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

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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

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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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Twemy-:ix ofddf CLVL i5f6Ll'l'L8l'Lf WE, THE SENIOR CLASS of Asheboro High School, Randolph County, of the State of North Carolina, being of sound mind and reasonable consent, do make, ordain, declare, and publish this, the said undersigned - our last will and testament. . ARTICLE I Sec. 1. The faculty receives our sympathy and appreciation for so pa- tiently and courageously attempting to carve intelligent faces on blockheads. Sec. 2. To Mr. McLeod and Mr. Car- penter we offer our deep and sincere gratitude for their most helpful guid- ance and inspiring view of life. Sec. 3. We express our warmest thanks to Mrs. Prevette for her never ending work with the annual. Sec. 4. To our successors-the Class of 1947, we leave the right to clamor for that phantom of our Senior dream, Senior privileges, and the front rows of chapel seats. Sec. 5. To the janitor, Andrew, we leave our thanks for keeping us so warm QPJ this year and a can of shellac and a jar of plastic wood to re- pair the desks we have so badly abused. ARTICLE II Sec. 1. I, Margaret Kelley, do leave my beloved shorthand. fPeriodj Sec. 2. We, Lib Tyson, Oleane Clod- felter, and Becky Raper, will our back corner in English class to Buddy Willis. Sec. 3. I, Juanita Miller, do leave my dislike for bookkeeping to anyone who is gump enough to take it. Sec. 4. We, Don Alexander and Richard Yow, do leave the open high- ways to the future speedsters, Eerree Birkhead and Wade Page. Sec. 5. I, George Anne Kivett, do will my ability to drive to jane Ward. Sec. 6. I, june Dickens, will my de- sire to date boys with big, shiny cars to Hilda Brown. Sec. 7. I, Lois Ellis, do will my height to Billy Bullard. Sec. 8. I, Sue Page, leave my ability to tend to younguns to Etta Lee Line- berry. Sec. 9. I, Venia Bunting, do hereby will my A's to Dexter Bulla. Sec. 10. I, Claudine Cox, do will my friendly smile to Hilda Brown, with the hope that everything will have a brighter outlook. Sec. 11. I, Edna Chisholm, do will my love for singing to Janie Presnell. Sec. 12. We, Anna jean Bulla and Ruth Brower, will our ability to shoot a goal once in a while to Ruby 'Moffitt and Etta jane Smith. Sec. 13. I, Faye Rose, will my ability to get around to junior Lloyd. Sec. 14. I, Olga Cranford, do hereby will my grades in any subject to any Sophomore who may have need of them. Sec. 15. I, Leland Thomas, do will my weakness for blue-eyed blondes to Betty jean Causey, Betty Sue Alford, and Neal Skeen Garner. Sec. 16. We, Virginia McGrath and Louise Rice, do leave our dimples to Mack Williams. fThen he will have four!j Sec. 17. We, Margaret Wright and Maxine Davidson, do leave our short- hand grades to any Sophomore who takes shorthand. Sec. 18. I, Mary Lena Beck, do leave my high temper to Louise Poole. Sec. 19. I, Thelma Staley, leave my ability to learn to Hoyt Robbins. V Sec. 20. I, Adger Williams, do leave my dark eyes to Evelyn Blalock. Sec. 21. I, Sarah Foust, do will my artistic ability to julia Ross Lambert. Sec. 22. I, Ilene Whitley, do will my blue eyes and black eye lashes to my sailor. What sailor???????? Sec. 23. I, Faye Bishop, leave my crush on jean Pierre Aumont to Mar- ilyn Walker.