Lenoir High School - Bearcat Yearbook (Lenoir, NC)

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PAUL WINKLER He would if he would, but he u'm1'l. RONALD PRITCHARD He does not postpone his life, but lives nIreu1Iy. 1 9 4 7 e Aw lv C4xX 'XKKIS i yr f Nf:1 Y xl, . . Ifbsugq QL my enjoni , 'WDM .--X5 ' w v f EUGENE YOUNCE Brudge His smile shoufs his happiness his friends, his popularity. s L U UA, 3,-iw V CJ C BEARCAT VETERHHS Charles Richards, Eugene Younce, Earl Hardy, Bonnie Goolsby, john Greer, Aaron Hart, R. C. Query, Thomas McNeill, Ronald Rader, Ronald Pritchard, joe Winkler, Charles Curtis, Therman Clark, L. S, Nelson. X zo

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N f K A XX 1 v afklh ' JL 1 ' cfff -- 1, 1 ff HARRY JOE SMITH HBH., I believe in work, but Fm 'not in favor of lt. lp --dl RAY ONDAS .. ayn The X 'l tvwinsl' BILL STRICKLAND Hoiman His mind, his kingdom-his l, 's law I gm J. T. TOLBERT I agree with no mfm's opinidn, I have some of my own. 8lfLl.0l .'5 19 PAUL SMITH Spook Oh love, if death be sweeter, let me dm. HUGH STEWART Doodlums L'Worry little, sfurly less-my idea of happiness. JACK SUDDRETH Red Red hair find Il lmzglzing smile wm fTIC7ldS.H WILDA TOLBERT Gilda A good disposifinn, heart. BEARCAT zz friendly I 9 A 7 'A' 41 ,J- 9c6W?xl r xx nj ,vb K,

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exhfafory oy! fda eggniolf 5261455 All :he u'orld'r rr Mage, and all the men and zvonzezz merely plrzyerif' This I beheld or dreamed in a dream - there spread before me, like a stage, the moun- tains of North Carolinag and on them I saw men and women playing out their lives. In one part of these mountains I saw the Town of Lenoir, its citizens engaged in furniture manu- facturing. I observed the factories, the homes and the business sections of Lenoir, I Watched the people Work and play-both in a free, con- tented manner. As time passed, I watched the actors change, some passed on, but the babes became children and entered a period of education to prepare themselves to fill the vacancies created by those who had passed on. ,In the year 1935 I perceived a group of young children, myself among them, entering a school for the first time. I noticed the anxious looks of the mothers as the youngsters trod off to school. I saw their wandering looks as instructors herded them in and the curiosity with which they examined desks, pencil sharp- eners and small books for the first time. I saw them drilled in obedience and courtesy. I watched their adaptation to routine, and the gradual unfolding of capabilities in each one. In their grammar grades they mastered read- ing, 'riting and 'rithmetic and marched forward toward their common enemies-history, English, and geography. And then I beheld a change-a second act began to unfold. The class of '47, as they came to call themselves, now knew progress. They were more assured, less childlike, sharper- witted, broader-minded. As time went by, they were schooled in newer and higher interests. Finally, with graduation, they became known as senior high school students. Gradually I saw evidence of maturity, of higher thinking. I observed them as they began to evade their boundaries and explore the more difficult fields of mathematics, science and foreign languages. Here I noted a broadening of the stage, the entrance of new players. Then came the rumbling of discontent and Wtarld War II. To answer the call of their country's need, many players left our sacred wallg but after a lapse of time returned to the former stage to resume their schooling. I saw these veterans return with a clearer, more sober train of thought, bringing with them a higher standard of education. As I watched, the end of the play came into sight. I saw the class of '47 prepare to leave Lenoir High. Still watching, I saw them march down the auditorium aisles for the last time and receive their diplomas, thus ending their too-brief high school days. It has now become time for us to enter a new play called Life, and the entire world will be the stage. We have completed a phase of preparation, the next phase shall prove our newly-acquired strength. We have reached the crossroads, each shall now choose the path he will pursue. PAULA RUTH ABERNETHY LAURELLE Gootssv 1 9 4 7 i.-49g'3s!i BEARCAT ' 'ik 2141-