Price High School - Pricean Yearbook (Salisbury, NC)

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Eddie Wallace (Speck) Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; the proper study of mankind is man. Library Staff, Big Brothers, and N. C. S. I. O. Seniors Odell Alphaeus Watson Dorothy Louise Washington (Dot) Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thy knowest not what a day might bring. Math Club, Dramatics, F.B.L.A., and Big Sisters. This above all to thine own self be true, and it must follow as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man. President Senior Class, Band, Glee Club, Student Council, Student Representative on Discipline Committee, Hi-Y, Crown Scep¬ tre, Math Club, Pricean Staff, Annual Staff, and Big Brothers. Annie Lois Woods (Sis) Do your duty and leave the rest to providence. Glee Club, Dramatics, F.B.L.A., Cheer¬ ing squad, and N.H.A. Mary Mae Wiseman (Boots) Not finished—just begun. Big Sisters, Crown Sceptre, N.H.A., Pricean Staff, French Club. Delaney White Together we stand, apart do we fall. ' Glee Club, Football team, Hi-Y. and Math Club.

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Seniors Betty Yvonne Sawyer Smoot (Bet) Though the odd may be against you and you ' re tempted to give up, press on, stick with it, don ' t ever give up Band William Henry Smith (Scoopy) Though the paths be dark as night, trust in God and do the right. Glee Club, Math Club, Crown Sceptre, Dramatics, Football team, Hi-Y, Safety Patrol, Big Brothers Margaret Bernice Scott (Margie) Let the ropes of today ring the bells of tomorrow. Glee Club, F.B.L.A., Crown Sceptre, Dramatics, Big Sisters, French Club. Mollucye Marie Spratley (Lucy) The ladder you climb to success will lead to the future. Dramatics, Math Club, French Club. 4 William Stewart, Jr. (Bill) The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinion. Hi-Y, Crown Sceptre, French Club, Math Club, Band, Safety Patrol, Big Bro¬ thers, Asst. Editor of Annual, Dramatics. George Warren Tugmcm To talk much and say little is common place To talk little and say much is genius. Library Staff, Big Brothers, Annual Staff.

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The Statistician Report I Nelson Pharr, having been chosen as Statistician for the class of ' 55 will strive to do my best to uphold this position by giving you an analysis of the class of ' 55. Considering our ages I find that most of us will graduate at 17 or 18 with the exception of Delaney White (who admits he has lost tract of his age,) and Mollucye Spratley who is fifteen. The shortest girl is Kay F. Chawlk and the shortest boy is Garland Gaither, though Deanna Redfern is 5 feet, 71 2 inches and George Tugman is 6 feet, 3 inches respectively and both are still growing. The girls favorite sports are: basketball, softball, and dancing, while the boys go for basketball and football. Willie Stewart prefers checkers. He says they are much easier to move. The girls spend most of their leisure time at the movies, dating and dancing. Mary Wiseman spends her ' s flirting. The boys go for sports and pool but Norris Currence says he prefers to stay home. Who believes him? I know I don ' t. The class has favorite types of movies. They are romances, comedies, and tragedies, but James Campbell said he would pay anything to see a good cowboy picture. Mercurys, Fords, Cadillacs, Lincolns, and Oldsmobiles are our favorite cars, though William Byers says he prefers anything rideable. Our favorite classes are English, Algebra, and History. Cleveland Harris prefers Study; he says you learn more and hear more. V neck sweaters, skirts, and Bermuda socks are the fashions for the girls, while the intelligent young men wear suits, tab collar shirts, and sport coats. The class ' s favorite candies are Mounds, Almond Joy, and 5th Avenues, but Odell Watson prefers suckers and Peppermint Sticks. He says you get more for your money. Classical, Waltzes, Be-Bop, and Jazz are the class favorite music, Johnnie Mae Linebeger prefers Hillbilly. She says it has more rhythm. Most of the television fans prefer Arthur Godfrey , Strike It Rich , and The Colgate Comedy Hour . The boys prefer sport programs. Fried Chicken and Sea Foods are the favorites of the class, Elijah Alexander recommends pork and beans and potted meat. In our class we have twenty-two students who plan to attend College, nine who plan to join the Armed Services, four who plan to attend Beauty Culture School, and the rest plan to be house-wives and workers. Most of our ambitions are to be; Teachers, Secretaries, Business Firm Owners, Manual Trade Instructors, Medical Surgeons, Nurses, Beauticians, Electrical Engineers, and Lawyers. The majority of us are Methodist, Baptist, and Presbyterians. We also have mem¬ bers of other demoninations. Statistics show that this is one of the most fun-loving and intelligent classes that has attended Price High School. On the football team, seven lettermen come from our class. Four seniors are on the basketball team. Fourteen are members of the Glee Club. While twenty-one seniors belong to the band. We are forty- eight in number. You can see that every member uses his or her talent as best he can. Having done my best as Statistician I hereby sign my name: NELSON LEONARD PHARR, Statistician Witnesses DOROTHY WASHINGTON Charles McKinney Class History In 1951, 95 inexperienced students entered Price High School as Freshmen. We were divided into three divisions because of such a great number. Our advisors were Mrs. W. M. Williams, Mrs. H. C. Pope, and Mr. J. W. Nicholson. During the year the class took part in the various activities, clubs, and programs of the school. Joan Montgomery, Bessie Fair, and Charles McKinney joined the Glee Club. We were well repre¬ sented in law and order by Deanna Redfern, James Holmes, Garland Gaither, William Byers, and Charles McKinney. Our candidate for the Miss Price Contest was Clarice Gaither. She was not crowned Miss Price, but was an attendant during the coro¬ nation exercise. Joan Montgomery won first place in the Solo Contest held at the school. Ruth Alexander, Joan Montgomery, and Pauiine Jones were our candidates for the Penny Queen sponsored by the Student Council. A large number of our students took part in the May Day exercise that year which for the first time was held in the L. H. Hall Gymnasium. We had a large number of students in the band. They were Odell Watson, Deanna Redfern, James Campbell, Barbara Partee, Elaine Lash, Clarice Gaither, Phyllis Logan, Nelson Pharr, Willie Stewart, Edmund Hasty, Gertrude Wellington, Johnnie Lineberger, Bessie Fair, and Geneva Jones. We were happy to have Fannie Mae Titus as our Drum Majorette. Johnnie Lineberger, Deanna Redfern, Ruth Alexander, and Laura Goodjohn joined the Girl basketball team. James Holmes, Nelson Pharr, and Leon Gilmore were on the Boys basketball eam. After a very successful year as Freshmen we became Sophomores. Our advisors were Miss A. E. Marie Weeks, Mr. I. J. Olds, and Mr. J. W. Nicholson. Mr. Nicholson regretted to leave us so much that he followed us to the tenth grade to be one of our advisors. During our sophomore year a number of our students joined the Glee Club. Those joining were Pauline Jones, Clarice Gaither, Mar¬ garet Scott, Annie Lois Woods, and Odell Watson. Ruth Alexander was our candidate for the Miss Price contest, and she acted as an attendant during the crowning exercise. A few of our girls became members of the N. H. A. They were Pauiine Jones, Bessie Fair, Joan Montgomery, Phyllis Logan, Barbara McClain and Geneva Jones. One of our students, Elaine Lash left us and went to Allen Board¬ ing School in Asheville, North Carolina. We gained one new student; Norris Currence from Roosevelt High School, Clover, S. C. Some of the students became members of the Dramatics Club. James Holmes became a member of the Football team. Bessie Fair joined the girls Basketball team. We were very happy to have Deanna Redfern crowned Penny Queen. In May we suffered a grec. lost to our school, faculty, and students. We lost our beloved Princi¬ pal, Mr. O. C. Hall. As time moved on we became Juniors. Our advisors were Miss Eunice Powers and Mr. S. W. Lancaster. Our President was Charles McKinney and Harvey Chawlk was Vice-President. We gained many new students. Harvey Chawlk, Kay Frances Chawlk, Dorothy Washington, Delaney White, and Walter Chawlk from Dunbar High School in East Spencer, North Carolina. Walter Chawlk later entered the Armed Services. Florence Johnson from Cleveland, North Carolina was also added to our roll, we were glad to have Elaine Lash back among us. Clarice Gaither won the Omega Talent Hunt Prize held at Living¬ stone College. Elijah Alexander was the State Winner of Essay on Brick¬ laying. A large number of us became members of the French Club. We were proud to have a large number of our students on the Foot¬ ball team and both boys ' and girls ' basketball teams. Mary Wiseman was our candidate for the Miss Price Contest. We were very happy to have her win second place. Elaine Lash was crowned Penny Queen. A large number of our students became members of the Crown and Sceptre Club. They were Clarice Gaither, Deanna Redfern, Nelson Pharr, Willie Stewart, Odell Watson, Norris Currence, and v.harles McKinney. A number of us became members of the Drama¬ tics Club. They were Annie Lois Woods, Geneva Jones, Nelson Pharr, Deanna Redfern, Wi ' lto Stewart, Janie Krider, Clarice Gaither, Margaret Scott and Matthew Phillips. Nelson Pharr, Deanna Redfern, James Campbell, Barbara McClain, Elaine Lash, William Smith, Willie Stewart, and Barbara Partee be¬ came members of the Mathematics Club. The most exciting event of our Junior year was the Prom . It was a gala event with a Hawaiian atmosphere. Our waiters and waitresses were dressed Hawaiian style. We danced, received favors, refreshments, and enjoyed ourselves. That most glorious evening will always be remembered by all of us. Harvey Chawlk, Cleveland Harris, and Johnnie Mae Lineberger became members of the Glee Club. Barbara Partee was the Assistant Editor-in-chief on the Pricean Staff. Willie Stewart and Nelson D harr joined the F. B. L. A. After a very very successful year as Juniors we became Proud Sen¬ iors. vVe had as our advisors Mr. W. L. Miller and Mrs. A. A. Lancaster. We had a total number of 50 students when this year began. We elected the following officers to lead us through our last year at Price President, Odell Watson; Vice-President, Barbara McClain; Secretary’ Deanna Redfern; Assistant Secretary, Clarice Gaither; Treasurer, Ver- nal Coleman, and Reporter Pauline Jones. We soon realized that our education at Price was coming to a close and with this in mind we iriea iO do some of the things we knew if we didrRt do them now we would never do them. In October we were invited to attend the Annual Senior Day activities at A T. College, Greensboro, North Carolina. We were among a hundred other schools represented. Our chaperones were Mrs. A. A. Lancaster, Mrs. E. M. McClain, Mr. W. L. Miller and, Mr. A. Monroe, a former graduate of A T College. The trip was enjoyed by everyone. Our football team included several seniors who helped to bring victory to Price. Nelson Pharr, James Holmes, Cleveland Harris, Elijah Alexander, Garland Gaither, Nathaniel Lowery, Vernal Coleman, Ed¬ mund Hasty, William Smith and Delaney White were the stars of the season. Elaine Lash was our candidate for the Miss Price Contest. We were very very happy to have her crowned Miss Price by Mr. S. O. Jones, our principal. A number of our students became members of the Crown S Sceptre Club. We have a large number of students in the Band and we were honored to have Bessie Fair as our Drum Majorette, and Harvey Chawlk, Drum Major. We are also proud and very happy to be well represented on both the girls and boys Basketball teams, and football team. We gained three new students this year. Mollucye Spratley from Kittrell Junior 1 T o h School, Kittrell, North Carolina, Angerlia Bradshaw from gton High School, Cario Ga., and Joyce Mus- kelly from Pensic. . I lorida. A large number of our students joined the Glee Club to make use of their voices. They were Norris Currence, William Smith, Elaine Lash, Nelson Pharr, Delaney White, and James Holmes. We had some of the members to join the F. B. L. A. They were Geneva Jones, Norris Currence, Annie Lois Woods, Dorothy Washing¬ ton, Deanna Redfern, Joan Montgomery, Elaine Lash, Margaret Scott, Janie Jrider, and Phyllis Logan. We are proud to have two of our students win the District Typing Contest. They are Margaret Scott and James Brotherton. Odell Watson was a representative of Price that particioated in the Omega Talent Hunt which was held at Logan High School in Con¬ cord, North Carolina. The Basketball team won the Western District Basketball tournament. During the tournament the senior girls played the junior girls and won the game. It was one of the most exciting games during the tournament. Four senior boys helped win the tournament for Price. They were James Holmes, Nelson Pharr, Vernal Coleman, and Elijah Alexander. Joan Montgomery, Dorothy Washington, Clarice Gaither, Joyce Muskelly, Mollucye Spratley, and Angerlia 3radshaw joined the Mathematics Club. With the writing of such a wonderful past, the class of ' 55 hopes to accomplish many more high standards and make this a better and happier country in which to live. Class Historian MARGARET SCOTT