Price High School - Pricean Yearbook (Salisbury, NC)

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CLASS SONG (Tune: The Bells of St. Mary’s) Our days here are ended, The night shadows creep Upon is in silence, Their mem ' ries to keep. We ' d love here to linger each moment would bring More tender affections, so to you we sing. Refrain: Dear Price High we ' re leaving For new realms ore colling We ' ll cherish these friendships As long os we live. Our hearts now seem heavy With thoughts of our parting The bell tolls out Farewell, farewell. To you. Price High. MARILEE K. BROTHERTON. CLASS POEM The Exhortation to the Dawn Selected Listen to the exhortation of the dawn! Look to this day! For it is life, the very life of life. In its brief course lie all the varieties And beauties of your existence; The bliss of growth; The glory of action! The splendor of beauty! , For yesterday is but a dream and tomorrow is only a vision! But today well-lived, makes every yesterday A dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore, to this day! For such is the salutation of the dawn! Class Flower PINK ROSE Class Colors BLUE AND PINK Motto WE FINISH TO BEGIN

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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

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CLASS PROPHECY While traveling through Egypt on an assignment by United Nations Educational Scientific Cultural Organization, acting as representatives, Minnie Hinton, Marie Grumpier, and Dolores Rhodes decided to visit the tomb of one of the well known kings. On entering the tomb they were speechless for a second or two at the sight of the great wealth this king had in his tomb. Then like a flash the lights of the tomb dimmed. Second s passed and the girls were trembling as the mystic prophet who comes once every ten years moved slowly toward them. The prophet who was very shrewd knew at once that they wanted him to unfold the year 1957. The lights dimmed, but quickly brightened. Music! Who can it be? John W. Smith, the great musician, is seen stepping from his 1957 coupe with his most popular band. Slowly moving, the mystic points to Virginia, where Lessie Johnson is head deititian for Hampton Institute. Moving slowly to New York we find Marie Grumpier superintendent of all Regis¬ tered Nurses, Lincoln Hospital, New York. A few blocks from Lincoln Hospital we find Hinton Secretarial and Business College, owned by Minnie Hinton. Ruth Davis has now made her debut at Carnegie Hall in New York. She is plan¬ ning a tour of South America next month with Robert L. Milton, the great Shake- sperean actor. In the business section of New York we find Garfield Walker and the former Erlene Ramsey, now married to James Davis, operating one of the most exquisite tailoring shops in New York. Their styles are unique. Slowly pointing to Salisbury we find George McKinney who has received his Ph.D. from Howard and is planning on opening his ultra modern hospital located on Fairview Heights. Charles Robinson, William Gillespie, and David Agnew, who are partners, now run a Drive-in fix ' em while you wait shoe repair shop located on North Lee Street. We now find Syble Donaldson proprietress of an Exquisite Lady ' s Shop where Yvonne Hill is her secretary. The famous photographer, Leonard Alexander, now runs his own studio. His photos are nationally known. The mystic moves to San Diego, where we find Miriam Cowan head of the San Diego Welfare Department. Zydia Davis now operates her own beauty parlor in Hollywood. Harold Holt and Calvin Stringer, now No. 1 construction engineers, own a joint business concern. They are now planning to remodel Price High School of Salisbury. They plan to go to Salisbury by plane. The former Dolores Rhodes, who is now a No. 1 stenographer, is about to join her husband who is touring Cuba. Moving to Washington, we find Dallas Mashore owner of the largest barber shop in Washington. His co-workers are: Leon Massey, Garland Bradshaw, and Milton Jones. In the business section we find a new high school, Cowan High School, named in honor of Clinton Cowan, the well know minister. He is founder of the institution. The staff is as follows: Principal, none other than Walter Steele who also teaches mathematics. In the English department we find Marilee Brotherton. Charles Dubois now teaches Physical Education. Doris Harris now teaches History. The light dims but quickly brightens and we are in Ohio. We find Carlton Milton specializing in medicine and Walter Wiseman, founder of Wiseman Funeral Homes, conversing on the opening of a new morticial school to be owned by them. Margaret Ross and Odessa Parker now operate a prominent business school located in Cambridge, Mass. Carrie Thornton is now head of the Welfare Center in New York. The lights dim to brighten no more. The future has now been revealed. The mystic fades slowly as the girls leave the tomb. MINNIE HINTON MARIE CRUMPLER DOLORES RHODES