Bath High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Bath, NC)

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History, Continued We were regretful to have one of our classmates, Martin McCabe, leave us to live in South Carolina. This made our class number forty. Before the Christmas holidays, we selected our senior superlatives, and also our historian, poet, prophet, testatrix, and composers of our class song. Then they began work on the material which was to be ready for the yearbook in January. Sorry indeed were we that our adviser, Miss Gardner, had to leave us at Christmas. In lieu of her we received Mrs. Bryan Grimes of Washington, North Carolina. We owe our sincerest gratitude to both of these line teachersg we feel that we have had two of the best. Charlie Padgett, from Chocowinity School, was added to our roll after Christmas, making our enrollment forty- one. We have many things to look forward to during the remainder of the year. We are planning to take a four-day trip to Washington, D. C., in the spring. This should prove to be very interesting and we hope to have a grand time. Other activities that are yet to come during the year are the Senior Play, Junior-Senior Banquet, Senior Day, and Class Night. Then last and most important to us comes graduation when we will bid you farewell and go on life 's way . . . .to success. MARK MOORE, JR., Historian l19l

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Class History When we, the Senior Class of '49, entered high school as freshmen in the fall of 1945, we stammered upon many new things to which we soon became accustomed. The year was mostly spent in solemn studying, as we attempted to show our upperclassmen just what freshmen could do. The year wasn 't eventful for us, but some of our number did hold office in the Student Council and had membership in the F.F.A. and F.H.A. During our sophomore year, many of our group became members of various clubs. The Science Club was composed mostly of members of our class. Other clubs and organizations that we joined or held office in were the Dramatics Club, F.F.A., F.H.A., Glee Club, and Student Council. At the close of the school year we were asked to carry the Daisy Chain in honor of the graduating class. This we considered an honor and privilege and were quite thrilled to march holding that beautiful garland of flowers, and to sing the song written for the occasion by our teacher, Mr. Robert Langley. We began our junior year with much eagerness and anxiety with the Reverend Harold Tyer as our adviser. We elected Ophelia Waters, class president: Jimmy Tanner, vice-president, Dorothy Congleton, secretaryg and Vivian Cordon, treasurer. Our class attended the State Fair in Raleigh in October, observing many things of interest while there. In view of the annual Junior-Senior Banquet, ways of raising class funds were being planned in order to sponsor such an affair. First, we made an early sale of Christmas cards. Second, we presented a Negro Minstrel under the direction of Mr. Tyer and Miss Dorothy Lee Maynard. This production was highly successful and entertaining. Third, we presented a three-act comedy in March, entitled Made To Order Hero . We found by preparing and presenting this play that one can enjoy such an activity to a great extent. We began making plans for the Junior-Senior Banquet which was held on April 30. Programs were mapped out and printedg decorations and place cards were ordered. Waiters and waitresses were selected by popular vote from the freshman class. The theme of the banquet was a May Day scene with a green and white color scheme. A huge May Pole in the middle of the gym, with streamers of crepe paper reaching to every side and corner, was the center of attraction. Each table and all surroundings were decorated with an array of cut spring flowers and evergreens. Favors, class pins, were given to each senior as a token of friendship and remembrance from our junior Class. A dance was fea- tured after this semi-formal affair which was held in the radiance of candlelight. It was said to be one of the most outstanding banquets given at Bath High. Near the close of school, the commencement marshals were chosen from our class. Those selected to serve in that capacity were: Mark Moore, chief 3 jimmy Tanner, Bill Woolard, Diana Cutler, and Argil Windley. Some students from our class received merits of honor on graduation night. Jimmie Kinion was presented a history medal, Ophelia Waters a home economics medal, and Bill Woolard a commercial medal. On September 1, 1948, we began our senior year. With more determination than ever before, we started the first semester with Miss Jane Gardner of Washington, North Carolina, as our senior adviser. With an enrollment of forty- one, we elected our class officers: Mark Moore, presidentg Ophelia Waters, vice-president: Bill Woolard, secretary: Mary Helen Kilby, treasurer: and Pauline Moore, reporter. Also, we selected our class colors, green and white: our motto, ' 'Not Finished, just Begun' 'Q and our flower, American Beauty Rose. Our class rings, with ruby stones, were received during the third week of September. Everyone was very jovial indeed as this long-awaited moment arrived. Again, as in previous years, our class attended the State Fair held in Raleigh. As a class project, we sold Christmas and all-occasion cards to raise class funds. In the first part of the year, we drew up a list of privileges for approval by the faculty and Mr. Forbes. We were grateful for those which were granted to us. Among these were the privilege to publish the school paper, The Pirate, and an annual. Immediately, The Pirate staff was elected and work was begun on the paper, which had not been regularly published in two or three years. The Beta Club was organized at Bath during this year. This club, which is an honor society, was composed mostly of students from the senior class. Other clubs and organizations that we held membership in were the Glee Club, F.F.A., F.H.A., The Pirate staff, and the annual staff. i181

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Senior Superlatives Rowland. Most Popular-Dan Alligood, Helen Thorne Top Row: left to right: Most Likely-to-Succeed-Mark Moore, Rebecca Brooks. Best ConversationalistvCharlie Padgett, Jacqueline Waters. Middle row: left to right Most Dignifxed-Dalton Woolard, Ada Harris. Best-All-Around-Jimmy Kinion, Hilda Jackson. Most Dependable Mark Moore, Ruby Gurkins. ' -jimmy Kinion, Mary Libbie Wallace. Most Personalityf Bill Woolard, Frances John- Bottom tow,' left to right: Most Athletu: son. Cutest-Dan Alligood, Mary Helen Kilby. l201