Bethel High School - Key Yearbook (Bethel, NC)

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT State of North Carolina County of Pitt Township of Bethel Know ye by these presents that we, the class of ' 55 of Bethel High School, Bethel, North Carolina, do hereby execute this, our last will and teastament. Article I Item 1: To our parents, we leave our great appreciation for the sacrifices they have made during the past twelve years for the sake o our education. Item 2: To the faculty, we leave our gratefulness for their unselfish guidance throughout our school years. Item 3: We, the Seniors of ' 55, leave to the Freshmen our dignity. Item 4: We, the Seniors, leave to the Sophomores our ability to get along with others and act mannerly. Item 5: We, the Seniors of ' 55, leave to the Juniors our Senior privileges and our desire for successful futures. Article II 1. I, Marshall Tetterton, leave my ability to drive to school every day to Tom Carson. 2. I, Mary Anne Manning, leave my quietness to Brabara Watson. 3. I, Becky Keel, leave to Bryan Latham my appetite. 4. I, Mary Jo Wynne, leave Jenny. 5. I, Shirley Anne Hardy, leave my ability to stay slim to Butch Smith. 6. I, Janice Hux, leave my art ability to Sarah Whitehurst. 7. We, Carlton Keel and Dalton Briley, leave our speed on the basketball floor to Durwood White. 8. I, James Gurganus, leave my cowboy outfit to Larry Anderson. 9. I, Bobby Whitehurst, leave my way with women to Bobby James. 10. We, Sherwood White and David Weathersby, leave our curly hair to Wilbur Meeks. 11. I, Carolyn Cooper, leave my quiet personality to Peggy Whitehurst. 12. I, James Davenport, leave my driving ability to Charlie Briley. 13. We, Barbara Whichard and Mary Frances Whitehurst, leave our abilities to study to Essie Whitehurst. 14. 1, Ann Riddick, leave my boy friends to Barbara Leggett. 15. I, Anna White, leave Jeane Stewart my naturally curly hair. 16. I, J. B. Briley, leave my conduct to Horace Mendenhall. 17. I, Shirley Jean Whitehurst, leave my good grades in the commercial de- partment to Patricia Davenport. 18. I, Patricio Whitehurst, leave to Gladys Bland my typing speed. 19. We, Lawrence Cobb and Billy Staton, leave to Wade Ward our bookkeeping grades. 20. I, Dan Anderson, leave my height to Bob Jack Manning. 21. We, Shirley Wilson and Mary Whitley, leave our way to make friends to Dorothy Keel. 22. I, Herbert Briley, leave my superlative, Most Handsome, to Wade Word. Testator: Marshall Tetterton

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CLASS HISTORY A group of fifty-eight youngsters began school in the fall of 1943, and I ' m sure that each pupil of the original fifty-eight remembers Miss Sue Johnson, who started the present senior class of 1955 on its journey of knowledge. Miss Mary Ferebee furthered our education when we climbed a step higher to the second grade. Mrs. Rosalie Francis began teaching us in the third grade, but she left school to join her husband, who was in service, and Mrs. A. L. Whitley finished our third grade education. We also were taught by two different teachers in the fourth grade— Mrs. Frances Butterworth and Miss Edmondson. Miss Frances Warren and Mrs. Alva Jackson taught us as we journeyed through the fifth and sixth grades. As a conclusion to our stay at the elementary school, we were taught by Mrs. A. M. McWhorter. We welcomed thirteen new students from Mayo School as we entered the eighth grade. Mrs. Jane Highsmith was our homeroom teacher that year, and she certainly did prepare us well for the change to high school. We enjoyed a class trip to Raleigh that year. After a vear in the high school building, we were ready to become freshmen in high school, and I guess we were all smiles on that May night when we received our diplomas and graduated from gram- mar school. High school at last! We thought Mr. Dan Nicholson was our homeroom teacher that first year, and we shall never forget that surprise party he gave us when his wife cooked all those specialties— candy apples, mints, and pull candy! In the tenth grade our homeroom teacher was Mrs. Lucille Mayo. We were all thrilled to choose our class rings that year. When we became juniors we began to use our own judgment more. We all went our separate ways. Most of us had taken two years of home economics and agriculture, subjects which were taught to us by Miss Billie Perry, Mrs. Lucille Mayo, and Mr. Sam Dewar respectively. Now some of us had planned a future which required us to take business courses, and our guidance in this field came from Mrs. Annie Chappell and Mrs. Thadys Dewar. We shall never forget all the teachers who helped us attain our goals in high school. Other than those already named, we wish to mention Mrs. Mary Weeks, Mr. Gene Hart, Mr. Alton Gray, and of course, Mr. W. C. Latham. Our junior year was really great! Mrs. W. C. Latham, our homeroom teacher, helped us plan and make possible the junior-senior banquet and dance, which everyone looks forward to with hopes and when it ' s in the past is looked backward to with memories. During our junior year, we joined the seniors on a Washington trip. We have finally climbed to our senior year, and Miss Janice Albritton, our homeroom teacher, has helped us a great deal on our chief undertaking— the annual. We shall always remember the ol ' school days. Our youth we can have but today; We may always find time to grow old. The school years do not seem as dear and carefree as they will when we are older for In youth we learn; in age we understand. Mary Jo Wynne Class Historian Class Motto We build the ladder by which we climb.

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CLASS POEM We build the ladder by which we climb To heights in our careers. And tho ' our graduation day has come, We face it without doubts or fears. At last we ' ve come to this evening With satisfaction in each heart; But when we think of the years gone by. We are sad, for soon we must depart. Now that the long awaited time Is drawing close and nigh. We don ' t want to bid farewell To dear old Bethel High. Our memories flash back To our friends so true. And to the most wonderful times We ever knew. To our parents, to our teachers, and To our principal, we want to express Our many thanks and appreciation For giving us your best. Through fun and laughter, hardship. And sometimes through strife. You have guided us and helped us In the most memorable years of our life. Although we long to linger. The future bids us go. And as we are leaving. Our hearts become filled with woe For to each of us, the fact dawns Definitely and clear That these happy days, these Golden years have been most dear. All too soon, we, the class of 1955, Will have to depart. And each on the career of his choice Must make a start. For some the way may be rugged, For others, calm and still But, classmates, we can overcome all. If we climb with determination and will. Class Poets-- Barbara Whichard Janice Hux Class Flower Class Colors Red Rose Red and White