Elizabeth City High School - Spotlight Yearbook (Elizabeth City, NC)

 - Class of 1948

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Page Twenty SEL MANN Heis right in style and very neat, and good at his theater job. At drivgng cars he can't be beatg he certainly is no S'll0 . Hobby Club, 25 Tennis Club, 25 Monogram Club, 4, 55 Baseball, 3, 4, 5. LISTER MARKHAM He's a trumpeter and shoots a real mean goalg but all the time h.e's grinning, Although he studies a great many subjects, his favorite one is women. Student Council Representative, 2, 4, 55 Band, 2, 3, 4, 55 Home Room President, 35 Dramatic Club, 4. 5, Treasurer, 55 Basketball, 55 Patriotic Club, 45 Senior Play Staff, 5. JESSE BLAND MERCER Mercer, the master mechanical mind, is this boy's well earned title. Records and reading are his pastime, and to him electric-ity's vital. Dramatic Club, 2, 3, 45 Hi-Y, 55 Audio-Visual, 55 Sound Engineer, 3, 4, 55 Home Room Vice-President, 55 Glee Club, 2, 3, 45 Patriotic Club, 45 Projectionist, 1, 2, 3, 4, 55 Senior Play Staff, 5. EDMOND MILLER A brainy boy-with talents, too,' he certainly is no chump. He sings good bass, his faults are few, and he plays a mean slush pump . Morehead City High School, 25 Basketball, 2, 4, 55 Student Council Representative, 25 Hobby Club, 25 Tennis Club, 25 Band, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Sergeant, 4, 5, Orchestra, 5, Chapel Band, 3, 4, 55 Band Honor So- ciety, 3, 45 Junior Red Cross, 1, President5 Home Room Treasurer, 35 Baseball, 3. 55 Class President, 45 Student Council Vice-President, 45 Chief Marshal, 45 Junior Play Cast, 45 Beta Club, 4, 55 Hi-Y, 4, 55 Secre- tary, 55 Glee Club, 4, 55 Beta Club Award, 45 American Legion Award, 15 Senior Play Cast, 5. STELLA ROSE MILLER So pretty and sweet, so shy and denture, is our dear, dear classmate Stella: And of this fact 1'm very sure she'd ought never to lack a fellow. Student Council Representative, 2, 35 Home Room Treasurer, 25 Travelers' Club. 25 Tennis Club, 25 Girls' Athletic Association, 4, 55 Commercial Club, 55 Glee Club, 55 Senior Play Staff, 5. - BILLY MCCAIN In many fields his merits are showng as a fine fellow he wins our votes. He sings a mighty baritone, but he just can't read the notes. Safety Patrol, 4, 55 Beta Club, 4, 55 Hi-Y, 2, 3, 4, 5, Vice-President, 55 Glee Club, 4, 55 Student Council Committee Chairman, 55 SPOTLIGHT Staff, 3, 45 Junior Play Cast, 45 Basketball, 35 Hobby Club, 25 Home Room Vice-President, 45 Monogram Club, 35 Boys' State, 45 Senior Play Cast, 55 Outstanding Per- sonality, 5. MARGARET JEXVELDEAN MCPHERSON She's as smart as a brier and as jolly as an elfj her friends all call her Mac. She's full of pep and just loves to have fun, and when she worlcs there's never a slack. Class Treasurer, 15 Home Room Secretary, 15 Home Room President, 25 Hobby Club, 25 Dancing Club, 25 SPOTLIGHT Staff, 55 Tri-Hi-Y, 55 Quill and Scroll, 55 Commercial Club, 55 Student Council Committee, 55 Senior Play Cast, 5. GLORIA ENID MACCORMACK Smart as a whistle-neat as a pin--she always puts forth her best, Just can't name all the things that she's in, a top senior of ECHS. Gorton High School. 25 Michigan City High School, 35 Loudspeaker Staff, 4, 55 Beta Club, 55 Beta Club Medal, 45 Tri-Hi-Y, 5, Secretary5 Glee Club, 55 Junior Play Stai'l'5 45 Senior Play Cast, 5.

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SARA PAGE JACKSON Head nzajorerte, and editor too, this busy fire-haired ass VVorh's with all the whole year through: we're proud she's in our class. Library Staff, 13 Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Secretary, 43 Freshman Class Vice-President, 23 Debaters' Club, 23 Etiquette Club, 2, SecretaryATreasurer3 Band, 2, 3, 4, 5. Majorette, 2, Chief Majorette, 3, 4, 5, Second Lieu- tenant, 3, 4, 5, Orchestra, 2, 3, 4, 53 Band Honor Society, 3, 43 Sophomore Class President, 33 Student Council, 1. 4, 5, Representative, 1, Publicity Chairman, 4, Social Chairman, 53 SPOTLIGHT Staff, 3, 4, 5, Assistant Business Manager, 3, Feature Editor, 4. Editor-in-Chief, 53 Patriotic Club, 3, 4, President, 4: Beta Club, 4, 53 Quill and Scroll, 4, 53 Tri-Hi-Y, 4, 5, Sergeant-at-Arms, 53 Teen Tavern Publicity Chairman, 53 Junior Play Staff, 4, Business Managerg Marshal, 43 Girls' State, 43 Senior Play Cast, 53 Outstanding Per- sonality, 53 Senior Scribbler, 5. LONNIE RAY JENNINGS This little guy is in the bandg he blows a great big horn. He goes to court his Phyllis every evening, noon and l7l0T7l. Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4, 53 Band, 3. 4, 53 Library Staff, 51 Senior Play Staff, 5. PERCY JENNINGS Good tonic when you need a lift, plus a promising basketball guard: Added they make a senior gift, and in life he'll always 11-ork hard. Suffolk High School, 13 Hobby Club, 23 Community Sing, 23 Baseball, 3. 4, 53 Basketball, 4, 53 Football Manager, 43 Monogram Club, 4, 53 Home Room Treasurer, 5. MARIE JONES She's quite a peach, this fair haired girl, and filled to the brim with glee. We can depend on her for the hardest task. Hats off to you, Marie. Dancing Club, 23 Tennis Club, 23 Patriotic Club, 53 Tri-Hi-Y. 53 Home Room Treasurer, 53 Band, 2, 3, 4, 53 Loudspeaker Staff, 4. 5. PEGGY-MARIE KEEL This tiny, cute gal who left Maury Hi to join E. City Hi l'Ve're sure will be tops 'cause it's she, Peg, who will always try. Dramatic Club, 13 Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 53 Tri-Hi-Y, 1, 2, 53 Athletic Club. 43 Student Council Representative, 33 Junior Science Club. 33 Girls' Reserve, 1. ERMA LANIER The Cbofudspeaker she helps edit-also in the Glee ' u , As a Beta worker she earns credit-in all activities she's at the hub. Dancing Club, 1, 2: Dramatic Club, 1, 2, 33 Debaters' Club. 33 Junior Play Cast, 43 Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Vice-President, 2, President, 33 Quill and Scroll, 4, 5, Secretary-Treasurer, 43 Beta Club, 4, 51 Tri-Hi-Y, 53 Marshal, 43 Patriotic Club, 53 Loudspeaker Staff, 3, 4, 5, Co-editor, 52 Class Prophecy, 53 Senior Play Staff, 5. ROBERT LEE LOWRY Robert is quite a tall young gentg his hair is a flaming red. We lmow he'll make a great success, if anybody ever did. Central High School. 1. 2, 33 Basketball, 2, 33 Soft- ball, 33 Glee Club, 43 Dramatic Club, 5. ROBERT M. MANN This is the person who drives that car, oh! so often and how! I-Ie's known as Bobby by all his friends who think he's quite a guy. Patriotic Club, 2. 3: Hobby Club, 23 Dancing Club, 3. Page Nineteen



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ELSIE CAROLYN NEECE Glee Club, Beta, and Tri-Hi-Y-she's busy as a bee,' An. outstanding senior of E. City Hi-she's smart, that's plain to see. Home Room Oflicer, 1, 55 Dancing Club, 23 Etiquette Club, 2: Student Council, 3, 43 Tri-Hi-Y, 4, 5, Treas- urer, 53 Beta Club, 53 Glee Club, 5, Treasurer: Senior Class Secretary, 53 Outstanding Personality, 5. LORA FAY NORFLEET A sweeter girl we've never known., we wish her happiness complete. Because of her many ways she's shown that she simply can't be beat. George Wythe Junior High School, 13 Newport News High School, 1, 2, 33 Junior Red Cross, 35 Commercial Club, 5, Treasurer: Athletic Club, 55 Loudspeaker Staff. 5, Library Staff, 5. ROBERT C. O'NEAL 'I'his handsome fellou- is very neatg from New York does he hail. He's very smart in every class, through his studies he does sail. East Hampton High School, 23 Center Moriches High School, 2, 33 Baseball, 3, 4, 5, Soccer, 3, Basketball. 3, 4, 5: Hi-Y, 5: Safety Patrol, 5, Senior Class Treas- urer, 5: Home Room Vice-President, 53 Beta Club, 5. ROY ELBERT ONLEY A member of the Beta Club, Hi-Y and Monogram, too, And with his superb baseball he'll give a thrill to yon. Hobby Club, 2: Home Room President, 43 Hi-Y, 5, Beta Club, 53 Baseball, 3, 4, 53 Safety Patrol, 4, 5, Monogram Club, 2, 3, 4. NELSON CLIFFORD OVERMAN Dopey is the best known name: he loves to fool around. While in the gym or in the class he's really quite a clown. Hobby Club, 23 Glee Club, 2. GEORGE OWENS A likeable, fun loving, really good sort, a champion in playing the game: He's a lover of every good sport, Shiloh is his better known name. Shiloh High School, 1, 21 Dancing Club, 3g Dramatic Club, 33 Monogram Club, 3, 4, 5, Football, 3, 4, 53 Basketball Manager, 5. MELVIN SAWYER OWENS Old Melvin is an all around gent, he plays in all the sports. He shows his talents every day by the girls that he does court. Hobby Club, 35 Dancing Club, 35 Tennis Club, 23 Audio-Visual, 5, Vice-President, Safety Patrol, 3, 4, 5, Football, 53 Baseball, 4: Basketball, 5, Home Room Treasurer, 45 Junior Play Cast, 43 School Store, 4, 5. CHARLES PALMER Hels known. as Tootie -a dashing lad who's blonde and oh, so cute: No finer senior were ever had,,anrl he's a southerner to the root. Home Room Vice-President, 25 Football, 3, 4. Page Twenty-One

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