Price High School - Pricean Yearbook (Salisbury, NC)

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Statistician ' s Report I, Sandra Vails, being chosen statistician for the class of ' 61, will do my humble best to be worthy of this honor. The class of ' 61 is certain to be one of the best ever to pass through the doors of our dear Price High. I will proceed to tell you about us. Most of us are 17 years of age with the exception of George Curlee who says he is sweet sixteen and never been kissed ??? The shortest girl is Magdaline Kelly and the shortest boy is Ernest Taylor; while the tallest girl is Barbara Boger and the tallest boy is our own basketball star Melvin Lentz. As we compare shapes and sizes we find Alice McClain and Otis McClain on the, should we say, slim side, and Jean Woods and John Mcllwain to be a bit rounder than average. The favorite sport among both the girls and the boys is basketball but Rat Salmon prefers that great game of pool. Our favorite foods range from Hot Dogs to steaks. Oh, don ' t let me forget about Edwin Little, girls. He prefers carrots. He says they account for his pretty eyes, We all like Nehi sodas and Pepsi-Colas except Charles McGarity, better known as the Kool-Aid Kid. Everyone in the class is active in extra-curricular activities. We have members in every club and organization in the school, many of us holding top offices. Lorraine Brotherton is the presi¬ dent of ihe United Do Nothingers club. Most of us seniors of ' 61 are quite self-oossessed. We have a good opinion of ourselves, which can account for our manner. Mary Hardin says she has the best voice in the class, but she will give Barbara Boger a close second. Annie Neely is entirely too modest to give her opinion of herself. We realize, however, that we have a few personal weaknesses — like John Tobias. He has a personal weakness for a certain senior girl. Avon lipstick is the preferred by the girls, while the fellows say any kind will do. The favorite perfume is Chanel No. 5, but Clement McCombs likes the smell of cooking spices a little better. The most popular television program is 77 Sunset Strip while John Chambers gets up on Saturday to see Leonardo Lion. We all listen to Radio Station W.A.A.A. where Daddy-O flips the latest sounds. Of course, Woodrow Nichols would rather listen to recordings of Physics made Simple , but he will go along with the rest of us. The class members enjoy all types of literature. Dianne Davis and Jackie Broadway read the most in the class. Dianne? Novels and Current Events. James? You guessed right—comic books. The mosl popular dances done by the seniors are Continental , Twist , Pony , but Amelia Anderson and Herbert Caldwell prefer the Fox Trot . The hit songs are Blue Moon , Please Say You Want Me Too , Some Kinda Wonderful , Rebound . James Boger digs the beat of Please Mr. Custer . He says it sends him. In the future, members of our class will be doctors, scientists, engineers, housewives, busi¬ ness men and women, teachers, ministers, and writers. The colleges of our choice are Livingstone, North Carolina College, Hampton, Winston-Salem Teachers College, University of North Carolina, A. T. College, and Howard. Over half of our class plans to attend college. Charles Harris feels Uncle Sam needs him, so he will answer the call. We have thirty-two parents of members of the senior class who are former graduates of Price. We are very proud of this fact, as we prepare to pass out the same doors from which they left. With Learn as if you were to live forever, live as if you were to die tomorrow as our motto, the senior class of ' 61 feels that our success is quite assured, an d that we will rise to the top as we climb our ladder of life. With great pride and honor, I affix my signature to this document on this the eighteenth day of April in the year of our Lord, one thousand, nine hundred and sixty-one. SANDRA VAILS CLASS OFFICERS President Edwin Little Vice-President George Strawder Secretary Alice Garrett Assistant Secretary Mary Hardin -• a surer George Curlee Reporters Jean Siler, Alice McClain

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n Memoriam EDWARD LLOYD COLE On February 1, 1961, our beloved classmate Edward Cole died as the result of an accident he encountered on his way to school. The grief of the class and that of the entire school was overwhelming. Edward was quiet, friendly, courteous, pleasant, trustworthy, studious, ambitious, industrious, and religious. He was a member of the Price band, the Hi-Y, Big Brothers, French and Math clubs. He belonged to the House of Prayer for All People and was very active in the church band and youth groups. The class dedicates this page to the memory of our deceased companion. Though thou art gone, dear friend Thy life ' s breath hath no end; Thy memory lives on in every soul That loved thee much , dear Edward Cole.

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Class History Learn as if you were to live forever Live as if you were to die tomorrow So say the immortal class of 1961. Taking a cue from this motto let us go back and reminisce over the four years we have spent at Price, realizing that every future must be built upon the past. Let us recall with ioy, with pride, wilh gratitude, and with humbleness, our achievements as well as our shortcomings. September, 1957, ninety-four knowledge seeking freshmen entered the hallowed halls of Ole Price High. We were eager, excited and anxious to make a name for ourselves. This class was composed of mainly young people from the two Salisbury elementary schools. There were others who joined us, they were: George Strawder, Alice Garrett, Barbara Wat¬ kins, Betty McKenzie, Carolyn Russell, and Charles Harris.. Under the able guidance of Mrs. B. D. Lee, Mr. James Bennett and Mr. S. W. Lancaster, we soon realized that we were at Price, not to play, to dream and to drift, but to learn. As that year progressed, we found time to lend our talents to the many extracurricular activities of our school. We participated in the Band, Glee Club, Safety Patrol, N.H.A., and the Student Council. In sports, we had representatives on both the boys and girls basketball teams and on the football team. As freshmen we received varied honors. The Citizenship Award for the freshmen went to Martha Yarborough. Our attendant for Miss Price was Martha Yarborough; and Mr. Freshman and Miss Freshman were Harry McNeely and Betty Lowery. Dianne Davis placed third, as a soloist, in the Annual Solo-Oratorical Contest. As you can see we had a very industrious class that year. We were indeed striving towards our goal of a successful high school career. 1958 found us returning to Price a little less in number but a bit wiser. This was our sophomore year. With Mrs. B. D. Lee, Mrs. G. P. Lash, and Mr. Harold H. Woodard as our guides, we entered into the life of Price with alacrity and in an assiduous manner, ready to make a better record for ourselves in our second try. Again, we were represente d in many clubs and organizations as well as in the varied extracurricular activities. Sophomores took part in the Safety Patrol, N.H.A., Student Council, Mathematics Club, Library Science Club, Dramatics Club, Glee Club, and Band. We also took part on the girls and boys basketball teams, the Junior Varsity and on the football team. Our honored members were: Jean Siler was our Miss Price attendant; Barbara Boger won first place, as a soloist, and Edgar French won frst place, as an orator, in the Solo-Oratorical Contest. Lorraine Brotherton was our Penny Queen that year. As we left the sophomore class, we looked ahead to an even better year as juniors. With only seventy-eight members, we entered our junior year; Mr. F. D. Ponder and Miss Eunice Powers guided us tor this school term. As usual, our class made itself felt in the clubs and organizations of the school The clubs to which we belonged were: The Student Council, Safety Patrol, Mathematics Club, Band, Glee Club, Library Science Club, Dramatics Club, N.H.A., F.T.A., Senior Science Club, Hi-Y, and the Cheering Squad. Our members on the girls and boys basketball teams, the track team and the football team were indeed felt as they helped to spark the teams to victory. This year, Jean Siler won first place, as a soloist, in the Solo-Oratorical Contest. Alice Garrett was our attendant for Miss Price and Mary Hardin was the attendant for the May Day activities. Alice Garrett, Edgar French, George Curlee, and Dianne Davis were tapped for membership in the newly organized Beatrice Riggs Hall National Honor Society and were awarded certificates from the Salisbury City School Board for maintaining a high scholastic average for that year. Our marshals were: Sandra Vails, Alice Garrett, Dianne Davis, James Boger, George Curlee, and Edgar French. As juniors we gave the senio rs a won¬ derful prom with the iheme Satellite Ball . It was truly enjoyed by all. As the year passed, we realized that this our ihird year in high school was gradually coming to a close and it was time to move on to a higher mark in our ladder of education. Sixty-eight in strength, we set out on our fourth and final year at Price. The Senior Advisors were Mrs. A. A. Lan¬ caster and Mr. John W. Nicholson. Our senior class was the first to see the realizations of many years of planning through the set up of a full time guidance counselor, and was also the first to complete four years in the new building. To begin the year, we rendered our annual Senior Assembly program. In October, we attended and enjoyed the Senior Day activities at A. T. College and Livingstone College. Also in October, the seniors really made themselves known in our Homecoming activities. It was the senior members of the football team that ran the scores up and up until we won 38-0 against Con¬ cord. Cheering from the sidelines was our own Miss Price , Sadie Hawkins. On the marvelous team were: Captain— Harry McNeely, Co-Captain—John Tobias Charles McGarity, Edwin Little, Woodrow Nichols, Leon Alexander, George Curlee, Charles Harris, Charles Smith, Edgar French, Wayland Mitchell, Darrell McLendon and Albert Caldwell. Captain Harry McNeely and Co-Captain John Tobias were voted the most valuable players and Charles Harris was voted the most improved player. Jean Siler was crowned Miss Varsity for 1960-61. Alice Garrett, Dianne Davis, George Curlee and Edgar French journeyed to North Carolina College to attend one day of the college ' s Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration. This year proved to be a year of many opportunities. More scholarships were being offered than ever before. The seniors took advantage of many scholarship tests such as: The Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test, the National Merit Scholarship Test, the Cooperative Intercollegiate Examination Program Test and the Scholastic Aptitude Test. Of course, there were individual scholarship tests for the individual colleges. In connec¬ tion with preparing for college, the seniors also took part in the College Day Program given under the auspices of the Guid¬ ance Committee and Mrs. D. P. Jones, Counselor. On February 1, 1961, one of our classmates, Edward Llo d Cole, was killed. This shocked and saddened our class. Edward was a courteous and kind person, who always had a smile for everyone. His ambition was to become a minister which could easily be seen in his gentleman-like manner As a memorial to him, our class pledged to rededicate our lives and to improve ourselves and cur class. ! n the Miss North Carolina Beauty Pageant sponsored by the Delta Sorority, we had four representatives, Jean and Joan Wilkins, Sadie Hawkins and Amelia Anderson. Ame ' ia Anderson was also the recipient of the Betty Crocker Award because of her performance on the Betty Crocker Homemaking Test Participating on the Omega Talent Hunt were Barbara Boger and Edgar French, the latter placing third with a cornet soio. Our May Queen this year was Sandra Vails with Barbara Boger, Mary Hardin, Joan Wilkins and Jean Wilkins among the attendants Our class was the first recipient of a Cap and Gown Party, which is to become an annual affair, given to us by the junior members of Home Economics III. Seniors also stood out at the Annual State Trade Contest and Variety flours in Greensboro, N. C. There, Leon Alexander won fifth place in the top six. Edgar French also won first place in the talent section of the variety hours of the same program. Though this year ' s basketball season wasn ' t unusually successful, the senior boys and girls certainly played their hardest and to their best ability. In the boys ' basketball. Edwin Little, Melvin Lentz and Clement McCombs received the most valuable players award. The other senior members on the team were: Charles McGarity, John .obias, Bobby Aid. ich and Woodrow Nichols. Our girls aided the team in obtaining an excellent record this year. They traveled to Charlotte to participate in the district tournament and returned with a 2nd place trophy. The senior members of the team were: Sadie Hawkins, Lorraine Brotherton, Betty Jones, Annie Neely, Gladys Martin and Barbara Boger. A new sport was added ,h,s hich was tennis Senior members on the team were: Clement McCombs, Gladys Martin Sadie Hawk,ns, and Lornane Albert Caldwell, Richard Reid, John Mcllwain, Edgar French and Kenny Joe was tennis. Track team participants were: year w Brotherton Brown. George Curlee and Edwin Engineer ' s Fair in Raleigh. Little were among the students from Price who attended the North Carolina State College CAROLE DIANNE DAVIS