B F Grady High School - Overflow Yearbook (Seven Springs, NC)

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SENIOR OFFICERS G. Simmo ams, Presi Lla Howa ce-Pres

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MASCOTS AND MARSHALS Marshals: Left to right, Rhoda Booth, Melvin Williams, Alicia Smith, W. G. Simmons, Clarissa Dail, Ben Turner, Chief. Mascots: Cheryl Page and Dexter Blizzard

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CLASS HISTORY YOU ARE THERE, SENIORS . . . when the summer of 1956 ends and a bunch of fidgeting, noisy, out-of-place looking Freshmen (that ' s us) step out of the various school buses. The awkward babies gather in the halls to reminisce over the vacation. The bell rings; they scamper to find their home rooms. There, they find Mrs. Davis and Mr. Ralph Britt holding the reins which will guide them in the right ruts during the year. It is a few days later and officers are being elected. Quiet! Let ' shear whotheyare: Presidents, Thomas Stroud, Jo Ann Gresham; Vice-Presidents, Alicia Smith, Yvonne Herring; Secretaries Rose Bishop, Joan Walker; Treas- urers, D. L. Scott, Linda Smith; Reporters, Hyacinth Ann Herring, Ben Scott Turner. A few weeks have passed. The FFA and FHA are initiating their new members. Ha! Ha! There goes one of the boys garbed in a dress, boots, and lipstick. Spring comes. The somewhat naturalized Freshmen go to the opening of Seymour-Johnson Airfield. The final bell rings for the year and the know-it-all Freshmen quituate schoolwork for the summer. YOU ARE THERE, SENIORS . . . when the beach trips come to a halt and the first bell sounds to begin a new school year. The new Sopho- more class (that ' s us again) is now well-adjusted to high school. They find waiting in their home rooms Mrs. Edna Ward and Miss Mary Anna Grady. They elect the follow- ing officers: Presidents, Ben Turner, W. G. Simmons; Vice-Presidents, Rose Bishop, Kenneth Reardon; Secre- taries, Bobbie Herring, Joan Walker; Treasurers, Brenda Grady, D. L. Scott; Parliamentarians, Melvin Williams, Tom Stroud; Reporters, Jack Hill, Jo Ann Gresham; De- votional Chairman, Judy Rouse. The year lags on. Most of the boys get their driver ' s license- -oh, does that make the Sophomore girls happy? In the spring, some become Beta Club members. They are Rhoda Booth, Clarissa Dail, Clarence Harper, Bobbie Herring, Kenneth Reardon, W. G. Simmons, Alicia Smith, Ben Turner, and Melvin Williams. The class has a picnic at the cliffs. Boy, aren ' t those hot-dogs good? At last, the sixth column on their report cards is filled in. The have-been Sophomores, will-be” Juniors, for- get English and algebra, and head for the tobacco patches. A summer of manual labor, going to the beach and build- ing up their little black books follows. YOU ARE THERE, SENIORS . . . when again they gather at the large brick school. This time however, the fifty-four remaining meet in the middle room on third floor. They are now full-fledged Juniors. They whisper loudly and stare at the new teacher, Mr. Coy W. Whitson, who is their homeroom sponsor. The class assumes a more serious attitude. They now have a goal; they must pay for the Junior-Senior Ban- quet. Their new class officers are President, Thomas Stroud; Vice-President, Ben Turner; Secretary, Bobbie Herring; Treasurer, Melvin Williams; Reporter, Brenda Grady. Before the Juniors can get their books opened good, Mr. Blackwell pops in with a glitter in his eye and sales- manship in his voice, and he gets an order from the class for the prettiest rings you ever saw--fire-fly blue with an encrusted ”G . They get their books opened, but before they can get their pencils sharpened, Mr. Gunn bounces in with an armful of magazines. He brags on B. F. Grady, arouses the would-be salesmen ' s enthusiasm, crams their hands full of magazine folders, and the campaign is on. Bobbie Herring is captain of the winning team; Ben Turner, cap- tain of the ill-fated, losing team. Grudgingly, a party is planned at Griffin ' s in Goldsboro. Top magazine sales- men are Jack Hill, D. L. Scott, W. G. Simmons, Brenda Grady and Ben Turner who received watches. The class has a real adventure- -gathering corn. It is November now and the Juniors are rehearsing their class play. Let ' s slip in and see what it ' s all about. The title is The Black Ghost.” Martha Rogers, Joan Walker, Judy Rouse, Alicia Smith, Ben Turner, Kenneth Reardon, Douglas Turner, Trula Howard, Brenda Grady, and Paul Williams are the stars of the great production. It doesn ' t quite make Broadway. The holidays are over and the Juniors are planning for the Junior-Senior Banquet. Plans are almost com- plete. It is going to be in ... . This is the night everyone has waited for all year. It is April, and Juniors, Seniors, and teachers from B. F. Grady are packed in the Terrace Room of the Goldsboro Hotel. The girls sit very precisely in their party dresses while the boys are red-faced from their tight collars. It is hot, but everyone sits attentively (for manner ' s sake) while Judge David Henderson speaks. After that steak dinner several boys are seen slyly increasing their belts to another notch. At midnight, the banquet is over. The socialites depart with tired feet but with A Song in Their Hearts, the theme of the banquet. May has rolled in. It is graduation night. Juniors look at the departing Seniors with envy, but then they realize that next year they ' ll be Seniors; and the thought that only one more year of Fun ' n School remains sad- dens them a little. WE ARE HERE, SENIORS . . . when vacation days are over and forty-eight of us enter school, now fully qualified to call ourselves Seniors! We begin the year by electing officers headed by our President, Melvin Williams. We are very happy to have Miss Mary Anna Grady and Mr. Edgar Wells for our sponsors in our final year. We elect our annual staff and they begin work on a new edition of The Overflow. (Don ' t you think they did a good job?) We have two unforgetable days of selling ads. We begin our iceberg dances and our bake sales. Other fund-raising campaigns are carried on simultaneously. The graduation spirit becomes evident. We choose our mascots, order calling cards and invitations, plan our Washington-New York class trip. We prepare for after graduation, for our life ahead. But some way, deep in our hearts we know that these passing days are our happiest. We know that there will never be any fun days like Fun ' n School days. Ben Turner Historian 10