Price High School - Pricean Yearbook (Salisbury, NC)

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CARRIE KATHLEEN THORNTON Kat I will let no man pull me so low as to hate him. Big Sister, Glee Club, Student Council, Workers Club, Dramatics. GARFIELD JAMES ARTHUR WALKER Buster If you mean to profit, learn to praise. Big Brother, Football Team, Vet¬ erans Club. WALTER LEE WISEMAN Pete Though the path be dark as night; trust in God and do the right. Big Brother, Veterans Club, Safety Patrol. THELMA FAUCETTE Thel To thine own self be true . . .

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CHARLES DEWEY ROBINSON Deekey” My life is useless unless it is helpful to someone else. Big Brothers, Workers Club, Football Squad. ROBERT LEE REEVES Bob Virtue is like a rich stone. Big Brother, Veterans Club, Football. MARGARET! ELIZABETH ROSS Margie Honesty is the best policy. Big Sister, Workers Club. WALTER LEMUEL STEELE Lipty No matter how dark the night; I be¬ lieve in the coming of the dawn. Big Brother, Crown and Scepter, Science Club, Math. Club, Student Council, Workers Club. CALVIN STRINGER Toby Take gifts with a sigh; most men give to be paid. Big Brother, Crown and Scepter, Math., K. P.

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CLASS HISTORY ' 47 In September, 1942, a group of girls and boys entered Price High School as eighth graders. Our class was organized under the supervision of Miss A. E. Marie Weeks. Being very few in number, it was necessary for only one home room teacher. At that time we were not thinking of the few in number, our whole hearts were overwhelmed with joy, with the idea of being students at Joseph Charles Price High School—the school we had longed to enter for seven long years. Our president for the year was Doretha Smarr. Secretary, Odessa Parker. Treasurer, Margaret Ross. With these offi¬ cers vre expected to do a great deal of work for our school. Our class took part in every activity possible. We sold tickets for Miss Price High for the higher classes. At the close of the school year, sixteen students were given promo¬ tion certificates. ' Happily we adjourned for a summer vacation. On entering our second year at Price High School, we found that many of our classmates did not return. Charles Sharpe went into the armed forces. Very unfortunately, another member, Roscoe Lynn, died. We received only one new member, Irene McConneaughey, coming from Harvey Johnson Junior High School, Baltimore, Maryland. We pushed forward seeking higher knowledge. This time the class was organized under the supervision of Mrs. Justine Henderson. Our president was Theodore Ramsey. Secretary, Irene McConneaughey. Treasurer, Margaret Ross. We had students on the Safety Patrol, Student Council, and many other activities. At the beginning of the second semester a very singular thing happened—ten students who passed the state exami¬ nation were promoted to our class. They were; George McKinney, Ruth Davis, Erlene Ramsey, Mary Lee Brotherton, Minnie Lassiter, Doris Harris, Harold Holt, Walter Steele, Syble Donaldson, and La Verne Bradley. Because of the infantile paraylsis epidemic, we were unable to come back to school in the fall of 1944, until the latter part of September. Our class was organized under the direction of the then, Miss E. Beatrice Riggs. Hoping for a successful year, we elected George McKinney president. Doretha Smarr Kerr, Secretary. George Butler, Treasurer. We had one student to join us—Minnie Lee Hinton from Webber Junior High School, Eastover, South Carolina. That year we had students represented on the football team. Student Council, Glee Club and Beta Mu Club. Irene McConnaughey was president of the Beta Mu Club. We were pleased with our achivements, and had a yearning to continue up the ladder of success. Thus we ended our sophomore year. Our junor year found us continuously striving to reach our long sought for and worth while goal. At this time ten students joined us. They were: Miriam Cowan, Lessie Ann Johnson, Bertha Mae Knox, Eloise Rankins, and Calvin Stringer from the R. A. Clement School in Cleveland, North Carolina. Carrie Kathleen Thornton, from Kingville High School, Albemarle, North Carolina. James Jones and Garland Bradshaw came to us after having returned from the armed forces. Alphonzo Robinson, also of the armed forces, a student at Livingstone College, was taking classes with us. Robert Thomas came to us from Oberlin, Ohio. Again we were under the direction of Miss E. Beatrice Riggs. Presi¬ dent, Miriam Cowan. Secretary, Erlene Ramsey. Treasprer, George McKinney. Carrie Thornton won first place in the Oratorical Contest and first place on a written essay, Fire Prevention. Before the end of the school year we lost four students. They were: Doretha Smarr Kerr, Mamie Ervin Wansley, Eloise Rankins and Alphonzo Robinson. At the beginning of the second quarter, Marie Crumpler, from Neptune High School, Asbury Park, New Jersey, joined us as a junior. This year we had students participating in the Dramatics, Crown and Scepter, 1. D. K., Workers and Home Economics Clubs. Successfully we ended our junior year. Finally we found ourselves Seniors. Yes, dignified, sophisticated, and, of course, Superior Seniors. So, with the cessation of the war and the boys coming back home, some of them decided to come back and finish school. Those that joined us were: David Agnew, Leonard Alexander, Clinton Cowan, Charles Dubois, William Gilles¬ pie, Milton Jones, Carlton Milton, Dallas Mashore, Robert Reeves, Garfield Walker, John Willie Smith, and Walter Lee Wiseman. Two more students joined us also. They were: Dolores Rhodes from Du Sable High School, Chicago, Illinois, and Yvonne Hill, from Asbury Park High School, Asbury Park, New Jersey. We were now under the direction of Miss Q. V. Simmons. Class officers were as follows: President, Harold Holt; Secretary, Erlene Ramsey; Treasurer, Marilee Brotherton. In the extra-curricular activities we served most efficiently: President of Crown and Scepter Club, Harold Holt. Presi¬ dent of Dramatic Club, Dolores Rhodes. President of Home Economics Club, Syble Donaldson. Secretary of Home Economics Club, Erlene Ramsey. President of 1. D. K., and Treasurer of Home Economics Club, Ruth Davis. President of Big Brothers Club, Charles Robinson. President of Big Sisters Club, Marilee Brotherton. Secretary of 1. D. K. Club, Minnie Lee Hinton. We were able to organize the Hi Y ' s which will lead to the beginning of the Y. W. C. A., under the direction of Mr. Harold A. Thornton of Livingstone College and Mrs. E. B. Riggs Hall. Most of the officers were from the senior class. President, Marilee Brotherton. Secretary, Ruth Davis. Treasurer, Carrie Thornton. Two of the most exciting events of the year were: (1) Winning the title Miss Price High for our candidate, Marie Crumpler. It was quite a contest but we reigned supreme on Home Coming Day. We were not only victorious in winning the title Miss Price High, but also the game. Thanks to the splendid playing of the senior boys—David Agnew, Charles Dubois, Milton Jones, Garfield Walker, William Gillespie, George McKinneyY Carlton Milton, Robert Milton, Leonard Alexander, and Garland Bradshaw. (2) The winning of the $500.00 Scholarship by George McKinney in the State Oratorical Contest sponsored by the Good Health Association, Inc. The subject of the prize-winning oration was, NORTH CAROLINA ' S NUMBER ONE NEED—GOOD HEALTH. The dock of graduation is now in sight with all of us eagerly anticipating the anchoring of the ship. For some, edu¬ cation will continue, for others, various responsibilities lie ahead. Whatever our destination we will remiember that continuous preparation is necessary, if we desire to maintain our present standard of ambitious, cooperative girls and boys as we have been in these most delightful, entertaining, well-used High School Days. MARG ARET ROSS CARRIE THORNTON