Ahoskie High School - Chief Yearbook (Ahoskie, NC)

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SENIORS MORTON RAYNOR. JR. Ever happy, ever glad. His thoughts are always far from sad. DAISY STEELE A sunny smile, and dark brown hair, Lips that laugh and eyes that dare. MINNIE TINKHAM Oh, to be as studious as she, Conqueror of the world she’s sure to be. SAM VINSON Brilliance and fun, in Sam combine, To make a school-boy super fine. GERTRUDE WIGGINS Not too sober, not too gay. But a sweet, true friend in every way. NANNIE WIGGINS Ever ready to do her part— A ready smile and blithesome heart. LEAVINA ANN WILLIAMS A little nonsense now and then Is relished by the wisest men.” ROBERT GREENE Rum-a-tum, rum-a-tum— Here’s the man with the little snare drum. The 1944 War-Whoop 15

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I 0 R S S E N JOHN MOORE No minutes bring me more content, Than those in useful studies spent. HELEN MURRAY Helen is ever faithful and true. As fine a girl as you ever knew. LLOYD NEWSOME Not too serious, not too gay, But a rare good fellow when it comes to play.” JOHN PAPPAS Not too sober, not too gay. An all-around boy in every way.” JESSE PEARCE He was active, stirring, all afire. Could not rest, could not tire.” MOODY PERRY Blest with that charm. That is certain to please.” DOROTHY POWELL She was just the quiet kind. Whose natures never vary.” FRANK POWELL His quiet manners are worthy goals for us to reach.” 14 The 1944 War-Whoop

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY In future years when people ask of historians, ‘ ' What two impor¬ tant events happened in the year 1933?” the historians will reply, The United States got its first taste of the New Deal and the class of ’44, Ahoskie School, North Carolina, started on their long journey through the realms of education.” And so it was that on a bright September morning in 1 933, we, the class of ' 44, attended school for the first time and acquired a taste for reading, writing, and arithmetic.” In due time we were promoted to the second grade and from there proceeded to the third grade. Here, we organized a band, complete with gongs, sticks, etc., and were playing at all the local meetings in town. That year, also, Mr. Tucker replaced Mr. Moore as prin¬ cipal of Ahoskie High School. In the fourth grade our musical career was suspended and in compensation we received new and different kinds of studies—geog¬ raphy and history. During the last month of that year, with trembling hearts, we took our first State Tests and from there advanced to the fifth grade. This grade and the sixth were uneventful. In the usual manner, we passed into the seventh grade. Here we continued our conquest of knowledge of foreign countries and knowledge of our own country along with the study of the fundamentals for our higher education. The seventh grade brought the end of the first milestone in our journey. At the end of the year, we presented the annual seventh grade commencement exercises —a play about gypsies—and received white diplomas tied in black and gold that entitled us to proceed to High School. And so, eighty strong, we, as the Freshman Class, encoun¬ tered something new and entirely different from our school life of the Grades. High School gave us more freedom and more lessons too —but more attention was paid our freshman year to our winning ball team. An attempt was made to organize Student Government, but to no avail, and so, we passed from Green Freshmen to worldly Sophomores. We were Sophomores, preparing for the usual big Christmas time parties. Then Pearl Harbor came and suddenly we found ourselves 16 The 1944 War-Whoop