, Jr. ed Cross, Ll:.rar, Cluu, lD'3O'OQl'ODlW7 Cl tb - Amr iviortz Teacber. LEQOY if YNCL D5 Pot - Tnatkcuouvttwesizeot it. ' - Ambition. Bricl-.Nason NANCY iiiYfiC-J5 -A-ell - Y-Teens, Crcnestra, P otO9rGD'W C.u: - Amzgition Vurse. BETTY Rr+Y'lEQ, Bet - Tal-.e it easy, - Cnlee Ciuz. - Amnition Jecretorw. VRLICL wlCi. l 'Q lift BARBARA RICE - Bans - 'You'I Scepter Club, Maroon have V.nat - Amaition: Nurse. A Daday-C. - Banc, Y-Teens Robby - 'Tnat'll work eferyza, Folly - 'Youlll oe lucky. - Y ,4- rf' I FIRST ROW Ibe alrigrt. - 1'-Teens, Orcnestro, Crown a Staf' - Arnigitior Concert Pianist. ETHEL Rlv'-JY NTICNETTE RCBINSCN - Net - Cool your wor-Qs, - Amoiticr Stenagrop er. THOMAS ROBINSON . - Anzition: Plumber. OLLIE RORIE - CIlieAun' -Teens - Ambition. Nurse FIRSTROW DC Ol Xiwf 5 'VY -JJ x , ' i SECOND ROW LORRAIINE ROUSSEAU - Tippy - TI'iat's great. - Ambition Teacner NETTIE - ROUSSEAJ - Net - Be Cool. - Y-Teens, Dance Club, Etiquette Club Ambition Teacher. LEWIS RUSS - Slim - Ambition: Doctor. THEODORE SAN Yct Bones - Easy mar, easy I' - Erenclw Club, Science Club, Jr. Rec Cross.E 'bc your moutnf' - Baseball - Ambition: Contractor. BOBBY SHARP - 'You'lI be alrigrst, - Baseoalt - Arroition: injneer. HCM'-ARD Sl'lAE'. - Professor - .'.:ll c secs cut- :mzv - Leacers Liu' , tJ'iotngrnrv'j: LJ -ir Tbespiar Club, Dramatic Clan, Snaer' Camci , Maroon -Wafeltafi, PUDIICSDEOK' ing Club, Yearooax Stalt - Ambition Social tlorrer. JUANITA SMELL - iwee' - .'.nat's wsppening? - Erenc' Clol., i'-Teens, Pea Cross, Pwotograpn, C.uL, Eti- quetteflub-Anib'tior': ltenograp' er. ERLEVJE SFJERHERIJ - Lene - You'lI oe alrigbtg SECOND ROW EngineeringCiub - Ambition: Automobile Designer. JAMES SCOTT Kidao Husk riot JJN SIMMONS Sparkles A n t tnat pit: ul Crown and Scepte lub, Y Teens Ambition. Latin Instructor. ESSIE SNITl Tessze One neve JAMES SIDES -Jimmie - Every time. - Hi-Y, Pnotograpny Club Ambition Jet P' . E t - - i ' ' 'T 'V' - i C - - ' ' ' - -- i c it takes o little time - Y-Teens, Lfbrar. Club, Photography Club, Etiquette Club- Ambition: Stenograplner. ROBERT SHIELDS - Rescue Jobr - horn out dacly -Foot- ball, Traffic Squad - Amettfon: Contractor. knows does one? - Ambition: Nurse. LEON SMITH, JR. - Smitt Stead oin nard. - Band, Jazz Band, Orchestra, Hi-Y - Ambition: Engineer. GLORIA SPANI' - Little Elt - You'll be alright. - Y-T eens, Library Cluc - Ambition Teacner 5.53, , , ,z. eg, f i at .av 1 , 'Z ...A Q 1 CQ SECOND ROW FRANKLIN TILLMAN - Tank - You'llbealright. - Football, Baseball - Ambition: Electrical Engineer. JANIE WARDLOW - Mae - Ah, do that thing now. - Y- Teens - Ambition: Pediatrician. ANNIE R. WATTS - Ann - lt'lI work, everyday. - Student Council , Y-Teens, EtiquetfeClub- Ambition: Teacher. JAMES WELDON - Necktie - Football - Ambition: CoastGuard Police. THEODORE WELDON - Ted - You'll be alright. - Red Cross, Hi-Y, Glee Club - Ambition: U.S. Air Force. SECOND ROW MELVIN WlTHERSPOON -Spoon - That will be alright. - Traffic Squad - Am- bition: Teacher. JOAN EVADALE WOODS - Jeanie - Well, alrighty, l guess you know. - F.B.L.A. - Ambition: Social Worker. WILLIAM YARBROUGH - Bro' Baseball, Student Council - Ambition: Construction Engineer. MYRTLE J. YOUNG - Myrt - That will never do. - French Club, Library Club, Photography Club, Leaders Club - Ambition: Teacher. sho. 4 A pi il I 3 ..- S I It T .fy K. 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' Class Huslory Ne, the senuor class of l957, realuzung that our remaunung days at Atkuns are numbered, pause amudst our many and varuous actuvutues for a reflection over the past four years Alot has happened to us suncethatmemorable day un September of l953 when we arruved on the Atkuns campus We have spent many days un the halls of Atkuns some good, some bad, some happy, and some sad But no matter what each day brought, all of them combuned make up the History of the Class of 57 Though we as freshmen were green to hugh school lufe, we were eager and enthusiastic to get unto the swung of thungs here at Atkuns, so Immediately we uouned the variety of extra curricula actuvutues offered here These Included dramatucs, band, glee club, and sports Not only were we actuve extra currucularly but also scholastucally Thus was evudent by the fact that several of our number frequently led the honor roll and were awarded honor certufucates un the sprung Finally June came and a year of hard work and fun was over We left school wuth a great antucupatuon for the fall when we would be sophomores After a restful and delightful summer, we agaun arruved on the Atkuns campus Wuth a year s experience un hugh school lufe, we got rught down to work This year a number of us were promoted to the advanced glee club u h I 5 number uf-.eluded Lefhq Gwyn Frances Cockerham, Betty Puryear, Ruth Moses Joan Woods, Theotuas Kelly Betty Rhynes, Hattue Benson, Dorus lngram Shirley Belton Treva lsauah, :duth Caldwell Tyrone Boyce Zeola Baldwin, Corrie Puckens, Mary Pearson, Delous Deberry Wullue Jones, Leon Havner, Thurmond Dubois Several ofuswere also promoted to the advanced band These were Carolyn Hargraves, Clara Bauley Gwendolyn Newton, Wullue Adams Nathan Cook, Barbara Pannell Gloria Bess Leon Smith Katherune Feemster, Marulyn Leak, and Eugene Belton A few of our strong and husky boys began playing football wuth the C ame l s Some of these were Franklin Tullman Bullue Nance Allen Black Thurmond Debous Wullue Jones and Gerald Dozuer David Archue and Bullue Nance ouned the Camel cagers and helped the team to wun the state champuonshup Not only dud we do our 'ob well un the departments of musuc and sports but we also took an actuve part un thus year s homecomung festuvutues Gwendolyn Newton was our candidate for the much coverted Muss Atkuns Hugh Crown purpose and goal toward whuch we were working Although our scholastuc duties demanded a great deal of our attentuon, we stull had tume tor extra curricular actuvutues Representing us un the advanced band were Barbara Pannell, Gwendolyn Newton Ida Patterson, Constance Howue Carolyn Hargraves, Katherine Feemster Delous Busnop, Leon Smith, Eugene Belton, Gloria Bess Leon Caldwell Clara Bailey Wullue Adams, Marulyn Leak and Ann Brown Hughlughtung thus year s actuvutues was the homecomung events We elected Marulyn Leak to represent us un the contest for Muss Atkuns Hugh We partucupated un other varied actuvutues among whuch were the Y Teens, Jr Red Cross, dramatuc club, football, basketball, and baseball Our strenuous scholastuc endeavors dud not go unrewarded, however Theotuas Kelly Gwendolyn Newton June Simmons, Joan Kunard Frances Cockerham, .lean Hayes Barbara Pannell, Betty Puryear, Clara Bailey Dorus lngram Bessue Luttleuohn Barbara Rice, Shirley Belton Letha Gwyn Katherune Feemster, and Curtis Duxon were inducted unto the Crown and Scepter Club The sprung of thus year was clumaxed by the gala Junior Senior Prom, whuch was the most outstandung affair of the year The dance orchestra furnushed the musuc Our contrubutuons to thus group were Eugene Belton, Leon bmuth and Wullue Adams As the year rolled to a close, we felt that we were well on our way to becomung an outstandung class vie launched unto our senuor year wuth only 2l7 of the 455 students who arruved at Atkuns four years ago as freshmen Begunnung un September several of the senuors were appounted to posutuons of leadership un the organs zatuons of the school George Hull was elected presudent of the senuor class Letha Gwyn, presudentof the senuor Y Teens Theotuas Kelly editor un chuef of the Maroon Wave , Curtis Duxon president of the Student Govern ment And now the tume draws near when we must leave our beloved Atkuns we are both confudent and reluctant Wuth deepest gratitude to those who have helped us up thus rugged traul, welowertheludof our trunk of memorues of our truals as well as our triumphs of our losses, as well as our gauns, memories to be fuled away un our cabinets of fond reminiscences, to be recalled at wull GWENDOLYN NEWTON TH EOT IAS KELLY Hustoruans l . . . , . . I . ll ' I ll ,, ., . . . . . . . . . , . , . . - . . Z I 0 I . . . . . . ,- . I I I I I , . ' I I I I I . I . . I , 1 . I . . I . . . . . . . A . ,, . . . ,, At last we were iuniors. The class settled down to hard work, most of us realizing for the first time the real I ' I . I T I I I I rl ' ' ' ll . . - U . I I . I I I I I I I , . H . . . . . n . . . . ,, ,.. . . . - I I - - I - I . l .... LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We the Senaor Class of naneteen hundred and fafty seven, of Atkans Hagh School beang of sound mand and ludgment realazang that our departang tume as drawang close, do hereby make publash and declare thas to be our Last Wall and Testament Sectaon Sectaon Sectaon Sectaon ARTICLE I To our adorable parents who have borned wath us through many sorrows and paans we leave our gratatude To our beloved prancapal Mr J A Carter, we, the senaors, leave our token of thanks for the consaderataon and guadance he has gaven us durang our stay at Atkans Hagh To the faculty, we leave our warmest thanks for the efforts put forward by them ARTICLE ll To the entare student body we bequeath the followang Joan Woods walls her abalaty to go to school four years wathout occupyangaseat anthedascaplrne room to Alton Gunn and Helen Johnson Artemas Daxon walls has abalaty to stay quaet to Charles Goans Margretha Epps leaves her abalaty to get geometry to James Epps and Thurmond Evans To J B Sharp goes Franklan Tallman s abalaty to play fullback Ethel Perry walls to Frances Perry her abalaty to make E an deportment Catherane Butler walls her seat an French class to Delores Butler and Calvan Connor Nettae Rousseau walls her sangang abalaty to Ada Ruth Jones and Gloraa Sales To Rosetta Peay Essae Smath walls her abalaty to keep her hands off pravate property Leon Havner walls has love technaque to Elvas Presley s fans Eugene Belton walls has heart to all the garls that hate ham To Wallaam Ducke goes Theodore Weldon s abalaty to play hooky Bobby Sharp walls has lunch tray to Earnest Jones Gerald Dozaer leaves has dravang skull to all hot rodders Lavon Galmore walls has old locker to Maldred Lattlelohn Deborah Hammond bequeaths her old bad walk to anybody who wants at Lewas Harras walls has abalaty to cut class to anyone who thanks he can take advantage of at Galbert Mock walls has tardy forms to Paulane Maller Leon C Smath walls all has love to Sharley A Macon Jeanette Brooks walls her drum malor suat to Paulane Maller and her dancang abalaty to Jacquelane Fanney Elaane Brown walls her unused Physacs book to Gladys Race Jackae Burnett be queaths has knowledge ofthe radao to James Jackson Sharley Hairston leaves her best washes to Maldred Carson and Norma Jean Cherry Runetta McFarlan walls her old combanataon lock to Brenda Hooper Nancy Reynolds gaves her abalaty to play vaolan to Alace Broadway To Glymp, Shell, and Campbell Tyrone Boyce leaves has abalaty to obtaan so many garls Glor a Jeffraes leaves her fafteen cents to some poor and needy person To Frank McMallan goes James Sades seat an Mrs Fraende s French class Myrtle Young walls her posataon as Mtss Atkans Hagh to next year's lucky senaor Theodosaa Walson leaves her abalaty to get along wath everyone to Decae Wallaams Martha McNeaIl leaves all the luck an the world to NathanaelToney Frances Cockerham walls her abalaty to get along wath the teacher to Emma Jean Cockerham To Velma Smath goes all of Katherane Feemster s Jam Dandaes Anne Brown hereby bequeaths to Dorldane Thomas her loud pank lapstack and all her love to Fred Tanner To Gwendolyn Baaley Clara Baaley walls her whate bucks Wrllae Adams leaves has problems notebook to Walt Daddy Oh Adams BessaeLattlelohn bequeaths to Loss Carolyn Walson her crazy but sweet personalaty Howard Shaw leaves to Elmo Landsay hrs doorless locker Ida Patterson leaves many happy memoraes of her senaor year to Carolyn Boaley To Earl Puryear goes Betty Puryear s abalaty to shout step lavely an the halls Gwendolyn Newton walls her abalaty to cut class and not get caught to Almetras McDonald, and her abalaty to get along wath people and stay out of trouble to Carolyn Newton George Hall leaves has nackname, Sweet Daddy Dew Drop to Jammy Rousseau and has abalaty to charm the women to Randolph Roseboro June Sammons walls her abalaty to dance to Martha Hawkans Barbara Race walls her crazy haar style and haar pans to whoever wall accept them To Joann Truesdale Constance Howae walls her whate shoe strangs Zeola Baldwan walls her headaches an typang to Dorothy Patterson Barbara Pannell walls her abalaty to wear bag stockangs to Velma Pannell and the audacaty to wear her red sloppy Joe sweater to Mavas Johnson To Theodore Caldwell goes Curtas Dlxon s abalaty to wear chaan gang socks wath I I I I I ll ' ll I. , 2. , . . . 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' I Whate darty bucks Carolyn Hargraves walls her abalaty to eat claranet reeds to Wanafred Kelley Sharley Harras leaves her old worn out shoes to Alma Ruth Walson To Samuel Benaaman, Maralyn Leak walls all of her good tames Jacquelane Peters bestows her abalaty to falabuster an French class to Rousseau John Karby walls the stem of thas watch to Emanuel Conrad Barbara Brunson walls her abalaty to be a comedaenne to Mable Martan and Rosetta Peay Betty Rhyneswalls her ragged typang folder to Marae Sangletary Toby Barksdale walls to Brenda Shelton the Pythagorean Theorem and to Barbara Smath he leaves the presadency of the French club AlbertMcDanael walls hrs tardy forms to Carmen Johnson Romaane Kee walls her ragged Musac apprecaataon notebook to Sharley Wagner Frances Downs walls her beautiful haar style to Carrae Stoddard Jean Hayes leaves all her shorthand tran scrapts to Nettle Hayes Corrae Packens bequeaths her seat an the glee clubto Maaorae Steele Sharley Belton walls her abalaty to do tragonometry to Joann Belton Watnesses BARBARA PANNELL BESSIE LITTLEJOHN CURTIS DIXON BETTY PURYEAR Testators IDA PATTERSON HOWARD SHAW Sance our graduataon from Atkans Hagh School ten years have passed Last week l receaved a letter from one of my old fraends Bessie Falls who as a labraraan at New York Unaversaty She asked me about the senaors of 57 and what they were doang these days l took tame off from my posataon as concert paanast and wrote her a braef report about her former classmates and the vocataons that they had chosen Thas as what l wrote My Dear Bessae Falls ln answer to your request l am sendang you the latest anformataon on our classmates I m sure you wall agree that most of them have done exceptaonally well Roosevelt Hopkans as manager of the Appollo Davad Archae as the basketball coach at North Carolana State Gwendolyn Armstrong has falled the shoes whach have been left vacant by Louella Parson Zeola Baldwan, Maralm Leak, and Joan Kanard are pravate secretaraes for the admanastrataon of Wanston Mutual of whach George Edward Hall as presadent Bay Puryear as seen and heard regularly over the Telephone Hour James Sades and Lewas Harras are laeutenants an the Army Frances Cockerham as happaly marraed she has eaght young uns June Sammons fanally marraed her army boy and they are now the parents of an eaght pound boy Theotaas Kelly and her husband are now lavang an Phaladelphaa James Brown as the manager of Elrocco Corrae Packens as pravate secretary to Joe Fraday Howard Shaw as the mayor of Wanston Salem Jeannette Brooks Talmadgg Faar and Theodore Sawyer recently returned from Europe where they were on a dance tour Nurses Runetta McFarlan Loas Melvan Nancy Reynolds and rolyn Hargraves are employed by the Kate Battang Hospatal Barbara Pannell, Devenaa Barnes, Nancy uglas and Myrtle Young are teachers at Fask Unaversaty Prascalla Gaanes as the present Mass North Carolana Curtas Daxon has made the headlanes wath has cure for the common cold Gwendolyn Newton as now afamous chemastay teacher Anne Brown hasfanallycaptured Fred and as lavang an Georgaa wath her two younger Tanners Several of our classmates are televasaon stars Wlllle ACl0mS Gnd LCFOX Reynolds are panelasts on Twenty One Hattae Benson and Ruth Moses are often seen on Ed Sullavan s Sunday naght show Lethea Gwyn has become an anteraor decorater Gwendolum Walkans and lda Patterson are an the cast of a current Broadway hat Maller Allen as flyang a plane for Eastern Aarlanes Has co palot as Eugene Belton Howard Shaw has a daaly program over WTOB where he as a clasc aockey Constance Howae and Katherane Feemster are socaal workers Albert McDanael as the owner of a large peach orchard an Georgaa Belaeve at or not Ralph Harras as worth over two mallaon nowadays Rhodford Anderson as the owner of the largest shoe store an eastern North Carolana Calvan McMallaan as stall peddlang moonshane l must close now l am scheduled to appear at Carnegae Hall You have probably learned from the news papers that movae star Leon Smath as engaged to a Pollsh actress Your classmate and fraend BARBARA ANN RICE, Prophetess Il I ll 1 V I 1 v 0 u a . 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ZX ! zfx. -x 1 XXX K1 Y v' 27' X XX 5 ix :X agn- x X F I X X 5 '::::yff-1--- ,ff 1 s 1 S kxiig f Q f 52 ' -f xy ' f , X 2 . Jr' 1 f 'Vi-Gaef' ' ! f . J E X Q mf t W XX if ' M I mu ' ' ff f Mmlifmit fiif nxmmnlllll 1111 If JR. RED CRCDSS TH ESPIANS 95'-EQ? Q, . W . FRENCH CLUB BOCJKMOBILE CROWN rn' AND SCEPTER CLUB FRESHMAN Y-TEENS 6 WP SCIENCE CLUB Y-TEENS SOPHOMORE SENIOR Y-TEENS JUNIOR Y-TEENS LIBRARY CLUB 'B AB ?,..f Qif M4 ,I 1 6-snug! --A' :iff 'L Lf' U G n - l 1 Q. if i L ...gn i 3 J Ai 2 Z 1 1 f if-Q .1 4 E . 'Q FY 4 X ? 3 f , s 5 ' gn, , L 1 :.j5ifj: H Q ,AQ , Q I. 15.2 . AI' M, ff' 4.1 fi' A ' xg W .5 'X V v 4 L. ' x , s wg, w 'M 1 . PUBLIC SPEAKING CLUB DANCE GROUP MAROON WAVE STAFF 1 25? , 1 , Y , 4 I I . 1 V' , .Orf- ,Q 'I 5 I , Ke Q 7 ,., X, .Q-.,... ', K' , ak Aj f. ,- AK . G wi ff? , , .3 ' ,l V-1, 5 ff, s , sgfg 'sf' v H T. -' . gig., , fi, sf.. , xy . 1 . , 'i , J ffbifm V MAJORETTES nuuhlansb N-A 5'iX an 124 D, 7 ,V f ,, if 9 I 160 vi ORCHESTRA CONCERT BAND -'O 'Q . V ' , f' -s x X4 X V - 117 L' , Mf- ,f.W'1. Vg: 34, Q Q wwe, g-, W QQ f ,mv WF Q ,Q 111112-P1 A.. 'P 1-zewifgf ? ,f - Q' ,, W' wr 1 ' vw 'V x 3 ew -5 2 V 5. wg a n 2 'H QV? iff J , WMA ' 1 V.-, A F' Q I 'xiii ' ' ig' Ely! is N Ewa S! iflfti, X- SCENES FROM MUSICAL xx Qf 3 X.. kbp Football Backrow, left to right: J. Mansel, J. Epps, J. Smith, J. Thomas, R. Bethea, W. Anderson J. Simon, B. Jefferies. Third row: F. Marshall, W. Ashley, S. Agnew, T. Sawyer, .F Henry, G. Green, G. Dozier, Jr., B. Sharp. Second row: J. Childs, S. Benjamin, R Agnew, P. Brown, E. Rice, E. Lindsay, A. Black, C. Thomas, T. Dubose. First row W. Jones, C. Crosby, S. Adams, T. Evans, Co-Captain, E. Johnson and Captain N Cook holding the ball, F. Tillman, H. Alexander, B. Wright. Pigskin Season 1956 GRIDIRON SCHEDULE September 7 Atkins 45 Thomasville O September l3 Atkins 26 West Charlotte 6 September 2l Atkins 2nd Ward September 28 Atkins High Point October 5 Atkins Dudley October T9 Atkins Gastonia October 26 Atkins Carver November 9 Atkins Reidsville Football Season When the i956 football season began, coach Beniamin Warren's Camels expressed de- termination to make this season the best of their ability. With the retum of such lettermen as Adams, Alexander, Cook, Johnson, Nance, Tillman and Simon, the nucleus for the T956 squad was formed Although inlurles plagued some of the Camels Coaches Warren Oldham, Hollingsworth and Green establlsheda caravan of Camels which endured the hardships and disasters which occurred throughout their 56 football season Coach Warren s squad gotoff to three straight victories before they dropped a decision Disaster struck as the Camels tasted defeat at the hands of High Point In the opening game the Camels exhibited power spirltand experience as they trampled Thomasville 45 O The following week the Maroon and Golders defeated the hlghlyrated West Charlotte eleven by a score of 26-6 Journeylng again to the Queen Cnty the Atk I ns grldders put the 2nd Ward Tigers to rest to the tune of 20 0 The squad ho wever met tts first and only defeat when the Hugh Point eleven edged the Camels by one point and victory remained on the side of the Camels as the Marooners invaded Dudley High of Greensboro and marched away with a 6 O whltewash victory The Atk n n I tes continued on their march by over powering the helpless Rams of Gastoma by a score of l9 O Taking their sixth triumph by a score of 7 2 the Atkins squad defeated their ancient rivals the Carver Yellow Jackets With a surprise alr attack the Camels scored the winning touchdown on a sux vard pass Cllmaxnng the T956 football season the Camel gridironers dominated the statistics as they slaughtered Washington High of fieudsville with a score of 52 O Congratulations to the coaches Warren Oldham Hollingsworth and Green for :le velopmg a well rounded i956 squad of Camels well representative of Atkins High School . .. . . 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M v 4 I br 2 2: X 'i is -v iv v i Q ': ' 1 f ' f 'A 6 V . .nl 5, tt, ,' W-Q t:--A 41 T 'W W l ' ' l I 4 U . 1 tate C o nlplorls 5737! lg -Hives? 4 : Ziff V . .Q . .1-T ' I+' f r , 446551 . , Atkins Atkins Atkins Atkins Atkins Atkins Atkins Atkins Atkins Atkins Atkins Atkins Atkins Atkins Atkins Atkins Atkins Atkins Atkins Atkins Atkins Atkins Atkins Atkins ' I a T956-57 Cage Record WON I9-l Hillside Ligon Ligon West Charlotte Danville Wilmington Wilmington Danville Gastonia Dudley High Point Second Ward Gastonia Dudley Hillside High Point Carver West Charlotte Carver DISTRICT TOURNAMENT QCHAMPIO NSD Championship High Point Dudley STATE TOURNAMENT QCHAMPIONSD Championship Dillard fGoldsboro, 2nd Ward fCharlottel Raleigh Basketball 1956 57 The 1956 57 basketball season has been a challenging as well as excntmg expertence for our cagers Faced wnth the task of malntamlng an outstandlng record always the boys began the long season sgrmd late In November and when the season fmally ended ln late February the Camels had successfully defeated all schoolsthat dared challenge the school s top posltuon In the State basketball cnrcle Thus was accomplnshed desptte the abscence of last season s players, Ellns, Tanner, Ingram, Renwick Rnchardson, and Stanback The Camels twenty opponents reallzed after a few moments of play m each game that at was suucude to attempt to defeat Atklns wlth tts exceptlonal shootlng and even more deadly fast break attack 41 for their 19th vlctory ln twenty starts Wlth Archle, Price and Wnlllams scormg from all angles and Werts and Alexander domtnatlng the backboards, the Atkms cagers were stamped as the team to beat Travelmg to the Queen Cnty the Camels were handed thelr only loss of the season by the Second Ward Tngers, 54 49 The following week, however, the Camels revenged thelr loss by a 69 53 vlctory over the Tlgers of Second Ward At press tlme, the Atklnltes are hnghly favorutes to wm the dlstruct tltleand arealsotop competltors for the state tournament Wuth Cagers Archue, Werts and Wulllams budding the squad farewell, the Camels wlll return to the hardwood next year wnth the remamder of the team and wnth a promlsmg group of thus season's J V squad , . . . . . Closing their 1956-57 loop season, the Camels trampled theCarver Yellow-iackets 62- 1' , li, 'z,is L.l -nc' 1' ., Y . -f 4, M, 1? , ,xi E-IP 1,.-ff ,q,.,,..-4-'M 1 Sv 4..,,, 54' I L . ,fyjnf V, O 'Jr 'sf -T--..f--- 'Q - 'z 1 .-Oh 'Q A9 lp , s ..s IU! - 4, r WN- xwr A -Wi. 'ful to-1 K. n t 1 jJg..ee we 1 ' , Front Row: Williams, Jackson, Glenn, Marshall, Wertz, Cook, Evans, Tillman Johnson, Lindsay. Back Row: Smith, Manager, Davis, Jones, Sharp, Charles, Smith Green, Marcus, Simons, Thomas, Manager, Jeffers, Mascot. Baseball In the spring a young man's fancy turns to baseball. There is no exception to this saying at Atkins, for when Coach Hollingsworth made his first call early in March, approximately fifty husky boys came out for America's best- loved gamed. From this number eighteen boys were chosen on the basis of their ability to represent Atkins on the diamond. The tive pitchers named for the T957 season were: Frederick Marshall, Harold Marcus, Nathan Cook, Bobby Davis and Eddie Charles. The three catchers chosen were: Hubbard Alexander, Jackson Simon, and Johnny Glenn. The outfielders were: Linnie Jackson, Hessie Smith, Solomon Green, and Franklin Tillman. The infielders were: J. B. Sharpe, Thurmond Evans, Eugene Werts, Allen Linsey, Gene Williams, Ernest Johnson and Robert Mackins. While the schedule tor the T957 season was not available at press time, the coach believesthat at least ten opposing teams would offer competition. Assisting Coach Hollingsworth with the baseball team are Coaches Warren, Oldham and Green. 'x A N 7.I.'fI X 1 PM W- f v.4'i,gVf,w..M , ,,,f .F ,.., my 'ffsw naval I M: Y -1 3' 1 -4- 4 I .' .-3' f - '- 'fl' s,k ' L I 9 f - f ' Y, . . M! 7, ii? fl. A X I W xv U Coaches GREEN - WARREN - OLDHAM - HOLLINGSWORTH Through the efforts of coach George Green, the Atkins Camels reached the State finals of the AAA basketball tournament for the third consecutive year, and won the State championship. Coach Green, the newest member of our coaching staff, came to us this year from Durham where he graduated from North Carolina College. ln addition to his duties as head basketballcoach, he serves as a gym instructor. The head football coach, Beniamin Warren, who is experiencing his second year at Atkins, led the Camels through a very successful gridiron season. Coach Warren, who also assists with the basketball and baseball teams, is an instructor of science along with his coaching duties. Coach Warren Oldhamis serving his sixth year at Atkins as line coach of football and assistant coach of both baseball and basketball. Mr. Oldham is a native of Indianiapolis, Indiana, although he came to us from Bluefield State College, where he was a baseball and football letterman for four years. Coach William Hollingsworth has a hand in every major sport played at Atkins. He is head coach of baseball, backfield coach during the football season, and directs the iunior varsity squad. Mr. Hollingsworth graduated from North Carolina College where he played base- ball and football. W AUTOGRAPHS AUTOGRAPHS J X, 'A ,a I 4 ' 1 ' 'f Qlqf'f ' I , 4 x , V , . L , 1 3 , , f 4 I 1 4,'X fi 5 . . 1 , Q f,f4l ' Q 4 ' bs- '-4 j U 4 .' . I , , 3, I, K x 1. b . Q I - , li I 'Q , 41 .- I 7' a ..4 l CUIPANY Xl D K' I I . V- X W. ' I - 1 , + 4, if u n+er X , f , . 9,1 .'v v iff fy,,,,wCf ff pw avi ,411 54,1-f4,, .ag,,f-vxgffl.-C M! 4A Z 4 fa -9144154171 gr! 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