Beaufort High School - Mainsail Yearbook (Beaufort, NC)

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Class History In 1949, seventy-five Freshmen walked proudly down the halls of Beaufort High School. It wasn't until we began changing classes that we realized we were completely lost. With the help of our homeroom teachers, Mrs. Salter and Mrs. Beveridge, and the push and pull of upper classmen, we finally found our places and settled down. Before the year was over, we were in many activities of the school, with F.H. A., Glee Club and Banquet waiters and waitress serving as our main interests. None of us will ever forget the supper we served the Seniors at State Park. Many times we will wish we were back there again eating ail that chicken we had left over. In 1950, we came back in full force as Sophomores. This was the year we tried out our bossy words on the poor Freshmen. Under the kind hands of Mrs. Lawrence and Miss Thompson, we grew to be a very outstanding class, for this was the year we discovered that our classmates were painters, speakers, actors, athletes and leaders in activities. The trip and wiener roast for the Seniors at Flanders Beach, we will never forget. This was the time we beat the highly superior Seniors in a sack race. Our Junior year found us full of dreams for the banquet. Mrs. Salter was back with us, and with her came a helping hand, Mrs. Willis. Selling magazine subscriptions and sponsoring dances were our biggest undertakings that year. Ail our work was not in vain, for we had a Mexican Banquet that far surpassed any other before us. After much hard study, we were ready to be- come hard-boiled Seniors. There were only thirty-eight of us Seniors when we proudly walked in the front door and through the balcony. Miss Duncan and Miss Chadwick greeted us and under their guidance, we soon set to work. This was the year that was full of hard work mixed with activities, for now we were the leaders in our school. Some of us were preparing ourselves for college, others for local jobs, and many for marriage. Some big events during our Senior year were the Christmas Party, the best annual yet, the arrival of rings, the big trip to Washington, and last, but not least, our graduation exercises. It was hard to leave our friends for we knew that we would be scattered to all parts of the world, but we realized that we had to say good-by and go out on our own. We are hoping that someday we will meet again in the halls of Beaufort High School. Anita Copeland Historian