Beaufort High School - Mainsail Yearbook (Beaufort, NC)

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CLASS HISTOfiy Four short years ago seventy-nine of us young, carefree, and inexperienced boys and girls entered Beaufort High School. How we rambled from class to class al- ways getting in the wrong place and how the upper classmen played prank after prank on us will always be remembered. However after getting accustomed to the high school routine, we settled down and chose Billy Downum as our leader. Under his leadership we soon became active in extra-curricular activities. But as all good (?) things, the yearwas soon ended and we gloomily (?) left for a few months of vacation. After three months of much needed rest, we were eager to start our year as Lordly Sophs. Our first week was spent trying to show those oh-so-young-and- silly freshmen just how lordly we were. We soon tired of this, luckily for us, and buckieddown to work. Here we began to excel in sports, glee club, and other activities. We even gave the seniors a hayride. A! I this was done under the leader- ship of our own Juncy Piver. Our Junior year, filled with the happy and memorable events that always make one feel important, was the most exciting of all. We gave the seniors an Under- water Scene Banquet which was a huge success. Finally our big moment arrived. We had reached the goal of which we had dreamed. We were nothing less than High and Mighty Seniors. We set examples for the lower classmen, reaped the benefits of Senior privileges, and were given the responsibility of editing the annual. And now our work here is nearly through. Here we have learned English, Math, French, and many other subjects -but that is not all. We have formed lasting friendships, developed our characters, and performed faithful ly each task that has been assigned to us. Now we must follow that well-worn path out into life and seek our destination. What ever we accomplish we feel we owe to the excellent guidance of our dear Alma Mater. l A

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Tomorrow we sai I We know not quite where — To some foreign port In the country of care. Vast are the seas of memory Our bark has crossed thus far Anchoring in the harbor of pleasure As we charted our course by a star. Ship, ahoy, for achievement! We'll soon hear at dawn Then, fearless of pitfalls, We'l I sai I on and on. Your praises we sing Though our hearts are quite blue These hearts ever loyal Remaining with you, —Old Beaufort High. Lavinia Mason

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LflSI WILL MID TfSIfUMflT ARTICLE I We the senior class of 50-51 , being of sane mind and sound body, do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament. Since we are a generous group, we wish to bequeath a few of our most cherished pos- sessions to the under classmen and to our faculty. ARTICLE II To the faculty we leave our gratitude and sincerest appreciation for their unending guidance throughout the years. ARTICLE III To the Junior Class, we leave our senior privileges and our homerooms with two wonderful teachers. Miss Gladys Chadwick and Miss Lena Duncan. ARTICLE IV Margaret Lewis generously bequeaths her pleasing smiles to Patsy Hardesty. To Fay Taylor, Albert Small leaves his rolling wreck (school bus). Anna Laughton leaves fifty pounds of her weight to Edith Willis, To Betty Garner, Patsy Warren leaves her marriage license. Jean Taylor bequeaths her emotions and tears to Connie Lewis. To Bitsy Brooks, Marie Cannon leaves her quiet manner. Bernise Griffin bequeaths her good figure to Patricia Daniels. To Ronnie Quidley, Arthur Stafford leaves his good physique. Vincent Wright leaves his good French grades to Jim Smith. To Mary Martin, Patsy Mason leaves her flirting ability. Elizabeth Bell leaves her dependability to Shirley Pat Springle. To Gordon Davis, Mark Eubanks leaves his intelligence. Virginia Saunders leaves her devotion to B. H.S. To Wilma Cummings, Jean Ball leaves her skates. Carolyn Gaskill leaves her basketball ability to Jackie Dickinson. To Barbara Mason, Alice Dudley leaves her sweet Lenoxville voice. Jane Basden leaves her pleasant disposition to Shirley Taylor. To Ruth Whitehurst, Genevieve Simpson leaves her freckles. Janice Willis bequeaths her basketball long shots to any one who can master them. To Colon Merrill, Morgan White leaves his straight A's on conduct. Letty Eudy leaves her nice manners to Nancy Russell. To Molly Hopkins, Shirley Lipman leaves her studiousness. I. W. Davis leaves his love for English themes to Jimmy Parkins. To Gene Lewis, Faye Brooks leaves her big feet. Betsy Fulford leaves her hair curlers to Jean Dixon. To Kathryn Willis, Stuart Hill leaves his ability to chew gum. Dessie Pittman leaves her wedding ring to Dorothea Gillikin. To Bobby Martin, Ivey Mason leaves his bottle of peroxide. Louise Noe (Lightning) leaves his quick movements to Herbert Prythrich. To Edward Powell, Bryan Loftin leaves his motor bike. Bonzell Lewis leaves his red hair to Pierson Willis. To Peggy Austin, Christine Hansen leaves her neat attire. Rozy Smith leaves her cute personality to Sylvia Martin. To Patsy Sadler, Joyce Garner leaves her driver’s license. Carroll Willis leaves her long curly locks to Babe House. To Ann Hopkins, Lavenia Mason bequeaths her wit and sense of humor. Gordon Hardesty leaves his handsome appearance to John Lynch. To Billy Eudy, Clyde Owens leaves his athletic ability. Billy Downum leaves his dignified manner to Gary Copeland. To Buddy Smith, Tommy Davis leaves his height. Rudolph Rhue leaves his movie tickets to Grayden Glover. To Clifton Cox, Thomas Iverson leaves his ability to get along with teachers. Joe Goodwin leaves her pretty brown eyes to Earl Mac Noe. To Cynthia Skarren, Dorothy Wallace leaves her winning ways. Maxton Tosto gives his seat in the school bus to his brother, Elzie. To the incoming senior boys, Tommy Wade leaves his defer- ment. Peggy Piver leaves her ten perfect attendance certificates to Clem Merrill. And--Julian Piver leaves--at last- - We do hereby appoint Albert, our beloved janitor, to be our executor and see that our wishes are carried out in the spirit as well as the letter of the law. In witness where of, I, the said testator, do hereunto set my hand and seal the 29th day of May, 1951 . Signed, sealed and published and declared by saidclass to be our last will and testament in the presence of Mr. Leary, who, at our request and in our presence do subscribe our names as witness there to. Witness: Clyde Owens . . President Ivey Mason . . . Vice-President Letty Eudy .... Secretary Anna Laughton . . Treasurer Janet Davis . . . Testator 17