Berryhill High School - Link and Chain Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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CLASS HISTORY On a bright sunny day of September in the significant year of 1934, approxi- mately eighty scared little boys and girls were proudly ushered by parents into the rooms of Mrs. Sharpe and Miss Yoder for the beginning of our school life. Each year thereafter seemed better than the previous one. The teachers were very nice, and, with their aid and careful teachings, we found that we were beginning to learn more and more. Each year some new pupil was welcomed to Berryhill: each year some pupil would be given a fond farewell by class- mates. We always had bright moments, with Halloween being celebrated by an undesirous ghost, who would come Hoating in to scare all the children. Always we were feated by a Christmas party or program. Easter Egg hunts occurred each year. Valentines were exchanged by friends. Those days will never be forgotten by this class. In l94O we entered the seventh grade. This year had been looked forward to by all. With the seventh grade came our first real examinations. These examinations proved that our valedictorian was Margaret Brown. and saluta- torian was Judson Abernathy. Graduation day finally arrived on a bright day in April, with all the excited boys and girls wearing white and feeling very important. Our next summer was celebrated by our arriving in high school. Everyone acted as if he was a senior, rather than a green freshman, who didn't know where to go or what to do: but with the help of our home room teachers. Miss Lee and Miss Davis, we were soon on the road to success in high school. In the ninth, we were better acquainted with high school life and went through this grade happy, knowing what good years the next two would be. Upon entering the tenth grade, the following officers were picked: presi- dent, Margaret Smith: vice-president, Pressley Tompkins: secretary, Betty Sue Berryhill: and treasurer. Robert Brooks. At this time came the moment which we had long dreamed of. the Junior-Senior Banquet, when all of the boys and girls would dress formal and their fellow classmates could see what fine looking students they were. Much work and effort were spent for the gala occasion. The banquet was held at the Selwyn Hotel. Thanks to the class, everything was fine. Shortly after the banquet our school was saddened by the passing of our friend and principal, Mr. W. D. Loy, who had been with us since entering school. Entering our senior year, the one most important to us, we welcomed to our school Mr. Dan S. Davis, our new principal. This year of 1944-45 was begun by our choosing class officers. Those holding the honored positions are: president, Bobby Moody: vice-president, Joe Berryhill: secretary, Charles Potts: and treasurer, Betty Jane Henry. This is the year for outstanding feats and for activities which will remain uppermost in our minds all our life. Our school life has been one of enjoyment, and, we feel safe in saying, one of success. With our graduation and departure from Berryhill School, each member of our class would like to express his gratitude to a school and faculty which has given us an education and a start into this world which holds many opportunities for us. LoU1sE PATTERsoN, Class Historian. Page Eighteen

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Ruby Walker is still trying to Hgure out a new and different shot as she is Physical Education Instructor at Berryhill. Annie Pearl Weaver was in Bob Ripley's Believe It or Not last week for doing IOO words a minute with no errors. Robert Brooks and Charles Potts are still going around in circles, for they are now Commercial Air Pilots, flying around the world. Query Byrum is David I. I-Iirsch's new office manager. Due to the manpower shortage, Judson Abernathy just became an Eastern Airline pilot. Gene Baucom is in another world when he is flying his own B-29. Bobby Moody, who is a Captain in the Navy, was, up until today, making it hard for John E. Cobb, Erwin Davenport, James Bulman, and Vincent Deshields, who have just completed boot training at Bainbridge, Md. I guess I told you, David, that Mildred Shaw has been my secretary at the base in Pearl I-Iarbor for the last three years. Upon the completion of Charlotte's newest and biggest hospital, Margaret Brown. who is Dean of Nurses, just received the following nurses: Mary Bassett, Pansy Curley, Dorothy and Doris Christenson. Ruth Molkers, and Jerolyn Mullis, Carl Garrison is in the northern part of the states, acting as Mayor of Harlem, while the real mayor had a rest period and won't be back until early spring. Harvey Watson is Eastern Air Lines Manager at Douglas Airport. Billy Porter and Warren Dixon are running a large mill supply company in Belmont. Ray Thompson is plowing in the fields at Pottsville. Henry Neely has an electrical company in New Jersey and has two good secretaries from Berryhill, Ann Bigham and Kathryn Boyd. Marie Thompson is private secretary to Robert Brooks in the Brooks and Potts Aircraft Company. David Faulkner is a salesman for C-B Drug Company in Charlotte. CHARLES ADAMS. Class Prophet. CLASS PGEM Berryhill, we love your beauty through and through, Where the clouds are white, and skies are always blue: We love you in the summer with your beautiful trees and lawn: We love you in the winter when all the leaves are gone. When we leave for other work for our life to build. We will remember days with you that with joy were filled. We will miss our pals and classmates: we will miss our teachers, too, But most of all, old Berryhill, we'll miss the beauty of you. Soon we'l1 say good-bye to you, but only for a while, For in our thoughts you'll return with a pleasing smile. When we were with you, old Berryhill, our best we tried to do, But now that we are leaving, we leave our love with you. MARIE THoMPsoN, Class Poet. Page Seventeen

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LAST WILL AND TESTAME T We, the members of the Senior Class of the Berryhill High School, in the County of Mecklenburg, having passed through eleven hard, long years of struggle. and during this time having come into possession of a vast collection of knowledge and material holdings. being of sound mind and perfect memory, do make and ordain, this our Last Will and Testament. ITEM I We, the class of '45, do will our experiences, with all advantages to the succeeding classes. May their years at Berryhill be as happy as ours were. To Mr. Davis and all our teachers throughout the years, we extend our heartfelt thanks and appreciation, Their guiding hands and understanding natures have helped us in many ways. To the Junior Class. we will our good times and many happy hours we have spent at our Alma Mater. ITEM II I, Annie Pearl Weaver, do will my love for softball to anyone who will have it. I, Manvel Stegall, do will my witty manner to Edna Joyner. I, Alice Zack, do will my brown eyes to Edith Blackwelder. I, Doris Galloway, do will my shortness to Frances Bailey. I, Mildred Shaw, do will my basketball ability to Virginia Foust. I, Pressley Tompkins, do will my basketball ability to Bill McGinn. l, Peggy Taylor, do will my love for sailors to Betty Jean Rawlins. I, Bobby Moody, do will my little purple and gold cheerleader hat to Edna Joyner, I, Jean Little, do will my straight hair to any young junior who is lazy and won't roll it. I, Paige Fletcher, do will my Ford to Pete Sloan. I, Jerolyn Mullis. do will my ability to chew gum on class, without popping it, to anyone who can do it. I, Murray Springs, do will my red hair to Earl Black. I, Vera Maddox, do will my chemistry, ability to Betty Ruth Eaton. I, Betty Ray Debus, do will my steady 'iline to Doris Byrd. I, Dorothy Christensen, do will my good times in sixth period to Barbara Greene. I, Betty Hamilton, do will my shortness to Jane Hatcher. I, Betty Jane Henry, do will my vocabulary to Betty Whitt. I, Bobbie Sue Hudson, do will my blue eyes to Frances Stone. I, Dorothy Sisco. do will my pretty hair to Helen Hoyle. I, David Cash, do will my white hair to Carl Wilcox. I, Charles Adams, do will my bus to Jimmy Marshall. I, Betty Price, do will my witty ways to Juanita Crump. I, Doris Christensen, do will my ability to pop chewing gum to Betty Williams, I. John Cobb, do will my Ford Trap to Bobby Hilton. I, Colleen Lynn, do will my conferences in the hall to whoever can take my place. I, Query Byrum. do will my cheerleading ability to anyone who wants it. I, Mary Bassett, do will my love for school to Jean Brown. I, Marion Boulware, do will my auburn braids to Betty Williams. I, Ruth Molkers. do will my job at Kress's to anyone who will have it, I, Oliver Thompson. do will my boxing ability to Wilton Jamieson, I, Margaret Brown, do will my ability to make announcements heard to Wesley Propst. I, Margaret Smith, do will my love for speaking to the next Smith in line. I, Camille Jamieson, do will my beauty title to anyone who will have it. I, Mary Neal Marshall, do will all of my bracelets to Pat Adams, I, Lewis Camp, do will my short hair to Bill McGinn. I, Louise Patterson, do will my love for typing to Jane Smith. I, Kathryn Boyd, do will my timid ways to Velma Williams, I, Joe Berryhill, do will my trigonometry ability to whoever can master it, I. David Moore, do will my bus to anyone who can keep up the tradition of old 45. I, Marie Thompson, do will my black hair to Doris Byrd. I. Henry Neely, do will my bus to anyone who can make the boys behave. I, Ray Thompson, do will my ride to the Textile School to anyone who plans to go. I, Merlyne Marks, do will my will for waiting on the boys in service to come home to all girls who are waiting on their boy friends. I, Ruby Walker, do will my brown eyes and brown hair to Janet Short. I, Carl Garrison, do will my ability to leave school to my brother. I, Robert Brooks, do will my red reindeer sweater to Wesley Propst. I, Henry Nance. do will my chair in the office'to Wilton Jamieson. I, Judson Abernethy. do will the little black book I use in trigonometry to Paul King. I, Jack Parsons, do will my red hat to anyone who will have it. I. Betty Jean Gunthorpe, do will my ability to sing to Joe Crosswell. We, Bill Porter and Clyde Armstrong, do will our busses to anyone that will have them. We, Betty Sue Berryhill and Ann Bigham, do will our friendship to Jane Hatcher and Sarah McCorkle. ITEM III We, the Class Lawyers, do hereby testify that the above items are in accordance with the requests of the members of the Senior Class of 1945. I PAIGE FLETCHER, COLLEEN LYNN, DAVID MOORE.