Price High School - Pricean Yearbook (Salisbury, NC)

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Class History The year nineteen hundred and fifty-six—The day, September first. This date marked the turning point of 102 vivacious and loquacious youngsters. This was the date that the Four Stop Flight started upon its journey. These 102 students along with competent aids, instructors and a pilot boarded their plane. This group was well prepared for this rough and rugged trip, for they had been orientated the previous year. They soon had a chance to display their high acumen in many areas. For now it was time for the . . . FIRST STOP Upon landing the large group was divided into three small groups for touring. They were guided by Mrs. Wetonah Wil¬ liams, Mrs. B. D. Lee, and Mr. S. W. Lancaster. The instructors who aided the guides were: Mr. W. L. Miller, Math; Mrs. B. D. Lee, girls ' Physical Education and Health, General Science, Civics, English; Mrs. M. Week, Glee Club, English; Mrs. W. Williams, Homemaking; Mr. A. Monroe, Industrial Arts; Mr. S. W. Lancaster, Math, Boys ' Physical Education and Health; Mr. Nicholson, General Science. While touring, many exciting things happened and a few honors were bestowed upon us. Bar¬ bara Goodrum was second in the Miss Price contest. Patricia Saunders and Ronald Stovall were Miss and Mister Freshman. Sandra Clark was the winner of the solo contest, while Shirley Greenard was the winner of the Oratorical division of the Annual contest. We were well represented in all clubs to which freshman were admitted, such as Band, Glee Club, Football Team and Basketball Teams. Oh! so many wonderful things happened on this flight. But to sadden our outlook, some of our passengers had to be left behind; nevertheless, our spirits were brightened by the addition of two new passengers, Marie French and Sarah Stout. We boarded our plane and after three months of traveling reached our . . . SECOND STOP It was impossible for 96 tourists to wander around in a strange place without guides or instructors; consequently, we were given three guides in the persons of Mr. I. J. Olds, Miss G. Tipp and Mrs. G. P. Lash. Our instructors who dealt with us diligently in our new sights and adventures were: Mr. Nicholson, Biology; Mr. I. J. Olds, World History and Band; Miss Hunter, Library Science; Miss G. Tipp, English and Glee Club; Mr. W. L. Miller, Algebra I; Mrs. G. P. Lash, Homemaking II; Mr. A. Monroe, Industrial Arts II. The highlight of this tour was the fact that we were among the first to witness and take part in the 6-3-3 Junior-Senior High School system. The need arose for additional guides and instructors, therefore, Mr. J. Bennett was called in to help the tourists who would follow us in the Junior High department. Two of our three previously mentioned guides were new, Miss G. Tipp and Mrs. G. P. Lash. During this tour Shirley Greenard was second in the Miss Price contest. Nancy Jones was first in the solo contest while Bettye Johnson was third. Juanita McGrifF held the honors in the Oratorical Contest. Walter Cook was awarded the Industrial Arts Award. Avis Wilkins was crowned Penny Queen and Harold Broadway, Penny King. Barbara Broadway was the most improved player on the Girl ' s Basketball Team, while Robert Fisher was most im¬ proved among the boys. When it was time to board the plane, we found again some of us had strayed, but, in their places we picked up Lester Carter, Marilyn Williams and James Davis. After checking and finding that everyone was aboard and comfortable we con¬ tinued our flight. After sometime of traveling our plane landed at our . . . THIRD STOP This tour was supposed to prove to be the most interesting for this group of 81, for we had heard of the numerous advantages and opportunities that were being held in abeyance for us. To get things off with a boom, we were given two guides, Mr. H. Stewart and Miss E. Powers. Needless to say. Miss Powers was anxious to see that the tour was a success. Certainly it couldn ' t help but be a success for we were fortunate in getting such a well-prepared group of instruc¬ tors They were: Mr. H. Stewart, American History; Miss Powers, English III, General Business, Typing; Mr. Nicholson, Chemistry; Mr. W. L. Miller, Geometry; Mrs. E. Marioneux, French I; Mrs. H. Davis, Library Science, Mr. H. Woodward, Band; Miss M. Weeks, Glee Club. The prophecies were fulfilled. Nancy Jones was first in the Omega Talent Hunt. Sylvia Ervin was selected Miss Junior. Marie French and Bettye Johnson took part in the Oratorical and Solo Contest, respectively. Sarah Stout, Barbara Goodrum, Syl¬ via Ervin, Herman Redd, Robert Fisher and Leonard Harris served as marshals for the out-going tourists. Certainly we will never forget the Junior-Senior Prom, Fairyland of Romance and the Student Council Spring Ball —not to mention the Varsity Ball. We took on a new instructor, Mr. H. Woodward and two passengers Barbara Thompson and Mildred Cook. We grew quite weary from these three stops but weariness was soon a thing of the past for then we had realized that we were approaching our final stop . . . FOURTH STOP Certainly by this time we had grown small er, our number was now 68, but was much greater in power. Then we found ourselves propelled as jets just about to reach that long awaited goal. Before reaching this goal, we decided to evaluate this stop with Mrs. A. A. Lancaster and Mr. John Nicholson who guided us so ably, willingly, and understandingly. Our guides were aided by the following instructors: Mr. S. W. Lancaster, General Science; Mrs. G. Benjamin, Library Science; Mr. H. Woodward, Band, Government, Civics; Mr. W. L. Miller, Alaehra II, Math IV; Miss A Oakley, Homemaking; Miss M. Weeks, Glee Club; Mrs. Marioneux, French II; Mrs. B. D. Lee, Physical Education; Miss E. Powers, General Business, Typinq I and II. The duties of our guides were two-fold for in addit-ion to guiding us, they also instructed us. Mrs. A. A. Lancaster, English IV and Mr. J. Nicholson, Physics and Chemistry. Several things took place during this, our final stop. Bettye Johnson was first runner-up in the Miss North Carolina Beauty Pageant sponsored by the Delta Sorority, Avis Wilkins, Adelia Boger, Cornelia Shipp and Patricia Walker participated in the paaeant. Cornelia Shipp was crowned Miss Price during our hilarious Homecoming festivities. Sylvia Ervin was crowned Miss Varsity for 1959-60. The Senior Days sponsored by Livingstone College and A T were enjoyed by all who attended them. The most valuable football players were C -Captains Larry Logan and Robert Tabor; most improved player was Co-Captain James Burton. Patricia Saunders won the district American Legion Oratorical Contest; Kay Sherman along with J. Moser and Rosa Click were our new passenqers. The F. T. A. members taught two days. That glorious day when we received class rings finally came. Preparation for this, our annual, got under way. Our hats went off to Miss Nancy J. Jones for her most successful and enjoyable concert that she presented under the sponsorship of the Price Junior-Senior Hiqh School Glee Club. During this trip we had the co-operation of many of our passengers when it came to playing basketball. Patricia Walker, Elizabeth Giles, Barbara Broadway, Nellie Wiseman, Virginia Jordan, Sarah Stout, and Doris Bruce aided Price ' s Devilettes in obtaining one of the best records of a Girl ' s Basketball Team in the history of our school. Because of such a fine record our team participated in the tournament and brought back a 3rd place trophy. Robert Tabor, Robert Fisher, Calvin Martin, Herman Redd, Douglas Heath and Howard Ormond were members of our Varsity Basketball Team which attended the District Boy ' s Basketball Tournament in Concord, North Carolina. The month of May meant a lot of planning for the annual May Day exercises. Miss Patricia Walker was crowned May Queen. Among her attendants were: Bettye Reid, Adelia Boger, and Jacquelyn Saulters. All good things must come to an end. Much to the regret of the passengers our journey was nearing its end. Upon landing on commencement ground, our journey in one sense was ending, but on the other hand, our journey and lives had just begun. SYLVIA ELAINE ERVIN

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Statistician Report I, Joseph Louis Pemberton, having been chosen statistician by my classmates of ' 60, will strive to do my best in giving you an analysis of the greatest class Price has ever seen. We have five boys on the football team and our basketball learn wouldn ' t have made it without our six boys. The boys representing the track team are: Nathaniel Tobias, Larry Logan, Robert Tabor, and John Norman. They are still trying to figure out which way to run. 1 here are fifteen beautiful voices in the Glee Club, and twelve skillful players in the Band. These represent our musical seniors. The best voice in the class belongs to Nancy Jo Jones, the prettiest girl is Betty Reid, and Patricia Saunders is probably the smartest girl. They are better known to us seniors as the ' ' Three Stooges. The drinks most popular with us are: Pepsi-Cola, Nehi Orange and R. C.; however, John Stout likes a Country Club. Our favorite foods range from seafood to pinto beans and from steak to chop suey. The dance steps we like the most a re: the Madison, the Bop, Skate, Cha-Cha-Cha, and Bird- land. Calvin Martin makes up his own dances whereas Leonard Harris and Mary Lee Johnson like the Grand Canyon Waltz. The most used expression for boys is What ' s the happenings and the girls are saying Cool it. When choosing dates, the boys go for upper-class girls who really dig having a cool time. Walter Howell prefers shooting pool. Most of us plan to enter college, join the service or acquire a skill (such as barbering, brick¬ laying or being a beautician). The colleges we have selected are: Winston-Salem Teachers ' Col¬ lege, Hampton Institute, Agricultural and Technical College, Spelman College, North Carolina College, Livingstone, Johnson C. Smith, and Barber Scotia. Our favorite rhythm and blue singers are: Marv Johnson, Fats Domino and the Coasters, but Ben Cureton prefers Arthur Smith ' s Crackerjacks. Comparing our handsome boys we find that we could pass for Hollywood stars. For example: Robert Fisher and Douglas Heath could pass for Wild Bill Hicock and Jingles, Harold Broadway for Gabby Hayes, while Arthur Hunt could pass for Fat Masterson and James Burton for the Gray Ghost. The girls do various things to pass the time away, such as going to the movies, looking at TV and dancing at the Youth Center. Catherine Brotherton says she has a great fondness for the scent of gasoline and the sound of a horn. Eleanor Patterson flips over the Bib M . The shortest girls are Sandra Taggart and Doris Rankin. The tallest girls are Elizabeth Giles and Joyce Moser while Gloria Smith is the slenderest girl. Shirley Greenard and Jackie Fleming were chosen the girls most likely to go on a diet. Leonard Harris, Walter Cook and Robert Fisher are the tallest boys, but I must say all the boys are jealous over Robert Tabor ' s eyes. Nathaniel Tobias is the neatest and slimmest boy although Joe Pemberton is a thin second. All the college girls like Larry Logan because he is short, stubby and cute. Arthur Hunt is the most muscular. The girls like tall, dark, handsome men with money, of course, but Virginia Jordan likes a certain fellow who lives on Bradshaw Hill. The ones most likely to say I do first are Herman Redd and Sylvia Ervin. Meanwhile our five married girl students are trying to get Pat Walker to do likewise.—Yes, you guessed right. Our favorite sports are: football, basketball, swimming, and just plain loafing. Howard Ormond still sticks to yo-yos. Yes, it can be said that the class of ' 60 is the greatest class that has ever been at Price and— will CONTINUE to be for a long, long, long time. ! hereby sign my name as statistician of the class. Statistician ' 60 JOSEPH LOUIS PEMBERTON President Vice-President Secretary Assistant Secretary Treasurer Historian CLASS OFFICERS Robert Fisher Herman Redd Eleanor Patterson Avis Wilkins Barbara Goodrum Sylvia Ervin

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Class Prophesy Until about a week ago, I was very puzzled as to how I would prophesy the future of the class of 1960. I revealed this problem to my cousin and friend, Sarah Stout. Nothing to worry about, said Sarah, I can help you out of your dilemma. Well, I was rather surprised and con¬ fused. How could she help me? She was no more a prophet than I. Then Sarah proceeded to tell me how she could put me into a trance and suggest to me to foretell the future of the class of 1960. After intense debating, she finally pursuaded me. First, I was to lie down on Sarah ' s couch and close my eyes, she said, to relax my prophesying muscles. Then no sooner than you could say Prognosticate , I was in a trance. When I opened my eyes it was 1975 and I was walking down Misty Street in California. There I met Nell Wiseman. As we walked down the street talking over old times, Nell told me all about our former classmates who were living in California. Patricia Saunders and Betty Reid were National President and Vice-President of the Johnny Mathis Fan Club respectively. Nancy Jo Jones owned a toy factory. All of her toys sang Habanera . Larry Logan was principal of the Harris High School—named after Leonard Harris who is a famous mathemetician. Larry ruled the school with an iron hand. Students never cut classes be¬ cause Principal Logan knew all of the tricks. I wonder how he knew? The Harris High School had a fine coaching staff. James Burton coached football; John Stout, baseball; Robert Taylor, track; and Robert Fisher, basketball. In the same school, Howard Ormond taught French. All of the girl students seem qui ' e interested in their charming French teacher. In Hollywood Gloria Smith, Helen Boyd, Cornelia Shipp and Doris Rankin have become famous models. They call themselves The Models with the Mostest. Nathaniel Tobias is also a model. He models men ' s clothes in the most famous magazines. Nell tells me that the Mms. Wilson who owns the famous charm school is none other than Viola Wilson, our former classmate. Viola is known the world over for her charm and grace. Nell and I had lunch together and soon it was time for me to board a plane for Chicago. But before I left, Nell told me that she is head dance instructor in the Arthur Murray Studios. In Chicago I found that Douglas Heath and Benjamin Cureton were the heads of a very large law firm. The firm is run efficiently with Patricia Walker and Loretta McKenzie as top secretaries. The firm ' s biggest and richest client is Avis Wilkins. She owns a large cosmetics concern and travels all over the world with her interpreter, Barbara Broadway. Betty Johnson, a well known clothes designer, designs all of Avis ' clothes. In Chicago ' s Loop, Doris Bruce and Virginia Jordan had a famous dress shop where Shirley Greenard is their chief model. Harold Broadway and Walter Cook owned a restaurant. Their slogan is, Eat, drink and be merry ... Vera McCollough and Barbara Goodrum operate funeral par¬ lors in the suburbs. Business is booming. Calvin Martin was President of the famous Woods School for Girls—named for Brenda Woods who was a great orator. By train I went to New York. Eleanor Patterson and Mary Lee Johnson had formed the Pat- John Movie Productions. Their latest movie is, East by Southeast which was written by Joe Pemberton, the successor to Alfred Hitchcock. The picture stars the most charming Elizabeth Giles and that suave, sophisticated Arthur Hunt. John Norman and George McLaughlin are very cap¬ able stock brokers. Terry Moore, along with Walter Howell, Herman Redd, owned the New York Times. Terry used to love to be around newspapers. Juanita McGriff is their star reporter. She always had a nose for news. i left my friends to their various tasks as I boarded a train for Salisbury, N. C. While chang¬ ing trains in Washington, I picked up a newspaper that was full of items about some of my for¬ mer classmates. Marilyn Jones and Vonnie Robertson and Rosa Click are senators. They have introduced a bill for higher speed limits. Sandra Clark has just returned from a singing tour with her able accompanist, Marie French—better known as Fingers French . Jacqueline Sautters has just won the Miss America Contest. For her talent she mimicked such stars as Pearle Bailey, Mari¬ lyn Monroe, and Eartha Kitt. I wonder where she ever got the idea? Gwendolyn Curlee, a research scientist, is being acclaimed for discovering a serum to cure cancer. Upon arriving in Salisbury, I find that manv changes have occurred since my absence. Jac- gueline Fleming is now a surgeon at Rowan Memorial Hospital. Sandra Taggart has set up her dentist office and is yanking teeth bv the dozen. Barbara Thompson is a disc jockey on the radio. Her slogan is Mother, Father, daughter or son; I spin platters for everyone. Joyce Moser and Brenda Witt are swimming instructors at the new YWCA. Mildred Cook and Mary Ann Brown are librarians at the public library. John Brown owns his own construction company. He says, In the North or in the South, wherevet vou roam. J. B. builds the verv best homes. Nancy Ford is the Dean of Women at Livinnstone College. Kay Sherman is the school nur =e for the Citv of Salisburv. Sarah Stout and Flora Kirksey own a fabric shop. Their slooan is, Nice material for nice people. Mary Burton and Geraldine Mills are now verv capable social workers. Svlvia Ervin is the best lawver in town. Her motto is, Bail ' em, or j j| ' em. And what am I contributing to this fine society? Well, I am a teacher at Price High School- and a Mother of four. When I came out of the trance, I felt refreshed and wonderfully haopy that my classmates will be doing well 15 years hence. Gee, its wonderful to be in a class like ours. MIRANDA ADELIA BOGER