Altamahaw Ossipee High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Burlington, NC)

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JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS Lester Foster President Nick Huskey Vice-President Doris Barker Secretary Billie Jean Blanchard T reasurer -4f 19 | -

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CLASS HISTORY We are the class of ’48. We range from 5 feet in height to 6 feet and inches. Onr total height is 143 feet. Our range in weight is from 96 to 160 pounds, with our total weight being 3,198 pounds. Our de- scendants were Scotch-Irish, German, French, Eng- lish, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Turks, Greeks, etc. However, we are forced to believe that the ma- jority of our class was derived from an Indian race, because we’re always on the warpath. Hokav, now we’ums get’um on better subject, namely, heap big accomplishments, ugh! Our class has thrown a total of 2,000 paper air- planes, 500 erasers, and 2 tons of chalk. We wish to express our deepest sympathy to teachers lost in action. During tne thick battle of education, we also lost many of our brave comrades in arms. Some got married! WTien we were in grammar school, we were continu- ally wishing that we were in a high school brave’s shoes. So, upon entering the camp of the A-O In- dians, Big Chief Bundy awarded us 38 pairs of mocas- sins. “Freshie” became one of our most despised words, but we found it very honorable to be elected to offices on the Hub and for the first time to be eligible for basketball. We had two members on the Hub staff, and two members who represented us on the school baseball team. There were six members who played on the basketball team. Laboriously we worked for many moons. Then the sun came out and we were Sophomores. Our reser- vation migrated onward; and we lost but two scalps, while the others got ahead. For the first time in our life we became dramatic-minded and took part in the High School production, “It’s Tough To Be Bich.” Members of our class taking part were: Betty Jean Somers, Hazel Kemodle, Grayee Lane Jones. Grace Troxler, Billie Tickle and Lucy Mills. “Happy Daze,” we are Juniors with Miss Bondu- rant as Chief Squaw in charge of our advancing civili- zation. One of the highlights of our Junior year was our class play, “No Bride for the Groom.” Through careful planning and labor, we crowned our Junior year by honoring the Senior Class of ’47 at a banquet held in the school cafeteria. Mary Jane Smith and Emily Cantrell represented our class as attendants in our school’s annual May Day Festival Let us stress emphasis on our Junior year when Margaret Smith was elected May Queen by popular vote of the entire High School. During our first three years in High School, these fair maidens have represented us in the various May Courts: Margaret Smith, Mary Jane Smith, Emily Cantrell, Hazel Kemodle, Jeanne Crouch and Billie Sue Sutton. Through our desperate efforts at retreating and re- peating, we are at last completing our education at A-O High. Big Chief Bundy introduced us to Miss Bay, much intelligent squaw, heap interested in edu- cational developments, native of Hillsboro, and form- er girl friend of Chaucer. As the year progressed, we found it difficult to sever her interests from that of the noted periods in early English Literature which has been greatly enjoyed through her careful plan- ning and guidance. Again, she used her ingenuity in choosing a successful comedy for our Senior Play, “Betty Jane from Punkin’ Lane.” Our Senior year proved to be one with much en- tertainment. As a beginning, we enjoyed a weiner roast which was our first social get-together for the year. Next, we honored Miss Ray with a surprise birthday party at the teacherage. Our “big” event came on December 28, when Miss Ray invited us to her home in Hillsboro for an after-Christmas party. The wonderful time had by all can never be forgotten. As a final thought, we are looking forward to our social days at A-O High. For the first time a presentation of Handel’s Messiah was given in the school auditorium with the ma- jority of the Senior Class taking part. The anxious warriors from our tribe sought and won recognition by the High School and succeeded in fulfilling the offices thus far: Billie Tickle, President of Student Council; Gilmer Barker, Treasurer of Stu- dent Council; Carlton Murray and Billie Sue Sutton, Student Council Representatives; Jeanne Crouch, As- sociate Editor of Tomahawk; Grayee Lane Jones, Art Editor of Tomahawk; Betty Jean Somers, Tomahawk Business Manager; Grace Troxler, Tomahawk Edi- torial Staff; Pete Way, Editor of Hub; Hazel Ker- nodle, Sports Editor of Hub; Jo Ann Bouldin, Hub Circulation Manager; and Anne Kemodle, Hub Busi- ness Manager. The A-O Indians profited by having five members of our class on the basketball teams and two other members pepping up |he team by whooping up the war-cry with Chief Crutchfield officiating. Also active in the athletic program was Hazel Kemodle, manager of the girls’ team. Beauty was another lucky asset to Senior life. Jeanne Crouch was voted Queen of the annual May Day Festival and she was accompanied by her se- lected Maids-of-Honor, Mary Jane Smith and Billie Tickle. Anne Kemodle and Emily Cantrell were class attendants. Boyd Sutton, to be crowned King of May, was the only boy in our class ever to participate in a May Day. We have been safely led through the year by: President Gilmer Barker, Vice-President Pete Way, Secretary Ann Kemodle and Treasurer Jo Ann Boul- din. Marshals for the class of ’47 included Jeanne Crouch, chief, Betty Jean Somers, J. W. Liles, Ann Kemodle, Carlton Murray, and Pete Way. Marshals for vari- ous programs during our High School years were: Margaret Smith, Vernon Barber, Chief; Jeanne Crouch, Margie Kearns, Margaret Kearns, Billie Sue Sutton, David Bell, Mary Jane Smith, Gilmer Barker and Boyd Sutton. We presented a beautiful Acrosonic piano as our gift to the school. In ending our relations with the Altamahaw-Os- sipee School, quite by tradition, we have smoked the peace pipe, and we are now looking forward to a richer and more profitable life. Our reservation has pushed onward not in battle form, but in willingness to accept teaching and spread knowledge throughout the years to come. Grayce Lane Jones Billie Tickle + 18 ) ■-

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JUNIORS Louis Barber Nettie Lou Barber Doris Barker Hazel Barker Billie Jean Blanchard Billy Diffee Junior Dodson Annie Durham Lester Foster Nick Huskey Sue Ireland John Kemp Lowell Kernodle Laura Jane Kernodle Betty Love Paul Madren Joe Matkins Elward Rainey Allen Simpson Marie Somers Edna Southard Ruby Sutton Harold Troxler Keith Troxler R. F. Woody