Asheboro High School - Ash Hi Life Yearbook (Asheboro, NC)

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Tufenly-four gfowa ckidfory A XVELL-KNOXVN ADAGE is Life begins at forty, but to us Life began at six, when we started to school. It was in the fall of 1954. We were 170 excited youngsters. Little would one think that the seeming babies of that hrst day would, after eleven years of education, be the seniors of today. Instead of holding the hands of our Mamas, Miss Lucy Lovett, Miss Catherine Moiiitt, and Miss Ina Cock- rell took our hands and led us during that first eventful year at school. The second grade found us knowing it all. We could sit still, write our whole names, and say our A B C's. Asheboro had a new school in 1956 and we were separated our third year. The ones who lived on the east side of town went to Fayetteville Street School, and those who lived on the west side went to Park Street School. The things that dominate the mem- ories of our elementary grades are aver- age happenings-examinations, recess, staying in for the teacher, washing boards, and taking part in chapel pro- grams. We were back in the old school again in the seventh grade. Now we felt that we were the cocks of the walk, but our feathers fell the fol- lowing year when, upon arrival in the eighth grade, we were referred to as green freshmen. We soon got into the high school routine, rushing to classes when the bell rang, always in fear that we would be late. In Decem- ber of our freshman year, 1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked. Even though we cheered just as loudly at the games, we felt the seriousness of this event and were determined in our hearts to do our part for our country. As sober sophomores, we were veterans in Asheboro High School. With Miss Alma I.assiter's resignation, Mr. N. H. Carpenter became our princi- pal. This year our interest in sports was increased, as we boosted those of our class who were on the team. We can't forget the times we longed for study hall and tried to master our second year of Latinae Linguaef' as well as the school parties in the gym, the bugs and worms in biology, the pep rallies, the bond and stamp sales, and the scrap drives. At the beginning of our junior year, there again came a change in our ad- ministration, when Mr. Turner left and Mr. McLeod became our Superintend- ent. After much debate we chose our rings-the black stone, encircled by Asheboro High School, with the seal on the right and the school on the left. For our class officers we chose Herbert McKim, presidentg Don Alexander, vice-president, Anne Hooper, secre- tary, and Claudine Cox, treasurer. To raise the money for our junior-Senior,

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IN MEMORIAM as 5' NN, Wacfge Jcarno organ April 22, 1928 - August 8, 1943 gfafriif OQWL For eleven long year! we f:1Z'Ed and mired, And zhoughz our dignily fould newer he mzed. So, for that lux! and fwleful day I mn really, and lruihfzzlly, and lhmzkfully my: I though! lhwl we rould never ,r1zrz'iz'e To gmdzzale .11 fhe Clan of '45, For lhe work wax hard ,md dup were long: But, while we worked. we hummed fhe Orozzg Thu! we would ,ring on thai lim day, A1 we received our dl,l7l0lIZilJ' .md pizxxed zhe Zl'.I L'. And, now, fha! wonderful time if here Thu! comer and goef owe every year. Uyhen one more flaw haf reurhed Ihe heighlx And nm rlaim Ihe pririlegex of iz Sefziorif righm. So lel'5 all make lhix gnzdzmliorz of '45 gf-e.zf, Bemufe the one of '46 will he ,z yen Lzfe. So linerz, folkf, and hem in mimi Tha! lhere will he oiherf of our kind,- But no olher one will he uf .hig iz ,rempzliorz AJ lhix, fhe Clem of '45'J honorable gr.1a'1z.1Iio11. GEORGE MCLEOD, Clm Poez. MOTTO: Viizfif Owizifz Verinu. fTruVh Conquers All Thingsl FLOWER: Talixzmzzz Rofe. COLORS: Blue ami Silver. Twenly-fh:-ee

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we presented a play entitled The An- tics of Andrew '. This was a humorous comedy and a big success. In May we were hosts and hostesses at the dance in honor of the Senior Class. We se- cured an orchestra and with the color- ful decorations, flowers and evening dresses, it was a beautiful affair. When the school year of 1944 came, we could hardly believe that it was we who would be the sophisticated sen- iors. There were some of our boys who didn't come back with us this year, as they had gone into the service. Sen- ior privileges made us realize that we were seniors and this was our last year. We chose George McLeod, presidentg Phil Pulliam, vice-presidentg Lucy Gray, secretaryg and Oleane Clodfelter, treas- urer. Our mascots were Dee Smith and David Knott. Then probably the most memorable day of our school career will be-the day we receive our diplomas. We are 110 of the children who started to school eleven years ago. Our class history has no ending. Al- though we shall have our diplomas, and shall have marched out of the audi- torium to the time of the recessional, we shall always be together in spirit as the Class of l45! SUE PAGE, MARY NEELY, Clair H irforimzf. Twenty-jizfe