Clayton High School - Clahischo Yearbook (Clayton, NC)

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Z N. rf X Q Q1 fali WANNA TAH TELLA ,... Qfpf .ifjf - fi? yi ' l lllllllflllllllll I lllllllllllllll lllll I I ll I ll lllllllllllllllllllIIllIllllllllllllllllllnlllllllllllIllIllllllllllllIlllllululllllllllllllllllll 1 1 I -fa stitute. VVe never realized how our teachers understood us and how easily they explained all problems until we tried an outsider. But the year closed in a feeling of importance because we were to carry the daisy chain in the Senior Class exercises, the first Sophomore Class to have this privilege in our school. Ep0Cl'1 III'-J'l1HiO1' Days The class of 1926 was unusually lucky in the opening of its Junior year. For as is seldom the case almost all of our classmates of the year before returned, and besides, Millard Parrish, famed in baseball, and Sally Baker were added to our list. Our trustees were unusually kind to our school this year, for they gave us two extra teachers, besides beginning a new SIO0,000 school building. Mr. Stringfield took Mr. Nichols' place as our principal and Misses Harris and Daniels were added to the other three high school teachers. Here for the first time in four years we met and made a sad, but lasting, acquaintance with monthly tests and term exams. Yet our Junior days were happy ones and because of our exemplary deportment and good work, we gained the reputation of being one of the best classes that had been in Clayton High School. We crowned our good times with the junior-Senior reception which we had at Bernice Turley's. Epoch IV-Senior Dignity Again September was here and we assembled in the Senior Classroom for our last year of training, which was to Ht us for our lives in the outside world. We were sorry that we had to leave Brietz Lockley behind, but joyfully welcomed Delma VVhitley as one of our members. Three of our teachers left us, Miss Annice Galphin, Miss Harris and Miss Danielsg and Misses French, Baxley and Earp came to take their places. We had made a reputation in our Junior year which was hard to live up to, for as Seniors we felt that we must have some fun to com- pensate for the hard work we had done. Thoughtlessly we carried this too far and a timely repri- mand from our superintendent as to our laxness in line and chapel brought us to the realization that we must maintain our senior dignity and live up to our former reputation. Our reformation restored us to the good graces of our teachers, and life was smooth again. There are only nineteen in our class and we hope by a little extra effort on the part of a few we will all receive diplomas at the close of the year. Though our class is small, its quantity is made up by its quality, for besides the daisy chain which we instituted in our sophomore year, we have intro- duced the editing of an annual as the great event of our senior year. ETHLYND TURLEY, Historian. I6 .505 ICMA j -. X -L . l ff ms Sn 'V Laffy ' fi,il1,AgQ?a.fLi-42 -c L -Q-

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,fi Q IAXYZ-E Y Y-gi 'L' Q6 ---We-L s - 'Tyr' -H v lil !!Z KSN : Q-ix nn' l L eq' ' . 9 lu N ' eff iff- ,9 v -'gy , , g L, 43 cf! lr si Qfrff - .L2.efffQf i sit? cf E ses! ,E - , rg Y 2- In History of the Senior C ass of 1926 S STUDENTS of history we have learned that the significant facts about all great events are recorded. To us, the class of nineteen hundred and twenty-six, the greatest B272 happening in our lives is the completion of our High School course. As we review the past, our history naturally falls into four epochs. For convenience and accurary we will confine ourselves to these divisions. It is with the desire to leave an accurate account of the events of these ,years we have com- pleted, and to inspire others to finish the course successfully, that we leave this brief record. VVe hope that others who are tempted to lag and fall behind may be stimulated to strive on in order to enjoy the knowledge of having successfully run the race of high school years. Ep0Cl'l I'Pl1'CSl'1l f13I1 Those of us who successfully met the requirements of the seventh grade and with the greatest of satisfaction possessed our Grammar School diplomas, joined the Freshman Class in September, I922. Those who guided us through this new and interesting year were Mr. Nichols, Miss Mor- gan, Miss Pierce and Miss Annice Galphin. VVe were delighted with two additions to our class, Louise VVrenn and Worth Woodall. They have been a joy to us ever since. Here we met those two dragons, famed through Grammar School, Latin and Algebra. Most of us over- came these successfully along with our other work and when Commencement came were ready for our next epoch. Epoch H-Sophomore Hard Knocks In September, 1923, assured of our importance as Sophomores, we began our second year in High School. We were glad to welcome to our number Louise Slaughter, Iris Duncan, Lilly and Brietz Lockley. It was in this year that we first organized our class with Louise Slaughter as president. We were disappointed when she left us to live in Selma, but felt that we had an able vice-president to take her place, Matthew Houghton, who has served us so faithfully as president since. We were guided through the difficulties of this year by Mr. Nichols, Miss Askew and Misses Annice and Margaret Galphin. Many were the hard knocks we received during this time. We had anticipated smooth sailing in reading 'fCaesar with the aid of our 'fjacksf' but we found that the waters were greatly rufiied when Miss Annice Galphin discovered us using them, and we had to brave construction and forms on our own merit. Never shall we forget that heart-rending week, when we were misunderstood and we misunderstood our sub- I. by X ff, X' 7 WANNA TAH TELLA ' 44,1 .iw t X QM I lllllllllllllmillllllllllll I II IH I I llllllllllll NX I if Wm llllil-S -Ji 15 Al, X F' l K, X,'llf33f-if IND, Q '

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A- i 5 , IQ XXX, , fwfams- ' '- '--' X T-gg T H Q K 'Q' 'v L ill F M Q Xxklhigiix XY WANNA TAH TELLA FE ............................................... .lmml-.ml--------------------H ---------im--- ----- 1 -1 X IX MQ-,J Last Will and Testament E, the Seniors of the Clayton High School, realizing the uncertainties of life, that we may die, and leave all our paraphernalia to be lost, do hereby solemnly mention this, our last will and testament: First: We will to the Freshman Class our many fond hopes that they will outgrow their motto: Green, but Growing. Serond: We leave to the silly Sophs our studiousness and our motto: Dig, Third: We will to the Juniors our dignity and our hopes that they will learn to manage geometry and chemistry. We also leave them our chewing gum. Fourth: To the faculty we leave the pleasure of managing the incoming Seniors. Fifth: I, Ashta Durham, Testator of this class, do hereby mention the personal wills of the individuals of this class: VVorth VVoodall leaves his job of furnishing the class with chewing gum to William Clark. Millard Parrish wills his sheikish ways to Burton VVilder. Elizabeth Ferrell wills her studiousness to Estelle Clark. Sallie Baker wills her ability to talk to Elsie Mae Hill. Inez Smith wills her comb to Grace Taylor, hoping she will bring it to school as regularly as she has done. Annie Laura Barnes wills her blushes to Madie Hicks. VVilliam Evans leaves his quietness to William Penn. Press Mauney wills his neatness to Roland Shaw. Matthew Houghton leaves his never-failing fault of sitting with the girls to Tomlin Farmer. Latrelle Parrish wills his everlasting grin to Tom Hassell, and his geometric knowledge to Janie O'Neil. Bernice Turley leaves her cosmetics to Lenora Hughes. I.elia Shore Thomas wills some of her giggles to Howard Parrish. Ethlynd Turley wills her boyish bob to Angela Whitley. Josephine Poole leaves her witty remarks to Mamie Pace. Lilly Lockley wills her chewing gum to Francis VVhite, providing she will not stick it on the radiator. Delma Whitley leaves her beauty to Kiva Coates. Iris Duncan leaves her baby ways to Thelma Talton. Louise Wrenn wills her marcel to Ruby Matthews. Sixth: I, Ashta Durham, Testator of this Senior Class of the Clayton High School, will veto this act unless our dignity is remembered by all. ASHTA DURHAM, Testator. lViIne.rses.' MATTHEW HOUGHTON LELIA SHORE THOMAS T7 if U- N l l mfs- -' - '- -:ftA-' l!lZ!1I'UI1'.'!IIlJ: