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Charles Gilbert President Genevieve Thornton Secretary COLORS Green and White Doane Johnson Vice-President Clyde Proctor, Jr. Treasurer FLOWER Red Rose MOTTO Well Begun is Half Done.
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After filling our stomachs, we ran into James, Bobby, Rudolph, and Jake, who were just snooping around. James Godwin is the biggest landowner in Johnston County. His son is the driver of James ' old school bus, No. 13. Bobby Thornton is a prominent Johnston County farmer and is married. Rudolph Barefoot is a prominent farmer and a bachelor. Jake Young is a famous New York lawyer, and cuts his rates for the beautiful young women clients. By now it was about midnight, and our class was all assembled but six, but it is only natural that we shouldn ' t see them until late because they were the late owls during school. About twelve-thirty, we found them, namely: Katie, Laveta, Ida Mae, Mary Stancil, Ruth, and Barbara. Katie Mae Johnson is an old maid living in Clayton, but still longs for Broadslab. Laveta Barbour, head nurse at a Rocky Mount hospital, dates all the good-looking doctors. Ida Mae McLamb is married to Lee County ' s most famous bootlegger and operates The Dirty Shame, only decent bar for ladies. Mary Stancil is still the cutest girl in Benson. She comes to town every night on her Jeep. Ruth Godwin, home on a vacation, refreshed our memories to the fact that she won the Miss America Title of 1951. She has be- come one of Hollywood ' s ham actresses. Barbara Strickland was an airline hostess before becoming Mrs. Mack Weeks. Now our entire class was together and we learned what had happened in the past ten long years. Oh, yes, in the ex- citement of meeting everyone, we forgot to tell you about ourselves. Marie Neighbors is a foremost designer of clothes, an old maid and has adopted 5 girls. She goes with a famous Paris designer. James Dwight Johnson is now Dr. of Music, and is the head of the Conservatory of Music of Peabody Institute. He is an accomplished pianist, teacher, conductor, and lecturer. Not married but still hopeful for the perfect bride. Now that we think over that night at the circus, we find that each member of our class has made a success in life. The memories of that night are cherished very much by each of us, the members of THE GREAT CLASS OF 1 950. Marie Neighbors, James Dwight Johnson, Prophets. CLASS SONG To Benson, our dear Alma Mater, We honor and revere you Whose memories we cherish. We have been here for twelve long years — Yet they seem so short; Now the class of fifty ines all hail to you. All hail to dear old classmates; Hail ! Hail ! To our faithful teachers Who have loved us dearly. You have shared our joys and sorrows Through the many years; Now the class of fifty Sings our song to you. The Seniors, we of nineteen-fifty, With the thoughts of yester-year Constantly in mind — We shall strive to do our very best With the things we know; Now we face the future With hearts strong and bold. James Dwight Johnson Composer 22
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